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bers can go back home sure of the approval of their constituents

N A. Patterson, business manager and part owner of the Douglas International, died at his home in that city on Sunday last, and to- gether with the International staff the writer feels keen personal loss in his passing n the early days of the Bisbee Review N. A. Pat terson golden link in that chain of com radeship thta bound us all together. He to the Review young man without fi- nances but possessed of those greater assets honor, loyalty, grit and perseverance. With such splendid qualities he bound to sue ceed. In the death of N. A. Patterson Douglas has lost enterprising and worthy citizen; the International faithful and devoted en- ploye, and loving wife is left to mourn the loss of true and upright husband. Our dear old friend for 16 years has watched the forms go to press for the last time; that last mat has clicked through the linotype magazine ;and the Great Ruler of the Universe has sent down the last copy sheet marked ''30''-but
 There is no deathi The stars go down
 To rise upon fairer shore,
 And bright in heavens jeweled crown
 They shine forevermore.
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THE CIVIL SERVICE BILL.

Legislation which bids fair to become the most important matter before the Arizona leg islature was placed before the state senate OF Monday when Senator T. A. Hughes, of this district, introduced his civil service bill for state employees. The measure IS far reaching in effect vital to the state and with the possi bla exception of school and road legislation, is the most pressing and momentous yet pro- posed
 Under the proposed act a civil service commission would be created with powers and duties of classifying employment, establishing salaries regulating the service providing ex- animation, appointment and employment, giv- ing preference to former sailors and soldiers in certain cases, providing for suspension or removal and protecting employees
 Present employees of the state are protect ed in that they are automatically included Tn the civil service of the state in present posi- tions Therein the bill is fair
 Qualification for employment in state posi- tions will be of first consideration in filling all vacancies. Therein the bill provides for more efficient, more economical state government
 Employees of the state would be classified and each position would offer opportunities for advancement Each man and woman working for the state would then have incen- tive to strive for the place above. Therein the law provides for initiative in employees, active interest in work, and further insurance of efficiency for the state
 Where discharged soldiers and sailors are competent under examination to hold places under the state civil service, they given preference Therein lies opportunity for the state legislature to do something tangible for Arizona s former fighting men-to place them in positions which offer steady employ ment, chances of advancement and fair wages.
 Positions of this character what the returned soldier and sailors seeking. To believe that they seek jobs the roads, jobs formerly held down in this state by peons and convict labor, is believing falacy. The pas sage of the civil service bill will make places for them which they will really desire and which they will strive to obtain
 Senator Hughes has placed before the leg islatu1e peace of constructive legislation which has its purpose and aim real benefit to the state. The measure is characteristic of the man-an Arizonan, with the interest of the state first, who will neglect his business and personal affairs at home to aid in guiding the state into ways of progress and good gov ernment.-Tucson Star
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-02-28

The editor of the Copper Era had occas- lon to visit the state capital last week OF business and naturally met d ,l,bel of old timers from d,f5e, ent parts of tn. s.,te who migrate tow@rGs Phoenix when the Lcgsl;.- ture is in session. In addition we met n,rm- Der of the Senators and Representatives from the several counties. It was cause for pride when we heard the words of praise bestowed upon the representatives in the Legislature from Greenlee county, Hon. H. A. Elliott in the Senate Hon. G. l.. Coffee and M M Lit tie in the House. Our Representatives are de- ing good work and enjoy the respect and es- teem of their colleagues.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-02-28
THE LEGISLATURE.

Now that the legislature is nearing the end of session the public impression formed soon after the legislature assembled, that it ranked above any previous state legislature has been retained. It is composed of not only good average men and women, but they brought together in happier circumstances They have lost very little time in partisan or factional pickering
 The senate has already taken final action on nearly forty bills of its own, and the house on nearly twice many. It may be said that the matters already disposed of by both houses are, for the most part not of first importance It usually happens if it is not inevitable that the more important legislation is reserved for final action toward the last
 In this case, though, there early beginning of important bills. Educational. good roads legislation, the election code, the soldiers settlement bill and the general appro- priation bill, received early attention and on most of these measures house and senate com mittees have been working joinly and har- moniously. Those important bills have been put into shape which will shorten greatly the disposition of them in open sessions so that there is reasonable hope that they may be acted upon in the fifteen remaining legisla- tive days and that time may still be left for the final consideration of some of the i'm portant, later bills, such the water code well as of other god measures which are well under way in one house or the other.
 If necessary, no doubt there will be night sessions for the further expedition of business
 Altogether, we think, if the legislature keeps to the end the stride it has set, its mem
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-02-28

In the Civil war the battle death-rate per thousand in the federal army B, the dis death rate 65. In the war with Spain the battle death-rate per 1000, the disease death rate 26 per 1000. In the present war, in the American expeditionary forces, the battle deathrate IT per 1000. These figures, based on official reports, offer the best grounds for comparison as regards the general health of the army and should be taken into account when reckless talk is circu- lated with the purpose of spreading discontent
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-02-28

This is time when we at home are feel ing the first real hardships of the war. For the war period was one of prosperity. The reconstruction period will put to the real test. Let there be no slackers in any walk of life.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-02-28

When person needs affidavit upon his first introduction to strangers his conscience must be troubling him.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-02-28

George H. Peet, who has for several months been Towering" diplomatic news in Washington for the As sociated Press, has been given unique assignment by the French gov- ernment. He has been appointed Iiai- son officer in Paris, and his duties will be to give to the American correspond ents whatever news is released by the French government.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-03
TAX; LIST OF ARTI-
Giles ON WHICH MUST PAY
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or fraction thereof of the amount paid
for any IF the following articles when
sold by or for a dealer or his estate
on or after such date, for consump-
ton or use:
Perfumes, essences, extracts, toilet
waters, cosmetics, petroleum jellies,
hair oils, pomades, hair dressings, hair
restoratives, hair dyes, tooth and
mouth washes, dentifrices, tooth
pastes, aromatic cachous, toilet pow
ders (other than soap powders), or
any similar substance, article or prep
aration by whatsoever name known or
distinguished, any of the above which
are used or applied or intended to be
used OF applied for toilet purposes.
Patent Medicine Tax
Pills, tablets, powders. tinctures,
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-03

torches or lozenges, sirups, medicinal
cordials or bitters, anodynes, tonics,
plasters, lnaments, salves, ointments,
pastes drops, waters Except those
taxed under section 628 of this act),
essences, spirits, oils, and other medi-
cinal preparations, compounds, or COM
position (not including serums and
antitoxins), upon the amount paid for
any of the above as to which the
manufacturer or producer claims to
have any private formula, secret or
occult art for making or preparing the
same, or has or claims to have any ex-
elusive right or title to the making or
preparing the same, or which are pre-
pared, uttered, vended, or exposed for
sale under any letters patent, or trade
mark, or which (if prepared by any
formula published or unpublished) are
held out or recommended to the pub
lie by the makers, vendors, or propri-
etors thereof as proprietary medicines
or medicinal proprietary articles or
preparations, or as remedies or speci-
fics for any disease, diseases, or af-
lection whatever affecting the human
or animal body: Provided that the pro-
visions of this section shall not apply
to the sale of vaccines and bacterine
which are not advertised to the gener-
al lay public, nor to the sale by ply
sician in personal attendance upon a
patient of medicinal preparations not
so advertised.
The taxes imposed by this section
shall be collected by whichever of the
following methods the commissioner
may deem expedient: ~ by stamp
affixed to such article by the vendor,
the cost of which shall be reimbursed
to the vendor by the purchaser; or (2)
by payment to the vendor by the pur-
chaser at the time of the sale, the
taxes so collected being returned and
paid to the United States by such ven
dor in the same manner as provided
in section SOP.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-03
Ice Breaking Ships

Economic, Russia, Jan. 17.-(Corre-
spondence of The Associated Press)
.-(Delayed. when the big icebreak-
els bring allied soldiers or mails or
provisions into Economic, which is the
winter port Of Archangel, things hap
pen sometimes that even Baron Nun
chausen might not have believed.
Economic is about 20 miles from
Archangel, down the frozen Dvina riv-
er, near its mouth. The icebreakers
plough their way up the river to this
point where q winter railway, built
over the frozen ground, furnishes
transport to Archangel.
1t is here that sleigh drivers cross
ing the river on the ice whip up their
ponies or reindeers to scurry out of
the way of a ship, that whistles for a
clear wath while she breaks the ice
ahead of her.
The cold is so intense that the path
of water where the ship has broken
through freezes again within a few
hours, permitting sleigh traffic to be
renewed.
When one goes out to visit ship at
Economic he drives up to its side in
in a sleigh, or walks over the river
to it.
The allies are making determined
efforts to keep this harbor open
throughout the winter, in order to
supply properly the Americans and
other troops in Northern Russia. A
large number Of ice breakers are to
be employed to keep the channel fairly
free from ice from Economic to Kan
dalaska or KEN, on the White Sea
coast, where connection is made with
the railway leading to Thurman, an
open port.
At the present time ships are able
to operate at Murmansk, but this is
expected to be impossible when ice
fills the neck of the White sea.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-03
MERCHANTS WANT TO
GIVE CLERKS A CHANCE

The following agreement has been
signed by the merchants whose names
appear thereto:
Tarpon Springs, Fla, May l, 1919.
We, the undersigned merchants of
Tarpon Springs, Florida, have agreed
to close our stores beginning Monday,
May 5, at 7 p. m. every day except
Saturday, and each Thursday, begin
ming May 8, 1919, at ~ noon till Oc-
tober l, 1919. We ask the public to
support this move and to do their
trading before closing time, and to
patronize the stores that are willing
to take little recreation, and to give
their clerks little outing.
The merchants and clerks have more
hours for labor than any other class of
people, so we ask your approval of our
efforts by trading with the stores
whose signatures are attached, and
before closing time.
L. D. Vinson
Harry Shaw & Co.
G. w. Fernald's Son
b .Alissandratos.
New York Bargain Store.
Gourley-Logan Hardware Co.
G. E. Noblit Hardware Co.
Gibble & Co.
Tarpon Springs Grocery.
F. M. Wharton.
The City Market.
E. j. Knowles Grocery.
LOOMS Basket Store.
j. E. ackson
Geo. Cretekos.
A. L. Johnson.
Mrs. R. D. Gray.
In this connection The Leader learns
thta all of the business men except
the druggists and cool drink mer-
chants Lave signed this agreement
with the exception of two, viz, George
kalamallis and A. Kalimaris & Son.
We believe this is a good move.
Most working people have an eight
hour day now. The clerk and the bus
mss man has anywhere from 10 to Is
hours to spend at his work, and we be-
lleve that it is the most arduous work
that a man can be called to do. The
move to give the clerks an opportuni-
ty to get outdoors is a necessary one
from a health standpoint, leaving all
other considerations out of the ques-
ton. The petition should have the
hearty support of all thinking people,
and we have no doubt that it will. We
believe that the citizens should pat
ronize those merchants who are will
ing that their clerks should have a
chance. We do not think that it will
be any hardship to do our buying dur
ing the hours mentioned in the agree
ment, and we will heartily support the
movement. Insofar as the druggists
and the cool drink stands are concern
ed, we concede that these places
SHOULD be kept open. Druggists are
subject to call at any time and hour
and must always be ready to respond
to the call of the doctor and the sick,
while the cool drink and ice cream
stands are also a necessity at all rea-
sonable hours.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-03
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
ADVERTTSFNG RATES

By the month; every publication
tay, 10 cents per inch.
Less than month, at least 3 times
a week, l2I&>cents per inch.
Single insertion or two insertions,
10 cents per inch.
Six columns to page-19 pleas wide
and 1914 inch long columns.
Can lse mats up to columns wide
and 10 inches deep.
Goes into 95 per cent of the homes
Of Tarpon Springs.
Local Advertising Is cents a line
Ger issue on first page and 10 cents
ser line on all other pages.
Want Advertising. Classified, one
-ant word per issue, minimum rate
IS cents; cash to accompany copy.
Special Notices. For obituary no.
ices, cards of thanks, resolutions, and
rOtices of entertainments where any
,:aarges are made for admission or
otherwise, the charge will be regular
local advertising rates of Is cents d
line on first page and IL cents line
IN all other pages.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-03
JOHN FASSOL WRITES ON
BONDING OF THE CITY

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way to the gulf with piers and pavil-
ions there so that you could take your
family for a time there and enjoy
the fresh air and the bathing. That is
what brings the people to St. Peters
burg. That is what takes them to
Clearwater. If building sidewalks and
parks in the town is what brings peo-
pie why did ST Petersburg and Clear
water spend their money building
bridges?
Besides thinking Of the winter bust
ness, which lasts two or three months,
why do we not think of the summer
business, which lasts the rest of the
year? Do you think it is the tourists
that have built this town? If you do
you ara mistaken, Fifteen years ago
there was much more movement in
real estate than there is today. Since
then You have built streets and side
walks, ard now transfers Of real es-
tate are yory infrequent. Now, if i'm
rrovTents in the city will bring the
tourists here why is there not as much
business in land transfers as there
was fifteen years ago? Now, | would
like to see the city bonded for as much
as she can stand and have every cent
spent for a bridge and roads to get
to the gulf l tell you if you will do
that you will have more people here
from Tampa and other places in one
summer than you will have visitors,
aRder present conditions, in many
winters. | know because l have seen
it tried in other places. / have re
ceived many letters telling me that if
TsTpon Springs will get a way to the
gull and prepare places of amusement
there, it will be filled with people dur
ing the summer. Then, when the bus
mess is prosperous the year around
your property will be in demand. You
can sell it if you choose. You will
be in apOsition to increase your trade
and pay your taxes, and at the same
time you will have provided the very
things that the tourists want and they
will come here by the thousands. |
tell you water is what they want and
what they are going to have. Now
they go through here and stop at
Clearwater or St. Petersburg because
they can get to the water. Then you
and will be prosperous and we will
be able to improve and beautify our
property. 1t seems to me that this
is the right way of looking at the
matter Let me try to illustrate what
mean.
Suppose I owe the bank $4,000. I.
go to the banker and I say: "Mr.
Banker, want to borrow $1,000
more" He will ask me: "Mr. Fassol,
what do you want to do with the mon
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-03

ey?" l will say: 81 want to buy a
new panama hat for 500. And /
think l would look good if | had new
suit of clothes that cost $3.50. Then l
want to spend about $500 for a nice
diamond ring so that l can go out in
society and make big show, and then
l would like to spend the rest in va
rious articles of clothing, so that I can
look good and people will smile at me
and say, What nice looking man."
What do you thing the banker would
say to me? He would tell me very
quickly that he could not loan me the
money. Of course he would. Well, I
will wait month and go back to the
bank and say: "Mr. Banker, want to
borrow $4,000" Again he would ask
me what l wanted to do with the mon
ey. l would say: 81 owe you $4,000
now. want to buy more goods and
improve my place. | want to make
my store attractive so that people will
come here and buy my goods. l want
to advertise and double my sales. Now
l am selling only $500 worth day.
| cannot pay you what l owe you IN
less l can increase my sales, and if
I can get $4,000 more l can increase
my sales and pay you what l already
owe" What would he say? He would
say: Eyes, you can have $4,000 more
if you want it, because you are going
to do something that will increase bus
mess for yourself and make better
times for every one in the town."
Now, that is the case before US. If
we will bond the town for all that it
can stand and spend the money so
that it will bring people here summer
and winter, am in favor of it. l am
in favor of a bridge across Whitcomb
bayou and a road to the gulf in the
shortest possible route. Then the jit-
neys will go there as fast as they can
and they will be busy carrying people
to the gulf. People will flock here in
the summer and the town will be busy
We will ont mind the taxes because we
will all be prosperous and able to pay.
Then, as l have already said, we will
all be able and willing to beautify our
own places, and the bayou, and all.
If this is brought to vote without
making the bridge the leading or the
only consideration the bonds will be
defeated as sure as the world | know
what am talking about. | know what
the thinking citizens say and how they
will vote. | will not vote for the bonds
unless the money is to be spent for
the purpose of building a bridge, and
bridge alone with the other things
that will go with it, and I will do what
can to defeat the measure otherwise.
l can see no other way to get this
town out Of the hole that it is in. |
have tried to sell my property and
cannot do so without a loss. am
obliged to throw my influence in the
way that l think it will save the bus
mess of the town and build it up.
Thanking you for your kindness in
giving me so much space in your val
liable paper, | am,
Yours truly,
JOHN FASSOL.
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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-03

When the cool drink merchant asks
you to pay cent more, don't get mad.
Pay it like a man. He is not to blame.
The only one to blame is the beast of
Berlin who started the war and made
it necessary for the government to
raise money to help carry on the war.
1t goes to the government. If you re-
fuse, you are tax dodger and subject
to arrest and prosecution. Better
know what you are doing
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-03
The First Clock.

When two savages agreed to meet az
a certain dead tree at sunrise the first
clock was wound. Our historical dates
and our railway schedules are little
more than that primitive agreement
TO meet at the dead tree at sunrise
There are plenty Of sunrises and plenty
Of dead trees. Time is the choosing Of
a particular sunrise and a particular
dead tree for the convenience of hu.
man arrangements.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-03

Mrs. Ivah Stratigos
Ed O'Cramer
Mrs. M. w. Whitney
Harry W. Albee
N. A. Van Wrinkle
w. D. Fletcher
Leo J. Fletcher
Ira Cadwallader
Mrs. NJ. F. Cadwallader
Skevros Skaroulis
Nicholas John Zourdos
Milton Stathis
Antonios K. Mantzavracos
Demetrios Vanos
Emmanuel Vanos
Charles Howe
Katie Jackson
G.. E. Jackson
C. Althea Baker
James W. Smith
Elias Smitzes
John Palogianos
D. Alissandratos y
Theo Frascos Alissandratos
Asimula Alissandratos
Andrew Alissandratos
Alexandros Alissandratos
John Kolsilinis
Miltiadis Slzrivanos
Malta A. Stratigou
A. P. Economu
Emma D. Meres
F. M. Wharton
Nicholas A. Kalimenes
Mrs. May Belcher
1. ]. Belcher
E. G. Emery
Mrs. Lucretia Emery
N. A. Carter
Mrs. E. J. B. Compton
H. H. Ballard
Mrs. E. J. Jacks
H. w. Cause
Thomas D. Guthrie
M. H. Alworth
Elias Georgiou Peros
Mrs. J. M. Rogers
w R. Campbell
Joe Wilson
Lucia McMurchy
John Kazetoris
B. G. Scribner
Ada C. Fernald
Charles G. Barnum
Morgan T. Heel
Mrs. M. E. Holland
Anastasiou Stratigos
M. Nash
J. D. Evans
Mrs. J. D. Evans
l.. A. Pinholster
Myra ]. Knapp
r. E. Cause
Susie Davis Battle
F. E. Chidester
Harry E. Slauson
Dimetres Melissoes
D. E. Zurdos
George w. Barker
Charles Koutsouris
Mead Wood
Mrs. Mead Wood
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-03
VICTORY BOND SALES TAKE
JUMP
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merely to squeeze through. Now, let
us all get right down to business, If
you will look at this matter compre-
hensively you will see that it is one of
the best business advertisements that
you can possibly put out for the town.
Every community is scrimping and
economizing to meet it's quota. Some
of them are having harder time than
we are. Now, if we can go over and
beyond our quota it will denote to the
outside world that we are not only
patriotic and businesslike but that we
have plenty of money-are prosper
Gus. 1t is easy to induce people to
corle to a prosperous community; but
they steer clear of one that fails in
that it undertakes' So let
us improve the opportunity.
The following is a complete list of
subscribers insofar as we have receiv-
ed them from the chairman of the
c. E. Watkins
Mrs. c. f. Watkins
Mrs. Oracle Hoadley
Mrs. George Roberts
j. A. Lutz
DR.. A. P Albaugh
L. D. Vinson
Mrs. l.. D. Vlnson
Arthur +. Kroner
A. Cradle
j. c. Swallow
Fred Schwamb
Eta Logan
George Gerontls
w. H, Gourley.
Chas, A Cause
John K. West
Harry McCreary
II. l.. LOOMS
Geo. H. Northrop
Fred l.. jackson
A. H. Loeschef
}. +. Douglass
Mrs. }. E. Douglass
Arthur Plnder
Mary W. Burts
E...2na May Bl1dgland
K. X. Daniel
u. A. Louden
Mrs. q. A. Louden
Leon S. Fe1nald
George kabor ''''S
Eva Burgess
j. D. Burgess
D. F. Robson 49,
j. B. Cowsert
Jas. R. Cowsert
C. A. Pearce
Arthur G. Jones r.
Geo. NJ. Emmanuel