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Arizona republican., 1915-02-15
Mime Tax BiU Coming
 Ub Later M The Week

the lap of the future. Anything might happen.
 The Powers prohibition bill, which was recommended for passage by the committee of the whole, is liable to come at any time on third reading. It is expected that it will pass but it is admitted that the vote for it at that stage will not be as large as it received in the committee of the whole. In the legislative kaleid- oscOpe within the last few days sev- eral new figures have been presented.
 It is announced that sometime this week developments will begin to oc- cur that will hold the popular inter- est until well along toward the end of the session which has now not quite four weeks to run.
Arizona republican., 1915-02-15
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

TOXIC, Feb. 14-Looking to the preservation and promotion of friend
 States, a committee of prominent Jap anese is to meet a committee of Americans to discuss the relations be- tween the two countries. The nov ment was started on December F last year when, as already cabled, the American Peace Society of Japan at it's annual meeting voted to name a body of fifteen American residents in Japan to investigate and prepare a statement on the various questions existing between the two nations. The thought behind the project, which has
Arizona republican., 1915-02-15

The house of the legislature only will he in session today The senate in observance of Admission day will devote itself wholly to committee work. It is not expected that the house session will be filled with in terest though the mine tax bill which on Saturday afternoon was sent to the committee of the whole may be brought out on Wednesday, though possibly not until later in the week.
 Leaders of both sides of the mine tax controversy last night expressed hope. Both were full of reasons why they expected in the end to triumph but the rank and file of both sides were very much at sea and pretend to know nothing of the contents of
Arizona republican., 1915-02-15
Members of Service De- i partments of Strawberry, Utah; Yuma and Salt
 River, Arizona, Projects
 Take Part
O'DONNELL TO
 GIVE ADDRESS
Three Sessions for Discus sion of Water Service Problems, One ein 2 Open for Farmers-Ban- quet This Evening

Representatives of the operation and maintenance departments of three of the greatest reclamation projects, will gather ir Phoenix today for an i'm portant conference on problems that face the administrators of distributing systems Three sessions will be re- quired for the transaction of all the business that is coming before the ir- rigators. Supervisor of Irrigation l. D. ODOnnell, chief of the department of operation and maintenance of the rec lamation service and a member of the commission, will himself attend all the meetings. Delegates will be present from Yuma, Strawberry and Salt River projects.
 At the third session, which will be held tomorrow afternoon, Mir. O'Donnell will speak to the farmers of the valley on his favorite topic, which is Farm ing. This will be the one open meet ing of the three, and all are invited to attend it. All the meetings will be held in the basement of the Water Users Association.
 A feature of the conference will be the banquet given tonight by the em- ployes of the local reclamation service in honor Of Frank w. Hanna, the retir- ing supervising engineer, Gro McDer- mlth, who is leaving the department of operation and maintenance on this pro- ject to enter construction work on the Elephant Butte dam, and for MT. O'Donnell. The affair will be given at ,l,., evening.
 The formal program is as follows:
 Monday Afternoon. February IS
 Meeting of representatives of water users associations private canal com panies and reclamation service.
 l. Operation of irrigation canals
 (a) Units of water measurement
 Cb) Methods of measuring water.
 (c) Meter measuring devices.
 (d) Methods of water delivery (e) Small vs. large irrigation heads.
 G) Running water for stock and other purposes out of regular operating season.
 (g Operation of lateral systems by water users
 ,. Return flow from irrigation.
 3. Seepage and methods of preven- tion.
 Tuesday Forenoon, Febrary 16 Meeting of representatives of Water Users Associations. private canal com panies and reclamation service.
 l. Maintenance of irrigation canals (a) Priming new canals. (b) Pudding of canal prisms. (c) Protection of canal banks from erosion
 Cd) Keeping canal banks free from weeds.
 (e) Determination of burrowing ami mals
 f) Cleaning canals of silt
 (g) Renewing wooden canal struc- tures
 ?. Construction and maintenance of drains.
 3. Operation and maintenance charg- es under reclamation extension act f. Private farm surveys for water right applications. Tuesday Afternoon, February 16 General meeting including farmers 1. Talk on farming by I. D. O'Don- nell, supervisor of irrigation.
 ?. Markets for crops
 3. Loans for livestock feeding.
 I. Farmers cooperative organiza- , tiOnS
Arizona republican., 1915-02-15

the vaults of the banks with brooms, pianos made kindling for fires, in fact 2S big shops were burned.
 Tn the meantime 1 found myself hostess of large and interesting house party" laughed Mrs. Jackson who has not lost her sense of humor because of hardships. "Stealthily they came and if they did not have all the comforts of home they found themselves at least behind well barricaded doors and win dows. There were sixteen servants and fourteen babies. men and women, old
 (COntinued on Page Threel
Arizona republican., 1915-02-15

Combining a sort of expenditures for the state of Arizona, which is now three years old, with some thoughts about St. Valentine, and finally feeling of hospitality for the new corners into this realm, Phoeniclans will find themselves today in a fit mood to take part in the celebration of the holiday
 All the preparations are completed for the little ceremony by which late
Arizona republican., 1915-02-15

She told of the months that followed when the constitutionalists gave the residents a veritable reign of terror
 Three thousand barrels of tequila, the native wine were confiscated and 10000 drunken soldiers led by General Crbina. man who had been in the penitentiary, destroyed property and in their ruthless disorder killed one of their own colonels who tried to enforce discipline The town was footed by the reYolutionists. They literally sMent
Arizona republican., 1915-02-15
To Promote COMtlNMQNCe or
 Peace Wlth The .)dbamese

now been taken up by the Japanese. is that Japan has no intention to make war on the United States and that the United States has no idea of making war on Japan. However, it is deemed imperative to discuss the existing problems frankly and fully, and if possible suggest means of re- moving all misunderstanding
 As president of the Japan Peace society, Count Okuma, the prime min- ister, has named a committee to meet with the Americans. The list is not complete as yet but includes Baron Saketani. mayor of Tokio; Baron Shi- busawa. Dr. Nitobe. Dr. Soyeda, Vis- count kaneko and others.
Arizona republican., 1915-02-15
COMPLIMENT TO FRENCH
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcH1

LONDON, Feb. 14.-In compliment to the large numbers of French and Belgians now in England some of the London theaters are printing posters in French. Other theaters in their advertising, indicate the time of the performances according to the continental method of reckoning the hours from one to twenty four o'clock One theater. for example, announces in bilingual bill that the box office is open from 10 to 1O' and de 10 a 22 hours" and later states that the curtain rises at "20R heures."
Arizona republican., 1915-02-15
Surprised in Badautz

BERLIN. Feb. 14-Austro- Hungari- ans entered the town of Badautz in Bukowina so unexpected that all mem bers of the Russian staff were captured according to the Budapest Daily Azest The commanding Russian general is said to have committed suicide.
Arizona republican., 1915-02-15
WEATHER TODAY

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14-For Arizona: Fair.
Arizona republican., 1915-02-15

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Arizona republican., 1915-02-15

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
AN OID.TIME SLOGAN.

It Is pointed out by the Phlladel
phia Ledger with perfect justice that
the slogan Made in America ls not
new one by at least century and
quarter
The first bill in the first congress
was Il bill to promote domestic In.
dustry, 10 that our people should not
only feed themselves, but clothes
themselves also.
The Ledger recites that In Wash
iugtOus day the people were ~ bit
ter against England that they refused
to wear British fabrics The presi.
dent was inuugurated clad In gar
ments that were the product Of our
own country and friends Of Vice Pres
ident Adams thought their finest gift
10 him was certain rolls Of hand made
cloth II was the universal fashion
among our people to refuse rs far as
possible 10 use any sort Of goods I'm
ported.
II is good thing I'm It's way wheu
every country cudeuyur~ first to pro
mote It's own mdustrlc, In reason
able way and then the exchange Of
surplus goods may be conducted IN
the Iuo,D friendly spirit and to their
mutual advantage.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
IMMORTALITY

Editor g. 4 loum i'm h. Rortlc,
Willie Examiner
lG man dir shall hp live again.
That is the eternal question. sat nt
% brd-iIc the other might aud kept
lonely vigil as little body wrack-
yl with pain. hnttlcd hrayely against
iu,umomtablr odds Not Second
ur that long. lonely might hut was
filled with agony fur the liHle SUI
fvrrr with grave furehodings for me.
Aud Just ns the sun had begun TO
silver the tops " the trees down on
the river the little soulboat slipped
It's moorlngs and went sailing out
across he bar.
II was as quiet aud peaceful as
though she had fallen asleep pillowed
ON her mothers bosom Rest complete
aud perfect Disease aud sufferings
had done their worst and that worst
was to free her little soul that Il
might fly back from whence II came
and to wiring the hearts ~ those 9th
ers that gathered about the pitifully
silent bedside
In that hour, although my ear was
not attuned to catch the ruStmg OF
the angels wings, | was conscious he
had come and | knew that there
never had been, has not now. and
never would be, but one answer TO
the eternal question. The great truth
burst un me that II was for this she
had been called; though but Il little
baby girl here, only lIsplng her won.
der NJ the world and her love for
those about her, yet she possessed the
power of God himself aud had gone
home with nj least one star In her
crown
would Ike, " might to take the
hand Of many friends Of mine who
are skeptiral concerning the chief end
of man. what he is, where he came
FROM, aud whittier he goes | would
Ike 20 lead them down there where
was the other night. and stand with
them In genuine brotherly love, silent
the while, that their eyes might see
what mine have seen their hearts
feel what mine has felt; their ears
hear what mine have heard then,
with arm twined In arm, to serenely
climb the heights and look out with
Joyous eyes upon the new aud glOri.
fled world.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
THE MMANUS CASE.

When George B knobluurh, part.
unr uf George B NIrNlmus went TO
Secretary Bryan ou behalf Of the
widow and children Of the American
who was murdered In Mexico he INA,
have thought the case would be- given
consideration. lie even went so far
us TO argue the cnse.
KnoblaHh referred to that part of
the Democratic party witch declares
that the constitutional rights uf Amer
can citizens should 10 with them
throughout the world aud that every
American citizen residing or having
property In any foreign countr, is ou
titled To and must be given the full
protection Of the United States gov.
eminent both for himself and his
/ property"
Doubtless Mr. Knoblauun frIr par.
urularly bold In making this refer.
/ cnrc because he knew that he stood
before the writer Of the platform and
remembered that at the windup OF his
eloquent effort MIR Bryan nditcd
these glowing words
"uur platform Is one of principles
which We believe to be essential to
our national welfare. our pledges
urr made to be kept when In office as
well us relied upon during the cam.
paim; and We invite the cooperation
of all citizens regardless Of party,
who believe In maintaining unimpair-
ed the institutions and traditions Of
our country
Asccrtainlng by questioning that his
visitor was Republican, Mr.. Bryan
quickly informed him that he was not
qualified to discuss Democratic plat
form pledges The secretary also add.
ed for good measure the pious obser
walton that masmuch' as the state de
partment knows no party divisions IN
It's efforts to protect Americans IN
Mexico It does not expect Americans
receiving such protection to raise par
tlsan questions at the state depart
ment Thus Mr. Bryan eyaded tn,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22

a wage or salary income is In need Of
5000 He fills out blank appllca-
tion, answering questions relative TO
the amount Of his Income, by whom
employed and how long, debts and
TO whom owed, and especially for what
purpose the loan Is wanted The ap.
pllcations must be signed by two re.
sponsible endorsers, each Of whom
answers a similar list Of questions
The answers proving satisfactory,
the applicant receives his money, less
a years interest at 4 per cent. The
borrower has agreed to buy invest.
mcnt certificates equal to the amount
Of his loan, Of which he Is TO pay
per cent or 81 week. These Certifi-
Gates are usually Of the denomination
Of $50 each, are hypothecated us Sc
curity for his loan aud as protection
for the two men who Joined In in.
dorsing his note. If the borrower
should fail to pay, his iudorserS must
pay, hut receive the benefit Of such
payments as have been made aud con
tinue the payments until the note is
liquidated.
Such certificates are known as
Glass c, and in this particular case
win have a cash value Of $500 at the
end Of fifty weeks Two weeks
later as explained by Mr Stove,
the note Is due. The borrower may
then terminate the transaction 10y
cashing In his Glass & certificates and
paying his notes herewith. or, II lac
cares Ia, he may convert these crrtifi.
Gates into fully paid class Is ccrtifI.
Gates of the par value of $500, bear
Ing Interest at . per cent, on which he
may make q new loan for 5000 idenu
cally As he did before, but this timc
without indorsers or co-mHkers and
| by following the same process the
second year he would own the class
Il certificates and have his debt paid
| besides Thus he would start with "A
| liability and end with AN asset On
/ these d certificates he would receive
per cent interest from the date Of
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
I'm glad that Farmer Browns Boy
didn't take those eggs, said he right
out loud.


think things over Now 10 Is a good
thing 10 slt h' ones self aud think
things over sometime, q gives the
little small Voice deep down inside a
rhlntc 10 hc heard. II uH. Just that
way Wlih hIu"IN now
The lonsrr n' thought rhp mrnupr
his action Zoo -"'ting Farmer Browns
hoy iuh''. u was one thiug 10 Try
Ia ~tenl tl"sc eggs himself hat it was
quite NuwErr mntter to Try tu have
then stolen h1 some one against
whom liootr mI protection whatever
III II la' brr0 any one bur lIuoty
You would hn'r dome y9ur best ln have
Kept Farmer Browns Roy away"
snOd lh" liillr voice inside Hlnrky
huDg his head He knew that II was
true More thnu once IN fnct many
times he had warned other fontcrcd
iolkN NDwu Farmer Browns BOY had
helocd to lead him away
At last Emc., drew nm mis- bo,l
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
THE MORRIS PLAN.

lutil 1910 there was no place In
the United States, save FEW COOP.
crullyr loan companies. ut which a
imam without property might borrow
money unless he paid usurious In.
lercst to loan shark, made a non
w,ln's. arrangement with friend
or sacrificed his selLnk,ect by ap
rcolmg t' sem yShilsgtbroplc loan
os>odadou" NortSPt5 there place
where hc could deposit his saving,
mud get more than or per cent In
lorcst All this regardless " nj,
character and earning capacity
But the non property man Of char
Hcler and earning capacity has be-
cnne the beneficiary Of a husIm.,,
Undertaking conducted for the sol,
purpose Of serving his needs. All II.
transactions are upon Il purely bust
ness basis, and no obligations OF char
ity are imposed upon It's patrons. Tn,
Morris Plan company Of New YorL
has branches in more than dozen Of
the larger cities Of the United States
the nearest To Oklahoma city being
St Louis
In II recent issue Of The Outlook
Lyman Beccher Stowe presented a
highly interesting article ON IN,
workings Of the Morris Plan. which
was evolved by Arthur ]. Morris of
Norfolk Virginia The Morris Plar
10 the direct enemy Of the professional
loan shark. Il ls estimated that nj
thls time the gross receipts on IN,
F2.OO0-OOO invested by loan sharks II
New York City alone are $1,000 O0
year, supplemented with the mIser,
and suicide OF victims.
A certain routine Is observed II
borrowing from Morris Plan banl,
suppose non.property owner wltl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
A SORRY SPECTACLE,

Julge Pollacks decision IN the
United States court in Kansas, that
the federal migratory bird law Is IN
constitutional, for the reason that II
inyades the rights Of states N such
matters, may be good law, but 1t IS
disheartening to all persons who are
irving TO save migratory waterfowl
aud our migratory song and msecu'-
orous birds from extinction Forum
ately Judge pollnrks decision VIII
not become effective until the ques.
ton has been passed upon finnlIy by
the United States supreme court
where similar decision from Arkan.
sas Is now pending
Possibly there may be persons who
do not deem Uirds and other harmless
forms of our Wild lifc worthy Of pro.
lection. yet there are "a great many
persons who are fairly good citizens
and who take the opposite view. To
give birds only partial protection Is
not unlike mans telling less than
the truth which usually is equivalent
tu lie. TO drprud upon the action
of the individual states for the con
seryatlou Of our vanishing wild HE
would be worse than relying upon II
broken reed. Each state has It's indi
yldual bent and It's own selfish inter
c,ts which their legislatures seek TO
satisfy. Uniformity Of laws ON any
important problem has been uuattain
able. despite the most determined n
fort The conflicting divorce laws "
the states are shameful indictment
of our morality. Even In such mat
ters We are reluctant to agree upon
uniform standard.
Judge Pollacks decision will be
read gleefully by II certain stripe of
politician and by men who demand
the privilege Of doing as they please
In killing our game birds and game
animals They have no thought OF
the future nor Of the rights Of mil.
lions Of persons who are finding en-.
juymcnt In our wild life without
fuslladlng II with automatic shotgmS
and high.prrssurc rifles Theirs /,
heurtlcss aud drsplcablc attitude
relic Of bHrburic age Naturally,
such persons are without the vision to
see that their course quickly must
bring TO an end even their own career
Of slaughter for soon all our game
must disappear II there Is no protec-
ton.
The only hope for onr migratory
game birds is that The United States
supreme court will save them by sus
lhmiug the federal law which /,
rather a torloru hope In good con
science the supreme court might give
delay if the fcl- warranted 10y
holding that the questions presented
III nat i..IrI. tI.. ...I Inn. g,,.I.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22

A good treatment for a cold settled
In the lungs is HERRICK'S RED
PEPPER POROUS PLASTER an.
piled TO the chest 10 draw out lnflnm.
nation, and HAM.ARD'S HORE.
HOUND SYRUP to relax tghiness
You get the two remedies Tor the price
OF one by buying the dollar size Hore.
hound Syrup there ls II porous plaster
free with each bottle. Sold by West.
fall Drug company.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

The administration has taken care
Of another lame duck. A. MitCheh
Palmer FORMER representative from
Pennsylvania aud recently defeated
candidate for senator from that state.
has been appointed associate justice
NJ the United States court Of claims.
Mr. Palmer has been one Of the presi
dents closest friends aud supporters
IN congress and Is given credit for
having much to do with his uomiua.
ton ut the Baltimore convention. MIR.
| Pumcr's advent upon the bench will
mark his retirement from active poll.
/ Ties. lie will have 10 resign as
democratic national committeeman
! from Pennsylvania aud cuu no long
rr act ~ distributor Of federal Pat
ronugr lu the state.
II is we'll known that 1ummuuy
does not love the president nor the
president IT, Therefore, what Tam
many will de- with It's power at the
next session Of congress Is nn inter
estlng topic under discussion In politi-
| cal circles. Seventeen votes In the
house are under Tammany's influence
and The Drmocrutlt> ma lority is about
| thirty aud seventeen votes trans
ferred from the one side to the other
could block any game the president
| might propose Twice within living
memory 1ummunys strength in the
| house has turned the scale In impor.
mut matters and II may do It again.
Mayor Mitchell has seen great
light lie said the other day In Il
speech before am immense audience
In New York that he would vote for
woman suffrage at the polls next No
yember A year ago the mayor was
uncertain, and In speech delivered
on suffrage day last May he stirred
the wrath " the suffrugists by say
ing that he was convinced that women
. did not need the ballot to bring them
into public life
Ewing C. Bland Of Kansas city,
who WAS appointed United States mar
shal for the western district Of Mis-
souri, and who failed ~ confirmation
Is to be taken care Of by the admins
tration Unofflclally It Is stated that
Judge Bland is TO be connected with
the department Of Justice In all prOba
blllty In the character of special AT
torney and assigned to antitrust
work.
II congress runs wild IN the matter
" expenditures congress Is not 81
much TO blame ~ the people. Con
gress would not be SO lavish II th,
people did not demand the uppropriu
tions There would be- less money
appropriated for unavailable streams
for public buildings, for u larger
army and for morc aud bigger ships
II thery were not demanded by ia,
people.
Having heard from the people. the
! Wisconsin senate has recOuSdcrcd
Two weeks ago It defeated by con
siderable majority a resolution culo
/ gizng President Wilson for his pf
forts to malntulu this nations ucu,
/ trality and encouraging him iu his
task. Later the senate pns-nd stint
lar resolution with only three dissent.
ing votes.
Acting under the advice m Ross
Barnes, the Republican members NJ
the New York legislature have cam,
cuscd and declared against the iuitia-
tive and recall
II what the opposing candidates for
mayor of Chicago say of each other
Is true neither les nt for the position
hW 10 isn't true
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22

trying to elevate the moving picture
stugc
NJ present she Is booking herself 10
npprur in Missouri and Illinois towns
100 one night stands and tell moving
picture show audiences how she won
the $1,000 prize undiull about how tu
"ril" scenarios She already has sp.
prnred In two ST. Louis thcaters
= can make from $a5 10 $40 IA pIght
Tor appearing ON the stage and making
% l'mlnute mlk,' said Miss Damon
ANA mat is u lot better than being A
.t,uugruphpr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22

In the last twenty years the Der
capita consumption Of paper In The
United Stutes has increased about six.
fold
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22

4 man who makes a bluff at
huslllng succeeds In making others
tired.