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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 17, 1914
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Virtue is divided into two parts,
contemplation and action for Ave
must first learn and then practice.
Seneca.
An Association of tha Peopls
The designation by Mayor Young of a body of
Phoenix men and women as the nucleus of a com
mittee which shall be, in a sense, an advisory com
mission or association, is in line with the action
tjken in at least one other city where the commission-manager
form of government is in most
successful operation. Dayton, Ohio, has the
""Greater Dayton Association," through which are
transmitted to the commission and the manager
the views and desires of the people, and this service
of the- association has been found to be helpful.
It Is not proposed that the Phoenix committee
w association shall be of limited membership. The
persons named by the mayor have been named only
for the purpose of a beginning. They are repre
sentative of every interest in the city. The entire
number through the individual members is in touch
with practically every man and woman in the city,
and every man and woman is eligible to member
ship of the association.
This arrangement will afford the best possible
means of co-operation. It will attract more strongly
the attention and interest of all citizens to the af
fairs of government and will Insure the adminis
tration against faults of omission and commission.
If we bad had such an association in the begin
ning, to which the commission might have turned
for popular expression, we would have had a some
what different ordinance from Ordinance Xo. 6. A
consultation with the people through their associa
tion would have disclosed the defects which were
discovered later and which wrecked the ordinance.
Also, if the commission had had an association
ot the people with which to consult instead of a
small group of selfishly interested parties, we would
not have had the iniquitous Ordinance Xo. 13
clapped upon the books before the people were aware
of its provisions.
We hope that the men and women whom the
mayor has named to take the initial step in this
organization will lose no time in the formation of
It, that the great benefit to be expected from it
may begin to accrue at the earliest moment.
Two Neglected Ordinances
The city commission on Wednesday night went
on record against the prevention of the sale of
liquor by the favored few in Phoenix, on Sunday.
This is a statement that needs no comment and
cannot be made to stand out differently by any
explanation. It is a bare, unalterable fact, as nude
as the record which the commission has left.
The commission also declined to pass the anti
gambling ordinance, prepared several days ago
and which we understood at the time- had some
support But when brought to the touch, the com
mission side-tracked it. The action of the commis
sion with respect to the proposed anti-gamb.'lng or
dinance, we believe, is destined to give it early em
barrassment. The proposed ordinance was similar
In form to the statute which prohibits gambling in
Arizona, and we have been informed that the county
authorities have declared that if the city does not
top gambling in Phoenix, they will do so.
It may be believed that they will quickly em
brace" the opportunity to proceed against the violat
ors of the statute In this city. That it will be a
popular rnova is realized, and the county officials
who would direct the crusade and have charge of
it will be candidates for re-election.
The county is not quite so well equipped to'
prevent gambling in the city as the city is, with its
police force, but it is sufficiently well equipped to
atop the more patent offenses and is sufficiently
well equipped to make the neglect of the city appear
odious.
A New Horn Missionary Movement
At a meeting, of the Baptist Young People's
t'nlon of America at Kansas City recently, a new
missionary endeavor at home, in an unexpected
field, was proposed by the pi.-esident of Ottawa,
Kansas, University, who declaimed:'
"Education of newspaper and magazine writers
In the teachings of Jesus is one of the first tasks
before the church people of his country. Our task
Is to seek out these men and women and train them
In the proper way."
We know that there is. a prevalent opinion that
newspaper people of the Secular press are an un
godly lot, an opinion probably based on the fact
that the secular press ia not given to religious dis
cussion. Neither, we ma y add, do the trade or tech
nical Journals take par,, in such discussion, not be
rause their editors ; and writers are ignorant., of
religious matters, but" because such matters, do not
lie within their chof en fields.
But to whom is ho be assigned the task of mis
sionary work among the benighted editors and re
porters Who shall '"seek out these men and women
and train them in,' the proper way?'' Shall it bo
the Baptists, the iMethodists, the Presbyterians, or
the Catholics? Or shall the field be divided among
the various denominations, so that the secular press
may be as widely divided regarding the teachings
of Jesus as the denominational press has always
been? When the well-meaning missionaries go
forth to instruct the men and women of the secular
press, there must have been some agreement among
the missionaries as to the matters concerning which
they intend to impart instruction; as to what the
great Nazarene actually taught.
That there is no common ground at present is
apparent from the widely differing construction
placed upon those teachings by the many Christian
sects. Otherwise a universal horn-book, other than
the Now Testament scriptures, cannot be provided
for the theological training of newspaper writers.
In proposing this new home missionary move
ment there is ignored the fact that by far the great
majority of newspaper editorial writers have, as
reporters, had wide experience in the field of re
porting sermons and have become familiar with all
the varying denominational views regarding the
teachings of Jesus. Indeed, so necessary is accuracy
in sermon reporting that the man who is taking
notes for publication gives greater attention to a
doctrinal sermon than does the average hearer.
And his vocation brings him technical knowledge
of the views of the different denominations as ex
pounded from the pulpit and enunciated at confer
ences and conventions.
It would appear from the attitude of the Kan
sas professor, that he is under the impression that
the scriptural account of the teachings of the Gali
lean and the Sermon on the Mount have yet to be
brought to the attention of professional newspaper
writers who have served an apprenticeship as ser
mon reporters. And it must not be forgotten that
familiarity with the technique of sermon reporting
and editorial comment gives opportunities for view
ing these teachings of the Master Teacher through
many and widely varying denominational spectacles.
LIST OF CAMPBELL'S WEALTH IN THIRTY DAYS
Officials of the Mercantile Trust Company ex
pect the. inventory of the James Campbell estate f
be completed in thirty days. Work was begun o
it last week in Campbell's offices in the Guardian
Trust Building by John R. Newell, I. V. Barth and
Douglas Sachse. It was said Campbell's safety de
posit box at the Mercantile probably would be open
ed this week. The list of securities contained in the
box will be added to the invetory at their face value.
Neither actual nor market values will be shown and
it is believed the appraisers will not be required
to make out-of-town trips to complete their task.
According to the provisions of the will of Mr.
Campbell, the entire estate, estimated at from $:!5,
000,000 to $50,000,000 goes to the St. Louis Univer
sity within twenty-one years, following the death
of hi3 widow and child.
The will of Mr. Campbell is a plain and concise
instrument, covering five and one-half sheets of
legal cap paper. Each page is numbered and signed
with his own hand.
Unto his wife, Florence A. Campbell, he gives
the use and occupation, during her life, of his resi
dence property, No. 2 Westmoreland place, in the
city of St. Louis, Mo., as well as his residence prop
erty at Greenwich, Conn., so long as she shall de
sire to use and maintain the same for residence pur
poses; she is also given the use of the library and
paintings; the daughter, Lois Ann Campbell, to en
joy the same property for her life after her mother's
death.
He also gives to his wife absolutely all house
hold goods, furniture, furnishings and effects, in addi
tion to his automobiles, horses, harnesses and
vehicles.
All the rest, residue and remainder of the estate,
of whatsoever kind, real and personal, is given to
the Mercantile Trust Company, in trust, for purposes
outlined in the will.
Full and absolute power is given unto the Mer
cantile Trust Company to handle, manage and con
trol all of said trust estate, with full power to make
investments, according to its judgment and discre
tion; it is also given full power to sell, assign, trans
fer and convey, and to lease any and every portion
of said trust estate, the testator declaring "it being
my purpose to give to said trustee the same power
of management, control and disposition which I my
self have and possess, with reference to my estate,
during my own lifetime."
The Mercantile Trust Company is appointed sole
executor and trustee under the will.
The will is dated at St Louis, Mo., the l!Hh day
of December, 1913, and is attested by three witnesses
Arthur F. Barnes, Virgil N. Harris and James J.
McDonald.
SWAPPING MOTOR CARS
(George Fitch, in American Magazine)
Did you ever hear a couple of seasoned horse
traders discussing each other's wares? Horse-traders
are considerate and tender of each other's feel
ings compared with two rural motor car owners
who are talking swap with any enthusiasm.
"Hello, Pelty," says Chet "Separator busted
again?"
Kverybody laughs, and Chet walks all around
the machine. "Why, it ain't a separator at all," he
finally says. "What is it, Pelty?"
"if you'd ever owned a tar you'd know," grunts
Amthorne, hauling off tire. "What's become of
that tinware exhibit you used to block up traffic
with?"
Chet gets the laugh this time.
"That tinware exhibit stepped over from Jen
niesburg in thirty minutes flat this morning," says
Chet. "Lucky you weren't on the road I'd have
thrown mud on your windshield."
"Say!" Pelty shouts. "Your machine couldn't
fall ten miles in thirty minutes. Why don't jou get
a real motor car? What will you give me to boot
for mine?"
They are off, and business in the vicinity sus
pends. "I'll trade with youi, Pelty," Bays Chet calmly
quite calmly. "Let me look it over."
He walks carefully around the car, opens the
hood and looks in. "Funny engine, isn't it? I saw
one like that at the world's fair."
Pelty has the hood of Chefs machine open, too,
and is right there with the retort courteous. "Is this
an engine or a steam heater?" he asks. "What pres
sure does she carry?"
"She never heats upat all except when I run a
long time on low," Chet says eagerly.
"Oh, yes," says Pelty, "I never have to go Into
low much "
"Gosh!" Chet explodes. "When you go up Sand
ers hill they have to close two district schools for
the noise."
"Only time you ever heard me I was hauling
you up with your broken jackshaft," snorts Pelty.
"You ought to get some iron parts for your car.
Cheese has gone out of style."
"You still use It for tires, I see," says Chet.
"Never mind," eays Pelty wrathfully. "I get
mileage out of my machine; I don't drive around
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MILLIONS ARE BEING SPENT ON STATE BUILDINGS AT PANAMA
EXPOSITION; NEVER BEFORE HAVE APPROPRIATIONS BEEN S' IV.'
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State buildings at Panama exposition.
Top to bottom: Indiana, West Vir
ginia and Pennsylvania.
States and territories of the Unite J
States are to be represented at the
Panama-Pacific exposition on a far
greater scale than they have beor. at
any former exposition. Millions of
collars have already been appropri
ated, New York city and state alone
voting- $1,1(10,000.
Among the most beautiful, state
buildings will be those of Indiana,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Tiie
most expensive state building of al!
will be that of California, costir.g
S2.000.000. It will l.e the larjret
state builr-T evtr built for any ex
position. rTf
The Grocer
By WALT MASON
The grocer sells the things we eat all sorts of
things, in reason; the pickle sour and honey sweet,
and garden sass in se ison. He sends things where
his patron dwells, and strange it seems to many he
doesn't eat the goods he sells, io gain an honest
penny. He has his window filled with fruits that
came from distant regions, from countries where the
warthog roots, and jaguars roam in legions. The
treasures of some far-off clime no royal store could
beat them! And still I wonder, all the time, just
why he doesn't eat them. With dates from Araby
the blest, and figs from Asia Minor, the smiling
grocer does his best to please the western diner.
Imported things upon his shelf, spaghetti, cheese
and noodle; if I were he, I would, myself, consume
the whole caboodle! The grocer reaches south and
north and east and west he reaches, for all the eat
ables of worth, the canteloupes and peaches; the
new potatoes and the peas, the condiments and
sauces, the Chinese eggs and sweitzer cheese, which
oft are total losses. I'd hate to sell such templing
things; if patrons came, I'd greet them, and say,
"They're not for sale, by jings, for I intend to cat
them!"
CHESTERTON ENJOYS A JOKE
It is always said that no one enjoys a joke more
than G. K. Chesterton, tho noted English author,
and, even when the joke Aells against himself, he
never fails to be heard laughing above the whole
company. It is related that a certain man told of
an act of politeness he had witnessed. He had seen
a man give up his seat in a street car to a woman.
"That's nothing,'' said one of tho company.
"What about old Chesterton here? I saw him get
up and give his scat to three women."
The company roared, but louder than the others
was heard the jovial laughter of Chesterton. It is
in more respects tiian one that Chesterton lays
claim to "greatness." Boston Post.
LIFTING THE VEIL
Caller Was your sister expecting me, Robbie?
Bobbie Yes; sis saitl you were sure to come
round when she had a good novel to read. Boston
Transcript,
EXCEPTIONAL CHILD
First School Teacher Does Kdith's little girl
ever make any bright answers?
Second School Teacher Xo; she always knows
her lessons. Judge.
town and then spend two days shoveling out car
bon." "Peculiar radiator you've got," says Chet. chang
ing the subject. "Oh, I see; it's a road sprinkler.
What do jou get from the city for laying the dust?"
"I can stop that leak in two minutes with a
handful of cornmeal," says Pelty, busily' surveying
Chel's machine. "Do you still strip a gear on this
thing every time you try to back?"
"Why do you carry a horn?" asks Chet. "You're
wasteful; I heard your valves chattering when I
was three blocks away."
"I didn't ' hear yours chatter much last Tues
day on Main street," snorts Pelty. "You cranked
that thing long enough to grind it home by hand."
"Yo-a! Talk, will you?" yells Chet earnestly.
"Any man who begins carrying hot water out to
his machine in a teakettle in September knows a
lot about starting cars."
"Well, get down to business," says Pelty. "You
want to trade, you say. I don't want that mess.
It's an old back-number with tin springs, glass gears
and about as much compression as a handbox. Give
me $500 and throw your machine in. I need some
thing to tie my cow to. She'd haul away anything
that was movable."
"Give you $500 for that parody on a popcorn
wagon?" snorts Chet "Why, man, the poor old thing
has to go into low to pull its shadow! You're de
lirious, Pelty. I'll tell you what I'll do. You give
, me $1009 for my car and I'll agree to haul that old
calliope up to my barn, out of your way, and make
a hen roost out of it. Come on now. It's your only
chance."
Shortly after this they are. parted by anxious
friends and the show is over. I've known Home
burg men to give up a trip to Chicago because Chet
and Pelty began to trade their cars just before train
time.
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Juarez
By GEORGE FITCH
Author of "At Good Old Siwash"
Juarez was a Mexican Indian who was born in
lS'io and received on the death of his father a full
interest in the abject poverty of his family.
Up to this point Juarez was not different from
most Mexican Indians who have been acquiring pov
erty from the Mexican government and handing it
down to their descendants for four hundred years.
However, Juarez, when a boy, was educated by a
charitable priest. To the great chagrin of a great
many Spaniards who. like most white men, believe
that education will only "take"' when a white man
is inoculated with it. Juarez became a speaker and
politician and at the age of 26 he sat in his state
legislature. ,
From that time Juarez led a busy life, par
ticipating actively in some revolutions and viewing
"He arrived at the Rio Grande slightly ahead of the
opposition."
others from a safe place on the side lines. Making
presidents and afterwards reducing them to junk
was the great Mexican occupation before 1870 and
Juarez took a prominent part in the job. He helped
boot Santa Ana into obscurity in 1S55 and became
minister of justice, which was a sinecure and an
easy job, since justice has never been introduced
into Mexico.
Juarez held onto this job and others, while
presidents came fiercely and went feverishly and in
1S5S he decided to become president himself. After
throe years of fighting he was inaugurated, most
of his enemies having become extremely deceased
meanwhile.
However, Juarez had no luck. The supply of
enemies within Mexico being exhausted, Kngland,
Spain and France wcro imported to take their place.
These countries came down on Juarez for the pay
ment of the national debts and in 1SS2 he arrived
at the Rio Grande slightly ahead of the opposition.
Mexico now became an empire, with Maximil
ian upon the throne. But Juarez went placidly
ahead, running northern Mexico, and now and then
decoying a French company into the cactus and
messing it up until it was of no further use. When
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If you are a farmer and could borrow, say, $3,000 on long time at
a low rate of interest, what would you do with it?
The question is of such vital importance that its answer by the
farmers of the country will have great weight in helping to formulate a
rural credit policy by showing a need for it, and there is great need
for it. Think it over.
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the civil war ended, the I'nited States growled ono
at France and the French troops went home. Short
ly afterward Juarez eradicated Maximilian and be
came president again.
Like most Mexican presidents, Juarez was much
more popular while a struggling patriot than le
was when he ran the country and tried to keep It
in order. Other struggling patriots arose and lie
spent most of his time fighting them. In 187:! le
died of apoplexy while still in office, thereby es
tablishing a record which has not yet been equaled
in Mexico. He was the only Mexican president to
remain in office until he died without assistance.
Juarez might not have assayed very highly ai a
patroit in this country, but he was about the lest"
Mexico has had to offer. It is evident that Mexico
has elected too many white men to office.
A LEGEND OF MEXICO
,' (Philadelphia Record)
The coat of arms of the republic, which oc
cupies the center, or white bar and consists f a
beautiful device representing an eagle perched upon
a cactus (what in Mexico we call nopal) devouring
a serpent, is intimately connected with the history
of the people. In the beginning of the fourteenth
century the ancient Mexicans, or Aztecs, after wan
dering for a long time around the Mexican valley
looking for a place to build their city, arrived, after
terrible sufferings and adventures, on the southwest
ern border of Lake Texcoco in 1325.
There they halted, for in front of them they
beheld what naturally they considered an auspicious
omen from their gods. An immense royal eagle of
extraordinary size and beauty stood upon a cictus
growing in tho crevice of a rock, washed by the
waves of the lake. In its talons it held a serpent
and its broad, beautiful wings opened to the rising
sun.
Obeying the mandate of their oracle, that there
they should build their city, they set to work and
by driving piles into the marshes, with no other ma
terial at hand but frail reeds and rushes, the founda
tions of the great Tenochitlan were laid! The same
great City of Mexico, which today bends under the
weight of misfortune without end, its lovely, incom
parable sky darkened by the black, threatening cloud
of a long-expected war, a war as unjust as it is
cruel, representing not only tho unequal struggle of
the strong against the weak, but, what is worse,
based upon personal hatreds and ambitions.
THE SHOPPING SEX
a nice little 'at in yer winder, my dear. Yer might
put it by for me, will yer? 'E'snot gone yet but
you never know, do yer? Tit-Bits.
Woman (popping into mourning shop) That's
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