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AIM INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL
TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR
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PHOENIX, ARIZONA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1913
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.VOL. XXIV. NO. 16
AJRIZ
Tin. A w
CIVIC CENTER PROJECT
BECOMING DEFINITE
AS SENTIMENT FORMS
Meeting of Taxpayers at
Citv Hall East Night at
Which the Subject Was
Discussed in Its Xiv jus
Phases !
VIEWS PRESENTED
WITHOUT ACRlMs
NY
While All Not Agreed On
Sale of Central School
Property, Large Majority
Js Led to Favor Civic
Center Idea
The meeting of
citv hall last night
taxpayers at the
to hear and con
sider the report of the general com
mittee on the proposition of the city
and county to take over the Central
rhnnl property and erect joint
building for county
and
m inicipal
gr at deal
mi noses developed
that a
..f interest had sprung up in the
civic center idea. There wast much .
i-,rr attendance than had teen ex-
i.eeted and no one was ther
out of
though
idle curiosity
The
discussion
.-..ir!tf.d was free trom
acrimony.
There was a general disposition to
treat divergent views with respect.
Fpon a single point there was a
unanimous agreement and that was
that the Central school property was
no longer fit for school purposes
and in some way should be devoted
.. another purpose. There was a
little less, but still a general agree
ment upon the desirability of a civic
ct nter. Gradually the discussion nar
rowed "itself down to the question,
shall the Central street school prop
erty be sold to the city and county
or shall it be leased to private in
dividuals for a long term of years,
with a provision for periodical reval
uations? The meeting was called to order by
Frtsident Dwight B. Heard of the
Maricopa County Non-Partisa j Tax
payers' league whose executi com
mittee had joined in the repot t pre
sented for consideration. Before this
matter was taken up, Mr. Heard pre
sented the following clear and com
prehensive statement of the purposes
of 'he league:
"The question is often asked; just
v. hat are the purposes of this league,
M-hat is u doing, and what does it
propose to do? A brief statement
this subject may be of interest
on
to
tax payers.
"The definite purposes of the league
are as follows:
"First To unite the taxpayers of
this county in an effective, business
like, non-partisan organization to se
cure equitable, scientific and modern
methods of taxation.
"Second Through such an organ
ization and with the co-operation of
the public officials, to bring about a
.nmDlete. Just and systematic method
of the assessment of property.
"Third In continued co-operation
with the public officials, to suggest
and assist in putting into effect the
most effective, efficient and economi
cal methods of carrying on the
necessary public work. that the
taxpayers may get full value received
for the taxes paid.
"Such work as we are undertaking
in this county along the above lines,
has been carried on for two years in
Cochise and Gila counties with mark
ed success, and It is felt that trie
Taxpayers' League should become the
business agent of every taxpayer in
Maricopa county. There is very evi
dently a great opportunity for this
organization if the work is carried on
with fairness, system, vigor and com
mon sense.
"A brief statement of what has al
ready been done may be of interest
to taxpayers. The league which was
organized in February, already has a
membership of 32
new members are
constantly being added, and we hope
by January 1st, 1914 to have increas
ed our membership to at least one
thousand. The small membership fee
of 1 per cent on last year's taxes, we
hope will furnish sufficient money to
carry on the necessary work of the
league. Regular offices of the league
have been opened at 220 Fleming
block, where Mr. Geo. H. Smalley
whose services have been secured as
secretary, will be glad to meet and
confer with any taxpayer, and tax
payers are earnestly- urged to visit
the headquarters of the league and
acquaint themselves with the work
that is being done. A collection is
gradually being gathered of the most
practical works on taxation problems
and Mr. Smalley, on application, will
le glad to give prompt attention to
the needs of any taxpayer and to
assist him should he need assistance
on matters relative to his tax assess
ment.
"During the recent session of the
legislature, the executive committee
held many essions relative to im
portant taxation measures under con
sideration. After a thorough investi
gation they secured the -vices of
Mr. Vm. Young, a noteu tax expert
of large practical experience, as an
advisor on pending legislation. Mr,
Young spent a week in Phoenix ad
vising with the officials of the league
and in conference with the various
taxation officials. At a meeting held
of the joint committees of the house
and senate on this important matter,
with the executive committee of the
Taxpayers' League, Mr. Young was
present, and a number of the sug-
gestions offered by the Taxpayers'
League at this conference were in
corporated in the revenue laws re
cently passed, which laws, after the
modification suggested had been
made, received the active suport of
this organization.
"The secretary and officers of the
League have had many conferences
with the board of supervisors and
other public officials from whom we
are receiving the most hearty co-operation.
The secretary will be in
daily session with the county board
of equalization as soon as it con
venes and is in frequent conference
with the board of supervisors, that
he may have an intimate and practi
cal knowledge of county affairs and
be in a position to advise taxpayers
intelligently.
"We have been asked by the board
of supervisors to advise , them as to
the- desirability of repairing the coun
ty court house. This request brought
up the question of the advisability of
consolidating the city and county of
fice buildings in one modern fire
proof structure centrally located,
which consolidation it was felt would
simplify
the public business, more
thoroughly
insure the proper protec
tion of public records and allow of
certain consolidations in the conduct
of the public
stance, as the
tion of taxes.
business, such for in
assessment and collec
as would result in de-
cided economy.
"After a number of conferences, the
officials of the League, believing that
this was a question of great impor-
tfl not
to the community, called a
joint eonierence
with the county, citv
and school authorities, which was
largely attended and as a result of
which this meeting has been called to
consider this very important ques
tion. "Xow as to what the League pro
poses to do:
'First By organized effort to se
cure the just enforcement of the re
cently passed revenue laws.
"Second Assist the public officials
in such enforcement of the law.
"Third Assist the taxpayers to
remedy any injustice that may have
been done them.
"Fourth Suggest methods for sim
plyfying and systematizing the
method of conducting the public
business. "Fifth Suggest after careful inves
tigation of the methods in use in
other sections, such practical reforms
in conducting the public business as
will relieve the burden of taxation.
"Sixth Carefuly consider the ad
visability of some just method for
the joint collection of city and coun
ty taxes by one set of officers, which
plan if put into effect, should result
in a decided saving to the taxpayers.
"Seventh Asist in securing the
greatest possible publicity and com
petition on public improvement work.
"Eighth Assist the taxing authori
ties in devising the most just and
scientific methods of making assess
ments of property, including an in
vestigation in any cities which have
put into practice effectively, what is
known as the Sommers System of
Scientific Assessment, and finally to
try and make of this League such a
strictly business organization as shall
justify increased support on the part
of the the taxpayers."
Following the statement Mr. Heard
gave a history of the negotiations
with the supervisors and the city
council and scnooi Doaru resulting in
the per.ding report after which he
asked for the fullest discussion of the
question.
At first the civic center notion did
not figure f.rtatly in the remarks of
the gentlemen who were opposed o
the i c port but they generally later
feli in with it, though they could not
agree as to the location of it with
reference to the federal buildings
and other buildings of that group.
Assuming that to be a part of the
civic center the rest of the civic center
was with respect to that group a
good deal like Sancho Panza's isle, at
a considerable distance from any
water.
The first speaker was J. C. Adams
who recited earlier agitation of this
matter which developed the disposi
tion of the people not to sell the
property at any price. He believed
that it should not be sold and while
it was unfit for school purposes it
should be held in perpetuity for the
schools and be leased for long
periods with ten year revaluations.
This view was elaborated by Attor
ney General Bullard who believed
that the school holdings of the city as
well as those of the . state Should
ultimately be made to pay the ex
penses of the schools and relieve the
taxpayers of that burden. He ob
served also that a civic center . should
not be near the center of the town.
Walter Bennett in support of the
report said that the county as well
as the school district was face to face
with a condition which demanded im
mediate action. The county's need of
more room was imimnent and would
have to be met by the expenditure
of a large sum of money which would
be wasted. The need of the schools
was even greater. The site had be
come an improper and dangerous one,
the building a fire trap and unsani
tary. Mr. Bennett didn't believe that
the proposal to' lease was practical.
He showed the relation between the
school district and the city which were
so nearly identical that the proposed
transfer meant merely the changing
of the use of the property. "It is
no longer suitable" said Mr. Bennett
Continued from Page Three)
GENERAL LOBBY
OFFICES EXIST
WASHINGTON
Both the Factions for Free
Trade and Anti-Free Su
gar Carry on Systematic
and urbanized r unit on
Sugar Schedule
REFINERS PAYING
SOME OF COST
Some Light is Thrown On
Activity of Hawaiian and
Porto Rican Growers,
Who Are Also Opposed to
Free Sugar
associated press dispatch
WASHINGTON". June 4. Rami! na
tions of the sugar tariff fight being
conducted outside the halls of con
gress gave the senate "'lobby in
vestigating committee" a busy two
hours late this afternoon. With Sen
ator Ransdell, of Louisiana, as chief
witness, members of the investigat
ing committee pried into every phase
of the fight between free trade and
anti-free sugar forces, established the
fact that general offices were main
tained by both factions, anil that a
systematic and organized fight lias
been carried on for and against the
free sugar provisions endorsed by
President Wilson.
The activity of the sugar tariff
forces were partially responsible lor
thq president's statement that power
ful lobbying influences are at work
in Washington to tueci cnanges m i.e
tariff bill. Several names were add
ed to the list of persons who will
testify as to why they are lobbyists.
These included employes of a bureau
maintained here by Louisiana sugar
interests and various persons con
nected with the anti-free sugar fight.
Ransdell discussed freely the or
ganized activity oi ine lAiui.-Miw
sugar cane growers: but believed that
little money has been -spent as com
pared with the amount spent by
Clans Spreckles, of the Federal Sugar
Ref in ingr "Company, arMl Frank C7Lo"w
ry, of New York, said to be an em
ploye of that company, in an attempt
to create public sentiment in favor
o: free sugar.
"I urged the Louisiana people to
organize two years ago. and combat
this f-ilse sentiment that is being
created in favor of free sugar." he
said, "but they did not act at the
time."
Some light was thrown on the acti
vity of. Hawaiian and Porto Iti'-an
growers who also opposed free sugar,
bv the senator. He denied there bad
been concerted action of three forces,
and said the Louisiana growers de
voted their efforts to distributing
literature presenting arguments to
show that free sugar meant the
ctrMietion of their business, and
de
li'i benefit to the consumer.
Senator Ransdell named Henry T.
Oxnard, Truman O. Palnur. Sidney
M. Ballou, and A. I. Baldwin, as the
leading figures in the anti-free xugar
fight, and said H. H. Pharr. J. D.
Hill. Jules Burguieres. Chas. God
chaux. Jules Godchaux, and E. F.
Dickinson, sugar planters, had done
"turns" in carrying on the campaign
from the Washington headquarters.
The investigating committee will
finish the testimony of the senators
tomorrow and then begin hearing
the
is-
r.otiricr Some subpoenas weie
coori tnnin-lit nrt the names of
J. K.
Rhoades. R. Hathaway and Fred L.
Fishback were added to the list. All
those mentioned today by Senator
Ransdell will probably be called.
President Wilson had not sent any
communications to the committee up
to tonight nor indicated what further
statements he wished to make. He
ha already given Chairman Overman
The names of several men who might
know something about congressional
"lobbying."
-o-
IN HARMLESS DUEL.
f ASSOCIATED PRESS nisSPAT.-lll
PARIS. June 1. A harmless
was foueht today by the leading
inr.i
lite
rary men of Paris. Paul Hervieu, an
academician or immortal, offended by
a critical paragraph which appeared in
Action Francaise, had challenged Leon
Daudet, chief editor of the paper and
the couple met today and fought with
pistols. Four shots were exchanged
but neither was touched and a recon
ciliation was effected.
o
WINDS STOP ATWOOD
DETROIT. June 4. Harry B. At
wood, the aviator who has been at
Amherstburg, Ont., since he was
picked up in Lake Erie last night,
started today in his hvdro-aeroplane
in an attempt to fly to Detroit a
distance of about 35 ' miles. lie en
countered high winds and was forc
ed to make a landing at Ecorse, 9
miles down the river from Detroit.
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PROTEST ARIZONA LAW.
MEXICO, June 4. The minister of
foreign affairs sent a note of protest
to "Washington against the anti-alien
law recently passed by the state of
Arizona. It is reported that at least
three resignations of the cabinet will
be presented before the end of the
week.
THE COMMENCEMENT ORATOR.
Find His Mother.
By John T. McCutcheon.
TAX SECTION IS
FAULTY Ai I
E CHANGED
Senators
From
Discover That Date
Which to Compute;
Incomes Antedates That
of Ratification of Amend
ment Bv States
ASS'K-JAT 1 I'll KSS liISI'ATi
WASHINGTON, June 4. !!.
Mi
;fore the
senate acts on the Vnderwood tariff
bill the income tax sections will be
amended to remedy a defect wnich
was discovered today, whieh would
make the measure unconstitutional.
W'htili the framers of the income taxi
provision fixed January 1, 1113, as
the date from whieh to compute in
comes for taxation, they overlooked
the fact that the constitutional
amendment authorizing the income
tax was not proclaimed as ratified
until February "5,
This fact was brought to the atten-
tTion of the senate finance tub-com
mittee which has the income tax un
der consideration and an amendment
will probably be drafted at once.
Aside from the constitutional defect
argument was presented in favor of
making taxable incomes accrue for
the first year from July 1 or later,
and as far as the constitutional
tation is concerned it would be
to compute iiTOtnes of 1013
March 1.
The Williams sub-committee
has under advisement scores of
linii
legal from
still
pio-
tests filed by officials of mutual life
insurance companies against their in
clusion under the provisions of the
income tax law and the committee is
still considering an amendment which
would give such mutual concerns
exemption if they are able to prove
after the tax is assessed, that they
are riot conducted for profit, and all
I surplus earnings are participated in
by policy holders.
Action by the sub-committee will
be ratified by the finance committee
putting livestock and grains on the
free list, also meats, flour and oat
meal and this, it is expected will
arouse protests from farm organiza
tions, but the committee will hold
that this solution of the problem was
presented in the t'nderwood bill
equalizing agricultural raw materials
and products.. One igorous protest
came from the corn belt of Iowa be
fore the action was announced.
o
MOVER MAKES THREATS
Says Will Organize Guggenheim
S.-nelters cr Close Down Plants
EL PASO, June 4. Threats to close
every smelter in the southwest and
in Northern Mexico were ma.de in a
written declaration signed by Chus.
Mover, president of the Western
Federation of Miners. The an
nouncement was read to the striking
employes of the El Paso smelter by
Charles Tanner, national organizer of
the federation. Moyer did not re
main here to deliver personally his
message but hurried on to Denver.
The federation declares it intends to
unionize every Guggenheim smelter
or close down the plants.
TO B
ICcpyrlcht: 1913: By John T. McCutcheon.
n V ' BMPWw&r
NO AUTO FOR
SECRETARY
MCADOO
WASHINGTON. June 4. Geo. E.
Downey, whom the president re-
enily appointed comptroller of
the treasury on the recommenda
tions of Secretary MeAdoo. of
ficially rewarded his sponsor to
day by declining to find any pro
vision in the law by which Mc
Adoo may have an auto, at the
government's expense. Comptrol
ler Downey's word is finaf.
One Year and One
Day Imprisonment
For Jack Johnson
f ASSOCIATED PEEPS
11ICAGO, June 4-
nisPATCii
-Jack Job
(.
tile
nsnn.
negro
lampion heavyweight was
sentenced today to one year and one
day in the state prison at Joliet and
fined one thousand dollars for viola
tion of the Mann white slave act.
Sentence was pronounced after
Federal Judge Carpenter had
a
motion tor a new trial maco o
counsel for the negio.
tained two weeks time
prepare a writ of error
y.M (Mm under which he
Johnson ob
in which to
mil bond.'
has bei
of
at
al-
liberty since his conviction
lowed to stand.
v. ere
Half a dcr:eii deputy
I'nited States
marshals who grouped themselves
about Johnson in anticipation of re
sistance when the prison sentence
was given, left ,-the room when Judge
Carpenter announced the fishier
could continue temporarily at liberty.
The sentence to the state peniten
tiary was the result of a recent o-der
from Washington that all persons j
convicted in the federal court of this
district should be- sentenced to the
state prison, owing to the c-rowde-.l
condition of the federal penitentiary
at Leavenworth. Kansas.
Johnson left the court room declar
ing he would not give up his fight for
liberty, and if the writ of error is
denied would make further appeals.
Arguments for a new trial came
as a surprise late this afternoon. The
case had not been set previously and
the proceedings began with the unex
pected appearance in the court room
of Johnson and his lawyer.
"It has been hard to determine what
punishment should be meted out in
this case," said Judge Carpenter in
passing sentence. "We have had many
cases where violations of the Mann
act have been punished with a fine
only, we have had other cases where
the defendants have been sentenced to
one or two years in the penitentiary.
"The circumstances of this case
have been aggravated. The life of
the defendant by his own admissions
has not been a moral one. The de
fendant is one of the best known men
of his race and his example
has been
far reaciiing.
He then sentenced the
defendant
to r.ne vear and one day in the
Joliet
nenitentiarv and that he
be fined. The
court denied the request of counsel for
Johnson that the negro be allowed to
serve his term in the city Bridewell
instead of the state's prison.
.Tohnson was convicted on May 10
having paid for the transportation of
Belle Schreiber from Pittsburg to Chi
cago for immoral purposes.
! .
iSUFFRAGETTE
' OUTRAGE FAILS
! TO STOP DERBY
i
l
I
Vote-Hungry Woman Casts
Herself In Front of Press
of Horses ; Favorite Dis
qualified and Outsider Is
Winner
associated press dispatch
EPSOM DOWNS. England, June 4.
Today's race for the Derby, the "Blue
Ribbon" of the British turf was one of
the most sensational on record. It was
made memorable by a daring militant
suffrage the outrage in which Emily
Wilding Davison was terribly injured
while trying to stop King George's
horse Ar.mer When he was running at
full speed around the Tattenham cor-
tl-it ,1 i u.-iii'i t if t inn for Tinn-m-
m1" ! mir of Craaanour the favorite, after he
had finished first and by the award or
the race with the stakes of $3-. 500 to a
rank outsider Aboyeur a 10) to 1 shot.
King George. Queen Mary and a large
asemhly of royalties were witnesses of.
1
these exciting incidents, which caused
I something like consternation among , leaving tne tangiea anairs oi me ai
! the immense crow ds. liance in the hands of the new govern-
While interest in the classic was at
its most tense
point and just fifteen
horses were turning the Tattenham
corner into the stretch a woman rushed
out of the dense crowd and threw her
self in front of Annier and another!
horse, Agadir. She apparently hoped
to interfere with the progress of the
race by seiziirg Anmer's reins and plac-
ing not only herself but two jockeys in j
danger. 1
Fortunately the horses were at the j
end of the string or the consequences I
might have been more serious. Agadir, j
riddn by Jockey Earl, passed safely,
but the woman managed to cling to )
Anmer's rein and brought down both J
horse and rider. Jones, the king's
jockey received injuries necessitating;
his removal in an ambulance, while the
woman was thrown under Anmer's
hoofs, and terribly kicked. She was
taken unconscious to a hospital suffer-
ing from injuries to the head. She was
! gette paper is said to have been found
in nor possession ami a suiirageiiu
flag bound round her body.
Jones, the jockey, suffered a nasty
cut on the head taut his injuries were
otherwise not serious.
Meanwhile the race ended in a close,
exciting finish with Craganour the fav
orite, first past the post. Then it be
came known an objection had been
raised and after many minutes of sus
pense it was announced Craganour had
been disqualified for bumping in the
stretch and the race was awarded to
an outsider Aboyeur, who made all the
running- and led into the stretch.
It was stated the owner of Aboyeur
raised no objection to the winner but
the Stewards jockey club instituted the
inquiry.
It is almost unheard of for an objec
tion to be raised on the winner of the
derby. The last occasion was 1S44.
of ) The Steward's decision brought about
an extraordinary contract to the
scenes of enthusiasm which followed
the putting up Craganours number.
BLOOD FLOWS IN
PARLIAMENT AS
PREMIER QUITS
Hungarian Chamber of Dej
uties Scene of Uproar and
Violence Surpassing Any
Yet Witnessed in That
Turbulent House
COUNT RECEIVES
SABER SLASH
Authorities, In Anticipation
of Trouble, Had Guarded
All Approaches to Build
ing With Machine Guns,
Soldiers and Police
f ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
BUDAPEST, June 4. Announcement
in the chamber of deputies today of
the resignation of the Hungarian pre
mier, Dr. Landislaus Von Lukaes and
his cabinet, was preceded by scenes of
uproar and violence surpassing any yet
witnessed in this turbulant house. The
authorities anticipating trouble, closed
ithe approaches to the parliament build
ing to the public, by strong bodies of
infantry and cavalry supported by ma
chine guns and a detachment of police.
When Count Tisza, the speaker and
Premier Von Lukeus entered the cham
ber the were greeted by the opposition.
i with shouts, jeers and insulting epi
thets. After making several unavail
ing attempts to obtain quiet, the speak
er ordered the expulsion of several of
the opposition deputies and summoned
the parliamentary guards to eject
J them.
I The appearance of the guard started
'pandemonium. One guard seized Dep-
i uty Leher by the collar ana canea mm
offensive names.
"You scoundrel, this is indecent" ex
claimed Count Kuhen Von Hedervary,
the former premier addressing Captain
Gerce the commander of the guard.
Gerce drew his saber and struck the
count thrice on the head.
With his face streaming with blood
the ex-premier staggered and fell into
the arms of a friend.
Cries of "murder" resounded through
the hall and the fury of the opposition
deputies was most uncontrollable until
it was ascertained that the injuries to
Count Von Hedersvary were only spe
cif ica I.
Troufale in Bulgaria.
LONDON, June 4. Instead of mak
ing for peace, the new cabinet of Bul
garia may be more bellicose than the
previous one for late reports indicate
that Premier Guechoff, resigned be
; cause of irritation shown by military
and political circles over his conces
sions to Greece and Servia. Another
' disturbing feature is the growing indi
; cation that Roumania is backing Bui
j garia and diplomats believe that Rou
! mania has already offered to join
' Greece and Bulgaria who have'agreed in
I principle to submit their conflicting
J claims to arbitration. Bulgaria tjesires
to submit a claim to Saloniki to the
j great powers and Greece wants the
triple entente of Great Britain, France
and Russia settle the dispute. A dis
patch to the Daily Telegraph from
Bucharest says the cabinets of all the
Balkan states are preparing to resign.
meius.
USE HAT PINS
Girls
Object to Activity of Mine
Workers Pickets
r associated press dispatch 1
HAZELTON, June 4. Hat pins and
screw
drivers concealed in their
sleeves were used today by girla em
' ployed in the Jacob Gerhardt shirt
i factory, when approached by pickets
j of the mine workers union and other
labor crafts and asked to remain
away from their places of employ
ment because some hands were still
on strike since the inception of
trouble at the plant last winter.
Frank Fitzpatrick, of Ebervale, a
young man representing one of the
mine workers locals, was stabbed be
low the ribs on the right side with
a hat pin.
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NIGHT RIDERS ACTIVE.
associated piiess dispatch
HENDERSON", June 4. A reign of
terror more serious than in similar de
predations in recent years, are threat
ened by "night riders" against tobacco
growers of this district. In the last
week there have been minor depreda
tions by organized bands and today
threatening communications were re
ceived from riders by the tobacconists
threatening to destroy their beds,
plants and tobacco in the barns.
The Steward's stated tonight they
did not disqualify Craganour simply
for bumping but because they were
satisfied Johnny Reiff, the jockey had
unduly interfered with other horses
throughout a greater part of the race.
It was said by experts there was a
remarkable amount of unfair if not
foul riding in this year's derby and the
race was to be regarded as one of the
most unsatisfactory in the history of
the event.