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Arizona republican., 1915-01-07
To Remodel the Constitution

A determined movement has been launched in 4aVapai county. and which have been informed "Hi receive aeeretion and acceleraton from prac- u'"y every county In the state, to secure af early amendment of the state constitution It will be miected first at the repeal of the mothers pension law the anti blacklist flaw the 80 per cent law; the last named two probably invalid Occasion will also probably be taken to soften the prohibi- tion amendment, though in what respects we have not been informed. The chief complaint against the fieidity of that amendment that it did not allow those engaged in the liquor traffic sufficient time in which discontinue their business But however just that complaint might have been it can be of no force now. since the business every where in the has discontinued the stocks have been disposed of and in most cases, the fix lures have been removed. Those who may have suffered loss could not be expected to re-engage in business under any further amendment that might give them what they might consider a reasonable time get ready O quit again
 We imagine that the real purpose behind this movement is to secure basic changes Tn the constitution, especially with reference to the pop ular legislation feature. We believe that We have all learned that We have been provided with faeili- ties for legislation beyond our training and the desire of the majority to make of them. We have had lesson Fortunately perhaps the very awkwardness of those who preciptated some of the legislation forced the state the election has apparently defeated their purpose and much of I will no doubt turn out to be if it had never been But it has already had the bad effect of bringing the state into disrepute. It has also shown what an active and aggressive minority accomplish against more or less inert majority. Perhaps tho next time the minority would make the mistakes which have probably saved the state from the oper- alton of several of these initiated measures in this case.
 There is desire the part of many earnest believers in the system of popular legislation that the constitution may be amended make more difficult to preciptate dangerous legislation, by requiring that petitions be signed by a larger percentage of the voters, and by doing away been proposed for the sitting of proposed egsla- ton, that when it comes before the people with fairly strong sentiment behind it, voters will more clearly understand the purpose and effect of il.
 There may be some who entertain the vain hope that the popular legislation system may be abo- pect that that will be accomplished. The peo- pie will never surrender right which has been reserved to them. It would amount stutca ton. admission that the American people majority is unintelligent and apathetic to be made to protect itself against irresponsible but active minority.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-07
AMERICAS APPLE CROP
(Farm and F'ireside)


 Americas apple crop, at a reasonable estimate this year will approximate 5O,000,0OO barrels rms sized crop would furnish onehalf barrel, or 1o0 ap- ples for each member of population. An apple a day eaten hand by Uncle Samuels family from October March would consume entire This makes no allowance for pie apple sauce and baked apples.
 Our normal export Of apples is about 2,0O0,OOo barrels should apples go abroad this year we can each be allowed a half dozen more, l56 apples per capita Really apple market should not suf- fer if those six apples kept at home
Arizona republican., 1915-01-07
NEEDED HELP

Mrs Black woke her husband night and whispered Larry, there's a burglar in the parlor. He just bumped against the piano and struck era keys" ~aN0 there" .S H
 "Oh Larry whispered the excited wife. don't do anything rash!"
 "Rash?" replied the husband "Why, I'm going to help him. You don't suppose he that piano from the house without assistance, do yOu?"- New York Globe.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-07
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

SEALED BIDS will be received at the office of the City Manager of the City of Phoenix until three o'clock P M, Tuesday. Jan. 12th, 1915, for shoeing all horses used by the City of Phoenix for the period ending June 30th. 1915. All bids must be accompanied by a certified check made payable to the City Manager in the sum of Twenty Dollars.
 any of all bias.
 w. A. PARISH
 City Manager.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-07
LATEST IN DOLLS

Cusomer-Is this an up- to date doll?
 Clerk-Yes. madam: it says, Votes for women. Chicago News.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-07
TRULY MATED

Held like to have you wait always. She-Strange. I thinking the same thin of you.-Judge.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-07
RELIGIOUS EERvOR

Parke-Isn't Peterkin very religious? Lane-Oh, yes; I hear he goes to church ever month sO.-Life.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-07

CUUIty UT MdTICOpd-SS. l, Emil Ganz president of the above named bank. do soemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief
 EMIL. GANZ
 President Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of January, 1915
 MARIAN ARMSTRONG.
 Notary Public. My commission expires February IG 1916 Correct-Attest: CHAS GOLDMAN
 JOSEPH THALHE1MER JACOB MILLER,
 Directors
Arizona republican., 1915-01-07

How does language grow"
 T should suppose from the roots of the words
Arizona republican., 1915-01-07
Report of the Condition of E NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA

At Phoenix, in the State of Arizona
 at the close of business, December Sl, 1914. N RESOURCES Loans and discounts .... .$1 052, 1892. .05 Overdrafts, secured and un- secured -...-.............. 9,l6l 40 U. $. Bonds deposited to se- cure circulation ......... 200, 900. co |. $. Bonds to secure U. $. deposits, $2Oo00; - 10000 % Bonds, securities, etc. (other than stocks) ........ 63,434 g Stock in Federal Reserve
 Banks, s3,6OO %; .... 3,GoO % Banking house, furniture and
 fixtures .................. 1S2. 300 co
 Due from National Banks not reserve agents) ...... 30,1O5 B
 Due from State and Private 1 Banks and Bankers, Trust Companies, and Savings. 1O5, ,287. Fl 1 Due from approved reserve $i7o,dss 20; in other re- ! serve cities. s52 l.s6. ..... 222, ,9S0 OG Due from Federal Reserve Bank ................ 23,O47. "A Checks and other cash items 300S 95 Exchanges for Clearing House 24,427 40 Notes of other National
 Banks ................ 6O 900 OO 1 Fractional paper currency, | nickes, and cents ....... 326 A
 Lawful money reserve in | bank, viz:
 Specie .......... $l51, 63S.OO Legal tender not~ 22616.00 174 254 0C
 Exemption fund~with U. S. | Treasurer 6 per cent of | circulatiom ............. 10000 O( Total ......-..............$ $2, 1855, ,024 87 LIABILITIES | Capital stock paid in .....S POO 900 co
 surplus fund .....--......... 175,O00 ,0t | Undivided profits, less ex-
 penses and taxes paid ... 22,172 15 National Bank Notes out
 standing .-................. 192, $50 0t Due to other National Banks 3,959 30 i Due to State and Private
 Banks and Bankers ..... 19,421 75 1 Individual deposits subject to check ............... 245, ,390 6: 1 Demand certificates of de-
 posit ..:.................. 1l,O13. 51 1 Time certificates of deposit
 payable within 30 days. 167, ,55s 4 Certified checks ........... 2,158 0s 1 United States deposits .. 20 900 OC | Notes and bills rediscOunted. SC. GOO 0(
 Bills payable. including obi 1 gations representing mon i ey borrowed .............. 10000. 0t I Total ...................$ $2lS5, ,024. .SI | State of Arizona,
 i County of Maricopa-ss. l, Emil Gang. president of the above | named bank, do soemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best oi my Knowledge and belief.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-07
ARRAlGNEp FOR MuRDER-I

andro Benavides, the Mexican who was arrested charged with the murder If Antonio Martinez was arraigned in the court of Justice of the Peace Peace Johnston yesterday He was held for further examination on Sat urday.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-07
Report of the Condition of CITIZENS STATE BANK

Al Phoenix. Maricopa Co, in the state of Arizona, at the close of bus mess, Dec 3lst, 1914.
 RESOURCES
Arizona republican., 1915-01-07

At Phoenix, in the State of Arizona, at the close of business December 51, 1914.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31

Mount Lasscn is now throwing mud.
for.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31
Buu From Your Friends

The most powerful lever for the up
lift of organized labor is the Union
Label" There is no element in our
economic system better aware OF this
important fact than the employer OF
non union labor He knows that the use
OF the union label means higher wages,
shorter hours, improved shop and mine
conditions. therefore less profit for the
employer That's why the notorious
Manufacture association is such a
bitter and consistent foe of organized
labor.
One would imagine that every person
that works for wages, whether organized
or not, would realize that the union Ia
bel represents the betterment OF the toll
ing masses. One would feel certain that
surely the memebers of organized labor
would have this fact so deeply and firm
" impressed on their minds that every
time they touched an earned dollar it
would be accompanied with the firm de
termination that it, nor any part of
it, would be spent for n non labeled
article-rather do without than buy a
product not bearing the union label.
The onion Label Trades Department
estimates that the earnings of organ-
lied labor thruout the jurisdiction OF the
A. f. OF l.. is about S3,5OO,O ,OO0,GOO rer
annum. This is not an exaggerated es-
innate. Suppose one-half OF this huge
sum were expended for union label prod
ucts? Union products would become the
most popular on the market. Union fac
tories and shops would develop rapidly,
and the merchants would soon LOAD Their
shelves with union labeled goods.
These facts are so plain that the .er-
lest novice can readily comprehend them;
but it is deplorable fact that those
that should best understand this vitality
important question, namely the mem
bers of organized labor seem to be to-
tally blind to it.
You will find on an examination If the
bylaws OF those organizations that have
been most successful in educating their
membership to realization OF being
consistent in spending their earnings for
strictly union label products, that this
education was accomplished by series
of heavy fines on any member found
purcha sing any product not bearing the
union label. 1t soon becomes Iatit
with members OF such organizations to
be careful to purchase none but label
products. But unfortunately such organ
iZations are few and far between. 1t is
a deplorabl fact that a major portion
OF the earnings OF organized labor is ex-
pended in the purchase OF unlabeied
goods, and consequent employment of
unfair labor.
The women folks are the purveyors OF
the earnings OF organized labor. If every
woman that handled the earnings of or
ganized labor would demand the m:ion
label on every article purchased, from
bread to bonnets, and refuse anything
equally good" without the label, there
would not be an unfair baker, groce. or
butcher shop, nor unfair department,
clothing or shoe store in any community
of 25.OOO inhabitants or over in the
United States or Canada.
Why don't they make such demand
Answer: Sometimes thoughtlessness
sometimes selfishness; sometimes greed
and very often the smooth suavity of the
unfair clerk, who never hesitates to rep,
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31
WAR DEPARTMENT TEMPTS
LABOR MEN TO JOIN ARMY
CIRCULARS CALL ATTENTION TO
LOW WAGE OF AVERAGE MAN.
Points Out That Enlisted Men Get Food
and Clothing Free and Can Save
SIC Per Month at 4 Per Cent.

When an industrial disturbance takes
place anywhere there is often IN investi-
cation by congress, or some federal com
mission Yet there is one department of
the federal government that seems to
have quite accurate information about
general industrial conditions and knows
Just what sort of an induccment 20 offer
to get workers away from present iUbs.
That department is the department of
war. 1t knows that American working
men are paid so little that their condi-
ton would be bettered on being given
chance to earn enough to he able to
save $40 n month.
That the war department knows this
to be fact, is proven by the circulars
for free distribution with these wcids in
big letters: Young Man, How Much
Do You Earn?"
Then the circular goes on TO tell that
in the army the poorest paid soldier
"can save $40 every month and bank
with the government, receiving per cent
interest on the deposit" They can
save this, il says, besides getting. board,
lodging. clothing, doctors, medicines and
things necessary for physical develop
ment and athletic training"
Such conditions can only be an induce
mcnt to men who are getting not only
less, but so much less that they consider
the difference to be sufficient compcn-
sation for the liberty they must SIR
render on joining the army. So, Ihntcver
the case may be with other dcparlm
Of the government, the war department
knows quite well that average workers
in the United States are so wretch ,dly
underpaid, that the ridiculously low pay
Of soldier actually exceeds what they
get. And the war department has never
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31
COLORADO CROPS SHOW BIG GAIN
Report of Agricultural Department Gives
State High Productive Rank.

Colorado will harvest 1000 900 more
bushels OF wheat this year than last, ac-
cording to the July crop report of the
department OF agriculture The potato,
barley and oats crops also will show
enormous gains, and these increases are
reported in the face of shIinkage OF
the general total of at least two of these
crops thruout the United States.
Colorado's crop of winter wheat is cs-
timated at i,GsC,OO0 bushels more than
in 1914. The crop of spring wheat OK
ceeds the iais crop by l,2l3O0 bushels.
The total wheat ycald in this stat. is
placed at l3,6l0,000 bushels. Oats are
quoted as a close second, with a total of
100000 bushels this year.
The potato crop in Colorado will be
larger by 100000 bushels this wear than
in 1914. The barley yield shows an in
crease of $4,000 bushels.
The increase in the production of oats
is 300 900 bushels.
The total winter wheat croD in the
United States will be smaller this year
than last by nearly 2O,OO0, 600 bushels.
Outside of Colorado there has been n
decrease in the potato crop.
The condition of Colorsdo's pasturc
lands is given as 99 per cent perfect.
The crops of apples and peaches have
declined heavily, which is true all over
the United States this year.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31
STATE INSURANCE BOARD
FORBIDS GIVING REBATES
PREVENTS EVASION OF RATES
FIXED BY COMPENSATION ACT.
Makes Claim That Insurance Concerns
Were Trying to Inaugurate "Parti-
cipating Plan" to Get Rich.

An important regulation affecting the
new workmen's compensation insurance
in Colorado has been made thru set Of
resolutions passed by the state indus
trial commission forbidding all profit
sharing and refunds by any privately
operated companies who issue compensa- :
tion insurance policies.
This means that the flat rate for his
insurance fixed by the commission as
the proper charge for such insurance
cannot be evaded or circumvented by any
agreement providing for any rebate in
the future.
The resolution was passed, according
to members of the commission, upon
recommendation of w. w. Greene, nf n
ager of the state compensation insLr-
ance fund, when several prominent in.
surance companies operating in the state
applied for permission to write profit
sharing policies.
The resolutions as passed are as fol-
lows:
Whereas, In order that the insurance
of compensation liability of employers
may be made safe to employees, the
worLmen's compensation act has imposed
upon the industrial commission OF Colo
rado the duty to approve the minimum
basic and schedule rates at which insur-
ance companies may do the business of
workmen's compensation insurance in
this state, none OF which rates are to
take effect unless approved by the com
mission as adequate, and
Whereas, This commission on the 9th
day of July, 1915, approved the minimum
basic and schedule rates at which any
company could do compensation insur.
ance business in this state; and
Whereas, II was the intention by such
approval to exclude refunds and rebates
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31
Observed From the Mine Tipple,
BY J. d. RAMSAY

The unseemly haste to push John X.
Lawson into the penitentiary is defeat
ing the end. IL has attracted practically
world wide attention and we have cor
iidcnce in the ultimate end that justice
will prevail and the criminal injustice OF
the whole proceedings will he exposed.
The recent starting of a mutual in
surance under the workmeu's compcnsa.
tion act borders ON the ludicrous The
mutual part of IL is evident when
such men rs ID. c. Brown and j. G.
O-good appear on the directorate. Only
a few days ago these two gentlemen
were abusing each other in the Denver
club in such refined terms that the
lights were reported to have struck
work. Now they are lining up together
to work out an insurance scheme II
any poor deluded fool thinks that any
working man or bi- relations will get
anything like real compensation from
such people, he has much stronger be-
lief than | confess ] think any man with
ordinary common sense ought to have.
Put plainly, quite u number of opera.
tors are doing all they can to defeat
the ends OF the compensation bill. and
the mutual compaiy is only one OF the
games they intend to play to get their
ends
Operators Play Safe Game
You can get their idea Of compcnsa.
tion from the recent report OF the mine
inspector. There We're killed in and
around the mines, seventy -one men and
three hundred and fifty-siX were injured
in 1914, and these people paid during the
same time $4,000. Practically they
paid less than the cost of burial of the
dead and actual doctors expenses for tn.
wounded, and on the top Of this scandal
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31

and participating plans OF any and all
kinds,
Now, Therefore, BE 1t Resolved, That
any and all refunds, rebates and any
and all participating indorscmcnts' or
any plans whereby the insurance carrier
at the time OF writing the insurance ere
ates or attempts TO create against itself
an obligation, either absolute or contin-
gent, to refund or give to the assured
employer any sum OF money or other
consideration, or to permit the assured
employer to share in any division OF
money or other thing of value. at any
subsequent time, would be Incompatible
with the approval of rates which this
commission has made, and would be an
unlawful departure therefrom."
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31
U. S. EXPORTS LARGEST IN HISTORY
Total For Fiscal Year Ending June 8
Reach S2,76s, s,643,532.

Exact figures of the record-breaking
American export commerce of the fis-
cal year ended June 30, made public at
Washington this week, show that the
trade balance in favor of the United
States, the greatest in its history, was
81 ,O94. 1921 an increase of $685., 800 900
over the year preceding and s42s,OOO, 900
more than the best previous record, made
in 1908.
Exports totalled S2,76s, GAS, ,532, an in
crease of S4O4 100000 over the preceding
year. Imports were 81 .674, ,22O, ,14O, a de-
crease OF S2l9, 100000.
While the gold movement, which re-
fleets the effect of the war, shows i'm
ports OF Sl7l ,56s, ,755 and exports OF
Sl46, ,224 las, as against 66,53s ,659 i'm
ported and sll2,03s. .529 exported the year
before. the official figures show little
variation from estimates previously an
nounced.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31

ously unfair treatment il must be re-
membcred that these same people col
lectcd considerably over 10000 from
the miners under the old graf, OF doctors
and hospital fees They may call il
what they like and contend that IL IL
done ior the protection of the miner him
self, but 20 the ordinary man. it's diff
ficult TO call II anything else than down
right swindling.
We were glad TO see that the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company had declined TO
JOIN in this mutual Fleeing scheme
aud hope that they will at least make an
attempt to remove some of the petty
larceny practices Of the doctors and hos
Pital graft.
Strikes In Wales Mines.
good deal has been said aud written
about the South Wales miner striking
during the war and the employers OF
the krupp factory in Germany doing
the same thing Yet when looked at
fairly, II i not to be wondered at and
this rot about "disloynlty" can all be
traced TO the operating clas. These
two strikes mentioned are in no sense
"disloyal.' in fact they arc the working.
mans protest against di-loyalty. The
day has passed forever when the work
ingman, he he either British or German.
is prepared TO do all the fighting: do all
the work and consider himself well re-
paid for the sacrifices by being told that
he was fine fellow while the operating
classes made millions out OF the fight
and neither worked nor did any Of the
fighting.
We have seen the same kind of
patriotism here in Colorado, a gang of
operators who were prepared 10 break
all laws of God and man and defy all
forms OF government that suit their pur-
poses, talking about law and order and
the business interests Of the state 4
when their whole position when barred
OF all the vcrbiagc they have covered IL
up with It's simply dollars, dollars at any
price, anyhow and in spite of everything.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31

Chicago street car men won a sweeping
cistory when the arbitration board, last
week, rendered their decision in the con-
troversy that caused the strike of June
I3. The new rates are the highest In
the world, and create new standards for
street car employees.
Under the award the men are given an
increase in wages ali along the line.
For the first year OF a two-year contract
all men will receive an increase Of 3
cents an hour up to the employees who
have been in the service of the company
four wears. Men who have been in the
service five years are given an increase
of 4 cents For the second year of the
contract all who have been in the service
OF the company less than five years are
given an increase OF 4 cents. Those in
the fifth year of service are given an
increase of cents, making their wages
SO cents an hour, the maximum demand
ed by the union.
Wages of barn employees shall be: S2.40
per day first year. $40 second year, and
So third year. Car cleaners, janitors, and
other men working in and around sta
tions shall be paid $40 te first year and
So 40 per day thereafter.
Men operating night cars shall receive
SO per night for eight hours or less.
Night work shall not exceed eight hours
and nine hours is the maximum for Sun
day work Reduction OF force shall be
made according to seniority.
In commenting on the award one Chi
cago daily newspaper said: "The men
who stand on the financial side OF the
line in traction affairs We're shocked at
the big victory won by the men"
The arbitration board consisted OF
Mayor Thompson, States Attorney
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31

Send The Bulletin to distant friends.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31

appointed a commission to conduct n
long investigation to find this out
What one governmental department
knows the other departments can learn
So no congressman or state legislator has
any excuse for the ignorance that speak :
OF American labor as being well paid
And every legislator is in duty bound
to take note Of the fact that men en-.
ployed in providing wealth get less OF
it than soldiers engaged in non-produc-
tive occupations.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31

Committee OF the Denver Trades and
Labor Assembly for holding the annual
exercises on Monday, September q. All
OF the concessions will be in full opera
tion and many additional features are 10
be placed on the program for this occa
sion.
Reports from various unions are that
unusual interest is being taken in the
street parade which is to take place in
the forenoon. Many Of the unions will
appear in special uniforms and have
floats to illustrate their respective
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31

resent an unfair article as union made
to make sale-but this could be over
come by demand for union clerk
card. The purchaser that prefers nom
labeled goods because it is trifle cheap
er than the labeled goods is the most
reprchensible.