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Arizona republican., 1921-04-25
By Frederic J. Haskin

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 2s.- Suppose that you lost both hands and the sight of both eyes How would you face life? Would you feel beaten and done for or would you have the courage to carry on the fight?
 Wounded veterans of the war fur nish rich and varied opportunities to study this question of the ability oi the human spirit to endure seemingly crushing disaster.
 Take, for example, the case oi Henry Bitter. former corporal in the United States army. Corporal Bit ter was so injured by premature explosion of a hand grenade that he became totally blind in both eyes and had to have both hands ampu lated at the wrist. Yet MT. Bitter with the aid of training supplied by the federal board for vocational edu cation has got control over ms physical troubles so that he has orig mated a formula for patent medi cine. It is well spoken Of by physi l. clans of standing, and he and his brother are travelling together selling inc medicine to wholesale dealers MT Bitter has more business than he can handle and Is soon to incorporate
 An interesting side-light on the
 
 way man with these defects over comes them is given in letter from Alan M. Nichols. a British war vete- ran who also suffered the loss of bott hands and eyes, to Henry Bitter. The letter is quoted in part;
 Sir Lrthur Pearson was speaking to me about you last week and he asked me to write you line or two to tell you about myself. l under stand from Sir Arthur that you had a similar accident to mine, and know you will agree the circumstances are not the most enViable; however I think you will be able to do quite 6 lot if you will persevere.
 Tn the first place, l am wearing 2 pair of artificial hands which arc quite useful, they are extremely ligh and are made of aluminium, and l car wear them all day without the leas fatigue or discomfort The movemen of the hand is obtained by a shoulder movement. and the hands are per fectlv natural in appearance. l once addressed a meeting without any o the audience knowing that l wa: wearing artificial hands. When I frs became like this, l could not see any thing that was likely to interest mC on this earth. I never dreamed oi the possibilities of a pair of artificial hands, and I assure you that I now
Arizona republican., 1921-04-25
The Times Has Been Sleeping

The Republican printed the other day a short article from the London Times descriptive of dis closures which recently had been made in Melrose Abbey. among which box said contain the heart of Richard Cnur de Lion-
 We happen to know that the Times is at least twenty years behind the times It that long ago that physician of Phoenix returned from tour Scotland in the of which he visited Melrose saw iron receptacle, described reporter for The Republican.
 The reporter story about it and toned uninteigible persons nonresident of Phoenix. that the heart of the Lion Hearted had figured the politics of Phoenix and Maricopa county.
 He had in mind. and should have transcribed it in the story the frequent almost invariabe made by Hon. Joseph Campbell. then leading law yer of this city and the foremost democratic paign orator. incident which belongs to romance rather than to history. It that after Richard had been killed before Castle of Chauz France his heart embamed and placed in an iron box; that it carried by Crusaders to the Holy Land where Richard himself had been not successful Crusader. though he had performed prod.gies of vaior that the Crusaders in battle threw the box before them into ranks of Saladin and it they had lick the heathen which though appar ently incidental the main thing after all
 We do not recall in just what way MT. Campbell introduced this incident his speeches it always there along with reference to Agincourt and Crecy. Nor do remember what application made of these famous battles to the which the local Democrats waging against the Re publcans. But these references by Mir. Campbell always went big and the audiences howled to hoarseness if they hearing of them for the first time.
 The Phoenix physician sent copies of The Re publican containing story of his journey, to European friends. among them the English surgeon of the vessel which he had returned.
 Englishman pondered this cryptic ref erence to the heart Richard and Arizona politics months and then the doctor for speei- ffcatons He wanted to know how in the devil the heart in that iron box in Merose Abbey had ever the political current in so remote corner of the world as Phoenix. Arizona.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-25
The Courage of the Handicapped

surprise everybody, but the one most surprise is myself.
 Learning to Smoke
 Less than six months ago smoked a cigarette by having one placed in a holder which I held in my mouth from start to finish. Now take my cigarette out of my mouth at will; If you are a smoker. you vii understand what that means. I can stick. feed myself with spoon and fork, use my handkerchief and do many other little things.
 If you will take my advice, would like to give you a little tip about get ting around by yourself. Do not en certain the idea of a walking stick for that purpose. You will find that you will have to depend entirely on the two sense-bearing and smell When you are fitted with your arti- ficial hands you will get about bet ter than your other blind friends.
 Adopt a soldier-like appearance when walking, this necessarily means swinging Of the arms. and you will find you rarely bump into anything or if you do. your hands warn you Walk in the center of the pavement. Ycu will find bicycles and unattended d nulSd1Ce dt times know l do. An apology in a stage whisper is sometimes sufficient when knocking into these snares
 Your chances of physical exercise are naturally, greatly impaired but you will find plenty of physical eXer- cses in Swedish drill to keep you fit Swimming is also practicable and roller skating. I find dancing good recreation. I also can ride by hay ing the reins passed through my arti- fieial hands and strapped to the wrist
 Since I have been like this, I have travelled quite a lot up and down the country, and have had many anus ing experiences. take considar able satisfa ction in the fact that l am able to deceive s9 per cent of the people I meet"
 Mir. Nichols also passes on to Mr Bitter. tips regarding how to use a typewriter with artificial hands so he can do his own correspondence work. q simple code by means of which his friends can guide him on the street without having to touch him. and other practical details of a similar nature. A training officer who visited Mir. Bitter at his home in Dubuque was prepared to cheer sh~ young man but immediately upon meeting him. found any sQch efforts unnecessary and after entering into
Arizona republican., 1921-04-25
ABOUT THE STATE

Paso and Tucson. will be discontinued as will several other trains, accord ing to announcement made today by Gai'nett King, general passenger agent of the Fl Paso and Southwest ern system, with headquarters at Fl Paso.
 10th trains number and will ba reinstated between Douglas and Tucson. These trains, as in the past, will carry cafe and observation cars. international.
 Old Prospector Dead
 RESCOTT-Charles J. McNulty pioneer miner of Yavapai county whose body was found Tuesday in the Hassayampa river a mile away from the McBride- McNulty mining claim on which he had camped for % years and three-quarters of a mile from the old Cactoctin road. died of organic heart disease, fl was found by the coroner's jury called by Judge Charles NJ McLlane yesterday to hold inquest upon the manner of McNulty's death Journal Miner
 Sue Yuma County
 YUMA-Charging that the county of Yuma the board of supervisors and the county engineer of 1920. were negligent in maintaining and keeping up Niit NtitNl VI ApTfNN NAO 'S1' Main canal on Tenth street In the Yuma valley. Alvin L. Larsen as ad miaistrator of the estate of Frank NJ | Sr ith. and Marshall Neale for the estate of Estella Neale. yesterday commenced suit in the superior couri of Yuma county to recover damage: estimated to be $50 000.-Sun. Killed by ]. p. i AJO~James R. .Hannahs was sho' at about 10 o'clock Wednesday nigh | at Clarskon by T. F. Fields, the AjC 1 justice of the peace. and died at the | hospital Friday morning between and 4 o'clock. following an operation | Fields fled and up to the time o oosng to press Friday afternoon hat rot been taken into custody.-Coppei News.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-25

Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Phoenix, Arizona.
 Gentlemen:
 It Is past time when we were doing something in regards to the wool sit uation in Arizona Years ago when a stage was held up and robbed or a train robbed the people made an awful holler" and immediately took steps to protect and safeguard the people. Those rob- berries of the early days were tea party in comparison to the robbing the wool growers are getting at the present time.
 Los Angeles should be the wS<. center of the West There they should have their woolen mills, com mission houses. securing plants. etc. It costs about s1.25o a car freight to ship wool from here to Boston. The wool is secured back there and shipped from there all over the United States, a good percentage of it coming back here in various forms Is it any wonder there is so much dissatisfaction and discontent? Here is plain case of where the producer ! is getting robbed and the consumer receiving absolutely no benefit, but on the contrary, he in turn is robbed when buying the finished product. UT lHSbdH1Ss II they tell you suit is all wool, owing to the fact of it being all wool. they will charge yof anywhere from thirty to fifty dollars more and there will be from four 10 six pounds of wool in the average suit.
 l know of one sheep company herA this year who shipped their wool to a Boston wool commission firm on consignment. They were in a hurry ! to get it on. the road and the day of shipment, inquired if they could draw some money on the wool. whereupon they were informed by the represent tative of the wool commissioner that they would see what they could do for them They went ahead ana shipped the wool. This Boston wool shark informed them in a few days l that he had wired his house and he was very sorry to inform them thaA they would not be able to make my advance. not even a nickle a pound on the product.
 [ Some time ago the wool growers of New Mexico. realizing that they were being robbed by paying freight on dirty wool, as you understand wool will run from sixty to eighty [ per cent dirt before 1t is secured. they put in securing plant at AZ buduerque. IL was not very-Akang after this plant was in opera Su, however, before the railroad charged 1 the freight rate so that at present | the rate is about sixty per cent higher on secured wool than on dirty wool.
 Why is freight rate on wool so | high from here to Boston in conn parison with other products? i Los Angeles is fast becoming a manufacturing center and l believe | if the Phoenix and Los Angeles 1 chambers of commerce would get to- gether and start some move in the direction outlined above that it would only be a short time until Los Angeles would rightfulIy be the wool center
 Of the West. 1 Thanking you for any atfentCp 1 given the above matter and ass IT.
 ing you Of our hearty co-operaHor at all times
 Very sincerely yours,
 Babbitt Doyle Cattle Company. ss
 fStened) TT F. DOYLE,
 General Manager e
Arizona republican., 1921-04-25
For the Wool Grower

In another column printing morning a copy of a letter by Babbitt-Doyle Cattle com pany the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce directing Its attention to two of the depression the wooi-growing industry rather both may under head-transportation
 It is suggested in the first place that the wool part of the country should be located the of supply-say Los Angeles, that the tremendous freight charges the Boston market might be avoided, charges amounting much as sI25o a car. This would be accomplished by the location wooden mills securing planss commission houses the coast.
 At present the woolen manufacturing industry is confined the eastern of the country is also the cotton manufacturing industry. though for mer is somewhat widely disseminated. AS to the latter. is said that its location is fixed large part by clmatological conditions fact made known O us recently by representative of the partent of interior, in discussing the feasibility es establishing mills the the handling of long staple cotton. He said that while that might be possible in the northwest, it not possible to establish cotton manufacturing district Califor- mia because of the dryness of the climate. There was he said no other part of the country than New England where there reliable degree of mos- trre in the the conversion of cotton into or textiles. Whether the lack of moisture west of t,,e Rockies would initiate against spinning manufacture of woolen goods stated.
 Another thing brought out in this letter is par tscuary practice of the railroad-an incl dent showing that the old piratical method of ad- justing rates all that the traffic will bear is .,onloved It is stated that the growers of New Mexico in order to avoid the payment of freight across the continent dirt constituting from 60 to xo rar cent of wool shipments erected a securing ,,ant at Albuquerque But all they sought save
 as quickly absorbed the railroads which advanced the wool rate sixty per cent.
 bad inc ble hut ,he robbery of the wool growers not the only srso,s effect of it. It only broke up the securing ,iant but threw upon the transportation system which the railroads complained was already taxed h.ond its capacity. the burden of dirt amounting in
 carload lot to thousands of pounds. The effect of that of course, felt by all industries, by all Nhlppers and by all consumers in all parts Of the
Arizona republican., 1921-04-25

country, suffering from lack of transportation facilities
 It may be that it is not possible to set up a market and wool manufacturing center in the west but certainly 1t is possible compel the roads to abandon unreasonable practices and to prevent them from imposing unjust and unreasonable rates
 will well however. for the chambers of com merce of Phoenix and Los Angeles to investigate the suggestions which have been made in this letter. greatest industry in the southwest is in a state serious depression.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-25
Mine Resumes opeartions


 FBAGSTAFF-It will be good news for the many stockholders of the Oat- man Anna gamated Gold Mining com pany to know that Fred Hensing and force of men have resumed oper- ations on the property. They are cross cutting from the lowest level to the north, expecting to intercept the westerly extension of the Gold Roads ledge. The shaft was sunk at a juction of strong veins that out crops on the surface.-Leader.
 Approves Fire Lookout Plan
 PRESCOTT-After about a week spent on the Prescott forest. J. C.. Kircher, fire prevention specialist from the Albuquerque office, NA ap proved the plans of Supervisor H. B. Wales for the construction of four lookout towers in the Prescott dis trict. During their inspection trip Kircher and Wales went to the tops of Mount Union. Spruce mountain. Mingus mountain and Table noun tain in the Crown King district and have planned that the towers be erected at these poins.-Courier.
 Would Keep Mansion Open
 RESCOTT-Coment on the plan proposed for keeping open to the pub lie the governors mansion of terri torial days has brougth out the sug- vestion that relics of the pioneer pe- riod and books and bistory illustrat- i've of the life and Accomplishments of those who opened the way for Ari- zona's greatness be kept there in proper quarters and under protection for the benefit of the pioneers them selves as well &r their descendants and the citizens who have made this their habitation. In addition, 1t is pointed out, such an exhibit and col lection would be of interest to casual visitors, movie writers and novelists, depicting western life. - Journal . Miner.
 To Discontinue Trains
 DOUGLAS = Beginning at 12: 0l Sunday morning, April 24, trains rumher 5 and 6. operated between Fl
Arizona republican., 1921-04-25
Elephant Butte Dam May Supply
 Fl PasO Lights
IRepuhIican A. ?. Leased Wlrel

FL PASO. Tex. April 24-PreFm- mary announcement of report showing the feasibility of the devel- opmeut of hydro electric power at the Elephant Butte dam was made tonight by Irving S. Harris of Los Angeles. at a banquet given by Fl Paso, Chapter American Association of Engineers MT. Harris, who was employed by the city of Fl Pa4so to make the investigation of the power possibilities of the dam. indicated his report now in the hands of the city council is extremely favorable and that power sufficient for the needs of the city may be developed eight months in the year. The report will be made public Tuesday.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-25
TURNING IT OVER AND OVER

The sales tax they are talking Washington is specifically called turnover sales tax un- less a rate were high that the public would absolutely balk simple sales applied only to the final sale the ultimate consumer, would not raise enough money to take the place of the excess pros and the high income surtax, whcn IS the opJece sought A turnover sales would be tax on every sale from the material through to the finished product
 
 1. Raw gin.
 2. spinner.
 3. Spinner mercerizer,
 4. Mercerized to dyer.
 5. Dyer weaver.
 6. finisher.
 T. Finished cloth to wholesaler.
 8. Wholesaler to retailer.
 9. Retailer to you
 Now, merchandising is very human business and man who has a hand in this cotton-to- cacoto-you transaction would do exactly what you'd do in his If the sales tax were fraction of he would add at least one whole cent to the price and he might add more.
 Nine transactions; nine cents-and probably con- siderable None of the nine sellers that tax: passes it the adding a little more leaves him. A cent is added the cotton leaves the grower two cents it leaves the gnner three it leaves the spinner and
 Turnover is right! If it becomes law it will make the deceased Messrs. Payne and Aldrich over their graves They will hate themselves for having thought of it.
 Italy, pressed for funds, leases the Colosseum theatrical company. Italian senate roars that this Is StilI the Colosseum originally was theater. Dissertation if any, will be in the type of plays
 All skulls look alike. Yet you travel months without finding two faces alike. Nature is a marvellous artist-or cartoonist.
 J. A Thompson Scotch scientist, predicts the will ruled by winged reptiles 100000 years. This probably i'll keep you awake nights.
 
 Every caroature has counterpart in real life.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-25

There never has been a primal the Catholic church over the v'- United States.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-25

Italy pressed for funds leases the Colosseum to theatrical company Italian that this is desecration. still, the Colosseum originally was theater Dissertation. if any. will in the type of plays
Arizona republican., 1921-04-25

All skulls look much alike. Yet you tray vel months without finding two faces alike Nature is a marvellous artist-or cartooniSt
Arizona republican., 1921-04-25

J. A. Thompson, Scotch scientist, predicts that the earth will be ruled by winged reptiles 100000 years. This probably i'll keep you awake nights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
MAN, WOMAN, MARIA GE," SUPERB
 PRODUCTION SHOWING AT TRIANON

Boldly, sweepingly the motion picture superproduction, Man, Woman, Marri- age" which opened for the week at the Trianon yesterday, attacked the super problem of all times, namely, What is mans relation to woman, woman's re- lation to woman, and the relation of each to the institution of marriage?" Marriage in this big drama, however. is treated as something far more signif- icant than mere institution something begun by each couple in the beginning and lived through the ages. When the the hero, symbolcal man, a subtitle flashed on the screen defines the pie lures appreciation of the importance of marriage:
 "Throughout the past. we have lived and
 loved,
 We two.
 Throughout the ages we have laughed
 and cried.
 We two.''
 And so on.
 The idea of the story is that every truly married man and woman have been mated from the beginning. Life after life they have toiled, loved and battled, battled for and against one another Dorothy Philips and James Kirkwood, the leading characters in the cast, are shown in their struggles in several ages. The past is not treated in chronological order but as it concerns the present. Just at moment of danger or distress brief memories of other lives are shown in their connection with the present
 That part of the picture which relates to the struggles of modern marriage eni- bodies all of the trials peculiar to the day, business, social ambition and the desire of women to share them, which is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
CONSERVATIVES BROTHER IS DEAD FROM WOUNDS,
 SAYS TURKISH REPORT
By Associated Press

London, April 4.-Prince Andreas of Greece, brother of King Constantine has died from wounds received in fighting near Brusa, says a Constanti- nople dispatch to the Evening News. quoting a. Turkish announcement. The Turks also assert that General Via chapoulos, who was in command of the Greek attack against the Turkish nationalists on the Brusa front, has been killed in action.
 Prince Andreas of Greece was the third son of the late King George. He. was born in Athens on January 20, 1882. and served in the Greek array during the Balkan war of 1912. Fol- lowing the flight of King Constantine from Greece in 1917 it was reported he aspired to the throne, but this move was reported to have been blocked by M. Venizelos then premier of Greece. Following the return to Athens of Con- stantine, Prince Andreas was appoint ed general in the Greek army and late last month was said to be in com mand of a division at the front. He was married to Princess Alice of Bat tenberg on October [. 1903.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05

ganizations of the employees, and Post master General Hays announced that with the approval of President Harding welfare branch would be created in the department, with the possibility that one of the assistant solicitors would be placed in charge.
 Postmaster Chance of Washington as- serted that postmasters could interest themselves in the employees organiza- tions, and by inducing "the conservative among them to join the control would not be left to a few radicals"
 CAMPAIGN SUCCESSFUL
 The "mail-every-hour" campaign was reported as meeting with success, and Mir Chance said that within the 10 days since MT. Hays started the campaign the peak hours" in Washington had been cut down to such an extent that he had taken 24 men off night work and put them on days.
 Merchants in large number were re- ported to be turning to the parcel post for delivering their packages, and Post master Patten of New York said some of the large merchants there were giv- ing the matter consideration. Practi- cally all said this branch of the service had increased so rapidly that addition al facilities were necessary.
 Flat heel shoes" had given good re- sultS, COfn M. Selph or St. LOUIS Sa1u, adding that every one of the women employees in his office wore them, as well as uniforms, while the men wore caps and aprons. This method was Thu manizing them" he added although they called 1t "Prussianism" until it was understood"
 Recommendation that some change be made so as to open to all the special clerks list at salary of $2,100, and not to confine it as at present to those with distributing experience was made, and II. H. Billany, the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, was instructed by Mir. Hays to ascertain why postmas- ters were not allowed to select the rural carriers, as they do the city car riers, the former now being appointed by the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General here. The matter of raising the civil service examination require- ment for clerks also was brought up.
 Some method of handling more expe- ditiously special parcel post packages was gone into. Other matters suggest ed were transferring custody of post office building from the treasury to the postoffice department, and methods for securing the cooperation of the public in every possible way.