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Arizona republican., 1915-10-04
FRANCHISES ARE OUT OF DATE

The Ontario hydroelectric commission has advised the councils and boards of trade of Windsor, Walk erville, Sandwich and Ford City grant sions of franchises the Sandwich Windsor herstburg Railway company
 Street railway franchises out of date. Giving free for a period of years the streets of a municipality that a private corporation may make profits thereon has been found to be clumsy and expensive method of solving the transportation problem.
 Cities that surrendered possession of their thor oughfares to street companies have every of them had fight those companies tooth and nail after year. obtain service and to offset the encroachment of the companies in local politics by constant and expensive vigilance
 their haste obtain modern service many American cities took what then appeared to be the only They regretted it inevitably, and every city striving to hack what belongs to it.
 Canada, whose cities expanding rapidly has the costly example of it's neighbor to gui5e her. Detroit News.
Arizona republican., 1915-10-04
The Foot and Mouth Disease Law

it is established that cattle infected with the hoof and mouth disease be killed instantly upon theory prohibition against spreading equally positive public pay, fully and immediately The present law, the Chi neither.
 The machinery for settling claims with the los ing is clumsy It might be made direct without exposing the interests. If the paymaster and the appraising board right along with the official that did the killing or dered the killing would justice. Most of cattle raisers rich with extensive of credit. When denly deprives them of their herds it takes away their daily work livelihood. long drawn-out settlement does nothing but make their loss all the heavier
 Another feature of that does not sound fair to who stripped of their cattle in the public interest is the of compensation follow ing condemnation proceedings. maximum for horse is s25O with a s2OO limit if in a herd, and for sheep swine $50 and $40 under the limitations It makes difference whether they for beef dairying, breeding. A child knows that there differences however. ard a law that limits the liability the mon run is unfair to the fancy breeder Yet Illinois go the discoura cement of stock breeding, either professionally by It all comes back the public in better milk. bet ter meat, better horses.
 The passed n March needs an overhauling regarding this limited liability clause on ccnstitu- tOnal grounds It is getting the whole protective scheme into the slow-moving courts at the embar- rassing time when should be striking blows Some of our fancy breeders have waived their rights and accepted the loss public spirit Illinois and the federal government to- gether afford to pay their just debts fully.
Arizona republican., 1915-10-04

Governor Johnson has just made another record for himself. Because his dissa tisfacton with the provisions of the marketing commission bill passed by the last legislature he indefinitely the appointment of a marketing commissioner, office created by the bill referred This S d S5000 year job In these piping times of office seeking what tantaIizirg sight this be some, who yielding 0 oft-eXpressed desires their friends" might consent, through feeling of public duty, lay aside their private affairs serve the state" democrats, re- publicans, and Mare Antony said, 70 pteous spectacle," A manless s5OOO job real poi- tican
 Counts that day lost whose low descending sun
 Leaves offices thrilled. party plans undone
 What though the governor does like the bill,
 He's recreant, place e doesn't fill.
Arizona republican., 1915-10-04

comforts of modern state university life
 Neither school, however, is con tented It is the constant desire of Ames to get all of Iowa City's appro- priations away from it and Iowa City graduates will not let a legislator be nominated if they can help it until he is analysed for traces of enmity to the older school
 So Iowa maintains duplicate col leges, libraries campuses and atmOs- pheres which keeps her so poor that she hadn't any money to spend on good roads. It costs her upwards of g 900. 900 to keep both schools going. If Iowa's two colleges were united they would have 1000 students and would look down with scorn on Michigan and Illinois. Iowa City has produced many famous politicians and one football team which stood the rest of the middle west teams on their heads and wore all the chalk off the goal lines of Michigan and Chicago. Ames has produced Professor Holden, who taught Iowa farmers how to test their seed corn and made that state the greatest corn state in the union. Neither college has turned out very many gilded scions of the uncontroIla- bly rich. Iowa educates it's students literally at these schools. but it does not stop there It educates it's pigs, cows, soil, newspaper editors, highway commis sioners and cornfields. It costs Iowa q great deal of money to run her uni versailles, but she gets it all back with 800 per cent profit each fall and does not Tnurmur or repine.
Arizona republican., 1915-10-04
BLINDNESS CAN BE A BLESSING

After the accident he was taken to hospital, blinded. The surgeons worked long and hard and bandages were at last placed in position. His nurse had the softest sweetest voice in the world and the softest, coolest touch. She also read to him. He knew that she was uncommoniy pretty When the ban dages were removed his sight was still very dim, but gradually his vision grew stronger One morning the doctor came in cheerily Well, John, are the eyes still improving?" he asked. They are that" Seeing better every day? Can you see your nurse?'' Sure l can. She gets plainer and plainer every time"
Arizona republican., 1915-10-04
INFORMAL 1Ruces IN WAR FRowNED UPON

The amazing informal truce between the German soldiers and those of the allies last Christmas is quite contrary all military ideas of discipline The German commanders indeed, afterward issued orders forbiddng any similar during the present pain death any who took part in it it, it is said
 Wellington had the greatest diff cUty in preventing these truceS when he was fight ing in the Pennsular war. Ie forced issue sternest orders and take very severe measures to stop them, making it punishable with death
 At time things came to such pass that the Dukes soldiers and the French spent hours end sitting around another's campfres sharing their ratons and playing cards together.
Arizona republican., 1915-10-04

Goethe enthusiastic the reports of von Humboldt. prophesed hundred years ago. that the western shores of North America would some day arise civilization that would outshine the glory that Greece and the grandeur Rome" for culture, and general well-being would surpass anything the world had ever seen. And have yet to meet Native Son who did not believe that California already had the forecast pretty well fulfilled. In northwest. modesty may still be regarded virtue. still there is little of the shrinking violet about the shocking slogan of of Puget Sound cities, See Naples and die, Seattle live" The Pacific slope has it's beautiful open-ai Greek theaters it's universities, attractive mountains and great universities its attractive rural development. All that think of now
Arizona republican., 1915-10-04
PAINFUL TRUTH

Miss Snwell had been a member of the choral society since it had been in existence, and it undoubtedly true that her first youth had waned. But the choir astoundedS recently by the that she had resigned her membership.
 Resignedi' he gasped. But whatever for?"
 Well I don't know exactlr' said the secretary, but it strikes that it may have something to O with the solo picked for her the per formance.'N
 Why? What is it?"
 Don't you remember? It begins I young but old ''-Chicago Herald
Arizona republican., 1915-10-04

We have considered the longest roads in tight little island But they pale into insignifcance before other roads. Just America is on- structing motor road right from New York Francisco memorial the martyred President Lincoln. It will have average width of sixty feet and is nearing completion. It passes in direct line through twelve states, and is fourteen miles longer than the transcontinental telegraph And the of West Forty and Fifth avenue, New York, there sign Lincoln Highway San Franciscc-3,$S4 miles," Some road, that!-London Chronicle.
Arizona republican., 1915-10-04

William I. Denning, who has just Teen appointed chief clerk of the post etiice department at Washington, was born on farm in Jones county, Ga, August 1, 1885, He started life as clerk in little post office, later be- came a rural carrier, then got a clerkship in the post office depart ment at Washington. He has stead fly worked ur and if he keeps on should even ually be named post master genera
Arizona republican., 1915-10-04
JUmcemS@red Sense
 and Nonsense
camp for business and professional
(By Remlik.)

Gro California; You may carry it home
 You may ship in the booze You may drink of the pizen
 At home if you choose But the money thus spent To the very last cent
 Goes out of the state
 And then ALL of you loose.
 They have been discussing it all over town-that California decision" in regard to permitting shipments of IiquCr into dry territory in the state of California.
 They think-dO q good many-that il may be so ruled and later applied here. There ie, indeed. a chance that they may be guessing correctly. If they ARE-if such @ thing as shipping liquor into Arizona, becomes LEGAL then the worst has happened-the very WORST.
 It was tried in Kansas and it made more drUnkards than the saloons ever did. A drinker who could take it or let it alone" (and such a drinker never lived) with a quart or four quarts of stuff he had shipped in, proved that he could take it. but not that he could let II alone A man who might buy two or three drinks in a bar room and go home all right, might prove to be a little more immoderate when he found himself pOGcessor of a quart or a gallon It DID prove that way in Kansas.
 When a dollar is mailed out of the state for whisky it is gone for all time There is no reason why the distiller should send it back here. Beyond a little advertising, not a cent returns. Shipping it in, as they will do in California makes men sneakers and worse. The new law aids and encourages the man whom the law of prohibition would shield. If it should come to Arizona-such a law-do you know what it would mean?
 It would spell ruin-utter distaster and ruin to many and many a man and that includes a family very ire quently. I refer to the man, and there are hundreds-aye, thousands of him-whom the present prohibition law has pulled out of the slime-made of him q clean and self respecting cit izen. There is no QUESTION, this law has started thousands of men on
Arizona republican., 1915-10-04
Vest Pocket Essays
UNiVERSITIES-IOWA
By George Fitch

AM EhlCAN UNIV hSI II ES-tOWR The University of Iowa is a set of Siamese twins engaged in a violent endeavor to devour each other.
 Part of the university is located at Iowa City and the rest of it at Ames. Iowa City is a fine old school founded in 1S47 with 300 students, great medi-
 cal and law departments, and a fine set of buildings, including the beauti- full old State Capitol. Ames has 4000
 students. one of the greatest agricul- tural schools in the world and a vast campus equipped with a technical school, cafateria, campanile and all the
Arizona republican., 1915-10-04
Arizona Republicans Editorial Page

that the coast needs is couple major leagues and worlds serious" joy- would be plee-its cup running
Arizona republican., 1915-10-04
NEwsBoY HAD EYE FOR BUSINESS

The newsboy had stood on the corner holding an undiminishing bundle of papers for half an hour.
 An unvaryng and meaningless sound issued from his lips. but neither he nor any one else thought he was saying anything.
 Suddenly the clang and bang of a fire engine divided the traffic.
 All about the fire! All about the fire," ne shrielled.
 And every fifth person bought a paper-F-rom Puck
Evening journal., 1915-02-23

at the appropriate election, but in
such a case the reasons must be
found in injury to the interests of the
United States and not in the merits
of the issues being fought out by
European nations in an European
area
"I was asked in Canada whether
the war would affect our politics, so
as to divide parties on European lines.
! answered unhesitatingly in the
negative. ] said that to inject Euro
pean issues into American politics
had uniformly meant the defeat of
those who attempted it.
Legislation is pressed to forbid
the sale of arms and ammunition by
our merchants in trade to belliger-
ents
I'VE do not discriminate between
the belligerents in the matter of fur
nishing war material, over which we
have no control, prevent one side from
purchasing in our markets which ar5
open to the world.
"But my chief objection to giving
up the lawful and usual course of a
neutral to sell arms and ammunition
t. belligerents is based on the highest
national interest. We are a country
, which is never likely to be fully pre-
, pared for war. We must have tn,
7 means of preparing as rapidly as pos
sible after war is imminent and in
/ evitable We would be most foOlisl
to adopt a policy of refusing to sci
S arms and ammunition to belligeren
( powers which if it was pursue,
G against us when we were driven int
< war would leave us helpless.
e More than this. if we were Il
G place an embargo on the sale of arm
81 and ammunition to belligerents, W
e would discourage the industry in thi
!. country and reduce substantially GU
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
MIDDLETOWN VISITORS.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN, Del, Feb 23.-Alr
and Mrs. Alexander Mctten had with
them on Sunday their sons, John +. Met
ten. OF Philadelphia, and Irving Metteni
of New York city-Mrs. c. v. Jaquitn
left last week for visit to Florida
Mrs. A. Foge has been in New York at
tending tine spring millinery openings
Mis-, Bculah Jewell entertained Miss
Sara Robinson and Harry Palmer, of
Smyrna, recently Mrs. Crane and Mrs.
Bouphman. OF Sparrow's Point, Nd, yis-
tied relatives near here reccntly-Mr.
and Mrs. Harry c. Tatmanl Of Whining
ton. spent last Sunday with Mr.. Tat
mans sisters-Alss Ida Curry and
Earl Curry, OF Collingswood, n. j., vis-
tied .hem aunt, Mrs. Frank }. Pening-
ton. last Week.-Mrs. Nellie Othoson. of
Kennedyville, Md, is the guest OF rela-
tiyes here Miss Mollie Wilson has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. l.. ID.
Hearnc, in Washington, d. c.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23

''In preserving the commerce of
the United States with the belliger-
ents. however, we are face to face
with a crisis. We are threatened with
a serious invasion of our rights as
neutrals in trading with the bellig-
erent countries. What certainly is an
innovation upon previous rules in
respect to neutral commerce and con-
traband of war has been initiated by
belligerents of both sides. The plant
ing OF mines in the open sea and the
use of submarines to send neutral
VESSELS to the bottom without in
quiry as to their neutrality when
found in a so-called war zone of the
open sea, are all Of them a variation
from the rules of international law
governing the action of the bellig-
erents towards neutral trade.
when their violation results in
the destruction of the lives of Ameri-
can citizens, or Of American property
q grave issue will arise as to what
the duty of this government is. The
| responsibility of the President and
Congress in meeting the critical is
/ sue thus presented in maintaining
our national rights and our national
honor on the one hand, with due re.
gard to the awful consequences tC
our 90000,000 of people Of engaging
i'm this horrible world war, on the
other, will be very great. II involve:
on their part a judgment so momen
tous in its consequences that W.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23

possible domestic means of prepar-
ing for future wars.
Finally, the general adoption OF a
course by neutrals not to sell arms
to the belligerents in a war. would
greatly stimulate the tendency TO IN
crease ornaments in time of peace
to be ready for war. Such a stimulus
to greater armaments we all should
deplore. because of their burden upon
the people of the countries affected
and because of the temptation TO war
involved in their maintenance.
Another criticism against the Ad-
ministration comes not only from
! those whose predictions are based on
their European origin, but also from
native Americans who are aroused by
what they conceive to be the possible
evil world consequences of this war
and the merits of its issues They
complain of the Administration be-
cause it did not protest against every
violation OF international law COM
mitted by one set of the belligerents
against the others. This view was
made to depend at first upon what
was thought to be a treaty obligation
on the part of the United States tC
protests growing out of the provi-
sions of Hague treaties, to which mosl
of the belligerents together with the
United States have been signatory.
% Further examination, l think
showed that most Of these treaties
were by their own terms imperative
because they had not been signed by
all of the belligerents. While tn'
people of the United States might wei
maintain the wisdom and righteous
ness of such provisions, or deplor'
their violation. their government wa
/, not under any treaty obligation 4
take part in the controversy, to eH
: press an opinion or to register a pro
test.
: I'VE must realize that in contro
} versy like this, where the whole III
blood of each contestant is being pour
ed out. and in which its very exist
ence as a nation is at stake, protest
like those proposed in respect OF Is
, sues in which a neutral is not directl
interested, may well seem to the high
! ly sensitive peoples engaged a lorna
, declaration of sympathy in the wa
r with one SIDE or the other. This mus
= inevitably and materially injure on
{ attitude of neutrality without accom-
\ plishing any good.
/. I'VE are sitting as judges of issue
s between countries in Europe in tn
h great war. We are seeking to man
tain strict neutrality, and until OF
n decision is invoked. with an agre'
a ment TO abide by our judgment an
n recommendation for settlement.
N need not embroil ourselves by oflici
l. expressions of criticism or approov
l. of the acts of the participants IN q
u war This is not only the wise
il course for rs TO pursue in MAINTAIN
l. ing an attitude that may give us u
fluence in promoting mediation wh'
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
Quick RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
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Thousands take one or two every
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Evening journal., 1915-02-23
BUAWNY arms send
TOENNI.LEY ON ITS way

..Ost,, a4vi,s Oak. one Of the north
ern villages in the province of Brandy
wine hundred. although but a small
spot on the Delaware map, has some
push in II yet This was demonstrat-
cd yesterday when the brawny sinews
OF the natives. under the leadership of
Andrew William Crawford. mechanic
ian, his aide Albert Richardson. and
mis- military advisor Adiutant "Al'
Meilhausen of the Organized Militia
Of Delaware. rescued southbound
Darby trolley car from the trying con-
dition of helpless inactivity caused
by a broken feed wire
The car was stopped about three
lengths from the breaker. To reach
this spot was all that was necessary
10 enable the car to bring its load Of
citizens to the city to get past the
watchful gatomen of the various in
dustrial plants of the city. II took the
resourceful. sturdy ANDY" but a
glance to sum up the situation. He
was the man of the minute. Marshal
ing his forces and filling the spring.
like atmosphere of the colony of Holly
Oak full OF orders he soon had the
car on the move, nor did he permit
it to stop until il had reached poin
beyond where the electrical forc'
from the power house Of the Whining
ton end Of the line could relieve hin
of his burden. AS a result the ca
arrived in this city. but ten minutes
behind schedule time and the loca
shops were enabled to take up tn
work Of the day with a full compile
ment OF skilled workmen.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
TAFT Warns OF
NATIONS DANGERS
Draws Lesson From Wash
ington's Policy in Neutral
Course Nation Must Steer
OPPOSES BAN
ON EXPORT TRADE

MORRISTOWN. n. j.. Feb. 2S.-The
United states is threatened with a
serious invasion of its rights as a neu-
trail by the warning nations OF Eu-
rome. and in preserving its commerce
with those nations is face TO face with
a crisis. in the opinion of former
President William II. Taft. In the
solution of that crisis, should 1t arise,
no lingo spirit must be allowed to
prevail. Mr.. Taft advised; neither
pride nor momentary passion should
influence our judgment.
And when the President shall act
Mr.. Taft declared. eve must stand by
him TO the end. In this determination
we may be sure that all will join, no
matter what their previous views, no
matter what their European origin.
All will forget their differences in
| self-sacrifcing loyalty to our common
/ flag and our common country"
Mr.. Taft's reference TO the situation
confronting the United States was
made at the conclusion of an address
delivered here yesterday before the
Washington Association of New Jer'
sey. Quoting from a reservation In
the treaty of Algeciras proclaimed II
1907 and entered into by the United
States and eleven European nations
+ including most of those now at war
Mr.. Taft said:
Our interest in the present wal
? therefore. under the conditions tina
p exist, should be limited as set fort
5 in this reservation, to wit:
D Preserving and increasing the
r commerce of the United States
r with belligerents; to the protec-
r tion. as to life, liberty and pros
{ pority of our citizens residing or
travelling in their countries. and
I TO the aiding by our friendly Of
3, fees and Efforts in bringing
those countries to peace.
e "Our efforts for peace have bee
t made as complete as possible, for IN
e President has already rendered hi
Il good offices by way of mediation b,
# tween the powers, and they have n,
been accepted.