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Arizona republican., 1921-04-06
WEDNESDAY MORNING. APRIL 6. 1921.
Virtue and decency are so nearly related that tt is difficult to separate them from each other but in our imagination. -Tully
The Tyranny of the Minority

. One thing to hate in the course of the War with Germany the "verboten." We per .ceived that there too much government in that country: there were too many things the people were forbidden do Perhaps that was necessary in that kind of government; it have been necessary to keep the people in the paths Anyway. the people submitted to it. We are coming to the thing in this country, but in another way and for another purpose. This is. it is true government of people, but .actly by the people, but by few of the people be- cause of the apathy of the most of the people. We used to be guided by the wisdom of the few whom we put into power. and the rest of lay back and let them guide Now. every day small groups of people take upon themselves the management of the affairs of the rest of the public.
 Now have small group whose slogan is Nicotine next," While the evil of tobacco has been exaggerated since Little Robert Reed" (not chewed) the ''noxious weed" perhaps would all be better off if should abandon the There time and the world got on very we'll before there any tobcco.
 But having got used to it. and having suffered little from the of it, and having derived much pleasure from the of it, the most of the people do not want to give it But if we should be forced abandon it would not be the tobacco that we should miss much as the loss of the liberty that would be taken from by insignifi- cant minority of people who happen not to like tobacco
 These little groups of reformers small irritants which frequently produce big results. We need counter-irrtants; need counter -irritant neutralize the activities of all the small rritants. is unreasonable to suppose that large group might be formed sensible, independent people to do verboting' behalf of the people, and they could this by forbidding any small group to try regulate the conduct of everybody else; make it . misdemeanor.
 nat -yvid loaVu Of rnigh be formed for the purpose of counteractng hysterical outbreaks all kinds. Many reforms of course, are needed, and such reforms, proposed reforms, would appeal to the League of Sanity it's atten- tion had been called to them.
 It is regrettable that the term peoples rights' has been distorted by demagcgues; is in- stantly suspicious of parade of interest in the rights of his fellows because it is apt to cloak fo rsomething unworthy. But for the sake of sober behavior and the protection of the citizen against the crank, somebody ought to start a ter-drive whose object would be the hurling of
 monkey into the works the thou shalt nots.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-06
Spend Wisely

Nevertheless, their arguments in favor of thrift are sound and re- markedly unbiased. They point out, as has been said before, that thrift does not mean saving nancy so much as it means spending it wisely. They do not applaud saving at the expense of health or education or other neces- sities for the development of the in dividual. "The weekly wage, proper ly spent is thrift" they say, even though not q penny may have been put into a savings account or into the purchase of a home.
 The thrifty person will spend his income to meet certain definite needs in about the following order:
 First, he will provide for himself and his family the necessities of life and such comforts and luxuries as will sustain himself and his family in the best physical condition. and will take advantage of opportunities which will increase his competence.
 Second, he will look after the health and moral welfare of himself and his family and expend such sums as will safeguafd them against physi- cal and moral decay
 Third. he will provide against the calamities of life, namely, unempioy- ment, accodents. sickness old age and dependency of his family in the case of his death.
 Absolutely nothing should be spared from the first necessity To sustain the working power of the in dividual and the physical welfare oi I the family is paramount to every other consideration.
 Thrift substitutes a plan. based upon foresight and a comprehensive | study of ones needs, for an impul- sive, ill., l-considered spending"
 1 A large number of standard budg | cts have been worked out by econo- mists for the benefit of those wht l wish to regulate their expenses b, such a system. Usually, what i. considered the ideal budget. prepared by the late Ellen H. Richards, is uset | as basis. This delegates one e-fourtl of the income for food: one-fifth fo l rent; one-seventh for household | operating expenses: oneseventh fo | amusement. It is impossible to ffns one budget that will fit the needs o everybody, however; the best way i | to improvise one for ones own needs based upon expenditures in the past
 Then here is the question of incom
 itself. Does it provide for all of tn
 family's needs, and, If not, how cal
 it be increased. Thrift" say tn
 bankers, asks certain pertinen questions, such as Am I earning al
 the money I reasonably can? Hov
 can l increase my skill or output S
 as to receive more? Is there Q pos
 sibility of additional money incom
 not yet realized by members of ou family? Ought we to be receiving a
 income on investments? Would it b , economy to invest capital in educa
 ton or special training?'"
 Thus. you will see that thrift is n longer to be regarded as a miserl instinct, but that it has become
 science. requiring study and expert
 ence. For those who are interested
 the public libraries contain man
 valuable books which, unfortunatel,
 have not yet been added to the pub
 lie school curricula.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-06
ABOUT THE STATE

account of having admitted, during his hearing on the first charge, that he had stolen $60 from Jesus Rubio, who formerly lived in the house. Lopez pleaded guilty to the charge and was bound over for trial in the superior court on $500 bond.-Inter- national
 Awarded $s,ooo Damages
 PRESCOTT Reporting shortly after o'clock, the jury in the case of James G. Gates, Santa Fe fireman, against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, last night returned a verdict for ss,00o in favor of the defendant. bringing to a close q case twice postponed because of various circumstances, among which was the alleged attempt Tuesday of Jacob solicit a bribe from counsel for the defense.-Journal-M Miner.
 Santa Fe Reduces Force
 PRESCOTT-One> hundred and thirty employees of the Phoenix dt- vision of the Santa Fe were laid off here yesterday in compliance with instructions from Los Angeles. ac- cording to information from the local offices. Most of those affected were members of track surfacing gangs, working under Charles Ortez
  were men employed in the local shops and offices.-Journal Miner. Completing Road Work TUCSON Work on the Casa Grande highway is now virtually | completed and at the end of April will, with the exception of the Rillito | bridge. be thrown open to public | traffic. The only section now un- completed is that from the Oracle road at a point four miles from Tue son, where the Casa Grande road | turns westward to the Rillito cross | Ing, surfacing being in process o1 completion by Littlejohn & Singleton Citizen.
 oratorieaI Honors, Girl; Singing, Boy | YUMA-As far as first honors went last night at the annual high schoo T oratorical and vocal music contest they were divided equally between the boys and the girls. But strange as 1t may seem. a girl won first | place in the oratorical contest hnc a boy. first place in the song contest Sun.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-06
Questions And
 AnsWers

(Anv reader can get the answer 10 ary onestion by writing The Repuo- Ucan Information Bureau, frederlc I Haskin. director. Washington. u. C This offer applies strictly to m Sornation. The bureau cannot give advice on legal, medical and finan- cial matters. It does not attempt 10 settle domestic troubles, nor 10 un- dertake exhaustive research on any subject Write your question p,ainsy and briefly. Give full name and ao- dress and enclose two cents in stamps for return postage. All replies are sent direct to the inquirer)
 O. How many cotton gins are there in the United States? N. H.
 In 1919, there were 22.4ls cot ton gins in the United States, ls'elo of which were active.
 O. was the father of Lloyd George also named Lloyd George? M. w;
 A. David Lloyd Georges tatner was William George. The son was named David Lloyd, Mrs. Georges maiden name being Lloyd. After her husbands death, when David was two years old, her brother Richard Lloyd. became her chief support, anu also helped the boy start on his ca reer as a solicitor.
 a. What was the Academic Le- qion7 L. 8.
 This is the name applied par ticularly to an armed body or stu dents who participated in the upris- inc of IS4s in Vienna; and also to similar student companies elsewhere in the revolutionary disturbances of that year.
 a What was the total output of Portland cement in the United States durino 1920, and how many mills manufactured it7 M. Q. P.
 A. During 1920. 100000 barrels of Portland cement was made. with ap- -proximately 80 mills manufacturing a i sold a full can of cream which ,.s;nb.d 40 pounds-test 32 per cent. Net week 1 sold another can when weiahed 40 pounds but was told It tested only 20 per cent. How could ! this happen? o. F. =. A. It would be quite possible TOT | two cans of milk weighing the same | amount to have a different test per ! cent, for the reason that thls percent = age is the butter fat solids. and 1t IS ! quite possible for the solids not-ta' 1 to vary great deal
 O. Are there any birds which dc not r,israte7 B. N. G.
 A The Bureau of Biological Sur vev saws that among the birds whicr do not migrate are the red oiru | mocking birds. woodpecker, chicka- dee and titmouse.
 O. What is meant by the aurieu' lar finger? A. A.
 ! A This is name given 10 th' little finger because it can be intro duced into the ear passage.
 O. What is Saka timer E. H. C
 A. Saka Is a system of reckoning time employed in India. It is use' practically over the entire country and is always employed In astronom ical works. In order to reduce Chris tian dates to Saka time it is neces sary to subtract IS from the Chris tian year.
 O. Why is a sareophaeus so-ealled D. E. J.
 A. Sarcophagus is a Latin word de rived from a Greek one. which mean flesh eating" In ancient belief cof fins made from a certain stone foun' near Ass, in Asia Minor posSesse' the property of consuming the bod! placed within them with the eNcep tion of the teeth. in 40 days.
 Q. see Work Cottage" referred
Arizona republican., 1921-04-06
Hold. Up. Shoot Woman

MIAMI-Mrs. Carmen S. Condillo is in the county hospital with bullet wound in her left arm, the result of an attempted hold-up. and R. and j.. ColAenero, Ben Morales and Ramon Espinoza are in the county jail charged with having attempted the hold-up at the Condillo home in South Globe last night about 10 o'clock.-Silver Belt
 Soldier Suicides
 DOUGLAS+F'unera arrangements are pending for Private Orville s. Skinner, age 20, supply troop, First cavalry, who died last night after shooting himself with a small calibre pistol.
 The shooting occurred at the re- mount station. Camp Harry J. Jones, about 8 o'clock last night. Skinner is said to have told a companion that he was tired of living, and according to reports told Dr. Raycroft, who re- moved the bullet from his left lung, that he wanted to die and hoped that he didn't recover.-Internation
 Free Rent for Unemployed
 MIAMI-Determined that the em- ployes, thrown out of work by the suspension of operations at the In- spiration mine and the International
  sible during the period of the suspen- sion of operations. announcement was made this morning that all employes living in company houses may con- tinue to use the dwellings free ol charge until work is resumed. Eo' only will the employees receive theil rent free. but telephone, garbage re- moval and water service will also bt given free.-Bulletin.
 Scorpion Sting FatA
 GLOBE-Suffering from the effecti of having been stung by a scorpion James Robert Call. the infant son o Mir. and Mrs. Albert D. Call of 25 North First street, passed away yes terday morning.-Record.
 Released then Rearrestsd
 DOUGLAS-The charge agains Santos Lopez of having attempted t blow up a house on Naco road wit dynamite was dismissed yesterday b Judge Craig for lack of evidenc. but Lopez was immediately rearrest ed on a charge of grand larceny O.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-06
THRIFT: An Interpretation

Ten years later, 10 are wealthy. 10 are in fair circumstances, 40 have moderate means, while S5 have saved nothing.
 At the age of 45, the number of wealthy persons has fallen to 8, 65 are merely supporting themselves. while Is have passed into the discard They are no longer self supporting
 At the age of 55, 20 men have died. only one is very wealthy, only 6 are self supporting, while 54 are dependent upon their children, upon relatives, or upon charity for sup port
 At the age of 75. note what has happened: 63 are dead of these 50 left no property at all; are we'll to-do: 34 are dependent upon their relatives. children or charity for sup port; 95 per cent of these will not have sufficient means to pay their funeral bills.'
 One of the reasons why Americans are less thrifty than Europeans is that they have been nourished on an old fashioned and no longer practical ltheory-the theory that this country possesses boundless resources, that there is plenty for everybody, that to everyone comes thet opportunity to be
 
 in the old days when the population was thinly scattered over only a small portion of the land, and a virgin | wilderness remained for those who would claim it. Then. perhaps. il was only natural that the tern | thrift should be ignominiously asso- ciated with parsimony, stinginess anC rniserliness.
 But today conditions are obviously | different. We have tremendous population in proportion to which oul | resources do not seem so infinitel! | boundless. Furthermore, these re | resources, as the bankers have l shown, are now controlled by a few the per cent who are well to do and opportunities for the rest hav' become limited. Thrift may now b. said to be an unrecogniZed necessity
 The bankers, however. are now do ing what they can to see that it i recognized. They are endeavoring tt have thrift courses introduced int the public schools; they are attempt
 ing by circulars and by personal ad
 vice to introduce the budget system
 into the American home, and they ar
 putting out some worthy propagand;
 concerning the advisability of caution
 in spending money and making in } to be motivated by a philanthropy feeling in this. Their business is t handle money; therefore it is to thei interest to promote individual say
 ings accounts.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-06
By Alfred Arnold

Theophilus Dreamer
 Was not much of schooner; His thoughts were of days long departed; He could find little pleasant In the future the present. But the past made him quite happy hearted Now, the past has it's beauty; But life has it's duty, Which is, to just live while you're living; To find in each minute
 Something worthy, and win it, And give life return for its giving.
 But thoughts reminiscent
 Which gleam iridescent Held Dreamer until he was fifty;
 While most of his neighbors
 Were deep in the labors Which keep in spirit, and thrifty
 Friends thought it unsightly;
 But he took the facts lightly; And so they soon ceased to remind him; Though they said, half in pity,
 These words rather witty: He has great future, behind himi"
Arizona republican., 1921-04-06
BY FREDERIC J. HAskIN

NEW YORK, April 5.-That the United States is one of the most thriftless nations on earth, and that the average American is incompetent and reckless in the spending of his cash, are two disagreeable facts re- gently emphasized by New fork banking concerns after an extensive study of thrift as it does not appear in this country.
 If, as the bankers point out. thrift does not consist In hoarding re- sources, but in their wise use, these facts really reflect upon our native intelligence. Instead of being the most sagacious people in the world. as we have thought it seems that al most any little European nation, like Belgium or Switzerland, can give us cards and spades in matters of economy.
 Without a budget system, our gov ernment squanders money wherever and whenever the whims of congress direct it, without even bothering al ways to keep strictly itemized ac- counts, and we, the taxpayers, good naturedly foot the bills. It finances the building of remote bridges and village postoffices with amazing prodigality, and scrimps on appropri- ations for education and public health. It pays out immense sums in war pensions, but makes no pro vision for its superannuated civil em- ployes. According to the bankers, no European nation would support such a sIipshod financial system.
 And our national waste is faithfully initiated by the individual. The ma = jority of American homes have no budget systems. Household expenses are regulated by the whims of the family and the bills are considered afterward-usually. long afterward Very little preparation is made for the hazards of the future. The un- educated immigrant who dwells SC numerously in our midst generally exhibits much greater skill in spend ing and saving his earnings than does the American born citizen. Thou sands of the former class return tC Europe every year, with small for tunes to ease their declining years while thousands of the latter enter homes for the indigent.
 The following statistics, quoted from a publication of the American Bankers association, show how pitt fully few Americans ever achieve z we'll -provided-for old age.
 Your Chance of Success
 At the age of 25 we find in thi. country 100 men are all strong anC vigorous They have started Tiff, physically fit and on plane O equality.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-06
Thers Must Be Dec,sien

The town meeting is a useful insttution--n it's place. and for certain purposes It is proper that the views of parties in interest should be made known and then there should be decision by potent authority. For years we have been attempting with futilty settle controversies by hearings and investigations. In all disputes governmental agency has called the parties in in- steres together They have come, each with selfish purpose seeking other settlement except on a basis to its advantage. As result there have been no settlements, and have been getting where.
 Meetings weeks have been held at Chi cago by the railroad labor board. at which the railways and the employees have been amply repre- . sented. No account seems to have been taken of the public in these conferences. which have devel- oped nothing than the uncompromsing attitude of each party toward the other
 !. President Harding is going to try another way. It is announced shat will call the Railroad Labor together for a conference in the hope of devising some method by which transportation rates may he reduced efficiency of the roads increased Neither the railroad managers representatives of railroad labor will be invited to this conference except as railroad labor and railroad management are included in the Railroad Labor Board
 As long as the Interstate Commerce Commission .ra h. Labor Board indulge in hearings and deal uit, the railroad problem without reference to each other and without any cooperation between them little progress is likely to be made toward relieving the nresent intoerabe situation
 pre,ebt rates are so high that they are serious
 .o,e ir the way of revival of business throughout h country but inasmuch railroad wages con
 .ute two thirds of the cost of railroad operation 1t
 ,s to be inevitable that if freight rates are to be
 educed there must be some reduction or raliroao wages Wages have been advanced o0hS'uef a0,' faster than the cost of living anu i'-i'@i Al. eak of living while living cost is going ,...a4o+. c,o,,,ooro.
 IT will be the business of the Interstate commerce
 3ssion and the Railroad Labor Boar" to lihu
 bs way by which the country may reSeSe from ns 'ns
 ada 9 cheaper and more efficient SerNiee anu
Arizona republican., 1921-04-06

if this involves bringing down railroad wages nearer a parity with the declining cost of living, some such conclusion must be arrived at.
 When the public is fully advised to the facts, public opinion will take of any difficulties which might threaten through the refusal of the roads or their employees accept terms based on equity and justice and upon obligations of the railroads the public.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-06
wher. is it and what

to in the press. Where is it and what is it? H. 4.
 A. York Cottage is a part of the Sandringham estate, Norfolk Eng land. belonging to the King of Eng, land. It is the home to which kiRg George V took his bride after tis marriage. July [, 1893.
 O. What is the name of the gar nent that herald wears that is en,- broidered with a coat of arms? A. w. A.
 A. The sleeveless or short-sleeved cape or cloak emblazoned with his lords arms. which a herald wears is called tabard.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-06
The League of Nations

The following summary of important work already under way or about be started result of the recent meeting of the Council of the League of Nations at Paris been received from the general secretariat by the League of Nations News Bureau:
 A powerful disarmament commission will begin shortly; another powerful commission will study amendments to the covenant; the mandatory situation will be advanced by preparations discuss the American views at the next council meeting in May the various will facilitate approval of the court project in the hope that election of judges may AA begun this spring; Poland and Lith- uania will endeavor reach direct anding through league negotiator a conference on the suppression of international white slavery will be prepared in June; the committee in charge of the suppression of the opium traffic will begin its work shortly; another committee will attempt to work out detailed machinery for the application of the economic blockade to nation going war in defi- ance of its agreements another will con- sider the full of Article 1S registration of treaties and international agreements; the secre tariat and the labor office be gone over from the viewpoint of their efficiency and economy and the international credit scheme commonly known the Ter Meu1en plan, will be facilitated as a already begun by the commission in charge"
Arizona republican., 1921-04-06
REMARKABLE REMARKS

''The more we understand of each other, the less cause there will be for friction."-Baron Tanetaro Me gata, Japanese diplomat.
 Deaths from heart trouble at the present time are higher than those from tuberlucosis. Heart troubles are increasing all the time. pr Louis Faugeres, Bishop, New York heart specialist.
 What was borrowed (by Eng land from the United States was repay. just any business loan."- H. Gordon Selfridge. London depart ment store head (American born).
 When anyone speaks i'll of me, that is all right. It is only when one speaks good of me that I begin to FIX Premier Clemenceau oi France.
 Americans read fiction with com plicated plots and call 1t good. They read simple. good books and reject them as high brows.' "-Sinclair Lewis, author of Main Street" Women have made good as tu- rors"-Wilson Senseman, jury com missioner of Atlantic county. N. J. Socialism is fighting to destroy everything that the great prophets | and leaders of both parties have la bored for generations to upbuild. - David Lloyd George.
 We do not need the revenue thai | is brought in by the excess profits tax if We reduce our appropriations ] Representative James w. Good l chairman of the appropriations com
 mittee..
Arizona republican., 1921-04-06

The members of jury at Miami Florida in a prohibition case. were allowed to drink seized stock of whisky offered exhibit to deter mine whether it intoxicating. Inside of three minutes the jury returned verdict acquitting the defendant charged with the violation of the law Even jurymen times human