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The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14
Knows Ways of Fair Sex

Colonel House. President Wilson's right-hand man, possesses a ready wit.
 Just before leaving Washington in order to be present at the Versailles conference, he attended a reception at a fashionable woman's club.
 Handsome matrons were To he seen on every side, but not one of them had gray hair. All were golden blondes.
 A male friend pointed this out to House, at the same time expressing mild surprise.
 'No need for wonder" said the gal. lant colonel, his eyes twinkling. You must understand that after forty wom. en= keep their hair light and their age dark"
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14
Didn't Want to Spoil Their Fun

A recruit who arrived at depot the day after the armistiee was signed re. counted his experiences in crossins, London A mob of women and girls beset him and kissed him. Lord" he said, T don't know how many kissed me. might have relieved the town 2ne old woman said: Thank you and rod bless all you brave boys"
 And didn't you own up," he was taked' that you'd only been in khaki for a few hoursY" '''
 Well" he answered, 'it would have been honest, but 1t would have spoiled 1t for them. m."-Manchester Guardian
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14
lmperishabIe Romance.

Romance suffers a thousand deaths yet never dies. That is as true to life as it is to art. Edmond Rostand came to his great success in the peak of 2 realistic uproar. He came purely anu simply as romancer, splashing all me old colors on the same old heroic scale. Not life as he and we saw it theh' and not life, really. as anybody ever saw it, was his theme. He placed be- fore us life as we have it in our day dreams, as we conducted it ideally 10 cheer and succor us with the beauty and soft lines in a world of hard, dull facts.-New York Tribune.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

An electromagnetic brake features q new iAotef-driyen siren so that def niie signals can be sounded.
 Norway will harness a waterfall and obtain l25.00o horse power for smell. ing and refining zine ores.
 The Asiatic town of Malwatchl. on the border of Russia, is peopled bv men only. Women are forbidden en- trance there. =
 A man in France is in position to represent American manufacturers and exporters in that country. He mentions no particular line,
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14


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The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14
 SCRAPS

Gastiron cannon were not made un- til the latter part or the fifteenth cen tury.
 To record the work done by stenog- raphers Il typewriter meter has been invented.
 The worlds coffee crop is about sooo60 tons of which America con sumes one-third
 helmet has been invented 10 pro teet the heads Of boxing instructors from too ambitious pupils.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

R donate to ihe of he3Fee; the committee onm military + Middle Tennessee State Normal school Murfeshoo fen one German fedIiege military affairs donate German hedpees Connecticut
  territories of the United States and District Ceumhia military The Inst bill indicate that the demand heavy that the
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

nained. Il may be that commission will be appointed to search every nook and cranny of Germany.
 There are three principal reasons for keeping these men in a secrecy and silence as deep as that of the grave.
 In the first place the Hun never forgiyes and never forgets If a sol dicr was rude to a German officer, that officer would go to considerable trou- he to werkeeut quite an elaborate re- ,nnen trhn Inn nflirnr ,rnnId ..tnn nl.,,
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14


 Copenhagen celebrated the federation at caudc prime minister was present
 by the king and queen of Denmark things had been f1ture inter population It was permanently settled Iceander read write and nation possesses rich literature
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

Whether the administration wants 1t or whether congress wants it. 1t seems that an extra session is inevitable in order to pass the regular appropria- ton bills It is believed that the pres ident would prefer not to have Re- publican congress carrying on inyesti. cations of various sorts and making many inquiries of the administration as to why il does thus and so. With the Republicans in power in both sen- ate and house they may become some what annoying At the same time President Wilson's position is such that he can ignore anything except direct opposition 10 his policies, and as to these he will no doubt rely upon the force of public opinion to support him. However, it has been impossible for this session of congress to clear up all of the big problems that have been brought forward by the war, and even if the appropriation bills could be passed it would be necessary for an extra session to enact legislation of a recOnstructive character.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

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The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

Efforts are being made to prevent the decentralization of business which would follow if the government should place it's vast stores of all kinds of material on the market. There is an enormous amount of stuff, such as building material, tools, piping, lum- Der and everything that an army needs and which our army will no longer need. If these commodities were dumped on the market all at once II would probably ruin many private concerns, Wherever possible, the war department Is planning to resell the material to the manufacturers or 10 dispose of it with the least possible harm to business firms
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14
Water Birds Sink at Will.

Water birds, which are ordinarily able to float high on the water, are enabled to sink at will by expelling the air which is inclosed within the film Of feathers surrounding their bodies, thus making them heavier than water. Indianapolis News.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14
Cynical Sunrise.

"It is remarkable that such a large number of women in England VIII now vote"
 Why is the number remarkableY Because suffrage can be given only to women over thirty"
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

treduced the Greater Sequoia bill last year, moved the change of name in the senate upon the suggestion of See
 retary Lane of the interior department and Director Mather of the national park service. He said that Roosevelt was early identified with the West that the liberalizing influences of west ern life nationaized him for his later tasks; that there WAS no more fitting memorial for man of his tastes, eour- age, generous nature and love of the
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14
Good Manners

Some wise person has said that good manners are surface Christian " and an essential part of good tanners Is unselfishness, constant bought of others and study of tho other persons viewpoint
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14
NIT ENOUGH JOBS
 FUR TIE SOLDIERS
DIAN TO GIVE THE RETURNED CHAPTERS EMPLOYMENT ON
 HIGHWAYS COMING UP.
OREGON ADOPTS THAT IDEA
Congress May Be Asked to APPropr'- ate st- Least $too.oooooo for the Purpose-Extra Session Seems 10 Be Inevitable.
ev=ARTHuR w. DUNN.

Ky AfN n O
 Was6iHamn.- Employment for the -..,-rntre soldiers is growing 10 De sa..a ef i problem than the country a....-ad II uas assumed that nearly ayery soldier who enlisted or was .fr..td =ttauld uHan his return anu aIs- ..l.lr..# be re-cmplayed in the same pc 4#ri.8 which he Ead Jeff. But Saeh i- -n4f= =tHe=case and there are hundreds If thousands of soldiers who Will De =aHt. of# employment. Senator Chamber #aIn read q telegram in the senate the .4ther dav showing that the state IeSis- Eatgre af Oregon had approprlatea S1uu00a for the relief of discharSea strII5i.rrs Hnd sailors and appointed Il commission 10 take care of them. Il aas proposed by that commission to ind employment for as many as pos. sible dpon the highways, making sooa roads
 The proposition to utilize the sol 3fprS who are out of employment upon rhe highways of the country has been suggested several times. Senator swanson of Virginia. who when gov ernor of that state did so much for the improvement of highways, has given rreat deal of attention to the subject since he has been in the senate. lie k now at work upon comprehensive plan which proposes not only to aHofd employment for hundreds of thousands of returned soldiers, but others who are likely to be out of employment on account of the changed conditions re sulting from the end of the war. When congress appropriates S1ooooo,0Oo 10 feed the starving people of Europe II would no doubt appropriate double that amount to give employment to the soldiers and other people who are seeking q livelihood in this country. If that amount could be expended up on the roads of the country 1t would accomplish double purpose. one o1 the bills which Senator Swanson pre- pared and was urging before the war changed all conditions in this country was to spend from 25 to 50 million dollars year of government money on roads. but in view of the necessity which eonfronts the country now in the way of furnishing employment for the discharged soldiers, it is possible congress may be induced to spend at least $100.000,000 in the way of road improvements, Ut the same time fur. nishing employment for those who are going to be in dire need.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

thp secretary of war to donate te the village of Tangier on the istand of Tanafcr. county of tccomar. state of Virginia. one German cannon er held- piece; 10 tbe committee on military affairs.
 A bill al. k. HOBO donating captured German cannon or firtd gun and carriage tt the county of BaHlder, state of Colorado. for decorative and patriotic purposes; to the committee on military affairs.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14
His CfafiIc

Who is this c. o. Jack is always talking about in his letters?"
 "Oh, l guess he's the unimportanl member of some firm in the camp. Baltimore American
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

Agricultural department officials say that the farm labor situation in 1919 may be quite as serious as that Of 1918. Their opinion is based on the idea that large part of our army may remain in Europe throughout the year. However, it does not seem possible that the same trouble in this regard will confront the farmer this year. AL ready there has been d let-down tn the industrial world and men are not so eagerly sought after now by the factories and mills. Whether men who have had a taste of factory work will want to try their hand at farming is the question whose answer will probably decide the farm labor stua- ton for 1919.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14
The Poor in ttaIv

The majority of the poorer class in Italy are noted for their general good health. This is to some extent attrih. uted to the fact that the working peo. pie of Italy eat less meat than tbosa of any other European nation.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

asFEeWVHI WIIh HenmaFN, W10 NOn- ored her former colony by sending q warShip to salute the Ieelandie na- tional flag with 21 guns.
 Acting as representative for Den mark, the commander of the fishery cruiser, Islands Falk. said that this salute was the first outward evidence of the desire of the Danish nation ta carry into effec, the new act of con. federation in the most loyal way.
 The IceIandic cabinet minister. NJ Isrgarfy SnaEa in tar.aaS oF aY.r..,.i,,
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14
Worlds Great Need

The world needs lots of things, but one of its most important needs is that people shall have more confidence ln eacE other.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

wirelessly with the stars.
 Marconi says he has often received strong signals out of the ether which seemed 10 come from some place out side the earth and which may eonceiy- ably have proceeded from the stars.
 He also thinks waves of ether are eternal. He says that messages he sent off ten years ago are still going on through space.
 This iS why he hopes for commu nication with other stars. He says:
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14
Marconi Hopes to Talk With Stars by Wireless

probably the A of
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

British French American n of soldiers who have been noreI ad and whose
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14
Roosevelt National Park as Memorial to 1T. R. l"

HEopoRE Roose welt National motion to make the the Squoa National park bill
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14
Iceland: New Sovereign Nation on the World Ma

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 of sefdetermnaton Iceland proclaimed Reykjavik
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14
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Wanted Everywhere German Cannon or FieldpieCe

T ASHINGToN-The Record these days contains column " the national de souvenirs of the great war
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

Vice President Marshall is of the opinion that he could write rules for the senate which would not in the least restrict legitimate debate upon any measure that might be taken up and yet would enable the senate to transact all its business with three days session each week. One of the rules Marshall would make would be to confne debate strictly to the sub ject under consideration. The vice president has other changes in mind. but the mere fact that he proposes that particular change will bar him forever from having anything to say about making rules for the senate and he will continue to administer the rules as they are written
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

Stotes the grape growers were able to dispose of thslr product for mak. ing various kinds of wine. But pro. bihitton struck wine as hard us it did other alcoholic drinks and there hss hoan every indication that the vina. r,rds of the country would be da. stroyed. Perhaps they will be saved hv inc relief from taxation which ,s ohtained in the pending revenue bill
 While the S100,000,000 food bin fo, tho starving people of Europe was hn. ino debated in the senate Senate, IIordwick of Georgia asked if il wou,a not he better to feed and help the mn. emploved in this country before ex. nondfng S1OOO00,000 in Europe. Thera. .non senators were startled 10 hear 8 Iond handclapping in the gallery Tba offender was ordered removed, bat if turned oelt to be q soldier. and say. oroI seEat0rs came to his rescue. Pras. idant 6ro tenn Saulsbury, who was in inc chair at the time, withdrew tha roD,oxal order md William Alden smith of Michigan escorted the sol. dipr Io better seat in the pliyata celery. Suffragists and soldiers seem fo he the only people who can applaud in the senate and get away with it.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

Grape juice. which was the diplo- matic joke of the first two years of the Wilson administration, seems to have come into its own in the rev enue bill. Grape juice was the only beverage which Secretary of State Bryan would serve to diplomats or any other guests while he was premier Tn the cabinet
 This is the way grape juice figures fin the revenue bill: All other kinds of drinks, which are known mainly as soft drinks. are taxed. But the sen. ate put in little amendment which excepted grape juice, and the con. ferees have agreed to it, so that grape juice will escape untaxed. This will give the beverage quite an advantage over all other soft drinks. Probably the main reason for excepting grape 1nlce from taxation was because of n certain sympathy for grape growers in all parts of the country. Before the wave of prohibition struck the United
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-14

Smith of Michigan escorted the sol. dirr 10 a better seat in the pliyate e.alrerv Suffragfsts and soldiers seem to he the only people who can applaud in the senate and get away with it.
 Ry a narrow margin of four ma.
 ioritv .he house of representatives decided 10 increase the clerk hire allowance of each member from s2 O0o to S3,200 q year, and, what is still more interesting, il was de- cided that these clerks should go on the pay roll. Heretofore the money has been paid to the member direct and he has paid it out for such clerk hire as he desired. Naturally this has caused insinuations, often unjust fhat members p0cketed the S2000 or the greater part of it and got along without clerical help. Hereafter they will have to show the names of the nerSons who have been employed. Then again. members often have em- poyed their wives, daughters and sons as clerks, keeping the money in the family.
 More than a dozen years ago the house decided to appropriate money for clerical help for members, and started with S1 200 q year. There have been a number of increases from tune to time until the amount reached S2,- 900 q year. but the house always voted that the money should be paid to the member instead of carrying the clerk on the pay roll. That an increase of S1 POO a year should be made over the present allowance is rather surprising. but it is also surprising that the mem- bership of the house was not strong enough to prevent the Legislation which will place the clerks on the pay roll, instead of giving the money direct to the members.
 This Is a matter in which there were no party lines. In fact there are mighty few questions upon which par ty lines are drawn these days.
 Many months have gone by since 1t was determined by the administration, against the view of all the cOngression- al leaders, to have Il revenue bill. That bill is still lingering on the ways and there have been several rumors of late that it may never pass. There is suspicion that some politics is be ing played At one time 1t was said
 that the senate Republicans intended to talk the bill to death. Then theft
 was shift and the Republicans made no faetious opposition to il nor was there any flibuster While there has been some show of trying to speed 1t up d little since then, the revenue bill has consumed plenty of time in con i ference and if may go by the board. There is belief that the bill will prove rather unpopular and quite a severe burden upon q great many
 people, It may be that the Democrats of this congress would just as soon
 have the Republicans of the next con gress responsible for the heavy taxa ton that is provided for ill the pend. l ing bill.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-20

success which has attended cotton cul- ture in this district is the fact that as a whole, this district is very care ful and zealous of maintaining the reputation it has achieved of producing first class, clean, strong cotton. This year an early frost cut down the pro- duction of cotton around Glendale, but, rather than to have the reputation of the district suffer, many farmers did not pick their cotton which had be- come frost-bitten, thus producing what is known as polly cotton, the lint of which is weak and of poor grade. This resulted in some loss to many farmers, but they believe that in the long run they will profit rather than lose by rigidly adhering to the principle of protecting the reputation of their cotton product.
 Concerning the general cotton sit nation in the Glendale district, Mary Catlin Hansen has prepared the fol- lowing article. Mrs. HansenIis well qualified to speak as an authority on cotton, as there is a surprising unan- unity of opinion that she is not only a practical cotton grower, but an au7 thority on cotton in the Glendale dis trict:
 Replying 10 your request for a cot ton report from Glendale l beg to state that fact, fancy and fate are so mixed that a complete statement is impos- sible.
 In 1917 in the Glendale district, in
Arizona republican., 1919-02-20
GLENDALE OWES BIG SHARE OF PROSPERITY TO THE INTRODUCTION OF COTTO.I|

Springing up in the very heart of the cotton growing belt of Arizona there is a district which bids fair to rival the more established ones of Tempe Mesa and Phoenix in regard to quality and quantity of American Egyptian cotton produced. This is the so-called Glendale district, embrasing Peoria, Tolleson and Marionette.
 Two years ago this district only had 300 acres in cultivation for cotton, producing some 150 bales of cotton. Last year the acreage was materially increased, mounting to 5000 acres. This year a remarkable growth in cot ton culture in this district is indicated by the record acreage of 17,000 with a production of something over 5000 bales. A conservative estimate of next years acreage is 10000. Surely this is progressive. growing community with a big future before it in the cot ton industry.
 The town of Glendale owes much of it's growth and present prosperity to the coming of cotton. It has brought many new business concerns as well as residence buildings to the town. Land is increasing in value and in great demand although there is nothing resembling a boom. In short, cotton has added materially to the substantial welfare of this district. both in the towns and in the outlying communities.
 Possibly the chief factor in the
Arizona republican., 1919-02-20
COTTON FIELDS DOT GLENDALE DISTRICT

cluding as it does Peoria, Marionette and an area toward Tolleson. about 1000 acres were put into Yuma cotton. In 1918 in this area about 17,0o0 acres were put to Pima cotton and this season it is expected that 10000 acres will be planted to Pima.
 The crop ran from about one-half bale to three -fourths of a bale to the acre, except in special instances of ex- cessive misfortune or good luck. The uniformly good, but fad the frost kept off 10 days longer the crop would have been much larger than it was.
 Almost invariably it was found that old heavy soils gave best yields. Much of the cotton this year was planted flat, though many growers found planting on the ridge. Personally, found that the wide shallow furrow best, as it enabled the water to run more evenly and slowly and, contrary to expectation, side roots did not strike away from the tap root. In light soils rather thick planting gave a larger crop and the very high cotton was not much more productive, as the up NIOp was CduSht ny the lTOSlSt Unfortunately, fertiliZing was not much practiced, as hitherto this valley has not found it necessary, but in future it's increasing value is bound to be realized.
 During the summer there was some trouble to obtain water for the crop when necessary, and in this respect l might say that it would possibly prove cheaper for the Water Users associa- tiOn to employ more men to watch to shut off the water when it is i'm properly used. The areas now given the men to care for are too large to make good care possible.
 This year ginning was delayed some what. but finally got under way and in this connection the statements of the gins now run by the Southwest Cotton company and B. E. Mccall are interesting:
 Number of stands-Glendale gin, 10: