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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22
BRECKENRIDGE
FOR THE GUARD
Assistant Secretary Of War
Says Militia Should Have
the Support Of Every
Patriotic American Citi-
z6

That the National Guard is the
main bulwark of the land defenses of
the United States and that it will
be called upon to fight any battles
that this country has to fight is the
statement of Assistant Secretary of
War Henry Breckenridge in a recent
address before the Civic forum of
New York City.
At the close of his speech on "Our
National Defense he said:
Before / close | desire to make a
very few general observations on the
National Guard and the Regular Army.
! am glad to be able to say on this
occasion that the great state of
New York probably gives better sup
port to its National Guard than near
ly any state in the Union, and that
1t does not give any too much What
the National Guard needs is not only
the dollars and cents that are doled
out to it from the public treasury,
but it needs the support and sympa-
thy and active cooperation of every
patriotic citizen. Your commanding
officer Gen. John r. O'Ryan, is
credit to his state and to his coun-
try, and throughout its organization
YOUR citizen soldierv deserves great
commentator. There is hardly any
class of citizen in our country that
appeals to me quite as much as the
sober, earnest and patriotic National
Guardsman. Without emolument he
sacrifices his leisure and his energy
to training himself for the service Ct
| his state and more particularly his
nation. He does not always get the
oncoura cement and sympathy he
! should from his fellow citizens His
service is not always made easy for
| him by his employer.
| Some are loath to take the guard
seriously. You had better take it Sc
riously, because under our system it
! is the main bulwark of our land de-
lenses 1t is all we have got. The
regular army is Il handful. The vol
unteer army has got to fight any bat
ties that we may ever have to fight
We are not going to have any great
| standing army in this country under
present circumstances and the real
first line Of defense is the citizen
soldiery of the National Guard. And
those who neglect It and fail to sup
port it are playing with the safety
of their country. There may be de-
fects and imperfections, but the spirit
of this body of men who fight the
battle of life in the fields of agricu-
tGre. in the halls of industry and in
the marts of trade and give of their
reserve strength and energy to fit
ting themselves for the service Of
their country is 4 spirit which all of
us should respect and applaud"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22
BY THE CUB

Braves VS.. Coyotes at the Indian
school this afternoon sounds mighty
good to those whose business keeps
them away from these games on all
days except the birthday of our first
President. That is there win be
game unless the skies take another no.
ton that the farmers of the valley
haven't enough water to last them
through the summer and send more
H20 from the silvery clouds that were
hanging around the vicinity of Phoe-
nix yesterday afternoon
And it is going to be a good game
too. The Indians defeated the Coy
otee several weeks back by a score of
six to two and tire high school boys
are determined to have their revenge
by taking this afternoons game Both
teams have been working hard and are
in good condition for this early part
of the se2Con. Herb Hall has made
several changes on his Coyote team
the most important being the change Of
second basemcn. Chef Goldberg has
been put in at that position and is
expected to make good even though
this is his first year Goldberg has
won fame throughout they alley for
his tennis ability and from the way
things look, he will win hOnors for the
Coyotes on the diamond Brown, the
Coyote pitcher is getting back his old
control ard is going to make the Braves
guess if they expect to hit him. The
whole high school team has been i'm
proving under Halls coaching.
The craves are as fast as any team
in the state and are on the warpath
after their rivals scalps Venue is
confident that the Coyotes wont win
this game unless they really deserve
it. His infield is the same that won
The Republican Cup last season and
| are going to get it this year for the
third and last time as the school that
wins it three years gets it permanently.
| Eoth the Normal and the Braves have
| Won 1t two times and this season de-
| termnes the winner Little Butler is
"A Whirlwind and nothing gets through
short that is within flying distance as
he is q regular human airship when il
comes to getting high balls. Quail. a
| ldSt NtdI = man id5 SHOWN up 1l0e IN
the box and the last game the Braves
played against the Coyotes it was
| through Quairs speed that they won
with such small score against them
/ The Indian grounds are in fair shape
/ after the rains and are at the present
/ time the fastest diamond in the state
| The game starts at three o'clock sharp
| The Indian school car leaves the cor
nor of First street and Washington al
two-twcnty and two-forty, the latter
getting at the school at three o'clock.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22
SCATTER GUN EXPERTS
SHOOT At FAIR GROUNDS

The Phoenix Gun club will hold an
afternoon shoot at targets this after
noon, starting at 2:30 any one
who can shoot a shotgun is invited
to attend The following program has
been prepared:
Event No. I.
10 birds. Practice.
Event No. 2.
20 birds Entrance, 81. Money di-
Vided 40-30-30 Jack rabbit system.
Contestants in jack rabbit events re-
ceive back 10 cents for each target
broken.
Event No. 8.
20 birds. Entrance. 81. Money di-
vided 40-3O-30. Jack rabbit system.
Event No. q.
80 birds No entrance Four high
guns each receive prize valued at s..
The shoot will be held at the gun
clubs traps at the fair grounds. On
account of races at that time, admis-
sion at the gate is charged, but if
contestants will call at Pinney &
Robinson's the secretary of the club
will furnish them passes good at the
gate.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22
MOTORBOBbMG NEW
MOTORCYCLE SPORT

Mdtorbobbing with motorcycles con-
verted for use at high speed over snow
and ice has become popular in many
parts of the United States. There is
considerable rivalry among the de-
signers of the various kinds of motor
hobs and the resulting races have at
tracted much attention from the gen
eral public attracted by this new win
ter sport. Henry Bleck of Michigan
City Ind, has one of the most ingen-
ious motor hobs put on tn the roads
this year. With a three speed Harley
Davidson he has attained speeds of
close to mile a minute over country
roads, carrying an extra passenger
The bob is so designed as to make it
entirely safe for high speeds. Wide
runners replace the front wheel of the
motorcycle. The rear wheel is euipped
with tire chainse to assure maximum
traction
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22
To PROTEST
RATE INCREASE
Arizona Corporation Com
mission Will Join With
Other Western States in
Fighting Advance in Pas
senger Rates

Protesting an increase in paSSen-
ger rates that will add Sc to the price
of every ticket from Chicago to Phoe-
nix and the Salt River valley, and =
10 per cent raise on all classes OF
transportation from Missouri river
points. the corporation commission
will join with other western states
at the hearing at Chicago next month.
For with the announcement that pas
senger rates from Kansas City and
other basing points in that dis
trict are to be boosted, have cone
advices to the effect that the carriers
are planning to add So to the price
of every ticket between Chicago and
Kansas City.
A petition that the passenger rate
case be made part of the general
investigation to be held at Chicago
next month has already been signed
by the commissions of Minnesota Iowa,
North Dakota, Colorado, New Mex
leo, Idaho, Arizona and Nevada, and
before being presented to the inter-
state commerce commission will be
signed Dy practlcaily every otnef
state affected. California has signi-
fled that strong protest will he
filed by that state, which is affected
with the others.
hearing of the railroads reasons
for instituting a general advance on
freight rates throughout the west
similar to the per cent. raise re-
Gently granted eastern carriers. will
begin March4 before Commissioner
Daniels in Chicago. The hearings,
which will probably last over n
.Selle Dates for the consideration Of
various items have already been fixed
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22

own personal property.
In both the California speedway
races this winter American cars
have r'ared back on their hind
wheels and looked the foreigners in
the eye at over hundred miles an
hour, so it is qai,' possible that the
ink on home products, born at the
indianapolis race when the Peugeots
Sunbeams and De Lagos took every
thing, is being slaughtered.
Today's race will depend on ability
to keep rolling as well as on speed,
and the ear that does the best non
stop time will have corpuent
chance of winning. 1t was with this
idea that Billy Carlson entered his
Maxwell so as to be able to beat
Barney Oldfield's non stop world rec
ord on the Point Iona course in
January, breaking Barneys also
Maxwell record set at Corona on
Thanksgiving day.
In the Vanderbilt, the Americans
will have to face for the first time
an unknown element in De Palma S
new car. The Mercedes was a
Grand PriX winner in France, and
although it is small enough to get
irto this years Indianapolis race
limited to 300 cubic inches piston
ELECTROMAGNETIC Italian will stand
good show of retaining his title OF
road race champion.
De Palma is going up against cars
of twice his size, even in the Grand
Prix saturday, which is open to any
thing on four wheels
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22
(By SCOOP

They always say their horses are
in the pink of condition. just before
a race matinee. But that statement
has extra weight when the training
is done in the splendid Phoenix
weather, which permits exercise
work every day through the winter.
There have not been enough rainy
days to prevent the stablemen from
conditioning the good speed stuff
they have out at the fair grounds.
The rain Saturday made the track
just good ana hard, but not too hard.
Tom Shaughnessy, secretary of the
state fair, says the races on j. r.
Lambert's card this afternoon will be
the best ever seen here except those
held during the fair week. This is
because the field is more evenly
matched than usual So it is not
easy to pick anything that looks
better than anything else.
The half mile running race is
causing lots of comment among the
followers. 1t is a match race be-
tween Hell Bender and Vina, which
are both SO fast that they will no
doubt work the track record for
the distance.
Lone Jordan, the famous Frontier
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22
STATEMENT ABOUT
TRUST CO. CASES

The following statement relative to
the decision in the Arizona Savings
and Loan and Arizona Trust company
case was given out yesterday by
Phoenix Attorney, interested in the
proceedings:
ON the 18th inst. the Circuit Court
Of Appeals for this circuit handed
down its judgment and decree in the
application OF certain stockholders to
that court for writs of mandamus and
prohibition against Judge VIM. H.
Sawtelle, U. S. District Judge for Ari-
IONA; the writ of mandamus was to
compel the judge to proceed with the
decree of February 81, 1913, rendered
by Judge r. E. Sloan and the writ of
prohibition was to prohibit or restrain
Judge SaWtelle from proceeding with
the decree. of March IA, 1914. rendered
by the latter judge, which held that
the decree of February -, 1913, was
void. The Circuit court denied the ap-
plication and refused to issue either
of said Writs. This decision was pre-
Gagged by the decision in the case of
Farmers and Merchants bank against
the companies above named, report Of
which has heretofore appeared in these
columns.
The decision is of great importance
to very large number of stockhold-
ers in Arizona. The first decree es-
tablished preference in favor of the
stockholders who personally interviewed
in the suit against their brother stock
holders in like estate by which the in
tervening stockholders would have
been paid in full, to the practical ex-
clusion of other stockholders.
The entire assets of the companies
will now be distributed among all the
stockholders in equal DroDortiOns"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22
AUTO TRUCK ON
GE0DET|C WORK
Department Of Commerce
Made Successful Use of
Big Auto-wagon in the
Southwest; the Trip De-
scribed III Detail
Especial to The Republican,

WASHINGTON. February 21-An
unusual feature of the work of the
United States Coast and Ceodetic
Survey. department of commerce
during the past summer was the
successful use of n Ia ton automo-
bile trnck in TRANSFORMING an astro-
ron,cal marty and outfit tbrongb q
marion Of the Southwest which ;s
aanerolIv dreaded NV tho trarscor
tinentaI tourist The marty woe il,
charge Of Mr. = V uodpson and wac
in tho field from, Nav ia octohar
,rho trim is tho ,oore ,an,arl.hla
whom tho fact ic talon into corsid
oratio, hat tho roo,,ira,oants 81 ,ho
Won, nravantod q cIoea adhara,,,o -
tbe ,a,tae ,,s,,u,, fo,Iorod oh.o,
vations wore freonantlv made ON
mountain naaks Ga the iournav wac
fron, mo,nt.,, 70 nountair rothar
Tho, a1o,r ,ooin ,ra,,aloa IA, fro,,,
citv to citv
Tho aeneral ,orto fol1o,,,oa 4,, NJ
rfodoeo,, and ~, 800, -,
Denvor Colorado g. No.. IT,.
thor, eo,,,buoet al,oost >, y, d.
,,;,ore ,,o,,,, ,, II -. -
rails ,h,n,,,,,, co,,tha,, ,-o,,. 49,
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rau oororaa ma ;t;,,or,.,, i.o,,.',;.l:
coJo,,,o,,s,i,Ie Donolas pa,,sa,, ,rI'l
con c,Ioho prooni, VI, "a
Parker The a,,to trncks was .ben
driven across californi. "a en- Dioaa
land the San Jacinto mountains
| thence via re Anoelee Nfoiava ana
Sacramento ia c,rs.o,, c;t,, WA,
astronomical ohseryotions ,,.a.o or
,ioa alona tho califo,,,;o \-o,,a,1,
! j,o,,,d,r,. 10 >rooaloc C,iiso,,.
where tho eeaeon onded D,,,ina tha
season tho ,,ucl ,,r,,,ino canaoi+,.
lood u,o, ,,, r,ora +han ooo Ill,
,-,dor rao1 and;tioos n,,;, c.,a,
tho do, ,,,,7 oo.o,,n,orad =, ~,
Ncxic, ana Texae and tho baav,,
eapde of tho Colorado piver and
Nevada daser, ,egione 70 ,ha snlen.
did roads oe sou,barn ana central
California
ON % canvon road in Western Toy
as Mr. Hodqson's Marty md outfit
had u narrow escane when a small
cloudbnrst in few minutes trans
formed the road into n river. as the
water came rushine down the canvon
from the waters above There was
no time TO nut on chains. hut ropes
were quickly wrapped around the
rear wheels and the truck WAS run
nm a steen slope nntiu stalled in the
rising and rushing water The truck
WAS then moored to MESQUITE
bushes and the outcome awaited with
considerable anxiety. Int the water
soon ceased To rise. and the DANCE,
WAS past Had the truck remained
where the water first struck it. il
would have been almost completely
overturned and damaged by the drift
ing timbers.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22

day winner, will give an exhibition
of bronco Dustin and bare back
ridin' Jordan is one of the best
riders in the west. He was with
the Selig company all last year. and
his performances in the movies have
ranked with those of Art Accord, Tom
Mix and Dell Blancett
A feature of the matinee will be
the exhibition Of horsewomanship of
Sadie Miles, of this city, who will
compete with the cowboys in the re-
lay race. Miss Miles has fast
string of horses. and being an ex
pert in handling her saddle, stands
an excellent chance of winning first
money.
Mr.. Lambert tells us that the
show is all set and that it will be
the best that can be framed up out
side of fair week. Il am sure that
Mr. Fielding will find lots of ma
terial for his moving pictures1that
! he will get some rich stuff for that
drama. | understand that he will
film parts of the crowd in order to
make a setting for the drama
Motorcycle Races
In the motorcycle races, there will
be seen some of the best local talent
on the fastest machines in the state
Boido, who has gotten so prominent
in the game that he has been imi-
. tating Sarah Bernhard in this fare
well tour thing, will ride an Excel
sior, it is understood Against him
will be lined up O'Connell on an In
dian. Crandall, Sellner and Butler on
Merkels, Gerig on an Excelsior and
F, possibly some others, who will enter
late
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22
IN SPITE OF MUDDY
Continued from Page One)

being approximately 300 at the morn
ing service.
Extra street cars put on to handle
the crowds, and additional autos on
Washington street lines, had all they
could do during the hours of church
going. In the afternoon Foreign Sec
rotary j. M. Clinton of the Y. M. C.
A. addressed large crowd at that in
stitution. He spoke on The Moral
Transformation of China, where he
has spent ten years in Y. NJ. C.. A..
work
The colored churches of the city re-
ported great increase in attendance,
amounting in some instances to 100
per cent. The Mexican Methodist, at
the corner of Fifth and Madison
streets turned out in force, and the
house was crowded for the preaching
services last night.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22
COMEDY BRINGS
RECORD CROWD
McGreer's Company at the
Coliseum Discloses Quar-
tet Of Principals That
Promise to Make Play
house Renew Its Youth

When the curtain rose on Mr.
Troubles Troubles" at the Coliseum
last night, it disclosed wall decora-
ton that had not been there the night
before. 1t was an axe-the producers
friend, and it had been used to such
good effect that the performance had
improved a hundred per cent over the
first night. 1t can still be used to
advantage without injuring its cut
ting edge
In Reina Vivienne and Earl Hail.
the Ellis Musical Comedy company
has two principles who are infinitely
superior to any who have heretofore
been seen in this type of organiza
ton in Phoenix. They are ably sec
onded by Frank Vack and Della
Celia and around this quartette Mr..
McGreer can, and undoubtedly will,
build an organization that will be a
delight to Phoenix for some time to
come. No man ever had a better
foundation on which to build a really
worth while comedy company in this
part of the country.
1t was a real pleasure to see and
hear Miss Vivienne again; her one
! song, was the most grateful thing in
the performance. ono does not often
| hear such voices as hers in tabloid
productions, and in her scenes with
! Earl Hall, the performance rose e.
was real fun and the big audience
was not slow to appreciate T.
Mr.. Han is that raro bird. a funny
man. His Mr. Trouble" was bully
character bit and his comedy wen,
over with bang that kept the house
in an uproar while he was on tn,
stage. There is a. way of being
Hall has it. He made a most en-
phatic hit and he earned it,
There was not great deal foi
Frank Vack to do but he did it il
4 manner that held promise of good
things to come, while Della Cella
scored with a well drawn bit OF
character comedy as the wife OF
whom nature had done a mighty
poor job"
| MarJOry Shaw proved as attractive
2s when she was here with The
Boutwell, Browne company and Ear
Caldwell proved, if possible. ever
more tiresome than he was at tha
time He recalls a very popular topi-
cal song in the "1Iilado.' Guess
what it is?
As for Mr. Troubles Troubles" il
was a bit of nonsense that wen
over well, in spite of the most afro
cious chorus We have seen in man!
a long day. 1t it a mighty tribute
stone did not carry the whole Orga
nization to instant destruction.
Four record breaking audience
crowded into the old Coliseum OF
Saturday and Sunday nights an'
lowed that a good attraction will
proved that good attraction will
fill the old building. Just as it use
to in the old days. If the manage
ricnt will clean the place up a bit ant
strengthen the weak spots in the com
pany, they will find themselves il
possession Of an organization tina
will pay dividends to them and to tn
public. THE Pen is Mightier thai
the Sword" but the axe has it OF
them both. For the love of Mike. MI
MAITLAND DAVIES.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22
JOHNSON ON HIS WAY
One Report Says He Is Near Havana,
Another He Is in Chihuahua.
ASSOCIATED PRESS pIspArcHl

HAVANA, Feb. 21.-Jack Johnson
who will fight Jess Willard for the
worlds heavyweight championship, at
Juarez, Mexico on March 6, arrived
at Cienfuegos and is due here by train
tomorrow.
1t was reported last week that
Johnson had landed at TampicO 1t
was reported today that he had ar
rived at Chihuahua City, Mexico, a
few hours ride from Juarez. These
reports are evidently erroneous.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22
UNITED STATES HELPLESS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-DipIOma-
tically the United States and neutrals
are generally helpless so far as obtain
ing redress for the loss of their ships
by contact with mines unless absolute
proof, which is rarely available, can be
adduced showing the nationality of the
mines 1t must be shown that no pilot
was available or that the mines were
drifting from their anchorage and far
distant from the beligerent areas. 49,
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22
VANDERBILT IS RUBBER
CONTINUED From Page One)

stitution Of Grant for Bob Burman
at the wheel of Case No. %, the race
is elevated to the style Of a rubber,
as now, there are two daring pilots
who have each won the cup twice.
The other is De Palma, last years
winner and this years favorite.
The thirty three cars will start to-
morrow at 10 o'clock on what is
known as the Panama Pacific course,
with the coveted w. X. Vanderbilt
cup and a large purse as prizes The
length of the course is 3.9 miles,
with II laps, making the race over
distance of approximately 297 miles
The race is estimated to finish by
23 in the afternoon.
Twelve hundred federal soldiers,
marines and exposition guards, Will
patrol the irregular shane course
The exposition mile track, forming
Part of the course, has been planked
The remainder of the course is all
within the exposition grounds and is
asphalt paved. Two turns are at
right angles. and other Irregularities
make the course a perilous one.
hundred miles an hour has been
Inane on the course in practice spins
on the straightaways.
Six grandstande,, seating 10000
PEOPLE, have been erected along the
course.
Plenty Of Competition
Despite the foreign troubles which
have kept such famous drivers as
Boillot Goux. Duruy, Thomas, Chris
tiaens and others in the war zone,
there is an international character
lent to the Vanderbilt race by the
presence of number of European
made cars. First and foremost in
the interest of Phoenicians is the
Eugatti owned by Charles w. Fuller,
who lives here during the winters,
and which was tried out for nearly
a hundred miles an hour on one of
the valley roads last month. Johnny
Marquis, the daring driver. is in his
pilots toys this very morning. help
ing t,miliano Jandilli. the famous
racing mechanician, to put the last
touches upon the tuning of that
adorable mechanism. The Bugatti is
three ways international, being made
in Germany by an Italian engineer
and driven on a United States course
The most feared car is German
Mercedes six-cylinder monster
which Ralph De Palma. the famous
Italian nobleman, has imported direct
from the French courses for try
at the cup. Because he has won il
twice before. De Palma has only tC
cop it once again to end Vanderbilt
races forever-the trophy going Il
its first three time winner as his
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-22
Fire on italian Flags

BARI, Italy, Feb. 81. The fishing
boat Gesu arrived from Antivari,
Montenegro. Members of the crew
said the Gesu, and the fishing boat
Saturno. when flying Italian flags.
were fired upon by two Austrian
torpedo boats. The report has
caused great popular excitement in
Rome.