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The Washington herald., 1915-12-12

oficer Of the law down there-at least IN
start that a mere silver badge won't 90
far without bullet or two nearby to back
1t up.
OF course. Arizona is beginning to grow
cultivated and mild. They are irrisatng
the desert and talk about alfalfa instead Of
bad man In some districts of It. There
isn't much wild and woolly left in the
country any more anyway.
But Santa Cruz county can still be de-
pended upon to furnish q fringe of excite
ment if'there is any available and to give
enough zip to the atmosphere to help out
the novelist. For one thing. and quite an
item. too, Just now. 1t borders on Mexico.
Nogales, the only place around there Of
any size. is the key city to Mexico Of that
region, and numbers more MeXicans In its
population than it does anything else. And
the number steadily grows as Mexico re-
fuses to settle down and furnish a restfuI
place OF abode. Any border town resident
knows what that kind Of location has al
ways meant. And during the past two or
three years. the relations between the
Mexican neighbors and the natives Of our
own side of the line have become consider
ably more thorny than ever. With every
edge Of increased friction between our
border towns have become a shade more
scary. And rifles and Colts have been
moved from the accustomed place beneath
the bed to a more intimate and a handler
position just under the pillow
So when the voters Of Santa Cruz coun-
ty said last election, WED like to have at
least one Of our official guns toted by Mrs.
Lucretia Roberts," 1t was not a mere
pleasantly.
Constable was what they elected her.
But when the sheriff saw the emphasis
they put into that election. he decided
he'd go his constituents one better and
he made her his deputy. And Santa
Cruz county stood up in its stirrups and
cheered the appointment.
Mrs Roberts came down to New York
city a week or SO ago to try to raise
money for a tuberculosis sanitarium for
her county, and incidentally to find out
lust what is the civilization that all the
eastern visitors promise her will come
to Arizona In time.
Zone good thing" she exclaimed a few
days after she landed in the big marble
station, sis that my county Is a COW
county. There Is too much canyon for
1t ever to be anything else. So that
civilization will at least be longer in
striking u.s.
Mrs. Roberts herself was about as
much of a surprise to New York as New
York could possibly be to her. It didn't
mind the deputy sheriff idea. Suffrage
campaigns have accustomed 1t to woman
doing anything she decides she'd like to
do. But Mrs. Roberts didn't fit its picture
of wfat a lady-deputy-sheri6-fr
zona is supposed to be like.
She wasn't big enough. She wasn't
aggressive enough. She wasn't desperate
enough. She wasn't conspicuous enough.
She unsettled their preconceived ideas.
And New York hates to have its precon-
ceiyed ideas of anything shifted ever so
little from their base.
But she did wear a riding suit and q
modified sombrero, SO 1t decided to for
give her.
It is a very smartly tailored looking
suit of covert, and she wears high boots
but SO does everyone in New York this
year-and tailored blouses Of striped
The Washington herald., 1915-12-12

who had entered his
fathers store; tho
physician told about
dressing his wound
and about the isolated
house where he was
admitted. All circum-
stantial evidence. But
Hillstrom would say
nothing whatever In
his own behalf.
Il was in the COM
pany of a married
woman on the night OF
The Washington herald., 1915-12-12
BIZ LUCY JEANNE PRICE.

Vi IN Axl1Ou8 tu6y Dou0V0 In6y
women not only can mako the
laws but can enforce them-at
the point Of gun II necessary.
And 10 down in Santa Cruz county
they have made . deputy sheriff out of .
iuny-haired. blue-eyed. Maude-Adamsy
type Of woman. who wears her As colt, not
for bravado nor for picturesque effect, but
for USE.
II BY any chance you know Santa Cruz
county or know where Il is. you don't have
to be told much more about what Arizona
thinks of Mrs. Lucretia Roberts, nor the
gauge of the boundaries 1t has drawn
around "woman's sphere"
II you don't know anything about Ari-
zona geography you may think that the
particularly yomanly deputy sheriff the
electors picked out down there is much the
same thing as the policewomen we have
grown accustomed to.
Even those seemed . bit queer at Arst
Then whom the country realized that they
were to look after young girls straying
around with no visible means Of chsperon-
age. to arrest mon who spoke to ladies
without introductions, and to supervise
dance halls-to be q general sort of pro-
tector to the youth of a city. why then
public sentiment Gained down and the
cartoonists took up other subjects.
But Mrs. Lucretia Roberts Is not that
kind Of custodian Of the law. The young
women Of Santa Cruz county can pretty
we'll take care Of impertinent or forward
young gentlemen without appealing to any
uniformed authority to help them. And an
The Washington herald., 1915-12-12
Isle of Man
Is Bankrupt

TINE Isle of Man is the hardest
hit by the war of any portion
Of the British empire. 1t is
The Washington herald., 1915-12-12

RIVALRY or the spirit of ad-
venture-which sent Joe Hill
strom to his death?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
CANADA HAS RAILROAD
BUILDING CHAMPIONSHIP
United States Loses First Place :
1881 Miles Against Do
minion's 1873.

For the first time in the history OF rail-
reading in the United States some other
country has exceeded this country In the
mileage OF new railroad built built dur
1ng the year. according to statistics
compiled by the RaItcdy Age Gdsette
and published in it's annual review.
In 1914 the total mileage OF new rail
road constructed I'm the United States
was l.53l, as compared with 3.O71 in 1913,
while the Canadian roads built 1878 miles
as compared with 3.0l0 in 1918. Not
only Is the total for the United states
only about half OF that for the year before,
but 1t Is the lowest for any year since
1893, and only about 20 per cent. OF that
for 1902, the high record year.
Cars and locomotives were built I'm the
United States an follows: Freight, lOI-
bil, against 207,6S4 in 1913 passenger.
1851, against 3,29s, locomotives, 1926,
against 5.332.
The number OF cars ordered IL lower
than for any year since 1901, except
l9OS, when only 62,GG9 freight cars aud
1879 passenger cars were ordered. The
number OF locomotives ordered was also
less than for any year since 1908.
On December 81. 1914. 21.O4S miles Of
road with total funded debt OF $780,
I2S.790 and a total capital stock Of
sA34.5s9,75S, were in the hands OF re-
ceNers, In no year since 1896 has there
receivers
The number of men employed on twenty
railroads on June 80. 1914. was 500, s2o.
reduction OF 69.563. or 10 per cent.
from the corresponding date Of 1918. on
August 1. 1914. the number was 764S27.
reduction OF 9O.93i, or 10S per cent.
from the similar date the year before.
The total number OF employees in thirty
-Four railroad supply companies in De-
cembcr 1914. was 32.266. a reduction
OF 51,3GS from the normal force, or 50
per cent.
"By applying the percentage OF reduc-
ton shown by the railroads entering Chi
cago as Of August !, to the total number
uf employees reported by the Interstate
Commerce Commission for June 80. 1919,
which was i,Sl5.239.' says the RoHicdU
4 Gc Gd:Citc, at may be conscrvatlvely
estimated that over 1900 railroad en-
ployees were laid off during the year end
ed August /, 1914
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Endlcott Johnson & Co., shoe manufac-
turcrs, have arranged 70 register their com
mercial paper, and have appointed tho
BANKERS Trust Company OF New York a.
register.
The Bankers Trust Company, agent, has
drawn by lot, for redemption, 1000 shares
Of the prior preference stock OF the Cali
foruia Railway Power Company.
Frederic winthrop Allen, recently ad-
mltted to the Arm OF Lee Higglnson 4 CO.,
viii make his headquarters in this city
The coupon due January /. 1915. OF the
Pierce OIL Corporation ten year per cent.
payable on and after that date at the Of
nee Of Ladenburg, Thalmann Co, 25
Broad street.
The Pittsburg steel Company has sold 20
issue Of 100000 per cent notes. by
this transaction the company provides FOR
all OF It's Indebtedness and also secures ample
working capital
Protective committees have been formed
I'm London for the Brazilian Railway Com
puny ~ per cent, bonds, Brazilian Rail-
way . per cent. convertible debentures, and
the Madeira -Mamore Railway Company 5ia
and per cent bonds The chairmen OF
each OF mo three committees are STR VIII
lam Plouder, Lord Ritchle ana sir william
panes have been In the hands Of receivers
since october ~ last. W Cameron Forbes
pany ana Mr. Forbes and David r paws
are receivers for the Madeira Mamore Com
pany
d T. Bennett, vce-presldent OF the Ma
tloudl Railways ~ Mexico. has resigned
from that company and Ms subsidiary con-
panirs, his resignation taking effect to-day.
Mr.. Bennett plans 20 take long holiday
before deciding upon his plans for the fu-
ture. MIR. Bennett has been the vlce-prssl-
dent in charge OF the New YORK once,
Robert j. Johnston of Johnston, Storm a
seat, has been elected a member OF the
Chicago Board OF Trade.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
EXPLAINS MINIMUM PRICES.
President Of Exchange says suppIy
and Demand Are Considered.

II. G. S. Noble. president of the Stock
Exchange and chairman OF the special
committee OF five. issued n statement yes
tcrday explaining the purpose of maintain
ing minimum prices for stocks. lie said /:
owing TO the uncertain position incl
dent to the war and the abnormal condi-
tton OF the foreign markets II has been
deemed wise To guard against sudden
Generalization OF prices that mlght ---rs
with some unlocked for news. Minimum
prices furnish this safeguard by arreqt.ng
a panicky decline automatically. II ia
not the Intention, however, that minimum
prices should be used to valorize or sus.
tain the market at any arbitrary levels.
and such procedure would lead to tue
establishment of an unregulatcd outside
market II the natural trend were ignored
TT IL. therefore. the object OF the com.
mittee to keep minimum prices as ftr us
possible I'm conformity with supply and
demand. while at the same time using
them as check against unforeseen
panic"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01

Cheer Even In Failure Record.

In spite of the war I'm Europe and other
things that are supposed to have caused
financial depression during the past year
the records of the United States District
Court show that only fourteen more petit
tons in bankruptcy were filed in the
southern district OF New York during 1871
than I'm 1913. This difference is. If any
thing, "A little less than tho average yearly
increase in such petitions for the past
Ave years
The southern district includes the coun-
ties OF New York, Bronx. Westchestcr,
Sullivan. Greene, Duchess and Orange.
The number of insolvency petitions filed
from these counties for the year just past
was $50. while ,6Si were filed during
tho preceding twelve months The rec
ords for the four years prior TO 1913
show a slight but steady increase in the
number OF failures, In 1903 there were
l,2S2; in 1910, 1,345; in 1911, 1,517, and
IN 1912. 1876.
A number of business failures got into
tine county courts by way of assignments,
OF course, hut the Federal courts are con
sidered a better pulse to the financial
situation, because the moro important Of
these assignments are followed. as n rule,
with a petition in the Federal courts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
SATISFIED MECHANICS LIENS.

ioSTH ST i24 E-Phinp Baum ast Her
man ] Sonnenberg, ct all sept rs. 1918
. . . 30 D
SAME PROPERTY-A Gsjiisan 4 co
agt same Sept 10, 1918 ..............'so
Bronx.
10th 1T, =. whole block front between
River av and Gerard av--Braunfels,
Browning & 20 sgt Henry Lewis ct al
Jan 81 1914 c, ,,,, 49,. sis6. %
River av and Gerard av, ib0x2O0-Pel-
ham Operating 60 Agt Henry Lewis Nor
ris ct al. Jan rs. 1914 ...............S79
10th ST, = whole block front beta cen
River av and Gerard av. 1OONi S.S--Nul-
can Rail and Construction Co agt Henry
Lewis Morris ct al. Jan 20 le1t,.... $50
10th ST = e. whole block front between
River and Gerard av-Bethlehem
steel co agt Henry Lewis Morris Ct Al,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01

The United states, although neutral
country. suffered almost ~ much in a
business way az the nations actually en-
raged In the conflict
Naturally. as a resu: OF the extraordi-
nary events abroad. domestic trade suf-
fered severe depression As the year
closed, however, so lar had the markets
adjusted themselves to war basis that
the great conflict abroad began to lose
some Of It's overwhelming significance and
our domestic problems came more to the
mont. several developments served TO
mitigate the effects of the war one was
tho institution Of emergency measures
Another was tho immediate appeara noe
OF enormous foreign orders FOR American
hroadstuffs and q her supplies FOR the use
NJ tho contendng armies. In the last
month OF the wear the decision of the
Interstate Commerce Commission in the
rnte case was p cons ructive DEVELOPMENT
or much Importance indicating a change
or sentiment in regard to corporate In
terests
preliminary statistics Of commercial
failures in tho United States during 1914.
a. reported to II. q. Dun & 90. indicate
. heavy expansion In the country's bust
ness mortality. as compared with the pre-
cedlnG year. Total insolvcncies numbered
lS.oji and involved no less than s35I,-
o6S,02j OF defaufed Indebtedness, against
lS.o31 suspensions In 1918, when the ua-
hilities were s272.G72.2SS. As "a result OF
the European war, which caused q sharp
Increase In the commercial death rate at
tho South. losses were more numerous In
the last quarter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
MORGAN G. co. GIVE BONUSES
Fifteen Per Cent. of Years SaInr,
for some, Ten for Others.

The employees OF J. r. Morgan & 20
received substantial year end bonuses yes
terday. Those who have been with In.
firm ten years or less received 10 per cent
OF their salaries, while those who have
been there longer received 3 per cent
About i25 OF the employees who worked
overtime last night in order to clear IN
the years business were entertained At
dinner at downtown restaurant.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
THE CURB MARKET.

Trading was quiet in the outside mar
ket yesterday and prices generally ex-
hlbited a sagging tendency. Tobacco
Products preferred was a strong spot
however, advancing as high as ssTz and
closing at S75s. United Cigar Stores
new and World Film were each Is frmer
OH shares were very dull and reflected
moderate declines. Active interest was
taken in only a few OF the mining is.
sues, particularly Goldfield descriptions
which were lower
Transactions in detail in the market
yesterday were as follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01

NOTICE Il hereby given that the term ot the
partnership existing under the name OF BROWN
bROTHERS & COMPANY In New York. phla-
dciphiA and Boston, and OF BROWN, SHIpLEN
& COMPANY In London, England, having eX-
plrcd December g. 1913, Mr.. WadrOn Post rowD.
10 our great regret. retired from the arm as OF
that date. The business VIII be continued under
The same Arm name OF BROWN BROTHERS d
COMPANY in New York, Philadelphia and
Boston, by Charles Dcnston Dlckey, Eugene
DelanO, George Harrison Frazier, James Brown.
James Crosby Brown, Thatcher Magoun Brown,
Morcau Deano, Louis Curtis, and bROWN,
as partners
Dated January !, 1918,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
REALTY RECORDS
MECHANICS LIENS.

BROADWAY. 7l3 and 746--sam weintraub
agt Sailors Snug Harbor. owner Harry
Harrison, contractor ...N1is. I'll
5STH ST. 16s w--Joseph r Petit's Sons agt
Geo u Waring owner A. contractor. S21
sSTH ST 2 W--Cohen a Siegel agt Louis
stern, owner; Adjustment Realty co, con-
tractor. .ss..sss.. s''ssss ~ y
iITH ST. 10 w-Underplnning and Foun-
dalton 60 agt IS West 4t:h 81 Co. owner
contractor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $3.50
BROADWAY. 1sso-Leopold Barth agt
Amos y Emo. owner; Delta Theatre GO,
lessee Contrcor ........s.... .ts,Jb6. %
BROADWAY. 26s3--Gsaac A Hopper. Inc,
agt VIM l. u Stokes. owner; Sirrah Amuse-
nient Co. lessee a contractor ...S6.575.26
10Th ST. 524 W-ueorge Korn agt Marie A
VI Roussel. owner; Krystaiied Water 60,
contractor Observation-Disclosures. f35
10th ST. 3oi 4 8O3 w--Max shames sgt
Market Realty Co. owner & contractor:
John Rosenthsl contractor .........il0i
BronI.
1eaD ST, 50 E--Georse u stein ast Charles
Hvass, owner and contractor ..s725.s0
TYNDALI, Az, y, 1875 W Of 25sth ST, b0N
1oO-victor Zambetu agt Anna Ryan.
owner: ! dell Construction Co. CON
tractors CrenewaD ............
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01

BradStrocts reports bll business fall
ures in the United States during the week.
against 432 for the previous week and
1856. 2S7. $40 and esq for the correspond
ing weeks Of 1913 TO 1910. The Middle
states had 1876; New England a.. South
ern. 159 Western, U.s. Northwestern, 81,
and far Western, -. Canada had GS,
against SO for the preceding week. OF
the total number Of concerns failing sc
per cent. had less than $4,000 capital and
10 per cent. had from $1,000 TO $50, 900
apital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
THE BOSTON MARKET.

RosroN. Dec. 31.-MiuinE stocks were
higher to-day. half point gains heus
made by Butte and superior. Calumet and
Arizona and Copper Range. while North
Butte made a further advance OF =.
United Fruit continued its upward move
meut, being .! mp for the day. Boston
aud Maine was lower on small lots. The
summary:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01

"Nccunulativs hiudranCNs and unra-
vorable influences domestic and world
wide, prevented any satisfactory record
In iron and steel for the year Just closed
Following a period Of hand To mouth
buying and an attitude Of waiting the
overwhelming events ia Europe resulted
IN still more conservative policy. and
the promises OF Improvement held out
during the early summer gave place to
Generalization. so that the fourth quar-
ter found activity at low ebb. with
some departments operations were re-
duced TO - per cent. and In general the
active capacity receded to no better than
IN to 80 per cent Of available equipment
and resources,
AT this junCture prospects are i'm
proved, though progress Is likely to be
slow for some little time and compared
with former years OF activity present
values remain at rather a low level
ain year OF reaction in most lines
OF endeavor the United States has main
Gained its supremacy as tho greatest
single agricultural wealth producing ma
ton in the world, and two of the lead
ing crops have established new records
IN point OF production. Moreover. only
on one occasion have tho principal prod
ucts OF the soil attained larger COM
hined money value, 80 that the farm
results achieved during 1914 AFFORD no
real basis for discomfort This applies
10 the situation generally. but In the case
OF cotton the outcome was dlsappoint-
ing
1.-THE war proved a distinct boon TO the
growers of grain, since the urgent for
eign demands KEEP. prices at high levels
especially for wheat The output OF this
cereal-S91 OF 7 900 bushes--ecllpsed all
former totals. and the country was made
richer to the extent Of sS7S.6s0,0 900, while
the 2,G72 SOi, 900 bushels Of corn pro-
duced brought return OF almost
$3.50, 900, 600
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01

Bond sales during the year totalled
s47I4lS,000. as compared with sjO1, 1875
900 In 1913 and s690.670, 900 in 1912 The
closing OF the exchange from July 81 to
late In November was of course responsible
for the tremendous decrease In the amount
of both stock and bond sales. Following
are tables showing the stock and bond
sales which took place On the Stock En-
CHANGE month by NINTH:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
Look for Advance AFTER To-day.

''''~ ''f
Brddstrcct's says: '"The most signiA-
cant fact Is that practically all lines and
section save the South look for improve
ment after January gradual perhaps
ut first, but expanding as the season for
spring buying progresses
so far as can be CLEANED. results In
general for 1914 manifest moderate TO
heavy losses from 1913, the latter char
acterizat.on applying more particularly to
the south. where business. as the result
of the European war restricting the free
marketing OF cotton receded 40 to so
per cent--perhaps more in some lines
from 1918. While the situation in general
is invested with pcst-holday aspects, Il is
evident that buyers are inquiring for sup
plies
Demand for army supplies for use In
Europe continues good. and export cotton
Is moving In relatively large volume, but
in small relative value because prices are
how and holding Of supplies by Southern
growers is conspicuous. Exports of cereals
show temporary slump from previous
heavy levels, hampered materially rs they
are by prohibitive rates for ocean
freights, scarcity OF vessel room being
acute.
In purely Industrial lines the tendency
IS to work slowly until after the first OF
the year, when assumptions will be in
moderate. or course plants working on
army supplies are being rushed to capac-
ity Higher prices for plates. shapes and
bars. better specifications on low priced
contracts that expired ia December. with
general expectations Of a lOosening up on
the part of the railways during the cur
rent month, encourage the steel industry.
Wool, particularly the foreign product
~ scarce, and the wants OF those manu-
facturers who have large army contracts
10 nh for England and France have
created boom In secured and pulled
woods. prices for which have advanced
. cents pound TO 80 cents. and talk s
81 = pound FOR the latter is heard col
lections from many of the interior cereal
growing districts have improved, but as u
general proposition payments are slow.
remlttances from the South be,ng very
poor In fact, some Wholesale interests
are paying much attention to the virtual
forcing OF payments, In consequence of
which business mortalities particularly
OF small traders. arc far more numerous
than ~ this tinIe in any previous year.
At the same time tho number engaged IN
business has greatly increased, and on
the basis OF relatives the failure record
is not 40 unfavorable as surface indica-
lions suggest. Money is easier, but de-
mand is light.
1.-THE calendar years trade promises
exports of s2.O95.O 900 and imports Of
Sl,TSs.O 600, 600. declines OF 1916 per cent I'm
exports from the record total Of 1913 and
a decrease in imports of a small fraction
of ! per cent from 1913 and OF l6 per
cent. from the record total OF l9l2r
The years record as compiled by Dur's
Roriei0 follows: