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Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
Mail Order Houses

We have received two communications relative to an article which appeared in this paper urging the patronage of home merchants rather than the mail order houses The editorial did not conne itself to ad vocating the patronage of merchants but generally the keeping of Phoenix money at home One of these communications is from reader whose business is soliciting subscriptions to magazines He says that many persons in Phoenix subscribe directly to outside periodicals that though they save nothing by that they cause loss of commissions to resident solicitors amounting in the of year to many thousands of dollars. We with the reader that this money should be kept at home But is it not likely that a very large majority of the subscribers do not know that subscriptions may be made here?
 The other communication is from a lady who defends the mail order against the local mer chants She says what she doubt believes to be true but is not that shoes for instance cost more in Phoenix than they did in the Texas town from which she came, and she believes more than any, where else in the country. One cannot she asserts buy shoe in Phoenix at s4 They can be bought. she says, of the mail order houses for that
 One can buy s4 shoe in Phoenix. no doubt as good as the mail order shoe of the same price Mail order goods noorously not of first quality The chief attraction held by the mail order houses is cheapness. Their strongest appeal is to those who place price before quality As to comparative nrce
 
 between Phoenix and the Texas or other towns inc Tight Of time is a factor. If this lady came from Texas a year ago. of course there can be no com parison. We cannot compare the prices and quality of Phoenix shoes now with those of year ago. The writer in the course of recent tour which covered many large and small towns in the east and middle west investigated the subject of prices of nearly everything that enters into the life of the average man or woman. At the end of it he had arrived at the conclusion that Phoenix would suffer nothing from a comparison
 We would not urge the patronage of hose pcar- chants if they robbers The mere fact that ona is neighbor and pays taxes does not warrant him in mucting his neighbors. But if he is fair as we believe most Phoenix merchants are he deserves the patronage of his neighbors. Anyway, his neighbors owe 1t to him to find out whether he is fair or not before they yield to the alluremens of the mail order catalogue.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
I propose to fight it out on this line, if it takes all summer.
 Ulysses s. Grant.
The Uncut Edges

We have lately protest from high au- hory we had thought years of uttering, against the uncut leaves of magazines. For many years, and for that matter yet suppose the uncut edges were a sign of exclusveness When they were cut they be- came "declSled edges" But the world has been nov ing fast for the uncut edges for some years, and those magazines which have persisted in them have fallen behind in circulation The uncut edges possibly had something to do with that, perhaps uncut edges were only surface indications of some other general lack of progressveness which had caused the loss of the magazines hold upon it's readers
 It might but for one thing have been supposed Sy some that the edges left uncut to time and that it was not a fad But noticed some years ago after these same magazines had added many advertising pages both in front and rear that those pages were always neatly The advertisers would not stand for a perpetuaton of this foolish ness in their part of the magazine They knew we'll that reader would take the trouble to cut pages in advertising section.
 And readers are abandoning the trouble of cutting pages of the reading section. In our and in the cases of many others with whom we have been in conference this subject the task of cutting pages has become and appalling. We have not always had paper knife any other knife handy; sometimes not pencil with which to mutilate the pages if at all it had to be done with hurried and unskied fingers. Beside there so many excellent periodicals whose pages do not need cutting. The "deckle edge" magazine is becoming one with the coach four
 And here is hint different subject which should be of value to those who are seeking pub- licty who endeavoring to claim individual attention by of circulars. Frequently the 'en- closures consist of than page. A careless clerk office girl folds these pages separately and they inserted in the envelope reversed posi- tons. The recipient glances at the first page and finds that in order to continue his perusa he must either stand his head the page AL ready irritated by the mussy in which the contents of the envelope have been presented to him. he does neither but drops the hodge parge of papers to the floor and something else If this matter had been presented to him in orderly way it would have had at least, respectful attention.
 Very strangely the most glaring offenses of this sort found in official envelopes sent out from the National capital
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
The Farm Tractor Necessity of War


 England led the way for the adoption of the farm tractor as machine Threatened by isolation from the food producing countries of the western hemisphere by the submarine she took heroic meas ures to protect herself from famine.
 The minister of agriculture organized an army of farm tractors placed headlights on them and powed day and night for weeks and weeks in the spring of the year. When the harvest was gathered and Eng land found she had enough food to withstand any blockade of submarines for another year, credit was given the tractor as the most effective weapon of warfare yet discovered
 France had the same experience The govern ment subsidized the manufacture of tractors and organized schools for their operation.
 The United States, the last great power to enter the conflict IS soon to find that the farm is necessity Of war With the day approaching when the essentials will be separated from the non essentials and the former given preference in the delivery of fuel and materials, the priority committee of the war industries board recognize the farm tractor as it was recognized in England and France as the most effective weapon of the war;
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
CHRISTIAN

First Christian Church-W. s. Blu chanan, pastor. Sunday services in high school auditorium. Bible school at 9:45 a. m. Communion service at Il a. m each Sunday. Preaching at 11:15 by the pastor. Subject, "A Drive for Christ" Immediately after the morning service, the men who are to make the canvass for Every member canvass day. will repair to room 3 Central school building, where lunch con will be served them by the women of the church, after which districts will be assigned them, and each member or the church will be called upon by them. All members not employed in the aft ernoon's work are urged to remain at home until after the men have called. If through anyone's mistake you should be overlooked, please phone 1858 and an emergency man will be sent to your home without delay.
 Christian Endeavor Sunday evening at 30 in Christian Endeavor room at high school. Topic Here Am l, Send Me" Isa. 6: 6-S. Intermediate En- reavor at same hour, with same topic. Evening service at 7:30 with special music, and sermon by the pastor. Sub- feet of sermon, What It Costs to Re ject Christi Christian Endeavor bus mess meeting Tuesday evening, De cember II, at 7:3o, in room Central school building. Prayer meeting Wed tuesday evening at 7:3o in room g Central school building. Topic. "The Comforter" John IA: 16-26. Leader | the pastor.
 1 Choir practice Thursday evening al | 7:30 in room g, Central school building Prof. E. P Gurley, choir director Strangers and friends are cordially in
 vited to worship with us.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
Halifax

No more horrible disaster ever took place on the American continent than that under which Halifax lies prosrate. Following immediately upon the level ing of considerable district of the city and damage to every house, involving than 1000 people in death, came blizzard to lash the sheteress What that means in that latitude only those know who have been caught in the grasp of a blizzard.
 The condition of the people of Halifax must ap- peal to all It is victim of incident of the war though not of the war itself. There has been no stricken city in France Belgium so racked by suf- fering and death as Halifax
 AS far as human power could afford, relief has been promptly given by both Canadian and American cities but in the meantime there has been the most heartwringing suffering
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
This pon Bit a Iinn,s Tail

Don Marquis, the famous humorist, has written a story about dog and a boy for the September American Magazine The dog tells the story and he says:
 One circus day, after FrecIles and and all the other dogs and boys and humans in town followed the grand parade to the lot where the show was and there wasn't anything else free to see I went and lay down in Docs drug store under the soda water counter. was asleep there and dreaming I was chasing a rabbit, when a big, heavy yellow dog came bulgng into the store and bounced the counter and lit right on top of me with growl-at least at the time l thought he dog. I bit him. and he gave another grow that shook the medicine bottles on the shelves and buged out of the store again. And as he bounced into Main street bit him again. And after bit him the second time I he wasn't an- other dog at a but the circus lion that got loose somehow. He was kind of a moth-eaten old lon and he was just as frightened at the town people they were at him-but he a lion all right and my brave act in biting hi mwas and noted by everyone in town who had not crawled into cellars or under beds when he let out those roars. And I became Hero right there; or, Doc Watson said a Public Character
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
PRESBYTERIAN
First Presbyter;an

First Presbyterian Church-Corner Adams and Third avenue. Rev. I. |. Marqu1s, D. D., minister. Sunday schooi at 9:S0 a. m. Morning service at II a. m. Subject, What Doth the Lord Require of Thee?" Micah. 6: &. Junior Christian Endeavor at D. m. indian service at D. m. Intermediate ana senior Christian Endeavor at 6: 30 ?. m. Evening service at 7:S0 D. m. subject, Double Minded Men" James i;S. An Every member canvass" will be carried out from to si:30 Sunday afternoon Pastors class Monday at p. m. Prayer meeting on Wednesday at 7:30 D. m. The Mems league meets Thursday evening. The Sunday school council meets Friday at 7:siO D. m.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09

aboard a steamer bound for England. This steamer, carrying 1900 passen- gers and crew, was close to the English
 toast when a German under-sea boat sent three torpedoes into her and she went to the bottom with 800 of her people, including Captain Hamilton of the ill-fated Maylo. The boats in which 400, including many children. escaped, were picked up by another steamer, which in turn was torpedoed and sunk with the loss of all her crew. Most of the passengers got away in the boats and were picked up by a trawler and landed in an English port, but not until after a submarine had tried a couple of shots at them.
 Returning to Halifax, Kendell spent
 twelve days in a hospital and then shipped in the schooner Unique, which got to New York all right, but on the
 eastward trip, coal loaded, bumped into sunken wreck on Nantucket shoals and became total loss. All hands were saved. Now the much wrecked
 and torpedoed cook is trying it again in the Annie L. Warren and hoping for | the lucky seventh
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
First Church of chr;s+ s.;...

rirst Church of Christ, Soientist- Arlzona School of Music North Cen tral avenue. Sunday service at II a
 m. and p. m. Subject of the lesson sermon, God the Only Cause and Treator: T, Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. me wednesday evening testimonial r,l ana experience meeting is at o'clock. ne reading rooms maintained by this church are located in the NolI build
 lns on First avenue, rooms 219. 221 ana s, z2S. and are open daily, except on sunday, from Il a. m. to D. m. and on tuesday and Friday evenings from : 10 y: At these rooms a welcome is eAtenoed to the public, and the Bible HI 6nu authorlzed literature concerning Cnrlstlan science may here be read or intr;t1 pur1llasea II desired. All are cordially invited to attend church services.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
CHURCH
 NOTES
BAPTIST

First Baptist Church-"The Friend ot God" will be the subject of the ser mon in the morning, and Royal Wom- anhood," the subject of the evening sermon. Preaching in the morning at Il and in the evening at 7:30, Sunday school at 9:45 a. m Prof. Lloyd C.. Elliott, superintendent. Baptist Young Peoples union meets at 6:S0 in the evening for an hours devotional serv- ice. In the morning services the reg ular church chorus of mixed voices will have charge of the music. In the even- ing the women's chorus will have charge of the music The women's s chorus will make its first appearance Sunday evening. This chorus has lately been organized and is under the leadership of MT. II. M. Slagle. MT. Slagle's success in organizing and di- recting the mems chorus of the First Baptist church gives promise of excel lent results in the new organization. It is planned to have forty voices in this new chorus, and we invite every one to come and hear the women of the First Baptist church when they appear as trained chorus for the first time Sunday evening.
 Rev. Lehigh and family are now per manently located in their new home at SZ5 North Third avenue. They will be glad to greet their friends and extend hearty welcome to all.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
The Flaustaff Potato

We not boosting the Flagstaff potato just because it is Arizona product though that circum stance alone ought to appeal all Arizonians. But the Flagstaff potato afford to waive that claim upon the loyalty of Arzonians and entirely upon its superiority Those who have tried the Flagstaff potatoes say that they the best they have ever found in the west. They perhaps better than many eastern potatoes which have been grown with out irrigation but they certainly better than any California Oregon potatoes which the products of irrigation for the irrigated potato lacks both eating and keeping qualities
 Climate has much to do with the potato It does not do well in valleys but thrives almost any where else in the temperate and in the mountain regions of the tropics and tropical countries In fact, it's home has been believed be in the ranges from Chile northward into North America
 One of the essentials of successful potato raising is soil of sandy oam and another is good drainage These conditions that are found where the Flag staff potatoes grown and thus we have potatoes of not only the best quality but of keeping quality possessed by other potato obtainable in this market
 The people of Coconino county last year planted SOO to potatoes. They did so largely for pa- troic reasons because they were asked to do so by the state council of defense They expected no great profit and perhaps desired only to come out whole They had the climate and they had the soil but there was something they lacked and which has not yet been quite suppled-a thorough marketing organiza- tion. That will take time and a great deal of operation but believe that by next season it will be accomplished There will be a grading of potatoes and a handling of the crop such way that the Flagstaff poNto will not only monopoze the market in this state but will be in demand in adjacent states for there is no other that equals it.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
3 TIMES WRECKED
 SAME TORPEDOED
(Boston Transcriptl

Thomas Kendell of Bangor, Me, at present somewhere on the Atlantic as cook and steward of the three -masted schooner Annie L. Warren, cannot complain that his life of late has been lacking in color and action. Since May, 1916, Cook Kendell has been ship wrecked three times and torpedoed just as many times, but at last ac- counts he was shipshape and Bristol fashion and living in hopes of being some time able to complete a voyage without changing ships en route.
 In May, 1916, Kendell quit a Great Lake steamer and took berth on a schooner called the Charlie Marshall for a trip around to the Atlantic. The schooner sprang a leak in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and they had to get out of her sixty miles offshore. Kendell managed to reach Halifax, where he shipped in the schooner Lena F. Oxner, bound for a United States port with lumber. Three days out the schooner became water-logged and had a hard time getting back to Halifax Then, at Lunenburg Kendell joined the three -masted schooner Maylo bound for Oporto with a cargo of fish The Maylo got along all right until within seventy miles of her destina- tion. Then a German U-boat sent heI to the bottom.
 The crew were landed on the coast of Portugal, and at Lisbon were sent
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
SCRIPTURE
John IA: 8-13.

Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; or else believe me for the very works sake.
 Verify. verify 1 say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that do shall he do also. and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name. that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
LATTER DAY SAINTS

heorganIzed Church of Jesus Christ or Latter Day Saints-Sunday school at 1o W o'clock and preaching at II o'clock II,etmporary meeting place 1527 West rllmore street. No afternoon or even lnss meeting today. Amos Yates pieacnes at the kyrene school south of Tempe at 7:30 D. m. ] F Yates yastor. ~ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Dav Salnts.7Sunday school at 1O:3O A m Hreachlng service at 7:30 D. m. 337 Nortn Fifth street near high school. Speclal speakers. All invited.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
NAZARE NE
Nazarene church-Sunday

Nazarene Church-Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Preaching at Il a. m. Young peoples service at 6:30. Evangelistlc service at 7:30. Evangelist William O Nease will bring the morning message His messages are full of strength and power. In the evening Rev. Sewell, re- turned missionary from old Mexico will preach. We anticipate a day oi very special things. All are cordially invited. Orval J. Nease, pastor.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
Tanner Chapel African MethoJ;s,
CONGREGATIONAL
First Congregation cl,,rob.

"ST OoHgTeydtTon Church-TempO- aary lS, quarters corner Portland and Third streets on Indian school carline y: :45 a. m. Bible school classes meet for study. Frank T. Farmer, superintend- ent- I;30 D. m. preaching services subject of sermon, Decision Demand ed. Rev. S. E. Lynd, Ph. D.. is acting minister. Everybody welcome.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
MENTAL SCIENCE

Mental Science-Sunday lecture De- cember at p. m. at Collegc hall at it's new location, 327 North Tenth ave- nue, by Dr. George Crosland of Bryn Mawr. Subject, Life" The public is invited. Seats free. Special health class in session daily at 3 p. m.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
EPISCOPAL
Trinity Pro- o-cathedral

Trinity Pro- Cathedral = William Scarlett, dean. (The Cathedral House is situated at the head of First ayenne on Roosevelt street.) Sunday school at 9;45 a. m. High school Bible class at 10 a. m. (Mr. Millett.) Morning service at Il a. m. The Cathedral club at D. m. Dean Scarlett will preach at the morning service.
 The cathedral choir under the direc- tion Of William Conrad Mills will sing the following program:
 U4 UsAi ieiuue .....--.. ..-..--C Chopin ,ro o-'rSo '''--'.... .--.... Chant poxn,s!l4 oguIn ''........... Woodward ae-.,- OioeuS -:...--.-...... Chant aanlnem, incline Thine Ear" Himmell Oisdh fostiude ..-...... .Mendelssohn
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
Neishborhood Congregational churc

Rev. J. Craig Watt, pastor. Sunday school at 1O:30 a. m. J. J. Gould. superintendent. Preaching service at II 30 sermon topic The Home at Bethany. Choir rehearsal every rrf gay night under the leadership of H, Austin.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
LUTHERA
cr,c. Enalish Lutheran Church

Grace English Lutheran Church Second avenue between Washington and Jefferson streets. 9:45 a. m. Sun day school; MT. c. F. Johnson, super intendent il a. m. morning Worshlp, Subject, "The Day of the LordP' 1:3o D. m. evening service. SupJect Strength in Weakness" These serv- ices are open to the public and all are very cordially invited to be present. The Sunday school has a very interest ink Christmas service of song and story in preparation which will be giv- en during the Christmas season, and the choir has a most excellent Chist- mas cantata which they will also render during the holidays. Further notices of these services will appear later. The pastors address is now 622 East Adams street where he will be glad to receive any inquiries or any one in need of his services. H. J. Matthias, pastor.
 Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. Temporary quarters in the auditorium of the Adams school, corner Eighth avenue and Adams street. Bible class and Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. H. J. Fast, superintendent. Morning service at 1O:45 a. m. Subject of sermon, Christ the Savior of all men alike re- gardless of any racial or social dis tinctions." In the evening at 7:S0 a service will be held in the German language All are welcome. 1mmanuel P. Frey, pastor; TAP West Fillmore street.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09

John Walsh. brother of Senator T. J. Walsh of Montana, has been apointed chief counsel of the federal trade commission. He is the first person to hold this position since it was created by congress.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
METHODIST
First Methodist Episcopal Church

First Methodist Episcopal Church. Ray Clarkson Harker D. D., minister. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. J. O. Sexson, superintendent. Public wor- snip with sermon at II a. m. and 7:30 ?. m. Subject of morning sermon, "The Necessity of Grandeur of Effort" Topic or evening sermon, Health and Chris tianlty" or How to Keep We'll" Ep- worth league meeting at 6:30 D. m, leaders Miss Dorothy Palmer and Isa Del Irvine. Sunday school orchestra plays at $40. Prayer meeting at 7:3O on Wednesday evening. Epworth league Bible study class at the close Of the prayer meeting. Ladies Aid so- clety on Friday afteroon. Special mu- SIC morning and evening on the pipe organ and by the chorus choir.
 Church is at the corner of Second avenue and Monroe street. A cordial welcome to all. especially strangers.
 Central Methodist C,urch-(Central avenue and Monroe street.) Rev. J. A. Wailes, pastor. Sunday school at ,: 49 a. m. Preaching at II a. m. and L;5O p. m. Morning subject, Christ the Qualified Leader" Evening sub- ject, Investing in the Best Things, |, EpWorth league at 6:30 D. m. Mid-week meeting Wednesday at 7:30 D. m. The nations are searching for leaders. One a1ter another has gone down. Not only Tn Russia, but in Germany. England ana Tn other nations. There has never been but one infallable leader. and he mas never failed. We have failed to follow him, and have lost by our fail- ure. Why not study him as a leader, and if we find him all we need, accept him. Let us study him together. You are welcome. Come.
 Tanner Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church-Corner Second and Jefferson streets. Rev. R. H. Herring pastor. Preaching at II a. m. and at p. m. by the presiding elder, Rev. J. H. Allen. The choir will sing some excellent selections assisted by the quartette. The public is invited.