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Arizona republican., 1915-12-08

son to hope that no question in con troversy between this and other governments would lead to any seri- ous breach of amicable relations. ard that he was sorry to say that tLe gravest threats against national peace and safety had been uttered within the country's own borders
 There are citizens of the United States. I blush to admit" he de- ciared. born under other flags but welcomed under our generous natur- alization laws to the full freedom and opportunity of America who have poured the poison Of disloyalty into the very arteries of our national life: who have sought to bring the au- thority and good name of our gov ernment into contempt to destroy our industries wherever they thought it efficient for their vindictive pur- poses. to strike at them and to de- pase our politics to the uses of for eign intrigue"
 No federal laws exist to meet this situation. said MT Wilson, because such a thing would have seemed in credible in the past. Such creatures of passion. disloyalty and anarchy he added. must be crushed out They are not many. but they are in finitcly maligncnt and the hand oi our power should close over them al once"
 Turning again to military ques- tions. the President said he might find if advisable to call into system atic consultation with the directing officers of the army and navy. mer of recognized ability who are ia miliar, for example. with the trans portation facilities of the country and
Arizona republican., 1915-12-08

therefore competent to advise how
 they may be co-ordinated when the
 need arises. those who can suggest
 the best way to bring about prompt
 co-operation among the manufactur-
 CTS. and those who could assist to
 bring the technical skill of the coun- try to the aid of the government in
 the solution of problems of defense
 He said he might later ask congress for an appropriation to defray the expenses of such work.
 The President told the members he might address them again later on commercial conditions. about
 which much legislation has been
 passed, and which are likely to change rapidly after the war, when
 the nations of Europe again take up their task of commerce and indus try. The most that can be done now.
 he said, is to make sure tliat the necessary instrumentalities are at hand for securing adequate informa
 ton.
 Regarding the railroads. the Prasi- i dent said there had been reason to fear that they could not cope much longer with the transportation prob lem. and suggested it would be wise to provide for a commission of in /, quiry to ascertain whether the laws
 as at present framed and admins ! tered were as serviceaDle as they i might be in the solution of the prob i fem. He said that the regulation [ of the railroads by federal cOmmis- sion has had admirable results and ! that the question was whether there was anything else to be done to | better the conditions under which the railroads are operating.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-08

means to extend our commerce even
 where the doors are wide open and our goods desired Such situation
 is not to be endured. It is of capi-
 tai importance not only that the
 United States should be it's own car
 rier on the seas and enjoy the eco
 homie dependence which only an adequate merchant marine would
 give it, but also that the American
 hemisphere as a whole should enjoy like independence and self-suffi-
 ciency, if it is not to be drawn into
 the tangle of European affairs"
 The task of building up an adequate merchant marine. Mir Wilson said, must be undertaken ultimately by
 American private capital. but in the
 meantime. he declared, every legal
 obstacle standing in the way of the building, purchase and American registration of ships should be re- moved and the government should undertake to open routes, especially between the two American continents. When the risk has passed ard pri- vate capital begins to lind it's way into these new channels, he added, | the government may withdraw.
 The President told congress that proposals would be made during the coming session for the purchase or l construction of ships to be owned and directed by the government | The measure, he said. would be sim | liar to that submitted to the last congress, but modified in some es- sential particulars.
 In outlining the financial condi- ton of the government. the President
 followed closey the statement recently
 given out by Secretary McAdOo. Et
Arizona republican., 1915-12-08

ernment must be their servant in this matter, must supply them with the training they need to take care of themselves and of it. The mfli- tary arm of their government, which they will not allow to direct them they may properly use to serve them and make their independence secure-and not their own independence merely. but the rights also Of those with whom they have made common cause, should they also be put in jeopardy.
 The president presented the war department plans for strengthening the army as the essential first step and flor the present sufficient. The plans include the increasing of the standing army to a force of 141,S43 men of all services, and the establishment of a supplementary force of 100000 disciplined citizens. who would undergo training fer short periods throughout three years of a six years enlistment.
 Tt would depend upon the pat riotic feeling of the younger men of the country whether they resopnded to such a call to service or not
 
 upon the patriotic spirit of the em- ployers of the country whether they made it possible for the younger men in their employ to respond un- der favorable conditions or not I for one, do not doubt the patriotic devotion either of our young men or of those who give them employment those for whose benefit and pro- fa, e. would look forward to tfrr success of such an experiment with entire confidence"
 Outlining the details of the navy plan presented by Secretary Daniels. the president said that it involves only a shortening of the time within which plans long matured shall be carried out; but it does not make definite and explicit a program which has heretofore been only inn plicit, held in the minds of the comm ittees on naval affairs and dis closed in the debates of the two houses but nowhere formulated or formally adopted It seems to me very clear that it will be to the advantage of the country for the congress to adopt a comprehensive plan for putting the navy upon a , final footing of strength and eff ciency and to press that plan to completion within the next five years
 The president said that in order to secure national self efficiency and | seif-security the country must have a merchant marine
 For it is a question of indeper- Gence,' he asserted. "If other nations go to war or seek to hamper each | others commerce, our merchants, il | seems are at their mercy, to do with as they please. We must use their ships. and use them as they deter mine. Our independence is provin- | cial, and it is only on land and within our own borders. We are not likely to be permitted to use even the ships of other nations in. rivalry of their own trade, and are without
Arizona republican., 1915-12-08
COST \. [. FIVE
 THOUSAND FLAT
Failure to Regard Corpora tion Commissions s Order to File Operating Ex- penses Cause-3-cent Fare Again Delayed.

One of the stiffest fines ever inn posed on a corporation in this state went on record yesterday afternoon, when the corporation commission as sessed a fine of 5000 against the Arizona Eastern railroad company for contempt Of orders issued some time ago by the commission.
 The case against the road had it's inception in March, 1914, when the commission had under consideration the adVisability of establishing a three-cent passenger fare in this state. To get their operating expenses the commission directed the railroads to file schedules, both for the passenger and freight departments, this infor- mation being desired so the commits sion might see whether or not a three-cent fare law would permit the companies to operate at a profit.
 All roads compiled with the request of the commission with the exception of the Arizona Eastern, subsidiary of the Southern Pacific company. The Arizona Eastern auditor requested that he be given until May ,. 1914, to file the data. The extension was granted, but no report was filed. The matter dragged along through the summer of 1914, the company in the meantime stating that it had no means of computing operating ex- penses. The commission then fur nished a means whereby tho desired figures could be found. but still the data was not forthcoming. The off cers of the road were called on to appear before the commission to show cause why they should not be held in contempt The case was set for November 2, but the road officials did not appear and no action was taken in the matter.
 The commissions patience was eX- hausted and another meeting was called for yesterday morning to give further consideration to the matter. It was decided that the road should be held in contempt and five thou sand dollar fine was assessed. The payment on or before December 31, 1915.
 It is understood that the Arizona Eastern will appeal to the Maricopa superior court for relief from the fine and the money will probably not be received by the commission for some time.
 In the meantime the proposed three cent fare is still far off, as the com mission cannot make any ruling with out having a complete exhibit of eX- penses on all roads operating in Ari zOna.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-08

said that the additional revenue re- quired to carry out the program of military and naval preparation would be S93, 900 for the fiscal year 1917; that if the present taxes were continued throughout this year and the next there would be a balance in the treasury of about S76, 5OO, GOO at the end of the present fiscal year and a deficit at the end of the next year of some S12,OOOOOO reckoning S62. = 000,000 for deficiency appropriations.
 Proposing that the new bills should be paid by internal taxation. the President suggested that by low ering the present limits oc income exemption and the figure at which the surtaX is imposed. and by in 70 creasing step by step throughout the present graduation, the surtaX itself. income taxes as at present appor- toned would yield sums sufficient to balance the books of the treasury at the end of the fiscal year 1917 with out anywhere. making the burden un- reasonably heavy, He added that there were many additional sources of revenue which justly could be resorted to without hampering the industries of the country CT putting any too great charge upon indiVidual expenditure. He estimated that a tax of one cent per gallon on gaso- line and naptha would yield $1O,O00, 900; a tax of 90 cents per horsepower on automobiles and internal eXplo- sion engines. $15,O0O0 900: a stamp tax on bank checks. probably s1S.0Oe.000 c15 o +o<- of tvveOty-fiVo cents a ton on fabricated iron and steel, proba bly $1O.000 O0O
 The President said there was req
Arizona republican., 1915-12-08
sPR|SE PARTY 0F T0WER|STs
Seventeen Drop in on Way East and Get Glimpse of Valley-Day in Phoenix on Schedule for Future Tour Parties.

Seventeen tourists of the Gillespie. KinpOrts and Beard tourist agency dropped in on the Salt River Valley in surprising manner yesterday and got their surprise in turn in a serles of motor rides that included prac- tically every division of the immeGi- ately contiguous adjacentness. Sev- enteen wiser, and certainly not sad der, persons will take their depart ure at o'clock this morning. bound east and for hOme via the scenic highway past the Roosevelt dam. They make connections with the Pullmans once more at Globe. Phoenix is there in an emergency. and in yesterdays emergency the jules were waived and everybody got busy. Governor Hunt. H. P. be Mund, Gus NOll, and Wesley Hill turned out with their cars and es- | corted the travellers to the south | side, via the ostrich ranches and
 Tempe Normal, then to the north l side and the Scottsdale- -Ingleside
 club region. The return was made via the State Highway, after the wis itors had been shown the oranges 1 and olives and dates and figs and
 other exotic fruits that grow here while the east shivers
 l T. F. Rice. conductor of this party
 admitted openly that his concern had 1 just opened fine mahogany trimmed l offices across from the well known l Waldorf hotel in the famous city of New York. Harry Welch. of the chamber of commerce, immediately l endowed him with a dozen large photos of the dam and valley. where l with to decorate that office.
 More Tourists Coming.
 | The city will be ready for the next consignment of sight-seers. The Ray mond- Whitcomb company has noti-
 fled the Espee that it will send eigh-
 teen of its patrons through Phoenix on December 10 arriving at 625 a. l m. Arrangements will be made to
 show them around, and for this pur-
 pose, owners of cars are requested I to become suddenly public spirited
 and let Welch know if they win be
 available
 It was said yesterday that the next tourist party and all thereafter, will be allowed an extra day in | Phoenix, that they may visit num-
 Der of spots of unusual interest here
 abouts
 The personnel of yesterdays party:
 Miss Fannie Berss. Dr. David K.
 Campbell, Mrs. NJ. A Campbell, Miss
 Marion Campbell Charles |. Dates.
 Mrs. George Davidson. Miss Margaret
 Davidson, A. B. De Camp. Miss Ellen
 Kresge. Miss H. NJ Oliver. Mrs. Mary
 Whitefield, Misses Mary and Martha
 Whitefield, MT. and Mrs. Markey and
 M. A. Schoettle.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-08
wlLL HoLo JOINT sEssIoN-

WILL HOLD JOINT SESSION. The Loyal >WOmen's class and the la dies of the church will meet in joint session at the parlors of the Christian church at 2:30 o'clock, Thursday af- ternoon, and all members are re- quested to be present.
 INVESTMENT PERMITS - The corporation commission yesterday is sued investment permits to the fol- lowing companies: Jack Pot Gold Mines Company of Kingman; Gila River Oil and Development company of Maricopa county. The officers of the last named company are: Euegene Jackson, president; J. H. Baker, vice president; J. c. Niles, secretary. The company is capitalized at $300,Oo0 and proposes to drill several oil wells in the Buckeye country.
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THE DOCTRINE OF (Continued from Page one)

dian of the republics to the south as against the encroachment or efforts of political control from Europe.
 But, he added, it was always difficult to maintain such a role without offense to the pride of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-12
Chaplin Tells Tale
Of His Early Life
By CHARLES CHAPLIN

Both my father and mother were &C
tors My father was Charles Chaplin, q
wel-known singer of descriptive ballads.
de had a fine baritone voice and is still
remembered in England. Ny mother was
also a well-known vaudeville singer On
the stage she was known as Lille Harley.
She, too, had fine voice and was well
known as singer OF the character
songs which are so popular in England.
She and my father usually Travelled with
the same vaudeville company, but never
as far as ! know, worked in the same act
In spite Of their professional reputa-
tons and their two salaries, my earliest
recollections are Of poverty. 1 guess the
salaries couldn't have amounted to much
in those days.
My brother sgd was four years old
when was born. That interesting event
happened at Fontainebleau. France Nv
4 father and mother were touring the cont
nent at that time with a vaudeville com
/ pany. l was born at a hotel on April l6,
I 1883. As soon as my mother was able to
/ travel we returned to London, and that
was my home, more or less, until came
! to America
The very first thing I can remember
/ is OF being showed out on the stage to
sing a song. ! could not have been over
7 five or six years old at the time. My
mother was taken suddenly sick and !
was sent on TO take her place in the
vaudeville bill / sang an old Coster
song called Jack Jones"
II must have been about this time
that my father died. My mother was
never very strong and, what with the
shock Of my fathers death and all, she
was unable TO work for a time.
Ny brother sgd and I were sent to
l the poOrhouse.
English people have q great horror
| Of the poorhouse; but / don't remember
ii as very dreadful place. To tell you
the truth, / don't remember much about
] Il.
The strongest recollection ] have OF
this period OF my life is Of creeping of
by myself at the poorhouse and pretend
ing 1 was a very rich and grand person
1 -Photoplay Magazine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-12
Griffith Tells How
He Entered Movies
By DAVID W. GRIFFITH

As a child never dreamed OF such a
career as has been mine. / sspired to
ne 3 lawyer or writer. Ny preference
was writing, and 1 did Several little
thngs-a play, some verse and a couple
OF stories. The verse and one story were
printed In publications 1 blush TO men
oon, and James K Hackett took my play,
which was called ''The Fool and the Girl
and DID such unutterable things to it
with me cursing, praying and stalking my
last collars on it in the background-tha
shortly afterward as walked the byways
OF New York, penniless, seeking work,
made a solemn VOW never to write again.
A little later 1 obtained position in the
scenario department of the Biograph Com
pRny.
1 had to beg before was allowed to
nrect Then, when began to try
70 introduce improvements, 1 almost lost
my Job. The camera man was king in
Snose days. And the camera man wanted
straight photography or none al ALL He
sconed at the idea of s'fade-outs'' and
reverse lighting, and insisted that the
camera must stand on a Level, especially
when taking scenes where crowds are
seen In the distance. used to just about
nave TO prostrate myself at his feet to
even get him to try anything new In
Judith Of BethuIa" we took the crowd
scenes Hom the top OF q mountain, but
II was a weary time before could get
mat camera man to climb the mountain.
he wanted TO stay on the level, a pro-
| ceedtng which would have made the
crowds look like rabbits.
The great appeal in "The Birth of a
Nation lies in the fact that IT is the
| story OF lost cause Napoleon is a
great and popular figure in history-not
because Of his trfumphs-but because of
/ Av,l 49,
Of Christ has Influenced most peonIe
throughout the ages? His beautiful life?
No. What then? His crucifixion-the
| cross.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-12
By STANLEY V. MAsTBAUM

There Is a universal key to success in
the photplay realm. and that is not TO
always give the public what IT wants,
but 10 give program OF quality and
merit regardless Of the drawing power OF
any particular production. This, in the
photo-dramatic world, will win out
against anything"
II is the easiest problem in the world
70 give the public pictures in a varied
program, as the photoplays now cover
almost every range Of dramatic comic
scenic and educational subjects. but it
requires great care to select from the
entire output the ones OF the greatest
merit. il is true that there are few
sections in a large city that really like
m the outset the same form OF film
fractions This, however, need not be
studied, for as long as quality and merit
is studied by the manager OF his theatre,
he is sure 70 climb the ladder OF sue
cess
The burden Of the problem at the out
set, however, falls upon the producers. and
II rests with them. The greatest trouble
time and expense is required 10 produce
the proper article Of quality containing
the entertainment value. Improvement
N the last year Of the class Of photoplay
entertainment provided has been highly
gratifying, and the same is true as re-
CARDS the class of patronage now being
attracted TO the leading photoplay houses
The increased interest which is being
shown by the dramatic departments OF
the various newspapers is also a matter
OF congratulation on the part OF the
theatre management. I hope to soon see
the Gay when new picture production
viii receive just the same attention as
the spoken drama. light or grand opera
the first night attended and reviewed by
competent writers and the productions a.
freely criticised, praised or censured, re.
Eardless as 10 whether the place in which
the exhibition is given is a large adver.
tiser or not.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-12

story. Sheep are shown as being
sheared, the wool is shown in the picking
and sorting, its process through the plant
where it is woven into the cloth, the
voyage Of the cloth to the clothing man
ufacturer, the making of the complete
suit of clothes and finally the suit Is
shown passing from the retailer to the
actual purchaser.
Motion picture publicity stands for
circulation and honest advertising with
no economic waste. The manufacturer
does get in touch with consumer through
this medium with more effective results
than all other advertising media.
The Industrial Motion Picture Com
pany OF Chicago is the pioneer in this
particular field Of publicity, and can be
reached through addressing Shepherd
Harris, 1916 Vine street, Philadelphia,
Pa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-12
Motion Picture
Film Salesmanship

Many large manufacturers are using
mooon picture films to exploit their
proaucS. Chambers Of Commerce ad-
vertise the advantages of their cities
Conventions and parades are filmed ner-
petuanng actual occurrences ANYTHING
OF any nature can be commercially ex-
ptoited through the medium of the mo-
non picture film with the most pro-
ductive results.
Publicity in this field does tell the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-12

REMAINS WITH SAME COMPANY
Peggy Shannon has decided not 20 ac-
cept any Of the numerous offers which
she has been receiving lately, but to stay
with the Al Celtic Company. She will
appear in all its pictures, playing Op-
pOsite to Joe Sullivan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-12
STANLEY V. MAsTBAUM

noted figure in the local photoplay world who controls the
bookings of 46 theatres
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-13
AS elias the Coal, Oil.and Gas
Bill as Senate ellis Them
II. Both Today.

CHARLESTON, Mar. 3-The over
night rest and the activity5of some Of
the Republican and Democratic lead
sers enabled the state senate to ae-
complish some business this morning,
and the record being made will give
both parties abundant food to feast
upon in the next campaign. BY a
vote OF, is, to IL the Pierce pipe line
gas tax bill was defeated in.the SEN
ate. The bill provided for q tax Of
pneSffteenth Of one cent for every
thousand cubic feet Of gas for every:
TWENTY-FIVE miles OF transportation.
Those voting for the bill were: Re-
publ leans, Billings, Blessing, Cod
hey, GoodyK oontz, Gray. Gregory.
Keim, aIi Her. Nice lung, sMcCrum steed
and President England. Those Voting
against the III II were: Republi cans,
Carter Eoalter, Hawley. Marshall
1doAlboy. Parrish, Rosenbl DOM, Ctroth-
Grand White, and the nine Democrats.
On motion OF Senator Marshall ], the
Senate concurIed in the House recon-
mendations that the worknen's COM
pensation fund be $50. 900 instead of
$50 900 per year
sataator tssoodyk end eayoged to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-13
TANK EXPLODES
Killing Four Boys, Seriously In
iuring Seven Others and
Doing Much Damage.
tar 4ssoe,Arrp re s... j

NEW S ORK, Mar. i 8 ---T he explo-
sion OF a large oil tank adjoining
the long Island rai1ro freight yards
in the east New York section OF
Brooklyn shortly after noon today
killed four boys and seriously In
3jured several other persons Four
men. employees of the Crew-Lovic
Company, which owned the tank,
were reported missing !.
The tank was partly undet ground
and was said to have contained ] IL
900 gallons of oil. The explosion
shattered windows for radius OF
several blocks The four boys killed
were playing nearby and met instant
death. TIL oil in the tank is be-
in the freight engines In the rails
road yards. The fire which fo llowed
burned SO furtously that the firemen
were unable to get near It.