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$.v -T ) ' VF FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1918. THE COCONINO SUN PAGE NINE ' lAWI I F '''. V. I Good Roads for Arizona 1 f TIRE MANUFACTURERS COOPERATE WITH U. S. Asker regarding government re strictions on the importation of rub ber, and the endeavor of tire manu facturers in cooperation with the gov ernment to restrict the manufacture of unnecessary tire sizes, J. C. Wes ton, vice-president and director of sales of the United States Tire com pany said: "The intention of the government In the control and restriction of the importation of rubber is to conseive shipping space, and the program that has been laid before the manufactur ers of rubber goods has won their unanimous support for the war trade board-and the, shipping board. "In addition, the manufacturers of tires are heartily cooperating with the government program for the eventual V elimination of unnecessary tire sizes. This elimination will simplify the problem for each user of the , motor car of reducing his cost and making it possible for him to secure the tire . size he needs, in good tires, more readily than the market and manufact uring conditions now permit. "Plans for the withdrawal of cer tain tire sizes from use by manu facturers of motor cars will not in any way interfere with the manufact ure and distribution of the tires to l33aSaa?TrTCTars,r,T Ht 91 v. vv itfsPlW :9iKE2u9P vHWflMH BTrI Iflwl AtWpr ""wi.'JgJX .flJL-riftjBBBftWBWBWawBgBy' 1 a' m W-?-$jF'-i--r WttS-ttt-Wr i-tMl fi l5?i I HVa am 9 m &sr7MnBHW!nMHnaaanMVMnH m;zs&in?".c2iiWim (users who need those particular sizes at any time." Mr. Weston was very insistent in his statement that there is nothing in the present or probable future situa tion to occasion the slightest appre hension of a shortage of tires for legitimate use. "However, there never was a time," he, said, "when users of motor cars could so well serve the nation ns by making the most of their cars in legi timate commercial and passenger service and refusing to hoard or un necessarily anticipate their needs in tires or other motor car supplies." Mr. Weston called attention to the fact that the government has not at the present time imposed any restric tions on the use of motor cars by" the automobilists of the country, hut has relied on the jatriotism of the car owners to exercise a proper discretion in the" use of their vehicles, with n view to conserving their cars and tires. Mr. Weston is of the opinion that tho motorists of the country can be trusted to cut down mere pleasure riding to a minimum and to take every possible step to save tires, oil and gasoline. o Ain't it Shocking! An elderly lady of very prim and severe aspect was seated next to n young couple, who were discussing the merits of their motor cars. "What color is your body? asked the young man of the girl at his side, meaning of course, the body of her Party in Goodrich-Equipped Car Inspects motor. "Oh, mine is pink. What is yours?" "Mine," replied the man, "is brown with wide yellow stripes." "When young people come to asking each other the color of their bodies at a dinner party, it is time I left the room," o PAY ATTENTION TO THIS! Senators and representatives are receiving every day in their mail hun dreds of postal cards bearing the printed sentence, "For God's sake hurry up," with the sender's name signed beneath. A man who mails that message to his representative in congress is simply demonstrating his utter ignorance of-our war history for the past year. To anybody claiming the slightest acquaintance with the proceedings of congress it has been perfectly apparent that ever since the declaration of war all of the. huge sums of money asked by the military authorities have been voted with alac rity. The delays, which arc becom ing more and more painfully evident to the public, cannot be laid at the door of congress. They should be charged to the responsible officials" of the administration, who have spent months in quibbling over prices, in dulging in personal quarrels "with one another, and haggling over specifica tions that have undergone needless and almost daily changes. All this while the money, appropriated by congress, waited in the treasury to be paid out for imperative war needs. Wolfvffle Ruins CERTIFICATES NOW REQUIRED FOR SUGAR HOU8EWIVE8 ARE REQUIRED TO FILE CERTIFICATES WITH DEALER. DRUGGISTS ARE AFFECTED ICE CREAM MANUFACTURERS GRANTED 100 PER CENT ALLOTMENT, Rigid limitations on the sale of sugar to consumers have .been placed on all dealers by tho federal food ad ministration for Arizona. Hereafter residents of cities and (owns will not be permitted to buy more than five pounds of sugar at a time, rural resi dents will bo restricted to ten pounds and those residing in exceptionally re mote regions will be permitted 25 pounds, provided this does not ex ceed their needs tor thirty days. l'om canning purposes, however, the consumer may purchase an amount not to exceed 25 pounds at one pur chase provided the following form ot certificate is filled out and filed with the dealer: 1918. I hereby declare to the United States Food Administration that I de sire to purchase from (name of deal er) an amount of.......,pound ot ugar (not to exceed 25 pounds) for my use for preserving and canning purposes only, and that I shall re turn any surplus not used for this pur pose. Signed Address The dealer Is Instructed to mall all uoh certificates at least ono a week to the federal food administrator, Phoenix, Arli. - Coincident with the limiting of the sale of sugar to the general publle, the food administration announces plant for placing all manufacturers us ing sugar on a rationing basis after May 16. In Arizona this will affeot partic ularly manufacturers of soda water (pop), druggists and soda water dis pensers making their own syrups, as well as manufacturers ot candy and confectionary. Before purchasing sugar manufac turers will be required to present a certificate showing their allotment. These certificates are to be Issued by the county food administrators upon presentation of a sworn statement Ehowlng the exact needs. Ice cream manufacturers will be al lowed their full requirements, but soda water and By nip manufacturers are to be limited to 80 per cent of their use of sugar last year. The Ice cream trade Is being favored to assist the dairy Industry In disposing of the usual summer surplus ot milk. Third Liberty Loan By Cells Louise Crlttenton Seriously considered, with Insight and understanding, the Third Liberty Loan means but one .thing stability. The unification of Government and people'. The much or little which the peo- Lple place at the hands ot the Govern ment, proportionate to what they pos sess, will have behind it not alone the voice of the people but as well the united will and force of the' peo ple against a war which threatens to engulf the whole national family. We are being Just to ourselves If we place our money where It Is safe. And we are living up to the dictates of our national conscience, which also Is our family conscience. The most safe and reasonable in vestment possible Is with our Govern ment. For the Government is but ourselves viewed through the magni fying glass. If we were born In the United States we love our birthplace. It is home. If we were allowed to adopt the United States that offered to us more than our oppressing birth-country; offered to us more freedom, a wider scope, then through that adop tion we have gained a Privilege worthy of oven greater devotion and love. So, let us all be glad that a Third Liberty Loan is pending. It is a good sign that we trust ourselves, that we are ready depositors In the Protective Bank of Home. "Keep 'the home fires burning" Is n& light slogan, lightly spoken. Only when the fire Is' quenched by a bomb dropped down through the home chimney, can wo fully realize how precious and prized is that cherished and cheerful flame. We must not and shall not wait for that. The Third Liberty Bond awaits us and wo are ready. OUR BOYS HOLDING THEIR END OF LINE (By Charles E. Van Loam) The second great Red Cross drive opens on Monday, and no better time could have been selected. It opens with our boys on the bat tle front in France, massed to meet another sort of a drive the desperate effort of the German troops to smash the line, cut the railway communica tion and reach the coast. Toil expect those boys to hold their part of the line at any cost. They expect you to hold your end of the line here at home. They must face the shells, the shrapnel, the leaden hail of 'German machine guns, the poison gas, tne liquid fire, and every other savaee horror of modern warfare. And you? Why, you have only to face a mild and gentle Red Cross soli citor on your own peaceful street. Your end of the line is the easy one. Do not explain to the Red Cross solicitor that you bought some Liberty Bonds and therefore feel that you have done your duty. You didn't give away anything when you took the bonds. You saved something. You loaned your money to the government at a fair rate of interest, and you did not take a single, chance because that loan was backed by the best security on earth at the present time. Every dollar Will come .back to you, dragging interest behind it. You bought bonds, of course you did, but that was an in vestment, not a gift. Look at the list of wounded and dead in the morning paper. Those boys did not loan their arms and legs and lives to the government. They gave them to the nation. The time has come for you to give something. Give it with a smile. Do not wait for the solicitor to explain how much your money is needed. Make out your check and carry it down to the Red Cross headquarters. Be thankful that you can thus take part in the greatest organized charity that the world has ever seen. Red Cross and red tape do not go together. You will get immediate action on every dollar invested. The work is in the hands of loyal Ameri can men of affairs, who have closed their own offices until the end of the war in order that this -job shall be hustled through. Your contribution will soon see active service, and your dollars wil be spent where they can do the most good. The boys on the other side are hold ing their end of the line. Will you hold yours? o I bought a Thrift Stamp yesterday, , Today I've bought another; I've bought a stamp for Sister Sue And one for my kid brother; I've bought a stamp for daddy, too; The next one goes to mother, And some day when we cash them in, They'll help to make life sunny, For don't you see, it really Will be like finding money. S. E. KISER. o TO THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA In offering myself as a candidate for the nomination on the Democratic ticket for Governor, of the State of Arizona, I wish to submit to the vot ers and citizens of this State the fol lowing reasons why I am asking for your support to the highest office in the State, and my position on some of the vital and leading questions and pending legislation, which in my opin ion should be worked out and finally adjusted to the mutual benefit of all concerned: First: I pledge my support in any and every way to the President of the .United States in the vigorous prosecu tion of the great war in which we are involved to a final and successful con clusion Second: I am in favor of and will lend my assistance to the development of all the great resources of our com monwealth for the benefit of the na tion and' the citizens of the State. Third: I will encourage and pro tect, as far as in my power to do so, capital invested and used in the devel opment of our State and its resources. Labor disturbance in the great min ing centers of Arizona in the past fouryears indicate that some remedial legislation is necessary to prevent the continuance or recurrence of such con ditions. Our country is in need of every pound of copper our mines can produce, and in order 'to secure the best results, capital and labor should put aside their differences, great or small, and all work for the common good, to the end that our government be not deprived of the useful and nec essary mineral commodities for the successful prosecution of the war. On the shoulders of the laboring men and women fall greater and more difficult burdens, all the necessaries of life have advanced in price and will con tinue to advance, and to meet these conditions, employers of labor must realize tho necessity of increasing wages in proportion to the increasing costs of living. Legislation regulat ing the compensation of working men and women is a difficult and .delicate problem, but there is no reason why some fair and equitable basis may not be reached, whereby those who produce the wealth of the State will in a greater measure share in its pro fits. Strikes and labor troubles be ing disastrous to the men who strike, as well as to the business interests of the State, deprive the government of the, copper products of our State, which is essential to the successful conduct of the war. With a-view of adjusting these matters, so that capi tal will be protected in its investment, and the laborer be givena just and equitable wage, ,in order that he may be able to meet his obligations, take care of his family, and thus remove the cause of discontent and put an end to strikes and labor troubles, I prom ise the people of Arizona, if nominat ed and elected Governor, that I will support proper and constructive la bor legislation and the administration of same, to the end that our laboring class of people receive proper com pensation and consideration. A just, equitable and uniform com pensation or" liability law should be placed on our Statute Books. The" present makeshift is not satisfactory, to either employer or employe. I would favor the appointment of a' joint committee of employer and era-' ployc, with power to jointly formulate1 such a system of laws, as would faiM ly and reasonably compensate the in-, jured employe or his family in case of death, for submission to the legisj lature for proper action at the earliest' convenient time. ? Fourth: I will jnsist that all pub? lie offices of the State and County are administered efficiently and econom ically, so that the burden of taxatiofT may be held down to tho minimum, and I will advocate and work for such! laws that will be the means of bring ing about the often promised, and sel dom realized, economy in State gov ernment. Fifth: I am for supplementing 0U5 prohibition law by proper and ade qunte, legislation, in order that the same can and will be effectively en forced. Sixth: I pledge my support to the end that the Red Light Abatement Bill, House Bill No. 4, passed by the Third State Legislature, and referred to the voters on a referendum peti tion, become a law. Seventh: I will endeavor to have our election laws amended and revis ed in such a manner that they be made clear to all citizens electors and administrative Officials of tho State. Eighth: I favor the ratification of Constitutional Amendments by our State of the nation-wide prohibition and Woman's Suffrage laws. Ninth: I am for a continuation of State highway system and additional good roads. Will also insist that the Federal government build a system of good roads along the southern boundary of the State, the same be ing in my judgment a vital military necessity for our present and future protection. I believe that the full authority of the legislative and executive branches of the State government should !be exercised in the enactment and en forcement of adequate laws for the protection of life and property along the Mexican border. Tenth: I favor continued and ade quate appropriations for the main tenance of the public schools and in stitutions of the state, in order to keep them up to the highest standard. Realizing our total unpreparedness when entering this world's greatest of all wars, and knowing the necessity and importance of specialized training and advantages of 'same, I am in fa vor of additional appropriations and revenueaifor our schools, in order that we may give our boys and girls voca tional, industrial and military train-, ing of the highest order. Eleventh: As the Commissioner to the State Land Department, I have endeavored to secure for the State the the greatest amount of revenue con sistent with good business policy in the leasing and sale of State and In stitutional lands. My report to the State Land Department will show the results achieved, and I assure you that I feel a great pride in this de partment of State, and am in favor of a continuation of the present broad constructive land policy. Twelfth: I am for legislation that will deal effectively with those people who in any way hamper or hinder our industrial, military and financial ef forts to speedily and effectively prose cute the war. There should be ho temporizing or half way measures. Our soldiers are in the trenches, of fering their lives for this great and noble cause, and we should as individ uals and officials see that nothing is left undone and that there is no in terference in our efforts to back them up with our moral, financial and phy sical .forces to insure us a speedy and complete victory. I am heartily in favor of legislation extending the franchise to the electors of the State of Arizona in the mili tary and naval establishments of tho United States, wherever they may be stationed. I submit the above for your earnest consideration and ask your support. Respectfully, Adv-lt W. A. MOEUR. W. A. Moeur's Record. Born in Tennessee 1865; moved to Texas in 1871, and engaged in stock raising and farming at an early age. Came to Arizona May, 1893 and im mediately engaged in stock raising and farming. Elected to the Board of Supervisors at first State election in 1911; re elected to same office in 1914, and was chairman during both terms 'and re signed .June 30th, 1915, to accept the office of State Land Commissioner, which he still holds. Has taken great interest in schools, serving as Trustee in great part of the time that he has lived in Arizona. As sisted in 'formation of Phoenix Union High School District, and served on first Board of Trustees; assisted in or ganizing Tempe High School. District and has served continuously oh Board of Trustees smce. ' "",''.' V " . .its ' ;- 1 m 4,1 T I :$: . '.?. 'L St rr ," ;ijat4ri ..", .v 5i. f, n-t.'i.M 'i-'.i:'.i'-' ' -'"' ''-J" '' ''' l-tsjr-