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The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

Attorney E. P. ConwelE of WinsIow attended to legal busl- ness in the justice court here Wednesday.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

E. A. Leopold of the Northern Arizona Painting Co. of Holbrook returned last Tuesday from Keams Canyon where he has been engaged for the past three months in doing work upon government buildings. Owing to the cold weather work was stopped and will not be finished until spring. MT. Leopold was accompanied by his wife and baby, they suffering no ill effects from the long trip by automobile.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

Mrs. Garrison very pleasantly entertained the members of the Ladies Aid society at tea We'd nesday evening. Jan. 5. About a dozen members of the society enjoyed the. occasion.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

W. E. Stratton and family, of Snowflake. were in Holbrook Wednesday enroute to their home from St. Joseph, where they had been visiting friends for several days.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

Floyd Mainor returned last Saturday from a short visit in El Paso.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

Clarence Morrow of Seligman transacted business in this vicini- ty several days this week,
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

H. Richardson and family. of Blue Canyon. spent a few days in Holbrook this week, coming down in their automobile. Mr. Richardson IS proprietor of a pro- Indian trading store and is con6Red to his business pretty closely.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

Mr. and Mrs. 5. B. Booth. of 'Springerville, have been Tn Hol- brook this week, Mrs. Booth visiting friends, and Mir. Booth working on extensions and re- pairs for the telephone company.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

Wanted Work by the day; any kind. Mrs. L. G. Phillips, Brunswick Hotel. If.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

Automobiles and Motorcycles:
 1st year cost to dealer; End year 20 per cent discount on a. bove; 3rd year 30 per cent dis count on 1st years assessment. 4th year Assessor to use judg- ment. In all events consider con- dition of vehicle.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

J. c. Paulsell made a business trip to Wlnslow Tuesday, re- turning Wednesday evening.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

Methods of Assessment for 1916 Below will be found the meth ods of assessment and minimum valuations recommended by the Assessors Association of the state to the State Tax Commas sion. at the annual meeting of the association held in Phoenix January 3-5, inclusive. These recommendations were adopted by the Tax commission and the plan will be followed by ever as- sessor in Arizona in assessing property during the current year. The valuations given below are minimum valuations; property will not be assessed for less than the figures given and may be as- sessed for more.
 Irrigated Land. The value of all permanent crops shall be in- cluded in the value of the land and not assessed separately as improvements.
 Waste Lands: Shall be valued separately and classified In All Other Lands'.
 Merchandise: Shall be assess ed as per inventory value. Non-productive patented mines lode claims, per acre. $36. 30.
 Or per full claim $75O.00
 Patented Mill Sites, per arce, 36. 30.
 Reproductive patented mines Placer Claims, including coal IL cp1n 0n
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

Call and examine our new fall and winter stock of ladies ready to-wear suits. It will please you both in style and price. H. H. Scorse. If.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14
So The People Mou Knoru


 ing contract to the proprietor of The Holbrook News, last week. and may not be misled by the transformation published in the WinsIow Mail, the facts are stated herewith.
 The advertisement for bids for publishing dld not specify per column inch. as the Mail alleges. MT. Chapman. evidently assum- ed that single column inch was meant, for in submitting his bid he specified a price of ''15 cents for single column inch" for pub fishing the proceedings of the board. Mir. Smiths bid was for .123 cents per single column inch" Mr. Braxton's bid was for ''25 cents per inch". He as- sumed that the advertisement for bids meant double column inch, since the law specifies that the proceedings of the board of supervIsors must be published in double column measure,
 In other words. each of the three men bidding for the con- tract construed the meaning of the advertisement to suit him. self. MT. Smith and MT. Chap
 man placed the same construc- ton on the language; MT. Brax- ton placed a different construc- tion on it. The supervisors con strqed MT. Braxton's language to mean the same thing that MT. Braxton intended it to mean, ie., 25 cents per double column inch, or 123 cents for single column inch.
 At this figure MT. Braxton's bld was the same as Mir. Smith s I bid. and was 2 cent per inch lower than MT. Chapman's. Mir. Smiths bid on other publishing was higher than MT. Braxton's. It was also higher than MT. Chap mans. The latter's bid was 5 cents per inch lower on this class of publishing than MT. Braxton's, but as the publishing of the pro- ceedings of the board constitutes by far the greater volume of the work, and as MT. Braxton's s price was 9 cents lower than Mir. Chapman's. the board decided that. considered as a whole, MT. Braxton's bid was the best. The contract was therefore awarded | to MT. Braxton, and it was a. warded legally. the allegations of the editor of the Mail to the con- tary notwithstanding.
 The foregoing statement IS in order that the charge of performing illegal acts made by the Mail against the super visors may be refuted. The supervisors not only acted within their rights. and legally. but held faith with their constituents the taxpayers and accepted the lowest and best b1d for the pub ishlng contract. If at the same time the contract went to friend all the better.
 As to the charge made by the Mail against a former manage nent of The Holbrook News. that ,hls management entered into .ollusion with the management of the Mail to put the board of lover a barrel", and compel the board to let the con- .ract to The News at it's price, we Know nothing. We were not n Arizona at that time and we ire not given to delving in anci- mt history. But we dopbt the statement that The News man. lgement pad the Mail manage nent $40 to stay out of the 
 We have no reason to suppose hat the Mails information in his instance came from a source my more reliable than it secures much of it's other mis-informa- TOT, IH~o,o~r s~, v-,ovxr of ifo cr,r
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

A new time-card went into effect on the Santa Fe Sunday morning. Only a few slight changes in the arrival of trains at HoIbrook are made. East bound train No. p arrives at 4:20 p. m.. three minutes earlier than formerly. The de luxe train is reinstated. and runs once a week between Chicago and the coast. It passes through Hol- brook westbound every Thurs day at 2::40 p. m.; eastbound at 2:04 D. m.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14
Bunch of Keus Lost

The undersigned lost a bunch of keys Tuesday. and will be glad to pay a suitable reward for their return.
 J. w. MCGOWAN Majestic Barber Shop. If
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

Place your orders now for coal with the Carbon City Lumber Co. They handle the Victor American Fuel Co.'S lump coal. best on the market. If.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-14

Fresh Jersey milk and cream at Rencher's. Phone AT. If
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-31
FAMILIES FLEEING
SUSQUEHANNA FLOOD
Wilkes-Barre Partly Inundated
and Suburban Points
in Grave Peril

WILKES. BARRE Pa, March 3l.-Se',
eral hundred families in the wyoming
valley are endangered by the sudden rls-
ing of the Susouehanna and almost com
n,et4 inundation of the lowlands. The
stream has reached a depth of % feet
here
Traffic between wilkes-Barre and west
side suburban towns has been cut OF by
the swollen condition Of the stream. Main
thorourhfares are under water and ram
lilies have been forced into the Westmoor'
F,dwardsville. Plymouth and Kingston sec
tions while at points north of this city
the flood conditions took on serious
aspect.
Much Of westmoor is now under water
and cellars are filed and fires drawn
Many families have left, but others have
remained to look after their possessions
Residents Of this section were astir
throughout the night and early today n
town Crior went from one street To another
warning tho people Of food dangers
George kuzmar. years old. of Ed
wardsvillc is the first flood victim. lie
was walking along tributary of the Sus-
uuehanna in the flooded area when he lost
his balance and fell into the water, being
carried down stream by the swift current.
warm weather has caused quick thaw
on the mountains and all creeks and
streams will reach n depth of % feet here
before morning This will mean greater
danger to property in many sections.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-31
TWO ALLEGED
BRITISH SPIES
ARRESTED HERE
Accused of Espionage bv
Exporters of Oil and
Chemicals
ONE HELD, ONE FREED

cards of Introduction from E.
British consul in this city. ana no,s,er ,o,iner
containing mass of data rniot,s.uoR
large shipments of oil and cbemicats 70
European countries were found a. 20
possession of Charles Crosson. 3ta7 uhe
soth street who was arraigned betosa.
Magistrate Wrigley today ON Tho olre ueiore
tion of having trespassed on the nro.,lss roeusa-
of 70. f. Houghton & Co.. 24O Yves, SSery Ssy
erset street ''' SOM
IL. f. Houghton & Co. are exnor,..
oil and the officials of the cornna,,,' ol VIE OF
that Crosson Is an English spy. op,nio!ses Iilo.se
by the English Government 10 ascns,ssu seu
If the Houghton Company is MAXIM am am
shipments of oil and chemicaIs to any
many uer-
l.. H. Murphy, vice president =, =,
company, testified that for more tbsa ule
weeks Crosson has been hanging a.o .Wo
the Houghton plant. questioning d,,r.ul dyuu
and making Inquiries from other ~.
ployes. He said that Crosson had rida".
OH wagons of the company to Pennsy,'
Vania freight stations and made notes a.,
to the destination of oil and chen,oa,
shipments.
The police say that one of Crossor,.
notebooks contained the names of nearly
all oil ana chemical concerns in eastern
V.''SS wanna, NtW Jersey, Maryland and
Delaware They also allege that tbo,,
found in Crosson's possession cards NJ q.
PRODUCTION from Sir Wilfred Powell, for.
mer British consul in this city.
The two men were arrested yesterd,,,
as suspicious characters, and taken ~
the Front and Westmoreland streets s,a.
tion. Employees notified the heads Of ths
concern that the two men were oyap,jn
ing consignments of oil and Vice Preai.
dent Murphy, Herbert Rappold purchas.
ing agent, and j. Becker, superintendent
of the plant, rushed into the yard The
twp men ran away. and the officials
chased them for several blocks The men
were distanCing their pursuers when thew
were rounded up by the police
The British Consulate today dsclaimed
all knowledge of Crosson. No official
statement would be given.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-31
CUMMINS FIGHTS ARMY BILL
Opens War in Senate on Plan for
261 900 Volunteers

WASHINGTON, March 31,-Senator
Cummns of Iowa, opened the fight in
the Senate today to kill the provision in
the Chamberlain army bill creating
Federal volunteer army of 261.OOO men.
He introduced an amendment to strike out
the whole section relating to the vol
unteer army. At the same time he offered
several other amendments to improve the
national guard
Both Cummins and Senator Pomerene,
of Ohio, proposed amendments creating
a national guard section of the general
staff.
Senator Hoke Smith introduced his
army vocational training plan as an
amendment to the Chamberlain bill. Sem
ator HardwiclS, of Georgia, proposed an
amendment to detail regular army officers
to act as instructors in military educa-
ton in all school and colleges having more
than 80 male students.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-31
QUAKERS WHO DISCUSS
WARLKE TOPICS HIT
AT YEARLY MEETING
Lansdowne Friend Says He
Fears Sentiment for Pre-
paredness Is Creeping
to the Fore
$4,000 FOR P f A c f

some Of our good members have iailed
to take the supreme test OF taith ana
hear them openly discussing on street
corners the Mexican situation ana otner
warlil<c topics, instead OF sitting III 'ne
quiet of their homes aud porting over books
on rearo written bv some Of the worthy
Friends" complained BENJAMIN. Whtsoir
Of T.ansdowne at the Friends yearly
Meeting ith and Arch streets. today.
Instead of supporting peace, calm ana
good fellowship. and decrNing uhiIleHulE
conflict between nations at arms saIu
Mr. Whitson, 81 fear there is - dlst'hct
sentiment creeping to the fore in our
midst that Is in favor of preparedness
Let us pacify these aEitators who would
rouse us to give battle with our tehoW
man. Let those reCalCitrant Frlenus ne
retiCent i'm expressing their views out OF
loyalty to the faith they represent rue
spectacle of members of our society drag
ging the traditions of the faith in the dust
for blood lust Is to me overpowering.
No sooner had Mr. Whtson sat down
than Dr. John j. Mullowney of the state
Board of Health. and a recent recruit to
the ranks of the Quahers, rose to his feet
and urged the Friends to adopt the Ser
mon on the Mount as their only sword
and to use it in the defense of their stand
as pacifsts.
He was supported heartily by Joseph
Elkinton who begged that the tiny fund
of $500 set aside for the peace commit
tee he swelled to a total of S25.OOO at
least For peace and educational work
among the Indians the sum of Sl3,5OO was
set aside by the Yearly Meeting.
The Friends were urged to hark to the
still. small inner voice in these parlous
times to peace.
Reports on various Indian schools sup
ported by the Quakers were read, after
which educational matters in general were
taken up.
Improvement in public schools by leaps
and bounds since 1890, making 1t dill
cult for Friends schools to compete. was
made the basis of an appeal for greater
appropriation to the Educational Commit
tee. when its report was read at the con-
GLIDING session. One.third of Quaker chill
dren attend public schools because OF their
superior efficiency, 1t was pointed out.
Thirty-five hundred dollars for work OF
the committee was asked by Thomas Is.
Brown, it's chairman, principal of West
town School
pr Raynor w. Kelsey, professor of his
tory at Haverford College. pointed out
the boundless resources of the state and
the need for continually increased appro-
prlations. Several Friends eulogized the
public schools.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-31
REMONSTRANCES FAIL;
SIX LICENSES GRANTED
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Anti-Liquor Forces Fought
Against Pottstown Appli-
cations--Jenkintown
Hotel Wins
TWELVE MORE OPPOSED
aunS S,nr corrcspond,Lt

NORRISTOwN March 3l.-Six of the
I rs licenses against the renewal of when
| remonstrances had been filed were granted
by Judges Swartz and Miller today despite
the very strenuous opposition OF the DRY
forces IN two Of the cases.
The lucky saloonkeepers, whose sus-
pense was relieved without having to wait
/ until all the hearings end, were william
Allison OF Limerick Valentine kuhlman'
proprietor of the Exchange Hotel NOT
ristown; Joseph Jackson Bridgeport
Thomas Hagerty. proprietor OF the 'ot'-
man House. old York road. Jenkintowh'
John T. Snanfeltcr Shuler House, Potts
town and hudoph G.. Keller proprietor
of the old Taylor liquor house, a whole
sale establishment which is one of the
oldest liuror stores IN rOttstnwn. having
been licensed Gu years.
There were no hearings in the first three
eases and the rcmonstrance against nag
ertv was withdrawn by George WAGNER
counsel for the Montgomery County Law
and order Society. when. after seNeral
witnesses were examined and two hours
consumed he saw his case collapse. ! ne
rcmonstrauCc against tho rcneWal "I Tue
two Pottstowu licenses was based on the
testimony OF Josiah Strock, an Ie-Near,
old hoy who said he hao been served
alcoholic drinks in the places of both
Weller and Shanfeter Strocl was so
sturdy Of build, however, that he looked
to be several years past his majority
The hearing in the rcmoustrance against
the renewal Of the license of Thomas
Mulvey proprietor of the Mcclellan
House. Norristown, was finished To-Day
after which the case against John F
Dillon. proprietor Of the Colonial Bridge
port, was taken UP.
ATTORNEY Is ASSAlLEp.
Attorney wanger. for the second time
since the License Court opened, was
charged with not having prepared his
case property \. H. larzelere' counsel
for Dillon. said that the charges against
his client had been brought with the least
possible regularity and in defiance OF the
Legislative acts governing this matter.
II was alleged that Dillon had sold
whisky to Samuel Firth, of Norristown,
when the latter was on the BLACKLIST.
Firth on the stand was quite indignant
because, having consented to he placed
on that blacklist" by a clergyman. he
was subsequently unable to obtain liquor
anywhere in Norristown consequently
he said, his reputation suffered greatly
among his fellow townspeUple who began
To think him drunkard. This he de-
MED vehemently, asserting that he had
been intoxicated but two or three times i'll
his life prior to being put on the black
list"
Lewis ColGicsh. also said to have been
"blacklisted." said he had been sold from
- to % quarts of whisky in Dillons place
i'm three months. He said that he Went 10
Bridgeport directly across the Schuylklll
from, here not because Of inability to OBJ
tain alcoholic beverages in Norristown, but
i'm order to escape from the watchful eye
Of his wife Coltlesh said he always kept
whisky n his house for medical pur-
poses
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-31
PENNYPACKER UNOPPOSED
S. Davis Page Quits Historical So
ciety Contest

The fight against Ex-Governor Penny
packer for the presidency of the His
torical Society of Pennsylvania has ended
with $. Davis Page declining the nomina-
tion for that office. Mr. Page sent letter
to Ogden d. Wilkinson requesting that his
name be withdrawn
Mr.. Page explained that he declined
the nomination because of the fear that
a contest with the Ex-Governor might
prejudice the best interests of the society
and create irreparable antagonisms among
its members. He expressed the hope that
what Mr. Wilkin n and others have done
may attract t.. attention of the council
of the society L the need of reforming
some of the methods of employees, and
that a better management of the society's
affairs may he obtained.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-31
PORK BARREL BILL IN HOUSE
Republicans Vote Against Taking Up
of Measure

WASHINGTON, March 31.-A political
pork barrel squabble began in the House
today. Representative Sparllman, chair
man of the Rivers and Harbors Commit
tee, called up the annual rivers and har-
bor appropriation bill carrying about S4O.-
600. 600 for waterway improvements.
Republican Leader Mann forced polit-
ical roll call on the question of taking up
the measure. The Republicans generally
voted against it i'm order to embarrass
the Democrats. The measure was taken
up by an overwhelming vote, The House
began seven hours of general debate on
the bill
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-31
SPY BARES PLOT
OF GERMANS TO
INVADE CANADA
Men We're to Be Recruited
From Interned Ships
in the u. S.
PLAN OF Won DER GOLTz

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, W ..1' 80 - y ~ - ~ Ni"lNlt ,t, ,eo
~ ~ p,a'S , WIZ" "ese ., eNo.,," la 700
lor tne INVASION OF talaua us go.
ioTce OF Germans from lhe uIl'eu 49,.
were maze punhc mere touaS lo Wv.
tirst time by officials OF the l'ep", ,',"yi.. ...
OF Justice The department nad hi'o"h
In general way of these plans ior
Iois tiine. " was NOT un,lI i,o's' .is ,,,,,i,,
'toi@, Hermah spy was rec'nl'S W ''"n.,. Is,
nack q" thls country troil r''s s'a,Iu 5,,u
states eNIueuC' that al VI '''
were 'p'aihed'
officials said today that Won der 'tuiH
was tho chief potter He claimed TO
have made arrangements for recruiting
all Of tho sailors from the German ana
Austrian merchant vessels tniorncd IN
this country rs there are moro than ."
such vessels IN United states Io,.r' ,,,ti, ",
vlals ta'o Won u'' 'to'H '""'" nav
uh 'hIE" ior'' 'haI WHY
PLANNED rpR MUNITIONS
rr. 4,,, 81. ,,.t,ior, r,,,d. yas to
Il, co bocr invaded was somewhere in the
%.,r,t,,.os,. .rd NOT through BufTaIo. AS
pcneraIIy believed II was said that the
ammunition which Cautain Hans Tauscher.
tusbo,d ,r Nttnc t;adslii and uow under
-, T., >.ov. v,rI, ie alleged To- have
.,,r,,,d io,,,, tho parier coast was to
i,,,,,. -, ,,sod ir ,his nvncdition
'''s NV" ..,.,,i,,,,,,,,r,.
Ni''i S''"' 49, - H.. ,.ol,y t,Id
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-31
:. WORST Is YET TO COME: FIVE
RUNAWAYS TO GET "LICKIN'S"
Parents Promise Camden Judge Not
to Spare the Rod

Boyish howls of the good, old.fashioned
..voodshed variety" are going to stir up
the echoes in five Philadelphia homes To-
day II one irate father and four angry
mothers keep pledges they made this morn
ing to Recorder Stackhouse in Camden
Recorder Stackhouse discharged hve
Philadelphia boys on the promise OF the
parents that they would not spare the rod
when the lads arrived home. one OF the
parents declared that he haC no rod IN
the house. but he pledged himself to use
a barrel stave. The boys were arrested as
runaways, and are Edward Lonabaugh' 10
years old 222O North Sd street; Herman
Kroesche, is years old, 322 West York
street: George Schwertzer, 10 years old,
2209 Philip street; Oscar Kriebs, 2253
North 9Th street. and William Psau l"
years old, 22O4 North Sd street
The boys were strolling along Market
street i'm camden when Policeman Scharr
asked them where they were going. TheE
didn't know so Scharr escorted them to
the police station where they were locNeo
up.
A night i'm the lookup was more than
the bows bargained for. and they presented
a woe-begOne appearance when they were
lined up before Recorder Stackhouse this
morning But they saw that the worst
was yet to come" when they beheld their
parents,
The father of the Kroesche boy served
as spokesman for the parents, and he
pleaded with the Recorder 10 discharge
the boys.
II don't know what's got into my boy,
Judge" he said but If you will let him
on I'll promise TO give his hide good
tanning when | get him h5me. III give
him such a lickin' he won't be able to sit
down for a week"
Wen do the same, judge" chorused the
mothers OF the other lads. Gloom settled
down on the five runaways. Two OF them
began to whimper.
"All right" said Recorder Stackhouse,
| IF you parents promise not TO spare the
| rod I'll let them of this time"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-31
BREAKS NECK BY FALL
Matthew Gally, Roofer at Frankford
Hospital, Has Chance to Recover

Said to have sustained a broken neck
and fractured skull Matthew Gally, 4S
years old, of S25 North 9th street, is at
the Frankford Hospital and the physi-
clans there say he has slight chance to
recover He was working on the roof of
a building being erected for the Abrasive
Material Company, Tacony and Bridge
streets when he fell He struck several
rafters and when he was picked up was
believed dead.
James Townsend 46 years old of Cam
den. fell from the same building, but es-
capped with only few minor bruises that
were treated at the same hospital.