A few interesting tidbits that ran in the Arizona Daily Star June 6, 1916:
JEWELRY WORTH $400 AMONG THIEF'S LOOT
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Burglar Enters House Through Unlocked Door; Capture Is Expected
Jewelry valued at $400 was stolen from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hughes III, 423 North Main street, yesterday afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock, by a thief who entered the house by the unlocked door of a room occupied by J. R. Ring, an advertising solicitor for The Star.
The jewelry belonged to Mrs. Hughes. Among the articles taken were six rings, one of them being a diamond ring with seven settings; a pearl ring, a gold band ring, a full set of garnet jewelry, including bracelet, necklace and earrings, and numerous other pieces.
Nothing else belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Hughes was taken. The thief, however, looted Mr. Ring's room, stealing three suits of clothing, all that Mr. Ring had with the exception of what he was wearing. With a fine sense of humor, he left an overcoat belonging to Ring.
The fellow was seen as he was leaving the house and his capture is expected. It is believed he was a transient.
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All those rings and Mr. Ring to boot. Next comes a cautionary tale that is still a valuable lesson:
KILLING OUR CHILDREN
In 1903 the American people killed 466 of its citizens, mostly children, on the Fourth of July.
In 1904 we killed 183 and injured 3,986, making a total of 4,169.
In 1909 we went up again, killing 215 and wounding 5,092—total, 5,307.
Last year, 1915, we made a better record. We killed only thirty loyal celebrators of the signing of the Declaration and wounded only 1,135, with a total of 1.165.
This is doing fairly well, considering our bloody past. But do we really have to put over a thousand people temporarily or permanently out of business just because we are glad we live in these free and independent United States?
Don't the boys who celebrate with picnics and parades have just about as good a time as those who play with fire and finish in the hospital or blow themselves to glory? Does freedom require a human sacrifice?
Why not be sensible once and for all, and keep fireworks out of the hands of the young? Civic or neighborhood evening festivities where the fireworks are in the hands of trained experts are a different matter. If we want fire, that's the way to handle it!
Why not relieve mothers of anxiety, boys and girls of danger, and the country of a reputation for senseless slaughter?
And why not, while we are about it, get togethers in groups and have a lots better time than we used to?
And finally, an advertisement from the same paper:
