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Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
RAILWAYS ASK II BE ALLOWED
 TO RAISE RATES ARIZONA
Common Carriers Want To Add $250,OOO To Their
 Freight charges on Intra- State Carrying Traffic.

Application fer permission to in- crease freight rates approximately 15 per cent on all interstate ship ments was made before the Arizona corporation commission yesterday aft ernoon by representatives of practi- cally every railroad in the state. Ii this proposed increase is effected,l the increase to Arizona shippers will be approximately S250 900 annually, it was stated yesterday.
 This application was made in keep ing with similar application recently made by railroads before the inter state commerce commission for an increase of about 15 per cent on interstate shipments. The Arizona railroads ask that these new intra- state shipments be made effective concurreutly with the proposed in- creases in interstate shipments, which would be July 1.
 Obligations imposed by the Adam son law together with the erer-in- cTeasjng costs of materials and sup plies are given as the reasons for the proposed increases in rates. These arc the same reasons set forth by the railroaos in asking for increases on interstate shipments.
 A formal hearing relative 70 the proposed increases will be conducted by members of the corporation com mission, probably early in June. At that ine the railroads will be given opporturity t0 justify the increases asked.
 Senator Hook Smith of Georgia. who is thoroughly conversant with conditions throughout the country has estimated that if the railroads
 
 freight rates to the amount asked the increased revenue will amount to s416,000, 900 annually. In addition, if the same increases were allowed on intra-s state shipments, the total rev enue would he increased to more than $500, ono, ,000
 In thns connection, it has beer pointed out tEat railroad men through out the country have estimated that as result of the Adamson law, rail- roads will be required to pay addi- tiOnal wages amounting to between 30 and 50 million dollars. Others, who claim accurate information on the condition. state that the increases ir wages will not amount to more than 30 millions.
 It is pointed out by Senator Smith :herefora that the increases asked ky the railroads is ten times greater than the expenditure, in the first in stances, and about 15 IS great as the additional burdens in the second.
 Men who appeared before tho com mission yesterday and made applica- tion, together with the railroads they represented. ale as follows:
 Eugene Fox. 2. C. Barnes, general freight agent, Garnett King, general passenger agent and William Pete cole, attorney, all representing the Fl Paso & Southwestern H. P Anewalt general freight agent and F. P. Cruise, assistant general freight agent. Santa Fe, and II C. Hallmark general freight agent, Arizona East ern md assistant general freight agents of tho Southern Pacific.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
RIFLE CLUB FOR
 WOMEN |S PLAN
 NOW SUGGESTED
Movement To Enable Wo- men to Defend Them selves in Case of Need
 Gains Headway in a Day.
A Rifle club for women.

A IAlII6 CluD TOT WOl1eE.
 That is the latest preparedness move in Phoenix and was inaugurated yes terday by a group of leading club women at the suggestion of L. E. HeWins.
 Should the Phoenix men be called to arms they will not leave behind them helpless women but women who are well able to protect themselves. It it understood that fully one hundred women have already declared their willingness to join rifle club and not more than that number have been in formed that such an organization was under way. Captain Thomas Rynning is heartily in accord with the move ment and has offered his services.
 While women may not be called upon to use rifles, he believes they should know how, should the necessity arise
 'l stand ready to help in any way can said Captain Rynning, who will give the women personal instruction whenever their organization has been perfected.
 Mrs. Joseph Wahlstrom, Mrs L. E. Hewins and Mrs. T E. Irvine will meet with Captain Rynning this morning to discuss the preliminary steps to be taken toward forming the club. Later in the day the committee will call upon Governor Campbell
 Various women's clubs and associa- tions, it is understood, will endorse the rifle club. The executive board of the Young Women's Christian Association will give the matter attention at a special meeting on Monday, and Mon day night the Business Girls club. of which Mrs. Wahlstrom is chairman will take the subject under considera- ton.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
High Cost Hits Postage In New
 Price Schedule

In the opinion Of Postmaster Nicholson, the price of postal stamps like everything else in these war days is going to go up. He is of the opinion that the new revenue bill will pass both houses of con cress and that one cent stamps will in the near future cost two cents, and two cent stamps will be ad- vanced to three cents. The cost of sending second class matter such as newspapers and magazines will also advance.
 He has not experienced any run on his stamp windows yet. In fact it will not do any good to lay in supply of two cent stamps now, as it is not alone the price of stamps which is going up, bus the price of sending an ounce of first class mail That is, first class mail will cost three cents an ounce instead of two cents. A two-c cent stamp will do to send a one cent postcard, but will not carry letter very far. Post cards will cost two cents.
 The raising of the postal rate, ac- oording to unofficial advice received by Mr Nicholson. will add all the way from hundred to a hundred and fifty million to the revenues Of the government. That sum will run the war for several days, if cash from other sources failed to come in on time.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
CR0P MOBILIZATION PLAN WILL
 BE SUBMITTED TO ROTARY CLUB
Exceedingly Novel and Potentially effective method tc Help in Solving The Great Problem of Sufficient
 Labor to gather Salt River Valley Crops Will Bt Made Public at Meeting To Be Held This Afternoon

Because of the fact that California will 'be at work gathering it's .rops at the same time that ArizoHa is similarly busy, it will be difficult to secure the needed labor from the coast state Some will undoubtedly come from the west, but by no means enough to fur nish the thousands of men who must be engaged in crop gathering unless many things of value are to be l -t to the community and the whole United States.
 Prescott people are planning a sort of boy scout camp which will work lands which tlr boys will cultivate as their ht towards the general move ment for the creation and conservation ef feed supplies It is hoped to use the school boys of this valley in an even pore novel arc effective manner, the outlines of which plan will he formally submitted to the public this afternoon at the meeting of the Rotary club.
 The cooperation of the entire com munity, as well as of the school boys and young men, will De needed to make this plan a success, hence the desire to have the live-wires of the Rotary organization put their shoulders to the wheel and help the movement along
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
.L-|CA LATINA
 BALL TONIGHT

Under the auspices of the Liza Pro- tectora Latina, a grand floral ball will he given this evening at Patrick Hall. The committee on arrangements has been busiiy engaged in preparing for the event. with the result that it prom ises to be the Spanish American social event of the season.
 One of the most pleasing features of the ball has been the selection Of q queen in the person of Senorita Rita R. Ruhio, who with Senoritas Amparo Valle, Vivianita G. Melendrez. Conchita G. de la Lama and Refugio R. Rubio, as maids of honor. will exercise super vision over the festivities of the even ing. Suitable prizes will be awarded the maids of honor.
 The committees in charge of the ball are:
 Arrangements: P NJ Salinas. Ven Genzalez. F. P. Serrano. Luis Quiros Conrado Ramirez and j. NJ Melendrez.
 Invitation: J. C. Villanueva, Natalia Torres. J. L. Hubbell, Francisco Terar and Juan Canchola.
 Order: Alejo Valenzuela. F. G. de la Lama and Jose ContTeras.
 Floor: J. M. Melendrez and Ven Gen. zalez
 Door: Julian Canchola and Eduardo Lopez.
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Arizona republican., 1917-05-04

One. of the most car refully worked out plans to aid in the harvesting of crops in the Salt River Valley-a plan which, if adopted, would be so entirely new as to attract national attention-Will be submitted this afternoon to the mem bers of the Rotary club if present plans go through. It is a plan in line with the agricultural mobilization talk which has been so common at agri- cultural meetings but along lines so novel that it cannot fail to attract at tention.
 It is growing evident that the burning question in line with what this state can do for natio:ial defense is the labor problem. The state council of de- fense has grappled with this problem in it's appeal to Washington to suspend the immigratio law which would eX- clude from this state many valuable transient laborers from Mexico be- causeof the literacy and head-taX re- quirements. That is one phase of the matter but the other is to canvass the local field to make available every youth and man possible to aid in the gathering of crops and it is in line>With this last mentioned matter that the suggestion will be made to the Ro- tarians this afternoon.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
FIRST PRISONER IF
 MAR IN STATE PUT
 IN JAIL IN PHOENIX

The first prisoner Of war taken in Arizona is now in the county jail. His name is Conrad Walsdorf, he has been working as a baker in Phoenix, and he was arrested several days ago upon a presidential warrant from Washing ton.
 The charge placed against him is that of being an alien enemy. The news of his arrest was kept quiet for several days in hopes that ether of his clique would be ensnared.
 Complaint was maue to the office of United States Marshal Joe Dillon last week. Dillon at once set his men to watching Walsdorf. He was followed to the library on several occasions, where he spent the major portion of his time. His actions were said to be suspicious in the extreme.
 He made no objection to be arrested As soon as word can be received from the war department as to the disposi- ton of Walsdorf. he will be taken from the jail and interned.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
MOT0R|5T 5OON
 LEARNS ERROR

My automobile cannot run over 8 miles an hour and if the arresting of ficer will go with me over the same course l travelled when he arrested me, l will buy him the best suit of clothes ln Phoenix" said Fred Barrows when arraigned before Justice De SOnZa on
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04

it is a wholesome relief from the more vigorous assaults with which the vast majority of our theatrical entertain ments seek their way into our hearts.
 In this new comedy with a happy blending of romance, mystery, adven- ture, human tenderness and the jolliest sort of fun MT Crane is surrounded by an exceptional cast including Eva Le Gallienne, Susanne Morgan. Betty Ira cy, William T. Clarke, and Raymond Van Sickle.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
At the Maiestic

One Of the most startling themes imaginable forms the basis for ''The Social Leper,' The new World Pic ture Brady-made which will be shown nt the Ma iestic theater today with
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
Arizona Theater

The new show at the Arizona thea ter is packing them in the last half of this week. owing to the fact that the management is giving the public Q two and half hour show, and only ore show night. The feature picture
 It May De Your Daughter" and the Weston company makes up the pro- gram.
 The title 'of the show is "The
 2arisiennne Gardens and is one laughing riot Al Weston and Jinl Dooley are the main fun makers Their flight with a dummy is one riotors scream. After they bay ! sum mer hotel their troubles commence.
 Art Uline is seen as the ever wise hotel proprietor and a good foil foy
 Weston and Dooley. George Non Blk
 his character excellent Lillian Rose cast as F'lu Flu has most amusing part. The numoers have been well selected by MT Cline and such num- beTs as Honest lnjun," "Babette. ''Honky Tnnky Town" Leave the World pebind," . soic sang by MT Non Blk, and America. Here's My Boy and comedy song by Al Wes- tor are hits.
 The chorus girls are eagerly wait ing for toEight's performance as the contest will again take place by pop liar request
 Delphines Birthday" will be pre- sented on Sunday night. It IS q bur lesque on the eastern success "Oh. Oh. Deli hine." and is said to he ex- ceedingly funny.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04

the charge of exceeding the sneed limit.
 Accompanied by County Motorcycle Officer George Schade. the test was made, with the same number of occu- pants of the machine and over the same ground. The result was that Bar rows again appeared before Justice De Souza.
 q am guilty and I want to pay my fine he declared writing ont a check for s5. T never would have been sat isfied ii I had not tried it out I thought 1 could tell within three miles how fast l was going but I was mis- taken"
 Schade refused to accept the suit of clothes and suggested that Barrow put a part of the money in a speedometer
 Do not wait till tomorroW-phOne .iat AL.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
Columbia Theatxr

All will epjcy taking trip to the Catalina Island, the most beautiful place OR the coast, most everyt ody has been there and if you haven't you will surely like those wonderful scenes, you will also see Mrs. Vernon Castle as Patria in the Sunset Falls" still fighting with the Mexicans and furnishing plenty of thrills, also Violn Dana, tat dalnty little star, in "The Mortal Sim a soul-stjrring story of a Wife's sacrifice for her husband.
 Tomorrow the program changes showing Charlie Chaplin in his latest review of iS1f. laugh in every foot, also Billie Burke. One day only.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
Alice Joyce at the Hin

Here you have brief story Of sparkling fotoplay MT Aladdin of Broadway" He met her at Mecca A most unusual place to meet a white girl. He was 2 Broadway sport, gay young blade. Wagered a bunch of money he could reach Mecca, the for bidden city where no christian had ever trod. To prove his case he was to get a bible that had been hidden in the walls Of Mecca. iie got the bible. It was stolen from him by a knave. The natives were set on him. He escaped only to be forced into ] wedding under the Moorish customs with a girl he had never seen. When he found out that she was a white woman and some girl he put up a fight that is still history in Arabia
 This is the tale of MT Aladdin of Broadway" which serves to in.ro- duce William Duncan. Antonio Mo- reno and Edith Story. It's the best Fititgrarh of the month past and was @ record breaker at Tally's Broadway theater.
 Tomorrow con.es Chaplin in "The Bank" one of his successes and a splendid milan picture, The Bronze Bride" female "Strongheart."
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
Twenty thousand Leagues

One Of .he greatest achievements
 in motion pictures. the taking of
 pictures of human beings playing their
 allcted roles in a drama which is
 beng performed on the bottom of the
 ocean, has been accomplished by the
 Universal Film company in their
 wonder picture Twenty Thousand
 Leaeues Under the Sea The story
 of this photoplay is dramatization
 of Jules Nerne's masterpiece of ina SinatiVe fiction which has been read
 5y millions of people under the same title. IF the filming of this photo drama the marvellous Williamson in venticn swerc utilized to take the moving pictures under the surface of the ocean. By thIs patented device | many thrilling scenes. including the | fight with the octopus and the trip | through the shark infested waters near Mysterious fsland' were photo 1 graphically recos Ged. The taking of
 this picture required two years time | and the services Of 2.G00 actors
 This phofoplay. Twenty Thousand ! Leagues Under the Sea" will be the
 next attraction at the Columbia be- l ginning Monday for .hree days run.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04

Carlyle Blackwell, June Elvidse, Ar thur Ashley, Evelyn Greeley and Muriel Ostriche. The story is inter- esting throughout and gives MT Blackwell many opportunities for the display of his talents. All of his friends anG all Of the admirers of the other prominent players in the cast will be delighted with their roles.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
At the lan.ara

Wallace Reid as the sole pupil oi I mining town school. and the charm ing Anita King as the staid schoo, marm. is the combination which will be seen at the Lamara today and Saturday, when these two young ar tists appear in the Lasky Paramount production of 'Th@ Golden Fetter q thrilling drama of the east and west. How the large and handsome MT. Reid gets placed in a corner Of the school room with his eyes to tho wall because he has the temerity to chalk on the blackboard q luv my teecher" is one of the clever inci- dents of the photodrama Prominent in the Ca st are iully Marshall, Walter Long, C. II. Geldert, Mrs. Lewis Me Cord. Lncen Littefield and others
 The Paramount comedy He Did it Himself and the Bray Cartoon com pletes a good program.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04

Do not wait till tomorrow-phone that WANT ADto The Republican office now, and get your wish fulfilled
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04

Do not wait till tomorrow-phone that WANT AID. to The Republican office now. and get voIir wieh fulfilled,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08
SHORTAGE OF STORM RUeeERs

The recent bad weather has
brought to light the fact that there
is a shortage of rubbers, says the
Baltimore News. Folks who fastened
to the nearest shoe or department
shop for storm rubbers when the
snowstorm hove in sight discovered
in many cases there were no rub
bers to be had, storm or otherwise.
In other stores small sizes could be
| obtained, but the man or woman
with feet of average or slightly more
than average size, as a rule was
greeted with the information that
"we're out of your number at pres
ent, and | don't know when well
have them in again? ?"
"The reason" a wholesale rubber
jobber repeated. 'They simply didn't
make 'em. Most of the rubber
goods. YOU see, are made in Now
England. 1t also happens that the
largest number Of munition factories
are up there, and they pay big wages
and are consequently taking the help
away from the rubber factories"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08
DISCOVER WEALTH IN WASTE
Government Has Found Use for Trifies
That Hitherto Have Been consid-
cred OF No Value.

In illustration Of the truth that it
is the little things in life that count,
the department Of commerce reports
experiments in waste saying that
have yielded valuable results, Thorn
as F. Logan writes in Leslie's. The
bureau Of standards has found way
TO conserve the scraps of parafIin
paper stock hitherto destroyed or
sold with difficulty because no COM
mercial process was known for re-
moving the wax. This problem was
solved by the bureau, and the waste
material is now being utilized for
practical purposes. Other waste in
vestigations have given material re-
turns in the treatment Of clay, mate
rails for making concrete, materials
for paper-making, and the saving of
unused materials in the making of
buttons. The fisheries service of
the department of commerce likewise
reports gratifying success in culti-
waiting the public taste for tilefsh,
graylsh formerly known as dog
fish,, and the wholesome sea mus
sci, all being practical attacks on
the high cost Of living. On October
1, 1915, the tilefsh was unknown to
the consumer as a food. At the end
of the last fiscal year 4,125,OOO
pounds Of it had been sold. Since
then the catch has been at the rate
of 20,O0O,00O pounds per annum.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08
ONE VIRTUE or BOOKS.

"What if book is dull?" inquiries
Samuel McChord Crothers in one of
the monthly magazines. ut can't
follow you about. 1t can't button
hole you and say: 'One word more
When you shut up a book it stays
shut" But not Doctor Crothers'
books. His epigram suggests a new
test for the books on your shelf.
Which ones stay shut-which ones
call out, "Read me?" 1t is not the
loudest books one hears best; loud
spoken books defeat their purpose if
they deafen you till You can't hear
yourself think. Thomas Carlyle is,
for us, one of those thunderers.
Quiet voices reach the ear better ;
undertone voices like Charles
Lambs. But books do know their
place, and sometimes that's big re-
ief.-Collier's Weekly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08
TREES THAT BORE APPLES.

A Washington man, while visiting
friends place in, Virginia, became
much interested In his experiments in
fruit culture.
One day the visitor was making the
rounds of the place, being In charge
of the friends young daughter of ten,
who acted as guide.
This tree seems to be l9lded with
apples" observed the Washingtonian'
indicating particularly fine specimen.
"Yes, sir" assented the little girl
'father says this is good year for
apples"
81 am glad to hear that" said the
visitor. care all your trees as full OF
apples as this one?"
"No, sir" explained the girl, "only
the apple trees"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08

Baltimore. Md.--Mrs. W. II. Ison
n l419 East Madison st Get. write
For several year,. suffered. ur'
and on, from fensale troubles. unit
finally | was taken ouwn and coulo
do nothing. The pains I expert
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weight iu | was only skin and bones
| believe I would have heen in my
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08
EASTERN MEDICINES.

In some parts of Japan the mere
skin Of a snake is still supposed to
be q sovereign cure for pains in the
abdomen. Turtles are regarded with
great awe in China and elsewhere,
and so, too, are tigers bones and oar
BOMBED monkeys skulls, which lat
ter are prepared by putting them
into vessels exposed to heat until the
crania are thoroughly calcined.
Birds, too, are carbonized for medici-
nal purposes, while the nests of GER
tain swallows, made out of the gelat-
inous substances of seaweeds partly
digested and disgorged, form a most
invigorating tonic for the sick.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08
LAUGHED At PNEUMONIA lbEA
Lord stratheona Had Not Thought for
illness When Business Interests
Made Their Supreme Call


AS has been aptly said, Lord
Strathcona was "studiously careless
about his health. His chief allie
ton was colds" and it is wonder
that. through his imprudences, they
did not lead to serious illness.
An old Montreal friend, M. G. r.
Hosmer, who is quoted in Mr..
Beckles Wilson's "Life Of Lord
Strathcona," recalls a typical incl
dent that happened nearly twenty
years ago.
Lord Strathcona was declared to
be very i'll and threatened with
pneumonia. His private car was or
dered to be got ready for a trip to
Florida. He learned suddenly that
his presence might be useful in VIM
.nipeg, where the Manitoba school
question had come to the front.
Without SAYING a word to his doctor
or to anyone, he ordered his car to
be attached to the Winnipeg train,
and Off he went. Lady Strathcona
was greatly alarmed, and came to
my office the next morning. | was
then general manager of the Cana
dian Pacific Railway telegraphs. We
found out that he was as far as the
north side Of Lake Superior at the
time, and that it was 80 degrees be-
low zero there. The night after he
arrived in Winnipeg he gave BAN
quet to the bishop Of st. Boniface.
When he returned to Montreal, |
spoke to him Of how deeply con-
cerned, not to say alarmed, Lady
Strathcona had been. He smiled
and said, eyes, ! remember that
cold morning. / had to break the
ice in the pitcher when ] got up
Youths Companion.