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Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
Where the People
 May Have Hearing
Prohibition tor the Druq Evil

To the Editor of the Republican:
 The Record Union of Sacramento. California, quoting a statement by the warden of the San Quentin prison as to the effects of pernicious drugs and the warden's recommendation as to the means of suppressing the drug evil says:
 Is not this prohibition of a drastic type? Why does not some one raise the cry that this prohibition does not prohibit and urge therefore the reg ulation of this drug traffic."
 Restrictions of the sale of drugs year by year have grown more stringent. Every possible obstacle was applied to the distribution of habit forming drugs.
 Liquor causes ten times the crime that drugs do and infinitely more mis- cry and poverty and yet when pro- hibitory measures are advocated, some one raises the cry, Prohibition does not prohibit"
 Why will not the same logic that fits the drug traffic apply equally well to the liquor problem? If in the case oi drugs, why not in the case of liquor?'
 Probably the principal reason why we do not hear urged against the cam paign for drug suppression the same line of nonsense that we hear urged against the prohibition of the liquol traffic lies in the fact that the drue business is without the organization and capital investment of the liquor l business and without political power and further that the drug bushes! never had the good sense which tho liquor business has shown to make itself an apparently indispensable fac tor in national revenue.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
ORGANIZED FILTRATION

The marrane and her adopted fieul have fur nished the jokes and the prettiest of the It all began seriously and even sadly enough. The pathetic condition of the soldiers from the in- vaded northern districts of France appealed immed ately to the warm hearts of Frenchwomen. Thou sands of fighting in defense France whose own homes had long since been abandoned and oVerrun, whose mothers, wives sisters and children were missing. whether dead imprisoned it was i'm possible to know For months they had heard no news of those whom they best loved. Not letter. not package, not cigarette, clothing money, came for them Why should their country women who sympathzed with their suffering mental and physical, each adopt godson some soldier from the north and treat him true godmother should? So proposed a Paris paper. The idea, once started spread like wildfre. There other sol ders too, without friends Officers recommended deserving men, and stream of friendly consong, affectionate letters began to arrive for the lonely poilus. Muffers and warm clothing came; chocolate ana sardines pipes and pencils, books and knives, came. The list of volunteer marraines grew daily.
 Men began to find not only marraine apiece but several and the vaguemestre the front loaded daily with packages. The relationship began to be favored with romance; working girls took up the work with enthusiasm not wholly atruistic; shop keepers wrote ladies of the aristocracy boasted of their polus told another, and she told friend The correspondence became enormous.
 "The idea, of course, captivating to the men , in the trenches and the scheme has developed into the most picturesque flirting system con- ceived. Not that there who not serieuse and in dead earnest and not that all do not faithfully fulfil the first duty of marraine-that of sending regular friendly letters and regular gifts; but with such opportunities for romantic correspondence now open that before possible for the jeune file it is not to be wondered at that the correspon- dence is apt grow interesting when imaginative young woman writes to a lonely susceptible man Gelett Burgess, in the September Century.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION
 FOR PROBATE OF WILL

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MARICOPA COUNTY, STATE OF ARIZONA.
 In the matter of the estate of Martin Benson, deceased
 Notice is hereby given that Donald A. Fraser has filed in this Court a certain document purporting to be the last will and testament of Martin Ben son, together with his petition praying that said document be admitted to probate in this Couft as the last will and testament of said Martin Benson who, said petitioner alleges. is de- ceased, and that letters of administra- tion with the will annexed issue there on to said petitioner, and that same will be heard on Tuesday, the 5th day of September, A. D. 1916, at 9:30 o'clock in the forenoon of said day. at the courtroom of Division No. Two of said Court in the Court House, in the City of Phoenix, County of Maricopa, State of Arizona, and all persons inter ested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be granted.
 Dated August 22nd, 1916.
 JAMES MILLER, JR.,
 Clerk. By J. ELMER JOHNSON,
 Depury Clerk
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
COLLAPSE OF MILITARY BUBBLES.

The year has fruitful of information regarding military matters It has burst military bubbles this side of the Atlantic The collapse of them is thus succinctly described by the Army and Navy Journal:
 The unmilitary economic, aspects of the National Guards presence the Mexican border being brought home to a good many men in civil life days in a manner that the champions of the of the guard when the National Defense in the making, did not foresee. Nor did the civilian press that might have been enormous for good in this particular direction if it had had the vision the inevitabtes of this mobilization of the guard Patriotic employers not only paying the salaries of the men in the guard who respoued to the presi dents order but they also having to provide their places Now landlords being solicited by National Guard auxiliary associations to give aid to families of guardsmen who in need to forego the rent of such families make concession in favor of the of the guard who serving with their organizations Imposing upon just a few employers landlords these additional fces for the country, whole, is neither fair economically sound. The defense of country is one that should be borne equally by all the people, both in the matter of actual and financial obligation. That to comparative few this dual duty should fall is the final stroke of the wrong done by this part of the National Defense Act, and which is it's one blemish. As for the Mexican situation" far as it conditions along the border solution is simplicity itself. Until the people of the United States come to the general opinion and insist that their belief be put in force that the border dons job for the regular army to handle the Situation" will remain. Once the people make up their minds that the United States army-and the United States army alone-should the task then the difficulty will disappear the regulars treatment of the They know how to perform that kind of international operation all the diplomatic surgeons ever assembled in conSulta tion over the unhappy Mexican patient
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30

pain this thing had given him and MT. White heard of it. he also suffered. He had not had MT X. in mind. He knew that in quarter MT K, though an admirable gentleman, held to be malefactor of great wealth. He knew that he had certain phys- cal defect, but he did know that mother had been school teacher, did he kuow that MT. Ks early life had been in many respects parallel with the early life of his character We have been told that MT White has privately and solemnly assured MT K that the character in his story purely imagin ary, but do not know whether MT. K is believer in causeless concidences. But MT. Wnres statement must be accepted true.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
NEW FORD |S HERE
 MODEL |S REVISED

A carload of new Fords were re-
 ceived at the Rudolph Garage yester- day and one of them driven around town in the afternoon attracted as much attention as a circus parade. Tie new model embodies the most noticeable changes that have been seen in the Ford in several years, and no doubt will result in still another increase in a number of Ford sales. The first thing one notices is that the familiar old square shouldered brass radiator has been relagated to the dim and distant past and in its place is a neat black enameled curv- ed radiator, which is two and one half inches higher than the old one. This gives forty square inches more cooling surface, and this feature coupled with the fact that the fan is "caged" adds great deal to the cool
 ing efficiency The bonnet is slop-
 ing SO that the car now presents an artistic streamline appearance. The fcnders have been heightened and are neatly crowned which helps out quite 9 bit Otherwise the car is practically unchanged, except in one Or two cases where steel has been substituted for wood adding to the strength of the car but not to the weight. The cars received here yes terdav were simply for demonstra- tion purposes. and are for the use of the local Ford agency and the agents at Mesa. Jerome and Globe. It is expected that regular shipments will begin ahout September 10, after which time they will come regularly at the rate of one hundred a month.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
Fiction and Truth

From Los Angeles a story bearing the ear marks of press agents work behalf of the movie Lee Blount Comes Back" the story of a convict who had escaped. The press agent goes oi, to say that letter received from indignant inmate of the Arizona state prison named Lee Blount threatening to bring action for libel The convict said: q was greatly surprised to learn that you had taken the liberty to dramatize my and in so doing you have heaped unnecessary disgrace upon my family. Unless satisfactory explanation is shall take means to prosecute to the limit of the law" The scenario writer until that moment had never heard of Lee Blount
 This story remarkable that The Republican undertook investigation of has learned that there is no inmate of the state prison Lee Blount The records of prison fail to disclose that there was a Lee Blount that institution
 But this incident opportunity to prove that truth is strange a press agents fiction Tn William Allen Whites Certain Rich Man. there is
 character who is held up the scorn or readers He is altogether unlovable character His only crime is having permitted himself be enrolled in that class known malefactors of great wealth" and to have engaged in practices popuarly attributed that class MT White invested him with certain physical defect, gave him school teacher for a mother, connected him with the ownership of a great corporation and otherwise identified him.
 When the book appeared thousands of readers be- heved that MT White had drawn to life gentleman who is known in newspaper and business circles from New York to San Francisco. We will call him Mr. K MT easily identified himself He had such physi- cal defect; his mother school teacher and he power in great transcontinentai rn.rroad He old acquaintance and friend of Mr White A stab in the back with a bowie knife would not have surprised and hurt him He told rr:enGs of the
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
The Texas Primary

The run off" primary in Texas in which it appears that United States Senator Culberson has defeated former Governor COlquitt for the democratic nomina- tion for the has brought things the face. One of which be disturbing to the saloons and the other to the democrats. In what may be called the eliminating primary Mir Coquitt led MT. Culber- son by substantial margin, notwithstanding the former had the support of the national administration Mir Colqut had against him the prohibition but that vote divided among the other candidates In the run off this has gone to MT Culberson. because he the administration candidate, it would have gone to him before. It appears that he has defeated Mir. Colqutt by 75.OOO. This result may be regarded foreshadowing fall of Texas saloons next November.
 An incident of the primaries that be very dis turbng to the democrats the taken by the German vote. Every strong German county gave majority Colquitt both in the frss primary and in the run off" That is interpreted a rebuke to the administration for what the Germans regard it's unneutral attitude in the and it's unfrendliness to German Americans. That may be Regarded ln- dcative of the attitude of Germans throughout the country This is the first test of the German vote.
 We have democratic campaign document since the of the Deutschland in wn;ch it was stated that the word conveyed by the commander, Captain Koenig that the administration really
 
 Germany toward the United States It meant by the campaign document lay this reported impress sion of Captain Koenig before the Germans of this country proof that they had misnrerpreted the position of the administration It a futile effort to recall the German vote
 In this there is msapprehension of the position of the Germans of this country It is true that they be- leve, majority of other American citizens be- eve, that the administration has been unneutral and have therefore, felt resentment. But they than al the utterances of the president months ago in which he unwisely included American Germans by birth descent in charge of conspring against the United States in the interest of Germany. They resented his assault upon their Americanism than his unneutrality
 It is matter them what change mind, if any, of the German and people with respect the United States. may have taken place result of the message of the Deutschland That cannot wipe out the insult to the Americansm of German Americans, contained in the presidents remarks and messages.
 We have little doubt that the message of the Deutschland was nothing more than fabrication of democratic campaign managers But if it genuine, the presentation of it for campaign pur poses would be added insult to German Ameri- An expression of the belief of the democratic campaign management that German americans re- ceive instructions and inspirations from Germany to their duties American citizens
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
Mesa News Notes
BRIGHT PROSPECTS
 FUR MESA SCHOOLS

The Mesa public schools will open Monday, September II, with very promising prospects for a successful year. Last year there was an increase over the previous year of 55 pupils the total enrolment being 962. This year, with an increase of over 200 on the census rolls, there should be at least an increasing total enrolment well over the thousand mark.
 Provision for this increased attend ance has been made by employing a splendid corps of teachers, which with the, music, manual trainin~ and domes- tic science supervisions, make a total of 2S.
 School patrons should carefully note the location of the grades in the diff ferent buildings so that during the first few days of school there may be no confusion in placing their children.
 It will again be necessary this year to extend the boundary between the two old grade buildings far enough north of Main street to make the rooms of the first and second grades as equal as possible.
 Parents are asked to exercise the same kindness and patience they did last year, when it became necessary to make the proper adjustments of the smaller children. The main thing to be considered in problems of this kind is the final welfare of the children and to this end everything possible will be done to accomplish that end. The assignment of the teachers by grades and by buildings follows: Lincoln Building (Old CentraD First grade: Mrs. Florence Ogden principal and primary supervisor; Viola Passey. Second grade: Iva Reeves. Ine1 Earl.
 Irving Building (North Buildine) Third grade: Daisy Buck. principal 1 Leila Brack, Ethel Shrine,
 Second and third grades: Elss Hillericlx, Lois Hayes. 1 First grade: Ferne Liggett, ENs { Nation, Lucille Peterson.
 Franklin Building E. Main) ! Eighth grade: O. P. Greer, prin i cipal Mrs. Isabelle McLennan, math ematics.
 Seventh grade: Alton Clark. Ian 1 guage; Mrs. Clara D. Baker, History ' G. Nj Dean, Geography. Sixth grade: Leala Roe, Lucil | Mortensen.
 Fifth grade: Edith Hayes, Louis ! Davis, Louise Rogers. Fourth grade: Gertrude Barnett ] Margaret Rankins, Susabelle Guthrie Supervisor of music: Mrs. Ruth Le Huber
 Manual training: Guy c. Omer. Domestic science: Wilma McF'ar | land
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
AIRQOME MONIES.

The Iron Ring" is the next big story in the Graft serial to be shown at the Airdome tonight. This story has to deal with another big trust and is han dled in a manner as all the other epi- sodes of this serial, to make big com plete story in itself Edna Maison will appear in a two-reel 101 Bison feature, "A Daughter of Penance." The Ford Weekly and Some Cnaperon," com edy, completes the show.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30

prowler evidently heard the noise, for he made off at a fast run
 Still other evidence of the presence of thieves in our midst is given by Mir. Ross Cox. MT Cox was out call ing the other night and on reaching his room found all his clothing laid out on the bed in bundle which had been made from a sheet. Cox thinks the thief was frightened while in the midst of the steal
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
WILL RETURN TODAY

Mrs. E, P, Grover will return today from Los Angeles where she has visited during the last month. The husband brother and son who are dependent upon Mrs. Grover for the proper preparation Of their daily food and who are heartily tired of eating around, are rejoiced at the announce ment.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30

Edward Bertelsen and Leonard Carr made a flying trip to Roosevelt and re- turn Sunday in Bertelsen's Ford 'hoot- nanny" The run was made without mishap and what the pilot says was all most a minimum record out of Mesa and return on five gallons and half of gasoline.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
TEACHING BLIND TO DANCE.

CHICAGO. Aug, 29.-Methods of teaching blind children to dance were demonstrated before the American As sociation of Dancing Masters here to- day by NJ F. Conway, of Hartford Conn. Conway declared the Irish jig is the easiest dance for the blind to learn. The association today determ ined to present it's newest dances to the public through moving pictures.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
HEARING AT LAST

There was terrible dynamite explosion near a small town the other day. An old lady, hearing it, turned toward the door of her sittingroom and said: Come in, Bella"
 When her servant entered the room she said:
 Do you know, Bella, my hearing is evidently im- proving heard you knock the door for the first time in twenty years."-Tit -Bits
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
LAST BEFORE BLOCKADE

The F. E. Griner Hardware Con-
 pany has just received some Royal Blue Delft china which bears the interesting history of being a part of the last shipment made out of Prussia before the tightening of the blockade by England. The further claim to distinction lies in the fact that the package received here was the last one in stock out of the origin al shipment received by the importer.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
HEAVY ELECTRICAL STORM

The most severe electric disturb ance of this year in the Mesa vicinity occurred Monday night about 12:30. The lightning was vivid to the ex- tent of being blinding, and the thund- CT sounded as the burst of heavy artillery. Timid people shivered and shrunk. and others not so timid were fairly well pleased when the storm was over. But little rain fell. Messrs Paul Baxter Beville, J. w. Connolly, Geo. Best, w. l. Nash and Dr. Brack returned from the Woodman meeting at Phoenix during the height of the storm Beville was at the wheel do- ing his best mid the lightning glare, and the others spent the time think ing about their sins.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30

w. l.. Carpenter of the Tempe Garage and Mrs. Carpenter ana son are leaving early this morning for Payson to pass a few days. Carpenter is driving up new Dodge car for delivery to Boss Chilson, one of the thrifty cattlemen on Rye Creek.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
NEW RATES TO STAND. Republican A. P. Leased WIre1

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 29-The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and the Union Iron Works here lost their fight in the United States district court today to forestall inauguration of new transcontinental freight rates to and from Pacific coast points.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30

Miss Dorothy Johnston came in yes terday morning following summer s vacation at Long Beach and Hollywood.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
AUCTION NOTICE

Everybody is invited to attend the Biz Auction Sales on the Sturgis ranch miles north of Alhambra; 25O head of stock: 60 fine dairy cows, 75 head of young cattle, S5 head of hogs: farming implements and household goods. Sale will commence at 10. 30 a. m. today.-fAdv) It
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
VISITING RELATIVES

Carl Carleson, of Lowell, Ariz., and his four children are in Mesa visiting his relatives, the McBreyers and Mrs. J. w. Connolly
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
LOCALS RETURN.

Frank Fogal and party returned yes terday evening from Prescott and other points in that vicinity, where they have passed a couple weeks.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
MISS JOHNSTON HOME.

CUMMINGS is still coming for Jus tice of the Peace. Don't forget.-(Ad)
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
CHURCH PARTY.

The young people of the Christian church enjoyed party and social time on the lawn Monday evening. Games were played and refreshments served.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30

TO THE PUBLIC: On and after Sept. lst the price of milk from our dairy will be raised to 5c per pint, SEC per quart and 15e per half gallon.
 ADAMS DAIRY. Tempe, Ariz. (Adv) gb
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
RETURNING HOME.

Miss Beulah Sturgeon returned to the valley Monday evening after few days visit at Flagstaff. Prior to that time she was on the coast.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30

Burglars broke a show window of the G. O. Wendell jewelry store some time Monday night and secured over sl00 worth of rings and necklaces, The person or persons engaged in the theft were bold in the extreme as a rock weighing about ten pounds had been thrown through the heavy plate glass, with such force that it hit against and broke a vase located three feet back from the front of the window. The crash must have made considerable noise. but if the rob- herH occurred during the thunder storm as is supposed. the noise could have easily passed unnoticed.
 A box of pearl rings and some necklaces were taken. It is evident that the thief was in hurry for the window contained other jewelry to the value of several hundred dollars. No clue has as yet been found. An
 other probable attempt at burglary is reported by a gentleman rooming in the residence just north of the Christian church. He says that while lying on his he'd and looking out at the play Of lightning. the form of a man was seen about fifteen feet away creeping along inside the hedge and toward the house As the roomer got up and went to the door, the
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30

VOTE FOR GEO. F.. STALE for Constable. He is qualified by experi- ence.-Adv. u
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1916

The need of the country now is not a baptism of blood, but a reconsecra- tiOn of Americans to the elementary principles of patriotism that will serve us in peace and save us in de- fensive war.
 Abraham Lincoln.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-30
TO PAYSON,

VOTE FOR R. L. Gililland for con- stable.-Adv. SD