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Champ Clark was Re elected

Speaker and Mann Re

publican Leader

2000 BILLS iE INTRODUCED

President Wilson Reads His An

nual Message to Joint

Houses of Congress

Congress assembled and organized

Monday for the session which is ex

pected to be the greatest within the

memory of the present generation

Four hours work in the house

saw Speaker Clark returned to the

chair Representative Mann returned

to thfi leadership of the republican

minority the introduction of two

thousand bills and resolutions many

of them proposing measures of na

tional defense and many more in

opposition the reappearance of con

stitutional amendments to enfran

chise women and a miniature rules

fight that flickered out with the

adoption of last years rules with a

few changes

In the senate practically nothing

was done except the election of

Senator Clarke of Arkanas as

president pro tempore Vice Presi

dent Marshall was absent because of

the illness of Mrs Marshall

Both houses then after sending n

joint committee to the White House

to give official notice of the opening

of congress adjourned until Tues

day when the real business of the

session began with President Wil

sons address to a joint session in

the hall of the house at 1230 oclock

The greatest budget of expendi

tures ever placed before any Ameri

can congress in times of peace was

- brought In from the various branches

of the government the total being

some- one nundrediand ceventytnil

lion dollars than was Asked for last

year The gieat paitof the pro

posed increased expenditures is for

the enlarged army and navy pro

grams and aside from working out

the problem of national defense it

will be the business of congress to

raise the revenue to pay for it

Old timers most of them republi

cans reelected after going down

with the presidential landslide of

1912 came trooping back to places

in the house eager for a part in the

absorbing business of the next few

months

Uncle Joe Cannon sat on a

bench in the front row and laughed

while the house got into its little

row over the rules and hot refer

ences to Cannonism were shot

back and forth across the dividing

aisle

In the stream of bills and resolu

tions that poured into the hopper

were not only plans for military

preparedness but others proposing

investigations of the motives of men

and organizations who champion na

tional defense

Notice was given that in the senate

demands would be made for a shoe

ing of what the United States has

accomplished against Great Britains

interferences with American com

merce abroad The entire fabric of

the American governments delicate

relation to the conflict across the

seas probably will be brought to the

edge of congressional discussion

and thoadmistration leaders are not

unmindful of their tasks to preserve

a united America

President Wilson read his annual

message before the joint houses of

Congress Tuesday The message

dealt mainly with the national de

fense and proclaimed the advanced

PanAmericanism growing from the

guardianship of the Monroe Doc

trine to be a full and honorable

association of All Americas

lie announced that naturalized

Americans by their sympathies

with European belligerents endan

gered neutrality

Scheme to Save

River Bottom Land

F N Holmquist representing

the River Current Control Co of

San Francisco Cal is a visitor in

town this week

This company has a deflector sys

tem for protecting land from being

washed away during flood times

This system can be placed at a

small cost and save the farming

lands bordering on the Gila river

Boys Clothing

Boys Suits and Overcoats all

wool and splendid values at J R

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COUNTY WINS PRIZES

Fair Commissioner By Smith

Submits His Report to

Supervisors

Byron Smith fair commissioner

for Graham county to the Arizona

State Fair submitted the following

report to the board of supervisors

Safford Ariz Dec 1 1915

Board of Supervisors

Graham County

Gentlemen I herewith hand you

report of the recent work on State

Fair exhibit I am also pleased to

report that we done much better

than I expected and far better than

any previous year

You will see in the Guardian in a

short time who received prizes in

the valley You will also receive a

3000 prize in cash for Graham

County

Graham county stood a good

chance for the 5000 prize on the

best decorated booth if the judges

had only been men instead of wo

men as the ladies objected to the

orange color we used for striping on

our booth So we did not win on

that point but it did us a heap of

good to put it over old Yavapai on

apples something that has never

occurred before in the history of

Arizona State Fairs

If our people will wake up and

help the Fair Commissioner Graham

County can get more prizes than she

received this year You see we

landed the firsts on the most staple

products of the whole State When

we say Graham county got first

place on wheat barley corn and

apples that means the first on all

the best things

I do not want the commission

business next year and will not ac

cept Jt but -whoever you get have

nfm start to work early and try and

frame up a good county fair about

the first of October 1916 this will

be a big help to the State Fair

Yours truly

Byron Smith

Mr Smith also submitted the fol

lowing expense account

Expenses for StatejFair

Mileage 35r00

Drayage 420

Express 3227

Freight 1845

Messages 360

Packing materials and boxes 1420

Decorations 2750

Fares to Phoenix for three 3120

Expenses in Phoenix 7930

Exhibits bought 6345

Printing 475

Three weeks work 7500

freight yet to be re

funded 1845

Exhibits yet to be paid

for sold to Barker

Co Phoenix 3500

Are you a member of

I Chamber of Commerce

39102

5345

Total 33847

Received from county 30000

Bnlanco due me 3847

RETURNS FROM KANSAS

V P Lathrop manager of the

local branch of the Gila Valley Bank

Trust Co returned home Sunday

night from Kansas City Mo where

he had been called several weeks

ago on account of the serious illness

of his mother Mr Lathrop re

ports his mothers condition as very

little improved

Sad Death of

Mrs David Ison

A very sad death ocurred at Bryce

Monday morning when Mrs David

Ison died from child birth

Mrs Ison was the daughter of

Mr and Mrs Dan Kernp who now

reside at San Diego Cal She was

about twenty four yqars old and

leaves four small children

The remains were brought to

Thatcher Tuesday where funeral

services were held The church was

appropriately decorated for the oc

casion and the Academy choir fur

nished the singing

Bishop Peck of Bryce Wm M

Claydon Selena PbillipsEd Claridge

J F Nash and C M Layton were

the speakers All spoke in euolo

gistic terms of her faithfulness as a

mother wife and friend

The remains were interred in the

Thatcher cemetery

Her sister Mrs Will Bennett of

Solotnonville was the only one of

her relatives present as her parents

have illness at their home in San

Diego

Mr Isons parents in Thatcher

will care for the children at present

Ladies Attention

Just received another consign

ment of up-to-date Ladies Dress

Skirts which I am selling at the

same old low prices Morris Simon

Safford adv13 2t

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BUSINESS REMOVAL

S B Echols has moved his vul

canizing plant from Blairs Garage

to the building on K street next to

the Gila Valley Abstract Co where

he will be pleased to sec all auto

owneis with tire troubles

Why You Should Use Chamber

lains Cough Remedy

Because it has an established rep

utation won by its good works

Because it is most esteemed by

those who have Ubed it for many

years as occasion required and are

best acquainted with its good quali

ties

Because it loosens and relieves a

cold and aids natuie in restoring

the system to a healthy condition

Because it does not contain opium

or any other narcotic

Because it is within the reach of

all It only costs a quarter For

Mile by Safford Drug Co

Advertise In The GUARDIAN

KJtvff

ended on the twenty sixth day from

the time of departure in front of the

Cabrillo Commercial ClubSan Diego

Cal

The Washington Post which has

given its editorial support to the

Southern National Highway had its

photographer ready to take pictuies

of the car and its occupants

The trip from San Diego Cal to

Washington D C was made for

the purpose of securing a survey by

the government highway engineer

whose report will be considered

when the question of federal aid for

the route comes up in congress

The trip across the continent was

financed by prominent San Diego j

ai business men

Sunday School

Convention

The District Sunday School Con

vention of St Joseph Stake will be

held at Pima Sunday December

19th at 200 p m

The following program will be

given

Roll call by Wards

Song Who Is on the Lords Side

Who Peter H McBride

Prayer Bishop E H Larson

Cnmr WTn A All Cl 1 ITi

v iic nil iuuaiiru uillll

the Conflict Is Over

Address of Welcome

Bishop P C Merrill

Response Bishop John Allen

How We Obtained 100 Per Cent

Subscription to Juvenile

Harry Layton

Sunday School Topics

President Andrew Kimball

How 89 Per Cent of Attendance

was Obtained in First Inter

mediate Department of Central

Ward During Hot Summer

Months Muriel Layton

Separate for Department Work

Reashemble

Sonj Put Your Shoulder to the

Wheel

Prayer Patriarch John Taylor

All Sunday School workers of

Central Hubbard Fairview Eden

Redland and Emery are especially

requested to be present and all

other Sunday School members are

cordially invited to attend

The weather permitting a pho

tographer will be present to take a

picture of all attending the conven

tion

TUESDAY BRIDGE CLUB

The Tuesday BrfdgeClub met this

week with Mrs A Worden All

members wero present and Mrs E

S Mashbir was the invited guest A

delightful time was spent by all

The club prize was won bv Mrs R

W Fisher Dainty refreshments

were served and the club adjourned

to meet again on December 21st

with Mrs II J Warner

Good Roads for Graham County

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S AFFORD GRAHAM COUNTY ARIZONA DECEMBER lO 193 5

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Photo copyright International News Service

MERCHANT FLEET IN GATUN LAfCE HELD BY CANAL SLIDE

Photo shows the fleet of merchant vessels held in the Gatun lake due to the recent slide of the

earth in the Culebra cut the serftion of the canal which has given the most trouble

AUTO FIRE TRUCK

Will Be Purchased for the

Safford Volunteer Fire

Department

A special meeting of the Town

Council was held Tuesday night at

Council Chambers for the purpose

of considering a proposition from

F S Hirsch representing the Sea

grave Company of Columbus Ohio

to furnish the Safford Volunteer

Fire Department with an auto fire

truck

A committee from the fire de

partment was present consisting of

E H Roach E S Wickersham J

A McNeil and Ira Kempton This

committee was authorised by the

fire department to donate the pre

sent fire fighting apparatus and a

subscriptlbn Hst from merchants

and citizens in the amount of

100500 to be applied as the first

payment on the auto fire truck

As it was necessary for the Town

of Safford to assume the responsibil

ity for the payment of this truck in

order to secure the truck from the

the Seagrave Company the present

fire fighting apparatus had to be

turned over to the town

After hearing the proposition of

the Seagrave Company made by Mr

Hirsch the council passed unani

mously a motion instructiong the

towns attorney Lee N Stratton to

draw up a contract with the Sea

grave Company for the purchase of

the auto fire truck the contract to

be submitted to the Town Council

for approval

The new auto fire truck is one of

the latest and most successful fire

fighting machines It can be used

in connection with the towns water

supply or can be used where ever

there is a ditch which makes it a

very desirable acquisition to a fire

department in a farming community

like ours

In connection with either hydrant

or ditch the fire truck will throw

a stream of water at a pressure of

from 150 to 400 pounds and 1000

feet or more hose can be used at a

fire

It is just the kind of fire fighting

apparatus thaw is needed for this

community The tiuck can be

driven at a rate of 80 miles an hour

if necesary and when used at a fire

at a ranch down the valley will use

the ditch water at a high pressure

to put out the fire

Undoubtedly the several towns in

the valley will donate toward the

purchase of the new fire truck as it

will be used at all fires up and down

the valley

ARRIVE AT CAPITAL

Boosters for Southern Na

tional Highway Complete

Ocean-to-Ocean Trip

The boosters for the Southern

National Highway which passes

through the Gila valley arrived in

Washington D C Saturday Nov

ember 27th at 100 oclock p m

Tee members of the party B H

Burrell government engineer Wm

B Gross of San Diego Cal mana

ger of the trip Wilbur Hall maga

zine writer Harry Taylor expert

road driver and Col Dell M Potter

president of the Southern National

Highway were received officially bv

Logan Waller Page Director of

Public Roads Department of Agri

culture at his office in the Willard

building

A crowd assemutedarotlnd the

car upon its arrival and great inter

est was manifested in the trip which

HOLD RECEPTION

Womans Club Meet Mrs

Henry D Ross State

President

One of the most interesting events

of the week was the visit of the

President of the State Federation

of Womans Clubs Mrs Henry D

Ross of Phoenix to the Womans

Club of Safford

A formal reception was held at

the Hotel Olive Friday afternoon

in honor of Mrs Ross and an op

portunity given all club members to

meet and welcome our State presi

dent

A splendid musical program was

rendered during the afternoon

while tempting fruit punch and

dainty wafers were served by the

ladies from booths artistically

draped in the club colors of green

and white

In the course of the afternoon

Mrs Ross addressed the ladies of

the club and one of her many im

pressive assertions was that the

general public opinion at large

seemed to think the club women of

Arizona of a type of woman that

could not progress or agree or

elevate and were generally of a

domineering and inferior class Mrs

Ross stated that she had traveled

all over the State of Arizona visit

ing the many clubs of women and

she was surprised and pleased to

find conditions absolutely contrary

to the above opinion each place

vibited gave her new ideas and re

vealed many surprises in regard to

the grand uplifting and energetic

work carried on by the different

womans clubs

In a recent discpurse with Mrs

Pennebacker president of the Na

tional Federation of Womans Clubs

Mrs Ross asked if there was any

message she desired to send to the

club women of Arizona Mrs Pen

nybacker replied The message I

send to all club women that of in

dividual responsibility

Space will not permit further

enumerating of the instructive ad

dress given by Mrs Ross and the

ladies who were not fortunate

enough to hear her missed one of

the most pleasing as well as educa

ting talks given to the club for

many months

Saturday morning a delegation of

club members in autos met at the

home of Mrs W R Chambers and

took Mrs Ross for a tour of the

valley It being Mrs Rosss first

visit to our valley this proved most

interesting to her and she expressed

surprise nt the wonderful richness

of the valley its beauty and pros

perous condition The trip was

completed just in time for Mrs

Ross to leave on the morning train

promising to visit us again in the

near future and extending a most

cordial invitation to all club mem

bers to attend the annual State corf

vention of the Federation to be held

at Tucson Arizona in January 191G

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also two boats All sows are one

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Boars are full blooded Duroc Jer

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To keep your liver active use Dr

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good digestion relieve constipation

nnd tone up the whole system keep

your eye clear and your skin fresh

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PANAMA SINGER

Will Give Second Redpath

Lyceum Entertainment

Briers Hall Dec 13

The Panama Singers will give the

second Redpath Lyceum entertain

ment next Monday December 13th

at Briers Hall

This musical company will present

Panama in song and story

Four graduates of the same well

known school of engineering are to

gether on the works in Panama

They are impressed with the

magnitude of the project fully in

formed of its history interested in

the native people and romantically

touched by the love sonsrs of the

Southern country They are a

thousand miles and many months

from home They are young men

The program opens with the boys

in their quarters at evening They

sing the oft sung college and cam

pus songs Many darky songs and

Southern jubilees follow You will

never forget their camp meeting

scene

Their thoughts return to their

present purpose in Panama as set

forth in the stirring song In Pana

ma especially written and com

posed for this timely program The

Indian days in Panama are portrayed

in the original sonsr The Lament

of the Aztec The attempt of the

French to build a canal through

Panama is characterized in The

Failure of the French

The program is Pan American as

it includes the Spanish Mexican the

Indian the Negro and the Ameri

can songs Many of the popular

songs of the day suitable for such a

program are sung

The keynote of the program is

struck in the triumphant and very

musical songi Who Dug the Ditch

This song words and music was

especially written and the motif re

peats through the program

The boys get the moon fever

and sing a group of beautiful South

ern love songs mostly new In

fancy they assume the relation of

rival serenades for somf fair senor

itas favor Theburlesqae bull fight

andthe bu esqu duel follow as up

roarious fun

The great men around whom

centers the history of the canal are

dramatically presented the follow

ing historical characters being im

personated Balboa who discovered

the Pacific DeLesseps who fifty

years ago undertook the building of

the canal Colonel Goethals the en

gineer who immediately takes com

mand and mades dirt fly

All through the program are

sketches of interesting and contri

buting history There is a nearly

continuous play of comedy and fun

notably the hungry young man It

is a complete program full of tune

ful songs commemorating a project

of world wide importance with a

pleasing variety of fun The music

includes classical and popular quar

tets and solos popular medleys

novelties pianologues readings

with the whole program tied togeth

er in a sketch of Panama

The program concludes with a

medley of the song hits of the eve

nine Who Dug the Ditch In

Panama and others

Good Roads for Graham County

The Klondyke

School Election

The town was invaded Monday

by a party of Klondyke people who

came over on business in connection

with the recent school site election

which proved unsatisfactory to the

people of that section

Ther were two sites submitted

to the voters one received 21 votes

and the other iJO votes The claim

was made that one vote was illegal

but there was no way to determine

which site got the vote

The matter was taken up by

County School Superintendent Hey

wood but as yet he has not ren

dered a decision

Another election for a school site

would probably solve the problem

Those who came over from Klon

dyke were D W Wilson J F

Greenwood J F Wootan Dr Hy

D Parker Kane Wootan W L

Wootan H J Dowdle Albert Alex

ander J P Weathersby and Romeo

Haby They left for Klondyke Tues

day

Christmas Suits for Boys

Remember vou can buy Boys

Suits at Moimis Simons Store

Safford cheaper than you can buy

them East Come in and see our

stock

Attention Ladies

Ladies Tailored Suits worth

2500 small sizes to close out nt

per suit 750 You cannot afford

to miss this chance at J R Welker

Co

FOR

NUMBER 43

s PLANS ACCEPTED

COURT HON

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Lescher Kibbey of Phoe

nix Were the Successful

Architects

BUILDING TO COST 44000

The New Court House Will Be

Built on the David E

Welker Site

The board of supervisors met in

regular session Monday All mem

bers of the board were present

The entire day was taken un in

considering the plans and specifica

tions for the new county court house

which were submitted by the fol

lowing architects

Trost Trost El Paso Texas

Lescher Kibbey Phoenix E C

Heck Clifton

All plans submitted were excep

tionally good and the drawings of

buildings were of artistic and im

posing edifices The specifications

seemed to call for about everything

needed for the accommodation of

county offices

The board continued the consid

eration of the different plans and

specifications Tuesday forenoon

finally deciding to accept those sub

mitted by the architectural firm of

Lescher Kibbey of Phoenix after

several slight alterations were made

in the plans The plans call for a

building to cost 44000

The board finally decided that the

site offered by theD E Welker

estate situated on I street and front

ing west on Tenth street would be

the location for the new countv

court house

The board adopted resolutions in

regard to the sale of court house

bonds and ordered resolutions to be

published

Mrs Jessie Iark was given indi

gent transportation to ElPaso

Texas

Juan Martinez indigent was

granted an allowance of 1000 per

month

The assessment of Wiley Morgan

of Klondyke was reduced on ac

count of erroneous assessment

The report of Fair Commissioner

Byron Smith giving the insults of

the work on the State Fair exhibit

from Graham county was read and

ordered filed

W V Thorpe reported to the

board that the 3000 insurance on

the old county court house at Solo

monville written by the Arizona

Fire Insurance Co of Phoenix had

been transferred to cover the furni

ture and records in the temporary

court house in the Riggs building

The board agreed to the transfer

FIVE HUNDRED CLUB

Mrs Kate Jennings entertained

the Five Hundred Club at her home

Saturday evening December 4th

Five hundred was the game of the

evening Delicious refreshments of

tamales and coffee were enjoyed by

the guests who deigned to leave in

the wee sma hours or go home in

the dark Those present were Mes

dames M Richmond T T Swift

E G Swift M P Foody A C

Worden Z C Prina H J Warner

and Miss Mary Tucker and Messrs

Swift Foody and Richmond

STLOUISGETSCONVENTION

The Democratic National Com

mittee at its meeting in Washington

D C Tuesday selected St Louis

for the democratic convention of

1916 which will convene June 14th

The vote was St Louis 26 Chicago

12 and Dallas 14

WOMANS CLUB MEETING

The next business meeting of the

Womans Club will be held in the

M E Church Friday December

17th at 800 oclock p m

Fourteen Take

the Examination

The teachers quarterly examina

tion was held Monday and Tuesday

at the High School building

There were fourteen applicants

for teachers certificates three of

which were for special certificates

two for music and one for agricul

ture

Four applicants from Cochise

county took the examination

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Hii in goou condition Apply to Box

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