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Arizona republican., 1918-09-07
"The Martial Adventures of
 Henry And Me"

which is high indeed; but in the plumo ing there was a sag. We discovered that the town had comparatively few sewers. The big, white tiled bathroom with it's carload of modern fixtures which adorns the show window of at least one plumbers shop in every American town--we missed. The bath tub IS not a household need in France. Yet some way we surmised that if our towns could have better bookstores and fewer bathtubs we might have felt cas- fer in our minds for the palladiums of our liberties.
 The Picture Show
 And it cant be laid to the picture shows-this slump in the American book reading average; for the Fren .h towns are just as full of picture shows as American towns. That superiority | in bookstores which lies with the French over the Americans, should give us pause It more than overoal- ances our superiority in country neUs- papers. And then as we walked about the town that evening in the sunset pondering upon these things we came to the town park.
 It was not a large park; but it lay close down to the main street-"right in the heart of the city," we would say J at nome. Everyone Tn town who moved about, to the stores from the residen- tial streets, had to pass through thG park. In it were certain long rows of l grey parked tfees-trees with trunks that shimmered like the trunks of syc- amores. but that rose sheer from the ground forty feet before branching, and then spread widely and calmly into mighty sprays of foliage. One could not walk under those trees day after day and year after year through life and not feel their spell upon his heart. From the old grey trunks that mingled their mighty boughs high in the heaven" to those whose lives lay underneath, in busy and perhaps more or less sordid routine, must inevitably come the thought of boundless power and inaccessible majesty" And that is a good Thought to keep in the heart
 Better Than a Sewer
 That grove in the midst of that little French town was worth more 10 i, than sewers, more than daily news- paper, more than a trolley line or 2 convention hall. For it called inces- sanity to men mute memorable sum mons to the things outside ourselves
Arizona republican., 1918-09-07
Fourteenth InstaIIment CHAPTER V
In Which We Discern Things By Tn
 Oawn's Early liqht"


 In Which We Discern Things By The Oawn's Early Light" At the close of one fair autumn day our car developed tire trouble. in a ril- age somewhere in France" not far rom the headquarters of the American army. There are four excellent reasons for deleting the name of the town. First. the censor might not like to have II printed; second, because the name or the place has escaped my memory; thlrd, because there is intuition fac tory there and it should not be men, tlohed, and fourth, because even if the name of the place returned to me, it's spelling would get lost in transit. In | passing it should be said in this con- nectlon that it seemed to Henry s,nd me mat the one thing France really needed was prOnonnceable language and phonetic spelling. The village where We stopped really was not a vil- lage in the Kansas sense it was twice as big as Emporia and nearly half as big as Wichita. which is 7O,O00 But the thing that made the place seem like a village to us was the town crier. As we sat in the car, he came down the street beating snare drum and crying the official news of the sugar ration: he was telling the people where they could get sugar, how much they should pay for it and how much they should use for each member of family month.
 Why" asked Henry of an English speaking bystander don't you put that in your daily newspaper: why keep up the old custom?"
 We have no daily newspaper" an- swered the inhabitant
 All right, then. is there any reason why the news won't wr't for the week ly?" asked Henry.
 And we have no weekly and TO monthly and no annual. We have no newspaper in this town"
 No Newspapers
 That stumped us both. In America every town of five thousand has it's
Arizona republican., 1918-09-07

value of the milo maize he might have raised. He deducts from the aggregate of the cotton and milo maize figures the estimated cost of producing two such crops and asks judgment for the balance, $4.375.
 It is alleged in the complaint that the misrepresentation of the defendant aa to his water right in the New Stato canal was fraudulent and was intended to lure the plaintiff into making ina provements on the land which he did make at an expenditure of $500.
Arizona republican., 1918-09-07

ahead. constructed ditches. put the ground in readiness and when he was ready for water and asked for it the canal management told him that there was none for that land; that Nelson had no interest in the canal. Oliver alleges that he found himself on all sides shut off from water.
 He estimates in the complaint how much cotton he could have raised if he had had water and he conservatively places the crop at half bale an acre. Fs make. :. similar estimate as to the
Arizona republican., 1918-09-07
|ODD COMPLAINT |s
 FILED BY RANCHER

It was a rather curious complaint. that of A. B. Oliver against R. R. Nell son, filed in superior court yesterday. The plaintiff declared that he had leased tract of land from the de- fendant expecting tJ engage in the business of raising cotton and milo maize. The land lies near the New State canal and Oliver says that Nelson represented to him that he had a water right in that canal. The plaintiff went
Arizona republican., 1918-09-07
A Serial by William Allen
 White >

A Close up of the Great War by Mr. White and his Companion, Henry J. Allen, Students of Carnage and Con- dItlons in Battle Torn Europe.
Arizona republican., 1918-09-07

Robert Wood, the famous head waiter of the National Press club at Washington, is happy over being called to the colors.
 Robert has waited on more dis tinguished men than any other waiter. in America.
Arizona republican., 1918-09-07
of the NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA

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 s'''1s To soss Sons uasSassa u etc. other than sssy Stock Reserve Q 1o Value of banking house " "... .... 1soooooo Equity banking 1soco.so Furniture fixtures n.s 1s..s.s s.s Real sss & owned s otRsg Rsss than n ssnsnf s l5 in and amounts due from naton :s%sss, as ss than s'ss; . $ .: :%' a 9; IS cAss s,sss s.ss ssns ss the ss. s;% . % '''' from t. S. Treasurer 10000 eo ss ceridc ss Other assets if any due to Liberty
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 Total $S51o37.e STATE ARIZONA COUNTY MARICoPA,
 
 
 s. Cashier Subscribed E. sion 
  . EDWARD
 S OBERFELDER.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The actual
condition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week Five
days), shows that they mold $42, S04, $40
This is a decrease of SIG, SS7, 41O from
last week.
The statement follows:
ACTUAL CONDITION:
Loans, discounts, etc, $4,659, 46l 900,
increase $7,23S, 900.
Cash in own vaults, members F. r.
bank (a) $113, 270, 600, Increase So, 43S, 900.
Reserve in +. r. bank of member
banks $541, 52S, 900, decrease $16,SlS,00O.
Reserve in own vaults, state banks
and trust companies o. Sl1, 1888 900, in
crease 1855. 900.
Reserve in depositaries, state banks
and trust companies, $9,02O,OoO, de-
MET demand deposits 1926, 359, 900.
increase 50, 029, 600.
Net time deposits, 1882, 9O3, 900, de-
Circulation $85, 1874, 900, increase sl1S.-
900.
Specie, included in ta) and Cd, $59,-
1854, 900.
NJ, s. deposits deducted SIT, $50, 900.
Aggregate reserve 1851 ,937 900.
Excess reserve sac, S04, $40, decrease
$16,SS7.410. .
Summary OF state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York not
included in clearing house statement:
Loans, discounts, etc, $751;, 1879, 500;
increase, 1854 900.
Gold. So, 1874, 900; increase, $1,094, 500.
Currency and bank notes, 1851 500;
increase. $500, 900.
Deposits with federal reserve bank,
New York, $50, 635, 800; increase, $780,
400.
Total deposits, s75S, 1i3, 100; increase,
S4.553, 800.
Banks cash in vaults, $17,447, 200.
Trust companies ash in vault, $751;
730, 100.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
VISIBLE SUPPLY.

Total ,.......l75.4l9 lo7.302 lS2. 4Ot
Total last week ia, 295 1872, SEA 1872, 35s
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
CONSOLIDATED PORT.
u 700
ESTIMATED.
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Disappoint-
ingly small volume OF exports during
the past week, combined with the easier
technical position of the market and
the appearance Of scattered Southern
hedge selling led to active realizing or
liquidation in the cotton market dur
ing today's early trading The opening
was steady at a decline of 7 points
to an advance of Is points, and there
was a little trade buying, but the mar
ket quickly weakened, with January
selling off to 2S.9Sc, March to 27.7Oc
and May to rs. SOC. or about 30 to 40
points net lower. Liverpool was a mod
crate buyer of near months. but sold
later deliveries and there seemed to be
little support, except for covering and
a little buying for trade account on a
scale down.
As soon as the early offerings had
been absorbed by covering and trade
buying the market became firm on a
broadening demand, a good part Of
which seemed to come from foreign
trade interests, including Japan, Liver
pool and the French commission. Jan
uary sold up to 5000, or l02 points
above the low level of the morning.
Spot cotton steady; middling, 33C.
Futures closed strong at advance Of
81 to 30 points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
COTTON MARKETS
Sharp Recovery in Cotton Fol-
lows Failure of Spots to
Weaken and Trade Buying
saturday Afternoon. Ne. 2.


Further evidence was given during
the short session of the market today OF
the dominance Of the spot department
in determining the trend Of values.
There was temporary easiness right af-
ter the opening, due TO limited selling
by professionals. on the theory that
the reaction had not gone far enough
10 clarity the market atmosphere,
March in New York touching 2i.10C II
January rs. soc. But again the bears
reckoned without their host and were
caught in the meShes OF a rebound
based almost entirely on strength in
he spot department. Trade interests
found during the past couple of days
that the South was not the least uneasy
about its raw material and would not
turn loose at concessions in line with
the reduced prices Of contracts, Thus
the affair received support, the buying
being led by large spot people. Offer
lngS were readily absorbed n soon
there was a revival of buying from
outsiders, who had been scared off by
the break.
The fact that Liverpool will resume
business on Monday after a holiday pc
riod Of several days and that Senti-
ment in the foreign market is regarded
as bullish, was thought to contribute
to the firmnesS. In fact, some people
thought it not improbable that some
Of the buying on this side was for for
eign account.
The weekly statistics we're not avail
able, as figures on %spinners' takings
were not to be had because OF the hol-
idays abroad making it impossible to
get reports from that direction.
The markets on this side opened
without much change, March in New
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
MEMPHIS MARKETS

Department Of agriculture, bureau OF
markets, summary of Memphis mar
kets Saturday morning:
PotatOcs-NiSconsiu. I arrived, ? un-
broken and 3 broken cars on track.
supplies moderate. demand and move
meUt moderate. Ho change ia prices
Sales direct TO retailers. Northern.
Round whites. sacked, per Cwt |. 5.
grade No, l. s. asa 40 Colorado ku-
lals. sacked, per vwt., L. ). grade No.
!, quality and condition fine, = 500
90.
Apples No car lot arrivals. one bro
ken car on track. Demand and move
meut SLOW. no change m prices. Sales
direct to retailers. Rarrels-NlrgtnIA,
Illinois, York lmperials, ALL, s. i5H
500, fancy, $3.50, Ganos. Az, $3.50,
fancy, 500. ben Davis, \ grade, So %,
Is grade, 81 5oU %, Mincsaps. A-2ig,
$95uWl0.O0
Cabhage-No car lot arrivals. Three
broken cars on track. supplies liberal,
demand and movement SLOW, no change
in prices. Sales direct to retailers
Northern, sacked. per cwt., Holland
S,ed, s.. 25ug.50.
Sweet Potatoes Homegrown receipts
light, demand and movement slow, nc
change in prices. Sales by growers.
quality and condition generally good
Nancy Halls, bushel hampers, field run,
$l.oO.
Mixed Vegetables String beans, egg
plautS and peppers Express receipts
very light. Practically no demaud or
movement, too few sales to establish
market.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
DOW N

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S-Dun's report
Of 1876 failures, against ITO last week
and 203 last year,
Berlin dispatches indicate Ebert gov
eminent viii fall. leaving radical So
~cialists In control
Dun's review. on commenting on
trades conditions, looks for increased
demand for raw material, both at home
and abroad, when prices have been adj
iusted to more normal levels,
Bank cl%earings this week at principal
cities show increase Of 23.9 per cent
over last year. .
Following President Wilson's aud
Lloyd Georges fIye-hOur conference,
satisfactory progress announced ad-
mitted in high circle some minor points
Of difference between W nations, but
also that there will not be any dis
turbing friction.
Railroads completing plans for fin
ish fight against administrations pro-
gram for extension Of federal control,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
ROUND TIE TICKER
Cotton.

New Nork-Early local short selling
ard further liquidation caused weak
ness, but offerings We'll taken and trade
oeen good buyer. think reaction about
oNtf-GwathmCy 10 Foster.
New Nork-Cottou ]ouiuions: Car,
penter a Co Bulls are not patient
animals and unless they can get quick
action are disposed to UQuidate. They
nave been doing this lately with re
suits which we have seen Bond Me
tnany & Co. The reaction may 10
further. hut We feel favorable tu the
long side. 4. Norden. We continue
to believe that supplies actual and
prospective are too ample and that de
mani viii ultimately be found too linn
nitely
New York-There is no outside husi-
ness this morning except small selling
the traders are working on hun side,
but not same Nigor $. II. Hubbard to
Reese.
New York-Local traders buying, ex-
pecttng advance during day, but small
market Hubbard to Reese.
New York-Mitchen picking up cot
New York-Increascd hedge selling
and further liquidation causing weak
ness here, but good class buying on
scale down-Delauey to Cutter 4 rur-
ner.
New Nork-Gwathmey brokers hest
buyers, trying hold market, may rally
Bit but don't think will hold as too
much cotton coming out. Weld still
oullish-Jung to Cotter & Turner.
Chicago-Marshall Field 4 Co. in
their weekly review OF the dry goods
trade, say; Current wholesale distri-
button Of dry goods is running about
the same as for the corresponding
week of 1917, Road sales for both i'm
mediate and future delivery were less
than for the same week Of last year.
Retailers report that holiday business
reached a most gratifying total. Col
leCtions are good.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
Grain.

Memphis receipts; Corn ,, oats S
and hay S cars,
Hog receipts: Chicago I $4,000, Omaha
$500, Kansas City 300. Sioux city
1900, st. Joseph 1900, st, Louis 1900.
Chicago-Recetpts: Wheat $4,000,
corn I07, 600, oats. 400, 00O, Shipments:
Wheat SIS, 900, corn 1l3, 900, oats 1877, 900,
st, Louls-Receipts, Wheat &c, 1000,
corn 20. 900, oats 76. 900. Shipments;
Wheat 6S, 600, corn SO 900, oats 80, 900,
~Chicago-A conference between pack
erS, hog growers and commission men
and tood administration officials has
been called for Jan. s at Washington,
at which the price sterilization plan
viii he considered and the February
minimum price fixed. Hoover will at
nd.-WaEner & Co.
Grain belt forecast. Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota and Iowa Partly cloudy
tonight and Sunday, not much change
in temperature. Missouri. North and
South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas.
Generally fair tonight and Sunday, not
much change in temperature,
Chicago-Ticker says; Prospects for
a large corn movement after the turn
OF the year a factor in the deferred de
~liyeries.
Chicago-ReportinE million bushels
corn bougnl IN Argentina afOuOu zoe
and sold in Chicago, May, above 81 IS,
good people selling May on scale up
king, Farnum ~ Co. to Reese.
Chicago-Heavy selling of Liberty
bonds makes tho West fear a steady
business reaction. The December corn
squeeze is one Of those freak affairs
that depend on weather and supplies.
The average man believes the thing has
gone far enough Corn belt shows some
further light SHOWS and "A similar fore
cast. Some believe that seven to ten
days more will be required to create a
liberal movement, Everyone guesscs
a l719 c hog for January. Tribune
runs a story Of liberal hedGings in May
corn against purchases OF Argentine
That one million been hedged this way
in past week. That Argentine corn i'm.
ports will be allowed.-E W, Wagner
& Co.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
FOUR BIG PLANES START
FINAL LEG OF JOURNEY

DAYTONA. Fla. Dec. 2S-On the
final stage of their transcontinenta'
charting expedition. the four, De Havi-
land airplanes. accompanied by four
more planes, which Joined them at Ar
cadia. left Daytona at , o'clock thus
morning for Washington, The eight
machines landed at paytona shortly
after dark last night. having made the
trip from Arcadia without mishap
Major Smith, commanding, said this
morning he had not decided where the
next landing place should be-.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
FULL SUPPLY
OF LIGHTS BY NIGHT

Repairs on the big water pipe at the
Beale avenue power plant, which sprung
a leak Tuesday afternoon causing a par
tial shutdown of the electric plant, have
been completed and all lights in the
residential district, as well as the up,
town circuits, will be operating full
force Saturday night,
1t was necessary to lay seven feet of
14-inch water main at a depth of $50
feet underground in a narrow tunnel.
Until this could be done and the leak
fixed, it was necessary to shut off the
water from the wells used for con-
densing and turning the generating tur-
hines
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
The National City Bank.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of this bank for the election Of
directors and for such other business
as may properly come before the meet
ing will be held at he banking house,
100 Madison avenue, Tuesday, the l4th
day Of January. 1919, between the hours
of II a. m. and II noon.
EDW. c. TEFFT. Cashier.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
Futures Reflect Spots.

From the speculative trading stand
point the period was but fairly salts
factory, unless an operator was COM
mitted to the bull side and wanted to
remain there. Business to an unusual
extent was merely a reflection of con-
ditions in the spot department. al
though the discount of futures COM
pared with spots and confidence in the
ability of the holder to continue the
dictator of values of his product
served to invite more participation by
those who were looking only at speCula-
tive profits. This helped to stir up the
shorts and induce them to run prices
up on themselves, for sellers were
scarce and sentiment in professional
circles was leaning strongly to the bull
side. 1t was felt by most people that
the South had successfully passed
through the most crucia period of the
season without hanging u signs OF
distress and the chances favored their
being able to remain adamant until
they could obtain their idea of what
the unsold crop is worth.
Developments in the export depart
ment had important bearing on senti-
ment. Although they are breaking
slowly, they all indicate that the time
is nearing when shipping space will be
more plentiful n the cost of getting
the cotton to the foreign consumers will
be reduced, thus putting them in bet
ter shape to pay the prices demanded
by the South ard filling some of their
empty warehouses. Reduced freights
have been announced for February sail
ings, with some of the private reports
indicating figures much below those
officially named. One Of the latest bits
Of information, which was quite a fac
tor during the week in inducing support
to the market, was that after February
all restrictions and regulations would
be withdrawn by the British govern
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2S.-The re-
today, prices falling 80 to 35 points in
the first half hour of trading, The tone
was steady at the decline.
Spots closed steady and unchanged.
Ordinary, 22.50c; good ordinary, %. 75c;
low middling, 27.25c; middling, 91,OOc;
good middling, 80. 00c. Sales on the spot
56S; to arrive. 307; delivered on contract
none.
reports of an easier ocean freight mar
ket and the early decline was recovered
and replaced by a net advance. which
late in the morning amounted to q to
AZ points.
Futures closed very steady at advance
of SIS to 40 points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
M TheEeDea0 W
Lieut.. H. F. West.

NATCHEZ, Miss, Dec. rs. (spl.)-
Information has been received in
Natchez of the death of Lieut.. Howell
F. West at Camp Eustis, Virginia.
Death was caused by pneumonia fol-
influenza. Lieut.. West enlisted
in the army as a private a few days
before the United States entered the
war, and by his efficient service earned
promotions until he reached the rank
of first lieutenant. He was in his
twe~nty-seventh year at the time of his
death. The body will be brought to
NatcheZ for burial.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
Mrs. Mary D. Ports.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Dec. %. (Spl)-
Mrs. Mary Derriseaux Ports, rs, died
Thursday night at her home after an
illness of several months. Mrs. Ports
was a pioneer of Jefferson county, and
was a daughter of the late John Derri-
scauX and Marie Ambeau. The deceased
is survived by no immediate relatives,
the nearest kin being four cousins.
They are Mrs. Agnes Clary, of AL
theimer; Mesdames 10 White, Nathan
Jenkins and Theresa George, of Pine
p1,FF
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
Fruits.

Lcmons-Per box. Sc OOQ650.
oranges-Florida and Louisiana, IS 90
Q5.50.
Bananas-Pound. 5aQ6c.
Dried Fruit-EvaporatCd apples. llM
Ql5&c, peaches, 1874 @lAi9c, prunes,
ID, l4A Wl6AC.
A~pples-Barrels stock New York
Nii"tks' y Az tS%s%&o' syiTTFFn,nsiSS 40 ana iani "
$50 Ganos, A-2]a, Sc. so, fancy, 500,
Ben Davis, No. /, S. 90. il grade, $3.50
as. 90, Winesaps, A-2la, $9.50Wl0.O0.
Grapefruit Box, "a 90 4,60.
Cranherries-Puund. zoo.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
nY eEnRnE wllllAMsnN-

Instead hf the usual dull and rop,-
Sbristuss SoIIidav "'u 1,rLet
when vaIrss ore ~e~necte5 to shom, 49,
recession hacanse If f1a yging intornst
ana selling nv holders for tbse n,rnose
81 eetting resdv monsv ~ '~V Put H.
nssf few davs vas . ijy,e1,, one III II II r1S
satisfactory to those who had taken the
hull sIde ana ba5 raw nstarioT uthiinS
thew wanted 70 sell For he baarS aDd
shorts II Was SistinctIy is~annnirt nv
and cansed The JisnioU go pp Vt
Of moderate ]anxiatY Nth tbn raSHltopt
e-nhapcement Of oIotsJ - ~ e'u''"''
Prices had an TGnward tanTonor WAIST
of the time, the advance r~aenbing ifs
- "uN9"Cc lGhNNiis 10