Arizona republican., 1912-02-12

edness is represented either hy bonds held in the sinking fund or by self sustaining bonds which are exempt. These factors reduce the net dcit with contract obligations outstanding to S660 00o. .000 and leaves the borrow
 ing power of the city at Sl35.000. 0o0. Even these ameliorating figures how ever. cannot disguise the fact that in its financial operations this city with in a comparatively few number of years is practically certain far to outstrip the national government
 That New York has fornEIlated a new declaration of independence from England. or rather London, so far as the fashion Of mems wearing apparel is concerned. is indicated by the fig ures covering the importation of Brit iSh made clothing for the past wear While feminine America continues to look to Europe and particularly Par is for guidance as to what It shall or shall not wear. masculine Amerlca seems rapidly to be asserting its ln- dependence of foreign made styles. Just how this change iS to be ac- counted for in view of the fact that two decades ago foreign made cloth ing was supposed to be the most cor rect thing among New York'S best known men is attributed to several causes. among which is the import duty and the growing divergence or English and American tastes. That men are no more free than women from the necessity Of some established standard of fashion is indicated by the fact that nearly one thousand oi tailors with al gross business amount ing tn about S50.000,O00 annually VIII meet here next week at the conVen- tiou of the National Association "i Merchant TailorS. at which the styles for the ensuing year will practically be decided upon. Man, however. seems to have one great advantage over woman in this connection since whl'e uo one can be found who Is willing to believe that such recent innoNa- lions as the hobbfe skirt aim at com fort. it is well known that the changes on this practical point. SD that mere man seems to be safe at least from tbe extreme fashions which oi late wears have applied to women
 What is probably the strangest amusement proposal that has ever been launched here has just come to light in the shape of proposition which contemplates the playing ot regulation big league baseball games one hundred and fifty feet up m the air IL is not proposed. however to produce aerial baseball by means Of aeroplanes. but to use the enormous roof larger in size than the biggest existing ball grounds, of building located in the heart of the city anu now nearing completion. When nm ish.d this gigantic building will have a roof area of about six hundred by twelve hundred feet upon which 1T inc unioue plan is actually carried out the baseball grounds sodded with bright green turf will be located. sur rounded by mammoth grand stands and equipped with every possible ia cilitv. While details of the plan are not vet complete it is asserted that its originator. one of the most prom ipent men in sporting activities in the country. has ample backing to carry through the novel proposal. That such
 
 plan should appeal to the owners of the building is indicated by the large rent which an otherwise useless roof would bring in, while the cen tral location and the great size of the grounds would undoubtedly break all attendance figures. The danger Of batted or thrown balls going over the fences which would enclose the roof and possibly injure pedestrians on the street below is eliminated by the fact that the grounds would be so large as to make il impossible for such thing to happen. Whether or not the novel plan goes through would seem to depend chiefly on the reports of engineers as to whether the building has been stronSy enough constructed to stand the strain which the erection of the plant and the presence of 5000O fans would involve
 While trusts usually are supposed to be advocates of high tariff on their products a curious reversal or this position has been brought out