Arizona republican., 1910-03-17
FRAUD AND GRAFT EXPOSED"
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XII With that vigor which encourage ] ment infuses. The Republican con ' tinues the work of reforming an even ing contemporary. one of whose be- setting weaknesses is the delusion that it can fool it's readers by printing em- balmed, decomposed and stolen tele- graph.
 The result last night appears 10 be almost an affirmative answer to the old question: Can the leopard change his spots or the Ethiopian the color of his skin?"
 The evening contemporary came nearer last night to presenting hon. est telegraphic news than it had ever done in it's career of fraud upon and deception of its readers. N Last nights issue of the evening contemporary contained only three
 fake telegrams. They were brief and were put into inconspicuous positions
 where they were less likely to offend the eye of readers and aggrieve the
 soul of The Republican compiler. who
 is conducting this work of reform with
 hope born anew.
 Il One of these telegrams conveyed the
 startling information that Secretary
 
 Another apprised readers that there
 was to be double wedding at Read
 ing, Pa, yesterday. The third con
 veyed the almost unbelievable inform ation that a missionary meeting was i in progress at Gulfport. Miss. and would last until Sunday, Deo Volente The readers of the evening contem
 pOrary no doubt observed with alarm
 
 son with its previous telegrlphic TO- tundity.
 They are thereby given a line on
 the real size of the contemporary
 telegraph service. It was about the right size last night. There is to be
 deducted from it. of course. those three
 fake 'telegrams" hitherto mentioned. Another column relating to the con servation meeting at St. Paul yester- day did not come by wire. but it was
 Associated Press advance matter and it's use was therefore legitimate. as
 was the use by the evening contem- porary of such parts of The Repubii- cans morning report as it needed or desired. If il really understood how
 to use telegraph it would have used very properly more of the morning report.
 The fraud of yesterday was so pitt
 fully small that it is hardly worth mention, but in order to keep the rec
 ord straight, notice must be taken of 1t. No. 1. Page 3-"Nagel in Boston" Elm balmed; 42 words.
 No. 2. Page 3-'Two Sisters Wed Two Brothers" Elmbalmed 4s words No. 3. Page 5-"Women Mission Workers" |" Embalmed: 6O words. A total of l50 words in comparison , with l.4l0 on Tuesday night; l.250 on Monday night, and 2.375 on Friday 1 night. The record Is incomplete, the compiler being otherwise engaged on Saturday night But the fraud was less extensive tht night. the contem- porary not having recovered from the \ first shock of exposure. But here now is a glorious come down which may be ascribed to the \ circumstance that the contemporary yesterday was not melted to fraud bv the mistaken merriment of Suggs as on the previous day. l oh. where was Suggs's compliment, That aid that Suggs affords? one touch of Suggs's funny-bone q Were worth Twelve Hundred Words. 5I If Suggs doesn't mix again in this ] campaign of reform, The Republican \ win succeed in raising it's cOntem- \ porary to q higher level of honesty. 4 Maybe Suggs is mad. His compli } mentary letter alluded to the contem- { f;rl ha ha ms,
 he has learned that the contemporary \ is caring less for the people iust now \ than for that elusive Southern Pacific l advertising contract which it is "has- N ing madly trying to throw upon its N tail salt in the guise of promises Co be N good