Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-07-13

NEW 1ohNs jury -IlOlci iOOi
gardens have been opening so fast
since the. first of the month that
there are now more than score of
these places where diversion may be
found in the evening by that portion
of the community that has to spend
the heated term here, and the Wis
itor from the west or south who ev-
cry year is more and more generally
coming to the conclusion that New
York is the best summer resort in
the western hemisphere if not in
the world. Travellers say there is
nothing abroad quite like the New
York hotel roof this summer. Paris
has its open-afc restaurants, though
most Americans who visit them
don't go to play or to eat, but to be
shocked either at the prices or the
notorious persons.
A heavy falling off in the imports
of precious stones into the United
States during the governments fis'
cal year ending last Tuesday is fore
Swallowed in estimates made by Will
liam B. Treadwell, examiner of all
gem importations entering this coun-
try. In the last fiscal year the en-
ties of gems had an appraised for
eign value of $4S.7SS,997, while this
years importations, according to
Mr.. TreadWeli, will probably fall be-
low $4,000. 900, a loss of approxim-
ately sl4,090,O0O in twelve months.
Maiden Lane authorities estimate
49, &c,
attributed in part to hard times, y
hut more to the fact that the i'm
porters overstocked last year in an :
ticipation of the higher duties in
corporated in the new tariff.
The fathers of the Franciscan
Monastery in Thompson street are
exhibiting with a great deal of pride
solid gold receptacle which was
made to contain the sacred relic of
the bones of st. Anthony. 1t is
made out Of gold rings, bracelets,
brooches, pins, and coins which were
melted up. This jewelry worth
nearly $1,000 was contributed by the
Italians of the neighborhood. The
relic of st. Anthony was brought
here two years ago from Italy and
has since reposed in the Church of
st. Anthony of Padua- According
to the priests there the relic has
worked many miracles, and persons
who have kissed it have been cured
of illness and suffering.
The hoboes of the Brotherhood
Welfare association, of which J.
Eads How, the millionaire hobo"
is the leading spirit, will not go to
Kansas to help harvest the big
wheat crop this year The matter
was definitely decided at a recent
meeting of the brotherhood" when
a proposition to ship 500 of their
members as live stock by freight
from New York to Topeka was sub
mitted to them. They might be
willing to make the trip in oman
palace cars, some of them SAID, but
most of them were more or less ac-
quainted with the discomforts of box
car accommodations, and preferred
the ease of park benches and idle
ness while the weather continued
warm.
Following the example of Mr. Bel
asco and other leading theatrical
managers and producers. the Shu-
berts finally have decided to take
up the movies" In association with
group of capitalists they have
formed the Shubert Feature Film
Corporation, with a capital of $4,000
600. The new concern will make
photoplays of the regular stage prod
uctions controlled by the Shuberts
Among some of the best known OF
the productions to be filmed and
shown are the English melodrama
The Whip" THE Midnight Sons,
1.-THE Lure" Girls" "The Blue
Mouse THE Girl Behind the Coun-
ter" "A Gentleman From Mississ-
ippi," 1.-The Earl and the Gill" Way
Down East" Bought and Paid For
and "a Chinese Honeymoon"
The present dance craze is doing
wonders for dealers in favors and
other novelties. SO large and varied
is the demand that one prominent
house in this city is carrying an as
sortment that ranges in price, retail
from cents to SIS. Among then
are little dancing couples on paste
hoard boxes that are to be filled with
candy, as well as similar figures OF
celluloid, which may be perched or
the edge of a glass and which serve
as holders for place cards at tango
teas and similar entertainments. Ii