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Arizona republican., 1913-09-28
NATURE SHOULD BE RESPECTED
Mothers Should Train Their Sons and
Daughters That Way

Mothers have a duty to the whole
community in training their children
to appreciate and to refrain from
damage TO trees, shrubbery and the
general natural and artificial i'm
provements and beauties of the com
munity. This respect for what others
| or Nature have made attractive to
| the eye must find tutoring and sane
ton in the homes, or each community
will have groups of thoughtless chill
dren who carve and break trees,
trample flowers, mishandle shrubbery
and deface buildings. The child must
| be taught to respect public property
as well that which is private to
appreciate that public trees, parks,
statues and 50 forth are for a good
purpose, and that children themselves
are included in the number of those
whose tastes are to be cultivated
and refined by them.
The child should be made to take
pride in whatever is fair in Nature
and in the works of man in his
home place, as well as elsewhere. He
should know that there is COM
munity pride as well as a home kind,
and to participate in this The trees.
flowers, birds are his, as well as
common property. The tame squir-
rels in the park are for the pleasure
of all. He should resent the ma
rauding of strange boys, who may
attempt to hurt any of these and
should similarly hold himself and his
comrades to right treatment of Orna-
ments to the locality. Children in
general have a tendency to commit
depredations on whatever does not
belong to their private estates, and
the large appreciation of public
adOrnments needs to be cultivated at
home by precept and example.
Mothers would do well to form
among themselves groups for the pro-
( on, and 10 associate their children in
/ societies for the same end. When
! children are, with due persuasion and
! instruction, united in such efforts,
| they then begin to be themselves
! careful protectors of the objects of
| solicitude. Part of the responsibility
! is placed on them, and they enjoy
/ the exercise of it. If mothers. CO.
! operating with communities. can make
their children feel that it belongs to
them, as well as to grown people to
defend the beauties Of the town, they
! viii soon awaken youthful civic
pride and get rid of the present perils
| of DETACHMENT at the hands of the
| young-CaIvin Dill Wilson in the
Mothers Magazine.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28
JOINT PHONE
WIRE SERVICE
The Corporation Commission
Makes Ruling on Joint
Message Service and Or
ders Inspection OF All
Meters in State

/ In the matter of the application of
/ the Mountain States Telephone and
/ Telegraph company for permission to
/ establish rates in this state for joint
/ telephone and telegraph service, the
: corporation commission yesterday de-
cfded to grant the request, setting at
/ the same time the charges in tolls that
/ the company should make for their
! Joint service. Where the rate is less
| than ten cents for the initial period, the
rate shall be 100 per cent of the stand
! ard toll charge. In other words. should
/ the first delivery of the message over
! half the distance be ten cents by wire,
! the second transfer OF the message by
! telephone will be the same or the
whole viii amount to twenty cents.
Eighty per cent of the standard toll
charge shall be made where the rate is
ten or fifteen cents for the initial per-
iod; 20 per cent of the standard toll
charge shah be made where the rate is
twenty or twenty-five cents, and where
the rate is thirty cents or over, the
charge shall be so per cent of the
standard toll
This decision viii enable the COM
panies now operating in the state to
transfer messages to many important
y
graph stations, and it Will also permit
those places having no Wire to send
their messages out in prescribed man
ner
Must Inspect Meters.
A second decision of seweping pur-
port was made by the commission
when it ordered that the state inspec-
tor of weights and measures and all
city inspectors and sealers of weights
to inspect at once all water, gas and
electric meters in their respective jul
risdictiOns. The last legislature made
the state inspector responsible to the
corporation commission in the matter
of these inspections and at the same
time there was passed a law requiring
the inspection Of all meters in all cities
of over 5000 by the state inspector, and
requiring the same action in all towns
Of over nine hundred by the city in
spectors. Briefly the order of the com
mission is as follows: since section -
chapter 81, laws 1912. makes it the
duty Of the corporation commission TO
see that all gas, electric and water
meters are inspected in accordance
with law, it is ordered that the state
inspector of weights and measures pro-
coed at once to inspect these meters
as required by the statutes 1t is fur
Their ordered that the city inspectors
act in accordance with the instructions
OF the state Inspector and lastly it ord
cred that the state Inspector make
such orders as Will result in the carry
ing out Of the provisions of the stat
utes.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28

Come and help us beat FL Paso
today. Won two, lost two.-Adver-
tisement.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28

Come and help us beat FL Paso
today. Won two, lost twO.-Adver-
tisement.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-28
Think It Over.

! average by not paying cash and
} you do it every month. IS that
5 the reason YOU are not getting
s ahead more than YOU are" There
; is Il reason, because You are de
: serving. work hard, but it is so
s easy to say CHARGE IT, those
two words are the cause of many
failures in this world. That's
why so many are in the credit
grocery business. they are willing
to CHARGE IT-you pay for it,.
All this week the following prices
prevail ait Arizona's greatest bar
) gain store.
5 Best Standard Tomatoes,
per can, 1Oc, per doz.
5 $1.18, per case. 4. $2.35
5 Best Standard Corn, per
can Toe, per doz. $1.10,
per case ...... $2.18
; Best Campbell's Soups,
per can 10c, per doz.
II lbs. Best Granulated
Sugar ....., Sl.OO
5 Remember, we have the
only Coffee Rooster in the
valley; our Coffee is roast
ed daily.
Ankola, 35c, or 5 lbs. $1.O0
Hydro Pura, large pkg. 19c
l ID. pkg. Macaroni or
Vermicelli ...... 10c
One bottle Mixed or Plain
Pickles .10c
Lily Milk, per can 1Oc, 8
for 25c, per doz. 49,. 99c
Small Sack Best Kansas
Hard Wheat Flour 95c
Large Sack Best Kansas
Hard Wheat Flour S1.85
2 pkgs. Grape Nuts Csc
Gold Dust, per pkg. Zoe
Six Bars Sunny Monday
Soap ............ .25c
Four Bars Fels Naptha
49,. .... ........2 5c
Ivory Soap .......... SC
Gal. Can Golden Glory"
Syrup. (This is fine) 69c
l Jar Pure Fruit Jam Csc
5 Id. Jar Pure Fruit Jam
Cheaper than but
ter) .$1,O0
A fine American Sardine,
key opener Sc
Six Bars Best Borax
Soap .25c
Largest line of New Crop
Dried Fruits just in.
New Cod Fish, Mackerel,
Herring, Bloaters this
week.
Three Cans Lye .25c
A small can Flat Sal
mon ......... loo
Large can Finest Red
Salmon Steak .25c
A big can Fine Table
Peaches 15c
Largest line Of Fine Sar-
dimes in the market; prices
lower than all others.
Welch's Grape Juice,
large bottle .4Oc
Welch's Grape Juice,
small bottle .21c
Chill Con Carne, per
can LUG
France American Soups,
assorted, per can. 4Oc
Large 25 ounce can Bak-
ing Powder .19c
Beef and Chicken Boullion
Cubes, per pkg. 19c
Cream of Wheat, per
pkg. lSc
A good Cove Oyster, per
can ............ 1Oc
l pkg. A. & H. Soda &c
Fresh Eggs .....3 5c
Coming, the largest line of
fine candy, in a few days.
Our price will be 25c per
pound, nothing more;
equals 35c and 40c can
dies; the best will be
ONLY Csc. Come in and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07
Underwood the Majority Leader

Two hundred and seventy of the
two hundred and ninety House
democrats attended the caucus on
Wednesday, and harmony prevailed
from the start to the hour of adjourn
ment. Speaker Clark was unanimously
reelected and he predicted in his
speech of acceptance that the Sixty
third Congress would act in unison not
only with themselves but with Presi-
dent Wilson.
With like unanimity Oscar W. I'm
derwood was elected chairman of the
ways and means committee and there
fore majority leader. Nor was that
all. Three new democratic members OF
that committee were selected, and
every one of them is friend and sup
porter of Oscar Underwood. The new
members are John S. Garner OF Texas,
James w. Collier of Mississippi and
Augustus C. Stanley of Kentucky. The
republican members of the committee
will be selected about April /.
The democratic members of the
committee will begin at once to re-
wise the tariff, expecting to have at
least several schedules ready to report
to a tariff caucus of the party on
April 1.
The caucus of Wednesday looked
with favorable eye on the budget
plan, and the House was asked to Gre
ate a special committee to consider
and report on changes in the rules in
order to render the budget plan opera
tive. No opposition to the plan cropped
out in the caucus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07

Miss Isabel Hagner. who has been ap-
pointed social secretary to Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, has taken up her new duties.
Because she served in a similar capacity
with Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, and is a
member of an old and distinguished
Washington family she Is thoroughly IA
miliar with the duties which will devolve
upon her. Miss Hagner long has been
recognized as member of Washington's $
most exclusive set, and was invaluable to
the Roosevelt family. She was employed
in the state department before she be-
came social secretary to Mrs. Roosevelt,
and when the family left the White House
she went back TO her position. She is
a sister of Dr. Frank Hagner and of
Randall Hagner, both members of WASH
irgton's cultured society. She is a close
fridhd of many of the families which
make up the old residential social sets
of Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07
STREET CAR LITERATURE

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
1t is pointed out in Golfers that street
cars have introduced new kind of ''com-
parative literature" high sounding title
for modest attempt at terseness and
comprehension. The editor goes on to
assume that these simply worded direc-
tions reflect the culture and spirit of the
community.
Maybe. so.
For example, the inscription that con-
fronts the car riding public in New YORK
and Chicago runs as follows:
Pay AS You Enter Car
Terse and with no nonsense about it..
. In Philadelphia the inscription reads:
. Fare Ready. Please
Note the please"
In Boston there are no condescensions,
nJ' parleyings with uncultured minds. Two
words are enough and both are in keep
ing with the austerity of the Boston in
tellect:
N"Prepayment Car"
III Cleveland we are at once direct, ex-
plicit, comprehensive.
When we don't say: This Is a Pay
Enter Car" we say, PAY AS You Leave
Car" And when we say the former we
add: Have Your Fare Ready"
In short, Cleyelands street cars get them
going or coming, and at either end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07
Harmony in the Senate

Peace reigns in the democratic party
in Washington, even in the Senate. In
the Senate caucus of Wednesday Sem
ator Martin, one of the old guard,
stepped down and out, and Senator
Kern stepped into the place of demo-
cratic leader without a struggle or the
expression of dissent on the part OF
any one. All was satisfactory, har-
monious and happy. There were no
kickers. The older senator's accepted
the situation without a word of dis
sent. Senator Gallinger is to be the
minority leader, displacing the more
Objectionable Penrose.
Senator Kern is to select a commit
tee OF nine democrats to arrange for
the reorganization of the committees.
They are to be put in democratic
basis. The older senators will be given
all reasonable privileges, and the new
ly elected will fill the other places.
The Senate democrats will in the
words of Speaker Champ Clark "act
in unison not only with themselves
but with President Wilson," There is
not much comfort in all this for the
republicans, especially for the Root
Smoot wing of that party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07
Separating the Sheep From the Goats

Separating the Sheep From the Goats
The democratic party, like the re-
publican party, contains progressives
and reactionaries, tories and radicals,
high and low tariff men, spoilsmen
and ciVl service reformers, trust mag
mates and labor unionists, all calling
themselves democrats and all pro-
claiming their devotion to the party.
A tipid President and titular party
chieftain-a man born without a
backbone would no doubt endeavor to
consolidate these diverse elements, but
President Wilson has, it is plain, re-
jected the fusion idea. He has se-
lected cabinet made up Of men who
think as he does. There is not a men,
Der of the so-called old guard in il.
The President is reported to have said
that he wanted a cabinet with "snap''
as it's chief characteristic. He intends
to do things, and he wants and has
secured 10 men who will work with
him.
The contest before the President
and his official family of 10 is a
stern one. Mr.. Wilson differs from
farmer Presidents in this-he wants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07
The Torn LIN Street.

II think some way should be found
toS relieve the condition of the streets
in the business district" said DR.. T. r..
Ensley. Wood paving is all right and
Will give a clean-cut appearance to the
downtown streets, but the methods of
getting 1t put are too heroic. Tt is in
Juring business TO say nothing of the
bad impression it makes on visitors to
the city.
Birmingham is certainly growing fast,
but it would grow much faster were it
not for the fact that 1t is dug up and
replanted about three times year. Con-
sidering the present rate of progress that
is being made on the paving work and
the insufficient number of laborers en-
ployed 1t will probably be some time yet
before our business section presents its
customary neat appearance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07
The Business Districts Expansion

The Business Districts Expansion
With Birmingham's rapid growth
comes naturally the expansion of the
central business district. There has
been a very marked expansion within
the past 12 months. Not many years
ago the business district included only
about 20 blocks. Third avenue was
the northern boundary; then it ex-
tended to Fourth avenue, and now
Fifth avenue is the northern line.
TheA business center today may be
said to extend from Eighteenth street
to Twenty-sixth street and from Nor
ris avenue to Fifth avenue. While
there are still many residences in one
section of the area described, they will
soon be replaced by mercantile estab-
lishments. 1t is reasonable predic-
ton that within less than 10 years
time Birmingham business district
will include everything between Seven
teenth street and Twenty-sixth street
and Capitol park on the north and
Avenue E on the south. Wonderful
changes are taking place every year
and in less than five years on those
blocks on the Southside that are now
covered by shacks will be seen well
built modern houses.
There has been no initiation in the
Birmingham realty market in recent
years. Last year real estate business
was comparatively quiet, but it is be-
coming very active again and in view
of the large building operations and
thelarge industrial development stead
lily in progress here, prices will tend to
move up rapidly. 1t will be the part
of wisdom, however, to keep down
anything like runaway boom. Real
estate will be more and more in de-
mand, but conservative advance in
values will be best for everybody in
the long run.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07
TOOK NO CHANCES

From the Philadelphia Telegraph
Robert w. Chambers, the author, says
that certain man, who lives in SUBJ
urban town in North Jersey. is no beauty.
He is not only long and angular, but has
face and complexion that neither pale
blue, sky yellow nor any other color in
dress effect will attune to.
One day, according to Mr.. Chambers.
the aforesaid party called to see an ac-
quaintance and while waiting for him to
appear in the parlor was entertained by
the little S-year-old son.
well, what do you think Of me?", asked
the caller, after conversing several min
utes.
Instead of replying the boy turned aside
and thoughtfully hung his head.
"You haven't answered me- smilingly
persisted the caller. Aren't you going to
tell me what you think of me?"
mo, sir" returned the youngster, do
you suppose that want to get a licking''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07
Preparing for Large Crops

The cotton planting season in Ala
bama begins in April but the farmers
are already beginning to plant corn
and before the middle of the month a
large acreage will be seeded In the
cotton belt ground is being prepared
and the indications point to as large a
cotton acreage as last year.
With the splendid success of corn
growing in Alabama within the past
two years more attention will be given
to this important crop this year than
ever. The good work of the Boys Corn
clubs has been far reaching in effect.
The offering of prizes was great
thing and the very rivalry that sprang
up has resulted indirectly at least in
the addition of vast wealth to the
state.
With favorable weather conditions
Alabama will take long stride for
ward this year as an agricultural
state. There are reasons why it should
lead all the other southern states. It's
agricultural resources are certainly
varied enough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07

no compromises. What is right is right
what is wrong is wrong, to his
mind, and there is no room for COM
promises. This seems to be the key
note of the policy of the new admin
istration, and the President sees that
it is to be an effort that leaves no
room for trips to the ends of the coun-
try or for efforts of social nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07
knOxyille's Progress

Knoxville is one of the most prosper
Gus cities in the SOUTH" said Leslie E.
Miller, a young Knoxvillian who is ac-
tive in the music trade.
IA Greater Knoxville movement is be-
ing started and will probably materialize
before the next census. There are sew
eral municipalities adjoining Knoxville
that will ultimately become part Of
the big city. Our business men are pro-
gressive and the volume of trade in
Knoxville increases every year.
Mr.. Miller was in Birmingham a year
ago. He said that he had noticed on
his present visit great Improvement.
This is a splendid city, said he. sT
am so much pleased with it from a busi-
ness point of view that / am arranging
to open here branch, which will include
sheet music and small Instruments 1t
will be located in Clark & Jones' piano
house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07
AMERICAN OPERA IN ENGLAND

From the New York World.
To the champions of opera in English
the production of Mr.. Damrosch's "Cy-
rano' at the Metropolitan is a cheering
Sign that their hearts desire may vet be
fulfilled. Their hopes have been dashed
SO often by untoward events as to dis
courage less Jealous patriots.
Mr. Converses 1.-THE Pipe of Desire,
Prof. Parker's Mona and Victor Her
bert's .Natoma," instead Of each usher
ing in new era in opera. were success
sive steps toward disappointment. But
the failure would have been the same il
the three OPERAS had been sung in Ital-
ian, German or French. In each case the
music was more than passably written
and sung, but it failed to capture the
public's fancy The merits of all three
operas commanded respect, but respect-
ful praise of new composers work is
not the material needed to fill an opera
house night after night.
Good music will often redeem a poor
libretto. No language will carry bad
music, but good music will carry any Ian
guage that can be sung. The words OF
some operas dear to music-lovers are a
medley of nonsense and Indifferent verse;
no one would seriously read them
through for their literary beauties. 1t is
not what the singers say but what they
sing that counts in the end.
= When an American composer is found
to write an opera that is masterpiece.
the question OF opera sung in English will
settle itself. 1t can never be settled in
advance without the composers help, not
even to crafty the demands of national
pride.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07

age My second vote in presidential
election was given 70 the ticket headed
by Wilson and Marshall.
Mr.. Wilson's inaugural address was
certainly a classic and fromAwhat l have
read in the papers the new President has
taken hold of his arduous duties IN a
very businessike way. l have heard that
he was a pronounced civil service reform
Ell. officeseekers may not think so well
of him for that, but I am confident the
great majority of people believe in the
civil service law. Men should vote from
patriotic principle without any regard for
political spoils.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
A Visitor from Chile

Carlos Matas, a prominent young bust
ness man of Quillots. province of Val
raraiso, Chile, is in birmingham as the
guest of Roy T. HUFFMAN
business conditions In Chile are fair
ly satisfactory said Mr.. Matas. THE
financial panic in New York In 1907 was
felt in my country and for time busi-
ness was considerably depressed. But
the situation has been improving steadily
and the outlook for the future is very
bright.
One of the largest business interests
of Chile is the shipment of nitrate for
fertilizer to all parts of the world. The
United States is one of our largest nitrate
customers.
Birmingham impresses me most favor
ably. I find that it is a very busy city
and also a city of beautiful homes and
beautiful landscape effects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07
Spring business

I'VE have had exceptional activity in
business for eight or nine months and l
believe we will have good deal of pros
perity between now and summer" said
Alex F. Newland of Chicago. There
is lull in some lines of trade just now.
The political changes in Washington may
account for it, but | do not think there
is as much in this as pessimists try to
make out. predict that by the middle
Of April business VIII be as brisk as 1t
was last fall
IF the crop reports in June look favor
able to big harvests genuine boom VIII
start up just as it did In June of last
year. With abundant harvests nothing
can keep business back
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-07
No Officeseekers at White House

In no other country is the chief ex-
ecutive expected to see and hear ap-
plicants for office without special in
yitation. No chancellor, no premier,
anywhere does this, and the determl-
nation of President Wilson to refer all
applicants to the heads of the several
executive departments is plain mat
ter of business.
1t is simply business sense, and 1t
will stand approval in Congress and
out of it. The Presidents statement
covers the entire ground. Here it IS:
"The President regrets that he IS
obliged to announce that he deems it
his duty to decline to see applicants
for office in person except when he
himself invites the interview. 1t is his
purpose and desire to devote his atten-
ton very earnestly and very constant
ly to the business of the government
and the large questions of policy af-
fecting the whole nation, and he
knows from his experiences as govern
or of New Jersey (where it fell to him
to make innumerable appointments
that the greater part both of his time
and his energy will be spent in per-
sonal interviews with candidates un-
less he sets an invariable rule in this
matter. It is his intention to deal with
appointments through the heads of the
several executive departments"
This is wholly right and it does not
in the least interfere with the "open
door," The door stands open to those
whose business is more public than
personal-to those who desire in other
words to present ''large questions of
policy affecting the whole nation"