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Arizona republican., 1906-06-29
THE MAIN QUESTION NEGLECTED


 The proposition submitted to the council by the citizens committee is seriously defective in that it does not touch the spot; it does not approach the main question; it does not show how sprinkling may be resumed inn mediately.
 The recommendation for the funding of the floating indebtedness is a good one and would save the city money in the matter of interest, but the relief it promises would be in no way available before July l, 1907 It is the, dust of this year of Our Lord 1906 of which we are complaining, not of that of next year.
 The interest on the warrants which it is proposed to fund is already due and will have to be paid out of the levy which has already been made as the law requires. This levy will pro- vide a general fund of about S36,0O0, from which the interest at six per cent on the warrants will have to be de- ducted. leaving the balance for the
 
 city which have to be paid out of the general fund.
 If the municipal funding bonds should be voted immediately, the levy for meeting the interest on the bonded indebtedness at a lower rate of interest by which the saving could be effected. could not be made before June of next year.
 It may be said of the other recom- mendations of the committee that they provide for a step backward; for city of smaller dimensions; a lessening of the efficiency of the fire department; an increase of danger to the city.
 Many os the estimates contained in the report are declared to be erroneous For instance, the item of lumber is placed at $500. Last year there was spent for lumber $500, and not a foot of it was wasted or misplaced. Yet. the need for lumber last year was less than it will be this year, when two of the large bridges will have to be re- built. Many of the other estimates are equally inadequate, so that the appar- ent surplus which it is intended to pro- duce is only apparent.
 Of course, the expenses of conduct ing the city can be greatly reduced They could be wiped out altogether by an act of disincorporation. We do not believe that any one favors that stroke of economy nor do we believe that a majority of the taxpayers want less efficient conduct of affairs than we have now
 Silk purses are not made out of sows' ears. A city government requires the expenditure Of money, and the greater enjoyment of utilities must be met by greater expenditure. No amount of figuring will increase the surplus in the treasury without decreasing the bene- fits of government.
 Phoenix must have more money. and it can have it only by first securing a new charter. We were surprised to find no allusion to that necessity in the re- port of the committee.
 But all this is comparatively IrreIe- want. The thing now to be done is to put down the dust We trust that there will be a large attendance of citizens at the meeting tomorrow night and that the council will be impressed with the duty of conquering the dust at once. There is no more urgent busi- ness There is no other move it could make which would be SO businosslike.
Arizona republican., 1906-06-29

Exclusive Morning AssocIared Press Dispatches.
 The only Perfectipg Press in Arizona The only battery of Linotypes in Arizona
 Publication ofice: 36-3S East Adams street Telephone Main A.
 Entered at the postofflce at Phoenix, Arizona, as mail matter of the second class.
Arizona republican., 1906-06-29
HIS DESTINATION.

Cynical-"Pa, what is an optinist?'' An optimist, my son, is a person who believes he will actually see a time when the law will be no respecter of persons"
 Will he be president when he sees that time come. pa?"
 No, my child; he will be in an asy- lum."-Baltimore American.
Arizona republican., 1906-06-29

The Arizona Star. after an uncon- taminated existence of thirty years. is trying to scare the gamblers and sa- loon keepers to its side of the fence to make a stand against the National Reform league.
Arizona republican., 1906-06-29
NOT A VERY ATTRACTIVE STATE

One ground of the faith of most joint statehood advocates is that. immediat- ly upon the adoption of the constitu- lion there would be great flocking to this territory of homeseekers and in vestors. They point to the fact that such an thrush has been experienced by every state directly upon it's admis- sion. We believe this has been true in the case of every state with the sin- gle exception of possibly Nevada.
 But it must be remembered that no state has ever been brought into the union against it's will The admission
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05
MERIT WlNS-NOT PULL
Great Need In Railroad Work Is For
Aggressive Men.

The time when 'pull" was the prin.
cipal need in securing promotion in
railroad work has passed, aud it is
the man who is willing to step into the
gap and take the initiatiye.that arises,
says J. K. Lakin, u former official OF
the D. K. and w. Ry., in Hapgoods
Opportunities.
A story is told OF James e. Rutter,
OF the New York Central system, who
began his career as clerk for the Erie
railroad, and gave such exceptional
service that he was promoted rapidly.
Mr.. Vanderbilt offered him SIS, 900 q
year to fill the position of freight traf.
fic manager. He accepted the offer.
Great responsibility was placed on
him. and often Mr.. Rutter was per.
picked as to just what action to take.
On one occasion he called upon Mr..
Vanderbilt and laid matter before
him. MIR. Vanderbilt demanded,
"What does the New York Central
pay you $4,000 a year for?" ITO
manage it's freight business, replied
Mr.. Rutter. "Then manage it," was
Mr.. Vanderbilt's reply.
The principal need of the railroad
companies to-day is men who have
executive ability, who are always on
their mettle, and who are not afraid
OF work. For such men there are op-
portunities hardly excelled in any line
of business.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05
First Understand Him.

The best way to reform a boy way
wardly disposed is first to understand
him. You have got to get inside of
him and see things through his eyes,
understand his motives, have sympa-
thy and patience with his faults, just
as far as you can, remembering that
more can be accomplished through
loye than by any other method. But
I would not have you misunderstood
me. 1t has been well said that love
without justice is sentiment and weak
ness. We must be just. There is no
business without love and yet we can
judge in the light of both forgetting
not tirmness and right to others. We
cannot be just without the exercise of
patience and plentiful supply Of
those higher qualities of the soul
which must be brought to bear if we
are to call out the nOblest impulses
and the highest and most energetic
forces OF a chilG-Judge Ben B. Lindsy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05
Iowa Items.

Senator H. c. Drew was ia town
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Pierce spent
Sunday with friends in Lake Charles.
Miss Josephine Bourgeois, of Welsh
was visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John La
Blanc last week.
Miss Alice Steel and Miss Beulah
Harris, of Welsh, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. Jones.
Mrs. Verne Stuttsman and Miss
Christiana Pierce were shopping We'd
nesday in Lake Charles.
c. H. Findley has bought new
Ideal binder of the Lake Charles Car
riage and Implement Company.
Leslie Wright, of Bell City, is spen-
ding several days with his relatives,
Mr.. John Wright and family.
Miss Grace Denison, who is attend.
ing school in Lake Charles, spent
Sunday with her father. VIM. Denison.
Mr.. Eli Lyons has a new surry,
which adds much to his ability as
liyeryman to take care of the travel.
ling public.
Sam Laws, of Homewood, passed
through here Saturday with two bin
ders. Mr.. Law seems to have large
rice crop to harvest.
Owing to the illness of Miss Nicely,
the Iowa school did not open this
week. 1t is hoped Miss Nicely will be
able to assume school room duties
next Monday.
Mrs. Goodale, of Vinton visited her
daughter, Mrs. r. G. Mccoy last
week, and Mr.. McCoy's mother, from
Jennings stopped over Monday on
her way to Vinton.
Fl. |. Longenbach was iu Lake
Charles Monday. Mr.. Longenbach is
still in poor health, and the work and
worry of taking care of large rice
harvest has almost Frustrated him.
|. The Ladies Missionary Circle gave
a social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brant Seaman Monday evening. The
evening was ideal, and with Mr.. and
Mrs. Seaman as host and hostess, it
is needless to say the social was sue
cess
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05
Three Pines.

Mrs. w. c. Culumber is very i'll.
Mr.. A. r. McBurney is trying bis
new thresher this week.
VIM. Culumber, of Crowley, is visit
ing the family of w. G. Culumber.
Miss Corretta Anderson, OF China,
visited atthe Christman home two days
this week.
Miss Elizabeth Fear, of Welsh, has
been visiting at Fairview Farm for
the past two weeks.
Mrs. VIM. Culumber, of Crowley
came over Tuesday to visit her SON
w. G. Culumber
Miss Minnie Griffith and Miss De.
Lora Williams, of Kinder, visited at
Fairview Farm last week.
Mr.. E. B. Christman sold the first
lot of rice from this neighborhood this
season, receiving 81. Is per sack for it.
School opened September oath with
an enrolment of ten, which has since
increased to nineteen. Grading is
now over andour school work is pros
pering nicely.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05
Old 8. p. House Re.Opened BY Former
Hostess, Mrs. j. &. Kipiinger.

The many friends and former guests
of Mrs. j. c. Kiplinger, will be glad
to learn that she is again hostess Of
the S. P. House and will soon be pre- :
pared to serve her guests with good
things to eat, cooked as mother used
to cook them" mime Hoste". Mr..
Kiplinger has had the S. P. House
thoroughly renovated, freshly painted
and .papered from cellar to garnet.
The exterior also has been given q
neat dress of new paint, and now pre-.
sents a very attractive appearance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05
Apt.

Douglas Jerrold had a way Of putting
pat names to things. One of his re-
marks Is given By George Holder in
Manners Of My Time" Jerrold was
ut party one night where a doctor,
who was tall and thin almost to ema.
citation. had for partner lady who
was short and square in build. Turn
Ing to q bystander, he remarked,
There ls q mile dancing with mile.
stone"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05
W. c. T. U. COLUMN.
Power OF Example.

One of the UNCONVENTIONAL weeklies
is making a feature of a certain sort
of honor roll, publishing lists of min
ioters who have sons preaching the
gospel. The editor says, in intro
ducing the feature: 1.-THE highest COM
pliment that can be paid one isto have
another be induced to do this or that
by his own personal example.
Most emphatically is this true. And
there, is truth conversely. The great
est dishOnOr that can come upon one
is to have led another into evil by his
own personal example.
There are thousands upon thousands
of preachers who are such because of
godlY parentage rather than minis
terial parentage. There are countless
hosts of drunkards and drunkard' S
graves that are such because parents
were-drunkards? Oh no, not that,
but they were not out.and.out for God
and for total abstinence and for pur-
ity. Parents, think on these things
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05

Here is thought that is worsn' = :.
consideration of all patrons Oh =
mail order houses. Analyze u =
see what it Is worth.
The 5000, 100000 received by :
Chicago mail.order houses last ".
was taken from the tills OF the eoun..
merchants. 1t was taken away l'v
the country towns and villages =
not one penny of it will ever m -,
turned for the purpose OF buiials
school houses, churches, or the ~ ~
struction of good roads upon sn. ~.
the farmer is to haul his crops WD'
ket.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05
The Churches.
Methodist Episcopal Church.

The fourth qusrterly conference of
the M. E. church will meet at the
church Saturday evening at 1870, O.
tober 20. The quarterly meeting
preaching seryios Sunday the 2lst,
morning and evening. Rev. Chase,
presiding elder VIII preach. All Of
fcers and members of the quarterly
conference are especially urged TO
be present Saturday evening at the
business session. This is the last
quarterly conference of the year and
is of great Importance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05
When Labor Did Not Tell.

A home missionary who visited Sing
Sing prison took occasion to have q
Leart to heart talk with one of the
convicts.
Don't you know. my friend" said
be, that crime never brings success
1t Is only achieved by hard labor"
II did six months Of 1t at a stretch
once, and didn't come out no richer
than went In"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05

Mr.. Box, editor of The Ladies Home
Journal, says: mo young man will
ever find that the principle of total alb
stinence from liquor is barrier to
success-social, commercial, or other
wise. 1t is one of the principles in
his life which will in the long run help
him more than any other"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05

The saloon is the most powerful ag-
ent employed in debasing and degrad-
ing the people of this country. This
is the one business whose prosperity
is an index of public poverty and de-
basement. The Catholic Church
stands hostile to the saloon as the
greatest single evil that threatens the
kepubllc.-Rev Father Cleary.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05
Lest We

forget-Baby is ratless, can't sleep
at night, won't eat cries spasmodi-
cally. A bottle q Whites Cream
Vermifuge never fails to cure. Every
mother should give her baby Whites
Cream Vermifuge. So many times when
baby is pale and fretful, the mother
does not know what to do. A bottle
OF this medicine would briuS color to
his cheeks and laughter to his eyes.
Give it trial. Sold by Billion Bros.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05
He Was SpuYned.

Believe me-" said old Gotrox, "ai-
though I'm an old bachelor I'm sure
could learn to be q good husband. You
know. man 10 never too old to learn"
Nor too old to yearn, perhaps" re-
pfied Miss Pschis; "also I'm sorry to
say you're not too old to spurn. Phil
adephia Press.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05

SIN the greatest pitched battle be-
tween the church and the saloon. Ohio,
Nov. 18th, 1905, a governor elected two
years ago by $4,000 majority is de-
feated by 400 because he stood for
the interests of the saloon.
perseverance wins. Friends in
Ohio said years ago, IF you lose this
fight it Will be the death ofthe League. "
Four humiliating defeats came one
after the other. Result: churches were
awakened, got close together, there
was more prayer, more careful plan
ming, more money and-victOry came.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05

I'd rather have the smile of one boy
saved from the granddaughter than
the approval of all the gamblers and
saloon-keepers in the State.-Gover-
nor Hanly.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05

just received fine line of lady's
hand bags, and gentlemen's purses at
the Journal Book Store.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05

God nowhere commands us to do
for him more than he has made us
able to do; all that he asks of us is to
be faithful in the use of the little power
that we have. He who possesses but
little strength, and who uses that little
effectively in Gods service, is great
er man in Gods sight, and a more
profitable servant, than one richly en-
dowed with divine gifts, who under
takes no tasks for God, but who, it
may be, stands by and isneers at what
he calls the puny efforts of others less
richly gifted than he. We cannot all
attain to the greatness of mighty ac-
compllshment; but we can all attain to
the greater greatness of being faith
ful.-Selected.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05

The Southern Pacific officials have
given out the following new time table
which went into effect October 4. 1906:
No. 4 arrives at Welsh. 1850 p. m.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05

A fine line of new box stationary
Just received at the Journal Book
Store.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05
Magazines.

The following is the list of Maya
zines regularly on SALE at the Journa
office:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05
Cline 4 Clins
I-awvers.

Collections promptly attended 70. :,
Titles Examined, Charters prs''
Abstracts Furnished. -
Will practice in the courts OF y. 7.
Charles. Offices: Jennings sno "a =.
Charles. Offices connected by IVY
distance telephone.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-02

GENEVA-Company G., encamped on
Lounger's addition to Geneva, and is drill
ing, preparatory to starting for Fort Riley
SUTHERLAND-A good, general rain is
falling here tonight. Crops have been
slightly damaged by lack OF moisture but
will now recover greatly.
RULO-Prof Stevens will move to
York, Neb Thursday of this week. He
has been employed to teach a school near
York the coming winter
Observation-Disclosures county republic
cans will hold their convention August
H. The county committee has named del
egates to the congressional convention.
EATRICE-FollowinB is the mortgage
report for Gage county for the month Of
July: Number of farm mortgages filed,
IS; amount, $24,262; number of farm mort
cages released, 10; amount, S2S,6OO Num-
Der of city mortgages hled, p; amount,
$45159. Number of city mortgages re-
leased, %; amount, $76,673.
YORK-A large part OF the population of
York will on August 10th move into tents
| in the beautiful York park, adjacent to
| York chautauqua grounds. Many tents
| have been engaged by outside parties and
| the hillside in York park will be white
| with tents whose occupants will attend the
| Chautauqua commencing August 9.
| BEATRICE-C V. Stortz, charged with
| drugging and robbing Richard b. Sheldon
of $40 and two gold watches during the
| race meeting last week, was brought be-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-02

this was taken as the basis Of the assess
ment. AS the hearing progressed it devel-
oped that only two firms in Omaha had
been lowered by the county board, Allen
Brothers and Brandeis.
Commissioner IRE testified II he had II to
do over again he would vote to decrease
every firm, because he believed they had
been assessed too high in comparison with
the balance Of the state. The two reduc-
lions had been made he said upon showings
made by the interested parties.
! County Assessor Reed testified Brandeis
was assessed at $350.O0O when the firm had
returned sl71,9O0; Hayden Brothers were as
sessed at $4,000 and ne mentioned other
firms which it was charged had been under
assessed to show the assessment was
! greatly in excess of the returns made by
the merchants Mr.. Reed went through all
his schedules, called for by the county at
, torney, and explained in detail just how
| the assessment had been made.
]. L. Miller OF Lancaster county asserted
that he had information that Brandeis
had stock worth about 100000
Where did you get your information?'
asked Mr.. Gaines.
Il refuse to tell the source of my infor
nation" answered the Lincoln merchant.
well, l don't see how the board can TAX
that as evidence" said Gaines. IF the maj
is ashamed to tell his source of informa
ton l don't see how we can answer him
1t may be a guess, for all we know. Ma!
be Mr.. Brandeis told him. But we mus
know. II not. l move to strike the testi
mony from the records"
I'm not ashamed of my source of in
formation" answered Miller, but 1 don
intend 10 tell IT, This board can look
up, for 1t is true"
II would believe anything Mr. Mile
said" broke in the governor land we wi
consider his evidence. ! would believe hir
as soon as would any man in the state
yes, sir"
Merchants should be assessed on a sale
basis" volunteered Miller. "and then tn
/ Assessment would be somewhere right"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-02

I'm through" said Gaines, and Mr.. Mil
Ter made his exit
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-02

I'm through" said Gaines, and Mr.. Mil
Ter made his exit.
No Definite Information.
1t was a long wait before County Asses
sor Miller could get ]. c. Harpham to come
up and Mr.. Harpham testified very nicely
that he thought Marks Bros. and the Haney
company in Omaha had stores almost as
large as his, but he admitted he could not
guess within $4,000 Of the stocks in either
one.
Then Assessor Miller said he had looked
at all the invoices and. insurance policies
he wanted to see and had made good as
sessment
Frequent reference was made to the fact
that the Lancaster county board had low
cred nearly all of the big assessments made
by Mr., Miller over the protests Of the as
SCISSOR but the Douglas county delegation
said 1t didn't care to go into that, as II
was only interested in the Douglas county
matter.
! As a parting shot Assessor Reed quoted
the following figures to show the increase
in taxes paid by Omaha merchants DURING
/ the last three wears:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-02

the water Hall pried a bar loose in the
steel cell with a spade, and taking Jailer
Hansen's gun, which was In the coat
pocket hanging in the sheriff's office, Hall
made his getaway out OF the back door
of the court house. He was seen by a
number Of boys going leisurely across the
court house lawn, but after reaching the
street he commenced to run. number
of boys followed him to a willow patch
east Of the cemetery, where the trail was
lost. Parties were in search of the fugi-
tive all night Hall was wanted in Thurs
ton county for similar charge to which
he plead guilty here. Hall is about five
feet eight inches high, weighs about 1SC
pounds, smooth face, scar on cheek.