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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into 2 bottle containing three ounces of Orchard White; shake well. and you have quarter pint of the best freckle. sunburn and tan lotion. and complexion whitener. at very. very small cost.
 Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will supply three ounces of Orchard White for few cents Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion into the face. neck. arms and hands and see how quickly the freckles. sunburn. windburn ano tan disappear and how clear. soft and whita
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14
Going Ahead With Elks' Temple Plan

Preliminary plans are going aheao
steadily under the supervision of Will
liam Laird, of the University of Penn
s~ylvania faculty, for the new home of
the Wilmington Elks, which will oc-
cupy the plot formerly taken up by
the Church of the New Jerusalem at
Delaware Avenue and Washington
street. An architectural contest Will
be held some time in the near future
for. the new building, the winner OF
the contest to draw the plans for the
building, the second to receive a large
cash consideration, and all to be paid
for their work in making their pers-
pectives and plans. as is customary in
such contests. 1t is planned to include
five contestants.
1t is not certain at present whether
the contemplated structure will be
three, -four or five stories in height "A
three story building will cost in the
n~eighborhood of $4,000 it is estl-
mated while a five story structure
would cost 800. 900 additional.
Meanwhile. the E1ks will move from
their headquarters, at No. S3l Market
street. to the building owned by the
order. at No. 1119 Market Street. The
remova will take place within two
months. and the building vacated by
the order will be occupied by Millard
+. Davis.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14
$780, 900 Fire In Wilmington

Five and Ten Cent Store. on Market
Street, between 7th and Sth Streets. Oh
Wednesday morning. caused a loss es-
timated more than $500. 900. :
The Kresge loss was 500, 000 on
stock and $4,000 on building; Crosby
& HiIrs. 800. 900 on stock by smoke
water: Theodore Grant, millinery
furs. $50. 900. Tenants of the
building also suffered heavily. The
insurance virtually covers the losses
The fire was in the heart of the re-
tail district and in a congested section
Three iremen were hurt when two
trucks coilided.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14
Held In Murder Mystery

Ralph Greenleaf. of Wilmington, the
expert pool player, who is well known
10 every pool player in Penns Grove,
was arrested on Friday last in Bridge
port, Conn. in connection with the
murder at Milford. Conn. of Benjamin
Binkowit. of New York, messenger for
q New York broker. who disappeared
with S17S,00 worth of Liberty Bonds.
Greenleaf. it is understood. was later
released and exonerated from all sus-
picion of any part in the affair. There
have been a dozen arrests at different
points in connection with the mystery.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14

The playhouse on Main Street, oppo-
site Franklin. formerly known as the
Electric Palace Theatre. will be re-
opened on Thanksgiving Day and will
hereafter be known as the Globe Thea
tire. The new management has con
tracted with a New York agency for
high-class vaudeville and has also en-
tered int a contract with the Murray
Hill Studios to supply all the new
scenery at a cost of $1,000. Good
pictures will also be shown. There
will be a matinee on the opening day.
.Isadore Luterman, of the Penns Grove
Bargain Store. is the manager of the
ne wventure. ?
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14
ADJUSTMENTS
The Riverside

Three special pictures at the River
side theatre next week are for Monday,
Wallace Reid. in THE Love Burglar"
Wednesday, Catherine Calvert, in the
Career of Katherine Bush" Friday,
Marguerite Clark, in Let's Elope." The
popular feature. Amateur Night" is
also continued on Wednesdays. Vaude-
vile Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
nights.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14
Emmanuel NJ. E. Church

Morning service 1890. Subject pas
tors rmo THE Church School
All Sunday School teachers officers
scholars and friends of the school. as
we'll as all members of the Church and
congregation are urged to be present
Things of Importance to both Church
and Sunday School are to be discussed.
Sunday School go. All are well
come.
Evening service 80. Revival meet
ing. Subject of pastors sermon, THE
Measure of Gods Love
Junior League Wednesday afternoon
As. Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing 7.30.
There viii be an old-fashioned Love
Feast this Friday evening. November
II. This is an interesting service and
all are invited to come.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14
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F-eeholders Borrow Heavily
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Continued from page l
the last month was S97.60. a per diem
cost per person of ~ $40 cents. This
big expense is explained by the fact
that the winters supply of potatoes
was bought. There are II prisoners
at the Road Camp besides one hired
man and three guards. The mainten-
ance for the month was S321.I2, of
40 rs cents per prisoner per day.
Upon motion it was decided that Su-
pervisor Wiltsee should have authority
to hire a man for a sum not to exceed
$3.50 a day and his board. This applies
TO a man who has served his time and
wants to stay on at the work of road
building. At present he has a very
good man of this kind.
They Want A Bridge
\ communication was read from res
idents of Lower Ailoways Creek who
are living under great disadvantages
since the Sluice Race Bridge was des-
troyed by the breaking of the bank.
They are really in a very bad way be-
cause they connot go out and in from
their homes unless the tide is out. The
children going to school are put to
great inconvenience and the doctor
viii not come in to see the sick.
The resolution to enter a contract
with the township committee and the,
West Branch of Stoe Creek Meadow
Company to build a new bridge was
adopted by the Board. The county
will bear one-third of the expense of
the new bridge.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14
CHURCH NEWS
NJ. E. Church

IT. I. FTSItI, IdSNOI'
$50 a. M.-Class meeting.
1890 \. attracting. SUBJECT
1.-The Nature and Blessedness OF CHRIST ;
Service"
Sunday school 200 p. Nj. Every
scholar officer and teacher requested
to be present.
New books have peer purchased for
consisting of 1874 volumes.
40 p. M.-Song service.
7.45 z. M.-Preaching by pastor
Subject, "Jehosaphat."
Wednesday, 400 p. NJ, Junior League
7.45, prayer meeting. All welcome.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14
Bethel VI. P. Church
Corner Penn and Harmony Streets
S. J. Dorlon. Pastor

-. ). DOIlol, IdSlOi
Sunday service at 1870. Object SER
mon to the children on a Bunch of
Keys" Sermon to adults. "A Model
Congregation"
Sunday School at $50 P. NJ. w. F.
Yeager, superintendent.
Evening 100. AN Hour With the
Old Hymns. The pastor will tell the
story of some of the immortal hymns
of the Church. after which they will
be sung. An enjoyable hour for all
who love the old hymns.
Prayer service on Wednesday even
ing $780,. This will be an Absent
Members prayer meeting. Letters of
greeting will be read from our mem
bers who have moved away. The
greetings and best wishes of the meet
ing will be sent to them.
Glass meeting on Friday 1870. d. G..
Simpkins, leader. Last week there
were forty-seven present at this Live
Wire" meeting. You cannot afford to
miss it.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14
Tinker Verdict Upheld

The appeal taken by counsel forLouis
Tinker, of Penns Grove, Convicted of
d disorderly house in Upper
Penns Neck. wast dismissed by the .Sur
prehte Court. The Court held that IT
was shown conclusively that men and
women congregated at Linker's place
to- drink and gamble. The case will
now be taken to the Court of Errors
and Appeals. rs
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14
The Broad

Manager Schweiger has a fine bill of
pictures for next week al the Broad.
Such artists as Geraldine Farrar. Kitty
Gordon, Tom Mix and Emmy Wheeler
will appear. On Friday night Mildred
Harris (Mrs. Charlie Chaplin will ap-
pear in a special attraction entitled
Home" You want to see Charles
wife. Anita Stewart is billed for Sat
urday in Human Desire"
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14
1WboDsTowN

Freebooter j.. Gilbert horton and his
wife, Of. .Noodstown. were in an auto
mobile! accident on the Woodstown-
-Swedesbore road on Friday last that
Tesultedi in serious injury to Mrs. Bor-
ton and damaging two machines.
Since the affair Mrs. Borton hasN been
in a, %precarious condition, but is now
slowly improving.
Miss Hilda Dickinson, who recently
returned to Woodstowni because the
climate of Porto Rico, where she went
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14
Church of Our Merciful Saviour

Penns Grove-Carneys Point
Rev. Charles b. DuBell, Rector
Sunday services.
Holy Communion 7.S0 a. NJ.
Sunday School $50 a. NJ.
Holy Communion and sermon HOO
M.
Thursday. Holy Communion 10 A. Nj.
Friday. choir rehearsal 7.S0 P. NJ.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14
Eden Lodge COnfers Degrees

Thirty members of Eden Lodge, No.
10. i. .. O. F.. of Penns,. Grove. visited
Fenwick Lodge. No. 1874, in Salem on
Tuesday night and conferred, twosyde-
grees to a class of candidates., after
which a social lime was held. with
good eats and lots of good speaking.
The other stwoidegreesT VIVA be rens
dered next Tuesday evenings November
18th II - !. & "a -:
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14

Which reminds us of a new version
of an old ditty. "Roses are red, violets
are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are
molasses, honey and corn syrup"
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-14

as a government teacher, did not agree
with her, has Joined the staff of the
Bridgeton High School,.
Mr.. Mahlon Edwards. son of Mr.. j.
Morton Edwards, of Woodstown. has
been elected assistant music instructor
in the public schools of Haddonfield-
His success in the music field is graft
flying to his many friends.
The Woodstown Chautauqua will be
held November 22d to 25th. Tickets ON
sale next week. A splendid program
this year.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-13

paHy no cStdbdR en- huelga. Los
tabaqueros los cuales la Com
pania no ha podido darles de mo-
mento trabai io'no estaban Ell huel-
ga. Sc estaba tramitandO entire
los representatives de los trabaja-
dores de la COmpailia y su admi--
nistraci0n ell aumentO de jornales
que Sc pondria Ell yigor al reanu-
darse los trabajos durante ell mes
de Ener0 de 1919.
Al notifcarse al Comite COnjun
to Consultivo que la Compaiila no
p0dria emplear al mismo ndmerO
de operarios que trabajaba el 81
de Diciembre de 1913, suspendie-
ron estos Ia conferencia ysdecld-
yaron an cstddo de huelga por la
C0Mp0Hi0 q los t1UbGj0dOrcS dc la
WiSnd.
Claro eSta que no eXistiendo de-
claraci0n de huelga alguna por
los trabajadores de la Compahia,
sino que por el cOntrario Sc habia
conyenido Ell que los trabajadO-
res reanudasen sus trabajOs mien-
tl.as durasen las conferencia sObre
aumentos de precios,no eXistia tai
huelga. La huelga vino en- vlrtud
de haber notificado la Compania
a sus trabajadOres, por medic del
Comit6 Conjunto Consultivo, que
le era impossible emplear a todos
sus trabajadores por los mOtivos
explicadOs Ell nuestro escritO an
terror, y, por tanto, nnicd q crclu-
yiraHeAic pOr CT nero hcchO dc
rcrSc obHgadd Ia Compdnid a re-
dpcir cl n0merO de sns OpcrdriOs
| Compartments.
Llamamos la atenci0n a
los trabajadores de la ,Compania,
asi como al pGblico Ell general, So
bre los hechOs va mencionados, los
cuales son una historic tiel y tlde-
/
digna del conflicto actual.
La Compailfa ha agotado to-
IG0s suS esfuerZ0s pOr soluclonar
el conhicto. liza ofrecidO un fOndO
de pension para sOstener a aque--
Hos trabaiadores que no pudlese
dar empleo momentaneamente, y
este plan tambi6n es rechazadO.
Juzgue ell pals Y de SUI fallo final
en- la historic de la huelga de los
trabaiadores de la Porto Rican
American Tobacco Company.
PORTO RICO AMERICAN TO
lBACCO COMPANY OF PORTO
RICO.
L. TORO.
ppnSidanfp
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-13
PARA NEW YORK

En- breve embarcara para los Els
tados Unidos, la distinguida seiiO
IA Isabel A. de Aguilar, que va a
s0meterse soneterse a un trata-
miento medicO.
Deseamos total restablecimien-
to a la distinguida DANA.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-13

8 d c., de cuyo contenido quedo
impuesto."
Me permito lamar su atenci0n
hacia uno de los parrafos de su
carta en- et cual dice v. q. el que
suscribe, como Presidente de esta
Compa1ia, acept0, Ell Ia conferen
cia celebrada ell 80 de Abril en-
unO de los salones del Senado, ell
emplea1' a todo el personal que
estaba trabajando el 81 de Diciem
bre de 1918.
s.s-. ,.as~, Fl. 48saaa 49,. ~ !.
Este dicho es completamente
err0neO. En- la conferencia cele-
brada ell % de Abril en- los sdIo-
hes del Senado, el que suscribe
cOniil'm0 sus anteri0res manifes-
taciones de no poder empiear a los
tabaqueros que trabajaban ante
riOrmente en- las vit0las de Bre-
vas, COmmodores V Panetelas, V
suplico a Vd., por 10 tant0, sc sir
va rectilicar esta impression an
tie sus compalIeros del ComitG Con
junto Consultiyo.
SientO que mis- esfucrZ0s para
liegar una soluci0n ell el con
nictO actual no hayan encontrad0
apoyo ell el ComitG C0njunto que
I'd. preside.
De V. atentamente,
(Firmado) L. TOrO.
Presidente.
NuestrO esfuerZo p0r solucio-
mar el cOnficto actual no han en-
c0ntrado apoy0 en- el C0mitG Con
| iunto C0nsultiv0 de los traba ia
dores de la Porto Rican Ameri-
can Tobacco Company Y, p0r 10
tantO, nos dam0s p0r fracasad0S
Ell nuestra empresa, dejando Al
tempo V al pueblo de Puerto Rico
ell formar oponi0n sobre este con
fiictO en- ell cual estan enyuelt0S el
bienestar de alrededor de ounce
mil familias portorliqueiias.
El Comit4 Coniunto C0naulii--
vO de los traba ajadores de la Porto
Rican American Tobacco Com
( ny, en- sus distintas cOnferen-
cias con los representatives de e:;-
ia Compania asi como en- sus ma
nifestaciones a III prenSa, dicen
uue este es ell primer case en- La
histSria que una huelga sc haya
solutionado sin haber sido eml'lea
dos nuevamente t0dos los opera
rios 0 empleados q. trabajaban Ell
ell me Il ent0 de declararse Ell huei-
ga.
RecOnOeem0s que generalmente
es CoStumbre al sOlucionarSe una
huelga Sc empleen nuevamente a
todOs los trabajatlores que Sc de-
clarasen en- huelga, perO en- la pre-
,sente OCCASION ell case es completa--
mente distintO, Y quizas dnico en-
la historic de huelgas de cualQuie-
RI industrial determinada.
Los traJdjddores dc Ia Porto
Ricdn American Tobacco Com
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-13

solo los trabajadOres de la Porto
Rican American Tobacco Com
pany y a la Compaiifa sino tam
bien la inmensa mayoria del pue
bio de Puerto Rico.
De V. atentamente,
(Firmado) L. Toro.
Presidente.
La contestaci0n dada por el Co
mite Conjunto Cohsultiyo a esta
proposition es como sigue:
Mayo 8, 1919.
Sr. d. Luis TorO, Presidente,
Porto Rican American Tobacco
Co., of Porto Rico
Parada s, Puerta de TERRA.
Se1iOr:-
El Cuerpo Consultivo Conjun
to ha tenido bajo SUI cuidadosa
consideration SUI muy atenta del
6 del corriente de la cual nos COM
placemOs en- acusar recibO pOr
medic de estas breves lfneas.
Este OrganismO ha visto con
sorpresa que cambio de los rel
teradOs esfuerzos realizados por
nosotros dia tras dias para ter
minar la huelga, la Companla no
demuestra Ell ningun sentidO su
disposition para un arreglo, des-
pues de haber declaradO su pre-
sidente que sentarfa todos los ta-
baqueros, sinO que por ell contra
rio Sc aleja mas y mas cada dla
que pasa de los puntos en- disputa
retirandose a la situaci0n que Ocu
pa hace seis semanas, cuandO en-
la conferencias de Abril 80 en- uno
de los salOnes del SenadO declare
I'd. que emplearia todo el perso-
nal envuelto en- la huelga para de-
jar terminado ese punto y solo sc
proponfa I'd. hacer algunas pre-
guntas para su propia informa--
ci0n sobre ell futuro, preguntas q.
resolvi0 I'd. hacer pOr escritO.
Esas preguntas fueron some
tidas por I'd. a nuestro Cuerpo
Consultivo Conjunto por carta de
Abril 80 de los cOrrientes, y gus
tosamente fueron cOntestadas por
nosotros por carta de Mayo 3 y
de manera que no dejan lugar a
dudas, quedando nOsotros en- la
creencia de que el punto de EN-
plear todo ell personal quedaba re
suelto para entrar entOnces a dis
cutir salaries y las demas condi-
clones sometidas a vuestra Com
paiifa en- Diciembre de 1918.
ProfunQa y sinceramente lamen
tamos q. nuestras cOntestaciOnes
no encontraran SUI aprobaci0n, pc
no siendO elias cuantO pOdiamOs
y pOdemos ofrecer como medic con
ciliadOr sobre ell puntO tan larga-
mente discutido, y no queriendo
Iocuparle SUI valiOsO tempo nj mo-
Iiestarle con innecesarias repeti-
Iciones, hemOs resuelto, al acusal
recibo cumplidamente su 1lti-
ma, comunicarle que nuestras con
ItestaciOnes de Mayo 3 quedan res
Ipetuosamente en- pie Ell espera dc
SUI aprobaci6n.
Mientras tanto Quedamos de I'd.
Muy respetuosamente,
(Firmado P. Rirerd Mdrtines.
Nuestra Ultima proposition dc
fecha Mayo 6 del cOrriente ha 81
do rechazada pOr ell Comite Con
ljunto Consultivo, como Sc puede
comprobar con la carta s del co
rriente, que dejamos transerita
mas arriba. A esta carta hemos
contestado con la siguiente:
| Mayo 10 de 1919.
ESr. D. PrudenciO Rivera Martinez
Pres, Comite COnjunto Consul
two,
San Juan, P. r.
Senior -
! Acuso recibo su atenta fecha
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-13

quedarfan cerrados definitivamen
te. Estos despalillados fderon
abiertos temporalmente, y debido
a la menor production EN- la manu-
factura es impossible abrirlos nue.
vamente. -
81 los negocios de las Compailia
aumentasen daria preferencia a
abrir despalillados nuevamente en-
los sitios menciOnados.
H. La Compaflia, de acuerdo
con el Comite Consultivo, en- repre-
sentaci6n de los trabajadores de
la Porto Rican American Tobacco
Company, estableceria un plan de
aseguros contra la falta de empleO,
al cual aportarfa inmediatamente
Iy de primera intenci6n la canti-
dad de Diez Mil Dollars ($10,000)
Reanudados los trabajos contribui
ria con una cantidad de 5 centa-
vos por semana por cada empleadO
de la Compailfa que cOntribuyese
con la misma cantidad.
Como este plan requiere alg1n
eStudiO cOncienZudO para DOnerlO
en- vigor Y en- forma tai que de el
resultado apetecido, la Compaiiia
nombraria una comisi0n compues-
ia de uno de sus oficiales, unO de
sus accountants" y unO de sus
abogados para que, de acuerdO con
una cOmisi0n de tres personals nom
bradas por ell COmite ColliuntO
ConsultivO, formulasen dicho plan
lel cual, una vez aceptado pOr am
bas parties, tendrla que ser ratifi-
cado por la Compailia, asl como
por los trabaiadores de la Porto
Rican American Tobacco Compa-
ny. Interinamente Sc bOsqueiaria
una formula por la cual pudiese
ponerse este en- vigor Temperament
tie, hasta tanto Sc estableciesen las
bases para ell mismO.
12.-El reglamento q. ha de regir
en- los talleres de la Porto Rican
American Tobacco Company sera
Iel mismo que estaba en- vigor du-
rante ell ano de 1918 y que fue acep
tado por los representatives de los
obreros Ell huelga asl como tam
bien por los representatives de la
Porto Rican American Tobacco
Company.
13,-El parrafo 50 de este. Regla
mento quedara EN- suspense inte-
rim la Compaiiia trabaje con to-
dos sus operarios a tarea de un
ndmero de cigarros, pero una vez
normalizada la situaci6n y traba-
jando la Compailla con sus traba-
jadores a tarea ilimitada, este pa
lrrafo quedara EN- vigor para EN- ca
so de nuevas suspensiones.
LILA Compaflia Sc reserva ell
derecho que hoy tiene de rebajar
Il todo empleado Il operariO que no
hiciese SUI trabajo en- la fcrma
que la Compaiiia desea.. ~ ,-..., ,,.-
15.-Llamamos su atenci0n muy
particularmente sobre este punto,
pues la Compafia, al reanudar
sus trabajos, desea trabajar con
orden y ammonia en- tOdOs sus ta-
Heres, y hacer un trabajo tan bien
hechO como ell que Sc hace en- otras
fabricas de los EstadOs UnidOs; y
dara instrucciOnes a tOdOs su en-
pleados para que cada cual cumpla
con SUI deber rigurOsamente, pues
de otr0 modO habria que cerrar
nuevamente los talleres.
16.-El plan de asegurOs contra
Ia falta de empleo es entendidO que
sera un plan para proteger a los
trabajadOres de la Porto Rican
American Tobacco Company ex
lclusivamente y de acuerdo con las
necesidades de estOs. Este plan nO
seria compulsorio y cualquiera pei
soma o persOnas que no estuviesen
de acuerdO con el, quedaran eXclul
das del mismO perO sin derechO
LA protection que este les daria.
i H. En- case de cambios at
mosfericos, excesiva nuvia, dema
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-13

17:- En- case de cambiOs at
mosfericos, excesiva lluvia, dema-
siadO humedad, que por cual-
quier otro concepto, los materia-
les no sc encuentren en- cOndiciO-
nes de pOderse trabajar sin dete-
riOrO de la manufacture, la Com
pa1iia cerrara temporalmente, por
ell tempo que fuese necesario,
cualquier DepartamentO de deter
minada fabrica, despalillado o ia
brica, sin que para este tenga que
consular con las cOmisiones de
los Obreros.
49, Todo empleado a sueldo
de la Compafifa que en- virtud de
la paralizaci6n de los trabajos Sc
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-01-25

America produces about two thirds
Of the cotton crop.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-01-25
TO AUDIT BOOKS
OF LYMAN DAM

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 24.-State
Treasurer H. S. Ross is to leave in
the course of day or two for the
purpose of making an audit of the
accounts of the Lyman dam, now in
the process of construction. The Off
cial is to be followed by Governor
Campbell and Secretary of State Mitt
Sims, the other two members of the
state loan board, as soon as the chief
executive can arrange his affairs so
as to permit of an extended absence
The state loan board proposes to
make thorough survey of the project
in an endeavor to devise some means
by which the construction of the struc-
ture may be expedited. 1t is desired
to have the dam in the last stages of
completion before the advent of the
spring floods, which may do serious
damage to the retainer, as was the
case two years ago.
The Lyman dam, located in Apache
county near the city <of st. Johns, is
at present about half completed. Con-
struction work was first begun about
three years ago under Denver capital.
lists, but later, upon the petition Of
settlers in that Vicinity, legislation
was enacted creating the loan board
and providing for the participation of
the state in the venture. Just as the
structure was nearing completion
year later it was washed away by
flood waters.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-01-25
PLENTY Of BUTTONS
At THE STATE PRISON

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 24-If all the
buttons owned by the state of Arizona
were made of ivory, elephants would
be a myth in Africa. This fact was
disclosed during the course of a re.
cent investigation by the commission
on state institutions.
The state is the proud possessor of
almost every variety of button known
to the trade, and in considerable guam
titles. There is an emergency store
at the penitentiary valued at 1896. In
this lot there are little buttons, big
buttons, round buttons, square but
tons, metal buttons and bone buttons,
buttons appropriate for use with
dainty lingerie, side by side with the
commoner garden variety of sus-
pender button.
In all, there is in the neighborhood
of 125,000 buttons on hand at the pris-
on. Placed alongside each other,
they would connect the capitol with
the institution with a ribbon two
inches in width. This supply, donated
at birth, would furnish all the but
tons that would ever be required by
110 babies, each of which could live
to ripe old age and pass away leav-
ing 1874 buttons to be enjoyed by
posterity. None of the inmates at
the penitentiary is losing sleep nights
worrying about the condition of the
button market. Equally distributed,
there would be 400 buttons available
for the use of each prisoner, guard
and other officials.
The same condition obtains at the
insane asylum, where an additional
lot, for which the state paid 1882, is
stored for the use of the unfortunates
In spite of the fact that there are
only about $4,000 buttons in this lot
the officials figure that by the exer'
else of rigid economy they will be
able to struggle along without new
supply for the remainder of the fiscal
year.