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The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17
GOVERNMENT RED TAPE

It may be somewhat aggravating, but it does seem that the old homestead story ''applies very much to the conditions of the returned soldier, wherein one Irishman (had to be Irish) asked the other as to the provisions of the homestead laws, and received the following reply:
 ''Well, as near as can figger it out the home stead laws provide as how the govvermint of the United States bets the homesteader 160 acres of land agin $16 that he can't live on the place five years wit'out starvin' ter death"
 The inference may be easily drawn that the returned soldier, after he is dead, his grand children are old and the records are so musty as to make moth shudder, his case will be taken up and solemnly settled by his government with the notation that "there are insufficient wit nesses to prove the claim"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17
IS IT A SQUARE DEAL?

Unto him that hath shall be given" seems to be Uncle Sam's idea of treating mere soldiers and the war workers. The war workers who re ceived more per day than the soldier did per month, received bonus of $240 on top of his big pay and eight hours work, while the soldier boy received magnificent bonus of $60 when he was discharged. At least he was promised that amount whether he has got it yet or not. The soldier lost his job at home, took what was hand ed him twenty-four hours per day, and when he got back home found the war workers rolling in wealth, while he did not have money enough of his own to buy civilian suit of clothes
 Of all the millions of dollars squandered even since the signing of the armistice it looks like some small share of it should be given to the boys who won the war and the boys who made it possible for the profteer to get rich from gov ernment contracts The whole thing is so man- festly unfair that it is a stench in the nostrils of all good people who believe in square deal.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17
STAND UP AND COUNT

Just to prevent any misunderstanding, The Sun is willing to have an audit of subscriptions bona fide, paid-up-with any paper in this sec tion of the country, and pay dollar for subscrp- tion that any paper in Northern Arizona has over our list. That's our answer when some one attempts to tell you of their vast circulation.
 We invite any business man to make the same statement to solicitors, and The Sun will stand right back of them for whatever amount they happen to wager on the outcome of real investigation.
 That's The Suns stand as to circulation.
 Lying don't help print or circulate news paper but it may fool some.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17
BRITISH DOMINATION OF INDIA

England rates the intelligence of India so low that she does not permit her the privilege of self government, which is granted to her other dominions of Canada New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. But England is perfectly willing that India shall be made a member of the League of Nations and have voice equal to that of the United States in the government of all the rest of the world. England knows perfectly we'll the vote of India will be dictated absolutely by the British government.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17
CLARK FOR U. S. SENATOR

It is reported that E. s. Clark of Prescott, formerly a resident of Flagstaff, and well known all over Arizona, has signifed his intentions of being candidate on the Republican ticket for the office of United States senator. He had been suggested as a candidate for governor, but pres ent reports would seem to indicate that the sena- torship had been urged upon him.
 Clark is brilliant lawyer, and has made a name for himself throughout the state as man to be reckoned with legally or politically. If the people of Arizona wish to be represented in Washington, they would have to hunt long ways to find a man who would better fill all tfe requirements.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

When this "crew-e" war gets to a place where there is some possibility of it's being part ly over we hope-and we hope our hope comes true-to get news-print paper that will permit of the news being printed on the outside of it rather than smeared into it-paper that a cut of the Goddess of Liberty will not look like a Bolsheviki hiding out in dark cave, with the muddy weather outside and all around, or show ing beautiful design of an Italic slug after be- ing murdered with monkey wrench The one big advantage, however, we have noticed in the average paper is that the same cut can be used for most any purpose, from the illustration of a terrible thunder storm to the rear end of bar rage, fully camoufaged.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

The report that all the people of the United States owning watches and clocks will have to sit up until 12 o'clock midnight, on October 26, in order to turn their clocks back is without foundation. President Wilson is going to allow the people to turn them all back; but is strenu- ously and vigorously opposed to making all the people sit up and all do it at the same time, fear ing that if so many wheels were all started around at the same time, the sun might skip q couple of klowatts- whatever that is-causing people to advocate the signing of the treaty with out reservations on penalty of re-occurrance of the flu. Those having Waterbury watches may take them to Lake Mary; Hamitonian watches may be taken out to the race track for adjustment, while the hgersoll owners can go to Hell's Canyon. Those who are fortunate and have no timepieces should take the matter up with "Del," care of The Sun; we allow him twenty-six hours every day, whether he uses it or not.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

Congressional investigation shows that $175,- 100000 was spent for automobiles, trucks, and motors since tRe armistice was signed and that there are great dumps in camps scattered over the country where millions and millions of dol lars worth of new automobiles and trucks are being allowed to stand out in the weather and rot. Wouldn't it be just terrible if some of this graft was sold and the money given to deserv- ing soldiers? There is little wonder that Demo- cratic papers are bitterly complaining because Congress is Investigating the methods of the war department. Wilson seems to be in hopes that he can camouflage the whole thing by mak- ing the League of Nations the all absorbing question until the wild extravaganza is entirely forgotten.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

All right, Col. Rogers. We accept the apol- ogy for your bad geography, and we hope Win chester Dickinson does the same. Sorry we had to call your attention to county lines, but sorter realized that Mother County Yavapai had been divorced so many times that it does keep one thinking of the old days when she was about "all north of the Hassayampa" She was good old Democratic county; but styles change, and her skirts had to be hobbled
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17
PEOPLE HAVE LOST FAITH

q want to read the riot act to any one who introduces partsanship," declared President Will. son at Tacoma
 It seems as though we can remember his de- claring that politics is adjourned" and then on the eve of the election of 1918 asking for election of Democratic Congress to support him in the war and negotiation of peace, though he received better support from Republicans than from the Democrats. MT. Wilson will find that his double dealing has cost him the confidence of the entire country
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

Old St. Peter is going to have some trouble on his hands when those poor downtrodden steel workers, who struck because they were only get ting from $15 to S80 day, reach his place and start in re-arrangng things. However, it is pos sible that old Beelzebub may find suitable situa- tions where they won't have to polish up and hang out all the stars every night.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

with all the drilling going on before the war, it would seem to me that the war depart ment would have struck oil long before they did" remarked Mildewed Mildred. We'll, Mily, while the war department and their friends evidently struck oil, the boys who were drilling, were drill ing for blood-and that seems to have been their main share of the proceeds
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

No, Mildewed Mildred; Tanning the White Sox," was not intended to convey the impression that their hose was overloaded; but more to clear the atmosphere of some of the odor raised by their rotten playing. Remnants and pennance are not synonymous.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

We hope that wood alcohol never becomes a popular prohibition beverage. It would work both ways against the best interests of the news paper business; aside from the write-ups for the dead it would raise the price of wood-pup paper
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

Hub Hoover says that if people would refrain from buying clothing for the next three months it would regulate the price. The great trouble with Hub. is that he spends too much time in trying to regulate the people rather than the commodities.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

A boy down at Phoenix shot his father three times because he only wanted to give him $250 instead of $500 to buy a motorcycle with. Par you can never tell what they will do next.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

Athspupskow, Lake County, Manitoba, people are advertising for minister who is a good poker player. The denomination is not men, tioned, so we suppose it is the 'big church peo- pie who need him.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

Dreamers are all right in their way and do no harm until they begin to have nightmares and try to hitch one up.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

Down in West Virginia lot of l. w. w. were compelled to kiss the Star-Spangled Banner It might have been worse.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

People would enjoy the sliding scale of prices much more if there were less slivers in the slide
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

We certainly hope the teachers of Arizona do not strike. There is sufficient ignorance at present.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

Colonel Busby once said, away back in the early days: "A drunken man will get sober, but a d. fool will never get wise."
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

Cincinnati seems to have beaten the White Sox' shoulder blades into blow handles again, and we hope they go out and fertilize the infield for next years crop of serials.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-17

An exchange says there is boom at Tomb stone Bet dollar the sexton strikes.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Smith Signs Bill for
" Onlen's Labor Bureau

Staff Correspondence
A LBANY, March 2O.--Gover-
~ nor Smith to-day signed the
Fearon bill, creating in the De-
partment of Labor bureau of
women in industry, by which the
conditions surrounding the en-
ploynent of women can be exam
ined into and safeguards for their
health and protection provided.
The bill provides for chief at
$1,000 a year, fve assistants at
$ 800 each, and stenographer
at 5000.
Miss nellie cwartz, it is expect
ed. will be named as chief Of the
bureau. She has been in charge
Of such bureau In the Depart
ment of Labor for the past year,
but her work WAS conducted on
private funds, provided by
women's organizations Of the
state. Under the Fearon bill the
state takes it over and pays for it.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Decides Ice Control
Went Beyond Law
Magistrate McAdoo Rules That
Odell Had No Right to Re-
woke License

Declaring that Benjamin B. Odell,
State Ice Controller, had acted without
authority of law in revoking the license
OF the Washington Heights Ice Cor
poration to manufacture ice last year,
Chief City Magistrate William McAdoo
yesterday dismissed the summons OBJ
tanned by the controller against the
corporation. The controller had
charged the corporation with violating
the ice conservation law when it went
ahead and manufactured artificial ice
after he had attempted to revoke it's
license to do so.
IN his decision Magistrate McAdoo
declared that powers given to any
agency by the government during an
emergency such as existed when the
Ice controller was appointed, must
not be used "capriciously, unfairly, un-
reasonably or in contravention of those
constitutional or natural rights which
belong to the citizen" He added that
the entire dispute had arisen, seeming
ly, from the insistence of the Wash
to sell ice at lower price than that
set by the ice controller.
When Mr.. Odell set $4.4O as the min
'mum price per ton of ice in the spring
of 1918, the Washington Heights com
pany continued to sell at So. An order
closing the plant was promptly issued
but notwithstanding shis, the company
continued to manufacture and sell ice
Controller Odell insisted that he
had acted merely to preserve the supply
Of ammonia, that being the chief pur-
pose for which he was appointed. H.
j. Rothschild, president of the cor
poration, declared the danger of an am
monia shortage failed to mate,ialize
and that the public was made to suffe,
because Of an arbitrary and unwar-
ranted action on the part Of the con-
trO1ler
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Beardsley Drawings
Sold for $6,972
Collection of 43 Brought From
London Dispersed at Ander-
son Galleries

The sale of forty-three original
drawings by Aubrey Beardsley collected
by Frederick H. Evans, of London,
brought a total of $6,972.50 last even
ing at the Anderson Galleries. "How
Tristan Drank the Potion" fetched the
highest price, $3.50. from S. Thayer,
and the second highest price, $3.50,
came from A. S. ". Rosenbach for
arthur and the Strange Mantle" S.
Thayer also purchased "Tristan Nursed
by Isolde" for $3.50, and Gabriel Wells
paid $255 for full page border with
portrait of Beardsley.
Among the higher prices were: "Girl
Standing in the Sea-" to j, F. Drake for
$140; Piping Down the Valley Wild"
to A. S. w. Rosenbach. $40; Three
Flower Basket" to H. D. Jones, $3.50;
Merlin, Tail Piece of Contents" to
A. S. w. Rosenbach, $3.50; "Rejane," to
A. S. w. Rosenbach, s270; "Pan Down
by the River" to MIR. Weyhe, 5000.
Colored mezzotints collected by Miss
Marion Choate were sold after the
Beardsley drawings and realized $5,140
for eighty three items. j. A. Porter
paid the top price of this sale, $3.50,
Tor Madonna, by FRA FilllppO LIppi.
A "Mndonna" by Bernardino Luini
brought $165 from r. K. Painter, and
d. B. Butler paid $500 for prince of
Orange" by Van Dyck.
The sale of collection of auto
graph letters and documents collected
by the late Hon. George P. Marsh was
concluded yesterday at the Anderson
Galleries and realized total of S6,103.
George d. Smith paid the top price of
the sale, $970, for some Revolutionary
correspondence of Robert Morris and
Nathaniel Greene, comprising fifty-four
original autograph letters.
The first session of sale Of old and
modern oil paintings took place at the
American Art Galleries last evening.
A large painting, "An Architectural
Design" by Fernando Bbiena, brought
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Music
Boston Symphony Orchestra Is
Paying Final Visit of Season
to New York

The Boston Symphony Orchestra
gave concert in Carnegie Hall last
night The organization will be heard
IN Brooklyn tonight and again at Car
negie AHall tomorrow afternoon. and
with that concert its New York activi-
ties for this season will come to an
end Since the internment of DR..
Muck, the retirement of it's founder and
supporter, Major Higginson, and its
reorganization consequent on the cx-
clusion of enemy aliens from it's ranks,
the Boston band has labored under dis
advantages to whcl, the permanent
organizations of this city were not sub
Jected; but the note of distinction
which has marked its performances for
many years, though less dominant
than formerly, has never been wholly
extinguished
1t was heard jublantly last night
and made the concert stand out brill
iantly and bravely among the scores
of meetings of its kind which the peo-
pie of New York have been asked to
attend. This was not because of any
new music in the scheme, nor of any
effort on the part of NJ. Rabaud, the
conductor, to give new readings to
familiar pages. 1t was due solely to
the sound, wholesome unaffected, CON
vincing, gratifying ear-and-intellect-
filling manner in which the music was
played.
The programme comprised Lalos
overture to "Le Roi d'Ys," the three
Inocturnes by Debussy, "Nuages," "
"Fetes" and .'sirenes,' set of dance
airs from Rameau's "HippoIyte ct
Aricie" and Rimsky -Korsakoff's "Schc-
erazadc," which last number, we be-
lieve, has figured in the lists of all the
local and visiting organizations.
In the third of the night-pieces by
Debussy the orchestra was efficiently
assisted by a choir of women, whose
voices were nicely blended with those
Of the instruments and made to serve
the composers poetic purpose ad-
mirably
We doubt if the strange charm of
the composition was ever before so al
luringly presented to the fancy of d
New York audience. The mood in which
the composer enveloped the old legend
of Us was eloquently published in the
performance of Lalos overture, cspc-
cially in the mastery playing Of the
violoncello episode, and the stately
simplicity of the archaic dances was in
tellectually and snstetically cheering
II r. X
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Republicans of Next
Congress Plan Early
Passage of Suffrage
Party Expects Final Vote on
Amendment in Week :
Poll Shows Needed Two.
Thirds in Both Houses

WASHINGTON. March 90. - The
woman suffrage amendment to the
Constitution will be passed within a
week after the next Congress CON
venes, II plans Of the Republican party
work out.
A Republican Senator suid to-dny
that Senator Hiram Johnson, Of Cali
fornia, would be chairman Of the Sem
ate Committee on Woman Suffrage if
he wanted tho place. Republicans on
the Woman Suffrage Committee in the
last Senate, according to their rank,
were Senators Wesley Jones, Of Wash
ington; knute Nelson, of Minnesota;
Albert Is. Cummlns, Of Iowa, and Hiram
Johnson, of California. The new line
up on committees gives Senator Jones
the Craftsmanship of the Commerce
Committee, Senator Nelson the Judi
ciary, and Cummins the Interstate
Commerce.
Since the amendment failed to pass
in the last Congress Republicans have
given out consistently that it would go
through under their control in the new
Congress and as quickly as possible
They have d complete poll on the
measure and they believe that the
needed two-thirds is a foregone con-
clusion in both houses. In addition
to the two-thirds majority for the suf-
frage amendment resolution it is
hoped that two Senators who voted
against suffrage last time will vote for
it on the next rollcall. These are Sen
ators Knox, of Pennsylvania, and
Moses, of New Hampshire.
1t was said to-day the measure would
be introduced in the Senate the day
following the senate's conyening.
In the House Of Representatives the
measure will be introduced the day
Congress convenes. Special permission
will be asked of the Rules Committee
to bring the amendment up at once.
Passage of the amendment by the
next Congress even within a week Of
the time it convenes would not be in
time to get the measure before the
Legislatures of enough states to make
iu effective before the election of 1920
This year most Of the state Legisa-
lures met Next year only six or seven
will meet.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Opera
Trio of American Productions
Are Again Given at the Metro
politan Opera House

The american Tryptich" was pre-
sented last night for the second time
at the metropolitan Opera House. The
American Tryptich it, may be well to
inform the uninitiated, consists of
three operas, "The Legend" "The
Temple Dancer" and "Shanewis," and
its performance marks The Metropoli-
tan's 191S-19 attempt to discover an
American operate genius. That this
attempt has failed, as its pre- lecessors
failed, was apparent last week at the
opening performance. There could be
no change in this opinion from q sec
ond hearing. The librettos Of all three
works are little short OF preposterous.
although the story of "The Legend"
had it been treated by poet might have
lent itself to operate use. Mr.. Byrne
attempt, however, was only degree
less lamentable than was Miss Eber-
hart's in "Shancwis." Nine Bell -Ranske
in "The Temple Dancer" showed some
literary quality and taste, but the lack
of action in the story and the impos-
siblity of finding a singer who could
be also an accomplished Oriental dancer
null;fied the books verbal merit.
OF the two new operas Mr.. Hugo in
"The Temple Dancer is musically the
more successful, but Mr.. Breil knows
better the requirements of the theatre.
The score of "The Temple Dancer" is
fluent. melodious. often truly lyric, but
it lacks the feeling for the medium its
composer has chosen. MIR. Brel's music
is commonplace, though the intermezzo
possesses some charm, but he realizes
that he is writing for the stage.
Neither composer hes anything dis
tinctly personal to offer. "Shanewis''
has been fully discussed at its per-
formances last season. 1t possesses
two or three effective trias and some
Indian color. Its libretto reaches the
operatic highwater mark of the ridicu-
lous.
The productions of all three operas
are excellent. Miss Ponsele's glorious
voice and histrionic talent do all that
is possible to be done for Carmelite in
"lhe Legend" and Louis dAngeo
does all admirable piece Of work as
Count stockrcff. In "Thc Temple
Dancer" Miss Eastons beautiful tones
and skilful singing gave pleasure,
even if as snake dancer she had her
limitations, and in "Shanewis" Miss
Braslau repeated her admirable I'M
PRESERVATION and sang better than at
any time in her career She was ad-
mirably seconded by Mr.. Althousc,
Miss Sundclius, Mr.. Chnloners and
Nine. Howard. Mr. Moronzoni con-
ducted the three operas with devotion.
G.. V.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
First State Law in 1919
Framed by Mrs. Sammis
Only Republican Assembly.
Woman Reports 10 Constitu-
ency ON Her Activities

Mrs. Ida Sammis, of Babylon, Long
Island, the only Republican Assembly
woman in the state, has written for her
constituency an account of her legis-
iative activities at Albany.
Eight bills were introduced by her.
One Of these, bill designed to bring
the state and Federal laws relating to
the open season on waterfowl into con-
iIormity, was passed by both houses on
January 8. 1t was the first bill to be-
come law in 1919.
Mrs Sammis also introduced bills to
regulate the catching of scallops by
SIZE instead of age; to provide that
collectors and receivers of taxes in
suffolk County take Office imme diately
after election; to regulate the hours
oi women employed on elevators; to
erect building for the treatment of
tuberculosis at the State Hospital at
ssybrook; to revise, adjust and stan
asrdize the wage of state hospital en-
Ployes; to amend the decedent estate
aS, and to amend the transportation
eosporation law.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-21

$50 month, and tells me he. is saw
ing on it.
His point of view at the present
time as to his position in the financial
world has changed somewhat from the
attitude he took when he was about
twelve years old. An incident occurred
at that time that caused the boy to re-
mark to me that he was the richest
man in he world.
II didn't know how ] could make him
understand that this was not exactly
SO. Finally | hit upon the idea OF
demonstrating it to him with some
beans.
81 arranged a series of saucers on
the table and graded heaps of beans
IN them ir the order of the reputed
wealth of the Rockefeliers. Morgans
Fields, Vanderbilts, Kahns, Schiffs ana
so on, until finally ! placed one bean
in the last saucer. / then pointed out
to my son that his fortune compared
with the others as the one bean in the
last saucer compared with the other
piles of beans. He has never Dragged
about his wealth since.
"He is going to Yale mainly to
make good friends and develop his
mental faculties. He will derive more
'ebiNdDlC doS oSioIeuCc lOf MS career
from the year of law which we have
mapped out for him and which he
will find necessary to the manage
ment of his business.
81 haven't dictated that the bow
shall be business man. Although
his father had desired that he should
follow in his footsteps, it is the boys
own wish to prepare himself to take
care of the interests which have been
left to him. If he wanted to be doc
tor or a lawyer, he could 60 ahead
with any of these professions. | am
merely helping him make of himself
like his father, it is all wish and
hope for"