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Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
USE YOUR DICTIONARY EVERY
 DAY

Writing an article entitled Treas ure in Books" in the April Woman's Home Companion, Laura Spencer Portor gives the following excellent advice about the ad. antascs to be gained from the study of words:
 The study of words: it may sound to you a dry thing, yet l promise you it is not, very far from it.
 And this brings me to suggest that the habit of one of the grea- writers of studying carefully from a good dictionary five words each day is one from which we might all of us get a god deal of profit. or. take a good book of synonyms, for in stance, and learn from it each day five words somewhat similar, com pairing and weighing carefully the meanings and values of them. Notice
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
REAL IRONY OF FATE

At the Authors club in New York one evening, a number of members were swapping stories. when one told more than once used the term irony of fate.n
 That expression" remarked one of his listeners, may well have fitted the emergency of your story but 1 have d better one. Once. in San Francisco, when l was nearly down and out. l received money order from home in the sum of $40, and the only may who could identify me was one to whom owed S3S"-Lippincott's Magazine
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
"PreSident Wilson.
or to the name of their great state.
 News From Front

News From Front
 The latest news from the front will be one of the many features of the Arizona Day banquet wireless and tele-' graph bulletins will be received every few minutes
 There will be tables for special par ties and groups of friends will get to- gether to celebrate Arizona's advent of fifty years ago.
 Efforts to have the next battleship named Arizona" are being made, it is hoped by Friday at the banquet the announcement can be made officially. The decorations will be more elaborate than eVer A large corps of ladies will be at work Friday all afternoon getting the decorations in shape. Thousands of roses will be used and some delight full surprises are promised A great number of the workers are getting plans for gathering these flow CTS in time for the occasion. Telegrams are coming as well as letters telling of the Arizonans who are to attend There will be representatives from every sec 1 tiOn of the state and every official part l of the states government will be pres ent in the person of some official | Every political party will see that its | leaders are on hand to keep in touch l The stories of what was fifty years ago | leading up to today, will be heard and 1 also there will be brought out what is 1 wanted for the future
 | It is not every citizen that is privil- esed to join in a celebration of this sort. Few citizens indeed can join il more than one. and once in fifty years should not he overlooked by any Ari- zanian.
 The ticket committee is busy Club. are planning to attend in large bodies
 The toast to Arizona at 12 noon or Friday should be joined in by everyone drink if in whatever you will but let i he to Arizona and then three cheers One man on Wednesday stated h
 had come 200 miles to join in that toas to Dear old Arizona" and would no
 miss it and the Arizona Day Banoue
 for worlds.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
OF
 ARIZONA WILL
 BE AT DINNER
Governors of Territory h. vited as Specially Honor ed Guests to Arizona Day Banquet - Preparations for Celebration

In an effort to have present at the Arizona Day banquet Friday night every living ex-governor of the ter ritory of Arizona, the reception com mittee will spare no pains at all. With the exception of Ex-Governor Alexander 0. Brodie, all the eX-gov ernors now living in Arizona can be present at the banquet.
 One of the ex-governors. Judge Kibbev. will be the central figure at the Arizona clubs celebration of Arizona day. At high noon all mem bers of the club will assemble in the dining room. and drink to Arizona. d toast fashioned by that admirable smith of good wishes, the president of the club.
 Judge Kibbey. Judge R. E. Sloan. l.. C. Hughes and C. M. Zulick are the four who may be on hand when the "reminiscences are uncorked at that gay Arizona day dinner
 Governor Brodie will not be able to he present, but it is pretty sure that Sloan. Hughes and Kibbey can come
 The dinner will not be the only way that Arizona will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the birth ot the territory At noon gatherings O. all sorts in every part of the state will pause in heir work or play and pay tribute to the memory of those who made the first territorial gov crnment As the hour of noon ap- breaches some will give resoundine cheers for the name of Arizona. 9th CTS will listen to inspiring speeches while still others will drink health, with much ceremony on the side schools will aid in the celebration lodges. clubs, associations, groups il hotels. everywhere the people vii halt on their busy course to do hon.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
FIFTH KATHLYN PICTURE
 FINALLY REACHES CITY
Delayed Shipment of Last Install ment Published in The Repub-
 lican Reaches Phoenix

The fifth picture of the kathlyn series will be shcWn at the Empress theater tonight. This is the picture that corresponds to the installment Of the story that appeared in The Republican last Sunday. It's sub title is The Royal Slave" and is one of the most exciting of all the pie lures thus far.
 The Kathlyn pictures are among tie finest serials in the moving pie ture world The scenario for the films was written by Harold Me Grath and has been staged by the SellS company at their immense out door studios at Los Angeles A well equipped zoo is maintained there " the company especially for pie lures of this kind. Miss Kathlyn Williams, who plays the star part in the series, is one of the most emin- ent actresses in the United States
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
WALTER COOL LIKES
 PHOENIX VERY MUCH

Walter Cool of Denver, Colo, who is manager of district number ten of the sales division of the National Cash Register company, is visitor to Phoenix at this time the guest Of MT. ana Mrs. Fred P Webber. Mir Cool has been with the company for twenty eight years and sold cash registers in the early days in this state.
 Mr. Cool expressed himself as be- ing delighted with the growth and general condition of the city and valley Always booster for this section. he found more here this time to attract his attention and interest than upon any previous visit. MT. Cool expects to bring his wife with him next fall when he comes here and Mrs. Cool will spend the winter in Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23

station and said that another colored man had stolen his thirty eight cali Der revolver and had rushed away armed with the weapon. His de- scriptiOn answered that of Henderson. The police were unable to locate Henderson despite careful search
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
CALENDAR OF SPORTING
 EVENTS F0R COMING WEEK
Thursday

Harry Trendall vs. Lee Kelly. s rounds, at St Louis. Ad Wolgast vs. Johnny Tillman, 10 rounds, at Hudson. Wis. Billy De Foe vs Kid" Coffey, 10 rounds, at Hudson, Wis. Three l baseball league opens it's sea son. with Davenport at Peoria Dd- buque at Bloomington, Springfield at Decatur. and Quincy at Danville. North Carolina baseball league opens its season, with Winston Salem at Greensboro Raleigh at Durham and Charlotte at Asheville.
 Friday Opening of 12-day meeting of Ken lucky Racing association at LeXinS- ton.
 National amateur trap-shooting cham pionships at Travers Island, x. Y. Pacific Coast interscholastic meet at University of California.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23

the degrees of force in the follow ing; to dislike, to hate, to loathe, to detest, to abhor-each note struck is little stronger, higher. we might say, So, rebuke, reprimand, censure, blame are all of one color but of how different shades of meaning. So, too, misfortune, calamity disas ter: so weak, feeble decrepit; tand what delicate difference between fame and renown or feminine and Womanly and womanish.''
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
MEETING OF M. & M.
 AT BOARD 0f TRADE
Interesting Discussions Before Large
 Membership of Organization

The meeting of the Merchants 6s Manufacturers association last even
 ing at the Board of Trade was one of great interest and value. P T. Stay back member of the executive commit tee of the association, presided.
 H. D. Marshall, Jr., talked in a most interesting manner on the quite general practice of issuance of checks without funds in bank equal to the amount of the check. He cited the three causes usually apparent leading to the carry ing out of the practice. and explained the efforts of the bank to eliminate it. He urged the merchants to be more | careful in their acceptance of checks, and to spread tha news of cooperation to their fellow merchants in backing up 1 the efforts of the bank and the Mer- | chants X Manufacturers association in | putting a stop to this condition of af- | fairs so far as possible at this time and | in securing proper legislation at the 1 next session of the legislature. | r. B. Lyman dealt with the legal side of the proposition. He told of the diff | ficulty under the present law in secur-
 ing conviction Of offenders. and offered
 many valuable suggestions as to the | form of legislation required to fully
 sover the situation. He noted the good
 that the association was doing in their
 activities along this line not only from
 q standpoint of proposed legislation but
 in giving encouragement to the officials in their efforts at conviction of the | hay II<
 urged that when prosecution had once l been started it be not dropped or com
 promised but pushed to final conclu-
 sion.
 Chas. A. Stauffer explained the ef-
 forts of newspapers throughout the
 country toward advertising based only upon truthful and correct facts ani
 statements. citing the demands in al
 lines of business for higher and bet
 ter principles of operation. He gave , many interesting suggestions to tho
 members for their preparation of theil
 advertising copy, naming truth, sim
 plicity and news as the most produc. Hive of results.
 w. l.. PinneY urged the spirit of CO | operation upon all matters looking to
 ward the improvement of the city anC valley. As chairman of the member | ship committee he reported the recen } increase in membership by acceptin, ; Glendale merchants as members of tn ? Merchants & Manufacturers associa tion of Phoenix. and asked that al members make an effort toward tn . securing of additional members il Phoenix
 s Prof McOmie of the University O l Arizona appeared before the meeting i l l the interest of agricultural clubs anon
 the younger generation of farmers. H l l explained the plans of the school fo t the encouragement of better farmin : and asked the cooperation of the mer t chants in bringing about those result! t This matter was referred to the boar n of governors for consideration
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23

When the czarina of the Bulgars, Queen Eleonora, visits America in May she will be the first reigning queen ever received at the White House. the first member of European royalty. in fact, to set foot upon American soil after accession to a throne. The queen. escorted by U. S. cavalry, will go to the White House to call officially upon President Will son. During her stay she is sure to be entertained at dinner by the President and Mrs. Wilson.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23

Buck Grouse vs. Gus Christie 6 rounds, at Pittsburg.
 Saturday Annual relay races and field games at the University of Pennsylvania. Pacific Coast interscholastic meet at University of California. Mickey Sheridan vs Eddie Murphy, & rounds at Windsor, Canada.
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
STOP FIRING! THERE'S
 A MINSTREL SHOW HERE
Y. M. C. A. Thinks U. s. Should Post pone Whipping Mexico Until
 After Performance

War may be all that certain tsht- ing person named sherman said It was However. there are persons in PhoeniN who hold that there are some things of much more importance.
 One of these things is minstrel show The show which the Y. M. (. A. minstrel troupe plans to give on May II and F was arranged before the \. NJ. C. A. officials were notified that Huerta would not salute unless there was a gun for gun reply.
 Now that it appears that the war will continue right through the dates on which the show have been set, the Y, NJ. C. A. minstrel men have sent the following telegram to President Wilson that is, they have written the tele- gram and may send it:
 April p. 1914. President Wilson,
 White House. Washington, D. c.
 Urge you to postpone war with Mexico until after Y. NJ. C. A. min strels May II and r. Important Ari zona militia officer in cast. Indespen sible
 ". NJ. C. A. MINSTREL TROUPE Collect"
Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
NOT MUCH LOSS

So your wife has eloped with your chauffeur!"
 Yes, but he wasn't much of a chauf- feur '-HoustOn Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-23
OPPOSING ARMIES
PLAN FOR BATTLE

chihuahua, Mexico, Jan. 23.-Rebels
and federals today are concentrating
forces for decisive battle, at Torreon.
Villa, disposing of his troops prepara-
tory to a battle, today sent large de-
tachments south of Torreon to cut off
retreat of the federals to Mexico City.
Mexico City. Jan. 23.-Jorge Vera
Estanol, one of .he 10 deputies thrown
into Jail by President Huerta Oct. 10,
1913, was smuggled out of town last
night by Nelson O'Shaughnessy, Amer
ican charge d'affaires, and sent safely
on his way to Vera Cruz. Senor Es-
tanol is a prominent attorney and, was
minister of public instruction in the
late President Madero's cabinet. He
was released from the penitentiary by
court order. His friends, believing his
life was in danger, appealed to Mr..
O'Shaughnessy, who obtained private
car and. with great secrecy, put Senior
Estanol on board. The car was then
attached to the regular train for Vera
Cruz, from which port it is assumed
Senior Estanol will sail at once.
Champaign, ILL.,, Jan. 23.-An appeal
to Senator Sherman to save William
Hanson, held at Victoria, Mexico, by
the constitutionalists as federal spy,
was made last night by Champaign
interested in the Mexico
Land company of Tampico, of which
Hanson is manager. Hanson formerly
lived at San Antonio, where he was
United States marshal under Roose-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-23
RAISE STANDARD
FOR IMMIGRANTS
Secretary of Labor Wilson
Would Enforce United States
Army Physical Test.

Washington, d. C., Jan. 23.-After a
conference with Commissioner Gen
eraI Caminetti, Secretary of Labor
Wilson advised Speaker Clark that the
problem of Asiatic immigration could
be solved by congress raising the
standard of admission so as to include
in the list of excluded aliens those
persons not able to pass physical tests
required for the United States army.
"Inasmuch as the vast majority of
present day immigrants. must earn a
livelihood If at all, by performing
manual labor" wrote Secretary VIII
son. II see no reason why the standard
should not be raised to this point
The letter to Clark was in response
to a request from Chairman Burnett of
the house immigration committee for
on the Baker bill for Asiatic
exclusion. Secretary Wilson cays a
concerted movement exists in India
and elsewhere to gain admission to
the United States.
Secretary Wilson said, in view of the
with the Japanese
government on immigration. there
should be Incorporated in pending leg
isIation an exception with respect to
existing agreements as to passports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-23
MISSING GIRL IN
HARDSHIP STORY
Judith Klausner Asks Why Pic
ture Is Printed in Chicago
Newspaper.

Chicago. H., Jan. 2S.-Seventeer
wear old Judith Klausner of Dussel
dorf, Germany, has been found. The
girl, who had kept Lieut.. Joel Smith
and more than a dozen detectives
searching for her the last three days
walked into the Town Hall station
yesterday afternoon.
There was battle in her eye.
"Why is it, she said, waving an
afternoon newspaper in the face of the
astonished desk sergeant, that you put
my picture in the paper? 1 should like
10 know"
Lieut.. Smith took the girl into his
private office. There she told her
story.
81 am the daughter of Max Klausner
of Dusseldorf. He formerly was a
wealthy cigaret manufacturer, but lost
nearly all of his fortune through bad
investments. 1 attended a private
school at this time, but in order to
help my family 1 stopped my studies
to go to Bonn and take up dressmak-
ing.
Last summer my mother and l dis
cussed setting up dressmaking es-
tabIishment of our own. 1t was decided
that should come to the United States
to learn American dressmaking. So
it was that four months ago l found
myself here in Chicago, living with my
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Klaus Of
3735 Greenview avenue.
shortly after arriving here I tried
to get position with a dressmaking
establishment. / finally obtained work
with a firm named Kushbach, or
Horseback, with offices in the Ziegfeld
theatre building. But the pay-weu
it was SLIPS a week. Can a girl live
on that? No. So 1 quit, after three
days of work. 1 have since been there
twice to get my pay for those days,
but each time they said that the pay
day had been changed.
well, after that i tramped the
streets every day looking for another
position in a dressmaking establish
ment couldn't get one. My cousins
became insistent that / get work of
some sort, even as a servant girl. You
zee their schooling was somewhat diff
'erent from mine, and they did not
realize how hard it was for me to ac-
,ept a position of that kind.
Il finally went to work in the home
If family in Rogers Park. The work
vas most disagreeable for me, but
managed TO do it for three weeks One
lay, though, my mistress made an un-
pleasant remark. ! told the laundress
bout il and the mistress overheard
;he disch arged both of u.s."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-23
LEWINSOHN CASE
TO Get A PROBING
Chicago Grand Jury to Inves-
tigate Charges Involving
Federal Officials.

Chicago, Jan. 23.-veiled charges
that'attashes Of the federal court and
district attorneys Office here pro-
fted by the Disappearance OF Sol
Lewinsohn, a missing banker. who
was bondsman for Jack johnson, will
be the subject of investigation by the
federal grand jury.
Robert w. Childs and David ID.
Stansbury, assistant district attorneys,
who will have charge of the investiga-
ton, said they would seek to learn
who was responsible for circulating the
charges.
Subpoenas were served on Mrs.
Tiny Johnson. mother of the negro
prize fighter, Charles Johnson, his
brother and a sister.
Sol Lewisohn several years ago re-
sided IN Rock Island for time, his in
terest here being as manager of the
Family theatre, on Second avenue,
which was then playing vaudeville.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-23
MURDER OF PAIR
BANKERS PUZZLE
Chicago Detectives Baked by
Discrimination of Italians to
Talk of Affair.

Chicago. Ill, Jan. Decentralization
of Italians to give information TO the
police is hampering the detective de
partment in efforts to identity the
murderer of Anthony Puccio and
Rosario Dispenza, Italian bankers,
shot to death with shotgun last night
in front of a saloon they had just pur-
chased. Both had been frequently ar
rested in connection with black hand
cases. The bank owned by the two
was wrecked year ago by dynamite
bomb. Dispenza is said to be worth
100000. A sister of Dispenza said
the two were called out of the saloon
by a strange man and that the shoot
ing followed. A third man was wound
ed. but fled
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-23
House Caucus Votes in
Favor of Bringing Out
All of the Facts
FULL POWER TO BE HAD
Committee on Mines to Have
Authority to Summon
Witnesses.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Plans for
congressional investigation of the
Colorado and Michigan strikes are be-
ing framed today by congressman, who
expect the house to act favorably on
the decision by last nights caucus,
which instructed the rules committee
to bring in a special rule permitting
the investigation.
Supporters of the movement are
confident the house will act favorably
and that hearings will begin by the
weeks. Those who opposed the inves-
tigation in caucus will continue to op-
pose it on the floor. contending no fed
eral question is involved.
Chairman Henry said the rules COM
mittee would vote favorably on the re-
ports tomorrow, and the resolutions
authorizing investigation of the
strikes would probably pass the house
Monday.
Foster Chairman of COMMITTEES.
The investigation in both Michigan
and Colorado will be conducted by the
committee on mines and mining, of
which Representative Foster of Illinois
is chairman. The other democratics
members of this committee are Tay-
lor of Colorado, HamIin Of Missouri,
Byrnes of South Carolina, Taylor OF
Arkansas, Decker of Missouri, Evans
of Montana, Casey of Pennsylvania,
and DoOIinp of Nauy VorE
The republican members are How
Tennessee, Roberts of Nevada, and
Sutherland of West Virginia. Dele
gates Wickersham of Alaska also is a
member but without a vote.
In it's instructions to the rules COM
mittee the caucus prescribed the form
of resolution which it shall report to
the house. It's principal provision fol-
low:
The committee on mines and min
ing shall make a thorough and COM
piete investigation of the conditions
existing in the strike afflicted mining
regions in Michigan and Colorado,
and of the causes of the trouble.
Broad Powers Conferred.
The committee shall report whether
a system of peonage is or has been
maintained in those mining regions,
whether access to postoffices has been
prevented, whether the immigration
laws have been violated, whether the
secretary of labor or other officials of
the government may be of service in
adjusting the differences between the
strikers aid the operators, and wheth-
er not persons have been prosecuted
and convicted in violation of the laws
of the United States.
The last clause of the resolution
confers broad powers upon the COM
mittee to require the attendance OF
witnesses and the production of docr-
rnents ard provides that persons refus-
ing to answer questions propounded
by the investigators may be punished
By fine and Imprisonment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-23
COCKTAILS CHIEF
GOTHAM POLICE?
Mayor Mitchell Intimates Pan
ANA Canal Engineer May
Accept Position.

New York. Jan. 23.-Mayor Mitchell
today made a statement carrying the
suggestion that Colonel Goethals. en-
gineer OF the Panama canal. will be the
next police commissioner OF New York
city.
II will make no statement until to-
morrow" said Mitchell. when ! Will
have an interview with George w.
Perkins. who has urged GoethaIs 20 ac-
cept"
Washington. ID. C., Jan. 23.-'-It
seems incredible said Secretary Gar
rison at the suggestion Goethals was
10 retire. No intimatiOr of Goethals'
plans has reached Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-23
TO ATTACK
CROWN PRINCE FAILS

Berlin. Germany, Jan. 2S.-An un-
successful attempt to attack Crown
Prince Frederick William of Germany
was made this afternoon as he was
aIighting from an auto at his palace.
The man ran into the carriageway
and opened the door of the motor car
and sentry on duty in front of the
palace seized the would-be assaiiant
and overpowered him. The man was
apparently demented.
At the police station the man gave
the name OF Leopold Salomon, aged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-23
WILLIAM HOEFT NAMED
AS GENESEO POSTMASTER

Washington, ID. c. Jan. pa large
Franklin: F. A. MCGOWAN. Manhattan:
Charles S. Barker. oswego: John A.
Lentz. Blue Island; Walter c. Shoupc.
Carlyle; William II. Stolte. Chicago
Heights; James NJ. Dace, Odin; Adam
A. Funk. St. Joseph: Glenn p Wyatt,
Wyanet; William II. J. Hoeft. Gene.
SEQ. anG LcosJ. Byrne. Rossville.
batch of nominations was sent to the
senate yesterday by President Wilson.
Included in the list were a number
of postmasters for Illinois postofilcss
as follows:
Z. y. baird BIufKs; William Whalen.