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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN. SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1920
THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN .
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SATTJRDAT MORNING. SEPTEMBER 11. 1920
Remember this: They that will not
be counselled cannot be helped. If
you do not hear Reason, she will rap
your knuckles.
Franklin.
A Man of Courage
The American people love a man of courage.
Especially, Is that quality desirable In those who are
looking for their support or their plaudits. Be the
candidate a presidential possibility or a baseball
player. ; he needs must have self-reliance, initiative
and a well-developed sporting1 sense In the treatment
of opponents If he would stand well with the general
citizenship. When, therefore. Senator Harding was
nominated by the Republican party as its candidate
for the presidency, the United States inquired first
concerning his ability to think consistently for himself
and carry out the results of his thinking despite any
kind of opposition. .
They did not know him well. Active in public
life, his activity had been of the unostantatious kind.
Holding well-defined, opinions on every important
question before him and the people, he had supported
them consistently and courageously but without any
blaring of trumpets or flaunting of standards. Except
to those who knew him Intimately, he appeared to
lack the qualities that the American people would
demand in a candidate. But their fears were-unfounded,
as has been shown by Governor Campbell,
following the meeting of Senator Harding with the
governors on August 31. .
When Governor Campbell and several representa
tives of the League of the Southwest arrived In Marlon
on the day before the date of the meeting they were"
told that Senator Harding could not discuss the prob
lems connected with the reclamation and conservation
programs of the western states. These In charge of
the Republican campaign alleged that It would be
inexpedient at that time to demand a definite state
ment from the Republican standard, bearer on ques
tions which were opposed by the great body of voters
In the central states, ana It would be impossiDJe;io
have Senator Harding express himself. , ,
Undaunted, however, Governor .Campbell had an
Interview with the candidate in the evening of the
lay before the governors' conference. The needs and
aims of the west were outlined to him. -Senator Hard
ing listened attentively, Instructed his secretary to
make notes of the salient points brought out during
.he discussion, and when he appeared before the
assembled governors on the following day, devoted his
entire speech to the reclamation problems of the west
and the need of solving them quickly and efficiently.
To the surprise of the western governors, his
speech was a direct examination of the attitude of
the central states and of the wrongfulness of their
contention that they must pay for the development of
lands which, when reclaimed, will be direct, competi
tion with their own. He showed that the progress of
the United States had been due to the manner in
which its people had opened up new empires. He
showed that increased production would be a benefit
to the farmer of the central states. He told these
opponents that they would be untrue to the ideals of
Americanism If they persisted in opposing the reclama
tion of the west, and he promised a sure support of
the west in its plans for the future. t
Certainly Senator Harding demands the. support
of the west. The qualities that are his are the quali
ties of a man of broad vision, a man who stands
definitely for constructive policies, who thinks clearly
and independently and 13 neither a dodger nor a
truckler.
Something to Wonder At
The senatorial investigation of Republican methods
f raising campaign funds, which has been predicated
upon charges brought by Gov. Cox, continues to drag
its weary length along with no indication, as far as ,
Ihe general reader can discern, that the investigation
is getting anywhere. In fact, it appears, from editorial
romment, that this same general reader has come to
ihe conclusion that since the investigation has reached
no objective in the past it will attain none in :he
Tuture.
One of the results of the investigation which must
have surprised supporters of.Gov. Cox who wer-3 mora
enthusiastic than logical when he hurled his charges
at the heads of the Republican campaign managers, is
the alacrity with which they admitted a large number
of the allegations. They seemed to welcome the
rhance to tell things. They had tried to raise money
in aid of their campaign. It was unbelievable, but
they did it. They asked the people to aid them
financially. In this crime, according to the Coxlan
standards, large numbers of citizens immediately mj.de
themselves accessories before the fact. They attempted
to organize the work of collecting the subscriptions.
This sin, which must be charged also against the Red
Cross and the Salvation Army, they commuted cheer
fully. They wished to have the contributions as
general as possible, to the end that the very number
of subscribers would testify to the strength of the
Republican ideals. So they transgressed the law by
asking all citizens favorable to a progressive and con
sistent government to help with their mites. They
were sinners, were, these Republican campaign man
;;gers, and they seemed to glory in their sin.
It is hardly worth while to say th-t the charges of
Gov Cox are wearing thin. What wi'l happen to them
when the campaign gets really under .vay is hard
to predict, but it is reaso'Vih.e to suppose that a time
is coming' when Cox will be called to a;i accounting.
1-ut this thought intrudes. The Democratic party
i r eds money, for without r-ier.cy it c-a-i fiwetion no
better thtin any other activity of its kin 1 that is rie
) rived of the wherewithal. 1 1 must get it from the
,'ooi.ie, or it will not pot n:.y at all. It musi try to
oMain it from as many a porsibio, for the more sub-0..;'-el..;
it pains, the more votes it may be certain of.
M:iy it not be that the pot is calling the kettle names,
. i-t nhor. th.it our Democrn tir frion.io
:o ri'.an:.;" lit -- -o
thunder? And may it not also be the fact that the
Coxia.n charges may become, in the very near future,
as cold an issue as the Wilsonian version of the Ver
sailles peace treaty or the League of Nations?
Teacherlesi Schools
With a large majority of the public high schools
In the country opening for the fall term within the
next few days it is estimated that they will be without
at least 15,000 properly qualified teachers. These are
the figures made public by the United States Bureau
of Education after it had conducted an extensive in
quiry among the high schools of the country. More
than 7,000 high schools are thus crippled, the report
says.
At the close of the high schools before the long
summer vacation these schools employed 65,857
teachers, and to provide fo rthe normal increase in
school attendance and to take the places of the
teachers, and to provide for the normal increase in
ing the schools for other work, there are required
17,273 new teachers this fall. It is stated by the bu
reau that this proportion fairly represents the general
condition in the high schools throughout the country
and the estimate is made that there is a total of 25,978
vacancies in the teaching staffs of the high schools
that should be filled before the fall term oegins.
But the available supply of teachers falls far short
Of supplying that number. In fact, there are said to
be only about one-half enough qualified candidates.
Simultaneously with the Inquiry made of high schools,
a request was made to the colleges and universities
of the country to report the number in the graduating
classes this year and of these to state how many had
signified their Intention of taking up teaching as a
profession. Educational institutions to the number of
823 reported accordingly that the graduating classes
are composed of 10,680 men and 9,327 women, of whom
1,630 men and 4,742 women will take up the work of
high school teaching. This 6,372 does not go far to
ward filling the 25,978 vacancies that are worrying
the high school officials. An appeal has been made to
other graduates to tak'e up teaching and also many
former teachers have been called upon to return to
the profession in the emergency.
School boards everywhere have been advised by
the bureau of education to lose no time in strength
ening their forces. Salaries must be raised and con
diitons must be improved in order that high schools
may hold their desirable teachers and attract others
equally desirable. All this' must be done, not only
for the benefit of the teachers, but for the students
who are the real 'sufferers when qualified teachers
quit the service for more lucrative professions.
LITTLE JAMES
jr. t
a i-:
up the lack of iir.ilit.ii-.g by an e-ce.s of
Chasing a Rumor
I discovered 'at when you git away from Phoenix
wunst it's almost impossible to find out what's goin
on In the world. I been worryin' about this here
Misski an Dempsey fite which I never knode bow it
turned out till I got up this mornin' In a place called
Cloyis, which Js in Noo Mexico and they said 'at a
srumor had came, over th wire 'at Misski got knocked
out. That was' confurmed at anuther place called
Amarlllo, an' mebbe it's so.
I got laid 'up at Ash Fork till 8 (eight) o'clock
. Monday morning an I ast the operator there how did
th' Misski-Dempsey fite turn out. "Give "em time,
kid," he says, "to pull it off; they ain't been no
fite yet."
When I got to Winslow I thought shure 'at I
e could get all the fax about it but the operator says
'at he hadn't heard nothin but now he reelected hcarin'
some lady say 'at they was goin' to be a fite Labor
Day. "If you hear anything about it down the line,
let me know," he says.
When I went in with th throng at Gallup for
- dinner that nite, wun of Mister Harvey's girls with
a black dress an' white shoulder straps came a-round
. carryin' a big tray an sez. "Will you have sirloin or
filly of veal?"
"Did you hecr th' result of the Misski-Dempsey
Prize Fite?" I replize.
"No," she says, "an I'd like to know but traffic's
been so heavy today it kind of took my mind offn
, spoarts. .Trains has been comin' in so fast both ways,
'at the cow ketcshers of wun'd be shovin the standin'
trains off before our gests could finish their meels.
It looks like all the passengers an' th' Santy Fe System
is eatin at Gallup today. Let me know if you hear
anything about th fite.
I went back to th car and sat in the smokin
apartment. They was only wun other man there an
without noticin him much, I sez rm kinda anxshus
to find out how this here Misski-Dempsey dispute
was settled, or if it was settled a Tall."
"I hadn't heard of it." he says; was it a relijus
or a Plitticle Controversy. I judge from Mister Miss
ki's name 'at Bolshevissism i3 somehow involved
into it."
"No," I replize. "it's ruther a persunle affair," but
I didn't Hke to say Jist what kind cf a afair, fer by
this time I noticed 'at my Companyun was a solium
kinda feller an looked like he belonged to th Relijus
Sex which has got it in for the Mormons an th Cath
olics. So I continooed, "Th dispoot is about which
is th' best man."
"That orten't to be hard to settle," sez he; "why
don't they leave it to fokes 'at knows 'em?"
"But they can't agree about that," sez I; Demp
sey wants to leave it to a Bird from Fillydelfy and
Misski wants somebody else."
"But why don't they leave it their nabors which
knows all about their Reppytashuns fer truth an'
verassity ?"
"Well, m be - i aImost sed
"You'll be what?" sez the feller kinda feerce-like.
"I mean." sez I. "I ll be goin' in to see how Jorge
is gittin' along makln up my Birth."
Speakin' of Births, mebbe you remember how the
Santy Fe give me a Birth upside down wunst, an' it
took me 3 (three) hours to git into it.
This time Mister Kirkwood which sold me the
othern. sez he'll be keerful this time an' hell give me
Lower Six.
"That's what you give me the other time," I sez,
"an' it got mixed up with Lower 9 on act of their
bein' so much alike. I'd ruther you'd give me some
other number 'at ain't in no danger of gittin' con
foosed thataway.
"No," sez Mister Kirkwood, Til take some Fre
cashuns this time. I'll git out a injunekshun aginst
anybody but you usln Lower Six." I don't know
whether he did or not but I gess he forgot it, fer they
sent Mister Cruice along to occipy th' upper story
of Lower Six. I gess, &s a kind of Lookout aginst in
truders. Anyhow, they wasn't nobody tride to take
Lower Six away from me.
LITTLE JIMMIE.
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grpKOEHlX MUST HMD Jwill HRVS H DRY
A Weekly With a Hump on It. We Cover the Desert.
Price : Tut ! Tut !
Ariz., Sept. 4, '20
Eighty-third Trif
THINGS YOU Way have noticed
(Upon Returning From Vacation)
That the old home town sure looks
good to sore eyes.
That gasoline is cheaper in .Phoenix
than in lots of other places " on a main
line railroad." (Prescott, Ash Fork,
Williams, Flagstaff et all papers please
copy. And this is no hint to local gas
dispensers to boost the price.)
That Lon?
town again.
Bob Holiday is around
That, after months and months of
waywardness, the Gazette has 'cor
rected its slogan from, "Always Fore
ward to "Always Forward."
That there must have been an elec
tion somewhere around here.
That the Cafe is open again
"bigger and hetter'n ever." "Call at
thi's office for adv. rates.
That Billy Spear is off on his vaca
tion. That the weeds in the yard grow
faster than the proverbial mushroom.
That through some serious error
they have paved the railroad crossings
at Central avenue. (Honest o good
ness!) That there isn't what you would call
a hell of a lot of jubilation over the
present price of cotton.
That they painted a car on one of
the suburban lines a vivid yaller.
That our depots reminded you of
those at many water tank towns.
(Note to managing editor: If you
think this paragraph is apt to be libel
ous on the water tank town kill It.)
That .somebody must be putting
sleeping powders in this night ah.
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INTO WINTER QUARTERS
With the waning of summer, some
anxiety is being manifest over the
disposition of the local chapter of the
Amalgamated Association of Ice Drain
Emptiers. Be calm, neighbors; plans
are being considered whereby the or
ganization can affih'ate with the local
order of Wood Choppers, Coal Heavers
and Ash Sifters Union. The Jady mem
bers of the ice drain union welcome
the prospect as they claim that among
the eligible for the new organization.
the majority will be women.
"Believe me," exclaimed Miss Minni'e
Mops, the secty. to the old order, "it's
us women nowadays that sifts the
ashes to save the coal. I'm for Joining
the Wood Choppers union." Members
in the ice drain union are requested to
brush up and tell us' why they are
qua'lned to join the winter order.
BACK AGAIN!
While it is not the intention of this
publication to create a wave ot con
sternation and apprehension, we are
impelled to call attention to the fact
that summer i's drawing to a close.
If we mav be pardoned tor introduc
ing a pew figure of speech, we might
observe that mueli water nas paasea
under the bridge since Junes first
couple leaned over the bridge rail and
tried to read the future on the moonlit
water rippling below. hich is an
other way of saying many thi'ngs hap
pened this summer. Some romances
got away to an early start, bore fruit.
and the romancers have come back
from their vacations to new apart
ments where they have settled down
to learn something of the idiosyncra
cies of the persona they married. Other
romances have been shattered and the
echo of the crashes Is commingled
with sighs of . regret and si'ghs of relief.
The hotel clerk knows that summer
must be drawing to a close by the !
stack of worthless checks ha cashed
for the usual per cent of shoestring
aristocracy that hits the high class
hostleries with a can of .sardines and a
box of crackers buried in pretentious
looking grips and handbags. Already
Ike Bloom is maki'ng mental note of
his summer earnings as he paws over
a bundle of unredeemed pawn checks
and comments, "Oi! So soon is it Sep
tember!" On the other hand. Shultz. the
butcher, Barney Able, the grocer, and
their ilk are sending out statements,
weks old now, adding personal touches
here and there, such as, "Plcape remit."
"Please!" "Have a heart!" "Hope you
had a pleasant vacation," etc.
In stores and offices business waits
while "the latest returned one" nar
rates a score of han-ralsing incidents
that occurred during the two weeks at
the resort or in camp or at the crazy
little boarding house.
But wherever we go or however we
go, we all come back in the same shape
flat on our backs, dead broke, glad
to get back but still wishing we were
starting it all over again. Yeah, sum
mer is a great little institution while
she lasts.
ANNOUNCEMENT
We hereby announce the coming of
one of the most stupendous undertak
ings this fearful weekly has ever un
dertaken. We will soon issue a special
number known as the Cotton Edition.
Special prizes will be offered for best
stories on "How I Made a Fortune In
Cotton" and "How I Went Broke On
Cotton." And many others. It'll be an
all-wool cotton edition." Get your story
in early. We will also give a substan
tial prize for the best long staple cot
ton song. Get busy now and watch
for future announcements.
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For state supt. of education it was
a Case of too few votes.
OVER THE RIVER
Where the Black Canyon road cross
es the Agua Fria, there is a village
called Canon. They keep a team of
horses there to pull autos across the
river.
The 'wrinkle is that if you hire the
team on the bank its costs you one
dollar. If you get stuck in the stream
and then holler for help it's two dol
lars. Recently two ears pulled into
the village and while a couple of na
tives stood by and one driver explained
the wrinkle to the other driver. They
both decided to take a chance and if
they stuck they would be glad to pay
the two bones to be pulled out.
The first car dipped in, got two-
thirds across and then his clutch be
gan to slip. He settled down in thu
water. The second driver gave out a i
merry ha-ha and dived in. He stuck
along side of the first.
"Ahoy, with that team!" both sang
out lustily.
A couple of the village denizens
sauntered down to the shore.
"Got stuck, did ye?"
"Yeah, come on with that team."
"What team?"
"Why that team standing over there;
we want to get out of here."
"That there team aint no 'count.
That there team can pull you if you
hook right on to 'em before you git
in the river. The other team that
pulls you out of the river is gone up
in the hills bout ten miles and no
tellin when they'll git back."
"Well, what are we going to do?"
"Dunno, guess -y'll haf ta stay there
until they gets back."
It was a rank frarneup. What the
driver wanted was an offer for more
money. Di'd he get it? He did not.
The two parties kicked off their shoes
and set to work with jacks and rocks
and in an hour's time had built a rock
road under the first car and got it out.
When the natives saw this, one hol
lered, "Say, the Boss says he'll pull
that second car out for two-and- a
half." He was invited to go to hell. But in
pulling a Ford across the river, the
driver pulled the thing fnto the second
stalled car, banging up the rear.fender.
"Now," said the owner of the stalled
car, "you just go up and tell the Boss
that will cost him ten dollars for a new
fender. Or take your choice of hook
ing on to this car with your team and
pull me out."
He did, nad the team just walked
away with the car.
Maybe Jeff Martin at Canon can
enlighten us on this kind of shenan
igan. o
Anrt we now begin to understand
why Lamar Cobb referred to him as
"the astute Wiley."
VOTE OF THANKS '
j
The editor of this col. wishes
tender his vote of thanks to the en
nent and honorable board of supe
visors for the rare bit of headwot
they used in designating the polli'
place for our precinct. The precl
is bounded by Center on the wi -
Sixteenth street on the east, the rive
on the south, and the city limits on tr
north. And for the polling plac thf(
choose the gateway to Riverside par
the extreme . w. corner of the precir.
and inconvenient to every voter in tl
precinct. We might add that the pr.
cihet registered about 40 voters, six t
whom cast votes i'n the primary. Tl
other 34 probably spent the day hun
Inir fnr be rmllin'T nlaCff. Ypt fin''.
political wizzards wonder why wo, ,
having a hard time keeping Marine ;
county free from the so-called Pii.
democrats. If with their years pf e?
perience the Democrats haven"
learned more than they seem to hav
learned about the mechanics of a.
election it would be only fair to g's
our enemies the Republicans a cat'
at it. '
WHY IS ITT
For the first time In nearly
years the Camel's Back failed to is
last week. When one is out in a wilde
ness of a country on a pleasure tr.
with a friend and sees him suddenl
carried off by death, worldly rhatter
such as getting out this little she
hold no attraction.
Theologists tell us that this worl
of ours is being run according to
i'lan. VVOUIU dial buiuc nupci
as long as the theologists have a
sumed the responsibility and then
plain why it is that so often y( j
Death calls he calls upon the bet: ,
us. Van Palmer was such a man.
And don't you really wonder what
ottr minister p. p. to Slam thinks of
the outcome?
Stage Whispers
Edfth Rockwood: PleaBe send 1.
your address. Some bird has writtr
to you from Philadelphia and we air
holding the letter for you. Just thinii
my dear, they read the Hump in Philai
delphia! The city of brotherly dubte
Anyhow it's a fat old letter. Edith, ant,
we are Just busting to know what's l.
it. Some kind friend please " t
Edith's number. t
Sally & Itenrt: Whath yo' una
anyhow? You going to leave m
stranded here all winter?
T. O. D. You stir our CuriosiC" B
but nothing more serious.
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Also you may have noticed that
the race for mine inspector. Jack w
Bolin right along. And for anot'
contender in the same race the requ
will be. "Massey's In the cold, !
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ground."
And Simms can siiy, M1t me, V
I'm the winner!"
FORTY YEARS AGO TODAY
From The Phoenix Herald, which was absorbed by The Arizona Re
publican in 1833, and for a time was published as .
an evening edition
THIRD PARTY STUFF
Saturday, September 11, 1880
The Epitaph calls Tucson "the fu
ture capital of Arizona."
M. W. Stewart voted to move the
capital of Arizona to Phoenix in the
last legislature.
The Los Ansreles Herald learns that
a . railroad accident occurred near
Maricopa. Arizona, a couple of days
ago by which 13 freight cars were
smashed to smithereens. It appears
that the train, which was a heavy one,
In going down the Maricopa grade sep
arated and afterwards collided In some
way.
Judge C. A. Tweed arrived by this
morning's coach from San Francisco
and will hereafter be associated with
Captain Hancock in the practice of
law.
The Republican county convention
met this morning at 11 o'clock in the
court house which building was filled
with interested spectators. All the
members of the convention were pres
ent except Lewis of Tempe. The fol
lowing were nominated: For council.
Dr. O. H. P. Sheets and William
Isaacs; for sheriff. J. B. Kelly: for
treasurer, F. A. Snaw; for probate
judge. Captain Hancock; for district
attorney, C. A. Tweed; for recorder,
Frank Kirkwood; for supervisors,
Newell Herrick and A. Decker; for
public administrator, Wilkes; for sur
veyor, H. R. Patrick. This evening
a grand -ratification meeting will le
held on the p'.aze at 8 o'clock. The
Phoenix brass band w 111 play. There
will be seats provided for everyone and
the scene will be lit up by large bonfires.
The Atlantic and Pacific railway is
under process of construction from its
Junction with the N. M. and S. P. ft
few miles south of Albuquerque and
on the west side of the Rio Grande to
its probable terminus at San Francisco,
with a branch road to San Diego.
About three-quarters of a mile of track
is being laid each day. They- have
about 700 men at work grading and
about 100 men in the track laying
party.
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Q. What has Canada done in tne
way of vocational education for her
disabled soldiers? C. C. E.
A. Over thirteen thousand soldiers
have been trained in Canadian re
training schools, and forty-three thou
sand are now taking courses.
Q. What is the meaning of the
word plankton in speaking of the
plankton of a lake? L. B.
A. Plankton is the name given to
free floating or swimmingt organisms
THE YOUNG LADY ACROSS THE WAY
Like Einstein's theory, there are only a dozen
mental giants alive who can understand how Charles
Ponzi marlo rvilHo ir international stamps.
THE YOUNG LADY ACROSS THE
WAY.
The young lady across the way says
the danger now Is that many of our
best women won't take the trouble to
vote and every hbjhmlnded woman
ought to resolve here and now to.sturt
the ballot box.
found. in oceans, lakes or rivers, con
sisting mainly of blue-green algae,
bacteria and diatoms (one-celled
plants). The color of certain waters
is due to the presence of plankton.
Q. How much money was spent last
year by Great Britain for liquor?
D. C. H.
A. In 1919. Great Britain and Ire
land expended one billion, nine hun
dred twenty-five million dollars for in
toxicating liquor. It was divided as
follows: England and Wales, one bil
lion, six hundred and fifteen million
dollars; Scotland, one hundred and
eighty million dollars; Ireland, one
hundred thirty million dollars.
Q. What is the legend concerning
the Blarney stone? I. M. C.
A. This famous stone is in tne ruir,3
off old Blarney castle, near Cork, and is
said to give the one who kisses it the
power of saying agreeable things.
From this story comes the word 151a r
ney. a term for any very complimen
tary or flattering talk.
Q. What is toucan? R. M. D.
A. This is-a name for birds with
enormous bright-colored bills, inhab
iting South America and ranging as
far north as Mexico. The bills are light,
as they are filled with air cavities.
These birds feed on bananas, insects
and reptiles. They frequent lofty trees.
They are sometimes confused with the
hornbills of Africa, birds with large
bills, but belonging to a different fam
ily. CI. How did the amount of our com
merce carried on American ships com
pare before the world war with the
amount before the Civil wai M. P.'
A. Before the world war only eTgnt
per cent of our goods were carried in
vessels under the American flag, while
at least sixty per cent of our com
merce was carried in our own mer
chant ships prior to the Civil war.
Q. How does the Sahara desert
compare with the United States in
size? D. E. A.
A. The Sahara has an area of three
and a half millions square miles, while
continental .United States has but
026,789. With Alaska and our island
possessions, our territory is slightly
larger than the Sahara desert.
Q. Was there a Jewish woman cor
responding to Joan of Arc? A. S.
A. Deborah, the wife of Lapodeth,
was one of The earliest judges of Israel
and urged the Israelites to rise against
the Canaanites who had oppressed
them for generations. Barak, leader
of the Israelites, refused to go into
battle unless accompanied by Deborah.
With a small force she triumphed over
the Canaanites. The Song of Deborah
is considered a masterpiece of Hebrew
literature.
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Q Are there good roads in the Phil
ippines? M. U. R.
A.-r-The Philippines are a . paradise
for autoists, possessing three thousand,
five hundred miles of fine macadam
ized roads.
Q. When was the first cotton ex
ported from the United States? B. I.
L.
A. In 1784. the first bale of cotton
exported from America was shipped
from Charleston, South Carolina.
Q. Is there proof that a part of the
United States was at one time glaci
ated? A. S. R.
A. Geologists agree that there was
a glacial period In the northern United
States. The rocks in this part of the
country bear evidence of having been
glaciated. Small remains of glaciers
are found in the high Sierras, on the
volcanic cones of the Cascades and in
Montana and Colorado. The presence
of moraines also bears witness to a
glacial period.
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Sixty-four former privates are
among the 630 members of the new
"plebe" class at West Pofnt trfh year.
It is the largest nnmberW.Bppointees
from the ranks of the arrhievr made
to the academy. t"
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The motor transport rrps arid the
transportation service are, no-. longer
separate units of the Th;ite4tates
army. These army divisions have- been
marged into the quartermS Va corps.
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More artillery ammunition was ex
pended in one month of tr World war
than in the entire periods Ot the Amer
ican civil war. the Frpsieo-Prussian
war and the Busso-Japancse war com
bined. - -
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Paris will name one of It etreets or
boulevards "Xovember 11' in com
memoration of the date QjL.th.e .firmia
tice which ended the Woxid -TV ar.
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WASHINGTON,, Sept. 10 Here
are some of the campaign expenses
of G. H. Force, a defeated M-lss-ourian.
congressional aspirant, which
he listed under oath in his expense
account filed recently with W.
Tyler I'age, clerk of the house of
repreesntatives.
"August 1 Postage for 25 letters
to influential men in my district,
telling that I was trusting to the
kindness of the people and the
mercy of God to elect me (both
failed) 50 cents.
"August 2 For professional ser
vices of a tonsorial artist in shap
ing up the sandy whiskers of a',:
Influential son of Erin 35 cents.
."August 3 One Jar 'face creme'
to fascinating blonde for passing
out my cards 35 cents.
"August 3 Another Jar of 'face ;
creme' to charming brunette for
passing out more of my cards 35
cents.
"August 8 For her work and J
fluence among her many frleJ
and admirers, a pair of open-woi
hose for a plump widow; the le;
said the better, special $1.
"July 27 For street enf fane tc
summer garden where Tony Steuver
and congressional committee held
election one night a week previous
to legal primary and nominated my
opponent for congress in the Tenth
district 14 cents."
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and 1 $5 bill, please !;
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and receive reward
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