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Williams news., 1911-08-19
Enthusiasm Is Contagious

More towns die for want of con fidence on ths part of business men and lack of puplic spirit than any other cause.
 When a man in search of a home or a business location goes into a town and finds everyone brimful of hope and enthusiasm, and all earn estly at work to build it up, he soon becomes imbued with the same spirit, and as a result he drives down stakes and goes to work with the sa me interest.
 When, however, he goes to a town where everyone expresses doubt and apprehension for the fu- ture prosperity of the place, mop ing about and indulging indulging in mournful complaints, he natur- ally feels that it is no place for him and he at once shakes the dust off his feet while he pulls out with all possible speed for some other place.
 Consequently try and make a live, enterprising town out of the town in which you live. When you are working for or saying good thing for: your town you are ac. complaining all .the-more fer your self. Winslow Mail. .:
Williams news., 1911-08-19


 THE following from the Prescott Courier sounds like the Gabriel horn honk. of a runaway auto bear. ing down on a flock of short-legged ducks: e.
 Hunt your holes, you cringing dollar worshippers, for the declara- ton of independence is taking on new life, and the drum beats which marshalled the patriots on Bunker Hill are sounding down through the years until they reach from the mountains of Arizona to the historic colonial battle fields of New Eng land, and the grateful earth hears the tramp of millions marching on to renewed allegiance to the declar- ation of independence and the tri- umph of the man over the dollar.
Williams news., 1911-08-19
Preacher Praises Williams

In the course of a most interest ing and instructive sermon at the Methodist church last Sunday, Dr. Rogers, of Phoenix, filling the pull pit of Rev. J. M. Ocheltree, took occasion to commend, in glowing terms, the many yards in Will jams made beautiful by profusions of the brilliant hued flowers for which this section is so famous.
 The reverend gentleman was not joking. For all the islanders this town has had to endure at the hands of it's calumniators, it has the mak, ing of a pleasant place to live pleasant for everybody, if every body will but see it's pleasing as- poets, appreciate them: advertise them in and out of season-and help one another to make the town more attractive to the strangers within our gates.
 Simply by planting shade trees and caring for the lawns would work wonders in appearance in a year.
 Thanks, Dr. Rogers, for the com pliment, and come again.
Williams news., 1911-08-19
WINNING AND BEATING
One Is Praiseworthy and the Other to
 Be Condemned

To win is the aim of nearly every individual in the world. To beat is the goal only of those who do not understand the difference be- tween winning and beating. And this difference-did you ever stop to think about it?
 There are in the world today cer- tain valiant, clear thinking spirits who battle with their twentieth cen- tury adversaries with all the valor. strength and determination of any of the knights of old. They fight, but they fight squarely. They con- quer, but for the sake of the con- quest, not the spells. They give and take their business blows stand ing squarely up to their adversa- ries. They fight hard. Sometimes they are beaten down-but they rise again and re enter the lists.
 They fight to live and let live and not on the principle of the survival of the fittest.
 There is another class, too. that stalks up and down the business and social walks of life. They, like wise, are eager for the fray, eager to match themselves against others, eager to give blows-but not to re- receive them. They, too, long for victory. But to them victory means not the triumph of the spirit of fair, clean conquest, but the pillage of the paid mercenary who yields his sword only for the things that may be stolen and sacked after it has hewn the way.
 Their idea of the battle is to lunge and stab and thrust upon the enemy from behind. They wage a craven warfare and become business aseasslns; ana they are content II only they beat their opponent to earth and strip him of all he has. They first entangle an adversary in the net of their business acumen and then beat his brains out when he's bound and gagged.
 And they call this victory sue cessl
 To win is to enjoy the noblest of human emotions. To beat is to admit that one lives in fear and trembling of the time when another stronger than himself will come along and maui him into a being who failed to survive.-Adapted.
Williams news., 1911-08-19
SAYS DRY FARMING
 CONDITIONS IDEAL
Northern Arizona Is Inviting Field For Progressive Agricultural Experts.
 Says Professor Tinsley.

Arizona continues to attract the attention of agricultural experts as a. successful dry-farming section. The following from the Albuquer- que Journal is pertinent:
 "There is some magnificent coun- try in northern Arizona, including large areas that ought to make ideal dry farming country" said Prof. J. D. Tinsley, agricultural demonstration for the Santa Fe rail road, who returned yesterday from Mountainair. Prof. TinsleY, before attending the development confer ence, had just returned from a months inspection trip on horse back and by wagon through the northern Arizona country tribu- tary to the Santa Fe.
Williams news., 1911-08-19
ARE YOU A KNOCKER
 OF YOUR OWN CITY?
Are You Holding Back. Waiting For the
 Other Fellow to Do All the Boost ing For the Town?

"The Town Knocker" is the title of poster in Bruce Perley's office window on Main street. Perley. who is secretary of the Bisbee board of trade, las a we'll worn dent in his right thoulder caused by plac- ing that part of his anatomy to the proverbial wheel. There are some things in the window, too. There is picture of the big .605 pound hammer recently burned by the 'infuriated" citizens of Seattle, Wash, at a public boosting demon stration. The tit'e of the picture is "The Burning of the Hammer"
 The Town Knocker is not the man who who starts out to deliber- ately knock the town, any town Bisbee, for instance. Nobody will believe any man has no more civic spirit than deliberately to islander the town which affords him his liv- ing. It is the man who says, "Aw, what's the use." He is the stumb- ling block. He is worse than the man who deliberately knocks his home town. What is a knocker7 ? The following dialogue from the boosting poster gives the correct definition:
 Boost for our town2"
 "Who, me? Whats the use2 Mo- body el-e is boosting.
 "'Our town is a dead one. Our people never get together. If Our Town had live bunch like they have in the city of Enterprise, we'd had several thousand more people now.'
 "This chap is a knocker. He doesn't realize it. Saving the peo- pie of Our Town never pull togeth- CT hurts the town and hurts the man who says it.
 "Our People DO get together, we ARE together NOW.-Bisbee Re view.
Williams news., 1911-08-19
Farming on a Forty

Farming on a -40-acre tract in Arizona is coming to a realization which not so long ago was dopey dream. The St. Johns Herald says:
 The land on the bench south and west of St. Johns is being surveyed and marked out in 40-acre lots pre-. paratory for the market. We are expecting to hear the appraisement on these excellent farming lots in the near future,' when they have been thoroughly investigated.
Williams news., 1911-08-19

High class tailoring done at home at Williams Tailoring Co., SIS co to $420O.
Williams news., 1911-08-19
Out to Craze

Running a newspaper in Apache county certainly must be weari- ness of the flesh, judging from the following from the St. Johns Her aid: Attorney Raemer. Ling, edi- tor and proprietor of this newspa per, is spending few days in the mountains resting from his labor and taking on new flesh, prepara- tory to running the print shop for another year."
Williams news., 1911-08-19

E. J. Nordyke, local Santa Fe agent, who has been visiting with relatives at Monticello, Ind, for the past two months, returned home last Sunday Mrs. Nordyke, who accompanied him east, will not:re- turn for several weeks. Earl was so pleased to get back to that dear old Arizona that it was necessary to cut his smile up in chunks to get it out of the car.
Williams news., 1911-08-19
THE OFFICIAL VOTE ON
 PROHIBITION ELECTION
Results in Late Yayapai Contest Indicate a Two-to.One Victory for the
 Anti.Prohibition Forces

Says the Prescott Courier: The official count of the votes cast at the recent election shows that the prohibition political party cast a total of 625, while those opposed to that accentuated idea of govern mental paternalism cast total of 1859, and this does not include the vote of Ash Fork precinct, which went GA wet and IA dry. The vote by precincts is as follows:
Williams news., 1911-08-19

WILLIAMS is disposing of unde. sirable citizens on the foater plan. Courier.
 Thus the energetic work of Judge Holub is not only abating certain notorious nuisances, but is a most effective advertisement of the towns moral awakening.
Williams news., 1911-08-19

AFTER being dry for three years, Imperial, California, went wet at a recent election. Cotton California, also went wet.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-22
UPPER BERTHS FOR
TREASURY CLERKS
Significance Seen in Circular
Sent Out Yesterday.

In a manner which joking critics say
marks the extreme of deicacy the
Treasury Department yesterday ISSUED
circular intended to convey to its Off
GERS and employees whose service calls
for much travel that the rates for up
per berths in Pullman sleeping cars
were reduced to 80 per cent OF the
rate for lower berths on February L
In a general way 1t was intimated thai
economy in public expenditures thesE
days called for reduction in travelling
as well as in other government ex.
penses-
The circular. however. contained moth
ing specific as to employees taking upper
berths in preference to lowers, but
merely suggested that all persons travel.
ing on official business and using the
government transportation request for
Pullman service, should clearly indicate
the kind Of berth supplied.
1t was remarked in the Treasury De
partment yesterday that there would be
plenty of reading between the lines OF
the circular by the employees, and that
they would soon be able to gather wha,
was wanted.
One clerk remarked, however, that the
best way to solve the problem as to
what kind OF berth transportation the
Secretary Of the Treasury desires the
employees to take, is to secure the kind
the circular doesn't mention-drawing-
rooms.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-22
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.

Baltimore. Fea A-EcGsMaryland. Pennsylva,
MIA, and nearby frSts. per doz, I9: do. Easterr
Shore u: Westsm frsts 10; do. Southern frzts Is
do, West Virginia rsts, ls; guinea eggs. Kali; dnc
eggs near By, SaSo; do, Southern 3a2
BCTTER-Creamery fancy. per H., za8; do
choice. 2a2s do. good, Za2i; do. imitation. lsa2l
do print, 2Sa2e; do. blocks 2a29; do. ladle La
49, Maryland and PennsylTania rolls. per lb. l4al5
Ohio rolls Halls; West Virginia. rolls. IA; store
packed I3aA; Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania
dairy prints, Hal6i process butter. Da2
LIVE POULTRY-Chickens, young choice Der
ID. hals; do, rough and poor, lial5; old hens
heavy, per h., Il; do. old, Snan 70 medium, Il
old roosters per h., 10; ducks. young white Pekins
fat, per Ii, IS; do, young muscosy and mongrel
l6a17; do, puddle, Old, l7als: piEsSzss old. pair
2iaS0: d. young. 2aSo; guinea fowl, young II lbs.
and over, EACH 40a45i do. young. small, each, .
do Odd each Is; geese, near by, per ID, Halls; do.
Western and 5outhern I2A1S; turkeys. choice. fat
hens per H., q: do, choice young gobblcrs %: old
toms per Ih, Is; do, rough. poor, and thin, l2aI3
DRESSED PoULTRY-Turkeys choice young per
h.. na22: do fair TO good, BAD; do. poor thin
stock I5e6; chickens. straight young and small per
lh. II; do. mixed. yuung ard old, 15al6; do, old
roosters loaII; dncks choice Fat, per H. l6aD;
geese. choice by. per In. i5 do, Southern and
Western. z; capors. large, 1s2; do. small to me-
dium, l6aIS; do, slips. Is
The Washington herald., 1911-02-22

That Washington has not an institution
for helping discharged prisoners is a
most deplorable affair. according 20 I. D.
Porter, probation officer of the Supreme
Court of the District. In an interview
yesterday Mr. Porter said he was deluged
with applications for places, not only
rom discharged prisoners, but from men
who had never seen the inside of a
prison.
Most OF my time is taken up trying to
obtain places OF employment for men
who have served a sentence in Jail or
been parOled on condition that their be-
havior is exemplary during the parole -
he added.
Other Cities Make Provision.
In many cities institutions are main
tanned for caring for men released from
prison. and efforts made to secure places
for them that will insure their not drift
ing back into old habits or haunts In
this city all this work devoIves upon the
probation officer, and unless we secure
outside help We are unable to cope with
the situation l have many names on
my list of men who are deserving of
every aid that could be given them.
''One case 1 have in mind in particular
Is that of a man who l understand has
written to The Washington Herald asking
that they help him in securing a position.
This man is deserving OF every considera-
ton. He made a foolish step several
months ago and was brought to trial. He
told his story to the judge, and as he had
never been up before on a charge of any
kind. it was decided to give him a
chance He was turned over to me and
l secured him a position that paid him
S5-75 a week in a lunchroom washing
dishes. He did the work assigned to him
there better than it was ever done be-
fore, regardless of the fact that it was
his first place as a dish washer. The
lunchroom went out OF business a few
weeks ago and he has been unable to get
work of any kind since"
Trying to Live Down Past.
Mr.. Porter said that the above case
was only one of the many touching cases
that come under his observation and said
that If some manner was devised in
which the cases of these men could be
brought to the attention of the business
men of this city untold good would come
Of it. He said that he never recommend
ed a man who, in his estimation, was not
worthy and deserving Of work.
The letter spoken of was received
from a man whose name and address is
on file at the office of The Washington
Herald. Mr.. Porter said that he was
only one of the many men who were
trying to live down the past and would
be able to do so IL they were given a
little help from business men of this
city
The Washington herald., 1911-02-22
GIRL FROZEN TO DEATH
AFTER FALLING IN SWAMP
Seeking Short Cut Home, Miss Bessie Pierce Breaks
Through Ice and PerShes

MeadviIIe, Pa. Feb. A--Her frozen
hands still clinging to the ice and the
rest of her body entirely submerged.
Bessie Margaret Pierce, nineteen years
old, one of the prominent young women
of cochranton. was found this morning
In a swamp near her home, where she
had miserabiy perished late Monday
afternoon,
About o'clock Monday Miss Pierce
started out for a walk and her course
led her about two miles up French Creek
TO a .potnt where the family bad spent
several weeks in camp last summer.
Search was made for her Monday night.
but II was not until Tuesday morning
that her trail in the snow was picked
up and followed.
The girl had started to return home
across fields that had recently been over
6oved with water to a depth Of one to
four feet, the water being isft In pools
The Washington herald., 1911-02-22
SEEK $4,000 FUND
FOR VIRGINIA ROAD
Trade Bodies Approve Plan
to MacadamiZe Pike.

Business men OF Washington began a
campaign to raise $4,000 yesterday for
the purpose of building the first five
miles OF proposed macadam road from
Chain Bridge to Fairfax Court House
Approval of this plan was given at a
Joint meeting of special committees of
the Chamber of COMMERCE and Board of
Trade several days ago.
Already $6S,0OO has been raised by citi-
zens of that county toward building the
road from Fairfax to the Capital, and
the sum being solicited by Washington
men will complete the estimated total
cost
Residents OF Fairfax County appeared
before the chairman of the committee,
4. c. Moses. and proposed to solicit funds
needed in Washington and pay for the
solicitation out of their own funds. This
plan was approved.
RoUert n. Harper was elected treas
urer Of the fund which is to be collected
in this city.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-22
FOR CHEAPER FOOD sTUFFs.
Merchants Organize to Reduco
Prices of Necessnries of Life.

Merchants Organize to Reduce
Prices of Necessaries of Life.
Cheaper prices for food stuffs in Wash
ington is the object for which thirty
wholesale and retail merchants have or
ganized the League Of Consumers
Friends.
All have begun an active campaign to
enlarge the membership OF the associa-
ton. and it Is expected that a majority
OF the grocers and produce sellers will
join. ]. NJ. Denty is president.
Important among the measures adopt
ed at the initial meeting yesterday was
the decision to wage warfare on short
weight packages.
Members who already have Joined are
K. Z. w. Schmidt. R. A. Rollins, NJ. ].
whelan, Thomas Dean. W. B. Beasley.
w. s. Brown, l.. F. Lusby. c. V. Spar
row, H. c. Robertson. Frank Mace. ]. NJ
Annadale. R. z. Smith. R. E. Robertson.
F. A. Dodge, H. T. Cover. A. II. Pitt.
]. 4. Diggle. A G. Schmidt, L. F. Hall.
William f. Davis, ]. T. Alwine & Son.
B. f. Garrison, E. Cockrell. o. A. Pen
dleton. j. Brayshaw. jr., G. r. Washing
ton, D. Goldsmith. f. SPAIN, A o.
Brady & Son. and NJ. Oppenheimer 6
Son
The Washington herald., 1911-02-22

which mas frozen over. On the way she
had taken a short cut through a plot of
thin brush and the trail showed that
several times she had broken through
the Ice where the water was shallow.
There were signs of a struggle for as
much as forty rods, where the girl had
stumbled and pulled herself up by some
friendly bush. until at last, exhausted.
she broke through where the water was
about two feet deep. and there perished.
The broken ice showed that Miss Pierce
had made a brave fight There were
splotches of blood on the ice, and her
frozen hands were cut and bruised and
covered with blood.
When at last she gave up the strug-
gle. exhausted. her hands remained cling
Ing to the top of the ice, but her head
sank with her body under the water.
Only the small, stiffened hands were
visible and about the wrists new ice had
formed. covering the body.
Miss Pierce was a daughter OF L. G.
Pierce. a commercial traveller. and had
. brother. Harold. In the Grove City
coliega
The Washington herald., 1911-02-22
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Feb A--MILL1FEED-Fiat and dun.
Spring brAn. 800; standard miidhng 500; western,
red-dog &5: winter wheat bran, IN 1oopcund sacks,
to arrive. I'D; city bran. m bun. AA
OATS-Duu and easier. No. white ~: No.
white. ~. Standards. ~. elevator bass: white
track Ea3sR
,FLOUR-Steady: inactive dealings. Kansas
straights. l5ohA.@ In acks; soft straights. I1oa
80. in barrels; spring patents. kaaS4. IN barrels;
spring cleara. Aoa43
BUcKwHEAT FLoUR-sere and dull choios
nominally 80
RYE FLOUR-Quiet and unsettled. Ohoiee brands
quoted a. 4zhkR
CoRNMEAI,-znacttse. msettied Kifn-dned, for
export. 275A2os cpsrse meal IN bag4 I1oal-R
HAY-ReciptA1 LiD tous; seady. tzde l. siox.
Quotations are: Prime timothy. li0, No 1 loA
1lo: No. z soAloo; No. s Tsaso
q srRAw-Rsceipts. none; steady; Light tzada Long
BEEF-stsad moderate inquiry: psckst. Aos
ik0o; family, B.5hlFn
PoRK-scarcs and dnll Aesz zsh2m: szf,y.
asn30
LARD-stssdjer. Prims wutrn. a7s: city. A.;
rsiiDed cunttnsnt. as. South American, 1a5oi 10
dned Bnzilian. IA keeA ua. oieouse<riua o.s,k;
iasd nter<na duli; Hog xGkv -
The Washington herald., 1911-02-22
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

Baltimore, Feb. 4--FLOUR-winter extra 33oa
$50; do, clear 375aS.e5; do. straight, 4o5a4 %;
do. patent, 48a470; spring clear, Ssa40i do.
straight, 4sa59; do, patent, S0a5.45; City Mills
best patent, SIS; do, high-Gade patent 500; do.
higb-grade straight 40; do, choice family, 40
do, extra. 33OGa5o. Rye -four. medium to choice,
4-coaLa y; curnmeaI 100 lbs, LaaL3a
RYE-Stock in elevators r. SD bushels: shipments
from elevators, LIZA bushels No. rye. domestic.
So; bag lots, TO quality and condition, T5asOi
No. rye. Western domestic, Sas4; No. rye.
oATs-stock in elevators. Z9o5 bus: ship
ments from elevators, 5,5ss bushels No. white,
56ka363; standard white 36a561z; No. white, Ssa
as; No. white 35sta35h
BARLEY-Stock in elevators Is, ,sG bushels; ship
ncntS from elevators. 100 bushels
wHEAT-Stock in eieTators $3.50 bushels; ship
ments from elevators. 2o5 bushes The mod
crate daily receipts Of souther wheat are meeting
lots. The demand to-day was good and constant
Foreign markets were easier. Sales Of DOo bushels
Of March wheat at 90 per bushels. Contract today
at the opening was dull. with February 90 nominal
Spot No. 2 red wheat carly was s. nominal and No.
red Western g51k bid, while March sold at sSs
nominal and May at ah nominal. At the R:S
can prices were steady with February 90 bid Spot
No. red wheat 90 bid and No. 2 red Western
9Jz bid. while March sold at s3as59 and April
at s3z bid. May brought 9f3 bid: No. rcd was
81 bid. and steamer No red 50 bid. while steamer
oGscially posted were: No. red. %; No ! red
Western a3x; No red 81; steamer No. rcd, 50;
steamer No. red Western. 50.
C0RN-S1ock In elevators, 2a9, ,5l bushels. ship
ments from eleyators l52.lp bushelA The contfnned
smaIlne8 of receipts Of Southern cprn restricts q
mare active trading on stock Of this description.
Prime yellow near-1 cob cun is IN good demand
At 2soa2s5 PR barrel for car lots but of-gTade Of
Western stock Is difficult to sell At reasonable
concessions Quote: Track yellow con for domestic
delivery at 5S5s per bushel- Sale. car spot, 0z
5000 bushels spot. fresh Dh; cars spot fresh.
5pz; cAB SPOT. D.S; cars steamer mixed spot,
fsA; car no established grade. 4sA; 5000 bushels
March. RE: 600 March. Dz; myoo bushels April
sTE- Contract to-day at the opening quiet, with
Fehrury 9itsscs spot mixed corn early was 5Oza
5oz; spot mixed corn early was 5c'<a50h and March
Dks5pst while April spld at Hsta51x and May At
s. nominal At the i2d5 call pricrs were steady.
with February 5za5oh. Spot MIXED corn was 507a
5rd. and March 5oza5oH. while April was H7ta5zx
and Nay. 65A bid; steamer MIXED sold At <s1k bid.
and no eztabiishcd grade. f6k bid. Steamer yellow
epn broasht 81 bid Settling prices ofhoially post
"a wcres Fu coutxzc. DHs stezmz mtxrd- 81:
EtznH ysllow cun. G,ts nc etzb1iznrd czde -.