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Arizona republican., 1914-11-09

have not done my share in fighting
Tor the birds 1t is on their behalf
rather than that Of the cats, that l
am writing this letter There is not
a bird assassin in the land who does
not answer every move to curb his
activities by a clamorous denuncla-
ton of the cats AS a matter Of
fact, cats kill very few birds, inded.
and they destroy many active bird
enemies, such as rats, field mice and
tree climbing snakes.
Nobody stands responsible for the
absurd fifty birds year estimate"
1t probably originated with some i'm
pudent Egyptian lawyer defending Il
at-killer in the courts of Rameses
H. 1t has been repeated since then
by men and boys who wanted to kill
something" and at the same time es-
cape reprobation and punishment,
by gunners who want to Kill off the
birds and blame it on the cats, ana.
finally, by the sincere friends of The
birds who accept the moldy fiction
without investigation.
The birds are an economic neces-
Arizona republican., 1914-11-09

lied troops met severe losses and trl :
ais Chaffee and his command maid
tanned the reputation Of American
arms.
He was a brave fighter, resource
full and skilful and man of deter
mination, yet full of diplomacy and
tact One of his great advantages as
a soldier was his remarkable sense
of sight. 1t is said that he could
at once grasp the salient features
of the topography of the country
and determine almost at a glance the
right route to advance. While him
self a fearless man, he had a won
derful regard for the lives of the
men under his command. He al
ways had the confidence of his men
and was personally beloved by all
Of them.
General Chaffee was married at
Austin, Texas, October, 1868, to Mrs.
Katie Reynolds, daughter of DR. A.
II. Haznie. She died in March, 1869.
He was again married to Anna Fran
els Rockwell, Of junction City, Kan,
March. 1875, and had three children.
Arizona republican., 1914-11-09
captain in the battle of Dinwiddie

Il captain in the battle of Dinwiddie
Courthouse, Va.
He resigned from the army Marcn
I, 1865 but was reinstated in April
being out only one month, and was
made captain in October, 1867. In
stead of retiring after the civil war,
he went to Texas with the Sixth
Cavalry and joined the Indian ex-
petition under General Miles, where
he saw much service. He was pro
NOTED to major in March, 1868, for
gallant and efficient service in en-
gagements with the Indians at Paint
Creek, Texas and to lieutenant col
onel in February, 1890, for gallant
services III leading a cavalry charge
over rough and precipitous bluffs,
held by the Indians at Red River,
Texas, August 80, 1874. and for gal
liant services in action against the
Indians in Arizona in July 1882. This
vas his best fight. Although there
was a senior officer in the field. be-
fore the latter battle was over he
saw that Chaffee had the fight So
well in hand and was so near vie
tory that he waived his right to
command and Chaffee brought the
fight to 4 successful Issue. For this
he was again mentioned for gallant
services in action soon after he was
appointed Indian agent at San car
les, Arizona, where he did remark
ably good work in breaking up bands
Of thieves who We're plundering the
Indians. Except for the time he was
agent and the period when he was
detailed for inspection clerk he was
in active service. He served with
the Sixth Cavalry for twenty seyen
years. From 1894 to 1896 he was
instructor of cavalry tactics at Fort
LeaVenWorth, Kansas. school for Of
ficers. on June l, 1897, he was pro-
Third Cavalry and was made COM
mandant of the cavalry school at
Fort Riley, Kans., which post he held
at the opening of the war with
Spain. He was commissioned Briga-
der General March. 1898, and COM
manded a brigade from Las Quasi
mas to Ell Caney during the Cuban
campaign. At the battle of Fl Caney
he won fresh laurels capturing the
Spanish position and practically
closing the Santiago campaign. Gen.
Lawton in his report of the enga ge-
ment said. q consider General Chat
fee one of the best soldiers in the
Arizona republican., 1914-11-09

army and l recommend him Tor spe-
cial distinction for successfully
charging the stone fort mentioned in
this report, the capture of which
practically closed the battle At the
close Of the Spanish war, General
Chaffee served as chief of staff t.
the governor general of Cuba, Cen
eral Brooks, and remained in Cuba
until 1899, doing splendid work. He
returned to the United States and
for short time was on duty in the
office of the adjutant general in New
York City. on June &c, 1900, he was
ordered to go to China to take com
mand Of the American contingent
with the allied forces in their ad
vance on Peking. Although the al
Arizona republican., 1914-11-09
Gen. CHAFFEE
The SOLDIER
Tribute to Him by a Citi-
zen Of Phoenix W h 0
Served Under Him III
His Texas and Arizona
Campaigns

The death of General Adna r.
Chaffee at Los Angeles a week ago
Yesterday brought regret to many of
the men now living in Phoenix who
served under him and to many of
the older residents of this city who
knew him when he was in command
ut Fort Mcdowell. The following ac
count of the life and services OF
General Chaffee was furnished by f.
L. Powell, VINO served under him in
tie Indian campaigns and when he
at the end of his second enlistment
was the ranking sergeant of the
Sixth Cavalry.
Romanza Adna Chaffee. soldier,
was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, April
IA, 1919, the son of Froman Billings
and Grace Hyle Chaffee. His father
was by trade a carpenter and build
En- but followed farming. General
Chaffce joined the army in Pittsburg
in 1861, entering as a private in the
Sixth Cavalry. lie served success
lively as sergeant in 1862 and first
sergeant in Company X until March
u. 1868. when for brave and meri-
tcrious services and the successful
capture of a wagon train during the
raid Of Stuart's cavalry, he won his
shoulder straps as second lieutenant,
March 6, 1863. He was breveted
first lieutenant for gallant services
in the battle of Gettysburg. He was
captured at Gettysburg. offered pa
role but refused and afterward es
capped. on March l. 1868 he was
promoted for gallant services to be
Arizona republican., 1914-11-09
CATS AND BIRDS

Your correspondent. "Observant,'
who writes about cats killing birds,
would do better to observe a little
more. He quotes the stale fiction
about cats killing fifty birds a year,
which is about as true as would be
the statement that automobiles each
commit that many homcides a yeaI.
Unfortunately, some bird protecting
organizations have carried ii along
for the same reason that most mon
carry buttons on their coat sleeves
because it is an ancient custom. But
it has no truth whatever. l have
been studying the matter at first
hand for many years, and I know of
what l speak.
Nobody who knows me, person
ally or by reputation, will say that [
Arizona republican., 1914-11-09

sity; so are the cats. Without the
former the crops would be eaten up
by the insects Without the latter
the rodents would get what the in
sects left. We have had figures on
the multiplication stunts which a
pair of unchecked insects would do
in the course Of few generations.
Try the same figures on meadow
mice and see where we would be
without our one really effective
check on their multiplication.-Tho
mas NJ. Upp, National Organizer Or
der of Backwoodsmen.
EUCENiCS
She (after seeing her literary
fiancee in a bathing suit for the
first time)-For goodness sake
Henry, say something brilliant
Life.
Arizona republican., 1914-11-09

war is bound to have a decided eff
feet upon his business. His last trip
home, when he visited STEAMBOAT,
Bagdad and Halab. was in 1904, and
the war makes him feel he will never
care to see that country again.
Arizona republican., 1914-11-09
SHY ON BOTH

The golden eagle is very rare,
isn't it?"
But l don't find it any more SO
than just the ordinary ten dollar
bill."-Judge
Arizona republican., 1914-11-09

Captain Rutger Won Bruning, for
merly military attache to the Ger
man embassy in Washington, has
been decorated with the iron cross OF
Emperor William in recognition of
his bravery on the battlefield. He is
now captain of regiment OF hus-
sars.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-06-26
CHAPTER TX.

Not the least of the causes which
have brought Mexico to the brink of
the abyss is the endless quarrel be-
tween church and state, which has al,
most destroyed the sanctity of mar
riage and left, besides, a pitiful her.
itage of deserted women and father
less children as it's toll.
Many an honest laborer has peoned
himself to pay the priest for his mar
rage, only to be told that it is not
legal in the eyes of the law; and many
another, married by the judge. has
been gravely informed by the padre
that the woman is only his mistress,
and the children born out of wedlock.
So that now, to be sure that she is
welded, woman must be married
twice, and many couple, on account
of the prohibitive fees, are never mar
ried at all.
Cruz Mendez was no different from
the men of his class, and he believed
honestly that he was married to the
comely Maria; but Hooker could have
enlightened him on that point if he
had cared to do 1t.
Bud was playing a game, with the
Eagle Tail mine for stake; and, be-
ing EXPERIENCED at poker, he stood pat
and studied his hand. Without doubt
Mendez had lost his usefulness as a
locator of the mine, since Maria was
not his legal wife and could not sign
the transfer papers as such. Accord
ing to the law of the land, the woman
now living with Aragon's mayordomo
was the Legitimate" wife of the con-
tract. and she alone could release title.
to the mine once Mendez denounced
the claim.
But Mendez had not yet denounced
the claim-though for a period of
some thirty days yet he had the ex-
elusive privilege of doing so-and Bud
did not intend that he should.
Meanwhile they must walk softly,
leaving Aragon to still hug the delu-
sion that he would soon, through his
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-06-26
WOMAN DOCTORS ARE HIT
London County Council Decides That
When They Marry They Must
Quit Service.

London.-The London County Coun-
Gil decided that women doctors must
retire from their service if they mar
ry. These questions arose on the APP
pointment Of three women doctors in
the public health service. The coun-
Gil in such appointments insists that
women shall resign on marriage, and
similar condition was included in the
case of the three new appointments.
Miss Adler and Miss Wallas, both
progressive members, supported tho
amendment. Miss Wallas urged that
the council needed women Of expert
ence, and Miss Adler said it would not
only be wise to have married women
doctors but also married nurses. Wo-
men could organize nowadays, so there
was no great fear that wages would
be reduced.
Lady st. Heller, the only woman
member Of the municipal reform party,
took view directly opposite to that
of her two progressive colleague. The
council allowed women teachers to
marry. but she declared she was con-
vinced that no woman could do her
duty to her home and family IL she
had to go out to work.
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The Land Of Broken Promises
tcepyright. 1914. BY Frank 4. Munssy)

Then, with heave, he snaked it out
of the harnessroom where it had been
stored and slung it deftly across the
pack-saddle
"Why, what's the matter?" said De
Lancey, when they were on their way;
don't you like the hotel?"
Hotels fine," conceded Bud, but
reckon I'd better camp out at the
mine. Want to keep my eye on that
Mexican of ours"
Jaw, he's all right" protested Phil.
Sure" said Bud; 81 amt afraid
he'll steal something he might
take notion to quit the country"
why, what for?" challenged De
Lancey. Hes got his wife and family
here"
That's notning-to a Mexican!"
countered Bud. but amt figuring on
the excuse he'd give--that won't buy
me nothing I want to do is to
keep him from going. Because if we
lose that Mex now, we lose our mine. .
and"
''No and to it," said Bud doggedly.
eve amt going to lose him."
But if we did," persisted De Ian.
cey, why, then you think"
"Your friend would get it," finished
Hooker grimly.
"Ah, / see," nodded De Lancey.
noting the accent on friend" "You
don't approve of my making friends
with Aragon."
"Oh, that's all right" shrugged the
big cowboy; ''it won t. make no differ.
ence now Go ahead. if you want to. .
1.You mean you can get along with,
out me?"
NO." answered Bud, 81 don't mean
nothing except what say. If you
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CHAPTER vII-continued.

For minute Don Cipriano stood
looking at him, his black eyes heavy
with rage; then his anger seemed to
fall away from him and he wiped the
sweat from his brow.
Very well, he said at last, Il per-
ceive that you are a gentleman and
have acted in good faith-it is only
that that fellow Mendez has deceived
you. Let it pass, them Will not
quarrel with you, my friend-it is the
fortune of war. But stop at my store
when you go by and come and see me.
1t is indeed lonely here at times, and
perhaps can pass pleasant hour
with you. My name, senior, is Don
Cipriano Aragon Tres Palacios- and
yours?"
He held out his hand with little
gesture.
Philip De Lancey," replied Phil.
clasping the proffered hand; and with
many expressions of goodwill and
esteem, with touching of hats and a
wiggling of fingers from the distance,
they parted, in spite of Bud, the best
of friends.
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GREAT INFLUENCE OF BEAUTY
Though Too Often Ignored, It Is as
Deep and Useful Part of Life
as Utility.


Beauty is as deep and as useful
part of our general life as is what we
term utility. 1t has just such rea-
son for being; it has a similar force:
it has a set place in the scheme Of the
world. Eyes not fully opened to the
beautiful are not wholly alive to the
influence of beauty upon our lives and
our actions. Alas! sometimes we scoff
at the highest expressions of beauty.
That is to say, the highest human ex-
preston.
Those even greater beauties, which
are divine expressions, we ignore.
Just think for moment Take
yourself away from yourself and con-
template yourself and your living. set
against the background of the univer-
sal scheme OF things. Think Of the
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that might easily take away from hB
value as dummy locator.
"Oh!" he said, and then: How
many children have you, CRUZ"
Cruz smiled deprecatingly. as par
ents will, and turned away.
by which woman" he inquired, and
Bud became suddenly very calm, fear
ing the worst. For if Cruz was not
legally married to Maria. he could not
transfer the mining claim.
by all of Them" he said quietly.
Five in ALL" returned Cruz three
by Maria, as you know-two by my
first woman and one other. ! do not
count him."
We'll, you one-eyed old Feprobate!"
muttered Bud in his throat. but he
passed it of and returned smiling to
the charge.
Where does your boy live now?"
he asked with f1attering solicitude. the
better to make him talk, "and is he
old enough to understand the pic
tures?"
''Ah, yes!" beamed Mendez, 'he is
twelve years DID, He lives with his
mother now-and my little daughter,
too. Their mamma is the woman OF
the mayordomo of the Senior Aragon-
a bad man, very ugly-she is not mar
ried to him"
"But with you suggested Bud. re-
garding him with a steely stare.
"Only by the judge!" exclaimed
Mendez virtu0usly. 1T was a love
match, and the priest did not come
so we were married by the judge.
Then this bad mayordomo stole her
away from me-the pig-and mar
ried Maria instead. Maria is good
woman and / married her before the
priest-but love my other children,
too, even though they are not lawful. !"
$50 you married your first wife be-
fore the judge" observed Bud cynical
~, "and this one before the priest. But
how could you do that, unless you had
been divorced?"
"Ah, senor,' protested Mendez, hold
ing out his hands, you do not under
stand. 1t is only the church that can
really marry-the judge does it only
for the money. Maria is my true wife
land we have three nice children
but as / am going through La Fortuna
/ should like to show the picture paper
to my boy
Bud regarded him in meditatlve 81
lence, then he rose up and began a de-
termined search for the funny sheet.
"All right" he said, handing it over,
"and here is a panoche of sugar for
your little girl-the one in La Fortuna.
1t is nothing" he added, as Mendez
began his thanks.
But oh, you marrying Mexican" he
continued, relapsing into his mother
tongue as Ell Tuerto disappeared; you
certainly have dished us right
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SYNOPSIS.

Bud Hooker and Phil De Lancey are
forced, owing to a revolution in Mexico,
to give up their mining claim and return
to the United States. In-the border town
Of Gadsden Bud meets Henry Kruger,
wealthy miner. who makes him a propo-
sition to return to Mexico to acquire title
to very rich mine which Kruger had
blown up when he found he had been
cheated out of the title by one Aragon.
The Mexican subsequently spent large
sum in an unsuccessful attempt to reloy-
cate the vein and then allowed the land
to revert for taxes. Hooker and De Ian
cey arrive at Fortuna near where the
mine, known as the Eagle Tail, is To-
Gated They engage the services of Cruz
Mendez. who has been friendly to Kruger,
to acquire the title for them and get
permit to do preliminary work. Aragon
protests and accuses them of jumping his
claim.
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want to palaver around with AragOn,
go to it. I'll round up Mendez and his
family and keep 'em right there at the
mine until we get them papers signed
after that / don't care what hap
pens"
"Oh, all right" murmured De Lam
cey in subdued tone; but if his con-
did not lead to the making of any SEN
timental New Years resolutions. fDr
he stopped when he came to the store
and exchanged salutations with Ara
gon, who was lounging expectantly be-
fore his door.
"Buenos dias, Don Cipriano!" he
hailed. How are you this morning?"
"Ah, good morning. Don Felipe" re-
sponded Aragon, stepping forth from
the shadow of the door. Il am very
WE'LL thank you-and your"
THE same!" answered Phil. as if it
were a great piece of news. 1T is fine
weather-no?"
Eyes, but little dry!" said Aragon,
and so they passed it back and forth
in the accepted Spanish manner. while
Bud hooked one leg over the horn of
his saddle and regarded the hacienda
with languid eyes.
But as his gaze swept the length Of
the uncovered corredor it halted for
a moment and slow smile came over
his face. In the green depths of a
passion-fiower vine he had detected
a quick, birdlike motion; and then
suddenly, like transformation scene.
he beheld a merry face, framed and
Illuminated by soft, golden locks, peer
ing out at him from among the bios
SONS. Except for that brief smile he
made no sign that he saw her, and
when he looked up again the face had
disappeared.
Don Cipriano showed them about his
mescal plant. where his men kept a
continual stream of liquid fire running
from the copper worm, and gave each
a raw drink; but though De Lancey
gazed admiringly at the house and
praised the orange trees that hung
over the garden wall. Spanish hospi-
tally could go no farther. and the visit
ended in a series of adioses and much
as graciases.
Quick work." commented Phil, as
they rode toward the mine; the old
man has got over his crouch"
"Um," unused Bud. with a quiet.
brooding smile; and the next time he
rode into town he looked for the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-06-26
HOMES in INDIA EXCLUSIVE.
Foreigners Can Never Hope to Enter
Residences of East indians for
Any Purpose.

London.-There are two things no
foreigner in India, not even Emperor
George, can ever hope to do. One is
to walk with the pilgrims through the
Lion Gate, past the priests and the
dancing girls, to the shrine Of the
Lord of the World, > which stands on
the Blue Hill at Puri. The other is
to enter an Indian home. 1t is not at
all certain that the former is not the
easier of the two, although no white
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-06-26

myriads Of infinitely petty; wasteful
and useless thoughts and actions, de-
sires and dislikes which occupy your
day. At the moment you read this,
take yourself back two years ago. OF
course, you have not the slightest con-
ception of what happened But let me
tell you that on that day, two years
ago, were happening two, dozen or
a hundred things which seemed to you
to be supreme Importance. Do you
understand how we fill our lives to the
brim with millions of such trifiing in.
nsequences kansas City Star.
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man has ever done it and lived, al
though recent viceroy vainly offered
a lakh of rupees to be spent in puri-
fication ceremonies if he would only
be permitted to enter the famous sanc-
tuary.
The Indian home Of the better sort
has no crowd OF fanatic priests and
pilgrims to guard its entrance. yet to
the foreigner it is almost as effectually
barred. One may form warm friend
ships with Indian gentlemen of the
new school in Calcutta or Bombay and
even eat at their houses, if caste preju-
dices are elastic enough; but to cross
the inner court and enter the living
quarters of the house, which are sa-
cred to the family-one might as we'll
expect to fly to the moon.
A few white women who have cast
their lot with India and won the con-
f1dence Of the natives are welcomed
behind the purdah." Miss Margaret
Noble ("Sister Nivedita'O was one OF
these. Again, many Europeans are en-
tertained by "Brahmos, as the cul-
tured members Of the theistic Brahmo
Samaj are called but the homes of
these Westernized Indians, delightful
as they are, are not Indian homes.
To the stranger in India, and in this
sense all but the Indians themselves
will forever remain strangers, the ma
tive home, with all its alien ways, is
like an unknown country, mysterious,
bathing and infinitely provoking to
the curious.