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Arizona republican., 1917-02-03
A Gift to Speculators

1T the Center street school block is sold for s21a eOO the purchaser will have been presented by the voters with not less than $5OOOO neat gift to q specuiator in real estate It is, no doubt desirable to attract outside capital to Phoenix but there is such thing paying exhorbitant rate for it. We are only assuming however, that it is outside capital that is asking this rich subsidy.
 The Center street school block is of q row of bioeks that runs north and south through heart of the city Without doubt the highest priced front age in the city is in this This block is only 600 feet from the center of the city. heart Frontage within 1t is valuable correspo ndine front age in any block east of it. If it were di- vided into lots it would easily bring at least s25ooOO
 The voters of Phoenix asked today to give away the choicest available property in Phoenix for $0O,0O0 less than conservative valuation for con- sideraby less than less valuable property assessed for purposes of taxation
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03
Do the People Understand ?

II the people of this school district the people of Phoenix have grasped the full import of civic ter such as may be created on the Central school DlocK' there will be such an outpouring at the elec lon today as will bury the proposition to sacrifice that property forever
 We do not believe that there was ever city in this country that possessed site geographically located for civic center around which the adjuncts Of civic center had settled in advance awaiting only the chief feature to make it complete No other city was ever given such opportunity to beautfy itself at little cost
 It will be decided today whether through the action of the people their neglect act there will occur an event which will fill the citizens of Phoenix with regret for generations to come
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03
We Are All Americans

This country has been brought to the second most critical stage in the history of the republic The first the civil war We are now in a situation which though not of close immediate peril. is which threatens with future peril that will again whether government based ideas of freedom and liberty may survive.
 break with Germany inevitable, and if the break comes and Germany should win the Euro pean emerge from it only partial victor there would almost certainly trial of strength with the United States. Though the break would not. and probably could not. while the European war lasts bring into actual conflict with the Germans. we would nevertheless be in a state of war which would seriously affect commerce. in fact paralyze it if the Germans could maintain the blockade an- nounced in their note to this government last Wednesday,
 There are various courses which the president may pursue. He may regard the announcement a defiance of the American note in the Sussex in which the president rather than intimated that if Germany persisted in the style of submarine fare carried that time, should sever diplo- matic relations. The note of last Wednesday would warrant the president in immediately ordering such a break.
 Another course that might be pursued would be to await specific of injury American citizens or American property. in which case there would be not only severance of relations but declaration of state of war which it is suspected Germany is trying to force. that would be disturbing to the allies
 The intuition making resources of this country are now engaged at full capacity in supplying mands of the allies. while are almost without munitions for ourselves. The immediate result of a declaration of war with Germany would be action by the government stopping the shipment of munitions and the collection of supplies for ourselves
 Whatever course the president will decide upon VIII have the support of all good Americans Only ne can decide what shall be done and his decision
 must De accepted without reserve The time for criti cism and fault finding will have passed We can come out of the situation only by following the pres ident.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03
THE REPUBLICAN
 |S TRUE TO LIFE

Mir. and Mrs. E. S Macken of St. Louis, who have been in the city a short time, called at the Republican office yesterday to apologize for talk ing unwarranted liberties with The Republican While Mir Macken was unwrapping a flat package, he contin- ued his apologies and seemed to feel assured that he would he able to make peace with the paper But at last the package was opened and fine piece of water coloring was displayed, the work of Mrs. Macken. It was picture of crumpled first page of The Repub- lican so true to form that at a distance 1t seemed to be a real first page. At the bottom were three oranges and grape fruit and no citrus tree ever bore fruit that looked more real
 Mrs. Macken is a talented and well known artist and for many years was | a teacher of the girls school of Wash ington University. St. Louis. She and ! her husband are spending a few weeks in the city
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03
The Chicago Diet

Squad" succeeded in cutting down the average cost of each meal to 8-H cents in spite of the high cost of foods. And the squad waxed fat and hearty. The most expensive foods are generally the least nu- tritious. Two Shredded Wheat Biscuits with milk make a perfect meal, con- taining all the nutriment any man or woman needs for a half days work and at a cost of four or five cents. Shredded Wheat has all the bodybuilding material in the whole wheat grain in a digestible form. For break fast with milk or cream, or for any meal with fruits. Made in Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03

school property If majority of the people vote Yes it will be sold to private individuals for $210 900. There will be only bidder and the name of that bidder has not yet been made public.
 We have been told that the bidder is the Arizona Products company and it is only known that that Is imaginary company; to our knowledge it has legal existence. This unknown bidder, according the submitted the board of school trustees will not make payment for the property before Jan uary l of year. And yet told that the purchaser will fve-story building erlng the entire block.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03
A PIECE YOU CAN SPEAK

Oh like hear a feller who will w9istIe at bis
 work: like 10 hear a worker who win hum a little
  Ef fellers got some music why, he aint so apt to shrk; He kIn change a bleak December into mid and merry June. Whats the of feelin blue? There is sunshine here for you! lIfe is mostly what you make 1t; make 1t meller-
 like an Care will often away Elf he finds you're feelin' gay Open up your music brother an by thunder let il play! Whats the O feen' blue? Natures happy an true. Help the world to be cheeful an twill do
 the fur yod Blue is all right in the sky, All right in 8 maiden's eye But don't git it in your system; it will kin vou
 by>an'-by.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03
No Failure of Civic Center Plan

It has been auntingly charged that the civic center movement failed once before and will therefore fail again. We reply that it has never failed in Phoenix and that the only expression given regarding 1t by the people favorable, when they asked to sell the Center school property for site for it. The authorities then declined to submit it further and the hard times beginning four years intervened
 But times prosperous now; more so than they have ever been before. All conditions better, and though the people are better able than to pay taxes we are approaching a time when the taxes will steadily lessen.
 The greatest burden of taxation is imposed Tor the maintenance of schools. The enabling act creation of a permanent fund for schools Until this year we have never derived any revenue from that source, but it is beginning to be received There sold 11,7s6 of school land for which $21299s went into the permanent state school fund. The rentals of school lands from July l. 1915 to January of the present year amount to s72,666O This with the interest the permanent fund will next year be apportioned to the counties
 Though this is small it is only the beginning. The number of of school lands will exceed 1000 this year will greatly exceed it after the end of the fiscal year. No interest the permanent fund has yet apportioned, since it is only few months since the first laws made Within short time the permanent fund will be greatly increased by sales of the school lands and time is coming when there will need of taxation for the schools. More than half the weight of taxation will be removed.
 Getting back the theme, the people civic center and better prepared than for it. It has never failed in Phoenix. It has failed in any forward looking city in America
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03
The Faith of Phoenix

We would remind those who say that while they favor the civic center pan they regard visionary and impossible that many people few years ago re- garded the building of the Roosevelt dam with fed eral aid visionary who thought the building of the Center street bridge impossible, and who regarded the extension of the time for making repayment on the Salt River project hopeless. Equally impos- sibe six ago seemed the proposition to pave the streets of Phoenix.
 There is no problem too difficult for people who have faith in themselves and the future and the peO pie of Phoenix have that faith in full measure.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03
FOR POLITICAL REASONS

It was the day following Christmas, and Peter Anderson was before the for being drunk and dsorderly."
 Peter said Judge Briles. cant you realize that Christmas time Is the last time in the world for riotious conduct? It's purely religious occasion Christmas and drink do not go together. Why is it that man cant enjoy the good things of the holiday period without"
 The accused suddenly interrupted
 Wait Jedge-wait" he said, "dey aint no use Cb wastn' all dem fancy words Christmas didn't hab nuthin' ter do wid. nah drnkin Hit dates back ter de lection not goin ter suit me- Case and Comment
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03

purpose of Gods lCVe-to save. t5i The result of Gods love-whosoever believes gets everlasting life. It is common teaching noW-a days that Jesus was the Son of God only in the sense that all men are sons of God, but the bible clearly teaches that He was the Son of God in a sense that no other is the son of God (v. 16; of Mk. 12:6, R. "; Jno. 5:22, 23; 14:S). God sent His Son into the World te save it-not to condemn it(v.1O, but who ever will not receive Jesus is con- demned already. If we reject Gods purposes of love, then He who same to save but brings of love then He who came to save but brings the greater condemnation (cf. Heb. 1928, 0Ql
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03
WHAT A KIIOWAII IS
hmannHollweg, Herr Zimmerman and

kiIoWatt IS the electric term most Csod for describing the amount of electricity used. A kilowatt is equal to about l 1-3 horsepower In cities where electricity is paid for by meter, the rate averages about 10 cents per kilowatt hour A kilowatt hour is the use of d kilowatt for an hours time January Farm and Preside.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03
A FEARLESS CANDIDATE

We've come" said the chairman of the local committee, ito ask you take this nomination. The city needs like you-strong brave self reliant, owning no master, fearing man."
 The great visbly touched.
 I'll not deny he said that your kind words have shaken my resolution I trust that if elected may justify your confidence and prove that indeed strong, brave. self reliant; that I own no master and fear Suppose you wait a minute till I see if my wife will let accept"- Philadelphia Ledger
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03
DIPLOMAS ARE GIVEN
 ID THREE STUDENTS

At the Lamson Business College this week diplomas from the penmanship department were granted to Miss Julia Jacobson Miss Blanche Edwards of
 Phoenix and Miss Ethyl Mccormick of Oatman, Arizona.
 The past month has been a very busy one at the Lamson Business college. Since the first of the year AT new stu dents have been enrolled and more than score of those who attended during the fall have secured positions. Next Monday several of those who have just finished the eighth grade will enter, most of whom will take the com plete course.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03
THE HIcksToRIcAL, REPORTER

When stephen Decatur making history off the Algerian coast, and "Old Ironsides gaining admiration for the young American Navy, Stephen Young and Mrs. SopLia Lancaster. colored probably heard "Old Massa' .clare that the United States was the greatest of ali nations. They at that time just "pickannEnes,' little thinking that they would live to wire the greatest <upheaval of worlds history. Bat each lived to attain the age of IF years, and when the Grim Reaper called them today. both were Ewing at Fairbury H. Young was slave for sxfySix years.-Associated Press Dispatch.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03
Who Is the Bidder?

There is only thing for those who desire the improvement of Phoenix, to do today. That is to vote No the proposition to sell the Center street
Arizona republican., 1917-02-03
OFFICE CONVERSATION

How do you spell alienistT" "A-l-i-e-n-i-s-t." Thanks" Does it look right. down on paper?' Well it looks sort of crazy It's right. then"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-20
DYNAMITE CAPS BLOW
CH|LD'S HANDS OFF
Played With High Explosives
Carelessly Left by Work
men on a Sewer.

Washington Springs, :. d.. Dee. ID
a series of accidents and near accidents
have occurred here in the past two
days. only by quick actions WAS the
lives of perhaps several children
saved when dynamite caps became
playthings.
The caps. which had evidently been
left here by Il construction gang.
were found by Adolph Erickson. an
~S-year-old boy. The child lost his right
hand and a part of the left when he
pounded the cap. Other children We're
found possessing the explosives, but
have been relieved OF them.
r. w. Peck. IA farmer living near here.
caught his arm in the belt of a threshing
machine. His life was saved. but the
arm was lost.
&. VI. CLYDE, clerk of Jerauld county
had his right hand crushed and
q compound fractured arm when his
auto backfired when he attempted to
rank it.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-20
RED CROSS POPULAR
IN ALL SOUTH DAKOTA

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Dec. 13.-The lat
eat town in This territory t be granted
Q charter for the organization of a Rec
Cross chapter in Dell Rapids. The new
chapter will start out with a charter
membership of 329. Robert j. Gamble
OF this city. former United States sena.
tor from South Dakota, and now state
director of the Red Cross, has received
a report showing that South Dakota.
membership in the American Rec
Cross. has received a report showing
that South Dakota's membership il
the American Red Cross now totals 60.
1872, which represents 11.9 of the popu.
lation. There are at the present time
81 county chapters and 1856 branches
The sum of $143, 422.5O has thus fa,
been raised in South Dakota for the
Red Cross fund. and the further SUE
Of $154.922.A has been raised by the
various chapters for the chapter ac-
tivities. making a total. of more thar
100000 which has been raised by the
Red Cross in South Dakota. Potter
county has the highest average OF
membership in the Red Cross in pro-
portion to population. with Dewey
county second. OF ali the counties
Meade has the largest number of
branches. with 10; Brown county is
second, with IS.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-20
UNEARTHs ATTEMPT
TO DESTROY HIS CORN

Bancroft, $. d.. Dec. IA common
beer bottle filled with a dirty black
fluid. lying in an inconspicuous man
ner deep i'm the corn in a local elevator,
is the first direct evidence of the ia
nous arson he'll gangs activities i'm this
territory.
The bottle was discovered when
George Judge. of Mitchell. was inspect
ing the corn preparatory to its pur-
chase. His foot came i'm contact with
something solid while wading through
the corn. When pitched into The street
and broken with Il rifle bullet the flame
that shot up gave evidence of being
able to start a fine fire. Tests proved
that the contents was high grade phos-
phorus. Guards have been placed in and
around all elevators and food ware
houses here.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-20
VARNEY DEFENSE OPENS
WITH ATTACK ON Husband

Dedham, Mass, Dec. 49, ounsel for
Harriet A. varney, on trial for the
murder of Mrs. Pauline A. Reyes, OPP
ened the defense with an attack on
Mrs. keyes' husband, George II. keyes.
the chief witness for the sta e. Daniel
T. callahan, Junior. counsel for the de
PENDANT, recited in his opening address
the alleged betrayal, decepti, n and i'll
treatment of Miss Varney BY Keyes.
Later w. e. Kingston, a handwriting
expert testified that in h, opinion.
keyes was II writer of an anonymous
note to himself which read:
She did commit the crime and 1
hope she will De punished"
Attorney Callahan said Mss Narney
would so on the stand ana tell how
Reyes ill-treated her and hpw she gave
him money whenever she had it and he
wanted it. Her counsel said she
could tell of her going n week before
the murder to see Mrs. Keyes and con-
TESS the whole miserable #tory'' and
how when her plan failed because Mrs.
keyes was not at home. "Meyes the
mex day begged her not To tell his
wife.
He alibi on June 10. the day Mrs.
Reyes was killed, was outlined inc!ud-
ing her statement hat between the
time the train on which she came from
North Grafton reached Boston at 1911
q. IN. and the time she wet. to meet
keyes at about 1880 she lat in che
Baclibay station in Boston reading q
paper.
The first witness called by the de-
tense gave testimony that Miss Varney
took the train due in Bost. n at 1911
q. m. and not the one an hour earlier.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-20
WhoC Can Keen
From Smiling Sent to
Treat With Russians

Stockholm, Dec. 13.-The Petrograd
newspaper Dyelo Naroda publishes
what is alleged 10 be the instructions
OF the German general staff to the Ger
man representatives intrusted with con
Quoting the truce negotiations on the
Russian front. The instruct. \ as thus
given. lay weight on the FAC, tina the
OF a serious temperament, capable OF
controlling their facial muscles in the
most ridiculous situation.
III the Russian negotiators Should de
iaand n the German emperor should
issue an order for his own arrest ami
a social revolution, the German repre-
sentatiVes, according to the iAslrl,c
tons. must say, gravely:
This matter will certainly receive
consideration"
The instructions. accord.Ne to the
1T may happen that at she first
meeting the Russian delegat : will, at
tempt to rush forward an. kiss the
German delegates. They m,st be pre-
pared and il the commando in chief
ensign Krylenko, rushes toward them
press him to their hearts and say re-
peatedly 'taNarish' (comraie}. The
fatherland demands this sacrifice es the
negotiators.
Need Not Count Guns.
They should also have at tlleM
tongues ends the following favorite
phrases:
Universal democratic peace, peace
without anneNations and c%ontribu-
tions.'"
The negotiators We're told that h
need not trouble to note the Russian
positions and compute the number OF
guns, as this will be ate. led to by
staff officers especially designated.',
If Leon Trotzky. the b%olsheV.td foreign
minister was present, the Negotiators
We're Ito conduct themselves az il they
stood in the presence of Bismarck. Tai.
leyrand or some other wise cap"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-20
EXPERT PoULTRYMAN
FOR SOUTH DAKOTA

~Brookings. S. d., Dec. 13.-The Unit
has sent Ed l.. Hayes to South Dakota
to conduct Il campaign for greater pou!-
.ry production. working through the
state college extension division. MIR.
Hayes is Il practical poultryman, having
been Il poultry breeder for 10 years. He,
is a licensed Judge in the American
Poultry association with considerable
Judging experience in the poultry
shows of Wisconsin and Illinois, includ-
ing the Chicago show. He is familiar
with all the details of management OF
all varieties Of poultry and has organ
lied several associations. In South
Dakota he will cooperate with county
agents emergency food agents. farm
ers' clubs. poultry associations and 9TH
err organizations interested in a bigger
food supply.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-20
CHARGE He TRIED TO
MURDER HIS WIFE
Gus Janische, of Huron, Is Held
to Crane Jury for Myster-
ious Shot.

Huron. 8. d.. Dec. 1-.-Gus Janische,
I farmer living seven miles south of
this city, was arraisned yesterday be
fore County Judge Max Royhl on the
charge of assault with intent to muir
der. and was bound Yer to the JAN
uary. 1918, circuit court. He was re-
leased on $1,000 bond.
Janisclle was arrested i'm his bed on
November so and beside him lay his
wife with a bullet wound in her fore
head, which, it is alleged, he inflicted.
The woman was brought to a local
hospital and the bullet located. She
was later allowed to return to her home.
No serious result has deveoped from
the wound.
1t is said Janische was we'll sup
piled with liquor and that evidences of
a carousal We're seen in his room.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-20
FORREST cirV. eoUrH DAKOTA
During a discussion In parliament re.

During a discussion In parliament re-
GENTLY the first lord of the admiralty
was asked what arrangements. If any
are made to supply pilots OF airplanes
and all airmen bound IN long distance
oversca flights with emergency rations
and with facilities for obtaining drink
ing water when flying in machines witt
air cooled motors or for tapping the
radiator for drinking water in ma
chined with water cooled motors. In
answering the question DIR. MacNamara
stated that emergency %rations. consist
ing OF matted milk. Bovril and choco-
late. are supplied to royal navy air sta
tons for the use of pilots OF seaplanes
and airmen engaged in oversee flights.
Drinking facilities are provided for by
the issue Of thermos TASKS. No facili-
ties have been provided for tapping the
radiators of water cooled motors, the
r%ontents OF which are more likely to
act incidentally than otherwise.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-20
SEVERAL TOWNS ARE
WITHOUT FUEL SuPpLY

Mitchell. S. d., Dec. 15.-W7ith the
thermometer more than 90 below zero.
and the vino blowing a gale, Ethan. a
town of nearly 1000 population, is to-
day without coal.
An appeal has been made to the state
fuel administration by County Admin
istrator l.. w. Mitchell. The town has
been short of coal for some time. and
lack of aid has depleted the supply.
Preparations are being made to rush
coal from here. 1t was understood that
the village schools would be closed after
today.
Mt. Vernon and LOOMS are also in
a bad way for coal, but have enough.
it is said, to u them for several DAYS
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-20

%Siiencers are needed ON %airplane en-
yines to eliminate the noise of APP
proach, which is the only thing that
warns the enemy of the approaching
warplanes at night. The silencers must
10 their work thoroughly, eliminating
The exhaust sounds entirely, because
the anti-aircraft units have very DOW
eiful microphones that magnify the
slightest sound. Lacking silencers-for
no other reason than the added weight
ana slight loss of pOwcr-raiding air.
planes are forced to fly at high alti-
tudes In an attempt to escape detection.
The weight of the fuel needed and the
horse power and time spent in cvading
detection this way represent really a
greater loss of efficiency than the loss
caused by the S%ilencerS.