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Arizona republican., 1916-02-29
Obstructinq Wind.

Everyone who has had experience with locomo tion of any kind knows that is difficult to make progress against strong. steady wind. Congress, though not for the first time is finding difficulty going ahead. A republican leader of the house in session the other day arled that at the present rate of doing business congress would not adjourn before August, notwithstanding many congressman have of their for getting away long before that time. The speaker accused the demo- crats of dilaory tactics Though congress habitual ly moves slowly the present is the serious competitor of the snail that that insect has ever been up against Hardly anything has been ac- complished this session, though program is the longest and important that has been presented for some years.
 The republicans, it must be admitted, have shown more inclination than their democratic brethren have done to expedite matters. Yet, congress begin to make serious headway if the prophecy which have alluded, is not fulfilled, that congress will be in session through the sweltering days of August. Those experts and who make surveys efficiency managers, etc, would find a fertile field for inquiry and recommendations for improvement if they would observe congress in action or, rather in inaction
 Some of the members of that august body recog- nize that they wasting time. One day, for in stance. Hon. Cyclone" Davis of Texas while MT. Mann, the republican leader, speaking, observed that faster progress would be made if the repubi- did not filibuster much. Mr. Mann said, was wasting time Mir Mann retorted that while he might be wasting good deal of time whenever the Texas cyclone blew all the time was wasted Mr. Manns speech might have been important but there is not much evidence in the Congressional Record to sustain that view.
 Not long ago President Wilson urged congress to speed up, but congress does appear to be fol- lowing this excellent advice. Congress, however has not retaated by advising the president to waste time in his favorite exercise of hacking up" But after the weeks drag along. things may move faster Congress has many things to do and it should set about doing them. Preparedness should no longer hang fire. At best, will take some time to agree upon plan and the sooner begins seri- action that subject the better.
 It is doubtful whether, since the founding of the republic speech in congress has ever affected the fate of any pending except when near the close of session member in a Marathon speech has talked it to death by consuming so much time that a vote could not be taken. It seems strange, therefore, that members should persist in airing their views at great expense, to no effect always be done.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-29
MAYOR YOUNG OPENS CARNIVAL
First Night of Moose Show Finds Large Crowd On Hand -Speechmaking At tends Formal Opening of Joy Zone for Week $ Fun

For minute there was q hush upon the crowd, and the carnival was in darkness, then as the lights blazed forth again. Mayor George L. Young, who was standing upon a platform just inside the gate, announced T now declare the Moose Carnival and i Fair of 1916 officially open" This was all the invitation necessary to start very bedlam of sound. Every announcer. every whistle, every noise making machine on the grounds aided 1 Major F'ink's band in breaking loose. 1 The carnival was indeed open. Ev- erybody within the sound of the | racket knew that for fact, and many thousands will know it before the end of the present week.
 l The opening of the Moose annual carnival and fair last night was without q hitch in the presence of several thousands of people Dictator ROido, who was the first to step upon tha platform for the ceremonies told of the work that had been undertak- en by the Moose. He said it was the desire of every member of the Phoe- nix lodge Of Moose that all who at tend have a good time. It was to he a week of amusement He then in- troduced Mayor Young who made the official speech
 The mayor said that he had ai- ways heartily approved of the ob- ieCts of the Moose lodge. especially ir their present endeavor to bring the proposed million dollar tuherculal sanitarium to the city. While he was mayor he had the pleasure of direct ing a portion of the fund of the city for advertising purposes to this pur- pose. He then rendered the keys 0 the city to the amusement hunting crowds and hoped that all WCul' have q splendid time during the com ing week.
 For the opening night the crowds were extremely good. They earl' 1 swarmed through the grounds, follow ing Major Kinks band from the cen ter of town. The shows did goot business. Every imaginable sort o attraction seems to have been place,
 
 legged girl; Loretta, an armies wonder, who plays a typewriter Witl her feet: Lathe. a man with thre legs who has been known to get ou and play football with his additiona limb: then in the beasts of the junsl show there are animal freaks; in tn Kewpie girls show musical comedy i given good darkv minstrel show il "Dixieland." In Happy Canyon" i the forty-ninc camp where the ol time layouts ara on show and q business. MurZuca. q strong ma performed his feats at 10 o'clock: tn Ferris wheel, the merry round the motordrome where the fearles O'Drien rides the perrndicular side of a giant cage: and many othe forms of sensational attraction.
 Tonisht and tomorrow will ~ h I great nights as last night was. I fact the whole week will be file 1 with amazement and amusement.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-29
THE 0F AGRICULTURE
Chamber of Commerce Establishes Division With Three Committees to Handle Farming; First Meeting Monday

Efforts of the chamber of commerce
 toward the promotion of farming and
 the development of Phoenixs back
 country" will hereafter be exerted
 through definite division of the or ganization. to be known as the farm ing division. In this department, three general committees will operate. The first work of the farming di- vision will be outlined at a meeting of the three committees at the office Monday afternoon at two o'clock. At that time, the matters to be consid- cred will center around these topics: l. Cotton situation. 2 Cannery.
 |. Marketing.
 The farming division is composed | of the following committees: General Committee on Farming | Franklin D. Lane. chairman; Ernest l Hall, M. F. Bemis. c. c. Green, A. $ Feed, w. w. Mcconnell. | Committee on Marketing and Rural 1 Credits-Philip K. Lewis, k. E. Moore | Dwight B. Heard. Rudolph Kuchler, | N. D. Sanders, w. j. Murphy. l Committee on Water and Irrigation l F. H. Ensign, chairman; Howard
 Reed, John Ormc. Ralph Murphy ant J. R. Loftus
Arizona republican., 1916-02-29

day. State read claims were passed upon and April was set as the date of hearing on petitions for five roads in the Chandler district. The follow ing nctarial bonds were approved: c. J. Conrad, J. L. Gust, Harry L. Shedd, F.. P. Wise, H. B. Wilkinson, Charles l.. Diehl, Joseph Johnson, Herbert Burr Atha, Vernon Wright NJ. J. Dougherty, x. P. Plumridse, George $. Irwin, Ethel Frost. Joseph Noble, John J. Phillips, H. M Watson and C E. Miller.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-29
THE JewIsH.PoLIsn QUESTION

It is hard to sif the coas of fact from the ashes of fiction that the charges and counter charges of the Jews and their enemies. On the hand you told that the Jews arch traitors; on the other that they paragons of loyalty The truth is probably about half way between the two extremes of statement It is doubtful if there have been any more Jewish spies in proportion the total Hebrew population of Russia than there have been Polish spies And many of the stories of aroci ties committed by Cossacks among Jews. like many of the promises of concessions the Jews from the Russian government, have been fabricated the German side of the firing ne-Gregory Mason in the Outlook
Arizona republican., 1916-02-29
INTERSTATE EGGS W
 MUST BE GOOD
Republican A. p. Leased Wire]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Eggs not
 95 per cent good will be barred from
 interstate commerce hereafter under a ruling today by the department of agrrulture. Shippers packing more than , per cent bad eggs will be regarded as violating the food and drugs act by adultor action. investigation has shown, the de- partment's announcement says, that through the method of candling. ship pers may eliminate all but about 1! per cent of bad eggs.
 DecOmposed eggs to be used for l tanning or such purposes, under the Departments ruling, must be removed | from the shell before shipment to render them incapable of being sold
 for food.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-29
SECOND TRIAL OF
 BEGGS IS BEGUN
IRepublican A. p. Leased wirel


 SAN JOSE, Feb. 2S.-JudSe Frank lin A. Griffin, of the San Francisco superior bench, sitting in the court of Judge William A. Beasly, opened the second trial Of Will NJ. Beggs, local attorney today. The day was occu riea with argument on the motion for a change of venue and on the character of the statements to be made tomorrow morning by the ve- niremen summoned in the case will depend the decision of Judge Griffin. Beggs is attepting to show that he canno: get fair trial in San Jose. The action is based on grand jury indictment fer eXtortiOn in taking from young man named Da Rosa his lifetime savings of some $2.000 and which Beggs has since repaid.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-29
A Navy Sharp.

The spirit of levity displayed by the New YorK Globe over the case of Representative John R. Con nelly is extremely disheartening true patriots MT. Connolly is a member of the democratic delega- tion from Oklahoma, and being a member of the ambition to learn something about the navy. So plaining some of the needs of the naval department Representative Connolly asked this question: "Ad- mira, there has been a good of talk about tor pedo boat destroyers. Are they vessels to destrpy torpedoes?" The Globe seems to think that M Con- nelly, being on committee closely connected with the navy, should have known that the crews of torpedo boat destroyers carry with which they scoop in torpedoes when fired from submarines The Globe itself apparently is not well posted on the subject for it fails to mention the tanks kept at all our navy yards in which captured torpedoes are placed, and in which they swim about in graceful manner that is delight to visi- tors In fact, of those that have been largest in captivity have become so tame that they will rise to the surface of the water when crumbs are thrown into the tank.
 It is not to be greatly wondered at that our gov ernment in which take more or less pride and tors. In fact of those that have been longest delberative body earth is regarded by outsiders as more less of a joke. Here was a man who might be put into position to cast the deciding vote on naval program One might live in Okla homa long time without being brought into per sonal contact with submarine, a torpedo or a torpedo boat destroyer but did not suppose that there was man. woman child in the United States who can read, that had not knowledge than this bright light from Oklahoma has disclosed
Arizona republican., 1916-02-29
ROCK ISLAND SHOWS DEFICIT
 TRepubIican A. p. Leased Wirel

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-A deficit of S43S, ,SS3 for the month of December, 1915, was shown in the report of the receiver of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad company to the COUrt today
Arizona republican., 1916-02-29

We suppose that the great destruction of enemy merchant vessels within the last three days is separate and apart from the program which the Teutons have announced would begin tomorrow morning.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-29

Wall Street writer quoted James J. Hill as saying that snow is the poor mans fertilizer" and seemed to think that the statement news As a matter of fact the saying trite in Shake speare's time.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-29
HARD ON THE TENDER HEARTED

It is almost impossible for sensitive person to get work done these days Yesterday put in three hours weeping for the poor shoe machinery crowd. whom Louis Brandeis has oppressed for many years.-From the New York Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-29

Since the beginning of the the Germans have started good many things without entirely finishing them. though well under way With the exception of Serbia, nearly all their jobs lack the polishing touch, but it looks now as if they were about to make finished product of France
Arizona republican., 1916-02-29

Hire a. little salesman at The Re publican office. want Ad will sec more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-29

You can knock lot of ideas out of the chap who thinks there's nothing The can't do-but it's sight harder to knock them into the fellow who's too timid to do anything.
 Anonymous.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
WOMAN HELD FOR MURDER
Miss Edith Colby, Former Pittsfield
Newspaper Woman.

Miss Edith Colby is held in Thomp-
son Falls, Mont, accused of the muir
der of A. C. Thomas a prominent
politician of that place. She formerly
lived in Pittsfield and was employed
as reporter on local newspaper
for about a year Prior to that she
was with the old Worcester Spy and
the Pawtucket Times. She went
from Pittsfeld TO a newspaper in the
West She was later assistant agent
for municipal labor bureau in Spok-
ane, Wash. Her parents moved from
Sponkane to southern Georgia and
Miss Colby took a position in drug
store at Thompson Falls. Her repu-
tation as newspaper woman fol-
lowed her and she was put in charge
Of the campaign of Attorney John f..
Mulligan for congressman. Later she
went to the Observation-Disclosures.
Thomas, the victim, is said to have
been in political allegiance to the pa
per- and the killing is alleged to have
occurred following an insult by him
to Miss Colby in which he alluded
to bitter romance in her past life.
Miss Colby desired to interview
Thomas on an assignment Miss Col
by is reported to have demanded an
apology for what Thomas said to her
and then to have drawn revolver
and fired, as the politician ignored her
Miss Colby is said to have accused
her employer of having failed to sup
port her. as he promised, for anything
she did to Thomas. He denied such
promise and refused TO stand by her.
Attorney Mulligan volunteered to help
her. although she has no money. Miss
Colby was educated in Wells River
VT, and later attended the Methodist
Episcopal seminary at Tilton, n. II.
She was member of the Episcopal
church in Goffstown, N. H., and of
the Rebekah lodge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
U-BOAT EXPECTED
4. TO VISIT COAST
OF NEW ENGLAND
To Convoy Freight Submarine
Deutschland on Return Voyage
LEFT BREMEN OCTOBER 13
Allied Warcraft Prported to Be Cruis-
ing Off Nantucket Shoals 49,
and Block Island

New London. Conn, Nov 3-The
German armored submarine U-57,
sister ship of the U-53, which recently
sank five vessels off the New England
coast. is expected to act as a convoy
for the undersea freighter Deutsch-
land on her return voyage TO Ger
many, according to statement to-
night by Captain Paul Koenig. The
Deutschland's skipper added;
Il would not be surprised if the
armored submarine appeared off this
coast while | am in port. You can't
tell what the Government will do"
In answer to questions Captain Koe
mig said he probably would make his
homeward dash within the next ten
days. He denied report that he
would so through the Cape Cod Canal
saying nothing was to be gained by
this route.
The U-57 II was reported. left Bre-
men on Oct 1S-three days after the
Deutschland sailed
Rumors were Received here tonight
of the presence of British and French
cruisers off Black Island. No Mans
Land, and Nantucket Shoals, but there
was no confirmation from reliable
sources.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
SEEMING FOR ciscoEs
Bomoseen and Lake ST. Catherine viii
Be Open.


According to an announcement
made yesterday by County Fish and
Game Warden Fred W. Hayward of
this city. the netting OF ciscoes or
Whitefish will be permitted in both
Lake Bomoseen and Lake St Gather
inc during the time from November
20 to December 25. The netting will
be restricted to certain portions of
the lake and deputy wardens will be
on both lakes all of the time to direct
fishermen and also to see that other
kinds of fish are not removed with the
nets
The cisco runs from II to 16 inches
in length and besides being very at
tractive fish are excellent eating. They
are seldom caught, except with net
and inhabit deep water all the time
except in the spawning season.
A year ago the netting of this spe-
Gle of fish was allowed in Lake st.
Cahtreine for a short period and in
less than 10 days over two tons Of
fish we're taken from the lake.
This year Lake Bomoseen will be
included in the legal fishing ground.
It will be proper to net this kind of
fish between Coffee's and the Cedar
mountain north to the upper end of
the lake.
The license for the use of the net
which must not be over 100 feet in
length may be made to County War
den Hayward Deputy Wardens c. b.
Webster of Castleton and Guy Woods
of Wells. 1t will cost SO for this spe-
cial privilege
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
1850 CARLOADS OF AUTO
New High Record Made During Month
of October.

New York, Nov Freight carload
shipments of automobiles during Octo-
ber made a new high record for the
month, according to reports made to
the meeting of the board of directors
of the National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce in this city yesterday,
The number of carloads for October Of
this year was 1850 The best prev
ious October was last year. when H.
S4S carloads were sent out.
Figures just issued by the depart
ment of commerce show that SO.65S
motor vehicles valued at $l00,25S ,220
were shipped from the United States
during the twelve months ended June
80, 1916. This represented one-fif-
teenth of all the motor vehicles pro-
duced in this country in the last fiscal
year and onetenth of their gross
value. Great Britain was the best
customer, buying AZ per cent. of the
total France came next with 90 per
cent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
1T COMES NEAR HOME

Mortified, Nov. 2.--The little vii
lage of Roxbury has furnished vic
tim for sacrifice in the great European
war, Henry Putnam, son of Mr. and
Mrs. c. Putnam.
A cablegram from the London war
Office was received by his parents,
October "a, announcing the death of
Private Henry Putnam OF the Sixth
Gloucestershire battalion. 1t was fol
lowed by communication from the
record office of the territorial forces
giving further details He died in the
field ambulance in France on Sept. rs
from wounds received in battle Ac-
companying this was letter of sym
pathy as follows:
To Mr. aud Mrs. c. Putnam
Roxbury, Vermont, U s o.
The King commands me TO assure
you of the true sympathy of His Ma
jesey and the Queen in your sorrow.
'(Signed) d. Lloyd George,
A pathetic coincidence was the ar
rival Of a letter to the afflicted parents
written by their son few days before
his death. 1t assured them of his ex-
cellent health and contained many
comments and inquiries, showing that
the peaceful environment and the re-
latiyes and friends of his Vermont
home were in his thoughts. sustain
ing hope and relieving the stress and
horror of war.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
POSTMASTER PHALEN CASE
Dorset Official Charged With Violating
Denartnent Rules

Austin w. Phalen. postmaster at
Dorset. has been arrested on an in
dictment found by the federal grand
jury at the October term in Rutland
Mr. Phalen. who also conducts store
at Dorset, is alleged to have ordered
a bill of goods from North Adams
concern. They were sent parcel post
c. o. ID. and through he was postmast-
er Of the town Phalen had no right to
accept the goods for himself, as 1t is
alleged he did. until he had sent the
required money to the North Adams
firm. When. it is alleged, he failed to
forward the money and after waiting
a suitable time. the North Adams firm
wrote to him and failed to secure salts
faction, complaint TO the authorities re
suited The case was investigated and
Mr. Phalen is understood 10 have
made restitution. 1t was thought the
case would be dropped, but criminal
proceedings were brought followed by
the investigation of other complaints
with the result that the indictments
and arrest followed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
800 GOODWIN With
TWO 81 AYERS IN
IRISH Stn'
Connemara and Retriever Collide
During Hurricane
ONE SEAMAN ONLY SURVIVOR
Rough Sea Made 1t impossible to
Save Passengers and
Crews.

London, Nov. 4.-Fully 300 lives
have been lost in collision between
the British steamers Connemara and
Retriever Off Carlingsford Lough, so
miles north of Dublin, in the Irish sea.
According to dispatches received by
Lloyd's bodies have already begun to
come ashore on the Irish coast.
SO far as known, one member of the
crew of the Retriever, seaman by
the name of Boyle, is the only sur
vivor of the disaster. According TO
Boyle hurricane was blowing at the
time of the collision which made it
impossible to launch the lifeboats.
The Connemara was a small steam
er of S33 tons and 272 feet long. The
Retriever was smaller vessel of 459
tons. The Connemara carried 81 pas
sengers who we're bound from Green
more to Hollyford where they expect
ed to make rail connections.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
May Be Exaggeraon Say That Man Enjoys His Troubles
THEIR 4oTA ANNIVERSARY
Enjoyable Observance at Pownal
Home of MIR. and Mrs. J. F. Qulmby

Home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Quimby
The night of the 26th of Oct. a very
pleasant evening was spent in cele-
brating the 10th anniversary OF their
marriage Mrs. Quimby was gowned
in her wedding dress of forty years
ago, while the groom looked charming
in his suit.
The house was very prettily decor
ated for the occasion with flowers
and ferns.
At eight o'clock the wedding hour
the guests marched out to the dining
room to the strains Of Lohengrins
wedding march The bride entered on
the arm of her husband taking their
places at the head of the table, where
bountiful wedding supper was
served. The principal feature being an
enormous fruit cake, which, was cut
by the bride.
The evening was spent in music
and singing. During the evening their
friends gave them skimmerton which
reminded them of 40 years ago.
The invited guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Thompson of Chatham,
n. Y, Mr. and Mrs Albert Weeks of
Hillsdale. n. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood
Quinby Of Mt. Vernon, n. Y, Mr.. and
Mrs George Quinby of White Plains,
N. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. William Vanse of
Newark n j., Niles F. Smith of Ben
nington, VT, Mrs. j. b, Thorn of Mt,
Kisco, n. Y. Charles Bird of New
York City, Mrs. Edward H. Quinby of
New Jersey. Mr.. and Mrs Fred NJ.
Underhill and daughter Nan of New
Haven. Conn. Miss NJ. A. Thorn, Mr..
and Mrs. Karl Hathaway, Mr. and
Mrs John T. Qulnby and Mrs. S. II.
Smith OF Bennington, VT.
Mr.. and Mrs Quinby's wedding
gifts consisted of cut glass, silver,
linen and beautiful sideboard.