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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 1920
THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN
Entered at in? FotrBLISHINO COMPANT
Mae? nfCatcPhoenlx' Arizona, as Mall
President and Pubplher SeCnd Class
general Manager 6 knight B. Heard
Business Manager Charles A. Stauffer
Editor W. W. Knorpp
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SATURDAY, MAT 22, 1920
A man's first care should be to
avoid the reproaches of his own
heart; his next to escape the cen
sures of the world.
Addison.
Under-Production
Undoubtedly one of the causes of high prices is
under-production real or apparent. But who is to
blame for that? "We have understood that the work
lngman Is at fault; that he insists not only on higher
wages but shorter hours and that he displays less
efficiency than formerly. That has come to us with
the persistency of propaganda. But is he -w holly to
blame?
We know that he has insisted upon and is re
ceiving higher wages. That is natural. "We know
too, that he has demanded shorter hours and the
justice of that demand has been recognized in federal
and state legislation which has shortened his hours.
In some Instances, it is true, he has given as little
as possible for the wages he has received and to that
extent he has been guilty of a form of sabotage, but
we think such instances have been comparatively
rare.
"We believe we will have to 109k further for the
causes of great under-production. We -will have to
look to the producers themselves. And in some cases
we would find what was disclosed at the meet
ing this week, of federal bank reserve officials at
Washington that there is less under-production than
we had supposed; that great quantities of merchan
dise of various kinds were being held for specula
tive purposes, the while the holders were talking of
higher prices in consequence of under-production.
It will be recalled that some weeks ago The Re
publican referred to the frank statement of the presi-
dent of a concern in Indiana engaged in the manu
facture of barbed wire, the greatest producer of
barbed wire in the country. This man's position was
really that of the head of a barbed wire trust. Barbed
wire was not only much higher in price than it had
ever been before, but was almost unobtainable. This
man admitted that his concern was running at only
half its capacity. He did not complain that labor
was unobtainable or inefficient. The barbed wire
Industry was turning out all of its product it wanted
to turn out. Why, he asked, should it turn out
twice as much at twice the expense and sell it for
less than the price it was now in a position to fix,
a price which, would yield it a greater profit than
if so much barbed wire were made that the industry
could not control the price of it?
That, of course, is a criminal view to take but
the opportunities for profiteering have rendered many
men criminally insane have made thieves, bandits
and pirates out of men who were formerly reputable
and supposedly honest business men.
What has happened in the barbed wire industry
has happened in many others. Care has been taken
not to permit a normal flow of commodities through
the markets. Their flow has been interrupted by a
. series of dams. The"' replacement men have held
back stocks as far as they were able, to be let loose
on a constantly rising market. Speculators along the
way to the extent of their ability, have erected check
4 dams so that what has reached the consumers has
been a dribbling quantity.
Many of these dams are being broken down by
this action of the federal reserve banks and its
members.
Whether or not this will stimulate the manufac
turers to increase production to replace their stocks
which will be depleted by the flow is uncertain, but
we suppose it will. They will probably be brought
back to normal and businesslike methods of earn
ing profits.
and
tion.
The Handwritina of God
Tomorrow will be a great anniversary, not only
for America but for the whole world. It was on May
24, 1844, that there was flashed over a rough, cheap,
iron wire stretched between Washington and Bal
timore the first telegraph message, "What hath God
wrought?" It was sent by S. F. B. Morse, the in
ventor of the telegraph, a humble acknowledgement
of the power of the Creator, and as such it remains
a classic example of that humility that exalts. A
vain-glorious message would have been framed by
a lesser man than Morse; he would have said in sub- ?
stance: "See what I have accomplished." But Morse
regarded himself only as an instrument of the great
power which had conferred the telegraph upon
humanity. ,
He marveled at his work as if he had had no
part in it at all like a boy, wonder-struck by the
necromancy of a magician. He had merely knocked
there had been opened a new tioor to civiiiza
Dazzled by the vision within, he asked the
question: "What nam
Morse had much cause for vain-glory in that
hour of success He had been laughed at and derided.
Congress had refused to take him seriously and had
rejected all applications for aid in carrying out this
experiment. It was not until a year before this
message was sent that congress had consented to the
pitiful appropriation of $30,000. ,
If any one man, unaided and alone, in the face
Of ridicule and discouragement, had accomplished a
great object, one of the greatest of objects, one which
would influence mankind more than any other, it was
the inventor of the telegraph. Tet he ascribed this
great accomplishment to the Creator.
Genera! Vood's Visible Strength
Acnriated Press dispatch yesterday credits
neral Leonard Wood with 143 instructed delegates
the national republican convene... u,c ol
. . , nr. instructed delegations Ari-
tes whicn naw r... -
nears That is rather misleading for though
Zona apP o"n j-efraincd from instructing the dele
thru bound them to General Wood no less securely
Id have been done by instructions, by jra
thari it cou rule aftcr sccing lhat at least four
posing i'"-
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to
of the six were Wood delegates. We therefore, know
that the vote of the delegation will be cast for Gin
r;J "Wood on the first vallot and every ballot there
after until either he has been nominated or until it
is made plain that he cannot be nominated. N01
do the 145 delegates given by the dispatch include
the delegates from Vermont which has been carried
handsomely by General Wood since the list of dele
tions was compiled and the classificaiton of them
was made.
We believe that General Wood will receive at
least as large a proportion of the votes of the unin
structed delegates as of the instructed. The former
came from parts of the country .which have been
favorable to him so that though on the first ballot
he will fall short of enough votes to nominate him
the showing he will make will be an impressive one.
The contests involving 118 delegates from tho
southern or democratic states have generally been
instituted by the opponents q General Wood While
not always so, these contests are apt to be baseless
though they are by no means always unsuccessful
The contests in 1912 against the Roosevelt delegates
were almost all successful because the national com
mittee was determined that Roosevelt should be
beaten.
We think we have another kind of a national
committee now. Anyhow we think we have a com
mittee which is not incapable of profiting from the
lessons of experience.
What Is to be Done With Villa
A Chihuahua dispatch yesterday states that it is
despaired of there, that Villa can be eliminated
"painlessly." But unless he can be eliminated some
how, there will be no complete restoration of order
in Mexic.0. So long as Villa remains, there will be
disorder. Though his power as a military leader has
dwindled until it has become negligible he will re
main as a nucleus for banditry which at times may
approach the proportions of a small revolution.. He
will always gather about him the criminal and the
dissatisfied and he will always ' be available for
selfish and ambitious leaders of greater intellectual
ability.
Villa is ignorant and vicious but possessed of a
force and personality which will always be menacing
to the peace and quiet of his vicinity. His limita
tions prevent him from leading a general and success
ful revolution. Acting alone his operations must
always be on a small scale, thoso of the ordinary
bandit, but there can be no assurance that he will
always be alone so long as there are men who want
that kind of a tool.
It is creditable to the leaders of the present revo
lution that "they declined the co-operation of Villa.
The first step should be taken, once the provisional
government has been established, toward his sup
pression and that of all armed bands except those
operating under the authority of the government.,'
There can be no recognition of such an element
and no compromise with it.
The Illinois socialists have decided for a dictator
ship by the proletariat. But there is no American
proletariat. The people who think they are prola
tarians arc all criminals or Insane.
They are protesting in Cochise county against a
further butting of the head against a stone wall in
the deportation cases. It is hurting in the pocket-book.
An. exchange believes, in consequence of the way
the country has been kinned by the profiteers, the
spring auction of raw pelts at the annual spring auc
tion at St. Louis should be unusually good this year.
"GRAND PIANOS" A CRUDE NAME
It is some time since we ceased to give "grand "
concerts' or "grand entertainments' or "grand pro
ductions." Dickens, perhaps, did as much as anyone
to show us the ridiculousness of the "grand scale" on
which we boasted of doing everything. But tho "grand
piano" wo still have with us. When you think of the
musical and charming names of the old world instru
ments, the harpsichord, the clavecin, the vlavichord
and the rest, it makes you long to find a. fitting and
dignified name for our beautiful instruments.
Our pianos would seem to have been named by
the carpenters who built them. First we had the
"square" and then came the "upright" good, honest
carpentry terms. But the "grand" was quite the best
of all. And when the makers began to modify the
term, and gave us the "parlor grand" it certainly held
its own among the "whatnots" and the "lambre
quins" and the everything "puttied" vases.
After that they gave us the quarter grand. Fancy
anything being "one quarter grand." One might as
well say a "little large" instrument, or a "humbly
majestic" piano. How make the two go together?
Really, it would almost be better to stick to the good
plain carpenter's names and call it as the children
do, the "three cornered piano."
Some day perhaps the tyranny of long usage may
be overcome and a new and worthier designation be
found for the acme of beauty in piano tone and ap
pearance. Possibly one of the many great artists to
whom the grand piano is as the breath of life will
yet hit upon a suitable and well sounding name for
the queen of musical instruments Philadelphia
Record.
HAMBURG IS "COMING BACK"
According to the Berliner Tageblatt, Hamburg is
beginning to recover from the depression caused by
the interruption of its foreign commerce during five
years of its foreign commerce during five years of
war and blockade. Life has returned to its wharves,
although the vessels that handle its imports and ex
ports sail under foreign flags.
Hamburg merchants are chartering vessels
abroad, which fly the colors of their own countries to
gether with those of Germany. Imports include
hides, cotton, lubricating oil, and provisions. Exports
are more varied and no longer are vessels departing
in ballast, as they did when trade was first resumed.
A great demand for German products exists, espe
cially in South America, and is growing daily.
Hamburg's maritime rival is Rotterdam, which
has become a relatively more important port since
the war than before. Tho trade of Czecho-Slovakia
will probably pass through Hamburg; as that country
has no disposition to promote the prosperity of a
town so largely under Polish influence as Danzig.
Real estate is active. The stock exchange is very
busy handling both securities and foreign bills
Living Age.
REASONABLE RATES
Referring to an old citizen as a "relic of an
tiquity," $1.
Calling a new made lawyer "a legal light of which
the profession should be proud," $2.25.
. To call a man a "progressive citizen," when it is
known' that he is lazier than a government mule,
$1.75.
Calling a female a "talented and refined lady, a
valuable acquisition to society," with variations,
$1.85.
Referring to a deceased citizen as "a man jruose
place will long remain unfilled," when we know l.e
was the best poker player in town, $2.25.
Extra rate charged when the party is veil.
Arkansas Thomas Cat.
THE NEGATIVE METHOD
I wonder how Mabel preserves her complexion,
srj wel!."
"By never attempting to preserve it." Boston
Transcript.
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Q. Can you give me some general
information concerning the Republican
candidate, Johnson? A. O. R.
A. Senator Hiram Johnson was a
member of the staff of the prosecuting
attorney at the time that Abe Rueff
was tried. After Francis J. Henry was
shot down in court at this trial, John-,
son took his place and secured the con
viction of Rueff. Senator, Johnson has
been governor of the state of California,
was a founder of the Progressive party
and ran for vice president on their
ticket in 1912. He was elected United
States senator in 1917.
Q. How many rivers are there in
this country? D. V. H.
A. There are 295 navigable streams
in the United States.
Q. When and where was the G. A. R.
organized? I. M. C.
A. The Grand Army of the Republic
was organized in Decatur, 111., April 6,
1S66. Its existence is primarily due to
Dr. B. F. Stephenson and Chaplain W.
J. Rutledge of the 14th Illinois infantry,
who conceived the idea of its formation
in 1864 The first national encampment
was inaugurated on the 20th of Novem
ber, 1866. The Grand Army has been
organized into departments, represent
ing the states and territories. In 1916
there were 5452 posts, having a mem
bership of 159,863. The establishment
of Memorial day is due to the efforts
of the G. A. R.
Q. What is meant by "ground
game?" B. B.
A. In English law this applies to
hares and rabbits, which are subject to
extinction by the occupants of lands to
protect their crops from ' Injury and
loss. This removes these animals from
th protection which, in the interest of
tho sporting classes, the English law
throws about wild animals which are
hunted for- sport. Ordinarily, the pos
session of land confers no right to kill
or snare game found thereon, but it s
not uncommon in England to provide
in a lease for the keeping down of
ground game.
Q. Who were the three kings ot
Coloqne? C. P. G.
A. This refers to tne tnree. wise men
of the East who followed the star to
the birthplace of Jesus Christ. Their
names are usually given a3 Balthazar,
Gaspar and Melehior. Their bones are
supposed to be preserved in the cathe
dral at Cologne.
Q. What state - is known as the
"Lumber State?" A. F.
A. This is a popular name for the
state of Maine.
Q. When a gas well is on fire, how
can the flame be put out? E. K. D.
A. A charge of dynamite is exploded
in the air at the side of the flame for
this purpose.
Q. What metal is most useful to
man? R. C.
A. Iron is considered the most use
ful, on account of its great strength,
durability and malleability.
Q. How many towns in the United
States are named Columbus? A. M.
A. According to the Postal Guide.
there are 21 cities and towns in the
United States of this name.
Q. What are "cats" and "dogs" in
poker? A. V. N.
A. "Cats and "dogs are extra
hands" or combinations of cards that
are played in some games that are not
conducted strictly according to Hoyle
A "little dog" is a deuce to a seven,
without a pair, and a "big dog" is a
nine to an ace, withou ta pair; a "little
cat" is a trey to an eight, without a
pair, and a "big cat" is an eight to a
king, without a pair. A "little dog
beats a straight, and a "big do?" beats
a "little dog," and a "little cat" beats
either kind of "dog," and a "big cat"
beats a "little cat." Accordingly, "dog"
and "cat" flushes heat straight flushes,
and in a game where they are played
the highest hand that can be held is a
"big cat" flush consisting of a king.
queen, jack, ten and eight.'
Q. What was Ouida's real name?
L. B. F.
A. This was the pen name of Louise
Rame. Her father was French and her
mother English. She expanded her
surname Rame into de la Ramee, and
the pseudonym Ouida was her own
childish pronunciation of Louise.
CAny reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Repub
lican Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C.
This offer applies strictly to informa
tion. The bureau cannot give advice
on legal, medical andjjinancial matters.
It does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles, nor to undertake exhaustive
research on any subject. Write your
question plainly and briefly. Give full
name and address a.nj enclose 2 cents
in stamps for return postage. All rn
plles are sent direct to the inquirer.)
Legal Advertising
FORTY YEARS AGO TODAY
From The Phoenix Herald, which was absorbed by The Arizona Re
publican in 1899, and for a time was published as
an evening edition
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals for constructing the
Alpine-Reserve Road, Section 3, from
Stations 1113-00 to 1494-84 located
within the Datil National Forest, State
of New Mexico, County of Socorro, will
be received by the District Engineer,
Bureau of Public Roads, U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, at Room 218 Luna
Strickler Building, Albuquerque, New
Mexico, until 2 o'clock P. M., May 29,
1920, at which time and place they will
be publicly opened and read. The right
is reserved to reject any and all bids,
and none will be considered except
those from contractors ascertained to
be experienced and responsible. .
The project is approximately 7.2
miles in length and the principal items
are approximately as follows :
22 Acres Clearing and grubbing
4434 cu. yds. Rock Excavation
21,385 cu. yds. Common Excavation
989 lin. ft. log culverts, varying
sizes.
Rubble masonry retaining walls, pro
tection ditches and incidental items.
The work is to be completed within
one hundred and .seventy-five weather
working days. The maps, pla-ns, speci
fications, estimate of quantities and
cont.act forms may be examined at
above address.
Proposals must be made on forms,
and in accordance with instructions,
forming a part of the specifications,
and must be accompanied by a deposit
in an amount at least equal to five
percentum of the amount of the bid, In
accordance with said instructions.
E. S. WHEELER,
Acting District Engineer.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals will be received un
til 2 p. m.. May 29th. 1920, at the office
of the Common Council, Flagstaff. Ari
zona, for the improvement of that por
tion of the State Highway within the
Town of Flagstaff.
The work consists of approximately
5,000 cubic yards of excavation, 15,000
square yards of pavement, one 30
span reinforced concrete bridge( and
ether incidental work.
Alternate bids will be received for
one course plain concrete pavement,
Bitulithic Pavement on cement base,
Bitulithic Pavement on an Asphaltic
Concrete Base. Bituminous Concrete
Surface (Modified Topeka Type) on
plain Cement Concrete Base and 'Bitu
lithic Concrete surface course (Modi
fied Topeka Type) on Asphaltic Con
crete Bass course.
Proposals shall be addressed to
Thos. Maddock, State Engineer, care
of City Clerk of Flagstaff, Arizona, and
plainly marked on the outside of the
envelope "State Highway Contract
Within the Town of Flagstaff."
Plans and specifications may be i?een
at the ofike of the State Engineer.
Phoenix," Arizona. Copies of the plans
and specifications may be obtained on
payment of five dollars ($5.00) to Thos.
Maddock, State Engineer, Phoenix.
Arizona.
An unendorsed, certified or cashier's
check for five per cent of the total
SATURDAY, MAY 22, 180
Chicago, May 21 The republican
convention today adopted a resolution
instructing the forty-two delegates to
the national convention to vote for
Grant, authorizing the chairman of the
convention to telegraph the same to
General Grant. The nomination was
made unanimous by a rising vote amid
numerous protests from anti-Grant
delegates.
Washington, May 21 The latest po
litical news states that Senator Davis
has refused to accept the second place
on the ticket with Tilden. His chances
are thought by his friends to be good
after Tilden is out of the way.
Montgomery, Ala., May 21 The
delegation from this state to the re
publican national convention will go
solid for Grant.
OmtVa, May 21 The delegation to
the republican national convention
from this state is a Grant one, but
Blaine will get the vote.
Local Lines
Ed Gleason arrived today from Mc
Millen. Much satisfaction is expressed at
the thorough manner in which Zanjero
C. Besse performs his work.
Last evening about 8 o'clock just
previous to the convening of the lodge
of the Rebekahs at the hall in Irvine's
building the lamp on the north wall
exploded and caused considerable ex
citement among those assembled. The
injuring of the carpet was found to
be the extent of the loss, upon the
extinguishing of the flames.
Mrs. Alcorn charged with disturbing
the peace was tried before Justice
Warfield and a jury yesterday and
found guilty. Tho sentence was o0yr
an equal number of days in the fvul.
The latter was preferred and the ly.s
oner has started on a fifty day go as
you please sweating match in the sher
iffs iron cage.
The following is a report of the
school census of this district taken by
Neri Osborn: Number of boys, 6 to
21, 209; number of girls, 6 to 21, 170;
total number of children, 379. (The
school census within the same territory
taken in February of this year is
9,676).
(An adjourned meeting of the
farmers of the valley was held at the
Center street church to see what could
be done about bringing about a rea
sonable price for grain. There were
several merchants there, among them
Mr. Ellis, who "thought it was well
enough to establish a price if it could
be obtained.")
amount of the bid. payable to the
State Treasurer of Arizona, will be re
quired with all proposals.
Satisfactory bonds will be required
of the contractor to whom award is
made.
The State Engineer reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
All proposals shall be made on
blanks furnished for that purpose.
THOS. MADDOCK,
State Engineer.
Phoenix. Arizona.
May 12th, 1920.
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LEGAL NOTICE
On or before June first, nineteen
twenty, the Board of Regents of the
University of Arizona will receive
sealed proposals for general contract
covering construction of a residence at
the University of Arizona Experiment
Farm, near Mesa. Plans and specifi
cations may be obtained from the Pres
ident's office, University of Arizona, or
from Mr. C. J. Wood, Mesa, together
with full Information as to the proposed
work, and are on file for inspection at
the President's office, University of
Arizona.
Contractors desiring to submit pro
posals may obtain full or partial sets
ot plans arfd specifications for esti
mates on request or by appointment,
and the returns of such plans and
specifications must be guaranteed by
a deposit of $25 which deposit will We
refunded on the return of the plans and
specifications ' in good order. livery
such proposal must be accompanied by
certified check for five per cent of the
amount of the bid included in the pro
posal as a guarantee of the intent of
the contractor to enter into a contract
with the University of Arizona to well
and truly perform all the matters in
eluded in said proposal, and in accord
ance with plans and specifications or as
liquidated damages in the event of fad
ure or refusal on the part of the con
tractor to enter into contract as above
named.
Said certified check will be returned
to the contractor whose proposal is not
accepted, and to" the successful con
tractor upon execution of a satisfactory
bond and contract hereinafter provided.
The University of Arizona reserves
the right to reject any or all proposals
or to withhold the award if for any rea
son it may po determine.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
The Tempe Irrigating Canal Com
pany will receive sealed bids for the
construction of the necessary orks
and the installation of metal headcates
in the Tempe Irrigating Canal, in Mari
copa County, Arizona, until 2:30
o'clock p. m., on Monday the 24th day
of May, 1920.
The work above referred to and the.
materials to be used therefor, is par
ticularly described in the drawings and
specifications therefor, which are here
by referred to for a more particular
tiescription of the work, said drawings
and specifications being now on 'He
at the office of the Tempe Irrigating
Canal Company, No. 512 Mill Avf. ue.
Tempe, Arizona, where they may be ex
amined by persons desiring to submit
proposals for the work.
The bids will be opened at the office
of said Canal Company on Monday, tho
24th day of May, 1920, at 2:30 o'clock
in the afternoon of said day, and the
contract will be let to the lowest bid
der, but the Canal Company expressly
reserves the right to reject any and all
bids.
TEMPE IRRIGATING CANAL
COMPANY.
Signed 'by L. D. CROOK.
Supt.
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NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the As
sessment Roll of Maricopa County,
State of Arizona, for the year 1920, has
been filed in the office of the Board
of Supervisors of Maricopa County,
where the same may be inspected by
those desiring to do so.
The Board of Supervisors will sit as
a Board of Equalization commencing
Tuesday. June first, 1320, and con
tinue its F's-,sion until the afternoon of
June tenth. 1920.
C LARENCE L. STANDAGE,
Clerk, Board of Supervisors, Maricopa
County, Arieona.
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TIN WILL STOP RATTLE
A bushing of thin tin, to take up the
slack, will stop the rattle of ptarlng
gear rods and the play in the joints.
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Good biscuits and hot cakes, T. W. C
A., 7:15 to 9:30 a. m. Adv. di
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Good bacon and fresh eggs. T, W. C.
A. Cafeteria breakfast. Adv. ril
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Help put Phoenix over the top in the
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$35,000 to raise but it can and will be done if you do your part.
We want both men and women workers to report to Mr. Dulmafie at campaign
headquarters at McArthur Bros, today at 9 o'clock later for work in after
noon and evening.
Come and Help Us Put Up a
Whirlwind Finish
If you can't work, give liberally to the workers who have volunteered to help
raise the fund.