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The Coconino sun., 1918-12-20
WANTS FAIR PRICES
 SQUARE DEAL TO ALL

There will be no relaxation on the part of fair price boards of Arizona in preventing profiteering and in sec ing that both the merchants and pub lie get square deal, it has been stoutly affirmed at the state head quarters of the food administration.
 Timothy A. Riordan, the federal food administrator for Arizona, has sent out a letter to the chairmen of the thirty-foir fair price boards of this state pointing out that although the government has made the maxi mum margin of profit sufficiently large to cover all cases this does not mean that these margins should be taken advantage of to the fullest ex- tent.
 "The new margins, he says, fare considerably higher than heretofore and are designed to protect those mer- chants who are located in remote dis tricts away from the railroad and whose cost of doing business is nat urally much higher than in the more thickly populated communities con- venient to the railroad"
 "We quite realize", he continues, "that all merchants can take full ad- vantage of these margins without be- ing technically guilty of profiteering, but morally that is precisely what they would be doing.
 "The prime object of the fair price boards is to prevent profiteering and see that both the merchants and pub lie get a square deal, and we think you will agree with us that it is gross ly unfair for merchants doing busi- ness with the minimum of expense to take advantage of the maximum mar gin of profit which is intended to ap- ply only to dealers who by reason of their location and lack of railroad and other facilities are forced to charge order to carry on their business" the maximum margins of profits in
 n
The Coconino sun., 1918-12-20
ARIZONA SECOND IN
 FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN

The official total of subscriptions in the Twelfth Federal Reserve District for the Fourth Liberty Loan was S462 ,25O,000 or $3,250,000 more than announced officially a few days ago. Allocations to this district from rail road subscriptions provided the in- crease.
 Alaska ranks first among the ma jor divisions of this district with 23fo which is believed to be a record for the fourth loan in the United States.
 Following are the official records of the ten major divisions of this dis trict:
The Coconino sun., 1918-12-20

Governor Campbell figured last Christmas in another Christmas of flee giving, but at that time his was the lot of disappointment. It will be remembered that the Hunt Campbell contest terminated with Campbell turning over the office of governor to Hunt on Christmas day.
The Coconino sun., 1918-12-20

purchasable, but are being awarded through local Red Cross Chapters in the Christmas Roll Call. The Roll Call, or membership drive is being conducted all over the United States during the week of December 16th to 23rd.
 Anti-tuberculosis work, which has previously been supported by funds derived through the sale of these
The Coconino sun., 1918-12-20
Kahl Drug Co.,:

you have thought of Jewey prepared show you beautiful gift things of all descriptions and at all prices No prof. eers price is asked and selection here will settle your gift problems
 From the smallest of beautiful things small cost art ces that would please and delight in the weahies of homes supply your Christmas needs We too busy to you courteously and promptly
The Coconino sun., 1918-12-20

You may have observed that a bachelor can hold baby almost as awkwardly as a woman can throw a stone.
The Coconino sun., 1918-12-20

Guess We will. By the way, what's the English for tout de suit'?"
The Coconino sun., 1918-12-20
NO RED CROSS SEAL
 SALE---ALL FOR " RED CROSS CALL

No Red Cross
 c h r i S t m a s Seals are on sale this year. M Millio n S of these familiar little stickers n a ve be e n printed. Con- trary to pre- vious custom they are not
The Coconino sun., 1918-12-20

Guess we'll have to give up stu dying French before long,"
The Coconino sun., 1918-12-20

Many a man who claims to be self made is really father-in-law made.
The Coconino sun., 1918-12-20

Usefulness need deract from the beauty and charm of that Christmas gift SCHAEFFER FOUNTAIN PEN is ab- soutey guaraneed proof of the senders good taste will prove pleasure They priced at their real worth, and there is to suit your needs. sa
 Christmas incomplete without that box of candy but pure candy reasonably priced is these days You will find here in all sizes fresh and delightful.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
STRAIGHT TALK

SIR EDWARD CARSON, hitherto ir-
~ reconcilable Ulsterite, has announced in
Parliament that he will support the man
power bill, "even if you put Ulster in a
subordinate position to the rest Of Ireland
and f you put me under a government Of
Nationalists or Sim FeneIs." lie con.
tinued, II support it because no more de-
testable domination could be put over the
world than that of the Germans"
There is a bigness of outlook in this
which the Nationalists ought to emulate.
The great issue before the world is Ger
man domination, and not what kind of a
home-rule bill is passed for ireland and
not whether there is conscription in Ire
land by act of the British Parliament. Sir
Edward has set an example to the Irish
partisans. America is waiting to hear from
them something as patriotic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW

ONE cannot read the program for the
" meeting Of the American Philosophical
Society without thinking Of Hamlet's
famous remark about the multitude of
things in heaven and earth OF which Ho-
ratio had not dreamt. How many persons,
for example have ever heard about para
sitism among the red algae? or who knows
anything about the lumiuescence of radium
salts? or has firted with the Naiades of
the Upper Tennessee drainage? or Is
deeply interested in experiments TO change
the sex ratio in rats?
These are only few of the topics that
are TO be discussed by learned persons in
the course Of the meeting They are Of
no general interest. But that does not
make them unimportant. The Industrial
progress Of the world and the advancement
OF civilization itself are dependent on the
work OF men ard women who are making
careful Investigations in such remote
delds- The clsmist, the physicist, the en-
,omo'oellt afee The oataplst are AL work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
WILSON AND ROOSEVELT
4 Reader Studies Them against the Background Of WmSn-
gle Tar-PrObIem OF a NelU Citizen

beautiful language, and l have my hope to
find out the way to get my boy over here.
He is a Philadelphan of birth, but me and
his father we are only naturalizcd citizens.
He is in Italy five years ] send him over
there for health and after this war I was
afraid to let him come back But now he Is
seventeen on June s. 1918. and that Govern
ment may call him. but he would like better
10 serve for this country that he call his
country. He always firm of the u. S. A.
ana he Is very brokenheart If he have to
stay there. So If you please tell me what
TO do for get him over here. 1t is the great
favor that you could do Hes brother here
he Is a Boy Scouts and you see he like to
see us and we like to see him so much
You immagine it l am sure. You are kind
ness enough to help me out. We all like
our country. but we love this better and we
like to do Somthng for the country that We
intend to stay for ever and / would like TO
learn the boy this law and make out good
Citives.
Please help me on this matter Thank YOU
Tor you kindness. (Mrs) l.. T. DONINI
Philadelphia, April H.
IA boy born of Italian subjects in any
part OF the world is an Italian subject. ac-
cording to the law of Italy and liable when
he becomes of military age to be called to
the colors. 1t might be possible, however
Tor the state Department in Washington TO
persuade the italian Government to permit
the boy to come to his parents in America
Editor OF the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
kaiSerS First Atten,pt

TUE story Of Won Dederich, the German
l. admiral who attempted to interfere with
Dewey at Manila Bay, is well known TO the
public, but the fact that this was only tho
final move of the Kaiser, following ATTEMPTED
steps of a more drastic nature, is not common
knowledge. Ralph w Page has illumIned
the details of the affair in his dramatic
Moments in American Diplomacy" recently
published. He writes:
"Wlliam Mckinley had determined IN roo
oEnze and establish the independence of the
island OF Cuba. For n century the royal
spanish Government had failed to produce
anything there except riot, anarchy, misery
and confusion. War was impending This
appeared to the councils at Potsdam to be
an opportune moment to assert themselves
ana TO acquaint the world with three or four
selt-evident but neglected facts. One was
that the pretension of the United States that
aHairs In America were her sole concern was
an mpertinence and dead letter not 10 he
recognized by an omnipotent sovereign hold.
ing dominion under high heaven. Another
was that debating society," that ridicu-
lous form of government, democracy which
by Its very existence an insult to
majesty should be taught the respect due
legitimate queen-regent. And the third was
the familiar axiom that no affair of impor.
tance should be undertaken anywhere in the
world without consulting the German army
and the German Kaiser.
80 it is reliably reported that Won Hol.
leben, the German ambassador and Won
Hengelmueler, his Austrian understudy. con.
vened the diplomatic corps in Washington
under instruction from Berlin TO have the
Yankees presented with an order beginning
and ending with the single word VerbotCtl
This program would have been carried
through, and the rough riders would have
found themselves confronted with an entirely
different proposition, except for one obstacle
"a constant and obstinate obstacle, beginning
even then to be regarded by the Kaiser as the
one fountain of all evil and sacriege in the
world-to wit, the navy OF England Sir
Julian Pauncefote insisted that England could
make no such arTangement-mustb be left free
to act as circumstances might dictate"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
Single Tax Optimism

To the Editor of the EpCning Public Ledger;
Sir-An Anti-Single Tax League has been
formed to fight the passage of a sngle-tax
amendment TO the Constitution of California.
Single-taXers contend there is only one
way to produce food--to apply the human
element OF labor to the natural elements Of
land-and that il Is the highest function Of
Government to bring these two forces to-
gether especaly at this time when our
Government Is issuing frantic appeals for
more food production to win the war Should
the amendment under consideration i'm Cali
fornia receive a majority of the votes cast
next November, it would Immediately throw
open 10 production of food 20000,000 acres
Of land in that State which are now held idle
and useless
The Anti-Single Tax League is unpatri-
otcally demanding that these idle acres re-
main idle. 1t will work and spend it's money
to keep food from winning the war. 1t will
work and spend its money to allow the hold
ers Of these acres to hold on until the time
when increasing population will pay such
price that the holders may be induced to let
go and permit people to go to work. II will
tell not in words but In effect our own Gov
ernment and the Governments of our allies
that they propose to hold for higher price
land enough to produce more than 200, ,0OO. 900
bushels OF wheat or its equivalent, millions
OF tons of coal and other minerals millions
OF gallons of coal oil and millions of electric
power units that might be derived from
their privately owned water rights.
OLIVER MCKNIGHT.
Philadelphia, April 49,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

ing to wrest from nature her secrets and
then to apply the knowledge to industry
or to sanitation. There was time when
the business man looked with contempt on
such investigation, but he has learned bet
ter. Every great and successful industrial
plant has a laboratory attached in charge
of a trained expert. His discoveries some.
times make fortunes for his employers and
they have been known to save business
from bankruptcy. The late F. ID. Armour
was one Of the first great business or
ganizers who appreciated the Importance
of chemistry in the industry. He put OK.
perts at work on the waste of the slaugh.
ter houses, and as a result there is no
waste Every part Of the pig but his
squeal is commercialized, and some day
physicist may find out a way to can the
squeal Things seemingly as impossible
have been done.
So when you read Of the addresses be-
fore the Philosophical Society on subjects
that seem ridiculous to you. don't laugh.
Just remember that these men are pio-
neers marking the road to future con.
quests in the great unexplorcd realm Of
nature
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
ROOsevclt's Place

To the Editor Of the Ercuing Public Ledger
Sir-The Central Powers and the Allies
have a distinct desire TO "show up each
other. The same trait is evident in Roosc-
welt and Wilson and their worthy adherents'
Wilson's followers say that Roosevelt Is a
menace, disrupting the harmony in the Gov
ernmcnt. thereby aiding the enemy Wilson's
advisers are accused Of incompetency ana ot
camoufaEing the truth.
Whether or not the Administration should
be openly criticized depends upon how we
are going to win the war If VIC are going
to talk" the enemy into accepting our terms,
discretion should be used, because II Ioose-
welt can not see the logic of Wilson'S ideas
and actions, how can the German people or
Government be expected to. But If we are sure
that the enemy must be beaten by force of
arms. "all hands should turn to-" and no one
should spare any warranted criticism.
Wilson's actions are governed chiefly by
the information coming direct from his per-
sonal advisers. This should be authentic. but
some of them may resemble a few of VIII
helms advisers who told the "Al Highest
what they thought he would like to hear, and
camouhagcd the bitter truth
As even man appointed by Wilson may
have failings. and as some CamoufaEe, II not
inefiiCiency, has been discovered ii is possi-
BILE that some advisers should he replaced by
men less sparing of the Presidents rulings
and less intrustcd in keeping themselves and
their departments 100 per cent pure in
the eyes Of our chief Executive
The followers of these two men read about
them as the "evil one" reads the Bible, ac-
celebrating all arguments favorng their idol
and contesting the authenticity of those who
favor the other.
IT is true that Roosevelt could replace any
Cabinet member and help the cause well
in that capacity as the incumbent But is not
Roosevelt too big, too versatile to he tied
down to some special duty? Although he
often radically dsagrees with the Admins
tration, it is certain that all his words
carefully weighed by both the executive and
legislative branches of our Government
We can safely say that Roosevelt is doing
his bit" better as a free-lanCe critic on all
subjects of Importance than as Secretary of
Something or other"
Roosevelt or WilsOn--Ncver!
Roosevelt and Wilson-FOrevcr
AUSLAND.
Tuckcrton y. j., April 49,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
A BOYS SHARE
By Agnes MeIcher Martyr

T WISH l were in uniform and fighting
DER the sea,
But still there's lots of work at home Just
now, for you and me;
So mind what Mr.. Hoover says, save every.
thing you can,
And maybe there won't be a war when
am grown a man.
DE CAREFUL Of the sugar in your coffee
~ and your tea,
For sugar gives our boys the pep" 10
fight for Liberty.
And save the fat whene'er you can-we do
not need much meat
Eat only war.bread at your meals, and so
conserve the wheat.
nON'T ask for cake at every meal, and
~ only have it plain:
From doughnuts, pies and pastry foods let
all of us abstain;
We need big guns and bayonets and ves-
sells by the score
But still we know. as Hoover says, that
Food will win the war"
M BUYING thrift stamps every week.
for every ones punch
Against the Kaiser's army And say,
have a hunch
That when the war is over and the reign
of peace begun
Wen all take Off our hats and say, q
helped to lick the Hum"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
A Humble Tribute

In the classic mythology there were sup
posed to be nymphs that lived in trees;
gracious. slender goddcsscs who laid cool
hands on the brows of fainting warriors
and all that sort of thing. Hamadryads,
they called them. But we wouldn't give
snap for those trails compared to the
magic and unfaiing voices that live just
inside our telephone instrument
II we were a great poet we'd like to
sing the praise of some Of those phone
dryads in the way it ought to be done,
Boy, page Mr. Kpling!
The courtesy and efficiency with which
the telephone girl performs her harassing
task are beyond praise. Her wits are like
lightning. And no politeness pays so well
as polteness in her ear. There are few
thrills more pleasant than when some clear
little voice at the switchboard you didn't
even think she knew your name) says
Good morning, Mr.. Socrates; how are you
this morning.
Those girls have problems Of their own,
and yet they never seem to go wooLgath-
ering. They are the gracious fairies of our
business life. They are accurate, prompt
and divlnely helpful. We hope to heaven
they get husbands that are half good
enough for them. But we doubt 1t.
It's extraordinary the way those nymphs
remember voices. A voice is an intangible
and a disconnected kind of thing quite
often disconnected, but not always the
girls fault, yet they seem to carry it
in their fiufy little heads. There's an
operator in New York, at an Office we used
TO call up very often. She got to know
our voice, which seems TO us very like any
one else's Nowadays we don't call that
office more than once in three or four
months. But she knows us instantly
Good morning. Mr. Socrates" she says;
when did you get to town."
Has mocern civilization invented any
thing half so richly compounded OF the
divine and the Human as the telephone
girlY SOCRATES.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

Thc Cncmy knocked dorn the Albert
church tOwCr. the towcr Of the golden
Virgin, ichO had bent head dOcHlCdrd
orcr that ruined city lcith her babe out
stretched. II icdS a great landmarks
bound up lritH all our memories.
PHILIP GIBBS.
THE Leaning Virgin Of Albert had be-
L come in the minds Of British fight.
ing men a moving symbol Of the agony
endured by innocent human lives since
Germany invaded Belgium and France.
Many a human mother and child have
perished in this war simply because
Their little lives stood in the path Of
brutal and scnseless ambition.
Those who love motherhood and
childhood have not forgotten.
WILL you remember, as you look
w down in tenderness and love on your
own sleeping children, that every Lib
erty Bond is one more pulse Of succor
for the little ones of the world?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
Ay THEM FIVE DOLLARS A DAY

TWILL the estimabe citizen who lifts his
w hands and his eyebrows and mourns
spolice inefiiciency" ever realize that the men
OF the police force are at bottom very much
like himself; quite as human and quite as
eager to do the decent thing IL they are but
given an opportunity? VIII it ever occur
10 the reformers that the police as gen
eral class render a service perhaps better
than a shortsighted and pcnurious muhlcl
pality has a right to expect?
To be in style these days you must
deride tho police. You must look upon
the man in the city's uniform with sus-
picion and distrust. This is the easy ana
popular attitude Of mind efter every shake
I'm Ard vet it is significant to observe
that out of all the present uproar at CITY
Hal there has come nothing to show that
the men of the rank and file have been at
fault and much to prove that 1t was some
officials of the department and the poht-
ical tinhorns who did their excellent best
IN debase and disorganlze the service.
when proof Of efficiency is required IN
instances beyond political control; when
fire or a great public demonstration pro-
,,ides n test of the police personnel there
is good evidence Of willing ana
smooth-vorking organization. The diff
cult matter of traffic in the congested parts
of the city is we'll handled by overworked
men. Traffic might be better regulated at
night. The police themselves admit this.
The imnrovement will not be possible until
Councils provides the money for illuminated
night signals such as are used in every
other progressive city. The fact of the
matter is that the city as whole as well
as the politicians has the habit Of treat
ing the police abominably.
Properly to handle city street traffic
man must have endurance, quick inteIh-
9ence and a level head. The reserve squad
and the traffic men can boast well-drilled
and highly capable organization What
business man would expect to Ibtain FOR
his own service training and equipment
like theirs for wage of $3.50 day? We
know of none. Yet $3.50 day is the
most that a policeman can earn in Phila-
delphia. only little while ago he could
not earn that much
II Mayor Smith wishes TO do a little
really constructive work he will demand
at once fiat rate of s. a day for every
properly qualified policeman. Even though
the money may not be available, begin
ming should thus be made toward the pay
ment of a living wage. Councils manages
to find plenty of money for all sorts OF
contracts. Its traditional indispostioh to
treat tie police decently would quickly b.
overcome If the business people of the city
whose interests are most intimately in
VOWED, demanded that the reform in the
police force begin at the bottom with some
such logical and humane plan as this.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
PANAMA METHODS AT HOME

DECAUSE of the requirements Of SANTA
~ tion at League Island the pig sites were
swept out of South Philadelphia, Now a
group Of the experts who helped General
Gorgas eliminate the mosquito pest In
Panama will expend S21OOOO to keep Hog
Island healthful and cheerful by draining
the marshes in the vicinity and thus wiping
out the mosquito plague forever.
Surely such work as this speaks well
for the sort OF mlltarism that used to be
hated and suspected in every place where
Mr.. Bryan and his disciples raised mourn
ful voices in the day before the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
FocH,s ASSISTANTS

THoLLowING the appointment Of Mr..
~ schwab as general manager Of the ship
ping board comes the naming of General
Goefhals as director of the shipment Of
All supplies and troops to France.
Each man is an expert. unsurpassed in
his particular field. Eac;- has a reputa-
tlon for getting things done. Difficulties
e&ist 10 be surmounted and obstacles are
seen only TO be removed
We are making progress i'm the right
direction by putting the right kind of men
la charge. The war entered on new
I|.ss when General Foch was put in com,
.u4nl 81 the Anied armies. Goethals and
<.b .fo really Worklng with Foch in
~ 1'||A4 |tIQIl va should name paore
.|t 1|a4 4 I||e> can Be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
And "a Poor
Place Also

Maybe the girl from
ana POOr Galesburg, ILL.,, made
race Also conspicuous at a New
York hotel by yard
or less OF silken stockings of red, white and
blue showing beneath her white silk skirt,
remarks the Boston Globe. had right TO
wear the national colors in that way, but 1t
was poor way for her to show her patrl-
otiSm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

The third Liberty Loan is behind sched-
ule. 1t Is inconCeivable that it should not
be heavily oversubsCribed. Right now there
is nothing more important in the life Of
every citizen than to take all the bonds he
possibly can.