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Arizona republican., 1921-02-08
IMPROVING ON NATURE

The eye appeal counts most with food products, and other method comparable it in selling has been found The English walnut growers of Cali getting their product ready for market might be accused of trying to improve nature
 A walnut in the retail store has different look from walnut just harvested in the grove This is the practice of bleaching wanuts is general
 Locality has some influence-nuts grown in fog free districts noticeaby lighter coloredbut the aIluring uniform due of the marketed is a pro- duct dipping tanks. This is done the assoeia- ton packing houses With machinery, the nuts dipped very brieflyfve to ten secondsin solutoin of lime sal soda sulphuric acid The nuts then thoroughly dried at
 The of the operation, in the large packing houses, is almost negligible It markedly increases the eye appeal of the wanuts and indirectly, period of years probably adds the selling price,
 As would expect, there various home methods practiced by individual growers, making the nuts most presentable. Washing. brushing both performed. Rolling in perforated barrel is a way o dirt.
 Sulphur fumes are sometimes used bleach ing agent much as Californians do in sulphuring fruit before drying. It is not however a very satis- factory method, great be exercised or the flavor of the walnut will be hurt
 Yes, nature can sometimes be improved on. The walnut growers have demonstrated the fact
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08
ONCE PROUD, VIENNA NOW BEGs CRUMBS
 Rv Barry C, Smith

Editors Note-Barry c. smith mas Just re- turned from a months trip through France Austria and Serbia for the purpose or studying the work of American relief agencieso
 I just from Vienna, once the world- famous center of art, of music of pleasure Of Joy and happiness. On December 5, the American Reief feeding 100000 children every day. Hundreds in the hospitals sferng from fright ful cases of rickets and other hunger diseases
 The famous stockyards of Vienna a model plant through which thousands of cattle passed every week. are now absolutely empty, except for small part where an American relief agency keeps it's cars and supplies The average daily milk supply reaching the city has been for year about one fifteenth of normal.
 The average educated man in Vienna is strug- cling manifully to support his family an income from three six thousand crowns month, six to twelve dollars in American money. Potatoes cost 225 times their pre-war price. Boots have gone up 1000 per cent
 been in the city 24 hours before the depression which face after face chilled me It is city without coal with hardly any food with a paper currency worth 1150th of its normal value, with government whose credit is less than that of a prosperous business in New York.
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08
ssIarie. of Teachers

Since the defeat of the bill for increasing the salaries of officers under the guise of increasing salaries of teachers 1t has developed that the ef Arizona generally paid good salaries so that we de not expect that this subject wilt command atten 'ion in the course of the educational legislation session And by the way. that needed legislation ap- pears Go have become side-tracked
 Eut returning to the salary question, there is other side of it put out by a member the board edns@fion of Joplin, Missouri who stated in an dress before the state educational conference ferson City recently that there many overpaid teachers as underpaid teachers. This commentary was not offered argument against better salar- '~s for tcachers-a proposition which the speaker appeared to favor but merely stated fact preliminary the position that the public in advanc- ing salaries should demand better service from teachers He contended that the advance teachers salaries in the two years had brought about that happy result.
 Tho judgment is doubtless correct not only as to the limited of the Joplin observation but as to the whole country. Eminent educators have rendered. similar verdict in sweeping terms But there is reason. The niggardly policy toward the schools generally bound to have that effect. The pittance widely repelled ability and attracted the mediocre who quit and got at some thing else as possible Despite the many men and of talent who have become teachers. they have been and a minority.
 There is only way get and hold competent teachers and that Is by giving recognition to thss great professio hand by making education one VI the states important enterprises Salary ad ranccs cannot accomplish this miracle in minute. ft will take time to get rid of the consequences of our shortsightedness. but vigorous generous educational policy will eventually make the conn potent teacher the the incompetent teacher the exception.
 Our trouble has been that we have appropriated money the schools unquestionngly and blind y trusting that money alone will procure for the best teachers It has doubt attracted pctnnt and at the time many who have not been competent hut against whom we had no of discriminating. Our school system has generally lacked business direction and under the present sys tenn there can be no symmetrical direction.
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08
FORTY YEARS AGO TODAY From the phoens Herald, which publican in 1See and for a shed
 

ture store. opposite the postoffice the finest lot of coffins ever offered in Phoenix Trimmings of all kinds to match.
 Next Tuesday. the 18th. has been set for the entertainment by the Good Templayr's Dramatic society The program will consist of the beautiful temperance drama entitled Out in the Streets" concluding with the two act comedy. Down by the Sea-
 For the first time during this ses- sion we have failed to receive our leg islative report and we are unable to understand the reason thereof. We have no doubt but that it was filed in Prescott, as our reporter has not failed us before in the 8 days past of the present session, and we think the fault must be with the telegraph company.
 Drummers from St Louis and Chi cago house have made their appear ance in Phoenix
 A meeting of Odd Fellows ana Ma son is called for tonight to consider the proposition to erect their own building.
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08
SOME ANCIENT RECIPES

Some of the belles 1900 troubled with freclSles just as the young women of them of 1921 are Yes, and what did the belle 1900 about them2 Very simple. She turned a page in "A Book of Phisicke and Chirurgery," when she found the paragraph ITO Take Away Freckles,p she followed it: Take the blod of hare, anoint them Easy.
 In this wonderful book be found how ITO make aching tooth fall out.' It advises one to take wheat meal and mix with the milk of a herb called splurge, and make a paste, put that in the cavity and the tooth will fall out"
 For headache the advice is Set a dish or platter O ftynne upon the bare head filled with water put and half meten lead therein while ye hath it thy head, that will help wonderfully
 This quaint Englishman means. of course to fill the "tynne" and not the bare head" with water but little slip like that doesn't mean anything if the cure does the business
 It must have been serious thing to have had freckles Q tothache all at the time in those davs.
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08

least 5000. From a few dingv rooms. presided over by a couple of doctors whose chief duty was the vaccination of people against smallpox, the dispen- sary has developed into a modern, well-equipped, small hospital, where the poor receive almost free of charge the same treatment for which the wealthy pay large sums.
 In New York there are now 153 dis pensartes. Tn this number are in cluded q tuberculosis, eight dental, 10 eye and three rabies clinics of the department of health, and six school clinics maintained by the Children s Aid EocietY, Of the 105 remaining. 65 are out patient departments of hos pitals, 34 are detached dispensaries, and six are connected with colleges
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08
Tuesday. February 8. 1881

Prescott correspondence. There is still talk of capital removal" Con found the capital, I wish that we didn't have a capital at all, or that congress would fix it right at Prescott or at Phoenix
 Cochise county is a settled fact, that is, it's organization. There is now a run on the governor for the offices. Gila county is also started, thanks to Hon. Mir. Robb, who has done his level best for it's creation.
 The county court measure hangs fire. The bill to call forth an attorney gen eral is cooked
 The council has passed an act in favor of MT. P Hamilton's going to work on book that is to show the re- sources, etc, of the territory, from Tubac to Moqhi and from Ehrenburg to Navajo Springs. It has yet to pass the house and run the gauntlet of Gov ernor Fremonts veto. You know Pat. He's a good man for work of that kind.
 Local
 Just received at the Pioneer Furni-
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08

tetics. corrective gymnastics and the
 teaching of hygiene. In other words. 1t
 suggests, the dispensary should strive
 to become the health educational cen
 ter of the neighborhood.
 Tn the matter of fees, the clinics vary
 widely. No effort has been made to
 standardize charges. Usually, the
 charge Is very low, although in some
 dispensarfes the registration fee is as
 high as one dollar Municipal hes pitals charge no fees whatsoever in their out-patient departments, but
 payments are accepted in such hos
 pitals for the maintenance of patients in the wards. The committee believes that standard charge for treatment
 as well as for medicine, dressings and electricity. among all the dispensaries, would be expedient.
 For Benefit Of Poor Only Primarily, of course. dispensaIies [ are for the poor. In fact, the New
 York law provides that no person who is able to pay a private physician can be treated in a dispensary, and the dis-><lsary registrars are instructed carefully to question all applicants on this point. Investigatio has shown that only very small percentage of people apply for dispensary aid when i they can afford to consult a physician. but recently the percentage has shown a perceptible rise. The knowledge that
  and 20 dollars per visit to their private offices, are often found strewing their ] pearls Of wisdom about certain clinics
 has led many persons to pretend eX- 1 cessive poverty during the past two l years.
 l A few clinics in New York. includ- i ing notably the Neurological Institute, are open to the public upon a sliding scale of charges, fixed in accordance l with each persons income, but the i pay clinic is d comparatively recent l development here. Usually it Is op- ] posed on the grounds that it interferes 1 with the business of private p}aCti- l tioners, which the committee finals | reGrettabIe, inasmuch as there 5S an urgent need for dispcnsary treatment among the middle classes. Because l he is not rich enough the man of moderate income cannot afford privat, ] consultations with high-priCed spc ialists, and because he is not poor 1 enough, he is denied their aid in lhe i clinics.
 For with all their faults. as the Public Health Committee sees them. l the dispensaries of the better type provide the poor of our big cities with practically the same medical aid that 1 jalists. If they can do so much under | their present physical and financiaI
 restrictions. how much more could l they do with more money and equip- ment? And should they not he open to all who cannot afford the services
 of specialists?
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08
IrnproUing Dispensaries

NEW YORK CITY, Feb. What does the dispensary do for the health of the city, and what more could 1t do?
 These are the questions which the Public Health Committee of the New York Academy of Medicine has re- gently sought to answer by an exten- sive investigation of New York dis pensaries and the people who patro- nize them.
 The growth of the dispensary dur ing the past 20 years has been phe- nomenal. Tn 1904, there were only 150 dispensaries in the entire United States, whereas today there are at
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08

all the parties to the contract. and whether not Germany make the payments
 this will end the war-and each and every will earnestly strive to make it do so-much more than the money settlement will have been gained
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08
IN DOUBT

The pompous politician burst into the lawyers office and in excited manner asked: What would you if a paper should call you thief Iiar?"
 We'll said the lawyer scrutinizingy, were you I'd toss up a nickel to whether I'd reform or lick the editor."-Country Gentleman.
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08
MODERN VERSION

"A revised marriage ceremony might be appro- priate the times.
 Perhaps"
 At the point where the preacher says, For bet ter for worse,' wag suggests 'Ior keeps ali- rnony."- Birmingham Age Herald
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08
TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY s. 1921

Nothing but tue right can ever be crpedient since thdt can never be true erpedlency aOhich 2could sac,i- nee q great good to Jess. Whately.
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08

The man whose pay not inflated by war times is encouraged to believe the ditty; "When you're up you're up and when you're down you're down but when you're only half way up you're neither up nor down.
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08
MATER PRESSURE

Railroads be given the water cure, ac- cording to reports coming from the Pacific coast Farmers protest against the high freight rates made all the higher by increase allowed by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
 Pacific farmers intend to water instead of rails
 They met recently in San Francisco and resolved to fight high by using cheaper coastal craft. They'll ship via Panama instead of hauling across the Rockies.
 Refrigerator ships be chartered to carry perishable products from the western coast to the eastern and up the Mississippi
 That happens to be just exactly what all the water is for It has been wasted mostly so. for years years while railroad engines have footed their heavy ways up mountains and over plains It is high time that water be put to work.
 Pacific farmers should never forget that in the oceans gulf rivers they have sufficient water to put quite pressure bear upon the rail roads, only the matter of rates, but of service well
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08

The league of nations Is now one year old. Its membership comprises 49 nations. representing. 1t is estimated. l, ,260 COG. .000 people. or three- fourths of the worlds population.
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08

The permanent snow fields of Alas ka are less than 1 per cent of Alaska's total area. and only cluster around the crest lines of the highest noun tains
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08

It will be a relief to have the cabinet mystery solved before the time comes to plant this years government seeds.
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08

Jess Willard says he nothing for money and apparently he than that for his facial contour.
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08

A bomb thrown Lenins car missed it by many feet. Cherchez la femme.
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08

If D'Annunzio does write history of Flume' It will be in blankety- blank verse;
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08

The thirty Oklahomans poisoned by well water might go on the lecture circut horrible examples
Arizona republican., 1921-02-08

There is rhyme than reason to the Jap claims Tap.
Evening star., 1921-08-07

0.O0O two years hence. In short. she
has enough trained officers and men
to furnish a full size war crew to
every battle-worthy ship she possess
es, with a margin over to provide
for every new vessel as
it leaves the building yard. AS for
reservists. she has 41.000 officers and
men in the first-line reserve. all of
whom have to put in a minimum of
100 days of training in the navy
during the seven years they remain
in that category.
Observers often have been puzzled
by the fact that Japan keeps on her
navy list a number of old ships which
have practically no fighting value
left and in any other country would
be deemed ripe for the junk heap.
The explanation is simple; these OBJ
solete craft are needed as training
schools for the men who are later to
take over the superdreadnaughts
high-speed cruisers. destroyers and
submarines which will reinforce the
fleet in due course. If they were
scrapped thousands of officers and
men would have to do their training
ashore. and the japanese hold that
the sailor should learn his job afioat.
This years maneuvers are to begin
early in September and continue to
the end of that month. The prin-
cipal maneuver will be in the Japan
sea, but certain of the operations will
extend to the open waters OF the Pa
Evening star., 1921-08-07

1t goes without saying that details
of the problems of strategy and tao
tics to be worked out on this occasion
are shrouded in secrecy, but the fleet
movements already announced help TO
indicate the main idea. which is to
determine whether the Japanese navy
is competent to perform the dual
function of guarding the eastern (Pa-
cific) coast from attack and stimuli
taneously holding the approaches to
the Sea of Japan against enemy in
vaders. Chosen and Tsusithima straits
are to be heavily patrolled. for at
tempts will be made by submarines
of the "enemy" fleet to slip through
the Gordon and work havoc among
shipping in the. Sea of Japan. Mid
way in the straits stand the islands
of Tsushima and Xxi, both of which
are fortified: but on either side is a
channel from thirty to forty miles
wide which it would be difficult to
render submarine proof. especially as
the depth of water is considerable.
TN tie event of war with power
owning large submarines Japan
would therefore be faced with much
the same problem that confronted the
British at Dover in the great war.
Considering that it took four years OF
work to make the narrow strait between
Dover and Calais inaccessible to Ger
Evening star., 1921-08-07

ferring with his directors as to the
best method of procedure. The con-
tents of the letter having been al
gested by ALL his assistants returned
to their desks and the general pro
ceeded with the balance of the mail.
With a stenographer at the other ne
side of the desk he commenced dlc.
tating answers. and despite the fact
that one of his long cigars was
parked in one corner of his mouth'
the sentences fell easily from his ups
with a precision of enunciation that
permitted the stenographer TO caacn
every word uttere1. He does not
waste words. because he realizes that
every minute of the working day
counts. There is no confusion, no
hesitating for the proper word. but
there is speed. speed. speed.
Just before the mail was finished
three men were announced. They
took seats at the side of his desk
and proceeded to speak their little
pieces. At one time all three of them
talked at once. When they had fin
ished, Gen. Dawes answers indicated
, that he had caught the point Of each
mans remark. To one he indicated
that in a moment he would take up
his portion of the question. To the
other two he gave a clear and correct
analysis of the trouble at hand To
the first man he addressed few re-
marks. Answers flew back and forth
with rapidity. If a man has a case
where points are subject to discus
sion. the case is discussed. AS he Is
anxious to get the other mans view
point one can argue with him. but
you can't force him. He wants you
to he at ease, but he wants all your
cards face up on the table. The gem
eral has no time fer non-essentials.
1t is just the same as if YOU ap-
n~1 of fIn
trail Trust Company of Illinois and he
was sitting in his place as chairman
of the board and you wanted loan.
He wants to see your balance sheet.
He realizes that his is a responsible
position. that he is not only answer
able to the President, but that he is
also acting for all the people of the
country.
AS you sit and watch Gen. Dawes
! he. impresses you with the fact that
F. in months. time he has mentally
digested and indexed large masses OF
| figures. While discussing the case
referred to moment ago he was In
| ment's silence. then the answer. crisp,
short. not curt. but the tone used by
a business man whose time is lin
| tied. The receiver snapped on the
| hook. the sentence that had been in
(, terrupted is finished. There had been
no break in the trend of thought.
The matter settled. the general
again turned to his correspondence.
| only to be INTERRUPTED by two men OF
large stature. They sit rather ner-
| vously on the edge Of the chairs: his
quick eye notes their position and he
/ invites them to pull their chairs
closer. This move is evidently done
! to put them at ease 1t is a pretty
bit of psychology. for men unem-
barrassed can be dealt with much
more quickly and satisfactorily.
| y xk
1.-THE larger of the two mon acts as
| ,nal asman He Aniahea IN about
Evening star., 1921-08-07

was a tremendous amount of firing, and
photographs taken on that occasion
show the battle cruisers rushing into
action at full speed and firing eight gun
salvos from their main batteries. 1t was
during a similar sham battle in October.
1919. that the superdreadnaught Hiuga
had one of her 14-inch turrets blown up
by bareback. which set fire to bags
of powder. The turret was hurled
bodily overheard and nearly fifty casu-
alties resulted.
At the close of the maneuvers the
results are sighted and analysed by a
commission of admirals and staff Of
ficers, who award praise and censure
in accordance with their findings. The
work of this commission is thoroughly
businesslike. and its judgments are
in no way Influenced by personal con-
standard by which officers are meas
ured, whether their rank be high or
low. The Emperor of Japan never
NEEDLES with technical matters. In
this he is unlike the ex-German kai-
ser. who. although innocent of practi-
cal knowledge. never hesitated to pro-
nounce final judgment on the most
complex problems of sea strategy.
Maneuver time is an anxious pc
riod for the feet and squadron COM
manders of the Japanese navy. whose
prospects of promotion depend very
largely on the verdict passed on their
conduct during these exercises. More
than one officer holding high command
at sea has found himself politely rele-
gated to an obscure shore billet on ac-
count of an error of judgment which
he committed at maneuvers. On the
other hand. there have been equally
numerous cases Of junior officers re-
ceiving sudden promotion as a reward
for conspicuously good work Pro-
m notion in the JaDaneSe service is by
selection. not by seniority. and this
system is so consistently exercised
that the average age of admirals and
captains is lower than that of any
ouner navy. japanese officers still on
the right side of forty are found in