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The St. Johns herald., 1918-01-10
An Ad Mans Story.

During a convention of ad. writers held in Chicago, some one told the following:
 A man entered a shop one cold day and bought a woolen muller. When he opened the mufier he found inside the photograph of a beautiful girl with a note coached in these terms:
 If you are single. please write to me,
 "A name and address followed, and the man smiled. He was single. He placed the photo on his library table. In a week he had fallen in love with the pie ture of the beautiful girl. So he wrote to her.
 "A week passed, during which the bachelor was in a fever of inn patience. Finally he received this terrible blow in the shape of a letter:
 !" Dear Sir:-The Mary Jones to whom you wrote was my grand mother. She died nine years ago, aged eighty-seven. Yours truly Upon Investigating this strange case, the broken hearted bache- .or discovered that he had pur- chased the muffler from a dealer who did not advertise. /"
The St. Johns herald., 1918-01-10
Act Quickly

Do the right thing at the right time.
 Act quickly in time of danger.
 In time of kidney danger. Doan's Kidney Pill are most eff fective.
 Plenty of Phoenix evidence of their worth.
 Oscar c. Bartlett, 642 N. Fifth Ave. Phoenix, Arizona, says: Last year my kidneys were in bad shape. My back hurt me something awful and for about three weeks 1 could hardly get around. When 1 tried to bend over it felt like knife sticking into my back. I certainly was up against it. Nights my kidneys acted too frenquently, breaking my rest. Doan's Kidney Pills cured me of every symptom of the trouble and made me feel like different man. '
 Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that MT. Bartlett had Foster-Milburn Co.,, Props, Buff falo, N. Y.
The St. Johns herald., 1918-01-10
Patriotic Offer.

There is always a bright spot in the most disagreeable duties. Col. Breen has grown premature ly gray as the officer in charge of the selective draft answering let ters from men wanting to he re- lieved from service on all kinds of excuses but the other day he received a letter from Miss Jessie V. DeFriez, of St. Johns, Tn Apa- che county, who wanted to offer her service in any capacity open to her. She explained she was teaching and would like to finish her term that ended in May, but that she would go at once if ne- cessary. It was such a relief from ordinary letters that Mir. Breen will probably take an hour off from his regular duties to write a letter of thanks to the young lady for her loyalty, even if he cannot find place to use her in the service. - Winslow Mail.
The St. Johns herald., 1918-01-10
Class One to Furnish all Drafted
 Men for the Army.

Washington, Jan. 3.-All men for the war armies still to be raised by the United States will come from class one under the new selective service plan. That means the nations fighting is to be done by young men without families dependent upon their labor for support and unskilled in necessary industrial or agricul- tural work.
 Provost Marshal General Crow der announced the new policy in a report on the operation of the selective draft law submitted to- day to Secretary Baker and sent to congress. He says class one should provide men for all mili- tary needs of the country and to accomplish that object he urges amendment of the draft law so as to provide that all men who have reached their twenty-frst birth day since June 5, 1917, shall be required to register for classified tion. Also, in the interest of fair distribution of the military bur- den, he proposes that the quotas of states or districts be deter mined here after on the basis of the nun be of men in class one and not up,n the population.
The St. Johns herald., 1918-01-10
Income Tax Officer
 Will be Here.

In a communication received by
 this paper, Collector of Internal
 Revenue, Louis T. Carpenter, an
 nounces that a federalincome tax officer will be sent into this coun- i ty on January 21st and will be here until January 26, 1918. He will have his office in St. Johns and will be there every day ready and willing to help persons sub ject to the income tax make out their returns without any cost to them for his services.
 Returns of income for the year 1917 must be made on forms pro- vided for the purpose before Mar. 1, 1918. Because a good many people don't understand the law and won't know how to make out their returns, the government is sending in this expert to do it for them. But the duty is on the taxpayer to make himself known to the government. If he doesn't make return as required before March 1, he may have to pay a penalty ranging from $20 to $1.-. 900, pay a fine or go to jail. So if you don't want to take chances of going to jail, you better call on the income tax man. If you are not sure about being subject to the tax. better ask him and make sure. Whether you see the in- come tax man or not, you must make return if subject to tax.
 Of course. persons resident in other counties may, if they want to, come and see the income tax man who Will be at St. Johns.
 The Collector suggests that everybody start figuring up now his income and expenses so as to be ready with the figures when the expert arrives. Expenses. however, don't mean family ex- penses, money used to pay off the principal of a debt, new machin- cry, buildings, or anything like that. They mean what you spend in making your money-interest, taxes paid, hired help. amount paid for goods sold, seed, stock bought for feeding, rent (except for your dwelling), etc. Income includes about every dollar you got.
The St. Johns herald., 1918-01-10
In One Hundred Years.

Some day, Dear heart, One hundred years from now, There'll be no furrows on Your marbled brow Because of pork at 50 cents a
 pound And wheat two twenty per be- fore it's ground; : Nor who The prices make, Nor when, nor how Some day, Dear heart, One hundred years from now.
 Arizona Cattleman.
The St. Johns herald., 1918-01-10

From a cursOry examination of the proper war diet it would ap- pear that if you are in a hurry to get a line on the right course merely eat what you hate and cut out what you like and you can't miss it much. h.-Ex.
The St. Johns herald., 1918-01-10

Gustav Becker arrived from Phoenix Tuesday where he had been to attend a meeting of the State Council of Defense of which he is a member, MT. Becker is spending not only much of his time but a great deal of money in looking after war work and he is going to see that Apache coun- ty is near the head of the list, if not right at the head, in each and everything that is done to beat the kaiser. He feels that we should all take part and do it will ingly and without being forced to and as each one must know that unless the American people respond literally to the issues be- fore them, laws will be passed that will compel us to respond. Let us all reach out the willing hand and put old Apache county to the front.
 Much praise is due to Clara and Cecelia Earth for their faithful work in gathering funds for the local Red Cross society, at the dances held at St. Johns and Concho recently. After all ex- penses were paid they had S150.- TO. Misses Clara and Cecelia had charge of the affairs and were successful in getting the help of some of our most substantial cit izens, who responded Loyalty.
 Vm. Davie, who has been at Ophire. Utah for the past three years or more working at the mines there, is in the city visit ing with his family, who arrived here last summer. Bill will re- main with us for some time be- fore returning to Utah.
 Miss Charlotte Blazzard is teaching Domestic Art at the academy. Miss Althea Greger- son who was the teacher during first semester, has returned to her home in Utah and is now liv- ing in welded bliss.
 LOST-Between St. Johns and Holbrook, Dec. 31, 1917, amount ed Good Year tire, size 32x33. Finder return same to w. W. Berry, St. Johns, Arizona and re- ceive reward.
 J. o. Gibbons informs us that his wife, who is visiting with her parents in Texas, will return to ! St. Johns next month.
 Mrs. H. A. Bottingof Holbrook is visiting with her parents, MT. and Mrs. w. B. Parks, for few weeks.
The St. Johns herald., 1918-01-10

What does the stranger, who happen to come into our city, think when in passing through the streets see great holes and trenches dug here and there with
 no precaution taken to warn the traveller that it is there. In some places ditches are dug across the road, with no crossing fixed and left in that condition for days and when night comes no light is put there to show that there is dan ger. In other instances some peo- pie have dug holes in the street to get sand and left them for some one else to fill or remain. And further some have even made adobes on the street, get ting the consent of their neigh bors to let them with promise that as soon as they were through they would fill up the holes made, but the holes are left and no steps taken to fill them. These are small things but are at times re- sponsible for the loss of life and limb and other serious injury and can easily be remedied with 9 little forethought on the part of those responsible for the condi- tion. If we dig a trench or a ditch be kind enough to put a lighted lantern out as a warning. If we dig a hole for sand or to make adobes fill the hole up again before years go by. We do not think that there is anyone who would like to have an accident happen because of their careless ness. Let us use the safety plan.
 Father Derichem0nt united in marriage Mr. Viterbo Ortega of Concho, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Ortega, and Miss Luisa Duran of Ojo Bonita, N. M., daughter of MT. and Mrs. Tioflo Duran, at the Catholic Church last Monday morning, January 7th, 1918. The best wishes of town and couQty goes out to the young couple in their matrimonial venture.
 The County dads" have been in session this week getting shaped up for the business of the new year. They let the publish. ing of all proceedings of the Board and all county notices to The St. Johns Herald. While the Observer was successful in land ing the job work for the county for 1918.
 Charles L. Day, Justice of the Peace of St. Michaels, has re- signed and his father, s. E. Day, has been appointed to fill the vacancy.
 E. J. Whiting left Tuesday for the sawmill to start the mill again, but.he returned home las night. Too much snow.
 Dr. Brown made a professional trip to the Lyman Dam last night.
 Tom Carroway is at home again.
The St. Johns herald., 1918-01-10


 and wagon. $2OO.OO. For par ticulars see ". NUANES. 2t
 David Love of Nutrioso is spending several days in our city attending to some matters of business.
 Miss Jessie DeFrieze popular niece of Dr. Jarvis, has returned to Chambers to take up her school duties. after spending the holi- days in good old St. Johns.
 The thresher is at work doing up the small jobs of thresning in our town. There is a promise that more grain will be raised next year. A good promise if only carried out.
 Dr. Bouldin is at home again Ofter an absence of some three weeks visiting in the states of Alabama and Tennessee. The doctor reports a very pleasant trip although he met up with some disagreeable weather.
 Apache Gounty's new court house and jail is rapidly nearing completion, the mason work has been done for some time and the plasterers will soon be through with that part of the job. In all likelihood we will soon occupy bet ter quarters.
 How often we hear the remark: There is nothing in the law to make me do that, :" and conse- quently we do as we d want to, regardless of the consequences to the life or limb of others. What a smallness of mind the above assertion shows. The idea of anyone taking the stand that unless the law compels him or her to do a thing they will not do so regardless of the danger to others.
 The long dry spell this winter has no doubt been a blessing to the cattlemen of Apache county. The feed has been very short be- cause Of so little rain last sum- mer although there has been con- siderable browse which has been sufficient to keep the cattle in fine condition. Some of our local cat tlemen remark, that cattle are in better shape than they have ever known them to be at this time of the year and feel that if the good dry weather will continue for month more and then storm that cattle will get through better than has ever been known in this vicinity, with as short grass growth as was had last summer. The farmer no doubt is getting a little anxious to see some storms come as he realizes that without the snow there will be no water to raise crops for another, year, but there is considerable time yet for good snows and we have no doubt but what they will come. LATER Since writing the above this part of the country has been visited by a good snowstorn, the first storm of any kind this win ter, snow began falling yesterday morning and continued until this morning and from appearances the storm is not over yet. There is about 6 inches of snow on the ground here and according to tel ephone message received this morning there was a 15 inch fall at Holbrook. 6 inches at Snow flake and about 6 inches at Spring erville. This looks promising to 4bo foyy1oo o7sc
The St. Johns herald., 1918-01-10
Local Items

FOR SALE-Team, harness and wagon. $20O.OO. For par ticulars see ". NUANES. 2t
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
Every Town and Hamlet
Passed By Presidential
Train Out En- Masse.
POPULARITY Is SOLID
Executive, Fatigued By Ar
duous Weeks, Retires
Early.

Manchester, England, Dec. 20
President Wilson arrived here
shortly after 5 O'Clock this after
noon. --..,-
He was received by the mssor
of Manchester and a committee
of high city dignitaries and driven
to the town hall through streets
lined by vast cheering crowds
whose enthusiasm was not dam
pcncd by the rain.
The Presidents trip from Carlisle to
Manchester was marked by equally
enthusiastic demonstrations at each
town or hamlet through which the
presidential train passed.
Popularity Grows.
Each hour adds new evidence OF his
popularity among the people Of Eng
land quite as strong and sincere a.
that which he enjoys among the peo-
Tle Of France.
President Wilson is fatirUed BY his
inccssant activity OF the last few
weeks. but tonight he appeared mani
lestly refreshed and inyiEorated by his
visit to HE mothers birthplace.
The President never appeared more
active or energetic. He dined quietly
tonight with the mayor. but is pre-
pairing for a busy day tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
Cupid First
In Princess
Pats Heart
Her Bethrothal to British
Commander, Unsuspect-
ed By Relatives, Comes
As Great Surprise.

London. Dec. 2s-Yesrs ago Princess
Patricia Of Connaught said she
wouldn't stand for an arranged al
lance"
Her betrothal to Commander Alex
ander Ramsay. heir to the Earl OF
Dalhousie. to which the King and
Queen have just gladly consented"
is understood to be an affair OF The
heart
An intimate friend Of the couple
assures The Washington Herald corre-
spondent that the romance WAS un-
suspected by their relatives and came
as a great surprise, even to the Duke
Of Gonna uEht
Commander Ramsay. taller than his
prospective bride, has brown eyes,
while the princess eyes are blue. He
was in the Mediterranean at the out
break OF the war. During the eight
months he was in Canada as side-oe-
camp to the Duke Of ConnauGht. he
and the princess golfed and sksted.
Only a fortnight ago they met again
The couple announced the news At
Christmas party at BaEsbot Park.
the country residence Of the princess
father. in the Windsor district. where
Commander Ramsay is a guest. He
soon will rCjoin his shin IN the North
Sea, where he IS on Admiral de Roc
backs STAFF
No date has been set for the wed =
ding. Whether Commander Ramsay
will remain in the navy is also undo
cided He is known TO be keen In
his profession and il would be a sur
prise il he gave II up.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
ALLIES MUST
KEEP STANDING
ARMY z YEARS
Gen. PizzareIlo, Italian,
Says Big Force Needed
for Police Work.
LAUDS YANKEE TROOPS
Declares Americans Have
Shown Example Of Hero
ism and Discipline.

Allied military authorities viii be
unanimous in urging upon the peace
conference the necessity of maintain
ing in Europe for at least two years
larger standing armies than in peace
times, according to Col. Ugo Pizza-
relic, one of Italy's most famous war
heroes, who has arrived in Washing
ton from Rome en- route to the larger
American cities.
Col Pizzarello was for two years
and a half in the Italian battle line
under Gen. Badoglio, the second in
command of the Italian army. He has
been prominent in the councils of the
Italian military experts and, besides
winning some twenty decorations for
valOr and service, was one of the
twenty-siX Italian heroes awarded the
gold medal of valor by King Victor
Emmanuel While in America he will
consult with Americans interested in
the peace aims of his country.
Col. PiZZaTello. describing the pres
ent military situation in Europe, said ::
American Troops Needed.
a report without foundation has
been printed widely to the effect
that Premier Orlando has said that
the Italian army shall not disband
becau sc of future difficulties which
may lie ahead. We cannot believe
that this statement was made, for
We have just received definite denial
in an order by which firteen classes
Of the army are-io be demobilized
CONTINUED ON FACE THREE
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
CHIEF PROCTOR
DIES after FIRE
Stricken with Paralysis on
Return Home After
Answering Alarm.

Battalion Chief Charles B. Proc
tor. of Truck No. I. died at his
home, 1921 G street northeast, last
night.
The chief answered his last alarm
Saturday night when he superin-
tended the extinguishing of a small
fire in the navy yard. A stroke of
paralysis followed his return to the
engine house, and he was brought
to his home late Saturday night. He
fingered throughout most of yester-
day and died with his family at his
bedside.
Chief Proctor had been in i'll
health during the last year. He
had missed no time from the force
on account of this, according to his
men, and often went to a blaze in
poor physical condition.
He was 81 years of age, and had
been associated with the department
for twenty years, during which time
he had risen from the rank of pri-
vate to battalion chief.
A native of Hagerstown, Md,
Proctor came to Washington when
young and received his education in
the public schools. He was one of
the most faithful and efficient fire.
men ever on the local force. ac-
cording to Chief Frank ]. Wagner.
He is survived by wife, Mrs.
Mary Frances Proctor, two daugh-
ters. Mrs. Louise Harbour and Mary
Esther Proctor. and one son, Will
lam Howard Proctor
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
Japs Favor
League of
All Nations
See Elimination of Discrim-
ination Against Race on
Pacific Coast in Plan
Urged By Wilson.

Paris, Dec. ga prominent jap
anese whom the correspondent has
known since he was in Tokyo in 1906
and who was then connected with the
Mikado's foreign office, today gave
the writer an interesting statement
upon the japanese viewpoint regard
ing the league of nations, insisting,
however, that his name must not be
used
will the japanese peace commits
sioners support a league of nations ?''
Il am unable to speak for the COM
missiOners, but I can give you the
sentiment of the Japanese people.
They heartily favor a league, provided
it really develops as President Wilson
plans.''
IF Japan subscribes to the league
of nations, there will be no longer
any discrimination against the jap
anese on your Pacific Coast. in
British Columbia, and in Australia,
and no further classification of the
japanese as MOnEOlians unable TO
become citizens or hold land"
When asked if he believed Aus
tralia would be agreeable to Jap
anese occupation of the Caroline
Islands. or whether China would
consent to the permanent retention
by Japan of Kiau-Chau, the Jap
anese replied:
There must be 'give-and- take in
the settlement of the great peace
questions
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
Camel and Mule Give
Avenue up and Down.

Minnie" and Peanuts went stroll
ing down Pennsylvania avenue last
night a little after midnight and the
populace along the way rubbed their
eyes. and right there made little New
Years resolutions that they would
never. sever again touch one single
drop
''Oh. dear. oh. dear" one man nnur-
INJURED. the wife always tod me that
il would come to this. but / never be-
lieved her before"
Minnie and Peanuts continued their
unconcerned way. undisturbed by the
commotion their appearance had cre-
ated. for Peanuts was a little gray
donkey and Minnie an amisble little
brown camel
Peanuts and Minnie belong % the
',Chu Chin Chow show and Will
make their initial appearance on the
Washington stage tonight. and h that
FIRST appearance is one-hslf as much
hit as their last night promenada.
.he success Of tie skov Is assured
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
rs BANKS HELP
new U. S. LOAN
Secretary of Treasury Glass
Sees Bright Prospect for
Liberty Issue.

Twenty-six Washington banks have
subscribed to Treasury certificates of
Indebtedness issued in anticipation of
the fifth liberty loan, according to an
official announcement last night by
Secretary of the Treasury Glass.
1.-The Treasury, " Secretary Glass
saws in a statement regarding the
coming fifth liberty loan, must issue
another large loan before the end of
the fiscal year, and 1 am entirely in
accord with the policy already out
lined that this loan should take the
form of bonds of short maturities.
'I am sure that the Treasury De-
psrtment can, with confidence, offer
another liberty loan, and continue the
sale of war savings certificates, know
ing that the organization will re-
spond once more to the call for serv-
ice. and will at once prepare the
ground and SOW the seed so that the
harvest MAJ be abundantly fruitful" 1"
The following are the local banks
and the amounts they have subscribed: :
American National Bank, 100000
American Security and Trust Co.. s40o,-
600: Kank of Commerce and Savings,
$4,000; Columbia National Bank, $780,
600; Commercial National Bank. S1O5,-
600! Continental Trust Co., s1l4.oo9;
District National Bank, s1o0, 600; Dupont
National Bank, $4,000; East Washing
ton Savings Bank, $4,000; Farmers
and Mechanics National Bank, $4,000;
Federal National Bank. $4,000; Home
Savings Bank. s225. 200: Lincoln Ma
tional Bank. 100000; National Bank.
s154,eO0; National Capital Bank, s53,-
coo; National Metropolitan Bank, s210.-
coo; National Savings and Trust Co..
$4,000: Park Savings Bank, $50, 900;
Riggs National Bank, $4,000; Second
National Bank. 10000; Security and
Commercial Bank. $4,000; Seventh
Street Savings Bank. 10000; Union
Trust Co., Sill, 1900; United States Saw
ings Bank. $4,000; Washington Loan
and Trust Co.. s52.5oo; Washington
Savings Bank. 5000.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
BOMB IN BARNS
of CAR COMPANY
Four Employees Injured in
Kansas City; Martial Law
Expected Today.

Kansas City, Dec. 29.-Four street
car employees were injured in an ex-
plosion caused supposedly by a bomb
or dynamite at the Forty-eighth street
car barns of the Kansas City Rail-
way Company tonight.
The bomb was placed near a cage
where the men were working. They
were rushed to a hospital, where it
was announced later that two were
very seriously injured. The building
was not seriously damaged. No ar
rests had been made at a late hour
tonight.
During the excitement members of
the Seventh Missouri National Guard
were attempting to restore order.
when a body of strikers refused to
recognize their authority, declaring
the city was not under martial law
Trouble was threatened, but the po-
lice were called and the strikers rec
ognized the authority of the police.
Late tonight as result of the trou-
BILE with the soldiers it was reported
martial law would soon be declared.