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Arizona republican., 1916-05-21
Church of Christ

The Church of Christ which meets at Five Points each Lords Day morn ing at 10 a. m. for the purpose O. 'studying the scriptures and breaking bread will begin a series of meetings on the evening of the 25th of this month. Services will begin at s D. m. each evening and will be conducted by F.. A. Bedicheck, of California, formerly of Texas. Mir. Bedicheck is very strong man and also a very interesting speaker. All are invited to hear him and bring their Bibles and friends and to ask any questions they desire con- corning the scripture.
Arizona republican., 1916-05-21
PHOENIX PROSPEROUS
 REGARDLESS IF ED"

Tn spite of the fact that his sales are falling off noticeably, Eddie Rudolph does not seem to be at all discouraged over the business outlook. To new corners it is explained that MT. Rudolph is the local Ford distributor, and that his extensive place of busi- ness on East Adams is one of the busiest auto shops in the west. Last week while the boss was away, the boys at the Ford garage sold eighteen cars, and this week, even with the "old man" on the job, the total was only seventeen. Ed says he thinks he will take another trip to see if things will pick up.
Arizona republican., 1916-05-21
Emperor On Hand

LONDON May 20-Emperor William suddenly returned to Berlin this morning to settle the ministerial cris- is, according to telegrams received from Berlin in Amsterdam, says a Reuters dispatch from Germany.
 His arrival was kept quiet as the emperor wished to avoid the possi- hility of demonstration. The emperor is not stopping at the royal castle, but at Potsdam.
 He received Imperial Chancellor VOn Bethmann- -Hollweg and Dr Karl Helferich, secretary of the imperial treasury, on his arrival. It is not expected that. the emperor will remain long in Berlin, and will leave for the Russian front after the crisis is over
Arizona republican., 1916-05-21

advance of the Russian army
 The highest tributes are paid by all Russian observers to the courage and the fighting ability of the Turks. who are defending with particular stub- bornne9s the entrance to Mesopotamia- According to recent details received of the battle of Serianl-Krond. the Turks made almost superhuman efforts to prevent the Russian occupation of this fortificatlon. The entire garrison died fighting, but without accomplishing its purposes. since after only a short delay tie Russian forces swept onward toward Khanikin.
 In front of this important point the Turks LOW have concentrated a ser . ies of Qualifications, and being rein forced by troops from other points in Mesopotmamia are said to be prepared to defend Khanikin with every means in their possession.
Arizona republican., 1916-05-21
TESTIMONY ALL IN:
 ARGUMENTS MONDAY

BOULDER, Colo, May 20.-The taking of testimony in the trial of Rien2i Dickens, charged with the murder of his father, William H. Dickens, of Longmont. was com pleted today. Instructions to the jury and the closing arguments of attorneys for the defense and the prosecution are expected to be given Monday.
Arizona republican., 1916-05-21
Italian Forces Elected

VIENNA, May 20, (via London)-- The ;.alia1 forces have been ejected from Cot Santo Southeast of Roverto) according to the Austrian official statement issued today.
 Since the beginning of the Aus trian attack" the statement says, we have captured 237 officers, 12,90O men, 107 guns, twelve 2s centimeter howit- gers and, 6S machine guns'
Arizona republican., 1916-05-21
FORESTAlL STRIKERS
Republican 4. p. Leased wire1

TULSA, okla. May 20.-Fires were eXtinguished today in the smelling plant of the United States Zine com pany at Sand Springs and officials declared they would dismantle the works before they would grant the demand of the 450 shelter workers and furnace men who struck last Monday for an increase of 10 per cent in wages. The plant is owned by the Guggenheims
Arizona republican., 1916-05-21
From Berlin

BERLIN, May 20. (Via London May 2D--An official communication issued tonight says
 During the night of May 1920 a naval air squadron starting from the coast of Flanders dropped numerous bombs on the port and Notifications at Dover and on Deal. Ramsgate, Broadstaifs and Margate Numerous fires and' eUlosions were observed.
 The aeroplanes were heavily shelled but all returned undamaged."
Arizona republican., 1916-05-21
LAW UNcoNsTITUTioNAL
lRepubIican A. p. Leased Wlrel

AUSTIN, Fla, May .2O-Judge Gibbs of the circuit court today de- clared unconstitutional the Florida law prohibiting white teachers from teaching in negro schools and negro teachers from teaching in white schools.
Arizona republican., 1916-05-21
COLORADO STILL RISING lRepublican A. p. Leased Wirel

YUMA, Ariz., May 20.-The Cobra do river continues to rise here to- night, reaching the twenty-four foot stage and discharging 60.00O second feet of water at a velocity of seven miles an hour. Reports from Needles said the warter was flooding there.
Arizona republican., 1916-05-21
Greek Collier Sunk.

TOULON. France, May 20.-A Greek collier was sunk Thursday by an Aus tri7n submarine. Twenty seven mem hers of the crew were picked up by Q French torpedo boat and brought to this port.
Arizona republican., 1916-05-21
HURL GERMAN
 FOOT SOLDIERS
 AGAINST FRENCH

Continued from Page One)
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
LOWER CALIFORNIA.
Rugged and Barren, L. Was Once .
Land Of Fable and Adventure.

| Rugged ana Barren, u Was Once
Land Of Fable and Adventure.
Lower California. once land of ia.
BILE. romance and thrilling adventure,
Is one Of the most sparsely settled re.
gions Of the Mexican republic. 1t has
an area corresponding in size to that of
the Atlantic coast peninsula of Flor.
ida, but nearly 700 miles more coast
line owing to its extreme length of 76O
miles. Florida has more than fourteen
times as many people.
| Varying in width from thirty to $50
miles, Lower California is rugged,
barren strip of land. with mountain.
GUS backbone largely of volcanic orr
gin. For nearly 200 years, after its dis.
covery by the Spaniarls it was thought
to be an island.
The southern portion of the peninsula
has some rain, but the northern section
is dry and arid. producing cereals, to-
bacco, grapes, cassava and sugar cane
only after being thoroughly irrigated.
The mineral resources are valuable
and varied. Gold, silver, lead, copper
salt, gypsum, turquoises, opals and gar
nets are profitably mined. The silver
mines Of La Paz We're worked by the
Jesuits as early as 100. three years
after the famous padre. Salvaticrra.
established the first permanent Spanish
settlement i'll the land.
The magnificent Magdalena bay, on
whose protected waters, forty miles
long and twelve miles wide. the Pa
cific fleets of the American navy have
conducted their target practice in re-
cent years, was discovered by Fran.
cisco de Ulloa in 1889 while on a voy-
age of exploration seeking the pearls
and gold of the "Amazons'
Lower California has two capitals
La Ensenada, with population of
1000, sixty-fve miles by sea from San
Diego, Cal, and La Paz, with $500
people, many of whom earn a liveli-
hood from the ports pearl fisheries,
which are among the most important
in the world.
In addition to its pearl oysters the
waters Of Lower California yield
sponges, tortoises, sperm and gray back
whales, while in the bayous and river.
mouths Of the east coast many alliga-
tors are to be found.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
GARDENING as PAsTIME.

Gardening as & IaStime always pre-.
sents that strange mystery of nature
everything that you don't want in
your garden growing vigorously and
everything that you do want there
threatening to go into decline, fall
ing into Il puny state at the slightest
neglect. Why not, then, organize Q
labos-saving garden and put into it the
flowers that are filled with an innate
vir AID can take care of themselves?
Erin;; up the sweet william and the
buttercup in the way they should go;
the wild peas, the sorrel, the colum.
bine, the spiderwort and the rest of
the family that have learned to grow
wild and rather like it, says st. Louis
Globe-Democrat. If the pansies and
the salvias insist On perishing, let EN-
perish. We shf'l substitute black
eyed susans anG the mallows. They're
so common that the cutworm and the
black bugs care nothing for them. 1t
is only the hectic beauties of the gar
den that are tidbits to the insect
world. Provide nothing for their ap.
petites but the denizens of the woods
and fields, and there will be hegira
to somebody else's garden. Self-sup-
porting, go-as-you-please, devil-take-
the-hindmost sort of flower beds, with
real sporting instinct in them, suit
US better. Who would run horticul.
tural sanitarium any longer?
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22

A writer in Pharmazeutische Zei.
tung is indignant ut the. number Of
salad oils" flooding the German mar.
ket, every one of them deleterious in
the highest degree. one of the most
innocuous of them is the following: {:
Water, 9S.6, some aniline dye to pro.
duce the right color, u drop or two of
gall nut preparation, and the rest solu.
BILE clay. The price is Is. I'd. quart,
q price which would purchase, sats the
writer, 1000 cubic yards of pure wa
ter.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
STOP THAT COUGH

A hacking cough weakens the whole
system, drains your energy and gets
worse il neglected.; your throat is
raw, your chest aches and you feel
sore all over. Relieve that cold at
once with DR.. Kings New Discovery
The soothing pine balsams heal the
irritated membranes and the anti
septic and laxative qualities kill the
germs and break up your cold. Don't
let cold linger. Get DR.. Kings New
Discovery today at your Druggist,
SOC. ADV.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
Her Belief.

"Do you believe in the Darwin theory
Of evolution?" he asked.
"Yes," she replied, "and after the
monkey became a man he was given
the power of speech that he might
again make monkey of himself ~
will"
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22
Had an Instance.

youth enjoys many things that man
hood dislikes''
"Oh, l don't know. That's q plati-
tude. Cite an instance"
well. when l was about sixteen
years old I thought that shaving was
un."-Kansas City Journal.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22

1t is said 5000 newspapers have gone
out Of business in Germany since the
war began. We suppose the explana.
ton is that editors would rather fight
than edit a newspaper any old time.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22

Perhaps bit of feminine philosophy
causes woman with large feet to
wear white shoes because everybody
knows that white shoes make small,
feet look large.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22

Our idea of a careless Kansas farm.
er is one who mislays his 1915 model
automobile in the wheat field.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22

Chance and Purpose.
"Chance" drifts ever downward with
the current. Purpose" with "hard
work" at its elbow goes upstream by
fierce fighting.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22

Always considerable oozy sentimen.
tai stuff is written in professional
campaign. but much of it needn't be
printed.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-22

Revenge may be sweet in it's incipi
ency. but it soon sours.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28
COAL MINES ONLY
100 MILES FROM
NORTH POLE SOLD
Norwegian Interests Secure Con-
troll of Spitzbergen
Properties

John VI. Longyear and Frederick
Aver, of Boston, have sold their seven
eighths stock interest in the Arctic
Coal Company to q syndicate headed
by the Central Bank OF Norway, and
including the principal banking and
business interests of Norway.
The deal included some minor prop
critics, including ships, but the MAJOR
prone rites are the famous Spitzoergen
mines, located on the Spitzbergen Isl,
ands in the Arctic that lie north OF
Norway and only about 700 miles from
the North Pole. A new company mas
been formed with capital OF lO,ooO'-
600 crowns (s2,6s0,000).
The Arctic company's property GOV,
cred about 10 square miles. Most o.
the work completed has been OF d e-
velopment nature and the output na'
not amounted to much more than wv
600 tons. Exploration showed many
valuable and extensive veins OF SEM.
bituminous coal, one alone disclosing
100 1000 900 tons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28
SHOWMEN TROOP
HERETOORGANIzE
Have Their Own Three
Ring Circus at Hotel
AStor Gathering
BILLY SUNDAY PUT
NEXT TO BARNUM
Owners and Managers
Hope to Drive "Con Men
from Business

All three 1ings ready for business,
the Outdoor Showmen OF the World
trooped into town last night, set up
their canvas tents in the grand ball
room OF the Hotel Aston snd announced
that the performance was on.
First thing Of its kind ever put into
the ring. ladies and gentlemen A
union Of all the big circus men Of the
world. watch H. Religion, brains and
culture join out with tho circus to-
night. Step right up and get your
tickets. ladies and gentlemen.
Chin Chin. the smallest grown-up
elephant in tho world. came all the
way from Chicago, bringing his trunk
along. TO trumpet a welcome 20 his
fellow performers. Chin-Chin was tho
only regular animal there. And then
there were the showmen, themselves,
and what glorious list of sttractionsl
Mexican Shcwmen Here
The lions Of the circus world, Ring
ling, Red Onion and the rest! lhIee
Mexican showmen. the only ones IN cap
tivityl Three rare, man-eating show
men from Hawaii. Three grizzly circus
owners, taken in Halifax
Then there were other commoner
ones, noted for being the biggest OF
their kind. 100 showmen from Chicago,
So from Boston, s from Los Angeles, 3
from Florida, 8 from San Francisco, 8
from Pittsburgh-do tease them
children. and others from everywhere.
Frank p Spellman, president OF the
United States Circus Corporation, ring
master, cracked his whip, and all the
animals sat up and did their tricks;
Passersby from the lobby Of the hotel
kept going past the door and staring
in AZ the circus men, like small boys
peeking under the tent.
One circumstance made the showmen
howl with grief. Buffalo Bill had been
forced to send regrets. And so had
Billy Sunday.
al invited Bill" said Ringmaster
Spellman, sadly, meaning Sunday, not
Buffalo. "He's the greatest Snowman
God ever created. except Barnum, and
thought he ought to be here. He
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28

plays to more folks than all the rest
of US put together. Bill wrote back
that he would like 10 come, but that
the Tabernacle meeting in Boston made
II impossible. How you fellows could
go for God If you only wanted to- Bill
said.
1--WE are about TO organize the Out
door Showmen Of the World" Mr..
Syellman explained, limited in mem
bership to managers and owners. As
it is now, crooks, thieves, con men,
grafters and liars jump of a train with
suitcases in their hands, set up small
tent or a soap box, call themselves
showmen, and raise the devil. We are
going to remove this stigma from the
show business"
They will meet to-day at Mr. Spell
mans Office, 40 West Forty-second
Street, TO elect officers for a permanent
organization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28
Army Officers Admit Gen
eral Staff Is Following
Latin Republics Plan
PROVIDES 100000
FIRST LINE FIGHTERS
Measure VIII Be Sent to
Baker and Congress in
Three Weeks

Washington. Dec. a7.-Argentins's
,litsry system is serving as model
,he universal service bill now being
s-.fte5 hv a committee Of the army
General staff. Officers familiar with
- op.nion said to-day that while de-
.,1s had not been completed, the
.,.sspre would follow closely the Ar
s,rere scheme. and was designed TO
tsep half million men under training,
,i.s 100000 trained reservists sub
Jet to call
Il probably Will be az least three
,~..ls before the bill and accompany
i,r estimates Of costs are ready for
admission 10 the Secretary Of War.
The chairman OF the House Military
Committee has asked 10 see it, and it
rill be sent 10 the Capitol for the COM
-ittees information. though there is
70 indication that II will 80 with any
art OF Endorsement from the Admins
trstion. Secretary Baker has not said
whether he will approve or disspprove.
The main feature Of the staff bill
viii be is provision for one year OF
Intensive military instruction for al
youths subject 70 its terms. In fixing
upon 8 yesr as the minimum time for
training the general STAFF has followed
me theory that the United States seeks
70 provide only for an army Of defence.
In a broad way the outline Of the
general staff continental army plan
o. last year would be followed in dis
tr.buting tactical units Of the reserve
into nineteen infantry and six cavalry
divisions. Reservists would be liable
for two years service in this force be-
fore passing into the unorganized re-
serve.
The result. when the system had
been in operation q number Of years
would be 70 give 100000 men under
arms and in process OF training, a
million more trained, equipped, organ.
ized and resdy for immediate muster
as first line troops. and behind these
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28
Security League Backs
Captain Moseley'S Bill

The National Security League. whose
100000 members and 2b0 allied or
gsnizatons first Endorsed the idca OF
universal military training, yesterday
adopted specific plan whereby the
theory may be worked out.
With slight notifications. the leagues
plan rs identical with the bill drawn
up By Captain George Van Horn
Moseley OF the General STAFF. Il pro
vidos for training for all ablebodied
men between the ages OF eighteen and
twenty-ono. During the frat year
these would spend FIVE months in ser
vice and two weeks in each OF the two
following years.
A special committee Of the league
will appear before the Senate Military
Committee on January IL, in response
10 an invitation extended yesterday by
Senator Chamberlain.
The resolutions adopted bv the
league yesterday follow:
Resolved. that the executive com
mittec Of the National Security League
hereby declares IN favor OF universal
obligatory military training begin
ming between the ages Of eighteen and
twenty-one. under the direction Of the
Federal government, such training 20
be made intensive for a period, as
brief as is consistent with securing
efficiency, TO be determined upon by
military experts designated by Con-
gress TO make such determination;
Resolved, that the plan and detail
Of the training be determined by a
like military body;
Resolved. that subject TO the fore
going resolutions. the proposed bill for
universal military and naval training
pre- pared BY Captain George Van Horn
Moseley, embodies, in the opinion OF
the executive committee, plan fo'
universal military and naval training
which, with such notifications as 10
details as may be approved by the
military experts, is the most salts
factory plan for such training which
has yet come before this committed.
Resolved, that all persons above the
age OF eighteen years liable to mil
itsry duty who shall be found unnl
70 undergo military training shall be
liable to yearly registration and
classification, according to avocationni
with reference to their fitness for nil
itarv service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28
CAPT. DE LAMAR ANSWERS
WOMAN'S S15O,000 SUIT
Ex-Assistant Housekeeper Says Place
Was Promised Her for Life

EA-Atslsthnt nOusehetpef Gays "S
Was Promised Her for Life
Captain Joseph R. De Lamar, second
e-president Of the international
Nickel Company, filed his answer in
the Supreme Court yesterday TO the
suit for $4,000 brought By Miss
Katherine O'Byrne, who alleges that
she was engaged for life as assistant
housekeeper in his country place IN
Glen Cove. The plaintiff sued Tor
breach Of the agreement, the defendant
having discharged her last June.
Captain De Lamar says that MISS
O'Byrne was employed from month TO
month and was subject to the same
regulations as the other servants. On
information, Captain De Lamar says
that the assistant sousekeeper was
domineering in her attitude toward the
other servants and coerced his butler
into surrenderng to her the keys, TO
the wine cellar. He also alleges that
Miss O'Byrne used abusive language
and without consent wore his daugh-
ters clothes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28
PAROLE BOARD LAW UPHELD
Justice Greenbaum Denies Application
of Woman Convict for Definite Sentence

Justice Greenbaum Denies Application
of Woman Convict for Definite Sentence
Justice Greenbaum yesterday upheld
the Parole Board law and denied the
application Of Nay Williams, sentenced
to an indeterminste term under that
law, for a mandamus directing her. re
arraignment and resentence to def
mite term under former statute.
"The Parole Commission" said JUS
tice Greenbaum. "is the result Of pro-
gressive and humanitarian movement
designed 70 benefit the prisoner and So
ciety and comes we'll within the police
power Of the state. II aims by humane
and sympathetic treatment TO elevate
the standards Of the criminal, giving
due heed 10 his mental and moral de-
ficiency and thereby TO lessen Grimm
ology in the community"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28
Held on Medical Society Charge

The New York County Medical SO,
ciety yesterday caused the arrest o.
Salvatore Resle, Of 3l6 East llotn
Street. on a charge OF practising meal-
cine without a license. lnyestlgators
OF the society allege that they were
treated By the man when they con
suited him about their Complaints
Magistrate Ten Eyck in the Harlem po-
lice court held Reale IN $500 pail lot
examination on Friday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28
Mollov Succeeds Derrick

John J. Molloy, Sing Sings unofficial
handy man, yesterday was appointed
acting confidential clerk Of the prison,
succeeding Calvin Derrick. who called
himself deputy warden. Warden, Moy,
er's action in promoting Molloy pleased
the Mutual Welfare Lesguers, as they
we're responsible directly 20 Molloy,
wbo has been assistant TO Mr.. Derrick.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28

acted az an accomplice with Wood.
The District Attorney contends that
this is a legal question and must be de-
cided by the judge. Believing that
Johnson is an sccomplice, Dir. Swami
holds that whatever other witnesses
may testify as TO what Johnson told
them il hesrsay evidence. and there
fore INCOMPETENT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28
T. R.. JR.. FIGHTS AUTO CASE
viii Make Answer-Says Another
Drove Car That Hit Boy

Theodore Roosevelt. jrp obtained
permission from Justice Hendrick yes
terday 10 file an answer in a suit for
$4,000 damages brought in behalf OF
Nicholas Fontana, a boy who was in
jured by his automobile on August p.
Mr. Roosevelt. against whom de-
fault was noted because of his failure
TO answer in the prescribed time, may
now defend the suit on the payment OF
$40 costs.
Mr. Roosevelt asked for a day IN
court. he said. because of information
he had received "a know and swear,
he said, chat my automobile, which IS
alleged TO have struck plaintiff was
being driven without my knowledge or
consent"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28
n s Paner Mill Approved

Washington, Dec. 27.-Building Of a
government pulp and paper mill to m
sure an adequate supply at reasonable
prices was approved to-day by the JOINT
Congressional Committee on Printing
which annually draws specifications Tor
government paper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-28
@ZTheZ
.'':zAdNso1}M
Thursday, December %, 1916

Thi. department is engaged in separating the sheep OF
versng and of the service which backs up adverins'
from the sostssnd hanging bell on the soat' invites
letters describing expeenees-peassnt or unpleasn~"
advertiser whether they be manufacturer wholesale houses
retail stores or public service corporations will PRINT those
latter. which seem to show mos, typeay how advertiser
deed. square with the words Of his sdverng Only "sneo
letters giving the writer's address, will be read but the
name will printed withheld. preferred Address Inc
Advisor, The Tribune New York.