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Arizona republican., 1911-12-11
GRADING SYSTEM IN
 THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Subject of Discussion at the Regular
 Monthly Meeting.

That the grading system used in the public schools of Phoenix is the most simple and effective of any which the members were acquainted with, was the unanimous decision of the superintendents and principals of the county grade schools which met at the office of Superintendent Loper Sat urday morning in their regular month ly meeting.
 The discussion was led by Pro lessor Janstzen of the Osborn schools. The system simply demands that the teachers keep close record in the grade book of each child's work. and at the end of the month a report is sent out to the parents showing the attendance class work and deport- ment. If the child is not doing satis- factory work that subject is marked with a red cross; if the work is satis- factory the child takes home clean card. The virtue of this red mark is that it brings the attention of the parents to the child's work better than the grades method determined according to the 100 per cent basis.
 me next lletllilS Nlli pt htiu thN second Saturday of January in Mesa. Two subjects will be discussed. Professor Stabler ana Principal Randle of the Central school will discuss spelling. Both are paying particular attention to that subject and are accomplishing eX- ceedingly good results. Professor Randle has raised the standard of spelling in the Central building seven per cent in the past three months. and in one room from 5I per cent to 80 per cent.
 The other question to be brought before the meeting will he one on the advisability of a uniform examination throughout the territory for pupils finishing the eighth grade. and whether their promotion into the high school should be based upon this examination Professor Payne, director of the training school Of the Tempe Normal will also present paper at this meeting. Tine meetings will be open to all teachers.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-11
H. |. Latham.

There is no man more deserving of success at the election tomorrow than is H. l. Latham, one of the re- publican candidates for the state sen ate. And there is no man to whom the republicans of MaricOpa county owe a more earnest and enthusiastic support than to him. And more than that. if merit is worth more than +partisanship, if it means more to the competent and intelligent transaction of the public business than it does to elect the men of any particular party to office, then H. I. Latham should be one of the first senators from Maricopa county.
 For one thing. MT. Latham is com petent. He has a broad grasp of af- fairs. He has been successful-emi- nently so-in his private business. and he is therefore qualified to handle the public business in a like manner. He is a substantial citizen, has been for many years a taxpayer of Phoenix. and is an all round man in the busi- ness affairs of the city. A vote for MT. Latham means a vote for a busi- ness administration of the affairs of the state.
 
 It has to be admitted that MT. Latin am is not q politician. That is to say, he is not a politician in the sense that he has made politics a business. But if an intelligent and active interest in the affairs of the community makes one a politician, then the above statement will have to be revised to read, Mir. Latham is a politician
 But he has never been an office seeker. He has rather been interested in the election of other good men to serve the public; but now, for the first time. he is himself candidate; and that he ought to be elected, even the democrats concede.
 There is but one thing that could defeat Mir. Latham and that is the apathy of his friends and support CTS. With the proper sort of work he can be elected and the republican party and the best element of the party owe it to themselves and to the people of Maricopa county to elect him.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-11
Politics and Business.

Some significance attaches 10 me fact that at the recent franchise elec- ton the people voted to grant the White Line" Traction company a per init to use the streets of the city for its proposed line. And it is much more significant that that vote was so one sided as to- be almost unani- nous.
 The moral is that the people Of Phoenix stand for progress. They are willing to give a business enterprise a chance.
 Now, have you noticed that poli- tics and business advancement are very closely allied in this political campaign? And have you noticed that the very thing that actuated the people of this city to grant fran chise to the White Line company is the very thing for which the republi- can party stands? That is to say, republicanism means progression and It means that business shall have a chance. It does not be- lieve in flamboyant appeals to preju-
Arizona republican., 1911-12-11
CANDIDATE DE PASS
 HAS 4 GOOD RECORD

Part of the democratic press has given a good deal of space recently to harping on the fact that l.. $. De Pass, now a member of the Arizona railway commission, and one of the republican candidates for corporation commis- sioner, came direct from the employ of the Southern Pacific company some three years ago, to take the position of rate clerk to the railway commis- sion. and for that reason, he must be a traitor to the people of Arizona and Of such low moral standing as to be unfit to serve as corporation commissioner
 These charges merely go to show the weakness of the democratic candidate. F. A Jones' In order to defeat De Pass it would seem no methods are too tow to be adopted.
 As is well known in Tucson. when De Pass was offered the position of rate clerk for the railway commission, Ralph Stubbs. then general freight ana messenger agent of the Southern Pa cific company, urged him to remain in the railroad service and offered him increased salary and promotion If he would remain in charge of the rate and tariff department of the railroad, but these offers were declined.
 During his years of railroad experi- ence. De Pass has held positions of trust and responsibility, where skill and experience in rates and tariffs were required. and he has worked his
Arizona republican., 1911-12-11
As to Judges.

The Republican is perfectly willing to discuss with the highly cultivated Gazette. or with anybody else. the advisory vote for the recall of the federal judiciary" especially if the Gazette is willing, for once, to aban- don its demagogic claptrap and de- bate the question on its merits.
 Now, this is all said in kindness. The Gazette knows as well as any body that practically all it's utter ances on this subject as well as on most political subjects, have been demagogy of the cheapest sort It would be an insult to its intelligence to believe otherwise. In the light of the known facts in the case, it is just little hard to believe that the in- tensely patriotic Gazette is consumed with quite so hot a flame of passion for the dear people as it would have the said dear people believe. So. and this is again said in all kindness. if the Gazette will, just this once, lay aside its cheap bombast and get down to brass tacks, this discussion may be Of some practical benefit.
 The Gazette particularly desires an answer to this question:
 IF THE PEOPLE of Arizona should secure vote. and at that advisory recall election eight out of ten CITIZENS should ask Fed eral Judge Sloan to resign. what would he be likely to do?"
 The capitals are the Gazettes. Edl-
Arizona republican., 1911-12-11
Clerk of Court.

A vote for Earl $. Curtis, republi-
 can candidate for the office of clerk of the superior court of Maricopa
 county. is a vote for an experienced
 man. The office of clerk of the su-
 perior court is one of the most diffi- cult offices in the county to manage
 properly. An error made in this of flee is expensive both to the litigant and to the taxpayer, and to rectify work of this office is all left to the clerk,-the judge sits as arbiter and could not attend to details if he would and an inexperienced clerk must necessarily hinder and annoy the judge in his work. Mir. Curtis las had the experience that will be of invaluable aid to the judge who is elected to the superior bench in Maircopa county, whether the judge elected to that po- sition be democratic or republican, and to the judge who assumes the duties of that office for the first time Mir Curtis is an honest, ener- getic and thoroughly efficient young man. and he is ambitious and desir- ous of making a record for himself in the office which he seeks. Voters at the polls on Tuesday, regardless of their party affiliations, will make no mistake in casting their votes for Mir. Curtis
Arizona republican., 1911-12-11
PACIFIC
 USES SOME TIES

One seventh of the twenty-five and a quarter millions of railroad ties that
 are in the Pacific system of the Sou thern Pacific roadbed have to be talk
 en up each year and replaced with ab- 1 solutely new ones. These ties. be-
 fore being placed in the roadbed, must
 be treated either by creosote or with
 a chemical preparation. known as the burnettizing treatment, before they
 can be used.
 These interesting facts are taken { directly from a statistical report of the maintenance of way department of the Southern Pacific company They
 are positively accurate. Besides this they are a few truths about railroad operation that are seldom given to the readers of newspapers.
 There are d little more than tWen- ty-five an a quarter million ties on the Pacific system of the Southern
 Pacific. At the renewal rate of one seventh each year. and an average of 2S00 ties to the mile, more than 24O miles of the Southern Pacific road bed is rebuilt each twelve months
 During the last ten years 2O.G9S.490
 ties in the rOadbed of this road were taken up and replaced with new ones. Pine. fir. oak, cedar and redwood are the woods used by the Southern Pac- fife for it's ties. With the single ex- ception of the redwood, all are sub ject to the preservation process.
 The burnettizing process consists of forcing chloride of zinc into the wood cells. A vacuum treatment is first applied. The ties are placed in a cylinder. steamed for the purpose vacuum is applied to extract the sap and water from the wood. After this the chloride of zinc is applied. More than a half day is required for this process after which the ties are treat ed to a sun bath for several weeks. The creasoting process is essentially similar to burnettizing. except that dead oil of coal tar is used in place of the zinc solution.
 There are four spikes in each tie and two tie plates. Bring your math- ematical talents into play. The ans wer is 101. .000, 900 spikes and 50,900.000 tie plates in the Pacific system of the Southern Pacific. The tie plates weigh 61b pounds each. the spike a half pound. making a total of 6S1.950. 900 pounds of metal attached to these ties, not counting of course. the rails which weigh 90 pounds to the yard and the numerous tie rods.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-11

dice. It stands for honest enforce ment of all the laws; and at the same time it believes honest enter prise should not be married by the disciples of demagogy.
 The people have voted for business enterprise in the matter of the White Line franchise. They will vote for business and political advancement when they elect state and county officers Tuesday.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-11

tion to islander d republican and charged one with attempting to coerce city employees into contribut- ing to the republican county cam paign fund. The evening papers charge in my case is of a piece with its charge in tonight's issue that Robert $. Fisher said that I did not write letter and that therefore he lied. What Fisher said was that did not write d letter levying an assessment upon city employees and he told the truth"
Arizona republican., 1911-12-11
COMMITTEE SECRETARY
 SETS MATTERS RIGHT

Celora Stoddard, in his official capacity as secretary of the repub- lican county central committee, few days ago addressed the following let ter to number of republicans em- ployed in and around the city hall: Dear Sir: The success of the republican ticket in Maricopa county depends upon the City of Phoenix. The success or failure of the ticket in the City of Phoenix very largely depends upon the attitude and as sistance of the city officials and em plOyes
 "I have to ask that you favor the committee by meeting with us Thursday evening, Dec. :. at 1880 o'clock, in Room 15. Post Office building, to advise and assist us. Trusting that you will be present, remain.
 Yours. very respectfully.
 "CELORA M. STODDARD.
 Secretary An evening democratic paper in its issue of Friday reproduced the letter but in it's editorial comment thereon
  to city employees had levied an as- sessment upon, them of ten per cent of their salaries.
 Personally I would not take the trouble to deny the story that l had attempted to levy an assessment upon city employees of ten per cent or any other percentage of their salaries for campaign purposes" said MT. Stod- dard. but it may be due to my fel- low committeeman that as secretary of the county central committee that I brand the statement as false in every particular I wrote the letter and the letter speaks for itself and 1t was the only letter written.
 "'The evening paper printed the letter, yet with the letter before 1t, could not refrain from it's disposi-
Arizona republican., 1911-12-11
STATE TICKET

For United States Senators RALPH H. CAMERON. HoVAL A. SMITH, For Representative In Congress J. s. WILLIAMS,
 Of Cochise County.
 For Governor ' " Of Yavapai County. For Justices of the Supreme Court --i1 Of Cochise County. EDWARD NJ DOE.
 Of Coconino County. A" " --- Of Maricopa County. For Secretary of State J. F. CLEAVELAND,
 Of Maricopa County.
 For Auditor GEORGE A. MAUK,
 Of Gila County.
 For Treasurer '" Of Gila County. For Attorney General GEORGE D. CHRISTY,, 0f Of Maricopa County. For superIntendent Of Public instruction CLAUDE D. JONES, ---, Of Maricopa County. For Corporation Commissioners
 Of Maricopa County. F M POOL Of Gila County. ". S. sTURGEs, REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET MARicoPA COUNTY
 For State Senators FEN S. HILDRETH. H. l. LATHAM.
 For Representatives ". W. COOK.
 w S. DORMAN,
 H. B MORRIS.
 CHARLES NJ. MULLEN. J. E. NELSON.
 GEORGE w. WALTERS. For Judge of the Superior cour. J. c. PHILLIPS. For Clerk of the Superior Court EARL S. CURTIS.
 For Sheriff
 WESLEY A. HILL
 For Recorder
 CHARLES T. WILLIS
 For Treasurer I. T. HOSEY. For School Superintendent HOMER DAVIS.
 For County Attorney BARNETT E. MARKS.
 For Assessor \. A. MORFORD.
 For Supervisors PHIL C. ENSIGN, c. c. GREEN.
 C. S. STEWARD.
 For Surveyor H. E. JONES. For Road Superintendent OSCAR ROBERTS
Arizona republican., 1911-12-11

Daring train rObberies. hold-ups, etc. by James Boys, taken on Missouri soil. shown in three reels Coliseum tonight.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-11
AUTUMN.

Men speak of melancholy days. The saddest of the year. When fields are dim with autumn
 haze,
 And leaves are brown and sere. I grieve not for the faded glen. Nor meadows dark and dank; It grieves most to listen when The steampipes go "Clink, clank,
Arizona republican., 1911-12-11

PHOENIX. ARIZONA. DEC. II. 1911.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-11

For County Attorney BARNETT E. MARKS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-21
the WOMEN HAVE OZONE NOBLE,

carroll {; pearsc, OF AIilwaukee, has
been elected President of the National
Educational Association to succeed
Mrs. Ella Flaeg Young, and tho re
form" element continues in control OF
its anairs. Last year a, Boston the
worm turned and, greatly to the sur
rrjso o., tho ,,a,e,ars of no ,ssooia
ton, who appeared to think that they
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the work Oh reconstruction began. Mrs.
Young, superintendent Of the Chicag o
public schools. was elected President.
M. oia c,.a,, - ..a,.,,.s. -.
'"cS
H"o never dreamt OF such thing
hardly knew that the choice OF a wo-
,r.r ,.a,,.,. ,y pr..ida,, .. ,hot,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-21

and city superintendent. experts and
men kindly disposed toward largo
school book publishing interests, has
come to an end A machine has been
smashed. and the RAM. and nle given
a chance at self government Provision
VIII now be made for investigation of
pressing professional problems on
scale of appropriation of funds COM
mensurate with the Importance of the
questions to be studied. Conditions of
membership in the association will be
made easier. not more difficult. A
direct and uncomfortable system of
nomination of officers will be devised.
state and national associations here
after will have closer relations"
In the opinion of the women teach
ers and their Intelligent men allies. the
National Educational Association was
made for practical service to the
teachers OF the country and not as q
pension bureau or as private snap,
for any board of managers however
deserving they might consider them
selves. and 1t will be observed that
when the women got ready to carry
ont their well-digested plans they
went ahead, being quito sure that they
were right. Hereafter we may expect
that the y. E. A. will be OF substantial
value to the teachers of the country.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-21

nc found that only per cent. of the
immigrants who come into the United
states are more than twenty eiEh,
years OF age. and that only two and
one-half per cent are below fourteen
years. The United States is getting
the young men OF Europe. and 1t is
getting Thorn at the very best part of
their life.
DR.. Steiner is optimistic as to the
future OF tho immigrant, If the Amer
lean people Will perform their part in
fitting him for good citizenship. The
immigrant-strong, sturdy, industrious.
on the threshold of young manhood
is capa BILE OF years of work that will
aid In the development OF the re-
sources of the United States and the
uphuilding of its prosperity. He comes
20 do that work and he may be found
hard at 1t anywhere.
We must play fair with the !mmi-
grant and help him TO be a good citi-
zen. By so doing, we act for our ma
tional safety
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-21

York at cost OF $4,000 because
for every dollar put into the organ
and into the house there is at least
fifty cents for the hands of labor. The
organ has nothing moro to do with
the long line of hungry men and
women In the Same city forming a
bread line"-if these men and women
would go out into the country and
work In the fields that are ripe for
the harvest the long line would dis
appear and there would be bread and
meat for all of them. and health and
wealth besides. 1t Is true. as Senator
kenyon said, that girls are working
in stores for So a week and tho pro-
prietors dying, leave millions to found
museums" We are glad that the mu-
seums arc founded: but we are sorry
for the girls who are working for SIS
the week while Senators are getting
more than $1,000 the week for making
speeches that do not seem TO get any,
where or TO have any special purpose
except to keep the political pot boil
ing. "Is 1t any wonder that the people
or this country arc growing restless?"
as Senator Kenyon said in his speech
In the Senate on Wednesday.
What would he do about 1t? That
is the question. 1t IS practical 1t
touches tho meat of the matter. The
people who think are far more in
tcrestcd in how the country is to es-
cape from the results of Republican
misrule than they are that John Hays
Hammond and Whitelaw Reid wore
knee breeches at the coronation. SEN
ator Kenyon really has too much sense
to waste his time on vaudeville stunts.
He should devote his grent talents to
constructive craftsmanship.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-21
SENATOR krNyos,s prE,k

Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, is a very
nice sort OF man. and man of large
ability and good character. we be-
iieve; of far too great ability and high
character TO make IT necessary for
him to play the demagogue, to resort
TO the chc0p tricks of the vaudeville
stage'to hold an audience, and we are,
therefore. little surprised that he
should have descended in his speech In
the Senate on Wednesday to a general
denunciation Of the rich men of the
country.
Everybody knows as the Senator
said. that the problem of the control
of great wealth is one of the most
vital problems of the day" as vital
TO those who are the possessors of
wealth as to those who do not pos
scss it, 1t is true. further. as the Sena-
tor said. that there is no pocket In
snroud;' we brought nothing into
the world when we came and it is
certain that we can take nothing out
OF the world with us when we go. Any
body who has ever been to a funeral
Knows that. and the order of Nature
cannot be changed by Congressional
enactment or Executive decree, or exc
by any plank that was ever built
into political platform There have
been rich men in the world and poor
men ever since Dives. lifting up his
eyes in torment. begged Lazarus for a
drop of water to cool his parched
tongue. We do not know why it is
SO. but it is so.
How are we going to remedy It?
Not by making foolish speeches in the
Senate inveighing against the rich. as
Senator Kenyon did the other day,
because they are rich and many of
them are stupid as well. but by de-
signing some plan which will protect
the rights OF property whether ii be
held by the wealthy in great abund-
| ance or by the poor in pitiful proper
! ton Whenever the rich spend their
| money freely. and give It away for
! good causes in lavish generosity, we
! rejoice, and this more they distribute
/ '''T'' SV"uS among the poor tne better
! for the human race. We do not object
to some OF our citizens at the corona
/ ton Of King wearing knee brooches.
/ as that is the style, Just as 1t is the
/ style for Senator kenyon to wear a
| splke-tailed coat white weslslt and
| white tie on formal dinner or other
| occasions when he is dressed UP. We
do not object TO former Senator
clarke, Of Montana, having an organ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-21
A1L OVER EXCEPT THE SHOUTING

=
Senator Bailey. of Texas. spoke for
three hours yesterday against the reci-
proclty treaty with Canada, basing his
argument on the sorry pretext that
the bill would result in great injus tice
to the farming interests OF the coun-
try. and II pursued to its ligical con-
clusion. its passage would lead to the
adoption of "a policy where the Ameri-
can farmer Will be stripped OF all adj
rantages and left to the mercy OF the
benehciaries of all tariff legislation"
That is exactly the sort of argument
the cotton manufacturers are now max
ing against the proposed revision of
the cotton schedule. and It is the same
argument the sugar planters OF Louis
lana VIII make when the tariff on SUI
gar Is taken up. and the iron ana coal
miners OF the South and North and
West will Insist upon when the special
interests in which they are concerned
begin TO feel tho hand of corrective
legislation, and with the result that
whereas we have started out on bold
plan for the revision of the tariff there
standing in the way. What Senator
Smith. of South Carolina. who got into
the Senate as the special representa-
tive OF the farming interests of his
State and the South and particularly
the cotton growing farmers OF whom
there are many in Baileys State said
was much more to the point than what
the Senator from Texas said Smith
is in favor of the reciprocity bill be-
cause 1t is a step toward the lowering
of all tariff duties.
The long fight against the bill is
coming 10 an end. and the bill will
pass. But for the politics" that has
been injected into the debate the bill
would have been passed by both
Houses two months ago. the country
| OF the extra session of Congress. the
course OF industry would not have been
affected by the threats of business dis
turbances. The behavior of the Demo-
Gratis in the House has commanded the
respect and admiration of the country;
the Senate has proved either its in
ca pacity for dealing with questions Of
constructive craftsmanship or its lack
OF common honesty. Think, however.
of what the country would have lost
had the Senate acted promptly on this
question: La Follettes speeches and
Baileys three hours plea for the farm
ins interests,