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The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION

It was only yesterday, it seems, when petroleum products were drug on the market at starvation prices. High grade gasoline went begging at nine, cents gallon. Today you can't buy fuel oil at that figure.
 Coal strikes and coal shortages have been great stimulus to the in- creased use of fuel oil, which once installed, will never be replaced so long as oil is obtainable.
 Oil producers of this nation met the crisis of the world war in a re- markable manner and they are now supplying commercial and industrial needs in the same efficient way.
 The oil industry is handicapped by legislation or lack of legislation which prevents legitimate development of thousands of acres of oil land and by taxation that places excessive bur dens on the industry.
 These handicaps must be removed in order that, this industry can keep up with the world demand for petro- leum products.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
SHOWS A CLEAR RECORD

We'll managed public utility com panies have amply proven their sta bility under the most extraordinary conditions, their ability to confine in creases in selling costs to much smaller margin than the increased prices of commodities and wages, their power to obtain new capital for enlargements and their title to tho full confidence of the investor. They also bear the distinction that no charge of profiteering can successful ly be brought against them.
 Incidentally they are one of the few industries where the product is sold direct from producer to consumer.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
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FOR ARIZONA

There is sentiment and reason for Arizona this year sendinG unin- stMcted delegates to the two major political national conventions. Wheth- CT instructed or not these delegates would support the candidate favored by public sentiment in the state, which will be known before the con, ventions are held.
 Arizona has many things to expect from the next national administration, whether it be- controlled by democrats or republicans. We have several ir- rigation projects which, if granted by the government, would almost double the cultivated area in Arizona. On this account we would be making a mis- take to put all Arozina's eggs into one basket at either of the national conventions.
 The political map of the present day gives no probable indication of who will be nominated either at the republican or democratic national conventions. The contest at Chicago, particularly, promises to be hard fought one and there is all the more reason why Arizona should be in a position to command every considera tion from every political camp.
 Of course, there are Wood republi- cans, Lowden republicans and perhaps more Hiram Johnson republicans than one would suppose; whoever is the choice of Arizona republicans will no doubt get the six votes from this state on the final vote, but to our mind the democrats and republicans will be wise this year to send uninstructed delegates to the national political conventions.-Douglas International.
 Let us carry this to it's logical con- clusion:
 The principle in the above article is right, figuring from "for Arizona" standpoint, and why shouldn't we fig ure "for Arizona"
 But the above article does not go far enough.
 If the next administration be re- publican, the mere fact that our dele gates at the national convention voted for the person elected will not accom- plish much "for Arizona"
 Arizona should always have one democratic and one republican senator and then regardless of the complex ion of the national administration, Arizona could continue to move ahead and could reach the national admin istration through the particular sen- ator whose party should happen to be in power.
 If the next administration be re- publican, and both senators and our representatives be democrats, Arizona will probably not fare so well as she would if one senator were republican.
 One republican senator during re- publican administration could accom- plsh ten times as much "for Arizona" as two democratic senators;
 And one democratic senator during a democratic administration could ac- complish ten times as much "for Ari- zona" as two republican senators.
 E. M. ROBSON.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
WERE AMERICAN LIVES
 UNNECESSARILY LOST?

A great deal of comment was aroused in army and official circles by the statement of Brig. Gen. Sher- burne, of Boston, former commander of the artillery brigade of the 92nd (negro) division, before congress sional subcommittee. General Sher- burne strongly condemned the meth ods of what he referred to as the gen eral staff gang at Chaumont, criticis- ing particularly dominating trium- virate."
 Corps, division and brigade com manders stood in such "piteous fear" of the Chaumont staff that they did not dare, in most cases, to revoke on their own authority the order to at tack on November II, even though they knew to moral certainty that an armistice had been signed.
 "The order to attack stood," said General Sherburne, land the only oth- CT order that came through relative to an armistice day operation, that ever knew of, was an order that at II a. m., November II, all hostilities must cease No commanding officer could possibly have interpreted that as CdHCelldtlOH Ol Iuc pftVlOuS OTueF cali ing for an attack during the morning of the 11th. Most of them against machine gun operations. A few com manding officers did risk court-martial and held back but they did it on their own responsibility entirely"
 To Gen. Sherburne's charges, Brig. Gen. Fox Conner, member of Persh- ing's staff and chief of operations in the expeditionary forces, replied in an interview given in Omaha, said that General Sherburne's idea of the war appeared to be that "the war ended before it ended" He continued:
 Marshal Foch had issued orders that all attacks already begun should be pressed on that day. The allies could not afford to take any chances. We were placing our armies in the best possible position in the event Ger many failed to sign.
 "As for the attack in which General Sherburne and the 92nd division, to which he was attached, participated, that attack was launched at 5 a. m., November II, just one hour before American general headquarters had been informed that the armistice was signed. The signing took place at the exact moment of the 92nd's attack"
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
THE SUGAR SITUATION

In the Island of Formosa, the prin- cipal industry is sugar making. Re- fined sugar sold as low as S4.00 in 1914. This year, due to shortage of IS per cent in crop, the market is ex- pected to reach the height of $22.50 per hundred or 221a cents per pound The U. s. does not seem so bad off after all, but we must keep up local production of sugar by increased beet acreage in the future.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
WHY SHE LEFT

Tillie Ginger says the reason she had to leave her last job was because the boss asked her if she couldn't come down a little softer on the key board, and she asked if he couldn't come down a little stronger on pay day.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
It's a beautiful world to see Or it's dismal in every zone. The thing it must be
 In it's gloom or it's glee Depends. on yourself alone.

"She's a lovely woman," said Judge J. E. Jones last week, in speaking to a friend of Flagstaff lady.
 By chance, the object of the judges compliment came out of a doorway nearby just in time to catch the re. mark.
 "What an excellent judge" she ex- claimed, and walked quickly on.
 "Rimmy Jim" Giddings says if he had a wife as mean as the one de- scribed in this colyum a couple of weeks ago he would set her funeral for tomorrow at 2 o'clock, and the corpse would be ready.
 Which properly leads up to Charlie Isham's tale of the meanest man he ever knew, whose neighbor had just presented him with a barrel of cider and who thereupon asked that neigh bor how much he would pay him for the barrel when it was empty.
 One of our local young ladies (whose confidence we too much appre- ciate ever to reveal her name) re- ceived a letter the other day, begin ming this way:
 Dearest Love: 1 have swallowed the postage stamp which was on your letter, because knew that your lips had touched il"
 Si Lawhead says that when line of darkey soldiers on parade come to the right dress, with the whites of their eyes all turned, it looks like a chalk mark.
 Rev. Luther Moore is said to be re- sponsible for this one:
 A congregation raised the salary of the minister from $500 to $500. He objected for the following reasons: |: First, you cannot afford to give me more than $500; second, my preaching is not worth more than $500; and, third, have to collect the salary my self, which has been the hardest part of my labors among you. If I had to collect an additional hundred it would kill me-"
 "Weds South Bend Banker = Be- comes Bridge of c. w. Coen. Jasper County Qnd.) Democrat.
 WHlCH reinlnuS us O1 recent Odn Diego item, "The captain stood on the bride, while wave after wave swept through the widow"
 We are reliably informed that there has been club in existence for some time at certain well-known educa- tional institution located not very far away, the requisite for admission to said club being that the prospective member shall have been proposed to by certain newspaper man of this city. It is said that the club now has in excess of forty members, and would have more but for the clause in the clubs bylaws which provides that when any member receives a second proposal from the aforesaid young man she is forthwith dropped from the membership.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30

Judge X. N. Sleeves, of Williams contributes the following to our hall of fame of "meanest women":
 A woman, suing for divorce, was being questioned by the court, who said:
 "You married your first husband and divorced him in two years ?"
 "Yes," replied the plaintiff.
 And your second husband died in eighteen months ?" "Yes."
 And this man, your third husband, you have been living with him for four years 7"
 "Yes."
 "You married him for his money ?" "Yes, and got it; what I'm suing for now is overtime"
 Dr. E. s. Miller says that when mat rimony gets to be a thing that fel- low has to commit whether he wants to or not, there1l be a passel of old maids reading Isaiah Al.
 Large, well-ventilated and splen- didly equipped men, are made fit here to stand the terrific pace of the mod ern business world" - Dubuque, Ia., Y. M. c. A. Bulletin.
 Even moving the comma does not help much.
 "To Round Up All Rhode Island Reds. Headline in Los Onglaze newspaper.
 In behalf of our subscribers, we pro- test. The Rhode Island Reds are just beginning to lay, and their owners need the eggs.
 Told by one of our local business men recently. For obvious reasons no names are given:
 Our stenographer blew in this morn- ing, stamping her feet and claiming them almost frozen. "Well,' said I, If you insist on wearing thin kil shoes, what more can you expect?"
 Raising her skirt, she thrust forth her foot, and answered.: "Thin kid nothing! Look at that heavy calf"
 And, do you know, old fellow, it was.
 Mrs. Jennie Allen left Friday for Rochester, where she will submit to an operation for several months."- Eldora (Ia.) Herald.
 That's what might be called the height of submission.
 Dear Ch;rps: Although the United States is supposed to be dry, the coun- try is suffering from bad case of "worse Berger."-C. B. Wilson.
 This sign appeared week before last in Richmond, Va, undertaker's window:
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30

Put out the light. This world is on the bum. The Human Race has bored me long enuff.
 What have they ever dug up, good, but rum? If were Primal Cause, I'd treat lem
 rough. Put out the light.
 Pm off the Human Race. lll take jump for some less dotty sphere.
 Maybe there is one in the cosmic chase. Anyhow, any place else but Here. Put out the light.
 What they like best is noise. The noise these dum-heads make with
 jaw or horn.
 What is my refuge from their blat- ant joys, Now that the kick is out of rye and
 corn? Put out the light.
 Back to protoplasm. What will they listen to but bunk and
 blah?
 If were Primal Cause I'd certainly raZz lem. I'll say they've got my goat. Here's
 where l leave lem. Bah!
 Blow out the light! Al Garth. Political Forecast.
 Listen, Old Man!-The person who has been stealing milk, groceries, etc., from the back porch at 101 Pleasant street stands great deal better show for getting his anatomy punctured with lead pellets than Wilson does of ever securing third term as presi- dent of these United States-Man in Black. ."-Norwick, N. Y., Sun.
 Bawling Out the Pastor.
 "We extend our thanks to the friends who were so kind to the fam lily in our bereavement. Although our father had been in the church 50 years or more and to think with all the learning of the Reverend Smith had, we hope he will learn to talk bet ter over the next member of the church that is brought here, and not Idlk dDOuI dIldlTS tHdl SflOulu HUI ut discussed over a corpse.-The Brown Family. Cape Gerardeau Missouri ian.
 Some More Epitaphs. Here lies the body of Ann Mann, Who lived an old woman And died an old man." Here sleep the brave who sink to rest By all their country's blest; They sleep not in their regimentals, Such. things being here not deemed
 essentials" Little Johnny had purple monkey Climbing up yellow stick, Little Johnny licked the purple paint
 off,
 And it made him deadly sick. "They stirred him up with calomel, They tried to move his liver, But all in vain; his little soul
 Was waited OCT the river"
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
CONSISTENT DEVELOPMENT

"What has become of the little boy who amused himself by placing bent pins for people to sit down on ?"
 "He has grown up to be the man who scatters glass in the street and who laughs when tire is punctured."
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
JUST THE THING

People won't buy their dog li- censes," complained the popular mayor of Plunkville.
 Announce compulsory tag day"
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING HAS NOTHING ON US! $50 Baskets Now Quoted at $125! Get Your Order in Before
 THEY GO HIGHER!

Last year more than 35,OOO,OOO Bibles were bought and distributed in the United States. Doggone it, why couldn't some of us modern fellers like Rex Beach or Harold Bell Wright have written that Book! Respectfully suggested to the yell leader of the class in stenography and typewriting at the Normal school, for her careful considerations: Come now, Sisters, give our yell,
 Poppy, dears, and hearty: "Now is thr tune fir all good men
 To come to the aud of theur party!" "The local basketball team will wear their new shirts on Friday night. The trousers have not yet arrived."-Mich- igan City (Ind.) News.
 Dick Connor and us want reserved seats.
 Ho, hum! Amt it about time for some more epitaphs?
 We'll, dear bruddernsistern, here goes:
 "Poor Martha Shell, she's gone away, She would if she could, but she could
 not stay;
 She'd two bad legs and a baddish
 cough,
 But her legs it was that carried her
 off"
 Here lies the body of Mary Ann Ford, We trust her soul is with the Lord; But if she's missed of eternal life, It's better than being John Ford's
 wife"
 "This is all that remains of poor Ben
 Tough;
 He had 49 years and that was enough, Of worldly goods he had his share, And now he's gone to the Devils
 snare."
 "To the Publick --I am conscious that. expression of thanks, to all the force of the Fairfield, PostOffice, dur ing Christmas Holidays, to witness the energy and skill in handling the immense quantities of mail which was 25% more then has been for any four years previous, stamps and money without feeling and honestly proud at the close of the day that every thing had been cleaned up, that they have earned my thanks and thanks to The Department, and more than this the thanks of the American patrons of this Office for their courtisy and Kind- ness. Yours Truly,
 "JOHN J. LLOYD,
 Central Acct. P. M."
 Wayne County (Ind.) Press. "Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rider are the fond parents of a fine little girl born on the morning of Dec. 30. MT. Rider desires us to especially announce for the benefit of some fanatical old femi- nine feelers that he was married on March 19, 1919, and he would respect fully have you get your old 1919 call endar down and figure" ."-St. Anthony (Ida.) Chronicle.
 That's sure bawlin' lem out proper, says we.
 The essence of power lies in re- serve, but it is we'll to remember that
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
C H E x K F UL CHI P s
(By "DEL.")

Mostly those intervals when idea along and is grabbed off.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30

attorney, once helped for day in talk ing the census in his home town in Georgia. He was asking questions of a colored woman who was having a hard time to quiet the crying of the infant she carried on her arm. Sym pathizing, George remarked:
 "That baby is little spoiled.'
 "No, she ain't-that's the way all nigger babies smell," was the mothers unexpected reply.
 In the kindergarten at the Emerson school, the teacher, thinking it timely, set all the children to playing post office, part of the plan being to get them used to giving the street and number of their homes. She asked the little Benson boy, whose home is near MT. and Mrs. S. S. Acker's on West Railroad avenue, what street he lived on. Now, Mrs. Acker is much beloved by every kid in that section; therefore it was quite understandable when he answered, "Acker street."
 "Hit ain no use preachin' at a preacher" said Brunette Ike, rumin- atively, "an' when hit come right down t cases, de sinnah ain so much 'sturbed desc hyar days hissef. Try pickle, Misto' Dixon"
 Judge N. G. Layton, who used to perform marriage ceremonies himself caps the story told in this colyum week before last by Judge R. J. Kidd by the following:
 "'And do you take this man. l asked, to love, honor and obey, and"
 "Just moment, Judge,' she inter- rupted. What I'm agreeing is that I'll stick around as long as he pro- duces, but 1 ain't figurin' on bein' no martyr, Mister!"
 Brother Snoeberger's n-less and u- less letter in this colyum last week reminded us of the quandry the editor of the Rocky Mountain Cyclone found himself in, and which he described in the first edition of his paper, as fol- lows:
 "We begin the publication of the Roccay Mountain Cyclone with some phew diphphiculties in the way. The type phounders phrom whom we bought our outphit phor this printing ophphice phailed to supply us with any ephs or cays, and it will be phour or phive weex bephore we can get any. We have ordered the missing letters, and will have to get along without them until they come. We don't lique the loox, ov this variety ov spelling any better than our readers, but mis- tax will happen in the best regulated phamilies, and iph the ph's and the c's and KS and as hold out we should ceep (sound the c hard) the Cyclone whirling aphter a phashion till the sorts arrive. It is no joque to us-it's a serious aphair."
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30

The essence of power lies in re- serve, but it is we'll to remember that grouch and reserve are not the same.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30

The most curious thing in the world is woman who is not curious.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
window

This sign appeared week before last in Richmond, Va, undertaker's
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30

Dr. E. s. Miller says that when mat rimony gets to be thing that a fel- low has to commit whether he wants to or not, therell be a passel of old maids reading Isaiah Al.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30

Dear Chirps: Although the United States is supposed to be dry, the coun- try is suffering from bad case of "worse Berger."-C. B. Wilson.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30

Large, well-ventilated and splen. .didly equipped men, are made fit here to stand the terrific pace of the mod. ern business world" "- Dubuque, Ia. Y. M. c. A. Bulletin.
 Even moving the comma does not help much.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-10-18
ALSACIA Y LORE
MA ASPIRAN A SER
INDEPENDENTS;

BADEN, octubre TO- Un movi-
miento del "self determination (pro
pia determination wilsoniana) sc ha ini
ciado aqui bajo la direction del ''Co-
mite Executive de ia Replblica de AL
Sacia y Lorena'.
FL Comite, que esta presidido per
ell Conde Rapp, ha dirigido numerosas
y energicas protestas a los Gobiernos
neutrales protestando de la namada eli
bsracion" de Alsacia y Lorena por los
Aliados, 10 que no ha sido otra cosa
--agregan- que un simple cambio de
domination, pues ahora estan bajo el
Gobierno de Francia, como antes esta
ban bajo ell Gobierno de Alemania.
FL llamado Comite Executive de ia
Repnblica de Alsacia Lorena pide la
pntervenci0n moral de los poderes neu
trales para conseguir la independenCia
de los dos Estados.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-10-18
AVIONES
PARA CRUzAR
Ell ATLANTICO

FL Gobierno de Alemania ha pedi
do authorization al Comite Inter-Alia-
do para construir dos gigantescos avio
nes y destinarlos al comercio interna-
cional entire Estados Unidos y Alelna
MIA. SegIn las informaciones recibidas
en- Washington, los Aliados acordaron
no acceder 10 solicitado por A1ema
mia, alegando que esa solicitud esta
en- pugna con una de las clausulas del
Tratado de paz.
No obstante la repulsa de los AHA
dos, los alemanes trabajan para rete
ner en- su poder un buen ntmero de
sus aeroplanos, biplanos y "zeppei-
re"" con ell proposito de destinarlos
al comercio international dentro fue
ra del pals.
En- Alemania hay alredor de 600 es
taciones aereas, de las cuales ell Go.
bierno desea conservar (naturalmerte
con la anuencia de los Aliados) nn 20
por ciento, pues los funcionarios alema
res empiezan a darse cuenta de la i'm
portancis que tendra en- lie futuro la
navegacion aerea desde ell punto de Wis
ia mercantiL
En- los circulos oticiales de los Els
tados Unidos Sc cree que los gobernar
tes Aliados no accederan tampoco es
tas pretensiones de los alemanes.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-10-18
SENSACIONALES PRUE-
BAS SOBRE FOTOGRA-
FLA POR TELEFONO

Ha negado Nueva York ell cele-
bro inventor frances M. Edouard Be
lin, inventor de la transmission tele
fonica de "a fotografia los aut6gra-
fos.
M. Belin fue invitado por ell peri6
dico "The World, de aqueIa ciu-
dad, para que realizara una. serie de
experimentos Y demostraciones por to
dos los Estados Unidos. Ell inventor
frances ha dado comienzo a sus expert
mentos preliminades. El programa com
pr nde deniostraciones de Nueva York
Washington de esta ciudad a Chi
cago. Los experimentos serah dirigidos
en- cada una de estas poblaciones por
dos delegados del Gobierno.
M Belir realiz6 en- Francia iguaIes
experimentos trasmitiendo por telefono
fotografias v aut6grafos desde su la
boratorio de Lyons otras poblaciones
de la Repnblica. Igualmente, trasmitio
las fotografias de los generates Perish
ing y Mangin. asi como tambien los
aut6grafos de OtrOs altos jefes del ejer
citc.