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Arizona republican., 1917-01-03
HUM0R THROWN IN l RECORD
 LAND|S' SPEECH

The Congressional Record now en- ters the lists in competition with many other humorous journals says the Washington Post, and lays claim to recognition by the laughing public through the publication of speech of former Representative Frederick Lam dis of Indiana. The speech was de- livered at an Indiana society banquet in Chicago, clipped from newspaper by Representative Longworth of Ohio, and shown around the house until the clipping nearly fell to pieces. Then to make sure every member would see 1t Representative LongWorth interrupted the debate on the district bill so that the clerk would read it aloud and have in inserted in the Record
Arizona republican., 1917-01-03
INTERESTING NEWS
 IF WEDDING LEAKS

Although they attempted 10 keep their marriage a secret for a few days longer, the news leaked out yester- day that Miss Corinne Hoagland and William c. Roche. assistant county engineer, had been quietly married Saturday evening at the home of Rev. Ray C. Harker of the First Methodist church. who read the service.
 Only a few relatives and close friends were present at the ceremony. The only attendant was Miss Murilla Wilson. who acted as maid of honor. The bride is a charming young woman who has made a legion of friends dur ing her several years residence here from Louisville.
 Mir. Roche has been connected with the office of county engineer for a
Arizona republican., 1917-01-03
AriZona's Conner

Arizona's production of copper last year 675,- OO0,0OO pounds a gain of 24SOoOOOO pounds the production of the year before. It 56,OOO,OOO pounds more than the aggregate production of the two next greatest copper producing states of Mon- and Michigan 69,0O000O, and those states each made record Arizonas production exceeded the total output of the whole country late 1902 So it is seen that something has been doing in the copper producing industry in recent years.
 The greater part of Arizona's great production has come from a half-do mines. As many coming into production and scores of others possible contributors to the staggering volume of copper next year.
 It is of course true that the high price of copper has stimulated activity and has added probably 2O0OoO.OOO pounds the years output The war, it is equally true, caused the high price just in the first year of the the allies embargo copper to neutral countries depressed the industry here with the result that ir this state for time, of the mines were slowed down. Since then though, the demand of the allies for American copper together with the demand for home consumption has furnished
 stmuant for the greatest activity in the history of the industry and the highest prices since the civil All this time the United deprived too of half the world market including it's largest tomer Germany
 Of all the industries in this country stimulated by the copper production is probably the only that will not be seriously affected by peace With the end of the will come period of reconstruc ton in which copper will enter much more largely than into the original construction than into the materials which have been employed in de- struction during the Steam railway lines will be electrified not only in Europe but also in this country. it has been found much cheaper to transport electrical energy than is to carry coal or oil Germany will require unimaginable masses of copper to replace the metal that has been used in the making of shells and other munitions.
 Altogether the peace period within which there will be abnormal demand for copper will be much longer than the period which has furnished abnormal demand. And until it is satisfied believe that the present prices will materially decline
Arizona republican., 1917-01-03
AJO MAN DRAWS
 STIFF SENTENCE

AJO, Arizona, Jan. Five wit nesses, their faces familiar to tho judge from previous hearings had sworn that the defendant did not, could not. would not heave a rock. Six witnesses for the complainant. whose back was still lame, testified that the defendant could, and did
 The defendant, nafed Rogers, asked permission to make statement thereupon arising to OVerwhelm the court with an "as God bears witness. I didn't. judge. s'help mex appeal Cliinaxing, he asked that Deputy Sheriff Elsner take the stnd and saS if defendant had not always been ofderIv on the picket line.
 Never noticed misconduct there. 70 soberly testified the officer, but on the way to the jail after Brown was struck, Rogers told me tEat If he ever Sot Brown alone for two minutes,
Arizona republican., 1917-01-03

Arizona readers of Dickens will now recall three of the characters of Our Mutual Frend the water mans "Guv'ner," the 'tother Guvner" and the 'totherest Guv'ner" We have not quite such a superfuity. But have "guv'ner and tother guvner," and it misapprehended for time that Secretary of State Osborn might be 'totherest guv'ner"
Arizona republican., 1917-01-03
The Purpose of Eleadinn

Books are for the scholars idle times. When he read God directly the hour is precious to be wasted in other mens transcripts of their readings But when the intervals of darkness come, as come they must-when the is hid and the with draw their shinning-we repair to the lamps which were kindled by their ray, where the dawn is We hear that may speak The Arabian proverb says: "A fig tree, looking fig tree becometh fruitful" -Emerson
Arizona republican., 1917-01-03

Hire a little salesman at The Re publican office. A Want Ad will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-03

Brown would never sign another com plaint"
 Fifty dollars and sixty days in jail quoth the court.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-03
Exchange.

Miss Gertrude Hilton, pretty miss of fourteen who was recently brought before the children's court in New York city, declares she was, taught how to rob men by Ruth Howard, cabaret performer with whom she lived.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-03

year previous to which he was an en- gineer for the Pacific Gas and Elec- tric Company with headquarters at Fossil Creek
Arizona republican., 1917-01-03

Is he ready for Thanksgiving. And the appetizing spread? No The frightful cost of living Makes him wish thai he were dead
 -Exchange.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-29
He Found the Key.

ooh, Clarence Clarence cried lit
tie wiley, just returning from her holl-
day. "Come up quickly. We've had
burglars There's not thing In my
wardrobe. All my dresses are gone"
"Oh, that's all right" Clarence calm
ly replied. There's been no burglars
here. It's really your fault"
''My fault How?'
"Well, after I'd nearly starved for
two days, you wrote and said that the
key of the pantry was in the pocket
of your crepe de chine, and"
walking skirt, 1 said. Idiot"
swell, 1 didn't know the difference
between a crepe de chine and n walk
ing skirt, and was hungry. So took
the whole bunch out into the garden
and made a bonfire. Then 1 raked
among the ashes and found the key !"
Boston Globe.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-29

The following account of the funeral cortege Of
khe Turkish crown prince is given by Alexander
Brody, who saw the ceremony:
On the scarlet covered coffin In which the body
of Jussuf Izzeddin, the crown prince of Turkey
who had killed himself In his harem, was carried
10 the grave lay his fez, "kalbag," In token OF
mis- military career
The coffin was made Of wood, for metal is too
scarce even for q prince and It was borne by the
eunuchs of the royal household. Jussuf had been
kind to his servants although stern with their
peers.
gigantic negro with the eyes of faithful
hound constantly smoothed the red cloth lest
wrinkle might dishonor the seemliness of the occa-
sdon and he kept constant watch on the pallbear-
ers The 500 burly negro eunuchs were as one In
their grief. Following them were the chamber
aains and attendants Of the household, with red
caps on their black heads
The coffin was gently laid on the Mussala tasay,
q prayer stone, fragments of an old Greek column
datng back to the days Of the victorious emperors
The holy prayer was chanted: 'Btssm nlah irrah-
man. elhamd We nahi, rebb ul alemin" Gin the
name of God the merciful and graciousD. Then
the holy men approached, dervishes Of all ranks.
nevlevs and raputis, the monks who impose pun
Anhment on themselves by imposing camel's-hair
busbies two feet high their heads. The fanatical
death song is heartrendng. The green cloth about
me heads Of some indicates that rhey have arrived
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-29
liahts on Life Bouys.

Submarine warfare has resulted In
numerous improvements In life pre-
servers and life buoys. The passengers
on any ship that sails the Atlantic to-
day are likely to find themselves bob
bling about In the icy waters with no
support but cork jacket.
Some time ago number Of sailors
on a torpedoed ship saved their lives
at night by signaling to the rescuers
with little electric Cash lamps. This
principle has now been incorporated
into the latest life buoy by an attach
ment which.carries electric flash lamps
as part of its equipment. The lamps
burn steadily as soon as the buoy hits
the water, and serve to indicate the
position Of the person supported to any
boat that may be searching for sur
vivors.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-29

at sainthood through visit to the tomb of the
prophet at Mecca.
After the deryishes came the members of "Union
and Progress" the Young Turks, in Partisan Dress
Some Of the faces were milk white; and then
gray head among them.
In the eyes Of the dervishes burned the fire Of
the past in the Young Turks that of the future
Which one is approaching his last hour in the
Ozman lands?
The head Of more conservative Turk came In
view that of the new heir to the sultan's throne,
Vahdeddln Of Persian type, long narrow-nosed
features resembling Abdul Hamids.
One may only conjecture concerning this repre-
sentative of royalty grown up in the shade of the
harem walls, in constant companionship of women
of the Orient who never dlvuge anything about
their lords and masters. The new crown prince is
long past middle age Behind him rode Prince
Medsid, aged and worn In fact, the whole royal
family has left youth behind
A group of Arabs came next. The rays of the
cold spring sunlight threw pale gold the fancy
costumes of these men sof the desert
A prominent merchant whispered: "They are the
Arabs, Of the faith, yet they do not obey Allah be-
cause he is merciful. but because they fear him,
and not without reason. fear that we cannot
trust them In this holy war. at least some of
them. They value money too highly, especially
silver although they have no contempt for gold"
New York Herald.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-29
Seems STRANGE.

Cholly-But, ah. you see; II isn't
possible to become intoxicated on wa
ter, you know.
Holly-Oh; II isn't. chr Did you ever
watch an excursion boat docking on
Its return trip
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
A COUNTY MANAGER AT LAST

A city manager is no longer a
novelty There are many cities, of
winch layton, Ohio, is probably the
most conspicuous example, where
the public business has been placed
In the hands of such men. It has
been found that when they are
qualified for their responsibilities
they conduct the work of the city
In business-like manner which is
not always possible where the final
responsibility for results is divided
among a number of men whose per-
s0nal affairs occupy most of their
time. 1t was natural for this plan
OF business administration to be ex-
tended from cities to counties. The
county commission ers of Tillman
county, Oklahoma, for example, de-
cided last December that the road
and bridge business coming before
them was greater than they could
handle properly at the one meeting
per month at which they met. They
adopted a resolution to the effect
that such work deman ded the con-
slant attention of man having both
technical and business education,
and 1t was best to turn. over the
whole responsibility to county
manager, acting under the general
direction of the county commission
ers in matters of policy. They sap-
pointed their county engineer to the
new position, with the result that
more roadwork was done in the first
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
three months of this year than dur
ing the previous Is years, according
to a report of the county manager.
ROAD BUILDING
WITH DYNAMITE


The scarcity of labor at any price
made roadbuilding in 1916 an ex-
pensive proposition. Machinery was
used to a greater extent than ever
before, not only for work for which
it has been known to be adapted but
also for work that previously was
considered best done by pick and
shovel. Road builders turned to
dynamite in many cases as sub
stitute for day labor. Blasting has
been done for years in grading thru
very hard material. but lately it has
also been done where the excavation
is easier, in digging the side bitches
of roads and the trenches in which
underdrains are laid. The explosive
loosens harden and other dense ma
terial so that the road-grading ma
chine can shape a ditch about as
easily as where the work is in loan,
and thus the amount of pick-and-
shovel work, very expensive where
labor is scarce, is greatly reduced.
Even in soft clay and muck, dyna-
mite is now being used by the road
builder, who follows the practice of
drainage engineers and blasts
trenches ahead of the grading, not
only to assist in the latter work but
also to drain the hand before the
machines arrive to shape the road.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
THE EYES OF UNCLE SANS BOYS
Is Per Cent OF Recruits for U. s. |
Army Unable to Pass Old Require
mentS..

DR.. S. c. Stanton, first lieutenant,
medical reserve corps of the u. s.
arym, central division in Chicago,
says: There has been such grow
ing tendency of weakening of the
eyes of the men that the govern
ment has found it necessary to meet
these conditions by reducing the
visual requirements. Fully Is per
cent of those desiring to enlist do
not pass the old requirements.
In war department circular No.
26 by Gen. W. w. Wetherspoon, is
sued May IS, 1909, the following
minimum visual acuity requirements
are announced for recruits for the
line of the army and for the signal
corps: 20-4O for the right eye and
20-100 for the left eye, provided
that no organic disease exists in
either eye. Recruits may be accept
ed for the line of the army when
unable with the right eye to read
correctly all of the letters on the
20-40 line, provided that they are
able to read some of the letters on
the 20-30 line.
Among the 5000 school children
whose eyes we examined in 1916,
we found a startling number who
were practically blind in one eye.
In most cases this condition comes
on so gradually that the child does
not realize that the vision is not |
good in each eye. Proper care has |
developed normal vision in most Of |
these poor eyes.
Further information concerning |
The eyes will be cheerfully given.
DRS. RICHARDS &
adv. Won HARTEN.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07
CUB SAYS

3eusser lives across the
the old Stevens ranch
miles below Blackfoot
little dairy herd of ten
which he sells cream to
t of about 81 per day.
White Leghorn hens that
laying since last No.
l notwithstanding he has
&c to keep them, they at
iuty all winter helping to
world famine. Mr.. Heus-
d in nine ROSTERS from
t year to keep his flock
he has ten engaged to
uly this year. He says
he sons of Lady Barron,
champion layer, with a
OS eggs insher pullet year
se next year. Mr.. Heusser
4 pure bred fowls cost
each and he will pay 500
lily shipment of ROSTERS
ey will make him money
erely for the love of the
He gets his money back
lthers the eggs while if he
g for a lot of mongrels
be gambling on results.
g the egg laying strain of
of the pure blood, he
at he can expect in the |
suits at egg laying time. |
sr has II pure bred Duroc
ats, four months old. He
skim milk from the sep
they are about as round !
as a loaf of bread.
osborn has a farm south
user, but is working for
Pacific in the offices at
lie has the land leased to
[urst. Mrs. Osborn is at
and they have recently
improvements including
n of a machine shed and
,.
vens farm is leased to
right and arrangements
made to put in about
beets, 20 acres of grain
for 100 acres of hay, but
says this is all condition
u
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-07

county About 200 acres are being
planted on the Wapello farms.
Elias Hatch bought 81 acres of
the Blackfoot Auction company,
near Wapello, and has recently NOV
ed there from his former home at
Moreland.
]. V. Birmingham bought 81 acres
of R. r. Adams. He has 30 acres in
hay, 10 in beets, Is in potatoes,
some grain and acres in orchard.
Mr.. Tony Bartausky. is farming
the Chubbuck place above Wapello.
He came from Poland three years
ago with his son and daughter. His
wife remained in Poland, Temporal
lily, and when the war broke out
she could not come to America. They
are Russians and their home Is over
the line, in Poland, in the part that
is devastated by the war. Millions
of inhabitants were driven back by
the German invasions and they have
no idea what has become of Mrs.
Bartausky. They received one let
ter from her soon after the war be-
gan, but no news since that time.
The Blackfoot Auction company
bought 100 acres of John Harmon,
at Rockford, which they are break
Ing up and farming this year. Mr..
Cutler went to Salt Lake and pur-
chased small tractor engine and
gang plow for $1,000 and they are
operating this outfit and two teams
md five men are clearing the land
md putting it into crop as soon as
possible, They are also cultivating
|S acres which they bought of Fred
3ergeson near the Porterville bridge.
Ir. Cutler says they are doing all
hey can to break the famine.
J. r. Peterson, Of Wapello, is
arming 60 acres and keeps few
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-24

ments obtained the cho:ce locations at the mobilization grounds The Fourth regiment took the old quarters of the First regiment The Second won the grounds formerly used by the signal com pany and batteries of artillery. The First regiment and cavalry regiment will be forced to take the grounds inside the race track, which were used by the Fourth regiment when the troops were mobilized last June
 Officers whose identity cannot be dis closed because of military restrictions be- lieve the mastering out of the National Guard in the face of unsettled interna- tional affairs means the end of the Ma tonal Guard so far as federal service is concerned. They believe the government has found it inadvisable to use troops which are under state control because of the great pressure for favoritism which is brought by the states. They point out that an order from the war department for the Alabama soldiers to go to some point many miles away would bring protest from citizens of this state who would say other soldiers should be sent and that the troops of this state should be kept here to protect the states gulf coast.
 Many officers believe the government, instead of mastering in the National Guard again. will call for volunteers from among officers and enlisted men of the guard. In this way they could accept the efficient and reject the inefficient
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-24
MORAGNE MUST PAY
 FINES ASSESSED
Supreme Court Says That Liquor Cannot Be Carried Through the
 State by Automobile

Montgomery, March 23.-(SpecialD Arguments of handlers of liquor that the beverage may be transported from one state to another through Ala bama by automobile under the laws relating to interstate commerce and that it is not ameanable to laws of this state went for naught when the court of appeals Friday affirmed the conviction of Frank Moragne in the Jefferson criminal court Moragne had been convicted on three counts and fined $500 in each count. He must pay the fine.
 Moragne was arrested at Clay, Jef- ferson county, with an automobile which carried "A gallons of liquor. He contended that the supply was con signed to a person named Morris at Pensacola, Fla that it was shipped from Chattanooga to Cave Springs, Ga, and reconsgned to Morris at Pensacola and that his sole duty was to transport it from Cave Springs to Pensacola by way of Alabama. Attorneys for Mo ragne contended that the shipment was interstate commerce, but the lower court overruled the contention and the jury convicted Moragne in three counts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-24

tprnips and potatoes-and pieces of meat. There is for each person about a liter. a little over quart, and therefore much more than sufficient for a single meal. am told that the meal varies from day to day the dish for each day of the week being careEuly planned in advance. With this piece de resistance procurable at so cheap price, even the poorest family has enough left over to buy the other necessaries of life.
 In some cities, as in Hamburg, a higher grade of meal is also publicly served in the same way from kitchens called Nit telstandskuchen, or middle class kitch- ems This, too usually consists of very nourishing stew, but the ingre- dients are of a better quality and often there is added an extra course consist ing of stewed fruit It's price is about 60 to 65 pfennigs, or about 15 cents.
 As in the case of food, so has the Ger man government recently taken steps to control the sale of textiles and to prevent their waste. All wolen, cotton and linen goods come under the new regulation Before purchasing a suit of clothes. un- derwear, or a shirt, so-called Bezugs- schein must first be procured from the police. This Bezugsschein, which. freely translated, means purchasing permit, is only issued upon proof that the article to be purchased is a necessity and not a luxury If for instance, you wish to buy woolen underwear. you will be asked how many suits you. have and what condition they are in, and you will receive a permit only for the quantity you ac- tually need. This applies to women s dresses as well, although silks. satins, velvets and fancy goods of the luxurious type do not come under the regula ation.