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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1914.
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THURSDAY MORNING, DIX'EMBER 3, 1!U4.
People who have never worked
out their own salvation always join,
at last, that large class in the hody
politic who don't know what they
want, and who will never he haiipv
till they get it. Price Collier. "
The Prosperity Club
A correspondent i' The Republican, a business
man of extensive experience, enrolls himself as a
member of "The Prosperity Club," and predicts that
m.'i will be a banner year in Arizona. More and
more ot us every day are thinking that, and the
more of us who think so, the quicker the banner
car will begin. President Wilson last summer
came in for a pood deal of chaffing and some politi
cal criticism because lie told a group, of newspaper
correspondents at the regular Thursday afternoon
White House seance, that the depression under
which the country seemed to lie laboring was
psychological.
The president was only partly right. There were
then many visible causes for depression, and not
the least of them was the new tariff law which
threatened a readjustment of prices and a curtail
ment of markets. There was nothing psychological
ubout that. Business always comes to a standstill
before a period of readjustment, and when business
neglects to do so, it is apt to go on the rocks.
The European war then came along and neutral
ized the effect of the tariff, but proceeded to drain
this country of money, and business was forced to
stand still longer. The etfect was contrary to that
usually produced by war upon a neutral country.
There was no immediate market for the things the
belligerents needed.
But within the last month conditions have
changed and improved. The effect of the tariff leg
islation is still neutralized and will be so long as
the war lasts and fur so long a time afterward as
may be required to enable the now warring coun
tries to resume production.
But the money which went out in the early days
of the war is flowing back and bringing other money
with it. There will be next year an unprecedented
demand for all the things we produce. A call will
be made upon the farmers, the stockmen and all
our manufacturers. There will be such a year as
has not been witnessed in this country in a long
time. There will be such opportunities to earn
money as labor has not in many years experienced.
We in this state have taken a rather gloomy
view of the copper situation in which Arizona is
always so much concerned. Some mining men have
predicted a paralysis of the copper industry because
of the declaration by the British government of
copper as absolute contraband. That, they feared,
was the last straw added to the depression forced
upon the industry by the closing of the German and
Austrian markets"
Two weeks ago Dr. L. D. Ricketts, probably the
highest authority in the country, stated that an en
tirely too gloomy view was being taken. There
would be no paralysis. The British declaration was
not fata). There would be a demand for copper.
Since then we have witnessed an increased demand
for copper and a higher price for both the metal
and copper shares.
All these signs point to 1U15 as "a banner yearj'
but, as we have said, the more we think so and
talk about it, the earlier the year will begin. Here
ia where the psychological feature comes in. When
actual and concrete causes for depression beyond
our control existed, mere thinking and talking could
not remove them. "You cannot make a silk purse
out of a sow's ear." Also, ymi cannot make a silk
purse out of silk unless you go about It. The. silk
i. here and on the way. Get into "The Prosperity
Club," and begin converting the raw material into
silk purses.
Relief for the Belgians
We have seen in a telegraphic dispatch that the
small town of Dublin, N. H raised a Belgian relief
fond of an amount which we do not recall, but we
remember that it was estimated that if all the towns
in this country were proportionately liberal the total
of the relief fund would be 14fi,000,0()(l. Evidently
Dublin- has contributed more than its share, while
most towns are contributing not at all, or much less
than their share.
The question is raised In some communities
whether they should give anything at all to the,
Belgians this year, which has not been a very good
one for this country. We hear again that "charity
should begin at home," and "the poor we always
have with us."
These quotations are favorite ones with those
who do not give at all. The suffering they see about
them, is so appalling that they do not know where
to begin, and they do not begin. Says the St. Louis
Times:
The bitter truth is that "the poor we have with
tis nlways." There never has bin a winter in St.
Louis during which children have not suffered for
want of food and proper shelter. If pride and self
respect were not in the way ot revelations of such
conditions kind-hearted people would he greatly
shocked by the amount of suffering that occurs every
winter. They would, we venture to say, be more
than shocked; they would be moved to offer imme
diate help.
But touching that class of people whose wants
are made known to the public through the police
department and other agencies, and the wealthy or
well-to-do citizens of the community, it is plain
that those who can afford to help are well armed
with reasons why they should not' help, or why
they cannot help, or why they, should not help save
by their support of certain benevolence which they
systematically patronize.
The sending of aid to Europe will not mean
that the sufferers at home will be aided any the
less. There is something simple in the problem of
Belgium's needs. There is something dramatic in
the act of contributing to a Christmas ship. And
people like to understand clearly, and they enjoy
taking part in dramatic events.
It is a harsh indictment of our modern customs
that we permit a single child to go hungry or cold
in a great and wealthy city. We should seek to
correct this evil. A larger number of people, ere
trying every year to lessen the amount of suffering
in our own neighborhoods.
In the meantime, we do not believe that a sin
gle donor to the fund that is meant for the, relief
of Europe will curtail his helpfulness toward his
own. On the contrary, real kindness is a quality
that increases its power over the individual.
We may even hope that because many Ameri
cans have aided the Belgians this winter a fact
which we believe is wholly to our credit there will
be readier help in the future for our own, now that
the fact of human distress and destitution has been
brought before all of us in so spectacular and im
perative a manner.
The Silos of Cochise
For many years agricultural papers have been
advising farmers to construct silos, and in most ad
vanced agricultural communities these receptacles
lor the storing of green crops for future, use are
numerous. Such crops are presseil down tightly and
kept depressed by heavy weights. Fermentation nat
urally ensue i and a fermented liquor settles in the
bottom of the silo.
There are many of these silos in the vicinity of
McNeal in Cochise county. The other day the owner
of a silo found his hired man in possession of a
jag, the source of which was at first inexplicable.
It was later discovered that the hired man had beeu
tapping the silo which had been filled with green
torn.
We have no idea what this silo liquor 'astes
like, but that doesn't really matter. People who
drink liquor, as a rule, do not care about the taste.
Most them agree that the tastes ot the various
liquors differ only in degrees of vilencss. They
drink it in spite of its taste.
But this is no laughing matter. It might be but
for the complication it throws about the prohibition
amendment or the complication the amendment
throws about the silo industry. Intoxicating liquors
"shall not be manufactured in or introduced into the
state of Arizona under any pretense." We trust that
there may be such a reconciliation of the terms of
the amendment with the preservation of green for
age that the silos may not come under proscription.
We have not heard from the guests of the Har
vey Houses and Arizona hotels and restaurants
where young ostriches were served last Thursday,
but no doubt the verdict, when it is rendered, will
be favorable, at least, in one respect. No one guest
was condemned to eat the neck alone.
Many people of Phoenix may not feel able to
contribute heavily to charity during the present
Christmas season, but they can help without feeling
it by the purchase of Red Cross seals, now on sale
at all stores.
Col. Rogers of the Prescott Courier, though ad
vancing in years, is something of an acrobat. He
has jumped at the conclusion that a man who stole
u bottle of milk from his doorstep last Monday
morning was a non-partisan.
FEARS OF AERIAL BOMBARDMENT
A good deal of apprehension appears lo prevail
among the inhabitants of London and our sea coast
towns as to the possibilities or their being exposel
lo aerial or naval bombardment. As to this there
is a plain general rule: "Undefended" ports, towns,
villages, dwellings or buildings are not liable to
"bombardment" bombardment being interpreted to
include aerial attack by balloons. Everything de
pends on what is meant by "undefended." I am
afraid London would not be immune, nor would
Weymouth, nor would Tynemouth. A place is not
necessarily "undefended" merely because it is not
fortified. If it contains a depot of arms, a naval
or military establishment, or even workshops or
plant utilizable for military purposes. Its immunity
is at an end. This obviously leaves a good deal of
latitude, and all that can safely be said is that the
most defenseless places are, legally speaking, the
best protected. Still, the ordinary pleasure resort
or fishing village may fairly sleep in peace unless
a German man-of-war demands (supplies, in which
case a refusal to provide them would entail IM
penalty of bombardment.
While places which are immune from "bom
bardment" are also immune from aerial attack,
places which are exposed to the one are exposed to
the other. The Hague convention (No. XIV of 11)07)
forbiflding altogether the discharge of projectiles
and explosives from balloons and "similar" methods,
although signed by Great Britain, did not command
the assent of Germany. But neither did it com
mand the assent of France; she is not bound by
it, and, as a result of our being allied with her,
neither are we. Indeed, the effect of the present
grouping of belligerent powers is to suspend this
convention altogether. ' Exactly the same appears
to hold good of the prohibition of mine-laying in
coastal waters and in the track of commercial ship
ping. It is a general rule of international law that
private property on land is immune from capture
or destruction, and that private property on sea is
not. To both statements there are exceptions. Mails
(but not mail vessels) and coast fishing vessels are
exernpt at sea; all. forms of transport, including
motor cars, are liable on land. Professor J. II. Mor
gan, University College, London.
ALWAYS MISTAKEN
Two men are always mistaken in any election
the man who said the election of one set of candi
dates would mean paradise on earth, and the man
who said it would mean irretrievable disaster Mil
waukee Journal,
I Where the People j
I May Have Hearing j
The Republican invites communica
tions from its readers on topics of
current interest. By matters of "cur
rent interest" are not meant politics
or religion, but subjects generally of
a local character which present them
selves from time to time.
These communications should V
brief. Dr. Crane, a well known writ
er, recently said that 300 words
should cover the discussions of tny
topic under the sun. That is perhaps
an exaggeration, but any topic to
which these invited communications
relate ought to be considered in much
less titan 300 words.
All communications should be sign
ed, though the signatures will not :e
printed if the writers do not so de
sire.
Give the Devil His Due.
To the Editor of The Republican.
Sir: In your issue of this morning
you ably discuss traffic regulations
and penalties for violators, such regu
lations looking to the protection ot
bicyclists and pedestrians from tne
automobile. Very few, if any, intelli
gent motorists but what will approve
of all you said, and with fev excep
tions, for Hheir own protection, wool 1
like lo see a rigid enforcement of
such regulations. There is another
very dangerous and annoying thing
to the motorist, and that is the prac
tice of boys and young men hang
ing 011 cars on the city streets, where
if the driver of the car speeds up . 1
avoid them he is arrested for fit
driving, and is a target for vulgar
and insolent remarks if he seeks lo
I riil his machine of these offenders.
It would seem like a "square den''
while on this subject that the car
driver be given some consideration.
Yours truly,
JOHN NOUTIICI TT.
1915 Banner Year for Phoenix.
To the Editor of The Republican.
Sir: I enclose herewith my enroll
ment in the "Phoenix Prosperity
Club." Though for several years 1
have been making my headquarters
on the coast, I have now decided to
make Phoenix my home town Inas
much as it is much more central and
expedient to do business in Arizona
from this point than from any other
place in the state.
One important feature influencing
me to bring mv family here has hoci
ttie recently enacted constitutional
amendment making this a dry staic.
I have no doubt many others will do
likewise from the same motives. I
look for lair, to be a banner year of
prosperity in material as well is
moral and spiritual things for Ari
zona. The tourist class that make
nnual and semi-annual nili-ramjiecs
to tne coast will stop over at Phoenix
n route to the expositions and will
learn something about Arizona and
its resources that "movies" and comic
weekly picturials do not portray. Col
onists with Investment seeking capi
tal will find their way to this mar
velously rich country snd the mnlii-
millionaircs who go to the Raymond,
the Green and the Huntington at
Pasadena. CH1.. to plav eolf during
the four winter months, will discover
that they can rest and tilav coif 1-st
as well if not much hefter on the
hundred-acre natch that the citizens
of Phoenix will probably give to some
enterprising hotel man on which to
erect the finest winter resort hotel in
the United States, if not in the world.
These millionaire rest-seekers are not
sight-seers like the ordinary tourNt.?.
they are after climate and pay big
prices for It. so much so that the
three hotels in Pasadena above refer
red fo, make enough in four monCis
to keep closed the remainder of the
year. The coast climate docs not
compare with this in the winter
months. Fogs and continued heav;.
rains are not exceptional there, while
here they are practically unknown.
Now for that 100-ncre tract a'ld
the invitation to some eastern iotei
man of world-wid repute to Interest
capital and erect the finest hostelry
!n the world and make Phoenix the
greatest health and winter resort
known. Yours truly,
H. H. B. CIPRICO.
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NOVEMBER P0S1AL RECEIPTS I
35 PER CENT GREATER IN
THOSE OF PRECEDING YEAR
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j Phoenix Xcvcr (Joes Backward, and Wave of Prosperity!
is Already Making Itself .Evident in Postoffice lhisi-1
iiess Last Year as Jig One for Postoffice, Partly
Because of Immense Amount of Campaign Litem-j
ture But, Unaided by This Outside Increase, Phoenix j
Ullice I iocs on .Making .Monthly Kecords Christinas
Push Preparations Started
Unaided by the rush of political doc
uments and campaign matter, and de
pending solely on the natural, firm
founded business of the territory it
serves, the Phoenix postoffice has set
another new record. November 1914
brought in thirty-five per cent more
ca.sh receipts than November I :t 1 ;;.
In spite of the fact 1!13 was a ban
ner year, and records were smashed
every month. November receipts did
not go so high that the mark could not
be made to look ridiculously small bv
the receipts of the month just passed.
The figures, as given out by Postmas
ter c . p. Wood yesterday morning
Wfip :
November l'.13 7,!ui,75
November UU4 lo.7Sl.on
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i 2.S1S.34
Percentage of increase 3.".
Postmaster Wood is naturally huge-
PARI OF STATE FAIR ORE
EXHIBIT TO BE USED HERE
ly pleased at the showing of the post
office during his first month's service,
and attributes the great gains to the
uninterrupted flow of business jdu'ring
the early w inter sea.son. Within a short
time, there will be preparations neces
sary for another holiday rush, and al
ready plans are being made for hand
ling the Christmas parcels in a speedy
manner. An unprecedented rush is ex
pected, partly because Phoenix never
,'ors backward, and MUST increase
such things every year, and partly be
cause the panel post system has com
pleted its second year of existence,
with such a Hood of publicity tlfat it
wili be universally used this winter for
Christmas trade. .Mr. Wood, adding his
experience in publicity getting, to the
excellent opportunity offered during
fair week, placed the parcel post so
squarely before the package sending
public tliat its use has received an un
believably big impetus.
Abstracts
and Title
Insurance
Phoenix Title and
Trust Co.
$165,000.00 Paid Up Cap
ital and Surplus ;
18 North First Avenue
Score of Boys Get Together to Dis
cuss Promotion of Better School
Life; ill Meet Each Week.
A score of high school boys from
the upper classes met at the Y. M.
C A. last evening for dinner, to dis
cuss plans' for the organization of
the High School Club. The, object of
the club is to promote clean speech.
clean athletics, clean ' scholarship.
It, It. Boardman, boys' work sec
retary of the association, presided. C.
I). Jones talked on experiences and
benefits of college life. Lloyd Klliott
talked on character, religion and ser
vice. All the talks were informal, and
very much enjoyed.
The club plans to meet each week
and talk over life problems, the dis
cussion t have a biblical back
ground.
Forrest Belts, Ed Brooks, Jo Doran,
Kenneth Evans and Kenneth Corn-
stock represented the senior class.
Harold Stabler, Raymond Selle, Tom
Murlar, Oakley Norton, William Work
represented the juniors.
Al. Westervelt, Lorain Lappla, Bur-
tis Dorris, Lester Bonar, Chas. Car
ton, George Edwards represented the
sophomores.
.Mining Congress Delegates
Will View Characteristic
-Minerals from All Parts
of Arizona Officials Are
( 'tuning
A movement to transport the iiiin
iiig exhibit from the state fair grounds
to the board of trade, for the session
of the American -Mining Congress
,which starts next week, was started
yesterday. Secretary Tom Shaugh
ncssy of the state fair commission ex
pressed his willingness to have the
exhibit or portions of it moved lo
town. But the board of trade rooms
arc rather small for such a preten
tious aggregation of ores, so only a
very small portion of the rair's mate
rial will be brought in.
Specially interesting or character
istic ores will be seleVted to add to
the exhibits being sent by the min
ing camps of the state.
Secretary J. F. Callbreath of the
congress and Director Joseph A.
Holmes of the national bureau of
mines will be here today from Fort
Bayard, New Mexico. President Sholz
and many of the prominent members
of the official body will como within
the next two or three days. j
Among the many imiortant sub
jects to be considered at the con
gress is that of compulsory arbitra
tion of the differences of mine owners
and the workmen. On this tonic. As
sistant Secretary E. L. Wolcott said: I
A campaign is now being carried
on in several states with a view to
enacting a law that will-compel em
ployers and employes to arbitrate nil
labor disputes, thus avoiding strikes
and lockouts.
"In one of our western states a
strike was called which rapidly de
generated into a state of civil war.
with opposing camps of armed men.
This became so intolerable that fed
eral troops wore called in to quell the
insurrection.
'Whatever the cause, whether it
was injustice to the miner or mine
owner, so far as the public was con
cerned, the result was the same. Bus
iness was. thrown into an unsettled
condition; operations in no way con
nected with the original trouble, were
forced to suspend; men were com
pelled to idleness, and the fair name
of the state became a synonym for
anarchy.
'Could this trouble have been avoid
ed, had there been upon the statutes
of that state a compulsory arbitra
tion law?
"This question will be given a
prominent place on the program,
when it is hoped that a thorough dis
cussion by both those in favor of,
and those opposed to such a law,
will at least bc productive of sugges
tions that will lead to a solution of
this vexing question and perhaps
bring employer and employe inta a
closer understanding."
THIS IS A KUTTY
STORY-BUT DON'T
LET IT BE KNOWN
Wanted Squirrels for the state
house grounds. Race, color or pre
vious condition of servitude imma
terial, providing specimens offered
have bushy tails and are of a lively
disposition. Apply at the office of
the board of control.
All of which signifies that the
board has decided that the introduc
tion of the little pest into the cap
itol grounds would be desirable, and
add to the beauty of the park. Cus
todian Keene, it is understood, is al
ready making preparations to house
the frisky little rodcHs, and to pro
tect the plants and offices against
their depredations.
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BELGRADE FINALLY
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SIMPLIFICA
TION! If you own a motor
car it's easier to
tear off service cou
pons to pay for gaso
lineoil tires re
pairs you don't
have to carry money
you don't have to
write a check you
save money the Or
ange Circle way.
McARTHUR
SERVICE COUPONS
BROTHERS
American republics, originally Great'
Britain and France asked the United
States to exercise its good offices with
Ecuador and Colombia to secure the
strict observance by these nations of
the neutrality obligations. Although
this controversy, according to latest
reports is being adjusted, the menacing
situation in Chile has emphasized the
clangers to the South American repub
lics of the continued presence of foreign
warships off their coasts.
CARLSON SEES WAY
(Continued From Page One)
lence and indicated some progress of
Russian troops south of Lodz. Un
officially it is reported the Russians
are "nearly in Cracow.' While th.-ire
is every indication that another big
battle is imminent in the west, there
is no evidence that it has actually
begHn. There has been fighting in
Klariders, but this is doubtless the
result of an attempt by the allies to
take some advance positions. There
are also reports that the Hermans
have evacuated several villages on
the Yser canal and are concentrat
on new positions.
SOUTH AMERICA
(Continued From Page One)
ations.
The Chilean government made it
plain it did not prefer one scheme of
action to another, but urged that what
ever steps are taken should have the
earnest and rnited support of all the
ployer he wants to work for. The
wages are higher in Colorado, there
fore miners come here
"No store which is to be considered
first-class would permit bargaining
for prices. It is the same way with
the employer. If you do not like
the price the stores ask you do not
buy. If the store does not ask the
right price it has no trade. It is the
same with the employer. If I do not
offer right wages and conditions of
employment I get no employes and
my mine shuts down. I claim that if
men want to work under union con
ditions there are plenty of places fo:
them to work. It is his absolute right
to say whether he will work or not
and where he shall work."
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SHEEHAN FINDING OUT
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Counsel for Railroads Questions Repre
sentations of Locomotive Engineers
CHICAGO, ),.,.. 2. Today's session
of the board arbitrating the wage dif
ferences between the western rail
roads and enginemen was devoted
largely to an attempt by James M.
Sheehan. the railroads' counsel, to as
certain the exact meaning of the six
teen articles in the men's demands.
M. J. Cadle. wage expert for the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
was a witness. Interrogation failed in
some instances to obtain a definite re
ply. One question involved the appar
ent overlapping of preparatory, run
ning and terminal delay periods for
which pay was asked. Sheehan finally
interpreted the answer to mean that
the enginemen should be paid five or
six hours pay for two hours work. An
other question concerned the pay for
engine crew on a three mile division.
The witness finally decided the crew's,
day ended with the completitn of life
three mile run and the return trip was
another day. Sheehan expects to fin
ish tomorrow.
Beautiful Potted Ferns now selling at
cost. Quality Flower store, Columbia
Theater. Advertisement. g
The Phoenix National Bank
Officers. '
H. J. McCluiiff, President.
T. E. Pollock, Vice-Prcst.
II. I). Marshal, Cashier.
II. M. Galliver, Asst. Cashier. G. G. Fuller, Ast. Cashier
M. C. McDougall, Vicc-Prest.
II. .T. McClung
T. E. Pollock
Win. S. Humbert
Directors.
W. A. Drake
M. C. McDougall
James S. Douglas
L. H. Chalmers
Geo. AJ Olney
H. D. Marshall
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