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Arizona republican., 1920-12-22
Casa Grande News

CASA GIlANDE. Dec. z1--J. B. Jun ern, proprietor of the Arizona Drill lrE company. has returned from a nlsiucss trip Co El Paso.
 Ahin lscln spent the week end in Tucson.
 party composed of Jay French. Elmer Lee and H. Linnell made a trip lo thc mining country south and down .nto old Mexico last week. They re- port encouraging prospects.
 Mrs J. Raymond Bedford of El l'aso, who has been visiting Mrs. w r. Day, left Sunday evening for New York city. where she will take a fin -sninE course in interior decorating Nrs- Bedford recently decorated the Hotel paso del Norte at Fl Paso.
 Mrs. hyram is leaving this week for a visit Go relatives in Los Angeles.
 Ihe Woman's club dance which was to have been given Christmas has been indefinitely postponed.
 Misses Georgia Browning and Helen Johnston drove to their homes in Pe- cria and Tempe over the week end
 The following deacons have been elected Co serve the Presbyterian -hurch. <. J. Norman. Roy Ward, Charlie Randolph and Mir. Baums- Burger. A reception was held in their noncr Wednesday evening. and their installation and ordination took place st the sunday morning service
 "A jolly crowd ejoyed a weiner roast cn tho desert one evening last week. Among those present were Laura smith and her brother. Emma Max well G. IT. Ferguson. Jesse Crabb, Thclma Johns. Lacey Durham, Sarah Wilson. Mrs. Peterson. The chape- rone were Mrs. Moore and Mrs. R. C. Crahh
 Mss Elizabeth Bayne. Clifford ClemcEtts and Victor Kilcrease are home from the state university for the Christmas vacation.
 Ed Humphreys. who has been living in Hayden for over a year. has re- turned Co Casa Grande and will live here again. His wife will follow him later
 R. T. Conness of Yuma. a landholder ir the valley. IS here looking after his interests.
 Tho adopted child of Mir. and Mrs. Y. e. Wilson died last week of pneu- rronis- Their friends extend sym rathv.
 The meeting of the woman's club, which was postponed from last week, was held Saturday. Mrs. F1annigan, state president, was unable to be present but will come at some later date.
 A special program of Christmas
 
 choir of the Christian church Sunday evening.
 The Girl Scout bazaar Saturday was vell supported. over $40 being taken fn
 e. Fl Ferguson preached Sunday evening fin the Presbyterian church.
 Don A. Trekell. wife and sister Louise. left for Los Angeles Saturday evening to spend several weeks visit ung their parents.
 I. r. Mathews was a business vis- itor at Tucson Monday.
 Mrs. J. NJ. Ross and Miss Mona Ross. mother and sister of Mrs. Cliff ford Poulk left Saturday evening for Texas Center, Tex, after a visit of several weeks here.
 William Sheringen spent the week end in Tucson.
 Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Baker and daughters. Lois and Helen, arrived "Wednesday from Polk county, Mis- souri. and will establish their perma- rent home here. Mir. and Mrs. Baker
Arizona republican., 1920-12-22

"The Tong Man" Again at the Hip
 "The Tong Man." Sessue Hayakawa's s story of San Franciscos Chinatown, re- membered for the sensation it created
 when it was recently shown at the Strand, has been returned by popular demand to the Hip, where it will play
 two days engagement starting to- day. The story is one of the intrigues of the tongs in the city of the Golden Gate. and features Hayakawa as the dreaded hatchet man in a romance
 which involved the tong man and the daughter of one of the most influential
 merchant princes of the occidental orient" Thrilling action, sustained suspense, thrilling escapes, fights, flights across the house tops, the bat ties of the tongs, the mysterious meet l ings of the most dreaded of all the gangsters. all come in for attention in this absorbing drama which finds Hayakawa in a wonderful role. The
 Christie comedy is being shown on the
 same program.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-22

ful emerald which was at one time a Russian crown jewel. A notorious gang of gem thieves plots to steal the Flame Kerrigan takes a clerks position in the jewelry store and watches the general manager, whom he suspects of complicity with the crooks. While gathering evidence against the man he falls in love with a young newspaperwoman. She be- comes fond of the detective also. but is led to believe him d crook incog. by q jealous suitor. The manager of the jewelry store. thinking the new clerk a guileless nick" from up- state, persuades him to steal the Flame" from the vaults for him. Kerrigan gives him an imitation and follows him to the rendezvous of the crook ring. where he effects a capture of the entire gang. Following this the identity of the detective is revealed to the girl and her fears for his honesty are dissolved.
 Kerrigan is supported in this picture by an unusual cast. headed by Fritzie Brunette, the clever little player who was seen opposite him in The Lord Loves the Irish" Live Sparks" and other recent successes.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-22

spent several months here last win ter.
 Moore Carpenter has purchased the Phillips lots in the Drew addition and will build a house. He sold his ranch west of town recently to MYs Fur back
 Robert Denton, Jr., who is attending high school in Los Angeles, is home for the Christmas vacation.
 Mrs. Fordam is having her ice cream parlor redecorated and refurnished.
 High School Notes
 The high school feels keenly the loss of Floyd Powell star basketball center, who has gone to California. Carey E. Bowles, state supervisor of vocational agricultural education, visited the school last Monday and inspected the work of the agricultural department.
 Miss Coon. state vocational inspec- tor, visited the home economics de- partment last week. Florence and Casa Grande met on the local court Friday for their sec ond clash this year. The Casa Grande girls team played it's best game of the year but was defeated to r. The boys team was not in good condition, and suffered the loss of it's center, | Powell, but held the visitors to a close game, Florence winning by only five | points. The visiting teams were very | pleasantly entertaied Friday evening after the game.
 The new building is to be occupied after the Christmas vacation. American Legion Notes The American Legion is fostering 1 the Literary Digest child feeding fund in this locality. More than SIS has been contributed. Each member of the Fred Humphreys post has pledged s1 to the cause.
 A legion clubroom is being fitted up in the Armenia hall. which has been | leased for that purpose. A billiard table has been purchased and is now
Arizona republican., 1920-12-22
PEORIA
 NEVIS

PEORIA, Dec 21-A Christmas pro- gram will be presented by the students of the Peoria High school at the Wom- ans club house Thursday afternoon. It is as follows:
 Christmas carol. High school chorus
 "The Other Wise Man." Miss Willets
 Piano solo, Nellie Duggers.
 "Glory to God On High" quartet, Hammonds, Combs, Morales, Ewings.
 Christmas story. Chester Smith.
 Shine Soft Der His Cradle" (Gei- beD, Miss Harper.
 Christmas Everywhere" girls chorus.
 A Spanish Christmas, Webb Thomp- son.
 Silent Night" Junior quartet. Dean Dugger, Webb Thompson, Ben Thomp- son, Ross Porter.
 "Hark. the Herald Angels Sing" High school chorus.
 Two boys on one bicycle running on the sidewalk were victims of an acci- dent here. The boys cut across the street from behind brick wall. A man driving a car coming at right aengls to them could not see the boys, and the car struck them. The boys were not seriously hurt, but Henry Deatsch, the driver of the car, was scared within an inch of his life and tore up the gearing of his car stoping in time.
 Miss Ruth Latimer. who teaches in the Flagstaff Normal, is spending her holidays with her parents at their home on Grand avenue and lateral 20.
 Miss Dorothea Osborn is spending her holiday vacation with her parents in Peoria. A friend. Miss Louisa Potts, is visiting her. Both are attending the Redlands university.
 Miss Clara Morgan, who went to Ranger, Texas. recently to care for her sister, injured in an accident has returned to Peoria to resume her teach ing of piano
 The least in body, but not in im- portance to her God-parents, MT. and Mrs. T. H. EdHaiston, is Norma May Irwin of Prescott. She is visiting all her little friends in Peoria and her big friends too.
 Marinette News It will not be very long before mo- torists can drive over a beautiful | bridge across the Agua Fria river, in- stead of ploughing through the sand. MT. Weaver, the construction fore man of the Southwest Cotton company | is building a cement tank at Litchfield ! It is to be used as a reservoir for the town of Litchfield. When completed it would do credit to a town of 15,o0C | inhabitants.
 Cotton picking is about finished anC 1 the Mexicans are leaving. l Susie Porter was in Phoenix recently Dave Porter is spending Christmas with his parents. He is a student il the electrical engineering departmen of the University at Tucson.
 MT. and Mrs. Thompson, who wer, recently married at Goodyear, will b, at home in the row of new cottages.
 The Sunday school organized by thu Rev J. w. Henderson recently is mak
Arizona republican., 1920-12-22
Souvenir Matinee at EIks Today

SouNenir Matinee at EIkS oday
 The souvenir matinee at the Elks theater this afternoon promises bumper house. The patrons beside be- ing interested in the new production, "Over the Garden Walr' are attract ed by the announcement of Brandon Brothers that they will present their lady patrons. this afternoon with an especially attractive Christmas sou venir in the shape of Mona Lisa veil. These wells are a direct importa- ton from Paris and will be the pride of any lady fortunate enough to pos sess one. The retail value is S1.50 to $2.00 each. and makes a very desira- ble Christmas offering for those for tunate to attend the theater today The new play is one bubbling with laughs with Ed Redmond. George Banta, Bobby Deane and Marie Rich sharing equally in the comedy situations and Irene Noblett, Eddie Young, James Hughes and Glen Hood scoring heavily in the musical inter polations which are catchy. tuneful and appropriate. The American beauty chorus have some very pretty numbers and put lots of pep and gin- ger into the show. The array of ward robs this week is especially fetching and the, entire production up to the usual high standard established by the Brandon stock company.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-22
An1uSementS

Frank Farnum scored another big hit last night when he startled all Phoenix by his new dance that has gone over the Orpheum circuit as the best act of the year. When Frank started his first night here with his famous 'quiver dance" everyone thought they had seen all that Frank could put over, but when he came back last night stronger than ever with whole bundle of new stuff, the whole house began to sit up on the edge of their chairs and take much notice. Frank was handicapped the first night here by the slick floor and the fact that he had to do the whole act in one little space indicated by the spotlight. When he figured out all his handicap and was liberat- ed. oh, boy, didn't he team 'em to shreds. Tonight it will be something different again and Frank is slated at the American to throw a whole bundle of surprises into all the patrons of the brightest spot in Phoenix. And tonight at the American Madeline Montgomery will appear again in her famous ragtime songs which she put over in such big style last night. IT fact the one bright spot in Phoenix from now will be the American, for there will be "pep" and lots of it every minute.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-22
aHer Husbane's Frien.

"Her Husbands Friend" at the Strand
 Enid Bennett continues at the Strand starring in her latest Paramount suc- cess. Her Husbands Friend" No, it is not at all the sort of a story you think 1t is not a tale of unrequitted love. a convenient man friend, and the usual wreck of the matrimonial bark, but very human story of an entirely new side to the marriage problem. Enid Bennett has been singularly success ful in stories of the married life of young couples. Her Stepping Out" What Every Woman Learns," "The Woman in the Suit Case" were bril- liant examples of her art, and now
 comes Her Husbands Friend" a pie ture of bigger scope, bigger surprises, and a bigger discussion than any of the others. The action is fast and in many instances thrilling, always convincing, dramatic in spots, humorous in others, a perfect blending Of every element best loved by motion picture followers. The Who's Who in Phoenix" contest continues through the week and every day sees more contestants entered.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-22

Canada will produce this year 75,000 tons more newsprint paper than Nor way, Finland and Sween combined.
 Canada's high water mark in immi- grafton was reached in 1913, when 403,436 persons entered the Dominion.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-22

in the hall, together with a piano and several pieces of furniture. Other equipment will be added by purchase or donation. The officers are glad to receive reading matter for the reading table
Arizona republican., 1920-12-22
Clever Girl Show at Ramona


 It is a real musical treat to visit the Ramona these days and witness a per formance of Mack's Merry Mermaids, that clever girl show which is delight ing capacity houses each day of its en- gagement Dolly Fowler. Anita Mere dith, Pat Patterson, Victor Vernon, and the Delightful Dancing Dollies all have lots to do in this present bill, and they are making a pronounced hit in their various roles. And when it comes to harmony singing, one would have to look a long ways to eclipse The Three of Us" those clever boys whose sing ing trio IS a real vaudeville headline act. The motion picture for today and tomorrow is Frank Mayo in Burnt Wings" with the comedy, Love and Gasoline" The Ramona features matinee every day and presents the entire show without advance in prices.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-22

Mont Blanc. tallest mountain in Eu- rope, is mainly in France, although it is credited to Switzerland.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-22

ing very good progress. There will be preaching in the school house each Sunday night by the Rev. c. A. Dug ger, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Peoria
Arizona republican., 1920-12-22

Tn Holland all Christian names after the first are taxed.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-22
"The Green Flame" at Columbia

J. Warren Kerrigan's latest feature The Green Flame coming today to Mauk's Columbia theater. shows every indication of being the most popular screen play this famous star has pro- duced in years. It is an absorbing swiftly moving mystery play from the pen of Raymond c. Hill. the distin- Fuished playwright and novelist who wrote Tiara O'Neil."
 In "The Green Flame Kerrigan returns once more to his favorite field of acting-romance and adven- ture. He takes the role of a famous private detective who is engaged by a New York jewelry concern to guard "The Green Flame" a beauti-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07

WINNING" THE WORKERS.

The tarif-protected mills of New England
used to have simple way of influencing
the wage vote for the Republican ticket
in Presidential campaign Ii was either
to close down the mills before election
day, with a proclamation that they would
reopen only in case of Republican VIC
tory, or to announce beforehand that the
mills would close after the election IN
case of Democratic victory
Judging from the facts brought out
in a report from Providence elsewhere
printed. these good old methods of swing
ing an election are experiencing revival,
with such variations as changed condl-
tions suggest. Many of the mills are al
ready closed for reasons that are IN dis
pute, but that they will all start up with
more work and wages than ever before
if and when Harding and Coolidge are
elected and more tariff Tr1tectlon for
labor is thus assured, no mlll-worker Is
being left uninstrueted.
Organizing Republican clubs among the
mill-woriers is also an old device which
now reappears with curious amendment
There appears to be the same species
Of blacklist intimidation employed now
as before, but where before the clubs
would be generously financed by Others, it
costs the worker ST to become a member
of the factory's Harding and Coolidge
Club.
Thus the New England mill bosses also
seem TO be working TO the Republican
campaign slogan of "But, Boys, Get the
Monev!' ard making their employees
rather than themselves the victims. New
York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
Work for the Board Of Health.

CORRESPONDENT makes complaint OF
the condition of many vacant lots IN th's
citv. with weeds so high and dense that
they afford hiding places for the commis-
sion of immoral acts, and are receptacies
for rubbish and filth that are menace to
health and decent sanitation. Also 80
rank in many instances as to be disgust
ineiy offensive Such lots, this correspond /
ent riehtfuIly alleges, have been greater
breeding centre. Of i'll health than all our
bad meat, dirty milk and filthy streets
put together"
The attention Of the Board OF Health
has been publicly called to the existence OF
these vacant lot menaces, but we have
seen no effort on the part of that BODY 10
remedy the evil conditions by compelling
the owners of these pest spots to clean
them thoroughly Were it not Tor the large
number of vacant lots devoted to agri-
cultural purposes by thrifty and INDUS
trious citizens, the evil would be multi
piled many times.
The Board of Health should wake up
and get to work. The fact that political
campaign is under way is no excuse Tor
inactivity.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
BUYING UP THE SENATE.

One Of the interesting points developed
in the testimony of Treasurer upham of
the Republican National Committee
before the Senatorial investigators was
that his organization had agreed to adj
vance S500,000 to the Republican Sena-
torial Committee and only $4,000 to the
Republican Congressional Committee.
There are 80 Senators to be elected this
fall, but there are not over 10 or II States
in which there will be serious contests.
Just as in Pennsylvania II is reasonable to
suppose that Senator Penrose will be re-
elected, and that no G.. O. p, money will
be required, so in most of the other States
the success of either Democratic or Re
publican candidates is so well assured that
they may be eliminated from consldera-
tion as applicants for part OF this slush
fund That S500,000 distributed equally
among dozen States would mean SAL
666 apiece-no slight contribution toward
helping out an unpopular candidate.
The significance of this expenditure
will be better appreciated when 1t IS
remembered that the Republican National
Committee advances only 100000 for
distribution among 435 congressional
districts. What better proof could there
be of the great Importance which the
Republican bosses attach to the control
of that citadel of special privilege and
reaction, the Senate of the United States
of America? Their majority there now is
but two, and one of these, Newberry, OF
Michigan, is a convict liable to ineareera
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
PRESS COMMENTS.
THE BRICKLAYEKS' DEMAND.

When n labor organization, or any
other kind of business or social organiza-
tion undertakes to say to the government
under which it lives and moves and has It's
being that the government, III Its con-
structlve enterprises, shall operate nc
cordmg to orders delivered by the agents
OF the class or caste organizatfon--ls not
that a procedure which treats with con-
tempt and aims to subvert the over head
government? This query is meant to ap-
ply directly to the issue involved in the
strike, or general boycott Of city work, by
the Bricklayers and Masons Union, as
ordered last week
Without going into all the intricacies
of the open or closed-shop question, can
any fair-mindcd individual, or any fair
fupctioning organization, demand that
the city government or any other govern
ment discriminate in favor OF one class OF
craftsmen and against another class OF
craftsmen2 Government is government
for the whole people. Theoretically. 1T
plays fair. But when government takes
orders to discriminate against working
class that is not organized into union, 1t is
not playing fair, and when it allows any
organization of preachers, doctors, bank
ers or brickayers to dictate its policy
and action, it has ceased to function as
government it has surrendered
This country is not yet Bolshevized
and is not going to be. But Bolshevik
ideas do seem to be running free and
loose, even here in Baltimore, where,
according to the traditions, common
sense has always been the dominating
factor upon all questions affecting the
rights and interests of workers. Baltimore
American
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
WHY the Exemption?

The Sunday Star editorialls makes
this surprising statement-accusation, IN
fact: "Pi1ere are thousands of people in
all parts of the State-and perhaps pro-
portionately larger number outside OF Will
mington than in this city-who have not
paid an income tax, or even reported the
amount of their income for 1919, or any
previous year. Nothing has been done
about it SO far Nothing will be done.
1t isa fact that thousands of persons,
both in and out of the city, have not
made income reports or paid income taxes,
for the good and sufficient reason that
their annual incomes are not large enough
to come within the tax-imposing provisions
of the law. But we take il the Sunday
Star is not alluding to this class OF law
fully exempted persons. but refers to those
whose incomes are taxable, but who de-
hberately fout The law and defy the au-
thority of the State treasurer to compel
compliance on their part.'
This point of view makes the accusa-
ton Of the Sunday Star somewhat seri-
ous, for if it is true, the State treasurer
would be doubly guilty-of failure to
perform his full duty, and of an unjust
discrimination towards those citizens VINO
comply with the law by making the re-
quired reports and paying their State IN
come taxes every year.
1t is undeniable that the State income
tax is very unpopular, but 1T Is lawful
and therefore should be collected fully
and without discrimination. There is
room for the suspicion that many persons
in Wilmington ignore it completely
especially many wageearners VINO right
fully look upon the taxation OF the wages
of their labor as an unjust imposition
but such condition should not be coun-
tenanced by the officials charged with the
duty of assessing and collecting tins tax.
To enforce collection, or even accept
willing payment from certain class of
taxables, and permit others to go untaxed
is an injustice to those who pay, and
dereIiction ot-duty that deprives the state
of large annual revenue.
The people are we'll aware of the ianty
and inefhciency of Republican admins
tration in Delaware, State, county-with
the exception of Kent-and municipal
The horrible examples" are now IN glaring
evidence. To have added to this irritating
costly and wasteful situation failure TO
collect income taxes due the State would
be further and most discreditable i'm
position upon the people. The State
treasurer should either show that the ac-
cusation Of the Sunday Star IS untrue. or
promptly inaugurate policy Of improve
ment and effective service il the charges
are based upon solid facts.