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Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
President of Western Un- ion Causes Mild Sensa- tion When Says Opera tors Should Make More Money Than They Do
KONENKAMP ALSO
 HAS SOME VIEWS
President of Photographers Union Refers to Some Methods of Western Un- ion as Criminal" and
 Conditions as "Slavcry"
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

 CHICAGO, April 12.-President New comb Carlton of the Western Union Telegraph and $. J. Konenkamp pres ldent of the Commercial Photographers Union of America, testified from their respective viewpoints before the Y. s. commission of industrial relations as to wages and working conditions of com mercial telegraphers. Carlton caused a mild sensation when. replying to a question of Chairman Walsh, he said: "I believe the telegraphers are under paid"
 "Overpaid?" exclaimed Walsh.
 No they are underpaid. l think they ought to make more money than they do." He declared they should be able to earn five dollars for a nine hour day konenkamp referred to some methods of the Western Union as "criminar', and the condition of operators as slavery"
 Carlton said so far as he was able to ascertain wages of operators were in- creased thirty per cent in the last ten years.
 Ten years ago a Morse telegrapher." he said, received SIS. it is now $23. It was $13.50 for women and now it is SIS"
 The witness stated his company has one of the best pension and relief or Sanizations in the country, it costs the men nothing and half million was ex- pended on 1t last year. he said
 "I do not mention this as a substi- tute for pay; nothing can take the button to society and it is good busi- nesG," said Carlton.
 The witnesses opposition to an or ganization headed by Konenkamp, who followed him on the stand, was made plain in various utterances He admit ted the principle of collective bargain ing, that is responsible for the organi- zation," of Wsetern Union Telegraph CTS could be dealt with The men should have some organization to pro- tect their interests, he stated with en- phasis.
 We are subject to control by the interstate commerce commission" Carl ton said "They absolutely fix not only our practices but our rates. I believe, therefore the commission should be given sufficient power to see fair Wag- cs paid and fair working conditions provided. l think corporation and pub lie employees are entitled to protection by some federal commission The policy of the Western Union, the witness stated was formed bv an ex- ecutive committee. Jacob Schiff, mem- Der of that committee was quoted by Chairman Walsh as having said no self-respectlns employer would refuse to deal with representatives of union
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Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
H0PE ID DIVERT FREIGHT EAST
 0F THE COAST
I'ranscmtinental Railroads Propose to Meet Compe- tition Via Canal By Max
 ing Rates to Divert Freight East ofTelminals
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH1

WASHINGTON, April 12.-That the meet competition via the Panama Canal by making rates to divert freight to points just east of the Pacific coast terminals for dstri- button. was made clear in hearings before the Interstate Commerce Com missioner Clark on the adjustment of rates in the so-called back haul territory. Chas Donnelly, represent ing the Great Northern and other trans continental roads with termin- als at North Pacific coast points served notice on the commission of the carriers purposes. If the con structiOn of the canar' he said, has lowered rates to coast points to a de- gree that will make our Pacific ter mianls less machinery, so far as trans continental traffic is concerned we have the right to make rates that send freight to intermediate points for distribution. If rates to Seattle prevent us from competing in trans continental trade we might make a rate that would send that freight to Spokane for distribution in that com petitive territory. We propose to sur bort that right before any court. or commission" Donnelly supported the railroads proposal to cut rates in back-haul territory by reducing the terminal rate which will form part Of the back haul rate. Repre- sentatives of San Francisco, Tacoma Portland. Seattle and other sea ports opposed the plan declaring it to be discrimination against them, be- cause it would deprive them of the benefits of water competition by low erlng rail rates from east to nearby interior points Representatives from Spokane and Sacramento supported the plan. Joseph N Teal, represent ing Portland, Seattle and other ports of Oregon and Washington; Attorney Ham for San Francisco declared the proposal would give the interior points approximately the same rates as enjoyed by seaport terminals. and would overcome the natural advant- ages of water competition J. w. Hadley of Sacramento, argued in favor of the railroad proposals. Re- presentatives of interior cities out . side of the back haul territory ex- pressed dissatisfaction with details of the plan.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
THE kRON NPR|Nz |S LIKELY ID
 BE |NTERNEO
German Merchant Raider Will Not Be Permitted to Go Into Drydock Until Formal Request Made for Time
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArCHJ

NEWPORT NEWS. April 12-The German merchant raider Kron Prinz Wilhelm will not be permitted to go to drydock at tn ship yard until Lieut.. Commander Thierfelder makes a formal request for time to complete such repairs as he deems necessary to make his vessel seaworthy. Thier fielder told Collector Hamilton to- night he could not do so before to- morrow.
 Experts at Newport News who eX amined the ship found her leaking slightly and her boilers in a bad con dition. Unofficially it is learned the vessel required extensive repairs That taken to indicate the ship ev entually might be forced to intern.
 Ten more cases of beri beri were reported aboard the Wilhelm, mak- ing the total no. according to latest advices None of the men will be removed
 Capt Thierfelder. however. is in sistent he must hasten to repair the ship and return to is work as a mercant raider. He discharged the officers and men of British ships Tamar and Coleby whom he brought here, they were transferred to the British steamer Cassandra, wich sail ed tonight for England.
 That the escape of the Wilhelm from the allied warships was mir aculous was attested tonight by Cap tain Thierfelder, in describing his experiences after destroying the Cole by on March 27.
 "We started north from the equa- tor short of coal and provisions he said, and also with sick sailors aboard, afflicted because of too much rice diet and lack of fresh vegetables. When we started north we hoped to meet German supply ships. Unfor- tunately for us, none turned up. What became of them we don't know except that We saw from the shelter of overhanging clouds the collier we expected being chased by two Bri tish cruisers. which fortunately did not sight us.
 Tt was necessary for us to get to a port and also to drydock."
 'As we came up we continually
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
Is Chayged With C0nsblylng
 To Wreck Bank
fASsCCIATED PRESS DIsPATcH1

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Secre- tary of the Treasury McAdoo and controller of the Currency Williams were made defendants in proceedings begun in the District of Columbia supreme court by the Riggs National Bank of Washington. D. C., which alleges these officials combined and conspired to wreck the institution. Temporary and permanent iniunctions to- halt the alleged conspiracy and prevent the controller from making what the bank charges are unlawful demands for special reports of vari- ous kinds, are sought from the court
 In a statement Williams said the investigations of the affairs of the bank disclosed irregularities and un- lawful practices on the part of cer- tain officers.
 One portion of the prayer seeks to restrain John Burke, treasurer of the
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Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcH1

WASHINGTON, April 12-Moved by appeals for relief by the owners of the American ships and cargoes now held at British ports mainly at Kirkwall, the state departemnt is preparing further representations to the British government requesting the speeding up of the machinery of the prize courts. So far. not q single American ship or cargo has passed through the British courts, although many of those held were seized months ago. A typical case is that of the steamship Antilla which has been tied up at Dundee, Scotia nd. since February 26 unable to get before the prize court The cargo is composed mainly of cat tie food consigned to Sweden. Both the Danish and British consulates in New York have certified that there was nothing in the Antilla's cargo that was not specifically covered by the Swedish embargo. In other words. none of the goods could be exported from Sweden to Germany.
 The state department felt under the circumstances the British author ities should have ordered the imme- diate release of the Antlla and her cargo. Nearly the same conditions are said to exist in the case of the American steamship Joseph w. Ford ney, whose owners today appealed to the state department for her re- lease She was seized off the Nor wegian coast and taken to Kirkwall, although, according to evidence be-
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13

In order to give the arrangements for the water fete the final official up and down, the general and spec ial committees will mees at 'he chamber of commerce shortly before noon today. Everything will tleli be lined up for the mpioreade to Roosevelt on April IA and 15. for the large and gorgeous celebration of the full TeSecyolr
 Little remains to be donc Only
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
Former President of Mex leo Arrives in New York and Is Passed By Immi- grafton Officials As Transit Alien ON BUSINESS
 AND PLEASURE Says He Has No Intention of Going to Mexico or Cuba, But Will Return to Spain, Probably Early in May
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArCHI

NEW YORK, April l2.-General Vic toriano Huerta, former provisional president of Mexico and nearly a year in exile in Spain. arrived on the Span .sh steamship Antonio Lopez from Ca dig. Huerta passed by immigration of ficials as a transit alien, after he de clared under oath he will do nothing that in any way will involve the neu- trality of the United States
 The former president said he had come to the United States partly for pleasure and party to attend to per sonal business connected with family matters. He sWOre he had no intention of going to Mexico or Cuba. He prob ably will leave early in May to return to Spain.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
BUYS NEW HAVEN NOTES
ASSOCIATED PRESS nrsPArcHl

NE WYORK, April 12.-A syndi- cate of New York and Boston banks purchased from the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad $27,O0O. = 900 one year five per cent notes. The proceeds issued together with three million cash to be taken from the railroads treasury will be used on May 1 to pay off twenty million five Der cent collateral notes of the New Haven and ten millions of five per cent notes of the Harlem River Port Chester railroad.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
Seal Hunters Find White
 M0M M0Y00Med Om Ice Foe

man he was on a large ice pack separated from them on the shore ice by a wide stretch of water Al first they thought he was a hunter from their tribe but upon reaching the shore they learned the man was not native. As he disappeared the man was walking slowly in the same direction as the moving ice
 The natives were surprised he had not hailed them before the wind widened the distance between the ice floe and the shore ice. The ice was moving steadily southwest and unless the wind shifted, must have touched at Wrangell Island where food caches were left last summer by the party which rescued the survivors of the wrecked Stef- ansson ship Karluk.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
Board Of Rardoms A>.;::*,,. Paroles Sustained By
 Supreme Court Decision
PARDON FOR GHERNA
 TO BE CONSIDERED

The application for clemency of Louis Gherna, the Tucson salOonkeeper, convicted of vio- lating the prohibition amendment, will come up for consideration at the meeting of the pardon board this week Gherna, who sold a pint of whisky on January l to test the law was arraigned in the superior court of Pima county, and given a ninety day jail sen tence and a fine of $l00. The supreme court upheld the judg- ment.
 Gherna filed an application for pardon with Gov. Hunt on March 10, but no action was taken in the case, pending a decision in the Laird case. Copies of his application were forwarded to the board at the same time.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
IF
 ROCK ISLAND BY
 NAME DIRECTOR
Incidentally A. F. Van Hall. of -Amsterdam, Holland, Chairman of Dutch Pro tective Committee Tells of Many Hopes Shattered
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

CHICAGO. April 12.-Insurgent stockholders of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad at a pro- longed meeting tonight elected Ma than Amster, one of their leaders, on the board of directors Amster was one of the four new directors chosen the others being w. Emlen Roose- welt, William Matheson and Chas. Hayden, all of New York. The min ority declared they would fight for control and that the reorganization has only been begun
 Three others elected had the back ing of the Sheldon committee, which represented the majority of the stock holders, the faction in control of the board. There are thirteen members altogether, four of whom will be sue ceeded in October
 A. F. Van Hall of Amsterdam, Hol land chairman of the Dutch Pro tective committee of the stockholders
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Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
ASSOCIATED PRESS prspArcH1

NOME, April 12.-Natives hunting seals, it is reported in mail advices from an icy cape, on the Arctic coast near latitude 70. have seen white man marooned on an ice foe drifting in south westerly di- rection toward Wrangell Island. Whether the man was a member of the Steffanssons Canadian Arctic expedition or a survivor of the wrecked whaling schooner New Jer- sey, the natives were unable to de- termine. The hunters tried to rescue the marooned man, but before they reached the lead separating the foe from the shore ice. q strong off shore wind sprung up carrying the ice far 10 sea
 When the natives first saw the
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
Senator Ashmxst CaMght
 lM Cold Weather Clothes

for more elevated or a more northern cline.
 q am glad I don't have to be in Washington before December said he, flor it will certainly be warm there this summer.
 "Everything is looking fine just now. I am mighty glad to be back in Arizona and see people once more. l believe business is better inside this state than just across it's bor- ders, although. there is general revival of trade and a much better tone to all finance"
 And the senator went on shaking hands with the federal building bunch, with whom he happened to be visiting at the time.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
EIGHTY DAY BATTLE OF
 CARPATHIANS SEEMS TO BE ORA WING TOACLOSE
RESERVE SYSTEM GOOD

SAN FRANCISCO, April 12- Charles s. Hamlin, governor of the federal reserve board, character ized the change in the countrys financial system made by the re- serve system as "a step from one of the worst in the world" to one which will make it center of the worlds exchanges" in an address before the chamber of commerce.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13

Possibly the warmth of the wealth
 CT and the fact that every bloom ing, and all the vicinity seems teem
 in. and all the vicinity seems teem- ing. with life. had something to do with Senator Henry Ashurst's high
 ly optimistic view of life in gen
 eral, when he got strengthened out for series of official calls on Phoenix folk yesterday. or it might have been the recent opening of the new power dam over Granite Creek near his Prescott home. At any rate the joke is on the mountaineer statesman, for he came to this southland wearing clothing suited
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
WHY IS SEED FROM
 CALIFORNIA BARRED?

LOS ANGELES, April 12.- Governor Johnson has been re- quested to ascertain from Texas, New Mexico and Arizona why California seed grain is barred from. those states. The United States army quartermaster in Fl Paso is said to have asked a grain concern here to withhold twenty thousand dollar shipment of grain on account of the atti- tude of these states.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13

Il is court, TT e;IICr If . OF; ar as has beer done in some of tie state constitutions, in a board of pardOns
 The provision in our constitution concerning the pardoning power is in the follow ,ng language: "The gov. ernor shall have power to grant re- prieves, communications and pardons, after conviction, for all offenses eX- cept treason and cases of impeach- ment, upon such condition and with such restrictions and limitations as may be provided by law Art. ,, Sec. ,. Quitting from this section such
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Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
TO REQUEST SPEEDING UP
 OF PRIZE COURT MACHINERY

fore the state department and should not have been detained. Notice was received from the British government that in the case of contraband, if found in the cargo of detained ships, all the expenses of loading, unload ing and dockage would be charged to the shippers. In the view of the wide range of the British contraband list,
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Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
THE WEATHER

WASHINGTON, April 12.-FOr Ari- zon. Fair and warmer.
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Meade County news., 1915-02-11
Christian Endeavor Leaders.
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Feb. 14.--"The Solid Founda'
tions of Life" Cor. 3:9-15
(Consecration Meeting Lucy
Fleming, leader.
Feb. 81. "Favorite Chapters
of the Bible, and Why" Ps.
23:l.6. CA Memory Meeting
Lawrence Crawford, leader.
Feb. IS. "What WillImprove
lour Prayer Meetings." l Cor.
14:l-l2, 70. Neva Boyer, leader.
March Z. "How to Make This
Happier World Prov. 3:l3-
18. (Consecratiou Meeting)
John Keith, leader.
March IA. "Tests of My
Christianity" Matt. 10.16-31.
Can Honorary Members Meet
ing) Loren Sutherland, leader.
March 2l. "Favorite Books of
the Bible, and why" John IL 5;
2l.20-25. Bertha Spratt, leader.
March %. "Home-Mission
ODnortunjt1eS That Summon
U.s." Eek. 34:2O.3l. Margaret
Dalgarn, leader.
April 4. "Conquering Dis
couragement." Ps. 27:1-l4.
(Consecratlon Meeting) r. J..
Boyer, leader.
April II. Getting Ready for
the Next Life" Col. 3:1-4.
easter Meeting) Marie Smith,
leader.
April IS. Zone Day in Seven
for the Highest Things" Eek.
2O:1-20. (Sabbath-observance
Meeting Mrs. William Martin,
leader.
April 25. The Bible, the
Worlds Supreme Book. Deut.
OIL 9. Nellie Dewey, leader,
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
NAME HAD PECULIAR ORIGIN
Comment Credited to the Spaniards
Adopted as Cognomen of Our
Northern Neighbor.

1t is probable that few people
know how Canada came to get its
name. The origin of the name is
very strange. The Spaniards visited
there previous to the French and
made ,earch for gold and silver. and,
finding none, they often said amongst
themselves, "Aca NADIA" meaning
"Thcre is nothing here"
The Indians, who watched closely
learned this sentence and its mean
ing. Then came the French, and the
Indians, who did not want them. sup.
posing they had come ON the same
mission as the Spanish, kept pouring
into their ears the Spanish sentence,
"Aca NADIA" The French, who knew
as little OF the Spanish tongue as
they, supposed that the necessarily
recurring sound was the name of the
country, and ultimately christened ii
Canada, which it has borne ever
since.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
HOT WATER MAKES DESERTS
Current of the Gulf Stream Respon-
sible for Many of the Arid Places
of the Earth.

The great deserts Of the earth owe
their existence chiefly to the inilu-
ence Of the hot water in the Gulf
stream. Water is one of the bodies
in which heat is the most easily pre-
served, and consequently the Gulf
stream. even in high latitudcs. still
keeps an enormous quantity of heat.
The masses Of air that rest on these
not waters are kept at a temperature
higher than the surrounding temper
aturc and form a ycritable aerial
Gulf stream above the marine cur
rent.
But this aerial current is not, like
the marine one, arrested by the mass
Of the continents. 1t continues its
route over Europe, abandoning. in
the form Of rain, the enormous
masses of water it contains. 1t is
these abundant precipitations which
feed the enormous lakes OF Sweden,
Finland and northern Russia
On account of the rotation of the
earth the aerial current turns first
to the east, then inclines toward the
south. 1t thus constitutes masses of
dry, cold air, which make the plains
OF Russia so bleak and wind-swept.
As it draws nearer the equator
the current of dry air is again
warmed, but remains at the same
time dry and without vapor. lis di-
rection is then northeast, and as it
passes over Turkcstan, Arabia and
Africa it produces the great deserts
found there.
Thanks to the trade winds. the
aerial current at last returns to its
starting point, the Gulf stream.
after having, like everything else,
done much good and much harm in
its extended journey.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

1t is good to keep this in mind
The boundary line between the
United States and Canada has been
unfortlfed for the past hundred
wears and there has no war resulted.
The boundary lines between the
warring nations of Europe have
bristled with forts, year by year,
and the greatest war the world has
ever known is the result. Hutchin-
son News.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
AN UNDESIRABLE JOB.

George G. DOran of the Blanton
Milling company has evolved a plan
for taking care Of a certain class
of applicants for work.
"Ics, sir he says to the caller,
81 believe can do something for
YOU. am getting up Il gang to go
to Mexico"
He got no further than this with
one husky-looking applicant. who in
terruptcd him with, Say, boss, put
me ON the busy list" and he made
bee line for the street.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

1t is estimated by c. ID. Sloan,
geographer of the census bureau,
that on April end, next, at 4 P, m.
the population of the United States
will have passed the Ico million
mark. At that hour the population
will be- [ 90, 900, o59.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

"If man does not provide fol
his children, if he does not provide
for all those dependent upon him,
and if he has not that vision of con-
ditions to come, and that care for
the days that have not yet dawned,
which we sum up in the whole idea
of thrift and savings, then he has
not yet opened his eyes to any ade-
quate conception of human life.
We are in this world to provide, not
for ourselves, but for others, and
this is the basis for economy. -
Woodrow Wilson.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
Now on track at Cooperative
Elevator car of fine Xmas ap.
pies. Phone 240.

when my boy, Ray, was
small he was subject to Group,
aud | was always alarmed at
sue h times. Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy proved far bet
ter than any other for this tIou-
Bile. 1t always relieved him
quickly. l am never without it
in the house for | know it is a
positive cure for Group writes
Mrs. W. II. McClain. Blairsville,
Pa. For sale by all dealers.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
Rare Field Seeds Free.

The Department of Agricul'
ture has allotted to Senator
Thompson for distribution to
farmers IN his state the follow
ing rare field seeds:
400 one-pound packages of
Sudan grass.
365 five-pound packages of fet-
.erita.
so four-pound packages of
milo.
rs four.pound packages of
Kansas grown alfalfa.
On account of the limited sup.
ply, no individual will receive
more than one package of seed
of any one variety. Any one de-
string package should drop a
card to Senator Thompson,
Washington, D. c., right away.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
RIGHT BACK.

"'rhe tramp at my door this morn
ing called himself a weary, wayworn
wandercr.
"Alliterative and poetical."
Quite 50. | told him he'd struck
a pinched, penurious person..
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

An exchange says, "Better be up
and doing than down and done
which contains considerable truth.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
COMMON MISFORTUNE.

I'VE were out OF our depth and
We called in vain for help"
"On selfish bystanders:"
NO; on the intelligence Office"