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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11
Legislative Methods

The second A:i&oGa legislature whatever its
shortcomings in the first regular session, by
wide margin failed
Legislative program. did alone n the
ord futility. 1t perhaps than the
Legislature that bad
there a widespread movement
This is matter that will receive the attention of
the forth coming New York constitutional conven-
zion which will attempt To improve legislative
methods and legislative organization
II is generally complained that for several
Years legislatures have been less efficient
formerly. In the earlier days of stand
in their communities sought places III legisa-
There lawyers of repute and business
men. leaders of thought made their places
stepping stones high political preferment There
such the legisla lures today but
they in . woetul minority that place
the legislature instead OF being regarded
stepping a higher elevation of tn political
structure is coming be regarded cellar
Ne speaking of the Arizona Legislature
but of legislatures generally whose members
play politics. rather, the pawns of
politicians. and to enact constructive legisla
lion 1t is frequently complained that there is
little Legislation but generally, too much.
though in there little good
legislation but much that might have been dis
Iensed with advantage
Illinois is also sufferer learn from the
New York reform:
Illinois is by means among the worst Of
tenders. vet legislative situation! Weeks
months wasted organization
quarrels. Then allowed go by with
achievement of any Then the leaders
agree die ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of any
consideration relevant the state of important
egisla tion-and the slaughter of the innocents be-
gins Already told that tins year matters
vital private bank regulation, procedural re-
form vocational education have little
chance the lawmakers preparing TO
go the scramble and rush of the last
days or session the best
dsfigured by iokers and ambiguous
amendments.
Certainly need radical change in our
legislative methods. We need efficient drafting OF
and rules against deadlocks over speakerships
committee assignments We need rules against
eleventh hour muddles and scrambles Will the
New York convention he able To provide such
preventives and safeguards? Thoughtful citizens
everywhere are alive the gravity of the question:
but ability and experience of the
lest minds of country devise. remedies that
and stick
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11
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period of stress had passed Clerks and
gra piers always available.
The travelling expenses allowed
officials commissions rdiculously
liberal the of travelling which prevail lii
this country, the allowances for travelling
would permit the officials girdle the
times annually If the heads of the offices ana
their chief clerks and assistants spend all
this money annually they would have be the
all the time They would have for
The transaction of business Yet, the travelling
pense always exhausted.
The appropriation hill makes deep
cuts into the travelling expense and contingent
pense allowances and think might
deeper in the interest efficiency we'll
economy. When there is too much money allowed
for. traVe cling expenses there is enough
left for work. When there is large a
rngent fund the offices apt be filled
with attaches that they get in the of
other and impede well o
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11
Waste Funds

Expenses of government not to be materially
reduced by cutting salaries here and there,
for the salaries of the officials their
attaches make up but small part of the public
outlay The waste comes contingent expenses
travelling expenses which appropriation
committees commonly. allow because somebody has
wildly guessed at them. The contingent fund is
a OF Much of the money put into it
might be emptied into the sewer so far as
contingent fund the product Of suesswOrk and
place in business like govern
ment. IL is contingencies ii they arise
naturally and if they do not, they will be forced
The contingent fund is to ne spent some how
The average official is encouraged by its ex-
istence to fill his department useless in
competent employees. of making
political for himself and it costs MIN
nothing
In the of the debate in the house it
was stated official had admitted that he
lad not nearly all the time for all of his
clerks stenographers He further said that
probably all them employed about tbe state
the time. But they handy to have around
for when they needed. like the of the
Texan frontier days. they needed
badly.
A private well regulated business house
would not burden itself with such payroll. When
would send and it and employ it until the
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11

advises that a special lecture on
road construction will be given at
the University Friday evening, May
18th, by A NJ. Bowles, road con-
structing engineer of the American
Association of Portland Cement
Manufacturers. Mr. Bowles will also
appear before the conference at the
session devoted TO various types of
road construction.
Many of the MaricOpa delegation
will leave by automobile Friday
morning, and it is requested that
all those who are expecting to at
tend or who are planning to go by
automobile and have any extra places
in their car, will advise Harry
Welch. secretary of the Arizona Good
Roads Association at the chamber
of commerce.
From Phoenix. the board of SUI
pervisors the county engineer and
county clerk will go in their automo
bile, State Engineer Lamar Cobb and
his assistant, Mr.. Adams. will go in
another. With w. S Humbert, treas
urer of the good roads association,
will go another party of boosters.
while President Dwight B. Heard, j.
b. Cool. Clay Parker and Secretary
Weirh will go in a fourth car
The official program:
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11
KING AND HALL HOSTS
TO SOME BUSINESS MEN

The beauties and delights of River
side park We're displayed to about
twenty five of Phoenix's leading bust
ness men last night, by the proprietOrs
and managers, Homer B. King and
Dick W. Hall.
The hosts had arranged an attrac-
tive banquet at the cafe, now one of
the pleasing features of the park and
after the meal, the party went about
under the guidance of the owners and
saw the various means of amusement
the place affords.
The entertainment was concluded by
a visit to the picture show while some
of the party remained to dance, swim
and wander about the brightly lighted
park.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11
STORM FOLLOWS cLouDeURsT
Sacramento River Rising and More
Washouts are Feared
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHJ

REDDING, May 10-A second storm
swept down the upper Sacramento
Valley this afternoon and added to
the devastation caused by the cloud
burst last night. The Sacramento
river is reported rising at the rate
of foot an hour and more wash
outs are feared. The Southern Pa
cific is washed out in many places
and there is property damage in
some towns.
Railroad officials report tonight no
hope of opening through traffic be-
tween Portland and San Francisco
tomorrow. Mails are being routed
via ogden. 1t is said it will be sew
eral days before repairs are made.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11
SENT TO "SEE" WITNESS
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATC

Los ANGELES. May 1O.-Attorney
Woolwine charged the defense with
sending {. man to see the witness
when Frank Gubin, a jeweler. de-
clared on the stand that he had been
offered $500 to testify that Sebastian
bought cavalier from him
Prosecution witnesses have testified
the chief gave the ornament to Mrs
Pratt. The latter broke down in court
sobbing aloud that she could not
stand the ordeal" Mrs. Sebastian tes-
titled for her husband. Probably the
defense will finish tomorrow. followed
by two or three days of rebuttal
PARADOXICAL
Il heard dark secret about
Gladvs.r
What's that?
"She lights up well.''-Baltimore
Sun.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11
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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11
ASK SUITS DISMISSAL
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHl

WASHINGTON, May 10.-CounseI
for the government filed motions in
the district supreme court asking the
dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of
the suits of the Riggs National Bank
against Secretary NcAdoo, Comptroll
er Williams and United States Treas
urer Burke, who are charged in the
banks complaint with cOnspiring to
wreck the institution. The motions
marked the first step of the govern
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11

We do like the mathematics involved in
making the standing of base ball clubs. Now
here is Albuquerque leading the Rio Grande league
while the performances OF Phoenix have eclipscd
those of this Duke City nine.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11
DISTINCTION WITH DIFFERENCE

Mrs. Crawford-Did your husband agree with
you that your Easter bonnet all that could
be desired?
Mrs. Crabshaw--Whe ne didn't put it exactly
that way, he said that it filled the bill.-Judge
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11

The Kinsale coroners jury having FOUND that
various persons death the Irish
the hands William Hohenzolern and OTHERS
the thing
prits and bring them into British custody.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

About the time an actress RECEIVERS
from one attack of matrimony she has
another.
Wealth has its penalties. You never
hear of a poor man spending money
for dyspepsia tablets.-Chicago News
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11
HIS PROEIT

If | could get some one to invest
a thousand pounds in that scheme OF
mine l could make some money!
How much could you make?T
why, a thousand pounds. Boston
American.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11
QUALITY

Ancient Maiden-Does this parrot
swear much :
Bird Dealer-No, ma'am: but what
6wearin' he does is very loud and
clear-Judge.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11

The president would naturally prefer handle
The German controversy with all its complexities.
unaided and alone rather than have congress
fooling around Washington in midsummer
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11
TOO WISE TO BITE

Maud-Don't YOU think there are
just as good fish in the sea as ever
We're caught?
Marie don't know. But they are
smarter, anyway.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11
AN INSINuA1ION

"They tell me, Mrs. COmeup, your
daughter went through that reception
in her honor without any faux pas"
No such thing. She had as much
of it as anybody that was there. =
Baltimore American
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11

The class in ancient history will take up
the study of the Siege Of Troy and the Forcing of
the DardaneIts.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11
PROGRAM IS MADE UP
CONTINUED from Page One)

construction. has been given this
assignment.
You will please have ARRANGEMENTS
made for a stereopticon operator and
appurtenances TO assist Mr.. Marshall
Wishing you a most successful
meeting, / am
Very Respectfully,
L. w. PAGE, Director.
The conference will he held in
three sessions, the morning session
commencing at nine o'clock, and the
afternoon session commencing at two
O'Clock. in the reception room of the
Santa Rita hotel. The evening ses-
sion. which will include stereopticon
lecture on good roads by Geo. d.
Marshall, will be held in the chamber
of commerce building
Delegates from all parts of the
state to the convention are now as
sured, and the Tucson people prom
Use to do everything possible to make
of the convention a thorough sue
cess In a letter relative to this
matter Prof. Smith of the University
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11

Hire Il little salesman at The Re-
publican office. A Want AID will see
more customers than you can.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11

Hire a little salesman at The Re-
publican office. A Want AID will Sc.
more customers than you can.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11


Whenever for family. or
syndicate reasons it is de-
sired to have title to a
piece of real estate in the
name of an impcrsonal,
non-individual holder, Sc
cure the services Of the
trust department of the
PHOENIX TITLE AND
TRUST co. This is a
safe and certain method,
this company being ex-
perienccd in all legal
phases of transfer and
title work.
at is the Safe WAY"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-11

Captain William S. Benson is the
man who received the appointment as
chief of naval operations, the much
talked of new position in the navy
department. Captain Benson, who
will now have the rank of rear ad-
miral, is just at present in command
of the League Island navy yard at
Philadelphia. He will take his new
office May IL.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-16
WILD RIVER TO
 PRODUCE S2OO.OOO

FAIRBANKS, May 24.-In the mail arriving yesterday morning. the Times received letter from E. J. Ander- son. an old-timer of the Kuyokuk dis trict, in which some interesting in- formation as to the wild river country is given According to his state. ments, pay has been found on six different creeks of the district, and in his opinion, as well as other mining men the output for the year will be between S175.OOO and $2OO.OO0.
 Whether or not winter operations can be carried on in the camp is not known yet, and will not be determined until next winter It is certain, how. ever that the Wild river country will prove winner as a summer camp.
 At the present time, men on "J". Rye. Ophir. oregon, Spring. and Lake creeks are shoyeling in about $50 per day each
 Fifteen miles west of Matthews, from which place the letter was writ ten. at the mouth of Rye creek. Charley Murray and Brady are down so feet and have about three feet of gravel that runs sS.5O to the square foot of bedrock.-Fairbanks Times)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-16

have mined in Mexico have seen the queer machines at work. The arras- tra now on the Harrais property was put there by Si Scrafiord when he owned an interest in the ground that Harrais is now prospecting and work ing on small scale This arrestra is made of iron; that Is, its base is iron. On this iron is placed smooth rocks, ends up The muller or upper grind stones are hung by chains from Che radial arm. The hardest rock obtain able is used here as the muller Wa ter power wlll drive this around and around on the bed of the arrastra. on which the ore has been placed. 1t is slow method, but is a sure one. and is often used for testing the value of the rock After the ore has been reduced to pulp. it is removed and mixed with quicksilver. Of course constant flow of water is run through the arrastra and the lighter matter runs off in the water
 By this old method Martin Harrais will determine the value of his ore. If he finds 1t worth while, he will continue the development work liar rais has driven two tunnels into the side of the hill, one at the base and the other about quarter of mile up the hill In both of the tunnels he has hit the ledge, and believes that he has as good a quartz prospect as there is in the district (Fair. banks Times)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-16
ONE OF FAIR
 BANKS GOOD PROSPECTS

FAIRBANKS. May 24.-one Of the best equipped quartz prospects on Fairbanks creek is the Mispah it is one of the richest prospects, and the last shot put in the bottom of the shaft unearthed some silver lead car bonates that show quite a high per centage of gold. C.
 The richest prospect yet uncovered is the continuation of the Mizpah vein. picked up by M A. Shaeifer picked up the ledge in prospect hole. and has not tried to have any of the ore run through the mill. The quartz is extremely rich. 80 rich that the gold can be plainly seen with the naked eye.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-16
KETcHlKAN IS STILL VOTING
 ON "WETe AND "ORYg lssuI


 KETCHIKAN. June tO.-Judge II. l.. Stackpole has been instructed by Judge Jennings to receive votes on the license questions until further or ders. It appears that the question has been raised by the liquor dealers of Ketchikan as to whether Judge Stack pole would receive any further bal lots on the Wet or Dry question. He, not being sure of Judge Jennings attitude on the matter wired to the latter for instructions and last night was notified that he meight receive the votes of any of those who were registered and had not votd on cleo tion day but that he was not to re- ceiye votes from those who were not registered. Accordingly last night the Judge notified the representatives of the "Wets" and Drys" that he would accept votes on the question until such time as ordered by the Dis trict Court to discontinue. From this it would appear that the liquor interests should experience no diff culty in securing the requisite num- Der Of votes to enable them to secure Q renewal of their license.-(Ketchi- kan Minerl
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-16
CROP OUTLOOK IS
 GOOD AT FAIRBANKS

FAIRBANKS. May 24. That the crops of Interior Alaska. and espe- cially thc Panama Valley. wlll be larger this year chan ever before Is estimated by P. J. Rickert whose ranch is one of the largest in the North The potato crop will be es. peclally large, unless something un- looked for happens, while the other produce win be about the same as last season.
 During the summer of 1914, ap- proximately 600 tons of potatoes were grown At the present time there are but few Of the native spuds left on the market. and they are ex- pected to be used up before potatoes arrive from the Outside.
 Last year, only comparatively few tons of potatoes were shipped to tho lower river points, while this season, the exports from the Panama Valley will be several hundred tons. And the total crop of the Fairbanks district will be approximately 1900 tons.
 Cabbage, the pride vegetable of AL aska farmers. will be grown in about the same quantities as it was last year. This will hold true in practi- cally all other vegetables grown here.
 Owing to the early spring, the planting was several weeks earlier than last year, which win mean much to the crops and to the farmers who are raising them.-(F (Fairbanks Times)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-16
CAMP FIRE GIRLS
 AT KETCHIKAN

KETCHlKAN. June 12.-Niiss Edith Kempthorne and Miss Frances Gulick the two leaders of the Camp Fire
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-16

Henry Duberstein, civil engineer formerly of Phoenix, Ariz, is in the city. and may locate here permanent lY.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-16

movement in Alaska. arrived in Ket- chikan last Sunday from Juneau and organized the local camp during their stay. On Tuesday evening an entertainment was given for the bene- it or the organizers and the new or ganization which was a splendid sue cess in every way. The share Of mon ey realized by the local camp amount ed to SS44.SO. which will be expended for the necessary paraphernalia for the camp.
 Much has been said about the Camp Fire movement. and through the pie tues taken at Lake Sebago. Maine. at the head camp which is conducted by the founder of the movement, Mrs. Luther GuIick. which were exhibited on the screen. an accurate idea was given the general public Of what the work really means.
 The local camp. which was organ. ized through the efforts of the Draper Club. has a charter membership of ten girls. with Mrs. M. 4. Mitchell as Camp Guardian. Those enrolled are the Misses Lucia Wakefield. Martha Foosnes. Nellie Thomas. Florence Reynolds. Loma Van Zandt. Irene Du- Hamel. Irene Chesney. and Edna Hart. Mrs. Mitchell has presented paddles to the members which each girl must decorate with her own individual sym. bols. and many plans are being dis. cussed for the summer work of the camp.
 On Wednesday evening Miss Kemp thorne and Miss Gulick left on the Dolphin for Seattle. From there they win so to Portland where they win be the quests of Mrs. Harper. former ly of Juneau for a few days. then on to San Francisco to visit the fair. af- ter which they will so direct to New York. Early in July Miss Kempthorne win take up her new work with the National Camp Fire at the summer camp on the shores Of Lake Sebago in the Maine woods.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-16
BIC CHANCE, FAIRBANKS
 DISTRICT, LOOKS GOOD

FAIRBANKS. May 24.-Unusuab ac- tivity is noted in the Big Chena dis trict this summer, and all the opera tors there look forward to a good season. according to Malcom McLar- en. who arrived in Fairbanks yester. day On Shamrock creek the men who have staked the stream during the past six weeks think that pay will be lined up on the whole length of the creek. Those on the middle fork of the Big Cinema look for a good sea. son.
 Shamrock creek runs parallel to Palmer creek and is a tributary of the Big Chena. There is gold all through the gravel. and McLaren was inform ed that there was seven feet of dirt that would run S15O to the square foot of bedrock
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-16
MARTIN HARRAIS
 IS QUARTZ MINER

FAIRBANKS. May 24.-Martin liar rais, working on Skoogey gulch. will employ the oldest method known to hard rock miners to test out his ore. Just across the gulch from the Rain bow mine. he has been working a few men most of the winter but he is now doing all the work alone At the head of Twin creek. into which Skoog- ey gulch runs. there is an old water wheel. As soon as this is thawed out Martin Harrais will have it moved to his ground and will crush his rock by the use of an old arrastra.
 This method of crushing ore was first used 1774. and most of those who
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-16

"Kendrickp expert sign writer. Com pare workmanship before ordering. -(6-7-1m.)-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-16
UNITED STATES smELTlNe.

BOSToN-The profits of the Unit ed States Smelling. Refining 6 Min ing Co, in April were the largest for any one month in the history of the company, or at the rate of better than S1O per share Of the common stock. At present the common stock is off the dividend list While re- turns for May have not been closely approximated those for the preceding month.
 The United States Smelling people .are constantly on the lookout for promising ventures in the mining field. It will interest stockholders to know that the company has recently taken an interest in a potash ven- ture at Marysville. Utah. which prom. ises important developments (Bos- ton News Bureau)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-16
THE oRPHEUM THEATRE
 HOUSE OF GOOD SHOWS
BIDS WANTED.

Bids will be received at the office of the undersigned until D. m. of June 21. 1915, for the construction of a bulk-head and distributing tailing along the Juneau waterfront. All par ticulars and specifications can be had by applying to the undersigned
 J. c. MCBRIDE.
 Chairman Juneau Fill Committee.
 C6.15?tf)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-16
TENDERFooT TO DO
 AS WELL AS EVER

FAIRBANKS. May 24.-After hav- ing spent several days inspecting the mines of the Tenderfoot district, Will liam Maloney, the territorial mining inspector. returned to town yester- day afternoon. It was his first trip up to the district and he found the operators all busy and apparently sat isded with their success.
 Although he did not examine the district last year, Mr. Maloney reports that as near as he could learn the out put would be practically the same as in 1914.