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Arizona republican., 1917-09-15
SUFFERING THERE MUCH MORE ACUTE
 THAN WORLD KNEW
Great Work of Relief by the Rockefeller Commission, the Y. M. c. A. and Var ious Other Agencies of Humanity

Mir. Gerard's story, for which The Arizona Republican has acquired the exclusive rights of publication in this field, began August 5. Its publication will continue in daily instalIments. It will not be pub Iished in book form until MT. Ger ards testimony of his experiences in Germany during the crucial period of the worlds history shall have appeared completely in the columns of this newspaper.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-15
MESA WILL OBSERVE
 COTTON DAY TODAY

MESA, Sept. l5.-This is Cotton DaV in Mesa. Secretary Evans of the Commercial club conceived the idea of having a cotton day when the prizes for the first and second bales brought in this season would be delivered and when the people from the surrounding country would be in town for day of pleasure. The Indian School band had promised to be in attendance but circumstances compelled them to can eel their engagement. However. while this splendid band would have added materially to the pleasures of the day, the failure to secure them need not prevent a record attendance.
 Mir Evans has had distributed thou sands of circulars in which he exhorts the ranchers and the workers on the ranches to be here. As he puts it, Mesa will offer you the key to the city. Prizes to cotton growers and piclzers will be announced at the Ma jestic theater. We want every street and valley in Mesa to be full of auto mobiles and wagons and the more children you bring and the noisier they are, the happier we will be.
 P $. We want every American, Mexican. Indian and colored person in the district to be here"
Arizona republican., 1917-09-15
By JAMES w. GERARD American Ambassador to the Ger man Imperial Court, July 28, 1913, to February 4, 1917

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Arizona republican., 1917-09-15
BINDING UP WOUNDS
 OF STRICKEN POLAND
SOUTHSIDE NEWS

TEMPE OFFICE Brown Mercantile Company Phone 71
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-20

swordsman Of France, in gay combat
In the great hall Of the old Chateau de
Gree With my walking cane OF a
young gentleman Of American fash
lon, which l had taken with me to call
upon the beautiful Madam Whitworth
before my cherry had befallen me as
q gift and which had without thought
brought into that prison with me. l
parried the blow Of the knife at my
beloved Gouverneur Faulkner, but not
In such q manner as to prevent glanc-
ing of that knife, which inflicted
scratch of considerable depth upon my
forearm under its sleeve Of brown
cheviot.
"Great heavens, boy" exclaimed that
Gouverneur Faulkner as he caught the
knife from the floor where 1t had fall
On from the hand Of the poor man, who
had sunk down on the cot, trembling
and painting. 1.-TWO inches to the left
and little more force and the knife
would have stuck in your heart"
"Is it not better my heart than yours,
my great Gouverneur Faulkner? And,
behold, It Is the heart of neither and
only a small scratch upon my humble
arm, which will not even prevent the
driving of that new Cherry car" I an
swered him as I put that arm behind
me and pressed 1t close In its sleeve Of
brown cheviot 80 that there would be
no drippings Of blood.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-20
fro BE ooNT1NuID.l
Historia Roumanian City.

Craiova, In Roumania, was the Cas-
ira Nova Of the Romans during their
occupation Of Dacia, and In the middle
ages the place played an important
role. It was here that the Wallachian
prince Mircea the Old defeated the
Turkish sultan Bayezid 1. in 1897. Two
hundred years later the most famous
Of Wallachia's chieftains, Michael the
Brave, held sway here as "ban," or
governor, afterward becoming prince
not only of Wallachia, but Of Moldavia
and Transylvania as well, thus for q
brief period uniting under one ruler
the whole Roumanian people.
The leu, which Is the standard OF
value In Roumania, was first coined
In Craiova. It derives its name from
the figure Of a Lion stamped on The
early coins. Its value Is equal to that
Of the French franc Q9 cents and .
fraction).
Craiova was for centuries the capt.
tai Of Little Wallachia, that division
Of the country lying between the Alt
(Aluta) river and the Hungarian and
Serbian boundaries to the west.-Bul.
letin Of the National Geographic So
ciety,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-20
NUMBER 8.
"WellY" he asked me.

"WenY' he asked me.
"This Is Robert Carruthers who
speaks"
"oh, all right youngster! How did
the party goT
'That was q very nice party. your
excellency, aHd I have paper from
that Mary Brown concerning the mur-
der Of the brother Of good Timms for
cruelty to Mary. wish to give 1t to
you"
what do you mean. boyT
Il have said It."
"Then bring 1t here to me at once
and tell me how you got It."
II cannot come to you"
Then I'll come to you. Where are
you"
II do not know. am lost"
Heavens. boy. what do you mean"
Il am in store Of medicine that Is
many streets from that house Of good
Mary Brown and also from the house
Of the dinner party"
"You helpless young idot, call taxi
and come right here to me-"
II am promised to a dance with
Mile. Belle by the hour Of 10. Of which
1t lacks nov only quarter. Cannot
I 60 In that taXicab, which It Is OF
much intelligence Of you to suggest to
me, and send by that taxicab to you
the paper from Mary Brown while !
stay to dance that dance"
"Weil I'll be No. I can't say II
over the telephone"
"what is it. my Gouverneur Faux
ner?
"pll say it in the morning to you In
person. III Just hold up the wheels Of
state until that dance Is over. Go
ahead, youngster. Call the taxi and
get back to Belle. I'll send jenkins to
get the paper, and you can-can tell
me all about 1t in the morning. VIII
9 o'clock be too early to call you from
your rosy dreams"
II do not have coffee until 8 o'clock,
my Gouverneur Faulkner, and I do not
make a very hurried toilet but I will
come to you at the capitol at 8 O'Clock.
If you so command, very gladly"
"Oh, no. Well all Of US just-just
cool our heels until you get your coffee
and toilet Don't hurry, beg Of you.
Good night, and beat 1t to Belle, as
Buzz would say. Good night, you
you But I'll say 1t all in the morning
II 1t takes a half day. Good night
again." And with tnat parting saluta.
rfon my Gouverneur Faulkner's voice
died from the telephone with what I
thought had the sound Of a very nice
laugh.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-20
Soap an Antlssptio.

Some medical authorities, explaining
the abatement Of epidemic diseases
in modern years, are sufficiently FREQ
from professional ties to attribute this
betterment Of conditions not to med
ical science, but to the increased use
Of soap and water. The Homeopathic
Envoy is Of the opinion that with .
clean house and clean person no one
need have much fear Of infection. A
writer in the New York Medical Rec.
ord says: "Soap Is now recognized to
be antiseptic and to be ef1cacious must
produce lather. Bacteria rubbed into
soap or dropped on its surface are In.
capable of multiplication. The typhoid
bacillus Is very sensitive to soap. being
killed by 8 per cent solution In .
short time. More than half the total
number will die In one minute. The
thorough use Of a pure 'tash soap u
not only mechanical method Of cleans
ing, but Is an active factor In cutting
down germ life."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-20

within Roberta, marquise Of Gree and
Bye, again arose and commanded me
to attention.
"Go, Robert Carruthers, and obtain
that paper Of statement from that
Mary. 80 that your chief, that good
Gouverneur Faulkner, does not work
in the night, which Is for rest, and that
your beloved Buzz may not again have
to work In his afternoon, which Is for
dancing. Go and find that Mary as
soon as this dinner is at an end"
And what was 1t possible TOR me to
do but to answer the command OF the
daredevil person within met All OF
which did. I made excuse Of my
self on account Of lie which involved
my attendance on my uncle, the Cen
eral Robert, and departed after I had
had but one nice slide with the lovely
Sue, but had obtained promise OF
one from Mile. Belle If found it pos
sible to return by the hour Of 10
o'clock.
After many inquiries In small streets
was at last led to the home Of the
Mary Brown. All was dark within
the very small house. but upon the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-20
The Arabic LANGUAGE,

Though the Arabs number less than
the population Of London, their Ian.
guage is one Of the most widely spoken
and influential in the world, for 1t ID
the language Of the Koran. Seventy
millions of people In Asia and north
Africa speak some form Of Arabic az
their vernacular, and quite as many
more know something Of the language
from the Koran, which, in the original,
Is textbook In the day schools OF the
Mohammedans from Turkey to Afghan.
istan and New Guinea. Nor Is Arabic
unworthy Of this extensive use. Renan,
after expressing his surprise that such
q language should spring from the des-
ert regions of Arabia and reach perfec-
tion In nomadic camps, declares that It
surpasses all its sister Semitic lam
guages In richness Of vocabulary, deli
cacy Of expression and the logic OF
It's grammatical construction.-Londou
Chronicle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-20

Robert, came down the steps Of the
great club Of Old Hickory with the
Gouverneur Falkner and stood beside
my Cherry with me.
"He's no better man than !, general.
and I've been trying. 1t all year." an
swered my Buzz, with one of those de-
lectable grinnings upon his face.
Indeed, my much loved Uncle Rob
ert, it Is impossible that l accept your
gift In gratitude that am not a wom-
an, because for the good reason and
my honor was about to rise up in arms
and betray the daredevil and her
schemes within me when that good
and most beloved Gouverneur Faux
ner interrupted me by stepping into
the cherry beside me with a laugh.
'Thank you, general. This Is just
what I need in all Of my business with
Robert. Well be back in time to dine
with you at Z here at the club. Go
out to the West End, Robert" And
with his hand on the spark he started
the cherry. and was forced to sweep
away from my Buzz and my uncle. the
General Robert, into the traffic and
away from the club Of Old Hickory,
which is named for very great gen.
eral Of America and Is club Of much
fashion and some bad behavior. my
Buzz has said to me.
II really didn't mean to Ndnap you
and the car. youngster, but I've had
pain under my left pocket all day and
l have got to operate on 1t. A sudden
impulse told me that It would be easier
IL l took you with me toto sort Of
stand by" said my beautiful Gouver-
neur Faulkner In grave tone Of voice
as / whirled him out the broad avenue
that led to the west end Of the city.
"Oh, my Gouverneur Faulkner, Is 1t
that you are Ill. perhaps to die by a
knife% l exclaimed, and for second
I let that wild cherry run in very
dangerous manner almost upon anoth-
er large car In the act Of turning into
the street.
mo, not that, Robert" he answered
me quickly, and he laid his hand on
my arm beside him for an instant as
II to give steadiness to me. 'T want
you to take me out to the state prison.
1 want to talk face to face with man
who killed his own brother in cold
blood, 1t Is said. A pretty powerful in
fuence Is at me day and night for
reprieve, and IL don't know what to
do about It. 1t is a difficult case. If
1 went in my official capacity to see
the man 1t might give his friends un-
due hopes, and suddenly ! felt that
could run away from the whole bunch
at this hour Of the day and see the
man himself without anybody's know
ing it save the superintendent Of the
prison and myself. You don't count,
because In this case you are myself"
always would be yourself to you,
my reverenced Gouverneur Faulkner"
I made reply to him as I raised my
eyes to his deep ones that smiled down
INTO them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-20

pals - clean a. the milk pals. The
hand separator on the farm makes II
possible to get the milk to the calf fresh,
warm, and sweet. Calves can be raised
on skimmilk whore cream is raised by
gravity, but more difficulties are expert.
enced.
The calf which 10 to be raised on skim
milk should be taught to eat grain early.
When they have access to It, many of
them will begin eating at two weeks OF
age or three at the latest. The grain
should be placed in box where they
can easily get at II, and they can be en-.
oouraged at first by placing q little in
their mouths after they have consumed
their milk. Grain can best be fed dry
after the milk 10 fed. In no case should
1t be fed In the milk, a. In that case It
will be gulped down without chewing,
which IL bad for the digestion.
After the calf begins to eat consider
able, grain should not be kept before 1t.
No more should be given than will be
eaten up twice each day. which will not
be over one-half pound daily for the first
two months.
WATER AND SALT NECESSARY
After this they may have more, but it
will not be necessary to feed more than
one pound per day up to six months un-
less 1t is desired to push them rapidly.
1t grain is allowed to remain In the
trough, Il often becomes damp and de-
cayed and may cause sickness, just as a
dirty pail will do.
Calves will begin to nibble hay almost
as soon as they will eat grain. For
young calves, timothy-mixed hay is we'll
adapted, as clovers and alfalfa are la1-
ative and so palatable the animal often
overeats, and this helps produce scours.
It Is mistake to believe that q calf
does not require water while still receiv-
ing milk. An abundance Of clean water
should be given and salt after the animal
is old enough to eat grain and hay.
When the milk is sold for market
milk, or to cheese factory or q milk
the problem Is how to raise
calves without the feed costing more
than the value of the animal raised. At
the same time 1t is most serious mis-
take under these circumstances to- de-
pend upon buying cows rather than
raising calves. The only practical way
to improve the production of the herd is
by raising heifer calves from the best
cows.-C. 81. Eckles in Bulletin Of Mis-
souri, State Board of Agriculture.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-20
Meat Food for Poultry.

MANY farmers, in feeding their birds,
overlook the fact that beef scrap or simi-
lar feed is very essential during the win
ter months II good supply Of eggs 10 to
be obtained. A convenient method OF
feeding beef scrap is In mash made OF
three parts corn meal and one part each
of wheat bran, wheat middlings, and
beef scrap. Skinned milk or butter
milk may be used in place Of the beef
scrsp. but II the supply is limited some
sorap also should be fed.
In experiments conducted by the de-
nartment It was found that for tho first
four months pullets fed ration contain
ING beef scrap produced, on An average,
Al 3 eggs, while those fed the same ra-
ton without scrap produced only 1871.
The cost of feeding the latter birds was
ia cents higher for every dozen eggs
prod uced than In the case OF the puiiets
fed beef scrap.
The birds should have plenty to eat,
but they also should always be eager FOL
each meal. II one-third OF the scratch
grain furnished them 10 fed In the morn
ING and two-thirds ct night, the birds
viii take moro exercise than u they re-
celve all the grain they desire 10 the
morning. Good scratch mixtures may
be made Of equal parts BY weight ol
cracked corn, wheat, and oats, or OF two
psrts of cracked corn and one part eaoh
OF wheat and oats. Dept. News Letter
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-20
Sacred Scarabs.

The sacred scarab. or beetle, Of
Egypt was the tumble insect" which
forms bits of manure into ball for
laying its eggs In. Two individuals,
male or female. always roll the ball
together, and they do this merely for
the purpose Of conveying It to q safe
place and hiding It This insect was
regarded as a symbol Of the Creator
among the Hindus, from whom the
idea passed into Egypt The ball was
imagined to represent the world be-
cause It was round and was supposed
to be rolled all day from sunriss TO
sunset,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-20

keep, Is therer asked the Gouverneur
Faulkner, with quickness Of COM
mand in his voice. "What had your
brother done to Mary Brown that You
killed him for doingT"
Course you! What's that to your
snarled the man as he sprang up from
beside the gouverneur and leaned,
crouched and painting. against the bars
Of the cage in which the three Of Us
were inclosed. "Who are you any
way9 Ny state has said I was to
swing for killing him, and there's no
more to question about II"
II am the governor Of your state," /"
answered that Gouverneur Faulkner
as he rose and stood, tall and COM
manding, before the poor human being
who was covering as dog that had
felt the lash of a whip. "You are my
son because you are son Of the state
of Harpeth, and as representative OF
that state am going to exercise my
guardianship and If possible prevent
the state from the crime of taking your
life If you do not deserve punishment" !"
"Tm condemned by the laws of the
state. You can't 60 back on that, gov
ernor or no governor" made answer
the man, with painting Of misery in
his voice.
"As you know, there are certain un-
written laws which have more inhu-
ence In some cases as to the guilt Of q
murderer than any on the statute
books" said the Gouverneur Faulkner
with a very great slowness, 80 that the
poor human dog might comprehend
him. "If you killed your brother to
save save Mary Brown from worse
than death then you have not the right
to demand execution from your state
to shelter her from publicity when she
is no longer in danger OF anything
worse. Did you get to her in time to
save her or
Eyes. I did and ! had. Curse you!
III have to kill you for getting words
out of me that all the lawyers have
tried to make me say all this time"
And with the oath and snarl the man
made lunge at my Gouverneur Faux
ner with something keen and shining
that he had drawn from the top OF his
coarse boot. But that poor human
being Of the prison was not OF enough
quickness to do the killing Of his desire
In the face Of Roberta, marquise OF
Gree and Bye, who had twice with her
foil pricked the red cloth heart OF the
Young Count de Couertoir. the best
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-20

To Bear Men and to save Inem.
~ DIDN'T 60 to hurt the young
gentleman nor you either, gov
ernor," said the man from tho
cot as he sobbed and buried his
head in his arms. II was always a
good man, and now r.
"Don't say another word, Timma"
interrupted my Gouyerneur Faulkner
in a voice that was as gentle as that
father of state which he had said him
self to be to Timms. Nobody VIII
know of this, for your sake. was
was batting you. I know what / want
to know now, and you'll not hang on
the 10th. The state will try you again.
Call the superintendent, Robert"
"Don't try nothing to hurt Mary,
governor. Jest let me hang and L
won't never care what the poor hu-
man began to plead.
'Tu look after Maryland you too.
Timms. I'll see to 1t that my Gou-
verneur Faulkner was answering the
trembling plea for his mercy when the
superintendent came In and unlocked
the cage.
Don't let him know OF, the-acci-
dent, youngster," whispered the Gou-
yerneur Faulkner to me, and in very
few minutes we were out Of that pris-
on into the cherry car and whirlfng
with great rapidity down the country
road with its tall trees upon both sides.
"Stop, Robert" commanded bis ex-
cellency as we came under q large
group Of very old trees which made a,
thick shelter Of t5eir green leaves as
they leaned together over the stone
wall that bordered the side Of the
road. snow let me see just what did
happen to that arm which came be-
tween Door Timms' sharpened case
knife and my life. We are out OF sight
Of the prison now. 1t would have all
been up with Timms II that attack
upon me had been discovered Your
pluck win have saved Timms. II he's
saved, a. well as your governor. Here,
turn toward me and let me see that
arm" Aid as he spoke my Gouver-
neur Faulkner &c: his arm across my
shoulder and turned me toward him 20
that he could put his right hand on
the sleeve Of that eheyiot bag IN which
was Z long slash from The knife and
which was now wet with my blood.
II very much fear my beloved brown
| chsvict which I have worn, only few
tinl14 = now dead, and how will I end
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-20
n done itl"

"I wonder If that Is as good as 1t
sounds, boy?" asked my Gouverneur
Faulkner gently as he looked down at
me with both laugh and a sadness
influencing the smile Of his mouth.
Sometimes I badly need two OF my
SELF They are at me from waking to
sleeping, and I often feel cut into little
bits and I can't even say so. u fact,
youngster, I'm squealing to you more
than I've let myself do since I became
the chief executive Of this state OF Har-
peth. Now, turn OF into this road and
20 straight ahead. The prison is about
a mile back there at the foot OF that
hill"
I'll like those squeals," / answered
to his smile as put my cherry against
the spring wind and raced down that
long road at great speed that pre-
vented any more conversation at that
moment. My pride bade me show to
that gouverneur Of Harpeth what good
driving in q fine car was able to &C.
complish.
Therefore It was NOT many minutes
before we stood within the doors OF
that very grim and terrible home OF the
human beings who have sinned with
great crime. know that / am never
to forget that hour and am to carry
forever the wound that It inflicted
upon my heart as I walked through
the dimness and grayness ana stiu-
ness Of that dark house.
At last, with many unlockings OF
heavy doors by the director OF tnat
prison, we stood In room that was
as a cage in which to keep the human
animal that crouched down upon a
hard bed In one of Its corners and
leaned head shaved bare Of any hair
upon a very thin and white hand.
Leave me, superintendent, for a Few
minutes. The young man will stay BY
the door to let you know when l want
you" said that Gouveneur Faulkner
to the superintendent, who nodded and
left the room as took a position over
beside the heavy iron bars that swung
together after him.
my man." said the Gouverneur
Faulkner in q voice that was 30 gen.
tie as that which a mother uses to q
child in severe illness, Il want you TO
let me sit down on your cot beside
you and talk to you about your trou'
ble."
"Got nothing to say, parson. done
It, and want to swing as quick as
the law sends me-" answered the poor
human from behind his hands without
even raising his bowed head.
II am not q minister, and I've como
to talk to you because some Of your
neighbors and friends think that there
may be q reason why you should not
be hanged for the death OF your
brother.
aIt Is my duty to help them keep
you from the penalty Of the law. which
you may not deserve even Il you de-
sire; It. Can you tell me your story
% man to man, with the hope that Il
win help you to repriever And q
he spoke observed Q tone Of com.
mand como into the voice Of my 0ou-
yernsur raullner that was a. clear
and beautiful a. the can o. the busls
70 men for Z; a;battls. 5
II done what had 10, and I'm
ready to die for f. I've got nothing
TO say" answered the man, with Stin
moro Of the determination Of misery
IN biz voice. my neighbour don't
know. nothing about Il, and ] don't
want 'em t6. Just let them keep
uuist and let Il IN die when the state
swings me-"
s 40 theFe - sone se0st about IL
uaizlf thAt H - N1l1lng Z - =
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-20
The othsr FeIloyv.

Mother doesn't think she'll 60 to
the theater with Us tonight, Albert"
"Is that soi l have three tickets.
What shall do with the third oner
"Give It to the man you always 80
out to see between the acts. He can
sit with NJ, and you won't have to 50
~ 70 see him."-Exchange