Arizona republican., 1917-09-08


 out by the prices distillers will obtain 1 for product already manufactured.
 In the opinion of some this whisky | will be selling at $15 a gallon within | twelve months, affording distillers enormous profits. A tremendous growth in the use of alcohol is anticipated which in time may result in the demand for a quan tity Of alcohol at least as large as the present output for all purposes. row, and I feel personal and keen in- terest in every one of them; I feel a re- sponsibility that will not permit me to talk tonight at any length because, notwithstanding the outward cheer we know that the smiles are forced. These boys are leaving homes, mothers. sweethearts and wives in a cause thr | it would seem we ought to shout our enthusiasm and patriotism to the skies, i but somehow we can't do it, notwith- 1 standing they are offering their very all | on the altar of liberty. I am pleased to see so many here to- night to pay homage to these young 1 men. It is the largest crowd I ever 1 saw at this place and it shows that you realize that in this great struggle we are all in it, but it takes a great sacrifice such as we are making to- night to win.
 This handful of thirty young men represent Arizona today In the fore front of the great army that is to fol- low, and l know you are interested, as we all were, to know what Arizona 1 Is offering. l am proud of them, arn't you? They're coming back, every one of them, and they will take their places in the same position or that other splendid bunch that went out from Arizona twenty years ago, the Rough Riders. These thirty young men are part of the great national army | Already they have assumed that re. sponsibilty and it is up to us now to back them up, give them our moral support Wherevery they are Bid Them Good By To you, young men, as one who stands partially responsible for the po-
 sition you occupy here tonight you are now in the federal service. Your de- tail chief has been placed in charge of
 you and l know that each one of you
 will ,bey his every direction; you are
 going forward already disciplined IL Is not necessary for me to say that our hrarts and hands and souls are with you. And 1 want you to stay
 just as clean as you are tonight so that when you come back you will
 be a part of that citizenship which will he the better for having mingled | With the citizenship of the world and make tEat true deniocrary where class
 has been brought together in the mael-
 strom of the melting pot We bid you
 IareWell and say Gol bless you. If there IS anything we in Arizona can 5 do for you, it will be done, you may
 be assured of that To the mothers. } sweethearts and wives we say God ? bless them, too. and may God protect 3 those who are left behind. and I be- { lleve He will do it. We hope to see |, every one of you back here again I
 expect to bid you good by in the morn l ing, so l will only say good night. lI Every man of the thirty responded to f his name when the roll was called at : the court house yesterday afternoon
 TWO of the alternates were absent but | they were not needed. Henry J. E.
 Ahrens, cashier of the Bank of Chand
 Ter, was appointed as chief to have
 charge of the squad of thirty until he
 turned them over to the commandine officer at Camp Funston, Fort Riley | Kanses
 M Captain" Ahrens addressed the men
 at short length, informing them of theil
 status as members of the nationa
 army; that they were entirely in the
 service of the federal government. H.
 asked if any member was unprovidet
 with a place in which to spend tho
 night. Every one was so provided. H,
 then ordered them to be at the station III promptly at 5:lr a'clo~'s tL'c rnorninp II Citizens Meet the Boys II Alter the governor had Iii, shed th
 band played the National anthem anl
 then the people filed up the platform
 and shook hands with the thirty boys
 The govrenor himself bid each on
 good by personally, with a word O
 godspeed for every one of them Henry J. E. Ahrens, of Chandler, wal
 placed in charge of the contingent O
 thirty by the governor yesterday after
 noon. after they had reported at tn
 local board for transportation and fin
 al instructions. Ahrens will remain il
 charge of the Maricopa contingent un ] til it reaches Camp Funston and tn
 boys formally enrolled by the com
 manding officer there
 The contingent will leave early thi
 morning. It comprises: Henry J. E. Ahrens l.. G. Harvey
 Oscar H. Webb Vinton Hammels Malcolm R. Murray Eugene J. McSweeney Emmett E. Brumley | V. T ullOH Lewis A. Reed Harry F. Conner II Wm. G. Hullander Leonard J. Claiborne George G. Doyle, Jr. Arthur E. Price "'-'' Geo. E. Stermer III Bill Stevens
 Lester H. DeMund Bert H. Clingan Sam J. Haldiman { Iii James F. Davis Wm. P. Doheney II Winfred E. Doris II Keith H. Evans II Allen H. Brewster {Il Roy Wilkerson Ii AlcOtt H. Reed II Wm. Mcdaniel III Frank Young : R. A. Ware -I Wm H Lawrence .r-yJ( r--