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The Washington times., 1917-07-04

desk. In November, 1908. the En-
peror himself became mysteriously
i'll and died, and the Empress Dow
ager was credited with an edict pro-
claiming the accession OF Pu-Yi. or
Hsuan Tung. to the throne. In &C
eordancs with the marriage contract.
The very next day the Empress
Dowager herself was declared to be
dead, Hsuan Tung was proclaimed
Emperor and his father was made
regent. A few days after the regency
was announced the widow OF the de-
ceased Emperor discovered the edict
requiring the death of Yuan Shlh-kai.
took It to the regent and asked him
what he was going to do about II.
Friends OF Yuan informed him m
time for him to make his escape, and
he went to a distant city with the
announced purpose OF consulting
physician concerning his health
Prince Ching used his good offices
in Yuan's behalf and obtained per-
mission for him to retire from office
on account of sore FOOT
A Bad Omen
In the autumn of 1911 were held
the annual military maneuvers Of the
army. The imperial guard at Picking
was called out by the regent to the
parade grounds outside the capital and
the commander was presented with a
new standard. The man who received
the flag from the prince regent
stumbled and fell. the flag trailed in
the dust, and the people declared 1t
was q bad omen.
The next night the viceroy
at Wuchang. short distance
from Hankow. arrested two OF the
supposed leaders. and on the night
OF the 9th the prince regent at
Picking. in the name Of the Emperor.
bestowed the yellow jacket on the
viceroy, which reached him on the
10th.
Beginning Of Revelation.
On the night OF the 10th the vice
roy's yamen was in flames, and Ii
Yuan-hung, deposed as President OF
China by the imperialist coup Of last
Sunday. wan leading the revolutionary
forces in the open. The viceroy fed
TO Shanghai, where he died of chagrin
on the day that the yellow Jacket
was taken from him upon orders of
the regent.
These occurrences marked the be-
ginning OF the republican revolution
which overthrow the dynasty and set
up q representative republic.
The Washington times., 1917-07-04
KING HoNoRs FOURTH.

LONDON. July liking George d.
rected that the American flag be flown
from the tower OF the House of Par
of July.
The Washington times., 1917-07-04
Strand.


wilfred Lucas and Lillian Gish, two
prominent stars on the Triangle pro-
gram, will be featured next Sunday,
Monday, and Tuesday at Moore's
Strand Theater in a problem story
entitled Souls Triumphant" 1t is a
tale OF modern American society life
and both Mr.. Lucas and Miss Gish are
seen to excellent advantage. Many
of the better known Triangle players
appear in their support.
On Wednesday and Thursday Mabel
Taliaferro will be pictured In q novel
story Of Irish life. entitled "will o.
the wisp." On Friday and Saturday
Charles Ray, last seen in The Pinch
Hitter" will hold the screen in his
latest film effort. The Millionaire Va
grant"
The daily program will further In
clude other irst-run pictures and spe-
cial music will be rendered by the
Strand Symphony Orchestra
The Washington times., 1917-07-04
Chinese Emperor Must Wed
Twice and Rear Two Families

Emperor China Tung retains the throne until
becomes he viii be require under old custom two
families according the New York Tribune The
the that made
of
The Washington times., 1917-07-04

nounced for the last half of the
week, pictures Sessue Hayakawa in
the role of a japanese who loves an
American girl. He keeps his secret,
but devotes his life to her happiness,
and in the end goes to his death with
the woman who stood in the path of
the girl he loved.
The Washington times., 1917-07-04
By A. NJ. CURRY
With A. M. Curry s. Co., Printers


The printing arand Is truly emed-has been called
the preventative all arts The power the printed word
awakened the world from the hargy of the Dark and Middle
Ages in the establishment of cvi
zation
mighty power behind the printing press fosters
education and spreads the light knowledge Applied the needs
your business printers ink will blaze the path
properly applied.
Your eerhead cataog other printed matter is the
mirror which reflects business they appear cheap will
appear business the of prospective
why you important
the the printer who has the best interests of his
at heart
Speaking of Washington printers in general the ideals of the
have become standardized Many thousands of dollars have
been expended modern equipment bringing the several plants
the highest state of efficiency They employ only woen
pride in their calling
sole idea Of giving the best work Of which they capable
Weigh these facts seriouygve them the careful
sderaon you afford business afford
pennies dollars sending your
printers the expense of quality and getting
efficiency?
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
WOULD BASE AUTO
TAX ON CAR WEIGHT

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 26.-Basing of
the tax on automobiles on the weight
OF the car, Strengthening of the tax
limit and budget laws, and the placing
OF small mill tax on money and
credits are among the recommends
lions made by the state tax commits
sion in it's annual report, which has
just been transmitted to the legisla-
ture. The commission recommends
among. other reforms that the tax roll
be simplified, that the law providing
for specific tax on express companies
be repealed and that the tax commits
sion be allowed to tax them on a, mile
age basis, and that the inheritance
law be administered by the tax COM
mission.
Consolidation of the offices of coun-
ty and city assessors and tax collect
ors is recommended, it being suggested
by the commission Tat the county
assessor perform this work in incor-
porated towns and cities. There are
only 25 Incorporated towns and cities
in the state, and the work could be
done by the county assessors, the COM
mission declares.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
CHINESE SHORTHAND
INVENTED

A system of shorthand writing for
the Chinese language has been invent
ed by Mr.. Wong Pc Koung, member
of a well known Chinese family in
Hongkong, and is now being taught by
him to pupils in Hongkong and vicin-
ity. A speed of 40 words per minute
has been made by the inventor. One
of his pupils, after five months tuition,
has written 90 words per minute, while
70 words has been attained already by
a considerable number of students.
The difficulties in the way Of estab-
fishing a shorthand system for the Chi
nese language were thought to be in
surmountable. While the language is
monosyllabic and at first glance would
seem to be peculiarly susceptible to
shorthand work, it is never written by
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
SAFETY AT CROSSINGS

Motorists who cross railroad grade
crossings, without needing the warm
ing to ssStop, Look and LISTEN" then
if reasonably sure no train is about to
pass, cross the track without shifting
to low gear and with an abundant sup
ply Of gasoline vapor feeding the en-
gine-are making death trap for
themselves and for others in the car,
says Motor Age. How much time is
lost in taking the precaution to "Stop,
Look and Listen? A fraction Of
minute.
With the motor working in low gear
and good supply of gasoline feeding
the cylinders, there is no chance mad
vertently to kill the engine or stop the
car. on the track Many railroad cross
ings are much above the elevation of
the highways and the running slowly
in high gear to ease over the bumps to-
gether with the added pull of the grade
puts an unusual load on the engine at
nearly closed throttle, and the result
is dead engine. This, trouble -can-be-
overcome ~stggested EsassIow gear and
plenty of gas feed.
The slogan to be used by every mo-
torist in crossing railroad track at
grade should be S'Take No Chances"
1t is bad enough to risk your own life.
1t is nothing less than crime to jeop-
ardize the lives of others in your car
Railroads are taking every precaution
to prevent embarrassing accidents.
Why is it that men of strong minds and
intelligence in other walks Of life will
deliberately firt with death when driv-
ing a motor car over railroad cross
ings?
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
.DO|NCS Of LEGISLATURE
RECORDED DAY BY DAY

the days proceedings in the senate,
where the so-called Kinney bill also
came up for considerable discussion
and after debate was re-referred to
the committee from whence it came
for the purpose of holding public hear
ings on the subject. The Winsor bill
which passed tn senate, amends the
present law regarding the loaning of
state moneys so as to make it possible
to borrow money on unimproved land
when the money is to be used for i'm
provements. Loans of this sort, how
ever, cannot be made on land APP
praised at less than $40 an acre.
A bill prohibiting the publication of
liquor advertisements in the state was
introduced by President Claridge, and
a bill aimed to prohibit the use of wood
alcohol in the state was introduced by
Wilkinson Of Maricopa who also intro
duced two bills to- conserve the eye
sight of infants and the hearing and
sight of children.
In the house the most important bill
introduced was by Vaughn of Mari
copa. 1t provides for the creation and
establishment of a civil service and
state civil service commission Several
other bills of minor Importance were
introduced.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
WOOL BRINGS
RECORD PRICES

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Jan. $3.50 great
is the demand for wool in Arizona that
buyers are doing business on the open
range and are being refused the price
of 80 cents a, pound. Yavapai wool
growers are expecting so cents a pound
before the shearing season begins in
a few months. One Yavapai grower
has agreed to sell his entire clip to an
eastern firm for $4,000, which means
100 cents on the dollar on an invest
ment made three years ago. Mohair is
now selling at so cents. a pound and
goat meat is commanding the highest
price ever known in the history of the
industry in this state.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
EDITORIAL

characters representing sound, and the
same syllable when spoken in any one
OF nine different tones has a separate
and distinct meaning.
In the Chinese written language an
idea is represented by character made
up OF one or more radical or root char
acters which have been developed, at
least to some extent, from hieroglyph-
les. The character is always the same
for an idea, while the names of the
character or the Chinese spoken word
for the idea may and usually do differ
in the several dialects Of China. There
is therefore no means Of indicating a
Chinese word by signs for vowels and
consonants because there are no VOW
els or consonants in the Chinese writ
ten language.
Attempts have been made at times,
both by private enterprise and through
the efforts Of the Chinese government,
which once sent commission to Eu-
rope to study the question, to reduce
the Chinese spoken language to a. sim
pie written form and even to simplify
the writing SO that it might be done
rapidly enough to keep pace with hui
man speech, but SO far such ecorts have
been without practical success. One
invention is an abbreviated form of
Chinese writing called "Tso Shue," or
grassy-hand'' writing. It is ordi-
nary Chinese script with many of the
strokes Of the characters eliminated.
This form is in general use among Chi
nese reporters for note taking and is
: employed by others for hurried writ
ing, but it has many defects, including
the insufficiency of forms to represent
all spoken words, the difficulty Of
learning the system, and the fact that
writer's can not keep pace with speech.
Various other systems have been in
vented, following the Japanese model
or the Pitman method. Among invent
ors of other systems are Mr.. Tsoi Of
Picking, Rev. Wong Yuk Choir and Mr.
Choung Tsoi of Hongkong, while Mr.
David Jones Of San Francisco also has
produced one. Most Of them, however,
depend upon some knowledge Of Eng
lish and are not adaptable to the Chi
nese language in all it's USES In state
ment explaining the new system the
inventor says:
Chinese commercial and political
life has long felt the need Of an ade-
quate system of writing the Chinese
language as rapidly as it is spoken,
and there is an increasing field for the
practical USE Of the system if in general
use it affords all it now promises.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
POPULATION
OF ARIZONA
IS .z7,210

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 26-Arizona
has a population of 277,21O exclusive of
Indians. according to the estimate of
the state tax commission as set forth
in the third biennial report which has
just been completed. The estimate
gives Maricopa county a population of
55,627. as compared with 55,136 in Co
chise county. Apache county is the
smallest county of the state in popula-.
ton according to the estimate, the
population being only 413O. The esti-
mated population of each of the four
teen counties follows: Apache 413O;
Cochise 55.1S6; Coconino S546; ella
25,450; Graham 11,O35; Greenlee
1890; Maricopa 55,627; Mohave 1893;
Navajo 1851; Pima 2S,OSS; Pinal
1927; Santa Cruz 1912; Yavapai
2O,746; Yuma 1O,OOS.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
GET YOUR AUTO
LICENSE Or HALL
WILL GET YOU

All owners of automobiles in Ray,
without license or receipts showing
they have appeared for same will be
subject to arrest after Feb. LIST, ac-
cording to Henry Hall, sheriff of Pinal
county, who was a camp visitor the
first of the week. mo use fooling
around about this matter" said Mr..
Hall. "All owners should get their
licenses at once and save trouble for
the officers and themselves"
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
KENTUCKIAN BUYS
RANCH IN VALLEY

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 26. = For
$1O5,OOO P. L. Sale of Lacenter, KY, has
purchase 45o' acres of land in the Salt
River valley just east of the govern
ment Indian school. Sale is planning
to establish an alfalfa ranch and has
already begun the improvement of his
new holdings. Over 100000 worth of
valley lands have been sold to Ken
lucky investors recently.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
IN SP IR ALTON
PAYS THE FREIGHT

MIAMI, Ariz., JAM 26. = Between
$1OOO,OOO and $1,5OO,OOO is being spent
annually by the Inspiration Consoli-
dated Copper company for incoming
freight every year, according to T. A.
Donahue, auditor of the company. The
company's expenditure for freight on
fuel oil and flotation oil, together with
machinery, amounts to $125,00 a
month. Over million dollars a year is
paid to the railroads for the transpor-
tation of outgoing copper bullion.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

Among the latest bulletins of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture which are of interest to Arizona
people are the following: No. I'll,
Homemade Fireless Cookers and
Their Use; No 772, Control of the
Sugar Beet Nematode"; No. 773, Corn
Growing Under Droughty Conditions;
and No. 787, Sea Island Cotton" The
bulletins are Free address U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. c.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
Here's Convincing Testimony

Mrs. F. Maldonado, Alb North Third
Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., says: "At times
I was nearly laid up with pains across
the small Of my back. I was so stiff
and sore that could hardly get up or
down from chair. I had headaches
and dizzy spells. I didn't sleep well
and mornings felt tired and worn out.
After had finished one box of Doan's
Kidney Pills, the soreness and pain and
other ailments left me-"
OVER TEN YEARS LATER, Mrs.
Maldonado said: whenever 1 feel in
need of kidney medicine, I take
Doan's Kidney Pills and they always
help me-"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for kidney remedy-get Boan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs.
Maldonado has twice publicly recon-
mended. Foster Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

Russian Thistles, regarded as a seri-
by the farmers and stock growers of
the norther counties of Arizona. Some
use them for silage and others make
hay of them. State Senator Golfer of
Springerville is one of those who are
making use of them for hay.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

Campbell and Francis, one of the
largest and best known sheep raising
firms in Arizona, have established
headquarters for shearing sheep at
Wickenburg.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

Chandler farmer, F. l. Berry,
states that he has produced hogs
worth $500 from IA acres of alfalfa
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
PERFECT CONFIDENCE
You Have Good Reason For Complete
Reliance.

Do you know how
To find relief from backache;
To correct distressing urinary ills;
To assist weak kidneys?
Many people know the way.
Have used Doan's Kidney Pills;
Have proved their worth in man!
tests.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

A gin for Egyptian cotton is said to
be an assured fact, for Casa Grande
cotton growers.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
Tuesday

provides for the loaning of state funds
on first mortgages on state lands up
to SO per cent of the appraised valua-
ton, and bill for the conservation
Of the public morals were features of
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

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The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
Thursday

Senator Devines bill providing an
appropriation of $4,000 for the repair
and extension Of the bridge over the
ella river at Florence was the only
bin introduced in the legislature in
Thursdays session. The bill carries
the emergency clause, and has been re-
ferred to the committee on appropria-
tons.
The possession of any playing cards,
dice or any device ordinarily used in
gambling or in games of chance will
be prima facie evidence of intent to
violate the anti-gambling law if Sen
ator Roberts bill passes the legislature.
An amendment making the law so
sweeping as to include card playing
in private homes for prizes was added
by the judiciary committee of the SEN
ate and the amendment approved after
the hottest debate yet this session.
Only one bill, the Devine bill, was in
troduced in the senate, and none in the
house in Thursdays session. Mem
orials in both houses asking congress
to turn over Fort Whipple at Prescott
to the state for a military institute.
The Mckay minimum wage for women
bill was made a special order of bust
ness in the house for Monday next
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27
Wednesday

Practically the entire time of the
house was devoted to debate in com
mittee of the whole on the minimum
wage bill for women introduced by
Mrs. Mckay of Cochise The bill pro-
vides twelve dollars as minimum
weekly wage. The house in committee
of the whole approved Vaughn's bill
limiting the number of ballots to ten
for each eight or fraction of eight
voters registered, and recommended
that it pass.
Bills were introduced in the house
by O'Neill of Cochise providing tol
the destruction of records of juvenile
courts in certain cases; by Bushman
providing for mining education ana
night classes on mining in high
schools; by Vaughn providing . for
prosecution of suits by INDECENT per
sons without payment of fees in ad-
vance.
introduced:
By MISUNDERSTANDING the eight
hour law to except cases where it is
necessary to make immediate repairs
of machinery or construction work to
avoid a shutdown or suspension OF
operation.
The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-27

By Notwithstanding law relating
to Board of Pardons and Paroles. In
event of application for pardon or
parole county attorney of county con-
victing must be notified in writing
thirty days in advance and copy of no
tice printed in local paper twenty days.
Governor can waive except in cases of
homicide or rape.
By Roberts-Prohibition law. In
order to convict must show two sales
to have been made in a year.
By Claypool-Widow or estate of
workman can collect wages due from
employer without letters of admins
tration, up to $500.
BY Winsor-Prohibiting anonymous
statements, circulars, etc., relating to
any initiative or referendum measure.
In addition to the word advertisement
the advertisement must show the name
of the individual or association paying
for the ad. A penalty of $500 or i'm
prisonment is provided
Livestock committee announced
public hearings on bill providing that
railroads must pay for livestock killed
or injured, will be had Wednesday
next at p. m.
Senators Suffer and Roberts of Co.
chise announced that they will prob
ably introduce bill providing for a
game preserve in Cochise county
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-20
JURY UNABLE TO AGREE
IN CASE OF D. P. ABBOTT
Defendant Charged With Giving
Whisky to Ethel Frere, a Minor.
New Trial Ordered.

Following two-hour session in the
1uryroom at the Police Court yester-
day afternoon. jury in the case of
David P. Abbott of 515 18th street
northwest. charged with giving intoxi-
eating liquor to a minor. was dis
charged. because the court was told
the jury was unable to agree
Judge Pugh was. told by the foreman
Of the jury that he did not believe the
jury would ever agree. Trial is set
again for next Wednesday.
Abbott was alleged to have given
whisky to Ethel Frele, eighteel years
old. last Wednesday while in his place
of business. the girl told the court
and jury she went to the place with
Gladys Keister. and that while there
Abbott offered her whisky. She said
he placed the bottle on table, and
that; she later drank some of it, The
girl became intoxicated and was ar
rested. She was placed on probation in
court yesterday
In connection with the case, Judge
Pugh. in instructing the jury, charged
that it was not necessary to show that
Abbott had actually and physically
handed the whisky to the girl in order
to hold him guilty. if it was believed
by the jury. from the evidence, that he
made it accessible for her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-20
Further Explanation Wanted.

To the Editor of The Star:
I read with interest the column ar
ticle in Thursdays Star by Leila Mech
lin on the subject of the prize picture
of the exhibition now at the Corcoran
Art Gallery. l was seeking particu-
larly an explanation as to what the
picture is supposed to represent. l
noted her points about progress in art.
new schools and the desirability of up
to-dateness, the ignorance of what is
art by the average visitor, and their
inability to appreciate what is worth
while. Nothing was said of possible
decadence. AS a matter OF informa-
ton for myself as well as for others
will you please have stated through
the columns of your paper what idea
is conveyed by the picture to those
who know, as well as in what partic-
ular details the picture excels? The
largest figure looks too stiff to be
human. so l judge it is a manikin. 1t
also appears to have three arms. and
what connection the goats in the mid
die foreground and the nynnphs in the
right foreground have with the manikin
1 am unable to determine.
c. w. TAYLOR.