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The citizen., 1913-11-14
Authorization Gone Mad.

There are people in this country
who have so much respect for its gov
ernment and institutions that they al
most consider those guilty of treason
who spell the capital of the country
Wash" 1t is all they can do to
restrain themselves when they get a
letter dated wash, d. c. They
would just as soon see one addressed
to "Bos., Mass" although Bait, Md,
or Phila., Pa, does not offend so much.
Nobody but a human sloth would
think of writing on his envelope
Chic, H." or Buff, N. Y" Yet the
practice of unauthorized contraction
has grown to such an extent that it is
high time that business houses lay
down the law, as found in the back
part of nearly any dictionary, against
the practice. And if you follow the
feelings of the purists in spelling,
you'd dock the man or woman a whole
days pay who is so utterly dead to
patriotic instincts as to address a
letter to Wash, D. C."-Wall Street
Journal.
The citizen., 1913-11-14
LITTLE KNOWN OF HEREDITY
Much Talk on the Subject, But World
Still Awaits a Satisfactory
Explanation.

There are few subjects on which so
'much Scientific" nonsense is talked
and written as on heredity. Not very
much is known of it as regards
plants, less Of animals, and almost
nothing as regards humanity writes
II. Fielding-Hall in the Atlantic. To
read books on heredity, especially
those of the Eugenic society, is to read
a mass of suppositions and hazardous
inductions where most of the facts
are negative, and only the exceptions
are positive The very meaning OF
hereditary is not understood. If any
quality is truly hereditary. then it is
always hereditary. 1t never occurs
except as the results of heredity, and
it is constant, that is to say, it in
variably follows. But there is no
quality of which this can be said.
That genius is not hereditary is
known. Even talent is not. Nor is
any aptitude A lawyers son more
often wants to be soldier or an art
list than lawyer, Notwithstanding the
environment, and it is so with most
professions The exceptions seem to
be due to training and influence, not
to any hereditary transmission. A
superficial likeness to parents seems
hereditary, but that is all that we can
assert, and that outward likeness by
no means infers an inward likeness.
There is nothing to attribute to hered-
ity what is due to training or want of
training. 1t excuses supineness in
governments and professions.
The citizen., 1913-11-14

A New York dramatic writer tells
Of an actress of great popularity who
is just beginning to be obsessed with
the notion that the public holds her
to be older than she really is.
The writer was assigned to inter-
view this player He wished to OBJ
tain her views with reference to the
state of the drama, a topic whereon
the actress did not seem particularly
anxious to decant
1T does not seem to me-" gently
suggested the interviewer, with
smile, that I am really ascertaining
your opinion. You ought to be frank,
since your eyes are gray and"
''Prematurely so, my dear boy, pre-
motwely SO" the actress hastened to
assure him.-Judge.
The citizen., 1913-11-14
NOT PEPPERMINT BUT STRONG
llliterate Man Was Not to Be Con-
WINGED That He Had Really
Smelt Nothing.

At certain northern Chautauqua
gathering last summer a lecturer, at
the opening of his address, came to
the front of the platform and took a
small vial from his pocket.
MY friends" he said, before l be-
gin my address, l wish to test the ven
tilation of this auditorium. l am 60
ing to pour out this oil of peppermint
When the odor reaches you, raise your
hands, so that l may see how rapidly
it travels"
He emptied the vial, and almost in
stantly several hands on the front
benches went up; then farther back
the hands began to go up by the
dozens, until at last the people in the
last seats caught the odor, and raised
their hands.
The lecturer thanked his auditors,
and went on with his address. When
he had almost finished, and was speak
ing of the effect of the imagination on
our senses, he paused, and said with q
smile that it was only clear water he
had poured out of his vial.
The audience had been caught so
neatly that even those who had held
up their hands joined in the laugh.
But one illiterate fellow, whose hand
had gone up more promptly and en-
phatically than any other, did not quite
understand
"What they laughin' at?" he asked.
audibly, of the man sitting beside him.
why" explained the man, you did
not smell peppermint at all; it was
only imagination"
well" said the other. 81 knowed it
was somethin' that smelled mighty
strong. g."-Youth's Companion.
The citizen., 1913-11-14
Civil War Debt

Civil war means something besides
battle. When Lee surrendered at Ap-
pomattoX each person then living in
the United States had on his or her
shoulders a federal debt Of about $50.
Today each inhabitants share OF in
terest bearing debt is approximately
SO. At the earlier date two-thirds OF
all the government debt paid six per
cent interest, and now over two-thirds
pays only two per cent.
Thus, measured by the yearly debt
burden each American in 1866 car
ried about twenty-four times as much
as he does today.
The citizen., 1913-11-14

Park Commissioner Stover of New
York was talking about the abolition
of "spoonins" in Central park
I'VE have pretty well abolished
spooning." he said THE way to
abolish it altogether is to have fewer
copses and more cops. But those who
persist in spooning in Central park
now, in the face of all the difficulties,
are pretty determined sweethearts,
and when they marry they should be
able to pass all their lives the happy
marriage test.
According to the happy marriage
test, you know, marriage is a sue.
cess as long as both husband and wife
delight in reading their old love let.
ters to one another"
The citizen., 1913-11-14
Without Food rwenty.eiaht DAYS.

A remarkable feat of involuntary
fasting was performed 12 years ago
by corporal in regiment of French
colonial infantry. On his way to work
one morning man heard cries pro-
ceeding from a disused mine, near
Brest. At the bottom Of an excava-
tion nearly 100 feet deep Corporal
Andre Desrats was found in so weak
a condition that he could hardly artic-
ulate a word. When he recovered his
rescuers learned that, after accident
ally falling into the mine, Desrats had
been imprisoned for twenty-eight
days without anything to eat or drink.
But a pig can, beat a man. DR.. w.
B. Carpenter in his Manual of Physiol-
ogy records that a pig weighing 100
pounds was entombed by the fall of q
portion Of the chalk cliffs at Dover. 1t
was dug out 100 days later, and found
to be still alive, but reduced in weight
to 40 pounds.
The citizen., 1913-11-14
Hard Luck noth wavs.

Hemmandhaw's face wore. a wor-
ried look
I'm in trouble" he said. 81 don't
seem to be able to get up early in
the morning"
why don't you get yourself a nice
little alarm clock?" the head book
keeper suggested.
Il did; but | didn't hear the thing
when it went off"
"Then why don't you get big one?"
Il did that, too, and it made me lose
too much time"
Made You lose timer"
"Yesi It rang SC loudly that it awak-
ened the man in the next room, and
he beat me to the washroom."
The citizen., 1913-11-14

Il figure out" said one of the bill
Hard experts playing in the champion
ship games, that J walk three miles
when I play 400 points. OF course,
sometimes I Go less. than that, pro-
vided my average runs by nursing are
larger When | can keen the balls
closely together for o good run that
lessons the distance ! have to walk
This cua artist said he once made
100 points and did not circle the table
half q dozen times. More amazing
still was the assertion that he had
seen the late Jacob Schaefer run 1852
points without going even once entire
il around the table.
The citizen., 1913-11-14
wind Of Eana.

"Press agents are all very WELL
said Alfred Noyes, the English poet,
at a picnic luncheon at Nahant; but
a press agent won't advance You to
success unless you have the real quail
tiles Of success within you"
The eyes of the poet twinkled, and
he resumed:
Before the press agent blows the
trumpet Of fame for you, you yourself
bave got to raise tie wiud."
The citizen., 1913-11-14
Horne of Literature.

'I thought Boston was such a liter
ary town
Have trouble while you were
tlere?
ad hard work finding a book
store, ana when found out they didn't
b1gs q partenders guide"
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
MEETING
 OF WOMEN POSTPONED
In Order to Assure Presence Of Ma tiona President of Wom-
 ems Clubs.

The State Federation or Woman 5 Clubs meeting which Is to be held in Douglas has been postponed from the original date and will now con venc for January 2S, 29. 90 and 31 next. the change having been made in order to insure the attendance of Mrs Percy V. Pennybacker. of Texas. the president of the national federation who had promised to be on hand
 As soon as the information was conveyed to Dr Agnes Mckee Wal lace the state president, arrangements were immediately made to postpone the state federation meeting In the meeting the additional weeks time thus afforded gave opportunity to ar range also for other features for the club meet
 The women of Arizona are con- graduating themselves on the com ing of Mrs. Pennybacker. for she is in addition to being one of the most prominent members of the Wom- ans Club movement in the world. is also one of the woman historians of the United States. Mrs. Pennybaczer is the author of a history of Texas that has general circulation and is a text book in the Texas schools.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
SANTA FE DOES
 B|C BUSINESS
Superintendent H.C. Storey Says Conditions in Cen tral and Western Arizona Were Never Better Than Right Now

That conditions in Central ana Western Arizona were never bcttor and that the prospects for continued ana increasing business activity in those sections of the state were never prIghlef' IS the statement of H. C. storey. superintendent of the santa fo, Prescott X Phoenix railroad With the Smelters running full blast at Swansea and Humboldt. with heavy shipments of ore being made daily. with the construction of d big plant at the new town of CIarkdalc and the development of mining properties at Skull Valley. Parker and a dozen other districts. q condition of activity almost unprecedented in recent wears obtains.
 Mlth Interests that are to q large extent mutual in that because of the necessity for an interchange of fluX- ing ores the activity of one project depends largely upon the activity of the other, the Swansea and Humboldt smelters are affording employment to hundreds of mine and mill men. With good wages being paid and employ mcnt easily obtained the families of these Workmen are better situated financially than they have been for some months and the business houses in the sections where these smeltcrs and mines are located are doing d better business than ever before in their history.
 The section through which the San ta Fc lines under Mir. Storcy's super vision, which is just now attracting the greater part of the attention is that in the Skull Valley region. From that section there is now being sent out to the railroad by trans. large quantities of high grade ore which IS being shipped down 10 the Phelps Dodge smelters at Douglas It is be- lieved that it will not be long be fore q railroad will be constructed over to the mines in Skull Valley and thereby eliminate the tedious work of sending the ore out by trans and teams
 Since the Verde valley extension was completed in October many car loads of structural material have been shipped into the town now building and already named Clarkdale in honor of Senator W. A Clark. who owns the mines and who is causing to be erected what will one day be one of the largest smeltcrs in Ari- zona if not in ta~ United States
 In the point of freight the santa Fe in Arizona has carried more mer- chandise in 1912 than in any previous year in it's history. Locally. accord ing to MT Storey the freight hand ling facilities have been doubled twice in the year and they are still Inadequate. In Prescott there has been remarkable increase in freight business and this is true too of prac- tically all the smaller stations
 According to MT Storey the Santa Fe has under contemplation just now considerable improvement and cXt"n- sion Work. but the exact nature of this he said he was not prepared to disclose at this time.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
W|CKERSHAM SLAMMED
 BY EsPEE ATTORNEYS
Say Oil Land Grant Case Is Most
 Unprecendented.
IAssocIArED PREss DIsPATCHl

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Criticism of the course of Attorney General W ickersham in the Southern Pacific Oil Land litigation was made by Max well Evarts and Henry w Clark. counsel for the Southern Pacific Rail- road company. in a brief filed today in the supreme court of the United States in defense of a claim involv- ing millions in western oil lands. It is said that the title of 00,000, ,0000 oil lands depends on the outcome of the litigation.
 The case now before the supreme court involves the question whether Edmund Burke and other private liti- gants have better claims on the land than the railroad company. The gov crnmcnt recently filed q suit seeking to annul the patents on the land is sued to the Southern Pacific.
 Tt is unparalleled in the whole history of judicial procedure" de clares the railroads attorneys, for the attorney general of the United States to be permitted to intervene as d friend of the court" in a case between private ltigants. and then to use the privilege granted him as to attempt to have decided issues not now before the court. which may or may not hereafter come before it. in the government suit just begun against one of the parties in the case now at the bar.
 Tt is certainly unjust and unfair that d railroad be compelled in this court of last resort, not only to de fvnd the present ease. but also to de fend another ease arising from diff fercnt facts. which has not proceeded beyond the filing of bill of com plaint. Especially is this so when the great seriousness and the vast importance of this matter not only to the Southern Pacific railroad but to all land grant railroads is consid- cred
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
BROWN CURRY MEETING
 ID OPEN JANUARY 10.
Revival IS Postponed Owing to Delay in Finishing Southern California
 Meeting of Similar Nature.

\ big Streamer was strung across the street from the Southern Methodist cuhhcr to the post office yesterday, announcing the Brown Curry meeting to begin on January the tenth, one week from last night. and not on Sun cay night as had been previously planned. This caused considerable comment among those who had been counting on attending the meeting and some fear was expressed that the dis tirguished reivvalists would not be able to reach Phoenix at all. This fear was. however, allayed when it became generally known the postponement was made at the request of Reverend John r.. Brown, who stated by wire the southern California engagement had been unexpectedly extended one week
 All of this made the arrival of Brown and Curry at their home in Arkansas much later than they had anticipated Su il became necessary to postpone the Phoenix revival five days. In doing this. while it delays the opening of the services somewhat. no feeling was engendered against Brown and Curry because they had shortened their own vacation one full week so as to be in Phoenix even by the tenth.
 The publicity committee is now at work arranging to bill the town and place additional streamers on promin- ent corners A number of attractive photo cards of the two men have ar rived and will be placed at points of vantage during the next few days.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
FAILS ID GET LOAN
 KILLS, THEN SUICIDES
ASSOCIATED PRESS prspArcHl

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 3.-Mrs. Rita Di RoVey, wife of Frank Di RoVey, a retired Italian army officer, was shot and killed at her home here tonight by NJ. J. HOwley, of Scranton, Pa. How ley then committed suicide.
 A letter was found in Howley's pock- et. addressed to his mother in Scran- tor, which upbraided her fer her re fusal to give him money, intimated his intention of taking his life and supplied orly a conjecture as to the motive of the crime. Friends of Mrs Di Rovey said she sent HowleY away from the lodging house, where she boarded q week ago. and had quarreled with him after he made an unsuccessful attempt to borrow money from her
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
SNOW IN MOUNTAINS.
Great Northern Trains Now Running
 Over Northern Pacific.
ASSOCIATED PRESS pisPArcHl

SEATTLE. Jan. 3.-SnoWslldes ID the mountains resulting from yester- days rains and warm weather inter ferred with train operations again to- day. and tied up the Great North arn's transcontinental line to such an extent that overland trains are being handled between Seattle and Spo- kane on the Northern Pacific 5 tracks. Three feet of snow fell today in the mountains and it i5 showing on the summit tonight but the rail- road mon are less concerned than they were by last nights thaW
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
VALENTINE SUSTAINED
Committee Vindicates Former Com
 missioner of Indian Affairs.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIspArcul

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-The re- publican members of the house com mittee which investigated the charges against Robert C. Valentine, former commissioner of Indian affairs, filed minority report today sustaining Valentines actions and contending that the instigator, J. l.. Farr. for several years a superintendent in logging in the Indian service. was prompted by a desire for his removal from office.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
RESUME IMPEACHMENT.
United Senate to Again Take up Arch
 bald Case.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHl

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The Senate sitting as a court of impeachment in the trial of Judge Robert w Archibald, of inc commerce court. will convene again tomorrow after q lapse of more than two weeks. The trial was sched- uled to resume today. but the death o1 Senator Davis of Aransas, ana the SUD- seduent adjournment of the senate pre- cllded a session today. A. $. Worth ington. Judge Archbald's chief coun- sel. said the jurist will take the witness stand on Monday in his own behalf.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
BEGIN SUIT TUESDAY.

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-The taking of evidence in the governments suit against the Northwest Dealers associa- ton is expected to begin here on Jan uary :. Clark McKercher. special as sistant to the attorney general. ar rived here to day to make the arrange ments for the hearings which will be before Special Examiner Roy uller
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
SUFFER SAYS LAW VALID,
UphoIds Law Redistricting Precincts
 and Eliminating Offices.
ASSOCIATED PRESS p1seATCHl

TOMBSTONE. Jan. 3.-The Arizona redistrictirg law. which eliminated sev- eral hundred precinct offices by con- solidation was declared valid by Judge Sutter of the superior court here today An injunction was sought against the consolidation of twenty-four precincts Cochise county into seven but was de- nied by the court. The decision effects 400 precinct officers.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
LOSES HIS MEMORY.
A. j. Biehl Unable to Recall inc'dents About Which Prosecution Is
 Curious.
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPArCH1

PORTLAND, Jan. 3.-A. J. Btehi, charged with violation of the postal law in connection with the promotion Of the Columbia River Orchards company was apparently afflicted with an. almost complete loss oi memory during his cross examination today in the United States district court here. Repeated efforts oi United States District Attorney John McCourt to elicit information met with the continued response that he could not recall the circumstances the prosecution wished to elucidatc.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
ONCE RICH, DIES POOR.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

TRINIDAD. Col, Jan. 3.-Fdedcrick Horton aged seventy years, once wealthy and for thirty years an opera tor on the Chicago board of trade, died this morning at the ranch of w. A. Bartlett. of Chicago, at Nerejo Park, N. NJ. 50 miles southwest of here. He had been ill for six months. Horton was an old friend of Bartlett and had been living at the ranch for four years. He WAS unmarried.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
TWO DIE IN WRECK.
Many Also Injured When Cars Go
 Throuuh Trestle
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHJ

MOBILE. Jan. 3.-Two men are known to have been killed and T score injured when a part of the New Orleans. Mobile and Chicago passepger train bound for Mobile crashed through a trestle at Leaf, Miss. The dead are Oscar Shepard, Of New Sagent. Mobile and James Norman, a negro porter of Mobile
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
FIND MUCH DYNAMITE.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

ONWARD. Jan. 3-TwO hundred sticks of dynamite buried in the sand on the beach at Hueneme were found by children late today and local of ficers will make a search of the en- tire beach tomorrow The officer' believe the explosive was cached sev- eral weeks ago by a small party of men in T launch
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
TAFT TALKS PLANS.
Discusses Work He Will Take Up
 After March 4.
tAssoc1Arrp rnEss pIsrArcnl

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-President Taft discussed today with former Governor Woodruff of Connecticutt Colonel Isaac J,Ilman. of New Haven and several other residents oi con- necticut his plans for taking up the work as the Kent Professor of Law at Yale after March f. Taft eX- poets to live for several months at New Haven hotel Later ne will take q house in that city.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
FRANKIE BEATS BAT
I AssOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH i

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 3.-FranIle Russell of New Orleans was awarded the decision over Battling Nelson in ten rounds tonight. Nelson was badly beaten.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
" LOSES ID
 TOWN SHARKS
Bowling is Not as Fast as Was Predicted and No Exciting Scores Made, But, Remember This is But First of a Series

Unfamiliar with the grooves in the alleys. the expert bowling sharps of the salt river valley league failed to overwhelm the Y. NJ. C. A. team-very much But they did win two of the three sets. and didn't make any very startling scores anyway.
 Here are the scores:
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04

This is only the first of series of games that will be arranged between the Young Mems Christian association and the sharks of the Salt River valley Bowling League.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
OF LOCAL INTEREST
BUSY PREPARING REPoRT-D

BUSY PREPARING REPORT-Dr R. \. Looney has Eoen in Phoenix from his home in Prescott for the past three days busily preparing his annual report for Governor Hunt. pr. Looney is state superintendent of public health.
 ROSES ALL CUT-Gardener Keen of the state house grounds yesterday pruned all the rose bushes around the capitol and will begin forcing the plants from now on in order to have the grounds mass of blooms by the time of the admission day celebration.
 ARIZONA WOOL GROWERS MEET-The annual meeting of the Arizona Wool Growers will take place this morning in the council chamber of the Water Users association. be- ginning at 10 A number of promi- nent sheepmen from all parts of the state will be in attendance. The pri- mary object of the meeting is to elect officers for the ensuing year and to select delegates for the meeting of the National Livestock association convention.
 WILL EXCHANGE PULPITS- Rev Doctor Harker, pastor of the Firste Mthodist church and Rev. Doctor Thornton. pastor of the Cen tral Methodist church south will eX- change pulpits on Sunday night Mir. Harker will preach from the South ern eMthodist church and MT. Thorn ton from the M. l.. rostrum. This is done in order to allow the two pas tors. who are joining for the Brown Curry meeting to become acquainted with each others congregation.
 ARRANGING PROGRAM FOR CONVEN NTION-Secretary Tomlinson of the National Livestock association is now busy arranging the program of events for the big convention, which will open here January 15. Speeches by some of the most promi- nent livestock experts in the United States will be q part of the program. Among these there will be addresses from l.. A. Ramsey of the Bureau of Animal Industry. $. H. CoWan. the general attorney of the association and J. J. ThOrnber of the University of Arizona Mrs. Cowgirl of the board of trade lecture bureau will give a lecture during the convention
Arizona republican., 1913-01-04

Hire q little salesman at The Re publican office. A Want Ad will see more customers than you can.