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Arizona republican., 1917-10-01
Civilization

Schools do not alone mark the advance of cvili- zation There are certain primitive things which indicate start and foremost among them are roads and bridges In Java they be content to cross stream On bridge made of twisted but it would be rather hard travelling for automobile to cross Tn sush fashion However the Javanese have some thing on the country which has bridges at all
 Good roads and bridges prime investment Even single horse can move loaded freight car level track because the friction between wheels end the ideal roadbed is reduced to {. minimum Put that same the ground circus full of horses could scarcely move it at all while if the car were hauled over the ground it would probably be torn to pieces and become total loss
 Probably the and tear upon vehicles in com munities with bad roads, if reduced to dollars and cents, would pay interest and provide sinking fund to build roads which would largely obviate this de- struction. Eight thousand miles on a set of autorno- bile tires is fair average fine highways whereas there are roads in this state which do not permit of more than fourth of that mileage the tires are gone for good into the junk pile. This is the most direct kind of direct road tax, the driver of the motor vehicle readily appreciates when he comes to buy tires.
 For the sake of in figuring say single tire costs s16. Say that it would for 5000 miles on good roads and say but 2OOO on the moun- tain waows with the shae rocks which serve as high ways in parts of Arizona. first instance the cost per mile for that tire has been two mills in the second case eight mills For every mile that tire has run the bad roads owner had paid six mills more than half cent, road tax and per- sonaly he has suffered physically and in of time because the way was not smooth.
 When he came to river he paid $2 to be hauled because there bridge. That was another
Arizona republican., 1917-10-01

with a melancholy pleasure by both, because each saw how one life at least could be saved. The son urged the father to accept the terms as he could die happy, since in that way his fathers life could be saved. The father urged the son to accept the terms; he spoke of his own life soon to end at any rate, but the son had youth on his side and a long life before him. The son consented finally. The day of the execution came A vast multitude assembled to witness the strange sight. There was the horrid scaffold with it's block and broadaxe. Father and son were there, the one to be be- headed by the other. The father knelt and placed his head across the block and waited the fatal blow. The son,
 with pale face and wild eyes. siezed
 the axe and lifted it with trembling hands. He struck? No. He flung the axe and fell on his fathers neck, and
 bathing it in tears he cried, No, no,
 my father we die together The vast crowd demanded their pardon and it was granted. Then the statues were erected
 That's the spirit we ought to have in our hearts. If somebody wrongs us let us say, Father, forgive them, they know not what they do Beloved, let us go out to serve-to die that others might live"
Arizona republican., 1917-10-01

Do not wait till tomorrow-phonc that WANT AID. to The Republican office now. and get your wish fulfilled
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-02-15
Business Depression.

We do not think that there is any
reason whatever for business depres-
sion on account of the break with
Germany. Even # war is declared
it should not result in depression.
AS we see it there was no reason for
the slump in business when the Eu.
ropean war was declared, but we
had the depression all the same.
We believe that business men are
themselves responsible for this de-
preston. They get shaky and begin
to feel that something terrible is 60.
ing to happen, and this has as bad
or even worse effect than if the ex.
pected did happen. - Greenwo0a
Journal.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-02-15

Charged with Killing Col Butler
at Alpine, Texas.

San Angelo, Tex. February H.
Harry j SPANIEL, charged with kill
ing Lieut. Col M C Butler at Alpine,
Tex, last July, will be tried April 9
at Coleman. Coleman county, accord
ing to advices received here today.
Spaniel was recently acquitted on a
charge of killing his wife. Butler
and Mrs Spaniel were shot to death
in Spanell's automobile and Spaniel
was indicted for the double killing.
The cases were brought here on
change of venue from Brewster
county, and Spanell's trial for killing
Lieut. Col Butler was tranferred to
Coleman county after SpanelPs &C.
ouittal on the charge of killing his
wife.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-02-15
CATTLE AND hOG SALE.
$50 Cows and 200 Hogs Sold at
Lake City Last Week.

The cattle and hog sale held IN
Lake City Wednesday, Feb Z has
been given up to be complete sue
cess.
Buyers representing the different
large concerns were present. Mr.
J H Barber. Chester, S c: Mr. Fry,
Baltimore Nd; Mr. w R Sanders, Rock
Hill, S C; Mr. H Cannon, Florence.SC;
Mr. DuBose, Latta, sc; MrSM Gregg.
Florence, S c.; and number of local
buyers were among those present.
The prices were extra good, rang
ing from lOc per ID down for hogs
and &c per pound down for cows.
A striking incident in this gale was
the fact that pure bred stock sold
without exception for good prices.
All the buyers seemed especially anx-
ious to buy corn and hogs.
There were $50 cows and 200 hogs
offered for sale and practically every
one sold.
The crowd attending the sale was
estimated at about two thousand
farmers, from three counties.
Those who did not bring anything
for sale came to see how sale of this
kind was conducted. Hundreds of
them went home highly pleased with
the manner in which the sale was
carried out and will no doubt be at
the next sale with cows and hogs Of
their own to offer.
Owing to the recent snow storm
in the West. Mr. Truluck was unable
to get the car of bred cows and the
200 pigs. Another sale will be held
in the near future, and at this sale
the bred cows and hogs will be Of
fered. The boys are reminded Of
the fact that the banks are willing
to lend them the money to buy pig,
provided they furnish good endorse
ment.-Lake C,ty Neavs.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-02-15
FOOD COST INQUIRY.
President Calls For Investigation
of High Prices of Necessities.

Washington, Feb l0,-At the d.
rection of President Wilson, the fed
eral trade commission and the de-
partment of agriculture will begin an
immediate investigation into the
causes of advancing food prices in
the United States with special refer
ence to alleged violations of the
antitrust acts. An emergency ap-
preparation will be asked of Congress
for the inquiry.
The trade commission announced
today that it had held a conference
with agricultural department officials
to work out preliminary plans for
the investigation ard at the same
time, it made public President Will
sons request of the inquiry. An ad.
equate food supply, a matter of con-
Germ to the nation at all times, is of
peculiar importance al the present,
the President declared and added that
1T is of the highest public concern to
ascertain the truth or falsity' of al
legations that the course of trade and
food stuffs is restricted and con-
troled by artificial means"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-02-15
FORD READY TO
BACK UP NATION
u. S. CAN HAVE 1T WITHOUT IN
TEREST, HE SAYS--EXPLAINS
A FIGHTING PAClEIST.


A FIGHTING PAClEIST.
If the United States 60 to war,
Henry Ford's S1OO.0O0.00O or so,
his 5000 employees and his Detroit
factory are at its service, and With
out any profit to Henry Ford.
Whatever the Government needs
of what I've got" says Mr. Ford. it
can have without interest. | don't
want to make anything. / don't be-
lieve in offensive fighting, but II
anybody attacks me or attacks the
United States, Pm going to tight
and fight hard.
''You can't tell about US pacitists,
Mr. Ford laughed. Sometimes |
think a paciist is like cat. 1t may
seem a gentle creature that you can
fondle-an inoffensive, harmless sort
of thing. But back a cat-or a
paci6st-up in corner and you've
got the worst kind of a fighter
you've ever seen."
Mr. Ford didn't dwell upon his
idea of lending his fortune to the
Government. He simply stated it
in a quiet, matter-of-fact way.
The other day was on my way
across New York to take train for
Washington he said. and noticed
q lot of flags flying. A good many
of them seemed to be from bank
buildings. They all seemed patrl-
otic-for profit, which is what actu-
ates nations Except our own United
States) to fight wars.
"But l didn't see any signs OF
picks or shovels, or khaki, about
those bank buildings, indicating that
they were offering any practical
help to the Nation except what they
could profit FROM"
He did not continue on the topic
of lending his money. He simply
stated that he would, and then turn
ed his attention to what he could do
in a manufacturing way for the
President and the country.
For instace, he could manufacture
5000 motor cars day. each equip
ned with bodies that would carry
perhaps ten men and could travel
twenty-four hours day if necessary
at a fairly high speed:
Think what they could transport
in the way of troops" he said.
He could also make a tremendous
number of baby submarines
little undersea craft to be manned
by single individual. which would
carry at their noses pills on poles, y
the pills to be high explosives. and
the poles" to be long, protruding
arrangements which would guaran'
tee safety to the operator.
These, Mr. Ford says, could destroy
the most powerful battleship an en-
emy might send here and naturally,
could wipe out any troopships by
which an enemy might endeavor to
land invaders.
"I'll stake my reputation as
manufacturer on those little sub.
Marines" Mr. Ford said. And he
admitted that considerable expert
rentation had been done with them
in the last few years altogether
successfully.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-02-15
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUINlNE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-02-15

Bamberg has organized a cham
ber of commerce.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-18
Women NETTING Prejudice.

Fifty years ago trained nurses were
unknown in this country. In 1873 GER
tain ladies Of New York decided to es-
tablish school Of nursing at Bellevue
hospital. Mrs. Joseph Hobson, who
was one of the founders, says in her
book, "Recollections of a Happy Life:"
"Strange to say, doctors were our
chief antagonists, the doctors Of the
Bellevue medical board. Not all OF
them, by any means, but enough to
hamper and hinder and add to our diff
6culties."
The conservative doctors" were es-
pecially trying. ''We were ignorant
women interfering with what was
none of our business" and
"they were utterly opposed to our in
reference" A year later the same
board passed a resolution heartily In
dorsing the work.
In the same way many Englishmen
opposed Florence Nightingale; and at
the beginning Of the present war the
offers of service from woman doctors
were not accepted. Now women In
England are being urged to take med
tcal training.
Before women take up any piece Of
work which up to that time has been
done, well or badly, by men, they are
required to expend a great part Of
their time, energy and money on get
ting permission to try.-Woman's Jour-
nal
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-18
ONE BOYS "WINTER GARDEN.n

Boy Scouts are planning to make
their gardens 100 per cent efficient,
by not allowing single pea or potato
to go to waste. Mr.. Benson of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture, strongly urges all amateur gar
denerS to do the same.
"a little boy, who learned canning
from our department, wrote me that
he had raised four gardens from one
little piece of ground" he says. Ellis
spring crop, he said, was one garden,
his summer crop a second, and his
fall crop a third. His fourth was a
winter garden He said the latter had
81 rows, and Is hills to row. Each
hill, he added, was One-Quart jar
filed with preserved vegetables which
his other three gardens had produced.
In his winter garden he had 'One
row. of corn on the cob, two rows Of
corn off the cob and one row each Of
carrots, spinach, cadlifower, cabbage
and other vegetables.
Canning will be just as Important
a part Of the Boy Scouts work as rails
ing vegetables"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-18
Sympathetic Jury.

sIn Denver" says a member Of the
bar, "a large, fat man was suing a lit.
tie, skeleton-like individual who had 8
bad hacking cough.
1.-THE case had been given to the
jury, which had been out half an hour
On the evidence and the instructions
the big man had won the case. The
jury was called and filed out into the
courtroom.
"'Have you reached a verdict?
asked the judge.
"'No, your honor said the fore
man. we only want to know which
is the defendant and which is the
plaintiff?
""The large man sitting over there
is the plaintiff, and the small man
here is the defendant replied the
judge.
''The jury filed back to the jury
room. In few minutes they signaled
that they had reached verdict. The
judge received it and read:
"'We, the jury, find for the man
with the consumption
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-18
THINGS SCOUTS CAN DO.

Organize gardening clubs in your
school. Assist the school authorities
in planting plan for the whole school,
then make sure Of vacation inStruc-
ton and supervision of this garden.
A crop can't grow during a three
months vacation without care, any
more than healthy scout can take a
Each scout should organize an en-
Urgency food conservation patrol. Sc
cure nine others not scouts to grow
some food products-men, women or
children eligible. Have each Of them
agree to do something as suggested in
can't secure nine other people to Sc
lect and do at least one thing Sug-
gested.
Get vacant lots to use and have your
scoutmaster assign them as requested
to anyone who applies. Real estate
dealers are glad to cooperate In many
cities. A weed patch this year should
be a disgrace to a community. A
Stacker" troop Is a weed patch In
scouting. Get busy.
Let every patrol become a Leaders
Reserve Corps. Impress the fact Of
your leadership on others. The great
est need in this food emergency CAM
paign is for leaders. 1t is Of grave
Importance that everything possible
be done to furnish this leadership. A
scout never fails in an emergency.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-18
Sun-Heated Water.

Seventy-five per cent of the homes
In southern California, it is said have
solar heaters, which furnish the hot
water for domestic purposes. The ar
rangement is simple, and consists Of
water pipes placed on the roof Of q
house under glass top and under
meath them some sheets Of copper
painted black. Under the rays of the
sun the water expands, creating a cir
culation thereof in the pipes until the
water reaches the boiling point, and
1t will remain hot for more than 48
hours after the sun stops shining
1t is not often that there is any fail
ure Of sunshine for more than two or
three days, and as a consequence there
Is hot water sufficient for all pur.
poses with rare exceptions throughout
the year. The cost of a solar heater
is not great, and handy man car
make one for himself.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-18
SCOUTS TO AID RED CROSS

DR.. Ernest P. Bicknell, director gen.
eral Of the American Red Cross, and q
member Of the executive board Of the
Boy Scouts Of America, has been in
conference with other officials at the
Boy Scout headquarters, working out
definitely the plans proposed for the
cooperation Of the 25S,0OO scouts and
scout officials with the Red Cross in
its war work.
Doctor Bicknell is enthusiastic about
the prospect of efficient aid by the Boy
Scouts of America in various branches
Of Red Cross work. In the first place
every boy scout receives, in his regu-
lar scout training, instruction and prac-
tice in first aid and life-saving, and
many scouts have gained such high pro-
ficiency in first aid that they have OBJ
tanned the Merit Badge, which the
scout movement offers.
The second factor making for eff
Gent cooperation with great relief
organization like the Red Cross, is that
the boy scouts, wherever located, in
big cities or in hamlets, are organized
Ill ucuIlIo SIOupS anu are uuucE re-
spOnsible adult leadership. This lead
ership can be reached quickly with the
information as to ways to help, togeth-
er with instructions, from the national
headquarters Of the movement. Thus
it is that more than quarter of a mil
lion men and boys with special train
ing become partners Of the National
Red Cross in the work it has to do to
meet its tremendous and steadily in
creasing responsibilities in war time.
Service of local groups Of this kind
can be given more effectively in coop
Grafton with the local chapters of the
American Red Cross. And local scout
leaders everywhere have been advised
to Immediately acquaint themselves
with the local Red Cross need.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-18
CHANGE IN SHEEP INDUSTRY
Two-Thirds Of Animals Now Raised
for Mutton, With Wool as Incl
dent-Merinos Favored.

It is remarkable fact that within
the past thirty-five years the sheep of
the United States have changed won
derfully. Formerly two-thirds were
little Merinos and were raised mainly
for WOOL with mutton as the incident,
whereas today two-thirds are English
mutton sheep raised for meat, and
with the wool as the incident. There
are many Merinos on the Western
ranges, but most Of them are fully one
third larger than they were in 1882,
when there were plenty Of sheep and
not enough good muttons to talk about.
The change was caused by the con-
tinual reduction in the price of wool,
which closed many wool growers out
Of business. Now that the change has
taken place, it is very good for those
who remain or intend to go into the
business.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-18
HONORED BY TURKS
American Missionary Is Given the
Order of Red Crescent.
Heroism Displayed in Care of Wounded
and Sick Wins Recognition
From Officials.

The Turks at Sivas have honored
Miss Mary Louise Graham, an Ameri-
can missionary, by presenting her with
the order Of the Red Crescent for her
devotion to the care Of the wounded
and sick
The Red Crescent is Turkish or
ganization corresponding to the Red
Cross.
When the war broke out Miss Graf
fam was at the head of the American
boards system of schools for girls in
Sivas and It's Outstations. Early in
that first terrible winter ErZerum, 200
miles away and near the battle line,
became one fever camp from typhus.
The Sivas missionaries offered to send
group of helpers, including doctors,
pharmacists, nurses, etc., to the Red
Cross of Erzerum. Miss GRAHAM was
member of the party. The journey
in midwinter over the mountains, In
cold and storm, took three weeks.
The day after they got there, Mrs.
Sewny, an American nurse, learned
that her husband a physician, lay
dying Of typhus in q village at the
front. Miss Graffam went with her
through deep snow, fording unknown
rivers at night and within sound of
cannon most Of the way. The doctor
died and 1T took the women two days
to get back to Erzerum.
The need was SO great that Miss
GRAHAM, though with slight knowl-
edge of Turkish and an acquaintance
with hospital work gained only from
casual observation, was put in charge
of hospital for Turkish officers. Here
for four months she filed difficult po-
SitiOn successfully.
In the spring, while on the return
journey to Sivas, Miss Graffam's COM
panion, a Swiss nurse, died at Srzin-
gan of malignant typhus. The plucky
American had to go on alone. The
inns were full Of typhus, the roads
lined with bodies of dead and dying
people and horses. Knowing that no
one could be sent to meet her unless
absolutely necessary, she wrote Sivas
that If she became Ill Of the fever she
WOulQ De CONSCIOUS LOT TWO udyS anu
would wire for help. Then she trav-
eled on alone until, within four days
journey Of Sivas, some teachers met
her and brought her In safely.
Then came the deportatiOns. All
the teachers and pupils of Miss Graf
fans high school, with their relatives,
were ordered south. Miss GRAHAM,
after much urging Of the vail, secured
permission to start with them. She
took medicine, food and money and
was able to be Of great help until after
five days she was forbidden to go
farther.
When the other American mission
aries left Sivas Miss GRAHAM and Miss
Fowle, who has since died Of typhus,
were allowed to remain and given the
use Of two rooms in one of the mission
buildings. They did what relief work
was permitted and organized indus
trial work among the refugees. Since
Miss FOwle's death Miss GRAHAM has
remained alone, carrying on her work
with unfailing devotion.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-18
FRIENDSHIP is TRUE WEALTH
This Fact Was Recognized by Unusual
Legacy Made In Will Of Late
Justice Lamar.

In the will of the late Justice Lamar
Of the United States Supreme court
there was one very unusual legacy. He
bequeathed his friendships to his fam
lily.
ITO my family" the will runs, 81 be-
queath friendships many and numerous
in the hope that they will be cherished
and continued. True friendships are the
most valuable of our earthly possess
sions, more precious than gold, more
enduring than fame. AS Henry
Drummond has we'll said, Friendship
religion is!"
The family that inherits such wealth
is truly rich, observes a writer in the
Youths Companion. But it is legacy
that must be used If it would be pre-
served. Friendships cannot be locked
away In safes or lent to historical ex-
hibits and museums. Like love and
faith and courage, they belong to that
intangible treasure of the soul that
must be kept from destruction by con-
slant service. 1t is not alone material
things that rust doth corrupt"
How many Of us have let slip
through busy or careless fingers the
beautiful and glowing friendships Of
our youth? We did not mean to do
it; indeed, We have often regretted
the loss until, as the years pass, the re-
greet gradually fades away. And If that
is true of our own friends, bow far
more true of our fathers friends! Yet
there have been families where friend
ships have passed down from father to
son for several generations.
There is food for thought here. How
many fathers are building up fine and
loyal and serviceable friendships that
they can with pride and gratitude be-
Gueath to their sons? How many moth
ers are storing up like treasures for
their daughters? The question does
not end there. How many young peo-
pie Of today are fitting themselves to
receive such legacies? How many in
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-18
Had Their Tickets.

Mary Ellen, the colored maid, had
been carefully instructed by her new
mistress in a number Of things con-
corning which she appeared to be pro-
foundry unenlightened. Particular
stress had been laid upon the proper
manner of receiving visitors and Of
Informing the mistress Of their pres
ence In the house.
Perhaps altogether to much had
been said about it or perhaps Mary
Ellen had stage fright at the crucial
moment, for when the first callers
came after Mary Ellen's advent into
the family she "ushered" them only
as far as Just inside the hall door.
Taking the cards they gave her, and
leaving the visitors standing there, she
went to the foot of the staircase and
shouted:
mis- Gallatin! Oh, Mis- Galatin !
Ders two ladies down here OATS come
to see you and dey's fotch dere tick
cts"