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J l 1 X" 0X1 i JL AND YUMA WEEKLY EXAMINER YUMA, ARIZONA, THURSDAY, JULY 23. 1914. ARIZONA SENTINEL FOUNDED 1870 VOLUME XLIV. NUMBER 36. ARIZONA TNFT; People Demand Sincerity And Support the Best Men "STAND BY YQDR THE PROGRESSIVE SLOGAN - In Yuma county politics the good citizen will vote for the best qualified candidate for the office and nation - , ... . ally this same good citizen will vote m iueiIlttU V , TV T "i'PIe expressed their disapproval by views on national a.uu miciuauuu, , . . i policies. Tmsgooa cizencauu - be .depended upon to vote a straglU party ticket all tne time. Anoiuer s1o. f ;H7ana tha nnlitioiTIR will vr, 4g gtates represented The majority not endorse this view for the very r J ' , A. A .. of that convention as expressed by practical reason that it would make nrevious nresidential their business uncertain. Just as the thf people f the previous presidential ... i primaries immediately became the - cattleman counts his cattle so tha i three politician must count his men the bet.montlia campaign defeated the R(jpub ier to enauie mm tu ujjii.iv; m u ' to his own personal advantage. Americans generally are very tired of being counted like cattle to be sold at so much per. The old time Republican political bosses seeing the power slipping away. fmm ham a-ra llTsf nnw resnnnslblei ' , x, ... ior tne "get logemer slogan, uiereuj . hoping to lead, the people into an am bush. The Democratic bosses of this state "ambushed tne people three years ago with the cry "shall the people Tule?" .- andthebosses have ruled most of the - time ever since. The hope of Yuma county, and jthe! nation, , lies- jjofcvin- the" stand-pat party ivoTers, ut. in-the man who thinks and 3?cles'as lie thinks. 'Let- the "Best Man WinMs the slo - .gaaot'the "thinking man.T"Does any one believe that the average politic ianjcares for the "deer peepul" after he has "got Ms?" Necessarily there , are- exceptions to this, for instanc there are "statesmen" who place pa triotism above all else and history records their name in a blaze of glory. The Examiner believes in American . "'fair play or the rule of the majority, INTRODUCES BILL TO FREE THE FILIPINOS WASHINGTON, D. C. July 22. (Special to the Yuma Daily Examiner) Representative Jones of Virginia, the "chief" in Congress, for the Filipinos has again been to the White House with his pet measure, and his bill is to be laid before Congress with the un derstanding that it is to be taken up at the next session. The bill provides for immediate organization of a. Fili ' pino Senate and House, the former to consist of twenty-four members to be elected by Filipino citizens, qualified under United States laws to vote. The president of the United States -is to appoint, until full independence is granted, a governor general, a vice governor general, and the justice of the Filipino supreme court. The governor General shall have the right to veto on legislation, .but may be -overriden by a two-third's, vote of the Filipino senate and house. Abso lute Veto power over all Philippine legislation is to be vested in-the presi dent of the United States. TENNIS COURTS ST E We offer as a suggestion to the Yuma Racquet Club the note that the courts of the Tucson Tennis Club are now equipped with nets which have been put through a tarring process, and which serve a double purpose. They are more especially adapted to Arizona climate as being rain soaked and then hastily dried has no effect upon them, and the experiment has been found very successful. and the standpat Republican bosses do not. Every Yumaite remembera iwitQ shame the Chicago outrage of '1912 when a nomination was stolen Theodore R . almost a unanimous vote in the elec torai e Republican eight votes, those of Utah and Vermont out of lican .party almost everywhere and polled 4,000,000 votes for Theodore Roosevelt, or within two millions of the number of votes cast for Woodrow Wilson, now our honored president. The Progressive slogan is "Stand .by Your Guns; Win or Lose," and if found to be worthy the party will I ultimately win. but there are "Pro . gressives" and Progressives, antl I there are some who are out for office first, last and all the time and in this class the old stand-pat bosses find fer fertile material for "get together move ment" but the people will hardly heed their jcrx.A -straight ' Progressive 'ticket in Yuma will receive much more kjordial Bupport-amongprogressive,aTid. independent democrats than will any Republican or so-called fusion ticket hatched by the Republican stand-pat bosses of the state. The Progressives have at least the respect of the voters of Yuma county and by exerting care in the selection of candidates can hope to elect a part iof the county ticket this falL A ! REPUBLICAN TICKET, HOWEVER DISGUISED, CANNOT HOPE TO WIN j ANYTHING! 53 LANGUAGES AT ELLIS I NEW YORK, July 22. Under the direction of the New York Bible So ciety the Bible is now being distribu ted in . 53 languages in this city. Ev ery three months 1000 vessels are visited, an damid the- Babel at Ellis Island care is taken that the immigrant finds at his disposal at least one book in his own language. Some time ago the society distributed 1000 copies of .the Bible among: the attaches of a circus showing in New York. The j total number of volumes yearly put j into circulation in all quarters of the I world is estimated at 18,000,000. HARVEY HILL RETURNS: Harvey Hill returned this morning at 2:00 o'clock, from Los Angeles, where he was called by the illness of his little daughter. He reports that the little one is now completely out of danger, and is enjoying to the full the ocean, breezes and a pleasant vacaw tion. UPERIOR COURT IS HI E TOMBSTONE, July 22. The July term of the superior court opened on Tuesday morning and among the im portant trials are three murder cases. Kermeen, the "mysterious"; Mrs. Billy Olds, and McCool will all face a jury in the next ten days. OOOOOOOOO O.O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO A SHERIFF'S SALE There was 'a man in Yuma town. And he was wondrous wise; He swore with all' his strength and mighty He'd NE'ER advertise! But pne day came he changed his mind, , And thereby hangs, a tale His "ad" was set in smallest type, -y And headed "Sheriff's Sale." ooooo o o o o o o o o o o o o OH. HUGH G01BINI ES ACBUS WITH TUCSON, July 21. Dr. H., 1A. Hughes, of Phoenix, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor against Hunt, reached Tucson after a tour of northern Arizona. Dr. Hughes was asked what effect the withdrawal of Judge Sutter from the race and throwing of his suppqrt to Governor Hunt would have on hi 3 own candidacy. He said: "Sutter had no strength in pry event. He has always been the ser vant of the whiskey crowd. He rep resented them when he was a member of the legislature. Everything they masked for or wanted, he favored. He thought that the whiskey interests would support his candidacy for gov ernorrTjut wben' lie got" Info therace he found that the combination had already been made and that the whis key crowd were solidly behind the candidacy of Governor Hunt. It has come right from headquarters. The whiskey people are for Hunt. They say that if I am nominated, it will be a big boost for statewide prohibition. I have made a fight against the saloons for forty years and I am not going to go back on thfs stand for any office. The issue is clear cut. The whiskey interests are for Hunt and those who believe tht the saloons must go are supporting me. PREPARED FOR MARKET An extaordinary amount of activity at the headquarters of the Yuma Val ley Produce Growers' association on prison hill this morning announces the opening of a busy season in the alfalfa seed business, and S. P. Huss, president of the association, has every thing in readiness to take care of the immense output. The seed will be brought in by the fanners shortly after threshing and it will be immediately sorted, winded and cleaned and made ready for the first-class market price which it com mands. The yield this year has been excel lent, although a number of alfalfa growers have reverted their attention to cotton culture. ! ENJOY THE ECLAIR TUCSON VIEWS' A large crowd of interested "spec tators" attended the Casino theatre last evening and enjoyed to the full the Eclair dramas, which are such a pleasant feature of the program, and which are closely bordering on local points as the eastern studios of the company will be closed down shortly and the full energies of the force will be directed to the studio in Tuc son. The dramas made in Tucson have become great favorites with the vast multitude who indulge in the pleasant pastime afforded by the "-movies" in other places as well as Yuma. O O O O O O O O O O O O ooooooooooo op 0 0 0 SALOON ELEMENT "By the whiskey interests, I mean not the man wlio takes an occasional drink. I refer to the man who is in the business and is getting rich, in getting his profit from it. "They -say Hunt has a strong ma chine. You cannot build up a strong mochine with poor material. My sup port is coming from such men as the court officials all over the t state judges, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs who are tired of running the risk of their lives in re-arres'ting men whom the governor has paroled. Murder has increased 120 per cent-In Maricopa county. "Wherever I go in Arizona, I find many personal friends and acquaint ances and old patrons, who are sup porting my candidacy. These people have had business or professional transactions with me during my 30 years residence In Arizona. In Mari copa county where I have lived all of this time, I expect to receive the largest majority ever given any cand date for office." Dr. Hughes will speak to the. people of Tucson next week under the auspi ces of the Pima County Democratic Club. The meeting is now being ar ranged. From Tucson Dr. Hughes wil go to Cochise, county for a two-weeks campaign in that section, long fame as a stronghold. LUCRATIVE POS OPEN IN CIVIL The Examiner is in receipt of a number of civil service examination announcements, the most interesting of which are the openings for a high way bridge engineer and an Indian Service engineer. The activity in connection with the great national highway movement has occasioned a number of opportunities for those who are capable of handling this line of work and it is expected that a number of Arizona men will compete'. The State University offers a course in civil engineering which is second to none, and Arizona has an unlimited number of capable young men who'will doubtless take advantage of the op portunities offered to get in the gov ernment service. Oter positions of interest for which examinations will be held are market ing specialist, dealing immediately with cotton seed and its products, the salary in this position being $2.2S0 and $2760 per year. A junior fuel engineer is also want ed at a substantial salary, as well as mechanics and telephone linemen. The examination for statistical ex pert is open to ladies as well, and the position for social service also calls for more women applicants, at a salary of $2,000. The new dance hall and refreshment parlor which Harvey Hill is building in Somerton is nearing coinpleton and will be opened within a week if pos sible. " " ' - ES HUNT WITH STOP HAMMERING MAN HE IS ALREADY OVERTAXED The plight of the local business man, wherever he may be located, has been brought forcibly to-the attention of the editor of the Los Angeles Herald who has just discovered the "vocation tax." His remarks on the subject are edify ing. Why is a "vocation tax"? By what process of reasoning da men in office arrive at the conclusion that other men who are in private business for themselves should be taxed mere ly for being in business? An experiment of thia sort is attemt ed in a neighboring city. The innova tion is resisted, as might be foreseen, and is likely to be appealed to the peo ple by referendum. I It -is high time that somebody got' up in meeting to say a .word on behalf of the local business man. It is no joke to embark upon the sea of business. It is a serious matter. The federal government is after you, the state is in pursuit of you, and, fi nally the city gets hot-foot on the chase. Any man who conducts a place of business is taxed in manifold ways, directly and indirectly, andcan never purchase immunity from fresh imposi tions to come., A business man must pay rent and it is high rent, which covers the taxes which the property owner pays. A business man must fit up his place, attractively, and in such furnishing he runs up against ordinance after ordi nance, all committing him to unexpect ed or vexatious interruptions. Then he must engage his help, and here he finds thathe must abide by state laws or suffer prosecution and fines. When he comes to buy his stock which he thought, perhaps.to be his nhief anxiety he very likely finds the least interference or interruption! But, as soon as his doors are open his troubles begin. Even before he is ready to open his doors comes a horde of those to whom his business means business s CAPITALIZE POSITIONS Representative Britten of Illinois is Lbemoaning the fact that so many statesmen find it necessary to make speeches or addresses for which they, receive pay, declares that their suc cess is because they have "capitalized a gift of the people as a stroke of good fortune in lieu of real ability." j In support of the theory that noto-, riety and other reasons contribute to the success of the public performer, Representative Britten declared that Gaby Deslys, the vaudeville actress,! is quoted as receiving $2,000 a week, : but he adds that "any one who has j seen her $5000 worth of clothes andj $50 worth of talent would readily agree that she is capitalizing her association with King Manuel qt Portugal and not her ability to act." : " Capt. Jack Crawford, "the poet scout," has entered his" contribution to Mr. Britten's topic by declaring that "there are hundreds of men and women possessing real talent who are today crowded out by these men whose services have already been paid for by the United States." Along with the other testimonials, which are as numerous as those in a patent medicine circular, Britten then brings to his aid the editorial utter ances of the Constitution, of Atlanta, Georgia, declaring that "members of j il, . TT.... .1 Onnl 1 Un fnKi . Lilt: nuuae unu oeiiuie, auu iuc vjuui-j net officers, are already too prone to take money from the government and money from lecture promoters while Congress is in session, or important departmental business is pending." THE BUSINESS advertising solicitors, insurance agents and vendors of new fangled things in electric signs and., window show de vices. No sooner -Is he open than swoop down upon himj'iilL the mercantile agencies with Inquisitions. Next comes the-; toll of church and chartles. Petitions to subscribe to this and that. He is expected to Join the chamber of commerce and the board of trade and to contribute to band con certs or water fountains and sundry great and good causes. And over and above all,. HE IS A TAXPAYER who can neither .escape nor elude jthe city and county assess ors, and there the. poor man gets an other deep hack, in the neck. Really he means no harm to anyone and has no intent of being other than obedient to the . laws, patriotic to his state and public-spirited as regards his cty. In one of the parables we are told of. a certain man who went down from. Jerusalem to Jericho and what happen ed' to him. In light of modern exig encies that poor chap-must have been a business man. . Soak him.1 Squeeze him! That's the ory. If he!s .iiwjbiieinesa. perhaps he may have the money. What the business world needs- Ifr a societjr,for tb.epreventiozi of cruelty to business men. . For we leave it "to the bar of public opinion if taking them as you meet them and come to know them they are not on the whole as sane and hon est and enterprising a class of citizens as any in the state? To our mind, they are much better citizens than those who loll on tne cushions of idleness" living upon their incomes fattening upon their immunity from all extraordinary measures of graft and often evading In some degree the most ordinary measures of taxa tion. FINE CHICKEN SOUP . AT ONLY SI A BOWL PITTSBURGH, July 22. Chicken soup, worth $7 per bowl, was served free to 140 patients in three local hos pitals. The broth was made from sea soned fowl from the cockpit. Several of the victim3vwere numhered among Pittsburgh. One was valued at $500. At a cockfight raided in Turtle Creek last Sunday, 18 valuable birds were made prisoners, along with a few human beings. Three of the roosters .died and the other fifteen were divided among the three hospitals after being killed. An offer of $1000 for the birds was refused by the authorities. LORD FAUNTLEROr S TO EE MARRIED NEW YORK, July 22. The engage ment of Miss Constance Buel to Mr. Vivian Burnett, the original of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," one of the many books written by his mother, Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, was an nounced today. Miss Buel is a daugh ter of Clarence C. Buel, magazine edi tor. Burnett is a member of several clubs and in recent years has been interested in local politics in Plan dome, his home town on Long Island. He is 38 years old. The wedding will take place in September. Rev. and Mrs. H. Patten Hall have returned from the coast,