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irday, August 3, 1918
IJewelry Specials and Unredeemed Diamonds
SPECIAL
Genuine blue-white per
fect stones
$32.50
An Exceptional Bargain—
Unredeemed g enui n e
diamond; price cut
down to
$105.00
Blue-white splendid gem,
weight 85-100; a bargain
at
$162.50
This is absolutely perfect,
was unredeemed an d
weighs 74-100 karat; can
be had for
$185.00
l nredeemed genuine 1.20
karat diamond, fine col
or, and a gem; price cut,
down to
$375.00
Ip A F! INK IPWPI PV I OAM C(\ 44 WEST WASHINGTON STREET
I * * A ~ ** * * ii—* IL-d ja £ Wi. i l.i Remember Oar Unredeemed Diamonds, Hake Our Prices Money Savers
I MORE MEAT? j
■Why Not Poultry and Rabbits?
B. I>. Harris, poultry extension spe-{'
Hist of I lie University of Arizona \
■ tlie U. S. Department of Agricul
■e, there could be much '
Ire done in this state in meat pro- i
Btion through poltry and rabbits.! 1
recent interview he has the fol- | 1
to say:
are now over two million
HHcuns und'T arms, which means
million men are taken from
HB daily pursuits. Many of these :'
were producers of food. Not only
■ they now taken from the forces j
Hftpdueers, but they have' become
Irvy consumers.
Hhi fact that millions of men of the 1
■rid are now exclusively in the con- j
Ling list is responsible for our pres- ' ‘
1 flour and sugar cards.
Bie men at the front and in all the : ‘
must be fed even though
Hequires sacrifice and hardship on '
Bse remaining at home. All food (
Ids and regulations certainly entail 1
Sweat deal of inconvenience, no mat- '
I* D»w cheerfully we comply.
■Should this war continue, as it now '
■s fair to do, other food shortages j'
k sure to follow. It is among the 3
risibilities that meat cards will be ■'
t into force, as meat is one of the ; 1
sentials of an efficient fighting 1
•ce.
it ie possible by a little fore thought *
wan 1 off the probability of a meat !
ortefeo. if every person who has a
ck yard would keep a few hens, it 1
>uld materially increase the meat '
pply. It is not expected that the 1
ek-yard flock will be the source of 1
□ch profit. A constant and ready
pply of fresh eggs and some meat
n. however, be produced for slightly ‘
6s than the market price of such i
bds; that is, provided it is not over- <
ne. Because six hens yield a good |
Ik"' for the time expended and feed
BMki. does not mean that twenty 1
ggggHi ir same. Two hens, or pos- '
for eaeli person in the
usually all that can be kept I
■HBcally.
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CROP REPORT FOR ARIZONA
PHOENIX, Ariz., July >, 1918. — I
One million bushels of* wheat for Ari j
zona is in prospect, the Bureau of I
Crop Estimates states in its monthly !
crop report issued at Phoenix today.
Wheat conditions improved during
June in the higher altitudes and aver
age yields in some of the central coun
ties were better than expected. Other 1
crops are generally in very good con
dition, the recent rains having greatly
improved the outlook for summer food
crops. Cotton, with a condition of 96,
indicates a record crop. With favor
able weather conditions a crop of 35,-
: 0(10 bales of the Egyptian variety of
cotton is indicated. Except tn a few
districts that were short of water for
irrigation, a fine crop of alfalfa hay
has been secured. Barley yields were
excellent in some counties, but short
age of waiter and damage from aphis
in a few districts slightly reduced the
State average. Oats are in excellent
condition in the northern counties, and I
with favorable conditions, should pro- \
duce about 65,000 bushels more than ;
last year. The planting of corn, grain
sorghums, and beans continues in the i
southern counties under favorable con- I
ditions. but the acreage of these crops !
will not greatly exceed that of last j
year. With the exception of peaches i
and apricots?, fruit crops are generally;
above their average condition. Canta
loupes and watermelons are now being
marketed at good prices, but the re
cent showers, together with the light
set in some fields, has slightly reduced
•the prospects for those crops. Range
pastures have been greatly benefit ted
by good rains since July 1 and the
present outlook for summer range is
very satisfactory.
o
The colored elementary grade teach
ers of Washington, D. C., have organ
ized a union with the following off
cers: Prof. C. H. Thomas, pres-dent;
E. H. vice-president; Miss E.
C. Jackson, secretary; Miss Hattie
Collier, treasurer.
o
Returned Home—
Mrs. S, D. Wilson of Mesa, who has
been attending her mother. Mrs. R.
Fambrough, during her confinement
with a broken arm, returned home this
o
A wise man who holds forth at
the Magma hotel corner got off
the following the other day after
the passing of a rather mature
chicken: The difference between
HIS afti/iity and HIS wife is that
the affinity gets the coin and the
wife the 'responsibilities.
THE PHOENIX TRIBUNE—ALWAYS IMPROVING
We carry an up to the minute line of Diamonds, Watches,
Pins, Rings, Brooches, Bracelets, Lavalieres, Musical In
struments, Field Glasses, Knives, Razors and Clocks.
Big Shipment of Pocket Knives Just Arrived
A specially large stock of knives to suit all tastes and at all prices. These knives
represent the most complete stock in town and range in price from 25c up
Come to us for your knife.
Mail Orders Given Special Attention
1.. • I
} NATION FORESTS OF THE
SOUTHWEST IDEAL FLAY
GROUND3 OF THE PEOPLE
| .When with the advent of hot ’
weather the thoughts of the city i
dweller and the resident of the lower
lying hotter valley regions turn to |
summer outings and vacations, it is |
I well to remember, particularly during
! the present times, the (wo items of!
economy and transportation. Every j
thought and action today should be
goevrned and controlled by the one
aim in view—winning .the war. Any-j
thing that tends to hinder this end
must be regarded with suspicion, par
ticularly when unnecessary expense is
involved and neither a saving of
energy nor material is attained, as is |
usually the case in matters relating ;
to pleasure and recreation. So,^ when j
we let our eyes turn to the cool sea- ;
shore or forest regions, and trout !
streams in the mountains this year, |
| let us remember that while economy
| and moderation at all times are vir- \
j tues, at the, present time they are j
, duties.
| The national forests are the free, j
| public playgrounds of the people, and;
| the Forest Service desires to have the ;
ipeople make the fullest use of this,
privilege. All forest officers have the
l welfare of their summer visitors at i
; heart, and are at all times glad to
furnish freely all possible information
about desirable camping and fishing
places available and acessible. The
few restrictions placed upon the peo
ple using the national forests for
camping and other recreational use
are in reality no restrictions what
ever, but vital factors in the principle
of making the forests ideal and endur
ing camping places for everyone. All
will agree that the observance of state
and federal sanitary laws, health reg
ulations, and restrictions . regarding
the use of fire and the cutting of green
timber are constructive and enhance
the camping and recreational values
of the national forest camp sites and
tend to make this playground use
more and more desirable, healthful
and practically ideal. In some places
the public camping grounds have been
provided with fire places, tables and
benches for the use of campers by the
forest reserve.
Forest service trails, leading into the j
more isolated spots oi|en up to the ep- j
terprising pedestrian/ and rider new
vistas of grandeur/and beauty spots !
never dreamed of, furnish exhilarat- {
ing exercise and give the visitor fuller j
ideas of forest service work and re
sponsibilities as caretakers of the -
nation’s resources.
The Forest Service contributes a;
| considerable sum of money and labor
for the construction and maintenance
of roads and trail upon the national
forests each year.
it is not at all difficult to get away
from the dust, noise and heat of the
town and city, and within a short time
be able to enjoy the cool and quiet
j cleanliness of a camp in a national
forest. It is the earnest desire of the
1 Forest Service to have the people
i make use of the forests to the fullest
: extent possible consistent with the
proper management of these forests.
| They offer you recreation, health and
real enjoyment, and this privilege is
;as tree as the air you breathe. With
out doubt, the national forest will he
JURE OUTPUT OF
ARIZONA COPPER
; PROOUCIiG MINES
BISBEE, Ariz., July a.— Arizona
] copper miners scored another great
j record in their June output of the red
j metal. Approximately figures gath
ered from the various producers show
(the month's total to have reached 74,-
085,023 pounds, as compared witli ap
proximate- production of 77,073,507
pounds in May.
Some decrease in the output of
■ small mines of custom ore to the smel
ters, due to the advance in freight
Arizona Copper Company
V’hclps-Dodgc Corporation (Douglajs)
Shannon Copper Company
Arizona Commercial Mining Company
iron Cap Copper Company....:
United Verde Copper Company
The Otd Dominion Copper Company.
Consolidated Arizona Smelting Co .....
American Smelting & Refining Co.,
Sasco and El Paso)
Miami Copper Company
Plielps-Dodge Corporation (Morenci)
New Cornelia Copper Company
Inspiration Copper Company
Magma Copper Company
Ray Consolidated Copper Company...
United Verde Extension Copper Co
Shattuck-Arizona Copper Company .
j Dcnn-Arizona Copper Company
! Calumet & -Arizona Mining Company.
| Miscellaneous Custom i Ore
i
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Totals
j
j Error in wire transmission caused
j Cornelia’s production to be given as
[3,900.000 pounds in 'h6 May column as
;originally printed. Tfceierror of 504,-1
’ visited this year by a greater number
of campers Mian ever before. How
! | ever, if you are one of those who in
: tend lo visit one of our national for
i , for camping purposes, please
keep in mind that the Forest Service
i has furnished its quota of men for
military! service. All who can be
spared have gone. Fires caused by
the carelessness of some camper may
- call for their suppression men vitally
needed for useful productive occoupa
tions elsewhere. It is plainly up to
you to use every precaution to pre
! vent any fires being started through
your carelessness, and to see to it
that every one about you is equally
careful.
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rates and the discouragement which
, attended failure of the Industries
Board io recommend a higher metal
: price in June, lowered the output of
| practically all of the smelters to some
j extent.
The big mines hold to their swing
j of the previous month and under the ,
pressure of the need of the govern
ment for every pound of copper that
can be made they and tlieir men made
up for a considerable part of the loss
from the .--mall shippers, despite the
exceptional heat wave prevalent un
brokenly during three weeks of the
month and which had attendance of
a rising percentage of temporary lay
offs until the men became accustomed
to the change to summer weather.
The approximate June output of
copper made by the various producing
i companies in the state, follows:
Production
June. May.
y .~>v 500,000
< 3.400,000 3,000,000
(Arizona ores
■ 4,250,000 4.800,000
000 pounds also appeared in the May
total production, which i'ould have
been given as
pounds, instead of \
WATCHES
17 jewel Elgin or Waltham
gold filled case—Our price
$14.50
High grade line of wrist
watches, quaranteed and a
splendid variety—prices
$12.50 up to $35.00
Special Military 010 Lfl
Wrist Watch... .v I 4iUU
LAVALIERES
A beautiful showing of
cameo broodies and lava
lieres at the prices you
want to pay. Prices rang
ing from. ... $3.50 up
Musical Instruments
Von will be surprised at
the wonderful line of Mu
sical Instruments we car
ry—We have Violins,
Guitars, Mandolins, Uke
leles and Banjos—These
instruments are on sale
an d specially marked •
down—come in and see
them.
The President’s
Wheat Veto
Congress believed a slight increase
in the price of wheat for 1919, in or
der to increase production and to
compensate growers for the great ly
innereased expense of growing the
crop, was advisable and justifiable. It.
is disappointing that the President did
not, and that he put his veto on the
bill ‘which would have allowed the
farmers of Kansas $2.40 a bushel for
their wheat in 1919, 20 cents more on
the bushel than they are now getting.
The President held if this increase
ures? It takes 4 4-10 bushels of wheat
to make a barrel of flour. To allow
the 20 cents increase to the wheat
raiser would make the wheat cost the
miller 8.8 cents more om the barrel of
'flour, and cost the baker less than 1-3
of a cent a loaf.
However, no one wishes lo find fault
with the President, his figures or his
reasoning, but the reasons given for
his veto prompt the question that if
the consumer cannot stand any ad
vance in the price of wheat, even to
increase the supply, how much longer
can he stand the pressure of unre
stricted prices for cotton and cotton
fabrics which still are soaring upward,
and have been, ever since our war
with Germany began. Wheat is the
staff of life, it is true, but cotton
clothes its nakedness and keeps it'
warm, and it is now costing wheat
raisers and all others, about six times
its normal value.
Nor does the President think crop
failures should be taken into account
in fixing a price for wheat.
It may be pointed out that this has
not been the policy of his 1
tion with regard to other essential in
dustries. The railroads not only were
guaranteed against losses but were
given more than peace profits. In
business, losses are always reckoned ;
a legitimate addition to the price of i
the product. But it can bo overdone.
For instance, last year in the steel
industry prices were based on costs i
at the little mills where costs are :
highest. The result is* that the b|g i
steel producers have made and are
making enormous profits. The big i
flouring mills last year were allowed ]
a certain profit above all expenses. :
They padded their expenses and made ;
more money than they ever made be- 1
fore. j t
Wheat prices are not based on what s
would be a living profit these times to <
the farmer.with the smallest yield, or
even with a small yield, in this, (he
world's greatest wheat-producing cen
ter, but are based on the usual good
season return. They take no account
of the enormous loss pocketed by
Kansas wheat raisers who got no crop
last year from 6 million acres, nor
again this year from nearly 2 million
acres. And these men have paid un
restricted toll for everything the farm
er of the wheat belt must buy; in
cluding unrestricted prices on (ho
Solid South’s cotton and rice, while
their $4 or $5 wheat, which it would
be if unrestricted, continues to sell for
about $2 at the shipping point.
A letter received this week from a
Norton county wheat-grower says;
“We have had two complete failures
in • wheat here. In this part of the
county farmers won't even get their
seed back, and corn in most cases
will not make fodder. We have been
buying all our feed and forage, so you
can see what we are up against.”
Had this situation arisen, in one of
the big industries working under a
maximum, there would be price ad
justments and a very liberal higher
rate established.
The fact somehow has not yet been
comprehended that wheat growers
cannot continue to produce big crops
if the price of their product, is regu
lated close to or below the hazard
point and they are compelled to buy
every necessity of their living at unre
stricted prices whicA continue to soar
higher and higher.
Since harvest time a year ago. farm
wage's have risen about 33 1-3 per cent
and larger costs of farm machinery,
teams, tractors, shocking and thresh
ing and higher rents, have added
greatly to the cost of production, while
the fixed price of wheat is virtually
the same as last year, with just
enough added to the price so that the
wheat grower will not have the new
freight rates saddled onto him.
Unlike big business, the Kansas
wheat-raiser has not demanded more
money for his product. But he is
asking for and demanding ,_a square
deal, of which he is richly deserving.
He asks that I lie -men who produce
the necessities he is compelled to buy
shall be regulated as strictly as he
is regulated. He is compelled to ask
this or to get more money for hi:,
wheat. He does not object to being
regulated by his government. He has
proved his patriotism by his sweat
and his dollars and the service flag
which hangs in his front window. But
he does object to being regulated by
the profiteers and something must
soon be done U) relieve him from it.
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