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The Washington herald., 1912-04-21

sre"-and Mr.. Bigelow took from the
top of his desk q package of papers held
together by a rubber band.
Candidates signing the pledges re-
ceived the support Of our organization.
A majority for the initiative and refer
endum was elected 20 the convention.
Logically / was tho man for president
In the election OF delegates party lines
were practically disregarded. It hap
pens, however. that. the Democrats con-
troll the convention. having sixty-five
members. the Republicans having but
forty-five. the Socialists, four, and the
Union Labor ORGANIZATIONS about ten
10 twelve. We met January 2, and may
not adjourn until late In the spring
The pay Of each member Is 8. 900. Per-
sons familiar with the men who have
composed our legislatures during the
past twenty years say that the dele
gates TO the convention excel them in
character and intelligence"
when VIII the constitution be sub
mitted to the peopleT'
That will be determined by the con-
vention. am safe in saying, believe.
that a special election viii be called, SO
that the electors may vote on the con-
stitution alone and not have their at
tention divided between a variety of mat
tiers. The plan at FIRST was to write a
have been approved or rejected in its
entirety. We decided. however, to agree
on a series Of propositions, so that they
might be voted on singly. Some may
carry and others may not. Anyway, the
unpopularity of one proposition will not
Jeopardize the others. Those PROPOSE
tions which are accepted by the people
will be attached to the present consti-
tuition as amendments, multiplying the sec
tons. Of course, with which they are in
conflict"
Plans of SInEle-taxers.
The special election and the separate
propositions as a scheme of action can
be attributed to the generalship OF Mr.
BIgelow. He is prominent in the group
Of tireless, enthusiastic, and skIlIful tao
ticians who are trying to get the single
tax started in widely separated parts of
this country. They are financed by Jo-
seph Fels, the Philadelphia soap manu-
facturer, and have a newspaper, an or
ganization Of lecturers, and a busy
brotherhood Of prophetic and descriptive
writers. Single-taxers seem never to
think about or work at anything else.
Experience has made them competent as
strategists. while zeal gives swift wing
to their words and a shining light to
their countenances. They arc Wiling to
begin in township or a small village.
The whole country, they think, VIII
capitulate later. They might be called.
without any disrespect to either body OF
believers, the Christian Scientists OF
politics.
Up to date the Ohio convention has
The Washington herald., 1912-04-21
A Remarkable Happening.

From Judges Library.
An elderly gentleman OF rural appear
ance had hardly seated himself in the
crosstown car when a young lady who
had followed him in approached him.
"Sir, did you lose hve-doIlar bilr'
she asked.
For a moment the farmer observed her
with a surprised. curious look. then said
convincingly. Yes. ma'am. ] did"
Then here II is" said she, handing the
bill to him. Il picked II up behind You
from the car floor"
Thank ye very much, young lady. for
your honesty. This is a most remarkable
happening
"Oh, 1 don't think 50, sir. l believe
every one should return the money In
such a case as this. What is there so re-
markable about it?"
why. lost my hve-dollar bill two
years ago.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-21
The Birth Rate.
From sketch.

From Sketch.
The Mistress interviewing servant IN
search Of work-perhaps)-"And have you
had any experience in taking care OF
children?''
The Maid with proper contempt)-'No.
ma'am, certainly not, I've always WORKED
for the ve;S best faznjlisa."
The Washington herald., 1912-04-21
A strange OHIO MIHture.

With them were Dunlards who washed
the feet Of their brethren as q pious
ceremony and Dunkards who did not;
Amish who wore hooks and eyes in
stead of buttons and whose hair was
cut twice a year by their wives; Zoarites
who started a socialistic community with
a common bakery, a common dairy,
common grocery and dry goods store,
and common brewery, but which col
lapsed during the third generation: and
Mormons who built temple 80 feet long,
Sc feet wide. and 50 feet high, exclusive
Of the steeple, that is standing vet and
can be seen from the top Of Garheld's
monument
There was fernent Of cOurss-many
Arizona republican., 1912-12-22

street, prize, two tickets to the for sythe baths, Turkish towel, two cakes of Fairy soap and a pinoc- hle deck; Mrs. Lee Ranch Gutenberg. safety razor, bottle of wine and a pair of pants from RugOff and Rud- insky; Miss Dixie Randel, handsome lady's hat, one male turkey, three pounds of tripe and a loaf of Tip Top bread; Mike O'Mara, order for two quarts ice cream, six pounds Thanksgiving candy and a box of noodles; Johanna Gilmore. half ton of coal and six pounds baking cho- colate; Miss Jackie Balam, order for 100 engraved cards, pair of suspend
 CTS, manicure set and shirtwast;
Arizona republican., 1912-12-22
many praiseful glances lately.

many praiseful glances lately.
 Sands is what might be styled a Hudson enthusiast. He declares he would own a car of that make soon CT than any highly polished highly expensive and highly troublesome make, just because. The purchases of the two Hudsons were made with in a few hours of each other last week. And that is pretty fast work for the sales managers, McCondra and Hoeye.
 The new little beauties, the Mara thons were unloaded last week for the M. and H. Sales company and the agents spent much time looking over and trying out the new line.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-22
THIS SORT OF SALE
 PLEASES AUTO MAN
Mother and Son Acquire Cars By
 Wholesale Plan of Buying.

The first Hudson "54" six that was so much admired in the sales room and on Phoenix streets is now the property of Louis Sands of Glendale, whose mother owns the Hudson "37," also the subject of
Arizona republican., 1912-12-22
BY PROXY.

"I was so embarrassed that I didn't know what to say to her."
 What did you do?"
 Her father helped me out Judge.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-22

Now, Mrs. Astor says she did not do it. Wednesdays New York pa pers were all filled with thrilling de- tails of the first appearance on any stage of Mrs. John Jacob Madeline Force Astor in The Whip" at the Manhattan opera house How she and a party of friends had gone be- hind the scenes, risked soiling their million dollars worth of Paris gowns had swept the huge audience off it's feet by sitting perfectly still in an uncomfortable, make believe English railroad coach right up to the almost yer moment of the wreck and escap- ed without scratch or the loss of even a single jewel. All this in great big black type in the very middle of the front page of half a dozen leading New York papers. The publicity never cost a cent and now she says that she is in mourning and that she never even left her box at the Eeater-and that is on the front page too. Isn't it a shame?
 James R Hackett is to appear as the hero in a production of The Prisoner of Zenda' for the moving picture people. The most stupen- dously elaborate and costly produc- tion ever placed upon canvas!" Oh you press agent!
 Sometimes the expected happens. It his just happened again. By the time these lines are printed Bayes and Norworth will have ceased to be members of the Weber and Fields Stock company and nobody will be surprised. The wonder will be that they lasted as long as they did No body thought for a minute they would ever fit in with the Weber, Fields idea. As successors to Bayes and Norworth. the Music Hall will prob ably have Clifton Crawford and Miss Irene Franklin. If they do not op- en up a field of possibilities we can think of no two artists who could. Five minutes of Miss Marie Dress Ter and Miss Franklin, in combina- ton, should be worth just about whole show. Speaking of changes, etc, reminds us of a story, and the best of the story is that it is true Some seasons ago Lew Fields pro- duced "The Jolly Bachelors and, as is the case with all his big produc- tions, tried it on the dog which in this case happened to be New Haven. It missed fire. The death watch" shook their heads and the entire corps of First Aid to Bad Musical Comedies was sent for. The cast was changed. scenes were cut and scenes were padded, all to no avail Someone suggested that
Arizona republican., 1912-12-22

Hire a little salesman at the Re publican office. A Want Ad will sec more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-22

Harry Brillinger, a gas stove, box of cigars, hand grenade and two dozen seidlitz powders" and so on down the list
Arizona republican., 1912-12-22
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA
by Maitland Davies.

Jack NorWorth were out of work and proposed Norah as a life saver. The suggestion was acted on; Miss Bayes and hubby arrived on the scene and, clever woman that she is, put new life into things. Her Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?" was "a riot and an almost sure faiulre finished up in a big hit. For this, Miss Bayes and her husband, received a thousand dollars a week. Time passed. The season ended and The Jollies" reposed temporarily in the storehOuse. Before the new sea son opened, MT. Norworth called on MT. Fields and intimated that if he and his wife were to be with The Jolly Bachelors a second season it must be at a joint salary amounting to the trifling sum of fifteen hun dred dollars weekly. MT. Fields smiled. Mr Norworth held forth at length on the great value of Miss Bayes, and himself to the produc- tion and reiterated his demand for the fifteen hundred. Said MT Fields, Everybody knows that Miss Bayes is a great artist, but do you hon. estly think she is worth fourteen hundred and seventy five dollars a week."
Arizona republican., 1912-12-22

This is "Children's Week" in New York and every theater that can do so is catering to the little ones. The Cildrens Theater' opens it's doors with 'Racketty Racketty House" The Little theater has ex- tra performances of Snow White" The Globe will have two extra ma tinees of The Lady of the Slipper" with Montgomery and Stone and FL sic James. At the Metropolitan Op- era house there will be a special Christmas matinee of "Hansel and Gretel," that most beautiful of all fairy operas, followed by the ballet of "Coppelia" with Adelaide Genee herself as the doll. At the Hudson, Kitty Cheatham, the well beloved" " will give her annual concert and to cap a week full of delight for the youngsters, tomorrow night David Belasco will produce a fairy play, The Good Little Devil'' by no less a parsonage than Rostand, at the Belasco theater. To say that New York is awaiting this impatiently is putting it mildly. Any Belasco pro duction is an event. There is noth- ing like a Belasco first night" in all New York, and here he is doing something entirely different from anything he has done before. We will ahve a lot more to say about it next Sunday.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-22

Speaking of moving pictures re- minds us of the good old Peoples theater, way over on the BOWery. If there is any type of theater which has suffered more than another from the inroads of the Movies" it is the old fashioned, "10-20-30" rip snorting melodrama combination houses. The gods" of the old days are no more and, generally speak
 ing, these theaters might better be without their top galleries, but the Peoples pursues the even tenor of it's ways-even if they are some times base The gods throng the top and "the great unwashed" fill Because it is run by men who know the people Henry C. Miner made his fortune on the Bowery and his sons have not forgotten what he taught them. Could you drop in at this dingy old theater any Tuesday night we could promise you sight that would amaze you and a laugh such as you had not enjoyed in years. for Tuesday night is country Grocery Store" night and the social elect from Houston street to Chat ham square are there. As each per son enters he or she is asked to in scribe their name on a cardiff they cannot do it the attendant will do it for them. The performance over the stage is set as a grocery store, MT. Miner appears before the curtain with a list of twenty-five lucky names" and the artists of whatever the attraction may be act as clerks. The only condition attached to the prizes is that they must be carried from the stage by the winner Right here is where the fun comes in. If only you could see some of those prizes, for instance, one Bowery belle last week drew a ton of coal while another drew such a horse as only the antiquated horse car lines of New York can produce, spavined, beglandered, ring boned and a typical hat rack. He was finally, with the assistance of an entire family, led from the limelight. The coal was carried home in paper sacks and po-
 tatoe bags. Talk of your social re- giSters. Listen to these extracts from the list of prizes and prize winners: Salvatore Spano, Hester
Arizona republican., 1912-12-22

Nowadays one hears continually of the way in which legitimate actors and actresses are forsaking the stage for the lure of the Movies" Well here is an opposite case. In The Good Little Devil" when it is produc- ed tomorrow night, Miss Mary Pick ford, known from coast to coast in every city, town, village and water tank big enough to have it's moving picture show, as the Maude Adams of the Movies" will play the part of "Juliet''-no, it is not a bit like Shakespeare's One day whil in Phil adelphia MT. Belasco dropped in at a moving picture rehearsal, ito see how it is done"
 He saw little Miss Pickford and in his mind was born a. new star. Contracts were signed and tomorrow, practically without real stage ex- perience, she will appear as the blind heroine in his new play.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-22

How little the front of the house, knows of conditions back of the foot lights. When The Chocolate Sol 6ier' was here last week severe com ment was made by many, of the manner in which Miss Vivienue sang off the key, particularly in the first act How many realized that the role of Nadina entails almost twice the work of the average grand opera role? Grand opera stars sing twice, sometimes three times a week. and yet through the i'll health of her un- derstudy, Miss Vivienue has had less than three days rest in the last six weeks, and in addition there is the daily railroad jump, sometimes 12 hours long. Under the conditions, the wonder was not that this fine artist should have sung off the key, but that she was able to sing at all. MAITLAND DAVIES.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-22

John Cort's new theater, The Cort, on West 4Sth street. opened it's doors night before last. MT. COrt evident ally has no fear of Friday. The op- ening attraction was Hartley Man ners' comedy of youth. Peg O My Heart" with Laurette Taylor making her first bow as a Broadway star under the management of Oliver Morosco. It will be remembered that Miss Taylor and Peg" were one of the really big summer stock sue cesses in Los Angeles.
 John Cort is a very busy man these days. In addition to opening his new theater he has just signed a contract with Mcintyre and Heath, the black face comedians, by which they are to star under his manage ment for the next five years. Do you remember The Ham Tree?' well Alexander is to have a fresh load of trouble now and the new piece will be called, Alexander Back to the Stable" and MT. Cort promises that the comedy will keep "a oozin' out" just as it did in the old Ham Tree days.
 To pass from the ridiculous to the l sublime is it not bully to hear that most bewitching of dancers. Adelaide Genee. appearing at the Metropoli- | tan? The wonderful success of this fairy creature is all the more pro- nOunced when one thinks of her sur roundings on her various appear ances. the tawdry dress and clap
Arizona republican., 1912-12-22

trap of the various "Follies,' etc, through all of which she shows like a star of first magnitude through a very dark night. Now she is mar ried and has retired" but only few days since she charmed a huge audience at the Metropolitan opera house by the exquisite perfection of her art Appearing La Danse," an authentic record of dancing and dan cers between the years 1710 and 1S45, this dainty little Danish wom- an is pleased to call the few ap- pearances she is making, "a history of dancing" and styles herself "an historian" rather than a performer
 In a big gilt frame set up on the stage she and her company of dan cers pose the portraits from which she has derived her historical infor- nation and then do the dances with which these artists of bygone days charmed their audiences. Her poses and costumes are all taken from rare old paintings. Whatever she may style herself, she, with her part ner. the Russian Volinin are fitted for anything they may undertake
 Mile. Genee is the poetry of motion.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-29

Inrecen Olympic tryous held Stanford University for Pa
chc Mutnomah Athletic club of Portland Oregon barely missed
setting worlds record when he pole vaulted II feet So
inches Belahs work the pole vault aven throw and broad
practically him place the American Olympic
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-29
A Mean Shock.

Johnny Adolphus Jones. was
one Of the boys. And, strange as
it may seem, he thought he was
in love with one of the girls.
Amy he said earnestly,
yearningly, when he had manag-
ed to get rid of her three little
brothers and bundled her small
cousin out of the room, there is
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-29

something want to say to you
There is something that has been
trembling on my lips for the last
two months.
The girl looked at him critical
ly.
81 know there is" she answer
ed brightly. "Why don't you
shave it OFF,
Thus his love was shattered at
a single blow.-To ronto Star,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
BILL FOR "
new bATTLESh|PS
NAVAL APPROPRIATION MEASURE
CARRIES $3.50, eo9,e74.
WILL NOW GO TO THE SENATE
Senator Johnston Proposed Amending
Measure to Authorize Only One
Ship and Limiting Other Ma
lions Using the Canal.

Washington.-The naval %appropria.
ton bill, carrying $1aa,6O9, 674, and the
two battleship provision, was passed by
the senate. 1t now goes to conference
with the house to thresh out the naval
increase programme and other senate
amendments.
Senator Johnston of Alabama propos-
ed a substitute provision for one battle
ship and gave notice he would propose,
when the Panama canal administration
is considered, to deny the use of the
canal to all nations, which do not agree
to build only one battleship a year. He
said the United States should end the
wasteful battleship competition with
Europe by entering into treaties with
them to cease building such vessels. The
Johnston one-battleship provision was
rejected, IL to 43.
An amendment was adopted to make
the recently enacted eight-hour law ap'
plicable to work on new ships, which
Senators Gallinger and Hepburn con
tended would increase the government
expense by 100000 or $5,ooo,ooo. A
committee amendment to provide fol
erection of a national council for defense
was defeated on a point of order made
by Senator Overman of North Carolina
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
WOULD IMPROVE
COTTON HANDLING
SOUTHERN PLANTERS WILL COOP.
crate WITH WILSON.
IS LACK OF ORGANIZATION
Growers Will Attempt to Produce Uni
form Variety Of Cotton Which In
vestigations Show Best
Adapted to Conditions.

Washington.-That the cotton plant
ers of the South are anxious to coop
crate with the department Of agriculture
in the efforts OF the government to intro
duce better methods of handling and
marketing cotton is the report brought
to Secretary Wilson by Charles j.. Brand
and w. A. Sherman, who have just re-
turned from an extended reconnaissance
trip through the South and Southwest.
"The great weakness OF the cotton
growing interests" said Mr.. Brand, lis
their lack OF organization in units OF
sufficient size to enable them to furnish
even running bales in commercial guam
titles. 1t is hoped to overcome this diff
6culty through the organization OF cot
ton growers associations, all of whose
members will grow a uniform variety OF
cotton, which investigations Of the de-
partment have shown best adapted to
their condition. The department con-
templates actual demonstrations in ham
ding and marketing in the most direct
and practical manner
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
DAMAGED
BY TOO MUCH RAIN
PLANT GROWTH AND CULTIVATION
RETARDED.
CROP IS, STILL VERY LATE
Splendid Progress Was Made in Texas
and Oklahoma-Few Complaints
of Boil Weevil and Some
Damage.

Memphis, Tenn.-Too much rain over
the cotton belt acted as a deterrent to
the normal growth Of the cotton plant
during the past week and in many parts
of the belt did actual damage that may
not be overcome during the remainder
of the season. The growth of the plant
was not up to normal, except in the
western portion and in South Carolina in
the east. Cultivation was retarded in
all parts of the belt, and grass and weeds
have gained a foothold in the fields Of
the central and eastern parts of the bel,
that render their eradication Q serious
problem.
The lack of proper growth in the re
mainder of this portion of the belt adds
further to the lateness of the plant. IL
the west the plant made excellent prog
ress, especially in Oklahoma and Texas
where the splendid conditions Of the pre-
vious week continued.
The plant is fruiting nicely, but is gen
orally one to four weeks late, the late
ness depending upon the locality, amount
of rainfall and cultivation. Cultivation
is behind, owing to the inability Of farm
ers to work their crops in the wet fields
The n crying need of the crop j
warm, open weather, with plenty of sun
shine and q cessation of rain.
Boil weevil are reported from infected
territories and some damage has beef
done, but so far this has been incense
qusntial. No reports were made of tn
cotton army worm.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
PETITION TAFT TO
RETIRE FROM RACE
NATION WIDE MOVEMENT TO
AVERT DEFEAT.
REPUBLICANS SEEK UNION
Roosevelt Will Be Asked to Withdraw
Name-Anti-Ta Petitions Will
Be Circulated Among Reg
ular Republicans.

Washington.-aA nationwide movement
to petition President Taft to withdraw
as the Republican presidential candidate
is being backed by a Large number of
Republican officeholders, who feel that
they face defeat in November unless the
breach in the party can be healed.
These men include members of con.
gress, members Of state Legislatures
which will elect senators, state and coun-
.ty officeholders and party candidates.
If the movement to petition Mr.. Taft
to withdraw succeeds in gaining any
volume, it is said these anne men, in
the interest Of party harmony. may ask
Col. Roosevelt also to withdraw as a
prospective candidate for an independent
nomination, and permit a compromise
selection of some man agreeable to both
Factions of the party, 1t is the desire
of the promoters of the scheme that a
decision shall be reached before August
5, when the Roosevelt faction plans to
hold a convention in Chicago.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY
Citizenship Rights Are Granted Relative
of Senator Lodge.

Washington. - Eugene Prince, "the
man without a country" will become q
citizen Of the United States when the
president signs the resolution the sen.
ate passed.
Mr.. Prince is the son Of John Henry
Prince. Both father and son were born
in Russia, although the grandfather was
an American whose family, Senator
Lodge assured the senate, had lived in
Massachusetts since 1643.
The law protected the father, but not
the son, in his rights of citizenship. He
was neither an American citizen nor a
subject of the czar and not even in o
position to be naturalized.
The house passed a joint resolution
Internationally admitting him "to the
character and privileges of American cit.
izenship" and the senate concurred.