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Arizona republican., 1914-11-29

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Arizona republican., 1914-11-29

By MISS BERTHA KNIFE
 Phoenix, comfortable, peaceful. hope ful, beneath the azure sky-Phoenix,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-01
The Art of READING Letters.

My dear old grandfather, who wrote
all his own letters in Il hand which,
down to the day Of his death, was al
most plain enough for u blind man to
read. taught me never to attempt to
answer a letter without placing it be-
fore me and reviewing it scrupulously.
paragraph by paragraph. Hundreds
of times have l devoutly blessed his
memory for that lesson in the common
sense Of correspondence. Whenever
lured by the pellmell spirit of the age
stray from his precepts rue it, and
l can feel the flush Of shame over
spread my face as follow a first let
ter Of response with a second, render
ed necessary by the belated discovery
of a point left uncovered. The old
copybook legend, Haste breeds care
lessness." Is as true as it was in the
days when good penmanship and good
morals went hand in hand In the train
Ing Of youth. If slambang and hurry
burly have given its coup de grace to
the once gentle art of writing letters.
is not that all the more reason why.
before 1t is too late, we should rescue
the half dead art of reading them?-
Atlantic
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-01
DANCING Birds.

One Of the many strange sights on
the plains Of southern Africa is a par
ty of waltzing ostriches. Their queer
antics have been described thus:
when there are a number of them
they will start off in the morning and
after running n few hundred yards will
stop and with raised wings will whirl
rapidly round till they are stupefled or
perhaps break leg. The males pose
also before fighting and to make their
court. They kneel on their ankles.
opening their wings and balancing
themselves alternately forward and
backward or to one side or the other.
while the neck is stretched on a level
with the back and the head strikes the
sides. now on the right now on the
left, while the feathers are bristling
The birds appear at this time so alb,
sorbed in their occupation rs to forget
all that IS going on around them and
can he approached and caught. The
male alone utters a cry. which sounds
much like an effort to speak with the
mouth shut tight"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-01
An Easy Choice.

You must choose between usr'
shouted Blink. "You can't have both
When that dressmaker was last in this
house | vowed that she should never
come again. l have had all I'm ever
going to have of being under the same
roof with two semi-nutty women and
requiring rake every morning to get
the odd pieces of cloth out Of my
clothes. | shall never again sit ut my
meals hearing the whir of that cursed
sewing machine and listening to lot
Of plated. ruftled. cut bias and founc-
ed talk in which | have no chance to
join. The day that woman comes go
Make your decision now Do you
choose your husband or your dress
maker?'
With iimpid eyes the lady looked
upon her husband. Then she breathed
sigh and said:
well. dear, If you must go what can
| say?"-New York Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-01
Audible liuht.

The optophone is an instrument
which makes light audible. 1t is based
on the we'll known property possessed
by Seleninm Of changing its resistance
when Illuminated A sensitive indica
tor can be made to move by merely
holding a lighted match over a seleni
um cell to which is attached an electric
battery. This movement is In the OPTIC
phone attached to a telephone arrange
mcnt and so made audible BY this
means. though the blind cannot actu.
ally see. they are able to locate light by
the sound. A striking experiment will,
the optophone is to point the camera
like box to window and adjust to
silence" Then If the hand Is passed
across the open end its passage is indi
Gated by rasping sound. if the in
strriment is adjusted for darkness light
produces Il sound varying with its in
tensity Moonlight can be distinct,
heard. while sunlight makes a roaring
sound
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-01
MACADAM ROADS
BECOME OBSOLETE.
Use Of Concrete, at Least 40 Base, Ad-
vocated by Experts.

"Waterbound macadam roads. which
for practically a century have been
adequate for the traffic have now, IN
der the new conditions become obso
letc. and their further construction
means serious wnste of public
funds" says former President Lewis
X. Speare of the American Automobile
association.
"Macadam may answer for side
roads and cross roads where there is
little travel TO wear the surface into
dust and few fast moving vehicles to
throw the dust into the air to he blown
away. But for main roads a method Of
construction must he put In operation
which will produce durable roads.
"Wherever 1t can be used concrete
makes n most excellent road, or a road
base for some other kind Of surface.
| The state of California has adopted
! concrete construction for practically It's
Wayne county. Mich. has been build
ing concrete roads for five years.
Before the Wayne county authori-
ties had learned by experience how t.
build concrete roads with expansion
| joints to prevent the concrete from
cracking in cold weather and buckling
| in the hot sun, several miles Of roads
were built which broke into frequent
cracks. To repair these cracked sec
tons of road they poured hot bitumin-
Gus material into the cracks and cover
ed them with sand This has worn to
whole forms smooth road to travel
over, and one which looks rs if 1t
would stand for a generation ut least.
'In some sections Of the country the
concrete is being used as base. and
two or three inches of broken stone.
mixed with bituminous materials. put
on for surface. II properly built this
kind Of road should be very durable
and should justify the additional ex
pense
"The concrete will furnish the
strength required to hold up the loads
which are constantly growing heavier,
| while the bituminized surface will pre-
vent the creation of dust. making the
road pleasant to travel over.
The only proper way to figure on
the cost Of a road is to consider both
the original cost and the expense of
maintenance for a period Of ten or
fifteen years. Under present conditions
of travel n macadam road would have
to be resurfaced every two or three
years and would be in bad condition
| twO-thirGlS Of the time"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-01
GOOD ROADS IN IRELAND.
improvements Made In Order to A.
tract Automobile Tourists.

tract Automobile Tourists.
ireland is awakening to the necessity
Of putting her roads I'm order for Amer
lean and other autonOliIiSts whom she
wishes to attract as tourists. Irish
roads until recently were VIGOROUSLY
bad. and in many parts Of the country
they still deserve that reputation. says
the Brooklyn Eagle The chief reason
for this condition Of affairs is financial
The roads are maintained by local
bodies which have never very much
money to spend and very often are nj
most unduly economical
Yet there Is large sum Of money
actually allotted for this purpose by The
government most of which has not
been spent Since its establishment In
1910 the road board has been granted
81 100000 to spend in Ireland. but of
this sum only $45O.OOO has actually
been distributed. The reason for this
strange state of affairs Hes in the sys
tenn Of divided control over main roads
AS result the road board finds that
1t is hampered in it's work by having
to deal with large number Of small
local bodies instead Of with the county
councils alone. rs in England
A movement has now been set on
foot by the automobile association and
the motor union to effect an improve
ment in this direction. Their Sugges-
lion is that the main roads should be
taken away from the control Of the
smaller bodies and put under the coun.
ty councils. The consent of parlia-
ment would. of course. be necessary to
the change. but there seems to be no
reason why 1t should not be easily OBJ
taiued.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-01

SONV Al WOhh ON A oIAIE AOAD.
on the roads and If acquitted when
tried shall be paid so cents day for
each days work they perform; justices
of the peace shall sentence to work OH
the roads persons convicted of crime
whom otherwise they would send to
the county Jail.
Another feature Of the West Virginia
law is the establishment of state
road bureau to supervise any plans
proposed by county for using prison
labor in road building The plans ap
proved. the county shall apply to the
board Of control for the number of
prisoners required and shall state the
length of time they shall be needed
The board shall. rs far us possible.
give equal service to each of the coun
ties and shall determine which prison
ers may be assigned to such work
The warden is to provide suitable and
movable quarters. which shall be built.
where possible. by convict labor. The
convicts shall remain under direct con
t'"' vi tHC "uluCus luclI WI II, uOW-
ever. being under the supervision Of
the road bureau.
In Iowa the board of control OF the
state institutions with the advice Of
the warden of any penal institution.
may permit able bodied male prisoners
to work on the roads. The law spe
officially states such labor shall not be
leased to contractors. A prisoner OPP
posed to such work. or whose character
and disposition make it probable that
he would attempt escape or he unruly.
is not to be worked on the highways.
Although the prisoners are under the
jurisdiction of the warden while build
Ing or repairing roads. their work is
supervised by the state highway COM
missioner. Prisoners employed on the
highways Of Iowa receive such part of
their earnings above the cost of their
keep rs the board deems equitable. the
earnings either being funded or given
to their dependent families Before
Iowa passed her present prison labor
laws. George ". Cosson. attorney gen
eral of the state. made thorough in
vestigation OF the prisons of his own
and other states. and strongly de.
nounced the contract system under
which the prisoners were employed up
to that time. Mr.. Cosson drew up the
road bill and is of the opinion it will
do much to drive the contract system
out Of the state.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-01
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PRESIDENT WILSON ON
GOOD ROADS.

x tell you very frankly that
my interest in good roads is not
merely an interest in the pleas
ure Of riding in automobiles; it
Is not merely an interest in the
very much more important mat
ter of uffording the farmers Of
this country and the residents in
villages the means Of ready ac-
cess to such neighbOring mar
kets as shey need for economic
benefit. but it is also the interest
, in weaving rs complicated and
elaborate net Of neighbOrhood
and state and national opinions
together as it is possible to
weave.
II believe that the develop
ment Of great systems of roads
is. psycholOgically speaking as
we'll as physically speaking.
, task of craftsmanship. be-
lieve that it is the proper study
of the statesman to bind com
munities together and open their
intercourse so that it will flow
with absolute freedom and IA
cility.
You cannot nationally increase
the prosperity of this country
, without increasing the road ia
cilities Of the country"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-01
CONVICT WORK ON
PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
Majority Of States Now Use
Prison Labor.
DISCARD CONTRACT SYSTEM
During the Present Year Thirteen
States Have Passed Laws Allowing
the Use Of Convicts In the Construc-
ton and Repair of Roads.

Thirteen states have passed laws
during the present year allowing the
use of cOnvictS in the construction and
repair of highways. according to u
compilation by Dr. e. Stage Within.
assistant in social legislation in Co.
lumbia university and chairman of the
executive committee Of the national
committee OH prison labor. They are
Arkansas. Delaware. Florida, Illinois.
Indiana. Kansas, Maine. New Jersey.
North Dakota. Pennsylvania. Vermont.
West Virginia and Wisconsin. AS
many other states had previously
passed similar legislation. but few Of
the rty-eight states have not adopted
the policy of using prisoners to build
and maintain public roads.
West Virginia and Iowa are the two
states whose laws regarding the work
ing of convicts on highways stand out
most prominently. So anxious was
the governor of the former state to Sc
cure an effective law that he went to
representatives of the national com
mittee on prison labor. Of the road de-
partment Of Columbia university and
of the legislative drafting bureau
worked out bills making compulsory
the employment Of convicts on the
roads. The West Virginia law author
ICES the county courts to make appro
priations out Of road funds for convict
work: it states that the court shall sen
tence any male person over sixteen to
road work instead OF to the county
Jail; persons charged with misdemean
ors unable to furnish bail shall work
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-01
keenino Them Dawn.

Stenographer-W What is wrong. Mrs
Grimhattle: Mrs. Grimbattle- You've
spelled Henry with capita! III"
Don't you know that Henry is mere
mans name?--New York Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-01
For tha Girls

The girl who il as pretty as a pic
tnre should never allow herself to get
In an ugly frame OF mind.-Chicago
News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-01

Belief Is the acceptance of a map
Faith is taking the voyage.
The chronicle=news., 1914-11-18
MEDIAT0Rs MEET TO
SETTLE RAILROAD DISPUTE

Chicago, Nov. 1S.-Judge William
l.. Chambers, United States commits
sioner of mediation, arrived here to-
day from st Louis and named the six
arbitrator who will attempt to set
Tile the differences between the EN-
tployes and managers of SO western
railroads at conference to be held
here November 30 Those named are
Charles Nagel, former secretary of
commerce and labor; letter c. Pritch-
ard. judge of the United States court
,of appeals at Ashville. N. c.! H. l..
Bryan. vice president of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad; w. l..
Park, vice president of the Illinois
Central railroad; +. "A. Burgess. as
sistant grand chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers.
Timothy Shea, assistant to the
president of the brotherhood of Lo-
connective Firemen and Enginemen.
Mr.. Nagel and Judge Pritchard
were chosen by the federal board of
mediation after tine other four arbi-
traitors had failed to agree on two
neutral members in the Is days al
lotted to them.
The chronicle=news., 1914-11-18
INNEs REMANDED TO
GEORGIA OFFICERS

San Antonio, Texas, Nov. IS
Victor f. lines, and Mrs. lnnes, were
remanded 70 the custody of officers
from Fulton county, Ca, by Judge
Anderson in the district court here
today. The attorney for the Inncs
Immediately filed an exception to the
courts ruling and gave notice of APP
peal. The prisoners will be held
here pending the decision of the ap-
peal. They are charged with mis-
appropriation of trust funds in At
lanta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Innes were acquitted
yesterday on charges of murder in
connection with the disappearance
of Mrs. Elo!s helms Dennis and her
sister, Miss Beatrice Nelms, of At
lanta, Ga. Innes and his wife for
perly resided at Eugene, Oregon.
The chronicle=news., 1914-11-18
BROKERS ARE HELD
ON EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE

San Francisco, Nov. Isl. C.
Wilson and ID. A. Wilbrand, members
of the failed broker firm of i. Z.
Wilson 4 Co., one of the best known
establishments on the Pacific coast,
were arrested heretoday on war
rants charging them with the en-
bezzlement of 100000. 5,
Before the firm went into volun-
'tary bankruptcy owing to the sus-
pension of the New York stock ex-
change and the financial stringency
that set in shortly after the outbreak
of the war it held memberships in
the New York stock and cotton eX-
changes, the. Chicago board of trade
and-the Sam Francisco stock and
boud exchange, and maintained of
The chronicle=news., 1914-11-18
News From Europe's War Zone

tillery which had halted in It's re.
treat to check the pursuers. The
vicar of the parish was among the
5000 priests with the French army.
Whose line already extended far to
the south Most OF the inhabitants
of the parish had fled or sought ref
Luge, and the Able Schmidt was near
~ alone to aid the German surgeons
and nurses to take care of these
srievously torn soldiers, most Of
whom lay upon bundles of straw III
the church Itself. For three days,
might and day. he cared for the enc
'my's wounded with the same devo-
Ition as If they were of Ills own couu-
try. Then, in the frantic hurry OF
the retreat before the allies, he en-
deavored, as far as possible. to ease
the pain caused by their transport
into all sorts of improvised ambu-
lances.
The last of the wounded had
scarcely quit. the town when the
booming of cannon was heard from
NO directions almost simultaneous,
~, and from the German lines the
shells began to fall into the little VII
liee. When the French came through
the church waa wrecked and nc
longer possible shelter for the
French wounded.
! The following day was Sunday
and in the morning Able Schmidt
with the aid Of a few parishioners
The chronicle=news., 1914-11-18

Vcrncuil, Nov. lS.-''It matters
pot!" cried the old Able, crossing
himself before the gaping hole in the
front of the parish church at Yer
neuil God is eternal and by His
grace we shall survive"
The. six-inch shell that went
through the hole had carried the
door with 1t and blown out part OF
the side of the wall A smaller hole
in the clock tower marked where a
three-inch projectile had cut through
and the dial lay shattered at Able
Schmidts feet. Another shot had
torn from It's hangings tile old
church bell, which in its fall had
crashed through the front and OBJ
structed the entry. Another shot
had made great opening in the roof
and the shell exploding inside had
demolished the altar and the reli.
quarry lay buried beneath heap OF
stone. mortar and splintcrs. But tn,
four walls remained erect and Tho
steeple seemed to hold Its pointet
head up with the same disnitiod for
ti.ude with which the venerable abb
btAyed the iron hand OF the dc
stteyet.
rive days before the Germans la,
made short forced halt around Yer
ncuil. and when they passed through
II was to seek shelter for u grea
number of victims of the French ar
The chronicle=news., 1914-11-18

fices here, in Los Angeles, San Diego,
Coronado, Cal, Portland, Ore.- aud
Seattle. Wash. 49, u
The warrants were sworn 10 In the
police court by A. B. Busey, Jr.. Louis
Rosenthal and George +. Hattou, for
mer customers of the firm. The al
legged entertainments cover sums re-.
ceived by the firm July % 10 81.
Just prior to its failure. Bonds for
each of the partners were fixed at
$4,000 when the warrants were
given out to be served. Wilson'S
furniture was sold recently at public
auction. t...H. ~.
The chronicle=news., 1914-11-18
FRAUD INDICTMENT
- QUASHED IN COURT

New York, Nov. 1S.-The indict-
ment charging Daniel n. Morgan,
former treasurer of the United
States, and six others with using the
mails to defraud stock investors in
with the operations of
Jared Flagg, was quasEed today OH
motion of the United States district
attorney, vino said that the testi-
mony at Flagg's trial showed that
Mr.. Morgan and his six associates
were mt guilty
The chronicle=news., 1914-11-18
BACH-DENMAN MINES
RESUME OPERATIONS

Fort Smith. Ark, Nov. 1S.--Non-
union miners recruited from the
Ciarksviile and Jimtown' camps left
here today from the Bache-Denman
properties at Prairie Creek which
are to resume operations at once UNI
der orders. of, the federal epvrt+.
The chronicle=news., 1914-11-18

who desire human welfare.
The federation passed resolution
instructihG the executive council to
draw up bill for presentation to
congress aud state legislators which
shall provide for the Withholding OF
licenses from detective agencies that
engage in the business of furnishing
O..
Another resolution adopted sup
ports the national federation Of post
office clerks in their efforts to have
mail equipment properly disinfecttd
and to improve the sanitary condi-
tions "of the overcrowded postoffice
work rooms.
The chronicle=news., 1914-11-18
HUERTA OFFICER HELD
ON U. s. SOIL

San Antonio. Texas, Nov. 1S.--
Emilio Acosta, who gives his title as
Major" in the Huerta army. was
arrested here today by Officials Of
the United States immigration de-
partment. charged with being in this
country illegally. The arrest was
made by departmental warrant
signed by the commander of the i'm
migration department at Washing
ton. ssrrf y er
The chronicle=news., 1914-11-18

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y,v,y CO.. .s,,a. 81 ne
iencnv 49,, hi,ns.,, ,,..- =.
isuajler .n.n. 80 .., sh.,, q,
trench he,t.r ,b.n h,g MAJ r,a
lid IN keen IN atv.n .mn,,t -,
lnbvs,c.I ax.-,;o, and, ~, =, -
poun,,s ,eo,;rs. f,,,h n,ora r..,,
ttb.n ono NJ 10 ,o,,nd. 4, 10 49,,
I6callv es,inataa Uepc. ., !. e.,
~ould onan r.or,;,in. ,o .xaa,,o..
m.ter,.I
Paris Nov ,s-E,.ncb ,r.d. az
greRatine s0o ooO non franc. ~
s3GO. 0O0. OOO YEAR ia thrown ,n,o
the marke, az resul, NJ ,ha 49,
such wa. III. toto, ,.,,a n, aooIs
purchas.d hy France I,,, veor fror,
C.,manv aua Aust,,, lilo i,oI.roa ~,
trade being In favor Of Germanv tn
the amount of EOS 900 900 francs,
amount of 100000 francs.
Local committees are being organ
lied with q view to placing this bust
ness to the best advantage. The COM
mittee OF Industrial and commercial
defence is taking up the interests of
small manufacturers. who have not
been In touch with the foreign con-
sumner in a way to enable them to
make new connections directly. Pro.
posals are being made to English
business organizations with a view
to an exchange OF visits in the two
countries OF represent tives of COM
and industrial concerns. The
importance of this work to the Unit
ed States may be understood from
the fact that the purchases from
Germany last year there were ~
100000 francs in machinery. while
France purchased from the United
States only 57.00o.0O0 francs in this
line. Germany supplied 100000
900 francs in cereals while the
United States supplied 35,0OO.0OO.
Another committee is being form
ed to consider the question OF hotels
which are. to a great extent. in the
hands Of Germans, while those con-
iucted by Frenchmen had mostly 4
German and other foreign employees. u
One proposition is to establish
number Of hotel schools, such as the
me already in operation at Thonon.
where every branch Of the hotel bus
ness is taught practically. French
lotel keepers in Paris have organized
OF languages for their young
n employees in order to fit them to
AXE the place Of Germans, as the
question OF language has always