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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-04-15
CHAPTER "
"Heads OF, Gentlemen"

"Heads OF, 0entIemen!"
Gosh all Friday-say but the next
few days did see tear-up to beat the
band on the old Short Line! With
the printing Of his appointment cir
cular, Mr.. Norcross took the offices
in the headquarters building lately
vacated by Mr.. ShGffer, and 1t was
something awful to see the way the
heads went into the basket One by
one he called the Duntonites in; the
traffic manager, the general superin-
tendent, the roadmaster, the master
mechanic-clear on down to the round.
house foreman and the division heads.
Some few Of them were allowed to
take the oath Of allegiance and stay,
but the place-f1llers and payroll para
sites, the cousins and the nephews
and the br0thers-in-law, every last
man of them had to walk under the Ak.
Three days later, when the whole
town was talking about the new Jack
the Ripper" as they called him, Kirgan.
who had been our head machinery
man on the Midland construction,
tumbled in in answer to wire. Mr..
NOrcross slammed him into place ten
minutes after he hit the town.
"Your Office is across the tracks,
Kirgan," he told him. "I've begun the
housekeeping over there by firing
your predecessor and three or four Of
his pet foremen. Get In the hole and
dig to the bottom. I'll give you six
months In which to make good as q
model superintendent Of motive power.
Get busy"
'That's me-" said Kirgan, who knew
the boss up one side and down the
other. "You give me the engines. and
I'll keep 'em out Of the shop" And
with that he went across the yard and
took hold, before he had even hunted
up place to sleep In.
Mr.. Van Britt, our general super
intendent, was the next man to show
up. He was fine: sQuare-built.
stocky little gentleman who looked a.
II he'd always had the world by the
ear and never meant to let 60.
"Well. I'm here" he said, dropping
into a chair and sitting with his legs
wide apart. And then, ignoring me as
II I hadn't been there. Graham. what
the devil have you got against me,
that you should drag me out here on
the edge of nowhere and make me 60
to work for uving1"
The boss Just grinned at him and
said: ats for the good Of your soul.
Upton You've too much money. Your
Office Is up at the end Of the corridor
and your chair is empty and waiting
for you. Your appointment circular
has already been mailed out"
Mr.. Hornack was the last Of the
new Office staff to fall In, though he
didn't have nearly as far to come as
some of the others. He was red.
headed and wore glasses. They used
to say Of him on the Overland Central
that he could make business grow
where none ever grew before, and
that's what traffic man lives for.
Naturally, the big turnover brought
all sorts Of disturbances at the send
OF. Some of the relieved cousins and
nephews stayed in town and jumped
in to stir up trouble for the new man
agement. The Herald, which was thu
other morning paper. took up for thu
down-and-outs, and there wasn't any
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-04-15

Mis- Ruth Kennedy, home demon
stration agent with the county extern
sion service, returned to her regular
duties this morning after spending
last week reciprocally aiding Miss
Edna Walker, home demonstration
agent for King county in promoting
the milky Way to Health" campaign.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-04-15
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Try the Standard for Want Ads.
you'll get results.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
Escaped Convict
 Killed in Hunt for
 Diamond Robbers
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Aug. IT, Jack Hendrickson. alias Hankins. said to be a fugitive from the Iowa state penitentiary, was shot and killed late today by a patrolman when he sought to escape from detectives who had arrested him as diamond robber suspect.
 Police later arrested two men and two women as alleged accomplices of Hankfns. An automobile seized by the officers bore Iowa license number 17727.
 Late this afternoon the two de- tectives were sent to downtown jewelry store at the request of the proprietor who suspected that a number of diamonds Hankins was trying to sell had been stolen. Han- kins was placed in the polices car and after 1t had gone block he suddenly leaped out after leveling A pistol at the detectives. After an exchange of shots Hankins was shot by the patroIman who came to the aid of the detectives. He died on the way to the hospital. A search of Hankins' clothing revealed five loose diamonds, a diamnod stick pin, a diamond ring and s372 In money.
 Later at the morgue. a woman who had been held up last night by two men, identified Hankins as the man whotook her diamond ear rings.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18

commerce commission, and MT. Will son will appear as a witness.
 Friends of Miss Esta Minear and Ed Bayless. manager of the Bayless- Johnson service station here, were surprised to learn of their marriage last Friday. During the San Carlos celebration the couple slipped away to the home of the Rev. N. A. Coxey, who performed the ceremony. They left immediately for the coast, where trey will spend several weeks.
 Miss Jessie Thomson. head nurse at the Sacaton hospital, has resigned her position there and at present is ason. in Casa Grande.
 E. F. Faulkender of San Francisco. who has been spending a fortnight here, is visiting in Bisbee- He will return the last of August to prove up on his 160-acre homestead, after which he will return to San Fran cisco.
 T. E. Lit, G. F. Kitts, H. B. Lam gers and Judge J. H. Campbell ot Tucson were guests of J. F. Brown on his ranch home nine miles east oi town Friday.
 s. P. Morgan. who has property here, spent Monday in town enroute to his home in Phoenix, after months stay in Los Angeles. George Lingard of the Halsteac Lumber company office here lef' early in the week for Chicago, wher' he will spend some time on business Miss Letitia COX and Arturo Or
 tiz. both of Tucson. will be married
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18

0 levles proposed and declared the SSonmittee had made an honest ef- t. 10 reduce taxes and believed if
 gwen to the house "as equitable .; measure as was possible under the circumstances"
 Fordney was given a demon- srsuon py his Republican colleagues sno some Democrats who stood and rppiAuded him for several minutes. representative Garner of Texas. 1nklng minority member of the ways Snu means committee. openiug the Democratic fight on the bill. replied " some length to MT. Fordney's stAtement about federal railroad operation. Asserting that Democratic xno HepuDlican congresses had voted s]'evv'O0O,0o0 to the railroads and he oeemred that the end was not yet.
 You are called upon," he said, ito vote 100000 GOO more which the president recommended the other day. Why do your leaders want you to vote on this proposition before con efese takes . recess? They dare not let you 70 home and meet your con- etituency on the proposition of giv- inz the railroads e5o0.o0o,00 more"
 Turning to the tax bill MT. Garner said hs believed and hoped his party would say that the law put on the statute books should provide that those most able to pay should pay. Flo added that the Republican pro- pesaI was for lifting of the tax bur den from the classes and placing it on the masses
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
LOW MARKET PRICE
 AND TAX THREATEN
 MEX. O|L INDUSTRY.
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 MEXICO CITY. Aug. 1.-The Mex ican petroleum industry is threatened with complete paralysis which prob ably will reach a crisis in the month of September, according to the morn ing newspapers. which quote local oil company representatives and Mexican officials as authority for the statement.
 It is explained that the low market price of oil is in the main responsible for the situation, although the taxes imposed Ly the Mexican government, to which protests have been made. shave beer of no aid" Secretary of Commerce Zubaran told newspaper correspondents that the companies were not shutting down because Of spirit of hostility toward the govern ment, but for commercial reasons only
 The American operators were the first tc shut down, their activities ceasing six weeks ago, shortly after President Obregon's export tax de- cree became effective. The English and Dutch companies, however, con- tinted operations and, 1t was assert- ed, were increasing their activities rather than diminishing them
 Several days ago officials of the Royal Dutch Petroleum company and the Shell Transport and Trading com pany arrived in Tampico. on tour of inv estigation, and soon afterward orders were issued for temporary suspension of work. These officials now are in Mexico and it Is under stood they will confer with President Obregon Tn the near future.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
MUSIC HATH CHARMS .FOR NIGHT WORKERS IN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17-Music to improve the morale of workers whose duties take them well into the wee small hours has been tried out in the Minneapolis postoffice and proved a success, F. A. Purdy, postmaster at that place, today informed Post master General Hays. The idea was tried Mir. Purdy said, after he had made a psychological study of conditions under which his night force worked. He found men work ing away from the general noises of the day as rule showed a low morale. inclined to be morose and generally worried at being away from their families. which resulted in an absence of enthusiasm in their work
 As an experiment. a photograph was installed and records. which it was thought would rest the nerves and enliven the spirits of the em- ployes, were tried nightly with gratifying results. MT. Purdy said, although he was careful to explain that no "jazz" was played until the fag-end of the night as he did not want the men juggling and tossing about letters and parcels" Every body was alert. he said. and at quit ting time went home less tired, less worried and with a more efficient nights work done. The postmaster general approved the idea and said he would watch further experiments with interest.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
ID GIVE RAILROAD
 R|GHT-0F-WAY ID
 NEW UNION STATION

A union depot for Phoenix came one step nearer realization yesterday wEen an ordinance granting the Att chison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad the privilege of building right-of- way on Harrison street was present. ed to the city commission. It was referred to the city engineer without formal discussion.
 The site of the proposed new depot is on Harrison street, between Fourth and Seventh avenues. and right-of- way into the proposed train sheds is one of the steps preliminary to be- ginning actual construction work.
 A resolution authorizing City Treasurer J. c. c. H. Boone to trans- fer S20,000 from the sewer extension fund to the paving bond fund was unanimously carried.
 On recommendation of City Man ager V. A, Thompson, the commission awarded the contract for furnishing outer globes for the street lighting system to the New State Electric Supply company of this city. A crossing oyer the Santa Fe tracks at Nineteenth avenue and Madison street will be constructed by the city. in line with a petition re- gently submitted to the commission, as soon as the dirt is available for making the fill. City Manager Thomp-
 son toli the commission.
 On recommendation of City Man ager Thompson. five-year contrac, for the disposal of garbage was
 awrrded to E. J. Hurley, to begin | September 1 of this year.
 1 A bid of the Arizona Iron Works
 for furnishing cast iron pipe specials from six to F inches inclusive, sub
 mitted to the city June IS, was ac- | cepted by the commission on recom-
 mendation of the city manager.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
WITNESS SAYS HIGH
 RAIL RATE |S KILLING
 MID WEST HAY MART
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WASHINGTON. Aug, l7-Move- ment of hay from Omaha, Kansas City and other markets has been curtailed more than 50 per cent by increased freight rates. according to dealers who appeared today before the interstate commrce commission in hearings on hay and grain freight rates. Because hay is a cheap com modity and moves longer distances than other products. Sthe traffic has suffered more than others, witnesses said, and thousands of acres of prairie hay in the west will not be cut this year.
 D. B. Tilson. traffic expert of the Kansas City Hay Exchange, said hay raised in the Imperial valley of Cali fornia. could be transported by water through the Panama canal to New York for $12.75 a ton against freight charge by rail from Kansas City to New York amounting to $1s.5o.
 N. c. Campbell. president of the Kansas City Hay Dealers association. testified that before the increase in rates last year, Kansas City. said to be the largest hay market in the world, handled 46.000 cars of hay a season, much of which went to the south and southeast to feed stock used in producing cotton, sugar and other farm products. With the in- crease in rates, the Kansas City market tonnage was reduced by half. he said, farmers being unable to use hay costing S30 a ton as stock feed. James T. Suttie of the transportation department of the Omaha Exchange told of conditions in Nebraska and surrounding states. Quantities of hay will not be cut this year. he said because freight rates have been SC increased that the territory to which the hay could be shipped at reason
 able prices has been reduced and prices have fallen with the reduction of competition.
 Attorneys for the carriers objected today to the reading into the record of statements by absent persons re- garding the effect of freight rates and were sustained by Commissioner Lewis.
 Rate experts, who will be put or the stand tomorrow by the grair
 committee. 1t was indicated. will un- dergo lengthy cross questioning b, railroad attorneys.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
German Majority
 Drafts Amerian
 Peace Agreement

BERLIN. Aug. IT Chancellor Wirth, foreign minister Rosen and Dr. Haniel von Haimhausen, under secretary of the foreign office. con- ferred this afternoon with repre- sentatives of the coalition party with regard to the forthcoming peace treaty between the United States and Germany.
 The chancellor followed the estab- lished custom inconsulting parlia- mentary leaders on important issues by confining today's deliberations to representatives of the Clerical. Dem- ocratic and majority Socialist parties which make up the present coalition ministry. During the next few days he will call in the opposition leaders and inform them that an agreement has been drafted on the strength of informal conversations between Dr. Rosen and Ellis Loring Dresel. United States commissioner in Berlin, which is believed to be acceptable to the United States government as a basis for enactment of final mad formal treaty of peace.
 Little serious opposition is expected by the chancellor when the treaty is taken up for ratification by the foreign relations committee of the Reichstag. Whatever Instructions are encountered probably will come from the parties of the extreme right and left.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
LACK OF PATRONS THREATENS LOCAL
 LIQUOR BUSINESS

That violations of the Nolstead act in Phoenix and Maricopa county will cease soon unless the bootlegging business picks up Is the opinion of prohibition agents. Many operators of illicit stills. whisky runners, and bootleggers have been forced out of business, these officers say, because of lack of thirsty patrons with the ready cash to purchase their wares. The liquor business in Phoenix is not conducted on the credit plan.
 A year ago, officers said, they esti- mated there were 800 stills going in the county, most of them operating full blast. Now they estimate there probably are less than 50 stills in operation. Scarcely a night passed last year but that at least one car of s.booze" from the border was brought into Phoenix. Now but a small quan- tity of liquor Is brought into the county from the south. A prospective patron last year had little trouble ir locating a bootlegger, but now tho patron is lucky if he finds one.
 The quality of the "bootleg" also has decrease, officers say. Real bond ed liquor is not brought into Phoeni, as it was year ago, they say, be- cause those with cash enough to pur' chase it are limited. Most of the liq'
 uor offered for sale now is poo
 quality 'moonshine" corn or raisk liquor and bottled tequila hastily di' stilled.
 A resume of the records of thu sheriffs office since the first of thu year shows that in January min, stills were captured. four in Febru- ary. ten in March, seven in April, fiv' in May, ten in June, five in July. ant two so far in August, with one of thu two showing signs of not having beer | used for some time. The record | show that in January three men wer | arrested for transporting or sellinl 1 liquor, four in February. eight il March. five in April, four in May seven in June. none in July. and on l in August to date.
 Phoenix. officers say, soon vii
 cease to be an oasis in the Arizon l desert
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
Doctor Says Dry
 Law Responsible
 For Bady's Death
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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 17.-A special dispatch fro mMonett. Mo, today told of a statement attributed to pr. Car los Copeland, who claimed a patient
 of his, 2-year-old Reno Bloch, had died "a martyr to prohibition Ac-
 cording to the doctor. the child died
 of carbolic acid poisoning and had he
 been able to obtain alcohol to use as
 an antidote he could have saved its
 life.
 Dr. Copeland made the assertion.
 said the dispatch, in a statement to
 the state board of health today. He is quoted as having said: "I have been refused a permit to prescribe alcohol to any patients and I am not alone. Practically every acquaintance is similarly handi- capped. I have seen many instances where alcohol would have mitigated the sufferings of patients. but the death of this innocent child has forced me to protest against the zcar- | ism of the prohibition enforcement officers who, virtually ignorant of medical science, are permitted to en- | danger the lives of American citi-
 zens by tying the hands of intelligent l physicians"
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
4-YEAR-OLD F|LL|ES
 WIN [ IF 4 EVENTS
 0NC|RCU|T PROGRAM

PHILADELPHIA, Aug, 1T-Jea- nette Rankin scored her sixth win out of her seven starts this season when she captured the $2.500 Bulls Head bazaar stake, feature of the opening days card of the fifth Grand Circuit meeting at the Bel mont Driving clubs mile track at Narberth, Pa. Three of the four events were won by four-year- old fillies
 Mcdonald drove Jeanette Rankin to victory in three straight heats. after hot brushes in the stretch with Princess Etawah and Betty Taylor Tn all three heats the winner fin- ished handiiy. The first and third heats in 2.06A clipped a quarter of a second off the record for the stake, made by the Royal Knight in 1918.
 Jane The Great, driven by Walter PHO trotters in straight heats, the middle heat being in 2.o6A.
 In the Directors stake for 2:17 trotters, for horses owned in Penn- sylvania, Madam Dillon, owned by A. B. Cox of Paoli, Pa. and driven by Herman Tyson, won the event af- ter General Knight, driven by Bot Grady, had won the first heat George Mcdonald, son of Lon Mo- Donald, drove his maiden race or the Grand Circuit in this race. be- hind Binaue-
 The novelty race. dash of ons mile. and one hundred yards. for PIP paeers was won by Baby Doll driven by w. R. Fleming. The horses got the word in walk and passed the first 100 yards in 10 sec onds and then stepped the mile 1T 2:07%.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
Court Will Rule
 On Smoke Case
 Dismissal Today
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PRESCOTT, Aug. l7-Examina- ton of the first witness in the so- called esmoke case in the superior court here this afternoon was inter rupted 10 minutes after it was begun by a motion by the defense to dis miss the case. D. H, Biles, one of the plaintiffs in the case of Wells and Biles vs. the United Verde Extension company. was the first witness.
 Arguments on .the motion con- stunned the entire afternoon and the court announced it would rule on the motion tomorrow.
 The defense, which filed a brief of 90 pages in support of its motion. first recited the alleged facts az to the damage which is said to have been done to the plaintiffs crops by smoke from the defendants smelter and then declared that the complaint proceeded to arrive at the conclusion of law" that the "acts aforesaid" were wrongful and unlawful" The defense attorneys contended that the plaintiffs had .,ot made 1t plain that there was a duty owed to the plain tiffs by the defendant company. Without such a duty being owed. the case could not proceed. the defense contended The defense asserted that such a duty might be that of master and servant or a contractual duty, expressed or implied.
 Judge John A. Ellis. attorney for the plaintiffs. declared that it was l fundamental that neighbors must SC conduct themselves as to wreak nc l injury upon each other. He declared that such duty was implied in every such relation and that it was mol necessary to set it up as part of { I claim for damages.
 Selection of the jury to try the cas' was completed this noon after tws and a half days had been consumed ty, inc task
Arizona republican., 1921-08-18
Meat Workers to
 Make Effort for
 New Agreement
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OMAHA, Aug. l7.-An effort to ne- gotiate with the packers an arbitra ton agreement to take effect Sep tember 15, when the present national or Alschuler agreement expires, will be made by the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America.
 This was decided upon here today by conference of officers and dele gates of the butcher workmen's union at the conclusion of a three day ses- sion. While the agreement was drafted it was not made public but an official statement Issued by the workmen's executive committee de- clared that in many particulars it follows the lines of the Alschuler agreement
 A resolution adopted by the con- ference contained the agreement and empowered the employees excu- tive committee to attempt to nego- tiate it with the packers, with full power to act nj case an understand ing cannot be reached. This, the committee explained. meant that the executive committee had been given the power to call a strike, if such action was thought necessary.
 Before drastic action would be taken by the employees representa- tives. however. an appeal to President Harding would be made to appoint an arbitrator to try to adjust any differences standing in the way of an agreement, according to state ment made yesterday by c. J. Hayes. the international president of the Butcher Workmen's union.
 Announcement was made that the workmen are ready, if need be, to flight to protect the wages and working conditions of the men and women who work in the packing in dustries."