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Arizona republican., 1915-12-14
Future of Date Crop Here
 Assured, Says R. H. Forbes

second, the inferior soft dates are packed tightly in tubs and sold for 10 cents per pound; third, good qual- ity soft dates are packed in I lb boxes and sold in ID. crates for $1OO and in 15 H.. crates for S25o f. O. b. Tempe: fourth, choice artificialIy ripened Deglet Moor dates are packed in one lb. tin boxes and sold at g 1-3c a box.
 The crop at Tempe. marketed in this way and at very moderate prices, con sidering the excellent quality of the fruit is going to bring in about $40O0 gross, at an expense which cannot yet be accurately stated but which. for picking, ripening, packing and mar lleting. will probably not exceed S120O or $1400. Expenses .or cultivation poliination and care of palms during the year have been vary small and particularly, almost no labor has been required during the hot summer months when field work is more of a hardship than at other times of the year.
 For several years past we have
 
 scribed above and at times have had to exert ourselves somewhat in order to sell it. This year, however, the reputation of the product seems to have been established so well that all though our crop this year is far the largest we have ever produced our orders have exceeded our supply We believe that from this time on, there t-- for this class of product.
 There is no date growing associa- on in the valley at the present time ;-.G so far as the present number oe producing trees is concerned there probably is very little excuse for an association. The growers of Goa chella valley have one and possibly two associations at present which. however, are organized for the pur- pose not only of marketing the crop but also importing date suckers from the old world. It is undoubtedly time for the growers of Arizona to consider organizing for the purpose of import i ing desirable palms. We had intended 1 10 promote such an organization at | the present time but European war 1 conditions are such that it is inn ] DOSSl1le to SeCuIe SUBJECTS lIOUl NOIlfl i Africa Egypt or Arabia and we will undoubtedly have to wait for the ! European situation 70 cool down be- fore securing any number of suckers from the old world.
 l The work at Tempe has finally cul- minated in a convincing success and we believe that we can safely and without hesitation recommend the | C. 1s 1 Yuma to plant approved varieties of dates as fast as they can secure them | This can only be done when the war situation clears up by importing for i cjGn suckers. only few having as yet 1 been produced in this country. It would do no harm to look forward to 1 the organization of an association for i this purpose.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-14
OFFICERS OF WARREN
 BROS. COMPANY COMING

Making their annual visit of in spection of the district offices of the Warren Bros. company, President George C. Warren and Vice President Walter B. Warren of Boston will reach Phoenix this morning in com pany with District Manager Power Conway. They are coming from the coast where MT. Conway went sev- eral days ago to join them.
 Ever since Phoenix put down the first bitulithic pavement. either one or the other of these officers of the Warren Bros. company has paid Phoenix an annual visit. They have inspected the work done and from that inspection have been able to de- termine just where, if anywhere. the first pavement laid failed to bring out the very best there is in the bitulithic mixture, which is a patent cd process owned by the company.
 Messrs. Warren are making their way hack to Boston, after having spent considera ble time in Portland, where short time ago contract was awarded for more than seventy five miles of Warrenite highway at an ap proximate figure of S1.2OO,0OO They will be entertained during their stay here at the Hotel Adams and the Arizona club.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-14

Roosevelt project. the tributary valleys and the cities therein. and that the success and prosperity of same shall be perfect and everlasting.
 Respectfully submitted. YOUNG MENS BUSINESS ASSOCIA-
 TION.
 The Young Mems Business Associa- tiOE is endeaVoring to bring J. A. Kei- ner. manager of the Pasadena munici- nal electric plant to Phoenix to address the joint meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. the Merchants and Manu- lecturers Association and the Young Mems Business Association on Thurs day evening and to appear before the city commission on Friday afternoon.
 Bringing Engineer Keiner here at this time would result in securing first hand information as to the operation of the successful municipal electric plants of the country.
 The petition committee reports that three thousand names have already been secured to the appeal for a mu- nicipal electric light plant and that it is expected that this will reach five thousand before the meeting of the commission at which the petition is to be presented.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-14
SCHOOLS ID COOPERATE TO
 AID SALVAT|ON|STS' XMAS

fruits, preserves, jelly. canned goods of all kinds, pickles, coffee, sugar. butter, potatoes. nuts, fancy cakes, chickens and meats. "Of course we will be glad to get anything to eat. wear, or hang on the big Christmas tree that we are to hold on the city hall plaza; these are only sugges- tions,' explained the adjutant
 Art Rick. manager of the Amuzu theater, has an idea of his own for collecting about all the potatoes needed to stock up the homes that will be looking to the army for Christmas cheer this year. He has announced that two potatoes will be the price of admittance to the Amuzu next Thursday afternoon. between f and D. m. If this doesn't bring every school child in Phoenix and at least twenty bushels of potatoes, Art misses one large, healthy guess. He says that his picture for that after noon will be Judge Not" with Julia Dean in the stellar role
 Several years ago Rick tried this scheme with an Omaha theater that he was managing and seven drays were needed to carry way the pota- toes
Arizona republican., 1915-12-14
of Food to Fill Hundred Christmas Bas- kets Will Be Made by School Children for Big Tree i'll Plaza

Cooperation with the Salvation Army in it's Christmas campaign has been promised by the children of all the Phoenix grade schools. The chil- dren are going to furnish much of the food necessary to fill the 100 baskets the Army is to distribute among poor families the day before Christmas.
 The children with whom I have talked, and also their teachers. seem very. enthusiastic in their desire to assist us in supplying poor families with Christmas dinners" said Ad- justant John J. Shearer yesterday They are to bring their contribu- tions to school with them on Friday. December 24, anG we will collect them there"
 Among the other things that Ad- Jutant Shearer spoke of as particu- larly acceptable are bread. canned
Arizona republican., 1915-12-14
LANE SAYS NO"
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 the Water Users Association and All the farmers of the Roosevelt Project. was also unanimously adopted
 We. the Young Mems Business As sociation of Phoenix, Go hereby de- clare that in our undertaking to estab fish a municipal electric plant in Phoe- nix, we want to assure you that VIC nave your interests at heart and that in every move we make toward the success of the government of Phoenix transmitting to Phoenix citizens cleo tric energy, generated by the govern ment, and doing away with middle men and their profits, we will at all times. work for the best interests of YOU, the farmers of this district. We beg to call your attention, to the tele gram from the Secretary of the In teiior, Hon Franklin K. Lane to Hon. George U. Young. mayor of Phoenix. dated December 13.
 ''We firmly believe that the secre- tary of the interior is right when he states that Phoenix should have first opportunity to purchase electrical en- erby directly from your project and our project that we should pay you the Water Users Association. fair price for the same, that we hope and pray that the citizens of Phoenix and the farmers of this big valley, over and for all time will work in perfect har- mony and with the mutual purpose in view of the great upbuilding of the
Arizona republican., 1915-12-14
Samples of Valley Dates Brings Instant Responses From Big Business Men Who Ask How Crop Is Produced and Marketed

That the future of the date crop of Salt River valley is secure, is the contention of Prof R. IT. Forbes of the University of Arizona experiment station, in an article written for The Republican. MT. Forbes replies to questions that suggested themselves following news of a healthy demand for valley dates in the east. Samples of locally grown dates had been sent to number of big business men in the east and far west, and they had all responded with queries as to where such delectable fruit might be bought.
 Some asked if it would not be pos sible to start a company for the pur- chase and sale of the product. Prof Forbes article is as follows
 The approximate quantity of dates produced at the Tempe orchard this year is 22,O00 lbs. of marketable dates from about 200 of our good, bearing trees, now averaging fifteen years of age. The quantity of dates to be har- vested from the trees on Grand ave nua is comparatively small. I should say 2,00Q lbs. of marketable dates, most of the trees at this point being seedlings and yielding fruit of poor quality.
 It is difficult to put reliable es- timate on the quantity of marketable dates grown elsewhere in tFe valley but at venture I should say 5000 lbs, almost entirely from seeding trees.
 The average price per pound re ceived for the Tempe date orchard crop is about lie per pound We are marketing. the crop in several differ ent forms. First, the dry dates are marketed loose at about Sc per pound;
Arizona republican., 1915-12-14

Hire a little salesman at The Re publican office. A want Ad will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-14

Hire a little salesman at The Re- publican office. want AG will see more customers than you can.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
RABBIT TO PATCH SKULL.
French Physician Crafts Animals
shoulder Made ON SoI.Iier.

PARIS, July AT the last meeting
Of the Academy of Medicine a paper
was read describing an operation per-
formed by Dr. Reynlcr I'm grating a
piece of shoulder blade taken from a
Eviug rabbit onto the skull of 4 young
soldier, which had been smashed 10y a
shell splinter. The patient had recov-
cred sufficiently to return to the front,
Dr. Reynier said he preferred this form
of grating to any method of protecting
the brain yet devised, Prof, Sebileau,
however, spoke In defence of "A metal
protection, saying that it had hitherto
proved highly successful, while he feared
that after a time the animal grating
might he absorbed and disappear.
\ paper was read on Cerebro-spina'
meningitis, which has shown "A regret
table activity during the year and has
been chiefly fought with in%terspinal injec-
tons of a serum. The mortality among
patients treated with this anti-meningo-
coccic serum was less than 3 per cent,
The serum also benefited sufferers by
alternating the force of the mtlady and
saving them from the complications and
after results that frequently follow
To obtain these satisfactory results the
stage. the serum injected at once, In
considerable quantities, n repeated
systematically for three days at least.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
OLD PENSIONERS HARD HIT.
High Cost of Living Makes Gov.
Allowance u P%ittnncr.

LoNpo%, July 2-An attempt has
been made IN the lIous" Of Commons 10
find out II the new Chancellor of tho Ex-
chequcr is willing 10 do something ID
help the old age pensioners. who are suf-
fcrirg perhaps more than any one ESQ
from the rising cost OF food. !, was sug-
gested that the Chancellor might in
crease the pension If only for the pcriol
of the war. Mr.. Mckcuna. however, d 4
not hold out much hope of this be,n,
done.
tn Old age pension Of = sh.l.,ups
Csl"J) a week given to men and women
at the age of ~ cannot bring the lu,,t
income OF 4 p"rsIourU 20 more than =
shill,ugs a week G2 co.. This Just suc-
iio"s 10 keep heads above water in nor
NAL times. The cost of living generally
has advanced more than - per cent. N
the last twelve months. The prices OF
bread, tea and sugar are 80 to 60 per
cent. higher,
The effect OF the pensions act has been
20 reduce tn" number Of ytuutrS ovor
20 years OF age by about 80 per cent,
hut under present conditions q transfer
enc" Of a vast number Of these % pau
pcrdum again seems Inevitable.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
FEWER BABIES IN PARIS.
Birth Rate Falls From Weekly
Average Of $50 10 4OO.

PARIS. July 1.-The wal is having its
expected effect on the birth rate OF
France. The births for Paris for the
weeks including the mont of May tthe
tenth month of the var show a steady
decrease. tho figures being SOL. 6jj. 5ii,
AS. .4i2. ala, $50 and 400 for the eight
weeks from April % to June IL tthe
latest available). This gives an average
of more than I90. The average for the
corresponding weeks of 1914 was almost
exactly $50.
The Academy of Moral and Political
Science has discussed the best measures
for aiding an increased birth rate. but
has found no novel methods. Rents at
Paris below 500 a year are free from
taxation. and "A well to do bachelor can
live In an apartment at that rent. while
the married man with "A family needs a
larger home,
The academy therefore proposes to re-
luce the tax based on rent for fathers
of families. II also suggests that fathers
of three children hould be freed from
military service at - or IS years Of age,
the present age limit being so. unmar-
ried men shoul have their service pro-
longed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
HINDENBURG'S MANI SACRED.
Man Who Used II to Disguise Rum
Ia Sentenced.

BERLIN. via London. July lin the
little town OF Allenstein 'schnapp7' must
not be sold after IL o'clock l.. M.-not
even under the name of "Hinftnburg
tea"
This truth VAS painfully brought home
to A. Gerania, owner of "A cafe In Allen
stein. which formerly went under the
name of Imperial" At the beg ming
Of the war the name WAS changed 20
'Hohenzollern.' the former being an
English word.
Gerania was sentenced to a month in
Jail to-day because he violated the law
by selling all kinds OF liquor under
the disguise OF harmless put a!luring
names. In sentencing the prisoner the
court emphasized that the weight of the
crime lay in the gross and inde!ensiblc
misuse of the name of Germany's great
est General in the present war
Al the Hohenzollern one could get
Swedish punch by asking for ~'lemorade,"
cognac was sold as "Hindenburg
schnapps,' and "half-and-half," meaning
a mixture of rum and red wine. as Hin
denburg kafee." Pure rum was served
when "Hindenherg tea" was called for,
The drinks were served in cups, and the
'kaffee" was brought to the tables in
large cans
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
BUNNY HUG AS wARSHIP SANK.
survivor Describes Loss of Irrcsis-
tible al Darda nelIes.

LONDON, July "a corporal Of ma
rines who was on board the Irresistible
when she was struck by a mine In the
Dardanelles. has described in a letter to
a friend the sinking OF tn ship,
Eve unfortunately struck a mine" he
wrote, "and began to sink, which the
Turks could see. and they peppered our
poor old ship with shells as We were
going down. How We escaped being
blown to atoms | don't know.
Everything went off Grand, and the
amusing sight was TO see all hands blow
ing up their swimming collars, on the
quarterback the boys were dancing the
bunny hug and singing ragtime songs
TO mouth organ accompaniments.
"Th shells began to creep nea.cr I'D
nearer. and our old ship WAS listing
heavily to starbOard-we couldn't fire
our guns because the ship was leaning
right over. 4 torpedo boat came fun
speed down the Dardenelles arong awful
shell fire and saved nearly all hands, II
IL really "A marvel TO me that she was
not smashed to bits"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
Casey, Capdevelle. Joe Colett, linn and
Dowd, American volunteers, reading the Paris papers.
Below-Chotkoff, Capdevielle and Trinkhard taking a pleasure
row on the canal.
row on the canal.

tainly something OF a humorist. Next
to every loophole we nave "A box c. re-
serve cartridges. Written on each box
l. "A short sentence like cigarettes for
the Boches." give me something to
eat. YOU will be well paid" There are
plenty more where these came FROM" &c.
June 25-Caught the fever yesterday
and have been sent TO the line hospital.
As my temperature rose over 1903 | am
to Toe sent to the rear tomorrow. II
1t continues / shall try and be moved
to the American ambulance AT Ncuilly,
az its reputation at the front Is i'm
n.enSc. T~riukhard is also dow with it,
l.atcr-Fcrl much better. Triukhard
has been sent to the rear. lie was
taken Ill two days before ! was. but We
did not think 1t serious. as he marched
twelve miles with US to 81. TIL.
June &c G.iue HospitalD Much bet
ter this morning. When this sick
ness came on suddenly yesterday
afternoon they asked mo II I
would walk or a W the Red Cross
men carry me on a stretch-r. Re-
memhcr!ng the distance 20 be covered
through the hoyauN communication
trcnchcs). | thought IT would be mean
to have the men carry me. The
country round here is so fiat that We
have to reach the firing line by boyauX
that begin three miles behind IL, TAX
ing the windings into account II must
bc more, as when we first entered We
took two and n half hours to get to the
firing line. ,Some digging all through
chalk There are signs up At all
the crossings OF these communication
boyauN, saying where each leads to.
SO | walked to the kitchen. a,bout
three quarters OF an hour. saw the
doctor, was ordered to the line hos
pital ~ Nj and began 10 walk. but
tainted after about tive minutes, and |
10 not know what happened until |
found myself in n nice fcathcrbed in the
hospital. Feel so much better to-day
that | think | shall not have to- go to
the rear.
We had "A sad adventure just after
getting to our new positions. There
was "A brewery some two miles away
20 which a fatigue party had to go every
day for water. Some French troops
uuartcred near let II out that beer could
be bought at, an extra cent a bottle
profit. For three days We were in luck.
Imagine beer at i cents a bottle. "A
large bottle-tlye glasses, Then came
"A catastrophe. \ fatigue party had
brought beer for all the section who
wanted il and one man had been told
TO see that two bottles reached the
| Sergeant Major.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
PRIMA DONNA SINGS
IN BRITISH TRENCH
Madame Louise Edvina Tells
Of Her Concert on the
Battle Front.

N.T
PARIS. July Mime. Louise Edvina
tthe Hon. Mrs, Edwards, who is to sing
in the coming Chicago opera season. has
had the unusual pleasure OF singing In a
front line trench to the accompaniment
OF a battered piano which mysteriously
found its way therc for her appearance.
II was one OF "A women's contingent
sent To the fighting lines to distribute
things which are Of prime necessity to
tho Tommies." she told THE SvS's cor
respond nj. "But we were kept s;crniy
to the rear and all our pl%cadinEs to get
nearer TO where the bullets were falling
were ~disrcgarded. | determined. not from
morbid curiosity. but because ! knew
how welcome any woman's visit is. not
to leave France without seeing something
OF a soldiers real. active life.
Il must not say how ! got permits
sion nor give the name OF the place. but
In due time | was led to a trench. which
| was told WAS but a short distance
from the German lines. AFT r what
seemed an intcrminahlc walk through a
subterrancan passage We came 10 u
large room. or rathcr cave. dimly lighted
with oil lamps. which was. ! was told.
the reception room of this particular Sec
ton of the tre-chCs.
1T was full of officers and men. and
after presentations had bee n made | was
asked to sing, an officer volunteering Ia
accompany me on the battered piano
which was there.
II sans most OF my opera rep rtoire,
all the songs | knew, including Upper
ary.' | sang till | was hoarse and Yet
my audience wanted more. However.
the order came that my ,time was up. |
was presented with "A bunch Of lilacs.
gathered that day under risk OF bullets
and shells, and left, under the guide OF
the two offic rs who conducted me there.
amid hearty invitations 10 come again
SOON"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
GER MANS GET GOLD
IN FRANCE BY TRICK
Offers Of Large Bills to Farm
ers Usually Bring Change
in Precious Metal.
LARGE HORDE REMAINS
specin, Correspondence 10 rur srv.

Special CORE SpOndcnce 10 THE Sun.
PARIS. July l. Strong appeals have
been made to the country not to hoard
gold and at the same time an official
warning has been issued against allow
ing gold to he obtained 10y men who.
claiming to be ncutrals. Swiss or Dutch,
are really emissarics Of Germany.
Gold as currency disappeared at a
very early stage Of the war. The only
pieces that the writer has seen for six
months were some brought by a war
correspondent from New York. and one
louis go given him az change, ~ Il
great compliment on the COncierges
part. when aging his rent In April.
II should Ice explained that very few
people pay rent these days and that the
concierge in question has received an
extra quarterly tip since the war began.
The 'bas de lame or wool stocking.
has long been a synonym for the savings
OF the French working classes and
many peasants have from 1000 to 1000
francs In gold SiO0 to $1,000 hidden
away. IL not literally In q wool stocking,
often in a shot bag. carefully concealed.
II IL not only the peasant who boards
his gold, however IL Is every one in
every class of life. \ writer in the
Mdttn speaks Of "A friend of'his. n doc
tor. a specialist in mental diseases. who
has sl2, 600 in gold in his house.
The issue Of national defence bonds.
yielding over . per cent, enticcd much
gold out of its lairs. one farmer pro-
duccd $500 twenty franc pieces $50
000) to invest. but generally speaking
most subscribers managed To part with
only "A quarter or half Of their golden
! boards.
The neutral emissary of the enemy or .
Spectator who seeks to take gold to
-.... .H.N T. ...N
good profit on Il, goes to work in this
way lie offers "A farmer $40 francs
for n bull or 800 for his corn, presenting
J "A / 600 or 500 franc bank bill. saying
lie has no change.
But ] cannot give you change the
farmer says.
Never mind, We are coming back
and can pay you later" is the calm re-
ply.
The farmer does not care TO wait for
his money. 50 he hunts round for change.
taking any his wife has. or his children.
and in the 1870 or $50 francs there will
always be Il fair p~crc"utag" of gold,
General stores, especially haza1rs.
know that If they pay for their pur-
chases from Holland. Spain or Switzor-
land in gold they will get better prices.
and some of his gold finds its way {,
Germany. But what leaves the country
in either of the foregoing WAYS -
nothing in comparison viii what e.
mains in the hands of people VITA
enough Income to live o., and country
folk.
\ Mayor in the lndre department sail
recently he could raise 1000 franz
E2O0) in gold in his little village IN "A
hour. He had S2.uOu 10 pay 20 peasant
farmers who had been supplying tho
Government. He employed M" big bank
bill expedient. paying In Loo franc ard
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
FEW STUDY GERMAN IN LONDON
Only - Taking Irssons-I,OT3.
However, In French Classes.

LONDON, June l5.-The Who'll OF Lon
don has produced only eighteen students
for German at the special summer s,s-
sion evening classes in foreign languages
started by the London County Council.
The Council was prepared to op u
classes for German at thirty-three CEN
tr,s in London but one class sufilcre
for the eighteen.
In contrast with the slump" In Ger
man there - a small boom in French,
for the study of which thirty new
classes. with 1913 students. nav. been
opened. There are eight Russian classes
with nineiy.s!X students.