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The Coconino sun., 1916-10-20
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The Coconino sun., 1916-10-20
OPEN LETTER ADDRESSED TO MIR. DAGGS IN REPLY BY
 MR. HENNESSY
Mir. J, F. Daggs,
 Williams, Arizona.


 Dear Sir:
 The fact that you published an open letter addressed to the Wool Growers Association in the Coconino Sun of the issue of October 13, re- fecting on the members of the Ari- zona Sheep Sanitary Commission in general and me in particular, is my reason for addressing you. '.
 My first impression was to allow the matter to pass beneath my notice or criticism, but in view of the fact that some readers of the Sun, not knowing you for what you are, might misconstrue my silence in the matter, I will answer your asperations, inso- far as they relate to the Arizona Wool Growers Association indirectly, the Arizona Sheep Sanitary Commis- sion and myself directly.
 It is noted that your letter was published as an advertisement. This is not surprising, in as much as but a few papers will publish your fulmi- nations not knowing conditions, know ing that You have no standing in this or any other community. However, when you attempt out of the depths of your ignorance to foist your fatu- ous advice without solicitation upon an organization of which you are not even member, I must in duty pro test. From beginning to end, your letter is nothing but a pernicious ramble. The burden of your com plaint seems to be that the Arizona Wool Growers Association is collect ing from sheep owners one-half cent per head on all sheep owned by them in certain counties for the use of tho Sheep Commission in scabies eradica- ton work. At an earlier date, it seems from your letter, that you were greatly exercised over the fact that the last annual appropriation of the Sheep Sanitary Commission S1,000. That is to say making it s4500.00 in- stead of $3500.00 as heretofore. It was largely upon the recommendation of Senator H. E. Campbell that this increase was made. Just by what brilliant process of. reasoning you ar rived at the conclusion that the Com mission could accomplish more with the inadequate sum of sS50O.00, than it can with a larger amount, is not altogether clear
 If you will recall the fact that Ar; zona, which is one of the great sheen raising states, having according to the estimates of the U. s. Bureau of Statistics, something like 100000 head of sheep, spends less in propor- tion for the Sanitary protection of it's herds than any other western range state, it will become apparent to ycu that Arizona is woefully behind the times in safeguarding the welfare Of it's fiocks in this respect.
 New Mexico with less than twice the number of sheep, 'appropriates something like s25,000.00 annually for it's. Sheep Sanitary Board. As a rule it employs from twelve to twen-
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ty State Inspectors the year around. In Arizona we are only able on ac- count of our limited funds to keep four inspectors part of the year. In this connection, it might be stated for your enlightment that the salaries of the Clerk and Inspectors are fixed by law, not by the Arizona Sheep Sanitary Commission.
 Going back to this collection of one half cent per head, l have to inform you that in other than in my assess ment have had little or nothing to do with the matter one way or an other. At the Wool Growers meet ing fin Flagstaff on July 5, MT. Bert Haskett, district inspector for the Bureau of Animal Industry, U. s, Department of Agriculture, stated that the opinion prevailed in his de- partment that Arizona should raise more money for the sanitary protec- tion of it's herds than the amount now appropriated for the purpose by the state. In response to his statement, Senator H. E. Campbell made the motion regarding the one-half cent per head. It was seconded by MT. Lewis Charlebois and was adopted by the sixty or seventy members present without dissenting vote. If it will add anything to the hallucination un- der which you are laboring, it is a pleasure for me to inform you that quite a large sum has already been collected, and that there is more forthcoming.
 Now as to the question of inef1i- ciency, ineompetency, misapphcation of funds, graft, etc.,--stock express sions by the way, applied indiscrimi- nately to every one that will not sub init to your dictation, it is noted that you confined your statements to gilt tering generalities. You cited no spe- cific instance to substantiate your charges in any of these particulars. Relative to your activities in hav- ing a new law passed regulating the control and spread of disease affect. ing sheep, I would say that the sheer idiocity of your suggestions in the matter are so at variance with condi- tions in Arizona, that it is unneces- sary for me to dilate further on the subject. The truth is that you want no such law, your forte is destruction, not construction, and it might be said in passing that the former of these takes less ability than the latter. So far as it is possible to determine, it is not the in3dequacy of the present law that has proven thorn in your side.
 It is its strength, rather than it's weakness, that has occasioned your outburst. In the latter part of your letter you admit, that you have felt the force of it twice, all of which goes to prove the truth of the aid adage, "That no rogue e'er felt the halter draw with good opinion of the law
 In regard to my taking no action relative to the Perrin scabby sheep around Hillside last spring, would say that the entire Perrin outfit, in- cluding that part of it in the charge of William Hughes and son, was dip ped twice at Hillside before coming north; just as the band of scabby sheep that you kept hid out north of Ash Fork from the Government ln- spectors two years ago was dipped
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTOR- NEY GENERAL
 State of Arizona
 Phoenix, June IA, 1916.

State of Arizona
 Phoenix, June IA, 1916. May s. Allen, Secretary,
 Sheep Sanitary Commission,
 Phoenix, Arizona.
 Dear Mrs. Allen:
 Your letter of the 18th inst, mak- ing inquiry about the proper process and legality of placing guards over infected sheep under the law, was re- ceived during my absence, and on my return this morning I gave it my inn mediate attention. l would suggest that paragraphs 37s9, 379O, 3791 and 3792 be carefully observed in the mat ter of your inquiry.
 The Sheep Sanitary Commission should enter upon their records the appointment of all inspectors through out the state under paragraph 3789. Under paragraph 3790 the inspector should carry all the lawful order rules and regulations of the Commission, and in performing such duties, he may call to his assistance such aid as may be necessary for that purpose, and any guard that he shall appoint to aid him will act as his agent or i deputy in the matter.
 l think the best thing to do is for him to appoint his, guard or aid in writing, dating such appointments and keep himself as good record as possible. The inspector may person ally guard the sheep, or he may ap- point guard acting for him to guard the sheep, at an expense or compen- sation of five dollars per day, to be paid by the sheep inspector. The legal fees, charges and expenses for such, care and guarding over the sheep shall be first lien upon the animal diseased, infected or exposed to disease and infection for ninety days after treatment. In case the owner or the party in charge repre-. senting them in their absence, shall fail or refuse to pay such fees upon the completion of such inspection or treatment, the inspector may recover the same from the owners by an ac- tion in court, or he may seize and hold the animals or any part thereof for such payment, and if not paid within ten days after the treatment is completed, the inspector may sell the sheep at public or private sale, selling a sufficient number to pay all legal fees, charges and expenses including the expense of seizure and holding, and five dollars per day for his time during such seizure and holding.
 A full memorandum of all these proceedings, if conducted by the in- spector, should be entered or written by him, and all precautions taken to observe the law so that the guarding and treatment expenses and all legal fees may be properly collected.
 I think you should have your sheep inspection laws printed in pamphlet form, and that you should see that each inspector be provided with a copy of the same. If you have made no rules, I would suggest that you formulate full set of rules and enter them upon your records and supply each inspector with a copy. By the Sheep Commission closely observing the laws, taking time and trouble to make full record of their proceed ings, the collection of the expenses above mentioned is better insured.
 Very truly yours,
 WILEY E. JONES, Adv. Attorney General
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twice, For your. information and guidance in future, l beg to inform you that the State Inspectors now work under the direction of the Fede- ral Inspectors. So far as the matter at Hillside goes, had nothing to do with it whatever. The situation there was in the hands of Dr. E. E. Old aker, the Federal man then in charge in this state. As matters now stand, our sanitary regulations, as they ap- ply to sheep, are entirely in the hands of the inspectors of the Bureau of Animal Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture. The chief function of the Sanitary Commission now is to furnish few State men who serve merely as police officials for the Fede- ral Inspectors.
 The charge by you that I stated that so long as Governor Hunt re- mained in the saddle, I could not be busted, is malicious lie, and the truth is foreign to the man who ori- ginated it. My appointment as a member of the Sheep Sanitary Com mission was made by Republican Governor at the instance of MT. F. s. Breen, then a member of the Territo- rial Council. Since then l have con tinued to hold the position for the reason that no complaint has been made against me that warranted or requested my resignation.
 With reference to placing guards on infected sheep in compliance with the law in the case, which you say has been construed as illegal by the Attorney General, there is published herewith letter written by Mr.Wiley E. Jones to the Secretary of the Com mission in June of this year on the subject which leaves nothing further to be said on the matter.
 The Arizona Wool Growers Asso- citation in general and open meet ing, passed the suggestion that sheep be assessed one half cent per head. The motion as recited was carried un- onimously, about seventy prominent sheep men in Northern Arizona vot- ing for the increase in the fund. There must be something beneficial in a movement wherein seventy approve as to one dissenting.
 Criticism does not build up, but tears down, unless justly occasioned. It must occur to the fair minded, that there are two sides in controversy, wherein seventy view it in one light, and one in another, I do not know how much you contributed to the Wool Growers Association in dues or assessments in the past or present years. I do know that ofttimes the individual who does the most ranking on the curb, and is ever ready to criti- else the characters of others, should not often be first to cast the stone. If the author of the communication addressed to the Wool Growers Asso- citation will go back about twenty years, he might recall that THE HONORABLE JOHN was instrumen- tai in permitting him to bask in the sunshine, when greater majority than seventy to one clamored other wise. The letter from the Attorney General followes.
 Most Sincerely,
 JOHN HENNESSY,
 Chairman Sheep Sanitary Commis- sion for Arizona.
The Coconino sun., 1916-10-20
Too We'll Prepared

q suppose your son was well pre- pared for colege," said the casual friend.
 "Yes, indeed" replied the found mother. "The president wrote the fa- culty could not teach him anything, so they permitted him to come home."
The Coconino sun., 1916-10-20

It is not very exciting fer girl to
 marry the fellow none of the other girls wanted. @
The Coconino sun., 1916-10-20

Most Sincerely, JOHN HENNESSY, Chairman Sheep Sanitary Commis- sion for Arizona.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-06
IOWA GUARD MAY
CAMP IN SOUTH
GENERAL oooeE's FUNERAL is
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
MEETING THE NEW CONDITIONS
One Out of Every ZEN People in Iowa
Has The Grip. New Dean chos-
en- for Drake University.
Falls Down Elevator.

Des Mones, Jan. 5-The Iowa Ma
tional Guard may be modified at
Chickamaugua if the bill planned by
Senator Chamberlain is passed by con,
gress. 1t provides for the mobiliza.
ton of all of the national guard com,
panies at Chickamaugua for inspec.
ton. Adjutant General Logan says the
Iowa National Guard will go If con.
gress so orders. He says, however,
that few realize what an undertaking
this will be- 1t will require eleven
trains to transport Iowa's miIitIamen
to the southern city.
Senator Chamberlain who is chair
man of the senate committee on mill.
tary affairs declares he not only wants
to test the efficiency of the guard but
also of the railroads In transporting
troops.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-06
BANKS IN FINE CONDITION
overdrafts Are Fewer In Iowa Since
Campaign Was Started by
State Department.

Des Moines, Jan 5.--Bank exam
iners in annual conference at the
state house yesterday reported that
banking conditions over the state are
good. They declared that overdrafts
have steadily decreased since the
state department began a campaign
in that direction a year ago. De-
posts have increased and there is a
general healthy condition existing
everywhere, they declared.
During 1915 the state department
chartered sixty-fve new banks. OF
this number twenty-five took over
former private banks. When the
legislature convened last year and
there appeared a prospect that pri'
vate banks would be regulated, a
number of them at once incorporated
and came under the wire voluntarily
There are ten new banks now in
process of organization. They will
probably be chartered in the next
four weeks.
The county examiners also were III
conference at he state house yester'
day They discussed various meth
DDS of keeping county books and re-
lated stories of clever ways by which
some OF the county officials try to get
an Increase in salary by roundabout
ways.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-06
HIGH PRICE up 70 CONGRESS-
House is Asked for an Investigation
as to the Rise in Gasoline. Con-
spiracy Hinted At.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE increas-
ing price of gasoline has been called
to the attention of Congress today
with demands for Investigations con-
tanned in resolutions offered by Rep
resentative Fuller of Illinois and Steen
erson of Minnesota.
Mr.. Fuller wants an inquiry by the
House committee on interstate and
foreign commerce. He suggests the
threatened internal revenue tax on
gasoline gave dealers in that commoi-
ity an idea of raising the price. His
resolution directs the interstate com.
merce committee TO ascertain wheth-
er conspiracies exist to bolster up the
price of the product.
Mr.. SteeEerson's resolution directs
the Attorney General to advise the
House whether he has taken steps TO
prosecute any person believed to have
conspired to raise the price of gaso-
line
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-06
BARGAIN SALES FORBIDDEN
Military Authorities of Berlin Put
Stop to inventory and All Kinds
of Special Sales.

Berlin (via London, Jan. 5.-The
inventory sales, which at this season
of the year usually crowd the streets
OF the shopping districts with bar
gain hunters, have been prematurely
ended this year by an order of the
military authorities forbidding dur
ling January all kinds of special
sales, including season sales, linen
lsales, peculiar to Berlin and Paris
under the name Of white week"
sales, and specially advertised clos
ing out sales.
The prohibition also affects adver-
tisements of reduced prices on WOW
en- and knit goods and clothing made
of them. The downtown district,
which yesterday, the first d.y of the
inventory sales, was unusually
crowded, today bore a subnormal APP
pearancc.
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is SUFFERING FROM CANCER
Paris Newspaper Says Notwlthstand.
ing German Deniais, Kaiser
la Unable to Speak.

Paris, Jan. 5.-The Matin affirms
notwithstanding denials, that the
German emperor is suffering from
cancer of the throat and is no longer
able TO speak.
In February, 1911" according to
the Matin, the doctors were oonsid
ering whether it was necessary to
remove the entire larynx in order to
stay the progress of the disease. They
raised the question as to whether the
emperor would be able to speak il
such an operation were performed
The leading specialists OF every
capital in Europe We're consulted. II
was learned that an eminent surgeon
of Paris had, with an artificial larynx
and breathing tube opening into
the trachea, restored the power OF
speech.
This doctor, whose name the
Matin withholds, was asked To 60
TO Berlin. He was offered 100, GDG
francs ard expenses and was ~.
quested to bring with him patient
who had been fitted with the appa
ratus, so that the emperor himself
might see if he was able to speak.
Meanwhile, as result Of minor
operation and a few weeks absolute
rest, the emperor's condition i'm
proved. 1t is another operation OF
this kind which has just been per
formed. But it is only palliative
The German emperor must either
make up his mind for complete re
moval of the laryrX or be stihed by
the growth"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-06
RECORD BANKING FIGURES
Much Monsy Borrowed From The
Loan Banks of Berlin for
Final Settlement.

Perrin, via London, Jan. 5. - The
ReiChsbanks returns at the end OF
December show record figures at sew.
eral points. Owing to the fact that Dor
roWefs were able TO get cheaper ac-
commodat lions at the loan banks, the
so called Darlehenskassen than at the
Reichsbank, much money for the final
settlement for the year was borrowed
from them.
The Oar ehenskassen then convert.
ing their certificates into currency at
the Reichsbank caused the note circu-
latiOn of the Reichsbank to reach the
record level of 6.91S000,0OO marks,
the last weeks increase being 647,.
OOO.OOO marks. These operations OF
The Darlehenskassen caused an in
crease in the Reichsbanks holdings
of their certificates of 82S,OOO.OOO
marks. ...
According to q statement issued by
the Reichsbank the increased opera
tons of the Darlehenskassen we're
not due to payments on the war loan,
V hiCh amounted to 18i,00O,000 marks
for the week, but to the ordinary re
uuirements of the country. The state
ment says that to the contrary the
increase of the Reichsbank discount
was less than in normal years before
tho war vet the total amount OF bills
in hand far exceeds and previous year
end. Notwithstanding the large in
crease of note circulation the gold
covering of notes is still equivalent
to 35.3 per cent. which is more favor
able than in all the previous years
except one.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-06
FIGHT ON WILSON
PROGRAM OPENED
SHERWOOD cRfTiclZEs PREsL
DENTS PREPAREDNESS PLAN.
'F0STERE0 BY ARMS MAKERS
Representative From Ohio Tells the
House Committee That Instead
of Increasing Army It Should
Be Cut in TWO"

Washington, Jan. 5.-The fight in
congress against President Wilson's
preparedness program was begun
with the reconvening of congress. Op.
ponents of the administration naval
defense measures opened their long
struggle IN coni sttge to delav the
program on it9 way to the floor. Chair
man Hay of the house military affairs
committee arranged to open hearings
on the army reorganization plans on
Thursday. Secretary of War Garrison
will be the first witness.
The little navy" members of the
naval affairs committee were primed
for a vigorous, long-drawn-out tignt.
Representatives Hensley and Gala.
way, aided by experts, had prepared
a general scheme of opposition calCu
lated to demonstrate the faults of the
administration program.
Sherwood Opens Fight.
In a vigorous speech Representative
Sherwood of Ohio. one of the oldest
members of the house, bitterly crtti-
cized the preparedness program Of
the administration. He declared that
the demand for preparedness vas
'hysteria and was fostered by the
manufacturers of war supplies.
Instead of increasing the army. we
should cut 1t in two" he said. and
spend the money thus saved in peace
full developments.
Rear Admiral II. r. Stanford, chief
of the bureau of yards and docks of
the navy department, was the first
witness. He explained the needs of
the various navy yards. The commit
tee plans to hear all other witnesses
before Secretary of the Navy Daniels
is called upon to explain his naval
construction program.
Consider Armor Plate Bill.
The preparedness fight in the sen
ate began in the naval affairs com.
mittee, callel together by Senator
Tillman to report his bill appropriat.
ing $t1 100000 for the construction
of a government armor plate plant.
The measure will be used by the anti
preparedness senators as basis tor
a general effort to establish a gov.
eminent monopoly of munitions
manufacture, with the slogan. Take
the profit out of war" The anti.
preparedness group proposes a gen,
eral onslaught on private munitions
makers and on the preparedness propa-
gandists. -.---...-..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-06
Falls Down Elevator.

Muscatine, Jan. 5.-PIunglng down
an elevator shaft from the second
story to the basement, Miss Elizabeth
Hogan. 2e, an emD'oye of the Grand
iously injured in an accident at the
hotel She sustained broken leg and
minor bruises about the head and
body.
The injured girl was Immediately
removed to the Hershey hospital,
where she was given medical atten-
ton. The most serious injury incurred
by her was the fracturing of her right
leg
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-06
General podqe,s Funeral.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Jan. 5.-All bust
ress houses and public and parochial
schools in the city will close at noon
Thursday out of respect for General
Grenville NJ. Dodge. aged soldier and
civil engineer The funeral services
viii be held at O'Clock Thursday af.
ternoon Many prominent men of the
state will attend
Des Moines, Jan. 5.-Adj. Gen. Guy
r. Logan has chartered special car
TO take Governor Clarke and his staff
and Des Moines friends to Council
Bluffs Thursday to attend the funeral
Of Gen. G. M. Dodge. The car will be
attached to Rock Island train No. 8,
leaving Des Moines at 500 a. m.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-06
Dies of Pistol Wound.

Shenandoah, Ia, Jan. 5.-AIeX Mo
Nerny, prosperous farmer, was found
dead in small creek here, bullet
wound in his throat. The coroners
jury held he had committed suicide.
MCNerny, 81 years old and single
last night called his brother Robert
to his home and taIKe,i with him a
few minutes. Then he left the honso
and soon sfterward revolver shot
was heard. When the brother went to
investigate he found the barn on NC
Nerny's place in flames and supposed
that McNerny'G body was in the fam
ing building.