Arizona republican., 1919-12-29
Little Stories
 Of The Town

There were three of them standing on certain corner on North Third street The exact location is fnma- ter1aI, except that it was between Me Dowell and Roosevelt and on the h. dian School car line. They were wait ing for street car to take them down town, and they had been waiting only ten minutes, not one of the three was rancid or ill-humored or any thing
 Nobody ever thinks of offering anybody a lift, do they2" remarked the tall heavy man, as the ninth motor ear passed them. heading cityward, carrying only the driver
 No, the motorists here never think of such a thing" agreed the short fat man.
 They don't see anybody but them selves added the thin man, except when they happen to hit something and see damage suit"
 That's what I call bad thing for the whole town. now,' said the tall heavy man Why, where I come from"-and he named a California city-"some of the people don't amount to much, I'll admit, but any body that comes along in car will stop and offer you d ride. If you have a car you're always taking somebody you just stand on a corner and some body drives up and offers a lift"
 Just like where I come from, chimed in the short fat man, naming q city in the east Its an awful big burg, of course, and you don't have to wait but a minute for a street car, but if you stand still a few minutes some body comes and offers q ride. Why, you could always be sure of not having to stand on corner and shiver-like we're doing here.''
 Well" said the thin man morosely. I've been here 12 months and I've had one lift into town-just one. And twice a day I stand here on the corner and wait for a street car and see a dozen or more motor cars-and they all have vacant seats-go by. And when I think of how easy it was back home in"-and he, too, named city, a large city, in the middle west---to get lift down town when the street car was slow in coming, it makes me sick"
 Its a dirty shame, all right said he tall heavy man, looking after a pig car as it scared by, empty save for he driver. Somebody ought to do something, by George. Teach these George. Put some civic pride into the place, by''-
 The sound Of an approaching street car cut him short It was coming fast, and all three men forgot to continue the denunciation as they started for
 
 By George," said the short fat man as the car stopped in front of them we've only waited fifteen minutes"
 As he climbed on the car there came a glare of lights from behind and d diminutive flivver, vintage of 1914 drew up by the side of the street car.
 You fellows want to ride down. t6wn, hailed a bearded man from be- hind the pile of luggage on the run ming board I'm just getting into this place, but you're welcome to a ride
 No. thanks, said the thin man, the tall man, and the short man in chorus But we sure would like to have you stay in town a while. It seems like home to have somebody around that'n offer q man lift once in a while"
 Furnishing Hammam baths for blood sweating behemoths is all in the days work at a circus, according to Assistant Manager Murray A. Pen nook of the Barnes show that is win tering at the fair grounds, and the said behemotns require bathtubs that sweating behemoths, he says, usually perform their ab1utions in whatever water comes handy. but the cold nights of Phoenix make them shiver and fmperil valuable circus property It became necessary, therefore to pro- tide means for heating the hippo tank, which delighted the Dehemoth, but ut terly disgusted the polar bears, who look upon their brother of the pig fam fly as a pampered pet.
 That little old San Diego and Ari- zona railroad, that affords a new and somewhat devious route from Phoenix 10 the coast, is no railroad for a min- isters son, according To Charles R. Home. member of the state tax com mission. He had ride over the road recently and therefore knows whereof he speaks The great objection to the line, as he sees it, is the Mexican at mosphere that prevails twice for inter- vals of about three hours each while the train is crawling through the canyons of Lower California, and the consequent unrestricted operation of the buffet right in these prohibition times Nope. Commissioner Howe says it's no railroad for a nice Phoenix man Too naughty,
 Hep, there, Buddy called young fellow at Center street and the railroad tracks early one morning recently. Do vou belong to the American legion?'
 Sure," answered the returned sol dier. pulling out his lape. Cant you see the label?''
 "Oh, yes" said the young fellow, as he drew his cap over his eyes and ap- preached. Take this and read it. then-'
 The service man accepted a paper from the stranger. who hurried off
  Official Bulletin" and in the dog ears at the corners were s'M. M. w. l. IT,. No. 800 of the l. w. w." and Butte. Montana, Saturday, November @. 19I9."
 Reas,ing the sheet on both sides, the American legion man had more real enjoyment than at any time since the circus came to town, and when he had finished. handed 1t around for his friends to laugh at. Arizona items figured prominently in the l. W w. chronicle Under the caption. New Members the an nouncement was made that 1I5 new members were added to the "one big union" in Arizona between November l and 26. Arizona headed the list, with Montana second with I0S mem bers. Under the head. "Croaff and smith Enjoined." it was stated in part: Tt is up to all radicals in the labor move ment in Arizont to stand by these two men. who are battling against such