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Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
THE JAPANESE QUESTION

A party of Japs are coming over here to visit Congress and promote a better feeling among the two coun- tries. There is a good feeling here now for the Japs, only in certain parts of the, country they don't par ticularly care for them as citizens and property owners.
 The people of California and other parts of the Pacific coast, having had the most intimate relations with the Japs, are best equipped by ex- perience to judge of the desirability of the people of Nippon as citizens of this country.
 The citizens of California should i be allowed to determine for them selves whether they desire to live with the Asiatic people or not. It is their country and it certainly will not become a more desirable place to live by reason of it's being thickly populated by Japanese.
 All Americans are agreed that the Japs and Chinese are not assimilable races. The United States govern ment recognizes this fact by denying them citizenship. And as long as they are denied the right of citizen ship they should also be denied the right to own land and be anything but laborers.
 The idea of this Japanese mission in visiting Congress will be found to be for the purpose of inducing that body to set aside the California alien land laws.
 Congress would better let the Cali fornia law stand. The people of the Golden Gate are terribly in earnest in this matter of Japanese ownership of land and if the Congress of the United States should nulify their eff forts to keep down this Asiatic men ace, sooner or later the state will pass laws prohibiting all aliens from owning land in that state.
 It will not harm anybody to bar the Japs in California. The only thing to be affected will be the pride of the little yellow men and that is of small matter compared to the larger issues at stake.
 The constitution of the United States should be amended in some respects. Good Americans will nev- CT subscribe to that theory that all men were created equal. The white race is and must be the dominant people for it is the founder of our present civilization.
 Let the Asiatics stay on their own side of the pond. We have enough trouble with those who come from across the Atlantic
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
GOOD ROADS.

Unles the various counties inaugu- rate a campaign for building perma- nent roads with the funds, the ad- ditional money voted to them by the recent Legislature will not do them much good.
 If the money is to be spent in a hit-or-miss campaign the money would better have been left in the hands of the automobile owners.
 This county has received a relative ly small amount of the benefits from the automobile taxes. The law was changed so as to give them 70 per cent of this tax in the hope that it might be of some benefit in getting better roads.
 But with all the agitation for good roads and the additional money that has been collected for the purpose of improving our roads, we doubt now if in the main they are any better than they were 50 years ago. Then they were good in good weather and vice versa, just as they are now.
 It is said that experience is our best teacher, but in the matter of roads experience doesn't seem to have gotten very far as a teacher.
 The present system of road build ing is all wrong We are spending a few thousand dollars every year in working the roads and the beginning of each year finds us just where we were at the beginning of the last.
 It is time we awakened to this fact and begin building a few miles of permanent road each year. This seems to be the only plan by which we can secure a highway system.
 There seems to be but enc law in Arkansas under which any extensive road building plan can be promul- gated-the Alexander law-and the mention of that law to the average citizen has much the same effect as the waving of red flag in the face of male bovine.
 This paper suggests and urges that the few thousands of dollars which will accrue under the auto and gaso- line tax be put in a lump sum and similar amount secured from the government and be used to build a permanent road even if it will build no more than one mile. If this is done next year we will have some thing to show for it. The present road tax will take care of the patch work which must be done each year in filling up holes and grading the roads. But let this additional money which has been granted us be used in such manner that in few years we can point to many miles of good roads.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

"Anxious Reader" wants to know what the paving commission is doing. The commission was waiting for 30 days to elapse to see if any an- tagonism developed. The 30 days are about up and the members ex- pect to begin to get ready to get busy sometime next week. It must be remembered that this is no small matter and cannot be rushed into like getting ready to go fishing or getting married. The commissioners are making haste slowly and when the job is completed it will be done right.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
A DOG, A RAT,
 AND ADVERTISING

Every big advertiser should bear in natural and acquired impulses and may be reached through either, says Fred Kelly in The Nations Business. To illustrate:
 A dog will chase rat without be- ing taught to, because that is a natural thing for a dog to do. But it will not be afraid of whip or a stick until it has been hit with it. Many advertisements appeal to us because of some habit of mind that we have been educated up to, and others through some basic human motive that we have had since we first began to walk erect One kind of appeal isn't necessarily any better than the other. But, if l were an advertiser would feel that I wasn't operating very scientifically unless knew by what method 1 was seeking to catch readers interest.
 From the circus we learn another thing about advertising-that even an enterprise which deals in frivolity cannot afford to be undignified in it's printed matter. The advertise ments on the billboards and in the may abound in high phrases and congregations, but never is there a departure from dignity. Slapstick stuff in circus dvertisement-as in any other kind would probably be fatal
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
TO RECLASSIFY SALARIES.
If Adopted Will Wipe Out the Pres
 ent Bonus of $24O.

Washington, April S-The special session of Congress which meets next Monday, will be urged to reclassify the salaries and grading of civil ser vice employees.
 The adoption of the reclassifica- tion program will wipe out the $24O bonus, but raises in the basis of pay will be granted, however.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Again we say that instead of rais- ing cotton this year it will be better to take the money you are planning to put into crop and buy what you think you'd like to raise. It can still be bought cheaper than it can be raised.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
WANTS TO SELL SURPLUS
 ARMY FEED TO EUROPE
Secretary of War Would Get Rid of Large Surplus By Selling to
 Starving Countries.

Washington, April 9.-Secretary of War Weeks announces that he has recommended to the chairman of the senate and house military commit tees that he be authorized to sell the surplus army food supplies to starv- ing European countries. By an act of Congress ban now exists on selling army food stocks to Europe.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Candidates for governor are al ready grooming themselves for the race two years hence Gin case Gov. McRae doesn't want it again" Tom Terrell and Herbert Wilson are said to be the leading candidates. Same here.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

The way people have Hooked to pay their taxes indicates that they did not take Gov. McRae's proclama- tion about the extension of tax-pay- ing time seriously.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Everybody will be sorry to learn of Al c. Fields death, albeit in the smaller towns the people didn't have much opportunity to know him. But he was prince as a man and enter tainer.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

If Gov. McRae and the Legislature have kept us from getting bonus from the government, then the mon- ey spent on the highway department is worse than wasted.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Wilhelm says he will give each of his sons $2,50O,00O, so that they may live as becomes Hohenzollerns. If they were living as they should live they would be in durance vile.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Gov. McRae meant we'll when he told what he was going to do when he was elected, but he reckoned with out the law. However, all other can didates have made the same mistake.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

The state has purchased an ex- pertinent farm. We believe the state has already indulged in too many ex- periments.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Uncle Tommy Rot says that his idea of an optimist is the man who plants large acreage of cotton this year, and, he also adds, it is his idea of a durn fool
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

The department of Agriculture says that last year it cost 33 cents per pound to grow cotton. This is respectfully referred to H. Ford, who thinks it could be produced for much less.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Commissioner Euright of New York City has issued orders to the police to make the city dry. We don't know of anything easier than issuing such orders.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

When Gen. Wood gets over to the Philippines perhaps he will be able to forget the dollars that were .uselessly spent in his behalf.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

At least Myron Herrick will not be stranger in strange land when he goes to France. He has "am- passed" over there before.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Now if those ladies who are start ing the crusade against tobacco would also include rouge and lip sticks and silk hose and low necks and few other things their position would be more tenable.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Just because Pulaski county let the contractors and others run up cxorbitant road costs the govern ment support of good roads for the entire state is jeopardized.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

The Irish are not helping to any great extent in settling the coal strike. They are busy trying to settle Great Britain's hash.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Wonder what poor old Charles thinks when he contempIates Bill Hohenzollern setting over there in Holland in the midst of plenty?
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

An Iowa court has decided that man is the head of the household. But the woman sometimes takes little heed of what the court says.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

It seems to have taken the depart ment of agriculture a long time to find out that there as an acreage reduction movement on foot.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

There is s4Oo,ooo,Ooo worth of German property in this country which was seized during the war. Why can't we just keep that and apply it on our allied loan as a part of the German indemnity? A bird in the hand.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Some people get rid of their troubles easily. A New York woman threw her newborn babe out of the window because it was in her way.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

The voice of the people was almost unanimously against the league of nations. President Harding cannot dc anything but listen to that voice.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

This is not very propitious weather for building roads, but it is good time to plan what to do as soon as the weather gets better.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

They have a school for Congress- men in Washington and we'll admit that some of them need a good deal of it.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

There will not be nearly so many republicans in the country since that civit service order was promulgated.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

We hear that some of our local in- vestors in oil stocks are finding out that oil and water will mix
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

If that strike in Crest Britain keeps up it may not be so out of place to carry coals to Newcastle.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

France must have thought to find the United States wishy-washy on the league of nations question.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

It will only be few days now until we find out what the Harding doc- Urine is to be-maybe.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

A great many of our citizens sat up late last night figuring on what the fare would be to Chicago.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

If Herbert Hoover can work out a plan helping cotton he will be in line for the presidency.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Gov. McRae proposed amendment in regard to legislature is short and very much to the point.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Anyway will have to give Cousin" Everett Harding credit for having a great deal of interprise.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

All Europe has the socialistic idea that the United States should divide her wealth.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

The big strike in Britain might set the Irish free.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Six per cent beer would be near heaven for some of the thirsty ones.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Entered at the Post Office at Rison, Arkansas, as second-class mail matter.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Germany can pay just as much as the allies can collect
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

Greece seems to have gotten her self into the frying pan.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

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Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
CLEVELAND COUNTY HERALD

Published Every Thursday by THE NEWS PUBLISHING CO. MRS. ETHEL M. SUMEROW,
 Editor
 CURTIS B. HURLEY, Manager
The Delta independent., 1921-11-18
MRS. AGNES DIXON is
CLAIMED BY DEATH

On Monday afternoon, November IA,
the soul of Mrs. Agnes Dixon of Read
was claimed for its reward, at the
advanced age of nearly four score
years, death being caused by bronchial
troubles.
Mrs. Dixon was the wife of Herbert
Dixon, who with the six children sti1l
survives. Mr. Dixon is "a years OF
age The deceased lady was born in
Chesterfield, England, January Z, 1910,
and was 79 years, 10 months and 2
days of age.
On October 4, 1865. she and her hus-
band were united in marriage, and
only this year celebrated their fifty
seventh wedding anniversary, with
their children and grandchildren about
them.
The deceased is survived by the
aged husband, six children, Wilfred
Dixon of Mesa, Ed Dixon, Ernest
Dixon, Mrs. Charles Fleenor of Read,
Horace Dixon of Olathe, and another
son at Greeley.
Funeral services were conducted
from the family home Tuesday after
noon by Rev. A B. Parry of the Delta
Baptist church. and the remains were
laid to rest in Garnet Mesa cemetery.
The Delta independent., 1921-11-18
THANKSGIVING SHOULD
MEAN MORE THAN A MERE
FEEL ING OF GRATITUDE
FORFAVORS
FOR FAVORS

It is to be regretted that the beautiful and appropri
ate custom Of observing day of Thanksgiving has he
associated with abundance of material things.
If crops have been bounful If the harvest has been
great if there has been overflow of the good things
of earth and if the times have been peaceful
for thanksgiving supposed to increase correspond
ingy.
There is something in the outward tradition of
Thanksgiving that would appear to justify this stressng
of the Importance of material things there is
something the real Thanksgiving that would demand
the stressing of other things, demand the placing of
emphasis upon spiritual matters rather than upon
ditions which pertain solely to the physical well being
of man.
The real Thanksgiving demands feeling of deep
appreciation for whatever has come, the acceptance
"wth equal thanks'' of the good fortune the bad
fortune of previous months This Thanksgiving is
sentialy internal thing-t be observed regard
less of what had for dinner that day. its observ
affair that should be open the rich and the
poor of the earth.
1t may well be that some, this day of taking stock
and expressing gratitude for blessings find little of
good that has to them the world counts good.
But these the for whom Thanksgiving may hold
the deepest reality. These may say
''Lord for life its love- it's hope, its interest, its
opportunity for services for the great and durable salts
faction of living that center about home and work. for
deep and abiding memories of JOY that bereavement has
brought into sharp relief for all these blessings may
be truly thankful"
To this prayer may be added by those in prosperity:
''And may be mindful lest in the excess of good
to my fellow men,
The Delta independent., 1921-11-18
CUPID ALSO AIMS DARTS
AT BERT AND FRONA

On Wednesday b. l.. Reynolds of
the Colonial theatre turned his bust
ness over to his partner. L. d. Robin
son. for a few days. and with his
afiianced bride. Frona Compton. hied
himself to Grand Junction. where they
were united in marriage.
Both Mr.. Reynolds and his bride are
we'll known in Delta. having spent .
number Of years here. Each Is popu-
lar with wide circle OF friends. Mrs.
Reynolds is Q striking girl Of the
brunette type. second daughter Of
.Mrs. Cora Coppton. who has lived
hers from school day girihood The
wedding eliminates . romance cover
ing several years. For some time she
has been q popular clerk at Mathers'
dry goods store.
After a few days honeymoon they
will be at home TO their friends In
Delta.
The Delta independent., 1921-11-18
DELTA HIGH SCORES FIRST
POINT FROM MIGHTY GUNNIsoN

Rah, rah, rah for Delta Hi! Fans
who were worried about the record of
Gunnison's mighty pigskin wallopers
during the past three years were
treated to a flock of thrills, beginning
when Killian made the first kickoff
and continuing till the whistle sound
ed for closing fifty-fye minutes later.
Through the first three-quarters
Delta's lads held down the visiting
huskies, who even with their exag-
gerated weight soon found that line
bucking wasn't going to get them any,
where. They then tried series of
trick passes, and, judging by the re-
suit of the game, they exhausted their
supply.
Near the close of the second quar-
ter Killian landed vicious drop kick
which sent the ball hurtling safely
over Delta's goal and scored the first
point made off the Gunnison team by
any school in three years.
After working the ball against
Wright wormed the ball over the Gun
nison goal, scoring the only touch
down the visitors had.
Toward the close of the game Delta
kicked to Gunnison, and Farrar, Delta
halfback, Intercepted a pass, racing
desperately down the field 55 yards
before he was tackled He fell Is
yards from the goal, but it was too
near the end for Delta to finish the
goal work already so nobly begun.
In this last spectacular play Aiken
was accidentally struck by the flying
heels of Farrar when he attempted
tackle, and was temporarily put out,
but in five minutes, when his lip had
received temporary dressing, he
tackled the game again and remained
until the end. His action brought out
cheers from the crowd.
The Delta boys were backed
throughout by the moral spirit of the
1000 visitors, and this undoubtedly
had much to do with the final out
come.
The Delta independent., 1921-11-18

was furnished without charge by the
American Legion.
An individual competitive drill
among soldiers and marines gave first
place to Harry Helmick and second
to Harry Gregg. Both boys showed
remarkably good training.
The following awards were made in
the street sports:
100-yard free.for-all-Alva Ratekin.
50-yard dash, girls under 15-First.
Ova Paul; second. Ida Sidebottom.
50-yard dash, boys under 15-First,
Cecil Stoker: second. Bernard Full
and Roy King tied.
50-yard fat mans race-First, J. S.
Pope; second. w. C. Marsh.
Tug-o-war-First, C. Jordan. cap
tain OF team; second, r. C. Raber,
captain Legion team.
In the platoon drill the first prize
of Sos was awarded Harry A. White
Post of American Legion; second
prize. $35. to Montrose National
Guards.
machine gun squad from Mont
rose gave an interesting exhibition of
assembling the gun, and also of the
guns in action. 1t was revelation
to hundreds who had no idea of the
meaning of a machine gun which
shoots about 300 charges minute.
Following is a list of school chill
dren entered in the parade:
First grade IA. second 1875, third
1l6, fourth 1874. fifth IA, sixth 80,
Junior High ISL. Senior High S0S. To
tai 1889. Twenty-eight teachers also
marched.
A report of the splendid football
game will be found elsewhere, as well
as the boxing match.
The Delta independent., 1921-11-18
FIRST ARMIsrIcE pAv
CELEBRATION WAS
WELL PATRoNlZE0

As predicted, the Armistice day
celebration arranged by Harry A.
White Post No. IS was one grand
success, and the event will go down
in history as perhaps the biggest cele-
bration OF any kind ever held in this
city.
To begin with, the weather was
ideal. and very early in the morning
throngs OF people began to assemble
from east to west, from north to
south. Every town from 0unnison to
the lower end Of Mesa county con-
tributed q share OF the crowd. and by
the time the big parade started the
streets were lined with cars, parked
side by side. the full length OF Main
street, while every available foot OF
space in surrounding vacant lots was
occupied.
Words are inadequate to properly
describe that parade. One would
scarcely believe SO much interest
would be shown, but suffice it to say
that In number OF participants, in
beauty and in floats entered far
eclipsed any parade ever shown here.
Many beautiful floats were entered.
showing = vast outlay in money as
we'll as time and patient labor. The
first prize Of $75 was awarded to the
American Legion float. a huge battle
ship with smoke coughing from the
| tunnels: the Odd Fellows lodge re-
ceived the second prize OF $50, while
the third prize OF $25 went to the
Women's Auxiliary Of the American
Legion.
The Elks' lodge entered beautiful
car trimmed in the lodge colors. pur'
pie and white. with large elk's head
and tiny Arita Holtgren held the rib
bons attached thereto. C. B. Adams
sat at the wheel and several pretty
girls attired in white occupied the
rear seat. This car was barred from
competing with the noat class and
was considered as a decorated car
for which no prize had been offered
The Salvation Army. Harding -Rabel
Drug Company, the Woman's Relief
Corps, the Junior High School. Mod
ern Woodmen of America, and severa
others entered iloats worthy OF high
est commentator.
4 Nearly 1900 school children march
ed. carrying fiags and wearing variou:
shaped hats appropriate to the oc
casion.
The excellent music throughout th'
day was furnished by the Pea Greer
band and Il added to the pep" OF thu
occasion as no substitute can.
Twelve hundred pounds OF bee
roasted by the bakeries OF the cit.
was served with bMns and coffee a
noon, and several hundred availet
themselves OF the opportunity. Thi'
The Delta independent., 1921-11-18
BURGLARS ENTER HoLLANDe'
STORE AND MAKE HAUL

Some time between and o'clock
Tuesday morning some person or per-
sons entered the Hollands Mercan-
tile Store, gaining entrance through
q window toward the rear end Of the
store on the south side of the build
ing. This was long panel which had
previously been damaged and tenn
porarily repaired.
The robbers effected an entrance
by smashing in the weakened glass.
entering first the ladies' ready-to-wear
department. They also visited the
mems furnishings department, where
several mackinaws were appropri-
ated.
The theft was discovered by Night
Marshal Willis at AIS o'clock. While
a definite statement of loss is not
available until an inventory is taken,
Manager Hollands states that the loss
can be conservatively estimated at
over $1,000.
Furs. ladies' silk and mercerized
underwear, blouses and mackinaws
are already listed among the missing,
while other articles may be found
wanting later on. In their hasty flight
the burglars lost several pieces Of
underwear near the vanderpool resi-
dence, corner Of Fourth and Palmer,
and also several in the alley behind
the house.
Rangers and other officers are at
work on the case, but as yet no clue
has been found