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Arizona republican., 1917-01-21
LOCAL THEATERS DECLARE FOR
"0PEN SHOP" EXPECT NALKOUT

At meeting of practically every
theatrical manager in Phoenix last
night. it was decided to declare for the
open shop" Notices were given ali
operators and stage hands, when they
received their weeks pay, that two
weeks from last night, the contract
with the union would he invalid, and
that after that date, non-union onar-
ators would be as welcome to employ
ment as those belonging to the union.
The action on the part of the mana
gers has not come as a surprise. 1t has
been known for some time that thew
were dissatisfied with conditions and
the way the union has been debating
the manner in which they hired their
men. The declaration for the open
shop" was brought on by the action Of
the union regarding Intolerance" "
which showed at the Columbia last
week A large drumophone was car
ried with the picture. II required five
men to carry it on and off the stage. at
each performance The manager of
the Columbia was somewhat amazed.
when he was told by the union to hire
five stage hands at the union scale, to
do that one bit of labor. He consid-
cred that $1,000 for the two days
work, for five men. when their labors
consisted of about three minutes work,
was exhorbitant, and told the union to
run along
One manager stated last night that
it was not intended to bar union men.
Far from it. he explained. Union OPP
orators will be just as welcome as nom
union, and the union scale and working
hours will continue in effect
I'VE merely intend to run our own
business" stated another manager "As
it is now, we can't hire an operator
and if his services are not satisfactory,
we can't fire him. The union sends us
our men, and tells us we are to keep
them, whether we like them or not.
Sometimes we find a man we really
like, and he is doing his work satisfac-
torily. when all of sudden. the union
will send him somewhere else, and put
in his place a man who is incompe-
tent"
Another manager who has brought
road productions to Phoenix, had a
complaint to make against the stage
hands, who will also be effected by the
declaring for the open shop
1.-THE stage hands" he said, have a
peculiar rule, that when road show
comes to- town with say five of their
own carpenters and stage hands i &
necessary for the local manager to hire
an equal number from the union to do
the work, while the five travelling with
the company are used as foremen.
Why, l have had more scene shutters
and carpenters on the stage at shows,
than there was room for"
The managers expect that few of
the operators will walk out on them,
but they seem not to be worried. There
are said to be in the neighborhood of
six or eight operators in the city at the
present time. who are not working, and
who can take the places if necessary of
their union brethren.
One manager in particular stated
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21
Missed the Mark

The next time anything appearing in this column
which the editor thinks is humorous satrical it
will be labeled, if possible in red ink that the
wayfaring man, though tourist may be
fused. few days ago we had occasion to indulge in
comment the absence of street crossings in Phoe
nix and the uncertainty and nadequacy of the
car service, and we performed that task in such a
manner that at least one reader has accused of
defense of the citys negligence in the
crossings, and of being a champion of the car
company. This objector is a tourist and threatens
not to invest or take up permanent residence in
town where such shortcomings are not only winked
at but defended by the press
We made the mistake of offering this reader
brand of what we supposed satire but if it was
it diluted to be tasteess and was thus mis-
taken for something ese-euogy, for instance. We
would now say to him that he is more aggreved
at the things of which he complains than we are
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21

ing any of these varied opinions unless he wants
be called disloyal and unpatrotic
Mr.. Wilson gave another exhibition of this
sumption of infaibilty his weekly conference with
the newspaper Monday. He resented the att-
tude of some of the newspapers regarding his peace
and in fact he criticised the attitude the press
generally towards international affairs. He ntmated
that unless such discussion stopped the country might
be brought into and he also intimated that it had
embarrassed the government in the past.
President Wilson is wrong The official acts and
official semi-offical utterances of all public
officers-mayors, governors and presidents-are
legitimate objects of discussion and criticism. In
fact it is only by such free and candid discussion that
government by the people be kept alive.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21
Parker HEADS. LOCAL COTTON
ASSOCIATION; LABOR PROBLEM
To BE STUDIED BY MEMBERS

Final steps in the organization of
the Phoenix local Of the County Cot
ton Growers association We're taken
at the meeting OF representative
planters Of this district at the cham
Der of commerce yesterday. Frank
II. Parker, who has been active in
the formation of this local and of the
county assossociation, was chosen
president and delegate to the board
of directors of the parent organiza-
ton.
The completion of the organization
of the larger association was ac-
complished this week at a meeting
in Tempe. The total acreage of pri-
vately planted cotton in Salt River
valley is now signed up in the as
ISOLATION, giving that body control
over $4,000 acres. No attempt will
be made to enter the financial end
of cotton producing: no gins or
presses will be promoted. The sole
purpose of the association is to bring
the members together for the pur-
pose of agreeing on picking rates,
grading cotton crops, securing data
on production, and exchanging idels.
The organization of the local as
ISOLATION was made with the fol.
lowing men as directors: S. S. Green.
Frank H. Parker Earl Reed. J. E.
Freeland and w. H. Knox. Parker is
president and delegate to the county
association; Green is president.
and w. H. Knox, secretary treasurer.
The county board of directors is
composed of the following: F. H.
Parker. Phoenix: Charles Waterhouse.
Tempe; E. G. Attaway. Mesa: P. s.
Tacev. Gilbert; Charles Campbell
Glendale: c. r. Gordon Chandler.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21

In this association, Mr.. Water
house is president c. II. Gordon,
vice. president, and w. II. Knox, Sec
retary-t treasurer, until a permanent
incumbent is chosen.
The problem of securing labor dur
ing the picking and cutting seasons
will be studied by the association.
Secretary Knox announced yesterday
that he could announce no definite
plans for the associations work along
these lines, but that he believed the
labor question could be handled by
advertising and by securing the CO.
operation of the government labor
bureau. through the postoffice de-
Lartment.
Securing pickers is going TO be one
of the big problems. There will be
about four months work, and at the
present time it seems that it will re-
quire about $4,000 laborers 1t will
be hard to secure them for so short
a time. unless some system can be
devised to bring them mere In large
numbers on sort of rotation
scheme.
Last year the pay for picking cot
ton was far from uniform. Planters
paid all the way from to G cents
pound. The amount of cotton
PICKED in a day varied per man from
less than so to oxer $50 pounds
Picking was stimulated somewhat by
the offers of premiums for the best
days pick and for the best six CON
secutive days.
Next season an attempt will bs
made to provide uniform wage that
will permit the pickers to earn the
average daily hire for labor of that
class
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21
Pour lie Merite

The actors" in the Press Club play on Friday night
may congratulate themselves the of the
entertainment 1t not unqualified only
of success evidenced by the fact that
of the actors shot at sunrise. 1t
cloudy morning. Beside the audience probably
too depressed insist upon vigorous reprisal
measures
That the play not wholly dspeasing may also
be inferred from the circumstance that cats
stale eggs or cabbages thrown the foot
lights We do not know, though, whether this may
be regarded sort of passive tribute to the show
proof of the habtual restraint citizens
of Phoenix to which recently had occasion to refer
in accounting for the fact that the fair fame of
has not in generation married by
lynching So it be that though the show
could not have been worse the results might easily
have been.
We are making these observations in the absence
of the dramatic critic, who is said yet be a COM
atose condition into which he sank in the opening
number of the performance. This condition is said
to have been broken during the day by outbursts
delirium in which he has wildly that he was
haunted by the ghosts Of Shakespeare Siddons Booth
Charlie Chaplin and other characters whose names
have been associated with the stage and the screen
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21
"WOMEN ONLY" MOVIE
FEATURES CORSETS
-J-fhsa a al a r.
korricks' Have -nyaeed the Lamara
Theater for a Special Matinee

korrickS' Have Engaged the Iamard
Theater for Special Matinee
There have been many reels OF NOV
ing pictures exhibited, but none more
interesting than will show at the La
mara theater, Friday, January 26, from
:15 to p. m. There have been train
wrecks, battle scenes, submarine views,
horses plunging from cliffs, nobility
at play whaling crews in the Arctic,
lion hunting in the African jungles,
etc, but this newest product of the
silent drama is the showing of front
lacing corsets on living models. The
theater has been engaged for special
matinee, and only women VIII be in
attendance. Many male patrons will
be disappointed at learning that they
are to be excluded from this theater
on the afternoon mentioned, but as
the film in Of direct interest to women
only, the men will have to content
themselves with meager descriptions
of those parts of the scenario that
the women think might interest mere
man."
A dozen models of varying types are
employed in this picture and the ac-
tual fitting of Gossard corsets is
shown. Through clever manipulation
of the motion picture camera, it is
possible, at the same time, to see
two likenesses of each model advance
ing on the screen. In this way the
contrast between the uncorseted and
correctly corseted figure of each mod
ell is clearly shown. Around the fit
ting and model promenade, there has
been written a very interesting story
entitled, 1.-The Social Key"
Complimentary passes are being is
sued in their corset department and
one can get as many as she likes
for herself and friends.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21
THE FLAW IN THE GERMAN SCHEME OF WAR

Consider the defects of absoutism as compared
with those of democracy They glaring. In all
matters of detail, absolusm has excelled. In all the
larger issues which eventually dominate
of nations it has proved huge failure. The highest
scientific research untrng and patient industry the
most meticulous attention provide every mag
Unable contingency which it thought could occur
were all combined for years with a total absence of
moral scruple in order to produce the most powerful
machine the world has ever known which was in
tended to give effect to the and am
bilious schemes of Germany. Indivduaism was
crushed out of existence. Germans, and notably
Prussians, standardized They were taken in
hand by paterna and absolutely omnipoten govern
ment from their cradles and the grip for
moment relaxed till they were laid in their graves
All alike were indoctrinated with fervent
minded patriotism, which connoted hatred and AFRO
CANT contempt for everything which was not German
All were taught to believe that might should prevail
over right. All had instilled into them from their
earliest childhood the idea it was the manifest
destiny of Germany to rule and to regenerate the
world and that this ideal could only by
passive obedience to authority, notably by blind
devotion to the autocratc will of the Hohenzolerns
The plan seemed to be without a flaw Every pre-
caution was taken to prevent the German mind from
being tainted with ideas might in any wav have
lnterfered with the smooth working of the gigantic
machine. The press fettered Parliamentary gov
eminent was reduced to a farce The erudite but
narrow minded and politically very nept representa-
tves of German thought successfully harnessed
to the absolutist And yet, when the whole huge
fabric put in motion, was found not to answer
its purpose. AS in the known tale one Influential
falry god mother had not been invited christen
ing of the child Her absence proved fatal to the sue
cess of the whole project. Tempted by the apparent
perfection of their elaborate handwork the
short sighted politicians of Berlin under the guidance
of a medaevally minded ruler abandoned that wise
Bismarckan conservatism, which had placed Germany
on pinnacle of glory, and plunged into policy of
reckless adventure which could end in nothing but
disaster With all their foresight they had forgotten
the human element in man.-The Earl of Cromer in
the January Yale Review.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21
Lawson and Sunday

Eastern newspapers have devoted considerable
space to the pleasant afternoon which Thomas W.
Lawson spent in Washington with the congressional
committee which is said to be concerning itself with
the leak connected with President Wilson's peace
note The remarks of members of the committee and
the remarks of Mr. Lawson alike interesting but
unhappily Lawson in almost every case inter-
rupted just he seemed on the point of becoming
eloquent. When the Massachusetts said
Promptly when the senate met leather lunged
sewer mouthed old blatherskite-" he checked
just as he might have uttered something worth while
What he did suggests that Mr. Lawson may
have been regular attendant the addresses and
exhortatons of Billy Sunday because the quotation
from the interrupted remark of the fnancier might
have been taken from of the addresses by the
evangelist, for it might have been used by Sunday
without attracting much comment. The similarity
in the trend Of thought we'll in the language in
which the thought is expressed striking sug-
gess that in the future Billy might assist Lawson at
Washington and Lawson might appear on the plat
form with Billy.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21

All new engines of unfamiliar to US We
use them like tyros Our cruisers are allowed to drift
upon rocks. Our submarines are submarines indeed
We submerge them and they stay submerged for
weeks and even months and make such reparation
as we can by giving the crew public funeral.
few days ago an army aeroplane left San Diego
for a short flight trick which has probably been
surpassed by army avators of the belligerents hun
bred times day for the last two years and a half.
Something as usual happened; the army aviators
were lost and finally recovered more dead than
alive Our lack preparedness is thorough and COM
prehensvey complete. There is nothing half way
about it.
A year or ago American garrison was
surprised Columbus, New Mexico Everything
seemed to have been sklfully set part for a
surprise. Most of the machine guns which had been
manufactured and transported at great were
yet in the boxes Those that apparently in read
for action not to have been tested before
the sudden of the fatal night and then they
damned" and the of soldiers and American
citizens proceeded without interruption
All these accidents" have been investigated" and
found unaccompanied by recommendations for pre-
cautions that would prevent their recurrence.
In matters in Indicative state and
will probably remain If the system of modern
warfare could be rolled back to the methods of some
centuries ago could probably hold
certain number of Americans armed with clubs could
stand successfully against equal number of for
egners armed If the naval operations of the world
conducted in canoes, would share with
the best of them
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21

President Wilson is rather too prone to regard as
unpatrotic all who differ from him In opinion
He forgets that he does not in all respects mperson
ate the nation. He has called himself the leader of
his party, and when he speaks leader of the DEM
ocratc party he speaks for only part of the people
Besides he has his personal opinions and these are
not infrequently conflicting and irreconcabe. 1t is
unreasonable for the president to demand that every
body in the United refrain from CRITICS.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21
SCRIPTURE
Psalm 1926
Grayco Cravats
Cheney Silks

They that trust in the Lord shall
be as mount Zion, which cannot be re-
moved, but a3ideth forever.
AS the mountains are round about
Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about
his people from henceIorth even for
ever
For the rod of the wicked shall not
rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest
the righteous put forth their hands
unto iniquitr.
Do good, o Lord, unto those that be
good, and to them that are upright in
their hearts.
AS for such as turn aside unto their
crooked ways, the Lord shall lead
them forth with the workers of in
iquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21

last night, that he did not think his
operator would walk out. He said that
he was willing to pay better than the
union scale to keep him. or any other
man who is a good operator, and that
all working conditions in his house as
well as in all the others in the city
would remain the same as at the pres
ent time
Each of the managers present at the
meeting last night posted a $4,000
cash bond to be forfeited if he goes
back 20 mis- contract with the union.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21
KILLED IN SNOWSLiDE
IRepubIIcan A. p. Leased. wire1

Republican A. ?. Leased. Wirel
DEBEQUE, Colo, Jan. 20.-Jacob
Robinson, 20. was killed late today in
a snowslide 20 miles north of here. His
father, E. w. Robinson, buried in the
slide ESCAPED with slight injuries
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21

"Old friends are best" Il know Still we all like
to make friends. We can chuck bluff before
them for a while. The old friends have our number"
Louisville Courier journal
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21

We are sorry it quit raining. In day or two the
unpaved streets would have been navigable.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21

Hire a little salesman at The Re-
publican office. A Want Ad will see
more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21

Embroidery on everything wear
able will be the mode this coming
spring and summer. Embroidery on
hats, dresses, bags. and even para
soils will be tho prevailing style. The
charming little Afternoon dress pic
tured above is of oyster white khaki
kool embroidered in silver combined
with soutache braid. The hat, bag
and parasol go to make a "Cupid"
yet. They are embroidered in black.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-21

If book is dull, that is matter
between itself and its maker; but if
it makes me duller than | should
otherwise have been, [ have a
grievance.
Samuel McChOrd CrotherS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-25
FIRST BREAK
Continued from Page One)

ed by the Belgian Relief Commission
and will take the cargo spaceof several
freighters. In return the Swedish gov
eminent will be allowed to ship 100000
bushels of rye of the new American
crop which will be available in Sep
TENDER or October. Negotiations be-
tween the United States officials and
representatives of neutral countries
have been in progress for several
weeks.
Norway's Case Presented
Norway's case has been presented
by the mission headed by DR.. Nanzen
and complete accord has been reach
ed it said regarding commodities TO go
forward to that country Immediate
ly.
Norway needs foodstuffs and has
ships to barter; she is willing to de-
vote 100000 tons to the service of
the United States If she can get food
in return. 1t is understood that this
offer in part has been accepted.
One Of the propositions made by Hol
land was to turn over to the use of
the trade Of the Entente Allies a large
share of her merchant feet on condi-
ton that the ships were not to be sent
into the danger zone. Norway would
let her ships go without any such pro-
viso. Holland maintained that it would
be almost commercial suicide to risk
her ships as it might cut off her i'm
mense colonial trade
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-25
BLANKET CHARGES
Continued from Page One)

cred to oppose the raiders. The Negroes
some returning to camp, where they were
placed under guard. Others hid in build
ngs and bitches in nearby roads.
Searching for StrasgIers
Two squads Of armed citizens. sworn in
as deputy sheriffs each squad with a
captain In command, aided the military
forces during the day in the search Of the
San Filipe district for Negro .trasglers.
As fast as a Negro soldier was found he
Immediately was placed in custody OF
either the civilian authorities or under
guard at Camp Logan.
While the armed forces devoted the
daylight hours 20 this work. commanding
officers under Gen. HuIen arranged for
protection Of the camp through the night.
The additional force Of approximately 600
men from Fort Sam Houston. detailed
from the 18th Infantry, arrived during
the afternoon and was disposed to best
advantage
Earlier in the day a detachment OF
coast guard artillery from Fort Crockett
Galveston. arrived and relieved the Iili-
ncis National Guardsmen, who had been
on patrol duty throughout the night with.
out rest. and these with the fresh troops
from San Antonio assumed full control.
Few Streets Under Guard
sentries placed on street corners in the
business district in the morning were
gradually withdrawn until only lew
streets, where radical trouble might de-
velop, were under guard. Much OF this
sentry during the early hours OF the day
had been left to Texas National Guards
men who, lacking arms, were supplied
with sfotsuns and rifles from the stocks
Of hardvars stores Saloons were closed
and all clubs we're obliged to observe mil
i.ary orders against the sale Of liquor.
At Camp Logan building activities we're
At a standstili. ~orkmsn being refused
admission through the guard lines e.
tabNshsd around the CAMP, In the resi-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-25
MANY TELLING POINTS
Made by Mrs. Ames in
Equal Suffrage Address

Mrs, Lucia Ames Mead's audience
though not as large as one might wish
was Hessaatly surprised and intensely
interested In her address Friday evenins
az the universalist church. Prayer was
ohered by Rev. Olaf Tanbsrg, a former
pastor OF the church. The speaker was
Introduced by Mrs. w. p Smith.
Mrs. Mead opened by calling attent,a,
u the fact that the time for the vote IN
this state on woman suffrage is fast an.
preaching.
All over the world woman is being call
Cd into new fields and Is responding. ye,
no disfraHchised class can ever have the
protection that the other class ep1oys
The ballot for man 10 not SO very cid
and that for woman is on the wav.
With the aid 81 a map the speater
showed the growth of equal suffrage over
not only the United States but the entire
world.
Today there are II states giving the full
ballot to the women and - have granted
them the risht to baIlst for President.
Maine now has the ehaAce to lead the
East in granting full suffrage. Rhode
is!aAd has granted presidential suffrage