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The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
A WET SONORA, MEX.
 CAUSES MUCH INTEREST

{ Joy and grief accompany the an nouncement in N0galeS that the sale of light wines, beers, cider, and cham pagne has been legalized in the state of Sonora, Mexico, and the mayors of the various towns are empowered to grant licenses for saloons, The towns of Douglas, Bisbee, Nogales and Tue son view that announcement with mixed feeling of regret and joy.
 Like the old-time Southerner who has never reconstructed" there are many people in Arizona who .have never acknowledged prohibition. They still maintain that the "dgy" laws abridged their personal rights, and, on every occasion, grasp the opportunity to drink. The fact that liquor has be- come exceedingly scarce is the only thing that has convinced some of these folks that prohibition is actually with us. These people,. however, will re- joice at the opening of the Sonora towns on the border.
 If they do no more than rejoice and make the proper use of the privilege, the balance of us can not find much fault with the arrangement. If, how ever, they abuse the privilege and e- turn to the United States with their stomachs and heads filled with the grape and argument" then there will be plenty of criticism of those who so indulge and the system that per mits of. it.
 No doubt Nogales, Nac0, and Doug las will be the future convention cities of Arizona. For there are many peo- pie who have never become entirely used to sitting down to a banquet without something to tide one over the "dry" speeches. These cities in Ari- zona will also experience an increase in crime. It will be crime akin to that we have seen since prohibition came into effect in Arizona. More over, the roads may be expected to be infested with speeders; not to speak of those who may be driving with other than a cool head.
 Inasmuch as we, on this side of the border, have nothing to say about Sonora it is perhaps amiss. that we should discuss it, but we feel that an "open" Sonora will mean trouble for Arizona.--Arizona Star.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
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The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
BRYAN RESIGNS AS
 UNIVERSITY REGENT

The governor has not as yet accept ed the resignation of William Jen- nings Bryan, IT,, as member of the board of regents of the University of Arizona, it was announced recently al meeting of the board.
 Bryan's resignation was made about month ago. It was based on the likelihood of his moving from the state, because of doubt as to whether he will move, the governor has de- layed executive action in considering the office vacant.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
WILD WESTERN" ATMOSPHERE

Do you think the movies are de. moralizing?
 "I wouldn't care to say so," replied MT. Dubwaite, thoughtfully, but hold certain movie star responsible for great deal of fancy gunplay that goes on in my back yard with toy pistols"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
NEW DIVISION MANAGER
 OF1TELEPHONE IS HERE

J. E. Jeffery, local manager of the telephone. company, has been promo. ed to division manager for Winslow, Flagstaff, and Williams, and will make his headquarters in Flagstaff. MT. Jeffery will be missed by his nu- merous friends here, but all will be glad to hear of his promotion.-Wins- low Mail.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
HE COULDN'T ESCAPE

He: "My dear, l can't afford to buy yod that hat"
 She: "Still, you'd save money if you did"
 He: "How do you make that out ?"
 She: Because I shall fret myself ill if Isdon't get it, and you know what doctors bills are!"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31

z. A. Bissonnette, of Reliable Auto Spring & Supply Co.,, had varied ex perience recently with trio of male tourists, which, added to former in. cident that occurred few years age when he was trouble man at the Stu. debaker automobile factory, has decid. ed him never again to accept night call into the country unless he knows his client.
 The more recent experience began when young man, carrying rifle walked into the Reliable store after dark, for a Timken bearing. There was none to be had in town, so Bis got busy and made the new steel cyl finders for the old bearing, and several hours later jumped into his car and with the stranger started out to fix the latter's car, which, he explained was about 12 miles east of here, his two companions being with it.
 They drove about 15 miles, finally deciding they were on the wrong road. The stranger said they might as well return to Flagstaff for the night. Then he revealed the fact that he was as badly broken as his car was--except that he had watch.
 Arriving back at his store, Bis took a slant at the watch, then put it in his pocket and gave the stranger $2 the next morning before he showed up again, although his two pards, foodless, were waiting for him. That afternoon Bis brought the three men and the car in. The other two men were dead broke too, so he gave the trio $10, for that nights expenses. One of them telegraphed back for money to reach him here.
 Next morning they cashed their check from home and came down to "tune up" their motor, skipping with the car, without paying their bill, while Bis was in the back of his shop.
 But they took the wrong road.
 Bis jumped into a truck, caught them and made them settle.
 { A few days ago they returned, very nearly broke again, and ready to do Bis personal violence, as they said they had been arrested in Los An geles as the result of a telegram from Flagstaff. Bis knew nothing about the telegram, however.
 The other experience alluded to oc- cured when Bis was sent up toward the Canadian border to help an autoist who had wired in for help. He found him standing near the road, beside his car, in the back of which was big bed mattress. Bis looked under the mattress and found four Chinamen huddled there. Then he looked around and directly into the muzzle of re- volver. Bis had no desire to be a party to any Chink-smuggling game; nevertheless, when the fellow decided to transfer his load and swap cars right then and there, he had no choice, and had to see his car spin away. though it meant a personal loss of $1 500 to him. that being the differ ence in the value of the tive cars.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
NO ALTRUIsT

q want perfectly noiseless lawn mower"
 "Considerate of the neighbors, eh ?"
 "It isn't that. If I can't get up early and cut grass without the neigh bors hearing me, I'll have to lend that Town mower seven times before l get to use it again myself"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
: RAPID MOVEMENT

of course, you would never think of deserting your party"
 "Never!" said Senator Sorghum. "0n the contrary, it sometimes takes quick work on my part to keep my party from deserting me-"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
AFRAID TO BE AFRAID

"Were you afraid, dearie, while I was detained downtown?"
 q wasn't exactly afraid"
 "I was afraid you'd be afraid" And 1 was afraid you'd be afraid I'd be afraid, so l tried not to be afraid"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
SYNONYMOUS

A visitor to a school began his ad- dress:
 "This morning, children, propose to offer you an epitome of the life of St. Paul. Perhaps there are among you some too young to know the meaning of the word 'epitome.' 'Epit- ome,' children, is in its signification synonymous with synopsis"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
KNEW FROM EXPERIENCE

Green: "It is generous of you, Brown, to wish me luck in my engage ment to the girl 1 cut you out with"
 Brown: Don't mention it, old chap. I wish you luck because I know you'll need it."
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
"Hello, Mister!"

Miss Louise Greenlaw, deputy clerk of the superior court, an efficient and industrious little lady, receives many compliments from people who have business to transact at the office. Un- dersheriff "Bill" Hicklin. was among those who bestowed verbal bouquets upon her when he recently asserted that she ''is almost as smart as q man."
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
FAST WORK

Hes super salesman"
 "Why do you think so ?"
 Eve seen him buttonhole fat man who had just issued, red-faced, per spring and angry from a telephone booth and sell him a block of oil stock in fifteen minutes"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31

"King Albert, 1 notice, kissed a lot of babies at different places he stop ped at during his tour. l have kissed them at different times myself, and the sensation is just like kissing a poached egg" remarks "Rimmy Jim Giddings.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31

Deputy Superintendent Morrison, of the state penitentiary at Florence, when he was in town the other day said he recently decided to test the death trap, which had not performed the .duty for which is was designed since July, 1916. The death trap is in plain view of the death cell occupied by Simplicio Torez, convicted murder CT of Vic. E. Melick, of Williams. When Morrison began to lay out the rope and make the moose, Torez was whistling a>lively tune. Morrison kept on with his work. hung something on the rope to stretch it, and sprung the trap. Torez kept on whistling, but with greatly decreased animation.
 q spoiled very good time," Nor rison said.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31

From the Philadelphia Bulletin:
 "Two school girls presented General Pershing with large bouquet of roses. God bless you, my children. and thank you,' he said, as he killed both girls"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31

cockroaches and a shakedown. Cut your own cost of living. "See Simon Peter, called after The Apostle, at 218 O'Neil Building"
 When Sheriff Jack Harrington re- turned from Fredonia last week he was enthusiastic over the comfortable and happy living conditions he found prevailing in that far-away, nearby little town.
 The long central street is bounded on either side by blocks, each contain ing 6 7-10 acres. There is one of these tracts to each house, and it fur nishes the orchard, garden and cow@ and-hog pasture for its owner. Out side of town there is big field, parts of which are owned and worked by the town dwellers, and it is here they raise their heavier crops.
 "They are just as happy as they can be-" Jack said, "much more con- tented than we are down here"
 All the land is irrigated.
 Jack says that Arthur E.. Lewis, the justice of the peace at Fredonia, is prouder than peacock of his blooded hogs and poultry. Lewis had just hauled some 32-foot poles with which to put up building. Pointing at one of his thoroughbred sows, he ex- claimed:
 "Sheriff, when that thar SOW has pigs, and they grow up, they'll grow to be as long as them thar poles"
 Walk & Kicking is the name of a firm running garage in Neillsville, Wisconsin.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31

Nothing is so uncertain as the cer- tainty of. certain politicians.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31

Fred J. Lusk had an experience while demonstrating "Klim" at the Prescott fair, that convinces him that you never can tell what a person means, til that person gets through talking. To illustrates: Talking to crowd in front of his booth one afternoon, he made the statement that after Kim was recon verted into milk it was impossible for the average person to tell, from the taste, that it was not pure, fresh cows milk, when to his surprise and consternation, woman stepped up and said:
 Mister, you'd better be a little keerful about them remarks you're makin', cause I sent back to New York for box of that there stuff, and could tell big difference right now" And, according to witnesses. just about this time Fred was look ing for hole to drop into; but, not finding one small enough, he managed to gather up enough courage to ask the lady;
 "How was that?"
 "Well, sir, when I mixed that stuff like the box said, and tasted it, it was so much richer and better than the milk we had been drinkin' that any 4-year-old kid would know the differ ence."
 Before Fred recovered the woman stepped back into the crowd and he never even got her name.
 The editor and publisher of the Northern Arizona Leaper was inter- viewed on Monday by Craig Pottinger, the well-known raccoon-tour and man about-clown.
 Craig walked in on the well-blown editor and publisher just as the latter had put the, days edition of the Leaper into his vest pocket and was starting out to deliver it to it's vic- tins.
 Hello, Mister" said Craig.
 Hello, Mister" responded the we'll blown editor and publisher, gaily.
 Mister. Editor," said Craig, lis it true you are going to take the Daily Leaper to Phoenix 2" "Oh, my goodness, gracious, nov' he answered.
 "Well, my noble friend" said Craig, someone said you were, and the idea was so simply dreadful to me that I just had to come and see you before I went to my corsettierres'."
 "Now, isn't that just too provok- ingw exclaimed the Leaper's editor and publisher, as he sank back into his seat and mopped his brow = all of it.
 Then, partly recovering his usual verve and piquancy, the dear fellow said:
 Really and truly, Craig, you ought to know better; you really ought! In the first place, the Leaper is so frail and weak that to move it that far would surely prove fatal. As it is, I've all can do to keep it alive. And then, besides, there's a new girl in town that I've been trying for three weeks to get a date with-and you know 1 can't go off with my affairs so unsettled"
 "I'm so glad you are not going to leave us," Craig said, heartily.
 Then the editor exclaimed:
 Come on, Craig, my dear boy, let us get into my car and go out for little party"
 But, my dear editor and publisher, Craig demonstrated ,N"you haven't de- livered your Leapers yet"
 "Oh, never mind; 1 often leave them until the next day." he said, smiling very sweetly.
 And then the two went out and had a perfectly lovely time with-oh, well, you'll see all the names, theirs includ- ed, in tomorrow's Leaper's society column.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31


 posed jointly by Joe Crawford anc Bob Taylor, after listening to one ot Ada Jones songs as played on Go, lumbia record:
 My Love Works in a Greenhouse In a quaint New England village, On drear October night, A livery stable keeper met
 A maid whose troth he'd plight. Now he was tall and handsome
 In Denman Thompson way; And she, oh my!! was quite a queen She was so tall yet gay! The livery stable keeper,
 When he asked her for her hand, Attempted to embrace her;
 But for this she would not stand. "Why, oh why, upon this manly breast Will you not lay your head ?" She looked into his whiskered face, And this is what she said:
 Chorus My love works in a greenhouse, And there always is a smell Of violets and geraniums
 Upon his coat lapel. Now, mind, I do not blame you, Nor do make complaint, But a greenhouse has a fragrance That livery stable aint."
 This is clipped from the Niles (Mich.) Star, published in Ring Lard ner's home town:
 "The evening was spent with music and games. A delirious supper was served"
 Noticed letter in financial paper the other day from A. Holstein, of Grey Bull, Wyo., requesting a. quota tion on Cow Gulch oil stock. This is an adv. in the Arizona Re- publican:
 "The Wallup. I have it. Bunga- lows tossed up over night. Right now own clean, new living quarters and be your own guardian. Say so. If you own restricted lot will build your garage-bungalow on rear; as deep as China or as high as Zenith. "Be charitable to your family. Do not pay S60 month for one window,
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31

Now some stickler for facts asserts that jokes about the Belgian "hare ap- parent" are fundamentally incorrect, as all our rabbits are really hares, all except the Belgian hare, which, in fact, is a rabbit.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31

R. F. ("Rhine") Rhinehart, the long, lank, lean member of the For est Service-probably hired because he can look into the tops of the pines easier, says he knows lady down south who is claimed to be very eco nomical; in fact, somewhat noted for her executive ability alonc that line.
 "Why. they say her old man got a slow fever one time and she slipped him couple dozen eggs to hatch out in order not to waste the time or the fever. They do say that the old lady tried to get the doctor to switch the fever after the three weeks associa- tion with the eggs was completed, to ague, so he could do the churning without wasting the shivers."
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31

"Sir: I am putting special ,deliv- cry stamp on this in order to be among the first ten to inform you that if women's styles continue to progress upward and downward, we shall soon have freedom of the see.-H. B. R."
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31

This song, we understand, was com- posed jointly by Joe Crawford and Bob Taylor, after listening to one of Ada Jones' songs as played on Co., lumbia record:
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31

Walk & Kicking is the name of a firm running garage in Neillsville, Wisconsin.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
CHE FLU HIRP s
(Ry "DEL.")

Mostly except in those intervals when real idea comes along and is grabbed off,.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-02-18
lbs detenidos en- Cuba.

FL seiior Prudencio Rivera Mar
tlnez, organizador generai ell Ter
to Rico del gremio de tabaqueros,
informo hoy a uno de n!esrros
reporter" cue los puertcrriGue
nos detenidos en- Cuba. bordo del
vapor ''Montevideo" responder a
los nombres de Alfredo Negrin y
Ramon Barrios, torcedores dc Ba-
yam6n y quienes fueron crlvla:los
a la rep1blica herlnana por ell Co
mite Central de los torcedcrcs en-
huelga, cen objeto de est ;diar las
condolences ALI, medios de subsis-
tencias, y metodos que empican pa
IA su mejoramiento; presentar eli
case de la huelga de aqui y soliei
tar consoles y ayuda moral y Pc
euniaria; establecer lazos de sell
daridad entire los trabajadores dc
Cuba y los de aquf y procurar mas
contacto entire los gremios.
A ESQ solo, nos dijo Ell Sr. Rive
ra, fueron a Cuba los dos puerto
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-02-18

Pero ell Rey tiene un deseo que
es tambien q disco de 'Amgrica,
Y cuanlo Sc tiefle Tin mhfdfA6 iaeseo
el acefcamienT0 es algd 'irfemc-
diable. ''s's'''' . e'ao -
Hay algo de momento, algo
circ,instaheial due Sc e6p6ne al
yiaie de Don Aifonso a'Ctiba?
ST; iesgfacfad damehte ST! 3 Co
mo habia lie II aef' tsey de Espana
4 Cuba, lnientrasi Cuba este inter
venida militafmehte pdT los Es-
tados Unidos, como litiastii6s ca
blegraIhas ae aiyyalrr NOS 10 'dicen :?
:C6,lio iria el hey d sahto Do
mingo, niientras' Que no Sc Ie res
tittiya Ell el pleh6 ejefeicio de su
soberaiia? s'e''" - F"
Y soDre todo, como habla de
vcliir, 81 preyiaimenfe no Sc lie in
vita? ~ ''''''''s'''' ''' -
Pero, por fortuna, 10 que ahora
sc opone a La realization de 'estd
visita, no puede ser I'M 6bstaculo
peiananante.t - s' "''''
Y 10 que ah0Ta yuelye a apla-
zarse, POI. razones que present.
mos, ajlnque tai vez haya otros
motives igliorados, Sc cohsumara
tatalmente, potqlic es esa' ma no
Die ambici0n dei almas en- AmGri-
ca y en- Espa6a. '''S
Que II noticia no era un caadrd
10 plpeba el hecho de que ei pro
pio Conde de Romanones' le haya
puesto tina aclaracion. El Rey
no tiene proyectos de viaie; cla-
ro, como que csc viaje no es cosa
/ que pneda 'resoIver ei Rey,- sino
que hay que concertar primero
entire los gobiernos de Espana y
America.
Asi Sc dijo muy claramente,
cuando las sociedades espaiiolas
de Cuba inyitaron al Monarca a
visitar los Centres espaiioles, que
esa invitacion y la aceptacion de
esta quedaban susgendidas 3 Ia
negotiation Official que con tallob-
jeto sc. iniciara.
I'm nuestro conccpto, la rect3fi-
caci0n del Conde de Romanones
+ no tiene otro alcance que el dc TN
Itecnicismo del cual no puede pres,
cindirse. Pero lievando las co
sas como ,deben ser lleyadas poi
Ell cance que dehen seguir, el via
jc del Rey don Alfonso, su vista
4 America, sera pronto una rea-
! lidad.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-02-18

ST Sc tratase de otro monarca,
habria cue especifcar; ell Rey de
Inglater'ra, el Rey de Italia. i. Al
deer el Rey, asl solo, el Rey, va
sc sabe qnien es; el Rey Alfonso
de Espaiia.
Z el Rey, quien va estabamos
viendo con los ojos de la imagi-
nacion, pasando por las Gales de
san Juan, bajo la caricia de los
ojos plenos de silnpatfa, no tiene
ningun pl!oyccto de viaie a Ame
riiica, segdn dvisa, ofcialmente, el
Conde dc Roilailones.
Y asf debe de ser. Asf es, segtl-
rarnente. El Rey don Alfonso no
pnede tener, ofciallnente, proyec-
tos de via,iie Tn Rey no es libre
dc mcverse como TIN ciudadailo
cilalqriiiefa. Sus deseos estan
sienpfe limitados por las practi-
cas- pbFotdc6lares y todos s1belnos
cue Ia vista de Tin jefe de Esta-
do a i'm pafs amigo, no es nunca
una IMPROVISATION, sino el resul-
tado de una negotiation diplo-
nlatica..' = ~ II. '
Lo qua esta fuera(d toda duda
es que don Alfong0 tiene una YER
dadera Illusion 'por conocer Ia
America Uno de sus grandes sue
nos Ses,, este de adnlirar de cerca
los InaEavillosos pafses en- que
wye esta gran familia de pueblos
Que viene del arbol genealogical
espal6i. Don Alfonso es un en-
tusiasta de los progresses de Ame-
rica, y asl 10 ha dicho en- multi
pies ocasiones, expresando STEM
pre- s,lS deseos de recorrer estos
palses de marayilla.
Y 81 don Alfonso tiene ese de-
SEQ, iquien duda que haya de To-
grarlo, 81 en- America existe tam
Bien Nna cordiallsima corriente
de simpatla que quiere mostrar-
sc. we mHesif.a enthusiastic de esq
visitf? I,
y Eiyyiaje q America del Rey AllSS
sls@ q pesal. de Ia version OF
cial que hoy nos traslnite nues-
tro eorresponsal cablegrafico, Sc
verifeaya muy pronto.
C!aro esta que el insigne Condo
Ge Romanones, no >puede decir
otra c,>sa.
Sn Majestad no tiene proyectos
de viaje. No ;que ha de tener su
Majestad?
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-02-18
SAN JUAN A
VISTA DE PAJARO...

Llegan a cierta edad, y enton-
ces Sc conyierten en- momias. La
vida ha sido implacable con elias,
las 'ha estrujado, las ha pisoteado
y las ha eseupido misera5lemente.
iMadre, no deieis ir yuestras hi
jas a La ciudad!
Hay recintos en- San Juan que
81 fuesen mejor cuidados serian
bonitoS.
Ell Paseo de la Princesa es uno
de ellos. Aquel sitio esta en- com
pleto abandono. El suelo agrieta
do, proporciona caidas a los tram
seuntes. La verja del viejo jardln
municipal esta mas carcomida que
la mollera de muchos escritorzue-
los rezagados. Los bancos va no
exlHen; nan yOladO hechOS aStlllas
" solo queda ell punto en- que es-
tuvieron situados. Y hay cuatro
estatuas de bronco abollado que Sc
arropan en- sus gruesas Y verdes
tilnieas rotas, como presintiendo el
derrumbamiento de sus majesta-
dea. Asi esperan la piqueta de-
moledora del siglo para que las
eche abajo. Mejor seria este Ill
timo que no la grotesca traza de
estas figuras de bronco que Sc acu-
rrucan tiritando de miedo sobre
un pedestal de ladrillos que Sc des-
morOnan.
Luis de MIRAFLORES.