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limit for membership from T to 1A years. A motion was passed stating that the sense of Phoenix .Lodgc No. 2is that the age limit for membership be 21 years.
 Easter night for the children this year will be held on the first Friday night in April. A working committee was appointed: Bros Tom M. Smith. chairman. Price and lee. The com mittee will appreciate any suggestions any Knight has to offer regarding the entertainment of the children. Last years success with its fish pond will be hard to equal, but the com mittee assures us of an even greater success than our last years affair. The committee iS deserving of the aid of every Knight. Let us all pull together and give the little tots the time Of their young lives.
 Next Friday, March II. the rank of page will be given to 5 new can didates. Will the Knights kindly spread the news among the member ship that a surprise is in store tor all who attend The amphfed form according to our new ritual will be given. Work will start promptly at $ o'clock Lodge will convene at 7:2O sharp. We have candidate for all three ranks next Friday night Rex Kane will be down from Ray and it will be necessary to get dis pensation. so the candidate may re- ceive all three ranks before he re- turns The dispensation has been granted.
 e yon Lodge No IA of Williams placed his dismissal card with us, and Bro. w H. Schultz of Talisman Lodge No. 31. Medford Oregon, deposted his transfer card First reading and committee of investigation were ap- pointed
 Brother Wakefield, the lodge ex- tends a vote of thanks for the cigars, and congra tulates you upon becoming a benedict May your future life be cheerful and prosperous. 1 might add a few complimentary remarks as given by the different Knights, but mum's the word; I am under oath. See me privately, Brother Wakefield.
 As previously stated the lodge closed at 9 o'clock The dancing, cards and music were enjoyed by all
 The drill team of the Pythian Sis ters came in for their share of the popularity when considering that the team of sixteen sisters had never re- ccived any previous drilling the writ CT must confess that he was duly surprised in the graceful manner in which the team carried out it's drill. Mrs. Ellis, the drillmaster, has good material to develop and the team has competent leader. Each individual of the team could be mentioned for their good work but space is sparing The cake that was raffIed off to get funds to aid in defraying the expense of the robes for the team was won by Mrs. Wiley.
 Don't forget the work in the rank of page next Friday night March IL
 c, L. MADDOX, C. c,
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CARVED ROCKS SAW PLAY
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water was scarce. but it was found that by digging little below the surface they could find enough to satisfy thirst. But there was only one convenient way of getting the water out of these holes, and that was by sucking 1t through long reeds This appealed to the American sense of humor, and Illinois was straightwdy nicknamed the sucker state," and it's people suckers" The point of interest in this bit of history k in the reminder that Illinois was once, and for long period far behind Arizona today in ordinary conven- fences and comforts of life. The baby state Of the union is actually offering new homes under conditions that demand no such sacrifices and
 -hardships as were called for in the older states during the period of their infancy Modern machinery is at hand in every field and shop, and household conVenienceS keep abreast of the advanced demand.
 No man leaves his old home for q new one without good reasons for the change Briefly expressed. he hopes for something better and no doubt you came to Arizona for some thing better than Illinois offers if not in all particulars, then in some which you regard as most important and necessary. The prairie schooners that strung out over our western plains in the early days bore as their most inspiring freight that hope which springs eternal in the hum2n breast. and refuses L. let defeat or disappointment smother it. The story told for them. as it ever will be tod. is one of faith which only death can conquer. And you hoped for something better when you dame here Your hope was not destroyed in Illinois, bat saw q broader hori- zon in Arizona. In simple terms. it is easy to desnribr that hope It pictured greater comfort. more re- ward for work. better chance for all who deserve it. and greater jus ticc between men This is q rather ambitious program, when it is con sidered in all it's hearings, for the great effects must have causes in harmony. Effects can be drcaued of imagined or longrd for, but the causes must operate before there is practical realization. So it is with the effects hoped for by the good people who leave their old homes ana come here. no less than by those
Arizona republican., 1913-03-09
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
 MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the an nuaI meeting of stockholders of the Highline Canal Construction company will be held at the office of the com pany, room 4O2 Goodrich building. Phoenix, Arizona, at two o'clock P. M on Tuesday, March II, 1913, for the purpose of electing a board of direc- tors and transacting such other busi- ness as may come before the meeting.
 ROY s. GOODRICH,
 President. J. J. GOULD,
 Secretary.
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l who have spent the better part of ! d lifetime in this state There is no magic tn operate. no miracle to be expected, independent of well 1 planned cause that goes to the foun- 1 datiOn of things and forces the de- sired effects in the process of build 1 ing. If you want the best there is in life for the tOiler you must | provide yourselves with the best l there is in the way of social, eco homie ana industrial conditions. In other words the one cause of the effects most desired is lodged in you and depends upon your intelligent use of your power and privilege as cit izcns. Perhaps you did not have in the older states the full oppor- tunity to govern cause and effect in this way, and that may have been one of the influences which led vou to try another location It should be encouraging to note that no such limitations are placed upon you in Arizona. You and other citizens can do just as you see fit You can so 1 shape conditions as to insure fair opportunities to all, and if you do this, the cause is put into full op- eration. The desired effects must follow.
 There can be no doubt. then. that in coming to Arizona you have come to greater opportunity, not only with reference to the mere performance ot labor and production. but in the field of self government If you can
 make two blades of grass grow where
 
 home. the extra blade is not going
 to be taken from you by any form
 of special privilege unless you dclib-
 eratclN create or tolerate that Spe-
 ciM privilege Your welfare, SO far
 as it is controlled by the square
 deal, is entirely in your own hands
 You can hold it or let go of it, YOU
 can have government machinery that
 will do your bidding. or you can
 hy ncGic"ting the power so freely
 accorded you. permit it to become a
 government of a few for the bcncrit Of a few.
 such is your new home. indus
 trially and politically So far as the country has progressed In that dirrc-
 ton. it i~ in the best sense the true American home. Sentiment mstifir- you in r,mcmbcring the old homo. and pointing L. it with pride but you ale Arizonans now. and thousands of other citizens extend you the hand of cooperation in the work of mJE-
 ing tRis the greatest state Tn the union. note with pleasure the evidences oW your strength iuteli- gcn,c and independence. and feel that Il k .a grrat honor to be your guest upon this occasion. In concluding with an expression of thanks for your courtesy, 1 can say that Arizona hopes to greet twice your number from Illinois before another year has passed
 Mr A. C. Bartlett. who it had been announced would talk on early Illinois. had been called out or ihc city and in his place Judge Phillips delivered d brief address.
 Next, there was the following or iginaI poem by a nutive son of Ili- nois and the poet laureate of Ari- zona-AndreW Downing:
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Six men were killed and six others were injured at Derry. Pa. when sand train ran into q freight train All of the victims were employees of stone quarries.
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Every woman invited to Gold waters Fashion Show Thurs day evening, March 13th.-t Advertise mcnt)
Arizona republican., 1913-03-09

Are you going to the grand fashion show next Thursday evening ?-( Ad- vertisement)
Arizona republican., 1913-03-09
The Old Home State-IIlinois

The Old Home State-lllinois The beautiful land that We came from Is true to her prestige of old. Like the tribe tt". she borrowed her
 name from
 The Hlini. able and bold By the slow-moving Father oE
 Waters"
 She smiles in the glow of her pride As if she would woo back her
 daughters
 And sons who have gone from her
 side.
 Her vantage spots plcasingIy vary
 What splendid, wide views they
 command
 What glories Of woodland and prairie.
 With summer abroad in the land! Her daisies like yellow stars -prinkI,
 The green of the hillside and lea: Her crystal brooks tremble and tinllle
 And leap in their racc tD the sea. Her wealth Is increasingly anfplc
 Her voting progressively leans And she is luStrous example
 Of what a great commonwealth
 means.
 Her homes are the brightest and
 neatest,
 Her men se,f-reliant and strong. Her women the fairest and sweetest, And life is a iuhilant song. Her past is wonderful story
 Of patience and courage sublime; Her present, refulgent in glory,
 Unmatched in the annals of time. The great, newer west is her debtor. Her influence widely extends; There is only one land that is better. And that's Arizona, my friends,
 MT. E. F. Marks read an original roem by Jessie A Stafford, Illinois. Virgin and Queen" which will appear later This was followed by Good bye. Sweet Day" delightfully."- sung by D. w. Nichols.
 The roll call followed after which there was an explanation of the hieroglyphics by H. R. Patrick. The program was concluded by the sing ing of Illinois by the assembled rhrong. led by Mrs R. NJ. Tafel.
 The picnic was concluded by the annual election of officers. resulting as follows: president Dwight B. Heard first vice president, pr. H. H. Wilson: second vice president, W. L. Pinney; secretary. E, F. Marks; treasurer. R H. Greene
 One of the most interesting feat ures of the picnic was the sports program which was long and varied and an account of which with the names of the winners will appear later.
 The crowd began leaving the picnic grounds about five o'clock. all feel ing that they had had much more enjoyment than they hS | expected and the officers declared that the occasion had been successful be- yond their expectations
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lev might be only Mississippi catfish or

they might be only Mississippi catfish or
mullets.
Ffelis had been there only part of the
day when he found his string OF fish
Mississippi catfish and mullets-was al
most longer than himself. and he con-
cluded it was about time to return home.
Edward o. Craig and Edward Daw
boated from the Aqueduct bridge to the
'narrows' Tuesday morning. and had
good sport rockfish that weighed ten
and half pounds was the largest fish OF
the catch, but they got a few others that
were large enough to make any fisher
man happy.
Daw also fished in the rough water be-
low the .Aqueduct bridge. Several other
fishermen occupied boats near him. He
was the only one of the several Usher
mems however. who was able to score, and
when he returned ashore he had a string
of rockf1sh.
Eugene Hurd got a rockfish that
weighed five and one-half pounds while
fishing near Bush Grove Sunday. The
fisherman had several strikes, but was
able to get only the one fish.
Blaine Eslkins and Arthur kenna, both
accustomed to catching game fish in the
wilds of West Virginia. found sport fish
ing near Little Falls Wednesday for
rockfish. They landed eight fish. the larg-
est weighing six and the smallest four
pounds.
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THE EvEN|NGSTORY.
BIanChard'S Rebellion.
ooprrirb,. 1919. bv ". Werner,

Copyright. 1913. by W Werner.p
Rufus Blanchard sat on the side We
randa in the warm May sunshine. think
ing wistfully of his farm seven miles
from town, which he had rented three
wears before, when his wife died, or. to
be perfectly exact. which Mary Ellen.
his daughter, likewise boss. had rented
for him.
Its too far out here for me to look
after YOU" she had said when things
settled down after the funeral; besides.
you can't live alone. father
This, had Rufus but known 1t as he
listened meekly. knowing Mary Ellen
would have her own way though the
last thing on earth he wanted to do was
to go and live with her. was the chief
thing that had brought her to her de-
termination.
DO YOU s'pose. Ephr'im Brown" she
had stormed. as her husband mildly sug-
gested that her father have his say IN
the matter that I'm going to leave him
alone with the bouncin Widder Perkins
farm touchin' his? Leave him there and
see the farm slip out of my hands: MY
stars, l guess not.
In the three years that followed the
renting of the farm. constantly goaded
by visions of a stepmother In the
''bouncin' Widder Perkins Mary Ellen
saw to ii that never under any crcum-
stances did Rufus visit his tenant alone.
Too we'll she knew what a homeiike. hap
by picture the widow made working
about the farm garden. which Rufus had
to pass to visit his own place. He had
never visited the old home without DOM
ineering Mary Ellen by his side. Like
wise on Saturdays, when the Widow
Perkins. who could have given him all
the news he longed for, came into town
to shop Mary Ellen invariably went to
the post Office and made the round OF
the stores with him.
On the May day in question, as Rufus
sat in the sunshine seeing in fancy his
broad fields seven miles from him, where
he longed to be turning up the rich,
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though a large majority of the countries
enacted their laws in the nineties. The
reason the average goes back SO far is
that some few of the countries had laws
many decades ago. Taking twenty coun-
tries for averages. 1t is found that the
average rate il about per cent. that
one person out of fifty pays the tax, and
that, counting the families OF these tax
payers. about one person in ten Is al
fected by ii. When the United States
had its civil war income tax law in force
the exemption was placed -at $1,000 dur
ing the years between 1867 and 1870 and
vet only one person out Of each 150 had
to pay the tax.
In looking for guiding lights in govern
mental matters the eye OF the student
nearly always turns to Australia ana
New Zealand. for there one finds much OF
the worlds pioneer progressive legisla-
ton. The income tax laws of these coun-
tries are no exception. They are char
acterized by high exemptions. liberal
graduations and sharp differentiation be-
tween labor-produced and capital-pro-
duced incomes. When the English conn.,
mittee was investigating such matters in
1906 it called in T. M. Coghlan. who had
helped frame these antipodean laws.
Among other things he did was to fur
nish an estimate of what the New South
Wales land tax and income. tax would
bring in I'm the way of revenues. In the
London inquiry he testified that he had
estimated correctly to within less than 2
per cent.
His testimony was to the effect that
the laws have worked well in practice
and that practically every contrary pre-
diction has been discounted For in
stance, when it was proposed to tax cap
ital-prOduced income more heavily than
labor-produced income, 1t was widely pre-
dicted that the effect would. be to drive
capital out of the country. He testified
that no such effect has been noted.
Labor-produced or earned incomes are
there called personal exertion' incomes.
1t was feared that there would be a great
difficulty in distinguishing between cap
ital-produced and labor produced incomes
where a man manages the business in
which his capital is invested. They get
around this rather neatly, as the way
the farmers are assessed will show. The
part of the income which arises from the
land is considered as the equivalent of
the interest on the capital invested in
the land and the remainder of the in
come is supposed to arise from the per
sonal exertions'' of the farmer.
In Victoria the exemption is 1913. For
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steaming soil. thinking a little wistfully
OF the Widow Perkins and his other
neighbors. busy from early morning un-
til shutdown with the spring rush. he
Ellen's orders that neither spade nor
trowel must ever be put in the grass in
the back yard, because she wanted 1t
for the washings.
Suddenly the sound Of metal striking
again and again on hard earth broke
in on his reeverie and sent his eyes swift
ly to the back yard adjoining Mary
Ellen's. 1t belonged to the place rented
by little Miss Sharpe, the dressmaker.
and, to the surprise of Rufus. 1t was Miss
welded the shovel that seemed to be
making little impression on the soil that
for years probably had never been turned.
In a second Rufus was OF the veranda,
leaning over the gate between the yards.
why. / want to know, Miss Sharpe.
Fer the land sakes. what you doin'?' he
asked.
Miss Sharpe's pale little face went
crimson, but her head was tossed indie
pendently. almost defiantly. I'm maxim
garden, Mr.. Blanchard she answered.
Folks say green's is goin' to be awful
high this summer. and them that's got
the ground orter use 1t, So rather
discouraged glance at the little Roadway
she had made on the patch she had Sc
lected completed her sentence.
Rufus opened the gate. As she had
talked he remembered Mary Ellen had
said only that morning that work with
Miss Sharpe was awful slow" since the
new dressmaker had come to town. and
that she didn't know how in the world
shed make ends meet IL people kept
pourin' into the new ones like she heard
they was With quick intuition Rufus
knew that it was the new one" who had
set little Miss Sharpe TO work trying to
coax part of her living out of of her back
yard His voice was very gentle as he
took the shovel out of her hands.
Just let me take try at this. Miss
Sharpe. After moment he forbOre.
Mercy me- he cried. his eyes crinkline
in way they had not in three years.
You'd never make garden in forty
Miss Sharpe, you jest let IL be till l get
uptown. iii get a spade and we'll have
you garden all right in no time
He turned away with the old brisk
Rufus Blanchard step. a happy thought
uppermost. Here at last was gardening
He went up Main street to the hardware
shop. bought a spade. hoe, rake and trow-
Ell and ten minutes later came brilliantly
back through Mary Ellen's gate under
Mary Ellen's amazed eyes.
Father Blanchard" she cried, amaze
by the front of the house Receiving nc
answer. she followed. going on, MY
stars, what's come to you? You look a.
hot as piece of turkey red. and what
you doin' with ali that truck
Rufus waved airily toward the yard fol
which he was headed with the spade ant
hoe. Coin to make garden for Mis-!
Sharpe" he called back. with a strangely
Independent toss of his head.
Mary Eilens voice rose with its usua
rasping twang. but all at once fell into
silence. and she sat down very suddenl,
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STORIES FOR BEDTIME.
A Hunt for Trouble.
BY Thornton w. Burgess.

or Mistah Buzzard, sailing high in the
blue, blue sky, looked down on a funny
sight. Yes. sir; 1t certainly was a funny
sight 1t was a little procession of five OF
his friends of the Smiling Pool. First was
Billy Mink, who because he Is slim and
nimble, moves SO quickly 1t sometimes is
hard to follow him. Behind him was Lit
tie Joe Otter, whose legs are SO short
that he almost looks as If he hadn't any
Behind Little Joe was Jerry Muskrat
than on land. Behind Jerry was Grand
father Frog who neither walks nor
runs. but travels with great jumps. Last
Of all was Spotty the Turtle. who travels
very. very slowly because. you know. he
carries his house with him. And all five
were headed up the Laughing Brook,
which laughted no. more because there
was not water enough in it.
Now, or Mistah Buzzard hadn't been
over near the Smiling Pool for some time,
and he hadn't heard how the Smiling
Pool had stopped smiling and the Laugh
ing Brook had stopped laughing. When
he looked down and saw how the water
was so nearly gone from them that the
trout and the minnows had hardly enough
in which to live, he was so surprised that
he kept saying over and over to himself
'Fo' the lan's sake. Fo the lans
sake
Then when he saw his five little friends
marching up the Laughing Brook he
guessed right away that it must be
something to do with the trouble in the
Smiling Pool. or Mistah Buzzard just
turned his broad wings and slid down.
down out of the blue. blue sky until he
was right over Grandfather Frog.
Where yo' alls going?' asked or
Mistah Buzzard.
"Chugarum. To find out what Is the
trouble with the Laughing Brook" re-
piled Grandfather Frog
I'll help YOU" said or Mistah Bug
zard. once more sailing up in the blue.
blue sky.
Grandfather Frog watched him until
he was nothing but a speck.
II wish / had WINGS" sighed Grand
father Frog. and once more began to
jump along up thebed of the Laughing
Brook.
The Laughing Brook came down from
the Green Forest and wound through the
Green Meadows for little way before
1t reached the Smiling Pool. There the
sun shone down into it, and Grandfathel
Frog didn't mind. although his legs were
getting tired. But when they got into tn,
Green Forest it was dark and gloomy Al
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the first So 433 above that the tax Is a
little less than IL
Property Incomes per cent. and this
Pay Double Tax. naas successive

Property Incomes per cent. and this
Pay Double Tax. Zach successive
increase of income until 1t reaches its
maximum of about 3 per cent on all In
comes above $40 COO Incomes from prop
erty are taxed at double rates.
/ In Austria Coming back to Europe)
there is a tax on general earnings. a
tax on corporate earnings and a general
income and salary tax. The rates vary.
but go as high as 10 per cent. There Is
provision which authorizes the gov
eminent to enter into income tax reel
procity treaties with other countries. SO
that there shall be no double taxation of
incomes between nations. Under this
provision Germany and Austria have en-
tered into such a treaty whereby income
from land is to be assessed only where
the land. is situated and income from per-
sonal property only in the land of actual
doElicile. This is probably the first such
treaty in the history of the income tax.
Taxable income is declared to be the sum
of all revenues i'm money or lin moneys
worth" to the individual. including the
rental value of his house and the proven
der his family consumes. Gifts and in
heritances are not considered as income
and reasonable life insurance premiums
may be deducted-fro the gross income.
Interest on debts is also deducted.
There is an exemption of 200 crowns. and
no one with an income of less than . Coz
crowns is required to make report un-
less asked to do so. Moneys worth
is good deal of poser for the man who
figures his income. Technically IT is held
that the value of a dinner given by one
official to another is required to be in
cluded in income. There is no provision
as to secrecy. Tax lodging is punishable
by fine of from two to nine times the
tax The Austrian law is generally pro-
nounced as looking good on paper. but be-
ing at least a partial failure I'm practice.
1t is estimated that tax lodging is so
general that certainly not more than half
Of the taxable income is reached. and
that this may fall even as low as third
This Is attributed to the fact that the
sentiment Of the people is too overwhelm-