Arizona republican., 1919-12-14
OFFICERS DESCEND ON ROOMINC> HOUSE
 IN M|DN|CHT RAID

Shortly after midnight last night, Sheriff John Montgomery, with more than a score of deputies, cooperating with police and armed with search warrants, descended upon several rooming houses in the center of the city in a raid which yielded evidence a-plenty that while the liquor supply of the country has considerably dimin- ished, 1t has not been exhausted
 Up to a late hour last night the results of the raid had not been tabu- lated, but six persons had been booked for the night at the police sta ton, among them soldier recently discharged from the army. He was charged with a violation of the social ordinance. Accompanied by a woman he said he was to marry today, hs was found on the sleeping porch of one of the rooming houses. to which he had gained admittance without the knowledge of the night clerk.
 In one room, occupied by two young men. few exhibits" were found, but the evidence adduced only took the shape of empty bottles and fragrance strangely reminiscent of pre-prohibi- ton days. The contents of the bottles had evidently been emptied hastily into a sink upon the approach of the raiders. A packing box, labelled glass" stood outside the room door, markings indicating that the con- signor was Same, Tucson" Whether or not Same" had any especial signi- ficance is problematical
 The sheriff asserted that he would tighten his net and stamp out the llli- eft liquor traffic fin Phoenix The raid last night. the officers thought, merely rfr .1 terror for evildoers.
 Have you ever wondered why 1t was that it took the march of civilization SO long to pass the given pointf
 Squire Abner Harpington believes the delay is due to misdirected en- ergy, to our habit of frittering away time upon non essential occupations.
 Frinstance-
 Major Charles Wellington Furlong has spent considerable time finding out why we eat with the right hand in- stead of the left. The Patagonlan h. dians furnish the clew, says the major, in that they insist that guests eat with their right hand, the Knife hand" in order that they may be sure their hos pitality is not being imposed upon by guest who will take food with one hand and draw a weapon with the other.
 Prof. Louis F. Dorr has just fin ished the biggest weighing job ever un- dertaken by man. He's weighed the earth. Says the sphere weighs 5000 100000, 900, 900 (six sextfllion) tons.
 P. S.-Since the above weighing was done, a meteor weighing 3sh pounds Ten into Arizona, which please add to the professors total.
 Chess Champion capablanca played simultaneously 3s matches with mem bers of the British parliament.
 Prof. Willis Drake Winetrout. mi, versity of Wisconsin. has found the bathing place of the prehistoric mas todon. which he located 100 yards from the foot of Bay St, Alameda, Cal.
 The earth will not be destroyed by a sun spot" the discovery of Astrono- ner Edgar Lucien Larkin. who de- voted no few hours to arriving at the conclusion. Of anybody else enter tained such a fear he may dismiss 1t now.)
 William Mccoy of Winchester, Va.
 
 has unearthed q new method of catch ing squirrels.
 'T grab 'em by the tail" he explained. That saves ammunition"
 Wen say if does.
 A jeweler of Hillsboro, N. D., has made a miniature engine, operated by compressed afr, which is not quite as large as an ordinary thimble. The various parts of the model, though too minute to be examined with the naked ere. work together with perfect har rrssay, emitting while in motion a hum suggestive of the humble bee.
 Federal Attorney Ben Matthews of New York has learned of a conspiracy to boost the price of silk stockings to t15 a pair.
 But that won't worry you much after you read the following dispatch:
 PARIS-French medical men ascribe the recent outbreak of influenza among women to tho wearing of thin silk stockings.
 The first car Of volunteer mined coal went to Colfwater. Kan. Which would not induce map-makers of the future