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Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
P|CS ARE HOGS IN
 HANDS IF THESE bOYS AND GIRLS
Eight Youthful Members Of Pig Club From Maricopa
 County Make Fine Record
 And Win Fame and Cash

Some evidence of the value of Pig clubs in this state is contained in the report for 1918 on the Arizona Pig cluD project in Maricopa county, dealing with the fattening phase. The average profit of each member of tine club was $9.44. while 19 members using pasture, made an average profit of Sl3. .zS per pig.
 Arizona pigs fatten quickly. the re- port shows. recording daily gain Of seven-tenths of pound for each pig. The cost to the feeder per pound Of gain was ten cents. Only a little more than five per cent of the pigs were reg istered in the 1918 project, it is noted. All members of the club were under l6 years old.
 Mildred Bowles of Phoenix started with d Duroc Jersey pig weighing 20 pounds and fed it 273 days. At the end of the time the pig weighed 165 pounds, with a value of S33.75, against it's S2 value at the start.
 Alma Attebury of Buckeye began with 41-pound pig, and it weighed 184 pounds at the end of PA days of feed ing. From si at the beginning. it's value increased to s6S. A Poland China
 pig fed by the same girl weighed 244 pounds when the report was made, with an initial weight of only 56 pounds. Whitton Mcclellan, a Phoenix boy, used a Poland China pig weighing 25
 pounds for his part In the clubs work. After PIP days. the pig weighed 240 days. with a value of S36. When he started, the pig was worth cnly S3.25. William Knight of Buckeye fed pig
 51 days, increasing it's weight from 2S
 to 150 pounds in that time, and its value from 8 to s27.
 Louis Krebs' pig was fed 125 days. It weighed 4S pounds and was worth | s at the start. At the end it weighed | 175 pounds and was worth $2625. Like ! all the other club members mentioned | in this report. with two exceptions, the 1 pig in this case was a Duroc Jersey. 1 Roland Fulton of Phoenix took 1o- | pound pig and fed it 120 days, bringing l it's weight up to l30 pounds, with a 1 value of s2436.
 Otto Behrman of Tempe started with a 42-pound pig worth s. and ended with the same pig worth s26 and weigh 1 ing 1S0 pounds.
 1 Edward Deubler of Phoenix fed q 90- pound pig 125 days. The pig weighed i 150 pounds at the end of that time and { was worth $25.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
TO FEED STARVING AMERICA
An Appeal to the Patriotic American
 Earmers

To the Editor of The Republican.
 Dear Sir:-As already stated. the price of food in the United States is so high that many millions Of citizens do not have enough to eat. With the return Of millions of our brave and de- voted soldiers to civil life. this Condi- ton of semi-starVatiOn will become unboarable. The keystone of the high prices may be stated to be wheat, al S2e6 a bushel. If the prices of wheat were reduced. 1t is certain that the prices of other foods would come tumbling down to q reasonable level The United States government has guaranteed the farmers S2.26 a bushel for their wheat and I will not here criticise the government; but an ap- peal may be made to q magnificent twpe of American citizen: an appea, may be made to the patriotic farmers of America. Let the American farmers form an association and unite together to voluntarily reduce the price of wheat to a figure which would still leave them good and reasonable profit If necessary let the farmers generously release the government from the terms of it's guarantee.
 In doing this. the farmers of the United States would be showing the ! highest form of patriotism-the pat riotism which comes to the assistance of it's fellow citizens, and feeds its own needy and hungry countrymen, their wives and their children.
 Very sincerely.
 BERTRAND SHADWELL, Phoenix, Ariz.. March 9, 1919.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
Let's Iron Gu, tn, Good Roads TansI.

In the present legislature believe there are a large number Of members who genuinely want good reads system for Arizona constructed promptly on the basis of efficiency and good business, and who realize that road making and politics are an expensive mixture for the tax payers Of tho state
 The legislature has passed a highway commission bin for which many Of those who voted apparently did SO with genuine reluctance. The governor has r,turncd Inc bill with his veto.
 The time now seems 70 have arrived for the legisa lure and the governor to iron out their differences and agree on constructive good roads based on the best welfare the and politics.
 The vital thing is tho membership of the proposed highway commission. Arizona needs a highway com mission clothed with ample power to construct, in cooperation with the federal and county governments, real state highway system. commission com posed Of men Of such character ability. standing and energy thot only will good roads be assured, but that political control by either party, of the highway department. will be out of the question.
 such commission should be given full power and held Go iuu responsibtv and in the best interests of hc state there should be helpful cooperation be- tween the highway commission and tho governor who in compliance with the successful custom in most western states should have the appointment of the commissioners.
 The Republican is not interested in the politics of such commission, but is greatly interested in it's ability Co accomplish big constructive task a busincssli,o and non n-potcal basis. We believe the highway commission should be composed five citi- sens chosen from different scosp phca districts of the satc representing different industries and including one representative of labor.
 It would bc a disaster Co Arizona Co have the i'm mcusc road building program now before us. in CO., operation with the federal government. used by either 0olitical party in building up political machine. and believe that voice the feeling the great mass ot tax payers.
 We have possible objection Co a majority of such commission suggested being high class business Of the democratic party as t is the man. not his political coat which counts
 To get the maximum of efficiency and start free rom political influence convinced the highway engineer selected by such a commission should be of trained ability and broad experience chosen preferably from without the state whose executive and operating force should be appointed without ref orcncc Co their political affiliations or influence
 With such a highway commission. the people would have what they want Good, permanent highways, constructed without delay on the basis of service efficiency and economy.
 This is no time for political fencing uuibblinc or personalities, but for common sense and good level headed action and it very evident 10 tho aver age, plain citizen that the time has come for the leets ature and the to get together and agree on some reasonable plan just to both which will give us The much needed good roads.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
LOCAL GIRL TO WE'D FORMER 5. MARINE
 HERE THIS MORNING

Miss Frances McNulty, daughter of W. F. McNulty, pioneer resident of this city, and Frank E. Burridge, will
 be married at an early hour this morn ing leaving shortly afterwards for the
 California coast
 Only a few close friends will witness
 the ceremony, which will take place
 at the home of MT. and Mrs. Floyd
 Stahl. The Stahl residence will be dec
 orated with jonQuils and accacias
 cleverly combined in producing an ar tistic effect. The Rev. Bertrand Cocks of the Trinity Pro-Cathedral will read the service.
 The bride, who will be unattended, will wear her travelling costume, a smart tailored suit of blue. The ten guests who witness the wedding will
 be present at the prettily appointed breakfast which will follow the cere- monY.
 The bride has passed practically all her life in Arizona, except for a few years in California, where she con- | pleted her education. She has been connected with the teaching staff of 1 the public schools for the past several l seasons and this year was a member l of the faculty of the Adams school. She i is d clever young woman of interest l ing personality and has a legion of i friends in this city.
 ] Mir. Burridge who is connected with 1 the Phoenix Savings Bank and TruS. company, only returned to Phoenix re- gently. having been for more =nan a year past with the marines.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
MRS. HIM. FEN|VEMORE MUSICIANS CLUB HEAD

Mrs. II. M. F'ennemore, prominently identified with the musical set, has been elected president of the Musicians club
 The election of Mrs. Fennemore was unanimous. Former vice president of the club and having served repeatedly on the executive board, Mrs. Fenne- more is especially qualified to head the largest musical organization in the city. Those who were chosen to serve with her during the 1919-1920 term, include Mrs. Henry Cate, vice. president; Mrs. Dixie Washington Matthie, secretary; Mrs. Clyde NJ. Candy, treasurer and Mrs. Arthur Gibbons Hulett, Mrs. l.. F.. Hewins and Mrs Louis Dysart.
 members at large of the executive board.
 A special meeting of the club has been arranged for Monday afternoon
 when Mrs. F. A. Seiberling, member of the executive board of the National Federation of Musical clubs. will ad- dress the gathering. Mrs. Seiberling brings a message to the local club
 which she will deliver. The distin. | guiShed visitor, who has a remarkably | beautiful .contralto voice. has also con | sented to sing at the meeting. Tea will | be served at the conclusion of the ses | sion, when the club members will hay, the pleasure of meeting the attractive stranger.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
.DOY PURSE -SVATCHER
 RObS MRS. | NELL

Mrs. Pauline M. O'Neill the other night had an encounter witt a youth f9l purse srdtcner who h4G no re- spcct for 2 Intmbtr of the legis e ture CT anyhc lv se She was on her way home rem ;, picture slow driv- 'lS an cleo -,c ca
 On north -"tT@i avenue yocng m apparently Y or IS years of as g"de up beside Ter on a bieycl, and holding to the car with one hand en- gagged Mrs. O'Ceill in conversation about the machine. He aslieI her how fast the car could be driven and other questions such as might be ex- pected from q boy of that age.
 All the time evidently his eye was on the handbag lying on the seat be side her and just as Mrs. O'Neul was about to turn into Willetta street on which she lives, the boy grabbed the bag and made off into the darkness.
 The next day an Indian boy called at her residence with the bag, the con- tents of which were intact except for S25 in currency. Among other things returned was a check for nearly $50. So, like the man who was made the basis for corrupting Hadleyburg, the boy was not wholly bad.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07

sdering the state Of society But any change seemed better than
 All the country though. where popular rule has been established, there is a demand for modi fcation it. Among the effects it. which is painfully apparent, a lower level of ability in our elective public servants, from members of the United States senate down 10 county officers. Under the old system the parties unscrupuous their leaders may have been compelled to put forward strong, though by means always good, men and the result was we had an official class with which the official class of today does not favorably compare.
 That is of the charges against our own pri- mary system from which naturally the democratic party has suffered. the dominant party must all ways suffer. The republican party of Arizona, when We come to think of it. has suffered no i'll effect and really direct effect at all from the system It has usually drafted it's candidates just as it would have done under a representative system. But though the party has usually selected good men, it has often been able to eiect them and republicans as well democrats. have suffered under the administration of ncompetents chosen in the hap hazard democratic primary The primary, though has now and then strong democratic counties.
 The statement has been made and we believe it to be that the great the people of this state against the primary. Though they may not know precisely what they want, they want something radically different from what they have had
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
The News

What is the news? That is largely a matter of opinion This question raised for the decilionth time yesterday in the legislature the course of debate resolution directed the disciplinng of an offending newspaper And during the progress of the debate there was implied criticism of all papers because they had published in full all the proceedings of the legislature because they had not described all the bills
 Within the last seven weeks there have been intro- dueed something more than $50 bills besides number less resolutions and memorials. We will concede that somebody intensvely interested in every introduced. but believe that only a comparatively few of them of general interest and it is that that determines the value of news to a newspaper.
 The Republican has endeavored to list every measure introduced and to indicate sometimes, with the utmost hrevity the purpose of it. In the things it could chronicle the further progress of r. step by step, when it moving certainly ward the bone-y yard. Many of the measures which were really mentorious or likely pass were of so slight general interest that the limitations space allowed but little attention to them Persons con- cerned in of purely local interest likely be fully apprsed by their representatives of their status from time to time.
 A serviceabe newspaper would however, give all the space necessary to good bill a bad bill which if passed. would affect large number Of people.
 Then there is another kind of interest still more gripping. It is human interest. A comparatively few bills of little real importance possess that and there fore. received what may appear to have been undue attention. There. for instance, the Arizona Anthem bill Freak bills usually elicit this sort of attention but i may be said of the Fourth legislature that but little freak legislation has been proposed in either house, and we may add, but little bad legislation.
 Descriptions of bills and Of their progress consti- tute but small part of the news, from a newspaper point of view of the proceedings of any legislative assembly. Much more space is given to what the members say and do, matters which appear on no other record and which disclose frequently their motives.
 No doubt the newspapers have omitted many things bills, remarks and incidents which, to authors and participants. seemed matters of moment but the newspapers weighed them the facts of merely local or personal interest the increased cost of white paper and the limitations of the linotype
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
TRY MESA DA|RYMAN
 ON ASSAULT CHARGE

Charged with assaulting a woman, Ross Daley, a young Mesa dairyman, is on trial in Judge Stanfords court in the criminal action which began yesterday.
 Mrs E. F Bacon. the complaining witness, took the stand and testified to having been choked and struck by Daley, who is alleged to have been in serious difficulties before
 Mrs. Bacon was acting as the man of the family when the happening oc- cured, her two sons being in the navy and her husband in Roosevelt at the time. The trouble arose in the pasture where both the woman and Daley pastured their cattle
 Daley is alleged to have made threats against Mrs. Bacon should she testify against him in the case now being heard in the criminal court.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
OFFER PROGRAM
 AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH

The Christian Womans Missionary society. auxiliary to the C. w. B. NJ, will meet at the church on North Gen. tral avenue this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The following program will be given under the leadership of Mrs. J. D. Halstead
 Music.
 Devotional.
 Topic: "Enlarging Opportunities for the Women of the orient"
 (a) "The part of Christian Missions in Broadening Woman's Horizon. Mrs. J. w. Beard
 Vocal-Selected, Mrs. James Parker
 (b) Paraguay. South America, , Mrs. B. 0. Brown.
 Missionary story, Mrs. John Dunlap,
 Experiences of my 20 years stay in China Mrs. Hmkey.
 All are welcome.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
The Primary

As VIC have previously stated. we believe tho pend- ing election code s improvement over the present code Nothing could be worse. The present bil is well balanced and it arranses for all precautions for preserving the purity of the ballot
 That has however nothing to do with the contro- vcrsy between those who favor the primary system and those who do not There is something to be said on each side. The primary system is an ideal. It made for a wholly intelligent and an alert people and t be used 10 advantage by no other In this respect t is like the other instruments for popular government.
 The convention or representative system was in- tended for a state of society in which a very large number oi people ignorant or apathetic and who hy choice or necessity delegate their powers to others who arc intelligent and alert Now what is tho state ot our society?
 lt is ridiculous to harp continually upon 'fhe pee ru and 10 chant "the pcepul competent to judge Some Of the people competent and demonstrate Their competency. others perhaps competent but do not exhibit their competency But the prmaries oro attended by large masses Of people utterIv ip competent and the people are dragged ont at general elections Co vote for or against measures which would be just intellisibe 10 them if they were printed in Chinese And VIC call this popular government lt is a fertile field for crooks and deua sogues.
 But the representative system however well adapted Co the needs of the people, came to be so abused (and no doubt it grossly abused from the beginning) that change demanded. It pro- noted the ascendency of classes which came to be called privileged Powerful corporations obtained control of legislatures and of state and sometimes county offices A few frequently became the invisible government Of a great state and were able perpctuate their rule the name of one party or arethcr. We had to adopt a, new system. but we n, eofi'aehashi that shds,l have .lcvlseq some thnt n3t tnan'ihc machincrs for iopuief tule. . NNHa~ " ~f~
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
H0PE FUR ADEQUATE
 HIGHWAY MEASURE

For the past few days the executive committee of the State Good Roads association has been holding a session in Phoenix.
 Yesterday, in speaking of this mat ter, the president Of the State Good Roads association, Dwight B. Heard stated: q am very hopeful that the unfortunate political controversy over the good roads situation in the state legislature may yet be ironed out. and We may secure a highway commission of such high standing and ability that there will be no possibility of the high way department being used for politi- cal purposes by any party"
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
TRANSFORMATION

A lady told a story of soldiers wit that soldier in hospital on recovering consciousness said:
 Nurse. what is this my head?"
 Vinegar cloths she replied. You have had fever" After a pause.
 And what is this my chest?"
 "A mustard plaster. You have had pneumonia" And what is this at my feet?"
 "Salt bags; you have had frost bite" A soldier from the next bed looked up and said: Hang the pepper-b box to his nose, nurse then he will be cruot."-Strand Magazine
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
A WORD FOR THE DEFENSE

The young man crawled into the august presence
 T should like to speak to you on an important matter. sir" he said
 Well what is it." growled the father of the girl in encouraging tone.
 Fl want to marry your daughter sir"
 "What?' The old mans face grew purple Marry my daughter? I am astonished, What on earth do you mean, sir? You"
 "Nov, now soothed the youth seeing defeat looming and wanting to get sort of satis- faction out of the interview. don't talk that way You are prejudeed against the girl. She's all right really.'-Tit- Bits
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
HIS DAY OF WORK

Tommy Atkins" pleaded exemption from church parade on the ground that he was an agnostc The sergeant t-major assumed an expression of innocent interest.
 Don't you believe in the Ten Commandments" he mildly asked the bold freethinker.
 Not one, sir" the reply
 What! Not the rule about keeping the Sab bath?'
 No, sir.
 Ah. well, you're the very I've been looking for to scrub out the canteen. ."-Tit-Bits
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
ZIGZAGGERS

"A police court isn't all grim and sordid," re- marked Judge White the other day "Sometimes something really funny happens. Not so very long chauffeur was brought in after having down d man.
 Did you know that if you struck this pedestrian he would be seriously injured?' I asked.
 Yes, sir" replied the chauffeur
 Then why didn't you zigzag your car and miss him?"
 He ziszagsing himself and out guessed me your honor" was the answer.-Pittsburg Sun
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
.ECHO CANYON PICNIC
 |. BY PHOENIX CYCLE C0.

A picnic excursion to Echo canyon will be given by the Phoenix Cycle company Sunday The start will be made in front of the shop. at 10S East Adams street at il o'clock.
 In addition to other motorcycle sports and racing, there will be q prize hill climbing contest. The entrants will race against time on the hill climbing course at the west end of the mountain.
 The Phoenix Cycle company will fur nish the picnic luncheon, and all who can bring with them motorcycle are invited to take part.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07
THE SKIPPER

The boat drifted out the sunlit The man and the maiden silent and a little sad. His leave ended; the time for parting had come Dearest" he breathed softly. will you float with me always-down the stream of life?"
 'The now?" she whispered
 "rhe now,' said he
 ''T will gladly she cried
 He was rowing. doins all the hard work: she had . the helm-she steorcd.-Tit- Bits
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07

It makes no difference what your wants may be you can haye thenlsup- lican Classified pages-N sgzs,sls-s Lead ing Advertising Medium \
Arizona republican., 1919-03-07

There are two undesirable classes in this country. one. that Is known as the "t00. ," and the other the l. W. w.
 John Kendrick Bangs.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-30
Modern German Army
OF 10000 Reported
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according TO N. Steibiko, they have
BEN concentrating trcops anew in
Western lishuania with tseir base at
Shawl. where they also have estab-
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occupation from north to south Is
vilkovishki TO the mouth Of the Du-
bissa river, thence to Radvilshkis snd
on to Janishkis. They are under The
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general Bsrgmann, but their real
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the German general Won dss Coits
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from orders Issued by MarsAsl Foch
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