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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-19

(PoTTER) PALMER PARK IL
BRARY.-Many of our small parks
have very pretty and comfortable,
libraries on the first floor and they
are attractive and cherished and cas-
lily found. But did you ever visit the
Palmer park library at 111th st. and
Indiana av.? It has been there for
several years; you could not find it
without a guide; you go up two mar
row flights of stairs to the attic
don't laugh - to a room about ten
feet long and four feet wide; and
there is the great dispenser of knowl-
edge for this district.
Visit tit is well attended
crowded at 4 p. m. On the first floor
is a large assembly hall with its cell
ing to the sky. 1t is closed and va
cant nearly all the time; and next to
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-19

this is the office. The library is a
curiosity. It reminds one of. the
Poets Attic Days" Perhaps you
thought there were no attics in 'our
civilization" The Sherman park
and Blackstone, 49th and Lake Park
aV., public libraries are very differ
centuries ahead. Still we have
our consultations and Walter
Mills will speak here in a week or
two. They are literary lights. They
will talk, but not in the assembly
halL-A. n. P.
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THE PUBLIC FORUM
LIKES cOCHRAN'S REPLY. -

-ITNEO
congratulate you on your reply to
F. J. Kelly. It is so admirably clear
and rational. l believe a large ma
jority of your readers will feel like
compimenting you on such a clean
cut statement. Also, it has the ring
of original land, therefore, true)
"Americanism. The sentiments har-
monte with those of Washington,
Paine, Franklin, Jefferson and Roger
Williams, who laid the foundations
of this great republic and made our
present proud position as a world
power possible. You are in good
company, Cochran.-R. II. Lanyon.
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hall.-A. n. P.
MEXICO. - Several days ago a
friend and I had rather an extended
argument over the Mexican problem.
l suppose we have rather a pen
chant for calling any complicated or
disagreeable situation a problem"
And the "troublemaker" under such
conditions is always the other fell
low. Thus, among others, we have
the Eastern" problem, the Philip
pine" the negro" and, lately, the
Mexican" The core of the situa-
ton seems to be a certain difficulty
in convincing the other fellow that
our intentions toward him are
thoroughly disinterested and dictated
only by his ultimate good. Of course,
this is usually hypocrisy on our part,
for our chief object is his explOita-
ton for our benefit.
Our press, however, manages to
cover up the brutal outlines of the
method with hOneyed phrases and
high-sounding words, which, filled
with fury, signifeth nothing" So
they have succeeded in the case of
Mexico in getting most Americans
to look on our southern neighbOTs as
a race of thieving, treacheroUs, lazy,
incapable people. Confidently, but
with varying success, they have tried
to persuade US that it is our duty, as
a superior race, to show our neigh
bors how to run their affairs by for.
chilly doing it ourselves.
So this friend with whom l was
speaking had the most distorted
views as to what condition Mexico
was actually in. Of the extent of
the internal changes which the sue
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PRAISES UNITEP cHL

PRAISES UNITED CHARITIES
I am a daily reader of The Day Book
and it pains me to read some of the
things published about the United
Charities. I, for one, have something
good to say about them. We're it not
for them 1 would not have my chill
dren with me. When I was left a
widow by careless husband and
father they paid my rent, gave all the
coal 1 needed and helped me fnan-
ciaIly and never said once that they
did too much up to the time moved
to where 1 am now-Mrs. c. A.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-08-18
SUBSCRIPTIONS:

ONE YEAR $500
SIX MONTHS $1.O0
The Snowflake herald., 1916-08-18
A Paper for the Home Circle.
THE NATION is SHOCKING
LY UNPREPARED.

II Is apparent that we are
shockingly unprepared. There
is no room for controversy on
this point since the object les
son on the Mexican border. All
our available regular troops
(less, | believe, than 100000 are
Unere or In Mexico, and as these
have been deemed insufficient
the entire National Guard has
been ordered out; that is, we
are summoning practically all
our movable military forces in
order to prevent bandit incur
stons. In view of the warnings
OF the past three years, it is
inexcusable that we should find
ourselves in this plight. For
our faithful guardsmen, who
with fine patriotism responded
to this call and are bearing this
burden, | have Othing but
praise. But | think it little
short of absurd that we should
be compelled to call men from
their shops, their factories, their
offices and their professions for
such purpose. This, however.
is not all. The units of the Ma
tional Guard were at peace
strength, which was only about
one-half the required strength.
1t was necessary to bring In
recruits, for the most part raw
and unframed Only a small
percentage of the regiments re-
cruited up to war strength will
have had even a years training
in the National Guard, which al
the maximum means one hun
dred hours of military drill, and.
on the average, means much
less. Men fresh from their
peaceful employments and ply
sically unprepared have been
hSrried to the border for actual
service. They were without
proper equipment; without
necessary supplies; suitable
conditions of transportation
were not provided. Men with
dependent families were sent:
and conditions which should
have been we'll known were dis
covered after the event. And
yet the exigency. comparatively
speaking. was not a very grave
one. 1t involved nothing that
could not readily have been fore
seen during the past three years
Of disturbance, and required
only modest talent for organ.
ization. That this Administra-
ton while pursuing its course
in Mexico should have permitted
such conditions to exist is al
most From Mr.
Hughes speech Of acceptance.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-08-18
PROMISE TO REDUCE THE
COST OF LIVING
NOT KEPT.

Our opponents promised to
reduce the cost of living This
they have failed to do; but they
did reduce the opportunities Of
making a living. Let us not for
get the conditions that exi ted
in this country under the new
tariff prior to the outbreak OF
the war. Production had de-
creased, business was languish-
ing, new enterprises were not
undertaken, instead Of eXpan-
sion there was curtailment and
our streets were filed with the
unemployed What ground is
there for expecting better con
diticns when the unhealthy
stimulus of the war has spent
it's force and our indu tries an
working m n are exposed to the
competit en- of an energized Eu
rope?
1t is plain that we MIST have
protective upbui ding policies.
From Mr.. Hughes speech of
acceptance.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-08-18
DUTY OF THE ADMiN.STRA
TiON TO STOP PLOTS AND
CONSPinACIES.

We denounce all plots and
conspirac.es in TIE interest of
any lore elgn nation. Utterly in
tolerable is the use OF or soil
for alien intr.gueS. Every Am
erican must GnfeSorve1ly con.
demn them, anu support every
effort Tor their suppression. But
here, also, prompt, vigorous and
adequate measures on the part
OF the Admin stratiOn were
needed There should have
been no hesitation; no notion
that it was wise and polite to
d1lGy Such an abuse Of Oul
territory demanded immediate
and thorough going action. As
soCr as the Administrs ton had
notice OF plots and conspiracies
1t was its duty to stop them
1t was not lacking in resources
It's responsibility for their con
tinuancn cannot be escaped by
the condemnation Of others
From Mr.. Hughes speech of
acceptance.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-08-18

ELISHA LEED Chairman
P r. ALBRIGHT, Gss y MssSssE
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
L. W. BALDWIN, Gen = Mos0ssr.
Central Of Georgia Railway.
C. L. BARDO. Gss ~ Mss0ssr,
New York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
z. H. COAPMAr, Ytes-P PSssjdsst.
Southern Railway.
&. COTTER. Gss = M0ssser.
Wabash Railway.
p. 3. CROWLEY, Assf. V1es- PrssideSG,
New York Central Railway.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-08-18

9. H. EMERSON, GssT Mssassg.
Great Northern Railway.
c. H. EWING, Gen = M0nGssr,
Philadelphia & READING Railway.
&. W. GRICR. GsS ~ Sept. TrGSsp..
Chesapeaks & Ohio Railway.
A. s. GREIG. Asst. to Rsesipsys,
ST. Louis San Francisco Railroad.
c. w. KOUNS, Gen = M0sGsSr,
AtchisOn. Topeka & Santa Fs RaiIway.
H. w. McMASTER, GsS ~ MsmGssv.
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-08-18
TRUE INWARDNESS OF THE
VERA CRUZ INCIDENT.

In the spring Of 1914, occur
red the capture of Vera Cruz.
Men from one of our ships had
been arrested at Tamplco and
had been discharged with an
apology. But our Admiral de-
m2nded a salute. which was re
fused. Thereupon the President
went to Congress, asking au
thority to use the armed forces
of the United States Without
waiting for the passage of the
resolution, Vera Cruz was seiz-
ed. 1t appeared that shipload
Of ammunition for Huerta was
about to enter that port. There
was natural opposition to this
invasion and a battle occurred
in which nineteen Americans
and over hundred Mexicans
were killed. This, of course,
was war. Our dead soldiers
were praised for dyirg like
heroes in a war of service.
Later, we retired from Vera
Cruz, giving up this noble war
fare. We had not obtained the
salute which was demanded.
We had not obtained repara-
ton for affronts The ship with
ammunition which could not
land at Vera Cruz had soon
landed at another port. and its
cargo was delivered to Huerta
without interference. Recently
the naked truth was admitted
by a Cabinet officer We are
now informed that I'VE did not
go to Vera Cruz to force Huerta
TO salute the flag." We are
told that we went there Ito
show Mexico that we we're in
earnest in our demand that
Huerta must &C." That is, we
seized Vera Cruz to depose
Huerta. The question of the
salute was q mere pretext.-
Fronf' Mr.. Hughes speech of ac-
ceptance.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-08-18
ADVERTISING RATES.

Display advertisements, per inch 25c
The Snowflake herald., 1916-08-18
Federal Inquiry o.,
Railroad Strike?

Faced by demands from the condu
that would impose on the country an add
100000 900 year, the railroads propos
reference to an impartial Federal tribunal.
With these employees, whose efficie
have no differences that could not be cons
public body.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-08-18

foreign and irregular, per inch 30c
Locals, per line, per issue lOc
Readers, per inch, per issue Use
DISPLAY ads, plate form, per inch zoe
Readers, plate form, per inch 5O
Legal ads. per inch at legal rates.
The above rates are the rates per issue.
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Entered as second-class matter June
%, 1913, at the postoffice at Snowflake,
Arizona. under the Act of March, 3, 1879.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-08-18

Ne =; MAHER: Ties- Prudent,
Norfolk & Western Railway.
JAMES RUSSELL. GsST M0n0ssv.
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.
a. N. SCHOYER, Resident Vice Pres.
Pennsylvania Lines West.
W. L. Seldom. Vics-Pys,.
Seaboard Air Line Railway.
A. J. STONE. Yies-Prssidsnt.
Erie Railroad
@. 8. WAlD. T'cs- Pres. 9 GssT Ms,.
Sunset Central Lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-27
TRADES COUNCIL
 HOLDS BUSY SESSION
Health Insurance Movement and Eight-Hour Bill Are Among
 Matters Discussed

Health insurance for the worker was the topic of discussion at the regular meeting of the Birmingham Trades Cour- cil held yesterday afternoon. The meet ing was well attended; nearly all of the 50 local unions were represented.
 At the conclusion of the routine busi- ness a paper was read from the Aneri- can Association for Labor Legislation, which contained draft of a pronosed bill which requires all employees to be insured against sickness and distributes the cost of such insurance as follows: two fifths upon the employer, two-fifths upon the empioye, and one-fifth upa" 't',n ~tcN~ It was pointed out that in many instances sickness among the workers is occupa- tional, and that with a nationwide health insurance law enacted the health of the employees would be better guarded. It was contended that Health first would prove of as great benefit to the worker as the Safety first'' movement, from which such splendid results have been obtained.
 Another matter of interest brought be- fore the council was the eight-hour cam paign. It was stated that the Labor Center Association of New York is send ing to all the labor unions of the coun- try large quantities of stamps on the or der of the Red Cross seals, to be af- fixed to all their official correspondence. The design of the stamp is meant to carry an educational message on the eight-hour movement and by this means to further the interest in the passage of the measure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-27
ZIONIST MOVEMENT
 SUBJECT OF LECTURE
 AT TEMPLE EMANUEL
Miss Garnfinkle Gives Fine Address on the Possibilities of the Jews
 Regaining Palestine

One Of the most entertaining and in- structive lectures ever given in the city was that of Miss Annie M. Garnfinlle of Nashville, who spoke last night at the Temple Einanu-El, on the Zionist move ment.
 The speaker not only rose to sublime heights of oratory on numerous occasions, but her perfect grasp of the subject and eleAfness of expression was most con- vincing and held the large audience to the closest attention throughout her re- markable address. The possibility of the Jewish people regaining control of Pales- tine and to make it a national center, was the theme of the lecture.
 Miss Garnfinkle opened her address by explaining the Zionist movement in it's fullest details. She told of the progress that had been made. and of the splendid outlook for the full realization of Zionism. which she declared was near at hand
 Zionism does not interfere in the least with American citizenship she stated, and pointed out the fact that President Wilson had rendered a place on the su- preme bench of the Union States to a leading Zionist, Louis D. Brandeis, which was, she said, the highest test of hiA American citizenship.
 Miss Garnfinkle will be in the city for the remainder of the week, and will make several addresses in the cause of Zionism.
 In addition to the lecture. the following programme was rendered:
 Vocal solo, Miss Lille Goldstein, accom- panied on violin and piano by H. Lanz- ner and Miss Gusse Goldstein; violin solo, Henry Crush, accompanied by Miss Sadie Epstein; piano solo. Miss Blanche Balsam.
 ' - fs [.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-27
Attempted Suicide

Miss Gladys Barber, aged a1. 2l3 North Sixteenth street, attempted suicide at her boarding house last night at ii o'clock, by taking small quantity of chloroforin
 She was rushed to St. Vincents hospital in E. T. Shaw & Sons ambulance, where it was announced that she was not in a serious condition. Miss Barber had been out for a walk in the early part of the night with a friend and had returned to her boarding house about 9;S0 o'clock, and went to her room at 10:2D o'clock, it was said. She was found lying on the floor shortly after Il o'clock, unconscious, She would make no statement to the hospital authorities why sine attempted suicide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-27
This IS the Cash Customers
 OlU11 Store

Heretofore the cash customer has had department she could call her There have been which have proven to hundreds of Birmingham families the ad- vanages o buying groceries and provisions for cash There have been cash speciality shop cash millinery cash shoe stores and cash clothing stores But other big general line of merchandise other Birmingham depart ment store has ever previously established itself basis of seng to all customers alike exclusively for spot cash It manned for SteeeSmt's to do it, and it has with the stanteous approval of hundreds and hundreds of Birmingham people who have always paid cash for what they bought but who had exclusively cash store with which conine their trade.
 There customers in Birmingham than credit charge account yet all stores have expensive credit departments supported Tn half by the cash customerbut from which the cash customer received no benefits.
 One cannot serve two masters No store deal fairly with the pubic unless 1t sells for price to all alike and yet the cash customer is permitting himself to be charged he trades with store doing credit business and pays cash for merchandise which the credit buys wo three four months time at the price the credit merchants fault for not fairness to his credit customers deal differently Ts the fault The two classes o trade don It should be the cash the cash customer and the credit credit customer All stores doing charge business organized for eflt o the charge customer and their prices on credit basis Likewise the of the cash on lower basis because of their cash policy The expenses running cash keeping eliminated There ed on the books the cash this
  ing large credit business.
 To the accounts which add materially the cash customer should study these points we'll should buy for cash credit selling organized on the extravagan basis the
 provides exclusive and would
 In
 m and we are doing it. thousands cash customers will gladly testify
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-27

New York, March 26.-tSpeciaI) Say" remarked our friend J. Grove or
 the New York Sun, of whom we have previously written, Birmingham must have some good men down there in the picture show business"
 Jim, you're right" 1 told him, just as if he had picked the winner of the next big heavyweight fight but how did you find that out?''
 And then from the dark recesses of
 an inside overcoat pocket, came forth
 copy of The Age-Herald with its splendid picture play page. T don't
 know this boy Lussier Che pronounced it Lucy), but I do know that he has material to write about. Look over
 any one of our papers here today, and
 see what New York is offering the film fans, then glance at this Birmingham m sheet, and tell me if Manhattan is put ting anything over that is worth speak ing of.''
 Comparisons were made as he sug- gested, and it was easily seen that, while the metropolis offers a few more plays, none of the big features is lost to the Magic City, and the latter even gets the great majority of those pie lures which come under the worth while class.
 And for that the handlers of these matters in Birmingham deserve some credit. The picture-play is no small town attraction these days, nor is it's popularity here waning in the slight est degree. The thousands-yes, thou sands-of movie houses are all doing good business and I know of none on Manhattan Island wherein one can set la good seat on Saturday or Sunday night, if he arrives after s o'clock ,n
 the evening.
 "Of course" added Jim, Birmingham
 hasn't as many moving picture thea
 tres as New York-that goes without
 saying, but, after all, isn't it bit
 awkward for us here, now and then,
 as a result of our too numerous places
 of this kind? One never knows when
 he will run into a picture he las just
 seen. He can generally see, in front of
 the house, what the feature is going
 to be, but the feature is never all of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-27
|S|X PEOPLE DEAD IN. FIRE AT SAN ANTONIO.

San Antonio, March 26--Six persons were burned to death and a number of others narrowly escaped a similar fate in fire which destroyed the San Antonio Country club on Washington Heights here early today.
 Those who lost their lives were Judge J. E. Webb, a prominent San Antonio attorney; James B. Walthall, former attorney general of Texas, and his wife; Homer Jones of San An tonic, Mrs. Maeo Stewart of Calves ten, and Helen Cockrill, maid em- ployed at the club, Their oharred bodies were found in the ruins late today
 The fire originated In some paint stored in the basement of the build ing. and is believed to have been due to Spontaneous combustion. The flames spread rapidly and a number of the guests. who were asleep on the upper floor of the building, were forced to jump from second story windows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-27
COPENHAGEN HEARS REPORTS OF GREAT
 NAVAL ENGAGEMENT
(Continued from Page One)

NSOhhnueU IrOm I~a8G O0eD eials of France, Great Britain and Ttaly
 will take part in this conference, which
 will give the closest consideration to the military and political situation brought about by the war
 The Dutch ministry of marine says tha, an examintion of a piece of bronze metal found in a lifeboat of the Dutch steamer
 Tubantia, recently sunk, indicates that it
 belonged to the chamber of a torpedo.
 London. March 26.--An Exchange Tele-
 srarh dispatch from Copenhagen says:
 According to the Politken. large Brit
 ish and German squadrons were observed
 yesterday along the west coast of Jutland, off Esbjerg and Fanee. Ship captains arriving at Esbjerg report that they met
 a German flotilla, consisting of five cruisers and 20 torpedo boats yesterday | morning. Fishing boats report that they saw 70 British torpedo boats near Blaavandshuk and that one Danish trawler nearly collided with British bat tleship.
 Ut is supposed that the British riotila last night attacked and put the German
 squadron to flight. The captain of the steamer Cimbris says he met German flotilla going southward at noon yester- day and two German trawlers arrived on the scene. Suddenly British squadron. composed of 10 torpedo boats appeared and attacked the trawers which took flight and in flames ran for Sylt Island wihither it was impossible for the British to pursue as. the German fortress of Sylt opened fire
 Last night between and o'clock a
 violent eannoHading was heard in the
 North sea"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-27
END NOT IN SIGHT

Columbus N. M, March 26.-A speedy termination of the American expedition into Mexico is not looked for by General Pershing, commander of the forces in the fleid, according to advces received here today. It was asserted that following a staff conference General Pershing an- nounced that the people of the United states should not place too much con- ndence in reports that Francisco Villa had been bottled up either by American forces or by Mexican troops. While 1t was understood that General Pershing does not attempt to predict how long American troops may be in Mexico, it was i1itimated that the period may extend into months.
 Capt. Richmond Smith in command at Boca Grandes, reported that his men mad found and buried the body of Cook ONeill, murdered by Villas command, on it's way to attack Columbus.
 O'Neill was one of the three ranch hands murdered at that time. Captain smith gave no details as to the discov- cry of the body. which was the second or the three to be found.
 The body of Kinney was found three days ago horribly mangled