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The Holbrook news., 1916-10-27
Holbrook, Arizona.
 October 3rd, 1916.

October 3rd, 1916.
 Detail plans of the Winsow Bridge prepared by the Amer Bridge Mesmer Rice contractors presented County Engineer and he directed by the Board dorse them after making the necessary corrections
 Detail plans of the St. Joseph Bridge prepared by the Structural Steel Works presented by the County En- gnee the Board directed him endorse them after check ing examination
 of road petition Mo- 11-1916, beginning Shumway and running southweser intersection with the and Pneda County Road the reports of Viewers be- ing the board set for Nov 6th 1916 for final hearing
 matter of road petition Mo- 12196 beginning with present from Hobrook Snowflake line of IT N R. 21 E.. THERE BEING NO 1916
 In the petition Mo- 3 beginning Mo- GA plus Hobrook Apache county running eastey there being report filed the until the regular meeting of the Board
 petition No. 141916 beginning at station No. 23A877 Joseph Heber County Road then running westerly point of the N w. fence there being report the Board deferred ton until the next regular meeting.
 In the petition Mo- 151916 beginning at Sta the Showlow and Pnedae road thence ming Norhwesery intersection at Sa PA same road Board appointed James Scott Lewis viewers to report a the regular meeting
 of road petition No 16196 beginning at sa of the Showow Coconno line county road thence running norhwestery the western side about mile county road the Board appointed Jno Wesley Palmer viewers report the gular meeting.
 There being further business the Board adjourned
 R. C. CREsWELL, Chairman.
 (SeaD Attest: DEE M Moss. Clerk.
The Holbrook news., 1916-10-27
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

OFFICE INDIAN
 Washington, D. C., Sept. 1, 1916 Mr. Stephen Janus. Supt Leupp Indian School,
 Leupp, Arizona. My Dear MT. Janus: The Office is in receipt of your letter of August 21 1916 with reference to the by the local authorities sheep by Indians residing which withdrawn partmenta Order of May 4, 1905. In attention is invited to Office letter April 15 1916 which the opinion that Indian herds stock grazing the Navajo Extension Reservation lands withdrawn by the Departmental Order mentioned would be subject to local or state taxation
 Very truly yours
 B. B. Merritt,
 Assistant Commissioner
The Holbrook news., 1916-10-27

16 certified to Board by of of saC School and voting the question at the special election legally called and duly held in said School District Mo- 16 the 18th day of August A. D. 1916 at which eecon than majority all the legal ballots cast upon the question the this bond and is hereby certified that all ac conditions things required to be done of this bond have been properly done happened and performed in regular and due @ form required by and that the money shall be raised by the taxable property in said district tor the reom of this the of the interest thereon that the total debt of said School District Mo- 6 including ths bond exceeds neither the statutory the constitutional mlta-
 In Testimony Whereof the Board Supervisors of Navajo County Arizona has issued this bond to be signed by the Chair aested by the Clerk countersgned by the County and sealed with it's seal this 1st day of November D. 1916
 Attest: R. c. CREswELI.
 DEE M. Moss, Chairman Board of Supervisors. (SeaD Clerk Board of Supervisors.
 Countersgned
 J. w. RICHARDS,
 County Treasurer. $3OOO First Coupon $3OOO
 On day May 1917 School District Mo- Is, of Navajo County State Arizona will the bearer $3O co gold con lawful the United States of America the office ot the Navajo County the Town of Hobrook Arizona the City New York bank selected by purchaser at the option of the holder out of the building District No. 16, being six months interest Bond Mo-
 Attest: R. C. CREswELL.
 DEE M Moss Chairman Board of Supervisors (SeaD Clerk Board of Supervisors
 Countersigned
 J. w. RICHARDS
 County Treasurer
 2nd coupon same except time due November 1s, 1917 First coupon S3OOO interest 1st coupon six months interest, due November 1st 1917.
 And further ordered that at the time of making levy County purposes the Board of Supervisors shall annually If required for 20 from the date hereof levy upon property District 16 Maya County Arizona sufficient pay said bonds and when due the principal of said bonds and all levied shall be collected and paid into the County Treasury the credit of the building fund of said District Mo- 16 Navajo County Arizona and be used for payment principal and interest said bonds and for other purpose.
 ordered said be advertised for until Monday the sixth day of November A. D. 196 in the Hobrook News weekly published in the County of Clerk of this Board of hereby directed prepare notice of advertisement calling for purchase said bonds until Monday the sixth November said bids deposited with the Clerk of Supervisors before 1000 o'clock A. M Monday sixth day November D. 1916 and said bids shall be marked Bonds District Mo- 16 Navajo County Arzona said bids shall be accompanied by certified check of bonds covered by bid submitted
 NAVAJO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
 R. c. CREssWELL, Chairman Attest: GEO. w. HENNESSEY Member
 DEE M Moss Clerk
The Holbrook news., 1916-10-27
To the Voters and Tax Payers of Navajo County

As the term of office which elected two years nearing its end feel that but right public statement of the conduct of business
 have been criticized incompetent by least newspapers and to whether this show following statement Navajo at the time of beginning duties and m show the various increases There decreases of property.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Clothes Made Over
From Those Of Mother

''Our little girl" he continued, has
never had any new clothes; all her
clothes have been made over from
things my wife has worn. Ny wife
makes one hat out of another hat;
don't know how she does 1t. but she
does.
"our doctors bills have been high, but
tho doctors here are considerate II you
psy them a dollar along. Prescriptions,
though. arc cash, and they cost from
65 cents up now.
1.-THE women arc all thinking about
this bill My wife has asked me many
times II II will go through.
'She woke me UP the other night at
midnight saying: Harry, I can't sleep
~ cannot sleep for wondering
whether the Nolan bill will go through
she said told her I hoped II would,
but l couldn't tell. Then we lay there
and talked about the bill and finally she
went to sleep"
Goldman told the committee that not
infrequently no turns OFF the heat In his
house. even in coldest winter, to save
coal bills.
'But summer will soon be here. and
we won't need any heat" he said. with
a smile of optimism that all had to
admire.
That is Just one OF the many domestic
tragedies that soon will be printed In a
document of the Congress that 1ppro-
PIRATES for the salaries of the employees
Of the greatest republic on earth.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16

will not be printed because Of the sactf-
fees he has made, which he enumerated
as follows: :.
~ have lost my savings; have lost
MY home ! have lost my wife; l have
next 10 lost my children, and have
almost lost courage to continue the
struggle"
Ho told how nc had started to pur-
chase n home with the savings accounts
lated while In the army. Failing to
meet his payments. the house was taken
from him. HC continues:
las the cost OF living Increased YEAR
bv year our financial difficulties in
creased In proportion. in spite OF strict
est economy. We had to discontinue At
tendance upon church because we could
not contribute to the minister's salary.
Our children stayed away from Sunday
school because we did not have the
pennies they wanted to give. Many n
time thev stayed away prom public
school because their shoes had ~orn
out.
"The constant strain OF the struggle
finally became too much for my wife,
She became dissatisfied and left home
and children for n time. She returned
home to try again, hut found ~ too
hard. Conditions we're no different. '~t
"She finally could not resist tempta-
tlon. so we are living apart. 1 had To
plat the children IN an orphanaEe
Continued on Page Nine) -,
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
New Shop Is Mecca for
City's Best Dressed Men
Tennille & Fox, 916 G st. N. w.
Offer Special Values in
Suits For Easter.

Operating under the slogan. The
Shop OF Personal Service" the firm Of
Tennille 4 Fox, located at 916 G street
northwest, has become the objective
point OF well-dressed men the entire
city over. While this firm has been
I'm business but comparatively short
time, they have ably demonstrated the
style superiority of the ready-to-wear
suits they offer. 90.
A complete line OF smartly tailored
suits for Easter wear Is on display at
fl5, SIS, and $50. and at these prices
the values are little short of remark
able. Another Easter special. the T & Il
Dress suit is being offered at SIS.
Messrs. Tennille and Fox were long
associated with Parker. Bridget e. Co.,
and their long experience In the readS :
to-wear suit trade is responsible for
their present success. Their customers
include some of the best-dressed men
OF the city, men who know and who
appreciate values. t..
Take advantage OF the offerings made
by this firm. Bear in mind the fact
that the suits they offer represent the
utmost in value and will give the maxi
mum OF satisfaction In the wearing
Advt. o..
The Washington times., 1916-04-16

They have to. get along best. so the
denial cf the parents becomes even
harder.
"1hey conc to regard themselves Of
no further use IN the world except TO
bring mp their children as best they
can. Progress and Improvement NJ the
parents Is forgotten. OF course theo
are exceptions to this rule, but u ~
mighty common thing. II tho young
married couple are not brave, they
drift apart. One leaves the other and
they start on tho downdard grade;
Many Of the disappointed clerks ana
employees try TO drown their disap-
pointment In the flowing bowl ana thus
complete the wreck.
This sounds much like exaggofa-
ton, but gentlemen. I know hundreds
OF employees IN the departments VINO
have gone through these trying oxper-
fences. They are all hoptng and prey
ing. something will be done to betteT
their conditions"
John NJ. Mohl, classified AZ a laborer
at the National Museum. Dut assignee
to do electrical work. presented TO the
committee n letter he wrote to Inc
Washington Times suggesting thnt III
Secretary of State William J. Bryan
cannot live on $1,000 n year. how can
II be expected that n Government em-
ployc with n family Cd liv" NJ less
than S75 n month mt tho present rnts
] OF prices OF the necessities OF life?"
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Laborer Tells Story
Of Uphill Struggle

Richard Taylor. p-a-day laborer in
the Government Printing Office. told a
story OF an uphill struggle which he
said would amply to almost every la
borer In that big Institution.
I'VE sometimes are made to leave
our homes simply because we cannot
give our children what thev ask for"
he said. 1T have a wife and an aged
mother--I hope YOU will pardon me for
giving wav to my feelings. for can
not hello it-and n have been trying to
care for my mother for twenty years.
She Is unable to work. for she Is ninety
years of age.
"Besides. ] have a wife and three chill
dren who look to me for support.
Some years ago We were able to get a
little extra work outside of the printing
Office. but II is about shut off now. and
is hard to get. This 81 dav that get
Is hardly sufficient to keen body and
soul together.
There arc &c working davs in tho
year. Sometimes we lose time on ac'
count of sickness: Agsin We are sus-
pended for ten or fifteen days on ac-
count OF some complaint. and there Is
no one for us to appeal TO whether We
arc guilty or not. On the night before
THANKSGIVING l was sent home for ter
days for something I was lust as igno'
rant OF as any of YOU gentlemen.
Nobody but God can tell the cause
of my being sent home: do not know
to this day When Thanksgiving came
7 did not have a penny. and could lo
borrow ANYTHING because my comrades
had nothing 10 spare.
when we arc paid of we simply meet
| tho paymaster and pass the mono!
along to somebody else
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
More Than $4,000 Here
Receive Less Than So

More than 1900 Government em-
ployes in the District Of Columbia are
receiving less than 81 a day. according
to figures filed with the House sub
committee by II. NJ. McLarin. president
Of the Federal Employees Union. No.
l5.ooT. The Nolan bill. he said, would
advantageously AFFECT ~ per cent of en-
ployes within the District. and GIT per
cent OF those employed outside the Dis
trict.
Especial attention is invited to the
fact" said Mr.. McLarin, that an ex-
rcmely large proportion of employees
receiving even less than $720 per annum
are of the District Of Columbia. where
the cost OF living is notoriously high.
The benefit OF the bill would apply to
about 1900, or nearly one-half of tho
employees In this city who receive less
than the $l,0S0 per year proposed in the
bill. The increase within the District
would aggregate about $3,sl2,ooo, while
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
40 Watchmen Employed
At S72O a Year

Mr. Mitchell said there were forty
watchmen ut $40 year employed in
the State. War and Navy buildings.
Cost OF living prices. he said. have
advanced Is to 20 per cent during the
last year.
II don't see how am going to make
500 pan out" he added
The suit he wore at the hearing was
a frayed AFFAIR. II cost $40 two years
ago.
Its not the sort OF clothes you'd care
to wear down PENNSYLVANIA avenue. but
It's all I've got" he said. apologetically.
Daniel Lahey. representing the navy
yard helpers. presented table Of what
IL costs to maintain a family of six
himself. a wife. and four children. lie
said he lived In a house thirtv-nina
years old that rented for $40 a month
eight years ago and now rented for SIS.
The Improvement" that brought about
posed gaspipe that runs across the
ceiling.
Helpers at the navy yard. he said get
from SCI to $40 per day. actual work
"Therc are men down there in q
worse FIX that / am myself" he said.
Some of the men have families OF
eight or ten children. ] am fortunate;
I hnve only four"
Iahcy said he was running behind be-
cause the cost of living has Increased
100 per cent within recent years. while
his increase OF wages amounted to only
as Der cont.
Lahev had on suit that ne said was
eight years old.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Disheartened By Experiences
Of Those About Him

The truth Is the average Government
employe. becoming disheartened by the
experienced of those about him. hesitates
to tackle something new, to let 70 the
small sure. thing that he has to reach
OUT for the, elusive bigger opportunity.
Many OF the men and women in the
Government departments today are the
products OF the small town, The House
committee was informed that they come
TO Washington with a false idea of the
advantages and possibilities OF the Gov
the cost of living is built on the pattern
OF small town life.
As a rule debt overtakes them sooner
or later here; some marry when the
salary Is mot large enough for two.
Nearly all Hack the determination to go
back and explain that working for Uncle
Sam isn't what II is represented to be.
They live in hope that something Will
turn up-thlt 1t seldom does.
One of the witnesses before the labor
subcommittee told of the chief clerk OF
one OF tho departments who testified
several years ago about supcrannuated
employees in his department.
When he, was asked bv a Congress
aiona committee II there were inef-
hiclent clerks who should be discharged.
the chief clGrk said:
1T had rather sever my connection
with the government than discharge
any of Theses old employees. Never again
three old clerks. One of them COM
mitted suicide. another died of broken
heart. and the third Is in the poorhouse
awaiting death"
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Given Is Cent Raise
In Ten Years Service

Charles williams. night fireman at the
White House, started in more than ten
years ago, while Theodore Roosevelt
was President, At tl.50 day. Within
ten years ago he has received a raise
of 2b cents n day. Ills was n matter
of-fact statement:
'L have got FIVE boilers to look after.
have got the kitchen range to look
after 1 have got the coal to wheel in
on my shift, which would be the Z
o'clock shift, but when the man comes
OH the IL o'clock shift he cannot wheel
the coal because it makes too much
noise.
ION the 4 O'Clock shift a man has got
TO get in all the wood and coal into the
kitchen for the use Of the family that
night and even the fireplace work.
All they pay IL Si75 a day.
~ have no Sundays of. I have no
holidays of. During the summer
months ! have to work eight straight
hours through. and II I lose an hour
or two, or day. I am docked for IL.
time for the Government and do not
get n cent. 7 work seven days a week
and frequently overtime-and get
nothing for the overtime.
Sometimes can pick UP some Jobs
on the outside-such as pipe covering.
MY wife kept a boarding houso and
broke her health and now is losing her
eyesight, and that In n great deal or ex-
pense. I have buried two children.
II am under the department OF public
buildings and grounds. l have asked
them for a raise. but am told that
they had no money. That IL all the ex-
cusc get. ! have TO have some tech
nicol knowledge to look after those
White House boilers. There are two
steam boilers and three not water
boilers"
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Messengers Story
Typical of Them All

A story typical of those related dur
ing the HEARINGS on the Nolan bill was
that of Harry Goldman, an assistant
messenger1in the War Dapa rtment. For
years he has drawn 81 day. He is
the fatheri of the little girl who knows
now that there isn't any Santa Claus.
GoldmanA appeared TO be a clcan-cut.
intelligent fellow. He talked without
affecratloH: there was the ring of sin
cerity in his simple statement. His
was not q ''grandstand effort" The
pathos OF his narrative caused members
of the subcommittee to look rather help
lessly at zone another. A trace OF
moisture could be seen In the eyes of
some In tho committee room.
Once upon time GoldmIn was in
the navy. lie proudly received an
honorable discharge and believed it
would add him in getting position
anywhere. At the first private estab-
lishment TO which he applied he was
called a navy bum," and told to move
on. Yet he said he had never tasted
intoxicants and had no mark against
ps navy record.
Finally he drifted into the messenger
service at 50 per day. He pays $l5 a
month for a fiat near Twenty-fourth
> and T. streets. His only white neigh
bors, he said. are those occupying the
part of the house downstairs"
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Helplessness Of Men
Grown Old In Service

And thusa is conveyed to an outside
world that doesn't understand the state
Of mind. the helplessness. of mon grown
old in tho service of this Government.
Fl. NJ. Nc Larin. president of the Fed
eral Employees Union. said:
"Do YOU a'entlemen know that some OF
the walters you see at the big handuets
in this c!tv are tho men who are work
ing for small nav as ianltors. messen-
GERS. and elevator men for the Govern
ment during the daY? Thev are trying
to pick ur' something on the side to
make ends tneet."
About tho majority of banquet tables
here. II mis- int be said. sit members or
Congress. Cabinet officers, and bureau
chiefs who, probably do not give a
thought to- the fact that the man who
pours the SchampaGne or passes along
the roast duck NAV be a $l.D-a-day man
in some executive department.
Illusivc circulars issued by the Civil
Service Corlmission, Mr.. Mcl4arin saws,
play their mart in drawing TO Washing
ton men tand women who ultimately
must face ,fn awakening.
II am fortunate In not having more
children" was the unnatural statement
that one fay1her was forced to make be-
fore the subcommittee. He said he
knew wives of Government employees in
Washington who must avoid the sacred
responsibilities of motherhood because
the husband does not make sufficient
money TO Justify the bringing into the
world of children who would face from
the outseti a lack of opportunity.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Suspended Men Have
Only One Appeal

Taylor said that suspended men have
no cppea' except to the man who sus-
ponds them
at is like being arrested by a po-
llceman and having him try your case"
WAS the way he put It.
lie declared that he walked in the
cold to the homo of the Public Print
CRATER vainly trying to get to see him
aC the officc-and was informed that
tins Public Printer did not attend to
business at his residence, but would
lcok into the matter the next day.
But / never heard word about II
afterward," said Taylor.
I'VE thank you for the glorious OPP
portunitv of presenting our story about
| under ray" continued Mr.. Taylor. "If
this bill does not become a law, l do
not know what viii ba the results for
us. We love our families just the same
| as other men. We wish to protect them
| the same as other men. We try to raise
Orr children to be useful citizens. but
We have not the thing to make them
| good citizens.
How do you think a 500 a year man
| can get along? When We go to the
| market we cannot buy second stuff
| Ike we used to do. Tho pure food law
| has got us now, so that a fellow classes
all his stuff as first class. II We get
pound of fat-back today We pay II
cents for It, with a quart of beans
once in while and quart of corn
meal that Is ike hominy and sand. But
| what can you do If you don't pay your
rent you are set out In the street. The
| houses we live In are not fit TO live in
but we cannot afford anything else. The
man sees we are helpless and will dc
nothing for us"
when you once get a job here in tht
| District you will not let It CO." sug
Eested Congressman Van Dyke, refer
ring to the fact that there is not a large
amount of outside work here.
You had better not let It CO." saiC
| Mr.. Taylor. IF you do you will starve
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Salary Won't Permit
Them To Live Well

In a graphic way Mr.. McLarin then
describes the disheartening struggle OF
the new clerk to better himself. Many
OF their! he says. attend night schools.
but the theoretical knowledge gained
is of little benefit In the daily routine.
Finally. he says. the young clerk will
meet some girl and they embark upon
the trial OF matrimony Irrespective of
the fact that his salary is small and
his opportunities for advancement
slight. He continues:
"The salary will not permit them
to live and enjoy life as they did be-
fore the wedding. when the girls par
ents paid for her clothes and food. So
they sit around home and 20 to the
movies occasionally. Children come and
add additional expenses of all sorts.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Key Furnished To
Ambitionless Service

Probably there is furnished the key
to the ambitionless service of many
Government employees In this state
ment by Mr.. McLarin:
A great many young men and
women come to the Government
service because of the illusive circu-
lars issued by the Civil Service Com
mission describing the short hours.
the liberal pay to start with, the
privileges of leave, both sick and
annual. and that most people outside
of Washington are cognizant OF the
great educational advantages OF
this CITY and have very splendid
IDEAS OF the Capital city OF the Uni
. ted states
When a younkster accepts a posi-
tion here. he feels like he Is on his
way to certain glory. This feeling
lasts until he In received by the
chief clerk OF some office. put in
the hands of some messenger or
other clerk and delivered TO his desk.
He IL given his desk and plenty
Of work to do. and then forgotten by
the United States and all its Of
ficiala. save on each nay day. All
incentive TO improve his position Is
ground out BY the constant stream
OF routine work which goes through
his hands. Unless he In unusually
fortunate and exceptionally. bright,
smart and full OF nerve. he is like
ly to remain at the desk TO which
he Is first assigned for the re-
mainder of his life