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Arizona republican., 1913-03-17
NOTES OF THE LABOR WORLD

The Bell Telephone company has 1I5,00o employees on it's payroll.
 Twenty seven states enforce sani- tary regulations in factories.
 There are one hundred thousand union machinists in this country
 To improve the slum district a Los Angeles society will build cheap houses for Workmen.
 Farm wages with board in the United States averaged for men $10.09 q month in 1866; $1353 in 1875. and $20.S0 in 1909.
 Rhode Island and South Carolina nave prohibited the employment as night messengers of boys under 21 and IS. respectively.
 Savannah. Ca. electricians. who were organized a few months ago. have established one of the best unions in the city. The membership includes every eligible electrician.
 The number of wage earners in the automobile industry in the Uni ted States is 75,121 and the auto mobile wage standard is said to be estimated somewhat higher than that of other industries.
 A bitter fight has been started against the company or so-called pluck me" stores conducted by the
Arizona republican., 1913-03-17

steel and iron and coal and coke companies operating in the Pittsburc district in Pennsylvania
 The International Brotherhood of Bookbinders asserts it has gained in membership about 1000 in the last four months. and now has q total membership in good standing of about 11000
 for the first time since the l. w. w. strike. last spring. the full com piement of laborers is now at work on the western division of the Grand Trunk Pacific. There are now 2.5OO men working in the construction camps.
 More than 20.000 men of the war ships of the United States Atlantic Fleet contributed twenty five cents each for Weedng present to Miss Helen Gould in appreciation of wha, she has done for the service.
 There are only 425 factory in spectors in the whole country to care for 26S,491 manufacturing and indus trlal establishments, spread over an area of 3,024, 507 square miles and engaging an average of 6,615,C wage earnerS.
 of thirteen state legislatures in which child labor bills were intro duced last year. ten passed laws on the subject. The tendency is toward shorter hours with higher minimum age restrictions and the prohibition of night work
 Forty eight national and interna . tfOnal unions report the following benefits of organization for the year: total increase in wages, $30.1SS, 0SS.6S: : total reduction in hours of labor. 21113,093; wages represented by re duction in hours of labor. $6270. 9S0.
 A ten per cent increase in pay has been granted by the National Lines of Mexico to mechanics in all shops of the system, following a strike that all but tied up the service on the several thousand miles of railroad operated by the Mexican government recently
Arizona republican., 1913-03-17
LONE STAR STATE LEADS
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

WASHINGTON. March 16-Texas again leads the crop producing states due to the heavy cotton crop with d total of twelve crops reported worth 407 millions, Illinois second with more than 289 millions. Iowa third then Missouri. Ohio, Kansas, Penn sylvania, Minnesota, Georgia, North Dakota
Arizona republican., 1913-03-17
Of Local Interest
Local Daily Weather Report for The l
 Arizona Republican.

Data for 24 hours ending 6 D. m. \ nrd.N-
Arizona republican., 1913-03-17
You
 'ake Our
 Word and. We'll Take Va,,rc

Every article sold here is sold with all unlimited, unrestricted and absolute guarantee to give satisfac- tion.
 If you want to get your money back, or exchange anything, all you have to do is tell us.
Arizona republican., 1913-03-17
WILSON'S CHURCH?
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH |

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 16.- Wilson again escaped the stares of the curious. He Worshipped con- sciously in the First Presbyterian church. With dozen or more Pres byterian churches located in easy reach of the White House the presi- dent has kept Washington guessing which one he will select. Secretary Bryan sat in a pew when the presi- dent, his wife and daughter Jessie arrived
Arizona republican., 1913-03-17

Deficiency in temperature yesterday, s degrees.
 Deficiency in temperature since first of month. 52 degrees. Accumulated deficiency in tempera ture since January 1, 175 degrees. Deficiency in rainfall yesterday, .02 inches
 Deficiency in rainfall since first of month. 26 inches. Accumulated excess in rainfall since January 1, 19 inches.
 KEN METH MEAKER,
 Temporarily in charge.
Arizona republican., 1913-03-17
HAD SOME DRILLS-Joe Tansman,

HAD SOME DRIlLS-Joe Tansman, who is probably a miner, was arrested yesterday by Policeman Valenzuela for dsorderly conduct. When searched he was found in possession of several drills. an automatic brace and a pair of pliers He was booked as drunk and disorderIy in order to give time to investigate.
 TAKES STACY HOTEL-Edward Foster is the new proprietor of the Stacy Hotel. Second avenue and Jeffer- son street. He has taken possession of the modern establishment and proposes to conduct it on the same clean lines which has made it one of the best known and largely patronized family rooming hotels in Phoenix
 BUY GAS GENERATOR-Mes Messrs. Winters. Woodbridge and Jen llins have purchased the Arizona rights in the Famous Gas Generator which has been on exhibition by the inventor. T J. Crook at 31 West Adams street for about one week. The local concern will proceed to inaugurate a campaign throughout Arizona looking to the placing in every home of the machine which it is claimed will cut fuel bills in half It can be attached to any stove or range. Hundreds have seen the machine on exhibition by MT
Arizona republican., 1913-03-17

When Mrs. Jonathan Bourne wife o1 the oregon senator, departed from Washington last week, it was rumor- ed that S.-e was returning home to get divorce Tne senator denies the rumor At Washington the couple occupied separats apartments.
Arizona republican., 1913-03-17
WHITE SOX TRIM VENICE
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

Los ANGELES. March 16.-The White SOX, second division. wound up in southern California by defeat ing Venice today. 13 to 3. Scott pitched. allowing but six hits. while Venice used Edmondson, Hardness and Griffin
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-08-06

NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND
FOR ORMSBY COUNTY
The State Of Nevada. ex rel.
John Sparks, w. G. Douglass,
and D. M. Ryan, constituting
the Board Of Bank Commas
sioners of the State Of Nevada
Plaintiffs
The State Bank and Trust
Company, a corporation, T. B.
Hickey, ct al.
Defendants.
Application having heretofore been
made to the above-entitled II for
an order, adjudging and decreeing the
sum of thifty-hve hundred (35O0) dol
lars. less seven hundred (7OO) dollars,
or twenty-eight hundred (2S00) dol
lars. the claim of Douglas County,
Nevada, a special deposit, a preferred
claim.
Notice is hereby given by the Court
to all parties interested or concerned,
that the hearing of said application
is set by the Court to be heard on the
9TH day of June, at the Court House
at the hour of ten o'clock A. M. of
said day. or as soon thereafter as the
matter may be taken up by the said
Court. and counsel can be heard.
And all parties interested in said
matter, are hereby ordered to show
cause on said date and at said hour,
why said application should not be
granted.
1t is further ordered that notice
hereof be given by publication for a
period Of fifteen days in the Carson
City Daily Appeal, a newspaper
printed and published in Carson City,
Nevada. preceding the hearing of said
%rolication.
Dated this 10th day of May. 1913.
FRANK P. LANGAN,
District Judge.
Date OF first publication. May II, 1913
~
Get the habit. go to the ,rrand.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-08-06
BUTTER

The law requires that the weight of
a package or rool of butter be printed
on the wrappers. The Appeal is pre-
pared to print your wrappers in &C
cordance with law and in a neat and
artistic manner Any quantity; any
size. Prices reasonable. Bring in or
phone your order.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-08-06
Fresh vegetables of all kinds re-
ceived every Monday evening at the
Bon Ton Candy Store.

The Sacramento Saloon, South Car
son Street, has good beer-the kind
you like-Fredericksburg Try it and
if you like it, which you will, drink
some.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-08-06

Call on Charley Evans at the Sac
ramento Saloon on Suoth Carson Car
son Street. All kinds of good things
to drink are preporely served.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-08-06
THE PLACE TO EAT

Eat at Calvert's Cafe. one block
north OF p%ostofice. Good cooking.
All white help, Lady cook. Neat
and clean. Prices reasonable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
SULLIVAN ADJUDGED
AN INCOMPETENT
Congressman-Elect of New
York May Be
Insane

New York. January 22.-Timothy d..
sullivan. congresman- elect from this city,
TODAY was adiudged an incompetent By a
sheriffs Jury. -Four physicians pro-
nounced him incapable of taking care of
his property which is estimated to be
worth about 81 100000 Mr.. Sullivan has
been a patient at private sanitarium
since last September. He is suffering
maniacal Oppressive insanity, according
to one of the medical witnesses. another
of whom testified that cure was pos
sible but not probable"
No recommendations regarding COM
mitment for the person and the property
of Mr.. Sullivan were made by the jury
and his attorney declared he would not
recommend anyone but leave the matter
10 the discretion of the court.
In the East Side, where Sullivan was
horn so years ago and where he built up
a strong political machine that elected
hin, To the>~New York assembly four
times. to the state senate four times and
to congress once previous to his election
last fail. he is known as Big Tim He
was the friend of the poor and it is said
he never turned begging hand away
without a coin.
Much of his estate consists of holdings
in amusement enterprises and New YORK
real estate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
ILLEGAL USE OF
PASSES CHARGED
Interstate Commerce Commission to
Make Investigation

Washington, January 22.-Improper
and illegal use of railroad passes is being
Investigated by the interstate commerce
commission.
The Inquiry has proceeded far enough
to show in the language of the commits
sion. THAT carriers have very generally
obeyed the letter of the law" but it is
indicated by Information that has reached
the commission, "that the issuance of
passes for state travel has operated to
defeat the purpose of the act to regulate
commerce; that passes for state travel
nave been issued to certain shippers and
denied TO others; and that the moving
consideration of such passes has been
the routing of Interstate shipments of
property The first public hearing on
the subject will take place at Denver
tomorrow. 1t is intended to hold hear
lngs in all parts of the country. but the
commission says Colorado Is selected for
the first hearing, because it appears to
have been a field for the issuance Of free
state transportation for the purpose of
influencing the movement of interstate
traffic, this being due. perhaps, to the
fact that it has no state law forbiddng
the issuance of transportation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
President Taft Addresses the
National Chamber Of Commerce

the work that has been started by an
administration that is about to be ended .
Currency reform, the President declared,
was the most important subject before
the country today that it touched every
Individual citizen of the country from the
richest to the poorest The need for it,,
he asserted, should be brought home TO
Congress.
Dr. Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus
of Harvard university, addressed the
delegates on the "Crying Need of Reform
in the Civil Service" lie declared it
was a mistake to think that civil service
reform in this country had been COM
pleted 1t had only begun, he said.
This Chamber of Commerce" said DR..
Eliot, has before it the very important
job of undertaking to correct the extra
ordinary miscarriage of the civil service
in the higher stages
lie advocated the adoption of the merit
system in the government system as
against the spois system.
lie said that the position in the lower
grades in the government service had
been open to young men, but that they
could not get into the higher places be-
cause these places were spols. This
situation had come about he said, as the
result of bargains between senators ard
representatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23

Washington, January 22.-President Taft
In an address at the banquet of the Ma
tional Chamber of Commerce here tonight
urged that the organization use its influ-
pnce among the commercial bodies of
the country for renewed life for several
matters of national legislation, which he
declared was the most important now be-
fore the people of the country. The Pres
ident asked especially for adequate and
comprehensive currency legislation and
support for the economy and efficiency
commission. In addition he urged that the
organization take up the question of the
Extension of the civil service for all local
appointive offices in the government SER
vice. He appealed also for increased ef-
ficency of the consular service.
The President referring to the approach
ing end of this administration, said that
more time was necessary in order that
the guiding influences of an administra-
fion might be brought to a successful con-
elusion.
II am no third termer,' he said, 'and
I don't seem to be even a second termer,
bit there comes q time when a second
term is necessary to the carrying out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
INDIANS REPUD|ATE
THE OSAGE SCHEME

Pawhuska, Okla, January 22.-Tn-
dians of the Usage nation. at a tribal
meeting here today, repudiated the pro-
posed scheme to grant blanket lease
to 100000 acres Of oil and gas lands.
owned by the tribe, and by practically
unanimous vote sustained the position
OF Secretary of the Interior Fisher and
President Taft, who hold that the lands
should be opened to individual Iessecs
and the amount of land granted any Of
the lease buyers to be limited.
Ihe lands are valued at $4,000, 900.
Fred Lookout was elected principal
chlef OF the nation and Edgar McCar-
thy his assistant. Eight councimen
were also elected. The successful ticket
was designated Has progressive"
The election presented a unique spec
tacle- The fullbloods wrapped in their
blankets of dazzling colors and ac-
companied by their squaws. with pa
pooses strapped on their backs, walked
solemniy into the voting place, silently
handed the Indian judges their ballots
ana as solemnly walked out again
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
VERDICT FOR S45OO
Given in Case of Mrs. Sallie Friedman
Against b. R., L. & p. Co.

After being out nearly all day. the jury
in the case of Mrs. Sallie Friedman VS..
the birmingham Railway Light and
Power company for $4,000 damages, for
allaoed Injuries received in a street car
accident, returned a verdict ior the plaih-
tiff Yesterday afternoon about 1 clock
for $500. The case was heard in the first
division of the circuit court. Judge p.
c. Crow presiding.
The case arose out of street car ac-
cident near Five Points, on South nish
lands some few weeks ago. wheh ii-i'-
lands car left the tracks and ran to the
eurl in front of the house of DR.. John
& Cillesny. Several of the passengers
were severely shaken up and one or TWO
were injured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
JACKSON CITIZENS
GOING TO OKLAHOMA
Several Summoned to Tes-
tify in Government
Suit Tomorrow

Jackson, Miss, January 22.-(special)
Several prominent citizens of Jackson
have been summoned to appear as wit
nesses before the federal~court at Guth-
rie, Okla, January "a, in the case of the
United States VS. c. F. Crisler and +. A.
Ward of Jackson and r.. o. Bonds of
Oklahoma. who are charged with fraud
ulent use of the malls Crisler was pres
fdent and the others officers of the jack
son Loan and Trust company, a Missis-
sippi corporation that did business all
over the United States and which went
into the hands of a receiver a year or
more ago, on custer proceedings insttu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
SHELTER SURVIVING
CIVIL WAR VETERANS

Washington, January 22.-Secretary
of War Stimson has approved plans
formulated by Nal James e. Normoyle
and Capt. H. +. Dalton for the man.
moth camp to shelter surviving Union
and Confederate veterans, who will
meet at Gettysburg battlefield next July
to commemorate the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the battle.
The camp will consist of about 54,-
900 tents, affording accommodations for
between $4,000 and 10000 veterans.
There also win be zoo kitchen tents,
a complete divisional field hospital and
three fully equipped infirmaries. The
camp will spread over 276 acres and
will be occupied temporarily by up
ward of 10000 persons. Congress has
appropriated S150,900 for the celebra-
ton. the state of Pennsylvania $250,000
more and both northern and southern
states will make appropriations to de-
fray the transportation expenses of
their respective 3eterans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
SUIT TO D|SS| .VE
THE ''MOv|E" InU5T
Charge Freeze Out" Meth
DDS Against the Inde-
pendents

New York January 22.-Testimony in
tended TO show that by September, 1911,
the moving picture trust" had gained
control of practically the entire business
of leasing moving picture films to New
York theatres and that through its meth
DDS it bought up or "froze OUT all but
one of the companies that had been leas
ing films independently, was introduced
by the government today in its suit to
dissolve the alleged combination of the
Motion Picture Patents company and its
affiliations.
William Pelzer, treasurer of the Cen
eral Film company, one of the defend
ants, admitted that the latter company
lad to receive permission from the Mo-
ton Picture Patents company before X
could lease films and had to discontinue
to lease upon orders from the patents
company. Pelzer said he had received
and obeyed thousands of such orders.
lie testified that exhibitors who used
films leased by independent agencies
found their films from his company
withheld until they promised to be
good" or were fined and their films
withheld until the fines were paid.
The witness said that during its
second year the profits were more than
s1,11S,00 not including $1,000000 paid
for film rental exchanges taken oyer
during that year.
Louis Rosenblum, general manager
of the Greater New York Film company,
told how, he said, eight other eX-
changes here were acquired by the
trust" or forced to discontinue busi-
ness. His own company which he de-
scribed as the only Independent one
that is able to get firms of the trust"
today, obtains them under court in
junction. he testified. This court order
was obtained after his company had
refused to sell out to the trust"
Rosenblum explained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
MARCHING CLUBS
AT INAUGURATION

Washington, January 22.-Eforts are
being made to nave marching clubs
from the leading commercial organiza-
tions of the south take part in the in
augural ceremonies in connection with
the induction into office of President
elect Wilson. To Dr. c. J. owens, a
member of the inaugural committee on
civic organization, has been delegated
the work of getting these commercial
organza tions to participate in the in
augural parade. Already commercial or
ganizations from Birmingham, Mobile
and Montgomery have arranged to send
marching clubs and it is believed over
100 southern cities will participate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
NEGRO DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Delegates Named to Take Part in the
Inaugural Parade. in Washington

Last night the Colored Wilsoh-Marshail
club held rousins meeting at Evans
hall, 29o5ia Second avenue J. T. Evans
presided with Dr. S. L. Young secretary,
the Rev. DR. w H. Nelson conducting
devotional exercises
]. p Evans, W. II. Nelson, David W.
Parker, S. l.. Young, ii. C. Harris anu
DR.. ID. c. Johnston were chosen TO rep
resent the club in the inaugural parade
March ga at Washington
Sixtv-seven dollars Nas raised to help
defray expenses of the clubs representa-
tiVes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
ADVISES COLLEGE
MEN TO BE POLICEMEN

Chicago. January 22-Mrs Alice I. steb-
bins Wells, a policewoman of Los Angeles
in an address before the Womans City
club advised college men to get positions
on police forces of large cities today.
college men should seek places on
police forces" the speaker said. There
they can do much good to society,""
Mrs. Wells said: I'VE must treat our
policemen better"
I'VE don't treat them well enough for
the standards we demand of them," she
declared. 1--WE never speak to them ex-
cept 10 complain; we never invite them
socially to our homes; we force them to
associate in the main with the people
they wish to forget"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
DAUGHTERS HONOR
LEES BIRTHDAY

Huntsville. January 22.-(special)-The
birthday anniversary of Gen. Robert E.
Lee was observed yesterday by the mem
bers of Virginia Clay Clopton chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy, at
their monthly meeting at the home of
Miss Kate Weeden. An address on the
life and character of General Lee was
delivered by Prof. r. Il. Sessions OF
the city schools and papers were read
bv Mrs. Virginia Clay Clopton on Life
of Stonewall Jackson and Mrs. Madge
Dox On "Appomattox.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
PILGRIMS DROWNED
BY SUDDEN FLOOD

sualxim. Egypt, January 22.-Three hum
dred and fifty Mohammcdan pilgrims
from India to Mecca We're drowned To-Day
by flood which overwhelmed the en-
tire caravan at its encampment, mid
way between the sacred city of Medina
Arabia, and the port of Yembo, on the
Red Sea.
A sudden avalanche accompanied by
torrents of water swept down the noun
tainside near the camp. carrying away
people, tents and animals. only so of
the 400 pilgrims composing the caravan
were saved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23

haSimade its appearance over the nortA
Pacific coast causing cooler weather
and rain or snow from central CALI
fornia and Nevada northward.
Rain has been general during the
past 12 hours over the western por-
tions of the cotton belt, while clearing
conditions have prevailed over central
and eastern sections. With the APP
proach of The low" ain will again be-
come general in central sections, prob
ably reaching this state early Thurs
day From tonight's map it IS thought
that the low" will move northeasterly
which would cause the rain in Bir-
mingham to be of short dura tion. Gem
orally cloudy weather and moderate
temperatures seem probable for Thurs
day night while Friday may be fair
and cooler.
Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations.
January -:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
Local DATA
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, January 22.-G p. m)
While the pressure has been relatively
high over the eastern portion of the
country during the past "a hours, the
influence of the disturbance Is decreas-
fng, and weather conditions have been
affected chiefly by the area of low
barometer to the westward. This low"
was central at p. m. over the east
ern slope of the Rockies. 1t has caused
a slight rise in temperatures over al
most the entire country east of the
Sierra Nevada mountains and general
rain throughout the southwest and the
lower plains states. Another high
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23

Rogers Springs. Tenn. January %
Rubys Sport. an English setter, owned
by the Wise kennels of Richmond, Va,
and handled by A. o. Yount of Newton,
S. G., was awarded first honors in the
amateur all-age stake of the All-America
Field Trials club which was finished to-
day. Moring, owned and handled by Dr.
g. W. Overall of Chicago was second;
Babblebrook Joe. entered by Louis Nc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
SNOW INTERPRETERS
WITH MAIL SCHEDULE

Valdez. Alaska, January 22--Because of
tne continued snow blockade on the rail-
road between Cordova and Chitna the
postoffice department arranged Tuesday
to send interior mails via Valdez and the
trail over Thompson pass.
Ten thousand pounds of first class mar
ter which has accumulated at Cordova
will be brought mere by steamer tomor-
row. and dispatched by stage and dog
team TO Fairbanks, Nome and points In
tine Yukon valley.