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Arizona republican., 1921-03-05
BUSINESS SLUMP ONLY SKIN DEEP BU|LDERSREPORT
Local Men See No Cause For Alarm In Present Situation-Little LetdoWn In Construction

The general business depression in Phoenix and the Salt River valley is only skin deep: there is no chronic ailment with the community or its peo- pie, nor is there any cause for alarm over the financial situation. Contract ors and builders summarized conditions here in these terms yesterday, basing their views on actual conditions now existing in their respective lines of endeavor
 ''Evidence Of a steady march forward is to be seen on every hand, one builder declared yesterday when ques- toned as to building conditions. "We are progressing, and to progress the financial interests must have confi- dence in the city's future. There has been comparatively little let down in building activities in Phoenix, notwith- standing the much talked of depres- sion," he declared.
 We can best measure actual condi- tions by the weekly pay roll and. the amount of money being expended in a community for development purposes . declared a well known architect. By such a standard Phoenix and Maricopa county seldom have been in a-healthier condition Our weekly payroll has sell dom been as large as now and millions of dollars are beng expended in the development of rural and urban dis tricts.
 These improvements are largely of public nature-improveme long needed but heretofore pushed aside in the hustle and hustle of war time prosperity Incidentally, the floating of bond issues to provide for these public improvements was most timely for by so doing public officials created employment for hundreds who other wise might be idle. With so much public construction work under way, the valley probably has a weekly pay roll seldom equalled in the past decade if ever"
 This does not infer he continued that private enterprise has completely disappeared. On the other hand, there is marked evidence of activity in the building field. as it relates to the con- struction of private structures. To be more explicit, there has in reality been no depression in the building field in Phoenix. Last year was banner year in Phoenix in the construction game because so many proposed inn provements had been delayed by the war With the wars close there was rush to consummate plans formed before and during the wars progress.
 s'It is unreasonable to suppose that builders and contractors of Phoenix held the belief that conditions in the spring of 1920 would hold for any great length of time, irrespective of the trend of national events. But during the past three or four months there has been a steady plugging away There
Arizona republican., 1921-03-05
WHAT WILL THE POOR STATE OFFICIALS DO?
 NOCASH TOPAY THEM

That there is not a dollar left in the general fund of the state, was the announcement made yesterday by Ray mond Earhart, state treasurer. Not a penny remains in the fund out of which state officials draw salary for their services. The governor and state of ficials including members of the legis- lature and their attaches as well as the numerous stenographers will be unable to cash the warrants which will be is- sued on March 15.
 While this is not the first time the general fund has been exhausted, it is the first time in the history of the state that the banks have refused to cash the warrants which draw but per cent in terest
 The state loan board, composed of Governor Campbell, the state treasurer and state auditor, has made repeated efforts to dispose of the warrants. It is understood that New York, Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles among other points have declined to take over the warrants because of the low rate of in- terest.
 Unless legislative action is taken the situation will not be relieved until May when the county taxes are received by the state treasurer. The county treas urers usually receive the semi annual payments in April and May, while in May and June the funds are turned over to the state which go into the gen eral fund. The same policy is carried out in the fall, the largest returns being made the state in December
 While 1t is held that 1t is a common occurrence for the general fund to be exhausted twice a year and warrants stamped Not paid for lack of funds it is regarded as serious in this in- stance by the attitude taken by Arizona banks and those of other parts of the country
 This condition is responsible for the loan board getting behind senate bill 126, tax anticipation measure. Under this bill the state loan board will be authorized to borrow on tax anticipa- ton certificates. If the state is per mitted to borrow on the taxes due to the state s1.500,000 will be available in l Arizona from outside sources and the l warrants can be taken up at once. The general fund is not the only l fund that is exhausted, practically all 1 the road building fund is gone. while the state institutions are suffering for
 lack of funds. This includes among i others the state hospital, the state uni l permanent school fund is almost the 1 only fund in the state in condition, but this cannot be drawn from. In 1 keeping with his announced policy
 when he took over the office, State
 Treasurer Earhart has refused to draw
 from one fund to help out another.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-05
WEALTHY OH|OANS
 NAY LOCATE HERE

Backed by unlimited capital. Louis H. Cohen and Joseph Dooley of Canton, Ohio, are here looking over the field with a view of locating in the valley. While they have not entirely given up
 their original intention of entering the
 banking field or buying second mortg- ages, they have other considerations, 1t
 was admitted yesterday when they held a conference with Ed Stephens, sec retary of the state live stock sanitary board
 It is understood that the conference which lasted several hours, had to do with a plan of the wealthy customers i to invest in the cattle and sheep in
 dustries. MT. Cohen said that no inn
 mediate decision would be made and
 that he had no idea of rushing the
 matter"
 1 T expect to be in Phoenix until the i first of May and it is quite probable I will return here in the autumn. Mir. Cohen has had wide experience i in dealing in mortgages. having been 1 connected with the Ohio Mortgage com
 pany for number of years. Mir Doo- l ley also has had expert business ex- l perience. having been associated with ! the Irish American Saving and Loan | association.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-05

delight hilarity and unstinted iov iz promised. Mutt and Jeff are an in stitution, and purely American at that.
 "Price of Redemption" Closes Today
 Bert Lyten has broader opportIInf- ties to use his genius for character de Iineation in "The Price of Redemp- tion." which closes it's engagement at Mauk's Columbia theater today, than in any of his previous pictures. In the role of Leigh Dering, gentleman and British officer. he lives the entire, SSle of human experience from affluence and responsibility to the depths Of de pravity and back to his former posi- ton again.
 Starting tomorrow, Charles Ray will be featured at the popular playhouse in Sol Smith 2ussell's great stage sue cess. Peaceful Valley" This picture gives Ray great chances for his favor ite part, that of a small town Thick, but he is a nick with kick" when he has to square" his sister with the world. This is picture full of vim, vigor and vitality, that will make you hold to the seats. and is a great t2Efc for the children as well as for fhe grOwQ-uDS
Arizona republican., 1921-03-05
Gbe[ heater

Ramona
 Miller and Wakefield, "the comedy kings" will offer their smaT musical creation. Hotel a Ia Carte" for the final times today and tonight at the Ramona, when shsv present the best tabloid musical show Of the current season. The girls are pretty and the costumes are fresh and smart. The two German cop1edians are at their best as the two ''goofs" in the conceit, while the picture program, "The Tat tiers" with Shirley Mason, supplies plenty of added interest to the mu- sical show
 Strand
 Today sees the final showing of the best Ray picture to date at the Strand. It is called "The Village Sleuth," and is founded on the time honored theme of the boy who wanted to be a real sure enough sleuth. It affords Ray 8 corlling chance to inject into it's tell ing all the quaint humor and person. ality that have combined to make him the foremost exponent of his style of screen character.
 Ray is seen as a country boy, and there is none who can equal him in this kind Of a, part. He detects and detects until he kisses himself out of home and a job, and then things start coming his way, and he winds up with 8 dash of glory. It's a typical
Arizona republican., 1921-03-05

east It is called the snake dance, and a prize will be given for the best costume suggestive of the snake. In addition to the snake dance. wlNSk will see many weird and beautiful decora- tions in the dance hall, there will be presented a number of spot dances in which special favors will be given.
 Mutt and Jeff Coming
 Those famous cartoon comics, Mutt and Jeff, originally created by Bud" Fisher and brought into national fame by Gus Hill, are announced to hold forth in merry whirl of action, mirth. music, pretty girls, gorgeous costumes, novelty surprises and their latest ad- ventures at the Elks theater Friday, Saturday and Sunday matinee, March Il and 12.
 This year their exploits will be served through the medium of brand new musical play of wit. fumor, song and melody, entitled Mutt and Jeff at the Races" Of course, the same old arguments will be revived, patched up and renewed as of yore, but amidst atmosphere and environment that will tickle, please and amuse their millions of admirers. A wild orgy of unalloyed
Arizona republican., 1921-03-05
Blue Bird

Blue Bird
 Of course, the Blue Bird will be filled to the guards tonight with happy dancers who know music. It will af- ford the lovers of real dancing a chance to step to the best jazz com bination that has ever been in Phoenix. It will show what a real orchestra, a combination held together all winter, can do, and it will prove that the se- lection of the Blue Bird orchestra for the inaugural ball as we'll as the big Shrine ceremonial ball was the result of an endeavor to pick the best
 Monday night the Blue Bird will be the scene of one of the gayest of par ties. when it offers a decided innova- tion just now being used as a feature in the big dancing pavilions of the
Arizona republican., 1921-03-05

Ray picture and is as fine a value as the strand has offered this season. Ray is at his best and is supported with comedy that is novelty. It is called Tee Time" and devotees of the little hard rubber ball on the greens will find much in iu to amuse. The Fox news rounds out the offering. To- morrow comes ITO Please One Woman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
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Houston, Texas, Dec. 27.-Young Wallace
knocked out Wildcat Ewing in the fifth
round. Jack Arnold stopped frankie Tull
in the first. Young Russo stopped Mickey
Shannon in one. Kid Speck of Oklahoma
outpointed Young Seibert. Houston, in six:
Oklahoma City, Dec. 27.-Kid Riley, of
Shawnee, Okla. defeated Kid Brown of
Oklahoma City in four rounds. They were
flyweights. Harry Wildman, of Oklahoma
City made short work of Marty Brown, of
Cleveland, Ohio, knocking him out in less
than one minute in a four round bantam
weight bout.
Jack Jones, lightweight, of Oklahoma
City. defeated Trigger Holt, also of Okla
homa City, in four rounds. Young Dillon,
of Perry, Okla, could not hold up with
Patsy Flanagan, Oklahoma, middleweight
but he was game, refusing to take the
count twice. Bobby Corbett, Fairfax,
Okla, welterweight, known as the young
Oklahoma hard hitting cyclone, won the
right to meet Harvey Thorpe, of Kansas
City. in a ten round bout-tn-be held in
Oklahoma City. January 6, over Johnny
Celmars, Toledo, O., in four rounds. Cor
bett has nothing but the heavy smuggling
ability.
Fort Worth Texas, Dec. 27.-Young
Colby of Newark, n. J., won the decision
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27

over Cal Lance Of Gainesville, Texas, in a
ten round bout here last night. They
fought at 140 pounds.
Chicago, Dec. 27.-Fred Fulton. the aIti-
tudinous Minnesota heavyweight, planned
to leave here today for New York, where he
will endeavor to induce Tex Richard to
consider mis- claims for a match with Jack
Dempsey for the worlds heavyweight
championship. Fulton contends he is the
logical opponent for Dempsey among the
present crop Of heavyweights.
Philadelphia, Dec. .27-Jimmy HanlOn
beat Joe Tiplitz in eight rounds; George
Clancy beat Mike Paulsen in eight.
New YORK, Dec. Zg7-Pepper Martin
knocked out Johnny Dwyer in the second
Harry Marion beat Johnny Hepburn in
twelve.
Buffalo, Dec. 27.--Rocky Kansas beat
Johnny Ray in ten rounds
St Louis, Dec 27-Harry Thorpe beat
Sailor Jerabek in ten.
Detroit, Dec. 27.-Harry Bramer and
Johnny Andrews fought ten round draw.
Brooklyn, Dec 27.-soldier Fairfield won
| from Phil Bloom in twelve rounds.
Cincinnati, Dec. Tx. o. Mars beat
Dick Loadman in ten rounds.
Portland, Ore, Dec. 27.-JOhnny Griffiths
and Alex Trimbitas fought four round
draw.
| Rochester, N. Y, Dec 2T.-Jimmy Brady
beat Billy Leonard in eight rounds.
Salt Lake City, Dec. 27.-Spug Myers beat
/ Salt Lake Midget Smith in six rounds.
Allentown, Pa, Dec. 27.-Johnny Shep-
pard beat Allentown Dundee in ten.
| Lancaster, Pa, Dec 27-Johnny VOL
CAST won ten round bout from Tommy
O'Toole.
| Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 27-BilIy AIger stop-
ped Solly Burns in the tenth round.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
|lWNTERSFoRTS'
ByWL.t1u55lnsJr.

With the passing of 1921 and the
ADVENT Of the new year, champions in
sport are being picked with great
regularity by critics.
This choosing of the champions,
both teams, organizations and schools,
Is an annual event, and one not to
be ignored.
In football. the wizards chose no
astern champion, but Iowa is named
Fas mfddlewest champ, Centre as
champion of the sodth, California for
the Pacific coast. Washington and
jefferson does not seem to have an
identificat ton in the choosing-but
the w. and J. men are to play Cali
fornia just the same.
Old "Zibby" Cstanislaus zbyszko)
seems to have a clear run for the
heavyweight catch-as-c atch-can wrest-
ling championship and a number Of
youngsters ranging in weight from
10S to $50 pounds are cited for hon
orable mention.
The Information News Service pick
ed Pennsylvania university for the
intercollegiate honOrs, in basketball,
and Kansas City Athletic club as lead
ers in the National A A. U. Cedar
Rapids high school heads the Inter
scholastic champions.
The American Polo Four. the same
four that defeated England for the
International challenge cup at Hur-
bingham. are cited alone and unaided
for champions at the polo contest.
William J. Tnden placed at the
head Of a long list of tennis champs.
as winner of both the Mems National
Singles and the International Singles.
Vincent Richards and Tilden won the
National Doubles, and Molla Mallory,
who recently caused a sensation by
her defeat OF Suzanne Lenglen,
French Marvel. is awarded the cham
pionship of the Women's National
Singles.
But Nile. Lenglen was not left out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27

entirely As Women's International
Hard Court Singles champion, SUI
anne was chosen.
Tilden, johnson. Williams and
Washburn placed as winners OF the
International Davis Cup.
A familiar name, that Of Jay Gould,
is included in the list, as heading the
National Amateur Court Tennis cham
pions.
Tilden, Mallory and Richards
placed in other events, also.
Jake shaefer, Young Jake" who
so recently sat down on Willie Hoppe,
is champion unparalleled of the 1872
balkline billiard artists, and Charles
Hedden of Dowagiac, Mich, heads
the list of amateurs at the game.
Miss America. owned by Gar Wood
of Detroit, won the worlds champion
ship and the Harmsworth Trophy on
Labor Day, in one of the best exhibi-
lions of power boat racing on history.
Tommy Milton by winning the In
dianapolis 500-mile sweepstakes, is
awarded championship in auto rae
ing, and Roscoe Sarles places in the
union town 225-mile sweepstakes.
The Grand Prix was won by Jimmy
Murphy at LeMans, France.
At golf. America ''knocked 'em
dead"
Jesse Guilford won the national
amateur championship, Jim Barnes
the national open, Miss Marion Hol-
Inns the national woman champion
ship, Willie Hunter the British anna
teur championship and Jock Hutchi-
son the British open championship
Barnes and Hutchinson recently
played an exhibition match in Topeka
As for boxing, Jack Dempsey leads
heavyweight Georges Carpenter. as
light heavyweight; Johnny Wilson,
middleweight; Jack Britton, light
weight; Johnny Kilbane, feather
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27

weight; Johnny Buff, bantamweight,
and Jimmy Wilde, flyweight.
A number of amateur champions are
also picked with regard to weights.
America won a championship in a
sport accredited with being foreign,
when G. Nicholson Mills of New
Hampshire took the international
amateur ski jumping contest at Lake
Placid n. Y
Baseball champions and individual
Worlds champions = New York
Giants.
National League champions-New
York Giants.
American League champions-New
York Yankees.
International League champions
Baltimore Orioles.
American Association champions
Louisville Colonies.
Pacific Coast League-Los Angeles.
Worlds home run champion-Babe
Ruth, SO homers.
National League batting champion
Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis.
American League batting champion
| Harry Holman, Detroit.
Under the general head of athletics,
| the champions in track and field COM
petition appear in great numbers
/ California wins hands down as inter
| collegiate champions.
| The champions and their claims to
| fame follow:
/ 100 Yards-M Kirksey, Stanford.
! go Yards-A. Woodring,' Syracuse.
4 40 Yards-O. O Hendrixon, Cal.
One Mile. J. Connolly. GEORGETOWN.
/ Two Miles-R. c. Brown, Cornell
/ 100 Hurdles-E. J. Thomson, Dartmouth
| 220 Hurdles-E. J Thomson, Dartmouth
/ Field.
Shot. A. Shelburn, Dartmouth.
! Hammer. Dandrow, NJ. l. 7.
1 Pole Vault-Tie among Norris. Califor-
mia; HARDWOOD, Harvard, and G. D. Brown
High Jump-Tie between Landon, Yale
and Muller. California.
Broad Jump o. Gourdin, Harvard.
A. A. L. Champions.
| QNDOOR)
| 60-Yard Run-Frank Conway.
| 300-Yard Rum. J. O'Brien.
1.O00-Yard Run-Sid Leslie.
/ 600-Yard RUM. L. Murrey
| Two-Mle Run-AIax Bohland.
| 16-Pound Shot, J. Mcdonald
! One-AIile WaIk-R. F. Ramer.
| 7O-Yard Hurdle-Harold Barron.
| Standing High JUMPED Zines
"WOn title last year.
(OUTDOORO
100 Yard Run-Charles Paddock
| 300 Yard Run-Charles Paddock
| 440-Yard Run-W. Il. Stevenson
| SS0-Yard Run-A. Helffrich.
Mile Run-Joie Ray.
Five-Mile Rum. L. Johnson.
Three-Mile WaIk-Willie Plant
| 120-Yard High Hurdles-Earl Thomson.
| 220-Yard Low Hurdles-EarI Thomson.
440-Yard Hurdes-ArnoId Desch.
Broad Jump. o. Gourdin.
High Jump-D. Y. Alberts.
Hop, Step and Jump-K. Geist.
Pole Nault-E. knourek.
Shot Put-Clarence Houser
Hammer Throw-Pat Ryan.
56-POund Weight-Pat Mcdonald
Discussions Pope
Javelin-Milton Angler
Decathlon-Dan Shea.
Pentathlon-E. Gourdip.
And how those "Prayin' Colonies
did rOmp on Arizona at San Diego
Monday. The tune was 3S to and
| Red" Robert and DO McMnlin did
the starring work, aItho each mem
Der of Moran's team fought well and
hard. Reports do not give the Ari-
zonians the benefit of even a look-in.
Centres next game is with Texas A.
and NJ. at Dallas on January 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27

And how those "Prayin' Colonies
did romp on Arizona at San Diego
Monday. The tune was 80 to and
Red" Robert and DO" McMiIlin did
the starring work, altho each mem
Der of Moran's team fought well and
hard. Reports do not give the Ari-
zonians the benefit of even a look-in.
Centres next game is with Texas A
and NJ. at Dallas on January 2.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-10
FIFTY FAMILIES
ASSISTED BY
CAL'IACHApTER

Fifty families were aided by the
Home Service department of the
Red Cross during the month OF
November and of these "a were
the families of ex-se1vice men.
This was brought out in the report
Of the executive secretary Miss
Lora Varney, at the meeting Tues
day at the armoly of the execu-
tive committee of the Caledonia
county chapter Of the Red Cross.
Mrs. George c. Cary reporting
for the production work told of
the three boxes of clothing sent
overseas.
Charles w. Steele, Roll Call
chairman, reported a membership
of $500 as compared with 5000
last year. st. Johnsbury fell be-
hind over 500. The enrolment this
year was 1860 and last year, 1900.
Lyndonville showed less deprecia-
ton, 804 for this year against last
years 868. The falling off does
not Indicate a diminishing of in
terest in the work but, in the opin-
ion Of the board, is due to econo-
mic conditions. The figures show
Caledonia county 800 behind last
year.
DIR. w. G. Kicker, chairman
of the Junior Red Cross, outlined
plans for the work. DR.. Kicker has
correspondent with all the school
superintendent in the county and
a spirit of cooperation in mani
fest everywhere.
The chapter treasurer, Alvin G.
Noyes gave the final returns from
the Red Cross pageant presented
early in November. The handsome
sum of $295.22 was realized.
The members of the executive
board were present as follows: E.
C. Smith, C. w. Steele, DR.. w. G.
Kicker, A. C. Noyes, Mrs. George
c. Cary, Miss Varney and Miss
Katharine Bingham.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-10
ST. JOHNSBURY
Local News

Xmas toys made by L. H. Bax-
ter on sale at Summer street
school, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday from a until 8 p. m.
Advertisement
Mrs. Charles Turner of Lunen-
burg is visiting at the home of her
father, j. w. Scott.
Xmas Special, Ladies Felt slip
pers, same style as "Comfys" but
lower grade, several colors. SIPS
per pair. Amey and Reed. ADV.
Mrs. Frederick johnson and
daughters, Alice and Lucia, who
have been visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mertz, in
Wayne, Penn, are now in Boston
where they were met by Mrs.
Johnson's sister, Miss Hilda Day.
They will return home Sunday.
Work on Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson's
new home at the corner of Cliff
and Harvey streets is progressing.
The Vermont Federation of
Women's clubs has issued its year
book for the year 1922, and
they are in the hands of the presi-
dent of the st. Johnsbury club,
Mrs. A. W. Flint. The books con-
tain announcements, the calendar
of annual meetings, messages
from the general federation, the
state director, the Vermont pres
ident and the national president
and reports of officers and commit
tees.
F. C. Mayo is the new president
of the Woodsville board of trade,
elected at the recent annual meet
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-10
Amos w. Scott Takes
Agency for Velie Car

Amos w. Scott, the we'll known
st. Johnsbury merchant, has
taken the agency for the Velie au-
tomobile. The Velie is one of the
best of the medium priced cars and
has set high standard for use in
this part of the country. The Velie
company is fortunate in securing
an agent in this section of North
ern Vermont who will give the car
the attention it deserves.
Mr.. Scott has one of the very
latest Velie six model on hand Tor
demonstration. The Velie has ac-
complished some wonderful feats
in tests that have been made at
Pixies Peak and by race-track. Mr..
Scott has an advertisement in this
issue giving some of the qualifi-
cations and features of the Velie
car.