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Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
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Tempe News Notes
BURGLAR GETS BUSY
 RANCH HOME ENTERED

Local officers are hunting high and low for the miscreant who forced an entrance into the Hughes home Sunday morning and took away with him prop erty to the value of approximately one hundred dollars.
 MT. Hughes lives about three miles southeast of Mesa and while he and his
 family were attending church, the screen was torn away and a hole cut
 in the back door sufficiently large to
 permit the entrance of the burglars hand and the unlatching of the door from the inside. Among other articles taken was a gold watch, two gold pins. two stick pins, a safety razor, postage
 stamps, knives, a purse with small amount of money and some cigars. The thief or thives overlooked a valuable cameo ring which they left lying on the
 table when they emptied out the jew elry box. They also failed to take a check for a considerable sum of money. and which was in plain view. A sus- picious looking party had been seen around the house and the burglar could be traced a short distance but the trail soon gave out. Officers are using every possible means to locate the parties but so far have failed.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

to a joy ride rather than theft, but the owner is not disposed to view light ly the unlawful act of the guilty per- sons. An amusing feature of the hunt for the car was a top speed rush by City Marshal Peyton Sunday night from Gilbert into town. The marshal was on the lookout in the Gilbert sec tion and the unusual sight of passing Ford car, caused the officer to speed up little. But what's an Overland when a Ford gets busy. so following along a close second, he finally arrived at the home of the Ford driver Kenneth Dewitt. Explanations were in order and the marshal felt safe in offering to buy the drinks if such could be found A
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
THE MILL ON THE FLOSS"

This five-act Mutual masterpiece with Mignon Anderson in the lead will be shown at the Majestic tonight. This screen version of George Elliott's fla nous story brings into vivid reality the devotion of Maggie Tulliver to her brother Tom and the enmity between her father and Lawyer Wakem. Full of human interest in the love of Phillip Wakem for Maggie and his sacrifice of self in favor of handsome Steven Guest, Slander enters and Maggie is cast off by all save Phillip. Tragic is the end- ing of this thrilling drama when Mag gie and her brother are swept away in the flood, from which she has under taken to rescue him.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

five reels of this great picture will be run each time. In Rags" the great story of a girls rise from the lowest strata of life to a position of social importance through which she finds it possible to marry the man she loves. whom before she thought too far above her. Mary Pickford, for whom the story was especially written by the noted novelist, Edith Barnard Delano finds q typically effective characteri- zation.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
HALF AND HALF ON SHOES

Kelly Hyder has eight shoes without mates and some other unknown party is in a like predicament Some time during the course of early yesterday morning the show case in front of Hyders haberdasher house was opened and an octette of odd shoes placed therein on display were removed. Pe- culiarly, the shoes were of wide va rietv and it is doubtful if any one per son could find two sufficiently near alike that they would be of use.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
WEDDINGS AND WEDDING RU
 MORS

Denver Johnson and Miss Vera De- Fries were married in Phoenix last Saturday evening. It was rather sud- den' to the many friends of the young couple for the wedding was a quiet one, only a few guests being present MT. Johnson is a resident of Mesa and the parents of Miss DeFries reside in Phoe- nix The couple will make Mesa their home
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
TALK TO WOMEN

Evangelist Price will talk to the wo- men and girls of Tempe at this after noon's meeting at the Methodist church and arrangements for the dis missal of the young ladies at both the normal and high school in ample time for the service have been made. Rev. Price will speak on the theme: Tine Wonderful Power of a Woman's Influ- ence" Tonight at 7:30 he will discuss The Modern Business Mans Blunder.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
ORDINANCE NO. 114

AN ORDNANCE ESTABLISHING THE GRADES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ROOSEVELT STREET. FROM THE WEST LINE OF CEN TRAIL AVENUE TO THE ESAST LINE OF THIRD AVENUE, IN THE CITY OF PHOENIX.
 The Commission of the City of Phoenix do ordain as follows
 Section 1. That the grades on the north side of Roosevelt street from the west line of Central Avenue to the east line of Third Avenue, are hereby es- tablished at the following elevations:
 The west property line of Central Avenue elevation 9455
 A point 216 feet west of the west property line of Central Avenue ele- vation 9395
 A point 391 feet west of the west property line of Central Avenue ele- vation 9371.
 The east property line of Third Avenue elevation 93.15.
 Section ?. All ordinance or parts of ordinances ir conflict with the pro- visions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
 Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and he in force from and aftey it's passage and publication as required by law.
 Passed by the Commission of the City of Phoenix this 3rd day of Feb ruay. 1916.
 Approved:
 GEO. U. YOUNG, Attest: Mayor.
 FRANK THOMAS, City Clerk.
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Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
AT THE OPERA HOUSE

Anna Orr, a Broadway favorite, is seen in a startling three part feature. "The Masked Dancer" at the opera house this evening. The Force of Example, a Rex company drama, fol- lowed by an Essanay comedy of for a Boat Ride" will be presented. and the program will conclude with a Selig drama entitled Saved by Her Horse
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
PRACTICE GAME TODAY

The Tempests and pedagogues VIII engage in a practice game on the nor mai diamond this evening. by way of preparation for the Saturday games. The normal will play Evans school on the local diamond and the Tempests go to Mesa. Tonight's game will start shortly after o'clock and will likely go five innings,
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
FORD CAR TAKEN

Seigel Davis of this city left his auto in front of the Mesa opera house Sun day evening and when he went for it found only vast emptiness where the Ford had stood. Naturally MT. Davis got busy a. once, and the car was To- cated yesterday morning in ditch out southeast of Tempe. Indications point
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a guaranteed attraction. The show has the reputation of being one of the few road shows which by reason Of it's popularity has survived the inroads made by the moving picture drama. Seats are on sale at Everybody's.
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L. D. S. COTTAGE MEETINGS

An endeavor is being made on the part of the M. I. A. to renew the old time cottage musicals. and tonight seven cottage social meetings will be held in the L. D. s. firt ward. There will be music and speaking.
 MODERN EXPERIMENTAL OR-
 CHARO
 The agricultural department of the Mesa Union High School has just re- ceived a shipment of 120 fine peach trees of "A varieties from the New Hav- en Nurseries, New Haven, Mo. These trees come gratis for the experimental orchard started west of the high school. The entire five acres is being set with many varieties of fruit and nuts con- tributed from nurseries all over the United States. The school feels very grateful to the New Haven Nurseries for their kind and generous help. Be sides these, the government is sending 400 choice fruit trees from all over the world and many new and strange to this country. It is hoped that more va reties of fruit may be discovered bene ficial to Arizona, particularly the Salt River Valley.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
HANS HANSEN TONIGHT

The delightful comedy drama Hans Hanson is booked for tomorrow night at the Mesa Opera House. It is said to be full of laughs and yet with suffi- cient heart interest to awaken the emotions. This company comes with it's own band and orchestra. Theirs is
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Amusements Today In
 Tempe
MARY PlckFoRp AT rEMpEAN

Dainty Mary Pickford, the supreme favorite of all filmdom will be seen in one of her greatest characterizations, Rags" at the Tempean tonight. In order that every one may have an op- portunity to see this especially bril- liant star of the screen, Manager Roy McCracken has arranged for three shows this evening, the first to begin promptly at 6:30. Two other shows will follow at 7:45 and 9 and the full
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
Vu!canIzInR

TIRE HOSPITAL OF PHOENIX
 Eulcanizing and welding done promptly and guaranteed; out of town work solicited. Arizona Vul- canizing Works. POT West Washing tom Phone 626 If
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
THE WEATHER FOR A WEEK

The chronological laboratory re- corded the following maximum and minimum weather temperature figures for the week ending February 6:
 May Min
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Veterinary

DIR. II. F. GERDES, veterinary sur geon. dentist, Phone 1452 308 N. 1st Ave. If
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
Typewriter

TOUCH PREVENTING Perfected by the Improved Column SelectOr of the New Remington. It enables the operator to transcribe a letter from date to signature without taking his eyes from the copy. Phone or write for demonstration. Remington Type writer Co Inc, 35 East Adams street.
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Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
First Publication Jan. 13. 1916.

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Nursery Stock


 AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSES, s1500 per 100 La France; Sunset, best yellow; Lyan Rose; Daily Mail rose, and others, 15 to 20c, according to size; White Oleanders, 25c; umbrella 10 and 15c. Dave Turner, Pioneer Rose Grow CT end of Indian School car line. Phone 1169. D HOME GROWN ROSES-Ash. um- brella, Balm of Giead, Peppers, Euca- lyptus, Cypress, all varieties of fruit trees, ornamental stock at right prices See our stock. Blassingame Nurser- ies. First Ave. and Van Buren. Phone 351O. If ROSEBUSHES, budded and own roots. Fruit trees, large and thrifty. Headquarters for umbrellas. ash and palm. General Nursery Stock. River side Nursery, S. Central Ave. Phone 43J2 2-m
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 GROWS HIS OWN STOCK. WE ARE OFFERING THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE LINE OF DECID- UOUS TREES EVER GROWN IN THE SALT RIVER VALLEY. BUY FROM THE MAN THAT GROWS THEM. SALES YARD 40 N. CEN RAJ AVE. PHONE 1914. If
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Leland $. Parke, State Director of the boys and girls club work and E. w.
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Do YOU K no w.

That New Edition (the Second) of The New AFFIRMATION
 AL ENCYCLOPAEDIA is in of publication? THE undertaking Dod Mead Co Inc New publishers experience and for 30 makers of encyclopedias
 nera reference book thoroughly rewritten within after uco
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-12
Paid HE Own Coin.

In the days of the country inn and
when travelling overland was done on
horseback or in carriages the eccen-
tric John Randolph OF Roanoke was
passing over a road that was new TO
him. He stopped at an inn for dinner
The meal being over, the driver hitch
ed in his team and was ready to re-
sumo the journey when the innkeeper,
doubtless with the best Intentions, In
CURED of Randolph where he was go
ing.
sT've paid my bin, and it's none Of
your business gruf1y answered the
traveller.
About half a mile from the inn Ran
dolph found that the road forked. He
of course did not know which end to
take, so he sent the driver back to in
Quire of the innkeeper.
sSYou can tell Mr.. Randolph that he
has paid his bill and that he can take
whichever way he chooses" returned
the inkeeper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-12
European Revolutions.

The four great revolutions OF mod
ern times are the English revolution
of 1888, which finally put an end to
Stuart power in England; the great
French revolution of 1850; the French
revolution of July, 1880, which was
followed by several revolutionary out
breaks In other parts of Europe, and
the almost general revolutionary out
hurst of 1913. The July revolution In
France in 1880 was foI1o"ed by at
tempts which were unsuccessful In
Germany and italy, but in Belgium
the present kingdom of the Belgiapa
was established, and in 1882 the pas
sage of the English reform bill was
directly attributed to events and proc
esses of thought set in motion at that
time. The revolutions Of 1S4S result
ed in France in the fall of the bour-
geois monarchy and brought about a
nolitica1 upheaval Sin Europe from
many causes from Ireland to the Dan
ube.-New York Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-12
Read Carefully.

A gigantic merchandise carnival
would aptly describe Nothnagle' s
January sale of home furnishings.
Record breaking crowds, values and
selling mark the first days of this
greatest of all sales. Never again
will prices be as low as they are now.
With all manufacturers advancing
prices, goods purchased in the Nfuture
must bear the increase. Thousands
of dollars worth of merchandise pur-
chased and marked at the old prices
is in this sai e at the big discount adj
vertised on last page. Home lovers
should grasp this opportunity to fur
nish, add to or replace such pieces as
are needed to make the home more
comfortable and beautiful. Limited
space does not permit our telling you
all about it but a visit to the big store,
corner Main and Elm streets, will be
revelation to you and well worth
your tinle.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-12
LACK OF MERCANTILE SHIPS
CAUSING ANXIETY IN BRITAIN
Rumor That Building Merchant Vessels Will Be Resum
ed Proved Unfounded- Munitions Bill
Hampers Growth

London, Jan. 1.-THE question OF
tonnage for carrying the oversee trade
and particularly the growing scarcity
Of tonnage under, the British mer-
camille flag is causing a good deal of
anxiety. A week or two ago, an un-
official announcement was made that
work might be resumed on mercan-
tile ship building in various yards of
Great Britain but SO far no official
confirmation has been received and
from the meagre reports regarding
government orders in several yards it
seems that there is very little 1ikeh-
hood of a transference of any guam
tity of worl4men from government to
private contracts in the near future.
AS about one-fifth of the total mer-
camille tonnage of the country is
Communicated for Admiralty purpos-
es, and during the four weeks ending
Dec. g., forty-nine vessels were sunk,
in addition to the already large loss
es, it will be seen that there is only
a. comparatively small margin of boats
left for carrying the country's, trade.
In addition, the cost of the few YES
sells now being completed has increas-
ed considerably since the original con-
tracts were placed, owing to the con-
tinued rise in prices of raw material,
the difficulty of transporting the ma
terial, and higher wages demanded by
workmen.
Neutral countries have not been
slow in taking advantage of these
conditions, and are placing orders for
boats in most available yards as well
as buying up second hand tonnage at
increasing prices
The way in which the government
is handling the shipping question has
caused much adverse criticism from
ship owners for some time past and
these were enphasized~in the House
of Commons this week by several ship
ping members. One deprecated the
management of fleet of two thousand
requisitioned ships by the divided au-
thority of the Admiralty and the
Board of Trade, and advocated the
appointment Of a body of expert ship
owners to deal with details in a bust
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-12
rhe conduetor,s Baton.

According to the Investigations or
Frenchman, the credit of 1nventing the
conductors baton belongs to Lully, the
composer, who eventually had cause to
regret his invention. Before he adopt
ed the baton conductors were in the
habit Of pounding on the floor with
their feet or clapping their hands to
mark the time. Lully found it weart-
some to keep his foot constantly in mo
ton and so used a stick to strike the
floor and beat time. He used a pole
six feet long. One day he brought
down the pole with such force that It
struck his foot and made a deep
wound. He paid no attention to the
matter The wound grew worse and
ultimately caused his death. After
his time conductors tried more and
more to improve the baton, and it was
ultimately brought to its present form.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-12

schools. The public school teachers
o tao county were called together.
The fact that there were 1.152 men
and women whom the schools of the
past had left behind was dwelt upon.
The teachers were asked to volunteer
for night-schoo1 service, to open their
schools on moon1it evenings-to give
these people a chance. This they
cheerfully agreed to do, and on Labor
Day, September 4, sf911, these teach
ers celebrated by visiting every farm
house and every hovel, inviting 3peo-
pie of all classes to attend the moon
light schools which were to open their
sessi ons- the next evening.
These country folk had all the ex-
cuses that any toilworn people ever
had There were rugged roads to
traYel, high hills to climb, streams
without bridges to cross, children to
lead, and babes to carry; but they
We're not seeking excuses, they were
seeking knowledge. And so they
came. They came, some s1ngly and
aIone;s they came hurrying in groups;
they came travelling for miles; they
came carrying babes in arms; they
came bent with age and leaning on
canes; they came 1900 strong.
some for Everyone
I'm March, 1913, the teachers of
Rowan county met in the Office of the
county superintendent and declared
their determination to wipe iIIiteracy
out OF that county that year Each
teacher was given a list of the Hitter
ates in her district when she opened
her day school She called on these
people and cultivated their acquaint-
apce before the moonlight schools be-
gan their sessions. zone or every
one, was the slogan which brought
into service doctors, ministers, stem
nd
seek and teach q pupil.
We tried, by every means fair and
foul to get i11iteracy out of the coun-
ty to the last Individual At the
close OF the third session. we had but
struggling few who could not read
and write-twenty-three in all, main
1y detectives, Ainva1ids and the blind
Meanwhile, the moonlight schools
had been extended to rs other coun-
ties in the state The governor OF
Kentucky, SEEING the determined war
fare which was being waged against
illfteracy, urged in his message to the
legislature that an Illiteracy Commits
sion be created to drive illiteracy
from the state : The measure Great
ing this commission passed the legs
lature of 1914 without a dissenting
vote The commission is directing
| the statewide campaign to remove IL
| literacy from Kentucky by the time
| the census of 1920 is taken
THE moonlight school curriculum
embraces more than reading and writ
| ing 1t includes arithmetic, history
| geography, cfvics, agriculture, hort.
culture, home economics and road
building. Moonlight schools are con
| Quoted in IT states, Ok1ah orna, Ala
bama and North Carolina following
| closely Kentuckys lead.
| There are 5.516,163 i11iterates in
| this country according to the fedora,
census Of 1910@Tnore than the entire
| population of Denmark, also more
than the population of Sweden or Nor
way, and of several other prosperous
| countries.
Gould there be more valiant and
| heroic service to humanity than til {
stamping out Of illiteracy, the most
| insidious oe o the nation 90
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-12
Whom Kiseine Was Costly.


The case of the people against Muir
line, heard by the governor of New
Haven colony in council on May day,
1860, Indicates the attitude toward I'M
licensed kissing in those times. 1t ap-
peared that Jacob Murine and Sarah
futile had been, caught kisss1g each
other Jacob tried to1throw the blame
on Sarah, saying he thought she had
with intent let fall her gloves" Sa-
rah denied the intent Jacob then adj
mitted that he sftooke her by the hand
and they both sat down upon chest,
but whether he kissed her or she
kissed him he knows not, for he new
er thought of it since until Mar. Ray
mond told him that he had not layde it
to heart as he ought" The stern gov
ernor, after duly lectuE1ng the guilty
parties ON the enormity Of their Of
tense, decreed that ''tle sentence there
fore CONCERNING them is that they shall
pay either of them a fine of 20 shii'
lfngs to the colony"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-12
GEORGE M. EAMES
AGAIN PRESIDENT OF
PARK COMMISSIONERS

George NJ. Eames, general manager
Of the Singer Manufacturing Co., was
elected president of the park board
for the tenth consecutive time and
Bernard F.. Cooney was elected clerk
OF the board for the tenth consecutive
time at the annual meeting of the
board held last night in the Seaside
park cottage. Charles Stuart Garfield
was elected vice president for the
fourth term
Henry CliRe was re-appointed su-
pertntendent Of parks. He is be-
ginning his fourth term. In addition
TO the extension of the seawaH to
Fayerweather's Island from Seaside
park the board plans to extend the
driveway from Beardsley park north
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-12

ness-hke manner which could only be
done by people with knowledge ac-
CURED by years of experience. Ship
owners have divided the trade of the
globe into many parts, combining out
Wsrd with homeward voyages, and i:
was q serious matter for the govern
n ent to interfere within the fleets. Had
the reQuisitioned tonnage been prop
erly handled there would not have
been such a rise in freights. -,
President of the Board of Trade
Runciman admitted that there was
not enough<tonnage to go round owing
to the enormous number of boats re-
Quired to conduct the supply services
Of Great Britain and her Allies, and
for the necessary carriage of NUM-
tons. 1t must be remembered that
the government was employing a feet
man mercantile marine put together.
Mr.. Ba1four for the Admiralty be-
1ieved that there had been a good
deal of misrepresentation, and talked
in very much the same strain but did
not see how the transport business
could be, controlled by a central de-
partment of shipowners.
On the question of state control of
the entire mercantile shipping he ar
gued that in view of the enormous
difficulties in the way, they would
have to be very cautious before com
ing TO any decision. On &Re OtneE
hand the opposite theory of leaving
the merchant fleet entirely free was
not possibility under war condi-
tons.
Mr.. Balfour said that the munitions
bill (Which had been delayed) fnclud-
ed measures to encourage the indus
try of building mercantile tonnage and
provided that under certain circum-
stances this construction would be
carried on as war work. Every day
of delay to such a bill delayed the
completion of merchant ships, dimin-
ished tonnage, maintained freights
and increased the prices of necessaries
of life and many other things essen
tiaI for the proper conduct OF the
war
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-12
REVIEW CONDITIONS
COMPLAINED OF AT
SOLDIERS INSTITUTE

Governor Holconb presided over a
meeting of the Soldiers Hospital
board yesterday morning and a review
of the evidence taken in the recent
investigation Of conditions at the Sol
diers' Home at Noroton was in order.
The complaints arose out Of the con-
dition of the food in some minor
cases and of the dormitory accom-
<nodations in others. Both condi-
tions have been remedied to a large
extent. Upon the suggestion of DR..
H. p ingalls,, surgeon general, the
sleeping quarters of the soldiers will
be provided with mattresses. The
Spanish War Veterans are being quar-
tered separately from the Civil War
veterans.