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Arizona republican., 1921-10-03
WHY THE DRESS SUIT?
You may have wondered why the Dress Suit.
BY DR. FRANK CRANE lCopyright. 1921. by Frank Cransl

You may have wondered why the Dress Suit.
 Take it by and large disnterestedly, with a judg- ment purged of tradition and custom, and looking at the thing from the standpoint of comelness as you would look at dog, horse or the Venus de Mllo the Dress Suit is curious and amazing spectacle It IS the last word in intrinsic uginess.
 It is to clothes what the camel is to animals, the hanson cab to vehicles, and the hustle to feminine apparel.
 You ask why it was devised It is not comfortable. It certainly is not artistic.
 But 1t has reason, very good and sufficient reason.
 That is, it had one once; for we keep on doing most things not for existing reasons but controlled by the ghosts of dead reasons
 Every outward thing is but the symbol of an ln- ward idea.
 Once there was an idea in the world, it still fingers in spots, like snow in the fence corners in April, idea of Gentleman.
 A Gentleman was supposed to be male human being who by any possibility did any useful work, especially with his hands.
 And he was the nobler Gentleman in proportion to the distance he had to go back in his pedigree to find worker that sweat.
 This being the general opinion, that Gentleman was who did no work, he dressed so he couldn't work.
 Hence the dress suit.
 The stiff white cuffs at your wrist show by their potlessness that you have not carried in armfu of wood for the kitchen stove helped putsup fruit
 The iron-like white collar about your throat shows that you never perspired with your distinguished and honorable neck.
 And the slab Of White boiler plate Q0Wn your chest, your immaculate shirt front is evidence that you have not bent your arstocratc back say in chopping wood or grubbing potatoes.
 People keep on wearing full dress for the simple reason that the uppity portion of mankind is much more concerned to do what They allsdo and what AL ways Has Been Done than in following the processes of reason, which is painful.
 Now don't break loose and go to the next party in your business suit just to show you independent Save your strength for more important conflict. l And if you don't want trouble with your wife, the next time you are invited out to dinner put your headwaters uniform, and look pleasant. .l You'd better.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-03

in celebrities who will attend, the gathering should be one of the most remarkable meetings in the worlds history.
 Marshal Foch commander chief of the allied armies during the war, Of course will occupy the of the stage at the American Legion conven- ton this year. It will Americas first glimpse of the who led her legions to victory, and his trip from New York and Washington to Kansas City, and return will prove a triumphal tour much like that made by his countryman, the Marquis de Lafayette. in 1924. With Marshal Foch will come formidable array of foreign notables chief among them Admiral Lord Beatty, Britain's fighting commander. General Daz of Italy Baron Jacques of Belgium.
 General Pershing will be there, of course, and with him many distinguished officers of the United States army and navy. as well as noted statesmen. President Harding probably will be unable to attend Add nationally and internationally known thousands former soldiers and sailors, includ ing countless heroes. and put them all down in a city bursting with eagerness to give them some thing remember 1t by, and you have the coming Legion meet.
 Arrangements far announced for the conven- ton its There win be business meet ings and speaking program with the worlds most famous leaders the platform; there will be erts aviation exhibitions, dinners sports. entertain ments and everything else ever devised for such an occasion And perhaps greatest of all will be the big convention parade tentatively set for Tuesday, November with the thousands of delegates in line. probably with number of national guard and school cadet organizations. No doubt in the vast crowds that it-for the convention will draw visitors from all parts of country and especially the surround ing terrtory-will be Civil War veterans from the soldiers home at Leavenworth What thrills it will give them, who themselves part in 1865 in the worlds mghtiest parade of entire army at the close of the Great Rebellion!
 Daily the papers announcing fea- lures of the convention. The Flying Club of Kansas City will stage three-day air meet in which the country's famous will take part, for prizes totaling $1O.o0o. band contest with prizes of than $2.0oo will be held, and already than s3 bands have entered. The Legions national chaplain has offered to marry all Legion without charge at the big meeting and the convention committee and Kansas City jeweler have seconded his offer with proposals furnish the licenses and wedding rings free. All the ex-doughboy will need is the girl.
 There will be lack of diversion the ton. and lack of more serious business A great Liberty Memorial is to be dedicated of the features of the meeting, honor those fell, and those disabled they be present will be paid in fitting manner. How different it all will from those dark days of but three and four
 It is too bad every who served in the war cannot attend the third annual convention of the American Legion this year. We'd like to be there ourselves
Arizona republican., 1921-10-03
THE CITY OF TOMORROW
BY G. D. YOAkUM

shall be a beautiful creation. My streets shall wind like rivers and my houses rise like the hills.
 I was first built by murderer so the story runs. But l shall be- come a conserver of life. l was once called Babel. a place of confusion of speech and purpose. But 1 am now become the melting pot; men will some day name me the Reconciler of Races
 I have been and am the refuge of thieves and thugs. the opportunity of Greed, the nesting place of un- clean vices. the strutting ground of vacant Vanity the wailing place of hysterical religion. All of this know and admit. But the forces of my redemption are many; my saints are strong and sane, forged by my white hot fires. My destiny is to be clean.
 Toward my beckoning lights the current of life is now flowing. If l fail. America fails, democracy fails, religion fails, and the tired feet of humanity will trudge down Main street back to the tents of barbar- ism. If I succeed, humanity will sue ceed with me- l shall succeed. I believe in "the light, sane joy of life" in my bright lights, in my theaters and play places, in my clubs and societies-in all the altars men have built to their gregariousness and passion for joy. These things I hold | aloft, and the world sees. But my | foundation stones are neighborliness 1 faith, sincerity, diligence, unselfish- ness, love and truth. Upon these ir | the hearts of my inhabitants, I shall
 stand secure.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-03
PARIS TO HAVE A MOSQUE

Paris is to have mosque. It will be in the old quarter of the city the Botanical Garden, and is due to the initiative of an endowed Mohammedan society," However the municipality has given the site and the French parliament has voted appropria ton to assist the work.
 Marshal Lyautey, military commander in Morocco, is also actively interested in the enterprise single Mohammedan dignitary has given 125.000 francs to the building fund Commenting upon this enterprise, Le Figaro says
 Tt is natural that there should mosque at Paris. One hundred thousand Mussulmans fell in the cause of France during the Twenty million followers of the prophet live under law protection. Every day the number of African subjects who visit Paris for pleasure study busi is growing greater.
 More yet will come when they assured that they will find here things they consider indspen- sable: basins for their ablutons; muezzins to call them to prayer and indicate the direction Mecca; pulpits where their readers interpret Koran that atmosphere of silence retirement or religious gloom for which they feel the greater need in our vast strange city. with its activity and life"
Arizona republican., 1921-10-03
A cITYS CREED


 believe in Myself. I am the sign of civilization. I am older and more wonderful than the Pyramids.
 Some say I am the result of the sore on the body of life; that l have fall of man; that I am a fostering always been a beast sitting on the seven hills of power-cruel, insa- tiate. eternal in corruption-yet believe in myself today. I am The Hope of Democracy"
 believe in my Inhabitants. Much of my health draw from the fresh blood and brain of men bred in the open spaces, and for that am grate- full But I believe that even the fostering spots of London and New York and Chicago will heal them selves. Men of all breds draw health from some high, open hinterland of life. Cities do come down and out of heaven as ideals are mystically created and renewed in human souls.
 I believe in my Destiny. shall become as beautiful as Palmyra, as wise as Athens, as holy as Zion. There shall come a day when it shall seem worth while to men of intelligence to govern me and gov ern me we'll Then I shall outgrow the loose, wild awlxwardness of ado lescence and glory in the graces of maturity. 1 shall no longer sprawl grotesquely over the landscape, the misbegotten child of real estate pro- motors, railroads and street car com panies. but shall be fashioned by business men for business, by ar lists for sightliness and by scient- ists for comfort and health. Then
Arizona republican., 1921-10-03
By Frederick j. Haskin.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. r.. Spt. 25.- A question that has never been ade- quately answered is why so many brides and grooms see fit to follow the the plunge into matrimony by in- specting the seething waters of Mia gara. You can ask this question as often as you like and get different slant on the subject every time.
 One plausible answer offered by Niagara Falls native of philosophical bent is that trip to the Falls is the standard American pilgrimage. Once a couple are married, he explained, they settle down to a prosaic domes- ticity and there is less chance of set ting off on the purely esthetic mission of seeing Niagara So the b. and g. land at Niagara and do" the Falls conscientiously from as many angles as their finances and time permit. After that, they board a train with a look of peace on their faces. They have seen the Falls and in future con- versations they can hold their own safely with any one who wants to talk travel.
 This explanation perhaps was based on premises a trifle old fashioned. The modern couple rarely takes marriage to imply permanent and total domes- ticity. Nor is travel the formidable uudtl lildI IL WAS OIIS-
 A shop keeper explains the honey mooners this way: You know the Falls has a fascination for lots of people. It's pretty well understood that when two people look at the Falls they have to hold each other tightly to keep from jumping in. There's nc other place that I know of that of fers an opportunity like that fol honeymoon couples. Why, the Falls was made for them and the shor keeper winked gaily and motioned to- ward a couple that had apparently clung to each other so desperately or the brink of the Falls that they hadnt been able to get apart. There they stood, cheek to cheek, gazing soul. fully, at a rack of poctcards
 Tradition doubtless has had a igooC deal to do with the annual honey moon stampede toward Niagara. An, the atmosphere of the Falls is an ob vious reason for the presence of brid al parties. The entire parkway ol either side of the American Falls fo some distance is an unbroken serie of lovers retreats. There is plenty O room-with lots of benches an, shrubbery and the roar of the Fall just suitably loud enough to keep out siders from hearing remarks mean for two only Doubtless Niagara cop are lenient to spooners.
 The Speechless Spectator.
 There is not, on the whole, a grea deal of conversation going on aroun the Falls. It is interesting to not that people do not stand on the brin and burst into rhapsodies. For som reason. the American vocabular doesn't go far here. Almost all tn language people can extrac. to fit tn | view is that it's beautiful or wonder
Arizona republican., 1921-10-03

mans last will is valid at this death.
 c. Why will milk turn to ciabher within a day, when kept in a cool pIace7 l. K.
 A. The cause of milk turning to clabber so quickly is probably that the utensils in milking are not thorough N sterilized. This encourages the growth of bacteria Besides stes1liz- ing utensils. the uders of the COW should be washed before milking ard rae hands of the milker washed and dried.
 O. Did corot receive high prices for his pictures, or did he die poor mani U. M.
 A. Corot, the French landscape painter, exhibited his first picture in the Salon in 1927. but it was not till nearly 20 years later that his genius as a painter was generally recog- nized. He was then about 50 years of age. The last 25 years of his life were spent in different circumstance es, as his professional income was very large. and he inherited a fortune from his father.
 e. What is the best thing to do to control weeds on farms? c. T. A.
 A The systematic rotation of crops is the most feasible and effect i've means of controlling weeds Weeds which thrive under conditions favorable to one crop, may not kith another, and crop rotation keeps the land from eec,,miflg foul with a cer- tain class of weeds.
 O. To sets.s a controversy. What is the main idea embodied in the writings of Isiah7 A. A.
 A. Throughout his writings Isiaff 5 contention is that people are saved only through right conduct It is because of the deep impression that his message had on his own and lat ter generations that he is regarded as the true type of prophet of Yahwe-
 c. Who was Yankee Doodle? T. P. H.
 A. The origin of this national air is unknown. The words were prob a ll,- ,,-rfttan hr E-du-ard Banks he
Arizona republican., 1921-10-03
Influence of Good Roads

We wonder how many people in Maricopa county fully realize what the 300 and more miles of fine paved highways will do for the people of this county and appreciate how great an influence good will exert in their daily life. Day by day Twohy Brothers with their great construction plants. adding to the mileage of these good roads, linking up all sections of the county with network of highways which will be the envy of many another community.
 Dr. A. J. Matthews. president of Tempe Normal school told members of the Phoenix Rotary club the other day that the good roads in this county al ready were having their effect Tempe Normal Boys and girls who live considerable distance from the school-from beyond Gilbert and Glendaie-now attend Tempe Normal daily. going home each night.s Thus those who have completed high school are taking studies at Tempe Normal which in two years will enable them to enter college with two years credit. These good roads saving them the expense of two years at college
 Churches have shown the influence of good roads in this county in increased congregations. Sunday school attendance likewise Is larger and the credit is rightly given to the good roads which lessen distance and make isolated communities a thing of the past
 With the saving of time by means of these fine highways the extra hours available in social or business way. Thus life is really heightened and made to count more each man. and child through the benefit and influence of good such l as are being constructed in Maricopa county.
 There are now nearly s,oo0,000 motor vehicles in the limited States and they increasing at the of more than 1,oOo,ooo yearly This system of than 800 miles of fine highways which will be Mari copa county's, invites travel over it by this vast number of cars. thus virtually placing every nitv and locality in the county on great transpor tation system an adjunct to the railroads of the country.
 Every day will show the wisdom of the people of tbs county providing for this system of hiobuays a system which when completed will make +bs county famous throughout the Southwest and
 ;I, add immeasurably to the happiness and welfare { of all the people.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-03

,. This table shows that, after your income passes s3,o0o year, you get into real competition. Up to then, it's relatively easy
 After you reach the $5,000 mark you begin to get lonesome. At s10000 you phenomenon.
 Illinois witt, population of 6,4S5,2s0, has only 60.116 who admit they make than s5,000 year, during boom.
 This looks rather discouraging for the average person.
 Wealth, however. is not matter of how much you make. but of how much you
 Not in 100000 ever gets rich by increas- ing his income, his earning power alone. Geniuses do it, but for the most of the only road to financial independence is through the receiving tel ler's window at the savings bank
Arizona republican., 1921-10-03
MONDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 3, 1921
We ore stiH ruled by public opin- lon and 1lo administration need fear results # tt stands firmly for essen- ti0l principles. -Chnrles E. Hughes.
Firs Prevention Day

Tire Prevention Day has been designated by Governor Thomas E. Campbell Monday. October 1o In Arizona The day generally set for the obser vance of this precaution October g. anniversary of the great Chicago fire. But that happens to be Sunday this year. The previous week. from otcober to 9. has been nationally designated Fire Pre- venton week.
 But the date for this observance matters little It is the object for which it called and its sgnf canoe in impressing upon the people the enormous annual loss caused by fires great part of which could be prevented if proper precautions used The annual toll of fires in the United States is { 15ooo human lives and s5oo0oo00o in property. It is to call attention this great of tragedies and the enormous money loss and to emphasize the necessity of safeguards against Pre- vention Day is set.
 While Phoenix probably is fortunate in the number of fires and the total property loss they cason each than the average city of her sizes yet without doubt many these could be pre- vented by cleaning up of the fire hazards and exercise of greater precauton in the handling of matches oil and other highly nflammable articles.
 While every day should be made fire prevention day. yet the particular designated for this state should in cleaning up the city, clearing the alleys and the other catch-an places. removing the rubbish which habitually gathers in places of that sort and which ready to assist small fire in becoming which easily might threaten the whole city,
 ! The universal Of the motor has caused gasoline to become of the most general fire hazards farms well in towns and cities. Fire Prevention day should be made especial cason inspection of the places where gasoline and oil stored and to remove the many fire hazards which undoubtedly exist in connection with these highly inflammable materials. Attention should be called to the safe handling of matches. lamps and stoves and to impress adults well as children that careessness in their might easily Iresult in great property loss and death.
 Eternal vigilance is the only preventive of fires Yet the public naturally careless. will unthinkngly contribute these hazards while they daily read of great fires and fatalities. but thinking that such might happen to others but not to them In this way the foundation is laid for another
 uagration
 Let Fire Prevention day be occasion for serious thought and real action in making it mpos- sible for the starting of avoidable fires.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-03
The Bride, The Groom, And The Falls

full. and, occasionally, ''Ain't it grand?" with the swift answer from the other half of the couple, Tt sure is
 The Falls has always rendered peo- pie inarticulate. Seventy five years ago our grandmothers and grandfath- CTS, who pronounced it Ni-a-gay--ra Falls, with the accent on the gay. were standing at the edge of the same rapids in the fall models of 1850 panniers, hoops, beaver hats. and ev- erything-using the already hoary formula: Isn't it wonderful!"
 We have been told that the fixed rule for a honeymoon has of late years become less arbitrary. other points of interest rivaling the Falls in attractiveness. This may be so, but a casual count would show that about every other couple that may be seen wandering about near the Falls bears all the earmarks of being just hitched. Their shoes are new. under the Niagara Falls dust. And their depressions of beautiful calm likewise have the look of being new. Except for these honeymooners, who are mostly in a state of sus- phended animation, the chief amuse- ments of Americans while drinking in the Falls are chewing gum and taking snapshots. At some vantage points | it may be said without too much ex- aggeration that the click of the came ras rivals the roar of the Falls.
 People who are at first glance dis appointed in the size of the spectacle sometimes get a clearer idea of the vastness of Niagara when they start to take pictures. Visitors are stand ing all along the shore on both the l Canadian some places where the land juts out
 they are on the very edge Of the tor rent. Yet the people across the river can scarcely be seen with the naked eye. The camera makes nothing oi l them And even at closer range. the
 average kodak view of the Falls doesn't register the people in the scene any more than if they were flies
 crawling on the shore.
 The town of Niagara Falls offers
 what American travellers seem mos
 to want-plenty of post cards and ar
 assortment of souvenirs that seen
 somehow more in keeping with tn,
 era of whatnots. gimcracks. and shut
 tered parlors than with this decade
 of so many beautiful and usefu things.
 The Gimcrack Business.
 That there is a demand for th' souvenirs IS apparent from the lac , that there are so many of the shops
 A count showed 12 souvenir store
 and 10 restaurants on two blocks Falls Street On one side of the stree l only.
 , These shops are far from cheap ! The owners figure On five months ac ? tive trade, but out of the five month 7 they say there is only six weeks rush ing business. good many newly 2 weds come during June. but not man; . vacationlsts- Then after the fourti
Arizona republican., 1921-10-03
Questions And
 AnstUers

(Any reader can get the answer to any question by writing The Repub- lican Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. This offer applies strictly to infor- nation. The bureau cannot give ad- vice on legal, medical. and financial matters. It does not attempt to settle domestic troubles. nor to undertake exhaustive research on any subject. Write your question plainly and briefly. Give full name and address and enclose two cents in stamps for return postage. All replies are sent direct to the inquirer)
 c. Can the name of a farm be trademarked7 D. A. O.
 A. The patent office says that a trademark may be obtained for the name of a farm. If farmer uses his farm name as a part of his sell ing operation in marketing his prod .uets. the trademark protects him in it's use in interstate commerce.
 O. When was the first dredse boat used7 R. E. H.
 A. The earliest recorded use of a dredge boat was that employed by Boulton and Watt for use on the weir at Sunderland. England. in 1T96.
 C. Is it known how London got its name? w. E. L.
 A. The derivation of the name London" is obscure. Some authori- ties believe it to be combination of the old British words 'lyn" mean ing lake" and "din" meaning town possibly because until recent times the southern side of the River Thames was practically swamp.
 c. How long after a will is made does it become void? K. R. D.
 A. A will does not become void after any specified length of time. 4