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Arizona republican., 1919-09-12

and without influence. Many have died in poverty and were forgotten before they died. We have with us yet many successful and influential who once in politics but who had sense enough to quit while ahead of the game who having once been frozen out had sense enough to stay out.
 The game is than poker, faro or roulette There is comparatively safe side in those games the inside occupied by proprietors dealers look outs. There is inside of politics The players are all the outside
 And may infer from the financial circular setting forth prospective investors the advantages held out by the Colter per bonds, the brokers regard abstention from politics addition security which the bonds rest. Thus a gambler, whatever he might have to offer in the way of na- eral security would have little of moral security to offer affect the desirabty any bonds he might issue. So it is with the politician
 When speak of politicians we have in mind those who seek politics livelihood or life oc- cupation We do not the citizen who accepts office with greater less reluctance as public duty with the intention of retiring when that duty las been performed. However the number of those patriots is relatively small that the exception we have herein made is hardly worth at the present price of print paper the space occupied by this last paragraph.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12

troubled. He is so anxious that Chrys should have the gems, but if his papers do not come by the next ship, he says he can't get them for his brides gift at least not in time for the ceremony"
 "Chrys is going to be furiously dis appiontedi" I spoke so positively that Mother sent startled glance my way. My next thought was unspoken;
 T wonder just what Hamilton Ger teis is thinking at the present moment? By this time he has heard about the drowning. He believes that another treasure hunt has come to naught. And he can't possibly know that Jo Bach has run off with the loot"
 It was a torrid July night Every craft belonging to that coast was on the water. Ukeleles tinkled and phonographs warbled love songs as vacationists cooled off. Suddenly from out of the procession, a small motor boat disengaged itself and shot toward our beach It stopped at the edge of the sand and the man running it ap- peared to be having trouble with his engine.
 I watched him while he fussed away with it, and soon I observed that he flashed his lights with a certain rythym toward the Lorimer house.
 He's signalling! He's calling one of the maids, no doubt" I decided and l settled back comfortably into the deep shadow of a hooded beach chair.
 But the person who answered the signals was not a pretty girl hastening to greet her lover.
 It was Dr. Hamilton Certeis! Gro be continued)
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12
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the authorities wouldn't miss Dr. Ham ilton Certe.s, that they would put their fingers on him-when they wanted him.
 More than once I was on my way to tell Daddy Lorimer all the facts about his best friend and future son. in-law Then I considered the temper and the temperament of my sister Chrystobel. Were to reveal the truth about her fiance, she was not one to regard me as her saviour and bene- factor.
 She was Eorded to the limit by her present life. She was determined to taste the settlements of the courts of Europe-what there are left of them She would look upon me as officious and meddlesome were 1 to upset her plans Evidently, it was the part of wisdom for me not to forestall the sec ret service agents activities.
 Meanwhile the plans for Chrys' we'd ting were perfected. Concerning them, Mother made one remark which had vast significance for me. Those documents from Spain prov ing Dr. Certeis' ownership of some pearls haven't come yet. He is rather
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12
Pursued and Pursusrs

We imagine that the tour of the pursuing sena- tors will be about effective in influencing public opinion regarding the peace treaty the presidents resolutey decline to become excited on one side or the other. A few thousands naturally turn out to the president the distinguished senators, the crowd and to hear what they can of the oratory
 The comparatively few who are strong for the treaty or strong against it are "in the midst" and make themselves heard at telling points," thereby creating an impression of great enthusiasm which cannot be communicated to the great mass of the people who only read the speeches shreds of them in cold type the morning after.
 The trailing of the president it appears to us comes second under the head "usess occupations" preceded only by the presidential tour
 And, suppose the president should succeed in de- veloping what he confidently asserted or guessed the his return to Europe that the people are overwhelmingly with him." And suppose his should develop that the people are not over whemingly with him, what difference would it make anyhow nasmuch as both the president and the sen ators are almost certain to proceed with respect to the treaty just they would have done if these jour neys had not been begun?
 All of the tourists likely to return to Wash ington very little wiser than they were when they went away. Their added wisdom will consist in knowing that they do not know how the people feel about it and in suspecting almost with degree of knowledge the people, harassed by nearer problems. do not greatly care.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12
The Undesirables

In denying citizenship to aliens who members of the I. W. w. the action of Judge Lockwood of Co., chise county was logical and inevitable Such though otherwise qualified for citizenship could not take honest oath to support the government. They willing, of course to take the oath-any oath but to them it would be empty and meaningless oath. to be disregarded the alien had become a citizen. The creation of such citizen would be farce and worse. Nothing could be more ridiculous than to accept the allegiance of a man to govern ment whose form he pledged by another oath and by all his professions. to overturn
 The form of government provides for it's own change whenever majority of the citizens want it changed. They may convert it into an autocracy or into state of anarchy. That may be done by sys- tenn of voting. Certain necessary majorities have been prescribed and when they have been secured the change may be decreed But all this must be donv regularly and in orderly and constitutional way When the change has been accomplished the rninor- ity cannot do than grumble, an American privilege which will inhere it has always been the privilege of the minority, under any of govern ment or lack of government
 We cannot, therefore, prevent citizens from vot- ing for change of government. from democracy to a state of anarchy bolshevism but we can prevent very rapid increase of the of such voters by refusing to admit to citizenship persons who hold ideas of government in conflict with the American idea of government In view of the spread of radical anarchistic sentiment abroad, especially in central and eastern Europe-our naturalization laws always liberal too liberal They have also been too loose Iy, administered. All the country hundreds of persons admitted monthly who have not come up to the easy qualifications prescribed
 x Perhaps not until we found ourselves in urar 5;d we make more than casual inquiry into the attitude ofsapplicants for citizenship toward form of gov ernment. It is even more important than it was then. that this inquiry, and most searching inquiry should be made, for there will be loosed upon us Through lax immigration laws again. the riff-raff of the old world
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12
Out of Politics

Those hitherto perturbed Arizona democrats and thsre is battalion phalanx of them, may now en- joy period of calm with the definite announcement that Hon Fred T. coter will not be competitor of theirs in a contest for the gubernatoral nomination There had been the most persistent rumors that MT. colter would again be candidate and it was realized that he would be formidable candidate with the probable support again of former Governor Hunt unless in the that Hunt should decide again ID be candidate for the nomination That was gen. orally regarded unlikely that the afflicton of Nr Coter upon the other prospective candidates
 seemed the most certain thing in the lap of the gods < But now the aspirants know that he will be a candidate. They have it high financial authority that he is permanently out of politics" That is as certain and is much of condition. in his arrange Inent with the brokerage concern which has under taken the business of financing him is the first mortgage his extensive holdings. Tn a sense his political future also be said to have been mort gagged at the time. Yes. more than that-to have been foreclosed upon. sold out. lock- stock and barrel.
 There is in this financial announcement not only
 word of cheer to the legion of democratic candidates for the governorshp, but note of warning if it can only be heard and will only be needed by all asprants republicans well democrats, for public places of whatever character Permanently of politics" is the safest position for any man. and is so recognized by business The old Louisiana Lottery offered far better chances of success than politics Now and then some drew the grand prize of s2OoOOo in the lottery. Now and then a citizen rises to the presidency of the United States and more frequently but still very nfrequently lesser political prizes are drawn.
 But the political pathway is strewn with wrecks. The back wash at Washington is filled and choked with them-former senators and representatives whose names longer remembered. There are men there who prominent in the dipIo- matic service There former governors of states and men whose voices were powerful in party coun- sils They have been shouldered aside and are struggling desperately for last foothold.
 We may survey the smaller political arena of Arizona during the last twenty years. Many of the men who were prominent and powerful in the direc-
 ton of the affairs of the territory in the early cen tury are yet with us, but what are they? Of those who played politics persstently there are only two or three who have far succeeded and for them the game has not yet been played out The rest are poor
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12
YOU NEVER CAN TELL

Pat" who was a fellow sufferer in mathematics classes in an eastern en- gineering school rolled into town re- gently and bridging the intervening years that have passed since last we met in the classrooms, we fell on each others necks and began swapping ac counts.
 Pat sez we, what ever became of Finkelstein, the blonde Jew that used to infest the chemistry lab. with his near comedy?"
 Fink? Let's see-oh. say didn't you ever hear about him? Why, the poor fish invented some sort of a chemical formula for the extraction of dyestuffs and he's worth a barrel of money, now. Didn't you ever meet his wife?"
 Wife! Who'd ever marry that bird?"
 Marry him? Why. he's got the swellest kind of a little girl for a wife. Pretty as d picture and class sticking cut all around her. They've got a reg ular estate on the north shore, a couple of cars and everything else to match. Oh, yes, Fink sure struck it soft with his formula"
 Well, the doggone piker. Why, can remember the girls beating it to the dressing rooms at prom" when they would see Fink coming across the floor with that smile on his face and an empty program in his hand We'll we'll and so she's some doll Well, well-Can you beat it?" And do you remember Morrison, the mechanical who was in the class ahead of us? Used to sponge his ex- perimental lab. data off of the sharks 1 in his class because he was so bone headed in the work and couldn't get a diploma after five or six years work ?'' Yeah, what's he doing-selling soap?"
 Soap nothing. One of the fellows l told me he ran across him somewhere down in Florida where he's the head of a big company that's putting in a big breakwater project or something like that"
 How does he get away with it? He couldn't figure out the simplest prob l lem in re-enforcing work"
 He doesn't have to. He has some of those very sharks that used to helI him back in the class room, working under him and doing that part of the 1 job. All re does is to boss the job | hes got the knack or gettlng on the inside with big men, makes 'em think be can deliver the goods. got the chance, and because of his unusual ability to handle and direct men he is making good"
 By George! You never can tell, out of bunch of youngsters in college who's going to make a success of life can you, Pat?"
 'No, sir, you can't The only thinG you can do is to make a good guess and in ten years find out that vol missed by only 99.9 per cent Whatl you have"
 I I'll take stein. Here's to olC Fink" and his baby doll-and here'i hoping he doesn't forget his formula
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12
| Puzzle Over the Lost Pearls and
 Suddenly Find a Clue.
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| Puzzle Over the Lost Pearls and
 Suddenly Find a Clue.
 But Chrys would never wear those dainty gems, felt sure. And I was sorry because she wanted them so much. And not for one moment did l believe that she would ever go to the altar with Hamilton Certeis. Nothing so horrible as an alliance with him could possibly befall her What would intervene to save her, could not imag- inc. If nothing else happened, l could spoil the wedding ceremony, at the last moment. And just because I had the information which would convict Ger teis, was obliged to keep out of his sight.
 The man had wit, of the kind to be feared because it was of the Teutonic variety. But true to form, his own cleyerness blinded him. He believed that the Lorimer mansion and the Lor- inner yacht, and a marriage with the Lorimer heiress would protect even a Bolshevik plotter.
 From news items, 1 had learned that the propagandists of revolution were being successfully rounded up in every city in the land. I was positive that
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12

Having allowed three piqRs of time out (set it here Martini forNhe reader To recover from the blow suffered in the preceding paragraph, we will pro- ceed with the lecture.
 By the Phoenix Must and Will Have, Etc" epigram (which is the soul of the originality in this heading) this fearful weekly again demonstrates to it's reader it's ambition and desire to wield a mighty force in this com munity. It is merely one of the many missions We have set up to accomplish. Natural modesty prevents us from naming any more of our missions. We must admit, also, that we are handi- capped by a shortage of missionaries.
 Further comment would be pain fully superfluous, were it not for the fact that we have said nothing about the artist himself. He is a giant with features that forced Apollo to commit hari-kari of a very happy and riotous disposition, about 27 years old, single with no entangling alliances in that respect, and is feature writer for a morning paper in the second largest city in the U. s. A. We will gladly furnish his name and address to any of our fair readers who will remit 8 stamped and addressed envelope, as he has confided to us that times are when he gets awfully lonesome, particularly when he is left by himself.
 Otherwise, we have nothing to say
 Oh, yes! We forgot to mention that he committed the other drawings forthis weekly, and will be glad to draw anything for you if you have the price.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12
EDITORIAL
SOMETHING UNIQUE
c. G, H,, Editor

We are presenting with this morn ing's issue of the Cancels Back some thing unique in the line of newspaper headings.
 Our careless reader may have dis covered it by this time, but we will be pardoned for directing the attention of our other reader to the top of the page. The reader will be instantly swept off his feet by the originality of the idea in the heading and the pro fessional tang of it's execution.
 Having recovered his standing posture again, the reader will next be struck by the aptness of the wording on the ribbons that are flung to the arid breeze so vividly portrayed by our artist (The breezy effect, we might say, was accomplished by an air brush held in the hand of our artist)
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12
.muE LEST WORD

Having new head over this depart ment, it is no more than fair that the floorwalker explain to the customers the significance of the so-termed cut" Our illustrator has endeavored to picture a balloon taking an Easter egg out for walk. On the right may be seen in plain view, the balloon, striking a conversational attitude (vulgarly called 'gassing') toward the egg. the latter being quite prominent to the left fore of the cut. The egg shown here is about to hatch-a plot to escape. This egg compares, in point of age, very favorably with one we had in a local restaurant the other day.
 Pass on.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12
PURELY PERSONAL

If MT. Hammond-he knows which one he is-will communicate with the party on West Jefferson street who had the rooms to rent but couldn't rent them to him because they were already leased, he will be enraptured with the good tidings that the rooms are now available. We go out of our way 10 pass this word on because we Believe that anyone who knows of rooms to rent in this town and keeps the info. under his hat is a fiend.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12

Introducing Chick Ross. erstwhile soldier of Siberia and points west, now covering the capitol beat and doing sports for our evening nebula of news. Will the gentleman please remove the quotes from around his chick-name?
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12
pREsERvE FAMOUS BRITISH LINE POINT,

These famous points of the war, on the British line which marked for preservation. The Butte de WarIencourt the ruins of Bapume some of the de- stroyed monuments of Peronne, the Chateau of Thfe pal and similar devastation points, the underground maze of Combes, the tanks churchyard" at Po- zieres the Kings observation point" Hill So Givench the Givenchy battlefield and the famous slag heap and Tower Bridge at Loos.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12
SAYINGS OF KING SOLOMON
By the Rev, Charles Sickle


 When a clever young man ridiculed the Proverbs of Solomon, saying that anybody could write such stuff" wise quickly turned to him and said
 Suppose you write few!"
 The Proverbs have been called "The Business Mans Guide-Book," but there's sound advice in this wonderful book for every
 Here are some of these proverbs picked at dom:
 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowl- edge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction" Incline thine unto misdom and apply thine heart to understanding;
 If thou seekest her silver, and searchest for her as for hidden treasure,
 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God"
 Happy is the that fndeth wisdom, and the that getteth understanding.
 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise silver and the gain thereof than fine gold"
 Keep thy heart with all diligence for out of it the issues of life"
 'The lips of strange woman drop as an honey comb and her mouth is smoother than oil;
 But her end is bitter wormwood, sharp two-edged sword.
 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell"
 'Reprove not scorner lest he hate thee; rebuke 9 wise man, and he will love thee
 Give instruction to a wise and he will be yet wiser: teach just man and he will increase in learning"
 "A wise son maketh glad father; but foolish son Is the heaviness of his mother"
 Tn the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise"
 "A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. "Where no counsel s the people fall; but in the multitude of eounsellors there is safety"
 AS a jewel of gold in a swnes snout, so is a fair woman without discretion"
 There is that scattereth, and yet ncreaseth; and there that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty"
 "The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself"
 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favor; but he that seeketh mischief. it shall unto him.
 "A vrtuous woman is crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is rottenness in his bones.'
 There is that speaketh like the piercings Of sword; but the tongue of the wise is health"
 "A prudent concealeth knowledge, but the heart of the fools proclaimeth fooshness."
 There is that maketh himself rich yet hath noth- ing that maketh himself poor yet hath great riches"
 There is way which seemeth right unto man, but the end thereof his of death
 "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger"
 "A merry heart maketh cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken"
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12
sQUAR1NG THE VICIOUS CIRCLE

SQUARING THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
 Ever anxious to take up something new and rag it until it is all frayed out, The Last Word seizes this morn ing upon the topic of the high cost of living, sometimes referred to as the H. c. of L. Here is a topic that promises to be much discussed unless something IS done to head it off.
 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
 There has been invented a game which is dubbed "squaring the vicious circle" Everybody is invited to play this national game. The object is to beat the profiteer The vicious circle, we might explain, is composed of the wage earner, the manufacturer, or middleman and the producer. The poor consumer stands in the center. The game is ready to start.
 The consumer goes to the middle man Cor anyone of the others) and says, "Mi1dleman, middleman, why are things so kigh?" And he answers, Be cause we have to pay so much for the "a wproduct" Then the consumer goes to the producer and says, Producer producer, why are things so high?' And he answers, Because wages are so high.' Then the consumer goes to the wage earner and says, Worker worker, why are things so high?" Be cause" answers the wage earner, T have to pay so much for necessities that buy from the middleman."
 HE GETS GROGGY
 The consumer begins to show signs of impatience as he goes back to the middleman, but then the circle starts to revolve about him, moving faster faster and faster, until it becomes g dizzy whirl, with the consumer getting wall eyed trying to follow.
 | The effect on the player is some thing akin to a mild jag" He get, foolish and becomes seized with { mania to buy. He buys anything h, sees regardless of his need for it. anC pays any price asked Pretty soon tn, players will spend all of their none. and then the profiteers will have t sell their goods for whatever they cal get for them.
 l Simple. isn't it?
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12

We gather that the Maricopa Coun- ty Poultry Assn. will meet at the Water Users Sat. aft. at three. We trust that these folks haven't aban- doned their plan to give a swell chick en dinner this fall.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12

What some of us stay at homes can't quite get the hang of is why these good neignbors of ours leave these parts year after year and come back after each debauch with this message: Take it from us-there's no place like Arizona; 1 never want to leave it."
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12

Now then, if any cit. has any "in- sideD stuff about crookedness going an in this peninsula of aridity. let him lay all his cards on the table before Br'er Laney and his gr. jury, or for ever hold his peace.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12

May we not suggest to MT. Wilson that he drop in on this mecca of democracy on his swing around the oval, and give us an assist in our noon- hour quarrels with Billy Spear.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12

Quite a commotion was stirred up out in the Capitol Addition by a toppsy- turrvy minded individual who hung out Old Glory upside down on
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12

The busy traffic cop out on the desert between here and the coast ap- pears to have blown his whistle for traffic going east.