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PAGE FOUR THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1G, 1915 Arizona Republican's Editorial Page I i THE ARIZONA F.EPUBLICAN Published by Arizona Publishing Company. lwhrht II. Heard President and Managar Ci-iri A. Staulfer.. Business Manager Ciarth V". Calf Assistant Business Manager I. W. Spear Edl tor Kiclusivo Morning Associated Press Dispatches. Ofiice. Comer Second nnd Adams Streets. Entered at the Postoifice at Phoenix, Arizona, as Mall Matter of the Second Class. KoU-rt E. Ward, Representative, New York Office, Brunswick Bldg., Chicago Office. 'Advertlwlng Bid. AdJ-ess all communications to THE ARIZONA RE Pl'Pl.lCAX. Phoenix. Arizona. Rusiness Of'Icd .. i'lly Editor TELEPHONES: ...422 . .433 SUBSCRIPTION KATES: Daliy, ons raocth. in advance ,75 Pally, three months, in advance 2.00 l-ai:y, six months, in advance... 4.no 1 "irty, one ear. in advance g'on Sundays only, by nvui 2.5t 'i'n:.-'l.V MiBNIXG, XOVKMBKB 16, 1S13 The nihility of a people lies not in iis rapacity for war, but In its 1 -aparity iv jicncc. If is indeed only, tu-.-ar.sc the nations arc incapable i the one that they plunge su read ily into I he other. G. Lowes Dickinson. The Fair's First Day In spite f.r t'a? annual apprehension tat there would not le a large crowd at the fair the attend an c ; t rlav is said to have been ecjual to ti.at : :! Monday crov.d and to have surpassed many -U--.J.MS. It is popularly supposed that the ma. r- s'-v does not run smoothly until after ::v i;rt iiiv and, therefore, many visitors wait u: '.! the mHdV of the w.-ck before goinjr. It will, . ;:rse. I t- t' e same this year and eery year. There ,-i-- ui.-iiy quests from outside especially f.-.'ii tie soinrern j.art of the state. More are ex-t-d t . arrive until as late as Wednesday night. This county will probably not be fully represented en the fi.r grounds before the middle of the week. We ir-.ist thru the proper committees will see t the vi.-itors are well ta'in care of: that they vil n-.t be e:i to their own devices to entertain tl-eutselves as th' v have hart so often to do in the .. st. with tiie result that they flocked together as str.in.-ers within the e--tes of a strange and inhos p;t il-Ie town. The :r commission has done well but' it ean tf. t d.. every thins. It must have the unofficial aid f a larce number of citizens if the fair is to be J-U, h rt s-'-'veess that the visitors will go home Voh a p-kmI taste in their mouths. It ;ho;.!d i,e added that no Monday audience v..:s ::t-r pleased than that of yesterday. A New Mohammed l.et t:s I war in mind." says the Berlin Vossiche it; '-1- " iii:tt or.r interests are the interests of hup. unity iiv,it". As we are the supreme people-, our '' hen, t f..rii is t l?;l.J the march of h-JtnatiVy. It would i.e a sin against our mission to spare 1 Tic peoples who are inferior to us." Such boastful utterances as this have hart nutt-h to do wi.h the prejudice against the German cause in the present The American people were content to take the German statement that Germany was not respon sii V for the wir at its face value; to suspend judg-ir.- nt until a later ar.d a Itarc-r light should suc-n-'i the mur;;iness that has - enveloped Europe for more than a year. We were even willing to accept t'o- i: asion of Belgium as ' a military necessity '' n.ir.j- of us found an excuse for the sinking f ihe I.;isita t.ia, if those acts were, necessary to ,,r,.-.re Germany against a conspiracy of her i,e -. Mors. But no nation likes to hear another nation pro lixin itself as s-jperier to all others, just as we titertain a . prievnnce against the individual who ty n : his seif-irrpii'ed, superior qualities, tmder t to rer-.oael his immediate neighborhood. We .n cde to Gormnny its remarkable efficien cy. V an.it tltat it has ex-jelied in nearly all !e;irtrn-nts ' human endeavor, in arms, in the seioncf am in the arts, in niauiifacture and in 1 ::n.er.x-. i:i agriculture and in iis municipal life. Yi. th.it superiority does not give Germany lier.-e t Gei-mr.nize the world, to enforce its : h :h'--i--. ir: f ffit-ier.cy, upon unwilling neighbors. It :.- -fa nsive to us to l,ae Kultur, however good K It-s:- be for us, crammed down our throats. Wo rodent tl.i.s more than we would Germany as the tii- ' r the -car of nations. it wis one thin-j for Germany to march across I' Vriur.i t forest.-ll her -nemies and. quite another t to 1 at. a swath, through Belgium in the course f ;,tionl ru--ade against human inferiority, to ::.i-e the level of efficiency. If th -t is the purpose our turn will come seme luae .i h- :i that well-meaning- and forceful nation, I :.vi;sc re trrarcred European. Asiatic and African -o:ei.i-o!is to s-.it herself, discerns that we on tiiis "f ti e w-i.n are below measure. i huiu'iied s great Idea was to send everybody t,, l-i i-, (: and in f i-rtiieiance of it he spread his poof in- n.e.ins of the sword. He has been sub .mci',t1 to some criticism 011 that account. When ho s,ii.;. -There i-- no God but Allah," the right thinking I-Voplc of hi- lime were not inclined to dispute him. he added "And Mohammed .is his ? encountered polemical and physical Uut when Prophet." 1 resistance. We -"re willing to learn efficiency from our German Irier.ds. but we do not want to learn it fton tiie mouths of cannon, and it 'grouches' us to l..!vv i: threatened to us. 1 Tbe Obscure in Art Theie i-- just now in Phoenix a widening interest in the subject of art which we hope viil never l-e . G"i ii.iif Interest 5ia by no means leen lackinfr. For some years it has been kept warm in the art department of the Woman's Club. Phoenix has sent out some creditr.ble artists of whom more will be heard. While, as a community, we are now giving more than usual attention to art, it may be well to speak of the lack of appreciation many of us feel, of great paintings. We regret our want of enthusiasm and we are utterly hopeless in the presence of futurist and post-impressionist schools of art. We cannot understand how anyone can attach meaning to pictures which seern to be nothing more than uncommon nonsense. Hut v.e ar.d all such persons can take comfort from the observations of a critic of ihe more con servative school of art, who recently said: "The finer things in art are appreciated by the finer people. The fine- things in art are incom prehensible to the commoner mentality. Such would not of themelves have ranked the great masters of art as they are ester-mod. Hence many, finding the ultra-modtrn school of art incomprehensible, imagine that it is therefore, great art." This exposition !s only ir. part s-otisfaclory. It removes our regret that we cannot admire the luturist school. That may be dismissed by us as something rot worth while. Even artists cannot admire or understand it, so why should we? But there is implied in this explanation that a real masterpiece is an esoteric tiling," great, because it conforms to rules not understood by many. It can, therefore, be understood only by the "finer" people. It is "incomprehensible to the commoner mentality." We do not think that is ru. That we may not always appreciate really fine work is because our taste has net -erm cultivated to ;t. Mentality and capability are not necessarily lacking. Much music does not appeal to us. though liter, we may be brought to understand its delights. Most of us do not at first appreciate the higher forms of the drama. Pculpture is somewhat different It is more tangible and lends itself less easily to con fusion except v here the subject is a'legorical. Hut, generally, a great painting should be under stood by all. It separates from the general con fusion a definite form of nature and shov s us its essence as well as its form. It is the inspired artist helping us to see. Such a picture will find under standing and reverence in every t hough vful person, however little he may know about ait. It is ni t f matter ef "fmeness" or mentaiity at all. The recognized masters have made them selves pretty well understood while the futurists and some mediocre artists of e en the conservative schools have not done so. They have elicited the pretended admiration of artists and others who regard their admiration as a sacred offering to an unknown god. Artists nave not been alone in compelling un knowing tribute. A lew years ago the country was filled with 'Browning Clubs," now happily almost obsolete. Every little village had one. it ' was the supposed center of convnunity culture. The devotees went into ecstacies over obscure and shadowy passages that they did not. and could never, understand, since "some of them were so elusive that the great poet himself in after years confessed uoubt as to the meaning of the message he sought to convey. We slow, plodding mortals may, therefore, take heart, knowing that there is not so much in art hidden from us that is revealed to others. Fre quently what small artists put upon canvas is like the language of Old Man Ballou. one of Mark Twain's characters, a secret between himself and the Almighty. And, no doubt, a.5 in th' case of Browning, the secret sometimes rests alone with the Almighty. Two Blunderers It was none of the business of Assistant Post master Iiurkitt of Winnetka, Illinois, whether Presi dent Wilson waited a year or a century after the death of his first wife before announcing his purpose to remarry. It was also none of the business of Postmaster General Burleson what Assistant Post master Burkitt thought of the president's precipi tateness. Presumbaly the assistant postmaster was not chosen for that office because he was expected to approve in its entirety the private and official conduct of the president. We have no doubt the postmaster general would say that the fitness of tho assistant postmaster was the reason for bls appoint ment, a qualification that 'could not subsequently be disturbed by a pronouncement of his views in favor of leisurely second marriages. Tile postmaster general's evident assumption that the president is a sacred bird has naturally brought a great deal of embarrassment to tho ' president, and. what is worse, to his fiance, Mrs. Gait. The president has properly cured the mistake of his too subservient postmaster general hy order ing the reinstatement of the very frank .Mr. Burkitt. We suppose that if the whirligig of time should bring t-j the United States the need of an ambassador of great diplomatic ability at a diffi cult and delate post, and the name of .Mr. Burleson should be suggested, this incident or the Wir.netka postoffice would be rememoered to his disadvantage. .Thoughtful people desirous of arriving at the truth, have not believed all they have heard of the suffering and distress in Belgium. No doubt there was enough as there was in northeastern France, in Poland, East Prussia du-ing the brief Russian occupation, in Serbia and in every country through which war has plowed. On the other hand, we cannot believe the German stories that the war Ijrougnt the millennium to Belgium, that it is' better governed . now "and that opportunities ofc well-doing and well-being have been increased. The truth is somewhere midway between these stories. "1. Francisco Villa, will yet ride on the crest of an avalanche that will crush them (his enemies and all the other enemies of Mexico forever," de clares the redoubtable general. Those who have tried it are aware that the "crest of an avalanche" 'is not a safe thing to ride. R. J. KILL GETS AGENCY FOB THE LOCOMOBILE An announcement that will be of interest to the Phoenix auto world, was let out last night, when Richard J Hill, who has been interested in u valley ranch for sometime, had acquired the agency for the Loco mobile Hill stated last night that he had not as yet been able to obtain gar age quarters, but he will have an exhibition at the fair grounds after Wednesday. His first car will - ar rive that morning. Hill is a nephew of Jas. J. Hill noted railroad builder, nnd l an old hind at the auto game. Since his advent into Arizona he has been en gaged in managing the Hilibrook Farm near Scottsdale. NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT Pursuant to tho provisions rf Paragraph ljtflO, Chapter XIII, Tiile VII, Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1H1C, notice is hereby given that the Commission of the City of Phoenix in open session, on the 10th day of X'ovember. '1915, opened, examined and publicly declared all sealed pro posals en- bids offered for t'ue fol lowing work, to-wit: Section. 1. Tiiat the public interest and convenience require, and that it is the intention of tiie Commis sion of the City of Phoenix, to or der the following work to be done, to-wit : 1. That the roadway of Madison street in said city from the westerly line of Third street to the easterly line of Third avenue, including the I intersection?; of First and Second streets and excepting the intersec tions of Central avenue, First avenue and Second avenue, and includii g also private drives wherever shown j cn the plans hereinafter referred to, and including also such portions of intersecting streets as .is necessary to form an easy approach to the pavement hereinafter described, be graded and paved with Bitulithic Pavement. That a combined concrete curb and gutter be built along both hides of the roadway of Madison street from the westerly line of Thiid street to the easterly line of Third avenue, excepting at the intersection of streets, alleys and private drives and the approaches thereto, and ex cepting also where a concrete curb has already been built ar.d is in sfitisfac tory condition as shown by the plans hereinafter referred to where a gutter only shell be built :t. That a cement concrete curb be built along the edges of the pavement :it Mre;t intersections approaches thereto, and private drives excepting where curb is in a satisfactory con dition, on .Madison street from the westerly line of Third street to th.; easterly line of Third avenue. 4. That a cement concrete gutter be built across tiie intersections of all private drives along Madison street from the v.rstcrly line of Third street 1 to tho easterly line of Third avenue. That a ditch be dug in the park ing on both sides of Madison street between Second, and Third streets, ex cepting at the intersection of private drives. R. That the parkings on both sides of Madison street from the easterly line of Third avenue to the westerly line of Third street be graded level with the top of curb from the inside of the curb to the outside edge of sidewalks or to the property line, if side walks are not in. 7. Th!t corrugated iron pipes ten (10) inches in diameter be l-i'd cross ing Madison street on the east side of Second street, near the edge of the roadway of Second street. That cor rugated iron pipes ten 10) inches in diameter be laid under all private drives along the south side of Madison street between Second and Third street. 8. That cement concrete standpipes be built at the ends of the aforemen tioned corrugated pipe crossing Madi son street on the east side of Second street, and that sheetmetal gates be set in said standpipes to control the flow of water through said staii lpipes. !. That cement concrete pipes ten (If) inches in diameter be laid along both sides bf Madison street from the aforementioned stindpises to a point five :,) feet east of the east line of Second street and along Second street from standpipe on north side of Mad ison street to a point approximately fourteen (14) led beyond the north proierty line of Madison street. The sheet -metal gates he set reaching through the curb and that said g.ites he connected with ten (10) inch cement pipes on both sides of the roadway of Madison street approximately five (5) feet west of the west line of Third street and approximately five "i) f?et east of the case line of Third venue. le. That corrugated iron culverts complete wit bulkhead structures be built across Madison street on both sides of the roadway of First and Second streets, and that corrugated iron culverts complete with bulkhead structures be built on both sides of the ?oadvay of Madison street from the aforementioned culvert to a point ap proximately five (5) feet beyond the corresponding property lines. 11. That Wing Walls and bases nnly of bulkhead structures be built at the following locations to connect up with structures already in at Madison, street and Central avenue four (4). at Madison street and First avenue four (4)' 12. That the roadway of intersecting streets be graded from the edge of the aforementioned pavement on a grade of not to exceed ten (10) per cent until it meets the original surface of the street. All of the above work to be done in accordance with that cer l iin set of plans approved and adopted by the Commission of the City of I'hor FAIR PROGRAM TODAY concessions open Groundij and all at eight o'clock. 11 a. m. Baseball game on in field, Ray Miners versus Hayden Smelter, for the Arizona state cham pionship. Double parachute leap from captive balloon. 1- m. Dinner served in all cafes on grounds. 1 p. m. Opening of harness races. 2:04 pace I....... Purse $l,00.0n 2:12 trot Purse Sl.O01.0O 2 yr. old trot .. Arizona $500.00 Running Races Five-eighths mile, "open. . . I'unse $200 One mile, open Purse $200 6V2 furlongs, open Purse $200 Cowboy Sports Continuous on half mile track. Free acts, interspersed through afternoon's program. Granada and Fedora, repenting their marvelous high wire ' act. "The Human Ele phant." Prof. Macgregor's six dainty diving divinities in "Xeptune'rj Daughters." Cainine performers, the diving dogs, a. performance especially for the little ones. Ed Fnger offers a world's record breaking effort, five parachute leaps from the giant captive balloon. Xace and Zarado. hand to hand feats of strength and skill on the flying trapeze. Superintendent Billy Cook of the cowboy sports department announces the following program for the sports fur today: Semi-final roping contest novelty race; potato race: steer tailing; cowboy reverse race; horseback wrestling: steer riding; bulblogging contest: finals. o PURSE IN THE MAIL A mail carrier making collections yesterday found a purse in one of the boxes. It contained a round trip ticket from Duncan to Phoenix and back. an-1 other papers. The ticket had been issued to John Hagan. WAR VETS DANCE A great deal of interest is being worked up in the annual ball of the Fnited Spanish War Veterans for Friday. So that the affair may be an entire success, the committee has been going aroun 1 working its head off. He says so, himself. OPENING DAY PROVES (Continued from Page One) stood for all that is good and pow erful in the hearts of the people. He concluded his talk in the fol lowing words: "I am not going to stop the horse racing. I am only here to congratu late the state of Arizona upon thy fact that thus far in its career it has had men and women of courage, men and women who, when they want something done, went out and did iz, and I congratulate you that you face this desert; that you face thesa mountains: that you face the toil and privations that come with t're barrenness, and that you have done what you have done yourselves, and that you are not leaning upon the Carnegies and the Rockefellers of the republic, and now, in this great :-ta.te fair of yours, you begin to see the fruit of the work of your hands: you begin to see the greatness ef the aspirations of your plans; you begin to see the beauty, of the art that is your own; and I congratu late you upon that laet; and while I want Arizona to become one of the rich slates of the republic, I want that richness and that greatness to be made by the men and women of Arizona, and not by some-body else." Mr. Marshall remained for several of the races, but left in the middle cf the afternoon. lie was accom panied by Mrs. Marshall, lcr parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kimsey, and Congress man Carl Hayden. He occupied a box well down in front, and was a target for the glances of every one as they came into the grandstand. The Safe Way is to insist upon one of our Guarantee Title Poli cies. Phoenix Title and Trust Co. 18 N. First Ave. ODD FELLOWS Phoenix Odd Fellows meet this evening in regular session. All visiting members so journing in the city are invited to at tend. AUTO CRASH Dr. Bradbury's car had a wheel eliminated yesterdav when it was struck by a motor car. driven, as is claimed, on the wrong side of First avenue, at the Monroe crossing. The name of the driver was not secured. o MRS. ARMOUR S WILL PROBATED Republican A. P. Leased Wire KANSAS CITY, Nov. 13. The will of Mrs Margaret E. Armour, widow c f the late S. B. Armour, the packer, who died here November 11, w.-vs filed for probate today. The estate is valued at 'about two million dollars. nix. on the 4th day of August, lfil f. and on file in the office of the City TCn gineer. in Book Two (2), of street Im provement Plans, on pages sixty (60) to seventy-one (71) inclusive, and in further accordance with specifications No.-, in, 20, 21. '11, 21 and 2S on file in the office of the City Clerk of said city and which said t lans and specifica tions are hereby referred to for a more particular description of the said Work and 'made a part hereof. Section 2. That the said contem plated work or improvement in the opinion of the Commission is of more than local or ordinary public benefit, and that said Commission hereby makes the costs and expenses of said improvement chargeable upon a dis tri' t and hereby declares that the iis tiict in said City of Phoenix benefitted by the said work or improvement, and to be assessed to pay the costs nndcx-pi-nses thereon is desci ifced as follows: The south half of blocks 3.1, 34, e.", (14, CI. 6 and the north half of blocks ns, 37, 31. 63, fi2,- and 61, ail in the original Townsite of Phoenix. The said Commission has determined that serial bonds shall be issued to represent each assesrhent of Twenty five ($25.00) Dollars or more for the costs and expenses of serial bonds to "vtend over a pei iod ending nine (9) years from and after the second day of January next succeeding the date of said bonds and to bear interest at the rate of six (6) per cent pier annum, payable semi-annually. Said bonds to be in the foiitn and payable in the man ner prescribed in Title VII. Chapter XIIT, Revised Statutes of Arizona, lf)13, and thereafter to-wit: On the nth day of November, 1915, said Commission Qf the City of Phoe nix, awarded the contract for said work to the lowest tegular responsible bid der, to-wit: The California-Arizona Construction Company, at the prices named for said work in its proposal on file with the City Clerk, to-v.it: Approximate Quantities 11,101 sq. yds. Bitulithic Pave ment . . 3066 bn. ft. Combined Curb and Gutter .... 288 lin. ft. Gutter only 562 lin. ft. Curb only 103 lin ft Alley Gutter 44S lin ft. Corrugated Culvert.. 16 Bulkhead Structures S Wing Walls and Rases for Bulkhead Structures 15.00 85 lin. ft. 10 in. Concrete Pipe. . 85 lin ft. 10 in. Corrugated Pipe 553 lin. ft. of Ditch Built 2 Standpipes 4-4C Gates 2-10 in. Sheet Metal Gates 14 Wainwright Curb Guards'.. Additional Work 400.00 Any owner of. or any person having an interest in any lot or land liable to ases.ssmcnt, who claims that any of the previous acts or proceedings, relating to the said improvement are irregular, defective. Illegal, erroneous or faulty may file with the City Clerk of the Cily of Phoenix.' within fifteen (15) days from the date of the first publica tion cf this notice of award of con tract a written notice specifying in what respect said acts and proceedings are irregular, defective, illegal, errone ous or faulty, and if no notices are filed, the Superintendent of Streets of the City of Phoenix, will enter into contract with said company to make said improvements at the prices speci fied in its proposal or bid. FRANK THOMAS City Clerk of the City of Phoenix, November 11. 1915. o "nwn mmm&zs , mmy all sides you get that fcllTFr-ilL , L.t ;LL fkt- comes from good baking due to the goodness and strength of mmm iVlent V aoilla A 25c bottle of this favorite flavoring extract not only goes further but costs less than any other good vanilla. Merit Vanilla is Used by the Drop Not by the Spoonful. T'nit Price 2.10 1.05 .50 .50 1.00 3.25 15.00 .S5 1.S0 .10 18.00 2.23 1.75 2.60 Coffee fresh from the day. McKee's. Adv. roaster every bin ' liiil w Your Headquarters AN be con veniently m ad e at The VAL LEY Bank, where the services of a capable, courteous orga nization are at the command of the public. Say to your friends "Meet me at the VALLEY BANK" You are invited to make full use of our correspondence and consultation rooms Banking Hours during Fair Week Nine to Twelve ;'2 West Adams Street