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Arizona republican., 1920-10-30
And Yet Women Had to Fight, Etc, of
 50 Years Ago. be

An0 yet women Hao 10 Ft9Htv E1C.g
 50 Years Ago.
 The slight figure of an old man steadying the burden of years with his cane. turned off from the road and veered uncertainty toward the gate to the country school yard, used on this particular day as the pooling place for Precinct No. 31
 It was J. Bilious Hicks, a neighbor- hood character and bona jfide voter of said Precinct No. 31, County of Mari copa, State of Arizona. It may be said, in passing, that getting Granpa Hicks off to the polls was a beannial event that the Hicks household had come to look upon with increasing trepidation as the years rolled by.
 And on this particular early morning of the primary election, J. Bilious moved. as he had moved these few years past when he neared the polling place, with nervous haste. At every few paces he lifted his eyes from the busi- ness of guiding his steps, to snatch a glance ahead. His short white beard shot out in an arc from the point of his chin and bobbed up and down in con- cert with his tobacco chewing. A red handkerchief overflowed generously from his coat pocket.
 Turning in at the gate, he was swooped upon by a flock 1of skirted electioneers. the scene bringing to mind the picture of the old man feeding the doves.
 All proffered their cards protraying the respective virtues of the swarm of candidates in the primary. But J Bilious motioned them all aside with a sweep of his heavy cane. giving them no further heed, for his eyes were fixed upon the chair under a tree farther within the yard. Toward this objective he ploughed unerringly through the ring of feminine solicitors
 When within reach of the weather beaten chair, he stabbed at it with hi: cane, steadied himself as he turned anC then flopped into it without further ceremony. He let fall his cane betweeI his knees as he leaned back and re faxed with an audible sigh. His un turned face beamed smile of satisfac tion upon the young women wh' gathered around him. as much out O curiosity as for business.
 Well, well, we'll" he calculated Thought I'd never git here. But her I be, and thank the Lord I hain missed an election yit n durned if haint too old to start missing then now, oh, young lady?' he added winking knowingly at one of them. He pulled off his battered hat an began mopping his bald head with tn bandana handkerchief that scene yards and yards in dimensions, nut tering to himself, 'Ho-hum" and "Tid dee-di" and ''yesslr-thought l NEVEl git here"
 The young women seized upon thi recess as the time to try 10 peddle thei wares again and in a moment the ol timer was beseiged with, will you hay one of my cards?" "Oh. take a coupl
Arizona republican., 1920-10-30
Saturday, October 30, 1880

Chicago. Oct 29.-A Hartford special says: Today indicates that Chairman Barnum Cof the Democratic national committee) is making every effort to carry Connecticut. The Democratic state central committee received from Barnum $25, 900, and English, andidate for governor on the Democratic ticket. matches this with $25,000 more.
 San Francisco. Oct. 29.-Patrick White, a native of Ireland, 49 years old. fell into a boiler in which he was cooking feed for cows. He has since died.
 Berlin, Oct 29.-The emperor's speech was read at the opening of the Reichstag today He thanks the people for popular manifestations of loyalty.
 Tucson, Oct BOA man by the name of Wilson was shot by a colored man, Dan Moren, yesterday afternoon in a political quarrel. Wilson will probably die.
 Tucson, oct. SO.--Another reception was held last night in honor of Gen erals Fremont and Wilcox at the resi- dence of Messrs. M. T. Brown and E. B,
Arizona republican., 1920-10-30

of slid to the ground and casually tied up at the hitching rail- Already the yaller pooch was curled up under the rig. The seedy party, who proved to be rather. tall when unfolded, thrust his hands into his pockets. and shambled through the gate toward the old man in the chair, still engaged i'll paving over the little pack of cards.
 "Mawn'n Hicks" drawled the new conner as he paused to pull fox tail stem. Down t vote tday?"
 The elder stirred and spat delivertely before he looked up from under the brim of his hat and said ''Hey?"
 T say, down t vote t'day?"
 S'Oh, yeh, shore! You too?"
 sMebbe, mebbe. I dunno, Hicks Don't pear to do no good in votin nohow They alus manage to git your money no matter how you vote. Sc watts the use, I say" A momentary pause to take in the arrival of some more voters.
 Say, Hicks suddenly exclaimed tho lanky one as if seized with a new idea don't va now go n vote fur Blank ful Jestice of tn Peace-he's a (naming { religious demnomination.)" "Hey?"
 I say DON'T VOTE fur SMITH ful Jestice of tn PENCE. He's a -" The old man half rose and made al ear trumpet with his hand. Hey Vote for WHO?"
 q say, DON'T VOTE FUR BLANE l-B-L-A-N-K. BLANK Vote flu | BLINK!"
 sswHo-o-o?"
 Leaning over and shouting into tn old mans ear: "BLINKi B-L-I-N-k 1 BLINK, fur JES- -TICE of tf PEE E. ECEi"
 "Oh." exclaimed the old man, nod ding his head vigorously. Sinkin
 back into his chair he hurriedly bega
 to thumb over his pack of candidates
 cards. He was going through them fo
 the third time when the tall one. wh
 had been looking on curiously, leane
 over and promted, "BLINK'S the man ] After a final search through tn cards. the old man clasped the pack his folded hands, and slouching bac in his chair, looked up at his frien , over the top of his beard. and said wit an air of finality, Nope, Henry. l can vote fur your man Blink; haAnt g' | his caird in my c'lection,' And [ saying he spat again.
Arizona republican., 1920-10-30
Open Letter

Oct. 23, 1920. Hon. Thomas E. Campbell, Phoenix. Arizona. Dear Sir:
 In your speech in favor of your own election as governor, delivered at Buckeye on October 18th, you made certain statements m regard to my transactions in state lands that are misleading
 am now asking you upon receipt of this letter, to public ly acknowledge that my record in these matters is en- tirely above criticism. Yours very truly, THOMAS F. NICHOLS.
Arizona republican., 1920-10-30
A SELFISH REASON

The Straphanger-Pm glad to see a man who has some regard for public health. see you put your handker chief to your mouth whenever you cough.
 The Seated Passenger - Public health? My false teeth are loose and I'm afraid of coughin em out.-Detroit News.
Arizona republican., 1920-10-30
THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY

affairs But that is the very thing that Mir Steward did supervisor and will do again. great a success of his management of the business of the county he had done manager of Jack Stewards business.
Arizona republican., 1920-10-30
PAPER CLOTHS IN EXHIBIT

Paper brokers ana wood pulp manu- lecturers exhibiting at the exposition4 of the chemical industries in Grand Central Palacr insist that the manu- facture of paper clothes is an industry with a great future.
 In the Paper Mill and Wood Pulp News booth is exhibited a sample suit. made by paper suit manufacturer in Neenah, Wis, which looks like a fair competitor for the product of cloth. The suit. which is claiming much in- terest from visitors is extremely light in weight, a dark blue in color and to appearance very durable. At a short distance one easily mistakes 1t for q suit of tweed.
 The department of commerce in Washington has been interested in the possibilities of manufacturing suits from paper.
 Clothing manufacturers have argued strongly against their introduction in this country. They have been charac- lterized as ''impossible,'' "a wild dream" and "a joke Imagine a man dressed in a paper suit.'' one clothier Is reported as saying, walking down Broadway in an April showeri Do you get the picture e?"-New York Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1920-10-30
WANT A RooK7

After being saturated beyond the legalized percentage with "war litera- ture," you will be surprised to learn that a book that is creating no little stir is Col. Repington's "The First World War"
 The colonel must be something of non-conformist and an individualist, for as military critic for the London Times he tore the hide off the govern ment's war policies and performances to the extent that he was asked to re- sign from the Times and was there after arrested for the stuff he put across in the Morning Post.
 His work brought him in. contact with the "big gunsP of Europe during the war, such men as Lloyd George
Arizona republican., 1920-10-30
HAS A WORLDS COAL SUPPLY

Our discontented miners would do we'll to read. mark, learn and inwardly digest the fact that France has just bought one hundred thousand tons of coal from the Chinese government. This Ideal" synchronises with the ad- wise given by all the South African shipping lines to burn coal from the Transvaal mines. and is an indication of the trend of things incident to the exorbitant demands of labor.
 Chinas coal supply is practically in exhaustible. and is virtually untouched. She has enough good coal to supply the whole human race at its present con- sumption of one billion tons year for thousand years. The coal bearing areas of China have been estimated at more than two hundred thousand souare miles-a territory twenty-five times the size of Wales, and it is a re- markabIe fact that, instead of being limited to a few favored districts this vast supply of coal is found all over the empire and in every province London Post.
Arizona republican., 1920-10-30

Lord Curzon, Pershing, Foch, and, we'll pretty nearly anyone of not that you heard talked of during the fight. The coloneTs two volume book is a repro auction of his diary, kept during these stirring times, and in reading 1t you are let into some choice back-stage work that went on behind the censor's screen.
 Here are a couple of samples of the work, as selected by Percy Hammond in the Trib.:
 oct. IS. Lloyd George. Northcliffe and Jack Cowans lunched with me. L. G. says he has the most unpleasant reports about Russia from Sir George Buchanan. l.. G. thinks that our offensive in France has failed with enormous loss, but no one will tell 1t to the country.
 Dec. 1915. An agreeable dinner. Chaplin most amusing, and Curzon full of good stories as usual. During din- ner the qeustion whether a cows ears were in front of or behind its horns, and above them or below them. We all had different ciews except Chaplin, who had been minister of agriculture, and said he had not the faintest idea. Gen. Pershing inspires me with com p1ete confidence. He is reserved, but frank, clear headed, wise and uncom- monly determined. I am not sure that he is always invited to the conferences 1 about the western front: it is a great fault if he is not Pershing tells Gen. Tom Briggs that the national guard are as good as the regulars. if not bet ter. The American officers 3fe' constantly seeking Wagstaffs advice, they come into his room, one after
 another, without ceasing. They know very little of practical soldering. Ons of them asked him the other day,
 Say, colonel, wehn you have to move
 troops by rail, what do you dor"
 -o-- HARKI HARKl WHAT A LARkI
 Hark to the tom toms. hear them go.
 The campaigns drawing to an end, you know.
 Arm for the final campaign thrust,
 We've got to win erwin or bust. ! Grab off a brick bat. cook up a lie Anything to get that political pie.
 Come all Ye faithful. rakers of muck.
 Rake to the depths or we're out O , Say Harding's crooked; say Cox is drunk
 People all know, it's political bunk. Damn to perdition the old l.. of N. g Say it'll save, us but don't tell whed n Make any promise, play. any stake, ; wen break pledges as easy as make. r Canard. Calumny, libel islander. o Put 'em all in this extravaganz-er d Speedl Speedl The clock strikes 9 elevenl
 e Drive. Drivei Move hell and heaven n Then when we've won, we'll rise, 'bs k cripes .s. d And give three cheers for the Stars h and Stripes.
 ,t Notice: Hereafter the Cancels BacL 10 will issue regularly on Fridays. Here
 after.
Arizona republican., 1920-10-30
Nn ctIHH yIIGK

DO you think we are going to havs an early fall?"
 Not of prices."-Bo Boston Transcript
Arizona republican., 1920-10-30

During the world war, France lost 2s times as many men as the United States.
Arizona republican., 1920-10-30

Notice: Hereafter the Cancels Back will issue regularly on Fridays. Here after
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
Desperate Much Like Ordinary Father

TOLEDO.-While two husky police
! men remain on guard day and
night at the bedside Of Cowboy Hill.
and every %precautiOn has been taken
to prevent an attempt at rescue of the
wounded bandit. q visitor to his wife
eluded them all and got into Mercy
hospital. 4
1t was a girl. and the bandit thief
wanted a boy.
The young woman weighs about sew
IN pounds. Even the policemen
grinned when a nurse carried the little
bundle in for the cowboys inspection.
1t developed incidentally that bandit
chieftains are not unlike the rest or
mankind In the inordinate pride they
take In achievements Of this sort.
''TIle kid Is going straight" the cow
boy Is quoted as saving.
Everybody at the hospital IL on
guard to avert an attempt at rescue.
The other night bars on a window on
the first floor were sawed apart. but
no further attempt was made to enter
the building. Despite these facts the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
Prize Deer Falls to Tenderfoot Hunter

n ENvER.-J. Fl. Naylor is receiv-
- ing the congratulations of his
friends for a fine 325-pound deer that
he Ragged IN Cherokee park.
With G. q. Phillips of Denver and
other friends, Mr.. Naylor went to
Cherokee park. which is 45 miles
northwest Of Fort Collins, on the day
before the opening of the season. He
had never had a high-powered rifle in
his hands before.
On the day of the hunt Naylor gave
further proof of being a rOvice by
getting lost within the first two hours.
He sat down on a rOck and began try
ing 10 figure out which way was north,
using the hands Of his watch and the
san as aids. II was while thus en-
gagged that he heard several shots up
the mountain side and q minute later
q tremendous rustling of bushes.
He got his gun TO his shoulder Just
In time to draw bead on a fine buck
as he came crashing by. Naylor fired
and the animal TELL dead with u bullet
just behind his ear. Nobody but a
tenderfoot. MAYORS friends insisted,
could have hit a deer in this exactly
correct spot.
Although thrilled ct his success. Mr..
Naylor soon realized that his troubles
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intellectual Genius" Victim of Aphasia

ham Lincoln. but he doesn't know thai
a %patrolman found him wandering anu
sent him to the hospital.
"He must have been a college pro
feSsor.' said Or. William &. Henske
who examined him for two and Il hall
hours.
He speaks English and French. Hi>
conversation is Of the finest. He
clothing of the poorest. His hands
are Calloused and his finger nails worn
showing hat he has worked hard re
Gently. Z
He speaks In the gentle voice Of the
classroom. He remembers having seen
the bridge Of signs. the Eiifel tower In
Paris, the Palace Of Music in Berlin,
Inter den Linden and parts Of Aus
tralia. Why he was there and what
ne was doing and when he can't re-
member.
Doctor Henske found him conver.
SAINT with algebra and geometry. The
physician worked out problems. II
they we're correct. the mystery man
said so. If they were wrong he knew.
Physicians are making a study OF
the man. with hope Of restoring his
faculties.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25

A teacher could not get a little girl
to remember the number four. She
would count, 20, 2, 3, g." Finally in
desperation the teacher asked her II
she had a cat al home. The little girl
said she did.
"Then u along home and count
the cats feet, then come back and tell
me how many she has," said the
teacher.
The little girl returned to tile school
room promptly.
asked the teacher.
Eyes. ma'am."
slow many has III"
"TwO In the front and two In the
back."-Kansas City Star.
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Floor Plan.

money for q home. The walls are
stout, well able to withstand the as
saults Of the elements, and the exte-
wior design Is very attractive. In the
FIRST place ii is set back from the side
walk on q terrace which gives the
builder an opportunity to put in an i'm
posing approach. In this case it is
concrete stairs with a landing or Sec
ondary sidewalk which in turn branch
es out to run around the house.
The broad front porch. recessed I'M
der the sloping gable roof, Is an i'm
portant feature and something which
has many advantages. Extending the
full width of the house, 1t affords an
excellent recreation center for the
family and a playground for the chill
dren. Stout brick pillars support the
roof while q rail of brick extends
around on each side. Everything
about this modest home gives the i'm
preston of strength and security. A
root dOrmer above gives light to a
high attic which can be very easily
converted into ar extra bedroom or
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25

and economy. It Is modest In its ar
rangement, not at all freakish or un.
usual and consequently not requiring
special fittings which invariably mean
increased expense. 1t fills all the re-
quirements Of the family of moderate
NEAR and above all Is a real home.
The owner is independent of any land
lord who may see fit to raise the rent
frequently and u Of reason. know
ing that the tenant will stay rather
than take a chance Of seeking new
quarters in the face of the present
shortage. Instead of paying rent every
month, the owner can insure himself
a permanent home by paying that
same money on q home of this type.
Rent receipts are not recognized. as
collateral by any bank. but a home is
tangible security that car be used at
any time. Many a man, father of
family, who has been paying rent for
years has only recently found how
foolish he has been, and he found that
out because he purchased a home and
learned its real lenefits.
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EXCELLENT PLAN
FOR SMALL HOME
NHe-Room Brick House Has Air
Of Permanently.
INTERIOR WELL ARRANGED
euostantially-B Built Home Has Well.
designed Exterior and Large
Front Porch-Strength and
Security the Features.
BY WILLIAM A. RADFORD.

MT. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
SOsT on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building. for the readers of this
paper: On account OF his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer re
10, without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries
60 william A. Radford. No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago. III. and only enclose
fwo-cent stamp for reply.
When planning a home there are
I've things uppermost in the mind Of
The prospective home owner-perma-
nency and general appearance. Every
one likes an attractive home, and be-
they build only once In a life
time they want it to last. For this
reason, many people choose brick as
the material of which it Is to be con
structed.
The home shown here is an excellent
example OF a small, comfortable we'll
built brick house. one that serves adj
mirably the needs Of the man with
family and vet who ann spend much
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25

NEW ORLEANS.-Vive la trousers!
~ Their secret popularity over skirts
among the skirted sex may be
said to nave been proved by develop
ments al the Penick & Ford factory,
at Harvey. across the river. where
trousers won three to one anon the
feminine employees. Meanwhile, the
factory has buZzed for a week with
the trOuser controversy and has just
settled down happily with ninety khaki
blOomer suits scattered through the
plant and a little less than thirty fem
mime. employees gone entirely.
TROUSERS are safe. economical and
attractive" said the management and
the ninety.
Its not proper for girls to wear
'em!" declared the thirty, putting on
their hats.
The whole affair began when Maj.
L. Il. Williamson. plant manager, is
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-25
TURNIPS FIRST IN HIS MIND
A. the Thrifty Scotsman Wisely Re-
marked, the Fortune Coming to
Him Would Keep.

A Philadelphia man Of Scottish
origin, tells this story:
One McManus had been 6 farm
hand In Scotland for more than ~
-c:rs His brother, who left that
country for America years before. had
made a large fortune, and dying, had
s~equeathed his wealth to the old
brother. A certain Philadelphia law
yer was the administrator, and It was
his duty to discover the lucky brother.
He was slicing turnips for the
sheep on his employers farm, away
up among the mist-clad hills Of Scot
land, when the lawyer found him.
He had been traced from the old farm
On which he was born. step by step.
through 40 years Of ill-paid and often
unpleasant labor before the lawyer
fsund him L. was not difficult, for
he had no wandered far In all those
years. Every one In the countryside
knew him.
Are you Sandy McManus?" asked
the lawyer.
AYE" without taking his eyes from
the tnrnips and the Knife.
your brother James Is dead In Phil
aGeiphia." said the lawyer.
sAweei. aweel. all men must cen
die" lie said. slicing away at the tur.
pips.
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Factory Girls Reconciled to Trousers

sued a notice that women employed at
machines in the plant would be re
CURED to wear overalls. The gar
ments are overalls by courtesy only,
their real design being that of n neal
dress with Turkish trousers hat can
When women employees reported for
work they were offered order slips for
the garments. Twenty-Five or thirty
refused them.
"Only overalls allowed in the plant"
went the order. and the skirted ones
Indignantly departed.
Major. Williamson. with a long army
record behind him, stood pat.
II refuse to be responsible for any
girl being killed, mangled or undressed
by machines In the factory" said he.
"Overalls are safe and sane"
"Our mothers wouldn't let us wear
the s%candalous things!" came the re-
ply.
One foreman kept a number of his
best workers who were leaving on
these grounds by carrying n pair OF
overalls to the house of n Of his
girls and having her array herself for
her mothers inspection. Mother was
SO thoroughly converted thar she called
in the n~eighbors and cut off the pat
tern to make herself a house dress
with trousers.
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CT. LOUIS.-Physicians at the city
- hospital are puzzled at the plight
Of q man about fifty years Old whom
they call an intellectual genius but
who knows not his name. birthplace,
nor his age.
He quotes Shakespeare and Homer.
knows the canals of Venice. the
wharves Of Liverpool. the bouIevards
of Paris. and can prove the binomial
theorem. Still. he does not know who
he Is nor whence he came.
He can remember Sienkiewicz's
story of the feasts OF Nero centuries
ago in Quo Vndis." the wandering OF
Ulysses from the shores of Ilium. and
the campaign of Douglas against Abra-
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had only begun. Ten minutes before
he was only lost 10Y he had a deer
OF his hands as well. And his calcu-
la,ions as TO the direction Of the guid-
Ing north star had proved Of nc avail.
After walking for an hour or so he
came upon another hunter who had
a butcher knife. and after considerable
effort the buck was imperfectly dress
ed and strung up to a tree.
Then another hunt began for some
means Of getting the animal down Into
the valley. Another walk - sever or
eight miles brought the lucky auto
man to a ranch which could have been
reached in Is minutes If he had known
where he was going. Here horses were
secured and the deer was broughf
down to his automobile.