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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-10

Mr.. Editor:
| am glad OF the libcr-
ty ts say a few words in your
wortarp paprr
The weather war favorable TO-
day and we had good attendance
both at Sunday School and at
church.
The S. S. was opened at o:.3o
by the Supt J. M. Haynes. The
teachers were all pfesent and a
great interest was manigcsted in
lesson. The Golden Text was
opened for discussion by Miss
Ethel Nance response by j. j.
Taylor, also a topic OF Church
Development was opened by Miss
Rachel Smith. responded to by
Ben Lance.
At II:I5 our pastor ascended
the rostrum and after reading the
81 Psalms he delivered a peowcr-
iul discourse.
AT 500 p m af'er prayer and
praise service our pastor spres CHI
ed US another splendid sermon,
his text will be found in Cor.
1895.
The b Y. p u. met at $500
with a good attendance.
The Choir meets every week to
practice.
The Sewing Circle meets every
week and is advancing under the
management OF Mrs. ID. Brown
Ing.
Mr.. Noah Carter is sick and is
no better at this writing.
]. J. Taylor.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-10

Dignam tells US: There are many
disks in business. The wise man ak
lows his competitors TO take theia y
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-10
DANGER IN Pride.

No man had ever point OF pfi4e
that was not injurious to him
Burke.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
sIO,OOO,OOO IN SUGAR
 UP FROM PORTO RICO
Associated Press)

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Mar. 25.- Sugar valued at $1O,OOO,O00 is being marketed by Porto Rico this month. Every ship to the United States is car rying capacity loads. The months de- liveries present probably not more than 25 per cent of the value of the sugar produced this season. Most of the sugar is being sold on a rising market at prices considerably above $5 per hundred pounds.
 | Never before in the history of the island have the sugar men had such a large crop nor prospects of such uni form high prices. The islands pro- duction, it is estimated, will be in the neighborhood of 38O,O0O tons, an in- crease of approximately 75,OOO tons over last year. And under present market conditions it is expected that the whole crop will be sold at an aver age of five cents per pounds or better. Large sales this week were reported at $5.22 San Juan, equal to $5.40 New York.
 Labor troubles which developed at the beginning of the cane harvest in January have practically all subsided and the grinding season is now at it's height At but one point in the island, Arecibo, are there any labor troubles at present and these are expected to be settled at any moment.
 In practically every instance the la borers have received an increase in wages and shorter hours of labor. For the first time in the history of the sugar industry the sugar planters have granted the field labor an eight hour day. One of the largest mills in the island, the Fajardo Sugar company, signed contract with it's laborers pro- Vlding for minimum wage of 75 cents a day on a nine-hour basis. This same company has also placed all of it's employees in the sugar mill proper on a wage based on the price of sugar. Already they have received bonuses as high as thirty per cent in addition to their salary.
 The cause of strikes during the pres ent crop, according to the Bureau of Labor of the Insular government, which has just issued report on it, was due to the fact that at the end of the last grinding season the employers reduced wages to the same scale in force before the 1915 strike and the laborers were again compelled to strike to regain their former increases. This report indicates that the wages paid the sugar laborers are not at all in proportion with the present pros perity of the sugar men,
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
COMMUNICATED

One of our fellow citizens proposes curfew ordinance for married men and in these days of woman's rights, woman's suffrage, etc., we wonder if those of the male sex who are old enough to be married men, are to be subject to juvenile laws, such as cur few, why it would not be good idea to make law whereby every married man could have nurse maid in con- stant attendance to guard him from all harm-all said nurse maids to be young and pretty.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
l3,OOO PEOPLE TO SEE WILLARD MORAN FIGHT
(.A,ssociatsd RHeSS1

NEW YORK, March 25.-Thirteen thousand will see the Willard-Moran fight tonight. Every seat has been sold. Both of the principals are con fident. Moran claims that he will de- liver a knockout in the seventh or eighth round Willard said that if Moran is as aggressive as has been promised he would knock our Moran. No decision possible under boxing laws but possible that Moran will win the title on foul or knockout, or on Will lard's failure to go the full ten rounds.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
FRENCH POT|T|s|ANs
 ID GET WAR RECORD
Associated Press]

PARIS, March 25.-HrencE politic- isns are already much interested in tho question w1et.i- 1t will be neces- sary for candidates for public office after the re-estaDishrlent of peace to have a war record. Some members Of the Chamber O. Deputies who have stuck to the Palais Bourbon instead of joining the army have shown irri- tation at the publicity given to ex- ploits of their colleagues, some of whom have been killed and others like Monsieur Maginot, former assistant secretary of war, have been repeatedly cited in the orders of the day.
 One deputy who recently returned to Paris on leave of absence said he had found that presence at the front was far better than an elctoral cam paign for his political interests as we'll as for the salvation of the country.
 Besides" he said, ''it is for the cannon to do the speaking now"
 One Socialist deputy, interrupting an orator who was recalling the ex- ploits of one of their colleagues at the front, declared: "It is not his place; his place is here" This opinion now seems to be shared by considerable majority of the Parliament but not all together by the public. The munici- pal council of the city of Neuilly, whose mayor, Monsieur Nortier, who was also a deputy and who enlisted at 60 years of age, carried the colors of his regi- ment and was killed on the battlefield, passed unanimously the following reso- lution:
 "The municipal council of the city of Neuilly-sur- Seine whose mayor, deputy for the department of the Seine, fell upon the field of honor, consider ing that the defense of the country is the first duty of citizen, that equali- ty before the law is the formal right of Frenchmen whoever they may be and that no member of any. elective body should seek to avoid 1t, that the representatives of the people should be the first to give the example of re- spect for the law and the duties of citizens, expresses the wish that all senators and deputies of military fit ness be obliged to do their military duty as all other citizens"
 Socialists, radicals, radical socialists and other elements see in all such al- lusions an attack upon the parliament, and considerable anxiety is betrayed in certain parties as to whether this spirit will grow and what effect it will have no politics when hostilities have ceased on the field of battle. There have also appeared speculations as to the accounts that must inevitably be rendered after the war by parties re- sponsible for obstructing or neglecting the development of armaments in the fact of Germany's obvious preparation.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
CRANE CALLS FOR
 AN ORGANIZATION

The citizens of Yuma valley, follow ing the example of other communities along the line, have decided to organ ize, and a few of the representative citizens put their heads together and now the following call is issued: There will be meeting of citizens of the Yuma valley at Crane School House on March 27, for the purpose of organizing for home protection. All interested are requested to attend
 GEORGE HARBART.
 RALPH JACOBS.
 "A. Y. GREER"
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
SINKS TIE
 BRIT. STEAMERSUSsEX
Associated Press)

LONDON, March 25.-The passen- ger list on the Steamer Sussex, which was crossing the channel yesterday and either hit a mine or was tOrpedOed indicated that there were 75 out of 436 unaccounted for There were 26 Americans aboard The explosion killed and injured several. The wire less was destroyed but aid came at midnight Edward Huxley, the presi- dent of the United States Rubber Com pany said that the loss of life was heavy and that there were probably some Americans killed The water tight compartments of the Sussex kept her afloat until aid came She was then lowed to Cologne.
 Edward Huxley, an American, standing on the deck when the explo- sion came, said it tore the forward part of the ship away; 15. or 20 were drowned by jumping oyerboard a
 number were injured and buried be- meath the debris; were terribly in jured, but were dug from the wreck age; several mangled forms were found, others were torn to pieces.
 Samuel Bemis, a Harvard research man, made a deposition at the embas- sy, and said that he saw the torpedo plainly
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
TO TURN OVER STORE

Louis Levy went to Fl Centro this where he will assist in talk ing final inventory of the Brownstet- ter department store before turning it over to the new owner, Mr. Eichhold.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
FINE TIME AT THE
 VALLEY PIE SOCIAL

The pie social of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Valley Methodist church last night was a most success full affair. The had a fine program one party explained it correctly as short but sweet" The refreshments were first class; there was pie, and cake, and candies, and popcorn. and cocoa galore-yum! yuml And an- other fine feature If the affair was the social time enjoyed
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
FAREWELL SERMON

Rev. w. c. McNamara, of the Son. we'll sermon at the Valley Methodist church on Sudnay afternoon at 200 o "lock.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
Ammunition Ship Detained
 (ASSOciated PreSS)

WASHINGTON, Mar. 25. .Arredondo today protested to Lansing on account of the customs officers detained a ship laden with ammunition for Carranzistas. The ship was scheduled to leave yester- day. Lansing stated that the ship would be allowed to leave; that it had only be de- layed in order to ascertain whether or not it was des- tined to reach Carranza's en- emieS.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
Carranza Suggests Changes
 Associated PreSSl

QUERETARO, Mar. 25.- Carranza's reply to the Amer ican note was handed to Jas. L. Rodgers, special represent tative, for transmission to Washington today. Carran- ga agreed to the note in gen. eral but suggested minor changes.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
Pershing Tells the Reporters
 Associated PresS)

FIELD HEADQUAR- TIERS, via Aeroplane, Mar. 25.-Gen. Pershing, in talk ing to the correspondents to- day, asked them not to name the officers of the various military units. He also eX- plained generally the move ments in progress against Villa.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
No CarranZistas on Border
 Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Mar 25, Gen. Funston has s.cle- graphed the war department that military observers have surveyed, and found no mass ing Carranzistas along the border and no increases since the Columbus affair.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
CLARK'S DRIVE
 IS ON DUTY AGAIN

w. A. Neinstedt, who has been driv- ing for Clark's bakery for the past several days in place of MT Jackson who has been i'll, has returned to the E. G. Caruthers service, and MT. Jack son is back on duty.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
LEASED VALLEY RANCH

G. M. Owen, of Imperial, has leased the 50-acre O. c. Patterson ranch in the Yuma valley and will endeavor to raise a big crop of alfalfa seed this year.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
2 Bandits Escape from Jail
 ScOointpd prcScl

FL PASO, Mar. 25.-Man- uel Mediravietia and Manuel Banda, two Villa generals, have disappeared from the Fl Paso jail, and are reported as going to New Orleans.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
NOTICE

The Beard of Education has ordered that the Yuma High School be opened for all students of the school on Mon- day, March 27th, and thereafter until further notice.
 FRED L. INGRAHAM,
 Chairman of Board.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
GERMAN RAIDER IS SUNK
{ Associated Press

LONDON,Ma 25.-The British armed merchantmen Alcantara sank the German raider Greif, capturing : officers and 115 men. The Alcantara herself was sunk
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
Boil your water.
ONE PLAIN DRUNK

Gus Livingston arrested a lone Mexi- can last night The defendant claims he was using liquor for medicinal pur poses, but Gus calls it plain case of drunkenness.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
GODFREY CHILD DIES

The S-months-old baby of MT. and Mrs. Joe Godfrey, Jr., of 322 Madison avenue, died at $40 o'clock this morn ing. The child had been suffering with stomach and bowel trouble.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
A1,other Report Run Down
 Associated PreSS)

1 COLUMBUS, Mar. 25.- Investigation today showed that the reports of bandits having raided the border and killed } Americans at Gibson ranch are unfounded. There las positively been no trouble.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
WEATHER REPORT

Warmer tonight in the north, with frost in the central part of Arizona. Sunday warmer.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
Says Troop Train Derailed
 Associated PreSSl

FL PASO, Mar. 25-Bruce McKellar and wife, returning from Pearson, said two cars of a train carrying American troops over the Mexican Northwestern railroad were derailed, injuring several sol dierS.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
WEATHER REPORT

At p. m., Friday, Mar. 24, 1916, the stood at 65 degrees, with a relative humidity of p per cent.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23

WANTED--Messenger, over 16 years
 of age. Call at Western Union Tele- graph office, Yuma, Ariz. 161-3-p
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
Truck Train Is Well Guarded
Associated Press)

COLUMBUS, Mar. 25.- Additional guards were fur to the largest truck train of supplies yet sent to the expedition in Mexico.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23

Arnett Pawley, of Bard, was in this city on business today.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
President Wilson Would Put Nuzze on SOCdNed A|armBts
Wilson Wants Us to Be Quiet Planning for More Troops
 

WASHINGTON, Mar. 25. Republicans of the Senate have conferred on the uneasiness that is being felt along the border and are seek ing a plan to raise more troops Action on this matter is eX- pected Monday.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23

WASHINGTON, Mar. 5. President Wilson today prepared a statement, which will be published later, de- nouncing the alarmists, de- claring their efforts may cause intervention.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
Funston Announces Patrols
 Associated Pressl

SAN ANTONIO, Mar. 25. Funston amour ces that patrols have been fur nished for Fabians, Presidio, and Del Rio, Texas, in res ponse to demands for protec- ton.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23

Adolph Gross, of the Ocean-to-Ocean restaurant, is ill today.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
Villa Eludes the Expedition
 Associated PreSS)

NAoOUOIuIOu I0SSJ
 FL PASO, March 25.-Vil- la is reported to have eluded both the Americans and the CarranziStas and fled into the San Miguel country, accord ing to advices from Fl Valle. The news is unconfirmed. No news has been reported of a fight at El OSo.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23

VERDUN REPORTED IN FLAMES
 Associated Press)
 BERLIN, March 25.-It is officially reported here that Verdun is in flames.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23

O. c. Patterson, of the Valley, was in this city on business today.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
El PasO Halts Correspondents

FL PASU, Mar. 25.-C1ty council last night passed an ordinance providing fines of S25 to $2OO on correspondents sending out matter calculat- ed to injure the business or reputation of Fl Paso, known to be false"
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23
AviatGr Reports a Long Trip

COLUMBUS, Mar. s. Lieut.. Herbert Dargue, of the 1st aeroplane squadron, ar rived here today, flying 165 miles from the interior of Mexico. He carried official and newspaper dispatches; he said he was forced to fly within so feet of the ground at one place on account of the rare air. He states it is now freezing cold in the noun tains at the front. He made the trip in two hours and a half.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-03-23

DOVER, Mar 25-Charles T. Crock CT, an American aboard the Sussex, said today that Elizabeth Baldwin, an American resident of Paris, was killed by the explosion
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-08-06

whom were attracted by the princi-
pies of the party, some by the person
atty of Colonel Roosevelt and some
were repealed from the democratic |
party either because of their dissat-
isfaction with it or by the personality |
of Mr.. Wilson.
In a general way we might suppose |
that many of these former democrats
having no third party with which to
ally themselves this year would re-
turn to the democratic party. But
they are now afforded a third party
with which they may continue their
alliance. This will appeal especially
to those democrats who had been at
tracted by the principles of progress
ivism and by those who left the demo-
cratic party because of some dissatis-
faction with ii or it's candidate of four
years ago.
But in many of the states former
progressives republican or democratic.
will be compelled to choose between
the republican and democratic parties.
There will be no opportunity to vote
for progressive electors, for the activi-
ties of the reorganized progressive
party will be confined within less than
a dozen states. But all these, with the
exception of Louisiana, are states in
which the democratic organization
would put forward some pre- election
claim to success, however ill-founded.
The outlet afforded by the progressive
party for dissatisfied former democrats
would detract from the very meager
democratic prospects in those states.
We are not unmindful of the prob
progressive party this year will not be
| the votes of former democrats. I'm
continue their alliance with the pro-
gressives. but they will be comparative
| - ANNt ApA AOi iAitA ANPHbiANeRAS o. q
rule recognize in Mr.. Hughes a pro-
gressive leader and they see removed
from the management Of his cam
/ paign. and showed into the background.
those reactionary leaders who made
! the republican party distastefu, and
| impossible to them four years ago.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-08-06
EATING PAPER is NO NOVELTY

II is with a mitiCated commisera-
ton that one reads the story OF how
Won der GoltZ. the German spy,
finding himself recognized jim Petro-
grad spent some hours eating two par
cells of discriminating papers which
he dare not burn in the CRATE
As a feat Of mastication. Won der
Goltzs by no means holds the record.
Paper is easily reduced to pulp and
swallowed (the ink acting as an APP
petizer). and the only difficulty in
this case was the quantity Leather
is another matter. but apart from
meals of hard pressed explorers,
there are authenticated instances of
meals of the kind One took place
at q Covent Garden hosiery famous
in the fashionable annals Of the
Eighteenth Century. tipsy gallant,
enraptured by the charms of a GER
tain lady. snatched off her shoe and,
filling il with champagne, drank q
bumper to her health:
Then to carry the compliment still
further" so adds the tale, he or
dered the shoe itself to be dressed
and served up for supper TT cook
set himself seriously TO work upon
it. He pulled the upner part. which
was of damask, into fine shreds. and
tossed il up in ragout, minced the
sole cut the wooden heel into very
fine slices, fried them in butter and
placed them around the dish foI
garnish"
Still more formidable. and much
less romantic, was the dinner of the
shoemaker of Don Carlos. the son o.
Philip II of Spain This is the Incl
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-08-06
Petroleum and Gasoline

1t was in the latter part of last year
that the price OF gasoline began soar
ing. We were told then that the rising
price was in consequence of the les
sened production of petroleum. Any
kind of story, however. would have
served the purpose for the oil produc-
ing industry is more or less of a mys-
terry. However this explanation did
not account for the widely varying
prices Of gasoline in different parts of
the country, frequently localities in the
immediate proximity of refining works
paying more than points much more
remote from them.
We have sometimes suspected that
the new prices were influenced not by
any present or prospective relation be-
tween production and demand but by
the announcement by automobile man
ufacturers Of the great increase of their
production and of a new era in sales.
production contrary to the predictions
Of the producers some months before
have not been followed by any light
ening of the gasoline burden.
We have now for the first time ac-
curate figures regarding the crude oil
movement for 1915. We learn from
| the latest bulletin Of the United States
geological survey that the quantity OF
petroleum marketed in the United
States last year amounted to Sl,104,-
104 barrels, valued at s179 1852, 800 More
crude petroleum was marketed in the
United States in 1915 than in any pre-
, vious year in the history of the indus
try-nearly a per cent increase ovei
that credited to 1914, and about five
per cent in excess of the estimated to.
tai made public by the geological sur.
vey on January l. The average pric,
received at the we'll for this output wa!
81 cents barrel.
Not only was the production in
creased beyond record and expectation
but the average price per barrel wa
lower In every oil state and distric
there was decrease in the, price. Thi
decrease as shown by a summary o
the surveys report on marketed pro
duction was fromS06 a barrel in 1911
to .63S a barrel in 1915.
How much cheaper crude oil was i
1915 is seen in the fact that 265, 1852, SO
barrels were sold in 1914 for $214,125,
2l5. while the 2S1 ,1O4, 1O4 barrels sold /
1915 brought only s17s, 462 800.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-08-06
LITTLE JAMES
Concerning the Outbreak Of Can.
didates for County and State
Officesl

ArizonY amt never been Tromped
over like it is now by Democrat can
dydates seekin' Nommynashuns fer all
Kinds of Offises frum Dog Ketcher
10 Gunner. Prospectors in tn Hills
seq at tn Trales is Black with EN-
an at they amt no more of that
Sollytood which was wun of tn
Charms an Romantic Feechers Of TIL
Prospector's Life. Hunters which Is
ont tryin' to shoot wife Wings SEE at
they're most Altered to shoot any
more fer Feer at they'll hit Wun or
MOare Candydaits fer somethin' or
anuther
Farmers sez at tn Persoot Of Ag-
gerculcher has Became very Difficult
on account of their Time havin' been
took up by Foxes which comes
around wantin to be hired fer Pub
lie Servants. TIL Alfalfy Feeds. be-
tween TIL Jon Rabbits an tn Candy
daits, many of which amt got no
more Chanst n a Rabbit Is all laid
Waste, SOS at tn Oggest Cuttin OF
alfalfy has been most Rooned
Wun Farmer SEE at as Crate as has
been his Loss by tn Destrukshun OF
his Crops by tn Candydaits. he's been
Repaid in way by findin' out al
theys so many Crate an Talented
men In tn Democrat Party as these
here Candvdaits is. He SEE at he
| wuddent of Believed ii II it had come
to him as Nicer Roomer, but he got