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Arizona republican., 1921-01-21
When the Devil Was a Farmer

collection of rare books is to be sold in New York January 24 and 25 the library of Herman Edvar Included among them is:
 The Moving Devil Or Strange News Ont
 or Herttordshire. Being True Relation of
 Farrner who Bargaining with Poor
 mower about the Cutting Down Three Half
 Acres of Oats; upon the Mowers asking too
 Hucn' the Farmer Swore that the Devil
 should cut 1t rather than He. And so it feu
 out That that very night the Crop of Oats
 Snewa as 1T 1t had been all of a Flame but
 next Morning appeard so neatly Mow'd bv
 ohe Devii or Some Internal Spirit that m
 Mortal Man was able to do the like Also
 HOW the Said Oats Ly Now in the Field and
 the owner Has Not Power to Fetch Them
 away The book is small ouarto in old
 r'uSsia binding and printed in London
 m lofS. The wood-cut on the title shows
 the devil moving
 That probably, was the only szr,c,,,., ever oone by the devil Many people. now. profess 'o oouDt that the devil did that much The, con siuer IL one of the early fiction efforts of 2 ossn Best Seller writers ancestor. But at the time. 1s7s quite few persons be,,,,os H. 1here were those. however who thought tho ,, De aDe to haul the oats of the field if o,oo +, moving was done These tempted tba as,,,, z, eorung to Hertfordshire tradition) to do soroo r, ing for them 0 '0ine now 1hey staged similar disputes with tbs ~noo. AnOwer ano' refusing his terms said the dev, "ou'u uo the moving rather than he
 Ahe oeNl, being wiser. or Iazier than bo ,s ..u ~ly creoited with being, refused to fall for or iHore moving jobs He paid no attention to ,,.4h.. e0u'i0Versles between the poor mower and otbo, farmers. anu oehel
Arizona republican., 1921-01-21
Why l. Happsnsd

That tho number Of business failures for tho year 1920 was greater by 5S cent than that or year ago and that the liabilities of the defunet busi- uesses are greater by 16O cent should occasion no alarm. These figures do not inVoVe 'he oasic .oypdness of the American business structure
 Tho vear iust closed was Of drastic readjust- ,,ont. r sav, tho liquidation of a boom period ex- ending oyer more than six years of imitation That .ist Liquidation necessary to the preservation of the
 fiot's bank reserves and the gold standard and to ae elimination of the speculative mania of The past ., ,.ears. has heeu accomplished without panic and
Arizona republican., 1921-01-21
WATCHING THE PARADE
BY JOHN PILGRIM

large cigar with the air of King of the probable trend the markets good  { a ~ ~ Youv a good said l. 
 Tho efooish days said he nayn
  He n and the in of gbberng
 
 viths
 
  of in love- Q
  smiled indugenuy when these fauta else said w really an set
Arizona republican., 1921-01-21
Wo7t Eight Hour Day
 For HouseUiUes And
 Penalty For ChiLdIess
TRepubiican A. P. Leased Wfrel

WASHINGTON, Jan 20.--Letters under Brooklyn date, signed Wives and mothers of industrial workers reached members of congress today asking for a law to require childless married women under 60 10 do house work three days week for mothers with children and also for an eight hour day for housewives.
 Congress should realize" it says. "that legislation should be less and less in favor Of industrial workers and more and more to alleviate and i'm prove the conditions of the overworA- ed, underpaid. dishwashing house. wife"
Arizona republican., 1921-01-21
FORTY YEARS AGO TODAY Phoenix Herald which absorbed by The Arizona Republican in 1899, and . time published
 evening edition.

Committee on counties reported fas- orabIy the bill creating the new county of Gila.
 Local
 A large number of families have ar- rived during the last thirty days with a view to locating and settling down. They are of an excellent class and we can't have too many of them. All of them we have met express themselves as being highly pleased with the eli mate and soil and that the valley as 6 place of residence has but one draw back-the system of water rights
 A boom has been started in Pres cott for the construction of a railroad tn connect that place with the Atlantic and Pacific railroad which will pass about forty miles north ol that place u is a very good enterprise. bu., lva fear, ono hard to accomplish.
 The Paul-~hihcIi contest at Tue 5l seems very Iscv to end iu favor Cs The former, as conclusive evidence e- wholesale fraudulent voting at san simon has hrcu ugessll1ss= .lI s prosecution
Arizona republican., 1921-01-21
To the Editor:


 It is encouraging and assuring to see that the police department and the press of the city are becoming apprized of the unusual and dangerous condi- ton which most certainly now exists in Phoenix in regard to the almost nightly holdups, burglaries and mur- ders in the past few weeks.
 It certainly is high time that the law enforcement forces of the city, county and state. as well as all the thoughtful and law abiding citizens should realize the imperative need of coping quickly and effectively with the disgraceful and apparently more dangerous situation by law violators here. If the police and the sheriff's forces. with the intelligent co-opera- ton of the courts, cannot meet the requirements of the emergency, then would it not be advisable for the law enforcement forces charged with the responsibility of protecting the life and property of our people. to depu tize temporarily a sufficient number of the atriotic and law abiding citi- gems to serve on special duty in those parts of the city where they are most needed to assist in giving the people security until relief is guaranteed from the present wave of crime and intolerable conditions? From reliable evidence available it would seem that great numbers of people here and else where are becoming more or less hard boiled" in the reaction from the world war and war prosperity.
 c. 4. DAGLEY
Arizona republican., 1921-01-21
Eridav. Lnnuarv 21, fss1


 Washington, D. C.. Jan. 1S.-House committee on foreign affairs having before it consideration of Craps reso- lution reaffirming the Monroe doc Urine, gave hearing this morning to W. Fl. Webb of New York and MT. Thompson, late secretary of the navy. Webb was very decided in his opinion that the political and commercial in terests of the country would be au- versely affected by the construction of the Panama canal. There the Monroe doctrine should be reasserted, to pre- vent that work; he also expressed the opinion that Nicaragua was the natu- ral route for the canal. and that the canal could be constructed within four years, and at cost of 90 million dollars.
 Legislature
 Prescott, January 21--ComWiltce IT. ported favorable on memorial relative 10 Spanish land grants
 Majority of the committee on terri torial affairs reported against Inc hliis 10 remove the capital 10 Tucson. Geo graphical center and Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1921-01-21
Charge Physicians
 Tn AtIarlta Defraud
 Insurance Companies
TRepublican A. p. Leased Wirel

ATLANTA. Ga, Jan. 20-Charges that 10 industrial insurance companies have been defrauded out of more than S600,000 dollars in the last year through false sick benefit claims attested by a dozen Atlanta physicians. will be made before a grand jury here tomorrow. it was announced tonight, after a con ference between E. A. Stephens, assist ant to tho solicitor general. and R. R. Shropshire, an attorney representing the companies.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-21

of earnest desires and good inten- tions, but it seems to me they are mis- led. The gentleman who has been chosen to t'see to it' that the bill be- comes law is even willing to work on bread and water. but though I give my body to be burned and have not charity, I am nothing"
 I would that our legislature might remember, and I believe it will. that "congress shall make no law respect ing the establishment of religion or prohibit the free exercise thereof" the first amendment to the national con- stitution.
 ROY D. BENTON. Secretary Arizona Religious Liberty
 Association
Arizona republican., 1921-01-21

The proposed blue laws may be straws showing which way the wind is blowing. A New York woman is charged by her neighbors with being witch too
Arizona republican., 1921-01-21

There has been crime wave in Manila too but not serious in our American capitals In Ma nia the policemen shoot each other.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-21
To the Editor

To the Editor:
 At a recent meeting of the Min isterial union of this city a resolu- ton was passed in which provision was made to have introduced into and passed by our state legislature a bill making Sunday rest compulsory
 The bill names Sunday, the first day of the week as a day set apart to be observed as a day of rest, and further
Arizona republican., 1921-01-21

An Oklahoma city announces reduction of one third fin the price collins The cost of living isn't the only thing that's coming down.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-21

Normally, about three =fourtls of the Costa Rican banana ia consumed iu the United states.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-21

Committee on counties reported fae- 1rably the bill creating the new county ,R CsFa
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-16

culture Is our basic industry. and when It
prospors that prosperity is diTuscd to all
other industries. In the inevitable rradjust-
ment that followed the national effort TO
restore The activities OF tho country to Il
reace time basis of normality. agriculture
was the first and the greatest sufferer in
the policy OF detation which ensucd. Tho
industry languished almost TO the point OF
disaster.
While this paper has never been an ad-
vocatc of the extension OF government func-
tioning into business beyond the clearly cx-
pressed intent Of the Constitution. 1t has
witnessed time and again such departure
TO render assistance to other less deserving
interests, because they are less basic in their
resources OF inherent strength to diffuse
general prosperity than is agriculture;
hence. Il has viewed with large tolerance
this authorization by Congress OF an appro-
priation OF a fund to extend relief to the
farmers in the stress they have had to UNI
dergo as a result of wars aftermath The
authorization of this fund and its Intelligent
use, as the need may be shown, will go a
long way toward rchabltating their Ian
gushing industry
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-16
GOOD NUMBERS FEATURE
WEEKEND BILL At LYRIC
Fast Dancing, Good Singing
and Comedy Is the Combi-
nation Achieved

Tho week END bill at tho Lyric. so
highly recommended by Norfolk. has
proved to be up TO it's advance praise
win last dancing, good singing and
the rest comedy. a combination is
achieved that. for entertaining pur-
poses. is hard To heat.
TWO sailors and Il Girl have som.
OF the widest and most acrnb,ttc
uahcihS Tor their stunt that could b..
imagined. Wells. Virginia and West
especially the youthful member OF
the trio, HAY" perfected some of tho
diilcuit Russian steps that look al
most impossible To- ACCOMPLISH Hu,.
as Il sailor. the boy has combined
comedy with his ability to dance, !iL.
i streak. with the result that he ie
hit from the start
Max Eio"m ANA Alice Shcr. well
known in Richmond as lnurh-pro
duc"rs, are back again and .alslnu
as much merrimont az ever Every
one who knows Mas knows mis- horsr :,
ana IT is we'll worth seeing. A. for
Alice Shcr. She wears several start
Ing costumes aud helps the fuu aloul.
III NOR" ways than ono. though Max
IS whole show in himself
story S"ngs sung hy ifubby Folsom
ar" welcome. Miss Folsom g. "a clever
;iri. who seems ablc ia pa, over Z,
variety of songs ana stories. all
equally well.
quartet is always welcome. ANA
when We hear such :, good ono a.
the liiSon city -Four we would like TO
nave them on the hin oftcucr. These
men are about onc-half comedy and
"n"-halt harmony, so No never have
tim" to he bored with either tho ono
or the other. They close tho show.
ana are good enough 20 Keep re
a"d!cncc'in it's seats. The only aero
battle number on tho program Is that
OF VIII Morris. who opens tn. p,r-
formance in pantnminc nud comedy
cycling stunts. rho ueual Pain"
News and Il travel picture IS also
shown.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-16
Moroccan Problem Stirs
Spaniards

MADRID. Sept I5.--Thc probability Of n
further delay IN the opening of the Spanish
Parliament is hintcd AT today by several OF the
newspapers, which say tho middle Of Oc
tober is the most likely date for the opening
yet formed the program for discussion.
Tho Moroccan problem will form virtually
the sole business Of the legislators who must
provide for the expenditures ncccssitatcd by
the military measures against the Moroccan
tribcSmcn.
The financial situation OF Spain
subject of extensive discussion by the
Cabinet council last might. Minister OF ri
nance Camho explained IN. position OF the
treasury and suggested number OF means
by which the revenues might he Augmented.
other cabinet ministers participated in the
discussion including the foreign minister. who
deal, particularly with the question OF cxporta-
tions limiting that they probably would be re-
The council concluded its sitting without
meeting OF the council Monday next it will
decide to call upon the ax-paycrs To make
sacrifices in the form of new taxes TO take
Immediate effect.
War Minister Cicrva IL studying project
for nationa liZation az the military indust ricS
OF the country in order that the needs OF the
army fighting in Morocco shall be provide d
with the utmost rapidly y large number
of firms in all branches of industry have
placed their factories at the disposal of tho
War Minister. Offering TO intensity their out
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-16
The New World Tribunal

1
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''''"' up i'8 minds I" be a
whicn :, v.. ,a;, ~. pun poses '"r
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i. .la.,i,. ms JUS COMPLETED
,or,,.,i,,.I '."soH :" constitute me IN
MAX. wa, pr,c,ic,I,,. j,',,,,,M>,"' '" !" 10
in.. -, ma t,,..;,,,,'5 '.'''''''''o'c by pass
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WHITMAN,
.I.,., ~" SPraN oi 'he
chosen Vol,,..,. '''e court ""f"
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nations WIN, nv, n ,o"',, me
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-16
News Of Fifty Years Ago

From the Richmond Dispatch Sept. lG. 1919
Colonel II. T.. owens, grand master Of Ma
in Virginia. has received an invita- ton
from committee Of Farm all" Lodge. No. Al.
y. T. and \. NJ. composed Of Mcssrs y. II.
Chaplin, II. 4. ianton. -. u. Read. G. Tim
mcr. and X. \. Hooker. lay the corner
stone az tho new courthouse ." be erected at
that place. some time in October.
Rev. James T.. Smith. OF Frederick shurg.
was elected moderator OF the East Hanover
Ircsbytcry at the meeting al Salem Church
ir Hanover County. Rev. II. 4. barnali and
Thomas 49, Davidson the clcrks
\ broad charter has been granted the Mat
taponf and Pamunkey Steam Navigation Com
pany." allowing the company to navigate '.a,l
the waters of Virginia" The officers are:
" n. Pollard. president: Il. o. Myers. w. d.
glastonbury, G. ~. Wallace and Il. w Massey.
directors.
Warren and Page Counties are very much
in need of school teachers and the public
school authorities have written to the Super
intcndcnt of Public Instruction asking him
If he induce some OF the surplus teach
in Richmond to move to those counties
VI. l.. Marshall. of Front Royal. writes they
Offering teachers $50 per month; that
living is cheap and the people are very fine
John oliver, coiored. has. he thinks. a case
for Underwood's Court. He claims to have
been elected from Richmond street rail
way car
Tho work of blasting the rocks from the
bottom of the river, near Drcwry'S Bluff. is
progressing rapidly. and the men in charge
express the hope OF being able TO finish il
before cold weather scts in.
Hannah Roberts. negro woman. n native
OF Virginia who has been livin:, for many
years in Philadelphia. and who is said to be
1870 years of age, was burned to death on w ed
ncsday last. by her clothes catching fire.
Married the 18th instant. by the Rev J.
Is. Gates. Miss Maggie NJ. Levy, OF Lynch
burg. to j. u. Thomas. OF Richmond.
President Grant and family are now al
Washington. "a. and will spend several days
there before starting on their Western tour
There were two deaths from yellow fever In
Charleston, 8. C. during the twenty -four hours
ending last night
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-16
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
rorcs Hereby Abolished.

The pores OF the skin are like auto -intoxi-
'"ti"n-a line Alphabetical foundation upon
which to set up ana launch a lot OF plausi-
bic remedies plausible to crctllIIouss folk
The skin has a great many minute OPENINGS
in 1t. Ia bc sure. from which prutrudc the
shafts of the fine hairs that cover the skin
ana through which empty the schaccous or
oil glands. whose secretion serves to keep the
skin soft. plinblc. pink. young and warm: an,,
the sudorfcrous sweat glands whose score
ton serves to regulate the Temperatures of tic
body. but practically not at ali to carry on
any poisuns
y por" * something more than an opcniny
IN the skin II is an inlet. Or means OF alb
sorption The skin Of man has no such ru,li,,-
m'hi. Man does not breathe one hi, through
ms Skin ia" ininut" openings just mentioned.
5" commonly mistaken for pores do NOT
absorb ANYTHING from the outside world: nor
d" they open ana close with warmth mud
cold. as popular imagination has it. In fact
the it'll" openings called ''porcsr' are no more.
important phNSi"l"GicaIy or patholoEc;,lly
than is Tie hole in which n post stands or
the hole m which nail is set in the woo,
1t seems dcplorab!e to add that this Lends
straight TO the inevitable conclusion ,bot
'h'nES purp"riinG To feed or nourish tho skin
through the porcS purporting to accn,nrlisb
the impossible. Thus. things purpor,int- TO
improve complexion by giving somcthin,. 70
the SKIN through tho pores would have the
same effect If applied To the side of n house
1T required several years of study for mo
10 learn that when II young wOa,lu complains
OF ENLARGED pores" she means she has am OK
ccsSiv" secretion Of sebum or oil doctors call
'h'S Srh"'fhrai or more or less plugging OF
inc iittie openings of the scbaceaus products
with hardened scbum (whitc heads or come
don"s). or with scbum mixed with carbon and
"th'r DARK pigments thlackhcadsl. For these
troubles the best application | know is a
mixture Of about equal parts of suhliined
sulphur alcohol. compound tincturc of laveu-
der. glyc"rsn. and camphor water. which is
To DC shaken and dabbcd on tho face and al
!"Wcd 10 dry on over night. (i;ay rum may
u" used In place OF the alcohol in the formula
II alcoho! is no: avaiabIc)
oursti"nr and Answers
Artificial Ice Which is the pur.st loo NAT
Urn ~ 'F''i''hI Mrs. + VI.
Answer Natural leo is pure enough AS .
general rule. Artificial ice is nur.r ma, ma,
nraI ice harvested from polluted waters Your
h'"''h officer can inform you whether the
ih'ura! ic" YOU IS pure
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-16

story Concerns Srric. of tnmiraI All
ventures In Turkish
Bath.

Tho famous New YORK farce sue
cess. Ladies Night" mas boon SEE.
cured hy tho mnuagcmont Of ,h.
academy for Monday. Tueslay and
Wednesday nights and Wednesday
matinee. through an Arrangement
with A. II Woods tho celebrated
thcatrica! manager. who has givon
the American public such notable
successes as Potash & Perlmuttcr."
Within the Law" "Curunon ,'ihy."
Cuisines" Bcfor" Picasuro." "FricuG-
'y Enemies and others
Ladies' sight" has jus, complc,ch
a years run a. IN" Eltinpc Thcatcr.
New York. and has been proclaimed
one OF the most hilariously funny
faiccs ia recent years. Tho play is
The work OF Avery Hopwooh. author
cf Fair and Mariner" Tho Gold
hisscrs and other Successes. and
Charlton Andrews. Tho story CON
Germs q series OF comical adventures
IN Turkish hath on ladies' niA.L
IN" dcNt"rorS combination OF :cmi-
min" i"velincss AMI hearty FUN. which
have made Ladies' Night" the con-
splcuous success Of the past season
in New YORK. assure ,hcatcrGucrs OF
Richmond OF as delightful an even
Ing IN the thcatcr As one could wish
for.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-16
The .Antiquatcd school Joke

HAT stock joke, so long the September
iavoritc of the cartoonist and the
paragraph writer. which pictures the panic
OF the American youth as he views the near
approach Of school days. and the terror
that SEXES upon HIM as the opening bell
summons MIN back To his studies, is long
overdue n the scrap heap OF WORKOUT jo.ts.
1t is OF vintaE" so ancient that it has lost
its humor. and it has so signally failed TO
amend Itself to changing educational con
ditions to say nothing Of changing youthful
characteristics. that it's daily portrayal re-
fleets anything but the truth 1t is high
time that the cartoonist and the squibbist
no matter how hard pressed they may be
Tor scrcamers At the fag-ond of Il dull sea
son, realize that their annual school jest
IS worn To a fragile and no longer induces
even the sembancc of Il smile
For truth Of this, one might have looked
into the faces of the 10000 Richmond
youngsters who returned to school vcstor-
day morning. and Richmond is typical in
this respect Of every other American city
Those smiling faces bore no traces of the
annual school terror" Here and there may
have been passing evidences of regret over
the ending of vacation at the call of duty.
but even these were few aud soon to be
forgotten in tho cngrossment OF more useful
through that whole army OF boys and girls
and not been rewarded with the finding OF
half-dozen To support the professional
tunst"rs conception Of a tcrror-strickcn.
tcar-hcgrim"d. woc-bcgonc younrstcr over
whom doomed the ogre OF Il rclont less. be-
specialized, hickory-S school
marin.
1t is wholesome truth that school en-
virohiheni and school me hOtis have changed
III the last generation In some of the
more remote country places the timc-hon-
cred "dcoStrict school" with its antique
education by torture, may still survive. but
Such instances arc isolated In the cities
ana Richmond is an excellent example Of
modern practice, school has been made a
pleasure" 10 which the pupils look forward
win delighted anticipation rather than
Tread. Modern methods of teaching care
OF tho child's health through reasnablc
hours ana wisely directed physical aciscs.
The realization hat while discipline /, ncccs-
sary II cannot be successfully enforced with
club ana the services of teachers who
are making education a profession instead
oi stepping stone to something better
have rcvulutionized the ,choolroom from the
ola torture chamber TO real room OF learn
ins ana the pupils from prisoners of the
hl'ch rod To happy young Americans in
whom Is being instilod the spirit that only
modern training can give.
Away, then. with the venerable warn of
Dung Americas dread OF school II is
worn ont and useless as a mirth producer
and as one Of the seven original Jokes il is
deserving OF permanent rest