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Arizona republican., 1916-12-20

sion Of unclouded good cheer with happy and j0yous anticipation. No. let us be honest with ourselves. One and all we herald its advent with sighs and misgivings. aye. with re- sentiment. at tac looming spectre Of the troublesome and perpleNing prob lens of selecting gifts to be bestowed nIon peoplc whose vents We do moi know and whose needs We cannot ascer.air If SO many of rs ao not do o'r christmas shopping early, but defer it until the last moment il k mainly for Jho reason that we do not know what Co buy and dread 10 un-= dertake the aimiess search. winding
 up finally in desperation with tho haphazard and ill-adviscd purchase of miscellaneous assortment of ar ticles which in the majority oi eases vill prove to be to the recipients nothing but disappointing pieces of useless junk There is no pleasure either ia he giving or receiving of such gifts. To the donor they are nothing but a NeNatious bOtner. ,' the recipient they are valueless anc
 they fairly cr ou; to him of me arudging labor bestowed on their fu
 tile selection. They kill the Christ
 mas spirit.
 The spug movement has done some good. but has not yet made enough progress. It is hard to break dow li the barriers of tradition. Why. ia the name of all that is sensible should there be any delicacy about
 giving tc those whom we wish to re
 member gift cf money with which
 they may purchase what they really want and would enjoy. some little luxury. some special thing which they very much desire. but the eN-
 perditure for which they have not teit ius,ified sn making out Of their ordinary income or resourccs2 Money thus received will be regarded at' a special fund given with the very 1 object that it may be utilized in oh- taining those things which the per sor to whom it is gwen would be happy to have. but which he other
 wise would he unable to obtain. Such 1 q gift has the double advantage of i keeping the 2iVcr's heart free from
 the rarcor which the necessity oi
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20
woopmAN SPARE THAT TREE!

The movement among newspaper publishers to cut down the number pages issued in order to avert q white paper famine moves the Daily Okahoman, or Oklahoma City. perpetrate this:
 70 woodman. spare that tree! Touch not single now For papers going mp. old top, by many a bound and leap and they say the business managers Tor gotten how to sleep. From Aberdeen. Dakota, to isingen Rhine the chills are racing up and down the B. Ms spine. His brow Is hot with fever and his feet icy cold. for paper don't you under stand is worth it's weight in gold
 "So woodman. spare that tree, Touch not single leaf: it's value in a year two will pulverze belief The oil well gushing barrels at every breath or so will be. alongside this old tree. comparatively slow The dividends of Henry Ford the spells Of old John b. will not be n 1t with the profits from thls radium tree. Wherefore. your murderous hatche1 sheath for say a year more. while from the spreading shade we'll watch the price of paper soar
 Yes woodman. spare that tree Avaunt your fell intent It's business-cold. hard business--no mere silly sentiment. The paper famine stalks the land and sails raging and every minute swelis the value of this glorious tree. little while and publishers will gather this spot and for this tree they'll offer every dollar that they've got For though 1t s not certain. yet il very well may be- that the ultimate edition will be printed from this tree The dirge slowly down the wind. the knel is being toied of the grand old daily paper which we used to love and scoId So in the scabbard villain chuck your vndictye ax. for though ts sounds preposterous. it's pretty largely facts
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20
Our Own Censor

The sharp and pointed criticisms of the leading newspapers of the country of the censorship in Santo Domingo by the dictatorship established by the department had exceedingly beneficial effect The censorship orders have been rescinded and the announcement made that they issued in the first place the result of a misunderstanding But there are other matters connected with proceed ings in Santo Domingo that just badly in need of reform.
 Says the New York Evening Post, We confess that minds things have gone from bad to in Santo Domingo since our intervention First merely administer the custom houses. Then we stepped in to enforce peace and sured that all well. Next take the whole island. and this by civilians" Captain Knapp it is announced is going respect those laws which do conflict with the object of the occupa tion" In other words, he is going to administer the affairs of the island to suit his notions mat ter what the law says.
 This seems like rather high handed proceeding in the of administration that claims that small nations should be permitted work out their destiny in their way. One would almost infer that the of the United States has rule for troublesome neighbor like Mexico and another for the smaller and more helpless ones
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20
Something to Be Looked Into

There has been a great deal of complaint about the Tarva paved streets of South Center and West Washington. Naturally the complaints have become exaggerated but thing stands out and that is, the paving has up expectations. Though
 is only few months since the South Center street paving laid and only few weeks since the work on West Washington street was completed. the process of dsintegration is well under way Some thing is wrong, if with that system of paving, with the way in which the paving has been laid in Phoenix
 Some people have loosely talked of graft. Of that know nothing. and have reason to believe that any member of the city government has been engaged in conspiracy defraud the city It is certain that the paving laid strictly according to specifications that West Washington street actually used than the specifications de- handed Much of the paving laid under the direction of representatives of the company which the system and which especially desirOus of proving the Of the system in Phoenix for success meant huge future contracts. The work inspected faithfully by the engineering department of the city which assured that the specifications in every particular were fulfilled Yet the paving is not
 Why knows It seems to be up the commission to find out for it's own good as well as for the good of the property who have borne the expense of it and the good of the paving company itself. It may be that the specifications sufficient for this climate: that change of them including greater volume of binding material would adapt the system the climate. The thing that stands is paving that has done is unsatisfactory and lies monument failure.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20
ACCOUNT CLOSED"

When criminal gets out of prison he has by this time paid his debt socety-hs account should be closed crossed eff the books. But this is what happens: We force him to be prevarcator If he tries to get a job that If he admits that he has done time" it will queer him He vii be summed and summed and shunned--"passed up by everybody who knows him to be eX-convict.
 Even when he does get honest work and is pros porous and happy some loathsome person-possibly a fellow "eX' or unconvcted detective or police man with the soul of shrimp and a mind as narrow as a string-betrays him. gives him up to his em- poyer Then he loses his job. Wherever he goes the curse follows him. Is it any wonder that he goes back crime?
 Reformers urge that the eX-convict should start life all again But they don't tell him where or how The trouble is we are all so narrow and dishonest that try force helpless man to keep paying his debt after he's already squared 1t with the state.
 One has idea how it is to convict a man on his record Where should be given the benefit of the doubt jury of self-righteous bone heads will say he's eX-con, and he probably did it."
 The most remarkable of reformation of criminals that have known where certain cour- ageous wholesome. decent married ex- convicts knowing all about them. and succeeded in working them back to manhood and decency. don't know of any greater captains of industry than these self same women because in these cases they have reclaimed the only economically but morally G $. Dougherty. former Chief of Detectives. New York City. in Outlook.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20
Pilinq Up Debts

How long will it take for the nations of Europe to spend the last dollar of their national wealth in prosecuting the war? The statement that up date the of France has been sI4,50o. o.oO0.ooO. while Britain has spent s1SOOoOOOooO makes this question pertinent, and at the same time 1t gives a hint to the answer to the problem
 If Great Britain and France together have ex- pended than ss2 900 OOo it is fair presume that the expenditures of Germany, Austria, Rus sia. Bulgaria. Turkey. Serbia, Rumanla Belgium and the other smaller states involved must have been sS4 900 900 0O0 total of s66 It appears that the total wealth of these nations at the begin ming of the was about SS4o.00o.000.Ooo, On the basis of these figures it would seem that approx imatey oneffth of this wealth has been sacrificed on the altar of the god of If this is so, then in about twelve years more provided the ratio of ex- pense the national wealth should remain the same. and that the should continue that long. all the nations in the struggle would be bankrupt, their liabilities amounting to more than their assets
 Of course such outcome is to be expected. It i5 inconceivabie that the should continue that length of time, and if it should the resources of the world would permit the of expense to remain SO high
 But the report is sufficiently grave without any such speculation. The addition to the worlds finan cal burden shown by 1t is calculated to add to the worlds joy. Before this war began the total indebtedness of world about s44 1000 900 900. The expenses of much less than half the world up the present time exceed this total by than s2O GOO GOO There significance enough in this cold without speculation of any particularly whenf realize that the end of the does not seem to be in sight This does not include the loss of property by of war the losses due to
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20
PRODUCTION SCORES
 HEAVILY AT ELKS
By,Theodore w. B. Anderson

| star Dy MlStaHe' SsoI1u .. tre- mendous hit at the Elk's theater last
 nstt with Miss Jeanne Russell. the cleverest leading woman appearing m local stock for many seasons, in the leading role. And it was presented in the coziest and warmest theater in | Phoenix.
 The play Is d screaming comedy drama which keeps the audience in .i ontinuous roar. Without doubs il is the funniest vehicle ever shown in this T. tv hut then there are q number of climaXes that are far from humorous. just enough, in fact. to add sufficient seriousness to an exceptionally well written play.
 l Miss Mabel Hart shared the honors with Miss Russell. She displayed her Ver satility when she was attemptin 10 convince a critical theatrical pro ducer that she could sing. dance, do heavy tragedy, die and a score of other things. And she accomplished with . great degree of ability every
 thing sine was called upon to perform. [ As Fannie HornhlOwer. Miss Melha i'a mer strengthened her popularity with those who saw her capable inn pcrsonatlon last evening. Miss Pal mer is one of the cleverest performers ever appearing here in stock. And q lot should he said about Mr. Atwood McDowell who was the fun niest. nost regular, honest to- good ness plumber that ever plugged loHk. Ho appears twice and the ao- plause that greets him closely re- semhles q riot
 Friday e' onirg Theodore Lorch vii present ''Dr. Jckyll and MT Hyde" at the Elks theater. This will positively b. bis last Hnrca~ance r. fhis role as he leaves for Globe Sunday He win then go east.
 But one of the greatest surprises of the season will he the uresen;atiu'' at the Elks Saturday Of "Dama ged Goods A srecial matinee for women only will be offered Saturday while the same bill will prevail at regular prices Saturday evening.
 Just another word should he mnn- toned about the plensantness of the etmosphere nt tho Flt's last evening. This Is the best heated showhorse in the citv and this fact will servo n make it the most popular stock thea Ter this winter.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20
- - THOSE USELESS UTILITIES

Trough Christmas Day looks joyous to
 My minds far-seeing eye.
 One crumplcd rose leaf mars my view
 M} ointment shows one fly. know that gifts will come to me
 Prom all my kith and kin. And. alackadav' ! know there1l be
 Those things to put things in They always do recu~ each year.
 Like Peace. Good will to men"1.. And I've firm. well grounded fear
 That theyll reeur again. Receptacies of every shape of every size and scope. Cases for needles. thread and tape. Court plaster pins. and soap. A case for this n case for that For wells and gloves and stocks \ linen bag to hold hat.
 A quilted jewel box
 ietter-rack and pencil-stand. X little lacquered bowl.
 A telephone book cover. and An oil-cioth tTaveling-roll Pockets and pouches bags and sacks. Of leather. linen. silk 1 And toast and pen and slipper racks. And jars for cans of milk : But it is useless 10 eNhort.
 For very well l knows Receptacles of every sort My Christmas gifts will show. | For thankfulness my hearts prepared. ungratitude's sinD, | But oh. l wish might be spared l Those th 'rgs to nut things lni
 Carolyn Wells in Harper's Magazin, ! for December.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20
THE PROPHET

Jeremiah. will you comes Will YOU gather up the multitudes
 and wake them with drum VIII YOU dare anoint the chosen one.
 from all the cattle lindg And threaten with the fire Of God the
 foolish and the blindg Jeremiah. Jeremiah We have waited
 for you long To see the flaming fury of vour hate
 against Inc wrong For wc dallv in the temple and We
 flee the eye of truth. And We waste along the wilderness
 the glory of our youth. Jeremiah. Jeremiah here the feeble
 prophets speak Here they flatter in their feebleness
 the gilded and the sleek But iansuid pipings die in shame
 when trumpet cries are heard Are you coming? Are you coming 2
 Prophet of the word7 Lyman Bryson in Smokey Roses PiItuams1
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20

performing an unwelcome task wltl little prosI ect of 2 satisfactory re- suit must invariably produce. and Of giving The recipient the true happi- ness of intimately getting something that will give him real pleasure. There are of course. ways and ways of giving. but there is no reason why money cannos be presented in as gracious and acceptable way that nore of the sentiment of the gift is insi. w. H. MANN
 Manager Western Union.
 pho@nix. Dec. l9, 1916.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20
LAUGHTER

Cry baby. Cry baby! Why do you cry
 And take all the brightness right out of your eye, And snuffle your and pucker our face And draw your nice dmples ker-smack out of place? For laughter is nicer and easier too
 You try it some day when you've nothing to do. It makes you contented and dimpled and fat N And gay birdie and sleek as cati So next time you pucker your face for cry Just say to yourself in whisper, Not r.. Then throw back your shoulders and lift up your head And give great ripple of laughter instead.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20
ExpEgIENcINo GOD

The mystics in all ages have insisted that whether the process be named instinct. or intuition or inner sense" or 'uprushes." the spirit Of man is .nahe of immediate experience of God. There is something fin man. q soul center" or an apex ot soul" which directly apprehends God II is an inn mense claim. but those who have the experience are as sure that they have found wider world of life as ia the person who thrills with the appreciation Of beauty-Rufus NJ Jones in the Inner Life
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20
Where the People
 May Have Hearing
Money as A Gift

To the Editor of Tie Republican:
 Sir--It is time to turn our thoughts to the annual Christmas gift puzzle. What does the coming of Christmas mean to us? Do we greet the ap- proach cf what should be the occa-
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20

removing so many able eboded men from the active production of wealth consumption and destruction O wealth.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20

The aisles of the department stores barring actual carnage much resemble the trenches before Nerdun
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20
A NeN., Nork

NEW YORK. Dec l9.-Ten cars California Navels and Arizona Ma vels two cars Navels sold lemons doing. better. Lemons easier on 900 2. steady on 36Gs. Arizona's unchanged Weather fair: cold.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20

Sharkskn wallets should be popular in the street called Wall.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20

Professor Paul Milukoff, leader O the Liberal party. in the Russian duma, is trying to bring about 1 change in the Russian cabinet simi lar to that which the British cabine aas just undergone, His infiuene, has already caused the retirement oi the reactionary Premier Sturmer md it is believed that he will con. tinue his activities until every re. actionary has bean forced out ol Russian politicr-
Arizona republican., 1916-12-20

No change Los Angeles.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18

tor many years addicted TO druga
tells the strange story OF his lie
without rsssrvs-how he won the
battlsl
NO. ts-WhAT 10 cocAiNGisMf
This chapter would not have been
introduced - . part Of this work
were Il not for an almost universal
Misunderstanding OF the subject mat
ter. not only among the laity. but
among physicians and other scien.
lists ~ well.
Question: II q constitutional Ell.
reproducing, cocaine habit pos.
sible, entirely separate and apart
from the use OF some form OF opium !
In my chapter on drug euphoria l
have already answered this question
In the negative. but wish to here
record . seeming exception that
proves, however. the correctness OF
the rule. -
Cocaine 10 the alkaloid. or active
medicinal principle, of.the leaves Of
TUG snMp VI s"9ff peV cVS<ASO0Hy
known as Erythroxylon Coca. the
natural habitat Of which 10 the An.
des mountains In South America.
The coca shrub Is. In nowise akin to
the opium poppy. plant. which Is en-
tirely of oriental origin.
The habit of chewing coca leaves
by the natives OF the upper attitudes
OF the Andes mountains Is, to q GER
tain extent, the same - the habit.
ual use OF cocaine. These natives
use the dried leaves only, chewing
from one TO two ounces per day;
and. as with tobacco chewers. the
larger amounts are used when At
work or undergoing some strenuous
physical exercise. With many the
leaves are used only when engaged
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18
Autobiography Of a Drug Fiend
ycsHyisshS MS Rasip:s. BY DR.. John Harrison Hughes

in the fatiguing labor OF mountain
climbing or of carrying heavy packs
over mountain passes. Regarding
this use OF coca leaves by the ma
tives, the observations of travellers
In the Andes mountains are best re-
corded In the several medical dis.
pensatories that may be found
among the reference books at any
well.regulated pharmacy.
Cocaine constitutes one-half Of one
per cent Of tha weight OF dried coca
leaves; In other words, 1t takes two
hundred grains Of the leaves to con-
tain ono grain Of cocaine. Now, when
we consider that the chewer splits
out most of the Juicy extractive in
stead of swallowing it--as 10 evi-
denced by the fact that he can be
traced over . mountain path by the
marks OF expectoration--it is evi-
dent that, during q days chewing OF
these leaves. he gets the effects OF
very small quantity Of cocaine.
But II ID enough to give him sense
Of rsiief from the fatigue OF his
journey. .s..--.
All travellers Of the west coast OF
South America and the Andes noun
tains, whose observations have been
recorded In the dispensatories men
toned. agree In stating that coca
leaf chewing Is universal among the
mountain natives. But not one of
these travellers mentions any exis-
tence OF the habit among the people
OF the lowlands. the river valleys. or
the coast region. II has remained
for John Thomas Lloyd, a young In
structor OF Cornell university. to
throw some light on this part OF
the subject.
During the winter OF 1912 Mr..
Lloyd and another young instructor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18

want to tell you that during M
long experience - general country
practitionsy Of medicine. ! havs ex-
trsctsd . great number Of teeth.
and that Tor many q these sxtrac
lions used cocaine - . local IN
aesthetic. Yurthermcrs, that when
ever sufncisut cocaine IVES absorbed
to produce constitutional effects the
symptoms were always untoward.
distressing. or alarming. and never
Of q character that would cause the
patient to want to try the drua
again.
Since I quit the general practice
Of medicine have been employed
much Of the time o. Q pharmacist
This occupation brought me into
more or less contact with drus
users. And ! have never yet met
but one man who claimed to use CO
caine only, and / made him acknowl.
edge that he was q liar before he
LETT the store.
DR.. B.. the medical director" OF
the earlier part of this work. who
continued his treatment Of liquor
and morphine cases up to the time
of his death few years ago. never
met with . case Of cocaineism, ex-
cepting In persons addicted to the
use OF morphine or some other form
OF opium. Nor did he ever expert
ence any difnculty in suddenly with
drawing the cocaine.
Medical literature abounds In
cases of morphinism and morphine
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18

matter OF idiosyncracy 10 not .
matter Of the difference in the hab-
Informing tendencies sf the psoplss
of the lowiands ana Of me nigh
lands: ID not . matter Of race. color
or previous condition Of ssrvituds;
ID not . matter Of geography. bat y
. matter Of altitude. and altitude
only. The people Of the lowlands
of Colombia and elsewhere aions
the Andes do not chew coca leaves
simply because their physical con
stitutions will not stand for II. The
strengthening that high attitudes
give TO the lungs and the heart for
tines the human system against the
untoward effects Of coca or cocaine
Just as does opium ct low attitudes,
Now. IL the chewing Of coca leaves
al low attitudes cannot be INDUCED
In. how on earth can large quaint
ties Of cocaine be used, In = system
otherwise unfortinsd. 1t the sea
level attitudes Of New York and San
Francisco? l answer that any OBJ
server who has noted such cases
simply has another observation com.
Ing. And II he will just keep in
mind that the cocaine fend 10 the
most cheerful liar on earth and will
conduct HIS observations under cir
cumstances that will preclude the
possibility Of deception by the pa
tient, he will have . very different
report to make.
In further support of my conten-
lions on this cocaine question. I
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18

cocainsism. but not ope clinical rec
ORD can ] and Of : simen-purS CO.
Of cocainsism. Medieal writsss
SPEAK vaguely OF speh : thing. NJ
the actual cases thsy rscusd ars -
mittsd to b also morphinists. An1
yet. strange ~ II may sssm. medical
men. almost without exception. -
we'll - the public It large. be,isvs
that such cases exist n alarming
numbers. =
The old use Of catarrh snu1n
containing q small percentage Of %
caine. Is hardly worthy of msntiou
In this connection. Their sale has
for number Of years. been prohib
tied by law. But when they werv
sold and generally used for RELIEF
of nasal catarrh and hay fever thu
percentage of cocaine they contain
ed was so small as to almost Pre-
clude the possibility Of constitutional
effect. Besides, chemical analysis
showed that most of these snuftI
also contained q small amount Of
morphine; and this. a. have told
you, would render any possible ab'
sorption of the cocaine both safe
and pleasurable. You can call the
use of such snuffs cocaine habit
II you wish. but 1t is not the cocaine
ism have been trying to tell you
about-is not that soul-inspiring and
destroying habit that can b built
only on an opium foundation or on
the tops Of lofty mountain ranges.