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Arizona republican., 1919-04-10
Cotton Erejqht Rates

A matter of the greatest interest to this valley has been preached by Los Angeles cotton brokerage concern-the freight rate cotton from California and Arizona to the New England mills It is stated that before the the freight Egyptian cot ton from Alexandria to New York and Boston and thence to the mills from s1.00 s125 per hundred pounds It may be assumed that when peace condi- uons have been resumed these will restored
 The rail and water rate Pacific coast cotton to New York is s145 while the al-rail rate is s22S There is also manifest disparity between these two rates and the suggestion for remedy is the reduction of the eXorbiant all-rail rate.
 Attention is also directed to the extreme differ ence obtaining in the present schedules between non-compressed cotton to go through destination non-compressed, and the rate applicable to the same cotton with the privilege of compression in transit That is to say the s253 rate on non-com- pressed cotton to go through noncompressed as con- pared with the s1.5e1s rate including compression with privilege to carriers Of compressng in transit
 Here is not only the opportunity but the necessity for cooperation by all the Pacific coast cotton grow CTS and the matter has already taken up by this brokerage concern with the district freight traffic committee in San Francisco It seems essential that the cotton of this valley if these various in equalities be removed should begin to assist in pulling strings.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10
American Foreiqn Fighters

When Americans in large numbers crossed the Canadian border four to enlist in the war and those who happened to be in France and Great Britain that time joined the forces of those coun- tries the question raised to their status as nationals. It never definitely answered for the reason that it not brought up in such way as ever expressed by of the state department selves by taking the oaths required of them ing foreign military service, oath somewhat similar that by which an alien this country throws off allegiance to his native when he seeks naturalization and that it would be necessary that their citizenship should be formally restored
 The Americans who went away to fight wished to retain their American citizenship, notwithstanding they left in something of fit of disgust at the atti tude of their country toward the war. But it was generally believed that they had surrendered their citizenship and could only resume it by repatriation That was before went war. When finally got into it, it thought by many make difference in what army of the allies Americans fought, and the conscripton laws of all the allied countries were everywhere recognized among the allies.
 But whatever sentiment may have been the did not change our immigration aws, that Ameri- returning from abroad after having engaged in foreign military service the occupying the status of aliens. The immigration laws with respect to them have been interpreted but they in fair way to be-
 Popular sentiment of course will favor ruling or legislation if necessary that will the most easily and quickly restore militant though wandering Americans
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10
C. c. H., Editor
EDITORIAL
BRINGING THE BACON HOME


 The commission appointed by US to pass JudSment on the numerous poems entered Tn the Camel Backs spring poetry contest and to award the prlzes, got the notion into it's head that 1t was a second peace congress.
 Each delegate came to Phoenix for tified with experts Of every discrip- tlon The bunch of assistants and sec retarles that our commission brought to the Capital City made the aggrega- uon over in Paris look like a hermit on the desert. There were experts on verse meter, specialists on ailments of poetic feet, such as iambic corns, dac- tylic bunions. etc. There were schol- ars who could distinguish between the various species of type louse the fa- Vorite haunts of the printers devil habits of the linotype operator that would be apt to affect the casting of poetry into type, etcetera and so forth ad minimum.
 Minutes, hours days, yea weeks, were consumed by the delegates in conference trying to come to a de- cision. As ex-officio head of the con- | ference, we presided over the meetings | until overcome by ennui, diagnosed by | our personal physician as the Flew" we were confined to our couch. See l ing that there was certain d T osi- | ton by some of the delegates to celay matters and that g. decision coUl not be reached, and having in mind the i clamor of our readers for action, we 1 summoned our camel and served notice on the delegates that they were canned 1 and that we were loading up our faith 1 ful desert COW preparatory for the weeks trip across the desert. Further, tnf ter1,+ ..l,, themselves as we had determined to bring about world peace by picking out the winning contestants ourself and distributing the spells of war among them.
 Measuring the worth of the sundry contributions by our Undetermined 14-point rule, we have awarded the ladies prize of one collar for the best poem to Edith D. Redwood Of Yuma who wrote Mothers Spring Song, appearing exclusively in this edition oi the C. B. We probably will be scolded severely for failing to patronize home l industries, as there were a number oi home -towners who entered the lists ir the poetic joust. However, we just naturally fell for Ediths stuff and SC that's where she stands.
 For the first prize for gents poetry
 
 Socrates Long. The prof" travels in cog Cat his requesD but we are fret to say that he is a Phoenix long beard The feather he used to tickle us out O the jack is entitled Camel Back ap. bearing exclusively in this issue, nov on sale at all news stands of the bet ter sort
 Incidentally we will remark that WI have one or two more entries in tn contest which are very good and vii 1 appear in later issues. We will talk the liberty of thanking the poeti stevedores who have helped to mak the camers cargo worth while, and vii now direct your attention to our searcl for the 'Pioneeriest Pioneer in Ari zona. The hunt is now on and tn hounds have come back with some evi dence, of. the columns to the right.
 By the way, the prizes will be sen to the winners just as soon as We cal settle up with the front office whicl l will be mooy prOnto.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10
GAM FL BACK

Lying there for endless ages
 With your head and hump and bones You must travel by long stages If your rest for rush atones. Grim old camel up Salt River. Fat with cactus, bugs and stones, You must be the grand high liver If your stomach never moans. Were you born in joy or trouble? Have you traveled up or down? Have your hopes been truth or
 bubbles?
 Are you natures crown or clown? Changeless in your changing valley. Barren lord of fruitful fields, Browning where the sun rays rally, Your hard heart to nothing yields. Holdi My tongue hath uttered follyi Wind and water mar your form And your face seems almost jolly, Drunk with sunshine pink and warm
 Prof. Socrates Long sWinner of first prize for gents best poem in our recent contest.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10
THURSDAY MORING, APRIL 10. 1919
Why don't you show us statesman who can rise up to the emergency and cave in the emergency hear?
 -Artemas Ward.
Why We Are For the League

Though the situation at Paris with respect to the amendments to the covenant of the League of Nations is somewhat obscure it hardly be doubted that the amendments will be made satisfactory to the people of this country-to all honest obecors to the original form of the covenant. The president how ever strongly he may be convinced that the first covenant fully safeguarded us. would not risk the defeat of the League by failure meet the sensible suggestions for the amendments offered by Messrs. Root and Lodge and which have received the assent of Messrs Taft and Hughes both strong advocates of a League of Nations.
 The last two may have agreed with MT. Wilson that amendments unnecessary but they perceive that no harm result from making the safeguard ing of Americanism and natonalism plain and unmistakable that there can be Quibbling Euro pean nations could offer reasonable objections to such amendments for proposition of League of Nations has been made that deprives them of any advantage they now have. No such proposition could possibly be made. In any circumstances the entrance of the United States into such a league would be similar to that of who would become d partner in a shaky enterprise put it it's feet asking greater share of the profits than partners whose investments much smaller We would go nto any league to give and not to receive.
 It is our duty-the duty of all Americans to outrage right thinking in this matter and to discour
 
 regard the leadership of such the republican Senator Sherman side and the democratic Senator Reed the other. We need not inquire into the motives of these It is enough to know that they do represent the aspirations of Amer- can citizens to the end which the League of Nations is amed-a universal and perpetual peace.
 For that should make concessions and sacri- fees whenever they necessary provided they in volve giving up of any of national life independence and our freedom to pursue the way have come to place of eminence-to position in which last able to save the world from destruction
 Such a league The Republican advocates and all must advocate any instrumentality by which the hell and horror of may be averted, by which, at east the risk of may be mnimized.
 We may say and may admit that who would mper the institutions. the honor and the future of the United States is not good American But man who would let party politics personal sentiment obstruct movement having for it's object world peace is not quite human.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10
MOTHERS SPRING SONG

Across the big yards glim ring green
 Through windows open flung, Come Spring time voices telling me
 How I'm stung. Oh, I would be adventuring
 On foaming sea, But here at home I'm placidly
 A-pouring tea. And I would be a fisherman
 On rock-rimmed lake Instead, I'm bending OCT a stove
 A-frying steak. And would be a soldier, brave
 Midst cannon's boom, Alack! I'm nothing but slave
 To mop and broom. I'm middle aged and pretty plain,
 I have no style; But underneath my morning cap
 My "cosmics' bile. You're all complaining of your work,
 Your shut-in view; Well, am just as sick of it
 As you. Although cook and scrub and clean
 With visage mild, I'm really fairy queen,
 Or Vikings child. And when the sights and sounds O Spring My senses goad, I want to burn the house and take The open road. Edith D. Lockwood, Yuma Awarded first prize for the ladies poem in our recent contest.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10
THE PloNEERlEsT PIONEER

Editor Camels Back:
 Yu made a call fer tn pineairist pine ear to step foarth an relayte incidents within his mem'ry.
 Sir I claim to be tin pineairist pine ear in this here country. I'm rum Texas. Thank Gawd I'm long way frum there, I wuz tn furst teller 10 leave that there state. How I'm come to leaves like this:
 One day a guy come rum tn north to m'home town in Alabaster county, Texas, an he had a wonderful 'vention with him. Yu no we all used 2-Wheel waeins them days. Well. this here fei- Ter had 8 wagin with foar wheels on 1t too little uns in frunt an too big uns hind.
 Believe me, that wagin sure 'tracted 'tention. Hole towns wud quit a-Worh- in an foller him aroun' watchln that rig. I follered that wasin thru 9f counties, cross New Mex. an into Arizony. I was curious to see now long it wud take them there hind wheels to ketch up with them frunt uns. After cornin this far, I'm give 1t up. It had me beat.
 Do yu no Stranger, when l got where Fenix now is Camel Back wasn't moren ten feet high? Jus a little bit of thing an only one lump on it at that. That wuz afore Buckeye had her eyes open. Tn Tempe beaut looked like an aunt hill, an Salt River wasn't moren three feet wide them days
 Wud yu believe it m'dog Shep dug a hole after rabit where tn Natural bridge now be. Tn Gran Canyon had just begun to crack an tn Terrified Forrust was a-standin' green an gran. We'll, kept on west, decidin' to go to tn coast, but tn lake that used to 1 be in Death Valley wuz froze stiff, ah' no ferry a-working. l turned aroun' an come back, figurin' Arizony wuz ! good ernuf fer me. Tn Hasahamp i wuz a-roarin' full an I camped there 1 a week a-waitin' fer tn water to go i down. Then I'm come on down to s. 1 R. V, an ben here ever since.
 Hopin' this proves me tn longest here, I'm
 Pineairily,
 ". J. B. SILURIAN.
 An Old Timer confides to us that he can remember way back when they started the excavation for the wing to the capitol now building. The new structure might well be called one of the wings" of Time.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10
The Last Word
THIS IS AwEuIIy DEEP


 The George Washington promises to qualify as the sister ship to Henry Ford'S peace" ship. We see by the press accounts that the George Wash ington is to leave for France tomor row. Probably to get our delegates out of the clenches in which they seem to be locked. You will recall that Henry's task was to get the boys outr of the trenches before Christmas William Joseph Showalter, in the 1 recent issue of the National Geo graphic magazine refers to Chicago's l city builders ''who are doing the initial 1 work toward making Chicago a fit l place Of abode for the five million in habitants it expects to have before the | dawn of the middle decade of the ! twentieth century" Eh oien, if Mir 1 Showalter will be good enough to tell US which is the 'midZe' decade Of the century, we'll try to get up early enough to be one of the five million
 Incidentally, Chicago has a coupla world -beatin' ball parks. And they are so situated that you can get to them | from any point in the city for a, five cent fare on street car or elevated. But l in a certain city out west they have l their ball park out in the woods and i you have to own an automobile or hire 1 a jitney to get to it. However. said city doesn't expect to have five million, 1 inhabitants very soon and so we won'f disturb its rustic slumbers.
 Bet a nickel. though( that Tucson has a good ball park conveniently To- ! cated.
 We'll, whyinel don't you go down { there to live if it's such live joint i Whats the big idee in knocking the home town?
 There should be a slogan estab l lished to patronize home people, home ] industries, and home concerns" a To cal merchant philosophizes in a pub lished interview on the trade at home movement.
 Well, all we ask is that our neighbor nnechants meet us at least half way. Recently We tried to buy a wisp of hay for our venerable mare. The stuff that three different hay dealers offered us at S5 cents and 90 cents per bale would have made good bedding but nothing more. In response to our inquiries. each dealer told us that good hay 1 isn't to be had in the valley. How ever, daily we see truckload after
 truc1load of excellent hay rumbling over our pavements on the way to the
 freight cars, bound for elsewhere"
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10
WHEN THE CUBS COME TO TOWN

I've hung up the hoe and the shovel I've piled the racks full of hay The cows and the bees can do as they
 please The Cubs are in town for today. I reck'lect, back in Chicago, I had grandmothers. aunties-and say. Each one had to die in order that Could see the Cub 'champeens" play. Today, instead of the street car. I'll climb in my old onehorse shay. And beat up the mare as downward l
 tear
 To see the Cub pill clouters play. I know am late with my cotton, N I orter be hoein' today, But cotton and 'taters are mighty good
 walters" With me when the Cubs are to play.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10

Its really turrible the way the east ern scenario writer libels Arizona when his plot is alleged to be laid in the baby state. Here is sample:
 Outsiders can scarcely realize that the population is so sparse in Arizona that drive to the next town always means at least a, 60-mile drive. and that perhaps over mountain roads and desert sands.'
 The above however, was put out as live publicity by the press agent for one of the local auto dealers.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10
THE CHANGE
pulling strings.

All the daytime I belong To the solemn coated throng Who with grave. stupendous looks Study cash and ledger books, Or who go, Staid and slow, On sad business to and fro But when twilight comes, I range Over topics and strange, Wasting all my leisure hours On fay birds and phantom flowers, Or sing
 Some mad fling Through the impish evening. Yes, and when the goes by Rocking in a foamy sky, Then swear I'm more akin To the laughing Cherubim Than to those grave who go, To and fro, to and fro On sad business to and fro. George Rostrcvor, Escape and Fantasy" (Mac- millan)
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10
STAGE WHISPERS

Rita Ajo: Thanks Yours will be part of the Cancels cargo on the next trip.
 Prof $. Long: Will you please send your address in; we seem to have mis- laid the one you sent.
 Edith D.: I'm not to blame.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10

Ward Adams, the best sport writer in town will cover the game for the Republican.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10
DRY COM N ENT

No beer, no work. No work, no kale, No kale, no coin To buy our ale. No ale, no drunks, No drunks, no brawls, We'll all go to heaven After July l falls.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10

Big time in town today, or about 'steen miles out Of town, with them there smart aleck ball Ilayers from Chi here to play the local team Gol darn 'eIn, we'll show 'em, eh boys?
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10

Don't forget the printers ball. The committee will "set up'' a good time
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10

homie interests of the nation Business is here labor is here in organized way Will the farmers come If they do they will have quickly"
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10
Jules Goux.

Jules Goux, one of the entries in the s5o,0o0 Liberty Sweepstakes of 500-miles on the Indianapolis Sweep way, May 31, will drive Peugeot, famous on two continents.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10

Edith D.: I'm not to blame.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10

An Old Timer confides to us that he can remember way back when they started the excavation for the wing to the capitol now building. The new structure might we'll be called one of the wings" of Time.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-10

Across the big yards glim ring green Through windows open flung, Come Spring time voices telling me How I'm stung.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
To PIatinize Silver.

Place some platinum in . small
quantity Of aqua regia or niso-mu.
Ratio acid, and keep it in warm
place few days; it WITH dissolve. As
soon as it has dissolved, evaporate the
liquid ut a gentle heat until it is as
thick as honey, so as to get rid OF
the EXCESS Of the nitric and muriat;c
Scids. Add little water, and it is
ready for use. A dozen drops of this
solution goes long way in platinz.
ing silver The operation is performed
in small glass or beakcr. covered with
WatchglasS to keep in the fumes,
and placed in little sand in Il saucer,
to equalize the heat.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
SHINGLES ROOF WHILE
HUSBAND DESIGNS GOWN

santa Monica. Cal-Mr Husband.
How would you like to make your wife
a hat while she shingled the roof?
Mrs. Wife: How would you like to
WELD a hammer and saw while your
husband designed your gowns?
Impossible? Not at all. Mr.. ana
Mrs. e. H. Springer of this city say ii
makes for domestic happiness They
have been married thirteen years, and
every time Mrs Spinger needs a new
hat or gown Mr.. Springer gets busy
and designs them and makes them.
And to make things even Mrs.
Springer recently shingled their home
using twenty-seyen bundles of shin
giles, and painted the interior of the
house. Shes an expert with the saw
and hammer too.
I'VE find our unusual and opposite
abilities a pleasure, said Mrs Sprin-
ger. And perhaps there wouldn't be
so many divorces if other people were
so agreeable" added Mr.. Springer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
Provide PlaVrr0und.

The truly normal notwithstanding
youngster land all healthy children
are botm simply cannot live WithoU
play. If this is denied him he win
droop like Il flower uar~rlwIed in,o
unhealthy soil However, if he finds
it difficult to keep on friendly terms
with his small nrighbors his mother
must see to it that he has his own
playground at home. 1t won't cost
much to fit up such fairy,and, and
it will prove an investment that will!
pay back undreamed of returus.-New
York Evening Telegram.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
SUPERVISORS MEET.
TODAY TO SETTLE
HIGHW WAY DISPUTE
THRESH OUT LOCATION OF FED.
ERAL AND STATE AID ROADS
THROUGH COUNTY-TO DECIDE
ONE OR TWO HIGHWAYS.

Whether or not Ottawa and III
Sale viii have two thoroughly i'm
proved highway connections one OF
the south side Of the river and the
ether on the north sida.Wu b.
,hreshed out Rate this afternoon a. e.
special meeting the board Of super
visors convened here at 3 O'Clock.
A division CT sentiment on the mat
.er makes fGrecasting impossible, but
it is reported the committee on state
aid roads is unfaborable toward thc
double proposition. layoring only one
road. that to be established on tn.
south side Of the river. Whether tn,
committee, which repaired al 5s@
o'clock to executive session as g
means Of reaching some sore Of an
agreement, viii have influence cn0ugI
to cary its objections though to a ma
iOrity vote of the solous, cannot BE
estimated now
The claim is that the county b.
consolidating the road under % fed
eralstate aid plar, would escape any
costs. If the federal road is abau
aoned and joined with the 10000. I
bond issue project which IS laid out
IN the north side Of the river. fol
lowing the brewery hill" road, it l.
estimated there would be q refund Il
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
Pastors Romance Ruined

Lancaster. Pa.-The wedding o,
Rev Frank g. Bossert, Presbyterian
clergyman, to Miss Florence Reist was
rudely interrupted when a strange
young woman appeared and calmly
announced chat she was the minister
wife. The reverend was ordered from
the home of his fanCee after the
strange woman had presented her
case to the bride elects father.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
IaMYerIS Hutnor.

Mr.. lIohcnZollcru says he prefers not
to think of his exit from Germany as
a flight" While we would like to
agree with William. we cannot helm
thinking Of phrase that OCCURS in
real estate leases. When a tenant is
thrown out for not paying his rent
or for abusing the premises the law,
ycrS call it IAN amicahle action in
nt."-Collier's Weekly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
Pulls HAD NO PULL TO
OBTAIN T-BONES FIRE

Seattle, Wash Tom Pulls ?.
thought he had pull" enough at
local restaurant to get his meals fre,
lie would order a fancy T-bone staa
and trimmings, walk back and COL
verse with the cook and then walk oG
without stopping at the cashiers cage
The list OF Pulls free meals as read i
police court included:
T-bone steak and trimming .....$l.%
T.bone steak and extras. ........ Is.
T-bone steak and tiXings .......,. I&.
T-bone steak Observation-Disclosures. o.
The judge smacked his lips ano
murmured $50 fine
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
Notice.

The UNITED TELEPHONE COM
PANY is about to issue its new direc-
tory. Any change in class Of service,
or in the listing of any subscriber,
should be reported to the manager, in
writing, at once. This is good
time to order the installation of tele-
phone,
f. c. BEEN. Manager.