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Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
USE YOUR DICTIONARY EVERY
 OAX

Writing an article entitled Treas ure in Books" in the April Womans Home Companion, Laura Spencer Portor gives the following excellent advice about the ad: antascs to be gained from the study of words:
 The study Of words: it may sound to you dry thing, yet l promise you it is not, very far from it.
 And this brings me to suggest that the habit of one of the great writers of studying carefully from a i good dictionary five words each day is one from which we might all of us get a god deal of profit. Or, take good book of synonyms, for in stance and learn from it each day five words somewhat similar con- pairing and weighing carefully the meanings and values of them. Notice
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
REAL IRONY OF FATE

At the Authors club in New York one evening, a number of members were swapping stories. when one told a tale, during the course of which he more than once used the term irony of fate.'
 That expression,' remarked one of his listeners, may well have fitted the emergency of your story, but I have a better one Once, in San Francisco. when I was nearly down and out, I received a money order from home in the sum of $40, and the only may who could identify me was one to whom I owed S3S''-Lippincott's Magazine.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
WALTER COOL LIKES
 PHOENIX VERY MUCH

Walter Cool, of Denver, Colo, who is manager of district number ten of the sales division of the National Cash Register company, is a visitor to Phoenix at this time the guest of MT. and Mrs. Fred P Webber. MT. Cool has been with the company for twenty eight years and sold cash registers in the early days in this state.
 Mir Cool expressed himself as be- ing delighted with the growth and general condition of the city and valley Always a booster for this section, he found more here this time to attract his attention and interest | than upon any previous visit. MT l Cool expects to bring his wife with him next fall when he comes here and Mrs. Cool will spend the winter ! in Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
President Wilson,
or to the name of their great state
 News From Front


 News From Front
 The latest news from the front will he one of the many features of the Arizona Day banquet wireless and tele- graph bulletins will be received every few minutes.
 There will be tables for special par ties and groups of friends will get to- gether to celebrate Arizona's advent of l fifty years ago.
 Efforts to have the next battleship named Arizona" are being made, it is i hoped by Friday at the banquet the announcement can be made officially | The decorations will be more elaborate | than ever. A large corps of ladies will be at work Friday all afternoon getting | the decorations in shape. Thousands | of roses will be used and some delight full surprises are promised A great number of the workers are getting plans for gathering these flow CTS in time for the occasion Telegrams are coming as well as letters telling of the Arizonans who are to attend. There will he representatives from every sec tion of the state and every official part of the states government will be pres ent in the person of some official.
 Every political party will see that its leaders are on hand to keep in touch The stories of what was fifty years ago leading up to today. will be heard and also there will be brought out what is wanted for the future.
 It is not every citizen that is privil- eged to join in a celebration of thi: sort. Few citizens indeed can join il more than one, and once in fifty year! should not he overlooked by any Arl zanian.
 The ticket committee is busy. Club are planning to attend in large bodies The toast to Arizona at 12 noon or Friday should be joined in by everyone drink it in whatever you will but let i be to Arizona and then three cheers
 One man on Wednesday stated h had come 200 miles to join in that toas to Dear old Arizona" and would no miss it and the Arizona Day Banque 4 for worlds
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23

the degrees of force in the follow
 ing; to dislike, to hate, to loathe, to
 detest, to abhor-each note struck is
 a little stronger. higher, we might say,
 like an ascending crescendo scale.
 So, rebuke, reprimand, censure.
 blame are all of one color but of how different shades of meaning. So, too, misfortune, calamity disas ter; so, weak, feeble decrepit; and what delicate difference between i fame and renown or feminine and Womanly and womanish.'
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23

When the czarina of the Bulgars, Queen Eleonora, visits America in May she will be the first reigning queen ever received at the White House, the first member of European royalty, in fact, to set foot upon American soil after accession to a throne. The queen, escorted by U. $. cavalry, will go to the White House to call officially upon President Will son. During her stay she is sure to be entertained at dinner by the President and Mrs. Wilson.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
EK-CH|EPS OF
 ARIZONA WILL
 BE AT DINNER
Governors of Territory h. vited as Specially Honor cd Guests to Arizona Day Banquet - Preparations for Celebration

In an effort to have present at the Arizona Day banquet Friday night every living ex-governor of the tel = r..oIy of Arizona. the reception com 'mittee will spare no pains at all. With the exception of Ex-Governor Alexander c. Brodie, all the eX-gov- ernors now living in Arizona can be present at the banquet.
 one of the eX-Sovernors, Judge Kibbey. will be the central figure at the Arizona clubs celebration of Arizona day At high noon all mem lers of the club will assemble in the dining room and drink to Arizona. toast fashioned by that admirable smith of good wishes. the president uf the club
 Judge Kibbey. Judge R. E. Sloan l.. C. Hughes and C. M. Zulick are The four who may be on hand wher the "reminiscences are uncorked al that gay Arizona day dinner
 Governor Brodie will not be able tC be present, but it is pretty sure tha Sloan. Hughes and Kibbey can come
 The dinner will not be the onl, way that Arizona will celebrate tn rftieth anniversary of the birth O the territory. At noon gatherings O all sorts in every part of the stat will pause in heir work or play an, pay a tribute to the memory of thOs who made the first territorial gov crnment As the hour of noon ap - reaches some will give resoundin cheers for the name of Arizona. 9th ITS will listen to inspiring speeche. while still others will drink health with much ceremony on the sid' schools will aid in the celebration lodges. clubs. associations groups i hotels. everywhere the people wi halt on their busy course to do hon
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23

It is likely, too, that the secretary of state and Mrs. Bryan will be din- ner hosts to the queen. 1nasmuch as Queen Eleonora is more interested in the Red Cross than in anything else. it is a certainty that she will confer with Miss Mabel Boardman. secre> tary : the American Red Cross, oh American methods of organization, first aid and other relief work. !.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23

station and aid that another colored
 man had stolen his thirty eight cali
 Der revolver and had rushed away armed. with the weapon. His de- scription. answered that of Henderson. The police were unable to locate Henderson despite careful search.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
NOT MUCH LOSS

''So your wife has eloped with your
 chauffeur." ''Yes. but he wasn't much of a chauf-
 feur. r.'-Houston Post
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23

Buck Grouse vs. Gus Christie, 6 rounds, at Pittsburg.
 Saturday Annual relay races and field games at the University of Pennsylvania. Pacific Coast interscholastic meet at University of California. Mickey Sheridan ys. Eddie Murphy, rounds, at Windsor, Canada.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
CALENDAR OF SPORTING l. EVENTS FOR COMING WEEK
Thursday

Harry Trendall vs. Lee Kelly, s rounds. at St. Louis. Ad Wolgast vs. Johnny Tillman, 10 rounds, at Hudson, Wis. Billy De Foe vs. Kid" Coffey. 10 rounds, at Hudson, Wis. Three I baseball league opens it's sea- son. with Davenport at Peoria. Dd- buque at Bloomington. Springfield at Decatur, and Quincy at Danville. North Carolina baseball league opens it's season, with Winston Salem at Greensboro, Raleigh at Durham and Charlotte at Asheville.
 Friday Opening of 12-day meeting of Ken lucky Racing association at Lexing- ton.
 National amateur trap-shooting cham pionships at Travers Island, x. Pacific Coast interscholastic meet al University of California.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
STOP FIRING! THERE'S
 A MINSTREL SHOW HERE
Y. M. C. A. Thinks U. s. Should Post pone Whipping Mexico Until
 After Performance

War may be all that certain fight ing person named sherman said it was However, there are persons in Phoenix who hold that there are some things of much more importance.
 One of these things is a minstrel show. The show which the Y. NJ c. A. minstrel troupe plans to give on May II and 12 was arranged before the Y. NJ. C. A. officials were notified that Huerta would not salute unless there was a gun-for-gun reply.
 Now that it appears that the war will continue right through the dates on which the show have been set, the Y. M C. A. minstrel men have sent the following telegram to President Wilson that is, they have written the tele- gram and may send it: April 22, 1914. President Wilson,
 White House, Washington, D. C.. Urge you to postpone war with Mexico until after Y. M. c. A. min- strels May II and F. Important Ari- zona militia officer in cast. Indespen- sble
 ". M. c. A. MINSTREL TROUPE 1 Collect"
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1864 in Andersonville prison. I have
been told that he was one Of the leaders,
If not the principal one. in the prayer
meeting when water was prayed for, and
II was said that spring of pure water
suddenly burst from the ground. OF
that, however, l know nothing definitely.
Corbet was very much elated and
excited. as will naturally be supposed,
because of the fact that he had shot
the' assassin of the President. lie gave
me his photograph with his autograph
upon 1t few days after he had killed
Booth, and ] remember his placil 4 the
forefingcr of his right hand in the palm
of my hand and saying that tina; was
the finger that had pulled the trigger
and sent the bullet through the brain
of Booth. lie often expressed the view
that he had been divinely selected and
guided as Booths executioner and the
hrenger OF the great hearted President.
The men of Scrgt. DOugherty's scout
ing squad and Corbct told an interesting
story Of how late on the afternoon of
April 20 they found man by the name
of Jcbb, one OF Mosby's men. at hotel
in Bowling Green. The two Government
detectives Cob Baker and Col COngel
We're with them. Jebb told Col. Conger,
persuaded more or less by the methods
used on such occasions, that he had fer
ried Booth and HerOld across the Rap,
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six or eight months were spent in
Southern prisons
Meantime ! had found quarters with
one of his intimate friends, the commits
sary sergeant of Company X. The men
took me up and made me a sort of "boy
Of the regment"-its mascot, perhaps
we would now say. a little towheadcd
boy not looking much over 10 years old.
! was given a pony which had been
condemned because too small for "A cav
alryman; "A uniform was cut and made
for me by some soldier who had been
tailor and for nearly two years, en-
tending to some months after the close
Of the war, ] enjoyed all the privileges
and shared In much Of the life of the
regiment except picket duty and the long
scouts after Mosby. ! think 1t was even
whispered that the little white headed
boy had some occult influence in the re-
nOwn which came to the regiment az
the captors Of J. Wilkes Booth and the
great honor. as II was considered, that
one of their number avenged the death
OF the martyr President with bullet
through the brain Of his murderer.
For the next few days following April
10 all was turmoil and confusion with
us who remained behind. The tents
camp paraphcrnalia and personal be-
'ohsihss Ut the men were packed In
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not see the stage nor could he see the
actors, although he could hear their
voices.
"As the moments sped by he became
more and more interested in the play
as 1t unfolded itself beyond his sight,
and, incredible as 1t may seem to those
of the present generation, his curiosity
overcame his sense of responsibility.
Feeling himself to be unwa tched, UNI
noticed In the theatre, this man delib-
erately deserted his post of duty, quietly
walked down the dimly lighted side aisle
OF the theatre and took n seat in the
very last row In the dress circle.
1T was then, while President Lincoln
was thus left absolutely unprotected
| through this guards amazing reckless
ness, that Booth rushed through the
entrance to the box to murder in cold
blood one Of the greatest and noblest
men God ever placed on earth When
the substitute guard realized afterward
his own part in the tragedy he was so
overwhelmed Ivy remorsc that he died OF
| its effects"
lie who has revealed this chapter OF
| history connected with I.incoln's assas-
| sination IL now a man of Is. who has
occupied "a responsible position in the
White House during all the administra-
tons that have come and gone since
he first was called there to serve Lin
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Abraham Lincoln he appeared directly after his

nature Of the business they pleaded that
the father might be forgiven and con-
fessed that the two men were hiding in
the barn. Lieut.. Dougherty i'm
mediately placed his men about the
barn in charge OF Sergt. Corbet, and
an effort began to induce the men to
come out and surrender. Booth had
with him a carbine and two revolvers
and abundant ammunition, the carbine
and one Of the pistols being the arms
taken beyond the Potomac by Mrs. Sur
raft day or two previous to the
assassination, and being concealed
where Booth could find them after his
escape out Of Washington.
Booth was heard to call Herold a
coward and to upbraid him for evil
IDENTIFY wishing to surrender. Then he
called out that he had man in there
who wanted to surrender. Herold came
out and was placed under guard. Booth
refused TO surrender and finally wisps
of hay were pulled from the barn
through large cracks between the
boards, twisted. set on fire and thrust
back into the barn. This ignted the
hay and lighted up the interior. Pre-
vious to this Corbet had gone to Lieut.
Dougherty and Baker and offered to
20 in single handed and capture Booth
saying that he and his men could be
seen through the cracks in the barn
by Booth, but that they could not see
Booth. Under these circumstances
Corbet said, he and his men were in as
much or more danger on the outside of
the barn as they would he by an at
tempt to capture Booth by a direct as
sault.
As soon as the barn was lighted by
the fire Booth was seen walking up and
down, his broken leg supported by a
crutch. Suddenly the crack of a pistol
shot was heard and Booth collapsed on
the floor. At first 1t was thought that
he had committed suicide. Corbet i'm
mediately reported that seeing Booth
raise his carbine and take aim at one
Of the soldiers exposed to view through
one of the wide cracks In the barn and
knowing that delay meant death for the
soldier he had taken deliberate aim
with his big cavalry revolver and shot
Booth, the bullet striking him under
the ear, going through the back OF his
head and coming out a little higher
| under the opposite ear. COrbet said he
could have shot Booth much easier a
few moments before he fired the fata
| shot, for Booth was coming directly to-
ward him and was very near to him
hut he did not wish to shoot him. as hi
was not then attempting to kill some
| one else.
Booth was taken In a dying condition
from the barn and placed on "A straw
tick on the veranda OF the Care
house, where nc died some three hour.
later, about o'clock, Almost his las
words were "Tell my mother that
died for my country"
Then followed the trial by the mill
tary commission appointed by Presi
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About fifteen feet in front of the high
fence. through which the approach was
made to the old penitentlary from the
city, there was a double line Of soldiers
| for the entire length standing by twos
with bayonets touching one another
II one succeeded in going past these
| guards he would find that the only en-
frances through the fence were a car
| riageway and a narrow doorway. Two
| soldiers guarded the gates through
which carriages entered and other
soldiers guarded the small doorway for
people on foot with passes On the in.
side of the high fence patrols of three
to five soldiers with loaded guns and
| fixed bayonets marched at quckstep
so that it seemed to be almost a con-
tinuous line of troops marching rapidly
around the inside Of the fence. The
entrances to the prison courtyard were
equally we'll guarded.
| ! have never quite known exactly
how did it, but l actually went through
all these lines Of troops without a pass
and in less than twenty minutes from
the first attempt ! was stationed not
| thirty feet away from the scaffold and
in full view Of everything said or done
|
| suppose the fact that was dressed in
| uniform had much to do with It. I think
l am the youngest of living people who
| witnessed the most historical of all eX-
| ecutlons in this country. The scaffold
platform was about ten or twelve feet
| above the ground and about twenty
feet square BY the side OF the scaffold
and in plain sight Of the prisoners Were
i dino nd Dhan
looking. implanted pine boxes for COT
| fins.
Shortly before 2 o'clock the doors
| leading into the courtyard from the
old penitentlary were opened and the
procession slowly made Its way to the
scaffold and up the thirteen steps &c
seats on the platform. Mrs. Surrat,
came first assisted by a guard. Other.
following were Payne. Herold. Atzerodt
In the order named. each attended by a
guard. Mrs. Surratt moved very slowly
and with great difficulty. She seemed tC
be on the point OF collapse. Payne was
Indifferent and careless. His hat Eel
on while he was sitting listening to the
reading Of the death warrant, and wher
1t was returned to him he pushed II
aside. sitting bareheaded afterwart
under the blazing sun.
Then ali at once they were all stand
Ing upon the trap door and the moose.
at the ends Of the dangling ropes were
placed carefully around their necks
Gen. j. +. Hartranft. governor Of mil
itary prisons. clapped his hands twice
and instantly four huma beings dropped
through the opening. The last act O
punishment and just retribut'on for ont
Of the most awful crimes In history wa
over, and boy though was ! turned
away with a sensation OF horror ant
faintness and a feeling have neve
since lost, that I had no wish to eve
witness another such scene.
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dent johnson Of eight persons charged
with cOnspiring with Booth to assassi-
nate President Lincoln and other heads
of the Government.
The execution was to take place In a
small prison courtyard Of perhaps $50
feet square. This courtyard was en-
closed on two sides by u brick wall
about thirty feet high and two and a
half feet wide. There were two en-
frances to this prison courtyard. one
through the prison itself and the other
through large gateway in the brick
wall July 4, the day OF the execution,
was the day when 1t was feared the
volcano would burst forth and rebel
conspirators and sympathizers with
Booth. OF whom, without doubt. there
were thousands in Washington, would
do the worst deed of all the years OF
the war. II ever the Government of
the United States was on the alert and
had left nothing undone in the way of
military preparation and would show
no mercy 1t was on this day. There
were soldiers everywhere, and they
were short and fierce in their dealings
with strangers.
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upon to support. but upheld by mighty
faith in the Righteousness of the cause
he championed, had gone about his work
as usual that day of April II. 1865,
doing with all his accustomed care and
ability that which he found at hand 10
do. Quiet. patient. immovable from his
one great purpose. he toiled on hour
after hour. But during the day he
paused long enough to tell his guard,
without especial seriousness, of the re-
curing dream he had had.
After the first shock caused by Mr..
Lincoln's words" said Col. Crook my
natural impulse was to make tight of
the affair ! was then a young man,
strong. accustomed TO deal with practi-
cal matters and not inclined to place
much importance on the intangible and
mysterious. But now. nearly fifty years
aftorward ] am willing to admit that
Mr.. Lincoln's remark made me very
uneasy. For one thing. the whole coun-
try was strained, anxious, distraught.
Notwithstanding the Mlicf that HOSTILE
ties soon We're TO end with a complete
victory for the Union.
Much had been said and suggested
about the possibility of the President :
assassination. AS his personal body
guard this possibility was always in my
mind; and every moment when on
duty ] was constantly on the lookout
Tor some sudden attack. II was my
business to see that Mr. Lincoln did not
expose himself needlessly: and espc-
| cially to see that no stranger APP
preached him with hands covered or
concealed in any way.
when Mr. Lincoln told me that for
the third successive time he had
dreamed of being assassinated / said
that in my judgment further and I'M
| usual measures should be undertaken
without an hours delay for his protec-
ton. He looked at me In silence for a
| moment. kindly smile In his great
tired eyes. and then slowly shook his
head.
ono he said. If anybody is wicked
| enough to want to kill me we can do
| nothing to prevent it,
"'Possibly that Is true. Mr.. Presl-
| dent ! made bold to answer with all
| respect. still the very knowledge of the
fact makes me all the more anxious
well. Crook, what do you want &c
do?' he said tolerantly. SO as not tl
hurt my feelings.
| 1.-THE first thing I want you to do
| Mr.. PRESIDENT, IL to cancel your engage
ment for this cvening-to stay away
from Fords Theatre
"'I can't do that very wcll.' he re-
piled.
"Then I almost begged him to dc
so and tn remain In the Executive Man.
sion that night. But he would not
disappoint Mrs Lincoln and others who
were to he at the theatre.
Finally ! urged him to let me sta,
on duty and accompany him to tn,
theatre, but he would not hear OF this
| either.
mo, Crook he said kindly bu
firmly; you have had hard day.