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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 31, 1920
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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN
PHOENIX. ARIZONA
Published Kvery MorrLnr ?T tb
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Whom they have injured they also
hate. " Seneca.
Senator Walsh's Advice
"Whatever may have been the closeness of the
accord between Governor Cox and President Wilson
with, respect to the League of Nations, we believe
that the advice of Senator Walsh to the candidate,
to approach that subject gingerly, will be heeded.
There are comparatively few people in ' the United
States who are with the president in his desire for
internationalism. His own party is plainly not with
him as has been made manifest whenever there was
an opportunity within the last year for democrats
in the mass to express themselves. c
Sq long as the president was the head of the
partyVSiaturally there was a large number of demo
crats who stood with him in what he regarded as
the greatest issue before the country, and they
would have supported him if he had been the advo
cate of a still more chimerical Idea. - But the presi
dent is no longer the head of the party and now
that the shift has been made it will no doubt be
regarded by the new head as wise to break away
from a most unpopular issue.
It will not be an easy thing to do; the presi
dent cannot be wholly repudiated by the new party
leader and his advisers. But undoubtedly they have
enough political acumen to perceive that they can
not burden themselves with an idea which is so hate
ful to Americanism. They can talk in ' general
terms about the ratification of the treaty with reser
vations, a stand that may be interpreted to be any
wherebetween the Lodge reservations and the decla-ratlon-
of the San Francisco platform In favor of
reservations which will only more clearly define our
oougauons unaer tne treaty without relieving our
selves of any of those obligations.
But certainly the republicans in the course of
. the campaign will insist on the people being told
precisely what the democrats mean by reservations;
to what extent they are willing to go In preserving
our sovereignty unimpaired and the people them
selves will demand to know what kind of a League
of Nations the new management of the democratic
party wants.
Ws and a Contemporary
We do not like to make a comparison between
The Arizona Republican and a friendly contemporary
which may appear to the latter to be invidious, but
we think that it is due the people of the United
States and especially to the advertisers of the
United States to know that The Republican has a
larger circulation by a considerable margin than the
Marion (Ohio) Star. At any rate at the time of
the June" compilation by "Editor and Publisher" of
the circulation figures of the leading dailies of the
United States, the Star had a circulation of 10,000
while that of The Republican was in excess of 13,000.
A relative change may have taken place since the
early days of June. About that time a good many
people not only of this country, but of the whole
English speaking world, began to hear of the Star,
of whose existence they had not been previously
aware and no doubt new thousands have subscribed.
The Republican for the last five or six years
has not been strong for circulation contests; in fact,
it has avoided them for the reason that it had be
come convinced that a subscriber whose name has
been put upon the list as a result, of such a contest
is not a -valuable asset; at the most he is of only
prospective value. Having thus been dragooned
into becoming a subscriber, there is a bare chance,
that he. may come to like the paper which in a way
has been forced upon him, and he may become a
voluntary and regular subscriber. But the chances
are about ten to one that he will not, but that on the
contrary, he will avail himself of the opportunity
afforded him by the expiration of his subscription
to escape from the list. The Republican long ago
discovered that a subscriber who was not attracted
by the paper itself, or who was not convinced by an
earnest, intelligent solicitor that the paper would
be servicable to him. was not a subscriber whose
name it would be worth while to enter upon its
books. A bedeviled or bribed subscriber feels
neither friendship nor respect for a newspaper which
he takes for any other reason than that he wants IC
And it is that reason why The Republican holds Its
BUDBCnoers year, and is constantly
tracting new ones who will also come to feel
they are a part of the paper.
But if we could inaugurate such a subscription
boom as we suppose the Marion Star is having or go
Into such a subscription contest as the Star and the
tayton News. Governor Cox's papers, are enjoying
we would be tempted to go into it. If tor a prize
or inducement, we could offer, instead of a set of
dishes or a cash award, a candidate for the presi
dency of the United States we believe we could
-xwle our aistaste for circulation booms
contests.
at-that
and
crime"
might
Feminine Knees
Under a 'net the minshm.nt
in nie
scheme State Senator Wilkinson r r-
. . "cvigja, misrnt
spend eternity trying to break the airplane altitude
11C wiring a cast-iron uniform with socks
or lead pipe.
Wilkinson wants to make it a crime for a woman
to wear a bathing suit that doesn't cover shoulders
and knees.
A man won't be able to take his wife swimming
in Georgia when Wilkinson is done-for there shall
be separate pools for men and women.
Tow. Spnatnr TUT" ill,- i
, , uviiiovji, now in the nam
a bathing suit
-itue iSh can a woman swim
built to his enumeration?
- How can she even float?
How can she walk?
Not to be suspicious but just why this Georgia
solon's sudden peeve?
"Evil to him that evil thinketh." it was said of
old.
"How come" that a giive and dignified member
of the Upper House should find in a woman swim
mer's knee iniquity so great that there must be a
law to abolish it?
There has been keen rivalry among the legis
lators of the several states in the matter of casting
witless laws. Senator Wilkinson may not win First
Award, but he certainly is entitled to honorable
mention. -
Rio Salado-
Wo are not sure that .this is pure Spanish for
"Salt River," but it is so nearly correct that people
will understand what we mean. "Up Salt River"
for many generations, at least three, now has been
the direction of the destination of defeated candi
dates for office. And even yet every individual has
in mind one or more candidates whom he is hoping
to send "up Salt River" this fall..
The original Salt River is a tributary of the
Ohio. Its source is in Kentucky and being very
crooked and difficult of navigation it was In the
early days a favorite stronghold of the river pirates.
These highwaymen were in the habit of preying
upon the commerce of the Ohio and rowing their
plunder up the Salt river whence it was never re
covered. Hence it came to be said of anything that
was irrevocably lost, "It's rowed up Salt River."
By an easy transition this expression came to be ap
plied to defeated candidates.
It Is pertinent to remark that the republicans
of this county are engaged in the planning of a flo
tilla for the transportation of the democratic candi
dates "up Salt River" this fall.
Postal Pensions
The commissioner of pensions lately made pub
lic the schedules according to which employes of the
government under the civil service act are to be
retired. Railway postal clerks and post office
clerks are to retire at the ages of 62 and 65 respec
tively while in the other branches of the service,
70 is set as the retiring age. The, pensions provided
for under this act of congress range from a mini
mum of $180 annually for government service of
fifteen years to a maximum of $720 for thirty years.
The compensation is admittedly too low and mors
liberal provisions will probably be made when the
state of the finances permit. Current scales of
remuneration in the service do not allow provisions
to be made for the days after retirement. Neither
are the retiring public sevants able readily to turn
to new fields of employment, nor are the pensions
sufficient to assure the means of subsistence.
It was fortunate, therefore, that retirement ws
made contingent upon the desire of the individual
and his ability to continue in the service as deter
mined by the head of each department or office
concerned. Efficiency should, however,' be made
the test and not the personal circumstances of the
individual in question. The retention of employes
in the public service after their days of usefulness1
have passed has already been responsible for un
measured inefficiency.
The public service must be put, on one of two
sound bases: It may become an industry similar
in its conduct and administration, to private enter
prises in which case the remuneration will have to
be high enough to permit employes to contribute to
an adequate retirement fund. If the alternative is
adopted and remuneration less than its competition
rate is paid, provision must be made for the adequate
pensioning by the - government of those who are
, forced to retire. A policy midway between the two,
such as we now have, eliminates the veteran at the
top without attracting the ambitious youth at the
bottom. It Is consequently not surprising that the
public complains of inadequate and inefficient
service.
It just seems that It cannot rain. But we have
been through this sort of thing before and there
always came the rain. It .has sometimes been
irregular like the postal service but it is a great
deal surer.
There is not that degree of elation among the
endorsees of the Non-Partisan labor movement that
might have been expected of the beneficiaries. The
front view of a thing is often more alluring than the
rear elevation.
Cigar manufacturers don't know that their so
called cigars are' doing much to help the anti-tobacco
crusaders..
An advertisement says more eye-glasses re
being used than ever before. Women's styles prob
ably have something to do with this.
One watching a couple dancing the new dances
for prizes wonders why they work so hard for such
little money.
Those who are holding the pulmotor over the
prostrate form of J. Barleycorn are shaking their
heads sadly.
When a candidate spends all his time scolding
taxes, you can bet that he has never paid any.
LIBERALISM IN JAPAN
The House of Representatives
(By K. S. Inui, Department of Political Science Uni
versity of Southern California.)
lum? 6W3 flashed froI Japan that the par
liament was d,ssolved. Strictly speaking, however,
nT1P,Se f tW h0uses' The "PP" house 1s
Tbused ifSanV- ThC l0Wer hUse ls the on tht is
and L f.f disagreement occurs with the cabinet
and the latter does not resign.
Japan is divided into 47 administrative divisions,
each one of which is in turn divided into several coun
TereZT Heretofore "veral representative,
wa! I a prefecture t rge. But last year
from - f Cd ,S aS to choose on representative
from a s.ngle electoral district for four years A
inronaa3?0 lnhabita's can incorporate itself
enMtie,? tl beCme an ''dependent electorate
entitled to a representative. Some are entitled to send
more, according to their population
A candidate for election must be a man at least
excent'that T" N ther tlon -cessary
except that he cannot be a lunatic or bankrupt or
k I dlsiuamied on the gronnda cIvnPdis.
ability. Teachers of religion and those who have busi
ness contracts with the government are also barred
is or does the candidate have to be a resident of
nJlT diStHCt Which he "pect3 to represent
O6 ia ln Tky and be a candidate from
Osaka But with the change last year to an elector
ate, the people are taking more local pride and -'the
favorite son" argument is now effectively being used
against the "imported cousin" contention
manBay,ThT they e,ectd? An elector must be a
Z , ? yearS f age &nd continuous resident
of the district for six months. He must pay a mini
mum of $1.50 of direct taxes to the national govern
ment such as land, income nnH o-r;.- . 6
When the constitution was promulgated i
wijcuy uuamicauon was $7.50 There
then 450,000 voters. In 1900 it wa, lowered
wmcn increased me voters to 1.700,000. Last year it
La iKin lowered to i.&o. This would give suf
frage to approximately 3,500,000.
in
1S89
were
to $.",
TODAY'S BEST NEWS PICTURE
BY GROVE
?ojh ' "i
BUT 9,1
COWS iiJ VALLEY;
AND AOOT -THlf
TIME OF.VEAt?
AH OH - WELL-
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Q. Do United States mints coin any
money beside our own? M. B.
A. Cuban coins are made in Ameri
can mints, also the coins of several
South American countries.
- Q. Is milk a cheap food? M. E. R.
A. "Milk is cheap in comparison with
eggs or meat, since one quart is equal
to eight eggs, or one pound of lean
meat. Cereal foods are the cheapest
energy foods, but these are lacking in
lime and vitamines and consequently
cannot be used alone. A combination
of bread and milk or cereals and milk
is a satisfying as well as sufficient
meal.
Q. Does the United States Weather
Bureau control the weather kiosks in
various cities? A. W.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
it operates these kiosks (pronounced
ke-osks), but that very few are still
in use. It is the policy of the bureau
to discontinue their service, since tem
perature taken so near the street level
differs perceptibly from the official
weather report and leads' to comment
and confusion.
,.Q" Please giw me the name of the
man vho swam 12 miles with hands
and feet tied, near Boston? . D. H.
A. The record we find was made in
the New York harbor by Harry Klion
sky of New London, Conn He not
only swam 12 miles with hands and
feet tied, but also towed a rowboat.
Q. Is the venom of a poisonous
snake that has been killed infectious?
W. L. S.
A. The Biological Survey says that
it is doubtful if sufficient venom of a
poisonous reptile would remain on its
fangs after death to injure a person
seriously. It must be remembered
that such a snake will frequently in
ject as much as 20 drops of poison into
a wound.
Q. Will the soldiers buried in Bel
gium be returned to this country? T. M
A. The State department says that
the Belgian government has signified
its willingness to have the bodies of
American soldiers removed, promising
the cooperation of its railways in aid
ing transportation.
Q. Will soot, carbon and dirt collect
on platinum, which is constantly in a
furnace? Will the composition of the
platinum be changed by the gases in
th furnace? Is it a good conductor of
electricity? N. H. K.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that
soot, carbon and dirt will collect on
platinum, and that gases such as car
bon monoxide, hydrogen, and carbon
dioxide do change its composition
slightly. Platinum is a good conduc
tor of electricity.
Q. I have been working at a Naval
Ordnance plant for two years. I un
derstand all men over 65 will be turned
off on August 20, 1920. Will they re
ceive a pension or a bonus? F. D. W.
A. The Navy Bureau of Ordnance
says that only men who have served in
the navy, or who have worked for the
government at the navy plants for a
period of 15 years are entitled to a pen
sion. There is n bonus except to men
who have been enlisted in the service.
Q. Has Cuba good harbors? R. G.
, A- Cuba's seacoast is approximate
ly 2,000 miles long, with more deep
water harbors than any other country
in the western hemisphere.
Q. Who is known as the "Father of
Giants"? M. E.
A. This term is supposed to apply
to Anak, the Long-necked Giant of the
Old Testament. He was the progenitor
of a race of giants, the collective name
of which is Anakim.
Q. Has America produced an artist
who has been noted for his work in
stained glass? E. H. L.
A. John La Farge, who died in 1910,
was our first great artist of this kind.
He not only had a remarkable color
sense commned with his artistic gift,
but experimented
manufacture and designing of stained
J.
(Any reader can get he answer to
qucsuon Dy writing The Republi
-n imurmauon uureau, Frederic
.nsh.in, director, Washington, D C
This offer applies strictly to informa
tion. The bureau cannot give advice
on legal, medical, and financial mat
ters. It does not attempt to settle do
mestic troubles, nor to undertake ex
haustive research on any subject.
Write your ouestion plainly and brief
ly. Give full name and address and
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the inquirer.)
GAS GONDOLAS
PLY VENICE WATERS
EMCE ' Signor, your fras-srondola
floats without!' That's the way thev
say it nere now. Before the war
one traveled the canals of Venice
a Red Cross worker, except in
time-nonored man-propelled boats
:ow its the rase to chujr-chupr alon?
the sleepy waterways in gas launches.
o
In Japan and parts of China fea
birds do the fishing for the inhabitants.
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FORTY YEARS AGO TODAY,
From Ths Phoenix Herald, which was absorbed by Ths Arizona Re
publican in 1899, and for time was published as
an svsning edition
(Several hiatuses have been discov
ered in the files of the old Phoenix
Herald between this date and August 3,
when a new volume was opened, so
that the service in this department will
be somewhat spotted until that date
After that it will be more regular than
ever, and after August 15 there will
be a six-day service instead of five as
the mystery. of the Friday issue has
been solved, the paper of that day of
the week having been found in the
weekly file. The next "Forty Years
Ago Today" will appear next Monday.
After next Wednesday that feature will
be omitted until August 9).
FIRE I RESTAURANT
CAUSES TOTAL LOSS
FLORENCE. July "0. Fire, discov
ered at 5 o'clock. Thursday morning,
totally destroyed the Cosy restaurant,
Florence's best restaurant, causing a
loss of $1,500 to the building and a
complete loss to the contents, the
value of which was not stated. The
contents of the building were insured
for $2,000, but there was no insurance
on the building itself. Lucas Leos was
the proprietor of the restaurant, while
Chono Avanente was the owner of the
building.
When discovered, the flames were
issuing from the rear of the building,
soaring to a height of 100 feet. The
volunteer fire fighters were soon on
the scene and succeeded in confin
ing the fire to the one building.
Florence is to have a new up-to-date
fire fighting apparatus. It is a com
bination engine and hose motor truck
of the latest type and will add greatly
to the protection of the property here.
The city council at their last meeting
arranged for a building for the hous
ing of the same.
Big preparations are being made for
San Carlos day, August 12. This will
be the most important meeting of the
association ever held and business of
the most vital importance to the com
munity at large will be brought up at
the meeting. A large attendance of
the farmers and their families is ex
pected and games, etc., to entertain
the youns people while the older folks
are at the meeting, are being ar
ranged for by the committee.
A laundry is the latest addition to
the business interests of Florence. It
will not be necessary now to send the
wash out of town to have it laundried.
The cotton gin here is to be en
larged to almost double its capacity
this year in order to take care of the
large crop that is looked forward to
this season.
C. C. Clement and family spent last
Sunday with Colonel Griffy at his
mining camp. The colonel has a splen
did location for a camp and the
weather is nice and cool there.
Mrs. lone McBroom of the record
er's office went to the hospital here
this week to undergo an operation,
Dr. Randell will operate.
Oliver Bryan and party of friends
were visitors to Phoenix this week,
They drove over and report the roads
as being in good condition.
The stockholders of the Florence
canal had their meeting at Clemans
Brothers office yesterday and elected
a new committee to serve for the com
ing year. W. I. Davidson was the
member held over and T. A. Nicholas
"and Dugald Stewart were elected to
serve with him. An assessment of 50
cents per acre was voted to be levied
on the lands under the waters of the
canal so that the necessary work of
cleaning out the ditch and putting it
in good shape might be accomplished.
The committee was given full power to
do what they deemed to be necessary
to give the landowners the best re
sults. Mrs. J. B.. Bourne returned from
the coast yesterday where . she has
been for the past month.
The Florence ball team goes to Ray
next Sunday to play the fast team of
that town. The local team has been
winning their games regularly for
some time now and a good showing
is expected of them.
J. L Coleman was a visitor in Flor
ence last Sunday and attended the ball
game at Coleman park. Mr. Coleman
is making the race for election to the
state senate.
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HUMAN CASH BOX
GETS NEW NOTE
MELBOURNE Treasury officials
gave a new $100 note to a man who
informed them he had swallowed a
bill for that amount and was able to
prove it.
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"FADE" THROUGH
DYE-HOUSE WALLS
SAN DIEGO Thieves entered and
left the Balloon Dye works here, and
left not a clew for the police. Several
thousand dollars" worth of clothing
accompanied their exit.
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"Hold back the best cows."
r;;x chamber of commerce.
-Phoe-
Twenty carloads, or about 200 dairy
cows, were bought in the valley yes
terday by B. F. Harnert. buyer and
shippef for a cfceose factory at Raton,
N. M.
The number of dairy cattlo In the
valley, including everything from the
youngest up, is less than 9000 head
today. In 1916 the number, including
everything, was 75,000 head; in 1917 it
was 60,000, and in 1919 it was S0.C00
head.
Harry W. Pierson, field man for the
Pacific Creamery, when asked what
was going to be the final result said:
"It appears as if all the cows must go
except those for household purposes."
L. M. Harrison. fd agent for th
United States bureau of estimates,
when asked the same question, said:
"Estimates are very discouraging, but I
think a few cows will remain in the
valley."
The chamber of commerce issued &
plea to farmers to "hold back the best
cows." ,
The destruction of the dairy indus
try by the advance of cotton appears
certain and all that now can be hoped
for is that the farmers will hold a few
of the best cows to fall back on later.
ls t,he interpretation of the chamber oi
commerce plea. Its figures show that
since the great "exodus" of dairy cows
began in 1916 the herds have de
creased at the rate of 200 head a week.
That is for a period of practicallj
four and one-half years. Less than
9000 head remain. Shipments from ths
valley continue.
Today In History
Slightly Jazzed
Ignatius Loyola, founder of a great
church order, died on July 31, 1556, or
364 years ago today. His life is a
notable example of the fact that de
termination will do anything. He
started life as a Spanish soldier, but
was so severely wounded that he had
to quit the profession of arms. While
recovering he resolved to become a
power in the church and a saint, de
spite a lack of education. Though 30
years old he went through a university
and eventually was the head of the So
ciety of Jesus, a church organization
that still stands as a monument to the
indomitable soul of the wounded soldier.
THE YOUNG LADY ACROSS THE WAY
THE YOUNG LADY ACR0S8 THE
WAY.
The young lady across ths way says
of course the campaign's young- yet but
there seems to be a great deal of doubt
what the catamount issue ls snywav.
NOW AINT THAT A WOMAN FOR YUH?
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