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The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19

Why all this laxity on the part
of the internal revenue officers
and the federal legal department
in making arrests and prosecut-
ing liquor peddlers who are oper-
ating without a government IL
cense? Six whisky peddlers have
been picked up in Winslow with
in the past ten days, and four at
Holbrook, and all have either
pleaded guilty or been convicted,
and with possibly two excep-
tions, all of them are self-con-
fessed violators Of the govern
ment's revenue law. Have the
officials decided that because the
state has a prohibition law the
government has no interest in
the2violations of it's revenue law -?
Perhaps if the matter was taken
up vigorously in Washington,
and few designations were call
ed for, it might put little activ-
ity in the federal force. In the
day of the legalized saloon, inter-
nal revenue officers were always
buzzing around to see no one was
butting in on the saloon keepers
business without a government IL
cense, and now with illicit sell
lers on every hand they never
appear nor make arrest.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19

The Arizona Corporation Com
mission may be body of intelli-
gent men, but some Of their Off
cials acts leaves the impression
that the work was being done by
a ten-dollar clerk. The action of
the commission in the case of
the Winslow gas company is one
in point. The only assets in
sight of this company is a fran
chise and a few hundred dollars
invested on preliminary work,
and insthe face of such a show
ing the commission put their
stamp of approval on the request
to issue a block of S25, 200 of
stock to a bond company with no
consideration mentioned, and Civ
ing them authority to issue and
sell $50, 600 bond issue. What
has the company got to bond?
What assurance has the commits
sion that the money derived from
the sale of bonds will be used for
the construction of a gas plant?
The authority Of the commission
to a company to issue bonds car
ries with it a tentative assurance
to prospective purchasers that
the commission has made an in
vestigation and found tangible
property on which the issue was
based as reasonable security. If
this is a fair sample of the work
of the corporation commission the
sooner it is wiped out of exist
ence. the better it will be for the
good name of the state. If Of
fetal permission under the great
seal of state can be obtained to
bond blue sky the commission
nullifies the only reason for it's
existence, and the money spent
| for salaries and maintenance is
worse than wasted.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19

A busted Italian prince, who
was bought for a husband by the
daughter of Mackey, the silver
king. is suing his wife for ali
mony, claiming he cannot main
tain himself in keeping with his
royal title on the $2400 income he
is allowed at present. He and
his wife have been separated
several years. American girls
who sell themselves to the dissa-
pated, moral degenerates of Eu-
rope for a title ought to lose all
their money, and be compelled to
take in washing for a livelihood.
Perhaps then they might devel-
ope some hard common sense,
and see in a virile industrious
American. with red blood in his
veins, real prince in fact if not
in name.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19

The respectable, decent ele-
ment of Navajo county's citizen
ship will heartily approve the
new attitude of Judge Sapp in
dealing out sentences TO convict
ed boot-leggers. Heavy fines
and long jail sentences, if con-
tinued and applied to every Of
fender. will soon convince the
illicit. whisky peddlers that Nav
ajo county is not a desirable To-
cation for their criminal busi-
ness. The Winslow Mail is glad
to know Judge Sapp has come to
a realization that something had
to be done to stop the lawless-
ness, and had the nerve and
backbone to act.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19

The chamber of commerce of
Flagstaff at a recent meeting
passed a series of resolutions di-
rected to the Commissioners of
Indian Affairs bearing on the in
dictment by the federal grand
jury of Walter Runke, superin-
tendent of the western Navajo
reservation, who recently killed
a notorious Indian outlaw, while
attempting his arrest. Mr.. Run
ke and his three assistants were
indicted, but just why nobody
seems to know, except on the
theory that the Indians are the
wards of the government and
entitled to special privileges.
Mr.. Runke has a record of long
ano faithful service in the In
dian department, whose intlence
has had great weight in main
tanning cordial relations between
the white settlers and the In
dians. There is no possibility of
Mr.. Runke and his assistants be-
ing found guilty at the trial, but
the Department owes it to- a
faithful, conscientious servant to
have the Indictment quashed.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19

Even w. j. Bryan takes a
gloomy view Of the outlook for
democratic success in the coming
presidential campaign. After re-
viewing all the positive sources
of loss the party is bound to sus-
tain, he concludes that the only
hope of victory is for the demo-
Gratis to line up as the peace par
ty in the hone that peace repub-
licans will come to their support.
Peace republicans are not of the
kind that will line up with the
Bryan propaganda of peace at
any price. They want the kind
of peace that can be enforced
with proper preparedness; peace
that can be commanded, not beg
ged; peace with honor and digni-
ty beftting a world power, in
stead Of cowardly trucking to
other nations. These kind of re-
publicans are not looking for a
chance to follow off Mr.. Bryan
on his chimerical chautauqua lee
ture theories so pleasing to pol
troonery and sentilnentalists.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19
The Arizona national guard has

The Arizona national guard has
been ordered to the Mexican bor-
der, and the several companies
are being recruited to war foot
ing; recruits are also asked for
the regular army for service in
Mexico. This will give the spec
ulators in Mexico property and
the jingo heroes chance to get
in on actual service, but if the
fighting strength of the country
has to depend on them there will
be little increase in the army.
They do the shouting for war
because they want the United
States to protect their stealings
and investments, but they want
the other fellow to be the target
for Mexican bullets.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19

In the federal court at Tucson
last week man was fined $4,000
for shipping liquor in the state
misbranded. The federal author
tiles apparently have a different
basis for levying, fines in south
ern Arizona than they have in
northern Arizona. United States
District Attorney Flynn ought in
justice explain why the differ
ence.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19

The Bisbee Reviews mistaken
in its statement that the Winslow
Mail is a warm advocate of Gov.
Hunt. The Winslow Mail is only
an advocate of fair play and
decency, and the newspapers of
Arizona of both political parties
have been most unfair in their
criticisms of Gov. Hunt. We are
not in harmony with the gover-
nor on the question Of capital
punishment, but that does not
make him a rascal or a crook,
as we give him credit for being
honest in his convictions; = the
governor has probably made
some mistakes since he has, been
in office, but he is not corrupt or
dishonest; he holds to the theory,
as do the best citizens in public
life to-day, that the man who
labors has just the same rights
as the capitalist, and it is the
holding of this doctrine that has
brought down on the governor S
head the indicative assaults of
the press of Arizona. On this
point we agree with the COVER
nor, and while the Winslow Mail
is republican paper and at this
time expects to support that
ticket in the fall campaign, we
give this early notice that if the
nominee for governor
is not a sincere advocate of equal
rights between capital and labor,
the little influence possessed by
this paper will be given to
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19

Mrs. R. L. Cowgirl the very
competent and efficient lady who
has had charge of the Arizona
exhibit at Los Angeles, has been
transferred to San Diego as su-
perintendent of the Arizona eX-
hibit during the exposition. Mrs.
Cowgirl writes that she would
like some literature treating of
the climate and opportunities for
settlers in this section of Arizo-
ma for distribution to visitors to
the fair.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19
Notice to the Voters.

Under the new registration
law electors are inquired to give
their party affiliations, and if
they fail to do so, and register
with no party affiliation, they
forfeit their right to vote in the
general primaries.
DEE Moss, Recorder.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19

In justice to Miss Moss, our
county recorder, we are glad to
say the young lady has corrected
her mistake in not appointing a
republican as one of the regis
trars for Winslow, and all is for
given. Miss Moss is not poll
tician, which probably accounts
for her error of Judgment.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19
Friday. = May 10, 1916.

The Oasis of Nogalas, with its
last issue, entered upon its tWen-
ty-fourth year, and during this
long stretch of time it's destiny
has been controlled by Allen t.
Bird, and SO strongly has he i'm
pressed his individuality in the
publication that the reader thinks
of Mr.. Bird when he sees the
Oasis.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19

Governor Hunt. Equal rights is
a cardinal principle of the re-
publican party, and a few non
resident mine owners and their
hired resident satellites cannot
prostitute the party for their
personal profit, and lash a party
whip over our head.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19
Notice to Milk Consumers.

1t has come to my knowlege
that some person or persons are
circulating the rumor that l am
using formaldehyde in the milk
delivered iip Winslow on my
dairy route, and l take this
method to-, declare the rumor
false. The wagons make
a morning and evening trip, and
all the milk delivered is strictly
pure. and fresh.
-. .s J. j. TATUM.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19

Senator Ashurst has introduced
a bill in the senate asking for an
appropriation of $500 to be
used in eliminating the loco and
other poisonous weeds that infest
the ranges of Arizona.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19

Fresh Elsinore honey. Try it.
Greater food value in honey
than cereals.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19
THE WINsLOW Mail.
]. H. CHAPMAN, Editor.

Entered as second-cass matter at the postoffice
of Wnslow, Arizona, under Act of Congress of
March l. 1879.
The Winslow mail., 1916-05-19

Published every Friday. Sub
cription, $500 per year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

jewery and ornaments are made of yer dite, and it has been called the lucky greensboro of South Africa. This green stone is silicate of magnesia, or tale,
 colored green by nature in the course of it's formation. Other silicates of magnesia may be mentioned here: Peridote, serpen- tire, meerschaum and steatite. The mine, or rather hill, consists of three varieties of tale, green, white and black. But a
 peculiar fact is that the black tale there is present pure gold. Some of the finest specimens of gold-bearing rock have been found at this mine. Every one knows that gold is found in quartz, pyrites, or even in sea water, but scarcely ever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
GADsDEN

Gadsden, May -(Special) pro- gramme for the thirty-ffth annual cor vention of the Alabama Pharmaceutical association has been received in Gadsden. It will open at the Printup hotel Wednes- day morning, June 21, when President L. L. Scarb orough of Annston will wield the gavel After the invocation by the Rev R. Excell Fry, the address of well come will be given by Mayor W. c. Bel lenger, and the response by Sam A. Will Hams of Troy. The remainder of the day will be devoted to business. The elec- tion of officers and selection of next meeting place will be held Wednesday night Thursday morning will be devoted to technical papers. Thursday afternoon the feature will be an automobile sight seeing trip, while the convention will close Thursday night with banquet at the Printup. The state board of pharmacy will meet Monday and Tuesday, preced- ing the convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
Birmingham, Ala. Jacksonville, Fla.

more by-produots than a packing house" says Dale Csrnagey in the June American Magazine. Years ago Henry Albert Phillips wrote a one-act play, A Real Man. and sold it for s25. he turned it into 8 short story and sold the American rights for s4o the foreign rights for 50. made the same idea into a two-reel pho toplay and sold it for s75. One idea through four mediums netted him s1s0 He still has to dispose of the newspaper, book, and mechanical production rights (phonogreph record rights)"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
O. E. D.

From the New York Evening World.
 Adam gave one rib and got wife. Robert Kirton of Pittsburg, back from the front. lost seven ribs and then mar ried his Red Cross nurse. This shows the increased cost of living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
TRADE AT HOME

The committee also recommends that all in all contracts and purchases made by the government or by municipalities or other local authorities a preference to the extent of 10 per cent shall be given to goods of all British manufacture, and that in cases where such are not obtain able supplies shall be ordered, if possible, from the dominion or from allied or neutral countries All imported goods, it is also recommended, shall be branded with the name of their country of origin so that the private buyer shall be able to tell at a glance whether the goods offered to him by shopkeeper weie made in Germany or not.
 The committee also makes a number of other recommendations for strength ening Great Brtain's trade position. such as the endowment and encoura cement of scientific research along commercial lines, the improvement of Che canal system of the United Kingdom, the revision of the patent copyright and trademark laws. the promotion of trade exhibitors, the control of railways and shipping and the creation of a ministry of commerce The eventual establishment of free trade with in the British empire with a protective tariff against all outside it. is also fore shadowed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
A Wonderful Mine

From Chambers Journal.
 Situated in the beautiful Kaap Valley in the Jamestown district of Barberton Transvaal, there is a mine known by the name of Verdite. The name was given to it on account of the peculiar greensboro found in the mine, which is unknown in any other part of the glove Articles of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

Seventy-two enumerators to make a school census of the county were chosen Friday afternoon by the county board of education. A representative of the state department of education will be here June to confer with the enumerators regard ing the work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

The Rev. Willoughby Ciaybrook ot St Mary's church, Birmingham, will deliver the annual commencement ser mon for the New Decatur high school Sunday morning. The exercises will continue until Thursday, when the diplomas will be awarded to the large graduating class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

At special meeting Friday evening the city council authorized the purchase of White truck, scraper and trailers. The truck will be shipped soon and will be used on street work It will cost 5000 but it is thought it will be a better in- vestment than wagons and mules.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

Friends of Loui Loveman, prominent merchant, are urging him to become a candidate for mayor. Others mentioned for the place are c. M. Adams, Robert Campbell, F. G. Christopher, w. P John- son and w. T. Murphree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

has it been mentioned in books that gold exists in tale. When the verdite rock has gone through the ordinary process of crushing and the gold has been ex- tracted, the waste Cor what is called the shines from gold mine) is used in the manufacture of soap, grease, paint, paper, toilet powders, gasjets, electric insuiators, crayons and many other articles of every day use. In fact, one might say that everything got from this mine can be used for some commercial purpose.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

A voluntary raise by the Louisville and Nashville to hundreds of it's em- ployes in the local shops has been an nounced. The raise is from 1 to 21a cents per hour. The increase will
 amount to several thousand dollars per month in the aggregate and the larger part of the 2000 men employed at the shops are affected. The shops are working full time in all departments and the Decaturs are therefore enjoy ing place in the sun of prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

| Intimation that his duty may require him to give the grand jury names of | physicians who have not reported births 1 and deaths promptly, is given by Dr. E. T. Camp county health officer who calls attention to the new law on the subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
IMPERIAL PREFERENCE ACT

with reference to the strongly ex- pressed opinion of many of the witnesses that the enactment of protective duties on the industries other than those re- ferred to in the preceding paragraph, which have formed the subject of our inquiry, is essential to their maintenance, we wish to report that in view of the following considerations:
 (a) That there exists a strong desire to respond to the feeling in our domin- ions in favor of an imperial preference in trade, and that there is also a strong desire to arrange preferential trading with those who are our allies in the pres ent war and,
 (b) That the present high direct tax ation tends to raise the rate of interest on money and cheap and abundant cap ital for the employment of their labor is of the greatest importance to the working classes, it will be necessary to impose some widely spread import duties, and we are, therefore, prepared to recom- mend that a larger proportion of the rev. enue should be raised by reasonable im- port duties.''
 What the committees ideas of reason able import duties in the trades under consideration are, may be gathered from the following rates which are recona- mended.
 Paper manufactures, 15 per cent ad valorem.
 Printed matter, B 1-3 per cent
 Silversmiths' wares, 15 per cent
 Cutlery, 10 to 20 per cent.
 Fancy leather goods, 33 1-3 per cent
 Glassware, table glass and lighting glass. Total prohibition of German and Austrian glass for three or five years. then 3S Is per cent.
 Optical and chemical glass, 25 to 30 per cent for five years
 Common glassware, 10 to 15 per cent
 Glass bottles, per cent.
 China and earthenware, 20 per cent, with higher rate for fancy goods.
 Toys, other than mechanical, 25 to sol per cent. Toys, mechanical, an absolutely prohib- itve rate.
 Brushes, etc, 15 per cent Magnetos, B 1-3 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
CIRCULAR LETTER SENT OUT

A circular letter was sent out at first
 to the leading firms in these trades ask
 ing for their views in writing and sub se-.
 quently a number of leading men in each
 branch appeared before the committee and gave evidence and submitted them- selves to cross examination The first result of the inquiry was to discover that the total imports in 1913, which is ob- viously the last full commercial year available in these trades, amounted to roughly about sS0 GOO. About s37 50o, GOO of this came from Germany and $2,500,000 from Austria and there was also a large importations of these goods from Ger many and Austria into the self-goverfl- ing British colonies, for which no fig ures are at present available. The state ment is made that in addition to the cheapness of labor and the perfection of organization which they enjoy German and Austrian manufacturers are given special facilities by their governments such as special railway rates on goods for export, and remission of taxation on exported goods. The meat of the report is contained, however, in the following
 paragraph which is signed by all the
 members of the committee but one:
 "We are of the opinion that where the
 national supply of certain manufactured
 articles, which are of vital importance
 to the national safety, or are essential
 to other industries, has fallen into the
 hands of manufacturers and traders out
 side this country, British manufacturers
 ready to undertake the manufacture of
 such articles in this country should be
 afforded sufficient tariff protection to
 enable them to maintain such production
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

Henry Sharp of Somerville, the wealthy young farmer who shot and killed Edgar Willis before a large crowd at Mount Tabor church last Sunday, was given a preliminary hearing today. He plead not guilty and also set up insanity as a defense. He will be tried in the Morgan county law and equity court next Thursday. The case will be hard fought,
 as MT. Sharp has engaged w. w. Cal lahn of this place and John R. Sample of Hartsele as his attorneys. The shoot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

J. w. Lester of Louisiana and Monroe Russell of this place met here today for the first time since the battle of Gettysburg. Lester was the captain of
 Company c, Ninth Alabama cavalry,
 during the war, and MT. Russell was private in the company. Captain Les ter. who was returning from the Bir- mingham reunion, recognized MT. Rus sell after 50 years as the soldier he ordered one night to go out and cap- ture three federal soldiers Private Russell, however, returned with five federal soldiers whom he had captured singlehanded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

of the commencement of the Disque High school. The only member of, the class or the programme was Walter Wood, valedictorian. Other graduates are Misses Helen Swanson. Edith Aderholt, Lucille Moore, Ethel Owen and Mary Snead, and Robert Schuler, Joe Ham, mond, Tom Standifer and Charles Bar rett. M
 Medals were awarded for the highest standing in scholarship last night at the St. James Catholic school. Pupils gave a programme of dances. songs and drills
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
NEW DECATUR

New Decatur, May -(Spec;al) )-Dis- trict Solicitor David c. Almon today an rounced that he will appoint the follow ing assistant solicitors in the five coun- ties of his circuit: Charles H. Eyster in Morgan county Ed C. Betts in Madison, A. A. Griffith in Cullman, James M. IT, win in Lawrence, and James G. Rankin in Limestone. All are prominent young lawyers and will serve as aides to the solicitor under the court consolidation act of the last legislature.
 MT. Eyster is son of Judge John c. Eyster and is junior partner in the law firm of Eyster & Eyster of New Decatur. He will succeed Melvin Hutson as county solicitor, since the law and equity court of which Thomas w. Vert is judge was abolished by the last legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
ing threw the congregation at the church Sunday morning into panic f

l Hundreds of Confederate soldiers from | all over Morgan county. are gathering /! l ere today for the annual memorial for l the Confederate dead al the city ceme- l tery tomorrow under the auspices of the l Joe Wheeler chapter, United Daughters | of the Confectionery, and Camp Horace | King, United Confederate Veterans. The exercises will be held Sunday afternoon The speaker of the day will be Senator Frank S. White of Birmingham. Dr. w. H. Long of this place will be master of ceremonies. Mrs. D. c. Alnon, president of the United Daughters of the Confed-
 eracy chapter, will award crosses of honor