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inf. 'ARIZONA KEF UBLICAJN. -t'KiDAY 310KMNG, DECEMBER 14, 1917 Here It Is IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS E- 130Y WONDER WILL PLAY FOR TITLE The standard army sweater, in olive drab E E c BUYS $5 1L FACULTY TRAIN NG CAMPS mm '"THOUSANDS of these Nash 7 passenger cars formerly the Jeffery Six are giving satisfac tory service in the hands of owners everywhere. This car, after being refined and improved by Nash engineers, now bears the Nash nameplate. Automobile prices have been going up and up. But this 7 passenger Nash is still offered at a price fixed more than a year ago. You have but to compare it with other cars of similar quality to become impressed with its un questioned high value -We can make immediate dieliveries. $1615 F. 0. B. Arizona Points HARVEST FESTIVAL AT CLUB IS DE rat SUCCESS Republican A. P. Leased Wire CHICAGO, Dec. 13 Retention of the I'o iiliiyer limit and continuation of the usual spring: training trips was de cided upon at the closing session of the American league meeting tonight. The club owners cleared up these points in preparation for the joint meeting with the National leagues here tomorrow. Summarized, the important questions to be considered by the 16 club owners of the two leagues are: "The advisability of reducing the playing schedule to 140 games. 'The advisability of a 154 game schedule running only five and a half months. "Devising a method to collect the federal war tax. "Settlement of the financial obliga tions resulting from the Federal league war. "Suggestion of a new division of the world series receipts. "Inserting a war clause In the play ers contract to protect the club owner In the event the player is called into the national army." President Johnson's announcement that the $110,000 fund agreed upon to reimburse backers of Federal league clubs still remained unpaid caused a surprise. He said that the American league was ready to pay its share--S.55,000 at once, but that the entire is ffue would have to be settled by the club owners of the two leagues toraor-i row. It was revealed that Edward Gwinner who lost heavily in backing the Pittsburg club of the Federal league, is to receive $50,000 of the fund, and the balance is to be divided be tween Harry Sinclair, who financed the Newark club, and the Ward estate of New York, which supported the Brook lyn Federals. The suggestion advanced by the Na tional league that a new division of the world's series receipts be made did not gain favor with the American league club owners. The National league proposes to limit the amoupt the players of the contending clubs re ceive and divide the remainder among the players on the four leading clubs in the two leagues. President Johnson said he believed this proposal probably would be voted down by the American league, which thought that the "spoils should go to the victors." After agreeing to retain the present player limit, the American leaguers de cided to hold a "bat and ball" fund day in every city in the league next June. Twenty-five per cent of the gross re ceipts will be donated to the fund for the purchase of baseball paraphernalia for American soldiers. President John son also announced that the league would raise a fund to buy baseball equipment for Canadian soldiers. President Johnson declared himself in favor of a new form of contract Vith a war clause inserted in it for the 1918 season. The clause will affect all drafted or enlisted players and is for the purpose of protecting the club owners. The latter will be absolved from all salary obligations if the plat er enlists or is drafted. But if the player returns to the game after being discharged from military service, he must consider himself still bound to the club with which he last signed. The price Charles Comiskey, owner of the Champion Chicago club, paid for Eddie Collins, star second baseman, was made public tonight by President Johnson. He said Comiskey paid the Philadelphia club $50,000 for Collins' contract, gave Collins a $15,000 bonus for signing, and signed him to a five year contract at a salary of $15,000 a year. a - VALUE CARS AT VOLUME PRirEB McARTHUR BROTHERS PHOENIX TUCSON DOUGLAS NOGALES MESA CHANDLER GLEN DALE ARIZONA it in SEASON Home grown products transformed the Woman' club into a veritable uur et field last evening when the club ntertained with what was admittedly the most delightful event in every de tail of the season. A harvest festival, skillfully planned y Mrs. Lyman Bennett, provided pleasure for many more than a hun rlred guests who enjoyed an old time barn dance or a rubber of bridge as their fancy dictated. The reception hall held a wealth of autumn toned chrysanthemums. There were great bowls of the shaggy yellow bloom that deepened Into blossoms of rich brown. Pepper boughs added the green note so necessary to bring out the desired effect. The auditorium was bare of flowers, but a very wonderful charm was obtained by the use of field products, Under the direction of Mrs. .1. W. Crenshaw an unusually artistic decorative scheme was developed. On either end of the stage stood great stalks of cotton with its profusion of full bolls. So tall were the stalks that they almost reached to the arch hung In olive branches. The footlights out ined in pumpkins, Hubbard squash, west potatoes, with branches of date palms, oranges and grape fruit loaded with its fruit, contributed a brilliant bit of color. Below were shocks of milo maixe and wheat with an occasional erange cluster Intermingled. The side lights effect heightened by a wall fes tooning of milo maize. Barrels of fruit accentuated the har vest idea which was more particularly tarried out in the costumes of the guests. The perky little gingham kpron, the bewitching sunbonnet were especially becoming and here and there among the dancers were noted a few of the more elaborate costumes of the coloinlal period. Governor Campbell made a very handsome and difnitied appearance in usmar$cosUimeot-the. revolutionary m i Colonel Fred S. Breen will remain as disbursing officer for Arizona in il - $5 r2 aj- Ralph Greenleaf. Ralph Greenleaf, the "boy won der" of billiards, will compete soma time in the middle of December with Frank Taberski for the champion ship of continuous pocket billiards. The winner of the match will be in possession of the championship em blem which has been a medium of competition since March of 1916. Greenleaf is eisrhteen years old. I T E Republican A. P. Leased Wire CHICAGO, Dec. 13. The trading spirit struck some of the club own ers tonight. The Cleveland and Washington clubs, in addition to New York, are bidding for Second Baseman Pratt and Shortstop La van of St. Louis. Phil Ball, president of the St. Louis club, declined an offer of six players made by Col onel Jacob Ruppert of -the Yankees for Pratt, La van and George Si.sler, the St. Louis first baseman. Ball declared that lie desired to trade or sell only Lavan and Pratt, who have sued him for $100,000. Ball is alleged to have accused these players of "laying down." Although possessing strong lungs due to lengthy discourses upon weighty subjects. the faculty of Phoenix high school was unable to defeat its charges in a game of basketball last evening. When the faculty, woke up, it was astounded to learn that it held the small end or a score of P,S to .9. The teachers plead advancing years as the cause of their defeat, but wise ones believe that pent-tip feel ing caused the school team to best its school masters. In reality, the faculty was up against four teams. Nearly the en tire bunch of basketball recruits was used by the school, totaling four complete teams, playing about ten minutes each, and a few sub stitutes. So the young coyotes were always fresh to meet the onslaught of their elders. In the beginning the lineup of the faculty was as follows: Stauffacher and Jantzen, forwards: Ryan, center; Cook and Michaels, guards. Almost from the start the latter men in cumbered by their street clothes, were supplanted by MacEuwen and juason, lorwards: Parker, center, and Carpenter and Osborne, guards. During- tne nrst nan it looked as if the faculty was going to clean up the game by a wide margin, as the score stood IS to 10 in its favor at the end of the first half. But. by the time the joints of the players had time to get sore the pupils rallied and began to pile up the score in their favor, continuing' to do so until the end. Chaney, Smith, Young and Thayer distinguished themselves in the fray, and most of the others did star work. MacEuwen, Judson ana Carpenter did excellent playing, as well as did Osborne. The game ended at 9:15 o'clock, and left the Coyotes cheering; them selves hoarse for the victory over their formidable foes. o Jut the thing he wants. Help. keep pour soldier warm. This price is loss than you would have to pay for the yarn alone, if you were to make one. SEE THEM IX OUR WINDOW What's that Don't know his size favorite color or style? The answer is easy a Hanny Merchandise Certificate -enables him to get just what he wants and he makes the selection himself. 01 steadily. In response to an inquiry he announced that he would con tinue transacting the duties of the selective service law office until re lieved. From the tone of the last message from the provost marshal general there will be no successor named. SU1'S L BOARD AD0P1S DEFINITE PLAN So that no charge of unfairness can be brought against the state loan board, that organization wnlch passes on the applications for loans of state money, the state-treasurer has been di rected to conclude loans on farm lands in the following order of precedence: Those counties in which the allotted amount has not been loaned are to be given first consideration, and the ap plications from those counties in turn . The Home of Hart Seliaffner & .Marx Clothes " to be considered in the order in which they were received by the state treas urer. It is believed that a strict adher ence to this rule will be favorable to all, even while it may work a consider able hardship on a few individuals. The last meeting of the state loan board was held on the morning" of De cember 10, at 11 o'clock. The board is composed of the governor, secretary of state and state treasurer. One appli cation for a loan in Graham county and two applications from. Maricopa county were disapproved, on account of insuf ficient security and for other reasons. After these approved loans have been concluded, there will have been loaned In Maricopa, Graham and Yuma coun ties a considerably larger amount than these counties were allotted by the loan board in August, 1916. So that no county would be favored at the ex pense of another"?ounty the unculti vated acreage in. the various counties of the state was used as a basis to de termine the proportionate amount to Whieh each county should be entitled. Money resulting from the sale of uni versity timber lands and institutional grant-lands only can be loaned, and. as all available funds from this source have been put out by the state treas urer on farm lands, the board found ir advisable to approve r.o more applica tions until additional money would be available. Ninety days or more muy have to eiapse before any more loans will be approved.' There are on hand m the office of the state treasurer more than 100 ap plications fur loans each of which will be given attention in the order of their receipt, those counties first heint; served that have not received their proportionate allotment, after which Maricopa, Graham and Yuma county applications will again receive at tention. At present more than $440,000 of state money has been loaned on farm lands, secured by first mortgages, which earn interest at 6 per cent pet annum. While applications are still being received by State Treasurer Johnson, those desiring quirky action are urged to keep these facts in mind. Do not wait until tomorrow phone tbar WANT AD to The Reuublican 1 and dispose of, or get what you want. the operation of the selective ser vice law for a time at least, and the rush of candidates anxious to fill that office and wear the insignia of a captain of infantry in the na tional army has been unavailing. The resignation of Colonel Breen, sent a week ago to Provost Marshal General Crowder, has not been ac cepted by -that official nor has any one been designated to relieve Col onel Breen of the duties of the of fice. Instead, the following tele gram has been received by Governor Camphell: Wn.liinntA- Ti ft T 1 ... .ft.- more attractive than in her colonial Governor Thomas E. Camnheil: days tfiid his lovely, wife was never! gown. Mrs. William S. Pickrell also recalled the days of long ago in the severe grey gown of the Puritan. Mrs. Lyman Bennett wore a fasci nating gingham dress with a bonnet to correspond and the 'majority of the guests wore costumes built on similar lilies. The box supper feature provided no end of fun when sold at midnight. Mrs. Fred Woolsey presided over the supper sale. The Eichenbroner orchestra fur nished the delightful dance program. The guests were received by Mr. and Mrs. Bennett and a committee of club members. Among those there were Governor and Mrs. Thomas E. Camp bell, Captain and Mrs. Jt W. Crenshaw. Lr. and Mrs. John Dennett. Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Gold water, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight H. Heard, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Krownfield, Mr. and Mrs. Fen S. Hil rtreth, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Olney, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Woolsey, Mr. and Mrs. James S. Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Sanders. Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Campbell,' Mr. and Mrs. Pliny A. Tharaldson, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Colllngs, Mr. and Mrs. Ira J. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Sellm J. Mi chelson. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Saufley, Dr. and Mrs. George Goodrich, Mr. and Mrs. John O'Malley, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Earl Nash, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Pishon, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Studer. Mrs. Isaac Taft Stoddard. Mrs. Evans-Darby, Mrs. Anna Munger Henderson of Pasadena, Mrs. C. C. Hutchinson. Mrs. W. W. Mc Neff and Hervey Berryman. Do not wait until tomorrow phone that WANT Al) to The Republican t Reference to vour telearam of De cember 11, you may continue to avail yourself of the services of Breen as heretofore until further notice. t'ROWDEK. The message from the provost marshal general in which the matter of Colonel Breen's resignation was ignored and the governor was in structed to avail himself of the col onel's services as heretofore, followed a message of the previous day in which Governor Campbell explained to the provost marshal general that colonel Breen was willing and anx ious to do the work of the office. but that he declined to accept a captain s commission as a rating re ward for the work. It previously had been explained in the offer of the captain's com mission, that only in states where the population exceeded one and one-half million were the disburs ing officers granted major's commissions. Following in part is the message nom me provost marsnai genera) "Kererence Breen s rank. If it were possible for me to make an exception in this case you may be sure i wouia ao so upon your earn est. recommendation, xne commis sioned is in the reserve corps, and if he accepts it and when the work becomes less important, desires to be relieved of active duty, he may do go and while I can- promise noth ing. I shall have his case in mind and when any future opportunity arises, he may he sure that he will not be neglected. 1 earnestly hope uiai we can count upon his con tinued services. Colonel Breen was at hia desk yesterday in Ih state house a i and, dispose-uf, jixeL-whatj'ou wantAusuaV aayina -little and. working Order our Christmas Fruit Now! Send a box of Arizona Oranges and Grape Fruit to your relatives and friends in the East. Do not forgej the boys at the training camps. Our Christmas boxes are now ready. We Prepay Express Charges Anywhere In the U. S. A. SANTA'S BEST SELECTION PRICES: Y2 Boxes $4.00 Whole Boxes 7.50 Our mixed boxes of "DESERT SWEETS" that. require no sugar, are how ready for im mediate shipment! A.box of Arizona fruit for a Christmas present will long be remem bered. This fruit is especially picked and packed for Christmas shipment. A box of oranges will be a treat to the boys at the training camps. Remember them with a wished-for gift from home. This fruit is carefully selected by Mr. Severinghaus, who won seven Blue Ribbons at the Arizona State Fair last month. PRICES: K Boxes $4.00 Whole Boxes 7.50 BOXES PACKED WITH HALF ORANGES AND HALF GRAPE FRUIT IF DESIRED PRICES INCLUDE EXPRESS CHARGES Arizona Orange Association 796- -Phone -796 The Finest Fruit In the World '.At