Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1919-05-04
SCREENINGS

One OF the hrSt OF Congress Will be consider
the bill apprOprating $1OOO0O0OO in furthernce of the
farm scheme of Secretary Lane for the returned soldiers.
Something must be done right away the doughboys are
boosting the matrimonial market fercek Some of the
returned soldiers want their old jobs back ard more do
not. Many have felt the stirring of ambition be-
cause OF the part they have taken in the determination
OF big events and have arranged reach for better
things than they left when they responded the call of
the country.
Many efforts have been made to convey the people
in general idea of the tremendous cost of the war
and the debts has bequeathed nations and these
the statement of Herbert Samuel that it will take Eng
land 400 at pound per second pay off its ndebt
edness measuraby brings the vast within ordinary
comprehension To put it perhaps little more plainly:
England will have to pay $4,000 hour for the
four centuries clear off her War the most ex-
pensive business in and blood that mankind
engage in.
Two Mexicans killed when they tried to ride
American horses purchased at the sale Of cavalry horses
at Texas camp few days ago The animals ship
ped into Mexico for of Mexican cavalry and when
these fellows got astride the high flung animals these poor
'nderfed cavalrymen were thrown and walked upon
Anyway American horses know when the rider is
and have of showing their disregard for the rider
whenever opportunity presents itself
Cochise county should not put any money the road
from Benson the Pima county line until it is den-
ltey known that Pima county will provide road from
Vail through the PantanO country The state engi-
neer has estimated that it will cost Pima county $75OOO
to build its part of the road connection with the Ben
route west Pima county has made provision
for this amount of money cnstIc their road-Doug-
las International.
Some excited German suggests that if the Allies
terms prove the Germans burn their own
cities just the Russians burned Moscow beat Napo-
leon That strikes curious way to get with
the Allies However if half what we've heard about Ber-
lin architecture is true, big fire would be blessing.
Ray Stannard Baker has succeeded George Creel as
the Administrations press agent at Paris George having
home to keep the propaganda machine going the
United States. The way to make professional muck
raker begin to squirt perumery put him the public
pay roll.
The 15Sth First Ariozna) infantry furnished more
than 100 officers for service, including the granting
of commissions to practically every the non CONS
That something of record itSef-E I'aSo Herald
There is talk of a national telephone strike Well in
ways that wouldn't be bad Frinstance you could
pick up the receiver without hearg bored voice say
Lines BUSY"
lot of the boys in the cigar stores favor the league
of nations because they think would furnish competition
to the National League and lower the price the bleach
ers.
Percy Noodles says that when he told the capitalists
daughter his love for her would burn until his diving day
she said that would help him get used to the climate he
would go to.
would rather collect 80 cents on the dollar now than
take chances getting full value ten twenty
hence.
Another good thing about the whppet tanks is that
they not designed to give smart alexis chance to
dash around town with load of cackling chickens.
Probably the people of Paris will not believe the dove
of peace has to stay at the Quay dOTsay until she
brings sprig of spaghetti in her beak.
The new revenue tax is hard of soft drinks.
Any American who won't buy Victory bonds doesn't
deserve the victory.
What has become of the od-fashioned beanery that
put on style by serving finger bowls?