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Arizona republican., 1921-05-25
THE GREAT STRAW HAT UNI
 REST

How to Pick Out a Straw Hat" is respectfully suggested as the title of a book that will bring a fortune to the author. Millions of males blum der along, spring after spring, with no technical knowledge of straw hat selection.
 They enter hat stores in May, sen sible- looking persons, apparently adults of intelligence and discretion. but emerge looking so foolish from the face up that their wives and best friends spend the summer hoping for the speedy return of winter and the Hard Boiled Hat season.
 Of course some men look well in a straw hat, but they are entitled to no credit Accidents will happen. The truth of>the matter is that next to waters, all men fear sraw-hat hat store clerks more than any other be- ings in the world. And all hat sales men know it.
 The salesman follows these car dinal rules:
 1. A customer never is satisfied with the first twelve hats shown him so show him hats that really become him to start with.
 2. After the eighth hat cease Saying That looks very well on you, sir" : shift to Now. that is the very latest thing"
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25

Editor ArlzOna RepupHcan-
 I judge that you are the writer of the editorial appearing in the Re publican last Sunday, May the 18th. This editorial was written, no doubt. for a definite purpose; but, I can assure you that it has brought forth an unpleasant feeling on the part of the class of 1921, the faculty and a host of parents because it was un- called for at this particular time. l have been repeatedly urged to an- swer the editorial because I happen to be the one who wrote the sentence you refer to. and, because the errors which you point out are, after all. not incorrect. The sentence has been thoroughly analysed by the best Of grammarians and not one has agreed with your interpretation. You know that the English language is such that there is often a number of ways of interpreting thought. I might add that since your editorial has caused so much comment. we are ready to show you that your discourse on .'The English Twisted Tongue" has almost as many mistakes in it, when judged by rules of grammar, as have tae cases you pointed out, per each sen tence.
 The first error you pointed out i1 the word take" May I quote you from Herricl< and Damon, recognized authorities. "A collective noun takes a plural verb when the group indi- cated by the noun is considered as a
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25
Uncle Sam Al . Cutter-In.

We will admit that Uncle sam needs the money needs it than at any previous period of his existence reaching out in all directions after it- doubt whether he is entitled to cut in on winnings of American citizens at Tiajuana How ever. a matter that win be settled in the courts. Uncle Sam has tied up in the banks of Los Angeles and San Diego about half million dol lars which suspects his citizens have at the Tiajuana track.
 If he makes the contention stick it would no doubt seriously American participation in that pastime across the border We do not know pre- cisely how much Uncle Sam claims of those win nings. but for purposes of calculation will put it 50 per cent.
 We will suppose then man is betting 5000 even on a race That is in his estimation fair chance. if he wins he will net only $500 for the other half of his winnings must go to Uncle Sam. That will be just the same to the better if the book maker instead of Uncle Sam had undertaken to nick his wager That is it would be just the unless the bettor happened be bursting with patriotic sentiment. and when gets to the track he usually his sentiments patriotic and others in his room at the hotel
 If Uncle Sam claim and get away with it. a percentage the winnings at Tiajuana, he logically extend his claim destroy American ambition to "break the bank at Monte Carlo'
 The chances there nicely figured out that players are satisfied they being fairly treated There is of course. a percentage allowed the otherwise Monte Carlo could not be kept That percentage tax therefore, that they cheerfully pay. But if Uncle Sam should cut in here also and impose percentage comparison with which that of the game would absurd and pitiful American players simply could not afford the odds of the and Uncle sam both against them.
 And that would not be the worst of it. We fear an international situation would be created. The Prince of Monaco certainly would resent the of his principality by foreign nation as revenue pro-
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25

tendency of the best writers of all ages has been to regard the collec- tive noun as singular. Mir. Clippinger, 1t will be observed. if he has been quoted correctly, in the same sentence has made audience" both singular and plural-an inconsistency which is not excused by any circumstance.
 Saying nothing about the grammar of the quoted sentence. the English is exeerable. to such an extent that one who would concoct it could not be regarded as an authority. It would have been sufficient to say: 'The audience was held by the tragedian's art" The remaining part of that clause "as if it were one man." is not only superfulous. but so awkward that we may well doubt whether by "one man" is meant audience" or "the tragedian's art" We imagine. though that that clause as well as the words ito go their way" was lugged in to illustrate a supposed change of number of the word audience the audience diverging as it passed out of the door of the theater, each member going in separate direction and, so. no longer collective
 But we still want to be friends with Mir. Sauffacher and the pupils of the High School. We like them all and are proud of the High School of Phoe- nix).
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25

can obtain a loan. A fair rate of in- terest is paid on savings accounts.
 There are 5000 of these building and loan association in the United States which are doing real service to the people as well as making a great deal of money. It is .estima ted that the mortgages held by them now aggregate in excess of S2, 500. 900 900. tLeir total membership is about D.. 000.000 persons, and approximately 20e.000 home purchase loans, totaline S500o0o, 900, were made by them last year. All of the associations are un- der the strict supervision of the banking departments of the states and are regularly examined the same as other savings institutions. Phila- delphia probably owes it's designation as the City of Homes to the great multiplicity of it's savings and loan associations. which are looked upon as the real hope of the Own Your Own Home movement.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 2s, 1921
Hunting after happiness IS like Hunting after lost sheep in the avil- derness-aUben you find tt the chances are that tt IS skeleton. N HI. ". ShdU.
Opposition pisappearina.

We are glad to record that much of -the opposi- ton there first appeared be proposed bond issues is disappearing. To the Verde Water system and the Cave Creek Control bonds there probably no opposition worth mentioning. It recognized at once that they were debatable propositions We had to have the money for them and there nothing said. Those who might hold contrary view were necessarily so few that time need be wasted in arguing with them.
 The other object of the proposed bond issues were at first regarded less urgent. The desir- ability of all the things proposed acquired by the bonds admitted. well the fact that Phoenix have them some time and the the better.
 was only questionable whether should have them wait until engagements are not quite heavy at present when money is not plentiful it has been and it win be later
 But there is not only no money be immediately paid by the taxpayers of Phoenix for long time 10 come. Money to be brought in instead of to be out Work will be given at time when work Is needed. in paving the streets which city prop ersy lie; in installing the police signal system In the construction the armory which it is also proposed issue bonds there will not only be work afforded will attracted appropriation of sse.ooo by the state to match immediately the money which will not have to for twenty years. The moreover will mean the annual distribution of large of money in Phoenix
 The proposition is to vote bonds for the purchase part of the University tract for city park This ground. the central part of town than any later acquire. is offered at very reasonable price. lower than hope for again.
 If these proposed bonds should constitute ap- precable addition taxes this year the next after that, should not favor them But they do not They will not be paid until Phoenix is three times a large rich it is
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25
Noises

To the Editor:
 The Arizona Republican has one or the ablest editorial writers in the United States. Time and again | have been impressed by this fact, and have been cheered by the con- viction that the newspapers of New York and Chicago are no longer necessary to our existence; we can find pungent reflections of our own sentiments at home.
 But once in a while your editor is almost too illustrative in the treat ment of his subject F~instance. this mornings comment on the pestiferous yaps whose hideous racket makes life a burden in Phoenix: It is said that the Honorable William G. Me Adoo, formerly director general Of the railroads. etc. etc. was annoyed by these pests when on visit here. My stars, Why bring in McAdoo as an objector? Why bring again to our reluctant attention this vocifer- ous and insistent disturber of silence2 ? Are you sure that your readers win not be lulled into a peaceful forget fulness of the present evil when they recall the tumult and the shouting that have subsided? F. E. A.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25

DUBLIN, May 24-Eamonn de Va lera, Irish republican leader, in a message to the Ulster constituencies of the ever of elections says the votes of northern Ulster can save the Irish problem in the polling booth tomor- row. He adds:
 Vote tomorrow against war with your fellow country men Vote that a brothers hand may not have to be raised against a brother, and so that there may be an end to the boycott nd retaliation and to partition, dls- union and ruin. ~
 Lead the world by your exampie. Make genuine peoples peace ana live in history as having created truly united Irish nation. The Orange and the Green together can command the future"
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25
TOILET ARTICLES

T want some O them toilet articles mentioned in your cataog" said Cactus Joe as he approached the young lady in charge of the novelty counter Just what kind?"
 "Playin' cards an poker chips
 You don't call them toilet articles?"
 T do; 1eastways the last few times I've used they cleaned me proper. er."-Washington Star.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25
FASHIONS CHANGES

sary in art?"
 You see" replied the eminent sculptor, it takes long time to make statue and couldn't afford to have it left hands because the clothes were out of style."-W ashngton Star.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25
DOUBTFUL coMPLIMENT

The party was in full swing when one the guests lady of uncertain age was noticed by the hostess to be preparing to take her departure.
 Must you really go?" asked the hostess.
 T will not stop here and be insulted another minute" declared the guest. indignantly How your husband up and ask me to take part in ancient folk dance?"-Houston Post.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25

Movies show British business giants stokng furnaces in the fuel famine In similar crisis American leaders would go around making pep speeches.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25
ENCOURAGING
kathryl
in spite

kathryn--I intend to marry Billy Bullion in spite of all opposition.
 Kyttie-H Billy sees you're real determined I don't think he'll oppose you so very long-Detroit News.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25

The grave of every American soldier, who died abroad during the World War and buried n cemeteries in France, Great Britain. Belgian Germany. will be decorated Memorial Day by the American Legion.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25
ELApPER pRoBIEM

We sent our daughter to cooking school to get her mind off her piano banging
 Did the plan succeed?"
 Yes Now we're trying to persuade her take political economy to get her mind off the cooking Boston Transcript
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25
MEAN EDITOR

Edltor-Does your poetry pay?
 Poet-WeiL I manage to keep the from the door.
 Editor-As. yes! suppose you read it him. London Tit Bits
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25

When you think newspaper story is wild you ought to see of the stuff can't print.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25
MIsJupcED

T fear you pessimist-"
 No, I'm not" said MT. Grumpson. Just because don't beam all the time like the safety razor advertisements people think I have disposi- tion."-Birming gham Age-Herald.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25
DIFFERENT NOW
Ind Tunkins save tin

Jud Tunkins says times have changed. A who wouldn't harm fly used to be considered kind hearted Now he's regarded untidy.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25

lot of save time and don't know what to do with it after we've saved it.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25
Unauthorized use of the ir

Unauthorized of the insignia button of the American Legion the official decoration of that organization, is made misdemeanor Pennsyl- vania, punishable by fine of $100 or 60 days in jail.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25

It's going to be awful joke Stman if he had all this fuss for nothing
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25

The clerk who knows least about the stores stock is always authority on baseball.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25

of we had known that the English which we took occa sion to tcriticise was not the work of a High School pupil we should have taken no notice of it Our remarks were intended to be -helpful-to be something of q '.jolt" to pupils who. as a rule, do not give as great attention to good English as the subject deserves; {; whose study of it is too cursory, and the good results of whose study are too frequently not apparent.
 We learn with mingled surprise and pleasure that after a thorough ana lysis of the criticised sentence by the best grammarians that the errors we pointed out were after all not incorrect" In that case those errors must have been correct This infor- mation is the more gratifying to us since error is usually associated with incorrectness. Some people think error is always incorrect.
 As to the sentence quoted from Mir Clippinger. an authority of whom fate had denied us the privilege of ever having heard. if the sentence he has approved is correct. almost anything may be allowed to go.
 Concerning collective nouns, there are times and circumstances in which pluraization is advised. But the
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25

Nine persons die of accidents in the United States each hour.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25

Organization of 60o.0o0 travelling men will ban high priced hotels. Where'n they sleep? In the depots?
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25

As the world grows smaller" its problems grow larger.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25
The Last Word.

An English dictionary being completed was started before the American civil war.
 It was sponsored by Archbishop Trench in ad- dress before the British Pathological Society.
 The dictionary. in many volumes is the largest compiled. It's makers searched all known books printed before 1900. The total number of books combed for words exceeds 100000. Word specialists who have contributed to the work, many of them Americans number more than 1900.
 Twenty-one columns are devoted to the one word "get'
 We'll that seems about the most important word in the language to many persons.
 The last word in the dictionary is "zyxt," which is old Kentish for thou seest."
 Some persons think it most desirable to have the last word Let them have this No else would have any for it!
Arizona republican., 1921-05-25

collection of individuals In speak ing of class. we always say: they will do so and so." MT. ClippingeT' another authority writing on the same subject, says that this sentence Is correct: The audience was held by the tragedians art as II 1t were one man; when he ceased, his au. dience were free to go their way. The word take" is entirely correct in the sense used. Also, in the same way "them'' is correct in agreement of number.
 As to the word statute all have to say is that it is purely an error on the part of the printer. The proof was never submitted for our o. K. Why did you not make comment on the word "consert" which Is mis- spelled?
 Then will you note that the words fitting memorial'' is used in connec- tion with the class, for it says: "a fitting memorial of the class. Were nor the ideals of Theodore Roosevelt high enough for class to leave hls statue as their memorial for nlgher education to their school2 I will agree that .'life-sized" is pre- ferable to full sized" but it gives a complete meaning just the same. You speak elsewhere about the use
 
 of adjectives. We should like to know what you mean by graceful immacu- late English" as well as "Engnsn twisted tongue"
 I will not take the time to point out the places wherein the sentence as used in the class program was grammatically correct and we believe the editorial was uncalled for. ou said in the last paragraph that none of us are infallible," yet you made a definite criticism on class that was not responsible for the sentence. I trust that this letter will not be taken in spirit of criticism on your
 work as an editor, but in justice to the class of 1921 and the High School l I believe we are justified in protesting against such unjust criticisms in your editorial columns. Yours sincerely. H. U. STAUFFACHER, | Phoenix, May 21. Registrar.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-12
All Hipuers Look Hike, But
Al Drink Is q Drink to Simon,
So, When Nathan Found Cellarette in Place of
His Chicken Sandwiches, He Decided 1t Was
Good Business to Trade Cars and Cargo

When Mrs. Nathan Simon, Of 1884
Creston Avenue, the Bronx, reached
under the seat of the buff upholstered
sedan flivver in which she and Mr..
Simon were Ell route to Boston yestcr-
day via the Post Road, she couldn't
find the box of chicken sandwiches
with which they had planned to regale
themselves, but did find a thermos
bottle containing some sort of liquid
which Mr.. Simon sampled and de-
clared to compensate amply for the
missing sandwiches.
What had become of the sandwiches
Mr.. Simon was unable to understand
until Mrs. Simon, sharp-eyed and
qu.ck-witted, noticed stain en- the
floor carpet. There hadn't been any
stain on the floor carpet of the Simon
car overnight. With rapidly rowing
eye Mrs. Simon took in details of the
cars interior Then she knew.
Nate" said Mrs. Simon, "this isn't
our car"
With Mortified reflections on the ac-
tivity of the police auto squad under
Mr. Whtman's spur, Simon sized up
the conveyance inside and out.
Ma" he gasped, when we came out
Of that drug store in Getty Square we
got IN the wrong car and drove off.
The guy that owns this car has got our
sandwiches and we've got the guys
ceiarette. When we get to Boston
New-York tribune., 1921-04-12
Judge Holds 8O-Cent Gas
Rate To Be Confiscatory
Decision in Bronx Case, How
ever, Does Not Determine
What Charge Should Be

Judge Julius M. Mayer, in the
United States District Court yestcr-
day handed down decision in the
pany against Charles D. Newton, At
torney General for the State of New
York; Francis Martin, as District Attor-
ney of Bronx County, and Alfred NJ
Barrett, constituting the Public Serv-
ice Commission of New York for the
First District, in which he declares
the SO-cent rate on gas conhscatory.
Judge Mayer fixed April 20 as the
time when the proposed decree may
be presented to him for faal set
tlement.
In his memorandum Judge Mayer
says that the special master has sub
mltted careful and comprehensive
report, that the master is expe rienced
and his report has proceeded upon
conservative lines. He continues:
What this case has come down to
is that, upon the evidence, it is plain
that the statutory rate Of so cents
is contiscatory.
"The real question is what should
tiff may have rate which is just to it
under settled principles of law, while,
on the other hand, the consumer shall
not be called upon to pay anything
more than a just and proper rate,
with this question this court does
not deal. Under the recent legisla-
tion known as Chapter 1874 Of the
laws Of 1921 the state has erected
machinery intended to deal with the
situation, which will be here rre-
sented when the final decree shall
have been entered"
New-York tribune., 1921-04-12
Pensioned Tar Dies,
y Firemen Hurt in
Wind-Fanned Blaze
Picture Theater Owner.
Made Homeless by Flames,
Opens House to Entertain
Other B'klyn Fire Victims

One man was burned to death, Fire
Captain Leon Howard was seriously
hurt, eight other firemen were injured
and twelve families were made home
less early yesterday by windswept
fire which destroyed four three-stor
frame houses at 164 to 172 High Street,
Brooklyn.
The blaze is believed to have started
on the top floor of 1854, in the room of
Charles Krumbach, ffty-ive years old,
a pensioned ex-sailor in the navy, who,
despite the efforts of William Patulo
and Fred ]. Roman, both of 1853 High
Street, to rescue him, perished in the
flames.
Before fremen arrived the wind car
ried the fire to 172 High Street and
within few minutes the two adjoining
houses were ablaze.
Carmine Bevillocque, his wife and
their eight children were taken from
1854 High Street by fremen. Bevil-
locque opened his Plaza motion picture
theater, at TIA High Street, as shell
ter for other evicted persons. To take
their minds off their plight he oper-
ated his motion picture machine and
ran reel after reel of film for several
hours
Captain Howard of Engine Com
pany 205 was on top of 16S High Street
with eight of his men when the roof
collapsed. Howard was carried down
in the wreckage to the floor feet be-
low. He was rescued and taken to the
Cumberland Street Hospital with a
broken hand and internal injuries The
eight other men were on a ledge which
remained upright when the crash
came. but they were all thrown By the
backdraft to the roof of 172 High
Street. They were rescued by their
comrades
The damage done by the fire was es-
tirated at 500 OO0
New-York tribune., 1921-04-12

we'll be pinchei and brought back in
chains"
Mrs. Simon had been pursuing her
Investigations. Under little flap was
a card under mica cover 1t read:
John W. Litzinger, Little Neck,
Long Island Telephone Bayside 6661.'
With the spirit of compromise urging
him to a Lloyd Georgian coup that
should set him right with a suspicious
world, and especially with the owner
of the flivver and that flavorsome fluid
in the thermos bottle, Mr. Simon
speeded to the nearest telephone and
called up Little Neck. Given the con-
nection he informed an amused Mr.
Litzinger that his flivvcr was half way
to Boston with an embarrassed cargo.
Litznger chuckled.
"Say," he demanded, chow does that
perambulator run for you? Having
any trouble?"
"Nary trouble" retorted the relieved
Simon, "runs like bird. Always hav-
ing trouble with mine though"
"Wcll," laughed Litzingcr, Owe got
chine for me. How'll you trade?'
For one instant only did Simon hesi-
tate. Then he answered:
Gwen, if You'll thrown in the
thcrmos bottle"
you're on" said Mr.. Litzinger, and
hung up.
Ma grinned Mr.. Simon, as he
emerged from the telephone booth.
there's more than one way of keep
ing out of JAIL