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Arizona republican., 1916-12-30
WOULD RECONSTRUCT
 HE NAVAL POLICY
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'
 LONDON, Dec. 29-Lord Charles beresi ord's latest prononnccment on naval matters k a plea for a thorough ana iar-reaching reconstruction oL Great Britdin's enire naval policy. in an appeal To the British puDhc Inc. says.
 The present position with regard ,o the future supply of our .ood and raw material iS, in my opinion. one af Gnp3r%ileled gravity. Any hiatus ia the lines of communication of our ocean-borne traffic would create an apI ealing state of affairs. particular ly as we shall soon have to take teps tc Tevictual the country
 The, new strategy and tactics that have been developed in su6marina warfare changing the area of attack from headlines and shallow waters to the deep sea require strategy and tactics t0 meet and beat these da- Veiopmcnts. Submarine warfare in it's fresh manipulations must have definite systematic measures for it's suppression.
 The navy hls been hampered hy political cXlgencies involving in man. cases policy of defense instead o. attack Take the case with regard to the armins of merchant ships. As the aramcnt consists of ;i gun noun ted aStern, a British merchant shiu on seeing submarine. has to nut its helm up, expose it's broadsides or largest target to the submarine. and run away in order to get it's gun 10 bear increasing it's range every se~- ond, making it more difficult to hit the enemy and adopting a method totally opposed tO British traditions, and particularly disgusting to the gal lant officers and men of the mercan- tile marines by assuming an attitude of defense instead of attack Tn" traditional policy which has made the British empire what it is has been at tack and always attack. at sea.
 There may be diplomatic difficult ties Q, uld easily be surmountcd Gers many has directly challeneed us. and stopped our route to Holland. snort distanre of about eighty miles The var staff should immediately set to work to devise means for opening thu
Arizona republican., 1916-12-30
75 MILLION DOLLARS
 WORTH OF OVERLANDS
 CONTRACTED IN WEEK

TOLEDO, o. Dec 29-Contracts for $75A0t,0U0 worth of Overland and W'liys- s-knight automobiles for 1917. were signed by the first three squads of Overland dealers attending the gi- santic convention at the Toledo fac tory of the Nillys- Overland company.
 This stroke of business is one of the most stupendous achievements in the history Of 4he automobile industry. smashing to fragments all previous records of its kind.
 The big convention continued until today, with fresh squads of dealers ar riyiu- every other day. It is antici- pated that the amount of contracts signed during the three weeks of the convention will approximate $200 060 . eco the entire 1917 output The planned production may have to be raised tO meet the dealers demands
 During the opening Wcca of this 'opycntion John \. Wiliss, the auid- ing spirit of this biggest of all busi- ness gatherings, brought here as his guests 3G09 Overland dealers, rheir bankers. prominent citizens and news raptr men Of their cities. His pur- pose was to acquaint them with the !mmCnsity, resources and stability Of his in"ti,ution, us well IS to give them a preliminary display of the 1917 line.
 The dealers contracts for the 1917 season Were also made ready
 Dn Monday and Tuesday, December fourth and fifth, 1900 dealers from the southern and middle western states signed contracts for 25g25 cars more -han $2n.gGG.oo0 worth. The south. on the threshold of a wave of unpre- tcdentcd prosperity, contracted for l2.GG0 cars
 The Philadelphia zone organization,
Arizona republican., 1916-12-30
SAVED BY 4 RABBlT's FOOT

me uf communication retween this
 ouatry and Holland"
Arizona republican., 1916-12-30
HITCH STOPS MATCH
TRepublican A. p. Leased wirel

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 29-A hitch in the match for a 20-round fight re gently announced for this city Febru arv ?. between Jack Dillon. of Indian a2olis. and Billy AIisSe. Of St. Paul. was admitted today by Dominicll Tortorich matchmaker for d local athletic club Mir. Tortorich said he had received the contract signed by Miske, but that Dillon had withheld his signature Unless Dillon signs within a few days he said. another fighter will be selected fo meet MisEp
Arizona republican., 1916-12-30
PLEAD ABOLITION OF
 LEAGUE DRAFT RULE
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lEEDuUHNdT r l-cdSCL FsHti
 CHICAGO. Dec 29.-The plea of the three Class A leagues-the lnterna tional. Pacific Coast and American Association-fnr the abolition of the draft rule, will in all probability he denied when the national baseball commission meets in Cincinnati next week. President Johnson Of the Amer ican League said tonight
 President Johnson. member of the commission said the present draft rule was changed by the commission at the suggestion of the same leagues which now ask that it be amended.
 The Class A club owners opposed the old rule" Mr. Johnson said, be cause they complained that it caused ,uAsension among the drafted players if they eventually were rejected The commission changed it to meet their own demands. l do not think there Is a chance of it being changed again.
 Mr. Johnson said however that con sideiation would be given the plea regarding the immediate reporting of uurchased players. The club owners want to retain the players purchased until the close of their own league season.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-30

he Pacific coast dealers and The sale, people from northern Illinois and Escanaba, Mich, signed contracts for ,9,460 cars. Twelve thousand of these will be sold on the Pacific coast The dealers from Orio. western PennsyNania and New York, and N@st Virginia contracted for f5.uo0 moro. a grand total of more than Na.000 cars. disposed of in one week and only one-third of the overland dealer orpdnZatiOn heard from
 The enthusiasm and spirit cf the convention beGsar description Plea sure and business trayeled hand in hand factory trips. sales talks, Iao- tion picture lectures on new mode.s and motors, minstrel shows and band concerts by the Overland oreaniza- tiOns. coupled with nightl, C'nne.s and nanQuets at which more than a thousand men were seated at once are just some Of the extraordinary features of this history making con ference
 Practically every phase of this event is without precedent
 The Pacific coast special which transported the Overland dealers from the coast to Toledo and home again, was the longest transconginenlal special train in the history of rail- roading, fourteen pullmans making the trip On this special Vas F. N. 3achrach. Overland dealer at Manila. p C.. with a check for $l00.000 in Lis pocket as q deposit on his con tract for 1917.
 The first squad arrived in six special trains. - Pullmans. which made more than mile and quarter of ears parked in the extensive rail- road yards If tha Wnlvs-O Overland company.
 SeVenty-four per cent of the Dixie contingent had never been north of the Mason and Dixon line before: seventy-five Ter cent of the Pacific coast eHcst had never been cast If the Rockies before.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-30
SCHULTZ AND PERA ID WHISTLE; RAY
 ON TIE SPORT MAP
Special to The Republican,

RAY. Dec 29.-Tommy Schultz light heavyweight wrestling champion of the Pacific coast. has signed for finish match, two falls out of three. with r. Pera, champion of Ray to be staged here the evening of January l.
 The men are both well known. and since wrestling has come back and is now q popular sport. Ray is getting on the map with it. Schultz has thrown such men as Dr. Roller and Wester gaard Schultz and RocEler champion of Arizona, met in Ray sometime ago Schultz obtained the first fall in twenty minutes, one of the fastest ever seen here. but lost the match owing to q stomach attack.
 Pera has thrown every wrestler who ever came to Ray. and the mat fans await the outcome with confidence that he will give a good account of himself against Tommy. The bout will be staged in the R. r. hall. Several good preliminaries have been booked.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-30
MANY GuN CIIIRS

Carefully complied statistics Of the trap shooting clubs of this country show that 1869 active and 463 inactive clubs are in existence at the present time Including Canada. Australia. Hawaii and China the list of clubs of all types reaches the astonishing to tai of 4666. In the United States Pennsylvania leads with 552: New York is second with 3S4 and Illinois third with BOG. Other states with o,ir one hundred clubs include: California Indiana. Iowa. Michigan. Minnesota. Missouri. Nebraska, Ohio and Wis COuSin
Arizona republican., 1916-12-30
O'BOYLE DARK HORSE
TReoubiioan A. ?. Leased wireI

NEW YORK. Dec. D. Elliott II. Binzen, of Fordham university. tue playing through holder of the national indoor junior championship tennis sin ~les title and Henry E. O'Boyle. of Georgetown university. won their places in the final and championship round of the tournament here today. Inzen played through two matches in. singles and one in doubles He lost in the latter. OBoyle stands as a dark horse of the tournament His fast drives and all-arOund excellence of execution proved him d dangerous contender for the honors.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-30
X SPOR IS v
PARKINSON P|CKS AL VALLEY
 H|GH SCHOOL BASKET TbALL TEAM

choice will undoubtedly meet with the approval of the various coaches.
 This is the way he would line uo the Salt River Valley All Star team: Right guard. su5eon of Mesa; left guard. Pitts Of GIendae center, Skousen, Mesa; right for ward, Johnson Of Mesa, Stewart of Tempe, Pierpont Of Chandler and Riordar of Glendale; left forward, Fon7eroy of Mesa.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-30
EXPLAINED

Alr Jones arrived home late the other evening. after dining well bgt wisely.
 He took up his hair brush. on the buck of which there was q mirror, in order to see if his face was very flushed By mistake he held the brstlv side tow9rd himself
 "Graciousi' he cried. mo wonder every one stared it me Don't I need q shave Tit
Arizona republican., 1916-12-30

a rabbit yc nanny eiv' yuh? done lose il d plavir 'craps. l did. But who won it2 Listen to me: t was the secon' cook Oats now yves all hyah safe and -soun.
 T knew of course that good stout co Irling on the other end of the ear die the business and il did--but Sam couldn't he convinced
 IL Was really 9 remarkable accident. fol the couplings on one end of the car did give NlN
Arizona republican., 1916-12-30

Some years ago" writes an old time Erie railroad man. T was riding in lhe diner CT Baltimore south western train near St Louis when d brake shoe came off The ear for q fraction of minute stood almost on end. We were travelling at d forty
 mile pace. < Lridal cnnple hal ins,
Arizona republican., 1916-12-30

been served with soup. | landed in their laps I had finished eating. and had reached the passaseway near the kitchen when the ear cirne back on the rails and we stopped. The cook emerged with the brake shoe in his hand. T. had come up through the floor after # wheel hi il tearing out I bic hole in front Of he cnok's range. This is just ,NLa the cook said:
 Boss. when dat piece c iron done come uu thro the flo [ said to my self. sam whars dat Ief hin foot of
Arizona republican., 1916-12-30

MESA, Dec. 29.-K. N. Parkinson of the Mesa high school and one oF the chief followers of basketball in the valley. has picked an aIlstar team of basketball players from the valley hch schools. AS referee m a large share of the games that have been played in the valley this year, Prof. Parkinson is in posi- ton probably better than any other man to pick the stars and hls
Arizona republican., 1916-12-30
PHILLIPS WILL TRAIN
 AT ST. PETERSBURG

PHILADELPHlA. Dec. 29. - Spring training of the Philadelphia National league club will begin March 9 at St. Petersburg Fla, President Baker announced today, The team will leave New York Guy for the training camp on March o
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-03

4 II you go to Fremont you will be
teminded every fifteen minutes that
,there Is First National bank. since
khimes are rung in front OF that es-
tablishment four times an hour. But
there are three other national banks
IN the city, two savings banks and a
trust company. Two building and
loan associations also help the people
to take care of their surplus money.
The First National bank was estab-
lished in 1866, with capital OF 800.
Its first president was E. H. Rogers
and its first cashier L. H. Rogers.
Now it has a capital OF $l5O,00O. De-
posts amount to $l,l35,O00, an in
crease of 100000 over year ago.
Its new building, erected less than
two years ago. cost $l50000. Its sur
plus is $4,000. 1t has close relations
with sixty other banks in northern
and eastern Nebraska, The president
is H. J. Lee; vice president, f. R. Cur
Iney and A. G. Christensen; cashier,
N. H. Williams.
" The Farmers Merchants banks
\president is Philip S. Rine vice presi-
clsnt and cashier, William E. 'Smails;
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-03
Building and Loan Agencies

While anyone in Fremont can start
bank account with 81, and although
more than $500,000 more money was
deposited in the banks than there was
year ago, not all Of it goes to the
banks. Thrifty Fremonters are fnd-
ing the building and loan associations
good places to put their surplus
earnings. There are two such organi-
cations in the city, payments being
made monthly. There is more profit
on ones money there than in the
banks. 1t does not necessarily mean
that every person who invests money
in this way means to build a house:
Some people have good deal OF
ready money, from $500 up into the
thousands. For such persons the
mortgage field is profitable one.
Everyone knows that Dodge county is
rich and prosperous, but it is not so
we'll known that more than . million
dollars a year is borrowed on farms
of that county. Fortunate ID he who
has his money invested in one or more
of these farm mortgages, for where
the amount is in proper proportion to
the value of the farm, as is usually
the case, it is as safe as a government
bond, and bears much better interest.
Needless to say, the demands for
these mortgages is very strong, east
ern and other life insurance compan-
les being in the field after them. Fre-
mont savings banks and professional
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-03
Fremonts Banks Are Prosperous and Solid Institutions

nan; assistant cashier, {. A. Silas.
The Security Savings bank, under the
same management. has a capital OF
$4,000; deposits, $l59,695.S5,
The Fremont State bank, formerly
savings bank, was reorganized two
years ago. Its president is Louis +.
MAY and its cashier D. D. Rowe. This
bank is located on Sixth street. 1t
was established in 1905, with R, B.
Snyder as president and a capital at
that time OF $4,000. Now its capital
is $4,000 and surplus $1,000. Depos-
its amount to $260000, This is the
only state bank in Fremont. 1t is
protected by guarantee fund OF
100000,
The president OF the Nebraska
Building and Loan association is 7,
L. Mathew. This organization was
started in 1892. Its total assets
amount to $l,905000. 1t has dealings
with $50 persons in that section OF
Nebraska.
The Equitable Building and Loan
association has assets of $230,000. Its
president is Frank Hammond; vice
president, Frank Fowler; secretary,
Arthur Truesdell. 1t has gained about
20 per cent in business during the
year. The president was congratu-
lated recently in letter from prom
inent Omaha man on the high char
acter of the men with whom it is now
doing business.
The Federal Trust company has a
capital of 100000; deposits, 100000.
This concern was started in 1911. Its
surplus August /, 1918, was $1,000:
surplus i'll 1914, $500, and in 1915,
$4,5OO. Y
The. total clearings in Fremont
banks for the year ending June !,
1914, was $l8,850000; June I, 1915
$2l,s37,0OO; June l, 1916, $22,04s,ON
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-03

money loaning institutions seek
them, and fully two-thirds of the
amount borrowed in a year, is OBJ
tanned from Nebraskans, including
many Fremonters. A good way to
get such a mortgage is to apply to
some Fremont real estate or loan
agency or trust company. The rates
paid on Dodge county mortgages
range from SH per cent to a triae
more than f.
Then one can loan money prohtably
on Fremont business or residence
property. More than $300,000 is bor-
rowed in single year on such land or
buildings. On these there is higher
rate of interest than on farm mort
cages, and they are more available to
Fremont people and institutions than
the latter because of the inability of
eastern insurance and other outside
institutions to handle them. More
discrimination and judgment is needed
than with farm mortgages, because of
the wide difference in values at short
intervals of city property.
When land ranges above $3.50 an
acre, as has been the case in recent
years in Dodge county, there is, of
course, no such big advance possible
as in years gone by. The average
yearly advance on such land is now
not more than 2 or 3 per cent and the
rental returns yielding about 3 per
cent additional make altogether in the
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-03

assistant cashier, Victor Seitz, and X,
H. Buss. This bank was started in
1884, on a capital of $4,000. Its first
president was George w, E. Dorsey,
Its capital is now 100000. Deposits
amount to $3s0,000, an increase of
$4,000 during the year. There is dis
played in the front window the ori-
ginal summons to Mr.. Smails, on
May %, 1877, to go out and kill grass
hoppers. This was the only time the
people OF the state were really
seriously afflicted with the pests. The
insects were so thick they would
cloud the sun. 1t was case of root
hog or die" and bankers as well as
laborers were called out to do duty
for their town. The surplus of the
Farmers and Merchants National
bank is $4,000.
The Commercial National bank, like
the others on Main street, has capi-
tai of 100000. Deposits amount to
$950,000, an increase of 100000 over
year ago. Surplus and profits
amount to $130000, the highest they
have ever been The president is Otto
H. Schurman; vice president T..
Christensen; cashier, 0. F. Turner. .
In connection with the national
bank, this institution conducts a saw.
ings department, with a capital OF
$4,000. The surplus is $4,000. De-
posits are $250,000. George L. LOOMS
is vice president. The other officials
are the same as in the national bank
The Fremont National bank was
started in 1883 on a capital of $50, ,0O0
Its first president was A. P. Hopkins.
Its present capital is $l50,000. Depos,
its foot up $65O,O0O, a gain of 100000!
over last year. There is surplus Of
100000. 1t never missed paying a
dividend Its president is Charles F,
Dodge; vice presidents, J. T. May
and H. Wehner; cashier, l. McKen-
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-03
.Ecmers and Ne1cAz,zt, MIbanA

five or six comfortable cottages,
from which there is a satisfactory in
come. There are many opportunities
like this and as the president of the
Commercial club has shown in his
latest report there is a strong demand,
not only for many houses for rent at
from $l8 to $22, but stores also, on
the side streets, where the rent will
not be as large as on the more promi-
nent thoroughfares. In this respect
Fremont could we'll follow the ex-
ample of Hastings, where many such
buildings Of both kinds have already
been provided.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-03

course of years or per cent in
vestment. Rental returns will be
larger with bettef farming, the more
general use of the tractor and such
changes as July and August plowing
for wheat and deep blowing for corn,
But this is mixed country and
there is land still in the vicinity that
can be picked up at a reasonable fig
ure. 1t is not only the capitalist, as
he is generally known, who is in
vesting his money in such ways.
There is factory foreman in Free
mont who little by little from his
monthly salary has got possession of
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-19
Ex-President Com e 8
Here to Address Yale
Alumni at Dinner
WILL TALK ON
PREPAREDNESS
College Men Expect
Record Attendance
at Banquet

William Howard Taft arrives in
Detroit Wednesday afternoon. at
2:25, 10 speak at the yearly dinner
of the Michigan Yale Alumni asso-
citation. Wednesday evening. In the
Detroit University club on National
military and naval defenses; what
they are and what they ought to be"
THE profess from Yale" az the
ex-president now calls himself. will
be met by Henry n. Sheldon and
Stanford r. Grape. both Yale men,
at the Michigan Central depot. and
escorted to Mr.. Sheldon's home in
Crosse Pointe, where ne will be en-
tertained during his stay here.
The Yale dinner that is the occa-
sion of his visit to Detroit is ex-
pected TO set a precedent for attend
ance Mt the annual alumni gather
ings. II will be preparedness
dinner" and besides being addressed
by the former president will have
two other features which will har-
monte with his advocacy OF strong
military and naval defenses. These
will be a talk by Alfred Beliinger. a
Yale junior who Is lieutenant In
the Yale battery, on the prepared
ness movement In the college, and
an exhibition of plans for $4,000
armory. to be erected In New Haven
by the alumni.
More than so graduates will attend
the dinner. The arrangements have
been made by the executive com
mittee OF the alumni association,
made up Of Stanford T. Grape. Allan
Sheldon. Burns Henry, Steuart Pitt
man. j. Walter Dohany and Walter
Ford
An improvised glee club. organ
lied by Phelps Newberry. Yale, ia,
will provide entertainment.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-19
CRICKETEERS TO
HAVE REUNION

Players OF cricket will welcome
the announcement that the Detroit
Cricket association will hold a re-
union meeting at No. 10 Wood
bridge-st. east, Wednesday at 1890
D. m. Officers Of the association
hope to see all last season players
there, and hearty invitation is ex.
tended 10 all lovers of the game In
this city. Every intending member
should be present. for at this meet
ing the teams will be arranged. How
many new teams will DE In the
league this year has not been given
out. but the increase In membership
is very large.
The season will open I'm few
weeks, and followers Of the game
should signify at an early date their
intention Of playing. This will help
the team and schedule committees
In their tasks. Added attractions
this year are the Inter-City games.
and keen will be the competition 70!
places on the teams that represent
Detroit. Secretary Carpenter says
Bring your suggestions 10 tho meet.
ing and Boost Cricket"