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The Coconino sun., 1917-07-20
BONE-HEAD BUREAUCRACY

There isn't a newspaper of newspa- per man in the United States that we have heard of who has asked "what are we going to get out of this," when asked to handle all the free publicity the government has asked for-and, the government has asked for it all free. While the government of the United States was unable to protect the publisher on "print paper" the average publisher never hesitated up to his last asset to publish the things the government wanted published.
 The only thing that the people of this great United States has against the United States, is the inefficient sap head, over-empowered bureau clerk
The Coconino sun., 1917-07-20
MISDIRECTED EFFORTS

It is worth while to remember that the 1eak" which caused trouble to our war proceedings came through the war or navy department and not through the press. If the administra- tion had saved some of the energy it expended in an effort to get control of the press and had spent some of that effort on the eradication of trait ors from the departments, some good might have been accomplished.
The Coconino sun., 1917-07-20

Don't let a bone-head department clerk entirely disgust you with the United States government. Make the high chief of his department come alive long enough to read the stuff sent out under his signature, if you have to appear plumb to the top to do it. The chief wrongs perpetrated on the individual come from bone head clerks and lazy department heads. It is this condition and this class that make it necessary to fight for a legitimate opportunity to fight for our country. This is the real irony of the present day.
The Coconino sun., 1917-07-20
Lady Bull Back Rider

Mrs. Mary Means won the admira- ton of every one in Prescott who wit messed her exhibition of Steer Riding at the celebration at that place the fourth. Mrs. Means rode the animal bare back and after assuring herself that the last buck was taken out of him swung herself free from the an- imal on the limb of pine tree.
 Mrs. Means also took away a few of the laurels with the lariat.-Wil- Hams Times.
The Coconino sun., 1917-07-20

Miss Pauline Woods, a daughter of
 the late John X. Woods of Winslow, has been appointed county Recorder of Navajo county to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Miss Dee Moss. The board of supervisors were unanimous in the appointment. Miss Woods had been deputy recorder un- der Miss Moss.
The Coconino sun., 1917-07-20
Judge J. F. Mahoney of Winslow,

Judge J. F. Mahoney of Winslow, is the latest member of Governor Campbell's official family, having been drafted into the state service last week as superintendent of the Pio- neers' Home at Prescott. Judge Ma honey was one of the best suprintend- ents the Industrial school ever had and he will undoubtedly repeat his record at the Pioneers Home.
The Coconino sun., 1917-07-20

Summer visitors are crowding Flag staff and many are not able to secure accommodations. The city can't grow unless there are accommodations for people who want to live here.
The Coconino sun., 1917-07-20

How do you like the idea of im- ports increasing this fiscal year one billion dollars worth over the last fiscal year of protection while rev enues fell considerably short of the 1913 record?
The Coconino sun., 1917-07-20

Fred Colter is making strenuous race for the nomination on the demo- cratic ticket for Governor, and with the Hunt forces behind him, seems to be far in the lead of the other bunch, of candidates who have their hats off and ready to slam in the ring at the opportune time.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01
MINISTER'S SONS NOT BAD
Have Been Greatly Maligned by Old
Saying, Says Investigator After
Look Into Records.

A patient Investigator has lately ia
ken the trouble TO inquire into the old
saying that ministers SOns are likely
to come TO a bad end. and the result
of his research leads him to the con-
viction that boy is fortunate who is
born into a minister's family.
He finds that One-twelfth of all the
men whose names appear in "WhO's
Who" are sons of preachers. Four
presidents were sons of ministers
Buchanan, Arthur, Cleveland and Will
son; three of the great Boston group
of writer's, Emerson, Lowell and
Holmes, were of ministerial parentage,
so were Rarkman and Bancroft, also
the remarkable Field brothers, Cyrus
W., David Dudley and Stephen j. The
influence of the eminent Jonathan Ed
wards appears to have extended far
down in the line of his descendants,
for the list includes one vice president
three senator's, thirty judges, sixty au-
thors, twelve college presidents, and
not one of the 1894 who were traced
was ever convicted of a crime. The
list of clergymen's distinguished sons
could be greatly extended, for they are
TO be found in every line of activity
Indianapolis Star.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01

condition. Vaguely through her mind
there ran Bayard Taylor's line: "The
bravest are the tendereSt." O the
thOughtfulneSS, the consideration for
the poor little mother, the loving kind
ness of it all HE is the truest gen.
tleman | have ever known" she said
to herself.
Amy went to see Johnny, who was
not able TO come to school for several
weeks. She found Mrs Simpson
poor OverwOrked mother of many chill
dren. Wakely wrote her some notes,
very briefly about Johnny, but did not
call. as she had thought perhaps he
might
One day as Amy was being taken
home in the car, Barker said: I've
got TO see Wakely about something,
and I'm going TO drive over that way"
After q detOur of some miles they
drew up in front of a small house, and
Wakely came out to the car. He
greeted Amy quite formally, and in
vited them in.
they entered There was large table
with shaded lamp, and great many
books. Amy inspected them while the
men talked. There was some good fic-
ton and poetry, and many philOsO-
piers from EpictetuS to Emerson and
Troward. Present when Barker asked
her to wait till he did something to
the car, she began talking to Wakely,
and somehow the conversation drifted
around to the incident of Wakely's
attempted protection from the
drunken man, and he could not resist
telling her how crestfallen he had felt.
You are different from any girl L
ever knew" he said.
Because I'm not fascinated by an
exhibition of physical courage, because
| loathe the brutal side of mann
yes" he slowly admitted, al guess
that's il. l thought all women adj
mired that in a man. That's why most
men do il"
II know that kind of man is the
! fashion in the plays and novels. But
| I'm not the kind Of woman that wants
TO be mastered, whipped into submis-
sion like a dog. / want a man whose
close companion. whose equal | can
be-"
al made an awful mistake that day
| knocked that fellow down. | don't
suppose / can ever wipe that out" he
sighed.
20 YOU have" she cried. THE on
| " thing | can remember is the way
/ you took Johnny home
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01
MIGHT GET TWO EXTRA HOURS
Advocates Of Daylight Saving Could
Do IL by Setting Alarms Ahead
as Well as Clocks.

One good thing about compensations
is that they are always ready to change
to suit circumstances. That Is. of
OF course, what compensations are for.
We have, therefore, no sooner made up
our minds that we shall have to stay
at home with our backyard gardens
this summer than we ere confronted
by the suggestion that our clocks may
be set ahead in order TO give us an ex-
ira hour in the garden every evening.
says writer In the Indianapolis News.
1t is easy enough TO understand that
an hour in the garden every evening is
worth many a day at a summer resort.
There is, to be sure, the difficulty of
getting up an hour earlier every morn
ing, but it would not really seem an
hour earlier. Most of us do not like
getting up in the morning, no matter
what time 1t Is, and an hour or so
makes no noticeable difference at that
time OF day. AS far as all that is con-
cerned there may be some difference
of opinion as TO whether the clocks
should be set ahead in order TO give
us that hour in the evening or whether
the alarms on our clocks should be set
ahead in order to give us the extra
hour in the morning. 1t looks on the
face of it as though it might be pos
sible to get two extra hours out of our
days.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01

found Johnny Kent. her youngest pu-
pill. lying on the ground with one foot
crumpled under him. He had fallen
from the top of a fence post, and she
could not tell whether the ankle was
cut of joint or broken. She made the
little fellow as comfortable as posi-
bic. and sent one of the older boys to
tell his mother. 1t was over a mile
TO his home, but there was no tele-
phone communication, and she did
not know what else to do. In about
fifteen minutes. the messenger re-
turned on horse with Hal Wakely.
This time Amy was really glad to see
him.
You see." he explained II thought
Mrs. Simpson might be frightened
half to death. thinking the little fell
low was killed. Boys don't always
know just how TO tell things, and she's
not very strong. So I thought il I
could carry Johnny home. and sort
Of talk to her myself. she wouldn't
get all wrought up beforehand"
THAT was very thoughtful and kind
of you. Mr.. Wakely." she said. And
she led him to the child where he lay
on her coat she had folded under his
head.
Johnny was crying and sobbing.
and at sight of Wakely the cries be-
came louder.
"Poor little kid" said Wakely. ex-
aiming the ankle. Il think it's dislO-
Gated, not broken. "NOw look here
son, you're not going TO cry any more
because you're a man, and men don't
cry. I'm going to carry you home TO
mother, and you'll be all right in no
time"
He tenderly took up the child, who
put his arms around the mans neck.
and laid his head against his shoulder
as though the young ranchman might
have been his own father.
"Will you let one of the boys ride
my horse? | think if | carry him it
won't jar him as much as the horse
might"
After her quick assent, she added :
"Please tell Mrs. Simpson, | will come
TO see Johnny. And If you can, will
you let me know how ne is? l am
stopping with Mrs. Barker"
Wakely promised. and strobe off
with his burden. Amy Porter had to
rouse herself from a kind of daZed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01
Economic Situation Of Russia.

The enormous natural riches of Rus
STA have become proverbial-like the
poverty of its population-that is the
artisans and peasants. In fact, there
are millions of these latter whose an
nual expenses do not exceed a few
score dollars per head. Villages are
still numerous where the inhabitants
make, as of old, their own clothes by
the most primitive methods, and only
go to neighbOring towns, in order TO
buy groceries or hardware, such as
nails, scytheS. etc, Indispensable for
their household needs and for agricul-
tural purposes. Vichniak, in In
duStrial Management.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01
Fair to His Opponent.

One day in parliament young men,
Der, one of OHM Redmond's political
opponents, rose to make his maiden
speech.
ony of seriousness, he managed TO say
some bitter things about the Irish
members.
Whereupon one of the Nationalists
started to puncture his remarks
youthful members nervousness to an
almost pitiable degree. Redmond
turned on his follower in fury.
"Give the lad 4 chance !" he snapped.
The jeers ceased.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01
South African Gold Production

The gold production of South Africa
is beginning TO wane very little. 1t
will continue for many years to be the
chief industry of the country. But
lust as California and Australia had
their social foundations built by the
gold seekers and afterward developed
other industries which made the min
ing industry comparatively unimpor-
tant. so the South Africans assume
that their future will see a wide va
riety of interests developed, and by
the time the gold of the Rand begins
to be comparatively unimportant
product other things will more than
have taken its place.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01

whats the matter with them Twis-
terino brothers that does the contor-
ton act?" demanded the circus propri-
etor. They're always scrappin' among
themselves"
They can't help it, boss" replied
the manager. You see, two of 'em is
Germans. one is Frenchman and the
other che is a dago. and every once in
while they git TO arguin' about the
war"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01
The ChanQinQ Times.

This war is changing all of our old
est institutions. In more peaceful
days the typewriter repair man came
in. turned a screw, untangled the rib
bon. wrote, Now is the time for all
good men 10 come to the aid of their
party" and went his way.
But times are different. The repair
man entered the office this week and
wrote: "A quick movement of the en-
envy will jeopardize six gunboats. -
New York Evening Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01

"Of course you expect TO reduce the
cost of living with that little twO-by-
four garden of yours" sneered the
cynical person.
Not materially" replied the sub
urban optimist. But I've given away
several cans of angleworms dug up in
the course of my agricultural labors.
If there is such thing as luck In fish
ing and gratitude In the human heart.
may have some fish for breakfast
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01

have the highest praise for Dodd's. Be
sure to get "DODD'S," the name with
the three DIS for deranged, disordered,
diseased kidneys, just as Mr.. Fergu-
son did. No similar named article will
dO.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01
Her Retor.

when Lear took his daughter 10
task for her treatment of him. she an
swered him with "a popular saying.
what was it,
"She said: Then 20. father. and fare
worse"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01
Chiefly Temper.

Very likely YOU have overlooked IL;
but geography has nevertheless had
its little ioke. its quiet little satire, by
locating the war in what has hitherto
been called the temperate zone.-Puck.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01

from 1t at one time
while in Vancouver,
but overcame it by
a persistent use OF
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Finally 1 was COM
pletely cured. l oc-
casionally use the
remedy now in or
der to keep the kid
neys regulated. /
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01

She referring 10 hosD-You know,
there's something rather nice about Mr..
Tomkins-Smith.
He-Yes-I think IL must be his
wife-Punch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01

Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots.

Ugly Spots.
There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed OF your freckles. the
prescription othine - double strength - 10
guaranteed TO remove these homely spots
Simply get ounce OF othine-douoie
strength-from your druggist. and apply q
little OF 10 night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun 10 disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. u 10 seldom
that than ounce 10 needed 20 COM
pletely clear the akin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure TO ask for the double strength
othine. az this 10 sold under guarantee OF
money back IL IL fails 20 remove frecklea-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01
THE 3 DIS IN DODD'S

Mr.. Robert w. Ferguson. bingham,
Mass. writes: l suffered from kid
ney disorder for years. Had incessant
backache and trouble. Nearly died
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01

For genuine comfort and lasting pleas
ure use Red Cross Ball Blue on wash day.
All good grocers. Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01
Mothers Pensions.
do.-Adv.

Thirty states now have laws govern
ing the payment of pensions TO widows
with children
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01

Success is easily plucked only from
trees that grow into the sky.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

No smarsing inst Eye Comfort 50 cents -
Orusgists or mail Write for Free Bye Book
MUEINE EYE RnMEDY CO.. CHICAGO
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01
Expert.

jerome is marvelously expert with
a stop watch"
Eyes; he formerly timed all screen
kisses for the board Of censorship
Judge.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-01

The Reason.
"She looks so discontinued and dis
satisfied"
mo wonder. She has q husband
who gets her everything she wants"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-15


MILITARY AGE ARE FIT FOR
U. S. ARMY SERVICE
BY Basil M. Manly
Washington, Feb. Figures just
made public by the wal. department
show that the United States army
accepts only 26 per cent of the ap-
pliCants for enlistment. About three
fOurths of the recruits who present
themselves are thrown out chiefly
because Of physical defects.
It has been charged that this high
percentage of reflections is due to the
fact that, mostly, the Tiff-raff and
scum of Americas industrial pOpUla-
ton present themselves for enlist
ment, and therefore the ratio of re-
lection is no index to the physical
fitness of the American people.
Some have even claimed that if
the whole industrial population were
included rs per cent would measure
up to the army standard.
The rosy dream of the fitness of
the American people for military
service is shattered by report made
public by DR.. J. B. LOWman, chief
surgeon of the Cambria Steel Co.,
one of the largest industrial plants in
the country.
The nature Of the work done in
this great steel plant is such that only
strong men in the vigor Of manhood
apply for jobs.
The weakling could not stand the
strain of steel mill work a week, and
never applies for a job; and if he did
apply he could not pass the keen eye
Of the employment agent.
DR.. LOwman shows that of the 12,-
3O2 employees Of the Cambria Steel
Co. 645 per cent, or nearly two
thirds, were physically defective. His
tests were less rigorous than the
army tests, and the results may
therefore be taken as conclusive evil
dence that at least twO-thirds and
probably three-fourths Of the indus
v,Dv,,I,+iCr, Of ~
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-15


pend in time of war?
Whose fault is it that less than
one-third are fit?
Q The evidence of the figures is con-
clUsive-the OveTstrain of modern in
dUstry is primarily to blame for the
detectives!
One-siXth of these steel workers,
the surgeons examination shows,
were suffering from abdominal her
MIA and open canals" In other words,
they were ruptured by the heavy
work they have been performing year
in and year out, II hours a day.
One-tenth had defective eyes,
which in the case of these men who
have no leisure to read or otherwise
strain the eyes through excessive use
could only be caused by the COndi-
lions under which they wOTk-cOn-
slant glare of molten metal, air sur
charged with particles of metal and
grit and filled with binding fumes.
This is the condition among the
strongest and huskiest of the indus
trial population. When we come to
the indoor trades the conditions are
even more startling.
Examination OF 1000 garment
workers by the United States public
health service showed that 68 per
cent had defective vision as the re-
suit Of the fearful eye-strain which
their work imposes; half of them had
curvature of the spine; more than
One-fOurth had chronic throat and
nose affections, and 26 per cent had
fiat or weak feet, which would dis
qualify them for military service.
Altogether it is doubtful if even
per cent Of the adult male garment
workers would be available for war
service.
This means that instead of being
able to count on all men of militia
age, the United States will be unable
to use at least twO-thirds and prob
ably thTee-fOUrths of them!
II v,,ooDu tbot IN ooco Of NOR tho
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-19
4 STRAINED ALl.lANIE.
philadelphia Record }

AS the story that Count Czernil
, will have no further correspondence
with; Chancellor Michaelis over peace
aepotiations because the Chancellor
= e~vasive and vague and cannot De
ahmed down to one thing or another
! comes through a German newspaper
we presume it is, safe to accept IL.
Some weeks ago a Vienna paper, con-
trolled BY an intimate friend oil the
Austrian Prime Minister. declared That
austria ami Germany had different
II tereStS.
Such expressions as these indicate
tie strain to which the relations OF
the Dual Monarchy and Germany
are subjected. Although Count
Eerchtold jauntily prec.pltated TINS
a lie was egged on to il by WI
helmstrassc, and Austria mas far less
interest in the war than Germany.
Hungary has no interest whatever.
and Bohemia and other more or less
Slav portionS OF the Empire have
the strongest interests adverse TO 1t.
Besides this, the weight Of war
mas fallen more heavily on the Dual
Monarchy than on Germany. While
thp Russian armies were really fight
ing they penetrated far into Gallcia.
and even into Hungary. Austria
could not protect its own borders. 1t
was even defeated by the Servlans
iii GERMANY went to its rescue. On
ne west. Italy is advancing into
Austrian territory, and Trieste, Poia
and l'iume are in some danger. Aus
tria-fiuNgary is net so rich as Ger
MANY ard suffers more from the
devastation of the war. And finally
Inc possibility of the diSmemberment
of The Heterogeneous State is never
out Of the minis Of lis statesmen.
The monarch under whom Austria
entered the war is dead. TIE pres
ent monarch has no responsibility for
:he war. no pride or ambition involved
in It's prosecution, and his chief
thought is how he can get III Of it.
70 some extent honor binds him to
Germany. TO a greater extent fear
0f the German army binds him. He
would like to seek a separate peace.
hut does not dare. His Minister for
Foreign Affairs hit on the idea, after
ward adopted by the German Reich
stag, for peace without indemnities
or anneXaticaS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-19
THE BOND OF FREEDOM.

A bond Of fellowship and OF me-
tual interest, a bond of Amerlcanism
and of patriotism unites the people
of the country. That bond will nave
no value unless the country shall be
preserved in it's essential freedom.
That freedom cannot be preserved
unless the people of the country
support the nation in its efforts TO
beat back the tide of autocracy that
rose until it was in danger OF en-
quilting all free institutions.
The papers of this country are
donating entire pages and much
space in editorial pages to the Donu
of freedom which is regarded as the
strongest bond among men. The cal
of that bond is a call for the maxi
mum of sacrifice. That is the cal
that is now being made. 1t IS the
call not simply Of the government
certificates, but the call ol Ihe oo"'
of democracy and of freedom. Inc
form in which the call is made does
not disguise, but lends emphasis 10
the nature of the fundamental clain
that the nation has upon IS SUD
.iec5s.
That call must be needed! The on
" way it can be needed IS by unlVef
sal subscription to the Liberty Loan
The bonds that + waiting takers
are bonds of liberty that will insure
the continued freslom of the peo
pie. They are bonds that repfeseh
the might Of the nation. They arr
bonds whose disposition involves th'
ultimate fate of every American
Give heed to the call of the bond ah'
subscribed today! J..