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The labor standard., 1918-05-01
DADDS SEV[NDl(
 ARY TAL[ ca ~ MARY GPAHAM BONNER.
LITTLE PRAIRIE DOGS.

'vThe prairie degs," said Daddy, "are very, very small. They look like tiny woodchucks, and they are cousins of the woodchuck family.
 '"They had been asleep all winter, but now that the warmer days were coming, they wanted to get up. All the baby prairie dogs arrived in the spring, and they wanted to have their homes in readiness to welcome the lit- tie ones.
 "But one day one of the prairie dogs was missing from his home. Young Master Prairie was the one who was missing. They searched high and low for him, but never a sign of him could they find.
 ''They missed him sadly, and they felt they knew that harm had come to him. Master Prairie would never have stayed away from home on his own account.
 'And to be sure, coyote had cap tured him.
 "Iet me go!' Master Prairie had screamed, but the coyote paid no at tention.
 "Let me go,' Master Prairie begged as the cruel teeth grabbed his little body.
 He parked and then he cried 1: Have pity, coyote, have pity! My home is so nice. My family loves me so.'
 "But the coyote said viciously, T love you, too. love you so much I am going to eat you up.'
 "'Oh, please don't eat me up.' said Master Prairie. I've just awakened
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u W dS 0 S00 SIOfy 0uS tuCy GlSdiO 1t Through.
 for the year. The young prairie dogs will soon be. coming. Oh, we're going to have such glorious spring.
 :"sDon't hurt me. never did you any harm. I never did anyone any harm. laugh and I never get blue and discouraged, like my cousins, the Woodchucks.' ts.. .s
 I'll not miss treat like this,' the coyote said.
 "And despite the pleadings of the little prairie dog, the coyote thought of the delicious meal he would have, and Master Prairie Dogs cheerful lit tie life was over.
 "After he had been missing from the home of the prairie dogs they were very, very careful not to wander away where there might be any chance of danger.
 "Grandmother Prairie Dog told them the story of the farmer who had hated the prairie dogs for making so many, many holes.
 ''It was sad story, but they heard it through, so they would take pains to make their holes, as far as possible, away from farms.
 "This farmer Grandmother Prai- rie told them, was so angry be- cause so many holes were made in his grounds that he vowed he would get rid of the prairie dogs.
 "sNow, you know quite well,' said Grandmother Prairie, that we never h1py nd in11 and gay. We love each other and our neighbors. The only thing that we do that annoys the farmer is that we make so many holes.'
 But how are we to help doing that? asked the little prairie dogs.
 "eWe must make them away from where we think we can be harmed,' said Grandmother Prairie.
 "This farmer that I'm telling you about. put poisoned grain and wheat into our holes.
 "tOf course. we ate it, at least most of us did, Hsr we thought it was thoughtful of him, and we parked our thanks delightedly. We also wagged our little tails.
 "sBut the farmer hadn't stayed to hedT our audHAS- ne nau anOIner pur- pose in his mind. This we soon found out.
 "I had had a very good meal only short time before this, and wasn't in the least scrap hungry. So I didn't eat any of the poisoned food.
 That Is why I am alive to-day. But many of us did, and were poi soned. So we've got to be careful And they all promised they would be-.
 "Soon they forgot about these sad stories and parked and laughed and played. How happy they were! For they are never sad long, and their lit tie lives are jolly ones indeed.
 And soon the best part of the spring followed-the arrival of all the baby prairie dogs!'
The labor standard., 1918-05-01
DOING AWAY WITH THE
 INDUSTRIAL SCRAP HEAP
Railroads and Manufacturers Aro Learning to Eliminate Waste, In-
 cluding Drainage of Man Power.

Confronted by the necessity of udl- izing every possible traffic facility foz war material, the railroads are going to the scrap heap for additional equip ment. They are patching up discarded locomotives and engines 25 years old have been rebuilt and made better than when they were new"
 No doubt the railroad scrap heap is the largest of all American scrap heaps and by that token the one from which most material can be salvaged. But the conditions of railroad waste and extravaganza in the name of ef- ficiency equally characterize all Amer ican industry, and the new railroad policy of reclamation is important as an example and precedent.
 What the garbage pail is as an fn- dex of household thrifuessness the scrap heap is as monument to waste full methods of manufacture. But the greatest of all wastes, progressive manufacturers now realize, lies in the careless manipulation of man power.- Industrial Conservation, New York.
The labor standard., 1918-05-01

before us by sensible men and women who are not faddists-and it is only fair to say that the teetotalers who have spoken to us on the subject re- cognize, like sensible men, that this is not the time to seek to enforce their political mission-is that a req sonable amount of beer for workers who are used to it and want it should be given to them. Again, in Liver pool and other places it IS found inn possible to keep men on urgent work overtime at nights past 9 o'clock, be- cause they desire to quench natural human thirst in the way ther are ac- customed to do. Societies of uffaloes and Odd Fellows and similar institu- tions, who are used to meet after their days work and take ease at their inn and settle business over a social glass, can no longer do so. The problem is human problem, and must be dealt with at the moment not from any ideal standpoint, but by recognizing that you can not get the best work out of a human being by unnecessary interference with the course of life to which he has been accustomed. ..
 "There is general recognition that the restriction of the sale of beer and the increase in the price of it has pro- duced hardship, ill feeling and irrita- tion among the large industrial popu lation accustomed to take beer at their principal meals. Even a teetotaler objected on behalf of his union to the bad effect the restrictions had on men against whom no reflection of intem- perance could be suggested.
 "In trades where heavy labor and heat rapidly exhaust the moisture of the body the withholding of beer re- suits not only in a sense of hardship, put also in bad effects upon the health.
 '.The commission were frankly tions to the liquor restrictions. These came not only from the men in the habit of drinking beer, but from those who were lifelong teetotalers and yet recognized the need of beer to those working in certain occupations. The question is threefold-one of (selling) hours, price, and scarcity. Of these the last is by far the most galling. ;. We hold no brief either for or against beer drinking, but we are con vinced that it is question which men must settle for themselves, and that it must be recognized that beer is more than drink. 5. We recommend to the Government that the supply should be largely increased"
The labor standard., 1918-05-01
WORKERS VEXED
 BY RESTRICTIONS
British Investigators, Rec0m- mend More Beer - 'Restric- ton of Sale and Advance in Price Produced Hardship and Irritation Among Workers

The report of the Commission on Industrial Unrest appointed last sum- ner by Lloyd George, and whose timely recommendations have done so much to improve "a situation that was rapidly becoming worse, is repub- lished in Bulletin No. 237 of the United States Bureau of Labor.
 The commissions findings as to the causes of the industrial unrest with which it concerned itself should ob- tain the thoughtful attention of those who in this country are, in varying degree, charged with the duty of keeping in good temper the human element in industry. The report gives small comfort to those doctrin- aires who would make the industrial masses more efficient by vexing them. We cull from the report few run ming quotations:
 While we consider that the liquor restrictions are a'cause of unrest and are disliked as an interference with liberty by all classes, we consider that they contribute to unrest rather than cause it. As an employer sen sibly observed to us: T should not call the liquor restrictions cause of unrest, but I should unhesitatingly say they are a source of considerable loss of social temper This we think was wisely said, and the matter should be sensibly dealt with, not from the high ideals of temperance re- formers, whose schemes of better ment must be kept in their proper place until after the war, but from the human point of view of keeping the man who has to do war work in a good temper, which will enable him to make necessary sacrifices in con tented spirit.
 "When you want them to give the nation their best work, it is an utterly stupid thing to deny to them small luxury which throughout their lives they have been>used to receive. There would be much more sense in depriv- ing England of tobacco, but it would not help to win the war.
 "The way the matter has been put
The labor standard., 1918-05-01
Horseracina an Old Sport.

Chester was probably the first place in England where horseracing was es- tablished. as in 1909 the mayor of that city offered prize for such contest.
The labor standard., 1918-05-01
Be Careful.

Its always dangerous to jump at conclusions" said the careful man. ''You're liable to make yourself ridic- ulous, to say the least"
 That's right replied the other. tT jumped at the conclusion of ferry boat once and missed it.'
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God knows; I don't" t."-William H. Taft, at Cooper Union, February, 1908, when asked, "What is man to do in a financial panic who is out of work and who is starving?"
The labor standard., 1918-05-01
Euus of Reptiles.

Reptiles eggs are not very attrac- tive objects. In the case of crocodiles and many kinds of tortoises, they are pa1e-colored or white, and resemble those of birds in shape
The labor standard., 1918-05-01
Rockino-chair pepravity.

A rocking chair will move about all over the room until it finds squeaky board in the floor, and there it will stay, immovable as the neighbor who keeps a pig.
The labor standard., 1918-05-01
Base Ball
 Supplies

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The labor standard., 1918-05-01
Many interpretations Possible.

''Too much silence" says Booth Tarkington, s'is open to suspicion. It may be reticence, or. it may be a vacuum. It may be dignity, or it may be false teeth.'
The labor standard., 1918-05-01
Must Labor Make This Further Sacrifice ?

Connding with living yet responding cheerfuy demand expected their right take they themselves bringing forward at this time the socaled Federal Prohibition which will practically come, states could block attempt the of thyve others Prohibition having been humbug) to vote out of the . Constitution
 why then, being pressed at defended forbidden the nanufac ste so inclined may make itself dry and obtain the support of Aside from all these there the that this Federal amendment be ratified and effect reading years passed The one and only answer to the question here and elsewhere advance his taking advantage high which the country is obliged to operate. :. he mayo masses proportion of whom regard their kind and those who harken to him in those countries with nb I stands the WAR FOR Only recently orkngmen and reduced materially its restrictions the brewing and country the ideaistc schemes when only by having all forces at home united in tb 6NE with all dstractng country at render that support it's forces at the Front count for but little
 But let the facts the of the British appointed Labor Statistics One excerpts follow:
 Th s sas4 aa a the sR e the
 
 in the habit of drinking beer but
 lifelong eetotaers recognized the working in certain occupations We hold no brief either for against drinking, but convinced that this
 question must for themselves and that recognized that beer is more than drink
 The matter should be sensby dealt
 ideals ot temperance reformers whose schemes of bement
 must kept in their place until after the the human keeping to do good which enable sacrifices contented spirit Where give the nation their best work utterly stupid thing deny them small luxury which throughout their lives they more sense in depyng England of tobacco, but would help the
 England has through much in this warong since has the soubut exemplary qualities The mobiles such vehicles of gasoline by during the but the beer of the she has discontinued and will not while she continues that with this small comfort and soace permitted them they will the cheerfully do their bit
 experience of England significance the prohibit haste, repent at leisure?
 Advertisement by Labors Emergency Liberty League) 5 (B)a
Arizona republican., 1918-01-26
lPhoenix Back on Kerosene Circuit
 As Light Go Ouf

Back to the kerosene circuit" went the EIks theater last evening when the lights in the buildings west of First avenue and north of Wash ingtcn were put out of business for some hours. Forgotten for years, the old gas footlights in the theater were called into play, as were such remaining jets as could be found about the stage, while the auditor ium itself was "completeiy' ilium- mated with candles and a gasoline lamp or so, borrowed for the oe- casion from nearby second hand shops. For once no member of the cast was in the Spotlight" for the light spots were too infrequent to be worth mentioning
 The show was given to notable large gathering considering the rain and those who attended rather en- joyed the novlety of 1918 produc- tion in an 1888 setting. Outside of the attempt of Lee Brandon to blow out gas jet when the electric lights started, which showed where he came from, there were no casualties and he discovered that "his nose knows' in time to turn off the fau- cet before being rendered sensible.
 Not a single joke about gas masks was sprung in the show in spite of the qoiden opportunity.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-26
T0 ] COOPERATIVE ID
 AID CONSUMERS
Food Administrator Meets
 with Prominent Grocers
 to Start Campaign for Fair Profits Only, Here

A statewide movement in the inter est of the consumer was launched yes terday when representative retail gro- cerymen of Phoenix met in conference with Timothy A. Riordan, federal food administrator for Arizona for the pur- pose of stabilizing the prices of a num- Der of food commodities.
 This step was taken in line with a national cooperative movement among food retailers to guard the public against the selling of goods at more than a reasonable profit. The plan calls for the publication of price lists | at regular intervals showing what the retailer is paying and the range of prices which he should charge the cus- toner, depending on the character Of business he is operating.
 If the plan works out with as much | satisfaction as it has in 8 large number of cities. large and small, in the east and middle west, it will be extended to other towns in Arizona, thus furnishing a guide to the housewife in the pur- chase of food commodities, it was an nounced.
 l There is no intention on the part of the food administration, it was pointed out at the conference, to arbitrarily fix prices. the distinction being drawn be- tween price fixing and fair prices. In explanation MT. Riordan said:
 The food control bill carries pro- visions against chargng of more than reasonable prices by the handlers of food but this is very different from the naming of particular prices. Food handlers operating on the cash-and- carry plan can make profits at lower prices than those who include expen- sive delivery service, extending credit and in other ways selling service as well as goods. The prices charged. il will be seen, may be strikingly differ ent in some instances, but the effec, will be to hold all down to a reasonable profit in the light of the service they are offering"
 The price control plan is part of g national campaign to obtain pledges from the 100000 retail food handler! of the country to charge no more thar a reasonable profit. A poster pledg' is placed in the window of the conecrr as a guide to the public. Before thi. poster can be obtained, however. tn, meehant must sign a record card bear ing the pledge, which is sent to Wash ington to be placed in the files of tn, food administration.
 l No merchant will be allowed to sig1 unless he gives his positive assuranc that he will live up to the pledge il
Arizona republican., 1918-01-26
Martin Bros. Motor Co. $40 East Washington St. Phone 1889
 THE PRICE PLACE

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 FOR INSTANCE Ford Roadster, fine shape .........-y. $225.0o Buick p Touring, extra good tires. S30000 Cadillac IA, 5-passenger overhauled ....i.- S400.00 Maxwell 16, seat covers and excellent con-
 dition . .S4O0O0 Maxwell IT, like new ....s.$ $47500 Hupmobie Roadster b, a dandy ..x..-. S500O0 Oakland Sensible Six, thoroughly rebuilt
 and finished to suit your taste ..-.. $650O0 Dodge Touring new seat covers, top and paintS550O0 One Ford Roadster, body 16 ..+.S 25O0 Grant 6-17 cord tires real car. 4.... S55000 Hudson Super Six 7-passenger Cord Tires. Overland Willys 6, like new
 Cadillac Type 51, Perfect.
 Will make rare trade for light your choice
Arizona republican., 1918-01-26
DOKEY TIGER
 HAYWARD BENT

Fifty tyros await the coming of the Dokey Tiger in Ray this evening. One hundred votaries in Ray, together with a score or more custodians of the tiger from Phoenix, will look after the i'm mediate needs of the half hundred mo- vices who are clamoring to cross the hot sands of Khorassan. It will be a gala occasion in the mining camp, a regular Roman holiday.
 Royal Vizier Jack Schumacher has issued a call for the moving of the caravan from the Oasis of Phoenix. He says:
 Our royal tigers roar will again be heard, far out upon the plains of old Khorassan. On the twenty-sixth of January, we shall journey to the Oasis of Ray and listen to wailings of a good ly number of trembling tyros, when the
Arizona republican., 1918-01-26
ARIZONA WOOL
 GROWERS MEET
 INCONVENIENCE
Demands of Sheep Shearers,
 Speculation ill Grazing
 Permits Among Questions Up for Free Discussion

Twelve and one half cents per head and board was the demand of the sheep shearers made yesterday to the Arizona Wool Growers associa- ten at the mid winter meeting of the association held at the Hotel Adams
 This is a substantial increase over the price paid last year to the shear CTS which was nine cents per head and without board. But the shear CTS declare that with a price of 35 ] cents for wool, that there must be corresponding increase to the men who cut it.
 The association named the follow l ing committee to confer with the | shearers and endeavor to effect a settlemen: Lou Charlevois, r. D. By, c. H. Hess, H. J. Gray and F. C.. Reid
 1 This meeting of the Arizona Wool | Growers association was largely at | tended and many questions of inter- 1 est were discussed. The executive committee is composed of the fol- lowing: E. A. Sawyer, l.. F. Verkamp, D. M. Francis, A. J. LeBarron, John Hennessy, o. B. Sutton and Fletcher B. Bly, This committee went into ! estry reserve for the purpose of granting grazing permits on forestry | lands for the coming year. 1 That speculation in grazing per- mits will no longer be tolerated was . decision of the association. For many years it has been the practice of men not legitimate sheep men, to secure grazing permits which they
 later would transfer at a considerable
 profit
 Concerted action against predatory
 animals, enemies of the sheep and
 the grazing lands, will be taken by
 the association 1t was decided It
 also was determined that the em-
 bargo now placed on the shipment from California into Arizona of oil
 cake and cotton seed cake must be raised.
 new runway for sheep from the
 northern to the southern part of the state was also discussed and its need
 decided upon This runway is the
 one which the cattlemen are strenu,
 ously opposing. It was stated that
 unless some passage was secured fol
 the sheep from the north to the south
 that it would greatly curtail the size
 of the herds for the next season.
 Among those present at the meet ing of the association were many O the most prominent sheep owners il
 the state.
 POTTINGER BACk-Craig Pottin ger, for many years in the newspape service in Phoenix and later the edito
 and manager of the Northern Arizon
 Leader at Flagstaff, has returned to tn
 city and will shortly be followed b Mrs. Pottinger who is visiting friend { in the east. MT. Pottinger has latel
Arizona republican., 1918-01-26
LAST CHAP TER |S WRITTEN IN
 NOTABLE CASE
Judge Stanford Conforms to Mandate and MT. Hunt Is Now Legally Governor; Costs for Assesses

George w. P. Hunt is governor of Arizona
 Acting on the instructions of the mandate of the supreme court, Judge Stanford yesterday gave the decision in the Hunt Campbell gubernatorial caetest case. in favor of MT. Hunt and entered judgment against Thomas F. Campbell for costs in the superior court of Maricopa county of $2,150, plus the supreme court cost of $1,972.25.
 While the question may never be raised, there is doubt as to the legality of any of the actions of Governor Hunt, since December 25, one month ago, when Governor Campbell gave up the office, which he might have held until 10 o'clock this morning.
 When judgment was entered against Campbell for $4.122.25, the court grant ed stay of execution for Is days. Chairman MaddOck. of the state re- publican central committee, stated that while Campbell was out of town and he had not had a chance to con- suit with him, there would be an en- deavor made by his friends to raise the amount of this judgment, so that he would be out nothing except his years salary for 1917. It is hoped that this money vii be raised within the 15 days aHOWeu DY the court.
 A very bitter argument arose be- tween Judge Sloan and Mir. Struck meyer. in which the latter claimed that the only reason for the objections to the bill was the intention of Camp bells attorneys to secure newspaper publicity tending to influence the court, and for future political purposes
 MT. StruckmeYer further contended that counsel for Campbell had tried all through the case, to get matters heard through the press, with the same mo- tive.
 Judge Sloan replied that his objec- tions against Dave Johnson, state treasurer and H. w. Rountree, state examiner taxing Campbell with their salaries as inspectors for Hunt, while they were also enjoying taxpayers money as state officials of Arizona was manifestly unjust; that the other items in the bill, where more men were charged than worked, was equally wrong and that all he was endeavor- ing to do was to conform the amounts 10 those allowed in the supreme courts decision of December 21, and to the provisions of paragraph 3069, Revised Statutes, 1913, which limit the amount to the cost of the inspection of the bal lots before trial
 Those in Judge Stanford's court, in terested in the case, beside the counsel were Mark Dunbar of the Arizona Cor poration commission: H. w. Rountree state examiner; Attorney Nealon, anc Homer R. Wood, chairman of the com. mission of state institutions, of whicf Chief Counsel Struckmeyer is a mem. Der.