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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-23
Will Work for Witnesses

From the New York Sun.
 Easton, Pa.-C1inton D Steinmetz. young farmer. who was recently acquitted of the murder of his employer. Lewis F. Snyder today announced he would work on the farms of each of the witnesses who testified in his behalf until they consider that he has discharged his obligation to them.
 crime Stenmetz was without funds and the court was obliged to appoint attorneys to defend him. Nearly % farmers from East Allen township came to court to tes- tify in his behalf
 He had no money to pay them and tiey were obliged to pay their own carfare to Easton. buy their meals while they were here and lose the time from their regular occupations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-23
BIOGRAPHIES OF
 COURT LISTERS

Prominent among the features in the cal interest as a contribution to the Worlds Humor is a survey of the prin- cipal biographical facts recorded of fam ous fools, covering all that Is known of the early court testers of ancient times down to the professional merry mon of more recent date, says T. P.'s Weekly.
 In the course of the article the writer says; Will Sommers. jester of Henry VIII. seems to have been on bad terms with Cardinal Wosey who kept a rival fo1l. SaNton, commonly called Patch a name which is said to stand for any fool whom Win was apt to use a kind of scapegoat His malice toward the great prelate is we'll Illustrated in Row Tvs play, When You See Me, You Know Me" Here Wolsey observes Sommers in his rear, together with Patch, and ex claims. somewhat irritably, no doubt:
 How now, William What, Are you here, too?''
 q, my lordl'' replies the jester. All the fools follow you.''
 He scores again when the cardinal at tempt to test his rhymng powers, set ting the following line: "rhe bells hang his, and loud they erie, what doe they speaker To which Will quickly replies ''1f you should die, there's none would cry, though your neck should break. Iiaued by his bitterness, Wolsey cut tnglv gives another line: "A rod in schoole a whip for foole, is alwaes in season.
 But Will retorts "A halter and rope for him that would be pope against all right and reason' Having made q night of it" in the cardinals wine eel lar, together with Patch, Sommers sub sequently tells the King how this cellar is filled with barrels of gold, silver and jewels. etc, so contributing to Wolsey's downfall, which helps resolve the play, .he priest being accused of defying the Emperor Charles. for his own ends, against Henry's orders.
 Of Tarlton. court jester to Queen Eliz- abeth, Miss G. F. Warren also relates some good stories: Once, when he was re- citing a prologue. the gallery gave him a most unpleasant reception. whereupon Tarlton. with impromptu wit, cried out: l lived not in the Golden Age, When Jason won the Fleece But now I am on Gotham's stlse,
 W here fooles do hisse like geese
 Another time he was spending the night in Q lonely country Inn, a1ld suddenly Into his beoroom rushed mad gentleman Of the village. With drawn sword held men, acingy above Tarton, the lunatic cried villain, were it not valiantly done to strike off thy knave's head at one blow" Tut. sir" replied Tarlton, that's noth- ing with your worship to do. You can easily strike off two heads at one blow as ono; wherefore. if you please, I'll go down and call up another, and so you
 may strike off both our heads at once" And the mise uided lunatic calmly let him escape
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-23
Quite True
VuftV From sJ'itpitc

Y TOIH I 1II-BIIS.
 Yes, my friends" exclaimed a lec- turer. there are many excuses for the glass. The sick man says he must have his glass to make him we'll The shivering taxi man must have his glass to make him warm. The sweating mechanic must have his glass to make him cool.
 But they lie, friends. Don't believe the workman who says he can't work without his glass. l defy anybody to mention to me workman who cannot work as well and better without his glass as with it.
 A voice in the back of the hall made itself audible:
 'I'll tell yer one.'
 T defy you to do so" said the lecturer: 'I defy you, sir!' he roared
 Then the voice observed:
 The glazier can't do without his glass;
 The lecturer continued his oration at a decided disadvantage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-23
Russell Sage Report Tells Conditions in Many
 Cities
GIVES FIGURES ON
 CONDITIONS HERE
Birmingham Ranks Tenth Among IS Cities With Respect to Number of Fathers Born Here, and
 Sixteenth as to Boys

New York. March --(Special) -Condi-
 tions of special importance to the indus
 trial and educational interest of Birming ham are disclosed by report of the division of education of the Russell Sage foundation. which was made public to- day. During the past year the founda-
 tion has been conducting cooperative in-
 vestigation with some 7S cities with the
 object of securing a more adequate fact
 basis for dealing with the problems of in
 dustrial education in American municipali-
 ties. Many significant disclosures are
 brought to light. one is that in most
 American cities a majority of the school
 children have not made sufficient progress in their ordinary school work by the time they complete the compulsory attend
 ance period to enable them to take up trade or vocational courses advantageous ly. Another condition found to be almost
 universal is that our cities are largely ouently from one locality to another as to
 render vocational education for the local ! industries exceedingly difficult and some times of doubtful value.
 The report covers information concern ing the fathers of school children in the different cities studied It was found that only one-half of these men are en- gagged in industries of the building trades and manufacturing. More of them are en- | gagged in the professions than there are 1 in unslllled labor. The manual laborers make up less than two-thirds of all the workers while the mental workers are
 more than one-third. Foreign born fathers are relatively more numerous among the ! manual workers and Americans among the mental workers, but the proportion is 1 not very great A large proportion of the workers are engaged in a small number of occupations. The occupation employing the greatest number of people Is retali | trade and in this group more than one | half of all the workers are proprietors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-23
Rank Arf,onl
Retail Trade Most Important

When the results of the study were con sidered together it was found that large proportion of all the workers were en- gagged in a small number of occupations The most important single group is re- tall trade, and this, together with the workers in iron and steel. includes more than one-fourth of all of these workers in the different cities. Six occupations were found to include more than one-half of these occupations and II more than three fourths of them. The report presents all these data in detail and considers their bearing on the problems of industrial ed- ucation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-23
School Efficiency

When boy Is 13 years old he has reached the limit of tho compulsory at tendance period, and in order to compare the success of the different city school systems in carrying children forward through the grades before the law permits them to leave and go to work the Sage report shows the proportion of the 13- year-od boys in each city who are in or above the seventh grade. In this com parison, Brockton, Mass, stands at the head of the list with v per cent of the 13-year-old boys in or above the seventh grade. while Portsmouth, Va. is at the other end of the list with only 12 per cent of the boys in or above the seventh grade. Among the 7S cities studied, Birmingham Is ranked in the seventy-fourth place with 20 per cent of the 13-year-od boys in or above the seventh grade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-23

these securities are held for permanent investment by people who live across the sea
 A part of these securities was bought for the purpose of meeting the requirements of the sinking fund.
 In order better to understand why financing upon this colossal scale has been entailed in 15 years, there should be some reference to the condition of the city prior to 1S9S With the exception of the great bridges which span the East river there were comparatively few public inn provements. The city in population and in business necessities for space and con venience was rapidly outgrowing facili- ties. This explains why the city was compelled in 1898 to take such action as would provide, for a time at least safe and adequate rapid transit facilities. The danger was great of paralysis in business on account of transportation congestion. Those best qualified to judge say that at least 25 years will pass before the city has perfected such public improvements as will be adequate for the population and for the business life of the com munity.
 Another Point of View
 The financing of New York city's long time obligations has often served &C., curately to reflect money market condi- t1OnS. Tn the last years Ol the past cefl- tury the comptroller of New York, Mir Fitch was able to market a large block of New York city securities bearing the lowest rate ever quoted for a municipal bond. Many persons were inclined to think that this was demonstration that a new standard rate of interest for high grade securities had been established. Not only seven or eight years later the city was compelled to withdraw an offering for a Tor loeb of 1...xt6 6C ..vtr 4 r.nH - cent interest because it was demonstrated that the offering was sure to be fail- ure. It was at the time of the money panic. In order to save the credit of the city and to stay the harmful effect of it's inability to pay it's debts, MT. Morgan me to the rescue. and bought a large block of these securities. Recent sales of New York city securities have demon- strated that money market conditions throughout the country were such as to compel the city to nominate interest rates of A. per cent. That figure seems to have been accepted as a standard rate of interest for high grade securities at this time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-23

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-23
More Advice

From the Washington Star
 q know a way that you could get all the money you want for battleshfpa" said tho man who is always digging up advice for statesmen.
 "How?"
 Spend enough on rivers and harbors to enable you to send battleships all through the country as special attrac- tions at county fairs  shows the per cent of the workers In Bir- mngham in each class and the rank of the city among the 7s cities studied These results are as folsw:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-23
A Sense of Neatness

From the Washington Star.
 "So you think of making another arctic journey?'
 "Yes." replied the explorer; 'T feel as if it would be a relief to get out of town and go some place where the snow is at least reasonably clean
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-23
OccupatiOn of Fathers

The occupations of these workers were classified under six heads, of which the first three are occupations that are man. ual fin nature, while the remaining three groups are mental. The comparison
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-23
e Birthplaces of Boys and Fathers

The study shows that in the IS cities only one father in six is now living in the city of his birth, and among the boys only a few more than one-half are now living where they were born. From the viewpoint of industrial education these facts are significant. If present conditions maintain In the future the great ma jority of adults are not going to work in the same community in which they received their schooling. The proportion of boys still living in the city of their birth varies from 21 per cent to 7s per cent Among the 7s cities studied. Birmingham ranks in~the tenth place with respect to the proportion of fathers born in the city and in the sixteenth place with respect to the proportion of boys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-23
Industries of Fathers

The report classif1es the occupations of the fathers under five headings and gives the per cent engaged in each class of oc- cupation. The results for Birmingham are as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-23

Only SanltaRium ln the World Giving
 Unconditional Guarantee
Arizona republican., 1914-04-18
NOTICE CALL FOR BIDS ON PLUMBING AT COUNTY FARM.

Notice Is Hereby Given that sealed bids will he received at the office of the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County. in the city of Phoenix, Ari- zona, until ten o'clock A. NJ, Monday, April 27. 1914. for the construction in place according to plans and speci- fication furnished by the Board of ing and Drainage system at the County Poor Farm.
 Intending bidders may obtain de- tail plans and specifications at the office of the Board of Supervisors. All bids must be accompanied by a certified check for 10 per cent of the amount of the bid.
 The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any and all bids Bids will be opened by tne salo Board at it's office in the city of Phoenix, on Monday. April 2, 1914 at ten o'clock A. M. and thereafter considered.
 All bids must be sealed and ad dressed: James Miller, Jr.. Clerk of Board of Supervisors. Phoenix, Ari- zona. and marked: Bid on Plumb ing at County Farm
 By Order of Board of Supervisors.
 W. A. MOEUR,
 Chairman.
 JAMES MILLER, Jr.,
 Clerk.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-18

Bonds being in denomination of One Thousand Dollars each. amounting in the aggregate to the sum of One Hundred Nifty Thousand Dollars ($150, 0,0O0.00) and bearing interest at six (GTe) per cent per annum, pay able semi-annually. Said Bonds to he dated May first, 1914. and pay able twenty years from the date thereof. Both principal and interest payable in Gold Coin, Lawful Money of the United States, at the office Of the Treasurer of Maricopa County Bonds to be delivered to the pur- chaser thereof in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, at the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of said Maricopa County.
 These Bonds are issued under the authority of Title XI. Revised Stat utes of Arizona, 1913.
 The opinion of Messrs. Dillon, Thompson &, Clay, Attorneys. of the City of New York, as to the validity of the Bonds will be furnished to the purchaser.
 All bids must be unconditional ex- cept as to favorable opinion by Messrs. Dillon, Thompson & Clay, and must be accompanied by a cer- tified check upon National Bank or upon a bank in Arizona, for Five Thousand Dollars payable to the Treasurer of Maricopa County, which check shall be forfeited in case of refusal or omission of the successful bidder to accept the Bonds and make payment therefor within thirty days from date of award. No bid for less than par value and accrued interest to date of delivery will be received The checks of unsuccessful bidders will be returned upon rejection of each bid. Bids at 8 rate ot interest less than six (S9o) per cent will be i considered.
 . The Board expressly reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any informality in any bid.
 Bids will be opened by said Boarl on Monday. April 20th, 1914, at ten i o'clock A. M and thereafter consid- cred.
 Bids must be sealed and addressed: ] James Miller, Jr., Clerk Board of | Supervisors, Phoenix, Arizona. and marked on outside of envelope: High | School Bond Proposal" By order of Board of Supervisors Maricopa County,
 JAMES MILLER. JR, Clerk.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-18
ORDINANCE NO. 5S9

An Ordinance Adopting Plans for the Proposed Improvement of the Mon- roe Street Paving District from Fifth Street to Seventh Avenue. The Common Council of Phoenix do ordain as follows:
 Section l. That that certain set of plans prepared by the City En- gineer for the proposed improvement of the Monroe Street Paving Dis trict from Fifth Street to Seventh Avenue, are hereby adopted as the official plans for said work. The grades shall be at the eleva- tions shown on the plans.
 The Wid-h and location of the roadway shall be as shown on these plans.
 Section ?. A duplicate copy O. ihese plans shall be filed with the City Recorder and kept on file in his office.
 Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
 Section 4. Whereas this ordinance requires early operation in order to improve the streets of the City oi Phoenix and to preserve the public peace and safety of a large number of the residents of the City of Phoe- nix, an emergency is hereby declar- ed and this ordinance shall take ef- feet and be in full force from and after it's passage and its approval by the Mayor and due publication as by law required. and is hereby exempted from the operation of the referen- cum provision of the charter of the City of Phoenix.
 PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Phoenix this 9th day of April, 1914.
 LLOYD B. CHRISTY,
 Mayor.
 FRANK THOMAS,
 City Recorder.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-18
LEGAL NOTICE
RESOLUTION NO. e7e.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COM MON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX DECLARING THEIR IN- TENTION TO IMPROVE CERTAIN PORTIONS OF. MONROE STREET, SECOND STREET, THIRD AVE- NUE, FOURTH AVENUE, FIFTH AVENUE AND SIXTH AVENUE IN THE CITY OF PHOENIX, AND DETERMINING THAT BONDS SHALL BE ISSUED TO REPRE- SENT THE COSTS AND EXPENS- T;S THEREOF AND DECLARING THE WORK OR IMPROVEMENT TO BE OF MORE THAN LOCAL OR ORDINARY PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND THAT THE COSTS AND FIX PENSES OF SAID WORK SHALL. BE ASSESSED UPON A DISTRICT AND PROVIDING THAT THE PROPOSED WORK OR IMPROVE MENT SHALL BE DONE. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE I'M PROMINENT ACT OF 1912" AND
Arizona republican., 1914-04-18
LEGAL NOTICE
RESOLUTION NO. 67s

A RESOLUTION OF THE CON-
 MON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX, DECLARING THEIR INTENTION TO IMPROVE CER- TAIN PORTIONS OF FIRST STREET IN SAID CITY. AND DE- TERMINING THAT BONDS SHALL BE ISSUED TO REPRESENT THE COSTS AND EXPENSES THERE OF, AND DECLARING THE WORK OR IMPROVEMENT TO BE OF MORE THAN LOCAL OR ORDIN- AIRY PUBLIC BENEFIT AND THAT THE COSTS AND EXPENSES OF SAID WORK SHALL BE ASSESS ED UPON A DISTRICT AND PRO- VIDING THAT THE PROPOSED WORK OR IMPROVEMENT SHALL BE DONE UNDER THE PROvI- SONS OF THE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1912. AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS.
 BE IT RESOLVED. by the Com mon Council of the City of Phoe- nix.
 Section 1. That the public inter est and convenience require and that it is the intention of the Common Council of the City of Phoenix to order the following work to be done, to-wit:
 1. That the roadway of First Street in said city from the north erly line of Adams Street to the southerly line of Roosevelt Street, in- cluding all intersections of streets and alleys excepting the intersection of Monroe street and including also such portions of the roadways of in tersecting streets as is necessary~to form an easy approach to the pave nent hereinafter described, and ex- ,epting such portions of said street IS are occupied by street railway track or tracks and a space of two feet CD in width outside the rails ,f said tracks. and excepting also hat portion of the roadway of said street from the northerly line of Van 5uren Street to a point one hundred md twenty-five feet (125) south of | he center line of Polk Street. be traded and paved with bitulithic l 
 2. That a combined concrete curb
Arizona republican., 1914-04-18
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BOND BUYERS SALE OF DISTRICT NUMBER SEVENTEEN SCHOOL BONDS

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the office of the Board of Supervisors of Mari copa County. in the city of Phoenix. Arizona, until ten o'clock A M.
 MONDAY MAY 11th, 1914. for the purchase of thirty (30) Dis trict Number Seventeen School Bonds. with accrued interest. Said Bonds being in denomination of Five Hun dred Dollars each. amounting in the aggregate to the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15, 100000. and bearing interest at not exceeding annually. Saids Bonds to be dated May first, 1914, and payable twenty years from the date thereof. Both principal and interest payable in Gold Coin, Lawful Money of the United States at the office of the Treasurer of Maricopa County. Bonds to be delivered to the purchaser thereof in the city Of Phoenix, Arizona, at the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of said Maricopa County.
 These Bonds are issued under the authority of Title X1. Revised Sta tutes of Arizona. 1913.
 All bids must be accompanied by q certified check upon National Bank or upon a bank in Arizona, TOT One Thousand Dollars payable to the the Treasurer of Maricopa County. No bid for less than par value ana accrued interest to date of delivery will be received. The checks Of un- successful bidders will be returned upon rejection of each bid. Bids at q rate of interest less than six (61o) per cent will be considered.
 The Board expressly reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any informality in any bid Bids will be opened by said Board on Monday, May 11th, 1914, at ten o'clock A. NJ and thereafter con- sidered.
 Bids must be sealed and addressed: James Miller, Jr., Clerk Board ot Supervisors. Phoenix, Arizona, ana marked on outside of envelope: Dis ,rict Number Seventeen Bond Pro- posal."
 Maricopa County.
 JAMES MILLER, Jr..
 Clerk.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-18
NOTICE TO BOND BUYERS SALE OF MESA UNION H'1n
 crunnt BONDS

Notice is hereby given that seaieu bids will be received at the olii.o cf the Board of Supervisors or Mari copa County. in the city of PhoeniN' Arizona, until ten o'clock A. NJ. MONDAY, APRIL TWENTIETH
 1914
 for the purchase of one hundred rif ty Q5O) Mesa Union High Scnooi Bonds. with accrued interest. Said
Arizona republican., 1914-04-18
AUTOS.To HIRE

THE BEST Auto service at vour command. Meet all trains Parties To all points of interest. Lowest pos sibie rates. Phone 12SS. Baum S biiilaro Parlors. 5-bb
Arizona republican., 1914-04-18

street.
 10. That manhoies De built to fur nfsh access to the aforementioned pipes at the following locations:
 First Street and Polk Street, One CD.
 First Street and Taylor Street, One CD.
 First Street and Fillmore Street, One CD. tl
 First Street and Pierce Street, One CD.
 First Street and Mckinley Street, One CD. First Street and Garfield Street, One CD.
 First Street and Roosevelt Street, One (D.
 Il. That inlets be built in the gutters at the following locations;
 First Street and Polk Street, Eight (s).
 First Street and Taylor Street, Eight (S).
 First Street and Fillmore Street. Eight fS).
 First Street and Pierce Street. Eight (S).
 First Street and Mckinley Street. Eight (8).
 First Street and Garfield Street, Eight (D.
 First Street and Roosevelt Street. Two @.
 and that the said inlets be con- nected with the aforementioned pipes with ten inch Q0") concrete pipes. 12. That sheet metal gates be set reaching through the curb at the inlets and also on the aortherly side of the roadway of Van .Buren Street near the easterly and westerly lines of First Street
Arizona republican., 1914-04-18
VETERINARY SURGEON

DIR. J. A. AMBROSY, graduate from the German army and U. S. Veterinary College. Calls attended day and night
 Phone 1092. 719 Grand Ave If
Arizona republican., 1914-04-18
FIRE ExTINGUISHER

BEST MADE fire extinguishers, oderless. alright. years guarantee. Western Chemical Fire Pail Co.,. srdt Ave and Jackson. Phone 1231 u
Arizona republican., 1914-04-18

HAND LAUNDRY
 SANITARY HAND LAUNDRY. rough dry. S5c; each bundle washed separately. 70S N 1st St. Phone 2s7s.
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Arizona republican., 1914-04-18
Lodge Notices

Center. W. c. Powell, K. R. X $. Phone Office 567; Residence, 209R5.