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Arizona republican., 1918-06-12
FRUIT WASTACE
 ID bE STOPPED

If the women of Maricopa county can accomplish that end, there will be no wastage of fruit around Phoenix this season. Unhappily, there was such 8 condition of wastage last year. But, on the basis of Food will win the war" it is hoped that the fruit of this section all will be utilized.
 This is going to be done by effort based upon official instructions, through a county organization of the Arizona division of the Womans com- mittee of the council of national de- fense. This county committee already has been formed in Phoenix. Subjects for it's consideration come under the following heads: Child welfare, train ing for Red Cross nursing, Americani- zation of aliens and food conservation.
 Mrs. L. H. Chalmers has been elected chairman of the county committee, which holds it's regular meetings on the first Saturday of each month at the W. C. T. U. room, 22S West Mon roe street. Visitors will be welcomed at such meetings.
 The department of food conserva- tion, Mrs. J. H. McClintock acting as chairman, held meeting at the com mittee rooms last Saturday and started upon what is hoped will prove a prac- tical working scheme to save surplus fruit in the vicinity of this city. Mrs. Frank Parker has consented to act as a sort of clearing house between the owners of surplus fruit and those who desire fruit for canning or drying pur- poses. Anyone having surplus fruit is asked to notify Mrs. Parker at phone 633, between a. m. and 1 D. m. This phone is at the office of the county farm bureau, at the central school building. It would facilitate matters greatly if the owners of fruit would kindly phone before the fruit is ripe, thus enabling the committee to make arrangements for preserving it. If kindly disposed fruit owners are will ing to donate fruit, they are asked to state the arrangements they are willing to make. The object of this committee is to prevent a recurrence of the conditions of last year, when so much fruit was wasted for lack of pickers and conservers. The commit tee feels sure that, with the co-opera- | tion of the growers of surplus fruit, much can be saved for next winter, while the growers will have the satis- | faction of performing a patriotic duty and of preventing a waste of the best of food products at the same time,
Arizona republican., 1918-06-12
SERGEANT |. RAINIER
 WILL TALK AT PLAZA

Sergeant c. Rayner will speak at the City hall nlaza Saturday evening at 8 o'clock upon a subject, the war, Tn which every American is most vitally interested. A collection will be taken up from among the audience which will be used to support the sergeant while making his vital tour over the states, doing great service to the all lied cause.
 A. H. Davidson, chairman, will ex- hibit gas masks, in use by the English as protection against some of the hor- rible gaseous poisons used by the Ger man in trying to force the allies from their entrenchments.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-12
WEATHER FORECAST
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Arizona-Wednesday and Thursday generally fair; not much change in 
 New Mexico-Wednesday partly cloudy, possibly local thunder showers north central portion, slightly cooler extreme east portion; Thursday partly cloudy.
 West Texas-Wednesday and Thurs day. fair.
 Southern California-Fair.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-12
AGREE ID vOTE ON
 bORAH AMENDMENT
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WASHINGTON, June 11.-An agree ment was reached in the senate late to- day to vote at 1 o'clock tomorrow aft ernoon on the proposal of Senator Borah of Idaho for public consideration of treaties, an amendment to the Un- derwood resolution to limit all debate during the war.
 The agreement for disposition of the Borah amendment, which provides that treaties shall be considered with open doors unless two-thirds of the senate should determine otherwise, followed several days of spirited discussion of secret and open diplomacy. Defeat of the proposal generally is expected. though the senate is closely divided. A vote on the Underwood rule itself probably will follow, With It's advocates confident of adoption.
 Opponents of the Borah plan re- newed their attack today. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska. chirman of the foreign relations comm1ttee Smith of Arizona and others criticized the amendment while the Idaho member and senators Fall of New Mexico, and Norris of Nebraska, urged its adoption
Arizona republican., 1918-06-12
THE FIRST TELEGRAPH
Electrical Experimenter.l

NEIeCtrICdI EXperlmenter.J
 The first electric telegraph of which we have historic record, and also that on which most writers and authorities agree, is that of George Louis LeSage, a Frenchman living in Geneva, Switz- erland, and who built his first tele- graph in 1774. The Le Sage telegraph system employed "A wires, placed in a trough in the ground the wires being suitably spaced and insulated by means of glass partitions at frequent intervals. Each wire represented a certain letter in the alphabet
Arizona republican., 1918-06-12
TODAY'S CALENDAR
Open Air Entertainment

An open air entertainment and dance will be held today by the War Savings society of the State Hospital for the Insane with music by the Indian school band. James T. Lavin will make a patriotic address. Those in charge invite public attendance, asking only that each visitor bring either 25 cents or thrift stamp as an entrance fee. which will be do- mated to the Red Cross.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-12
AMERICAN REPORTED
 AS DEAD IN MEXICO

In a letter received by the chief of police from department of state, Wash ington, he is advised that the state de- partment ahs been informed by the American consul at Guadalajara. Mex ico, of the death on November ,. 1915 of Henry Gramm. who is said to have been an American citizen.
 Among the effects left by Gramm was certificate of incorporation of the South American Oil and Gold Min ing company. The certificate was signed by Gramm as one of the incor- porators and the principal place of bus mess was given as Phoenix. The in strument was filed with the county re- corder August 15, 1910.
 The police department would appre- ciate any assistance which anyone may be able to render in it's efforts to as- certain the whereabout of the relatives of the deceased.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-12

Believing it our duty to keep our store open Saturday afternoons so that the farmers can get repairs for their farm implements without delay, so as to aid in the production of food stuffs to help win the war as we'll as accommodating our trade
 Commencing Monday, June 17th, our store will be open all day from 7:30 a. m. untih 5:30 D. m, which will give our efnployes six hours shorter working hours each week during the heated season.
 COLLINGS VEHICLE & HARNESS
 COMPANY.-AdV bp
Arizona republican., 1918-06-12
Woodman Circle Dance

by the Woodman circle will be held tonight at 9:30 o'clock in Patrick's hall. Previously the hour set for ths dance to begin was o'clock.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-12
LOCAL WEATHER YESTERDAY

degrees. Excess in temperature since the first of the month. 43 degrees. Accumulated excess in temperature since January 1, 55 degrees. Normal precipitation January 1 to date, 2.S5 inches.
 Actual precipitation January 1 to date, 2.54 inches.
 Accumulated deficiency in tempera- ture since January 1. .31 inches.
 KENNETH WEAKER.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-12

For Perfection and Puritan oil stoves see Wilky- Wartman Oil Co. 145 w. Jefferson street-Adv. 1t
Arizona republican., 1918-06-12

Elevation of water in reser-
 voir at e D. m. .. 1S2.46 Contents. acre feet ......... 742,946 Loss in acre feet ......... 3,75O Elevation of water in reser-
 voir one year ago ... PAPA Contents. acre feet, year ago. I, ,354 1928 Normal flow, M. 1. Normal flow, M. l., same date
 in 1917 .............. 3O,OOO Water used for irrigation,
 North side ................. 57,OSO Water used for irrigation,
 south side ............. 39,6e0
Arizona republican., 1918-06-12
TOWN TOPICS
sPEEDERs FINED-J. w. Hinkl

SPEEDERS FINED-J. W. Hinkle and c. G. Gloeckel Central avenue speeders were fined $10 each by Justice De Souza yesterday.
 CANNING NSTRATION-A canning demonstration will be held in the domestic science department of the Osborn school tomorrow afternoon at 2;30 o'clock.
 CLOSING FOR SUMER-Beginning next Saturday all the lumber yards in Phoenix will place in effect their sum- mer closing schedule, closing at noon Saturdays, until fall.
 LUTHERAN WOMEN-The Ladies Aid of the Zion Lutheran church will meet at the home of Mrs. Carl E. Malvhow, 1501 West Jackson street, Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
 PYTHIAN RED CROSS-The Pyth- ian Sisters Red Cross meeting will be held tomorrow in the K. P. hall. Mrs. Henry Chambers and Mrs. Harry l.. Hancock will act as hostesses and de- sire a full attendance.
 NEW QUESTlONNAIRES - Ques- tionnaires will be sent out some time in July by the local board to all those who registered last Wednesday for military service, the local board an- nounced yesterday.
 LICENSED TO WE'D Marriage
 licenses were granted yesterday t
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21
Let Mother Know

Earle .Eickes 16-year-old boy of Springfield, Ill,
away from his mother home the other day. His
mother believes he did this to join the army or
navy because he often expressed the wish to her
that he could fight for his country.
But she doesn't know where he is.
eff he has gone to fight in the war" the mother
writes, 81 will be proud to hear from him. I'm
afraid he may have joined under another name and
then if something happens to him, III never know"
1t is only right and natural that mothers should
swami to know''-the best or the worst
Earle, if this meets your eye in some army or
naval training camp, we hope you will write your
onother letter, telling her where you and then
write other letters to her. The one person in all
the world most interested and most concerned in
you and what you do, is your mother.
If this doesn't reach Earle, and is read by other
boys who have not written their mothers-whO ran
away from mother and home to join the army or
navy, we ask them to take unto themselves the adj
vice we have just given Earle Fickes. It is just
possible that you may not be able to write your
mother many more letters, and if that happens the
most priced thing she will have in all the rest of her
life will be your last letter.
Write to her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21

the car to prison. Trotzky he
got all excited so l got afraid.
Paid His Bills.
"But Trotzky, he all right. He
paid his bills. But he used to
keep us busy phoning all times OF
day and night
From all accounts, TrotzkyI
during his brief sojourn in the
Bronx, lived life typical of this
bleak and dreary part of New
York. Extremely hard-up, this
Russian exile, bought his few
sticks of furniture on the INSTALL
ment plan at the Third ave. deal
ers and got most of his food at the
corner delieatessen shop or from
passing pushcart men.
Knew 1t All Along.
"When the revolution camo
Trotzky wanted to go home" said
Janitor Piecko. But he have no
money. l think his friends get up
a collection for him. Some Of the
money came from Philadelphia.
And one day early in May he
pack up his trunks and go away
to Russia"
Sometimes when he was flush,
he would take his family over to q
Russian-J ew'sh lunch room on
Westchester ave. under the elevat-
ed railroad for tea and afterward
the four would go to the movies.
| Now all the Russians in
this part of the Bronx claim
TrotzlSy as an "old friend"
They all profess they 'knew
all along" that some day Leon
Trotzky would make the
whole world sit up and take
| notice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21

Every voter in Vancouver, Wash, last week, with
Just 80 exceptions voted for the 5000 bond ISSUE
The 80, evidently didn't want to give the Standi-
fer Construction Co. 50-odd which to build
million-dollar plant with which to turn out ST.
100000 worth of steel ships for Uncle Sam1
Please, dear aunts and uncles, don't waste thot
pn the 49, Consider, rather the 1880 who voted for
The bonds, prosperity, progress and democracy
What other city in the world, of the size Of Van
eouver. has only 80 reactionary idiotsf
Even Tacoma at the time of the army post bond
blection year ago showed it had more than that,
and we felt pretty proud of ourselves.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21

started another the nam
We wish somebody would move that mountain
hno.h Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21

Dear Miss Grey: Either
my soul or my conscience Is
troubling me and I don't know
whom to go to but to you.
l am q Christian woman and
hate not a soul for l was taught
from childhood never to allow
space in my heart for hate or
cowardice. My heart is filled
with prayer for ALL who are
in distress and trouble. But
for some time past have been
made to feel very unhappy and
troubled.
My father was born in Swift
zerland, my mother in Ger
many. Both came to this
country when very small. My
grandfather "a surgeon) and
two uncles on my fathers side
fought in the Civil war. AS far
back as we can trace on either
side, there was never insanity
or criminal offense; in fact,
nothing to feel ashamed Of.
And | have always felt so
proud of my parents, who never
were wealthy, but good, honest,
thrifty, unselfish people, and
have always said and do say
now that l am proud of every
drop of German blood in my
body, altho the United States is
my own beloved country and l
feel that whatever our govern
ment does is for the best. I
trust and pray that the end of
this war will be for the good of
all the world. Now the ques-
ton is: Should l say am
ashamed of the German blood
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21
Stop. Read and Reason

In November, 1916, the people of the State of
Washington, by an overwhelming majority at the
ballot-box, said that an Ant-picketing bill pass
ed by the legislature of 1915 should not be law in
thi state In July 1917, the supreme court of this
state, wilfuly disregarding the solemn verdict of
the people, set aside that verdict and by judicial
decision enacted anti-picketing law so sweeping
and far-reaching in its terms that it is almost
Heath-blow to Unionsm
The supreme court did this in the case of St. Ger
tnain VS.. Bakery & Confectionery Workers Union
of Seattle. Every judge on the bench signed this
decision, except Oscar r. Holcomb. You, Mr.
Union Man, by your ballot, put these men on the
BENCH where they could put their reactionary
views into form that would work your undoing
Will you do it again9 AS the good old American
slogan Remember the Maine" moved the whole
country to action in '98, so let Remember the ST.
German Case' stir you to action when these men
come up for reelection. Paste their names in your
hat. Here they are:
Overton G.. Ellis, Stephen j. Chadwick, George E.
Morris, John f. Main, J. Stanley Webster, Mark A
Fullerton, Emmett N Parker, Wallace Mount, Oscar
Dr. Holcomb.-Tacoma Labor Advocate.
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BY j. II. DUCKWORTH
Snecial Staff Dispatch.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.--"Sure l
remember Trotzky. He often come
down to my cellar here and cursed
the czar. ! think then maybe he
was crazy. Gee! how he did love
the car.
Thus, reminiscently, did Emil
Plecko, Polish janitor at l522
WISE avenue, the Bronx, recall to-
day many informal visits he had
had from his former tenant, Leon
Trotsky, now Russian minister OF
foreign affairs.
As talked with Piecko 1t was
not easy to picture Trotsky. now
powerful juggler with the des'
tines of 175,000,000 Russians and
perhaps with the people OF every
nation on earth, down here in
dark Bronx basement, half
starved alien, and less than a veal
ago at that, discussing the com
ing revolution in Russia with the
! ianitor.
He Was Very Poor.
The whirlwind of time has GER
tainly quickly changed Trotsky's
estate. Vyse ave. is on the dreary
outskirts of the Bronx, in sec
ton of new and cheap "walk-up'
apartments.
Trotsky, during his five month!
stay in New York, occupied
three-room-$2 0-a-amonth apart
ment with his wife and two boys
He was so much poorer than hi!
neighbors that even the school
mates of the young Trotskys uset
to taunt them for their threadbart
clothes.
Trotsky used to work for moth
ing for Novy Mir, Russian so
cialist paper, published on thu
Eastside, and his only source o.
income was lecturing for which hi
got never more than $40 a night
In five months he made abou
$500 in this way.
Thought He Was Loose.
Piecko, being an American cit
zen, and owing no further ale
glance to the czar, could not have
been very sympathetic audience
for the Bolsheviki Napoleon. SAX
Piecko to me:
Trotsky, he come down her,
all the time, early morning ant
late at night. Sometimes he hell
me with the furnace. He talk al
the time about the czar. He sale
he was going back to Russia sooI
and that the poor people would
send the car to Siberia.
s'But what did l care about
what TrOtsky said. I thought
he was loose in the head"
and the janitOr illustrated his
meaning by tapping his tenn
pies.
"What could a poor Rus
sian, who not have enough
money to buy bread, do to the
car?
zone night Trotzky came
down here to get warm and
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tSOC16N

Tacoma chapter No. 90, WON.
en- of the Mooseheart Legion, will
give card party Thursday even
ing at the Moose temple. Re-
freshments will be served and ev-
eryone Is invited.
Last FritI.y q little daughter
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. LAM
bert Davis of the Rutland apart
ments. She has been named
Maria.
Miss Irene Lyman and Charles
Gaby were quietly married last
Thursday noon at the Church of
the Holy Rosary, Rev. Father
Mark Weichmann officiating.
Tho Fern auxiliary, O. f. g.,
will meet Friday afternoon at the
Woman's clubhouse. Mrs. C.. r.
Case and Mrs. III. F. Norris will
be the hostess.
The Tacoma WoMan's Study
club will meet Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. II. II. Black
burn, $50 No. Fife st. The club IL
etudying the Merchant of Ven-
ice," and some scenes will be read
by Mrs. G. l.. Hatchell and Mrs. r.
j. NSayre.
The Lincoln dancing acade1ny's
annual barn dance will be held
Thursday evening at the academy.
The hall will be decorated and re-
freshments will be served.
Mary Ball chapter, d. A. r., will
meet Saturday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. M. L.. Clifford, 1425
No. Oakes st. Mrs. Stanton War
burton will assist. A paper will
be read by Miss Marjory Stallcups
and some musical mum bers will be
given by Mrs. Loda Frazier Hays.
Miss Ellen Yantis and jay n.
Hanson were married last Friday
evening at the home OF the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Yam
tbs, sos So. Washington. After
reception they left for a short
honeymoon trip. after which they
will make their home IN Tacoma.
Tho Puget Sound Homesteaklers
VIII give q card party at the Eagles
hall Tuesday evening. Playing
will begin at $40.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21

Labor Will Suffer

When the war is over there will be sudden slack
ening of industrial activity in this nation.
Thousands of laborers who are now bid high for
at high wages will find themselves idle.
1t is then that public improvements should be
This is another reason why this states capitol
building program, involving the expenditure OF
hundreds of thousands of dollars and the tieing
up of labor and transportation badly needed by
Uncle Sam, should be postponed until after the war
Gov Lister has the power to stop it, He WILL
stop it if public opinion is mustered strongly
enough against him.
Write him a personal letter, tonight, protesting
against it.
The people of Seattle and Spokane are doing the
same today.
started another the name
Rainier. would that mountain to
otherue htorhoO L. Gland
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ANSWERS e eymM GREW

am a merchant dealing in
both groceries and meats in the
outskirts of the city and am
certainly willing to do my
share in helping to win the
war. But on the other hand |
have neighbors who are in what
they call confectionery bust
ness, but do not refuse to sell
groceries either on Sundays or
late in the evening, therefore
l do not see where it Is fair to
me to close my doors and give
my business to those people,
who in the majority of cases
are not citizens of the United
States. A MERCHANT.
Anyone, / am sure, can appre
ciate the unfairness of such deal
II the confectioners (?) will no
agree not to sell groceries Satur
day night and Sunday, VIII!
couldn't you merchants get to
gether and have an Ordinanc,
passed compelling them to.
Dear Miss Grey: have new
er written to you, but l take
great pleasure in reading the
motherly advice which you give
both young and old. Now l
want and need your help.
l am a young stenographer
IS years old and am considered
very good looking. About a
week ago a business man in
town offered me higher wages
If | woufd work for him as
his stenographer had gone
away. He said was too good a
stenographer to be working for
$12 per week and offered me
SIS. l believed him to be a
good man and honest and I
needed the extra SO week
very much as l have no home,
so | accepted the position.
The first two days passed at
my new work and everything
went we'll. My new employers
was polite and gentlemanly.
But the third day he was die
tating a letter to me, and he
moved his chair alongside of
mine and put his arm around
me. / tried to get away, but
he grabbed my hands and kiss
ed me. l told him II he didn't
let go / would call to the man
in the office next to ours. He
said You dare" l started to
call and he put his hand over
my mouth and said he loved
me all the more because I was
so spunky. / told him / would
quit at noon. He begged me not
to and said it would not occur
again. But today when l was
busy he attempted to kiss me
again and said he loved me
more than he did his wife and
said: believe me l will marry
you yet"
Miss Grey, 1 can remember
how my mother used to talk to
me about such men, SO l slap
ped him In the face as hard as
I possibly could. 1t made his
nose bleed and he said was
rude, but that wouldn't make
him stop loving me.
A man came into the office
and while they we're talking
thought It was my chance to
leave, so I left. He called me
up and asked me to come back
and even wanted to call at my
boarding house and talk IL over
with me. OF course / told him
would never come back, and
that l didn't wish to see him
again. r1s3
Now, Miss Grey, I am reflect
ing upon the whole hing Was
/ rude when I slapped him, OF
did / do right? Would It be
Just for me to 60 back Y
former position after quitting
for higher wages?
This man said he would get
me back yet and would fix it"
so I couldn't get work in town.
He has q lovely wife and baby
and / feel 20 sorry for her and
don't want to be the cause OF
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in me? How can I? My par
ents and their parents are
from the finest people in the
world. l have had several
people tell me I should be
ashamed to admit there is any
German blood in me. This
hurts me to such an extent
that it makes me very unhappy
because in the face of my God
I want TO do what is honorable
and true to the best that is in
me. l will thank you for your
reply. l.. e. M.
You are justified i'm feeling no
shame or dishonOr because of the
German blood in your veins. Did
not President Wilson i'm his famous
message to the whole world pro-
claim that we were not making
war upon the German people, but
upon the kaiser who stands for
autocracy? The German people as
a whole are healthy, thrifty and in
telligent. In this great war, they
are the victims of circumstance.
But does that make them less fine
or intelligent? Most certainly not.
Then you should feel yourself
above the ignorant and narrow
minded insinuatiOns of these poo
pie who seek to disturb your peace
of mind.
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Tho Puget Sound Homesteaders
wnl give q card party at the Eagles
nall Tuesday evening. Playing
will begin at $40.