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AGKFOUK THE ARIZONA' REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY MOttNING, JUNE 23; 1915 f I J 1 j Arizona Republican's Editorial Page J r Hf - :,T " - The Arliona Republican Published bv ARIZONA ri'Hl.lSHINU COM FA NT. (wbilil B. Heard President and Manager Chan- A. Stauffer - Huslness Manaieer '.laiiti W. "ale Assistant Business Manager J V. Sear Kdltor Kxdusive Morning Associated Press Dispatches, e MTiee. t'orner Second and Adams Streets. tnlered at the l'ostoftice at Phoenix. Arizona, aa Mall Matter of the Second Class. A V Ward. Representatives. New York Office, Brunswick Building. Chicago Office, Advertising lluiii'.tng. Address all communications to TUB ARIZONA RE- Pl.BIJOAN, I'hoenix. Arizona. k TELEPHONES: Pushes Office 422 ruy Editor 433 SlBStrflPTION RATES: Pally, cne month, in advance $ .75 I ailt, tiiree months, in advance 2.00 I 'ally, six months, in advance 4 Oil l'aily, one year, in advance 8.00 Suih)mw only, by mail 2.&0 vi:ini:may morning, ji nk mi:. It is tin irmitrst possible praise t ' praised by a man who is him t lf tlt-st ivin ot praise. ' Latin Proverb. The Land Bill With the last touch in the house applied yester ;:iy t. Suhstitute Pill N. I, there is yet lucking only 1 1 executive signature to give to Arizona a pu'ilie l.nl n.de superior to any under which lards have ! . . n administered in any western state or in any Mate. In the framing of thU law, the land laws : all the states have heer. drawn upon: that is, i' all the states which h ive not frittered their lends away. Profit has been taken from the experience ..t those states more recently admitted to the t'nion. and we believe that their errors an.l misfortune v ill lie avoided by Arizona. The measure which has been enacted was some times cal'eil the Heard bill. Iecause of the fact that Vr. D'.'ight P.. Heard was largelv instrumental in the preparation of a measure which was adoptee", i y the house committee on public lands. The rren ral f..rm of it. its orderly arrangement, appealed P the ceumittee h;ch. with lew t hinges of a i-iinor character, reported it to the houve and it was pas-seel' with uniu.portant altetations. It was e ident that the senate wouh". insist npoa certain amendments, especially with respect to the organi sation of the lain! depart ment. " l'hat section in the original bill was, therefore, tentative, and it was passed out of the bouse with the understanding that it would be certainly an.intiel. and oven radically, iu that respect. In tie fnnang of the bill. less attention was : :in to the personally of the i.ien who should ai'minister it than t such terms of a bill as would f. ! !;.. .te the pood adm'nisiration of it and v.hicti should le a check on a bad administration of it. It 'v::s realize,!, imj, i lint ill .he attempts at land it et' la lion since Use open r.g of t'ie regular sessi ti of the Second legislature there had been a crystal i..ati..n e.f conflating sentiment which must be i.e.,nil-d in some manner if there'was to le any it -;i.s!.i' i..n. Therefore, in the new bill, - hene or I .-tsibe. compromises were made between provisions of the two f .rmer bills where they were in conflict. The new bill became a meeting place and. at last, common ground on which all but the more intran sieeant elements, constituting a very arrall minority of the memtership of both houses, came to stard w.th a purpose to eiact the best land bill possible. Itut the foremost idea in tiie preparation of the b. 'l, the one to which all other purposes were suh- c. rdinated, was the safeguarding of the interest t-f the state in the public lands, for its interests were superior to all individual interests, existing or pro spective. It was recognized that there were smii individual interests, and that others would arise. It was necessary, therefore, that a land code should ileal fairly between the state and these interest. Kurthermore. it was realized that a mean must be fount! letween the r-ck'.ess dissipation of the public lands and a barbed-wire ' conservation of them: that they should be passed into private own ership on such -terms as would le mutually advan tageous t the I urt-hnsers of !ie lands and to tli3 people of tlie state. We believe that these objects have been attained in this bill as nearly as it was humanly possible to attain them: that the operation of the land law will prove the wisdom of the legislature:' Mnt it -cannot he possible that the code is free from defects. They will be discovered in due time and will be remedied. But we are confident that there are no radical defects, no loopholes, which invite irremedi able disaster. A Good Time to Begin If, as the Mexican military commander at Guay ma.s feais, the landing of American marines for the protection of American settlers against .uurdering Ya'piis will be misunderstood by the Mexican iopu lai e. it is time that all misunderstanding should bo t lea red avay by the landing of not only the marines, but whatever troops may be neces.ry to secure pro tection to American citizens in u'l parts of Mexico. It is not reasmring to be told by the Mexican authorities that they will do their utmost to protect our citizens. They have been so assuring us for three years, and murder and rapine have proceeded uiicheckcl and unpunished. We had been given a hope that watchfulness and waiting would give place to something more effec tive, and 'yet. with the means at hand to protect American settlers, we are engaged in discussing mat ters of national etiquette with procrastinating Mexi cans. " Here seems to be a good place to -begin the work of assisting, the Mexicans, in spite of themselves. In the restoration of order. A Cortvplicating Incident 'Wie German reply to the second American note will probably bo greatly Influenced by the contention that the submarine was rammed and sunk by a Hrilh'h steamer flying the Swedish flag, unless it can be shown that it was a British warship that disposed of the submarine. The British have so far offered only the statement that the destroying vessel was a warshrip, but the statement has been weakened by the withholding of the name of the vessel and the circumstances. The Gornuin account is more circum stantial as to the cl.aracter of the vessel a Britisii tanker equipped with a neutral flag. This Is . dispute that ought to be easily settled, and the settle ment n-ust have an imixntant bearing' upon our ne gotiations with Germany. If it was a steamer that sank the submarine, we , may expect Germany to decline to accede to our notions of submarine warfare, according to which, .'rews and passengers of non-combatant vessels whether belonging to neutrals or bi lligcrents. must be given an opportunity to escape. In this case, accord ing to the German version, the had hailed the steamer which, instead of surrendering, assumed the offensie. In such a case, if the hailing vessel had been a cruiser or battle-ship, under the rules of warfare, it would have been win ranted in sinking the steatne t regardless of her crew and passengees. In the firs; German reply it was oointed out that it would be im pcsisl le for a submarine in most canes to warn 1 Kteaioer to discharge her crew, and pitssergers ant" then accomplish the purpose if the atiack. The Ger mans, in all prohabi:it. will put forward the fate of the V-2'. as an illustration of the correctness of then earlier views. Yuma county owes a apcei-.tl debt to Representa tive Flanagan. That county will probably be bene fitted more than any other by the operation ef the new land law, and it is proVably duo to her repre sentative more than to any other man that an agree ment was reached in conference- that made the final passage of the bill possible. He secured the iafor niation which, though it may not have reconciled a large element in the house to the senite nmet.ilineiit ef Section i, at least brought aoout the reb.t tant acipjie scence ef that element in the amendment. It ?ippe:Ts that the Phoenix tias -bull team, in re sentment for the indignities practiced upon it at AlbiKiuer -iu and JC1 Paso, is taking it out or. the harmless Tucson club. There may be- some satisiac-' lion in this proceeding, but it ia nt ilher Christian nor just. - THE CALL OF MOTHER A Baltimore lioy, who ran away to work on a Montana ranch, got as far ar e'h'eago. when he saw a strawberry shortcake in the wintlow of a restaurant. It remineled him ef home. He spent his last dime for a piece of what he thought way the delectable confection such as his mother used to make. Instead, it was the sham shortcake of commerce, and his dlsapitointuV'iu -was so great that he went to the? peilice and asked 10 be sent back to Baltimore, where there was ral short cake and a real home for a wandering boy. He was no different from the rest of us. The real home means eomtott and satisfaction. Some time's the satisfact'on appears in the form cf a juicy beefsteak, brown and crisp on the outside- and pink on the Inside, served hot from the broiler. Sometimes the comfort consists in a kind word spe.ken at the end of a hart) day, anil a smooth and soft hantl resting on the shoiiliier or the brow, with a friendliness that there is no mistaking. The home is the product of the woman in It. No landscape or jMirtrait proiiurexi by smearing colors on a piece of canvas: no arrangement of words in that peculiar and fascinating mosaic which we call literature: no production of modu lated and harmonious soiinels known as music, can compare with the creation of a real home. The task is worthy the lest endeavors eif every woman to whom the opportunity offe-rs itsedf. The Baltimore boy's shortcake was but a type and symoel of what home meant to him. It was nett merelv a combinaiiem of flour and shortening, cream and berries. It was the spirit that had com bined them for his e'eliuht, had plae-ed them be fore him en the table and watched him with pleas ure as he indicated his approval of the efforls to please him. It drew the boy back again. The same ministering of comfort will hold the husband anel keep him from wandering, and make home to him the divinest place on earth, combining, as a famous Scotchman remarke-. "the pathos and sub lime of life." Philadelphia. Evening Ledger. WIVES OF ALIENS SUFFER The unfortunate position ef the British -.vifc of an enemy alien was sympathetically' eliscu.xscd at recent meetings of the Women's Liberal Federa tion. Mrs. Stewart Brejwn ointed out that in practice a destitute wife ef an nor.!.v had no na tionality. British relief funds were not aiailable for her because she was in law German or Aus trian. All that she could claim was eight shillings a week for herself and one snilling for each child from her loe-al board of guardians. Themsands ef distressed Knplish women who were the wives of aliens eiid not even know the nationality ef their husbands. All that they knew was that their husbands were "foreigners." To these women neither the Prince of Wales- fund nor Queen Mary's Work tor Women fund was aaii able, and much hardship was the result. Other speakers urged that women should be alowed to choose their nationality, and a resolu tion was passed drawing the attention of the gov ernment to the unsatisfactory position of Prltish women living in this -euntry who were the wives or widows of aliens, and expressing the opinion that so long as such women remain on British seal they should not by their marriage be entirely deprived of their rights of citizenship. London Chronicle. NEVER COULD LAY EGGS Y'oung Aelolphus de Milyuns was out driving his own car. He was a scorcher and believed in going straight ahead. It as in the heart of York shire. Suddenly a terrific cluck'.ns under the wheels told him some accident had happened. He pulled up and glanced back. Two fowls lay dead in his tracks, while another two were fleeing, screeH-hing, back to heime and safety. "That'll be fourteen shillings, please," remarked a burly man in corduroys who appeared on the scene promptly; "that's three and six apiece for the four." "Four!"' gaspeel Aelolphus. "But I only killed two." "That's right," agreed the fowls' owner, "but them other two will never lay a blessed egg after this." "I'm sorry," said the motorist, as he handed over the money. "Due to the fright, I suppose?" The countryman shook his head as he' slammed the silver into his pocket. "Partly fright," he agreed slowly, "but mainly. I reckon, it's because they ain't hens!" FACTS ABOUT THAT MESSAGE Chairman Trott's statement Relative to Certain Cor respond en-e I e t w e e l overiicr 1 fiint and cx Sccretarv rvan. Frank P. Trott. chairman of the board ef pardons antl paroles in an In terview yesterday concerning state ments printed in various newspapers which seem to regard as a mystery certain e-orrepondence between Gover nor Hunt and W. .1. Bryan relative to the live conde-mned men at Florence hii ill : My attention has be-en called to a number of newspaper articles relating to the telegraphic correspondence of former Secretary of State Wm. .1. Bry an, ejovernor Hunt, and the board of pardons antl paroles, in connection with tne five condemned men sentenced to hang July 3U, 1M1.'.. In view of the fact thai these articles are more er le'ss er roneous and incorrectly state the ac tions .f Mr. Bryan and Governor Hunt. I consider it to be mv duty to make public this statement: On June 1. BH'i, the hoard of pardons antl paroles Ke nt to Hon. Wm. J. Brvan. set retary of state, the following tele gram: "Arizona pardon board has re prieved frtim executiein five men upem your telegraphic request of May 27. Please inform 11s fully upon what in formation you made the request upon eiur board, giving copy of brief account ef evidence antl statement as furnished you by Governor H.nt in these five cn ses. Mr. Bryan resigned as secretary ef state a short time after the receipt eit the above telegram. He did not give the board the information reepiesteel, neither did he refuse to give it. In a communication dated June 11. lSl.l, Hon. Robert Lansing, secretary of state ad interim, supplied the board with all the information asked tor except copies e,f the account of evidence in the cases eif the five ceuitlemned men furnished by Governor Hunt upon the reepiest of Hon. Wm. J. Bryan. In relation to these copies Acting Sec retary Iansing in his letter to the board stated: "The de partment ha no objectiein to Governor Hunt informing you of their contents, if he deems it appropriate to do so." 'When tiie letter eif Acting Secretary I-'insing was received ejeivernor Hunt was absent from the state and could not be Interviewed in conne-ction with the state ment eif evielence furnished by him in the cases of the five condemned men. 'The governor hnnet yet re turnee! and eeinseqiieritly has not been given the opportunity to either refuse eir grant the reepiest. o JURISDICTION FIXED IN SUPERIOR COURTS Supreme Court Find Cumulated Penalty Leaves No Question as to Lower Court' Right Holding that the cumulated penalty fixed Jurisdiction in the- lower court, the supreme court yesterday sus tained the judgment of the superior ceiurt of Gila ceiunty in the case brought by the state against the Miami Ceipper Company. Complaint was brought against the company on fifteen counts, each al leging a violation eif the eight heiur law in the operation of its electric plant, and the jury brought in a verdict fining the company $t00. The company ceintested the jurisdiction eif the superior court em the ground that the penalty under each count was but $lii(l and that the fifteen e'ounts should not be held to be cu mulative. The supreme c urt in its eipinion handed down yesterday states that the case was not fifteen separ ate cases, but that the cumulated penalty placed the jurisdiction in the superior court. The case was, however, reversed z nil remaneled for the reason that the verdict for the state brought in by nine jurymen was rendered June '9, 1913. whereas the law providing that nine Jureirs might bring in a verdict in such cases did not beceime effec tive until the following October. o EXTRADITION PAPERS ISSUED FOR HENDERSON Alleged Assailant of Marie Green to be Brought Back to Answer Charge of Assault With Deadly Weapon Extradition papers were issued yes terday by Acting Governor Sidney P. Oshorn for the return to Arizona eif Charles H. Hendersein, alias C. H. Dago, wanted here lo answer a charge of assault with deadly weapon. Henderson, it is allegeel, is the col ored man who shot Marie Green, a well-known colored woman -tiiree times on the night of April 23, 1914. The shooting took place at Firsl and Madison streets about nine o'clock at night. The woman was not seriously injured. A few days ago Henderson was arrested at Ios Angeles on advice from the sheriffs office, and is being held to await the arrival of the necessary papers. Sheriff Adams is the state's agent ir the case. HOW MISS STAPLES IKES ' SALES FOR DOUBLE-HEADER Pretty Contestant for Jew elry Prizes Di.nlavs Her Method of Selling Tick ets Has Sold More Tlum 100 in One Week. Miss Staples eloes not believe in being either aggressive . or insistent. When she asks a man to buy a ticket ftir a ball game shir does not approach him as if he were an en-e-my to be overcmne, neither eloes she enter into a long ami useless debate. She has no re-gular method, though her plan of campaigning is along the following lines mainly in question form I i yen! appreciate the goeid work of the phoenix ball club? Then you will buy as many tickets as possible and gently anel firmly pasteboard antl coin change hands to the accom paniment of a soft veiieie in sympa thetic lecital ejf the needs of funds to insure ball for the remainder of the .-eUiem. Generally, if not more often Miss Staple's win.s out. In fact in tht? past we-' '.: :-"".e has sold more tban ene huneie l tickets for the double head er on the fifth of July. Hut thats not ha!:" the number she will sell, she declares, for the pretty young woman is anibitieius and heipes tei be awartled one of the four handsome prizes donated by Hege, white antl Wesley, Rosenzweig an.i Frieelman. "1 want to win the first prize" said Miss Staples last evening, "hut the seceimJ prize will also satisfy me. The ejtheis are pretty too. but its nt the prizes alone you know, I want tei be a leader in tiie con test. 1 am a real fan, you know and its not only for myself I am work ing, hut for the- ball club." It is with this same fine spirit that all the e-ontestants are endea veiling to elis- We Shall Pe Here All Summer Escrows Trusts Abstracts Title Insurance Phoenix Title and Trust Co. IS North First Ave. pose eif tiie thousand tickets that are to make the pay day. The race is an ' even fine, the five ranking highest are Miss Staples, Miss Jessie Slay ton. Miss Anita Baker, Miss Mil dred e.'lare and Miss Dorothy Wright. Hire a little salesman at The Re publican office. A Want Ad will see more customers than you can. feu A ;! Um7 jk feik Lottie fickford n,3 f3f A Picturized Romantic Novel By Roy L McCardall Moving Pictures of Chapter One tarts Today - Last Sunday thousands read tho story of the first chapter in The' Republican. Today you will be entertained and thrilled by this marvelous story in Moving Pictures See it Watch the plot progress and unfold the greatest story of the year Read the story every Sunday in The Republican and see the Moving Pictures every Wednesday and Thursday READ THIS INTERESTING- STORY IN Sunday's Republican