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Arizona sentinel., 1916-10-19
ASHURST'S RECORD
 IN J. s. SENATE
Continued from Page One)

Bill No. 1O48-For relief of Warren E. Day.
 One of the cartoons mentioned, set forth that the senator had secured public buildings flor Bisbee, Nogales, Prescott, Flagstaff Douglas, Globe and Tucson" The facts disclosed by the analysis of the congressional rec ord show that not one of these bills has become a law Some of them passed the senate but didn't pass the house.
 The letter which Senator Ashurst has mailed to each voter in the state, is, like the self-flattering cartoon, mis- leading as to public buildings. The letter reads: My membership on the committee on public buildings and grounds has enabled me to secure fav- Orable action on the following" The following" being the various public building bills already mentioned What OIHCI IIlIOI ClCO uIu ChO oOldCOl OApCCl than that the people of Arizona would believe that those building bills had actually become laws?
 Practically all the bills introduced by Senator Ashurst were of private nature and most of them, as appears from the record, are still resting in the dusty pigeon holes of committees. Two of them were reported out by the committee adversely, namely:
 Bill No. 4O5S-To construct bridge at Nogales. Reported adversely by the committee on commerce, and thus de. feated
 Bill No. 266O-To donate obsolete cannon to city of Prescott. Reported to the committee on military affairs. Re ported adversely by the committee and thus defeated.
 Of the ten bills introduced by Sen ator Ashurst which have become laws, five of them were of public nature; the rest were pension bills, as were ln- deed most of the one hundred and four bills introduced by him.
 But there is one truth set forth in the Ashurst cartoons at any rate MT. Ashurst is handsome.
Arizona sentinel., 1916-10-19
HE HAS KEPT US OUT OF WAR"

This is the statement made oftener than any other by the apOlOgists for the weakness of the present admins traitor. To those who believe it, we commend the following spoken by one of Americans greatest statesmen:
 we are told that Mir. Wilson has kept the country out of war. So has every other president for 70 years, ex- cept Lincoln and Mckinley. Never since Columbus sighted Salvador has there been a time when it has been so easy for America to keep out of war by doing nothing as it has been during the great conflict now raging in the old world. All the great pow CTS of the world except ourselves have had their hands full with existing enemies. They have been straining every resource to the utmost to avoid being conquered by the enemies al- ready in arms against them. No country has been willing to assume hostile relations with us because that would have the effect of weakening her and strengthening her present enemies. .. Our danger is not now, while the great war is raging, but later when peace has been made and the great armies are free and govern ments look about for ways to repair their losses, and the great spaces and ill-defended wealth of the new world loom large on the horizon of their de sires. Then will come the pressure of competition backed by force."
 If Mexico were not weak nation, we should unquestionably be in an ac- tive warfare. instead of passive war fare with her at this moment. We have given every possible provocation We have seized a port, bombarded coast city, traversed her territory with our soldiers and finally have stationed a regiment of them in one of her states.
 How shall we eXtricate ourselves from this mess-the results of the sta tesmanship of Wilson and Bryan? The strongest and most intelligent hand ling by the authorities at Washing ton will be necessary. Can we expect this from the present administration? Scan it's record in it's dealings with Mexico and ask yourself the ques- tion
 If the president and his advisors can not deal with a nation impoverished staggering like drunken man Tn It's weakness, can we expect him to carry through a successful policy with the nations of Europe when once theT own strife is ended. What would ne do under the crushing stress of com petition, reinforced by the worlds
Arizona sentinel., 1916-10-19

unripe fruit to yellow, and fruit so treated has the appearance of being ripe. However, extensive investlga- tions by the department have shown that the sweating process does not ripen the immature fruit.
Arizona sentinel., 1916-10-19

strongest armies and greatest leaders :? Study his record for the last four years and ask yourself the question.
Arizona sentinel., 1916-10-19
The Cotton Seed ()i| Mil
 At Somerton

It means that the owners are investing $2OOOOOO in the plant
 It means that they have bought of S2OOOOO worth of lots site for uptodate cotton storage yard
 It means that our 45OO acres of cotton will produce G. 75O bales of nt worth at 16ca pound $54OOOOOO-a ton crop of over half million dollars practically all of it ginned and miled at Somerton.
 It means that Somerton will be busy place.
 It means that Somerton is the Cotton City-that Som erton is bound to be the Fl Centro of the Yuma Valley
 means that if you are wise you are thinking of in- vesting in lot at Somerton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-16
KAISER'S LETTER TO. WILSON
SUGGESTS PEACE, PARIS HEARS
Wave of Cancellation Said to be Sweep
ing Belligerents

PARIS, May t6.-A strong wave of
conciliation is sweeping over the bellig.
erents. At no moment since August, 1914,
has there been so much peace talk and
not before has the peace talk been so
devoid of flamboyant language, or so much
lmpregnated by a spirit of moderation
No other conclusion than this can be
drawn from the important diplomatic news
from several quarters of Europe.
1--WE believe in the value of negotiations,
and have faith in the results of internn-
tlonal conferences," said Sir Edward Grey
in an interview.
1--WE need guarantees of equilibrium and
stability" was the peace formula an
nounced by President Poincare.
Vatican circles say that the Pope and
King Alfonso are working closely together
for peace, which is described as more or
less near
Persistent reports from Holland and
Switzerland say that Prince Won Buelow's
return to office is imminent. and that his
role will be that of Germany's peacemaker.
Finally great stress is laid on the re-
port that Ambassador Gerard has forwarded
to President Wilson an autograph letter
from the Kaiser, suggesting the Presidents
Intervention for peace.
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BEATING or MRS. LOPP
STRS PARIS; HUSBAND
SET FREE BY COURT
American Ambulance Committee
Tries to Hide Scandal of
Arrest of One of It's
Members
KNOWN IN PHILADELPHIA

PARIS, May 16-Mrs. George Washing
ton Lopp known as Lady Nicotine" be-
cause she collected cigarette funds in Amer
lea for French soldiers, and her daughter,
Sophia Machain, were recovering from nu-
merous brusts today, while the American
Ambulance Committee was attempting to
hush the scandal caused by the arrest of
Mrs. Lopps husband, a member Of the COM
mittee.
Miss Machain is the daughter of Mrs
Lopp by her first marriage TO a Para
guayan Minister. She vas engaged to be
married to James Slevin, of New York, who
was recently knighted by Pope Benedict
when he took pictures at the Vatican. Lopp
objected to the marriage, and, according
to his own story, made charges against
his wife. In the ensuing alteration both
women were beaten.
The domestic tragedy of the Lopp family
has stirred Philadelphlas fashionable folk,
to whom the principals are not only we'll
known, but through the Emergency Aid
Committee have been closely associated in
field of battle
Lopp came TO this country from Germany
in boyhood His sister Mrs George
Kuehner, lives at $40 Paisade avenue,
Jersey City With his wife he visited
America last January, at which time
Madame Lopp won her nickname of Lady
Nicotine" by her exertons In this and other
cities, collecting more than 100000 Gig
arettes for the French soldiers. She was
then nurse.
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be Increased to 1880 officers and 225,oo0
combatant troops, plus necessary stan
troops Philippine scouts and unassigned re-
cruits N
'rhe oficers' reserve corps and the re-
serve officers training corps have been
adopted. The far-reaching effects Of these
two bodies have not been generally realized
by the country. Not until the country be-
came involved in another war would the
value of these provisions be appreciated.
They provide for the education, selection
and training OF civilians in time of peace
for duties Of officers In time Of war.
THE volunteer army was stricken out.
The vote of the House on this feature was
so decisively against II that the conferees,
while differing as TO the desirabilty of the
force, decided not to include IL in the bill.
In its place was written a provision for
civilian training camps, which will pro-
vide training of persons who do not care
to Join the National Guard.
THE National Guard will have greater
inducements to improve, 1t will be on
trial the next few years to prove the claim
II has been held back by forces over which
Il had no control.
ITS maximum force is 1900 officers and
44O, 900 enlisted men"
SO much for Senator Chamberlain.
HAY CoNTRADICTs THE SENATOR.
THE Chamberlain statement that the
National Guard will be 100000 men, plus
is simply untreu," said Hay. "The
maximum force will be 42S,0O0 men, plus
officers.
His attempt to make Il appear there
will be 225.00O soldiers is misleading.
There will be 175,000 soldiers and the
rest will be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS corps,
hucksters, unassigned men, etc,
Remember, too, these maximum figures
will be reached only by gradual increases.
II we ever have 175000 men It will be after
Ave years. And remember this:
III the European war stops and the coun-
try's state OF mind becomes normal again, |
Congress. within five years, can repeal |
these provisions of increase and bring our
army back to It's usual strength"
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HARDEN CALLS FOR REASON
TO TAKE PLACE OF SWORD
"Time Ripe for Brain to Assert Itself, "
Editor Says

AMSTERDAM, May 16.-"The sword
having failed to achieve what was prom
ised us, the time is ripe for the brain to
assert itself in directing German affairs"
writes Macmillan Harden, noted German
publicist, in the latest issue of his maga-
zine Zukunft.
"The time has come to choose between
methods involving the renunciation of the
remainder of the human race and the re-
turn to reason" continues Harden. Arms
can end the war at best by an armistice.
The whole nation must prohibit the of
weapons unlikely to bring the war to a
proper end"
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consideration and final determination.
BISHOP HENDRIX HEARS DEBATE.
During the debate that followed this re-
port Bishop Hendrix, of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South, was seated on the
platform and closely followed every move
made
Following the presentation of the report
on federation by Chairman John f.. Couch
er, of Baltimore, dozen delegates jumped
to their feet trying to attract the attention
of the presiding bishop, but rises of Vote
vote" from all sides drowned out those seek
ing recognition The chair then ordered a
vote, which was unanimous for the adop-
tion of the report.
Bishop Earl Cranston, who has been one
of the leading advocates of unifcation, then
made brief address, declaring that it was
the greatest moment of his life. The senior
bishop of the Southern church, L. r. Hen
dirk, then spoke few words. declaring
that the church South was just as eager
for consolidation as were the Northern
brethren. He also expressed the hope that
the two senior bishops, Cranston, of the
North, and himself, would live to preside
over the sessions of the general conference
of the United Methodist Episcopal Church.
Another demonstration, lasting several min
utes, greeted this remark
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John Reed
met Bryan
in a little Florida
town, heardhim
speak and the
next day took J
long ride on a rive,
boat where they die.
cussed everything
from peace to war
and from trusts to ar,
Bryan on Tour" is II.
result, in this week,.
:. |; ! J. si7
THsHATtoHAt WEEKLY
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THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
May

WASHINGTON, May IS.
For eastern Pennsylvania: Showers to.
night; Wednesday partly cloudy; cooler In
north and west portion; moderate east
winds. becoming variable
A trough of low barometric pressure
covers the region from the Great Lakes to
the south Atlantic States this morning,
with centres over Lake Superior and South
Carolina respectively. It's resultant pre-.
cipitation has been irregular and scattered
and embraces about one-half of the area
east of the Mississippi River, with heavy
amounts at a few places. Showers oc.
Cured also in parts of the western cotton
belt and upper Missouri valley. cool
wave covers the region from the Great
Lakes to the Gulf.
U. s. Weather Bureau Bulletin
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A letter from Lopp is quoted tbIs.,.
Ing by Peggy Shippen in the pae,l' ,as,e
Ledger. In Il Lopp, described as A.. w.
the most indefatigable workers foe d" y. y
Neuilly-sur-Sei tells graphicallv X. "
ner in which the first instalment ~ .n.n a.1a
tary showerbaths sent by the Frssct ,slt y,
Relief Committee of the Emereenss y. NJ
was received In Paris. He refers I, ~ ~
splendid work of the philadelphia rrssla,, y,
corps at the Verdun front, declaring. ia sv.u
will be interested to know that the a..,..l W
on our sanitary train are all PhiladsioSs.s
men and they are rendering great ssrvl.. ra.
to the armies"
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EN(H REPULSE
FEEBLE GERMAN
DASH AT VERDUN
Grown Princes Attack Near
Thiaumont Farm Com
pletely Crushed
HILL so4 BATTERED
Teuton Artillery Continues Bonn
bardment on Left Bank
of Meuse
PARIS. NAV 1s.


German artillery continued its lombard
fnent Of French positions at Avocourt wood
and Hin so4. on the verdun front, last
night but the infantry operations Of the
Crown Princes army were confined to a
fseble attack on the east bank of the Meuse
IN the region of Thiaumont farm.
This attack. says the of1cial communiaue
issued this afternoon, was completely re.
pnised.
There was also artillery activity in the
Elk and Moulainville sectors of the woevre
xcafon.
The text of the official communique fol.
fewss
On the left bank of the Meuse there
was a very sharp bombardment at
4 Avocourt wood and Hill 304
on the right bank a German attack
/ with grenades. northwest of Thiau-
4 mont farm, was completely repulsed
In the Woevre there was an artil.
lery duel In the sectors of Elk and
I Moulanvllle.
The night was comparatively calm
J On the rest of the front.
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BIG AND LITTLE
ARMY MEN DISAGREE
in COMPUTING FORCE
Chamberlain's Estimate, Made
for Senate, Exceeds That of
Hay, Reported to House by
Many Thousands
FIGURING" FOR CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, May 15.-Friday at
o'clock the House will vote on the
Administration shipping bill, IL was de-
cided this afternoon when rule to that
effect was adopted, 1856 to 144, after a
lively debate.
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Nav Form Singer, Adjunct

The permanent organization OF body
of singers as an adjunct to the Philadelphia
Orchestra probably will be effected fol-
lowing a meeting last night of the officers
of the Orchestra Association and members
Of the great Mailer Symphony Chorus.
Membership in the chorus is to be com.
petitive. eliminations being made at the be-
ginning of each season. This plan was
adopted by the famous Mendelssohn Choir,
of Toronto, which made an international
reputation under Doctor Vogt.
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GERMANY HOPES FOR
ARMISTfCE SOON

Continued from Pare One
officially made declarations which are now
known to the whole world.
1t is recalled by the Cologne Gazette
that the English press then received these
speeches with scorn. The paper repeats
that the Chancellor In his speeches pointed
out the successes Of the victorious German
army and stated that Germanys object in
peace is the assured and unmenaced future
OF Germany in free and peaceful evolution
of its national forces"
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BERLIN, May 49,
French attacks were delivered against the
German positions on both sides of the
Meuse River last night, but all were re.
pulsed. says the official statement issued
by the War Office today.
To the west of the river. the French
infantry was thrown against the new DO.
eitions of the Germans on Hill 3O4
On the east side of the Meuse the French
troops attacked the German trenches north
Of vaux.
duel of varying intensity is being main.
tanned over the greater part of the Verdun
front. and the infantry fighting is becom.
ing moro intense after a comparative lull
Following is the text of the official re.
port:
West front-Minor operations at sew
eral points resulted in the capture of a
number of Englishmen and Frenchmen
by the Germans.
On the west side of the Meuse sew
eral weak French attacks against our
position at Hill 304 were sanguinarily
repulsed by our artillery and machine
gun fire.
An enemy attack against the salient
Of our position north of Vaux was
Fepulsed.
East front-There is nothing to re-
port.
Balkan front-The positions are un-
4 changed.
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IlVely ueDate.
WASHINGTON, May 16-All ready to
pass the army bill, Congress found today,
after conflicting statements by Chairmen
Hay and Chamberlain, It didn't know Just
how big an army It was creating.
In the Senate, Chamberlain read state
ment that its peace strength is II, 600 Of
ficers and 100000 men its war strength.
11500 officers and 225,000 conbatant troops
and that the National Guards maximum
force is 1900 officers and 440, 900 men
In the House Chairman Hay denied the
accuracy of all these figures He prepared
statement to deliver when the conference
report comes before the House, in which
he charged Chamberlain with having boost.
ed the figures in his report in order to
make the Senate believe the Senate "bIg
army men" had won their fight
When he heard this charge. Chamber
lain came back with n statement that Hay
Is depressing the real strength of the army
with the object of making the House be.
lieve its little army men" won.
CHAMBERLAIN'S STATEMENT
Presenting the report of the conferees to
the Senate today, Senator Chamberlain
said:
"The bill is a compromise, and many of
its provisions are experimental and may be
found not to work out. But it is funda-
nenlHuy right anu must De welcomed by
all who are reasonable and unpre JUDGED as
a good bill
'The total increase of regulars will be:
''Thirty-four regiments of infantry: 10
regiments of cavalry; Is regiments of field
artillery; regiments of engineers; bat
talions of mounted engineers: 93 COM
panies of coast artillery (the equivalent
thereoD, aero squadrons. the necessary
number of signal companies and battalions
to serve the higher units provided for and
such personnel of the staff corps and de-
partments as may he necessary.
"'rhe company units will no longer be
skeletons but each company troop and bat
terry will be a real working unit, of about
of its war strength An infantry
will be 100 men in peace and $50
in war; troop of cavalry will be 20 men
in peace and los in war; a battery will be
1876 men in peace and 100 in war.
PEACE AND WAR STRUGGLE.
"The maximum peace strength of the |
regular army will be II, 900 officers and |
10000 men, plus the enlisted men of the
signal corps. quartermaster corps, medical
department. Philippine scouts and un-
assigned recruits; total of 1900 officers
md 1000 men.
I'm actual or threatened war these can
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METHODISTS ADOPT
CHURCH UNION PLAN
Continued from Page One
BISHOP HENDRIX HEARS DEBATE.

joint commission on uniication for its
consideration and final determination.
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LENGTH OF DAY.


CHESTNUT STREET,
Ezish water. .12;23 am. High water. .I241 D. m
Low water. 1;46 Am. Low water. 1851 r. nj
TEMPERATURE AT EACH HOUR.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-12-16
=, JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS.

~ JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS.
The Christmas tree is all alight be
tween us and the trenches; beyond It
lies grevous fight and suffering and
stenches; this side Of 1t are all things
good, and little folks are singing, and
over field and stream and wood their
Joyous tones are winging. So let us
pull the curtain down on perfscopes
and dying, and spread our smiles all
over town, and cut out sobs and sigh
ing. The little folks know naught Of
war, and little folks are happy; they
have no notion what it's for nor why
the kings are scrappy: and we know
no more than they do Of the outland-
fish reason; so let us sing: 1.-The skies
are blue, It is the Christmas season -
So let us bring the turkey in and tote
in wood for mother, and polish up. our
Christmas grin and try to love our
brother. The world is full Of friend
ships vet, the world is filled with low
ing, and love outshines coronet, and
sympathy beats showing. So let us
load the Christmas tree and let us
wear a posy and Join the children in
their glee at ring-around-a-rosy -
Houston Post.
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:. Il x "
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
By PEARL c. MILLER.

BY PEARL G. MILLER.
The whole world IL Christmas tree.
And stars it, many candles be.
The spirit Of Christmas should be
one Of love, charity, sympathy and
hospitality. Christmas means the an
niversary Of the birth Of Christ, and
only the best impulses Of the human
heart should characterize the season
Of rejoicing and giving.
Perhaps, when we are puzzled and
worried about our Christmas gifts, we
may not be wholly unselfish our
selves, or we may be striving to give
to him that hath. If you are doubtful
about the appreciation your little gift
may receive try giving it to someone
more needy, and the doubt will quick
" vanish. Oftentimes the gifts most
easily selected and bestowed express
the truest spirit Of giving. Cease to
give when It becomes task, for It Is
Not what we give, but what we share,
For the gift without the gfver 10 hare.
Il there Santa CLAUSE The Ger
man named Krist Kindlein, Christ
child, finally became corrupted into
Kriss Kringle, q being now identified
with Santa Claus. Saint Nicholas, q
synonymous term, was a Greek, who
died about 843 A. D. He was con-
sidered a patron Of the children and a
good genius Of the gift season. Santa
Claus means the spirit of Christmas.
The custom Of hanging up stock
ings on Christmas eve originated in
England and was brought to this
country by the Pilgrim Fathers.
Decorations and music are indispen-
sable for the Christmas season, and
these are within the reach of all. Il
is an ancient belief that the mistletoe
contains medicinal properties, and 1t
was supposed to have the power to
dispel any evil spirits.
Since Christmas symbOlizes the
birth Of the Christ child what griev-
GUS custom It Is to make the contrac-
ton Xmas stand for all that is SO
good and beautiful. Surely we can
take time to write the word out fully
and portray q picture Of beauty and
dignity in commemorative Of the holi-
day (holy day..
Oh. sing Q carol 1oyfully,
Inc years great feast 10 keeping.
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