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Arizona republican., 1919-02-20

Southwest Cotton company, 20.
 Number of bales ginned every 24 hours-Glendale gin, IS; Southwest Cotton company. 30.
 Number of bales ginned to February 10 from eptember-Glendale gin (be- gun November D, 1908; Southwest Cotton company, 2410.
 Number bins-Glendale gin, 15; Southwest Cotton company, 90.
 Number of pounds total capacity Glendale, 124,000; Southwest Cotton company, 100000.
 Construction of rollers-Glendale gin, walrus hide and duck; Southwest Cotton company, walrus hide.
 Average percentage lint-Glendale gin, 27 to 30 per cent; Southwest Cot ton company, 29 per cent.
 Price seed per ton-Glendale gin, se3 to $40; Southwest Cotton company, S63 to $40.
 Number pounds of seed-Glendale gin. 750; Southwest Cotton company, 2,S51,973.
 Number pounds seed shipped out Klendole gin, 50 per cent; Southwest Cotton company, 250,000.
 Number of customers-Glendale gin, 51 (ncluding 46 shareholders); South west Cotton company, 1S0.
 Pounds cotton bought in seed-Glen- dale gin, none; Southwest Cotton com pany.
 Percentage cotton grown by com pany-Glendale gin, none: Southwest Cotton company, 10 per cent.
 Percentage loan crop-Glendale gin, none; Southwest Cotton company, 1t per cent.
 Number bales listed for sale (no sales now)-Glendale gin. none; South west Cotton company, 800.
 Number bales shipped to January S1 Glendale gin, 731; Southwest Cotton company, 1795.
 Number bales shipped to Martin and company-Glendale gin. 273. Number of bales shipped to Peoples bank, Roxbury, Massachusetts-Glen dale gin, 116; Southwest Cotton com pany, 300.
 Number bales shipped to Southwest Cotton company-Glendale gin, 34l.
 Electric power-Glendale gin, Glen dale: Southwest Cotton company, Phoex (except light.
 Most sales about December Ia tu January 1-Glendale, yes; Southwest Cotton company, yes
 Ginning finished in both gins about . March Is.
 In the beginning of the season cot ton wagons crowded the gin yards so badly. that much time was lost both to the gin and the growers. As a re- suit a system of drawing for bins ac cording to acreage was worked out which proved very successful. Follow ing this system the gins notify the grower a week in advance by phone or postcard wlfen he may deliver his cot ton and the amount he may deliver This enables the grower to use his wagon almost continuously and also prevents deterioration of the cotton by being exposed in the yards to storm and frost.
 The financial condition this fall oi some of our growers was very critical for time. owing to the fact that many of our best cotton farmers come into 1 this valley broke" through some mis- | fortune or other in a neighboring state These men have no bank standing
Arizona republican., 1919-02-20
DON'T PUT ALL YOUR
 EGGS IN ONE BASKET

In commenting on the cotton situa- tion in and about Glendale, G. McAbee of Glendale, has this to say:
 we would recommend that the farmer plant about one-fourth of his acreage to cotton and keep the cows. for they will win out in the long run. Let the farmer grow everything pos sible that he and his live stock con- sumes. In doing this he will find that instead of having money in the bank about two months of the year he will have some all the time. Also by fol lowing this policy he will be justified in feeling more independent as the worry of any fear of entire failure will have been eliminated, for if ouc crop fails to bring the desired amount the other crops may make up the de ficit. At any event, here's hoping for the unbounded success of everyone in the entire district
Arizona republican., 1919-02-20

market for our cotton. We know we have unique product and we like the game, but we want to know our part rers better.
 Personally I would welcome more active association with the Agricul- tural college, to help solve problems of seed disinfection, pests, practical production, implements, etc, that per plex many an experienced man. Can we induce them to make a practical survey? We have a novel type of cot ton and if we can keep up the inn provement shown by this years crop over last years, we ought soon to pro- duce supremely valuable staple that will become a live factor in the textile industry of the United States.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-20

Just how high standard is being attained in the long staple cotton of the Salt River Valley is indicated in a report recently made by George But terworth, a representative of the fed eral bureau of markets, in the official grading of the cotton at the Tempe Cotton Exchange. In the grading of about 900 bales of Pima cotton Mir. Butterworth reported the following grades: fancy. 11S; extra, $40; choice, 1s2; standard. 6: staples, No. l.. 5S6; No. 2, PTS; No 3, l.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-20
GROWTH OF COTTON
 INDUSTRY IN STATE

That cotton has had a phenomenal growth in Arizona is clearly shown by the following figures. The decrease in acreage recorded for 1915 is accounted for by the fact that the outbreak of the war at that time caused great furry in the cotton market resulting in many growers ceasing to plant cot ton until conditions should be more sailed
Arizona republican., 1919-02-20

and without actual investigation of character and prospects become a moral responsibility difficult for banks to assume. These men have pulled through" this season pretty well, but this condition must be remedied before next fall.
 The problem of growing cotton by the tenant system does not apply to Glendale, as the percentage of renters in and about this district is small not over 15 per cent.
 Production costs vary so much that an average quotation is almost use less, however. we know that they should be cut down more, if the aver age grower is to make a legitimate profit after war prices on cotton drop. However, to give something of an idea of the cost of producing an acre of cotton the following figures com piled by J. F. Lewis of Glendale may be of iDfareSf
Arizona republican., 1919-02-20

growth in large part to the cotton in dustry. The banks are doing a floul .. ishing business. We have many inn portant new firms as well as many new buildings, while farm values are high and lands are in great demand. The high price land in this district is bringing, may in part be explained by the fact that land here is wonderfully fertile and free from drawbacks such as sub-irrigation, etc.
 In the Marionette district a good Yuma volunteer crop was harvested South of Glendale a colony of Hindus has been established lately, and ru- nor has it that they are good cotton farmers, and excellent citizens in gen eral.
 Although Glendale is almost in the heart of the cotton growing district, still we feel shut away from the pulse fthe cotton market; we don't know who is buying. tAt present nobody seems to be buying, and we can't sell.) Neither do we know what our cotton is actually worth to the spinners, for we sell locally, and by doing this we lose the extra weight due to moisture accumulated in transit east and the dCNOlOtQ py tdSlClA NCliAtiS u long staple.
 We must have active cooperation: a live association to give advice as to productive and marketing conditions as well as a possible means of financ- ing a grower without mortgaging his crop.
 We need good roads. In their pres ent shape it requires a good deal ol %.. ;e a,~;r, +n haul our cotton over the roads, espec- ially in the condition they remain for some time after a rain.
 We would welcome an oil mill and refinery Cottonseed products would help our dairy cows. and Glendale recognizes that diversified farming yields-best results in this valley.
 We want advertisement and an open
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
sRed'' Sunday School
Raided by Police
Radical Literature Seized and
Children Dismissed by
Lawrence Officials
Special Correspondence


LAWRENCE, Mass, Dec IA
squad Of police headed by City Marshal
O'Brien raided Lexington Hall to-day,
where they found "Red" Sunday
school class of about forty children in
session. The police dismissed the class
against the protests of numerous par
ents and seized the "primcrs," pub
lished by "The Appeal to Reason" and
such other radical literature as they
could lay their hands on.
Marshal O'Brien says that the school.
although termed Sunday school, has
nothing to do with religion, but is used
simply as means of spreading Red"
propaganda and teaching revolutionary
"hymns." The chorus of one of the
"hymns' in the "primer' runs:
"rhen raise the scarlet standard high,
Within its shadow We'll live and die
The towards fear and traitors sneer,
Well keep the red flag flying here"
According to the police, cards seized
indicate the school has a membership
of seventy-fve. They assert that the
teacher is Brown University graduate
who prides himself on being an inter-
nationalist rather than an American.
One of the teachers, they say, is a
prominent suffragist who won noto-
riety in Washington doing picket duty.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Mayor Blanaes
Traction Lines
Says especial Interests
Seek Legislative IN
quiry OF City Rule

Mayor Hylan, in reply to reported
possible Legislative Investigation Of
his administration growing out of the
extraordinary grand jury's inquiry
into alleged corruption among city
officials, issued q lengthy statement
yesterday in which he lays the sug-
gestion of Legislative action at the
door of traction and Wall Street inter
ests.
In review of the traction situation
as he sees it he declares that the pro
posed legislative inquiry is another
attempt of the transportation interests
"to force public officials to repudiate
solemn contract for a fve-cent fare
and increase same to eight or ten
cents" He scores the Merchants AS
sociation and the Citizens Union as
allies of these interests and says the
time has come when these interests
must be made to realize that the peo-
pie have something to say in the man
agement of the affairs of the govern
ment and the disposition of their
money
The Mayors Statement
From several of the evening pa
pers,' runs the Mayors statement.
Authoritative information is given
that the Legislature at it's next session
Will appoint an Investigating commit
tee for the purpose of investigating
the present city administration and its
attitude toward the traction interests
and If possible force public officials to
repudlat solemn contract for a five
cent fare and increase same to eight
or ten cents.
so that the people will understand
the situation / want to call attention
to the millions of dollars involved and
which must come out of their pockets
SIX million people use the transit lines
dai!y IN the City of New York An
increase OF three cents for every per
son would mean SlSO,0 900 daily. or sos
100000 yearly An increase of five cents
would mean over S100 900, 900 annually
"The traction interests with their
unlimited millions behind them and
their hope for millions more to be ex-
tracted from the pockets of the people
by forcing the Mayor and members
~ the Board of Estimate to grant
the Interborough and the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company an increased
fare. thereby giving them an oppor-
tunity to force up the market for the
sale of traction securities and clean
up enormous prohts-thf traction
manipulators and their agents are bent
on driving public officials to vote an
increased fare without scruplc as to
methods used to gain their end.
"Many OF their agents are connected
with the so-called reform organizations
with high sounding names, such as the
Merchants Association and the Citizens
Union, which organizations are en-
deavoring TO make people believe they
are in sympathy with the betterment
of the government, when in fact you
will find them on the side of special
interests who seem to feel that they
have right to special cons nsideration."
The statement then refers to the dis
posal by the Interborough year and
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Payment of Fair Return
for Properties, Increase
in Fares and Transfers
of Titles Are Proposed
Would Avert Bankruptcy
Commissioner Delaney's
Project Calls for Fund
To Be Raised in 38 Years

A plan, involving municipal owner
ship, to save the city's transit lines
from bankruptcy, evolved from a series
of conferences of Public Commissioner
Nixon, Transit Construction Commits
sioner Delaney and representatives Of
the country was announced yesterday.
The plan, which will be submitted to
the directors of the companies for
their approval, ontains the Following
four main features:
Transfer to the city of al, titles held
by the companies in railroad properties.
Guaranteed payment by the city Of 81
reasonable rate of interest on fair ap-
praisals.
Setting aside of / per cent for the
purchase of the properties at the ex-
piration Of thrty-eight years.
sufficient increase in fares to meet
these requirements.
Delaney Sponsor of Plan
Other details, it was said, can easily
be worked out if the companies will
agree to surrender control of their
holdings.
Commissioner Delaney said yesterday
that the last conference took place
Thursday, and that the plan had al
ready been put before the directorates
of the companies. Mr.. Delaney is said
to have been the sponsor of the plan,
which is based on the municipal owner
ship aims of the Hylan administration.
1t embodies what is looked upon as the
only feasible means by which the city
could take over control of the prop
critics, large expenditure for the pur-
pose being out of the question because
of the debt limit restrictions.
Mr. Delaney explained that the com
panies had put forth no plan of settle
ment and that the one suggested was
that of the city He said the Board of
Estimate would not act upon it, how
ever, unless the proposed concessions
were presented to it by the companies.
All Lines included
After asserting that city ownership
of "such lines as the city may desire
to acquire" was a prequisite to the
solution of the problem, Mr.. Delaney
said:
"Such lines will in any event include
all of the rapid transit lines. both sub
way and elevated. Title to these prop
critics must vest in the city at once.
The matter of values must be agreed
upon through negotiations before any
municipai2ation project could become
effective, and all existing leases, con-
tracts and agreements for high rents
and dividends must be abrogated, and
only a fair interest return paid on such
capital in the way of stocks and bonds
as is proved to cover the fair value of
the properties"
The comm ioner said that the rev.
enue of municipality owned lines would
have to suffice for operating expenses,
in tn event of a transfer, and would
also have to cover maintenance, depre-
citation, fair return on proved capital
invester and ! per cent toward amor
tization. This l per cent, he thought,
would pay for the properties in thirty
eight years.
"The amount necessary to provide
for all of these requirements eX-
planned Mr.. Delaney, "would determine
the rate Of fare"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Many Women Held
As SIaopIifters;
All Deny GULL
Patrol Wagons Carry Them
TO Court; Hatpins and Um-
brelIas Used as Weapons
Against Feminine Sleuths

Results of the first organized effort
to protect stores from holiday pilfer-
crs became apparent in the women's
courts of Manhattan and Brooklyn YES
terday. Three patrol wagon loads Of
shoplifters were arraigncd in Man
haitian and a dozen or more women in
Brooklyn were started on the way tow
ard the Court Of General Sessions, the
judges Of which already have an
nounced that Jail sentences await all
caught DOING their Christmas shopping
without regard to pay slips.
dozen women store detectives
marshaled fifty odd fearful ones be-
fore Magistrate Jean Norris in the
women's court in Manhattan. Only
one or two preserved the calm that
marks the old hand at the game. The
others, amid tears, protested that they
had not meant to steal and some in
dignantly objected to being charged
with petty larceny. All, according to
the detectives, were caught in the act
of taking things in general demand
as Christmas gifts.
y Genevieve Conover, one of the de-
oners, said most of them succumbed
to the lure of silk stockings, beaded
bags, silver toilet accessories, tilmy
undergarments and dress goods of the
cOstlier sorts.
Some arrests were made only after
vigorous battles in which hatpins
were used OF umbrellas broken on the
heads Of the detectives. The umbrellas
were used as receptacles for stolen
articles.
In Brooklyn the Fulton Street shop
ping district yielded dozen women
prisoners in the course of>two hours
Saturday evening. Two men and two
boys also were arrested in the same
space Of time. The detectives said all
were manifestly novices in shoplift-
ing, the professional having taken
heed of the warning Issued by the
Police Department established dead
lines incosing the shopping districts
of the two boroughs.
Six of the Brooklyn women, who ap-
parently had organized shoplifting
party, were arrested at one time, after
they had been followed from store to
store on Fulton Street by store de-
tectives.
Angeline Tromba and her daughter
Josephine. who live at 554 Eastern
Parkway, Brooklyn. attacked Ida Spill
lane, detective, in an argument over
certain articles. Two police detectives
ended the battle.
Another defendant was Mrs. Mar
garet Higgins, of $50 Suydam Street,
Brooklyn. When she was arraigned.
Miss Myrtis Fish, probation officer,
said she was a widow with two chill
dren and spectator in court provided
$500 bail for her
All defendants pleaded not guilty
and were held for hearings next week.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Tries TO Outsing Caruso,
But Only Ends in Jail
Critical StOnemason Also Suf.
fers Slashed Wrists Breaking
In Music Shop Window

The voice of man singing in for
eign tongue smote the ears of Peter
Johnson, of 1865 First Avenue, last
night as he passed music store at
2241 First Avenue. 1t was a Caruso
record. but Johnson, who is a stone ma
son, didn't like it.
"That fellow can't sing" he declared,
entering the store. "Shut that ma
chine off or III do some record break
ing. | can sing better than that my
self"
Peter Elisio, proprietor of the store.
managed to get Johnson to the street,
where he sang for some time to prove
he was better than Carueo. Suddenly
the singing outside stopped and Ca
ruso's song was interrupted by a
pounding on the show window which
ended with the crash of glass. The
critical stonemason stood beside the
shattered window with gashed wrists.
After his injuries had been dressed he
was locked up, still singing, at the East
lo4th Street police station, where
Elisio made a charge of malicious mis-
chief against him.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Car Jumps Track in Bronx;
3 Passengers Taken to
Hospital; IL Hurt in
Two Bus Accidents
$4,000 Auto Wrecked
Both Motor Vehicle Mishaps
Occur in Brooklyn and
ii Chauffeur Is Held

Seven passengers were injured last
car Jumped the track at 198th Street
and Webster Avenue, The Bronx, and
crashed hcad-on into an az" pillar.
Eleven persons were hurt in two
collisions between buses and automo-
bles in Brooklyn. In one of them the
bus was capsized, while in the other
the auto, $4,000 touring car, was
wrecked
The trolley car in The Bronx was
travelling at a rapid speed when the
rear wheels ran off the rails. The
motorman, Victor Jones, Of 2O94 Tenth
Avenue, applied the brakes, but was
unable to prevent the car from swerv-
ing and hitting the pillar squarely.
Three Taken to Hospital
Every window in the car was shat
tered, showering glass over the forty
or so occupants, who were hurled from
their seats by the force of the COL
lision. Three of the injured were
taken to Fordham Hospital. They
we're:
Henry Kaiser, fourteen years old, of
710 Westchester Avenue, The Bronx,
suffering from possibly fractured
skull; Sarah Siegcl, thirtytw two, of 1869
Seventh Avenue, concussion of the
brain, and Mrs. II. Iennessy, forty
eight, Of 40 Sherwood Avenue Yonkers,
sprained right knee and bruises about
the body.
Four others, who were cut by glass,
were treated by ambulance surgeons
and went home.
Bus Hits Automobile
The first accident of the day in which
ono Of The privately owned and oper-
ated buses running in Brooklyn by
authority of Mayor Hylan and Commits
sioncr of Plant and Structures Whalen
occurred in the morning at Carlton
Avenue and Prospect Place The bus,
going at a high rate Of speed through
Prospect Place. struck an automobile
in which Mrs. E. ID. Daily and Mrs. c.
NJ. Howard, both of 1916 Ditmas Ave
nue., were being driven to church. John
King was operating the car, which be-
longed to Mrs. Daily.
Mrs. Howard was badly hurt and was
removed to the Jewish Hospital King
and Mrs. DAILY were Bruised The Daily
machine was practically demolished.
George Reading, of $50 South Tenth
Street, Brooklyn, driver of the bus,
was not arrested, and the police re-
fused to give out any information con-
corning the accident.
Another Bus Accident
Early last evening a bus. another of
The city sanctioned feet en- route to
the Atlantic Avenue station and carry
ing eight passengers, colided with
heavy touring car at Flatbush Avenue
and Clarkson Street.
The bus was overturned and thrown
against the curb, all eight passengers
being injured, none Of them seriously
enough, however, to require hospital
attention, although two ambulances
were summoned to the scene.
Harry johnson, a negro, Of 274
Pulaski Street chauffeur of the tour
ing car, was arrested on charge of
reckless driving. The bus was operated
by Mohhis GAM, of 272 Delaney
Street.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
This Collection Includes

Pieces which have been exhibited in the Museum of h
New England Historical Society New London Connect
CUT in the famous house which originally Washington
headquarters.
One Connecticut Hadley chest with two drawers
This made the Connecticut River in 1900 1t i
beautifully carved and wonderful in color.
One sx-legged early American highboy walnut venee
with herrngbone inlay.
One early American owboy.
One early American drop-front desk
large, carved oak Bible-boX Nr Palmer saws it is
the finest he has seen.
An English seventeenth century oak dressing table with
pancake feet entirely original and untouched
Collection Of Early American Iron
This collection includes Betty lamps, revolving brolers
and tOaSters.
From the Palmer House at Connecticut
This part of the collection includes some very fine Eng
Lsh we'll as American antiques.
magnificent early American mahogany higlboy witt
claw-and ball feet and original brasses.
Very fine Chippendale mahogany four post bed, oi
frame posts carved with garland of flowers
Set of Chippendale chairs with heavily carved backs.
Chppendale tables, both pe-crust and lattice.
We do not hesitate 10 say
that these absolutely untouched authentic originals
these rare types of early English tables
Also small collection of very early American glass ch
and pottery.
Fourth Old Building
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15

No excuse for any home not haping music this
Christmus-time
While you re here today look collection of
pianos payerpanos and Reproducing
roof
goodwill Christmas - ~r'' ~O~'N0'''
Piano FirstC CaIlerv
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
E4|9W Iba1a1nakff5 I}e QbriStmaS Store aa9
Such a contrast between
SATURDAYS weather

outdoors and the Christmas decorated sixt
its comforts inside!
Ofttimes in gale at sea and with crc
fires burn better and she makes a inner
quiet run.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Fitted bags and cases

inside the Motor Entrance, Ninth
Building will find collection bags
nothing short of remarkable.
CASES-for women, SIG 500. .5o men, $s75
to
Fitted OVERNIGHT BAGS, $40 to
There beautiful 1891 fitted with articles
of blue godnshed sterling silver the other with
black leather with fittings
heavy ivory y-fnshed ceuod, is $780, including taxi
Every bag and eaherftting of
able quality. Main nAoor,O Old Building