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Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
GILA SWALLOWS
 JOE MULHATTON
Well Known Mining Man and Entertainer for a Generation of Newspaper Readers of Country Drowned Near Kelvin.

Joseph MulhattCn, a well known
 mining man was drowned in the Gila
 .lver near Kelvin on Friday evening.
 The news of his deltn reached Phoe-
 nix yesterday morning in a telegram
 to The Republican from his sister,
 Mrs. Helena NJ. Leslie, of New York.
 telephone message from Kelvin
 last night stated that the death of
 Mir. Mulhatton occurred about 800
 o'clock on Friday ev vening. He had
 been in town and started on foot
 across the river to his camp. The
 river was swollen and soon after he
 entered the water he was swept from
 his feet and carried down The body was recovered that evening and was buried in the cemetery at Kelvin. A generation ago the name of Joe Mulhatton was familiar in every large newspaper office in the United
 States. though he was not a news paper man and was not given to ire qUenting newspaper offices He had for years been a travelling salesman fer wholesale hardware house of Louisville. Ky. He was a brilliant, well educated and highly ina ginative. tie concocted some of the most mar vicious stories that could be conceived and sent them either by letter or wire to the leadinS newspapers of the country. There was an air of plausibility about them which secured their publication, though copy read CTS were aware that they were wholly fictitious, for Joe Malhatton's fiction
 was stranger than truth, though it sounded like it. His reputation be came such that when an extraordin- 1 @ry incident was reported to a news paper office anywhere between New York and San Francisco. telegraph and news editors remarked, That is a Mulhatton.''
 Of late years. either he becam less imaginative or his imagination l was kept in restraint by the serious business of mining Several com munications from him have been l printed by The Republican in the
 last fifteen years. but they generally | were of tine nature of local news
 matters
 l Though il often has been said of i linn that he was che biggest Ia1 1 in the United States" he was always | to be relied upon in matters of busI- ! ness and his word Was good in all | the serious things of life. His news | p@per stories he used to say. were written for entertainment Nobody | vas hurt by them. The things he l
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08

described, he said, might have hap pened, and for the people who did not know, they had really happened.
 So far as is known only once did any inconvenience or loss result from his stories That was very soon after he came to Arizona, and he often eX pressed regret at the consequence or his imaginative flight. About seven teen years ago there appeared in one of the Denver newspapers story of the descent of a great aerolite in the vicinity of the old Ripsey mine in Pinal county The dimensions of it were tremendous. Two Mexican kerders and 300 sheep were killed by it's descent and on the date of the dispatch, the following day, the heat it threw out was so intense that per sons could not approach within a quarter of a mile of it
 The story appeared in several cas- tern papers and a company of sci entitsts from Harvard university, " ho did not know that Joseph Null Eatton was in the vicinity of the Ripsey mine organized an expedition for an investigation of the mcteOrite. The party came to Arizona bat was spared the overland journey from the nearest railroad station to the Ripsey rline.
 MT Mulhatton with a party of kentuckians. many of whom were members of the legislature, came to Arizona eighteen years ago as guests Of the Southern Pacific. Several members of the party, including MT MulhattOn and his sister, Mrs. Leslie had become interested in mining properties in the vicinity of Ray. Mir Mulhatton remained in Arizona. The original properties owned by him and his associates long since passed into other hands but those which he had heen working for several years arc said to have a promising future. Though ho looked much younger Mr: Mulhatton was pretty well aIonl n the sixties. He was a delightful story teller and converse tiOnalist He was a good, warm hearted friend whom a kindly nature and jovial dis position kept young He loved Ari- zona and believed in it's possibilities and became the instrument for bring inS many influential people into the mining regions.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION IN THE
 PHILIPPINES

So far has the construction work on the Baguio branch of the Manila rail- road progressed that the passenger equipment has been ordered and is ex- pected to arrive in Manila during the
 latter part of 1914. On the A miles of
 the branch grading has been completed
 on miles of the Aringay end and on
 an equal stretch of the Baguio end. Sixty per cent of all the grading ma
 terlal along the road has already been moved and on June 30, four miles of
 track had been laid. The construction
 or bridges along the railroad has not
 progressed very far, but from now on
 bridges will be put in in rapid success 1 slon Three of the 123 bridges have all ready been completed The special rack-track material which will be used Tor miles of the road where a rack track system will be installed has been ordered, and delivery is expected to be- gln soon. One secondhand rack loco motive has been delivered and will be used for construction purposes. Six rack locomotives will be used in the regular service. Three of these loco motives are expected to arrive here by March, 1914, and the remainder by No- Vember, 1914. Of the three tunnels un- der construction, the one located near est Aringay is nearly completed Satis factory progress has been made on the other two. Between 2,0OO and 4,OO0 men are constantly being employed on the construction work At the present time the construction force numbers $500.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
s. P. %. OFFERS S5OOO
 REWARD FOR R|GHWAYMAN
Information of Bandit Who Killed Passenger Agent Montague Sent
 Broadcast.

Sheriff J. D. Adams has received a number of copies of the notice of reward sent out by the Southern Pacific railway for the arrest and conviction of the lone highwayman who killed H. E. Montague, travelling passenger agent of the $. P. Co. near Fl Monte, California, on the night of December 1.
 The reward offers are signed by w. R. Scott, general manager of the company, and $5OOO is offered by the company for the man. A descrip- tion of the man accompanies every bulletin, as follows:
 An American, 23 to 25 years old, , feet or inches, 40 to 15O pounds, rawboned or medium slen- der, dark auburn hair. dark grey eyes, set slightly back in head, eyes medium size; smooth shaven, but can raise mustache or beard, thin or peaked face, rather sharp pointed nose, ordinary size; slightly pointed chin; complexion inclined to salIow- ness; shoulders medium square; car riage erect; long slender arms, slen- der hands, fingers rather long; deep rough voice, when used peremptorily Wore a soft. cream -cOlOred shirt with collar attached, small dark bow tie, no vest. black or dark blue suit single breasted sack coat, no sus- penders. black belt, buckle nickle plated, nickle worn off showing brass patent leather button shoes, black derby hat. Gun was an old-fash- toned 38 Smith and Wesson, blued 6-inch barrel, square bar down cen ter of barrel
 Forward any information regard ing above party to w. A. Hammel sheriff. Los Angeles county, Los An geles, California, or to M. T. Bowler chief special agent, s. P. Co, Room 329 Pacific Electric building, Los An geles, California.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
Hart's Widwam.

Carl Van Schiller, late of the Mutt and Jeff company, and prior to that a prominent moving picture actor, is opening this week at the WigWam in q sens9 tionaI bridge act, imperson ating the Burglar and the Gambler" Hap Ward and Bess Elliott will pre- sent a high class pianolOgue- The first appearance last evening was well received. Beginning this afternoon there will be a vaudeville perform ance every afternoon at 3 D. m., and the evring bill will be shown twio Pictures will run continuously from one o'clock in the afternoon
 in the evening.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
WANT TWO NEW
 HIGH SCHOOLS
Tolleson Center of Newly Proposed Union High School District, Chand- Ter In Need of One Also.

Two new union high schools are
 will bring the number of such insti-
 tutions in the county, if the plans
 are successful to six. The plans contemplate union high school for TOllesOn, directly west of Phoenix ten miles on the Yuma road. and
 one in the growing town of Chand- Ter. The school law of the state al
 lows union high schools 10 be formed when districts have two hundred children or more in the grammar schools
 There will be no trouble in the organizing of a high school at Tol- leson, according to the opinion of many of those interested in the
 movement, as there is nothing in the way of the venture and there are more than enough pupils in the district to warrant the undertaking The nearest high schools to Tol- 1 lesOn are Glendale, northeast of 1 TOlleson, and Phoenix. directly east. 1 Both places are about ten miles dis
 tant and Tolleson is centrally located 1 for the new district.
 | Already q petition for the forma
 tion of the district is being circu- | lated and two hundred names have i been secured. The districts which l it is proposed to unite into the union | high school district are Nos. 2, the 1 Agua F'ria 17, the Pendergast; 45. the Fowler; 62, the Union; and 65, l the Littleton district.
 The case at Chandler, however. presents some difficulties, as but few 1 of the sections are outside of already created union high school districts to
 the north. Both Mesa and Tempe
 have some territory down that way,
 which is already bonded for the union high schools of those two districts.
 However. it is thought some way
 may be obtained whereby this diff culty will be overcome. Chandler has more than the requisite number of pupils in the graded schools. In
 fact, the present graded school facili ties of Chandler are pressed to the limit There are 26S pupils in that district one of the largest in point of enrolment on the south side
 Chandler fs growing so rapidly that it is almost impossible to keep pace with the growth with the facilities at hand. It is not unlikely that more grammar schools will be con- structed during the year to accom- lmodate the increase
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
ADJUSTMENTS
"The Rosary"

ne HOSary.
 The success of Edward w. Row. land Jr.'s play, The Rosary" does not even approach an end. Six com panies more of this play have been organized and. contrary to tradi- tions, The Rosary" is repeating it's last years success. The unequalled character of the Catholic priest in The Rosary leads the way to suc- cess for Edward E. Roses ideas, and the intense human interest set tied in the body of the play formu- lates the heart interest that will bring success to such ideas as Mir Rose has collected to tell the story of The Rosary" The Rosary with the cast consisting of Clarence A. Sterling, Thornton J. Baston, Stanley M Andrews. NeOla Newton. Rose Adair Charles H. Starr, L. Andrew Castle, Ray Frazier, E. C. Steele and Jean Wardley in the role of Vera, will be seen at the Elks theater next Tuesday, December 16.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08

and while the goods handled will not the store makes a speciality of good songs and large packages of comedy given away free at each attendance The store will only be open for three days commencing tonight, as it has all ways been the policy of the Empress to change bills twice weekly, on Mondays and Thursdays. The show has been well selected, and cast in a manner ad- hitting of no criticism MT Mazuma" is the title, and the playlet has to do with experiences numerous and many occurring around the larger department stores of any great city. The show has been a huge hit wherever offered and Is very faVOrably one of the best which the Jacobs company has presented. The Empress stage will be the scene of the store and Frank Thorne, the company's specially engaged scenic artist has been working overtime of late painting the necessary scenic effects which has proven to be another demonstration of his well known ability with the brush and paint bucket. on the movie pro- gram of last evening was a very enter taining reel displaying the Elks parade on Flag Day, recently observed at Cleveland. The picture was kindly loaned by MT. Wilbur. who at present Is playing Arizona with the "Rodeo Pictures"
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
.POLO|STS ORGANIZE
 THREE GOOD TEAMS
Skating Rink Management Promises the Equipment for Great Season;
 First Game New Years.

Three teams, each made up of good skaters, now form the Phoenix Roller Polio association. Since meeting of experts and enthusiasts at the rink yesterday morning, there has been formed a club for the promotion of this fascinating winter sport.
 State Champion McCauley is the guiding spirit of one of the teams. An other is explained by J. w. Thomp- kins and there is still third team without a head. Preparations were made for practices, coaching and of ficiating.
 The rink management has promised to equip the place for the purposes of the tournaments. Basket goals, dres- sing rooms and other things necessary to the comfort of the roller polo player will be provided.
 The first tourney will be pulled off about New Years day.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
TO FACE COURT MARTIAL.
Lieutenant Will Answer for WoundIng
 Lame Shoemaker.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

BERLIN, Dec. 7.-Lieutenant Baron von Fortner. according to reports here, will be tried by court martial for wounding a lame shoemaker, at Zabern, AIsace. during street disturbances. The lieutenant started trouble by mak- ing scornfuI references to the citizens when addressing the recruits of his company. Seventeen huge socialist meetings were held and addressed by a member of the Reichstag. A protest was recorded against military anar- cry versus constitutional rights" ord
 CT was maintained at all the meetings.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
STRIkEBREAKERS SHOT.
Three Men are Killed and Woman Wounded by Calumet Strikers.
rAssoCrArrD PRESS nGsrArcHl

TASSf'f'F ATFO ?RFSs nTSFATCHI
 CALUMET, Dec. 7.-Three men were killed and a woman badly wounded by rifle bullets fired before daylight into an apartment house where they were living. Two of the men arrived here yesterday and obtained employment with the Copper Range Consolidated company. whose men are on strike Ten or twelve shots were fired and six suspects were arrested
 A big meeting of citizens were held at HorghtOn and Calumet The citi- zens adopted resolutions commanding the sheriff to use all means to rid the city of misunderstanding mercenaries. :"
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
"Quo Nadis."

The story of Christian martyrs Do you know the story of Chris tianity? You do. There are few who do not Even those who deny it know of it. They must or they could not deny it. They know of the child born in the manager. of the life, per secutiOn, and death of Jesus of Naza- reth
 The New Testament is the greatest book that has ever been written. but it is all about the events leading up to, including and immediately follow ing the crucifixion. The most tragic. heart-rending and inspiring story comes after that It is the story of the divine tragedy of the Christian martyrs-men, women and little chill dren who gave up their lives, were killed, tortured, their bodies dismem- bered. burned on crosses and thrown to savage wild beasts in the arena all that the civilization of today might have the leavening influence of Christianity.
 Do you know the story? It is written with the blood of those mar tyrs on the impershable pages of human memory. It needs no his torian. It is immortal. So it's repro duction, not in words, not in epic verses, not in inadequate paintings, but in graphic, realistic and thrilling pictures, pictures which proceed in direct sequence. which tell the story to you so that you are there cen turies ago in the very city of Rome, immortal Rome-that is the inspiring spectacle which modern photographic skill affords you.
 This stupendous motion picture drama will be shown for two nights at the Elks' theater, beginning De- cember g.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
MEXICAN MISSIONARY HERE

Rev J. F. Corbin. presiding elder of the Sonora district of the Northwest Mexf- can mission conference of the M F. church south, is in the city looking after the work his church is doing among the Mexican population of Ari- zona. MT. Corbin in addition to his other duties is also in charge of the educational missionary work of the church in El Paso. Texas
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
WINSLOW FEELS SLIGHT
 EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
Sensational News From Growing
 Northern Arizona Town.
Especial to The Republican,

Especial to The Republican,
 WINSLOW, Ariz., Dec. 7.-An
 earthquake shock that rattIed the
 windows and in one or two places
 threw dishes from the shelves oc-
 cured here at 5:15 o'clock D. m.
 Friday. For a time considerable eX- citement prevailed, though no serious
 damage resulted. A low rumbling sound accompanied the shock, which was of but few seconds duration. Killed by Explosion.
 While building a dam on the Per
 kins ranch, four miles east of town, a dynamite explosion occurred on Friday, which resulted in the death of Jose Dagodo, a Mexican laborer,
 and the injury of H. A. Perkins, a well known Santa Fe engineer. While the cause of the accident may never be definitely known, it is thought to be on account of a de- fective fuse. The remains of MT. Dagodo were brought into town Fri day and were inferred in the local cemetery on Saturday. MT. Perkins will recover
 Wants Street Railway.
 | At the regular meeting of the city council held Tuesday evening a peti- 1 tion was presented by Hon. J. F. | Mahoney that had for it's purpose the ! granting of a franchise to build a 1 street railway in WinsIow. The large new Santa Fe roundhouse and shops | are located more than a mile from 1 the business center which, together with the rapid growth of the city. 1 tend to make the proposed project necessary and it will probably be an
 assured fact within the next year.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
Coliseum

Tonight is the final chance to see the present bill of vaudeville at the Coliseum, which has been appear inG during the past week The three acts have made a well balanced and attractive show. On Tuesday a com plete change will be offered, with three big feature acts fresh from Los Angeles. special movie program has been arranged, embracing a two reel Kalem film of especial dramatic interest.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
WILL SUPERVISE ELECTIONS.

ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH1 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Two United States government representatives left for Santo Domingo today to aid in su- pervising the elections. The Domini- can government has protested
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
SAVE PASSENGERS, STOP FIRE

ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH1
 NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 7.-Summoned to rescue the cOastWise steamer Rio Grande. afire off the Atlantic coast, the steamer Suwanee took off the Rio Grande 197 passengers, Subdued the fire and returned the passengers to the vessel The Rio Grande IS now pro- ceeding to her destination.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08

vailing windward side. The tower should be as high as is feasible, since the force of the wind is greatly de- creased close to the ground. The amount of wind blowing across a sec ton of land, that is, one mile in width. and extending upward of one hundred feet into the air and blowing fourteen miles per hour, has a theoretic energy of 10000 horsepower"
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
Mr, M azuma.

A new department store has been under progress for the past week which will have it's grand opening tonight. Some very fine fixtures, have just been
 installed and the interior decorating. is exquisite to say the least In fact the establishment will undoubtedly be the best of it's kind ever opened in the city
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
JAPANESE BASEBALL.
Keio Boys Fail to Lick American Big
 Leaguers First Game.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

TOXIC, Dec. 7.-The Japanese base ball players made a good showing against the Americans, when the KeiO University nine met a mixed team of Chicago Americans and New York
Arizona republican., 1913-12-08
WEATHER TODAY.

ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCB1
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. For Arozona-Partly cloudy in the south and local snows in the north portion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-18
FLAMES RAvAGE
NE WsPAPER R PLANT
Hearst's American and Jour
nal Building in New York
Badly Damaged
special Dispatch to The .call

aa
NEW YORK, April 1s.-A fire which
started in the engine room of the
Rhinelander building, the home of The
New York American and The Evening
Journal. Williams and Duane streets,
at 1903 O'Clock this morning. quickly
assumed such serious proportions that
three alarms were sent in in quick sue
cession. The fire started in the dynamo
room. A heavy, penetrating smoke
warned the men in the pressroom of
their danger and they fed to the street.
The mailing room, where hundreds of
men were at work also filled with
smoke Before the fremen could get
more than few lines of hose into the
building the flames had crept up a
floor.
When the fire had eaten its way
up to the street level flames began
to shoot from the building and Will
1iams street became a place of dan
ger for both firemen and spectators.
The first edition of the American
had been run off before the fire start
ed but the second edition was stopped
The fire was under control at 5
o'clock a. m.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-18
DIVER FINDS WRECK
Of SADIE T. CALLER
AFTER TWENTY YEARS
Sea Gives Up It's Mystery
and Cargo of Schooner
to Be Salvaged

TACOMA, April 17.--After nearly two
decades, the North Pacific ocean has
yielded the secret of the disappearance
of the American cannery schooner Sadie
F. Caller of San Francisco.
Walter McCray, a Tacoma diver, has
located the battered hull in so feet OF
water near Chignik lagoon. in Alaska
He expects to recover approximately
$4,000 in salvage during the summer.
McCray was putting down fish trap
at the lagoon last July. and in investi-
eating an obstruction came astride the
schooner's rail. Scratching away an
accumulation of barnacles. he was able
to make out the name. Investigating
he found that the schooner had been
lost about 8 years ago while carrying
I'm metal from San Francisco to Alaska.
McCray has been quietly making ar
rangements since to salvage the bullion
under arrangement with Alaska pack
ers, who will furnish him with material
and help and divide what is found witt,
him on a SO per cent basis.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-18
CROSSE DIVORCE CASE
COMES UP THIS WEEK
IN Los ANGELES COURT
Sister of Wife of San Fran
cisco Physician Will Not
Discuss Matter
Especial Dispatch to The CALI

Especial Dispatch to The CALI
LOS ANGELES, April 17.-Pendine
the divorce proceedings of DR.. Alfred
B. Crosse, a San Francisco physician
his bride Of four months, who was
Rosa Wadsworth Meyer OF New York
and her sister Mrs. Edward McMurtie
of Canto. Mass. have arrived in Los
Angeles.
The first papers In the case were
filed last Monday in San Francisco by
Doctor Crosse. who charged his young
wife with extreme cruelty. manifoated
in many instances by open insults in
the presence Of COMPANY
'sThat is Doctor Crosses story" de-
clared Mrs. McMurtie. I'VE can not
prevent his talking, hut my sister re-
fuses to discuss the matter herself. and
so do ]. IT is unfortunate that such
statements have been publicly made
but we are not going to comment on
them further