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The Holbrook news., 1915-02-26
COLONIAL WHIST

Mrs. Julia Braam was at home and a few of her friends Monday afternoon.
 The rooms were appropriately decorated in flags and red and white carnations. On each table was a small cherry tree basket with a tiny George Washington, brave in a cooked hat who kept guard over the red, white and blue candies with which it was filled.
 The prize, a hand painted china plate, was given to Mrs. M. R. Smith.
 The favors being candies de- corated with tiny flags in small red and white cases, and nina ture golden baskets filled with ripe red cherries picked from the famous cherry trees. '"
 Those present were Mesdames, Clarence Hunt Jordan, Geo. w. Hennessey, L. D. Diyelbess. M. R. Smith. J. w. Taft, Lloyd c. Henning, Sidney Sapp. Chas. Perkins, D. J. Thomas. Jas. Scorse, Adah Trammell and Miss Jo. Mechanism.
The Holbrook news., 1915-02-26
School Notes Of
 Special Interest

A good sized crowd of parents and friends visited school Monday afternoon to hear the Washing ton-Lincoln program. The pro- gram was for the main part pat riotic and closed with a spirited debate. The subject of debate was Resolved: That the United States should and the Allies in the present European War. Millie Lee and Maud Greer took the affirmative side of the question while Marbry Henning and Anna Greer handled the negative. Both sides showed much work and preparation. The affirmative speakers seemed more at home on the floor and delivered their papers in a most creditable man. ner. The negative speakers pre- sented more points of argument and showed themselves to be well acquainted with their subject. After considerable deliberation the judges divided honors giving the affirmative the preference for style and delivery while the nega- tive were given preference for thought and composition. Judges acting were Mrs. Jordan, Messrs Biggs and Buckley.
 The ladies who so kindly assist ed in making the sash curtains for the Int. Room have the thanks of the teacher and pupils of that Department. This little accessory was much needed and is truly a great aid to that room.
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The Holbrook news., 1915-02-26

II. F. Grigsby has been m town several days to mix with the boys.
 W. F. Williams, visited Wins low last week.
 R. c. Smith was in Winslow on business last week.
 B. B. Crosby came in from Edgar Tuesday and left Wednes- day morning for Albuquerque.
 George Grayard has been ap- pointed postmaster at Whiteriver vice J. c. Freeman.
 From a letter recently received here it IS evident that the indians have been killing quite a few cattle over in Gila County.
 It IS reported that the Marley cattle interests near Winslow have been disposed of to T. c. Pollock and others of Flagstaff.
 FOR SALE. Oliver Typewri- ter Standard No. 8, Visible. Writes 84 characters. Practically new. Will be sold cheap. Can be seen at the office of THE NEWS
 Miss Dee Moss and Mrs Hey of the Recorders Office went down to Winslow Saturday to spend a couple of days with their rela- tives and friends.
 J. C. Hansen and MT. Porter were in from St Joseph Thurs day they had to double up their teams at the LeRoux wash to get across with their loads
 l.. F. Mechanism has been putting in overtime the last few days hauling mail for the cont ractors. The recent heavy storms makes it rather hard work to find any bottom to the roads.
 County Assessor Fay Gardner has returned from Woodruff where he has been somewhat under weather. at present he jsi on the improve and feeling much better.
 A novel bill has passed the leg islature. It provides for the pay ment to two residents of Cochise County for loss of cows valued at S1, 120 co poisoned by inmates of the State Reform School.
 We are informed that the De Witt Bros have sold their Central Ave property recently purchased from Conrad Hess, to C. E. Owens one of Navajo Counties sheep men. We are unable to learn the consideration.
 Sheriff Lee Newman and J. | w. Lockhart returned yesterday from a ten days hunt for cattle following the trail over into the Pleasant Valley and Tonto country. Sheriff Newman states that the snow is from two to four feet deep in the mountains and almost impossible for even saddle and pack outfits to get through. One pack outfit cross ing from Baca's Ranch to Ramers 3 distance of twelve miles were two days on the road.
The Holbrook news., 1915-02-26
MOhave County Finishes Her
 Part of Old Trails Highway

Mohave has completedits part in the transcontinental roac making and has built a road from Topock on the Colorado River tc the eastern boundry line of the county. The road has been ac. cepted but the State Engineer who says that it is notably ex. cellent workmanship and will defy traffic for years.
The Holbrook news., 1915-02-26
CHURCH NOTICE

The Rev Jacob M. White, will hold services at the Methodist Church Sunday Feb. 18th, at II o'clock A. M. There will also be communion service. All are cor dially invited.
The Holbrook news., 1915-02-26
CARDS OF THANKS

We wish to thank those who so kindly assisted us Tn the sad and trying hours of our bereavement. MT. and Mrs. J. L. Woods and Family.
The Holbrook news., 1915-02-26
News of HolbrOOk and Vicinity

John R. Hulet made a trip to Snowflake last week.
 Attorney Thorwald Larson, went to Winslow last Thursday.
 J. E. Richards was in from St. Joseph last Saturday.
 MT. Brewer of Pinedale was in town on business Thursday.
 MT. McInturf is putting down a well near h1s residence in the north part of town.
 Rev. Ross has been holding a serles of revival meetings during the week which have been well attended.
 l.. F. Mechanism believing in the future of HoIbrook has pur- chased some lots on the west end of Washington Avenue and will build home in the near future.
 The show put on at the Pas time last Monday night was at- tended by a large audience and is said to have been very good. Manager Lathrop always secures the best.
 County Attorney Jordan is nov ing his furniture and library to his office in the court house hay ing discontinued his law office on the corner Porter and Santiago streets.
 The Embroidery Club was en- tertained by Miss Jo Mechanism last week there was a good at tendance and a very enjoyable afternoon was spent in spite of the storm and mud.
 Among the recent improve ments on the south side of the track is the fencing and painting of Contractor Bradlevs lumber yards and buildings which adds greatly to the appearance of that section of the town.
 Upon looking over the latest war map of the United States we note that Holbrook is designated as having a Garrison and Arsenal This probably accounts for the mystery that has prevailed over several cases of old Springfield rifles that were found stored in a barn here about twenty five years ago.
 If wheat goes higher use corn meal, is the advice given bv an expert. Why not? it is healthy; it sustained our forefathers; it is good all the way from bread and cakes to pone. And being the most American thing we can eat, it ought to feed the multitude in a substancial way.
 County Superintendent of schools Peterson has just return ed from visiting some of the schools in the interior and reports them as belng in good fiourishing condition. MT. Peterson states that it is practically impossible to travel in the mountains and that a large quantity of parcels post | matter has to be stored enroute.
The Holbrook news., 1915-02-26

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The Holbrook news., 1915-02-26

Job Printing at THE NEWS.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-08
HlDDEN PROVERB-ITI IS WOR

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columns of a paper that you rely
upon for such information.
This page has been planned to
show the merchants of High Point
that the PEOPLE DO READ adver-
tisements THAT ARE WORTH
WHILE. The editor of this paper
believes in his readers and believes
that if they they will carefully read
the ads. that appear upon this
"Proverb Page" that they will SAVE
MANY times the price of the paper.
The editor of this page gives his
readers an absolute personal guar
antee that every merchant whose
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-08

All answers for one week must be
filed at The Review Office before the
following Tuesday evening
~ADS CHANGED EVERY WEEK
if desired but copy for changes must
be in our hands Monday preceding
issue.
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ond proverb. To the person that sends in the
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EVERYBODY is Selling

as well as buying The merchants
of High Point are operating on COM
paratively small expense; they have
not reached that city point of put
ting on LOTS OF AIRS and LET
TING THE PUBLIC PAY FOR 1T. +:
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and you can also FIND ANYTHING
YOU want here. Let the merchants
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Clip ads. offering special values.
There is an extra prize for this also.
See notice elsewhere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04
Books as Gifts.
pense.

On another page Of this issue OF The
Tribune our readers will find guide to
the books suited for holiday giving. The
term holiday books" meaning books
specially made for the Christmas trade,
began to lose its meaning long ago. 1t
would seem as if the war had dealt the
final blow TO this branch Of the publishing
business, leaving the field open to better
and worthier books. There are no longer
any useless gift books; we have come to
recognize the fact that the real books for
giving at special seasons are the best
books for all the year round.
What twelvemonth has brought forth
Of real importance in biography and his
tory, In poetry, be'les-lettres and fiction,
in all branches Of human advance-these
are the real holiday books to-day. Our
publishers have been moving toward this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04
Needless Apprehensions.
the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Replying to the letter Of Paul Brown,
it is very evident that one should read be-
tween the lines when such silly statements
are advanced as that France alone would be
loyal to our government after the present
war.
We only need face conditions as they have
existed with England during many years and
the ties of friendship common to both the
United States government and that of Great
Britain for comparison. What Of our neigh
bors in Canada, who are eight millions in
number, who transact business with people
in the United States in peace and harmony?
Such conditions could exist only under the
fair rule of Great Britain, because her policy,
like ours, is humane to all citizens, regardless
of rank or condition.
The conditions under which q people are
governed must continue to- be the safe
guard of posterity Rulers such as dominate
the peoples of Turkey, Austria and Germany
will always be tyrants when subjects are
rebels from principle. WIN. GRIFFIN.
New York, Nov. %, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04
A Plea for Teachers.
the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t is year and half since the last
appointments of teachers, and it has been
Gaid by the board that appointments will be
deferred until 1917. Just imagine three and
a half years and no appointments
How many Of you citizens have ever
thought what this means? The class where
there is no regular teacher may have as many
rs ten substitutes. The children know that
they are substitutes, therefore take undue ad-
vantage of them.
How many Of your own daughters and sons
who have graduated from college and train
ing schools and who have passed the exami-
nation to teach in the elementary schools
are now working behind the counter in the
department store or in shop for the small
salary OF SIS per week. Help US and send
letters to, the Board Of Estimate that ap-
continents be made. 1t is you, the citi-
zens. that can help. and help you should.
New York. Dec. l. 1915 II. s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04
Commentator and Complaint.
the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: AS the Advisor" has truly said, news
papers occasionally exhibit human failing
by making errors. but The Tribune seems to
be about as near perfect as they make them
Now for the knocks. Some of the stuff
from your Washington correspondent is OBJ
viously colored by administration officials
with a view TO influencing public opinion,
and is often contrary TO facts and complete
ly at variance with the information on which
your fine editorials are based.
Again, it is very difficult to understand
why you afford so much free advertising to
the Gary or Writ system by the obviously
one-sided and really misleading matter by
Mrs. Fernandez. Briefly. the Gary plan does
not give much academic instruction as the
present school programme, and real anal
yss will show that it only cures the part
time problem by putting all children On a
disguised part time schedule. Moreover, the
Gary system can only operate effectively
when the school buildings and grounds are
suitable; that is, with buildings of not more
than three stories and several acres Of play
ground, as at Gary. The makeshift proposed
for New York gets the children out Of the
class rooms for from two TO four periods, In
playground, church. auditorium, library.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04

viewpoint gradually; they have ATTAINED
it at last. The public has been taught 70
look upon the matter with their expert
enced eyes. People may still buy Libraries
for show, as part Of the trappings Oh q
certain social standing; they no longer puy
snowy books to give away. They give
thought to their purchases, and II they
be inexperienced but wise 1t will De the
booksellers thought they give. And the
earlier they shop the more Of his attention
can they claim and receive.
The choice has become no less wide; II
has merely been simplifed on a higher
average level. For the luxurious OF taste
and opulent of pocketbook there are still
beautiful volumes in plenty, but there is
more to them now than mere costliness
of illustration and the art Of manufacture.
And good taste has become the rule In
even the least assuming OF books. The
field of the classics need not DO COM
mented upon. 1t is always there, mex
haustible in its riches, ever worth draw
ing upon for a new generation.
OF these classics, Dickens's christmas
Carol" alone appears in new holiday
edition to be added TO the innumerable
ones which have preceded it in earlier sea-
sons. Generally speaking, the reduced
production of England this year is respon-
sible for the small total number Of holiday
books, shrinkage more than compensated
for, however, by the increased number Of
volumes dealing with our own country In
all its phases. In belles-lettres, In poetry
and fiction, as well as in matters of ma
tional and international Importance, the
passing year in America has been uncom-
monty rich.
Book giving requires thought, and
thought takes time, the time Of the book
seller as we'll as of the buyer. Therefore,
do your shopping early. 1t will reward
you, and it will reward the recipients Of
your gifts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04
The Buenz Case.

The jury which convicted DR.. Buenz
and three other agents Of the Hamburg
American Steamship Company of conspir-
ing to violate the laws of the United
States had clear case before it. These
men were charged with having acted TO-
gether to procure false manifests for
cargoes which they were sending out to
German men-of-war. They deceived our
customs officials, because they believed that
false manifests would be Of service in
protecting the ships and cargoes from
seizure by enemy warships. They took
chances with our laws for the sake Of aid
ing the German Government.
From the German point of view these
men should have been perfectly willing to
risk being fined and imprisoned for break
ing our customs laws. They served their
country, and can look to it for decorations
and other rewards when the war is over.
They did not imperil life or property; they
did not commit felony. Under the cir
misunderstanding been caught in an Of
fence which involved little moral turpitude
and established a future claim on the
gratitude Of the Fatherland-it would
have been the natural and manly thing for
them to do to admit guilt and accept the
penalty. The American public here would
have thought more highly of them if they
had taken that course instead of trying to
show that the manifests were falsified
accidentally and innocently. Aliens resid-
ing in this country are bound to obey our
Laws or suffer the consequences. Many
ellen agents here seem to have gotten the
idea that American justice is too leaden-
footed ever to overtake them. They are
fomenting and committing crimes against
property and even against life in the
effort to prevent the manufacture and
shipment of war materials destined for
the Allies. They are taking big chance,
just as DR.. Buenz and his associates took
little chance.
The law must be indicated, and it will
be indicated whenever American judges
and juries get an opportunity to deal with
these culprits. That is the chief lesson
to be drawn from the Buenz case. The
authorities have been slow in tracking
down the incendiaries and bomb planters
who have been operating here in utter
contempt of law and the rights of Ameri-
cans. But when we get hold Of them we
shall give them short shrift. Many of
them will be in jail long time before they
have a chance to wear a German or
Austro-Hungarian decoration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04
A PLEA FOR PRACTICALLY
Better in Framing Safety Laws
than Uplift Qualifications.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The article in to-day's Tribune, bad
Factory Conditions Legalized," makes the
suggestion in seeking to place the blame for
the loss of life in the Williamsburg factory
fire chat it may be instructive to look for
fundamentals" etc.
Throughout the length of this article no
mention is made of the fundamental cause OF
this and the Triangle Waist disaster--locked
doors. In the latter fire there was shown an
ndestructible, adequately safe, freproof
building rendered unsafe and made the vic
tim of tragedy by locked doors.
You can build the finest type Of fireproof
building conceivable, in compliance with and
even exceeding the requirements of the labor
law (including, of course, the payment OF
tribute to a monopoly, made mandatory by
the law, but if the occupant locks and bolts
the doors, of what earthly use is this superb
building as a means of protection to human
life in case of fire.
One weakness Of the labor law in regard
to its structural requirements in factories is
this: That at the time 1t was framed every
expert" exploiter, theorist and fanatic who
had wares to sell or hobbies to ride was made
as welcome as the flowers in May. The re-
suit is that the law is burdened with mass
ments.
The simple lesson of the locked doors of the
Triangle Waist building was entirely disre-
garded, and there seems 20 be exactly the
same tendency now among notoriety seekers
and impractical uplifters to conceal or disre-
gard the fact that this latest fire disaster in
Williamsburg had the same contemptibly
petty, but none the less fearful, cause as the
Triangle tragedy. In both cases sole jurisdic-
ton over these doors was vested in the Labor
Bureau.
In short, it is the housekeeping" in facto-
ries which needs strict attention, rather than
the buildings themselves, except where they
are flagrantly dangerous
Here are just two of many instances OF the
charming workings Of the labor laws:
Cd The Equitable Building is factory"
and does not comply with the labor law.
Hence its present occupancy is illegal.
(2) Some of the finest, safest, most modern
factories in New York are made illegal by the
stupid provisions of the law
A thorough analysis of the structural pro-
visions of the labor law at this time will be
most revealing in showing the haphazard,
careless and Impractical manner in which it
was framed, and through which the fire pro-
lection has been retarded, instead of having
been attained
Some day (may it come soOnD the fact will
be recognized that practical building expert
ence knowledge and wisdom more essen
aial in framing building laws for fire protec-
ton than the possession Of the qualifications
Of a glib tongue, membership in civic up
lift organization, fanaticism, total lack Of
construction knowledge and an ardent desire
to shine respondent in the limelight Of pub
lefty. j. II. C.
New York. Nov. 20. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04
American Audacity."

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Every time | see your editorial page
there is some ranting, radical, jingoic edi-
torial condemning Wilson's sane and sue
eessful foreign policy, which has done much
TO further the cause of reason vs.. rabidness
For want of better cause for criticism you
say he should break off relations with Ger
many over the Lusitania incident. Outside
of the few who blindly grasp your argu-
ments land whose letters you carefully print
to show the great support you have, how
many Americans are there who think that
American honor was disgraced through the
death of few notwithstanding Americans
on the Lusitania? II is not a case Of Ameri-
can rights. rather one Of American audacity.
RANDOLPH w. SHANNON.
Princeton. n. j., Dec. 2, 1915.