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Arizona republican., 1913-06-03
A SURPRISING DISCOVERY

A days after Charles r. testi- fled before the Senate committee Investigating pre- sidential- campaign contributions. and had described the picturesque manner in which he had plastered the country with One-dollar bills elect his Brother Bill, Thomas F. Ryan took the stand
 announced soft and gentle tones that in the last eight years he had given to political three quarters of q million of dollars. After ended Senator Clapp, of Minnesota, who was chairman of the committee and poor church mouse asked what he thought of Ryan's testmbonY.
 It convinces me-" said dryIy. that there's more money i politics than I dreamed of The Popular Magazine.
Arizona republican., 1913-06-03
uNlEoRM DISCOUNT RArEs

< impression prevails in quarters that if the regional associa ons" created under a monetary law, and each association per mitted to fix its discount rate to be the plan of the Glass banking and currency committee then banker in that district association will be compelled discount that and other
 This is incorrect The official discount will merely be the minimum rate which the regional association will accept sound commercial paper Any bank may charge higher rate in practice, if the conditions warrant it. In any event the banks will be governed in their operations exactly as they governed
 examination of conditions abroad. where the official discount rate s fixed by banks that in addition to if there is always rate'-the rate at which banks Iending-usuaIIy little lower than the official
 The of official discount is Q control the ebb and flow of gold, and experience has demonstrated conclusVey that it be used cffec- lively for this purpose When it raised gold the country, raising it. When 1t is lowered. gold likely Q flow The principle is as simple as the principle governing the teeter board 'see-
Arizona republican., 1913-06-03
Mother Goose Rhyme
By WALT MASON

MT Tarr he bought {; car and said: "Iu travel slowly: these cranks for speed are foolish: their conduct is unhoy.' With he cared cent in frantic speed revel. and people said that old mans head noticeabIy level. For quite week old Parr meek slow and mighty cautious, and then he said: We'll push ahead d folks will josh Us" But careful still he ran down hil and courted disaster one week or more, and then he along little faster A month was gone So help John" old Iarr Was sadly drawing, II don't like speed 1 don't indoad-hut merely crawling! I didn't get this car fret along like this dad gast us. So let her rip along this uip-the snas arc "hizzins past us" He woke in bed with bandaged head. and does nurses handy. and ere he died he sweeuy sighed: That auto is d dandy"
Arizona republican., 1913-06-03
A NEW. FORM OF MUSIC

He was a fellow of delicate organism When he heard a sound which irritated him, he leaped mldIv to his feet. rush from the room, if he happened to be the ground floor diVed throueb a window and landed in the flower garden
 Having been invited from the city to the country found himself surrounded every day by a family who had the faintest, elemental ideas Of how soup. He stoop it two days dangling urging him every moment to rebellion. Finally. the oldest daughter of the house confided him her objection to her ia thers habit of eating soup in loud manner
 The nervous visitor, who thought the father didn't have much the daughter in this regard, exclaimed:
 eating of soup! He doesn't He whistles it!"
Arizona republican., 1913-06-03
Drouths. East and West

The valleys the Salt River. the Upper GfIa and the Lower Colorado and the smaller the Verde the san Pedro and the santa Cruz will have
 monopoly of the hay business in the southwest this year. As is well known, there is crop in South ern California; the failure extends over than half of state. In other years alfalfa found
Arizona republican., 1913-06-03

than ending with frocks and O lessons a al
 Let keep heads in this he who does is infalbly driven IT later to the terrible question that asking a country today my income how I live I am living" To this question there be only final and fatal answers: Ii.e differently steal.
 Which shall it be?-The Youths Companion
 An official investigator says. after official in that the the prices of beef higher than they used be is that the beef is a better quality. That had escaped our notice. The other good enough.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-03-07
March 7, 1913.
THE AMERICAN ISSUE

almost amusing remember of the things drunkards
will offer for drink The ymoning watch usually gets
that desperate for drink to brace up after
nights give away many drinks during that time
of the day there is chance to get them to home. They
offer clothes ewe1ry-anyhing for drink. There
fellow who made sick of the entire business, and of
human beings. He into the bar where l was then
employed carrying his of the pretest little girls
ever saw about three years old. He the child the
bar and told her to ask me to give him drink She sad
please give drink and smiled He had taught her
that saw already had drinking and refused Then
told the little girl sing for drink Finally
Disguised walked away and he pulled tiny
ring off the babys finger offered leave it security
for the drink That is where turned loose told him
and disgusting but he reached the
limit and informed him of intention to tell the police
looked him UP to what could do His wife had di
vorced him. but the permitted him have the baby
week. he using her help him get drinks
He time later for standing in doorway
while she begged the sidewalk.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-03-07
Moonshine Whisky in Wet
New Jersey

Talk about the licensing of saloons the only safe
and sane way to prevent the establishment of blind
pigs. How's this, coming from New Jersey, perhaps
the wettest state in the Union? They going the
blind pig business better in establishing illicit
stills according this press dispatch from Paterson,
New Jersey, which clip from the Cleveland Leader
of February 20:
February 2o-A spectacular raid, carefully planned by
federal officers resulted in the finding of fully equipped
illicit whisky dstiery and the of two in old
gun mill yard along the banks of the Passac river Nathan
Smith, wholesale liquor dealer of "a Jefferson street. and
the alleged of the plant Joseph Barber taken
before United States Commissioner Nelson and held $1,000
bail for a hearing.
The place raded believed to be soap factory
When Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Burke of this city,
and Federal Officers Sinsel OBren, Hearn, Logue and
MCGUIRE of New York. secreed themselves about the place.
fully surrounding the plant all quiet Burke and Snse
smashed in the door of the plant and with drawn revovers
ready for expected resistance None The in
terror of the place looked like boiler shop with copper tanks
scattered all about it. Smith and Barber found hiding
under of the tubs
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-03-07
Why the Man Who Sells Booze
Doesn't Drink 1t

The American Magazine for March has an inter
esting story written by bartender under the caption
"What Man Will Do for a Drink" We notice an ad
which is being run in some of the daily papers by the
American Magazine which reads something like this :
'Read in the American Magazine What Man Will
Do for Drink and you will understand why bar
tenders total abstaners" We take pleasure in
gratutousy passing this advice to the readers of
the Illinois Issue. We quote one incident related
by this bartender:
You remember the old temperance melodrama in which
the drunkard tries trade his wifes wedding ring for
drink? Perhaps of you think is exaggerated
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-03-07
ried to Send Whisky by
Parcels Post

press dispatch from Minneapolis, under date of
February IS, says:
For sending bottle of whisky from Minneapolis to Bel
grade, Mimi, through parcel post Minneapolis saloon
keeper late today bound the federal grand jury
by United States Commissioner Abbott
This might have been cause of pure ignorance
Of the law then again it might not have been.
1t is fact that there has never been law enacted
affecting the liquor business that has been respected
by the booze venders 1t is in order now for the liquor
interests to demand the repeal of that provision of the
parcels post regulations which excludes whisky from
the list of commodities that deliverable, on the
grounds that the rule will be violated.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-03-07
Eliminating Wet or Dry

number of excellent and well-ntentioned citizens
conference Tuesday for the avowed OF eliminating
the dry question from the coming mayora election
How can it be brought about?
What by the elimination of this present
issue?
the place single big question before the cleo
of this city is the selection of mayor Whoever is
take the oath that he will enforce the laws Be
he wet or dry his bounden duty to do this Not to do
this would be give Rockford executive who stood for
lawlessness.
Is there any citizen who mayor who will
enforce all the without favor? If such
he is dangerous citizen.
Comes the answer: "We favor law enforcement but we
don't extremist. How in the of
mayor be in insisting that the laws be
respected and lived up to? Such thing is impossible
The chief of police under the immediate control of the
mayor Suppose the mayor orders him that the
in operation Is that order Is the mayor
who issues it an extremist?
Is there any to enforce laws except ty adopting
extreme measures?
Yes there is another way It is the mild cleveland way
The say the chief of police Don't extreme
Be mild and gentle" In other words the mayor
say: "Be half blind When you aware the law is
being dehed close eye make yourself scarce"
What will follow? Every awbreaker will take the hint
the law will be dead letter. and blind pigs will flourish
like green bay tree
Does Rockford such mayor Is it ready to elect
who does not law and order? If it the
time is at hand But God help city whose mayor believes
in mild enforcement of the law.
The question of wet dry is here stay long as
local option law of the state The only
to eliminate the issue repeal law
quires that it must be the people every two years.
placed before the of this city nearly two years
ago and they voted to close the saloons
mayor who will mildly enforce laws can not repeal
the statute He can weaken it, but he bring the saloon
back He can only make it easier for blind pigs.
SO far the Star it going to stand for
law and order and the way do that to back I'D
those who uphold the laws-Rockford Star, Feb IT,
The evening world., 1913-07-05

Yes" agreed the laundry man; "but
how about comfortable shirts and col
lars? Where Is the inventive genius
who will bring down upon himself the
blessings Of mankind and all the money
In the world by giving us an assembly
o. sn.rt and collar that will be cool
and at the same time slightly?
Fifteen years ago few men engaged
In tasks not requiring manual labor
wore soft-bosomed shirts at any time
during the year except on dress occa-
sions. And even the ruffled dress shirt
Is beginning to butt in.
"But the collar has not kept pace with
the shirt The manufacturer of soft
collars seems to me complete and dis
NAL failure. As for stin collars the
main idea OF the men who design and
make them appears to be to choke the
wearers to death.
The soft collar that fastens under
the necktie with two foolish buttons
sewed to the end OF a strip OF cloth or
metal Is a thing OF beauty for about
fifteen minutes after II Is put on. Then
il becomes an accordion pleated rag
The soft collar that Is foisted on us as
independent Of the aid Of buttons turns
UP NJ the corners and gives man the
general appearance OF the clown In 4
troupe OF performing dogs.
"Also they have TAFT collars with
The evening world., 1913-07-05

9 %. rrhs New York Evening WosidD. y
fancy Summer linen and percals col.
lars. my experience with them has 1esn
that one might a. we'll 20 and have
himself haberdashed. - to nsc1eweaS.
In a boiler shop.
Men who wear q clean shirt every
day would hail with deliriovs Joy .
shirt with collar attached. provtaed
the collar would set smoothly and sent.
ly and not try to climb down inside kAe
neckband. Men who are abs to stretch
one shirt over two or more dave Of
service without any injury to their
own feelings would not hesitate to puy.
chase bales Of soft. neat. distinctive
collars such could be found.
THE soft, turned-back cuff has been
a great aid to hot weather peace. The
man who brings out q comfortable and
natty soft collar will not only enrich
himself but be benefactor to man
kind in that he will ailay fully 50 Der
cent. Of the summer peevishness that
arises from collar pressure or irri.s-
tion.''
The evening world., 1913-07-05

Willie Jarr Decides on Career:
He'll Start Life as a Millionaire.


the matter to me again I'll whip your"
This was final, and Master Jarr tot
tered away. moaning out his grief.
lie found Master Siayinsky cooling
himself over the cellar grating In front
OF Bepler's beefsteak studio; and con-
fided his woes to him.
"Lemme see," said the youthful sage
thoughtfully. Yep. I got II. Don't
say wo!d."
This last was In cautionary whisper
as Master Gussie Bepler, the butchers
overgrown but dull-witted boy. came
out and fell under the influence Of the
Master Mind.
Hey. Gussie!" said Master Slavinsky.
How many oidois do you deliver for
your father on Satterday?"
~ deliver as many as Fritz the driver
does with the wagon" said the big lout
proudly. AN me pap gives me ATTY
cents. scc?"
"You'l git sunstruck." said Master
Slavinsky ominously. "carryin' all them
meat orders on your head while Fritz
goes on the longer route with the
wagon. You'll git sunstruck. and then
your brains will dry up!''
Master Bepler was much perturbed
at this dire possibility. But me pap
needs me Satterdays." he faltered.
what you wanna do Is to ride around
on Willie Jarr's bicycle wit then,
odois. said Izzy. the boy sage. willie
will lend II to YOU for fifty cents. 4
quarter to git II hxed and quarter
/ for me and Willie"
Paw" declared Master Jirr. wher
! his father came home that night, "rn
going in partnership with Izzy Slav'
insky IN the millionaire business. W.
got my wheel fixed and We rent 1t, ff;,
! cents day or a cent a ride"
The evening world., 1913-07-05
Measured.

q ETH WOODBURY. wss . tight t.fstsd. hard.
- hearted old farmer His brother william
dying. the nsshbon said from lack Of
proper Treatment Seth htchsd up and drove
into town to have . notice about his death In.
ssstsd In the week, newspaper.
There amt no charges. be theref" he asked
asxio,sly.
'sOh, yes. indeed" answered the editor, "our
prce Ia ~ an inch"
rcrsetyr uuttsrsd the Old man. "sa' nj
10 to0t txo"
The evening world., 1913-07-05
Learn One Thins Every Day
Hon to Gsas . Fond q Gspssai Information

". CGbs Nsw h9Ts kvsning World.
the ceiling. The warm air floats on the
cold air.
At one time It was believed that only
wooden boats would hoa,. Men worked
until they found that by making an iron
boat OF certain size and shape they
could easily make II float because T.
contained so much air. and air is light.
As an empty boat IS loaded with
freight or passengers /, slowly sinks
nearer and nearer the surface of the
water. 4 man named Pllmsoll fought
for years to have Il line painted around
all ships, with the understanding that
the ship was not to be loaded so heavily
as to make that line sink below the sur
face OF the water. All ships have II
now. just look at some next time you
so across In the ferry. II Is called Plim-
soils line or the Plimsoll mark.
The evening world., 1913-07-05
The Days Good Stories

ds'o'sd orse half Of his income to tie poos.
In this good cisUman's parish there was
man 10 whom hs save every w~sk coal and
uour. sugar and tee. potatoes and meat, IL.
"Fmoerins how tho clsrsynan had u deny him.
sst IN order 70 give ~ gsnsrousiy . LADY said 70
this pensionrr one day;
Don't you think tie very good Of IN. FYfthly
u iocs after yuu hhs this and give you oil thsss
aiss thasst'
The psnsoner, who was lunehins on the good
old clersymans bounty at tho time, looked up,
with he mouth fdl Of steak.
" Good Of himf' he exclaimed. Why vAat's
he furf "--Boston Herald.
The evening world., 1913-07-05
]1Slq) - ~ g%&yo1o6pw>

cones and all-day suckers, and your
pepper an automobile and your mamma
silk dress That's why l took them
all to the movies, too. NAV. We was
playing was a millionaire"
WELL" said Mrs. Jarr. Il noticed you
didn't get your father an automobile or
your mother q silk dress
THE money gave out drst, maw." ex-
planned the boy.
That's the way with 4 lot OF mill
ionaires' money" said his mother. TAX
ing occasion to point a moral "Their
money gives out before they have done
any real good with II. 1t Is all gone In
induiging In selfish personal pleasures.
'"rhe only good thing that can be said
The evening world., 1913-07-05
FOR A SUMMER SUNDAY.

LOVE story absorbing when has to thread
pslous through Of mystery and battling circum
stance The Sable Lorcha, the by Horace Hazel
tine which begins in the Sunday World Magazine will de-
light the hearts readers and cooling thrills down their
spines.
Other feature. of tho sae issue include t,ue story n,,,
the Ast time of how devoted Philadelphia wife stood by he hu
band sitter he had embezsed $3oo helped for two years to
ou the detectives brought about the the with
additional and saved the from punishment two capital
M VINO began life on $3 and "a week respectively give twelve
rules Tor climbing the LADDER New Yos famous n at Full
ton street shown to be guarded by policemen detectives and
secret service men than other spot the United Stste an
on mems dress offers thirty don anent that subject
Roger OMas tells how wetodo Pittsburgh men have been Aeeed
T clever shapers and Bill the Office Boy still joy to his friends
The evening world., 1913-07-05

about your needing the promptings OF
fatterers. such as that Slavinsky boy.
is that you were generous. or all vices
that OF the spendthrift has this slight
redeeming quality"
"Ah. nav, please gimme a quarter to
nx my bicycle! cried the boy.
mo. no, NO. I've said II for the last
time! You should have thought OF your
bicycle and then you wouldn't have
wasted your money"
"But we was playing 7 was mill
ionaire." whimpered the implacable
youngster. land Izzy Slavinsky"-
well. let Izzy Slavinsky play mill
ionalre In his turn and pay for fixing
the wheel himself. And IL you mention
The evening world., 1913-07-05
WINNING ALL OVER THE WORLD.

ITL family tradition and tho glamour Of fight many
iosing fight these days with who have tasted
favor Of democracy. We find in Toxic Newspaper tho
japan Advertiser bravo declaration Of principle from Prince
distinguished old Japanese courr me who has
turned champion of the popular party and Imperial
vors to cast in his lot with the cause.
Recovering from illness the old back to his
new found work OF campaigning "Some ask might
do he said recently h asked by friends to enter
the Court again to become President Py Council and on
trey abandon connection with political party anybody OBJ
jecs to connection with political party because title Of
nobility and Order of Merit conferred upon by Emperor
am ready to return these things the Emperor like to be-
come that might devote whole enerry to
the Of my party"
Even tradonbound japan rank and title come to mean little
to man who has the great Of the and set his
heart on serving the popular cause.
The evening world., 1913-07-05
A Familiar Example.

:YIi.L cRooKs. ". T.. Who has been Giving
w w . List d the don u" he otssr,ss in
Ls daily life. ws once asking q little
M some questions In eismsntsry science.
WHIST are tie sGests Of hrs, and codi" he
a1ksd. i.
HEAT sspsrds AMI cold contracts" wa, the
Isompt reply.
"Very sood." the labor member remarked.
Nov rive me- an example"
After . fsw minutes thought the child re-
atfd: I'm hot weather the days are long, sni
vsn Il y cold they are short. "-I'sarsous .
wsshlS.
The evening world., 1913-07-05
THE CULLS.

MAN ofmany whal and handy at the ee
phone this week uncnvable but inexnguhabc
fame by showing how easy IL is to make monkey Of Wall
Street This we'll known figure. Under the Of
Lamar hold in appeared
tensively in the public prints.
No wonder he told his stoy with emile Wall Street operators
@ rank and experience become trusting babes when
heahed into their the telephone Men Of tho money
market supposed be the rewde the least gbe in the land
followed Lmsr glib tips and warnings and impressed with his
high sounding mpersonstons.
And these with others like them influence thousands Of
vsstors and millions Of dollars Of money! Their
moods anxiouy read each day barometer Of the coun
businessi They their inside information
There ought to be kind Of dead line at Fulton
the safety Of the community everybody permitted down Wall
Street to trsc peoples money ought be kept up average
standards Of brains and gumpon There many gus below
Fulton stzeet.
The evening world., 1913-07-05

Oh our youth III tne
matter Of summer
comfort! Diapha-
nous underwear.
electric fans. cam
paigns against the
fly and mosquito.
improved refriger-
alton and modera-
ton In eating and
drinking h av g
combined to make
the heated season
bearable."
The evening world., 1913-07-05
Courtesy.

n ENG uaskas 10 find . ssst on ths ovss-
n svvdsd train. . large woman went INTO
~ smoking car and sat down BY the door.
~ nsa nest TO her. sbsorbsd In biz new.
pspeE. kspt on smokins
~ wss fooish enough TO suppose," sah ne,
aowsrsns st him. that sms of tbs msa 10
hsss q lsast vGe ssntisnsa.'
Pardon me. madam" he answered politely,
osfsrns her . cigar. .-,ns Housekespsr.
The evening world., 1913-07-05
Pauperized.

I y dIseussion Of the pauperxns effect u in.
i dkcrir.nsts charity. Nm Russell sag, whoss
charity is s~aN wise. oaos ssidi
= ussd 10 knos . sDod Cd clwGyuAa ~
The evening world., 1913-07-05

arrested and put In jail for ofYenses not
warrantng such drastic punishment"
"Well." said the laundry man. "EIec-
tion Day approaches apacs and Mayor
Gaynor IL never In better shape than
when he Is defending the rights Of tho
downtrodden city youth. He made a
great hit in the case OF the erratic and
hery-haired young Duffy early In ks
career as Mayor.
Far be II from me TO throw any
rocks at the boys OF New York. But
let us not condemn the cops before We
hear both sides OF the story. II there
Ia a meaner. sneaker. more cunning or
more ingenious plotter in mischief than
a certain class OF New York boys from,
twelve to seventeen years OF age nobody
having to do with these boys has ever
run across him. And these boys are,
making the lives of policemen missrahG
because they know that all they have 10
do IL they get into trouble 10 to ssnA
letter to the Mayor. and the Mayor
condemns the policeman offhand. M
"a considerable percentage OF the pop-
ulation OF this city IL made up Of adult
persons. In justice to them let us hone
we shall not have INFLICTED upon N
through Mayor Gaynor . Government oe
boys. by boys for boys"
The evening world., 1913-07-05

II can't be shown that he was trying n
profit thereby" Il
"oh," said the laundry man. u
course Lamar has been calling up Anaa-A
ciers. lawyers and newspapers on the
telephone for years solely for the pus-
pose OF exercising his voice"