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The Coconino sun., 1919-10-10

last August a year ago to get mar ried with and who bought 100 cigars on credit don't pay this account I'll publish their names.--J. w. Crow"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-10
From the Denver Post:

From the Denver Post:
 "For Sale-Baker's business; good trade; large oven; present owner has been in it for seven years; good req son for leaving"
 Must want to get out and cool off.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-10

There should be music in every the one next door.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-10

Ford now owns all the Ford stock. He should worry whether Grant freed the slaves in 1872, or when Lincoln said, Don't give up the ship!"
 He is now worth $666, ,666, ,666.66.
 Edsel can now reciprocate. Where as the old man went on record that sonny was badly needed, sonny will now make the compliment go double.
 Emma Goldman released on $15 900 worth of Liberty bonds security. Write your own gag.
 Surprised that Emma would stanG for any kind of bonds, though.
 Little did Liberty bonds ever dream that they would turn Emma loose.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-10

Just get together with yourself, And trust yourself with you; And you'll be surprised how well
 yourself
 Will like you if you do.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-10

ried with and who bought 100 cigars on credit don't pay this account I'll publish their names.--J. w. Crow"
 Sam Switzer and Al Alverset got a buck apiece the other day, which set Sam to talking. Here is story he told.
 "A man with St. Vitus dance and a man who stuttered went out to shoot squirrels. The latter failed in his first shot, and, handing the gun to the other, said:
 "'You t-t-t-ry your l-l-luck.'
 "With many contortions the other took aim, and to his utter astonish- ment, brought down the squirrel. The stuttering man gazed at him mo- ment, and then remarked:
 "'N-n-no w-w-wonder you k-k-killed him. Y-y-you. aimed o-o-over the whole d-d-d-damned tree"
 Kansas City man, charged with selling Jamaica ginger as beverage, alleged that he sold it for cramps.
 The old song may now be changed to "How cramped l am; how cramped I ami"
 Appreciation of the worthy can come only from those who are not ur- worthy.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-10

A reporter for The Sun walked into one of the stores here last week and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
0y leno Osborne.

n ~r,,. ~ ali thu, ,.. s. al,
''. '"". 30" wv" -a''
eAinst inc parsnip. there 10 always
ooQs line Of persons really TO welcome
N a, am, a. ~ uok.. -. ur,, on
49, '' w '"'' ny
peennce on ths market
A. a steady diet Il haa never found
Q place to live. but. Il DO like n mess
AtD oftener than any other yegeta hlc.
An another unusual thlnR-we most
always speak OF having a mess" Of
paesnips That tenn Ia an old one.
ksSded down for ages. for the fenson
that for the meal whea parsnips were
cooked very seldom any other yeye-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14

phI,u h,'etNn'"s pa'sp as"a'
Ihrupi.eu .WhI. l"o" 'uo'''''ou u '"o
''"'''"s '""'s
Baked Psran'ps
II takes vary careful washing with
+, Vegetable brush or n cloth To make
tho uneven surface or n patsnip clean
Cook I'm boiling water un,il tender Re-
move ,plii lenethwise. and remoy. IN,
woody core FliI the plnre Ief, after
thn ia removed with .ausoeb moldlng
IL in A high mound the length Of ths
pnrsnip Put these in a b,kins nan
and place In the oven to cook Bake
,or ht "as' utV n'nutes, u,owNlnH
,ne shlsnse "nuet tne uIoiler ~ hhs
no' uLuNhou ~ We oven ine N
coohs out OF VIC 'husaTe WIN XIV"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14

lures and picture postals with an
equivalent $50 students In schools In
France and Spain within slx weeks, ac-
cordins TO Kenneth Kaufman. head Of
the high school department Of foreign
languages
Tho LISTERS win be exchanged weekly
and will he OF an educational nature
Tho privilege 10 open TO- students
recommended by their teacherA Tho
plan for international educational cor
respondencs was inaugurated by the
National Peabody foundation, Chatta.
noosa. Tenn. and has been Endorsed
by the federal government - an agent
greatiy incrcasing the efficiency Of
modern language instruction.
All letters viii bs read before the
class. Many ci the letters Will pertain
TO home ifs, and make possible an 81,
change of human sympatn,ss ana
ideals. Correspondents abroad will Do
from AZ parts OF the country. thus In
creasins tho diversity Of material.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
SOCIETY
(contlnusd from Page b..

(contlnusd from Page 81.
vera Mrs w. n. sparkmnn, Mrs
Charles Adkins and Mrs n V. Lesley.
A. l.. Lockhart, ?l25 West Fifteenth
street
oklahoma Authors club will mect
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Flora
George. ale
J. n. Munnlng OF Goderich. ontario,
chnnda. Ia u guest In the home u his
sister-in.law, Mrs. A. Strough. 225 East
Fourteenth street
Mrs Clarence I}rainC, t3l West Park
place. and her mother. Mrs. l.. c. Ten
nent OF McAlester, who have been vls-
itiny relatives In Amarillo. Texas. for
this evening
George u. Gardner returned this
morning from several days business
trip in Tulsa
Mrs. Il. z Hutchinson. state depart
mcnt president OF the Wonrns Relief
corps. wns honor guest Thursday after
noon when Grant corps entertained IN
Wcstfall hall with a program and pa
triotic drlll. Social hour and refresh
ments followed
Or. Emma Frances Drake. who gave
a series Of lectures here last week, and
was n guest during her stay Of Mrs
X ~ Shnffer. s0t West Eighteenth
street. left Wednesday for ST Louis
where she will attend the national
w. c. T. Y. convention. Doctor Drake
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
'Curfew Law' for.
Window Curtains
Asked by Police
Mounted Cops Complain
About Terrible Conditions,

"A policcman's llfs II not q happy
one Pirates Of Penzance.
oh. lls,cn' on. hear! and then drop a
hot tear
For tho city's equestrian ceps'
For their horses. they say. can't bo
made TO obey
when tho curtain OF event,ds drops
They declare that tho cause Is the
shortage OF lnws
To make every ones curtain descend
Ah. the sights ttst they lamp In these
nights. cold md damp,
Shock their modesty, world without
end.
CHORUS
For tho cops clamp their hands on their
eyes tof coluso)
And their horses Eiddap In surprise
(Of courss)
When tho brides nrs loo-sd- and they
buck and they boost
Up their riders towRtd tho night
skies. absolutely.
So they plan to petition the city com
mission
To mako careless folk mend their
way.
TO impress on their minds they should
pull down their blinds
When they start TO prepare for IN,
tay.
They don't think their Jobs includ,
landing IN eobs
Of the city's most slippery mud.
Or describing nm arc through tho vel.
ve'y dark
And then causing a rickening thud
chn.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
BERLIN PROFESSOR
GETS NOBEL PRIZE

STOCKHOLM. Nov. 1.-THE Nobel
prize for physics for 1918, has been
lin university The physics prize for
1919 has been given to rrof Stark OF
Gricfswald university.
The chemistry prize for 1918 goes 10
Prot Fritz Haber OF Perlin university
The chemistry prize for 1919 will be
held over until next year.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
BUSINESS LECTURE
WILL BE REPEATED

W. F Brennan, representing the Ma
tIonal Cash Register company OF Day
ton. Ohio, will repeat his lecture OF last
night. Troubles OF q Merchant and
How 10 Stop Them" at the high school
at the noon hour today for the benefit
OF high school studenta An audicncc
OF approximately 500 business men and
their employees heard the lecture last
night. In his lecture today. Mr. nren-
nan will include n discussion OF the boy
welfare work which has been done In
Dnyton. Ohio.
I.lter in the afternoon he will speak
In business college students. at the
high school The lectures are given un-
der the auspices of the Chamber OF
Commerce and the Retailers associs-
t,on.
Straight city loans. s? 900 to $500 900
residence or business property. Low
est Rates" Gum Brothers Company.
adv !
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
as. 900 900 suit Settled.

HOUSTON, Tex. Nov. 1.-THE
largest damage suit even tried In Har-
- county. for NS.ooo. 900. on an o..
legged GAIN 10 $50 scyes IN the rich
Landslide tract Of the Humble oil fieh,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14

ended today whm Judge J. n. Mar.
vsy. Of the Eishtistk district court.
ruled that the grant Of 4. uoidmsn,
plaintiff, from the state Of Tssas. had
bssn slIowsd 10 ispss and Wa
vseoinlsA.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
LANGUAGE PUPILS
TO SEND LETTERS
TO OTHER LANDS

Foreign Students to Core
spond With Scholars Here,
Two hundred and nfty members OF
high school French and spanish classes
viii be exchanging letters. kodak pic
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-07
HOLD UP THE PRICE.
Cotton States Should Start Campaign
for Lass ACREAGE.

Cotton States Should Start Campaign
for Less Acreage.
Governors of the cotton growing
states will be urged to set in motion a
campaign for reduction Of the 1919
cotton acreage which will reach every
individual grower. as the result of a
conference in New Orleans Tuesday Of
delegates from South Carolina, North
Carolina. Alabama, Georgia, Mississip-
pi, Louisiana and Texas.
Resolution adopted by the confer
ence plans a working organization In
every county in the south and a
speaking and publicity campaign mod
eled on Liberty loan campaign meth
ods, urging substitution of foodstuffs
too cotton this year to an extent re-
ducing the cotton acreage from 81
OOO,O acres to 25.000,000 acres.
The governor of each cotton grow
ing state was asked by the conference
to appoint a farmer and a banker
also a business man, to be members OF
a board to direct the campaign. I'm
mediate action was requested, as il
was pointed out that the work to be
done must be accomplished within the
next four weeks.
Another resolution urging the farm
ers mot to sell the balance Of the
present cotton crop for less than 81
cents a pound basis middling."
The meeting at New Orleans Tues
day was called at the instance Of Gov
ernor Cooper, Of South Carolina. L. 1
Guion, one of the South Carolina del
egates, presided.
Mr.. Guion said that the aim Of the
conference us to put the south on bu
ness basis by reducing the cotton pro
siness basis by reducing the cotton pro
sorbed at a reasonably profitable price
and with the acreage thus freed pro
duce food enough to sustain th'
south"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-07
than the quoted price Of middling cot

than the quoted price of middling cot
ton.
Middling yesterday was quoted al
% cents, Mr.. Tanner said, yet II the
speculator were asked If lie could sup
ply middling at that price he would
say no, but would offer the inferior
grade at perhaps 20 or 21 cents. Mid
ding cotton would cost about 80 cents,
said Mr.. Tanner.
Plenty Of the lower grade cotton Is on
the market now, and by throwing this
into the market the spectators are
holding up middlirg and higher grade
cotton, causing a drop in the price
The farmers are holding their cotton
just now, but as time passes, and II the
price should continue to drop, depress-
ed conditions will force the farmer to
put his product on the market at the
quoted price. Then the SPECTATORS
will get the middling at cheap rate,
Mr.. Tanner explained.
He said that the spectators claim
that by throwing of this inferior grade
they are helping the farmers to dis
pose Of poor cotton which otherwise
would be held on their hands. Mr..
Tanner held that If this inferior grade
were eliminated, and If the specula-
tors were forced to equalize the grade
by a mixture of higher grade cotton,
the demand for middlins and higher
grades would force the price up 80 that
the farmer would make more money
by throwing away the low grade and
getting high price for the good grade.
Observer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-07

It would take q long time and
many pages, to explain just how tun-
nels are made. With rock, men blast,
you know, picking up the broken frag-
ments as they go along. The st. Gott-
hard, in Switzerland, is this sort of a
tunnel. When men set about building
tunnels through soft earth or under
the beds Of rivers and channels, tho
task Is quite different one. for the!
must keep the water from flowing in
and the roof of the tunnel from tumb-
ling down over their heads. The roof
has to be supported with timbers or
steel, and, for keeping out the water,
there are two important processes; the
air system and the shield
system. The compressed air method
checks the thrush of the water while
the shield method uses cylinder of
steel plate, with a sharp edge to push
its way along, the openings through
which the earth Is drawn in small
amounts. It sounds all very difficult
and mysterious here. But, just go to
where a tunnel is being built, and OBJ
serve for yourself; then you will un-
derstand why the tunnel under the
English Channel may be attempted at
almost any time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-07
AFTER THE COTTON GAMBLERS
Some Southern RePresen entatives Would
Investigate Exchanges.

Some Southern Representatives Would
Investigate Exchanges.
Investigation of the New York and
New Orleans Gotten exchanges by a
committee Of five members Of the
house, appointed by Speaker Clark
has been proposed by Representative
Caraway of Arkansas, in resolution
introduced in the house. The commit
tee would be directed to determine
whether short selling and speculation
on the exchanges had caused a decline
Of cotton prices. The resolution OF
Mr.. Caraway would direct the commit
tee to determine the cause of wide
fluctuations in the cotton future mar
ket and whether the low prices are due
to a conspiracy of restraint among the
dealers. It also would direct the COM
mittee to restore open market condi-
tions.
Representatives from cotton states,
including Mr.. Caraway and Represen-
tatives Eagle Of Texas and Heflin of
Alabama, urged that action be taken
by congress to assure higher price
for cotton. Mr.. Caraway did not d.
rectly charge that manipulation caus-
ed the decline in cotton prices, but
Representatives Eagle and Hef1in as
serted that foreign spinners by short
selling through American agents, had
forced down the price.
1.-The price has constantly dropped
until now there Is not any market for
cotton" declared Mr.. Caraway, who
asserted that this condition prevailed
although the worlds cotton supply is
short and the 1918 crop Of the south
is the smallest ever gathered there.
Mr.. Caraway said that while he would
not charge manipulation as the cause
Of the decline he had information an
agreement. had : been made In this
country to sell cotton to foreign coun-
tries at a contract price less than that
which cotton had brought in the open
market here.
mo market regulated by the law of
supply and demand could sag for
1857 100000 as has the cotton market
in the last two months, especially with
the supply constantly growing less"
Representative Eagle declared that
English cotton spinners manipulate
the market through their agents. the
New York and New Orleans cotton
gamblers" He added that New Eng
land manufacturers had contracted to
sell cotton goods on basis Of paying
81 IA cents pound for the raw pro-
duct and said that any price under
that amount was 80 much in the
hands Of the SPECTATORS"
Mr.. Hefiin also accused manipula-
tors with causing the decline in the
market and added that unless congress
takes action financial hardships will
ensue throughout the south.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-07

This Ought to Pass.-Following Is
the text of Mr.. McDavid's bill to make
the giving Of bad checks a felony,
which has been favorably reported by
the house committee on bankiny aud
int r:,ncc:
"Section /. That any person who
shall obtain with fraudulent in;cr'.
money or other propartE which may
be the subject Of larceny. or who 81 81
obtain credit with like intent, 10y
means of a check draft or order, OF
which he is the maker or drawer
which La not paid by the diawee, shall
be deemed guilty of the l'rceny OF
such money or other properly, or OF
anything of value obtained on shch
credit, unless payment Of such cheek
draft or order be made on demand m
writing mailed to the drawers last
known address; and the fact that such
maker or drawer did not have on &C.
nosit to his credit with. the bank per-
son. firm or corporation upon which
such check, draft or order Is drawn,
sufficient funds to pay the same when
presented, unless such check or draft
ia paid or accepted when presented,
shall be prima facie evidence Of frau
dulent intent
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-07

Rats in kansas.-Some interesting
figures about the rat population in
Kansas have been compiled for the
Federal Food administrator Of that
state Working with figures of Euro
pcan rats surveys made just before the
war it Is estimated that the rat popu-
lation Of q city like Wichita is proba-
bly, equal to the human population,
while in the country districts there
are at least ten rats for every person.
A fair estimate would be 100000
rats for Kansas, each requiring 81
worth Of food year, at s6.00O,00O loss.
Practically all the rats in Kansas,
however, would have to work one year
to effect the destruction represented
by the careless handling of eggs in
that state-Scientific American.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-07

,Nstfssr is Guss snlhsus ,sheuIa Tax.
Grain dealers, exporters and nillers or
Thursday presented to the house ag.
riculture committee varied suggestion.
for methods Of carrying out the gov.
ernment's guarantee to producers Of
1925 bushel for 1919 wheat crop. AL
agreed that the wheat price, as de.
ternined by world conditions. would
drop below the guaranteed rate ant
that the government should make goot
the difference directly rather than by
maintaining artificially the higher
price.
The witness also agreed that the ex-
isting United States grain corpora
ton of some similar body, should be
maintained as the governments agency
for supporting the price Of growers
They differ as to methods to be pre-
scribed by legislation. which the COM
rnittee is prepared to draft.
The grain dealers proposed that the
corporation actually buy the grain al
1925, sell it to the millers or other
consumers at a price dictated by world
surplus for export. The exporters
suggested that the corporations func-
tions be limited to paying farmers the
difference between the government
price and the market price at which
the grain was sold, without actually
taking possession, and correctly with
out piling UP a great quantity for ex-
port.
The millers were interested mainly
in having the corporation given au-
thority to protect millers against loss
es growing out of the falling Of the
wheat price from the present artifi-
cial level to the true world price. ano
the fluctuations in the world price be-
fore it becomes stable under the cor
poration's administration.
Other suggestions Of the dealers
were that the government should not
acquire storage warehouses or mills In
anticipation of any emergency caused
by flooding the market after next sum-
mcr's harvest and that the grain cor
poration should not be called on to
handle other grains than wheat
The millers asked protection against
the expected decline from the present
artificial level to the open market
prices, it was explained, only to keep
the unusual quantity Of flour in trans
it to consumption points, necessary tc
maintain a steady supply.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-07
NO. II

Whereas, az q body Of representa-
tive men, gathered In conference In
the city Of Columbia, are deeply inter-
ested in the welfare and perpetuation
Of the grand old party, being the great
need Of q reawakeninS and revival
Of interest; therefore
BE 1t resolved, That every member
Of this conference each for himself,
and for those whom he represents,
here pledge anew his loyalty to the
Union Republican party. or any other
political organization that will give US
the right to which we are entitled;
Resolved, That we urge upon every
lover of right, justice and fair play. ir-
respective Of past party affiliation or
color, to put forth every effort to bet
ter conditions now existing, by Great
ing deeper interest and bringing into
active party service, the thousands
who have heretofore given no atten-
ton to and taken no interest In the
peoples affairs;
THAT every minister Of the gospel
and every person who is interested In
the affairs Of the government, urge
upon the people to qualify themselves
for the franchise;
THAT this conference request each
county, precinct and ward chairman
and urge that they organize clubs and
reach the masses Of the people, with
the view Of having them register dur
ing the present year, 1919. and
"That this conference earnestly call
upon all the people to take such steps
as will be necessary to carry out the
purposes Of these resolutions; and
Finally, that copies Of these resolu-
tions be published in the newspapers
Of the state"
The committee on race economics
made the following report: "
AFTER carefully considering the
questions given your committee for
answers we make the following report
on the questions submitted:
Firstly, How can we aid In getting
the best results from the public
schoolsr
Secondly. Should we seek minority
representation on trustee board7'
Thirdly. Are teachers given rea-
sonable salaries in rural distrfcts?'
"Fourthly. Are negro school houses
properly built and furnished?'
I'm answer to question I, we beg
to say that we can get better results
first, by having efficient teachers, In
all Of our schools and the iengtheninS
of the term by special donations.
TN answer to question .. It u not
for US to say whether we should
have minority representation: but we
feel that we should by all means be
represented upon each and every
board where negro schools are opera
ted.
I'm answer to question .. we answer
No with emphasis, especially when
we take into account the high cost Of
living. For. now we have schools
without teachers because Of the low
salaries and the high prices which
must be paid for board. ~
"In answer to question .. we ausw<
no. IN many places we have NO
school houses whatever, and such
schools as we have are being taught In
churches and that, too, without prop
er heat and ventilation. which endan-
gers the health OF the children"