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Weekly journal-miner., 1915-02-17
"CUREALLS" AFTER
 ARIZONA POOL PARLORS
(From Sundays DaiIy)

Proprietors of Prescott pool halls are up in arms against house bill No. 7l, introduced in the legislature by J. D. Lee, of Maricopa county. This bill, if passed, they declare would make it necessary for them to close their places of business and mi grate"
 It provides that every proprietor of billiard or pool hall or bowling alley shall pay a license for the first table or alley of $10 per quarter in advance, and for each additional table $2.50 per quarter. No license shall be granted for less than three months.
 Section of the bill compells the proprietors to require the charges for playing pool, billiards or rolling in the bowling alleys to be paid in ad- vance of each and every game, and says, "in no case shall he permit any person to play such games where ths loser of the game is required to pay therefor" All amusement places of the character designated must close at F o'clock every night.
 A violation of any of the provisions of the proposed law is a misdemean- or. and the violator is subject to a fine of from S to $25 for each of fense, or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed fifteen days, or by both fine and Imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
 The license provided for under this bill is for the benefit of the state and in addition to any license or tax which may be levied by the city or county. In Prescott at the present time there is city tax of $ per quarter on the first pool or billiard table and of $250 on each additional table In addition to this the United States government claims war tax of $ pc. annum on every pool or billiard table And still, on top of this the city levies its regular assessment on the property of these institutions.
 It seems plain that the proposed bill has for its object the outlawing of pool, billiard and bowling games in this state, for there are few institu- tions which could pay all these taxes, be required to close at midnight and prevented from permitting the losers paying for the games and still keep in operation. Local proprietors of this class of business are of the opin- ion the proposed measure emanatcs from the same class of people who recently commenced the circulation of petitions in Prescott and other places in the state to close the pool halls altogether. So far as the Pres colt petition of this character is con ccrned, those behind it soon ascer- tained they could not secure enough signatures to make a showing and abandoned their crusade, so far as this city was concerned.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-02-17

occupy Ito withstand the political errors of the time" were based upon firm beliefs. The American republic, he said, was based upon the rock of individualism. He found fault with "a tendency in American thought to deny democracy by approaching gov- ernment from the angle of common welfare as antagonistic to individual welfare "This tendency" he said, "was most popularly voiced by peri patetic accelerator and leader, Mir. Bryan" President Roosevelt, he as serted, publicly expressed ideas so consonant with those Mir. Bryan ad- vanced that he was depicted in the press of the country as having stolen MT Bryan's clothes"
 The national committeeman review ed the republican ante-convention struggle of 1912 When the year of 1914 came, he went on, "it was clear 10 me that we had relinquished noth- ing of the contention which we had made in 1912 and the issue for which we had battled had become more clear, no candidate for governor, sen ate or state office who had accepted the Rooseveltian propaganda of 1912 could be nominated by the -epubl- icans.'
 Therefore, he continued, prior to the preliminary election, he announc- cd that he would not again accept the chairmanship of the state committee or retain membership in it. Had I remained in the responsible position at the head of the party organization of the state after the victory which was certain to come. the entire pur- pose for which 1 had been contending might have lost its quality, it would have been charged that my desire was for power and not for the main tenancc of the principles for which I had insisted that the republican party should contend; that my purpose was to build up party organization through the aid of patronage, pres tige and the occupancy of official sta ton on the part of friends; to estab- fish myself for personal purposes in the future; possibly to attempt un- duly to influence legislation or the acts of the governor, or to use one against the other, through the excr- else of functions, real or imaginary, that no man should possess. There fore, l retired"
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-02-17
BARNES EXPLAINS
 REASONS FOR RETIRING

ALBANY, Feb. 13. - An andy sis of national economic conditions and of recent political history formed the subject of speech delivered al the annual dinner of the Albany Cent Republican organization to- night by William Barnes, member oi the Republican National committed of New York. Mir Barnes explained why he retired from the Republican State committee. He gave his ideas regarding the "evil that besets the country"
 America" he said, lis suffering from confusion of ideals in that the national spiritual aspiration of the race has expressed itself in recent thinking in materialistic form, with out accepting national law, that must govern materialistic things. The proposal for minimum wage by statute is the best example 1 know of this particular kind of erroneous thinking
 Such false methods of accomplish ing good result invite unnecessary materialistic disaster, thus crushing the uplift of the spirit, which secures its quality only because of its superi- ority.
 ''This error has taken its most un- fortunate form in the popular miscon- ccption of the meaning of wealth and in placing upon government rcspon- abilities and burdens impossible fo- it to bear effectively. The attempt to capitalize the religious instinct of the human race into a political asset has been the method used by the ambiti- ous for power from the beginning of organized human society. Through the crcdulity of the race. through its love of the mysterious. through its devotion to the unknowable, the progress of real democracy has been impeded by those who would exploit it. not necessarily, though frequently, for financial gain, but for the eXer- else of vanity or power.
 Our present government at Wash ington whatever may be the integrity of the motives of the president. which do not impugn, has been under the influence of fallacious economic ideas; and so has violated the American policy of protection, which, properly explained, means that each tariff schedule should be so high that no American industry can be destroyed by foreign competition, and so low that no American industry can, through it. secure abnormal profits.
 This IS the economic mistake which has been made. Assault upon such is an assault upon the power to produce. Power to produce means the lack of it, idleness, which, if long continued, means star vation.
 The second error is the confusion of the ideal of democracy which is liberty, with the pursuit of efficiency. The tendency of recent legislation 10 efficiency through irrespon sibility is all assault upon democratic institutions. Incficiency has been assailcd as the evil The remedy pro- posed has been the injection of a theory destructive of democratic principles through the attempt to apply them fallaciously, in kind of which makes for the ser vile and not the democratic state
 MT. Barnes said that his ideas of the place the republican party should
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-02-17
SONS REVOLUTION IN
 RAVOR OF GREAT CARE
CFrcm SrnGay's Daiiy.)

1lClIl N'.'lOoy OdlIS
 Judge Smith yesterday issued ar order designed to facilitate and sys- tcmatize the hearing on petitions for naturalization papers which may here after be filed in Prescott. The order provides that hereafter hearings on petitions of this character shall take place on the first Friday after the first Tuesday in the months of Feb ruary and August, and that all hear ings now set for Thursday after the first Monday in August, 1915, are con tinued to Friday after the first Mon day in said month.
 In this connection it may be men toned that the National Society of Sons of the American Revolution has written to the various judges through out the country as to the importance of impressing on the minds of fore igners applying for citizenship in this country the full gravity of such trans actions, with the view of elevating them up to the full standard of good citizenship To this end flag has been purchased which will hereafter be used to decorate the court room on occasions of examinations, or dur ing the meetings of instruction which may be held previous to the examina- ton of classes.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-02-17
SAVAGE FIGHTING

GENEVA, Feb. 13.-The latest ad- vices say that Russians have resumed the battle of Dukla pass. fighting mostly with bayonets. The Austrians are reported to have lost $500 in killed and wounded. and one thousand prisoners. They have been driven back as far as Zaboro, where the battle continues.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-02-17
JUDGE PERMITS RE-
 OPENING OF WATER CASE
(From Sundays Daily)

NFTOH OuHQdy Od4AJJ
 Judge F. w. Perkins yesterday morning overruled the demurrer of fercd by the plaintiff in the water suit of Mahan ct al vs. Schroeder ct al, which brought the case to a hearing on its merits, keeping the court ill session all day.
 That this case may be better under stood it may be stated that it involves the distribution of the water of Beaver creek among a number of ranchers. The action was instituted before Judge F. O. Smith in 1913, a decree being entered at that time naming Eugene Mcclure as water commissioner, whose duty 1t was to equitably distribute the water to the various parties in accordance with the decree. w. B. Back, one of the defendants in the case, recently ap- piled to the court for a re-opening of the decree and the appointment of another water commissioner on the ground that he was not receiving his equitable share of the water. This is the case now being tried, Judge Smith being disqualified on account of hay ing sat in the original trial The de- murrer which was overruled was based on the allegation that the de- cree could not be opened and judg- ment modified at this time, because of its long standing, and on other grounds. It took most of Friday to hear the arguments pro and con on these points. Yesterday number of witnesses were examined in an effort on the part of M-. Back to show the necessity of a new water commission CT and the more equitable distribu- ton of the water which is available, among the various parties interested Among these witnesses were William B. Back himself, Charles Chestnut, Ed. Reid and F. NJ. Rhodes. Accord ing to some of the queries propound- ed by the attorney for Mir. Back, it seems that he is trying to establish the alleged fact that the dams on the creek have not been kept in proper shape, that they have holes in them allowing much of the water to es- cape, and that some of the parties to the controversy have been irrigating their lands at night contrary to their rights and privileges under the decree.
 Cases Before Judge Smith.
 The administrator in the estate of David Schreibc-, deceased, was dis charged by Judge Smith and the sure ties on his bond released, the estate having been closed up
 Hearing with reference to the final report of the administrator in the es- tate of Jesus Miranda was ordered continued to February 26th
 Judge Smith overruled motion by T. c. Norris which had for its object the setting of the trial date in the case of Peter vs. the Gazelle Mining Compaiiy for February 20th J. H. Morgan. counsel for the inte-venor. objected to the fixing of this date.
 Clark Case.
 On March 9th the case of the State vs. D. M Clark, upon which the jury failed to agree will commence. Judge Cooper of Tucson, will be here at that time to try the case, and Judge Smith will go to Tucson to preside in the Superior court of Pima county during the absence of Judge Cooper.
 Smith to Phoenix.
 Judge Smith will De in Phoenix part of this week trying some cases in the Maricopa county Superior Court in which the home judge is disquali- fled.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-02-17
ECKERT MAKING GOOD"
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

Fred H. Eckert, the young attor- ney, who removed from Prescott to Sacramento, Cal, about the first of the year, has associated himself with the law firm of Arma, Carragher & Boyle, and according to reports -e- ceivcd here is making splendid pro gress in his profession. Mir. Arma is said to have been a former resident of this city, when he was conspicu- ously known as a promising young attorney here.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-02-17
MANY TURKS CAPTURED

LONDON. Feb. 13-Since the war with Turkey there are 49,OO0 Turkish prisoners en route to the interior, says Petrograd dispatch.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-02-17
DUCK SHOOTING IS
 AGAINST THE LAW
(From Fridays DaiIyl

u lOiI 4AiNdJ . DdAS-
 From the number of letters which they have received on the subject re- gently, officials of the department of agriculture believe that sportsmen may unintentionaliy violate the pro- visions of the federal migratory bird law, which it IS the purpose of the government to enforce rigid1y. Un- der the provisions of this law no waterfowl can be shot in the northern or breeding zone after January Is, except in New Jersey, where the sea- son extends to February l. In most of the southern or wintering zone the season closes February 1, but ex- tends to February IS in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. These regulations were proclaimed on Oc- tober 1, 1914. No change has since been made in them, and no change is likely to be made until the constitu- tionality of the law has been passed on by the United States Supreme court. As a matter of fact, the law provides that all changes in the regu- lations must be considered for a per iod of 90 days. and then must be ap- proved and signed by the president before they become effective. It is thus evident that there is no possi- bility that the prohibition of spring shooting will be in any way modified this year
 The officials of the department who are intrusted with the enforcement of the law are anxious that these facts be impressed upon the people be- cause it Is the intention 10 investigate carefully all reports of violations made to the departments inspectors and wardcns and to prosecute all such violations in the federal courts In this connection it is pointed out that prosecutions may be instituted at any time within three years of the offense.
 Law Will Be Enforced.
 PHOENIX, Feb. 11.-If anybody thinks that the federal game law, pro hibiting the shooting of ducks and other migratory game birds Is not enforceable. or is not going to be en- forced in Arizona, he has big sur prise coming, especially if he falls into the hands of State Game Warden Willard or any of his deputies. For without any great noise or commo- ton, Warden Willard has quietly sent out word to his watchers in all parts of the state to report to the United States marshal any and all persons found violating the federal statute.
 Only this week party of hunters along the Salt river were discovered in pursuit of the elusive teal. To the deputy who accosted them, they ad- mittcd that they were out for ducks, but said they had been informed by a certain sporting goods dealer in Phoe- nix that the federal law was not in force in Arizona, and that if they were haled into court that it would be up to the state game department to defend them. as the state law per mits duck shooting until April l. As the men had no ducks when found, they were allowed to proceed with a warning that the federal statute was being stringently enforced.
 Warden Willard is particularly anx- ious to lay his hands on the person or persons who are spreading the re- port that the federal law is not being enforced, and encouraging others to break it.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-02-17

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26
PANTON.

+ n til1 went Tuesday to worcester,
Na.s IN attend the funeral n bis sou -
Miss Minnie Hayden, vocalist d. Rus
s.,i ,ianis, and Miss Lois Lott. e.o.j-
ZIONIST all from Boston, anu u,,uu''rS
in the summer school AT n'ud'nulF
College, will give an enter ''''''''h' in
the Methodist Episcopal ""' .n next
Monday evening. They are iriehds ~ tho
Roy. and Mrs. Cornell and VIII Boz their
guests while re.-Miss Sad" Converse
and her nephew. Jack 'on'rrs'. loft
Tuesday for New York aite' spending
the summer here. After sh'r' stay in
New York Jack will visit his mother i'm
81 Louis Nd. and will then return 10
Racine. Wis. where he will resume his
studies at the military scho'. 80. j.
Palmer is recovering from severe ILL
noss.-Arthur Rogers Of NIp'G visited
his parents over Sunday.-Mrs William
Kelly of Holyoke. Mass, has boon tho
guest of MIR. and M,s. Elmer '"nrrnd O.
The Rev. Ralph Stone of Norwood Mass.
will preach next Sunday at 90 H n.
at the Baptist church here p ~h'f-
man and family of Burlington F.I are
at their summer home AZ Wong Point.
visited relatives here TueSlov.-Ai~s.
George Thorne Of VorEenr's and Mrs.
Siples Of New Milford. Conn. wore Poe
cent guests Of tho latters sister Mrs.
Wilson. at Elmer Coourud 9.-I. Row
crcnds George Harvey and 'io'r'. T.n-
frey. former Baptist 'pastors H.ro naro
been recent guests of Nj a.d Ms
Elmer Coonrod and other rlreror.'a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26
HINESBURG.

\anolcon Lewis. anaged resident was III
tured Friday evening while returning from
Rur,inrton Eugene Redmond. who was
going toward the north in his automobile
aid not see the carriage in which Mr.
Lewis and ha granddauShter '1sS'e
evis were approaching and ran into the
team. tipping the horse, wagon ana occu-
pants in the brook near Harrison owens
Nr Iewis's arm was cut and his wrist
injured. He was brought to the home OF
his daughter. Mrs :. Il. Reed, whore
mr. Burdick attended him. SATURDAY
morning he was removed to his own
home. Crissie Lewis was not injured
Dr and Mrs Rurdick were in Wiuooski
sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs
purdick's mother. Mr.. llardacre g. w.
Pierce and family, Mr. and Mrs, sidney
bushnell. Mr. and Mrs. NJ w. bushnell,
and children Of Thomsonville, Conn and
Mr.. and Mrs Seymour Pierce of Thomp-
sonvillc attended the Bushnell family re-
union at stark shoro Thuraday,
Hope Circle of the Kings Daughters
will meet at the home of Mrs Lillian
Hinsdale on Friday.
w T. Field of Washington, d. G.,
came SATURDAY to spend few weeks
with his family at Mrs H. NJ Hull's,-
Mrs r j. Mckenzie and daughter, Flor
Mex onzie's sister. Mrs. Robert Gray
Miss Marjorie Mckenzie is spending the
week in Burinston.- The union serrice
was held in the town hall sunday even
ina Mr. Whita of the ConGreGational
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26
WALTHAN.

+. s. Merrill Is recovering from his
recent illness.-Mr. and Hrs. Mason
Mills have returned to WoC-stock aft
er weeks stay with thei daughter
Mrs Harry BurrouEhs.-Mls Phoebe
LaushWay OF NerGcnnes spent sunday at
George Everest s.--Mrs. William Jack
man is visiting friends i'm New Haven.
Mrs. John Il. Brookes am daughter.
Alice. from Nenton, ohio. atc making
IAN extended visit At her sisters. Mrs.
William Pierson.--tirace arrow Of
Ferrisburg has been visiting h"r broth
er, George Harrow Rose Bur
roughs is spending a few days with
relatives in keeseville. y Y-Gene-
We've and Rena Tucker are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. r. \. Tucker. % Addison
Mrs William Kelly Of Holrote Mass.
is visiting at +. Otis's.-Carl Suedcn
and daughter Esther. are recovering
from an attack Of jaundico Miss Eva
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Mer-
rill, of WcybridEe.--George pilCer is
re building his silo. which was blown
down in one of the severe winds
Mr. and Mrs Bradley skinner have re-
turned to Broadbrook. Conn. after
ough's.-Clayton Ward has recovered
from his recent illness.-Nr and Ms
Il. r. Barr and son, Richmond from
Worcester, Mass, are sperl.n- a few
days at George LarrowS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26
NORTH FERRISBURG,

The Rev. Albert Parker returned to his
home in New York State Sunday nigh,
after spending "A week at Carlos Martin s.
Mrs, Edward Irons has returned to her
home IN Belmont after week spent
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs w \.
lNimhall-Mss Henrietta Merchant OF
Haverhill, y. H.. has come to visit her
aunt, Mrs Fred Harrington and
Mrs Charles Mallory and daughter have
returned to Amhcrst.-Charlc Mallory
has sold his land to Fred Harrington -
Arthur James ana wife are visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George James -
Mrs Lydia Ball, who has been i'll at
the hone of her daughter. Ms Cora
turn home. MI and Mrs Tuttlo Of Bur
lnEton are visiting her mother Mrs
Florence Barton
There will be play in Aliens hall this
evening. given by Charlotte talent for
the benefit of the Kings Daughters -
stephen Noonan has returned home from
Virginia. where he has been the pas,
two weeks buying apples The Rev and
Mrs. llaGadorn have returned home from
weeks stay al the Spring Grove camp
meeting.-C alcb Harrington is recovering
from two months illnoss-Mr. and Mrs
+. F. White. who We're severely injured
near Thompson's Point when run into
by an automobile, are somewhat i'm
proved. Mr. White is confined to his bed
with cuts and other bruises on his head
but Mrs. White i. able to be about III,
house
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26
ESSEN CENTER.

Henry Harvey IF Rochester has
been a visitor at the home of his brother,
c. O. Harvey. The annual reunion Of
alumni and students Of Maple Lawn
Academy will he held at Maple Lawn.
Essex, tc-daN-Mr. and Nrs Bliss
and two daughters. Grace and Gertrude
of Illinois are visiting in town.-The
ladies' Of the Methodist Episcopal
church served n conundrum supper
az the Methodist Episcopal vcstry We'd
nesdav There was n short program.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Rice of New York
who have been visiting his sister. Mrs
r. g. Flag, havo rcturncd.-Mr and
Mrs. James Rico Of New York are
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. C. w Rice --
Mrs. Sharpiov and children, Robert and
Maud are visiting in South Woodstock.
Mr. Fisher, who has been seriously ILL.,.
is moro comfortable.