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The St. Johns herald., 1917-05-03
Gullup People Take Up Road
 Problems.

Two of the most important roads in this county are to be taken in- to the state highway system if the resolutions adopted by the board of county commissioners Thursday are approved by the state road board. This means that state and federal money to amount of several thousand dol lars will be spent in improving Mckinley county state roads.
 MT. Kempenich of the state road board met with the commis- sioners and advised them of the workings of the new road law and gave information of about what funds could be expected from the state and federal gov ernment.
 The board passed a resolution asking that the state board in- clude, the road from Gallup to Zuni, thence to the state line via Atarque to connect with the road to St. Johns, Arizona, being put in by Apache county. Another resolution asked that the Gallup to Crown Point road thence to Pennington via Pueblo Bonito also be taken into the state highway system.
 The plans to make the Zuni-St. Johns and the Crown point road state highways will be of great importance to this city as these highways will open up rich tribu- tary country. The St. Johns peo- pie are very anxious to be con- nected with Gallup by good road. as they desire to trade here and to find a market in this vicinity for their agricultural products. - Gallup Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1917-05-03
Advertising Saved Him.

And now advertising has saved
 a man from the gallows! He was arrested in Chicago, and the police forged a chain of circum- stantial evidence against him that seemed to seal his doom. His lawyers put an advertise ment in the Chicago News, ap- pealing to unknown witnesses to come toward and supply the ne- cesSary evidence to break the hypothetical police chain. These witnesses were scattered here and there, being guests at the X. MICA. on the night of the murder, when the accused man claimed to have also been a guest. The ad produced this scattered evidence, and the man was set free. Thus is the far-reaching power of newspaper advertising -strikingly exemplifed. We are just beginning to see what this form of advertising really is. From out the mist and maze and fog and dust of the theorist we are emerging into the light. When you want to attain a desired result or secure a needed thing, advertise! Even liberty comes when beckoned with printers ink!
The St. Johns herald., 1917-05-03
Best Remedy For WhOOpins Cough.

Last winter when my little boy had the whooping cough Igave him Chamberlain's Cough Reme- dy, /" writes Mrs. J. B. Roberts, East St. Louis, III. '1 kept his cough loose and relieved him of those dreadful coughing spells. It is the only cough medicine I keep in the house because I have the most confidence in t." This remedy is also good for colds and croup. Adv.
The St. Johns herald., 1917-05-03

Met a man today who says he has a cold boiled potato in the ice chest. It has been impossible, up to the hour of going to press, to secure a confirmation of this sen- sational allegation.
The St. Johns herald., 1917-05-03

Some folks who have minute to spare can tell all they know.
The St. Johns herald., 1917-05-03

Whiting saw mill, Ozark Ice cream parlor, Ice house, Chap man lime kiln.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18
Ten Million Feet of Timber
Sold off COcOninO Reserve

Flagstaff, Ariz., May 14:-The
Forest Service has just complet-
ed a contract involving the sale
of 10 million feet of timber on
the Coconino and Tusayan For
ests to the Arizona Lumber and
Timbea Company. At the same
time, the State Land Commits
sioner has sold about 80 million
feet on University land within
this area to the same company
and the private holdings CT the
company, amounting to about 80
million feet in this unit, bring
the total operation to about 70
million feet.
Five miles of main line rail
road will be built to tap this
large body of timber.
The proceeds from the Uni
versity land, after deducting the
cost of administering this por-
ton of the sale, will go to the
University of Arizona for educa-
tional purposes.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18
Colonel Breen Will Take May 30 Memorial Day BY
Military Census Of Arizona an Executive Proclamation

Flagstaff, Ariz., May IA. Gov
ernor Campbell today designated
Col. F. S. Breen, editor of the
Coconinio County Sun, of Flag
staff, and former state senator,
to take the government military
census for the selective draft.
Colonel Breen was formerly
second in command of the First
Arizona regiment of the national
guard and has had considerable
military experience. He is one
of the best known men in the
state and was a delegate from
Arizona to the republican nation
al convention at Chicago in 1916
and being a member of the COM
mittee on credentials in the con-
yention.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18
Press Censorship and War
Prohibition Maybe Eliminated

Washington, May IA. The
administration espionage bill,
shorn of the press censorship and
prohibition sections, was passed
by the senate tonight, II to 6.
Senator King of Utah moved
to strike out the Cummins
amendment, forbidding the man
nfacture of cereals and sugar
into alcohol during the war and
was supported by Senators I'm
.earwood, Hasting and others.
Senator Reed declared the
Cummins amendment would de-
stroy property worth one billion
dollars, throw one million men
out of employment, frighten cap
itay and disturb business.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18
Is War Tax a Plan to Play
Punishment on Newspapers?

Washington, May 15.-Debate
on the war tax bill drew to a
close in the house today. Offer
ing of amendments under the
five-minute rule is the next stage.
Leaders hope vote may be
reached this week.
Determined efforts will be
made to amend the bill.
c. E. Kelsey, representing the
Youths Companion, said that
publication had given last year
500, 900 for postage, but while
paper this year would cost $94, 800
more.
Louis Wiley of the New York
Times said postage and paper
would cost the Times 81, 400, 900
more.
Frank P. Glass said there was
gossip to the effect that the tax
was plan to punish the news
papers.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18
POSTMASTER General BulesOn An American Dentist Sum
Rebuked by Leading Democrat mOned by German Emperor

New York, May 9. d. C. Seitz
OF the New York World, chair
man of the committee on postal
rates OF the American Newspaper
Publishers, Association. today
made the following statement:
AT its last session, the Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers As
sociation endorsed a zone system
as a just and fair way of distrib-
uting the cost of mailing news
papers and periodicals. 1t was
not dreamed, however, that a
rate equivalent to $40 a ton
would be charged for carrying
such printed matter 300 miles,
or that it would reach $12O a ton
in the outside zone.
No such rate as this for any
class matter exists even in war
time for the longest world routes
in the way Of transportation.
The newspapers are prepared to
pay war taxes just as every
manufacturing concern pays
theirs, but to have this double
load laid upon them without war
rant and excuse simply means
that many will be compelled to
withdraw their publications from
the mails and rely on district
distribution, express and freight
routes to take care of their busi-
ness, to the loss of the govern
ment and annoyance of the sub
scriber.
mo better plan for reducing
mail revenue could possibly have
been devised. 1t has been the
persistent policy of the postoffice
department in recent years to
assail second class matter, keebs
ing parallel all the while with
salary raising, rural route ex-
tending, and other forms of un-
remunerative expenses. A prop
erly constructed postmaster gen
eral who knew more about busi-
ness than politics could save a
million dollars a week to the
postofice and preserve our in
dustry. 1t seems to be the fate
of the government to be served
in the postoffice by bureaucrats
of the narrowest and stupidest
sort. This applies to the present
postmaster general. f"
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18
Food Gamblers Get Roasted Americas Heart in the War
by United States Senators Against the German Kaiser

Washington, May 14.-The un-
restrained wrath of the senate
was poured down upon food
gamblers and spectators today
in one of the most remarkable
scenes in the history of the
chamber.
Pirates" and robbers" were
terms frequently applied to those
who profit by speculation in food
in the hour of the nations need.
The likelihood of food spectators
being hanged to lamp posts was
limited at.
The storm broke when Senator
Thomas, democrat, of Colorado,
proposed as an amendment to
the administration espionage bill,
a provision to suspend for the
duration of the war all boards of
trade, stock exchanges or chamb-
ers of commerce which permit
speculations in futures in food.
Senators who opposed it did so
on the ground that the object
should be accomplished in an
other way and some thought it
would stifle commerce. The
great majority of opinion favor
ed some drastic action to stop
food gambling and speculation.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18
The Taxation Of Unimproved
Lands Will be Great Boon

New York, May 13. T h G
problem of the high cost of liv-
ing can be solved by increasing
the cultivation of the tillable
land of the country through the
taxation of unimproved land and
untaxing Improvements and
other products of labor. accord
ing to a brief filed with the fed
eral trade commission by the
committee on the high cost of
living. and made public here
today.
The brief urges the commission
to recommend that some such
action be taken by the legisla-
lures of tWenty-eight states,
which possess total farm
acreage of 430,815,6 $50 acres, it
is stated, with only 250,875, 988
acres improved. In all other
states, the brief states, the
change should be made possible
by constitutional amendments.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18

Washington, May II. -Presi-
dent Wilson, speaking today at
the dedication of a Red Cross
memorial building to the women
of the civil war, declared united
America had gone into the pres
ent war solely because it belived
in the principles upon which the
American government W a S
founded.
''The hearts of the people of
this country are in this war;" he
saiy, They think that here is an
opportunity to express the char
acter of the United States. We
have no grievances of our own.
We went into this war because
we are the servants of mankind.
We will not accept any advan-
tages out of this war. We go
into it because we believe in the
principles upon which the Ameri-
can government was founded. "
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18
Club Drilling

The Snowflake Rifle Club has
complied with all requirments
for it's organization and are meet
ing in regular drills. AS soon
as the matter can be approved
by the National officers the club
will receive the guns and ammu-
milton, etc. This means that
when the guns arrive that all
will have the same make gnn,
using the same ammunition.
This is one of the main objects
in organizing and keeping in tact
the club. Makes no difference
when and where one of the mem
bers may be if needing a gun the
same make gun will be available,
no matter where fSmay be locat-
ed.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18

Copenhagen, via London, May
IL. Emperor William recognizes
no state of war with the United
States to far as his personal COM
fort is concerned. He has sum-
moned his American dentist,
Arthur Newton Davis, of Piqua,
Ohio, to visit him at great head
quarters this week and attend to
the necessary repairs to the i'm
perial teeth.
The emperor's personal view
of the relations with the United
States apparently is the official
Interpretation of his government,
which in a communication re-
garding the continuance of the
Belgian relief work speaks not
of war, but Of the abandonment
of neutrality" by the United
States. Along the same line
is a declaration in the reichstag
committee by Major General
Friedrich who said there was no
intention to intern Americans,
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18

The following proclamation has
been issued by Gov. Campbell:
Whereas, In this time when
the United States and the whole
civilized world is torn by the
m os t destructive struggle in
history, the people of Arizona
should feel drawn to thoughts of
devotion to the memory of those
who fought and died in their
country's service in other wars;
and
Whereas, Decoration day, an
nually observed by many states,
gives pause for the laying aside
of temporal cares, the placing of
wreaths and blossoms on the
graves Of departed veterans and
the rendering of a proper respect
to the venerable men who sur
vive the battlefelds of a past
generation; and
Whereas, An opportunity is by
this day presented to our school
children to consecrate themselves
anew to the Union, which bless
es them freely with the choicest
gifts of a most advanced civil
zation;
Now, Therefore, |, Thomas E.
Campbell, governor of Arizona,
by virture of the authority in me
vested, do hereby recommend
that our entire citizenship do, on
May 80, 1917, the day set apart
as Decoration day and Memorial
day, give expression to these
feelings of reverence by state
wide and appropriate observ-
ances of the same, to be made by
military and fraternal orders,
historical and civic organizations,
that the brave deeds. of those
who gave their all for country,
may be perpetuated in their
memories and handed down, un-
diminished, to posterity.
And it is further recommend
ed that the public and private
institutions of education through
out Arizona join in reverential
celebration on that day, in such
manner as may be deemed most
fitting by those in authority over
them.
In Witness Whereof, | have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the great seal of the state of
Arizona to be affixed.
Done at Phoenix. the capital,
this 18th day of May, 1917.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18

The Cottonwood wash bridge
is nearing comgletion. Soon the
public can cross the wash with
out having to hire an OK team to
pull them out. The old wash
has produced many a cuss-word.
When it's running water you
can't cross, and when its dry
you can't cross. The bridge will
be very much appreciated.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18

The Smith Webb garage is a
new business place in Snowflake,
located just west of Freeman's S
barber shop. Tools, etc., for
fixing autos, and auto supplies,
auto painting, and a general auto
repairing business will be con-
Quoted.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18

Post master Murray's gaden,
located right close up snug by
the Herald office, is growing so
fast that we can hear its grunts
even above the exhausts of our
press room engine. High-cost
of living has no terrors for Bro.
Murray.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18
"Whither are We Drifting as
a NatiOn?"

(An Editorial in Albuquerque
Morning Journal, under the
Caption of ''BuSybody Re-
formers.
Once upon time, and not so
very long ago, lawmakers in
many states and at the capitol of
the nation industriously forbade
railroads this and that, laid upon
them numerous stunts to per-
form, decreed that corporations
should do impossibilites or get
outside the states's domains.
The solons had a happy time of
it. But they badly crippled the
railroads and the people are now
beiLg called upon to foot the bills.
Hating in such utilities, the
statesmen simply had to have a
new game. Instead of nagging
the railroads and other corpora
tions, they are now nagging the
people. They will curtail our
liberties for our good, and regu-
late just the manner in which we
shall be born, live and die. They
know better in the infinitude of
their wisdom what is good for US
than we can possibly know for
ourselves.
But this is nothing novel.
They did just that sort of thing
in Puritan New England. A
man in New England couldn't
kiss his wife on Sunday without
violating the law and shocking
the community. And that was
enforced until it actually occurred
to citizens that such things were
none of the states business, and
until the community refused to
be shocked by the violations of
the law.
Does history describe a circle?
Does the human mind always
come around to where it once
started off? After liberty has
once been asserted and gained,
then it is gradually taken back
again in small pieces until tyr
amy once more rules. For tyr
amy let it be remembered, is
just as much tyranny if unjust
rule is imposed by the will of a
king or the will of a majority.
There are fanatics rushing
about the land insisting upon reg
ulation of the things we shall eat,
the things we shall drink, the
clothes we shall wear, how we
shall spend Sundays. Those fa-
natics get into legislatures or con-
troll some one who is in the leg
islature, and then bills begin to
come in for the minutest regula-
tion of our personal affairs.
This same spirit of meddling
and regulating extends to every
other walk in life. After being
the freest people in the world
and thriving under that freedom,
we are more and more reaching
a condition in which the law
touches us on every side all the
time. The legislators meet every
two years and invent new crimes
which we must commit and pre-
scribe new penalties for old
crimes crimes that are crimes
wholly because the legislatures
has declared them crimes.
The Smith Webb garage is a
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18
Visit Her Mother

Miss Martha HINT, trained
nurse of Winslow, came in early
part of the week to visit her
mother, Mrs. Sarah Hunt, and
other relatives.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18
Moves to Graham County

Monday W. F. Butler started
on his trip removing to his home
Pima, Graham county. He has
been in this section in order that
he might be near good schools,
living at Taylor.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18

pie through your paper just what
the qualifications of an elector
are at such an election.
Yours very truly,
THORWALD LARSON,
County Attorney.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18

One good 5 year old saddle
horse, weighs 900 lbs, for sale.
Apply to w. H. Shumway.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18
s,,J Election Law Explained
!, rountv Attorney Larson
uolbrook, Ariz., May IA, II.
,,.Lor II,' Snowflake Herald.

ro1hrook, Arlz., May Ia, IL.
Editor Snowflake Herald
Dear Sir
,.oto that various county pa
among them the Snowflake
9S'., n,.ord have been discussing the
n5'r.r, ,bioct Of the qualifications of
,l,1 ,actors to vote at bond elections.
''r rbose who have made the
r,;n that a wife of a taxpayer
.s,,'' aso pavs taxes on community
WIZ ',oortv may vote rely for their
,t5ority upon Paragraph 273O
'lt 'ttbe Civil Code of Arizona for
mq This paragraph reads in
mart as follows:
Every person, male or female,
: tbe age of tWenty-one years
ovpr who is a citizen of the
ir,ited States and who has been
,osident of the State of Ari-
ANA for one year and Of the
,,booI district for thirty days
immediately preceding the day
election, and who is a parent
!, Guardian of a minor child re-
,;Jng in the district, or who has
MID state or county tax, ex-
Jpsive of poll, road or school
tax. during the preceding year,
eligible to election TO the office
dgbool trustee and shall be en-
filled to vote at such election.
Provided, further, that every
woman whose husband is a tax
@yer on community property
and who is otherwise qualified to
vote under this section shall be
onSidered a qualified elector for
the purpose of voting at such
eectiOn. "
You will note that the above
reScubes the qualifications of a
candidate for school trustee and
dm electOr to vote at an cleo
ton for school trustee. 1t is ap-
parent that this paragraph has
no reference whatever to the
publications of voters at bond
elections. The statutory provis-
ions as to the qualifications for
electors at a school bond election
@given in Paragraph 2736 of
The Civil Code of Arizona, Sub
DIVISION 4, which is in part as
bOwS:
When an election is called
oF the purpose of determining
whether the bonds of the district
SHALL be issued and sold for the
purpose enumerated in the call
10Y the election, the question
snail be submitted to the bona
ade taxpayers of the district,
aQ only such persons may vote
such election who have paid
lner own name a county or
'ale tax upon property situated
'nIlIn said district. "
The qualifications of an elector
aaCounty Road Bond Election
az given in Paragraph 5267 of
~F olvII Code. In that para
@'pa the qualifications Of an
F''or to vote on the question of
~' Issuance of county road
"nqs .,5 are simply these:
ne or She must be a property
~, ~ap@yer and in all other respects
'ip'Llned elector of the county. F."
NJ your recent article upon this
A., %VC' the statement was made
Al AZ ,Ile law should be so written
',s. ra Even a fool lawyer might
n.y. ,r''S'and it." | take it that
s,,,. person of ordinary under
p5.. .u'ng may be able to know
sf.. ~ 'De law is as to the quaIifi-
4, ?aS :s' OF voters at a bond cleo
4 +I ~ ne will read the paragraphs
sfs,D ,as 9Iatutes to which | have
IN, = S<nO"Hake will soon vote
M AZ We Question of whether or
we bonds of the Snowflake
The Snowflake herald., 1917-05-18

Everything in the paint and
varnish line at Wetzler's.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-13
TRANSIT LEASE HEARING
HAS BEEN POSTPONED
,,u;dav. Nov. 80, Fixed as Date
.or Receiving Amendments to
Smith-Mitten Pact

s;xth and probably the last meeting
~. ,olnt committee OF the Nhance and
~ S...e, Railways Committees of Councils
rss tentatively set for Friday to re-
W W.. amendments TO the Smith-Mitten lease
..r, william Draper Lewis, the Mayors
...,st advisor, clarifying certain parts OF
-. lease has been postponed.
"e .,s been decided to hold the meeting
n,iridav. ma November 90. This decision
on faached after IL became known that
vss lewis who has been preparing the
pV-aar,ents 10 the lease, would not have
ri. completed by nest Fridays meet
,ne m Ioseph p. Gaffncy. chairman of the
,co ny committee of Councils, which is
= ssssion every afternoon this week TO
.s,der budgets for 1918, said this morn
w ,N mother reason for the postponement
:, the transit meeting was that the Finance
', o,,,,ttee must finish the budget, which
.o..,id 20 onorsidered probably of more Importance
.. ,. ,S,s time" and would be unable to take
'n the transit question.
r,,onds of the high-speed transit plans
-. ,hev feared the delay in the meeting
,es,oa,ed sNH that the Smith-Mitten lease had
",,au chance of coming before the pres
a. sodv of select and Common Councils
for vote q. ,.ho,bor ,,oro u,as
.,oueh time to bring the lease up for
," elvS Mr.. Gaffney replied that there was
,,"n,v ,v.o of time to act on the lease before
pe"s i%a end of the year, although there are
.nIy two regular meetings of Councils
after Friday.
Wr Gaffney pointed out that Councils.
T., necenber, may have meeting every
neek owing to the accumulation OF work.
Tte budgets for next year must be passed.
.ad that will probably require a meeting
n.ook and thus there would he plenty
sf'onnortunity TO take UP the transit matter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-13
MANY EVENTS COMING TO
AID SMOKES" FUND
Annual Show of Toy Dog Club
on December 8 Will Swell
Contributions

Many events are scheduled to take place
within the next few weeks for the beneN
of the Smokes for Sammees Fund. Among
others in this connection is the annual show
of the American Toy Dog club, which will
bo held at tho Bellevue -Stratford on De-
cember .. on the same day musicale will
be held at the Bellevue for the smoke cause
Contributions to tho tund are coming IN
steadily, but aS smokes must be provided
for hundreds Of thousands of soldiers 1t will
be readily seen that "A large amount OF
money Will be necessary. Numerous lner-
camille and industrial establishments are
contributing weekly. If you have not given
anything toward the fund, now Is the time
to do so. Tile boys who go abroad will feel
better able to fight when they realize thcy
are being remembered by those at home.
DO your bit in the way of giving. Send your
contribution to the tobacco committee of
the Emergency Aid, 1928 Walnut street.