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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
AWise BiIlfOr Pre-
venting Floods

throughout the entire country the best method of food pre-
vention and river regulation matter of vital consideration
the Mississippi River where the old system of bank
protection and evee building has been pursued for
years the evees growing higher every year. and yet inadequate
protect
New Orleans Item leading paper of the Mississippi
Valley has taken the cudges for the Newands river regua
bill presented great vgor meas
for meeting the requirements of the country.
The propaganda of The Item meeting with response every
where just similar propaganda the Pacific Coast and in
other regions is reaching large proportions.
Newlands received approval
era legislatures boards of trade chambers of
and waterway associations It's principal features
had the approval of all the Secretaries including
Taft and smson They have also the approval
rotary of the Interior Fisher of Secretary of Agriculture
and of the present Secretary of the Interior Mr. Lane
The provides for regulation board COM
posed of the chiefs of the scientific any way
related the chief of the corps army engi
neers the Chief of the Reclamation Service the Chief the
Forest Service the Chief of the Geological Survey ETC.
This board is bring into coordination all the various
scientific services of the Government that relate water with
view comprehensive plans and cooperative work also
provides for the cooperation of the board of regula
ton with similar organizations in the various States
that only the question of navigation shall be completely
covered but all the related subjects of arid and swamp land
camaon development of power preservation
and others
1t provides for ample fund of fifty million dollars
nualy for the years thus securing consecutive work
apporon various watersheds on the At
lantc Coast the Gulf Coast the Mississippi Valley and the
co Coast thus securing contemporaneous proven
ton and river regulation all sections of the country
The principles Of this bill have been upon favoraby
the Senate of the United States amendments to the
and harbor bill and there would no reason
Why should not Immediately upon this big in big
way just entered upon the Panama Canal enterprise In
its practical application this will bring immediate
by will
Lower Mississippi Valley and the Ohio River Valley from repe
ton of such caarophe those which been caused by
che floods of the past two years,
Senator Newands bill to be broadly national rather
sefshy sectional and that found no small part
of its wisdom and the promise its deserved before
gress .---... ....u A..
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24

a WOMAN killed herself in a
n Western city the other day
because she didn't dare face
her husband when he saw the last
months grocery billi
Two respectable women were
arrested In Berlin for shoplifting
They said they couldn't pay the
grocers' bills and rather than to
tell their husbands that they were
running behind they had stolen
things In shops and were trying to
sell them to get the money to
make up the deficit IN the bills.
A Kansas City woman went into
the divorce court and told the
Judge that she wanted to go to her
mother
My husband wants good things
to eat" said the Kansas City
woman, but he doesn't want to
pay the price for them. I econo-
mlze all I can, but the bills creep
higher and higher and 1 am al
most crazy trying to think what to
do when the first of the month
comes. I can't stand It any more;
I simply can't stand it.
The Husband Gr1nned.
II want to go home and give the
whole thing up, but want to take
my little girl with me. Can't
do It, Judge, without people say
ing I am a bad woman
And the womans husband stood
in the court room and grinned
sheepishly when she told the court
that he wouldn't eat hash and
hated stews and wouldn't hear Of
fish balls for breakfast.
STEAKS and chops and eggs and
hot bread he wants." sobbed the
poor little woman, land then when
he has to pay for them he blames
me-"
She was so little and so young
and so frightened and yet so des-
perately in earnest that by the
time she was through with her
foolish little story the husband
was the only one who had the
heart to smile.
The Judge took the matter under
advisement I hope he'll advise
the little woman to go home and
stay awhile and let husband hire
someone to cook his steaks and
chops and eggs for him-and
worry over the bills, too. think
he'll begin to see the light before
very long.
It isn't all a joke, this high cost
OF living. It's a serious thing in
some homes and it is a tragedy in
many.
Men and women quarrel and
turn love into hate, respect into
contempt, peace into misery, all
over the grocery bills.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
BY GARRETT p. sERvIss.

could not point out on a
map of the earth the loca-
ton of London, Paris. Berlin,
Rome, ST. Petersburg, CONSTANT
nople. Calcutta, PelSin and Toxic.
You would feel that you were dis
gracefully ignorant If you did not
know something about the char
acter and appearance Of these
great foreign cities. even If you
had never visited them.
But over your heads on these
summer nights shine many Of the
sun-capitals Of the universe, ev-
cry one in plain sight, every one
magnificent to look upon, every
one different from all the others
and yet how many of them can
you recognize? How many of
them do you know by name. or
by appearance and surround
ings?
Yet the geography Of the heav-
ems is easier to learn than that
Of the earth, and this is good
time to begin Just now, about
o'clock at night, there are no
great planets (Which are likely to
be confused with stsrs) visible to
puzzle the beginner in learning
the real stars.
Spica Lies Southwark.
Here is a little chart which will
help you. II represents the whole
visible heavens at O'Clock in the
evening The top is north, the
bottom south, the right hand west
and the left hand east. The cen
ter is the point overhead.
Look first toward the south.
There you see, right on the me-
ridian. a bright white star less
than half way from the horizon
to the point overhead. It is Spica
in the constellation Virgo. It is
sun probably thousands of
times brighter than ours. How
do we know that? BY compar-
ing the amount of light that IT
sends us with the light of the
sun and then remembering that
the intensity of light falls of as
the square OF the distance. Put
the sun a thousand times as far
away as il really is and its light
would be million times less
than 1t now appears. But Spica
is at least two million times as
far away as the sun. and we
know that at that distance the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24

The lesson of the recent floods
in Ohio and Indiana has not been
lost.
That mighty casualty has pro.
duoed food of discussion
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
They Dine Comfortably.

Children are left homeless, and
old people wander in and out Of
almshouses all because Of the few
extra cents on the price Of a
pound Of meat; and everyone
seems to think of every kind Of
remedy on earth except going
without the things that make so
much misery.
What did you have for dinner
a week ago tonight? Day before
Yesterday, was 1t steak or chop
or, let's see, roast? You can't
think for the life of you, and yet
that very dinner may have cost
the woman who is trying to make
YOU happy and comfortable a
whole heart full Of anxious tears.
Why must we all have such ex-
pensive things to eat?
have some friends in New
England, and every time go to
visit them I come home ten
pounds lighter, ten years younger
and happier than have been for
years.
Those friends eat to live; they
do not live to eat. They have
enough to satisfy hunger-and
that's ell.
One chop, a couple of leaves of
lettuce, a tomato. a few berries
and we have dined,-and dined
comfortably and prettily too-and
ten minutes after dinner we've all
forgotten all about it.
They are strong, healthy, hap.
py people, and they would laugh
at the idea of putting their very
hearts and souls and dispositions
and every dollar they have in the
world into the dinner pot Won
der why some Of the rest of US
can't do the way they do?
Enough to eat, good wholesome
food-those aren't the things that
count up on the bills It's the ex-
tras-the pie, the cake, the pre-
serves, the olives, the celery, the
artichokes, the. endives, the as
paragus out Of season-that's what
brings that bill up to desperation
point
If l had a husband who drove
me crazy over the household bills
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16
RAILROAD MEN
 NOTE PROGRESS
Harrison and Bonncy Come to Phoenix to See About Handling Shrincrs to Conclave and Talk About December Travel.

Fortified with facts relating to tine superb service the Washington Sun set Route is affording since the in auEuration of the daily train de luxe from coast to coast, not the least of which is that the passenger over that route is now landed in New York twenty-four hours earlier than ever before and that without the payment of excess fare he enjoys the privileges of the finest equipment on wheels in the country today, J. N. Harrison. Pacific coast passenger agent and Thomas .. BonneY, travelling pas senger agent of the Washington sun set route, with headquarters in san Francisco and Los Angeles respect ively. dropped into Phoenix yester- day They came, first. because they are required to make" Phoenix about every three months anyway. and sec ond because the Shriners in Arizona are just beginning to formulate plans for attendance at the Imperial Coun- cil in Atlanta in May, 1914. and they are anxious to present to the Nobles the advantages of travel over the Washington Sunset.
 It is expected that in line with the movement now well under way m California whereby it is expected to haul upwards of 400 Shriners to At lanta the Arizona Nobles will ar range to go in body probably em- plOying one or more special trains for that purpose. The Californians have arranged to take over the new Kimball hotel in Atlanta during their stay and to rename it The Califor- mia Hotel" during the duration of the council. The Southern railway has made arrang ngements for the parking of several hundred cars in Shrincrs' park. so that those who do not care to go to a hotel. may enjoy the privileges of living in their cars throughout the session.
 We now feel" said Mr. Harrison yesterday, that we are in d position 10 command large share of the business between Phoenix and Wash ington and New York by reason of the train de luxe which We inaugur- ated on November 23. This train is run without excess fares and lands passenger in New York seven and one-half hours earlier than any other non excess fare train. Our equip ment could not be improved upon"
 Don't lose sight of the fact" broke in Bonney. that daily there is att tached to this train de luxe 9 tourist car. personally conducted, presenting the longest tourist car line in the world. To travel on this line is a luxury and it doesn't cost an addi- tional cent because of the extra ser vice"
 Harrison and Bonney remarked upon the increase of travel over their line during December of this year as
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16
J. 5. | 5. BAND MAY
 TAKE BALL TEAM ALONG
New Idea Developed By A. H. Reeves Board Of Trade Says Go Ahead.

l Further developments in the plans i to take the Indians of the United { States Indian school of Phoenix east 1 this coming summer are constantly sprnGing up. Yesterday the plan to take along with the band d baseball
 team of Indians to fill the day time i engagements Was originated. ana A. H. Reeves was given authority by the board of trade to go ahead with the booking plans, placing engagements for not only the band but for the ball team in conjunction with the band
 The whole scheme is the idea of the board of trade and is great ad- vertising for the Salt River valley. It will mean. if the band or the team of
 ball tossers go out for summer en- agreements, that wherever they ap-
 pear they will represent the state of Arizona. and they will show the peo-
 pie of every district of the country
 which they visit that other things
 than Gila monsters and cacti can be found in Arizona.
 The plan is to visit either the southern states or the northern states of the east, there giving programs and games Tn all the cities on the map.
 The booking of engagements will start at once in the hands of A. H. Reeves of theatrical managerial fame in the state, and in the event book inss are numerous enough the ad- vertising campaign by the band and ball team will be pulled off.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16
REAL ESTATE

A w Bennett anG W. to James R. Patterson, deed NWA SEA See. - 2N. 1E.
 Alfred C Lockrood ct aI to A. w.. Bennett deed NWt. SEA Sec. 7. 2N lI1.
 Frank l. Baldwin and W. to Joel - Curlee and wife deed, N. 1o5 ft. Tt $ and N. 1o5 1t. of the < 10 it. Of lot Blk. r Lin"iIie Add.
 Carlos Herrera tp Padro Celaya Cecd Nls lots |. ?, $. Blk 65 Tempe. Alfred (. Lockwood. eNecutor, to A. N. Bennett deed NNH SEA- Sec. .. , N.. l l..
 state Mutual BIdg. X L. Assn to J. IF. Powell. deed lot IL blk. 25 Cap itol add
 James J. Walsh and W to Anna l.. Robinson. deed lot blk G. East Evergreen.
 Capitol Realty O.. Mae C. Will ims deed lots f6 and r W. I1s it. IL, blk 22 Capitol.
 J. J. Crisp to j. A. Mcssin@chIagcr, deed. SWt4 SEA- Ser 70. l S F.
 H. G Murphy to Walter W. smith, dced SN14 Sec. 2S, \ E.
 F. r.. Morrison & W to c. l.. Nor rison deed SEA- NEh EX. <. < E. 23 1t. Sec. 2S. IS 5E.
 R < TaYlor x " to Harry Hep worth. deed lot blh. 6 Mt. Pleasant.
 F. D. Davenport x W. t. Claude w. Randall Nls E14 lot Syndicate Pace, ez N 200 IT,, $. 50 1t. X F. 2o f.
 D. W. Nclsy & W. to N l.. Thorn ton & ", deed El2 NWl4 See. T. IN PIE
 T., w. Jones S- ". to Lionel B. John son decd S1a SEA Sec. 29. Is 6t.
 w. A. MacDonad X ". to l.. E. Johnson deed pt. lot blk IT. Mesa. F M Coleman x W. to l.. B John
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16
REEVES STARTS ON
 JOYOUS JOURNEY
Popular Local Thcater Man to Visit
 the "OId Folks"

on the first leg of his long journey tC the old home in the hills of West Virginia, A. H Reeves. of the Coli scum and Empress theaters. left last evening over the Southern Pacific for New Orleans. After brief stopover tn the Louisiana city. Reeves will continue on east over the Washing t"n-Sunset route through Atlanta to Washington.
 His present plans call for d brief stop in Washington. where he will be joined by three brothels Together the four will then journey to Fair mont w. Va. the Reeves home. where there will be on Christmas day a joyous reunion of the eight children cf the Reepe es family. It will be the first occasion in many years when iather and Mother Reeves have had their entire family with them.
 Before returning to Phoenix Reeves will visit New York and Chicago where he will endcavor to secure bookings for the Phoenix Indian school band for the coming season. Incidentally too he will purchase the furnishings and equipment for his new Empress theater in Bisbee He expects to return n about three w-eeks
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16
FIRST RIPPLE OF TIDAL
 WAVE OF XMAS MAILING
Breaks FutileIy on Barriers Erected to Safeguard Phoenix Post Office
 -HandIed Without Effort.

An almost appalling forerunner of the Christmas rush hit the Phoenix post office yesterday, rolled thunder ously about it's firm foundations. re verherated, rebouudcd and did q lot of other things common to tidal wavcs-and then sUbsidcd under the steady draining Of the enlarged and augmented force at work inside
 Extra clerks. longer hours. more facilities. Those are the three things that Postmaster McClintock is using to handle the .Iood. The first waves of the torrent were handled yesterday without visible wear and tear on the machinery and without any clogging whatever.
 The new hours at the windows are as follows:
 Money orders ............-.-..-. >.%a-6 eo General delivery S:eo-1. o0 stamps $ oe- zoo Registry .. .-...............S:o oo-7:U0 Parcel post ...... N:0e-I.0 00 Box d.. S:00-7. co
 These hours will be kept until Christmas eve.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16
SPARKS IS PROMOTED
 ID NEW POSITION
Popular Arizona Eastern Conductor IS Now Travelling Freight and
 Passenger Agent.

Effective yesterday an. order was is sued from the general offices of the Arizona Eastern. promoting l. T. Sparks, for several years q conductor on the Arizona Eastern, in charge of the run between Phoenix and MaricOpa, to the newly created position of travel ing freight and passenger agent with headquarters in this city. From this time on Mr Sparks will be attached to the force of General agent A. R. Cater. reporting directly to him. His territory will embrace all the towns between Phoenix and Christmas on the Phoenix and Eastern. and as far west as Yuma, on the main line of the Southern Pa cific
 In addition to being d decided honor to MT Sparks, who has won promotion through many years of excellent ser vice, the creation of the office of tray cling freight and passenger agent with headquarters in this city is but another indication of the steady growth and progress of the city and of the railroad. It is no SpasmOdic move on the part of the railroad but is d step that has been well considered. The business of the Arizona Eastern has been growing with such rapidilN that the present force is becoming more and more inadequate to handle it.
 In the naming of Conductor Sparks to the new position. the railroad com pany chose a man familiar with every branch of the business and one whose influence will begin to be felt from the start. No official order has been is sued as vet naming the successor to the position of conductor so long held by sparks
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16
THE FRIDAY CLUB ARISES
 AND EXPRESSES THANKS

Tho members of the Friday club wish to express their appreciation for the assistance given the club at it's benefit for the Associated Charities. They are especially indebted Uo the newspapers for publicity, to the Woman's club for the use of their building. and to the merchants of Phoenix for supplies and prizes These, and the public who re- spondeG by attending the benefit, made possible the giving of substantial aid to the Associated Charities.
 THE FRIDAY CLUB.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16

H. w. KeulnG & w. to sanitary Plumbing Co. deed ,o lots & 2 blk. 4l. Capitol add
 z TT. McGiH & @ to George F.. AI~cah, deed Me NN1 NW T Sec. ; 2N 1E
 Phoenix Title and Tru=, co. tr to T C and ". r. Patfcr-ou. Ge-I lot blk Central Park P.aeo.
 c. w. Vaughn X N to $. F. Vaughn, deed cnc-rnrl iut m pL ,<IGl See. 29, -N 3Ft
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16
sen decd pt. lot blk 42 Mesa.

sen decd pt lot ? blk 42 Mesa.
 Georgia II. Fisher to C. E. Barklcy Cecd Dt lot 1 X Bradley.
 Hartranft Tweed Cc., Southwestern building amt investment Co, deed lot '4 blk , Kcnilworth Place.
 Hartranft Tweed CC.. Southwestern Euiding and Investment Ho., deed lot 12 blk. 1 Wentworth Place.
 Hartranft Tweed Co.. Southwestern Huildfng and investment Co.. deed Iat T.. blk. TO- North Ien.lNorth Place
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16

compared with that of the same per iod last year. This demonstrates two things. they said: First. that the service is already popular: and. sec ond. that Phoenix is growing in inn portance in the eastern states. Nine tickets were sold out of Phoenix yes terday over the Washington Sunset route and it wasn't particularly busy day at that
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16
TYROLEAN MANDOLIN
 CLUB ENTERTAINMENT

The Tyrolcan Mandolin club will pre- sent q program at the Arizona School of Music tonight. The club will be as sisted by Miss Doris Kingman and Miss Mabel Novinger in Spanish. French and Hungarian dances. The director of the mandolin club is Mrs. R. T. Harri- son. The members are:
 Mandolinists: Misses Lillian Butler, May Getsingcr, Marie Lewis. Mrs R. B. Cleveland Mrs Genevieve Petit, Mrs H. c. Long. Mrs. Dorcas St. Clair and II. H. Porter.
 Tenor mandola's. Miss Grace Caw- thorne, J. M. Baker and Chas. F.. St. Clair
 AIando cello. Miss Marie La Chance.
 Guitar: Mrs. IT M. Kennedy and MT and Mrs. J. w. Roebuck
 The program will begin at S:30 o'clock the public is cordially invited no admission fee being charged.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16
A Year of Grace

By providing for I tWo-year period
 | winch 8 man may make his first payment toward the cost of construc- ton. thc new plan. commented by the water users will take away much ,i the terror of deprivation of water rights. that is now felt by newly es- taLliShed settlers. In the present law 1t provides that if water user fan to make his first payment at the end Of one year from the opening of the project he loses his water right Nor c..n his .land ever participate in the benefits of the reservoir again But the amendment suggested by the board provides that two years may slapsc before a man must pay his first installmenG and thereafter. he may have that year of grace
 Thus the danger of loss of water right in ease of a poor crop or none a. all. will be obviated
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16
THE FRIDAY CLUB.

The nightingale our ears would win, The lark sings in the glen, But there's more music these days in The cackIe of the hen.
 -Cincinnati Examiner.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16

I'll have to arrest you," said the po- liccman.
 The man who was having trouble with his wife threw both arms around the officer and exclaimed:
 This isn't any arrest: this is a res Washington Star.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16

Ninie Daly has returned to the stage. which she left after her recent marriage.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16
WATER USERS SUGGEST
CContinued from Page One.)

;He water uSeI- the cost of running tbc irrigation works would be paid :a the same scmi-annual instaIimertz eS at present.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16
smiths.

We offer the spoons at $1.25 to $2.50, the bracelets, of which we have a truly re jnarkable display, at 75c to $500.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16
The beautiful display in our window

The beautiful display in our window will indicate the great extent and un- usually fine character of our Navajo Silver ware. We invite you to come in and see our complete stock. We personally selected these goods and thev are all not only of genuine Maya io manufacture but are made by the
 lost skjllful of the Navajo silver
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16
ssENDLESS VARIETY


  youIM ezic ed leather and today illustrate thousands
Arizona republican., 1913-12-16

These hours will be kept until Christmas eve.