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The Washington times., 1914-07-21

SAN FRANCISCO-More than ST.
100000 was withdrawn from the
treasury of the United Railways of
San Francisco and. according to the
belief OF Thornwall Mutually. assist
ant to ex-President Patrick Calhoun,
went to Calhoun's personal account.
This allegation was brough out before
the State railroad commission.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
MIDDLE WEST.

RONCEVERTE. w. Wa fight be-
tween two factions In the Dunkard
Church has resulted in riots. The op-
ponents of the pastor held armed pos
session of the church until the minis
ter's followers dynamited the doors and
drove them out with rifle bullets.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21

DETRoIT-The Republican State CEN
trail committee has decided to hold the
fall State convention in Kalamazoo on
September 80. the date set for the
Democratic and Progressive conven-
tons. The Democrats meet in Detroit.
and the Progressives in Bay City.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
Army and Navy
ARMY.

ARMY.
Major FRANK X. FERGUSON, Coast
Artillery Corps, to Fort Monroe
Va, to deliver a lecture August IA,
before the Coast Artillery School on
the subject Of Recent Develop
ments in Coast Artillery Material"
The leave OF absence granted First
Lieutenant LLOYD B. MAGRUD-
ER. Coast Artillery Corps Is ex-
tended ten days.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21

confirms the report that he intends 20
contest in the courts. II need be, the
demands which the Wright aviation
interests have made upon him for the
payment of license fees and royalties
for the use of flying boat and other
air machines owned by him.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
The News of the Country
Told Briefly
WEST.

Los ANGELES.-That John Suther-
land Sinclair. who died here May 80,
was the Earl of Caithness. and left
an estate in Scotland worth many
millions. was the statement of the
Honorable John W. Forbes, a cousin.
who came here from Perthhead. Scot
land. to attend the funeral He said
there were two brothers, but that
neither was in America. Norman Nc
Leod (Sinclair) Buchan, of Auchma-
coy House. Ellon. Scotland. Is heir 10
the estate. the other brother being a
retired minister now in Scotland.
ST. PAUL.-John Sinclair. Earl Of
Caithness.- though he does not care
much about the title without the
estate. is visiting friends at Redwood
Falls. MINI. He denies that the real
Earl of Caithness is dead at Los
Angeles
The Washington times., 1914-07-21

NEW YORK-Surrogate Robert Luz
low Fowler is mentioned aF being pos
sibIe candidate OF the Democrats FOR
United states senator to succeed Eiihu
Root, Warren Leslie. brothsr~in-law
OF Senator OGorman. made the sug
eestion. but said that he is not speaking
for Senator O'Gorman.
The Washington times., 1914-07-21
Would Test Plan.

The vocations are dignifed, and
slAay et them would command good
The Washington times., 1914-07-21

PHILADELPHIA - TRAPPED IN
,raight elevator. William Medof, forty
five wears old. was beheaded at 5o9
South second street. His body was re-
leased only after hremen had demo'-
Iebed tne elevator shaft.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-10-07
Handkerchiefs Originally Used in
Persia to Mop Face.
Habit Of Snuff Taking First Brought
1t Into Common Use-lts Connec-
ton With Royalty-Was Dis
seminator of News.

New York.-The first handkerchief,
used originally in Persia was a small
square of silk, the principal use of
which was to wipe the moisture from
the brow. From Persia il passed to
Greece and then by the way OF Rome
spread slowly throughout Europe
1t was for centuries affected only by
people of wealth and was used for
many purposes-ornament as a carrier
of strong scents. as a favor to be worn
by gallant I'm his hat.
1t was the odious habit OF snuff tax
Ing which finally brought the handker-
chief into common use, which in
creased it's size and changed the ma
Jterial of which it wag composed. a
wrfter IN the Rochester On. " Post
Express observes. The varied uses
TO which handkerchiefs have been put
are numerous.
AS propagatoIs Of general knowledge
they were employed during the reign
OF Queen Anne to carry the text Of
her majesty's speech to parliament. on
April s, 1910, which was printed upon
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MOTHER AVENGED HER CHILD
Shot and Killed the Youth, In Open
Courtroom, Who Had Wronsed
Her Daughter.

Mobile, Ala.-Mrs Florence Mellow
an shot and killed j.. Leroy Brown OF
Mobile. Ala. after he had agreed In
court to marry her fifteen-year-old
daughter, Vivian, as an amend TO the
wrong he had done her The shoot
ing came at the conclusion OF a pre-
liminary trial There was "A brief con
sultation. the mother agreeing. appar-
emily. to everything said by the lawyer
of the defendant
81 think il is best" said Mrs. Nc
Gowan. az court was about to adjourn.
but before / agree | want TO hear the
words from Browns own lips that he
will not desert my daughter as soon
as he marries her"
Brown was ushered into the court
room and took his seat AS he did 20
Mrs. McGowan arose. saying: You
marry my daughter! That is adding
insult to injury"
Then she drew a revolver from her
handbag and opened fire on Brown,
infictinR three wounds from which no
died later. Mrs. McGowan was placed
under arrest and is now being held
under charge Of murder.
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HAS STORY OF OWN

their surface, into the homes OF many
who would otherwise have remained in
blissful ignorance. In like manner
were circulated the announcements OF
the treaty OF Utrecht and OF Marlbor-
ough's victories over the French. In
1745 handkerchiefs stamped with the
portraits OF the young pretender's
leading adherents were issued with
view OF facilitating capture OF the
rebels. In retaliation the Stuart party
printed other handkerchiefs. that the
rough likeness OF George ii depicted
thereon. might be put to ignoble use.
Naturally handkerchiefs kept pace
with other extravagances in dress. be
ing oftentimes edged with costly lace
and embroidered with initials, armorial
bearings. love notices and sundry in
genious designs-those. for instance.
Of the duchess of Chevreuse being
worked with cupids pursuing one an
other and garlands of roses Sprays
OF heliotrope, tied with mauve colored
ribbon, adorned the handkerchiefs OF
La Grande Mademoiselle. the niece OF
Louise XIII, while the colors Of the
NOlhitSSt ne CdSllEllOlle 81 correspond
ing on all occasions to those OF her
garters- changed with every passing
mood and passion Thus, when she
fancied herself in love, carriers and
handkerchiefs were blue, but IL the
subject of her hayward affection was
suspected of infidelity azure was dis
carded for yellow. which she retained
until her naturally buoyant spirits.
having exercised tho demon OF jeal.
ousy. demanded the substitution OF
green, as betokening exuberant gayety
and rude health
Jewels, as might have been expected.
entered largely into the decorative
schemes employed in these delicate
samples OF lace work. Nine. du Barry
owned handkerchief on which her
name was embroidered I'm precious
stones. while pearls to the value Of
& 1000 we're scattered over a square OF
precious lace in the possession OF the
Inflated Marie Antoinette, whose
friend, the equally hapless Nine du
Lamballe. owned a similar superfluity
More valuable, however. than these is
a handkerchief owned by Queen Mar
gerita of Italy--a unique specimen OF
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-10-07
FORESTS IN ALASKA

timber OF sufficient size and density
TO be considered forest in the sense
that much OF II can be used for saw
timber, while the balance or 8O.00O,-
600 acres, is woodland, which bears
some saw timber. but on which the
forest is OF a smaller and more scat
tered character and valuable chiefly
for fuel There is not sufficient in
formation upon which 10 base any
satisfactory estimate OF the total
stand OF timber in Alaska II has
been estimated for instance. that the
coast forests contain $4,000 600 900
feet OF merchantabIe timber. but this
estimate might, we think. be much e1-
ceedcd we're both spruce and hem
lock closely utilized. Much OF tho
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-10-07
Types Differ in Different Parts Of
Country.
Trees Grow to Large Size on the
Southeastern Coast but In the In
terror Have a Much Smaller
Development.

Washington. - The difference be
tween forest types In different parts
OF Alaska are as sharp as those be
tween the topographic and climatic,
and. OF course. depend upon them
The coast forests OF southern Alaska
are the northernmost extension OF the
coast type OF Washington and Brit.
ism Columbia. The interior forests
are an extension OF the interior Cana.
dian forests
On the coast Of southeastern Alaska
trees grow to large size. I'm the in
terror the timber Is much smaller The
higher mountain areas are completely
above timber line Climatic conditions
in the region adjacent TO Bering sea
and on the Arctic slope make forest
growth altogether impossible so there
are great stretches of tundra whose
vegetation consists chiefly OF moss
sedges and few shrubs. Moss may
be said TO be the garment Of Alaska
and layers of 70 10 20 Us inches thick
are not at all uncommon either on the
coast or In the interior
Making reductions for some barren
areas. it is estimated that the total
forest and woodland area OF Alaska
is approximately lOO,OOO0OO acres.
or about % per cent OF the land sur
face OF the territory. or these. about
2O.OO0.cOO acres may possibly bear
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-10-07
Church is zoo Years Old.

Cape May. n. 1.-THE two hun
dredth anniversary OF the founding OF
the Cold Spring Presbyterian church
was celebrated by an all-day service
in which the principal participant was
John Wanamaker. CongratuIatory let
terg were received from President Will
son. Mr.. Wanamaker attended the
church as a boy. and donated 5000 pub
licly. but it is limited that he'has given
a larger sum which is yet TO be an
nounced.
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Fifteenth century lace valued at
$4,000.
On January :, 1885. Louis XVI, at
the instance OF Queen Marie Antoinette.
issued an edict decreeing that the
length OF handkerchiefs shall equal
their breadth henceforth throughout
the kingdom" This edict would seem
finally TO have determined custom
throughout the civilized world as to
the future shape OF n useful article.
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FIRE INSURANCE

IL the cheap pest and best security q
man can buy. n saves him from worry.
perhaps from ruin and his family from
want. The rates are not very high.
i will be pleased to give them to any
one who will come IN s nd talk The mat
ter over. Only safe companies repre-
sented T. I. McDougal. Ceredo, w.
Va.
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french Come 70 Rescue.

"On the 9th and the 2Sth was
much indebted to General sordet and
the French cavalry division. which no
commands. for materially assisting
my retirement and successfully driv.
iug back some OF tho enemy ON Cam.
brai General d'hmade also. with The
Sixty FIRST and Sixty second reserve
divisions. moved down from The neigh
borhood Of Arras on che .uomy's right
flank and took much pressure Oh the
rear OF INC British forces.
This closed the seriod covering
the heavy lighting which commenced
at Mons o, Sunday afternoon. August
%, and which really constituted a
four days battle. At this po,ot. there
fore. I propose to CLOSE the present
Dispatch"
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ARCHERY IS VERY POPULAR
tend Thirty-Sixth Annual Tourn-
ament of Sport

Haverford, Pa.-That the popularity
OF archery as an outdoor sport was be
coming more and more marked each
year, was attested by the number of
men and women who took part in the
thirty-sixth annual tournament OF the
National Archery Association OF the
United States on the grounds of
the Merton Cricket club at Haverford.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-10-07

Pa August 18th, 18th. 10th and 21st
Men and women from many OF the
large cities in the United States gath
cred at the tournament. Mrs r D.
Elmer, wife OF Dr. r. d. Elmer OF
Wayne, Pa, the champion archer Of
the United States. Is shown here. in
the act OF releasing an arrow on It's
winged way toward the target
Arizona republican., 1914-10-07

meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished, unless otherwise provided in this ordinance, by a fine of not more than two hundred dol Q lars, or by imprisonment in the city jail for a period of not more than two hundred days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
 Sec. 52. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith. and only to the extent that they are in conflict herewith, are hereby re- pealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall not prevent the prosecu- tion and punishment of any person, firm, association or corporation for any act done or committed in vio- lation of any ordinance or part of ordinance which may be repealed by this ordinance, and shall not effect any prosecution or action in any court for violation of any ordinance repealed by this ordinance. This ordinance shall take effect and he in force from and after thirty days from and after it's passage by the. Commission and approval by the Mayor, and shall be published as required by the City Charter. PASSED by the Commission of the SCity of Phoenix this 17th day of September. 1914.
 APPROVED this 1Tth day of Sept ember 1914.
 GEO. U. YOUNG. Mayor. ATTEST:
 FRANK THOMAS. City Cle-k
Arizona republican., 1914-10-07
ARTICLE TX MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 46. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw. deposit or place or cause o1 permit to be thrown, de- posted or placed, in or upon any public street. any nails, tacks, crock cry, scrap iron, tin, wire, bottles, glass, thorns, thorny clippings or thorny branches of trees or bushes, or any article O. thing likely to puncture or injure the tire of any vehicle
 Sec. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, or cause or per- init to be driven. along or upon any paved street, any vehicle or traction engine, any tire of which is worn or or uneven surface, or any machine device or devices that will cause damage to the pavement of any such street; provided, however. that noth- | ing herein contained shall be deemed l to prohibit the use of anti skid chains on pneumatic tires attached | to the wheels of motor vehicles. Sec. 4S. It shall be unlawful for | any person upon any street upon
 
 fronts or abuts to solicit patronage for any hotel, apartment house, | lodging house, boarding house, res taurant, cafe or other place where | persons are boarded or lodged for compensation, or to solicit patronage for any vehicle used for the trans portation of persons, goods, wares, m irh for 1 hire, within seventy five feet of the main entrance to or from such pas senger depot or station, except upon I the side of such street opposite such | depot O. sation.
 Sec. 49. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to loaf, loiter. | or congreEate upon any of tho streets or sidewalks in the City of Phoenix, so as to obstruct or impede the free use and passage through and along the same by any persons lawfully | using or to use tho same
 Sec. 50. It shall be unlawful for q person to drive or propel or cause to be driven or propelled upon or along any of the streets or alleys of the City of Phoenix, any vehicle.
  railway car, or street railway car having a load thereon projecting more than two feet over eithe, end on either side thereof unless such vehicle, railway or street railway car shall have attached to the end or | side over which said load is project ing sign or card marked DANGER in large letters and so as to be plain ly visible to all persons using o. to use said streets, and shall also be equipped with a brake in good work ing condition sufficient to stop such I Jvehicle, railway car or street railway car within it's own length. and shall also be equipped with bell, gong, horn or other signal device of sim | liar character, and which said bell gong, horn or signal shall be -uns or sounded upon approaching any street crossing
 Sec. 51. Each person. firm. asso- ciation or corporation violating any lof the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
Arizona republican., 1914-10-07
NOTICE Call for General Election November 3rd 1914
A PROCLAMATION Executive Department State of Arizona.

state or Arl2Ona.
 WHEREAS, It is provided by Chapter l. Title F, of the Civil Code, Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1913. that a General Election shall he neld for the election of Representative in Congress, Members of the Legis iature, and State, County and Pre- cinct Officers, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. 1914, and every two years thereafter; WHEREAS. Chapter I, Title F. of the Civil Code, Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1913, further requires, that there shall be at each General E,lcc- ton immediately preceding the ex- rraton of the term of office of any United States Senator from Arizona the election of a United States Sen ator;
 WHEREAS. it is further provided ! by Chapter l, Title F, of the Civil | Code Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1913, that at least thirty days before | a General Election the Governor shall issue proclamation containing statement of the time of election. offices to be filled and an offer of rewards in the form prescribed tI prevent abuses of the elective fran chise, copies of which proclamation shall be transmitted to the Clerks of the Boards of Supervisors of the diff ferent Counties of the State;
 NOW, THEREFORE,, l. Geo. w. P. Hunt, Governor of tho State of Ar!- zona, in pursuance of my duty as prescribed by law, do hereby pro- claim General Election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. 1911, for the election of officials as follows: For the State: One United States Senator; one Representative in Con gress; three Judges of the Supreme Court; Governor; a Secretary of States; State Auditor; State Treasurer; an Attorney General; d Superintendent of Public Instruction; three Cooperation Commissioners a State Mine Inspector; two state Tax Commissioners; nineteen State Sena- tors: thirty-five State Representa-
 tiVes.
 For each County of the State: |, 1 ll'ltt NuilflN loOiS Oilt Juh6b oA Nh'I Superior Court: one Clerk of the |, Superior Court: one County Attor- , ney: one Sheriff: one Treasurer; ORG School Superintendent; one Record
 CT; one Assessor; and as many jus tices of the Peace and Constablcs a1 arc authorized by law in the prs,- cincts of the several Counties. And I do hereby offer a reward ii fifty dollars for the arrest and Ccn- , viction of any and every person vio- lating any of the provisions of Title } 1, Part l. of the Penal Code, such rewards to be paid until the total amount hereafter expended for inc purpose teaches the amount of onS thousand dollars
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have
 hcreunto set my hand and caused tho r Great Seal Of the State of Arizonl | to be affixed
 l Done at Pboenix the Capital, thi; ? 29th day of September, A. D. 1914. , (Signed) Geo. W. r. Hunt, Governor of Arizona. 2 Attest: Sidney P. Osborn, r Secretary of state.
 9 Published by order of Board O = Supervisors, Maricopa County. JAMES MILLER, Jr., Clerk.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-07
ARTICLE VII.

Sec. 42. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or cor
 poration, either as owner, employe or otherwise, controlling, operating or in charge of any car O. train of cars,
 to cause or permit such car or train of cars, or any portion of such train, or two or more trains of cars, to stand or to be moved in, along or across any public street in such man. ner as to prevent. for period of five minutes or longer. any person or ve- hicle from crossing the track or tracks on which such car or train or trains of cars are standing or being
Arizona republican., 1914-10-07
LEGAL NOTICES.
ORDNANCE NO. "A

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-07
moved, except and unless special permission be granted by the com.
 mission, by resolution or otherwise.
ARTICLE VIII
OBEDIENCE


 Sec. 43. The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to designate a suf |ficient number of the police officers of the city to attend upon the public streets and to direct the movement and order the stoppage of vehicles, street cars and interurban railway cars in and upon the streets of the City of Phoenix, whenever the same 1 is necessary to prevent congestion of ! traffic and to prevent accidents. Every police officer of the City of | Phoenix shall have authority to con trol the movement and order the stoppage of vehicles, street cars and | lnterurban railway cars in or upon the public streets of the city for the purposes herein set forth. The move ment and stoppage of vehicles, street cars and interurban railway cars at street intersections shall be governed | by the orders of such police officers, made either by sounding a police whistle, signalling with the hand, or raising Or lowering the arm or arms of semaphores, or any other signal which may be hereafter prescribed by the City Manager, and the City Man lager is hereby authorized and em powered to make and promulgate from time to time such rules and regulations relative thereto as, in his judgment, the traffic needs of the city shall require.
 Drivers of vehicles and motormen of street cars and interurban railway Tears must at all times comply with Iany direction, given by whistle, voice Tor hand, of any police officer, or Of lany sign or signal used for directing traffic, as to stopping, starting, ap- preaching and departing from any place in any street, and as to direc- ton, position and speed
 It shall be unlawful for any person driving. using or having control of lany vehicle, or for any mQtorman or other person running, operating or having charge or control of any street lear or interurban railway car or
 train of cars, to fail, refuse or neg lect 10 obey the order or direotic. of any police officer in regard to nov ing or stopping any such vehicle or lany such street car or interurban
 railway car or train of cars in or
 upon any street.
 Sec. A. It shall be unlawful for
 the driver of any animal or vehicle
 to fail, neglect or refuse to stop such 'animal O. vehicle in obedience to any signal from any police officer sta. Ptioned at the street corner ovel , which such driver proposes to cross or for any such driver 10 fail, neg
 feet or refuse to stop any such ami
 nal or vehicle under his charge ol | control at least six feet behind any other animal or vehicle which has
 stopped in obedience to any such sig nal.
 It shall he unlawful for the drivel
 of any animal or vehicle which Ina:
 stepped in obedience to a signal giver
 by police officer. to stat such ami mal or vehicle until such driver has
 received signal from such police of Ificer to proceed.
 Sec. 45. It shall he unlawful fo the driver of any vehicle standinj : lalong or near the curb of any stree within the business district to fai Il neglect or refuse to move such ve } ihicle away from such curb when re lquested so to do by any police of n ficer.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-07

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COM MISSION OF THE CITY OF PHOE- NIX, as follows,
Arizona republican., 1914-10-07
ARTICLE VI LIGHTS. BELLS, HORNS AND MEMBERS

Sec 40. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, or cause or per
 init to be driven, any vehicle, road roller, traction engine O. any imple- ment or machine upon or along any public street in the City of Phoenix, or to cause o" permit any such ve- hicle, road roller, traction engine, im-
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