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Arizona republican., 1920-07-11
RIVERSIDE PARK IS
 READY WITH LONG
 PROG RAM IF FUN

Arizona's most popular amusement center is spreading itself again today, in presenting an attractive lineup of water events and sports for the crowds who will find their way to this famous resort At the pool-where the heated clear waters call those who would es- cape the terrors of the heat in the in vigorating plunge, within its refresh ing depths, there will be held several contests for the lovers of aquatic en- tertainment Several races will mark the days events-races for the boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, and they will include events and affairs against time, speed, and endurance.
 There will be exhibitions of high and fancy diving in which many of the best
Arizona republican., 1920-07-11

they seek, and also calling particular attention to his Believe AIe, Kan tippe." MacFarland has fled to Colo rado, where he is living the life of hermit for the specified time. But one day he goes hunting. and comes upon the cabin of the sheriff Not knowing the occupant of the place. he stalks boldly up to the house. where he is met by the sheriff's daughter. To her query as to whether or not he was hungry, he replied, "Believe Me, Xantippe, I am" It is on this angle of the story that the clever climax is hinged. Believe Me, Xantippe" in it's stage form was a triumph-and in it's picture form it has proven equally as successful.
 On the same program the Ramona will screen "The Trail of the Holdup Man" :"
Arizona republican., 1920-07-11
TRACE ROBBERS TO BORDER

NOGALES, AriZ, July 9-ThieVes who last night footed the J. C. Penny store here of $2.000 worth of jewelry, silk dresses, waists and shirts. today were traced by bloodhOunds past police headquarters. within 50 yards of th2 store. to the border. The robbers cut holes in a skylight of the store and packed their loot ir stolen suit cases, which were pulled out with a rope.
Arizona republican., 1920-07-11

the Riverside park management
 Entries up to o'clock last evening ircluded: James Barton on an Iver Johnson; Stanley Cronin on ;,n Iver Johnson; Buck Rosser on a Snoil; Will liam Friend on an Iver Johnson; War ren Stone on a Harley Davidson and Jerry Rozine on a Harley Davidson.
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THE RAMBLER CONTINUES STORY OF THE
CONSTITUTION AND STATE CONVENTIONS

liam Thornton. J. Gordon Of Lancaster.
Henry Towles. Levin Powell. w. over
ton Calls, Ralph Wormley. jr.: Fran
els Corbin. William McClerry. Willis
Riddick. Solomon Shepherd. William
Clayton. Burwell Bassett. James
webb. J. Taylor of Norfolk, John
Stringer. Littleton Eyre, Walter
Jones. Thomas Gaskins. Archibald
Woods. Ebenezer Zane, James Nelson
James Gordon of orange. william
Ronald. Anthony Wake. Thom1s
Wake. Benjamin Wilson. J. Wilson
of Randolph. Walker Tomlin. William
Peachey. William Mckee. Andrew
Moore. Thomas Lewis. Gabriel Jones
Jacob Rinker. John Williams, Benja-
min Blunt. Samuel Kello. John Hart
well Cooke. John Allen. Cole Digges
II. Lee of Westmoreland, Bushrod
Washington. John Blair. George
Wythe. jones Innis. Thomas Mat
thews
Noes against ratification): Edmund
Custis. John Pride. Edmund Brooker.
William Cabeli. Samuel Jordan Cabell.
of Bourbon. John Jones, Binnis Jones
Charles Patteson. David Bell. Robert
Alexander. Edmund Winston. Thomas
Read. John Tyler. Stephen Pankey.
John Michaux. Thomas II. Drew.
French Strother. Joel Early. Joseph
Jones, William Watkins. Meriwether
Smith. James Upshaw. John Fowler,
Samuel Richardson. Joseph Haden.
John Early. Thomas Arthurs. John
Guerrant. William Sampson. Isaac
Coles George Darlington. Parker
Goodan, John Carter Littlepage,
Thomas Cooper. John MARI. Thomas
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Roane. Holt Richeson. Benjamin Tenn
pie. Stephens T. Mason. William
White. Jonathan Patteson. Christopher
Robertson, John Logan, Henry Paw
ling. John Miller. Green Clay. Samuel
Hopkins, Richard Kennon, Thomas
Allen, Alexander Robertson. John
Evans. Walter Crockett, Abraham
Trigg. Matthew Walton, John Steele.
Robert Williams. j. Wilson of Pitt
sy1vania, Thomas Turpin. Patrick
Henry, Robert Lawson, Edmund Ruff
fin, Theoderick Bland, William Gray
son. Cuthbert Bullitt. Thomas Carter.
Henry Dickinson, James Monroe, John
Dawson, George Mason, Andrew Blu
chenan. John Howell Briggs. Thomas
Edraunds. Richard Cary, Samuel Ed
minson, James Montgomery.
The Virginia constitutional conven-
ton met in the public buildings at
Richmond. June 2, 1888. The structure
then called-"the Public Buildings" was
known long after as THE Old Capt.
toll" and stood at the northwest cor
ner of Cary and 14th streets. 1t was
a frame structure three stories high
with a sharp-ridged roof. The act of
the assembly for the removal of the
capital from Williamsburg to Rich
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house of delegates, $50 far as the SAINT
may be applicable to the convention
be observed therein" The report q
the federal convention held at Phila'
delphia was read. So, too. was the res
olution of Congress OF September 2S
1887, directing that the proposed Constr
tuition with certain resolutions and let.
tiers relating to it. 'be transmitted Il
the several legislatures in order TO ~
submitted to a convention of delegates
chosen in each state by the peoplt
thereof, in conformity with the re-
solves of the convention"
The Virginia convention was mrs
addressed from the floor by George
Mason, and next Sunday the Ramblei
hopes to tell of the part taken in thu
historic convention by George Mason
who lived at Gunston Hail. aboul
eighteen miles below Washington, ant
by Henry Lee. who was born and whit
lived on Freestone Point, just below
Gunston Hall. Mason opposed ratif1.
cation and Henry Lee favored it. Tht
great Washington. who had beer
president Of the convention at Phila
delphia, and was then living as
farmer at Mount Vernon (and enjoying
no great prosperity in running tn,
property played his part in the Vir
ginfa convention, though not a dele
gate His influence was large and HI
exerted it in favor of ratification. bu
in that memorable convention the rat
ifiers mustered only a majority d
ten votes and obtained that majority
by the promise of immediate ;.ld inn
portant amendments to the Const!tu'
ton. 4s~ra
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MR.. MUDGETT CRASHES IN

night. His finish. though, was poor.
When she was through pointin out to
him the error of his ways she tossed
him over three elephants and into the
mess tent and next day went to the
manager and had him fired.
Having been brought up religious.
Minnie didn't hold with divorce. Shed
had enough of Hiram. that was atk
He could go his way and she'd go
hers. That appeared to suit him, too.
She heard that he'd signed up with
another outfit. Must have been nearly
year later that she read his name in
that list of casualties. She didn't
shed any tears, but she considered II
only proper to show some respect for
her loss. so for the rest of the season
she appeared in black tights instead OF
pink. and let it go at that Then had
come them two bad years when the
attendance was light and salaries
were cut. So she'd quit the road a nd
retired. Next she'd met Mr.. Gallagher
through his hirin' one of her rooms
and the first thing she knew she was
settled down and happier'n she'd ever
been since that season when the Rob-
inson's starred her act SO big. And
here right in the midst of everything
Hi Mudgett had come to life again. -
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terial in the division of manuscripts
Library of Congress. and the Rambler
understands that there are n number
of George Mason manuscripts. some OF
which very probably treat of the con-
stitutional conventions at Philadel-
phia and Richmond. '-'s
- ,er'-es' sou NAV read
under the date Richmond. Monday.
=. -,sS. as follows:
This being the date recommended hy the leg
iSistura fer the mert.nS Of she convention y
federal government. majority of the sea,ie'
delegated thereto asS-ushlrd NJ the fn'iiN
Ruildinrs in Richmond. whereupon they pro
ceeded 10 the ehoce 81 a ss-r, q, y. w!"n J"'.i
Beckley was snpo;nted 70 that office.
The Hen. T. lmani Penileion was nom natei
and unanimously elected president. who bein-
sea ted in the chair. thanked the convention TOT
the honor conferred on him and strongly recon-
mended To The members to use the utmost MOI
Grafton and temper in their deliberations OF ms
great and important sthiert now before them.
on recommendations OF Mr.. Paul Caring on.
the Rev. Abner Waugh waS unanimously elect
cd chaplain 10 attend every morning 10 read
PRAYERS immediately after the hell shall b.
ruuc for Ealing the convention.
The convention then appointed William Drink
ard Sen and William prinkard Jun. door
keepers.
on motion. ordered that n committee Of
privileges and election he appointed aud com.
mittee was appointed Of Mr. benjamin iIsrrI.
son. Mr.. George Mason. Governor Randolph,
Mr.. George Nichols. Mr. JOHN Marshall. Mr.
Paul Carrington. Mr.. Tyler. Mr.: Alexander
Mr.. Fisher Mr.. Matthews. Mr.. John Jones,
Mr.. wythe. Mr.. William Cshell. Mr.. Iamr'
Taylor iof Carolnei, Mr.. Gabriel Jones. Mr.
Corbin. Mr.. Innis. Mr.. Monroe, Mr.. Henry Lee,
Mr.. Bulett-
The first outside business to come
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I'd read about in the papers. I'd
never had 1t batted right up to me,
as you might say. and I found was
a good deal of an amateur. had
no advice worth offerin', beyond
tellin' Swiftly to buck up and let
things ride for the present. I thought
maybe II he got busy with work
around the gym 1t might help him
forget.
He's q lot moro human, though,
than he looks. Swiftly Joe. Even II
he cant express 'em very we'll he has
the same feelings as anybody else
And he takes this domestic bomb out
rage Of his mighty hard. For the
rest Of the day he goes mopin' about
starey-eyed and no moro At for work
than as II he'd been hit on tho head
with a piece Of lead pipe. He's
broodin' over it. slum and silent. and
that's a bad sign. When they get
that way there's no tellin' what they
may do. So along about pm. tells
him to close up the studio.
See hero. swiftly" says I. you've
got to go homo and thrash this thing
out with en-, find out where you
stand. and what they mean to do. Nc
sense in making q fuss about It.
either. You got to be calm and rea-
sonable. You got to talk things owe,
with EN- and-yes, understand
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men who have overturned the liberties Of re-
publics, the greatest number have begun theiE
tyrants"
The Rambler is going to violate the
chronological order of things by CIV
ing at this point the vote in the Vir-
ginia constitutional convention at
Richmond for and against ratification.
It would have been better to go
through the period Of argument lead
ing up to the vote, but q large per-
centage Of readers follow these ram
bles" in a search for ancestors and
are not especially interested in argu-
ments for and against the Constitu-
ton. unless the argument happened
to be made by an ancestor. Then II
becomes very important thing. To
man or woman interested In the
story Of our government this list Will
furnish certain things Of interest. and
to men and women who are looking
up ancestors tho Rambler hopes that
they may find in this list one or more
OF the names they are in guest Of
On the final vote on ratification or
rejection the roll stood:
Ayes (favoring ratidcation): Ed
mund Pendleton, president OF the con-
vention; George Parker. George NICK
olas, Wilson Nicholas. Zachariah john
son. Archibald Stuart. William Dark,
Adam Stephen, Martin McFerran. VIII
liam Fleming. James Taylor of Caro-
line. Paul Darlington, David Patteson,
Miles King. Werlich Westwood. David
Stuart. Charles Simms. Humphrey
Marshall, Martin Pickett. Humphrey
Brooke. John 8. Woodcock. Alexander
white. Warner Lewis. Thomas Smith.
George Clendinon. John Stewart. VIII
liam Mason. Daniel Fisher. Andrew
Woodrow. Ralph Humphreys, George
Jackson, John Prunty. Isaac van
John Marshall. Nathaniel Burwell.
Robert Andrews, James johnson.
Robert Breckenridge. Rice Bullock.
William Elect, Burdet Ashton. Will
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ment. and consequence Of the Offices they
hold under the state establishments-and the
perverted ambition of another class of men,
who will either hope to aggrandize them
selves by the confessions Of their country,
or will hatter themselves with fairer pros
poets of elevation from the subdivision Of the
empire into several partial confederacies than
from its union under one government.
"And yet, just as these sentiments must
appear to candid men, we have already sum
cient indications that 1t win happen in this,
as in all former cases Of great national dis
cussion. A torrent Of angry and malignant
passions will be let loose. To Judge from
the conduct of the opposite parties. we shall
be led to conclude. that they will mutually
hope to evince the business Of their opinions
and to increase the number OF their converts
by the loudness of their declarations and by
ii4 bitterness of their invectives.
IAN prescriptions jealousy Of danger to
the rights Of the people. which is more COM
monty the fault Of the head than the heart
will be represented mere pretense and
artifce-the stale bait for popularity Mt the
expense of the public good. On the other
hand it will be equally forgotten that the
vigour Of government is essential to the Sc
curity Of liberty: that in the contemplat ioD
of a sound and weli-informed judgment, their
interests can never be separated and that
dangerous ambition more often turks be-
hind the spec-ious mask of zeal for the rights
of the people thnn under the forbidding ap-
pearances Of zeal for the frmness and eff
cheney of government. History will teach
us that the former has been found much
more certain road to the introduction Of des-
potism than the latter, and that OF those
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that he's more or less sorry for him
SELF Al that. though. my guess was
that It's some simple little scrap that
can. be Strengthened out easy.
Did you lug a crouch down to
breakfast" says i. and have words
over the way the pancakes was done
Or was 1t the coffeeT'
Another mournful head shake. I'VE
amt never snapped an ugly word.
shorty" says he. Never one
That's hangin' up a record" says
l. yet you say there's trouble? Not
that I'm anxious to horn in. Swiftly,
but II / could be of any help, go
ahead and spill the tale
Sill he stands there scrapin' ht0
foot and swallowin' his neck apple.
IL don't know what to do. Shorty.
says he at last. 1T was sprung so
sudden. like-like bein' rushed to the
ropes in the first round. It's got me
dissy. all right About the wife, you
know"
''But I don't know" says I. What
about herr"
rAnd this Mudgett guy" adds Swiftly
'Eh says ]. "Mudgett? Who's
Swiftly, with his eyes on the floor
ard his voice all cholxy. gives me the
answer. 'He-he's her husband" says
Ae.
'-what-a-at?" gasps.
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Which was where Swiftly Joe showed
up strong. 1 never knew that ugly
face of his could register emotion SO
plain. But there it was. He's shocked
and Disguised.
What" says he. Live here with
you? Not for me. Why. tit
wouldn't be right nor decent. Stay.
! If you want to. I'll get out"
Joey" gasps Mrs. Gallagher.
i've got to. to save you, Minnie.
| won't come near again, ever. You
can have all the furniture and things.
And you can get him a job some
where's. so he can support you the
way I have. I'll risk your seem that
he goes to work"
thin ears "Say, don't you go to
putin notions like them into that
woman's head. Gallagher. You ought
to know what a driver she Is. and
amt been able to do steady work for
years. Honest, I amt. Shed make
rush off like this. Gallagher: Maybe
1 wouldn't be here SO much of the
time"
Swiftly pays no attention to him.
"TI just throw a few things into a
bag" says he. land you can send the
rest Of my clothes over to Shorty"
"Then you're really goin' to quit.
are you?" says Hiram.
"shut upv' says Swiftly. glarin' muir
derous at him.
"oh; in that lat. case s =, says Y. Hiram Hiram:
chair. TIL beat you to it. I'm goin'
myself"
husband it's up to you to stay here
and provide for her. II you don't you
can be jailed yourself for non-sup-
"But I amt her husband" protests
Hiram. Not really"
'Wha-a-at?" says Minnie. gaspy.
No." says Hiram. LAS a matter Of
fact, Minnie. when you and me was
married that time. had a family
back in Maiden. Mass. myself. Some
| of 'em are there yet, fncludin' the old
woman. Here. I can give you the ad-
dress, where she's Twin with one Of
store last I knew, and doin' fairly
we'll. he was. But he amt got much
use for his dad. So you see. we wasn't
really married at ALL"
'Is|s that all true. Hiram Mud
gett?' demands Minnie. steppin' in
ana grabbin' him BY the collar.
"Sure as shootin'," says he.
"Gimme that address," says Minnie.
He writes It out for her with my
fountain pen. Now" says she, lead
in. him to the door. get out OF herer'
quick trip down tho stairs. saw
no need of lingerin' around much
longer, either. When left. the Gal
lagher family reunion was fast gettfn'
under way, with Minnie and Joe in a
tight cIinch and her weepin' on tho
bosom Of his pink shirtfront.
So everything is cleared UP except
one point. and Swiftly puts that up to
Pinckney next time no comes in.
1T beg pardon says Pinckney. not
gettin' it tho first time.
J What" says Swiftly. us q Enoch
HardingT
Copyright, 1870. by sewen Ferd.)
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great mass of delegates were silent.
They proA&hfy went to the conve ntion
with theiEpre3udices fixed, and in the
argumentA they found only reasons for
warmingrQr coddling their precon :
ceptions. q n the Virginia convention
the man who held the floor with most
words and the bitterest words against
adoption was Patrick Henry. and the
other debaters-in-chief seem to have
been Edmund Pendleton, Gov. Ran
dolph. James Madison, George Mason.
James Monroe, John Marshall. Henry
Lee of Westmoreland and Mr.. Gray
son. There was single remark or
occasional remarks by George Mich
olas. Mr.. Tyler Mr. Clay. Mr.. wythe,
Mr.. White, Mr.. Ronald, Mr.. Stephen
and Zachariah Johnson. There were
16S delegates. but those named are the
only men who said anything on the
floor
In the Introduction to the Federal
ist signeds"Publius," and which was
from the pen of Alexander Hamilton,
was this:
Happy WIN it be If our choice shond be
directed by judicions estimate of our true
interests. nnnfuenced by considerat tons for
ardentir to be wished for. than seriously to
be expected. The plan offered to our de-
alterations affects too MANY particular in
teresfs innovates upon too many local insti-
variety Of objects extraneous to its merits
and of views passions and pretudices little
favourable to the discovery Of truth
Among the most formidable Of the oh
to encounter may readily he distinguished
the obvious interest Of certain class Of mer
IN every state to resist all changes which
may hazard . diminution Of the power. emolu
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motor trucks Still. you could pick
up a little here and there, dickerin'
with old nags for hucksters wagons
and SO on, specially in New York.
Hadn't expected to run across Minnie,
though. but as long as he had-Well,
that was a bit of luck, he called it.
She always was bang-up cook. Yes.
he didn't mind IL he did have another
fried egg or SO.
And meanwhile, as I gathered, poor
Swiftly had sat there listenin' and
watchin'. his hands clammy and his
, brain all muddled up. Where did he
| come In? What should he do about
it?
Seems the fair Minnie had told him
all about this Mudgett affair. 1t
hadn't lasted long. Hiram had cut
quite a dash when he first Joined the
show. He was simmer then and his
eyes hadn't got so bleared up. Also
as horse captain he was pulling down
quite a decent salary. So this road
romance of theirs developed rapid
One day when they were shown in
Wilkes Barre she let him persuade
| her to get married. But inside of six
weeks she found him out He was
too much of a free and rollickin' Ro-
meo for her. And he was apt to DO
| rough when he got lickered up.
Started to use a tent stake on her one
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so what's to be done. Shortly
means Swiftly.
'Huhw says I. TITS too complicated
for me. Kind Of serious business, /
should say. Bigamy. no less
That gets a protestin' groan out Of
Swiftly.
oh, not for you" says I. You're a
perfectly innocent party. That's clear
enough. But as for Mrs. Gallagher
well. expect she's still Mrs. Mudgett.
What does Hiram propose?" 81,
''Him?" says Swiftly. Il don't
know. After I'd heard everything I
come away"
But what was he doing?" insists.
Left him there. did you
Yes" says Swiftly. Waitin' for
Minnie to fry him more eggs
Huh" says I again.
1t wasn't a specially helpful re-
mark, TIL admit. But what would
you have said under the circum-
stances? My knowledge Of bigamy
up to then had been limited to cases
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fresh eggs and asked MI. Mudgett
home for breakfast, so she could hear
in private his excuse for appearin
alive when accordin' to reliable sta
tistics he'd been dead more'n eight
years
And Hiram had explained ready
enough. Yes, he'd been in that rail-
wreck Got considerable mashed up.
too. Three months in a st. Louis
hospital. But the papers had made
mistake in listin' him among the
fatalities The doctors had patched
him up almost as good as new. He'd
lost his railroadin' nerve. though
Being scrambled in a stock car with
all them horses was an experience he
couldn't forget easy He knew he
could never rest well on a night shift
again. so he'd quit the circus game
for good. No more boss hostlers job
for him. He'd just been knockin'
around since, mostly helpin' out at
sales stables. But there wasn't much
doing in that line lately. Too many
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before the convention. SO far as this
Rambler can find. was a petition cl
Thomas Stith of Brunswick county
complaining against the election oil
Binnis Jones. one of the delegate,
from that county" In the earl,
stages of the convention there wert
many contested election cases. and
charges of fraud were common. After
proper reference of the Thomas Stith
petition. Augustine Davis was APP
pointed printer to the convention OF
motion of Mr.. Corbin. Following THU
the convention seems to have deter
mined to adjourn to other quarters
than the Public Buildings. probably
for the reason that the state legisla-
ture was to meet there on June %
In the records you will find this
''On motion of Mr.. George Mason
ordered that the convention be ad.
journed until tomorrow morning at ii
o'clock, then to meet at the New
Academy on Shockoe Hill in this city,
On motion of Benjamin Harrison
William Pierce -wasc appointed ser.
geant-as arms OF the-eonvention. ant
on motion OF John Jones. Daniel Hickt
was appointed 'doorkeeper. There wal
considerable debate as to what rulei
should govern the convention anl
BENJAMIN Harrison. John Tyler anl
Gov. Randolph spoke at length IL
was resolved that the rules OF thu