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Arizona republican., 1922-05-29

mand and still shortage which viii
possibly make the price go still
higher than Is cents. Predictions on
the price for copper for January 1,
1929 say Is cents, and this is rather
borne out by the stock market indi-
cations.
With a stock consisting of less than
one months sales of copper on hand
and with no prospect of the supply
catching up to the demand for a con-
siderable time, the prosperity of the
copper industry seems assured. How
ever, in spite of the sales being ade
quate there is still much to be done
in getting the cost of producing cop
per down for it cannot be expected
that a high price of copper can be
maintained. and without a lowering
of costs the industry cannot be prof
table. The recent reduction in freight
rates of 121a per cent to take effect
on July l will be Of advantage and
the lower cost of running the state
by % per cent as affected by the last
session of the legislature will also be
of assistance but there are many
economies yet to be effected before
the copper industry of Arizona can
be considered to be on a profitable
scale and it cannot endure without
return on the money invested.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
Predicts Business
Will Be Back to
Normal By Fall

Arizona business will be back
to normal by the first of October.
This prediction, made by L. w.
Sadler, president of the Carl III.
Anderson Insurance company
here. is based upon reports made
by his agents throughout the
state. Past records show, he said,
that their reports are good ba-
rometers by which to judge gen.
eral conditions.
From these reports | would
consideluthat the strictly mining
districts are making the more
rapid recovery" he said, men,
tioning Jerome, Prescott, Bisbee,
Douglas, Globe and Miami. But
the past few months have shown
a general improvement in every
section, except Tucson. While
Phoenix business was almost at
a standstili. Tucson was moving
right along at an almost normal
rate, but now the reverse is true.
Phoenix is striking out with its
head above water while Tucson
seems to be struggling slowly for
the shores of normalcy." The
depression became apparent there
about five months ago, he added
Collections of agents. upon
which Mr.. Sadler bases his esti-
mate of business around the
state, have been good at Yuma
throughout the times of general
depression, he said, adding that
the same applied to the Kingman
district.
Locally, there is a wonderful
change" he continued. "Collec-
tions are coming in now with only
about one half the effort ex-
pended to make them previously,
apd there is much better gen
eral feeling. New business is
coming here. This is somewhat
indicated by the number of peo-
pie dropping into our office lately
without being solicited. The i'm
provement is better than had
been anticipated by even the most
optimistic a few months ago.
The moral hazard of the insurA
ance business Mas improved 500
per cent, he declared, explaining
that fires of incendiary origin had
materially decreased during the
past six months.
There was an epidemic of
fires, especially auto blazes, that
threatened to send some of the
hard hit insurance companies out
of the state he said. ''but they
have recovered confidence and
have indicated they will remain
here
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
Ma REPUBLICANS WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW
Bond Market Will Climb
For Several Years Says
Bubson--GiUes Reason

zation of Midvale, with Republic,
Youngstown and other companies
proposed to merge is about $350,00O.-
900. Thus if the entire consolida-
ton goes through it would mean a
capitalization of about $3.50, 900, 900.
1t is preposterous to claim that this
is an equal rival of the United States
Steel Corporation which has today a
clear investment of about one bill
lion and half dollars.
when the earnings are consid-
cred a similar condition will be
found For instance, for an average
period of years the Bethlehem and
Lackawanna show gross earnings OF
about $350,000,000 while the Inde-
pendents mentioned above show
gross earnings of about $3.50. 100000.
Thus the total gross earnings of the
combined companies would be not
exceeding $500, 900, including
Bethlehem. Lackwanna, Midvale and
the. rest. For the same period of
time the United States Steel Cor
poration did a gross business of ST.
750,000,0CQ.
Considering the poor condition of
the steel business at the present
time, it rather looks as if a concerted
effort was being made by certain
parties to get out of the stock mar
ket or at least to get out of steel
and into copper or something else.
Some one asked the other day for
my opinion regarding a certain New
England railroad stock and my reply
was: Show me the stock books and
l will give you an answer. If the
widows and children still have their
holdings the low point has yet been
reached but If the small investors
have been shaken out, the nthe stock
is due for good RISE" The same
principle applies to American Sugar
and various other investments. APP
parently an expedidtion has been or
ganized to get the public out of cer-
tain stocks--such as rails-and into
certain other stocks suche as the
poorer steels If the public is wise,
it will stand pat or else it will do
exactly the opposite from what cer-
tain big operators are trying to make
it do. Be on the lookout for squalls
in the stock market during the next
few wee' Remember when you
see real estate man having a house
painted, that he usually is preparing
to sell it
"The Babsonchart tells the real
story as to business conditions.
This now stands at Is per cent be-
low normal compared with a low of
23 per cent il March, 1921. The
Babsonchar shows gradual improve
ment as certain stock market oper-
ators would have us believe really
exists. Study the true fundamental
figures and close your ears to ru-
mors."
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
WELLESLEY HILLS,

WELLESLEY HILLS. May Is
In view of the peculiar way that
the stock market has been acting
the past few days and the various
rumors that are about regarding the
great steel mergers, we have sought
the opinion of Roger w. Babson
concerning the same.
$50 far as the long swing goes"
SAYS the statistician everything
looks we'll both for the bond mar
ket and for the stock market. We
are entering into a period of low
money rates which may extend over
some years. If so, the bond market
will continue to climb upward for
similar length of time. This does
not mean that bonds will advance
as much next year as they have ad-
vanced this year, nor as much in
1924 as they will be in 1928. More
over, reactions will occur now and
then. The general tendency how
ever. should be for a strong bond
market for several years.
'The stock market has not yet
reached it's zenith. Those who
have bought securities and have
them in their boxes should not worry
about present market movements, or
conflicting rumors. We have only
started on a great broad movement
in the security markets which will
take both bonds and stocks to much
higher prices. The. United States
of Amer ca has always been a great
country; but today it is the center of
the worlds production, distribution.
and financing If it is two years
before we are back again in another
period of prosperity, it will be two
years before the stock market turns
on its great trip downWad.
.The stock market. however, is
like the ocean. In addition to the
great tidal movements, there are
ness and of roughness. The stock
broker watches a certain barometer
as does the mariner at sea. This
barometer strongly suggests today
that there may soon be storm in
the stock market. 1t looks rather
cloudy and a; points there is pres
sure which. is not natural. The
optimistic tone which has been char
acteristic of the market for many
months has temporarily gone. The
rumor -mongers and tipsters are
again doing business. Insiders who
have been accommodating for some
months are known to have dis
tributed thei: holdings. They are
now waiting for a shake-dow and
another chance to get aboard before
the next upward movement.
Regarding the reported steel mer-
ger" continued Mr. Babson, II will
say that there has been much talk
about this. so much so that it looks
as if certain parties were using it
for window dressing The capitall>
zation IF the combined Bethlehem
and Lackwanna companies is about
$500, 100000. The combined capitali-
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
New Corn Makes
First Appearance
On Local Market

Local corn made its first appear
ance on the market here last week.
according to James George. manager
Of the Phoenix branch of the Farmers
Produce company, who added that
the quality and quantity appeared to
be exceptional String beans and new
potatoes from truck farms of the Salt
River valley continue to supply the
market here and in other parts of the
state. In fact, the bulk of the pro-
duce now obtainable here is of local
origin, he said.
Apricots from this valley are gain
ing an enviable reputation wherever
sent In Los Angeles they are top
ping the market over the California
fruit and the wholesale headquarters
of the Farmers Produce company has
wired the local branch to send all
Arizona apricots possible. The fruit
is also enjoying a constant demand
throughout this state.
Importations of produce during the
past week included early watermelons
from Mexico, cherries from California
and late strawberries from the coast.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
BANK CLEARINCS

Total check transactions of the
Phoenix Clearing House Banks for
the week ending May "a. 1922
$4.5430S9.OO.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
NEW APPARATUS STERILIzES
 SURGICAL GUT BY PRESSURE

Morgantown, W. Va, Jan. 5.-Ster- flization of surgical gut by high pres sure is proposed by scientists now as means of making commercial use of the possibih ies seen in pressure experiments conducted at the State Department station here by the late Dr. B. H. Hite, Dr. N. J. Giddings and c liners.
 Dr. Hite was able to secure the al- most unbelievable pressure of 300, 900 pounds to the squer inch, and this pressure was found to give perfect sterilization, without breaking down !he structure, as heat and similar sterilizing methods have done.
 In efforts to pass on this boon to ization of milk, the preserving of fruit and vege -ables, so that they retained their flavor as in no other way; the sterilization of soil for inveStigationaI purposes. 7 .e results were surpris- ingly successful, but the fact remained that the size of the apparatus used would not permit any of this work on a scale that admitted of any com npercial value, at least until much
 It remained for someone to find some work of sterilization which should be limited in extent, but rep resenting n1jone than usual cash value before the experiment could have much commercial interest
 When Dr. Hite started experim ents in high pressure, in 1895, he found no such lines He drew his own plans for cylinder for pressure work, but when he presented them to a man ufacturing company one of the mem bers refused to do The work because they contended. the project was
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
CUBANS PREVENT HOMESICKNESS AMONG AMERICAN VISITORS BY
 SERVING BOOZE A-LA-V0LSTEAD

New York. Jan. 5.--American drink CTS have become so used to obtaining their liquid refreshment at blind tigers" and hoochleggers' chapels that the more or less American bar'' as it is known in Cuba, is rapidly talk ing on the atmosphere of the illicit booze emporium as it is known in this country under the Eighteenth Commandment, according to travel CTS returning from the Island of Re treat
 Vofsteadian liquor service has be- come so much a part of the Ameri- can drinkers psychology that he de- mands similar conditions even in Cuba-the Bacchanalian s.. Helena where all whiskey is good whtskey, as 1t was in the old Kentucky le- gends.
 Opulent Americans who make up the Gulf Stream between this free land and the freer island come back with wondrous tales of Cuban in genuity in aEaying the homesick feel ing which sometimes attacks an un- constitutional citizen of the United States.
 They are building what they call the new fashioned American bar,' explained one returning plutocrat. Tt has all the atmosphere of our native corn refineries, so that visit ing Americans may not be homesick or subjected to the transition with too much of a jolt.
 
 pass through the front room into a dark. dingy corridor. then down the cellar, where you are instructed to say, It's all right. Bill, it's me Just swung back the door to the treasure, so does this pass-phrase admit one to the treasures of XXXN, Bourbon and Scotch. Then a waiter comes drawing a flask from his pocket. pours some nasty-smel1ing liquid in to a glass and you pay him one dol lar. This is very popular with visit ing Americans, for it is difficult for an American to get suddenly accH- mated to walking up to a bar all in the open, lights on, and order a drink of tasty and pure liquor for twenty cents"
 Some enterprising Cubans have be- gun serving the stuff from their damp cellars. in order to carry out the transplanted effect. In this manner the free-born American, who has been in the habit of hopping up ern- balrning fluid in his own country. can feel entirely at home.
 The story is told by travellers of an American visitor at Havana who entered an old-fashioned saloon and dropped dead of shock when a full bottle of hundred proof John Jamie soaked bar before him. Street boot eggers also do thriving business in Havana. although the dispensation of booze is as free as Debs- Cubans who cannot speak another word of English can recite ''The Face on the Barroom Floor with the greatest huency."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
DIED.

= In this city, Tuesday, Jan 8, 1922. Michael Timmons.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Funeral Home Of M J. Cannon, 415 John street, on Saturday, Jan '. at 9:15 a. m., and from St. Augustine's church at 9:45 a. m. Burial in St. Michaefs emetery. A4s GAFFNEY-In New Haven, Monday. Jan. 2, 1922, Jane Clark, widow or John Gaffney.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Funeral Home Of NJ J. Cannon, 415 John street, on Saturday, Jan. '. at S;30 a. In., and from St. Augustine's church at 9 o'clock Burial in St. Michael 8 cemeterv A4Ss
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
WARSHIP SIZE
 IS AUTOMATICALLY RESTRICTED

Washington, Jan. 5-The Washing ton Arms Connference was not alto gether necessary to limit the size of individual battleships, it has just be- came known.
 At least two factors have operated to keep the size of warships within certain limits. One of them Is the Panama Canal, which, it is generally known, has received considerable at tention as to the possibility of it's putting a limit on the size of Ameri- can battleships. The second factor is nothing less than the anchor chain Up to recently anchor chains and all ground tackle were made of wrought iron, and as the size of all classes of ships increased the strain on the anchor chains grew proportionately, until, in the words of a report on the subject, "it has almost become a question as to whether or not the size of vessels might be limited, or at least materially affected by adhering to the use of wrought iron for ground tackle"
 The navy being vitally concerned, experts set to work, and in the past year have made all kinds of exper1- ments endeavoring to develop a more substantial metal. It is said now that cast steel is proving very prom ising. Use of cast steel, 1t IS said, will prove not only more economical in weight but also in cost.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
What An Array
 Of Beautiful Thinrs

Hardly Possible to Believe Such Unique Gifts Cost So Little.
 Pre-Inventory Sale at FairchiId,s
 An Opportunity to Renew Silver and Glass Utilities Once a year, just prior to in ventory. you will find at Fair
 ch1ld's an assortment of Gifts that Last at amazingly low prices. The sale for this year has begun. On small tables carefully distributed throughout the store is a coIlec- 1on of Odds and Ends of many kinds of silver, glassware, and pre-
 c1ous metal that will readily find place in any home The various samples and slightly damaged ar
 tfcles included in the sale ask such low prices as to invite immediate acceptance.
 The four beautiful mahogany hall clocks, in graceful design and
 resonant tone, charming sentries of clockdom, ask only a. part of the
 previously arranged half price. Here indeed is rare value fin clocks.
 Then there are the six hand some lamps; not the ordinary kind , you usually see everywhere, but tlnct1Ve charm, unusual coloring
 and quaint design; lamps that fn-
 st1ncttvely carry your thoughts back to that age when things were made by hand; when the craftsrrias1 exerted every effort to make each product of his craft a rnasterpfece Such lamps are these-and they
 are reduced in price exactly half
 G. w. Fairchild X Sons, Inc. Established 1865, At the Sign of the Chimes.
 997 Main St., 2 P. O. Arcade. Bridgeport, Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
POLI'S.

The demand for holding over "The Sheik'' for three more days has been so insistent and the success of this extraordinary picture has been so marked during it's four-day engage ment at Poli's that it will be held over until Saturday night, thus com pleting a full weeks run on its own sheer merits as a picture produc- tiOn-
 A brand new vaudeville bill with more comedy than usual opened this afternoon for three days Al Moore's Band. the jazziest of all jazz musical troupes, heads the bill The added attraction. is Howard Mack and Hen r-etta Lane in 'What's It All About ' Miss Lane sings in wonderful voice and makes four changes of costumes. Her wardrobe is witheringly stylish and Parisian a perfect maze of f1lmy furbelow MT Mack is a dancer of grace and a comedian of excellence. Jack Goldie. the black-face comedian has a line of monologue talk that is laugh-producing from start to finish Edwin Paul and Edna Pauline have a s11re-fire offering while Frank and Teddy Sabin offer a comedy novelty that tickles the disabilities
 Pathe News of course, will cover the wide world in it's always interest ing manner Sunday, for full week. D.. w. Grifiths ''Way Down East" the masterpiece of the master picture producer. will be an attrac- ton of superlative entertainment value
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
GOPHER PRAIRIE A METROPOLIS COMPARED
 WITH THIS TOWN

Tekonsha, Mich, Jan. 5.-City folks who go to cock fights. enjoy the thrill of a lottery, dance in those terrible jazz palaces, and otherwise disport themselves needn't feel sorry for the small-town people, whose biggest thrill is enormously reported to be watching the trains So by.
 Read what happened here the oth- CT day at J. W. RandalPs clothing store. The crowd gathered. Mickey, a rooster, was placed in the center of the floor. The women looked Mickey over and speculated upon his corn punishing capacity. After which they registered their estimates and, kernel by kernel, the corn was fed.
 Mickey ate no less than 3O9 kernels witho out stopping except to wiggle his neck.
 Mrs. Homer Rice won first prize, a sweater Mrs Elwood Higby. second an umbrella. and little Rose Bartlett, third, won Mickey himself.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
AIRPLANES USED ID ExTERMINATE TREE
 WORM PESTS

Dayton, O., Jan. 5.-At the instance Of entomologists at the Ohio Agri- cultural Experiment Station, Woes ter. an airplane was used to dust a catalpa grove of 5000 trees which was being destroyed by caterpillars, and the experiment was such a suc- aviators of great possibility may be developed.
 The initial experiment was con- ducted on the farm of Harry B. Car from McCook Field was used for the purpose. Carver's trees had been at tackled twice before by worms and was undergoing a third attack, which is was feared would wipe out the en- tire grove, He informed the state ex- perts and asked for immediate help
 An army pilot was detailed to take a plane to the Carver farm, where a homemade hopper, similar to a flour sitter was built and attached to the -fuselage Of the airplane. The hopper was then loaded with 100 pounds of arsenate of lead, and the battle of
 The pilot took off and, choosing the windward side of the grove, scared back and forth, while his observer operated the hopper. The speed of the plane createda a. strong windcur- rent, which carried the poisonous powder to the rear of the machine in a Veritable cloud.
 The powder thus released was sprayed over the grove and settled on the leaves of the trees. Back and forth went the machine, landing at intervals to recharge the hopper. This process continued until 60o pounds of the poison had been dis trib uted over the trees.
 Experts were surprised to find that the pest had been eradicated with the first treatment The trees, which had already been almost entirely de- foliated, were found to be in thriving condition, and bodies of millions of dead worms filtered the ground, which it was said would prove bene- ficial to the trees because of the ele- ments of fertilizer which naturally followed decomposition.
 Two months later another inspec- tion was made at the grove, and this served merely to confirm the first beliefs of the ntomoIigists.
 The grove contained 5000 trees, and the fact that each tree was thor oughly dusted convinced the experts that this method is applicable to not cnly orchards, but to growing crops which may be threatened with de- struction by insects of any character.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05

New York, Jan. 4-(By the A. P.) The first large steel export contract of the year-13,00O tons of rails for the Japanese government, was an nounced yesterday by the U. 5. Steel Products company, the export agency of the United States Steel corporation.
 The rails will be manufactured at the Ensley plant of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company, the largest
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
GARD OF THANKS.

We, the undersigned, hereby ex- press our sincere thanks and appre- citation to the many friends and neighbors who manifested so much sympathy in the loss of our beloved Mother, Catherine Binder. and to the many friends who sent beautiful floral pieces in her memory. And especially do we wish to thank the olga Lodge, No. 4. Sisters of S. of H.. and all who in any way helped lessen the burden of sorrow in our sad be- reavement-
 Mrs. Alice Demery and Family.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
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Great Shipment or Rails
 For Japanese GoDernn1ent

southern subsidiary of the United States Steel corporation.
 Officials of the United States Steel corporation declined to make public the selling pr1ce. The domestic schedule for steel rails was reduced several months ago to $40 per ton, which would make the total $520,00O, but trade circles believe a lower price was made to the Japanese.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05

stood 100000 pounds pressure to the square inch. By securing aid from the War Department Dr. Hite at last had a cylinder made from a naval ri- file tl1at tested out 3oo,00O pounds to the inch This cylinder, while not sufficiently large to admit of using any large amounts of material, has given perfect sterilization results in the numerous experimental tests made with it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
FRINGE RETIRES

Honolulu, T. H., Jan. 6--Pr1nce Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, for 20 years delegate to Congress from Ha- waif and one of the most picturesque figures at the nations capital, has de- finitely announced his retirement present term of office in 1922.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
Apparatus, giving 3O0.O0O pounds

aNpstTatus, eIV1ng 3OO.UOO pounds pressure, used in experiments.
 worthless. At length Dr. Hite had a cylinder made which wiahstood S0,OOO pounds pressure before the cylinder, along with the piston, went to pieces Convinced that he was on the right track, he continued his eXperim ents aud sought stronger apparatus. The noxt cylinder that was made for him