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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-20
Awarded the Carnegie Prize of $500 the Winter Academy

| 20 remember me heartily 10 VI. Bur
ruughs and with my best compliments.
NO news from he BliVes since No
Nomber ~, but he was wei at that date.
! We suppose him 10 be in Belgium.
GrcCuirc and CASTOR thc two porters
of tho Galerie IevcsQuc) are also at
the front. This last writes that lie has
just '2igouillc la paillasse trois
alboches.' which makes three less Of
them at any rate" (Thats terrific slang
meaning that Castor has just done for
three Germans) "You must tell NJ
Burroughs that we have Just heard
that Andre Dozarrois has been seriously
wounded"
Andr" Dc2arro!s, mcuuuHcd IN the
above letter as among the seriously IN
jut"d iu battle, Is "A young French art
critic oi promise who was sent to this
country last spring by his Government
to make a study of the Morgan art COL
lcctiorS in the metropolitan Museum OF
Art. While here he made a study of
some of our artists as well. and as a
result he wrote charming and appre-
clatlvo accounts Of the work of
Messrs. Burroughs and Lawson for the
catalogue of their Paris exhibition.
ono Of the most successful of modcrn
printers in color, the Bnbemi,n arti,,
r +. simon is well rcpr,souteJ in nm
exhibition now in tho kennel Galleries
II includes ctchings in black sep,a and
IN fun color drawings i'm croyon and
pastel. and many water ,olors MI of
which displav the sam, cxcelI.n, ouoli-
ties. The color prints of Mr. simon
take precedence over the resi- ~ his
production. as in them he has proved
himself A particularly pnod workman
and an mnovator.
The confidence he has in his tech
riuuc In this little understood mo,hod
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-20

y joint committee from the Society
of B"duX Arts Architects ana the Society
of Mural Painters announces an inter-
ostinC scheme e competitions for mural
decorations, They have obtained per-
miss on from the proper authorities to
offer certain wall spaces in some public
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-29
SUCCESSFUL MEN
CYRUS H. x. CURTIS.

A passage in story Rudyard Kipling
was writing for Mr.. Curtis referred to
the hero, In his excitement and despair,
gulping down a glass of brandy. As
Mr.. Curtis objects to any reference to in
toxicating liquors in his publications, he
telegraphed to Mr.. Kipling asking him
10 change the passage. He received the
following reply. Strike out brandy
and insert Mellins Food"
Curtis first adventure In the publishing
business was made on borrowed capital,
but his determination to push ahead and
ability to hold on soon enabled him to get
out Of debt and place his magazine
among the leaders.
His ability to build Is clearly shown In
his efforts with the Saturday Evening
Post. When he purchased 1t. It was In
a deplorable condition with a circulation
not over a hundred and. scarcely no ad.
vertising. One editor was all, 1t could
boast but through his untiring efforts and
shrewd business management 1t now
boasts thirty editors and q million and
a half circulation.
He is determined, enterprising. and
thoroughly self-relient. Absolute honesty
In all things is his motto.
The protection of HIS readers in the
nefarious advertisements Is a matter Of
history In the publishing world.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-29
H1OPER'S MEN HAVE
AN ELEGANT TIME
At EXPENSE OF CHILDREN
That Famous Examination Proves
to Be Plan to Exact $4,000
From Our Teachers
BY Thomas Fauntleroy.

Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 22.-Gov.
Hooper lately has been burdening his
speeches with a lot of talk about re-
form in the state departments, about
how much money has been spent for
business government, and so on; and
he has even tried to excuse the fail
ure of his administration to pay any
thing on the state debt by the blanket
assertion that the money has gone
for other purposes
1t certainly has; there is no doubt
about that.
More than 100000 of the peoples
money has gone to pay for a lot Of
superfuous Offices to take care of ad-
ministration favorites, scouts and the
professional politicians.
The people might overlook that and
charge it up to charity, They might
not think so much of a little peniten-
tiary graft, little on the side in a
back tax deal or something of that
the pussy -footers and wire-pullers,
led on by state officials, who. are grab
bling from $4,000 to $4,000 year
right out of the hands Of the public
school children and teachers, and
spending their spare time scheming
how to waste more, it is high time
that the people of Tennessee should
wake up,
Thousands Go to Waste.
Through the domineering activity,
the unsystematic methods and peanut
politics of Samuel H. Thompson, state
superintendent of public instruction
by the grace of Hooper, the school
children of the state are denied thous-
ands OF dollars that the taxpayers
scrape together for them. The excuse
that others have done 1t won't do.
Hooper says his is reform admins
tration. The excuse that the public
schools of Tennessee are in fairly
good shape won't do. If they are 1t is
in spite of the methods of the state
boards guiding forces.
Hooper himself has said that he
does not approve of the way Thomp-
son is carrying on. But the truth is.
Thompson is an East Tennessee Bull
Mooser and Hooper is afraid of him.
Thompson not only dominates the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-29

state board of education through
HoOper's failure to clamp down on
him, but he runs things over the nor
NAL school presidents, controls the
school men who draw their pay from
the funds appropriated by the people
of the state and lords it over Hooper
himself, so far as the educational de-
partment is concerned.
Instead of business administration
we find Thompson gallivanting around
over the country. anywhere every
where, without authority of law, at
the expense of the children of Ten
hessee, taking with him such favorites
as he chooses, charging their expense
account up to the state and travelling
around generally when he ought to
be at the capitol, devoting his time
and attention to the affairs of the
Office.
Stlll Crying for More.
Instead of a reform administration
we find Hooper sitting idly by and al
lowing Thompson to run through with
the legal travelling expense account
that the people of Tennessee allow
him by law, and fails to raise his
voice when Thompson boldly attempts
to have the state high school inspec-
tors take care of part of his ex-
pense. We find Thompson spending
everything in sight and kick for more.
We find him exacting thousands of
dollars from the teachers of Tennes-
see under the guise of a state eXami-
nation, dishing out certificates heller
skelter as the politicians dictate and
inviting lot of graders to the capitol
to feast off the pittances that the
teachers had to chip in.
Instead Of an effort to give the peo-
pie of the state just deal, we find
Thompson throwing stumbling blocks
In the way of installing uniform
system of accounting in the state nor
NAL schools, kicking like bay steer
because the state board of education
in a moment of wisdom refuses further
to waste the childrens money by
creating library inspectors and worth
less things of that sort; find him
drawing money out of the treasury OF
Tennessee for institute work withoul
the knowledge of the state board OF
and running the thing tC
suit his own tickle pleasure.
Hooper knows that all this is going
pn, Fact is, if the governor would
come back to Nashville and get busy
looking after some of his departments
be might do real service to the peo-
pie of Tennessee. 1t is certain that he
would help the school children.
That Famous Examination.
A good deal has been said lately
about the state examinations that
were held last summer. The news
papers around over the state began |
% make it hot for Hooper because
some of the questions concerned the
and were evidently de-
signed to be a boost for him. One of |
.hese questions, in substance, ran:
Who is the best governor since Bob
raylor?" This, of course, is a fraud |
pure and simple, but if the answer,
Hooper" entitled the applicant to
,redit of'10 points, it would be inter-
'sting for Thompson to tell what cred
t the applicant got If in an evil hour
le answered Benton McMillin, j. B.
FRAZIER or any of the other governors
If Tennessee.
That is not in it with some of the
hings that took place in that famous
season. Hooper tried to
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-29

But this is not the worst part. 1t
was pretty bad, it must be admitted,
when many of these graders sloshed
over the papers of these same ambi-
tious young men and women and really
never gave them chance.
But, truly, 1t is a terrible condition
when politician can send in list
of friends among the applicants and
have certificates issued to them wheth-
er they are competent or not. This
is unfair to the applicants who really
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-29
What the Vouchers show.

Robinson had no authority TO 90 to
Richmond, none in the world. He Lad
10 business there.
Il has been limited about that Rob
son used to go along to take care of
sorie overdrawn and fast fading ex-
panse accounts. The records, of
course, show nothing of The sort, but
No. 1926 contai.;s, on the in
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-29

side, the statement that it is charged
to the expense of the state superin-
tendent made in favor of M. w. Rob
inson. The state board of education
and nobody else authorized the high
school inspectors to include Thomp-
sons expense account in his.
Thanks to the state auditor, Tennes-
see may have chance to see all these
expenses charged up to the right de-
partment, and see this slipshod way
of doing business changed.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
MONUMENTS TO THE POTATO.
There Are Several Handsome Ones In
ENGLAND and Germany.

There Are Several Handsome Ones In
England and Germany.
Although America is the original
home of the potato, it is only in Eu-
rope that monuments have been erect
ed to honor the familiar vegetable.
There are several such monuments in
Germany and England costing large
sums of money and presenting the
work Of famous sculptors. The most
elaborate is that at Offenburg, which
honors Sir Francis Drake as the first
man to introduce potatoes into Europe.
The monument consists of an excel
lent statue Of Drake, rising from an
elaborate base decorated with gar
lands of the potato plant, with full
grown tubers. Several tablets are
placed about the base stating that
Drake first brought the potato to Eu-
rope with various laudatory inscrip-
tions as to the value of the potato to
civilization. A similar monument to
Drake and the potato has been erected
at Murz
AS matter of historic fact, Drake
had nothing whatever to do with in
Producing the potato to Europe. 1t is
generally supposed that Sir Walter Ra-
leigh was the discoverer Of the potato,
and stories are told of his appearing
on the streets of London wearing a
buttonhole bouquet of potato blossoms
in order to attract attention to the new
vegetable.
According to one version, the potatoes
were first planted by Drake in Ireland.
The fact is that the potato was first
taken from America by the Spanish
long before the exploration of either
Drake or Raleigh.-Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

pines with General LawtOn-one Of the
most famous officers in the army-and
still later served as war correspondent
attached to Madero's army in Mexico
when MaderO ousted President Diaz.
His services as war correspondent,
however, represent only small part Of
his travels.
MacQueen has travelled all over the
world. spending his time in odd spots.
He was in South Africa before Roose-
welt went there to hunt. He was In
Servia when the king and queen were
murdered-in fact, wherever anything
of worldwide interest is happening
MacQueen seems to be lucky enough to
be there.
His lecture here will be especially
timely, as it will be on the subject
"Mexico and South America" He will
illustrate the lecture with 175 beautiful
views. He carries his own special
machine, and an expert operator travels
with him. In dealing with Mexico he
will tell of the strangeness of a land
lying at our very doors. The lecture
gives a complete description of Mexico
today and as it was four centuries ago.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

guage is spoken. He is a most bril-
liant scholar, nd lis extensive travels
have eminentlly qualified him to speak
with authority on questions of national
importance-in fact, on questions or
worldwide Importance. This he does
in the famous Grafton he is to deliver
here.
The Fourth American Peace Congress
at st. Louis gave him standing vote
of thanks for the lecture, the only
tribute paid 70 any of the speakers.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
CIRICILLO'S ITALIAN BAND COM
ING TO CHAUTAuQUA.

This band-one of the worlds really
great bands-will give two concerts on
the ChautauQua program here. This
means that we will have one of the
most notable "band days" of any
Chautauqua in the country.
1t will be known as Music day on
the Chautauqua program, for the
Thaviu Grand Opera Company Is to
Join with the band at night in giving
great music festival. In the after
noon Ciricillo and his men give the en-
tire program. The members of this
band have Travelled together for ten
years, and that means much to an or
ganizatiOn of this kind.
The band will give popular concert
In the evening preceding the music
festival" by the Grand Opera Compa-
ny. The entire band will assist the
Thaviu company In this festival, max
ing 1t one Of the biggest music fea-
lures ever presented on any Chautau-
qua.
All the thousands of dollars that par
ents spend upon their children every
year In musical education will not ben
eft as 1t should unless the children
have high musical ideal set before
them. This is what Ciricillo's great
band does. The band has toured the
world, playing in all Of the important
cities of America and in most of the
large cities of Europe.
1t is probable that many parties from
other towns will attend Emusic day"
at the Chautauqua.
DR.. CHARLES L. SEASHoLES.
A thinker and an orator is this man
Seasholes, who is to lecture on brains
and the Bible" on the last day of the
Chautauqua. And he is as full of hu-
NOR as a June day is of sunshine. He
is blessed with big voice, and he al
ways keeps his hearers interested to
the last.
Seasholes has known the hard knocks
of life. He is today one of the best
educated men on the platform, but this
education did not come to him on a |
silver platter Not bit of 1t. He
landed at the university facing a ten
years expensive course, but with $210,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

Mr.. Cooke was travelling man and
was slightly injured in a railroad acci-
dent. One of the officials of the road
gently to Mrs Cooke.
Madam" he began, "be calm! Your
husband has met with slight-that is
to say. one of the drive wheels Of a
passenger locomotive struck him on
the cheek, and
well, sir" interrupted the woman.
you needn't come around here trying
to collect any damages of me. You
won't get a cent! If your company
can't keep its property out of danger
it'll have to take the consequences.
You should have your engines insured"
-Harper's Magazine.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

tered college, graduated with nlgn non
ors, became converted, entered the
ministry, married the girl-and, well.
all well regulated stories end there,
don't they? But we'll tell a little
more. Wedge has been fighting as
hard for worthy things as he used to
in the ring. He did lot of fine work
along "the Barbary coast" as Frisco's
red light district is called, and came to
be known as "the fighting parson." He
appeals to boys and shows them the
right pathway in life. He knows, too.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
Courtship In Camera.

She gave him a cabinet photo
He gazed for a moment or two
Then pleaded. Sweetheart, won't you give
me
The lovely original too?"
'If you're positive. dear. that you love
me-"
She said through a film of tears.
"A negative 1 cannot give you;
I'm yours to the end OF our years"
So courtship was quick to develop;
Their marriage was fixed up in town.
And now in a middle class suburb
She is steadily toning him down.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

would | were an artist!
'Twould fill my soul with cheer,
For when ! got a thirst on
I'd draw glass of beer.
California Pelican.
Still, I'd like to be a woodman
And walk the forests through,
And whenever l got hungry
I'd take chop or two.
Princeton Tiger.
The law would offer me more scope.
love the legal race.
With thirst and hunger l could cope
Just order up a case.
Michigan Gargoyle.
My occupations better still.
If you don't think so try 1t.
coach the frisky chorus girls,
And chicken is my diet
Cornell Widow.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
FROM PRIZE RING TO PULPIT.

"All the world loves lover" Then
all the world must admire man whom
love leads to better things. We pre-
sent the picture of one such, F. r.
Wedge "the fighting parson of the
Barbary coast" Wedge is to lecture
on the third day of the Chautauqua
here, and it is doubtful If any man on
the program has lived more exciting,
strenuous life than has he.
Wedge was forced into the street at
a very tender age to make his living
as newsbOy. Soon he found that he
must defend his rights with his fists,
and thus he received his first training
in giving and taking hard blows. He
found that he had a natural aptitude
as a fighter, for he whipped all the
street arabs who jumped on to him.
As he grew older he decided to take up
fighting as a business. He found
manager and soon won name for
himself In the prize ring. One victory
followed another until he became
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
Stamp Sale Increases.

The sale of postage stamps at the
Falls City postofiice for three months
ending July l, 1912, amounted to
s5O6.65; for the quarter ending March
81, 1914 the sales amounted to
SSO4.65, an increase of s1425 for each
of the 81 months.-Falls City News.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
PETER MAC QUEEN, WAR coRRE-
SPONDENT.

DR.. Peter MacQueen, who is to lee
ture here on the fifth day Of the Chau-
tauqua, is one Of Americas greatest
war correspondents. He served in
Cuba with Colonel Roosevelt's regi-
ment, afterward served ir the Philip
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
What Could He Dor

The teacher was reading the history
of England to some Of the little pupils.
When she came to the statement that
Henry l. never laughed after the death
Of his son she noticed one of the little
girls had raised her hand and seemed
very desirous of attracting her atten.
ton.
well. Amy" said the teacher, what
is itT'
"Please, ma'am," said little Amy,
"what did Henry |. do when he was
tickled dT"-Harper's Bazaar.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

known from coast to coast as "Kid"
Wedge, the welterweight. He fought
sixty battles in the ring and never suf-
fered defeat.
Then Cupid challenged him, and In
a short time kid" Wedge was a diff
ferent man. Cupld's challenge came
on the smile Of a charming young
lady who was a college graduate and
the daughter Of a wealthy physician.
She pointed him to the right path, and
Wedge eagerly took up the nght along
the new lines. he studied hard en-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

a strong body and two willing hands
as his sole means of meeting the eX-
penses that must accrue. In spite of
untold difficulties and hardships he
completed the preparatory and college
course and was ready for his theologi-
cal training at Newton Theological
Seminary.
At DenisOn DR.. SeashOies not only
excelled in scholastic affairs in which
he took the highest honors. but he was
captain of the gymnasium, and as a
rope climber was second only to Tut
tie, the collegiate champion.
DR.. THOMAS E. GREEN, WORLD
FAMOUS ORATOR.
Only occasionally does genuine ora
tor come Into the arena of the worlds
affairs, and when he does he always
finds an audience awaiting him, no
matter where he may speak. DIR.
Thomas e. Green is one of these ora
tors.
DR.. Green, who is to lecture on our
Chautauqua on "The Burden of the
Nations" is literally world lecturer,
for he has lectured in alnost all parts
The Coconino sun., 1914-12-18

The f. l.. M. logging camp
closed down operations last Fri
day. 1t is understood that the
mill will close down later for re-
pairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Baden re-
turned last week from Ohio and
again have charge of the boarding
house for the Greenlaw Lumber
Co., at Cliffs.
Mr.. and Mrs. lack hester left
Saturday morning for Los Angeles.
Mrs. kester will remain until
spring. Mr.. kester will stay a
few weeks before coming home.
Mr.. Manuel Lascala has new
coonskin cap made Of squirrel
skins that were produced by old
man Frank Lascala, his ten year
old son. Manuel is exceedingly
proud OF the cap which was made
in New York and which he never
wears in the summer.
Lame back may come from overwork,
cold settled in the muscles of the back,
or from disease In the two former
cases the right remedy is BALLARD'S
SNOW LINIMENT. 1t should be
rubbed in thoroughly over the affected
part, the relief will be prompt and
satisfactory Price 25c. Soc and 81 0C
per bottle. SOLD by Babhitt Bros -Ad.
vertisement.
The Coconino sun., 1914-12-18
Local Brevities

w II. Lockridge was in from
Anita Tuesday.
More snow yesterdav--wet and
mixed with water.
Ed Hamilton of Williams was a
Flagstaff visitor Tuesday.
Everybody going. Where? To
the Ladies Minstrel
Frank Smakel is in Flagstaff
again from the west.
Tom Wagner is home from his
new homestead near Anita.
Mrs. Carrie Koch is suffering
with severy attack of tonsilitis.
Classy play, classy PLAYERS at
the Ladies Minstrel. Are YOU
coming'
Mr.. Ed Baumgartner OF Spring
Valley was in the CITY Tuesday on
business.
DIR. Francis of Phoenix, was the
guest of his brother Mayor Fran
els, this week.
The Coconino sun., 1914-12-18

Forest Ranger w. H. Pierce is
LAYING off owing to a bad hand
that is causing him much pain and
trouble.
Mr.. +. A. Riordan returned
Wednesday evening from Phoenix
where he had been attending the
mining congress.
Sheriff +. +. Pulliam returned
from Phoenix and Florence Wed.
nesday evening where he had
been with a prisoner.
John Henry has added to his
fame by becoming the father of a
big baby boy which arrived at his
home last Friday morning.
Hon. c. o Case superintendent
Of public instruction, was in Flag
staff Monday attending a meeting
of the Normal school board.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Fairchild
left Tuesday for Los Angeles to
bring back prisoner named
Peterson, who is wanted in this
county on a charge of having
forged check at Williams some
time ago.
The Coconino sun., 1914-12-18
Notice

Holders of stock in the Black
River Mining and Smelling Com
pany OF Flagstaff, Arizona, whose
purchase of stock was under writ
tel agreement that the purchase
price was to be returned unless
the total sum of $4,000 90 was
raised under the agreement OF
April 10th, 1911, will be reim-
bursed on presentation of their
written agreement to the Treasurer
of this Company on or after Ian.
nuary 9th, 1915.
Address John Woods, Treasurer,
Black River Mining and Smelling
Co., Flagstaff, Arizona.
Dec 1925 Ian l
The Coconino sun., 1914-12-18

The Best Seller" in Flagstaff
is Kolb Bros. book Through the
Grand Canyon from Wyoming to
Mexico" by Ellsworth L. Kolb.
Price So. so. Printed on India
Tint paper with 100 illustrations
in brown. A valuable addition to
any library. A chance to solve the
Christmas present question. A
splendid example of the book
makers art. Comment by Owen
Wister: "One of the best western
stories ever written. A smaller
edition of the story with less illu-
STATIONS may be had for S2.oo.
Mr.. b. B. Bell, Flagstaff, agent.
Office in Batbitt Bldg. Dec 1925