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Arizona republican., 1919-09-25
EXECUTIVE COUCH
 ID NEW QUARTERS

The large leather couch which has had it's place of existence in the office of every Arizona governor since 1900 has disappeared yesterday. For the first time in 19 years, newspaper corre- spendents calling upon the chief execu- tive were unable to cast their lingering gazes upon it's massive leather bosom and wish that for but a minute they might slide off into dreamland. The office of Governor Campbell looks bare and forsaken, without it.
 But the old couch is still in the state house. It has new shiny surroundings in Attorney General Wiley E. Jones' office The attorney general has all ways considered a couch a necessary adjunct to an office. When he moved to the state house he asked that he be supplied with one. A search divulged that the only couch belonging to the state was in the governors office The governor stated he had never had oc- casion to use it and neved expected to, and agreed that if the attorney general insisted upon having his couch he was most welcome to it.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25
CLAIMS H|S FAMILY
 ILLEGALLY DETAINED
 BY VALLEY RANCHER

Alleging a peonage contract illegal and void on the ground of public policy, Dolores de Ochoa has instituted habeas corpus proceedings against Stanford Collier claiming his relatives are be- ing restrained of liberty by Collier.
 The writ was made returnable at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, when the matter will be argued before Judge Stanford.
 The petitioner claims that his wife, his brother in-law and his four step children are being restrained by Collier at his farm two miles southwest of Glendale. He alleges that Collier claims the custody, control and posses sion of his family by reason of some contract which he claims requires them to labor for him for period of six months.
 The petitioner, through his attorneys Pugh and BrUmback, asks that they be released from detention, which he alleges is unlawful.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25
A PROPHECY THAT FAILED
(From the New York World.

trrom the New York World.)
 Neither the brilliant scientific feats of Sir William Crookes eighty seven busy years nor tn, spiritualistic stud ies of his later zeal impressed the New World as did his warning, announced in 1899 in The Wheat Problem" that the race was facing a wheat famine through the growth of population and the chemical exhaustion of available available lands
 Wheat scarcity was fact but it was curing itself automatically through the rise of prices, which, in 1896, did so much to defeat MT. Bryan for the pres idency. The American crops of 1885, 67 had caused the prediction that the United States would soon need all it's wheat at home. In the three corre- spending years of the next decade our yield was 500 million bushels greater, and vast new areas were being devel- oped in Canada, Argentina and Aus tralia.
 In the next decade. again, Europe did face a wheat famine, but because of the war. The American yield con tinued to grow under the stimulus of need In the five war years, in spite of partial crop failures in 1916 and 1917. we produced nearly 1 billion bushels more than in the corresponding seasons of the previous decade. The billion bushel mark was passed for the first time in 1915, and another record break ing yield of more than billion bushels in 1919 is practically assured. Wheat and flour exports have been greater than our entire crop in the years fol- lowing the Civil War.
 The war has centered the thought
 the world upon food as no warn ng by any scientist. based upon chem
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25
NEURO PSYCH|ATR|CS
 WILL BE PROTECTED

In order that soldiers who were dis charged from the army on action of a neuro. o.psychiatrics board may not suf- fer from the law as a result of their condition, Governor Campbell has ap- piled for and received g. list of all such soldiers from this state. The list will be sent to all heads of state institutions and county jails in order that if these men run foul of the law the proper ac- tion may be taFen in each case
 Ninety-five men from this state were discharged from the army on the ground that they were neuro- -psychiat- rics. One of these men has all ready run foul of the law and is confined in a state institution. The fact that he was discharged by the board is prima facie evidence, accordin to local physicians, that he. is mentally de . ranged and should receive medical treatment rather than punishment.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25

 NOW0FFERSSPA PAN|SH

An unsual chance to learn the Spanish language has been offered to the people of Phoenix free of charge by the Opportunity school now in session at the Monroe school, financed jointly by the city and the state de- partment of vocational training.
 E. J.. Killeen, who was educated in Mexico and who speaks the language with the proper accent, is using the conversational method almost entirely in conducting the Spanish classes, al though the advanced classes which had instruction through the Summer and which low meet from o'clock until o'clock and from 2 o'clock
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25
MOVE ID AVERT 4
 TEACHERj SHORTAGE

The shortage of teachers in Arizona has reached such alarming propor- tions, that an attempt will be made today to secure quorum of the state board of education to take action on granting temporary certificates to lose qualified to teach, but who nave not taken the examination.
 The meeting at which this matter will come up will be held some time today at the state house.
 According to- the state superinten- dent of education, there are as many as. 15 vacancies for teachers in some of the counties. Temporary certifi- cates were granted during the war when there was scarcity of teachers
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25
CHARGES EXCESSIVE
 CRUELTY BY HUBBY

Excessive physical cruelty toward her and their child is charged by Mrs. Lil- lian Morgansagains her husband, liar ry H. Morgan, in a divorce complaint which went on record in the superior court yesterday.
 Mrs. Morgan claims that because of the alleged cruelty she and Morgan separated in April 1915, and that two months later they entered a, separation agreement, the terms of which have been violated by Morgan.
 The child, Wurth Morgan, has double curvature of the spine. the plaintiff claims, that she has been the sole sup port of the boy since Morgan discon- tinued forwarding funds in 1916.
 The Morgans were married in Los Angeles in 1907. Mrs. Morgan at pres ent resides in Gila Bend.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25
GOVERNOR RECEIVES
 A REAL" ELEPHANT

From far-off South Africa life-like G. o. P. elephant carved out of ivory has come to adorn the desk of Gov ernor Campbell. The little animal, although it is anything but a work of art, is real curio. It is evidently the work of a native artist, with a slight idea of perspective, but it stands squarely on its four short legs.
 Charles NJ. Donohue, mining engi- neer, is the donor of the gift. He for merly lived in Phoenix and was the engineer in charge of sinking the test wells on the site of the intake of the new Verde water system for this city. At present Donohue is connected with a large mining concern in South Africa.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25
ALLEGES CRUELTY
 IN DIVORCE ACTION

Claiming cruelty-both mental and physical-Mrs. Beulah E. Risdon filed a divorce action in the superior court yesterday against Cahrales H. Risdon, automobile mechanic and repair man.
 Mrs. Risdon claims that her husband frequently made unjust accusations against her accusing her of caring more for other men than she did for him. If she went down town, she al leges, he accused her of chasing.
 On one occasion Risdon struck her, she contends. The couple were married in Los Angeles in December 1915, and have a small son. Risdon is alleged to receive a salary of s42 weekly and his wife asks for reasonable amount of alimony.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25
DID DICKENS STEAL PicKWicK7
(From. the Detroit News.)


 A discussion has arisen between E. R. Thompson, in the Nineteenth Gen. tury, and a writer in the Toronto Mail and Empire, as to whether Charles Dickens famous character of Mir. Pick wick is an adaptation of the person. ality of Dr. Samuel Johnson. The magazine writer holds that this is the case that the novelist was inspired by James Boswelrs Life of Johnson" and that the alleged plagiarism is proved by certain characterization of Pick wick which coincides almost to word with one of Boswelrs descriptions of Johnson
 The Toronto writer believes if Dick ems did copy his character from the noted photographer he did it uncon- sciously and without any attempt to steal the fruits of Boswells writing. It is admitted that there are many points of resemblance between Pick wick and Johnson. Both were rather portly, burly men. Then had a com mon weakness for the use of resound : ing and dignified speech; both had little difficulty in summoning immense reserves of dignity to suppress the i'm pudent or the flippant, and both had great hearts.
 But" says the Mail and Empire writer, i've have not the imagination to picture Doctor Johnson disportins himself on skates after the fashion of MT. .Picllwick and there is a sort of kindly credulity about the latter that we find distinctly lacking in Johnson | Moreover we never suspect MT. Pick wick of being a bully, although it is to be admitted that when he orders l the skates of MT. Wrinkle to be removed he shows a Johnsonian sternness and 1 impatience with pretence."
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25

until o'clock on Tuesday, are using text books to a certain extent.
 Beginners may enroll now for a class which meets on Monday, We'd nesday and Friday from o'clock until o'clock. Another beginners class meets on the same days in the evening from o'clock until o'clock.
 The opportunity offered to those who desire to learn Spanish, free Jf charge, is an exceptional one.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25

cal reasoning, could have done. For American farmers the problem now is not so much to find additional wheat land as to double the yield per acre. a feat quite possible and doubtless profitable-and so add to world SUD- ply another billion bushels a year.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25

At the church of the Sacred Heart in Paris, a 22-ton bell is tolled by el- eetricity. A choir boy now does the work which formerly isquired ths ser Iices of five men,
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25

through water. Some day science VII fix it so a man who talks through. his hat will make himself sintelligible, and that will be fatal, to him.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25
PERHAPS

(K c. Starr Conversation can now be carried on by wireless through the air and
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25

An Omaha girl is coal "sales- man.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-25

There are two strengths n tea: tea strength and lnnin strength.
 Teastrength is entirely greeable and is good for lou.
 amin strength is ouckery and is bad for he insides.
 Fine tea is mostly tea jtrength - alm ost 10 amin unless you steep 1t % long.
 Common tea is mostly amin strength = not nough real tea strength Q satisfy you, and that title IS smothered by amin.
 Which will you have tannin-strength or tea 'trength, common tea or 5chilling Tea, the practical conolnical fine tea of this ountry?
 There are four havors of Schilling Tea = Japan, Ceylon India, Oolong, English Breakfast. All one quality. In .1archmyn-lined moisture proof packages. At grocers everywhere.
 i Shilling 6 c SaD F,uneiseo
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
Burning Since 1852

One February morning in 1859 miner entering Slope No. l of the Le- high Coal and Navigation company's mine stopped to warm his chilled in gers at a ire burning in a heap of rub bish. That fire is still burning, throw ing of heat enough to warm-wsll, it's hard to say just how many cities like Philadelphia, ninety seven miles away, or New York. 129 miles distant, that fire would comfortably heat.
 Between Summit Hill. one of the Coaldale, the monster is steadily eat ing ton after ton of fuel; gorging it.
 self on coal-coal for which almost everybody is. clamoring. Engineers generations of them. have fought the fire and it breathed it's sulphurous
 breath into their faces, and went Oil devouring coal. Any one who can
 throttle this rapacious fire may spend
 the rest of his days in luxury if he
 feels so inclined. for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation company certainly does want that fire put out and the stockholders are willing to pay round ly for the services of the successful fireman.
 Many schemes to check the fire have
 been tried, and the latest. is simplicity itself; that. on paper. Taking the fuel
 away from the fire by means of tunne' which will cut through the vein be'ne consumed now Is planned. When the fire arrives at the tunnel there will naturallv be no coal. and no coal. no fire. That's really all there is to it h1IT some of the best engineering talent in ' the world is busy on that tunnel which is considered one of the most gigantic undertakings of it's kind. The company in 1861 sought to drive
 an noen cut into the blazing main Fight thorsand dollars was expended or tre work In the folIowin" vA"" | s12 coo was e~nended: i1 1892. SIS 500 \ in 1864, SIS 00n and in 1865. s22 006 wa
 snent. Ire company was -ot i1 the 1 fneneia1 condition to rnnti~e'A this cu1 and it was ahnndored in 1885.
 l Tn 18sS the fire was annarentfv mak-
 '-e no r~ogress. Watchmen were en- nIoved dav and ni~nt to rA1n~t a-r new or1+break. Tn fact the ire seAmef
 to make ro nrogress westward frn-~ l 1oe7 +n 12as Ire o=cfe1e re-or+eA arr 1 sn 1887 q tro-ou~s1 1IrdA-erourd ev.
 orr17-a+fnn of the fire at tre old No.
 -1o-e was mede and it was rAro~+ei
 trat to all appearances it was dyinr | ont.
 Tr7 1ees vS1o+ +e t-r7~vvu ae +14A O4~in' | ~1or4 r-es s--rk h-7 f-Ao---e M no~-iAs ! ---os ev-+o-So5 To Q r~:,+ vu1,o~o Y H-oi-, | :-+o a F-a +r-o+ E-nR hn=-- s-,,o--7=o-'--r 1 s-, +r-A o1d ~--o-f<sr,-e Fo.- vsa-s. T+e e~. +o-7r-1--- of ++'e era---rnv ~-a-e vent t l the fire and fl sr-ead rani5lv.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
GYPSY SMITH. sR. IS TO
 GIVE NORWICH PREFERENCE

Wednesday morning a church com mittee comprising Rev. Arthur F. Pur- kiss, pastcr of tre- Central Baptist church. Edwin Hill. general secretary of the Y. NJ. c, A.. and Weston c. Pull len met Gypsy Smith. ST., in New York by appointment. The comm ttee left Norwich Tuesday evening. The committee met Gvpsv Smith. Sr., at 1920 o'clock Wednesday morning and extended to him an invitation to come to Norwich and conduct campaign nevt fall. MT. Smith is preparing to fulfil an enga gerent in Australia which vii be of several months du- ration. He informed the comm ttee that should he return to the United States next fall he will give Norwich preference over pther cities and it is possible that his son. Gypsy Smith, IT. who has just conc'uded a success fu1 campaign in this city. will come with him. 4 several other Protestant churches have expressed a wish to part cipete in tho campa 'gn it $ plan ned to have both the evan~elists come -the father to deliver the sermons and tre son to conduct thes musical part Of the services.
 It has not been decided just where the services will he he'd should the
 evangelis+s come to Norwich. The ar morv. 1ar"e tent or a specially con- s+rrcted tabe~nacle are amon% the suggestions that have been made.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
RIGID DOG LAW HAS
 INCREASED STATE SHEEP

Cattle Commissioner Whittlesey said Wednesday that the dog law passed at the last session of the general assem- ply, which went into operation in July. has had the effect Of increasing the number of sheep in the state fully 30 per cent. Fe said the appropria ton of $10 900 to tre Connecticut Agricultural college at Mansfield for the promotion of sheep raising has been very helnfuI in increasine the number of sheenfolds.
 He had been recently informed by Professor Garrigus of the coIlege that the number of Shropshire sheep on the college farm was worth about s4,000 The college sells sheep to the farmers who desire to engage in sheep ra1slng at cost.
 Ire plan that was fo'~nu1a ted at the instance of Governor Ho1comb to rid the sta-A of ra bies had the desired re- suit. The plan called for a general N"aranti~e lew ard it was carried out R'1t within the rast few weeks MT. Whittlesav's denar+n1ent has received -7Av'r~ f~"nn Pouf~et and other towrs fn in Windham county wHioh>leaSs hin, to think tEere is a nossihil'+v fdoes he- ing aesin i-fes+ed 5v ~eh1As. the i-fec- ton conin~ f~cro a7i7als in Hr"esa- 0H-sa++s. The dog law g-ves rim a ---n"+ dea' If nnTve- ard he heIiAves he will be able. u~der it. to cone with any outbreak of rah'es that may occur,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
Won Fame as Administrater.

Sir William Macgregor was not the least of the bits of good 'uclse wh 'ea this empire owes to the Scntrish strain of it. Tn the -sundereG areas of West Africa and the Vest ern Pacific he achieved distinction which will not pass.
 The world knew more of him As Pa cifc high commiss oner than as govS ernor of Lagos, but to many Euro neans in West Africa. and to. thoss folk Of long memories, the African races, he will always be MacgregoS of Lagos, the pioneer sanitarian who began processes which have made Lagos a place livable for the Euros pean and more livable than ever be- fore to it's teeming African pcpulas ton.
 The pedant may say that "cirrun,~ spice" scarcely appli es where the ben- efactor has only eleansed air and roads and purified water sources: nevertheless, to no man could it be attached more f1t1y than to Macgregoy for his work in that steady hive o5 activity. The natives had real aS-, lection for him, for they knew he be- Ilieved in them, and Africans, like most other sons of Adam esteem that even above good drains and pure water. He had very clear anDrec 'ation Of the terrible danger of German rule in the tropics just because of it's thoroueh~ ness.
 There are endless stories of him on
 the coast. One is of an official who after tour in the bush. told the gov~
 ernor of an exceptional juju he, had
 seen-"exactly like human being only, of course, of wood"
 ''Nane sac exceptional" MacEregoe lremarked, and followed it up with the Ichuck.ing soli1'oquy, I've seen some lin the ser-r-vics. s.'-Manchester (EngD l Guardian
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
JURY DisAeREES IN
 PERRIN VS. CHIAPONl

After the jury in the suit of Dr. Car lisle F. Perrin of New London against Joseph Chiaponi of the same place had been deNberating from Il a. m. to 4 D. m. Wednesday in the superior court here, it came in and reported to Judge Donald T. Warner that they had been unable to reach an agreement and there seemed to be no possibility Of doing so. Edward T. Bunyan ct Col chester was foreman of the jury
 Judge Warner excused them from further consideration of the case and they were paid off by Cerlk Parsons.
 About o'clock the jury came back from the jury room and reported that it could not reach an agreement. Jrdge War~er told them to try some more An hour later the jurS asked to have the testimony of Policeman Patrick T. Murphy of New I ondon read to it, re- tiring again, bpt returning an hour later to sa-' that 1t was no use to ex- pect verdict.
 This is tre last case of the term.
 Dr. Perrin was suing Chiaponi for $500 damases on account of an auto mobile acciaent n~d Chiaponf had a counter claim for S9.0o0.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
SATURnAV eI cS'Me HOUR
 ATs O'CLOCK FOR STORES

At a spcial meeting of the Retail Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce of Norwich. Inc. Wednes- day morning at 10 o'clock it was voted to recommend 8 o'clock as the closing hour of the local stores on Saturday evenings after January 1st.
 After the meeting had been called to order, Chairman Will L. Stearns, stat ed that it had been called for the purpose of considering some uniform action towards establishing an earlier hour for closing stores Saturday ev- enings.
 Practically every line of business in the city was represented at the meet ing and the matter was freely discus- sd. The following resolution was adopted:
 Voted. That, as recommended, be- ginning the first Saturday in January, the retail sores of the city close at g o'clock Saturday nights
 The chairman appointed N. Eu- gene Smith, Daniel T. Shea, William Trachtenberg, Louis L. Gotthelf and [ Charles I. Smith, a committee to pre- pare and circulate petition among the retail merchants Of the city for signatures expressing their willing ness to conform with the resolution.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
NCIDENT IS IN SOCIETY

MT. and Mrs. Norris S. Lippitt of New Haven were recent guests at the Wauregan.
 Mrs. George Wallace, IT,. who has been the guest of Mrs. Joseph c. Worth. Jr.. ras returned to Fitchburg. Mass D1r = her stay she was the guest of ho or at theatre party, of twelve, fo' lowed by supper, given by MT. and Mrs. Louis R. Porteous. of Sa- chem Terrace.
 Mrs. A. A. Young of Jewett City en- tertained Tuesday evening a party of young people in honor of her daugh- ter, Miss Marguerite Young. The trip from and to Norwich was made bv auto-bus and delightful evening was spent. Those present were Misses Es- ther Turner. Freda Moves. Clara Ev- ans. Gladys Taylor. Josephine Hol- brook. Mary Higgins. Mildred Engler Louise Brush. also Messrs. Metzger Stanton Cook, Peale McGorrill, Dur fey, Mckay. Ballou, Smith. Storms and Van Wagnenen.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
CoNFo9T CIRCLE HOLDS
 CHRISTMAS SOCIAL MEETING

At it's recent annual session, Com fort Circle of the Kings Daughters voted to hold three social meetings during each year. The first of these was held Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Alvin D. Lewis, 94 Asylum street. with an attendance of seven. teen
 The leader. Mrs. Albert T. Utley presided during the brief business meeting, when it was voted to give S5 to the Salvation Army. Later there were pleasing recitations by Miss Clifford and Miss Larsen. guests or Mrs. Lewis.
 In the social hour there was 8 cafeteria lunch, from wfich upwards of s6 was realized, and it was decided to use this for the Christmas benefit of an orphan who has lost both parents ard is cared for by an aged grandmother.
 hearty sing closed the pleasant afternoons meeting,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
SAMPLES EX-MAYOR SPEAKS ON
 UNDI[UTED AMER.CANiSM.VS REDS

have any except their revolutionary propaganda, and sent out of the coun try. The United States has no use and no room for them.
 Perhaps you wonder about the req son for all this unrest. Why with la Dor able to demand and receive more than it ever received before, there should be so many strikes and so much unrest. There is but one reason, one answer-the old law of supply and demand is working twentyfour hours day.
 When I was a member of the ,legis- lature of the state of Washington fif- teen years ago, many of the great corporations of the country were able to control a majority of it's members. They used the unaccustmed power that the law had given them. They brought the pendulum up and he'd 1t there, despite the action of the people; but by and by the people slow to
 start, began to use the force of pulp | lie opinion, common sense and right. I and they bore the pendulum down. 1 When it came down to where it should l have stopped it did not stop. The people were resentfu1 and they drove it up to the other extreme until, dur
 ing the past few years. the hardest thing in the world has been for a
 great corporation to secure common l justice before a jury. before 8 legis- l lative body or before the people; i because of the resentment created by i the ruthless use of power in days gont {; by.
 I contend that the same conditions confront labor today in this country ! with the pendulum way up on the other side I abor is in the saddle to- day. because labor is scarce: goods art
 scarce ard labor is needed more thar
 ever before in history. In many in
 stances the "Reds'' are asking more (continued on Page Ten)