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Arizona republican., 1918-03-30

10 it. pedestal show cases, $50. H. P. Motor-any wire. $S5. Motors from 1z to h. p. cheap. Gasoline outfit for home, $100. Remington adder and typewriter, s100.
 Electric coffee grinder. $50. Dayton meat slicer, s25. it. French range, $50. ft. American range, $65. 12x18 new house tent $50. Printing press. full equipment, $50. Cash register. soc on dollar. Sewing machines, $10 to $25. high grade piano. inspected by Chas. Lythans and guaranteed $500 value, for s150-s100 cash. Wilton. Bigelow, Velvet. Administer and all cheap rugs, way cheaper than all others.
 Office furniture and desks.
 FORD'S
 Phone 1776
 40 South Central Avenue If
Arizona republican., 1918-03-30

FOR SALE-Good six room. brick house, northeast, we'll furnished, all built-in features, light and gas. Tele- phone S694 gs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04

err complaint, went to Vermont and
made Mrs. Brown bring the child to
Swanzey, n. H., leaving her i'll charge
of a relative who promised to care for
her. A few days later she went to
Vermont and persuaded Mrs. Brown to
give the child to woman who would
adopt her They both signed the agree
ment to do so. Two days later she re-
ceived the threatening letter. Brown
denies writing it.
Mrs. Powers said her next step was
to serve notice on the Browns to APP
pear before the probate judge at
Keene, the couple having moved to
Lebanon. They did not appear and
Mrs. Powers was made guardian and
gave the child to the woman who want
ed her.
ga man whom | arrested twice for
starving and overworking his horses
threatened to kill me- so neighbor
told me, - said Mrs. Powers. 81 went
into his barn alone and informed him
that if | ever heard of any more such
talk | would bring him into court. He
denied saying it. He got married later
and his wife had him arrested three
times for abusing her.
"a Finn threatened to fill me full
of buckshot if | ever stepped onto his
premises. | had just killed his horse.
When a neighbor of the Finn told me
not to go there again | started for the
house and gave the Finn good set
ting up.
Mrs. Powers work in behalf of suf-
ferng children has given her a front
place in the ranks of humanitarians.
She has gone into rough logging camps,
miles away from any village, into the
homes of outlaws, where male officers
feared to 90, making her own arrests,
, sometimes at the point of revolver,
and then prosecuting the cases in court.
Since her engagement by the Chesh-
ire County Humane society, Mrs.
Powers has investigated many thou
sands of eases, shot 262 horses, l6
cows, oxen, mules, hogs, sheep, dogs
and 3l4 cats.
United States Senator Gallinger
wrote a letter to her complimenting her
work at cattle trains and for giving
attention to the cases of suffering chill
dren.
"Do you realize what it means to
| investigate case of cruelty and bring
the offender to trial?" asked Mrs.
Powers. "The miles of travel to the
| different towns, the days, and some
times weeks spent in endeavoring to
persuade the witnesses that it is their
duty to testify when they are deter
mined not to for fear the accused will
burn their buildings the long arguments
with the veterinarians, who, as a gen
eral thing, absolutely refuse to mix up
with it; the repeated visits and long
waits for lawyers and the money paid
out, which the costs and fines do not
begin to cover.
II have investigated hundreds of
cattle trains as they pass through
heene to Brighton, and with the aid of
! the train crew and night yardmaster
helped many animals to their feet, thus
saving them from being trampled to
death. The conductor is usually will
ing to hold the train long enough to
allow us to help injured animals to
their feet or partition them off, Gen
orally the men will climb into the cat
| tie cars, but on several occasions
nave mad to go myself, ! frequently
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04
LIFE
OF MRS. POWERS
Anonymous Letter to Former
Resident of Brattleboro
Feels Secure With Her Al Revolver 49,
Keene, N. H., Humane Agent Doing
Remarkable Work.

An interesting and readable article
concerning the work of Mrs. Jennie B.
Powers, formerly engaged in humane
work in Brattleboro, now agent of the
Keene, N. H., Humane society, illus
trated by two pictures, was published
in the Boston Sunday Post under a
Keene date line. 1t is reprinted in full
herewith:
Mrs. Jennie B. Powers, deputy sheriff
of Cheshire county, widely known as
"The Woman Who Dares," because of
her daring work in making arrests, has
been threatened with death.
"You have got to the end of your
rope. Beware of your life are the
words written in bold hand in one
anonymous letter. Another says: 81
will kill you. This is from the devil,
written in a very scrawly hand with
the words badly misspelled.
| Yet Mrs. Powers labors on cheerfully
and says she is not worrying, but
friends have prevailed upon her to go
armed, and almost any day now she
can be seen riding about the country
or walking the streets with a "A cali
bre revolver strapped to her side. AT
night she sleeps with the gun under her
pillow.
81 am armed and ready for them if
they want to start anything de-
clared Mrs. Powers today; "It S
simply case of who gets in the first
shot and | have been taught how to
handle a gun since girlhood,' said she
smilingly, as she patted the revolver
strapped to her side
Mrs. Powers recently received this
letter through the mail: Mrs. Jennie
Powers, warn you to bring Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Brown their little CIR
Helen | mean business bring her back
at once or will shut you i'll few
dayes the divel is after you remember
he will run you down. Mrs. Brown is
crying for Helen all the time it will
kill her to lose her baby bring 1T al
once or will kill you this is from the
divel to Mrs. Jennie Powers bewair.
There was no signature, but ON the
first page of the letter is rough draw
ing of revolver and a devil will
horus holding a revolver.
This case was where Mr.. and Mrs
Lester Brown, living in Winchester
had baby girl which Mrs. Powers
says was very much neglected ano
which was not properly fed. They
moved from place to place, with the
neighbors always complaining about
them. Once she made them burn bed
and buy a new one. After chasing
them for years and threatening to take
the child if conditions were not i'm
proved, they moved into vermont
Three weeks later she received anoth
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04
PETITION AGAINST CONTRACTORS
Creditors Ask to Have F. w. & j. A.
Dakin Put Into Bankruptcy - Lose
Money on Barber Building.

a petition by creditors asking that
the contracting firm of f. w. & j. A.
Dakin, Inc, who took the contract to
erect H. G.. Barbcr's fve-story store,
office and apartment building on Main
street, be adiudged bankrupt has been
sent to Judge Harland b. Howe of St.
Johnsbury. Judge Howe will set a
date for hearing on the petition.
Meanwhile work on the building, it is
understood, will be carried on by Loom
isDallin, Ltd, of SherbrooRe, Quebec,
a Canadian corporation. The building
is nearly completed, although several
months behind, and it is expected that
it will be turned over to the owner in
few days.
Attorney a. +. Schwenk is counsel
for the Pittsburg Plate Glass Co., one
of the petitioning creditors. Two or
three other creditors signed the petit
tion after it left here, and Attorney
Schwcnk does not know who they are.
F. w. & j. y. Dakin, Inc, Vermont
corporation, took the contract Oct. g.,
1916, and began work at that time.
Some of the members of this firm are
members of the Canadian corporation,
but it is stated that the two firms are
entirely independent of each other.
The Barber building is the only build
ing the Vermont corporation has built
since it was incorporated, but before
that it built one or two buildings in
Montpelier. Because of war conditions
the firm has been unable to carry on the
work at a profit and is understood to
have lost between $4,000 and 100000.
The creditors are largely out-of town
persons and concerns, and practically
nothing is due employees.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.
Miss Eliza Bowles, 70, Returns to Burn
ing House After Summoning Help.

Miss Eliza Bowles, 70, was burned to
death about $50 Tuesday morning when
the house in Middlebury in which
she lived with her sister, Mrs. Helen b.
Holt, was almost totally destroyed The
fire was discovered by Miss Bowles, who
was alone in the house at the time, and
she ran to the house of Mrs Mary Cas-
well and asked them to notify the fire de-
partment The woman then tainted on
the piazza of the Caswell house While
the department was being notified by
telephone one of the occupants of the Cas-
well house ran to the home of Chief of
Police George H. Chaffee, short distance
away, and aroused him.
Mr.. Chaffee was the first to arrive at
the scene. The fire was then raging in
the cellar, and in several of the rooms on
the lower floor.
In the meantime Miss Bowles had re.
vived and left the Caswell home, but was
nowhere to be found A thorough search
was made among the neighbors, but none
had seen her. 1t was then thought that
she had entered the burning building and
had been overcome, but the fremen
fought the fire for nearly four hours be-
fore the blaze was subdued enough to en-
ter the building After few moments
search the charred body of Miss Bowles
was found lying in one of the rooms on
the lower floor on some burned timbers.
The cause of the fire il unknown, sew
eral theories being advanced The loss
will be about $4,000 with an insurance of
81 200. The thermometer registered 10
below zero and the firemcn were coated
with ice.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04
The Village Autosmith.


with apologies to Longfellow.)
Under the horselesschestnut tree
The town garage now stands,
Bill Smith, who runs the business, he
Hath large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong enough-my lands!
His hair is crisp and black and short,
His face is caked with oil;
His brow is wet with grease-and yet
do not think he'll spoil
He looks a follow in the face
And is not afraid to charge.
y coughing automo machine,
1t limpeth TO the door.
There's something wrong about its
spleen
Else why that snort or snore
That issueth from in between
Its hinder wheels or fore?
Big Bill, the kindly autosmth,
He takes the thing apart,
And tenderly he monkeys with
That automobiles heart
Cntil-O man of skillsomc pith!-
He makes its pulses start.
The children coming home from school
Look in at the open door.
They like to see the autosmth
Recline upon the floor
Beneath the car and grunt, by gar!
This carburetor's Sore"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04
FIELD-CALDWELL.
Marriage Ceremony Performed Under
Draped American Flag.

Harry Willard Field, a railroad en-
ploye at South Vernon, and Mrs. Gladys
Pearl Caldwell were married Tuesday
afternoon in the home of the bride S
father, Jacob n. Wagar, ON Putncy
road. Rev. Douglas &. Guest, pastor
of the Methodist church, performed the
ceremony, using a double ring service.
They were unattended. The bride wore
travelling suit of brown with hat to
match. After the ceremony there was
music and refreshments. The house was
decorated with green and the marriage
was performed under draped Amcri,
can flag. The couple left ON the 1872
train for Greenfield, Boston, Portland
and Bar Harbor. After Jan. 10 they
will be at home on Putney road.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04
As He Saw It.

The average foreigner can rarely
comprehend the geooral hical area of
the United States, "a he was quite
fully illustrated by the Englishman and
his valet, who had been travelling due
west from Boston for five days. At
the end of the fifth day master and
servant were seated in the smokir"
car, and it was observed that the man
was gazing steadily and thoughtfully
out OF the window. Finally his com
panion became curious. William, -
said he, "of what are you thinking?'
81 was just thinking, sir, about the
discovery Of Hammerica, - replied the
valet. columbus didn t 40 such a
wonderful thing, after all, when he
found this country, did he, now sir9
Halter all : said an done, 'ow could
e 'elp it. Everybody Magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04

have to take long trips to make ar
rests. Sometimes l have to handcuff
my prisoners in order to take them
along with me. Some of these men may
be out to get me, but l have got my
"A ready for them
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04
Away Behind,

Ma, did pa promise you much before
you Were married."
My dear, we've been married more
than 20 years and your father hasn't
caught up yet with the things he prom
Used should have in the first year. De
troit Free Press.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04

Wooden shoes, should they be generally
required, will seem curious, But an hon
est working wooden shoe is better than a
political gum shoe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04

The "l' in bolsheviki is said to be
silent. 1t S nice to know that much, of
course, but why couldn't some of the
other attributes have followed the
laudable eXempel
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04
Love Is Blind.

81 don't know how many times he
kissed me! -
"What! With the thing going on
right under your nose! Harvard
Lampoon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04

Help your boy at the front. Use less
meat and send more to him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04

A movement has been started for the
OF cows. Save your calves!
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-27
ALIEN CUSTODIAN BITSY

This week the alien property custo- dian has taken possession of the big smelting and treating plants of L. Voglestein & Co. and Beer, Sond- heimer & Co.,, said to be connected with German corporations or con- trolled by them. The property of Vogelstein company is said to be worth more than S9,000,00O and that of Beer, Sondheimer company at about $1 ,0OO,- 0G0 Of the latter we believe that the estimate is very low.
 Both companies have held large min ing and smelting interests in the west and have been known as the largest buyers of metals in the country. It is understood that they were interested in houses in Hamburg and in the in- tCTior of Germany. The Beer, SOnd- heiner company was d buyer of zinc ores and the production of this coun- ty went to their plant in Oklahoma. Some months ago these plants were closed down on order of the govern ment, but later were opened for busi- ness under the surveillance of the gov ernment. Having secured positive in- formation of the real owners of the plants the government concluded to take them over under the alien prop erty act.
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-27
AUGUST ENTERTAINMENT
 ID CAMP FREMONT

The following draftees composing 1917 and 1918 registrants will entrain on August for Camp Fremont, Cal, where they will be set up for service in France. The young fellows were drawn in order from among the lat est registrations, with exception of the two last names, which were on the de- ferred list of 1917, but who were re- classified:
 Clay Cornwall, Kingman, Arizona.
 Dan Carlos Covington, Cane Beds, Arizona.
 Ivan Hains Mathews, Oatman, Ariz.
 Ed. R. Bishop, Kingman, Arizona.
 Bryan Sewall Mensch, Kingman, Arizona.
 Isaac Bryan Hilty, Kingman, Ariz.
 Homer Dain FOrgey, Yucca, Ariz.
 Bud H. Wilder, Blackberry, Ariz.
 Wm. Smith, Blackberry, Ariz.
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-27

''The sight of the destroyed homes and cities the widowed and fatherless, the destitute, the physical misery of people but partially nourished at best the depOrtatiOns of by tens of thousands to slavery in German mines and factories, the execution of men and women for paltry effusions of their loyalty to their country, the sacking of every resource through financial robbery the battening of armies on the slender produce of the country, the denudatiOn or the country of cattle, horses and textiles; and these things we had to witness dumb to help other than by protest and sympathy, during this long and terrible tme-and still these are not the events of battle heat but the effects of the grinding heel of race demanding the mastership of the worId"-Her- bert c Hoover, Food Administrator.
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-27
WILL CENTRALIZE INDUSTRIAL
 EMPLOYMENT

Beginning with August 1 the employment of labor for industries will be centralized in the U. g.
 Employment Service of the Department of Labor. All recruiting of labor by employers in manufactur- ing industries with a payroll in excess of 100 men will be diverted to the bureau. The chairman is Felix Frankfurter. The action is taken to over
 the shortage of unskIed labor in war industries and to prevent the stealing of employees by manu- lecturers The restriction of employment of conf mon labor will soon be extended to that of skilled labor and one can be employed out of another industry unless approved by the board. This will stabilize the industries and make impossible the im- pairment of any concern by reason of lack of labor
 Non-essential industries will be drawn upon to sup ply the necessary labor for the essentials every e
 fort will be made to maintain all industries in go- ing shape. Railroad, farm, non-var work, and where the maximum force does not exceed one hundred does not come within the scope of the new bureau, and employers directly secure help for their plants or business. The object is to keep communities from being drained of labor and to use local supply as far as possible for local demand. It is great idea and should meet with the approval of all employers
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-27
MOVING STREETS

Kingman has the most mobile streets in the state, we believe. Like the moving bog of Allen, Front street is moving along in its own quiet way and at the confluence of Fourth street it is threatening to engulf the Santa Fe railroad tracks. The oil has melted and gradually slid down until the track forces have to hew it off to keep the way clear for the passage of trains. When the street was first oiled the tracks were on a level with the street but now they are almost out of sight And not only is this the case Fourth street, but every street upon which oil has been placed is waved, wrinkled and twisted all out of shape. It would appear that board of supervisors and the county engineer, like the one-armed man, can only do thing at a time, and are using their small force on work and allowing the old streets and highways to go into the discard We are not taking fling at the county gineer, because we believe he is working under orders but outside of the work the state has done on Gold Road mountain, or in the Little Meadows section, there has not even been dragging of the roads after the late rains Mohave county must have roads kept up to get results and it demands of its supervisors something more than promises for the money that has been spent.
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-27
THE ONLY ONE

The name of Tom Campbell is the only Republi- that will be placed the soldier primary, all other candidates probably lying low for the late game. As there is usually no contention for the Re publican sacrifice no one need fear that the soldier vote will upset any Of their calculations Tom, it will be remembered, stated that should the United States go into this war he would at once organize company of cowboys and go over there to wipe out the beastly Huns. But Tom had another dream of wipng up the Democratic party and that it would be less bloody and much safer.
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-27
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN BIsBEE

The great interest that has been created in voca- tionaI education by the Smh-Hughes bill has called attention in state educational circles to the extent to which vocational education has been undertaken in the Bisbee schools. More extensive work is offered in the Bisbee high school than is usually given in high schools of the country. At the present time courses are being offered in automobile repairing, telegraph, radio-buzzer work, mechanical drawing, printing and the usual manual training courses for bOys and for girls courses are offered in dress de- signing dressmaking, and sewing, and for both boys and girls courses in stenOgraphy typewriting steno type and bookkeeping. These in addition to the usual related subjects of the high school curriculum The courses are open to all who qualified to pur sue them, no prerequisites being necessary.
 State Director of Vocational Education Colodny re- gently made an inspection of the work being done under the Smith Hughes act which provides for fed eral aid in schools doing vocational work, and ex- pressed himself as being very much pleased with the efficient way in which it was carried out at Bsbee In speaking ol the Bisbee schools Director Colodny declared them to be of high order. "Whatever is needed for the Bsbee schools he stated is supplied them without question. The Copper Queen and the other big companies of Bisbee have been criticized about small things but the spirit of liberalty shown towards the public schools of Bsbee is highly com mendable In buildings and equipment, they are sec ond to none."
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-27

nOuncement will soon be made by Je- rome Verde officials relative to what will be done with the ore from the Maintop, for it will soon be possible to handle such through their own work ings. The raise connecting the HOO level with the Maintop ore body on the 900 will be finished by the middle of August, and the connections be- tween this ground and the Columbia shaft workings will have been brought down to grade. At present they are tramming through the U. V. Extension ground to the Columbia shaft to han dle the muck being taken from the HOO level of the Maintop.
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-27
NONE BUT THE LOYAL

Will the people of Mohave county cast their votes for slackers at the forthcoming elections? Will they vote for men who are moving everything to keep their sons out of the big conflict when your boy and my boy is giving his life that the world may be made habtable by humane people? Are their boys better or more dear than your boys or do they occupy position in this old United States of more consequence than the positions willingly given up by hundreds of young fellows who are giving the nation their all We not believe it, and few there are among the mass of MOhave county voters who will believe any of this oamouflage with which some of these slack CTS are being surrounded. We care not that these same men have been elected to office as Democrats and then instanter became Republicans, but we do want them loyal at all times to our government. We want men of ability and loyalty to manage the af- fairs ot MOhave county, and we could even forgive them ability if we knew them to be whole-sOuledly loyal.
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-27
AMERICAN PEP

Suppose you were French poilu, four years in the war engulfed in it's deadly mOnOtOny, soul sick with the apparent futity of it all, with your early hope of victory out Then suppose there should come to your side sturdy young American full of enthusiasm, confident. in his superiority over the enemy, anxious for chance to get at him. with only one idea-the idea of licking the German off hand
 Wouldn't his coming put fresh enthusiasm into you? And when he started attack shouting Lets go and get 'em," wouldn't you turn out your self and go ahead with pep you never suspected was left in you ?-Kansas City Star.
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-27
RETURN TO CLASS ONE

Quite number of registrants who have been placed in the deferred classification almost to be called again in class one This will not only be imperative but take it that another registration will soon be called, which will take in all men above IS years and may go to 45. The new law will be en- acted as soon as congress reassembles. Men who have been deferred on account of dependents or on of being in necessary occupations will have to show than affidavit by relative to get out of the draft An army of five million men is to be organized, the greater number of which will be in France in a short time