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Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19
CROP OF LAWS IN THIS COUNTRY IS ALARMING

At this session of Congress there have been between forty and fifty thousand bills presented, while in each of the state legislatures there were from one thousand to ten thousand measures presented, depending upon the state. The common councils, viii lage, town and county boards, are also productive in grinding out laws which the poor people are supposed to un- deTstand we'll enough that they will not violate them, but which at the same time so complicate the statutes that the man who is bright enough to have a real knowledge of law IS likely to be pointed out as a lawyer of unusual type.
 At a recent meeting of the Ameri- can Bar Association, Senator Root said that in the five years ending in 1913, the Congress and 40 state legis- latures has passed 62,014 statutes. He added that many of these laws were ignorantly or carelessly drafted, and it is well known that many of them were ill-advised and lot of them were in the foolish" class.
 The principal congratulation due the American people comes from the fact that the number of statutes was held down to this low number. A few states have established bureaus to assist the lawmakers in drafting bills, and to make them accurate. Such 9 measure has been before Congress for several sessions, and, although the machinery for this sort of bureau has already been in existence at the Con- gressional library for long time, the poky old Congress which struggles along making laws and blunders more than a town board, has not yet adopt ed the sensible suggestion.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19
CATTLENEH WERE MURDERED BY BANDITS
ROBT. BISHOP, CATTLE BUYER WITH ASSISTANT AND THE
 COOK, KILLED IN CAMP

Reports reached Fl Paso this week of the brutal murder and robbery of Robert Bishop, a cattle buyer we'll known in Fl Paso and the southwest, together with his assistant, q cow boy named Eccles, and their American negro camp cook.
 The crime, which was committed Monday last on the San Miguel ranch, north of Madeira, Chihuahua, was the work of the notorious Santa Ana Car aveo and his band of filibusters.
 Word of the triple murder was brought to San Isidro, Chihuahua, by Mexican cowboy, who reported it to the Villa authorities at that place and later at TemOsachis, Chihuahua.
 According to the Mexican cowboy the party of eight, of which Bishop was a member, encountered the fiji busters under Caraveo on one of the Terrazas ranches in the San Miguel mountains. The entire party were made prisoners by the filibusters.
 Victims Stripped of Clothing
 The two Americans and the negro were stripped of their clothing and Bishop was relieved of several thous- and dollars which he carried for the purchase of cattle. The bandits also took the horses and the entire camp outfit belonging to the Americans
 After holding the prisoners for an hour or more the bandits decided tha. the Americans and the negro should be killed. The Mexican members of the captured party were forced to dig three graves into which the bodies were tumbled after the men had been murdered in cold blood.
 The bandits then divided the Amer ican's clothing and other possessions among the members of the band and turned the Mexican prisoners loose. A pair of boots belonging to Bishop were too small for any of the murder Cl anu H0lS SIN6H IO IuG h0AlCdu boy who brought the news of the trag- edy to San Isidro. The boots, which had been cut by the Mexican in an effort to get them on, were identified as Bishops by friends of the unfor tunate cattleman at San Isidro.
 The Bishop party left Casas Grandes ! some ten days ago on a cattle buying | trip, travelling overland with the in- tention of stopping at a number of ranches in the mountains. They | planned visiting the range districts ! northwest of Chihuahua city and their route followed the line of the Mexico | railroad
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19
BRITISH PURCHASE
 SUPPLIES IN CANADA

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 18.- Special to the Yuma Daily Examiner by J. E. Jones-Official reports re- ceived in Washington tell of the work being done in connection with the opening of an office in Montreal by agents of the British government for the purpose of purchasing supplies for the British army. The nature of the purchases is interesting, and from the reports received in the United States it appears that among the ar ticles to be purchased are woolen caps, flannel shirts and underdrawers, sweaters, sockes,. belts, and sheep skin coats, which will be ordered iii large quantities. Prices will also be asked on 50,OOO hair brushes, and 500,0O0 shaving brushes, while it is expected that large quantities of good picks, shovels, ten poles and mallets will also be required. Forty thousand saddle blankets will be ordered. At present, at least, no sleeping blankets are required.
 Over million dollars worth of field glasses will be required, and as far as is known these cannot be sup piled by Canadian firms. Five hun dred thousand knives, with a can-open- CT attachment, are required, but ap- parently cannot be supplied by Cana dian houses. A large quantity of what are called mess tins will also be need ed. Saddlery manufacturers will bene- fit to the extent of 50,000 horse col lars.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19
THESE ARE TIE STORIES THAT
 MAKE THE BIB WRITERS LAUGH

"One of the men found a tree and climbed it as rapidly as possible. The other could not get to the tree in time, but, seeing a large, Sociable- looking hole in the ground, he jumped into the hole.
 The bull pretty nearly got him as he went down, but just missed him and jumped over the hole. The man came up again like a jack in-the-box, the bull gave a snort and a jump at him, and down went the man and over went the bull; up came the man and back came the bull, until the man up in the tree got excited and called down:
 You blamed fool, you, why don't you stay in the hole? You'll get that bull so mad he'll keep us here all summer!'
 " Blamed fool yourself, yelled the man below. There is bear in that hole.' 7"
 From Montague Glass, the famous Jew dialect writer, comes this:
 ''l cant remember the best anecdote 1 ever heard, but this is one of the best:
 "A railroad magnate was visited in his office by a boy hood friend whom he had not seen for many years. The boyhood friend told a pathet- ic story of misfortune com priSing bankruptcy, the loss of wife and children, and his own recent illness. He con- cluded with a plea for assist ance, and the railroad mag nate, overcome by emotion, touched a bell on his desk. Al burly colored man respond ed.
 John,' said the magnate, his voice choked with sobs, | throw this poor fellow down stairs. He's breaking my heart. y
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19
OWNERSHIP
 OF THE BARD NITROGEN

Following is the statement of owner ship, management. etc., of the Bard Inter-Ocean, published weekly at Bard, California, to October 1, 1914, as re- quired by the act of August. 1912: Editor, A. O. Broussard, Bard, Cali fornia Managing editor, w. H. Shorey. $50 Second street, Yuma, Arizona.
 Business manager, w. H. Shorey, $50 Second street, Yuma, Arizona. Publisher w. H. Shorey, $50 Sec ond street, Yuma, Arizona.
 Owner, w. H. Shorey, $50 Second street, Yuma, Arizona
 w. H. STOREY. Sworn and subscribed before me this 18th day of November, 1914.
 c. A. LINDEMAN, (Seal: Notary Public (My commission expires Oct. 29, 1916O
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19

The New York Times re- gently asked a number of well known humorous writ CTS each to send in his fa- vorite anecdote. A part of the returns are as follows: Wallace Irwin writes:
 "To ask an American citi- zen to name his favorite joke is like commanding an inhab- itant of Smyrna to describe the best fig he ever tasted.
 There is a down East dia-- logue, which 1 have often thot might furnish the mo- tiff for a tragedy under the pen of Mary E. Wilkins-Free- man. It runs like this:
 Where be y goin', Si?'
 Coin down to Portland to git drunk; an gosh, how l dew dread it!' "
 And here is George Ade's contribution:
 q suppose the best joke or anecdote a man ever hears is the latest new one. For some reason the joke that l seem to remember best of all is a very brief wheeze that l caught from the pages of a funny paper several years ago.
 Two solemn-looking gen. tlemen are riding together in a railway carriage. One gen. tleman says to the other, Is your wife entertaining this summer?' Whereupon the second gentleman replies, Not very
 "I know it is a chestnut now, but it will always seem fresh and glistening to me-"
 Strickland Gillian sends this which he first heard from Robert J. Burdette:
 "Once upon time two men were crossing a large field. When they were right in the middle of the field a big brindle bull came along to show them the nearest way to the fence.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19
OWN ERSHIP
 OF THE ARIZONA SENTINEL

Following is the statement of owner ship, management, etc., of the Arizona Sentinel, published weekly at Yuma, Arizona, to October 1914, as required by the act of August, 1912:
 Editor, w. H. Shorey, $50 Second Street, Yuma, Arizona.
 Managing Editor, w. H. Shorey, $50 Second Street, Yuma, Arizona. Business Manager, w. H. Shorey, $50 Second Street, Yuma, Arizona Publisher, w. H. Shorey, $50 Second Street, Yuma, Arizona.
 Owner, w. H. Shorey, $50 Second Street, Yuma, Arizona.
 w. H. STOREY, Sworn and subscribed before me this 18th day of November, 1914.
 c. A. LINDEMAN, (SeaD Notary Public. (My Commission expires Oct. 29, 1916.)
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19
YUMA NEEDS READING
 AND REST ROOMS

Yuma needs a public reading room, 1 is no place today in our city where
 a person can sit down and look over
 the current magazines, daily news papers, or wait for your friend, except 1 in some private place of business
 where you will feel in the way. The city is large enough, but we have neglected to supply something that is of vital interest to us all It is far better to have our young men and women together reading and gain ing useful information, forming the habit of reading good publications, than to be parading our streets and not learning anything of value, and forming habits of the worst kind
 A room of this kind, centrally To- cated, would be a boon to our many ranchers and their wives, as they have a great many errands to do before they go home, and 1t Is d ra- miliar sight to see the ranchers wives sitting out in their wagons, too tired to walk around with their hus- bands, and anxiously waiting for the time to start home. The trip into Yuma has lost it's charm when they are tired and weary.
 The city of Yuma should pay the expenses of a place of this kind If the city is not in a position tc do it, then some of our public spirited citi- zens should provide the means. We should have rooms of this kind in short time. BUD"
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19
YUMA CITY CHARTER
 IS UP FOR APPROVAL
The Arizona Republican says:

The Arizona Republican says:
 The proposed charter of the city of Yuma, a document consisting of ninety three typewriter pages, reach ed Governor Hunt yesterday for exam ination and approval.
 The charter, while not providing for a commission form of government, is said to embody number of progress sive features not found in the old al- dermanic form. The statutes provide that the charter must be delivered to the governor and turned over by him to the attorney general for examina- tion. In case the charter is found to conflict with the constitution the gov ernor is so advised and refuses to approve the document.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19
HOW ID LIVE
 ONE HUNDRED YEARS'' THIS IS THE NAME OF A NEW BOOK BY EUGENE CHRIS
 THAN, F. S. D.

Eugene Christian, F. s. D., the
 worlds greatest Food Scientist, has
 just published a new book called How
 0 Live 100 Years"
 This book tells you what to eat according to your age, your work and the time of the year. It teaches you how to select, how to combine and so as to establish perfect digestion and assimilation of food and perfect elimination of waste. In other words, 1t teaches you how to cure all stomach and intestinal disorders by removing their causes, which is wrong eating.
 If you have indigestion, gas, fermen- tation, sour stomach or any such dis orders after a meal, this book tells you how to put the remedy on your table at the next meal.
 pr. Christian shows that all animals how to proportion your food at meals except man live about eight times as long as it takes them to get their growth. If man should do this he would live nearly 200 years; but civi- lized man dies at the average age of 39. He begins to lose his teeth, his eyes and his hair, and drops into his grave only few years after he is grown.
 Dr. Christian shows that P per cent of all the human beings born into the world die before they are one year old. Twenty-Five per cent more die before their fifth birthday, and more than half of the human race die before they are twenty-five.
 All other animals on the globe live eight times as long as it takes them to get their growth. Man breathes the same air, drinks the same water, lives under the same sunshine, but differs from his brother animals only in his eating, therefore Dr. Christian shows conclusively that this appalling discrepancy must be on account of his eating habits and he has proved that his theory is true by curing over 23,000 people within the past ten years by tdhching them what to eat and how to eat How to Live 100 Years, gives the secret of his methods.
 This book does not disarrange or upset the family table It teaches the housewife what foods the meal should be composed of, so as to make them chemically harmonious and perfectly | digestible and healthy.
 This book is beautifully bound in 1 velum, and gold lettered. Send one dollar to Dr. Eugene Christian, 213 West 18th Street, New York City, and you will receive this life-saving book by return mail, and if it is not worth its weight in gold your money will be refunded to you.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19
POST MORTEM

It is gratifying that the spokesmen of the administration at Washington are so well satisfied with the results of the recent election, as the Repub- licans are enthusiastic and jubilant. But when it comes to what caused the results at the polls all the expert politicians of Washington can come no closer to analysing the verdict of the voters than the ward politicians or leaders in rural communities.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
 TABULATE COUNTY RETURNS

County School Superintendent c. Louise Boehringer, Democrat, 1591 Mabel L. K. Teufert, Socialist. |. PAS Amsndments to the Constitution
 Prohibition For, 1047; against, 1922.
 Eight-Year Law For, S29; against 1862.
 State Highway Bonds For, 965; against 544.
 State Reclamation Service For, 924; against, 5O9. Abolishing Veto Power of Governor or Legislature on Initiative or Refer. endum Measure of People, For, 791; against, 547.
 Pardon and Reprieves For, 53S; against, 643.
 Three-Cent Fare Law For, 1057; against, 261.
 New County Law For, 592; against, 696.
 changing county seats For, 5SS; against, 515.
 Abolish Death Penalty For, S23;; against, 662. SemitAnnuaI Payment of Taxes For, 69O; against, 49S.
 Blacklist Law For, S39; against, 547 Old Age and Mothers Pension For, 12SS; against, 269. Exposition Law Appropriations For, TAI; against, 630.
 Eighty Per Cent Law For, 9SS; against, 5O6.
 Equal Tax System For, 525; against, S11.
 Electric Poles For, S25; against, PIP. State Bank and Printing Plant For, SIG; against, 445.
 Establish Miami County For, 253; against, 1889.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19

Former Fire Chief Croker, of New York, as a prelude to a dinner at his home the other evening, soaked bed with gasoline, threw a lighted match on it and shut the door. Then he and his guests sat down to dine in the ad- joining room. No, MT. Croker didn't want to treat his guests to a fire fighting exhibition. He wanted to prove that he had a fire-proof house, and he did. There ought to be more such houses.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19

MT. Leevish says that probably he would be just as good a lawyer if he wore his hair short, but Mrs. Leevish wouldn't have such a hold on him.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19

NOTICE ESTIMATE ASSESSMENT
 
 YUMA COUNTY USERS ASSOCIATION 2The President,
 
 Board Governors, Council, 3-Other they
  Receipt Book Publishing notice estimate Election notices blanks Printing Quarterly Post cards for the Election register ballots. Stationery and office supplies Postage, Telephones (2) Fuel
 
 J. A. Donovan back Unforeseen expenses, 9794 4-Total estimated 5-The number of shares 
 6-The of and 7The $0,0O0OO
 J. M. THACKER,
 JOHN w. HARMON,
 Secretary Sentinel first publication 19; publication
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19

We voted to close the saloons, not the banks.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-11-19

Get New Magazines at shorey's.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
GIRL DIES OF POISON.
Young Woman of Baltimore Ends
Life in Washington.

Miss Nellie NJ. Sheridan, Is years
old, Of ll04 North Fulton avenue,
Baltimore, want to Washington Sat-
urday, engaged room in boarding
house at 1913 G. street northwest. and
committed suicide by drinking carbol-
ic acid. Her body, lying across the
bed fully dressed, was discovered yes
terday morning after the door to the
room had been forced open. Despon-
dency, according to statement of
the girls father to the morgue keep
er. prompted the act. '1'm so lone
some," Miss Sheridan remarked to
several inmates of the harding house
before retiring to her room Saturday
night.
Mr.. Sheridan and his son-in-law
went to Washington yesterday after
noon and identified the body.
AS the case was so manifestly one
Of suicide, no inquest was held. Mr..
Sheridan. told the morgue keeper
that his daughter suffered from an
attack of typhoid fever several years
ago and since then had been despon-
dent, despite the influences of
bright home, good environment and
every effort to brighten her life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
AUCTION SALE OF HOUSE AND
LOT, 1871 DUKE STREET

At the Royal Street entrance of
the City Market at twelve o'clock
noon, on Saturday, October 8, 1914.
| will offer for sale at public auction
all that parcel Of land with the frame
dwelling house and improvements
thereon, designated as No. 1911 Duke
Street extended, in the County of
Fairfax, Virginia, beginning at a
point on the north side of Duke st.
extended and running thence west
on Duke Street extended thirty
eight feet, more or less, thence north
one hundred and forty-three feet,
more or less thence east thirty
eight feet, more or less and thence
south one hundred and forty-three
feet, more or less, to the point Of
beginning.
S. II. LUNT, Auctioneer
25-10t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
NEGRO MURDERED.
Alleged Slayer Voluntarily Surren-
ders to Police, But Denies
Guilt.

- Richmond, Sept. 28.-six hours
after he is alleged to have shot and
instantly killed Otis James, colored,
and while rigid search was being
made for him, Solomon Gibbs, col
ored surrendered himself late Sat
urday night to County Officer John
Shoemaker, and was lodged in the
!aHenrico county jail, formally charged
Z with murder. The shooting occurred
lat 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
srear Robert Garnett'si store, IN Var
b ina District, twelve miles east OF
Richmond.
Gibbs, it is claimed, drew a revol-
yer and deliberately, and without
provocation, shot James, and then
Jumped on a bicycle and escaped be-
fore the witnesses to the shooting
could interfere. After surrender
ing, Gibbs denied that he had fired
the fatal shot, and said that James
had been murdered by a companion
during dispute over crap game.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
STATE RELIGION FOR cH!N,
Ceremony at Confucian re,Epla To-
day Believed to &c l;cainnin=.

Ceremony at Confucian Temple To-
day Believed to &c beginning.
P.E;ng. Gina S'.,os Is iatw"en
the hours OF 3 at. & o;c.:S,S yf$ter-.
day morning President Yuan Shi kai
officiated at the first annual cere-
mony at the Confucian Temple. The
ceremony was elaborate. Special
costumes, significantly copied ,aftc:
those OF the ancients, had been de-
signed for the President and other
officers of the government as descend
ants of Confucius. Strict military
precautions were taken because Of
The danger tp which tie EPreside't
was exposed when he let the palace
year ago.
Yuan Shi yKai, believing that emma
needed religion and moral teaching
and fearing that the ancient ana re-
spected customs would end with the
,oirth o. the republic, issued a man
late directing that Confucianlsn De
again taught in the schools through
out the country. and appointing q
lay when the President, like the Tor
mer monarchs, should repair to the
Temple of Confucius. Christians ana
hose of other faiths protested, anu
Yuan Shi Kai. in a second mandate,
| declared that he had no intention Vi
/ treating state religion. The general
,pinion, however, appears TO be that
yesterdays ceremony was equivalent
q establishment Of a state religion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
PROPOSALS

Proposals will be received at the
office of the City Engineer until II
o'clock noon October 9, 1914 for sand
.inGe;s, cement vitrified brick, gt r. e
curb, hauling, and hire of teams, to
be used in the construction OF a
vitrifed brick roadway on Lee st.
from King st. to Queen ST., and for
grading, furnishing material and con-
struction of sidewalks on Lee st.
from King ST., to Queen St.
Specifications and particulars can
be had at the office of the City En-
gineer. -
The right is reserved to reject all
nroposals and to accept such pro-
posals or parts Of proposals as may
be to the best interest of the City
Council Of Alexandria.
CHAS. B. MARSHALL
Chm. Com. on Streets
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
SHELL FORTS OF ANTWERP
Attack Believed Planned to Keep
Bclgians from Making SOrtie.

Antwerp, Sept 2S-The Germans
are Smelling the outer Notifications
Of Antwerp with heavy guns. AL
ready they are reported to have
caused ramage to Forts Vaelhem and
Wavre, and to the chain of fortif-
cations which connect them. The fort
are responding vigorously to the fire.
> The guns being used are those
with which the Germans yesterday
bomborder Malines, killing many
worshipers as they left church and
setting fire to many buildings, in
Guiding the hospital of the Little
Sisters of the Poor. Fort Stombaut
is reported to have been practically
destroyed by the German shells.
So far as the bombardment of the
defense of Antwerp is concerned it
is believed the present action is in
tended to keep the Belgium army in
side of the Notifications. The guns
used are of the ordinary heavy siege
type, and not the caterpillar pieces
that caused the loss Of Liege and
Namur.
Antwerp is quiet and the general
staff shows no concern over the
latest developments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
Irvine is Confident.

Richmond, Sept. 2S.-R. Tate r.
vine, Democratic candidate for Con-
press in the Ninth District, arrived
here Saturday on a visit to relatives.
He was caller at the Office Of Gov
ernor Stuart early in the afternoon,
ard spent an hour in conversation
with Private Secretary Forward.
MIR. Irvine is confident of his cleo
ton, reports coming to him from all
parts Of the district indicating heavy
lagses il the Republican ranks and
confusion among the organizations
OF IrogressivcS. or "Bull Moosers !"