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Arizona republican., 1917-06-26

At the request of The Arizona Re publican Joseph Thalheimer. IT, who has just arrived in Los Angeles. has logged the route taken by his party by auto to the coast He went the north ern route and his log is as follows
 Motorists intending to go to Pres cott should now. by all means. take the Black Canyon road. Heretofore this route. which is much shorter than the Wickenburg road, has been impassible in automobiles but it has recently been improved and is now in tOp-notch condition.
 The read is uniformly good all the way to Prescott. A short stretch. not over three miles long, of rough road is encountered a short distance after crossing the Arizona canal The rivers are all easily forded and there is abso- lutely no sand on the route Several very stiff and long orades are encoun tered but the road over them is ex- tremely good. with the exception of few rocky spots on the smaller grades A good many miles before Prescott and running all the way into Prescott, smooth, well kept-up road is to he found
 Motorists who do not know this route can secure information concerning it from their motor supply dealer
 Following the Black Canyon route the distance from Phoenix to Prescott is IA miles, much shorter than any other road
 The road to Los Angeles. via the Black Canyon to Prescott and thence to Los Angeles is on the whole. in good shape, with but few bad stretches. The shortest. and best route to Prescott at the present time, is the Black Can yon Road which has recently been inn proved. There are many steep pitches
Arizona republican., 1917-06-26
The Call for Cooks


 The tremendous importance of food is emphasized by the present wal conditions. The woman who can cook well is always a far more important member of society than is to be in ferred from the tribute paid to hei But even in the absence of laurel wreaths she may now realize her high value.
 Donald Wilhelm in a recent maga- zine article:
 Let me emphasize what a tremen- dous need there will be everywhere in America for cooks. All the hospi- tals in England have volunteers do all their cooking. Fancy cooks are not wanted-just those who can cook good wholesome and economical food and can cook for numbers which is an art quite a great deal more difficult than cooking for a few. All the cook ing for the pig camps is done by vol unteers. It is not an uncommon sight at all in England to see women drive up in their motors, roll up their sleeves, and go to work to make Irish stem, say, for a hundred men. Ana you often see bank clerks. bankers, lawyers, doctors turn in and help them or set to doing carpentry work or anything else they can do; I have seen an Old gentleman with SpatS and a bald head and cane helping wo- men hang out carbolated underwear to dry. All the canteens are run by women and all the rest-houses at the terminals that are endowed by wealthy men to be used for rendeZ- vous for troops on leave, in transit. and so forth. We have hot meals at every railroad station in England for outgoing and incoming troops. Wo- men volunteers often go on duty there at eight at night and work until six next morning In all the munitiOn works we also have canteens. as well as at the camps. The result is that the men and women always have good hot meals, for troops free, for others at minimum cost
 Prison Food
 "So long as it was held that a pri- son is merely an institution for the safe detention of criminals, it was not to be expected that the hygienic con- ditions prevailing in such a place would be in harmony with the best experience or the newest schemes of sanitary science. Food in such an institution was intended solely to keep the prisoner alive and enable him to
Arizona republican., 1917-06-26

falls far below the requirements of the human body, and far below the established ''rations" accepted by civ ilized governments for soldiers, sailors, or prisoners of war. Where the in mates of prisons are requested to work the evil effects of this made quate diet are accentuated-
 Why Register Births?
 That the birth. date of birth. par entage and other essential infoTm1- tion for governmental and identifica = tion purposes may be made matter of official record.
 That the ages of school children may be definitely known, making the proper enforcement of school laws possible.
 That the laws affecting child labor may be effective, and the children of the poor thereby protected
 That litigation in matters of in heritance and settlement of estates may be simplified by the definite knowledge of the ages of all' persons concerned.
 That the American born children of foreign born parents may have in disputable evidence of American birth which will protect them when visiting the mother country of the parents.
 That blindness may be prevented by prompt attention to the infected eyes of the new born.
 That infection and mortality among women may he prevented and that young babies may be saved by i'm mediate attention hy existing agencies for the relief of the poor.
 Birth registration is very import ant to the child, and it is true tha the registration of a child's birth may save it's life. health liberty or prop erty Universal military service renders it absolutely necessary. Child labor laws. school laws, voting. mar riage practice of professions, gradu- ation. responsibility for crimes by and against the individual. federal end state civil service, mothers pen sions industrial insurance inherit ance, guardiarship DassDortS for for eign travel or residence, are only a few of the examples of it's need. In fact, there is no relationship from the cradle to the grave when inabil- ity to furnish 2 definite age and nativity may not seriously affect the individual. While in this great na- tiOnal crisis We are regretting that we did not establish a bureau years ago
 Why Register Deaths? That there may DC available com plete and accurate information as tO deaths of all human beings, with dates of death and causes of death, to the end that preventable causes of death may be eliminated and human lives heightened
 That the various public health agencieslEational. state and munich
Arizona republican., 1917-06-26
JAN I DECIDE ON
 OFFICERS PAY.

The status of the national guards men and regular army men who are attending the reserve officers train ing camps has not vet been deter mined by the war department. Until that is done they will not be paid, it is believed.
 A telegram has been sent out by the adjutant general of the army to each department, requesting that the pay roll of guardsmen and regulars in training be made out separate from the others.
 According to the telegram the war department has not yet decided how to class the guardsmen and regulars. Some of the guardsmen are on fur tough from their regiments and some on detached service. Some of them had been sworn into federal service and were on active duty at the time. The men from the Third are in that class.
 GuardSmen in federal service and
Arizona republican., 1917-06-26
B|C DEAL MAY MAKE
 ARIZONA O|L STATE

There was closed a few days ago a transaction by which the Gillespie oil interests of Oklahoma have become substantially interested in the Arizona Del Rio Oil company, operating in the Chino oil fields north of Prescott The oil report of Etienne A. Ritter, made to this company, has been under con
 sideration by them for some time and it is stated that checking up by othe- geological engineers has resulted in this deal which is made with the fullest as Surance that the Chino fields will be- come a prolific oil and gas producer
 In addition to becoming interested in the Del Rio company itself, these par ties have also taken a tWentyyear oil and gas lease from it on the north half of section 23 and the west half of sec tion "A. This lease calls for one-eight royalty to the Del Rio company and is expected to prove very lucrative source of revenue to both the company and the lease interests. Oil exploration is expected to begin as soon as the equipment can be brought from Okla homa together with experienced oil drillerS from that state.
 The Gillespie lnteres ts represent one of the strongest oil and gas producing combinations in Oklahoma, operating hundreds of producing wells and en- ploying nearly 1000 men in the oil fields. They were the parties who : brought in the famous Gillespie Gush-
Arizona republican., 1917-06-26
PASSING HENCE
 IF OLD TIMER

Stricken while at breakfast al a down town restaurant, Manuel Soto, for more than thirty years resident of the valley, passed away yesterday morning before medical aid could come to his assistance. The inquest was held before Coroner Wheeler, the jury re- turning a verdict of death due to hem orrhage of the lung.
 Soto. who was fifty years of age, has worked on various farms near Phoenix. At one time he was in the employ of the reclamation service and also of the city.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-26

letter adds, and prompt movement of food products and of commodities essential to the needs of the war de- partment will be of pressing import ance. Troops, of course, must be transported in great numbers and in the quickest possible time.
 The prompt loading and unloading of cars and also d maximum loading. which will increase the capacity or the cars 10 per cent, is urged. This will materially assist in reducing the shortage of cars and will aid the railroads and government to great extent, the letter assures.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-26
H0W TQ REDUCE
 CAR SHORTAGE

Shippers and receivers of freight by railroads operating in Arizona and also others interested have received letters from F. A. Jones, chairman of the state corporation commission calling their attention, on behalf of the National Council of Defense to the necessity for cooperation be- tween all interests. to the end that full efficiency of the transportation unit, the freight car, may be ob- tained.
 The letter says that it is general Knowledge that there has existed dur ing the past year or more a serious shortage of freight cars, and that other railroad facilities have been taxed beyond capacity. The govern ment undoubtedly will call upon the railroads of the country for extra ordinary and additional service. the
Arizona republican., 1917-06-26

pal-may determine what part of our mortality is preventable and when and where preventable deaths occur
 That pestilential and epidemic dis eases may be detected promptly.
 That we may apply our remarka ble scientific knowledge of disease pre- vention at the time and in the place n ee such application is most needed.
 That home-seekers and immigrants may be guided in the selection of safe and healthful homes by accurate information rather than by misstate- ment of interested persons
 That the settlement of estates and matters of inheritance, pensions. etc. may be definitely settled by official record of death instead of on the memory of interested witnesses.
 Death registration without birth registration is like an accurate ac- counting of expenditures without con sideration of ineome
Arizona republican., 1917-06-26

the regulars are already on the war
 department payroll. The others are not. These guardsmen already in serv- ice will be paid either their regular salary on d militia rating or they may be paid the accustomed s100 a month. The regulars are in the same condi-
Arizona republican., 1917-06-26

Do not wait till tomorrow-Phone that WANT AID. to The Republican office now. and get vour wish fulfilled
Arizona republican., 1917-06-26
Department of Public Health

matters that efficiency this column without
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-01

that physical and mental degeneration may not ensue.
We r inclined to think, however, that the instances of excess
!sive child labor in the beet fields of Colorado, seriously hindering
the physical and mental development of the child affected, are SO
rare as to amount to al exception.
Some means ought to be provided for reaching these exceptional
cases other than a sweeping inhibition of child labor. There is a
possibility of OVERRIDING ever a good thing. just where and when
and how the lines should be drawn is a problem for sages.
We once heard a noted lecturer declare-and it was in Fruita
Itoo-that a man o " woman is what he or she was before reaching the
Iage of sixteen. lie went on to say that out OF about fifteen hundred
cases which had come under his personal observation he had found
no exception. lie admitted that there may be exceptions, but, If SO
only a sufficient number to emphasize the rule. The MAJ. is what the
boy was; the woman is as she was IS a girl under sixteen. If you
entertain any doubt about it, investigate for yourself.
The boy who never does a stroke of work in a practical way
before he is fourteen will do but very little thereafter, we are in
swing to the other extreme.
In a rural community, such as the beet field of Colorado must be, but
it also applies to boys in genera, with such notifications as common
sense suggests.
If the boy is prohibited, through statute or otherwise, from
performing manual toll before he is fourteen, God pity him during
the balance of his natural life!
And may God have mercy on the souls OF those who combine
to do unto the child in one direction what the task-master is accused
of doing in the other!
Child labor - a already indicated, demands more than mere
sentiment for its solution. In guarding against injustice to the
child with reference to labor, we should be careful that we do not
swing to the ohter exreme.
The child who does not respect the dignity Of labor lacks those
elements which constitute good citizenship. He more certainly and
surely learns to respect it through the performance of it. Most
children learn it in no other way.
The good people of Colorado should be able to devise-in fact
are able-some means for controlling the situation without deprving
the child OF the glorious heritage of work, for it was decreed ages
ago that by the sweat of ones face shall he procure his bread.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-01
POSTAGE.

We are glad to note that the Aberdeen News views the news
paper postage situation in much the same light as The Saturday
News.
Commenting on the defeat of the bill pending before congress
Tor a flat increase in newspaper postage rate, the News, expressing
itself as pleased over the result, says:
''The News believes, however, that the right sort of an
increased postage bill would have benefited newspapers
rather than harmed them. The proposal providing for
postal zones, 300 miles wide, for second-class postage, is not
unfair. The bulk of the circulation of any newspaper,
LEGATION. that would have been hard hit would have been the
magazines and a very few big city dales. Such a measure
would have been far more equitable than the plan, just
of distance"
1t cost the government last year between fifty and one hundred
million dollars to carry newspapers and magazines to their respect
I've destlnatlons-that is to say, it cost the government that sum
above what the publishers were required to pay.
Take, for instance, two or three noted publications in Philade-
|phia, which carry heavy advertising contracts and which return
large net profits to the publisher. The postoffce department last
year carried these publications., a very large percentage of which is
composed of advertising NATTER t a net cost above the regular
postage of substantially a half million dollars.
These big concerns are on a paying basis, but even if they were
not we fail to understand why the government should help them
to acquire and to maintain their circulation.
There are millions and millions Of copies of other publications
that circulate almost free gratis among the people-pubication
that IN no way add a farthing of value to the sum total Of either liter
|ature or Observation-Disclosures of the circumference of Uncle Samuel
IN extending their publishers the almost free use Of his mails.
1t IS neither IN the interests of the public nor the legitimate
newspapers that such 'courteses' are accorded the publishers
Why not apply the zone" principle to newspaper and periodical!
hostage?
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-01
CHILD LABOR IN COLORADO.

Discussing the proposition pending before the Colorado legisla-
ture to prohibit the labor of children in certain fields of activity,
relating particularly to the beet fields of the state, /" the Fruta
QColo) Mall published in the midst of a beetproducing region, says,
in part:
The measure is being strenuousy opposed by the beet
sugar interests through the German and other foreign beet
ralsers, who are being aided by the ministers Of several com
innnlties that would be affected. The supporters Of the
easnr nave IN mind matters of school attendance rather
than the possible injurious results to the children laboring IN
the beet fields during school periods
continuing, the Mail declares that there is sno doubt but what
me children are better off for working a limited number of hours,
g when they are put into the fields in the early morning and
forced g stay there all day with grown men and women it is too
muen a, orsfhem and there should be a stop put to the practice ~
ms question OF child labor is one that involves more than mere
our civilization rests.
i l agitation against child labor arises largely from the fact
tnat ~ certain sections 1T is carried to the extreme. The children
are not only deprived Of educational privileges. but their mentality
Is stunted and their physical development retarded, if not estopped,
through excessive labor.
iI moral suaslon cannot reach those who ruthlessly abuse chill
aren force must IL is proper, therefore, that the law shall inter
ven 20 protect not only the children, but their offspring, in order
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-01
NO REASON FOR 1T.
When Watertown Citizens Show a

When WATERFOWL Citizens Show a
Way.
There can be no reason why any
reader of this who suffers the tor
lures of an aching back, the annoy
ance of urinary disorders, the pains
and dangers of kidney ills will fail to
heed the words of a neighbor who
has found relief. Read what a Water
town citizen says:
w. T. Shay, GOT N. Maple ST., Wa
tertown, says: Il was troubled great
ly by my kidneys acting too freely. l
had soreness and lameness across my
back that kept me in misery. The
kidney secretions were unnatural and
highly colored and contained sedi-
ment. Doan's Kidney Pills were rec
commended to me and in a short time
/ was rid of the soreness and lame
ness in my back and my kidneys were
doing their work right. / think that
Doan's Kidney Pills are the best kid
ney medicine to be had. It's a long
time since l have had any kidney
trouble and I give Doan's Kidney
Pills all the credit for curing me-"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Shay had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y. Adv. SO
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-01
HIDE AND FUR Il K

Hide prices a little lower than in
Dec. but double what they sew
eraI years back.
Furs continue to bring very high:
prices, Write for price list. trap book
and trappers supply catalogue. For
1Old Reliable
NORTHWESTERN HIDE = FuRsco.
Estab. 1890 Minneapolis, MINI.
#P. s., Our sure Death Capsules for
wolf. etc, are endorsed by the United
States Government Forest Rangers as
this hast poison made4 doxs BLOC
$1s75 per Hundred. charges prepaid fby
express only1.
McCaIlssD ecOy most powerful scent
m8des4 9ox. soy pint 41,00. IMPRESS
j posstpN6id. Adv.34738
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-01

1T used to be said that love is the,
the top D the list.-Louisville Cour-
|ier,Journal.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-01

Only two women received Carnegie
medals last yea bu it is safe to say
that many more deserved them. if
only for living with their husbands.
Washington Herald.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-01
WHERE ARE YOU HEADlNG2

BY Harbert Kaufman.
Where are you heading and whats
your plan?
You never will be a successful mar
II you don't survey the way
And stay.
Play
BY rule.
Only q fool
Can hope to reach a given spot
Unless he has given path. It's not
Enough to hear Ambitions call;
No matter how much she may bawI
OF opportunities
Her voice
Rings out III vain
There's no choice
For those who simply ramble around,
Uncertain to what place they're
bound.
The aimless ones are always found
LGl0se ia the ground.
The heights remain for those who
know
Precisely where they mean to go.
EtCopyrigM 1911 byHeybert Kauifman}
PRINTED by permission of the author.
Theirs waa lmid knock ait the
Idoof. Az yun please Hind lady, the
beegar said sIs sea lostn right
#AssWKel iS ainsk sre ret0rted the
tl1aiy ofthe hsoS1se.A slammed the
ldoorsze;llfaep Herald
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-01
E DIT @ RIA L
AN APPALLING SITUATION.

We reproduce in this column a editorial from the St. Paul
Dispatch regarding certain features Of the food situation in the
great city of New York:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-17
"Over the Top" at Camp;
French Officers Look On

the war trenches which are hous-
ing Sammies at the front in
France.
Here. eight hours every day. 40
hours every week, Sammy charges
and recharges across a miniature
mo mans land" that bristles with
hypothetical death.
He throws imitation bombs and
thrusts furiously at his comrades
with wooden bayonets with leath-
er pads on them.
French Officers Watch
Now and again comes the order
over the top" and then, with
rebel yells that are the only part
of the drill that bears the mark of
genuine, he goes racing across the
field to the opposing trenches.
On a little mound, behind the
front line" stands a group of
blue clad officers who watch the
maneuvers with interest. They
are the experts, officers from the
French army who have qualified
as masters of trench farfare. Now
and again they stop the battle"
to give advice and instruction to
the olive drab men and then the
conflict" Is resumed.
Gas Bombs Coming?
Perhaps, 1t is intimated, before
long there will be training with
gas bombs and fire bombs and
tear shells and the $4,000 men at
camp then will learn the value of
the gas mask and methods of over
coming the lethal fumes of lachy-
ramatory projectiles.
Light artillery, too, may play a
part and thus will the student
Sammy have a bloodless baptism
of fire that will stand him in
good stead when the Fritzies rear
above his head somewhere in
France" and the hurting Berthas
splatter living death.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-17
cHET M'INTYRE RETAINS HIS TITLE|
MONTANA MINER CAN'T TOUCH CHAMP

Joe Madsen, the bad man
from Anaconda, didn't even
make dent in Chef McIn-
tyres crown last night.
Every time he bumped up
against that Pacific coast heavy
weight title, the wild and woody
miner from Montana got q bump
on the snoot that reminded him
Of the playfulness of a mountain
burro. So 1t was with sign of
relief that Madsen saw Referee
Art Schock stop the bout in the
fourth round and give Mcintyre
the victory.
Madison may be a good box
er. But he never before in
his life met such a glove glad
iatOr as Ohet Mcintyre, gray
haired instructor at the new
Smelter Athletic clubs gym
nasium.
In the first public smoker
staged In the new gym, Mcintyre
risked his crown against an I'M
known from Montana who was
highly recommended by Dan Salt
of Seattle. The word risk" is
an exaggeration, because ringsid-
ers declare that Madsen didn't
land one solid blow on McIntyre's
anatomy during the entire four
rounds. And Mcintyre proved to
the fans that he is one of the
fastest heavies who ever wrapped
tape on his knuckles in Tacoma.
He hit Madsen on every square
inch Of his body from his hips to
the top of his head, and then did
1t all over again for good meas
ure.
The Smelter smoker furnished
a wide variety of amusement.
One Of the bouts, between
Harry Anderson of Vancouver
and Lloyd Madden of Seattle,
was q whirlwind. The boys
boxed an even draw, and they
were mixing things all the
time.
IL was as pretty a match as