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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07

for Mr. Borden Milyuns, of Milyuns,
Branch & Milyuns. Ever heard Of
him?"
Sure" said the cop, impressed but
still suspicious. "He lives here all
right, hut | amt seen him turning
down his own cars for night-hawks
lately"
"Well," said Mr. Randolph, II could
tease you along for some time and
make you look like nut, but | won't.
| The truth is, his prize bitch, Bride OF
Lammermoor, is pup2ing tonight, and
I'm here to take the lady and her lit
ter down to the dog-show in time TO
get 'em settled for the opening. Messy
| job. hut the meter Is charging for It,"
There amt man living that could
think up lie like that not sudden"
murmured the officer, and turned TO
resume his beat, while Mr.. Randolph
promptly hit the mat in the hope Of
catching up with Elysium. He slept;
he slept too deep for dreams, and was
beyond the reach Of the call of any
motorhorn when Mr. lli'yuns' town
car tried To shoe him along at eight
thirty of a bright morning.
Once more was Mr.. Randolph
dragged by main force to wakefulness.
"Good-mornng, Thomas" he re-
marked. as the old man up"
"Hully gee Mr.. Randolph What
ave you been up to now"
"None of yours, Thomas" said Rob
ert Hervey, in a kindly but firm voice.
"Get me a bit of paper and a pencil"
The chauffeur discovered the re-
aulred articles in Mr.. Milyuns' car,
handed them over, and curiOusly
watched Mr.. Randolph write his note
to the effect that Miss lmogene Pa
mela Thornton would receive her legal
representative at Mr.. Randolph's
rooms In Fifty-ninth street between
nine and ten. 1t was added that the
said rooms, upon which rent had been
paid to the end of the quarter, and all
they contained, including the man
Tomlnson, were at the perpetual dis
position of the said Miss r.
Now, Thomas" said Mr.. Randolph
| you tdht lnls III W TIC biu hiNh ''h'
self and tell him a chauffeur with al
empty cab brought II. II you say an
other word I'll have you up at thu
union for losing me my job, and III
lick the stufiings out of you besides
Get me?"
"Sure thing, Mr. Randolph" salt
Thomas. Leave IL to me TO help yo'
make trouble whenever you feel lik
It. It's slow world except for tn
likes of you"
As soon as the man had entered tn
house Mr.. Randolph started his ca
and made for point of vantage Il
the park, from which, In due course
he beheld the arrival of the lawyer a
Flfty-ninth street. He waited Ion
enough TO make sure that the lega
gentleman had penetrated to Mis-
Thornton; then he threw up his fla
and made for the garage.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
FRIDAY, JAN. 7, 1921.

Poor electrical service during much
of the time this week, particularly in
the evenings, and all day Saturday, is
responsible for The Record being over
a day late this week. We understand
that the Dixie Power company has
been having trouble and making
changes at their plants, but that they
expect to be in position to furnish
satisfactory service again in the early
future. We trust so for the service
the past week or two has been any
thing but satisfactory to their patrons
in this locality.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07

Flesh, Spirit and the Yelled God.
Mr.. Randolph spent the day getting
acquainted and proved himself a gonf
mixer. BY telling few stories f~
had not yet sifted down from Club
land and by standing a few drinks he
soon found himself made free Of ali
the technical information he needed
and some more that was so ultra-tech'
meal that 1t could beat the brains that
invented the delicate mechanism OF
the taximeter. He also established
part ownership i'm a comfortable room
in a house very much on the wrong or
west side of Broadway, In fact within
smelling and almost splitting distance
of the North river.
While he was still in funds he
bought himself a wooden khaki over
coat with one of those enormous col
lars which look like an inverted
bucket when they are up and surpass
in efficiency the traditional black mask
so beloved by illustrators Of the week.
ly press. He also had speaking slot
cut In the glass Of the cab window
Just behind his best ear and subse-
duently removed and lost the slide
that had been fitted over It with con-
siderable skill and trouble.
During the next few nights he pro-
ceeded to have the time Of his life; so
much so that he was constantly over
whelmed with wonder at his stupidity
In not having become taxi-driver
years before, II should be remem-
bered that Mr.. Randolph was Of New
York Yorky; he knew everybody cas-
ually, from Mr.. Milyuns and his
daughter, Eileen, down to the latest
addition to the pitiful ranks Of the
midinette. More than that, so broad
was his acquantanceship that as a
sporting gent he had once or twice
been tipped Off as to the where and
when Of proposed gun-play.
In addition to being by right Of birth
an integral part Of all the social strata
Of Manhattan. he knew the surface OF
the island and of the adjacent com.
moner soil Of the mainland consld
erably better than he knew the palm
Of his own hand. In fact, he could
scarcely ever have been conscious that
he had palm. even as map OF per
sonal fortune; for he who is complete
ly satisfied with the present never
worries about the future and Mr.. Ran
dolph had been born content.
With such an equipment, Is 1t to bs
wondered at that he found the tax
field rich with unexpected and sur
prislng blooms? Fair flowers, he haC
known heretofore to nod only over tei
tables and solid silver appeared sud
denly transplanted to his cab anC
ready to nod on stalwart shoulder
Strong male tiger-lilies of the none!
market, grated TO the cushions of {
taxi. became complacent pillars upol
which some c''r"ing ivy twined.
Concluded next issue.J
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07

boys for me an tell the manager to go
to blazes."
They followed this remark out of
the cab; the tough In fops clothing
cranked the car and turned westward,
as previously chronicled, while Mr..
Randolph, now substitute to Patrick
O'Rellly as driver OF the Village Cab
company's No. 1893. hurled his char
lot eastward, not to meet the morning,
as II had appeared to the watching
Miss Thornton, but In search of the
residence Of the head Of the legal firm
charged with the duty Of carrying out
the instructions of the defunct Mr..
Asa Thornton.
Mr.. Randolph, vice 0'Reilly, drew
mp at the familiar address In Madison
avenue and laid his car cheek by jowl
with the curb as though anchoring II
for a long stay; then he descended
from the drivers seat, entered the
cab. exclaimed Thanksgiving at finding
a rug, wrapped himself in its warm
folds, curled up on the seat and went
to sleep.
In the cold early morning the strong
arm Of the Law reached in and dragged
him back from the Elysian fields
where he had been wandering hand in
| hand with a lovely person dressed in
little velvet toque and very cheap
clothes.
Here. you'll" said the voice of the
Law. Don't you know you can't put
up a hotel in this burg without Ii
cense? Wot the"
Morning, Officer" said Randolph,
trying his best to be pleasant. I'm
waiting for my fare. Any regulation
against that3'
Don't pull that stuff on me-" said
the Law. "This amt the Tenderloin."
IL know 1t isn't" remarked Mr.. Ran
dolph. But happen to be waiting
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
Same Though, In Great MI

Carlyle wrote Of "One life 8tie
CLEAN OF time between two eternNses.'
Marcus Aurelius had written, Deem
not life a thing of consequence, for
look at the yawning void Of the future
and at that other limitless space, the
past" The old Saxon. Bede, likened
man in his earthly life to sparrow
flying out of the dark night into the
lighted banquet hall for moment
only, and then out again into the black
and unknown night.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
WIzarda Of the Wires.

Until about 1870 the Morse single
message systems were the only ones
which had proved practical. The
duplex method, the sending of two
messages in opposite directions stimuli
taneousiy, was perfected by J. b.
steams in 1872. The duplex, the send
ing Of two In the same direction at the
same time, was invented by Thomas
Edison in 1873, who also invented the
quadruplex system in 1874, ", e 2"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07

"Say," he plunged, Pat O'Reilly
lost his job to me last night shooting
craps My clock read twenty-eight
dollars this morning; here's my slip"
The manager glanced at the slip,
and took long look at Mr.. Randolph.
You're on, kid" he decided. "Take
any shift you like. What's your
manner"
"Sllm Hervey," said Mr.. Randolph
promptly.
zone OF them earned Names" COM
mented the manager. "All right. Go
to It."
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
Iha Quail p,OrsaN.

The DUAL d'Orsay is the name OF that
portion Of the left bank Of the Seine In
Paris that is opposite the Place de Ia
Concorde. From the fact that the
chamber Of deputies and other gov
eminent buildings face It. It's name Is
used to denote the French government,
ms Downing street Is used to denote
the British
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
CHARLES MISSIONER DEAD

News has just been received here
of the death of Charles Westover of
Washington. Mr.. Westover is well
known TO the older and iddle-aged
class in southern Utah. In the old
prosperous days Of Silver Reef he was
a conspicuous figure, and for a num-
Der of years conducted butcher bus
mess there. For the past thirty years
he has resided at Washington, and
has reared large family, mostly
boys, one of whom, Park Westover,
has resided in Cedar City for the past
few years, but has now leased a large
dry-land farm pear Santaquin and re-
moved there,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
Annual Rainfall.

The annual rainfall of the world Is
computed by the United States geolog-
lcal survey at 20,347 cubic miles, OF
which 6,524 cubic miles drains into the
sea. Each cubic mile Of the river water
weighs about 4,2O5,650,00O tons, and
averages about 100000 tons of foreign
matter. that passes to the ocean.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
Lesson In Carefuiness.

School children in Pittsburgh, at
schoolhouse on a street where many
automobiles pass, who court danger by
-carelessness In crossing the streets, are
required to sit on stone wall in front
of the schoolhouse whenever school Is
let out until all the other children get
across the street.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
Worry No More.

A missionary just returned from the
Belgian Kongo thus describes newly
discovered tribe Of pygmies: ALTHOUGH
they are completely uncivilized, they
will neither lie nor steal, and will
marry only one wife" Right here Is
where we quit worrying about the fu-
ture of civilization.-Arthur "a. Fol
well. in Leslie's.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
dos.
cara and MARRIAGE.

Why worry because the shape Of
your ears does not exactly please your
Their peculiarities probably Indicate
good points in your character. Ac'
corting to an expert, ears which wiggle
indicate versatility Of character, and
n they lie close to the lead show that
they can hear the same Jokes year
after year without becoming weary.
This makes for happy marriages. p.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
Pathetic Anpeal.

Mary's house had been struck by
lightning and pretty badly damaged.
The next evening when Mary was
praying at mothers knee she asked
blessing on each member of the family
and then added: "And, God, please
don't be mad at US any more."-Ex-
change.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
Where Sound Travels Ear.

Across ice and particularly in hard
frost, sound travels amazingly. Lieut..
Foster, on an arctic expedition, found
that he could converse with another
man quite easily across the mouth OF
a bay which was a mile and a quarter
wide.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
lmportant Discovery.

"The length Of bees sting" says
Tit-Bits, SIS only one thlrty-second OF
an inch" We are grateful for this in
formation because when we are being
stung we are always too busy TO meas
ure for ourselves.-Punch, London.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
Our Deficient smeIIer.

Our sense of smell is far inferior TO
that of the savage; but even his scent
faculty is a poor thing compared with
that of lower animals. A cat can get
drunk on smell. Watch pussy with
the catnlp.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
orrIs Found In Only Two Zones.

Orris root, which is used as a basis
Of many perfumes, is obtained only
around Florence and in the neighbOr-
hood of Verona.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
Too Often So.

AS n man grows older he sees what
an ass he used TO be; but fails TO see
what an ass he is,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
Daily Thought.

Simplicity OF character is the nat
ural result OF profound thought.-aaz-
HIT.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
carrler Plaeons, New Duty.

Carrier pigeons are playing IA part In
the patrol o1 the national forests.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
Cloves once Used as Money.

OFVESu O''NO OoVU 90 WV'ISys
In the Molucca Islands cloves were
once used as money and a. a much
later date bitter almondsA we're 50
used In some parts Of India.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-16

marketing difficulties. On the contrary there are certain obstacles to cooperative marketing that should be removed by legislation, but he pointed out that the removal of the obstacles, the actment of legislation would establish cooperative marketing. Many farmers organizations have proved the benefits of cooperative marketing in the absence of legislation.
 The writer touched upon the growing tendency of the farmers to help themselves, instead of indulgng in the chmera which mised the old Farmers Ali the Grange in its early period and the Popust party, whose members believed that their would vanish before legislative enactment and whose pros perity would certainly follow the stroke of pen
 "The gods help those who help themselves" and those who initiate help themselves are much more likely to receive aid from legislation when the need of it develops in the of their upward struggle
 Don't throw up your hands" said Ar. Marshall; double them up and go in.V
Arizona republican., 1921-12-16
The Men of the Conference

The best assembage of men ever gathered in Ari- zona was collected at the womars Club building yesterday. And notwithstanding popular supposi- ton that conditions somewhat depressed, never before saw in Arizona many we'll dressed men.
 But the best thing about the assembage yas the high character of the their standing in the bus ness professional life the state, their capacity representatives of the various industries of the state.
 That meeting point from which well may be ushered In In Arizona, the beginning of an organization composed Of the best the wises and the most representative of citizens.
 We that the foregoing statements and unqualified. But believe that the truth should not be marred by the weakness of qualfica- tion in such common expressions "ons of the best for "the best"
 We cannot forecast what will be accomplished in this two day conference, but entertain doubt that before final adjournment program will have been evolved the following of which will keep Ari- zona out of many pitfalls and bring it a better height.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-16
The Gods Help Those, Etc.

Among bristling points in the witty and forcefuI address of former Vice President Marshall was his contrast of the self reliance of the American neope which enabled them to conquer the desert and the wilderness without the backing of government and without an appropriation their pockets with our ieIly-fish condition which manifests itself in t+epted progress by the of uplifting" and Inv our instant appeals to the government to aid in o1r disappointed movements for the betterment of the world.
 Mr. Marshall recognized that there is certain consideration which the citizen may claim of the ernmeut of which he is part He may properly seek Ieeislation for the protection of himself and his nroperty But he should not turn to the government 10 grant his every whim or to accomplish for him the things he can accomplish for himself
 This matter was touched upon incidentally in
 +ter way in a paper in the November Century Mag azaene on cooperative marketing, in which it was ,,,, that farmers in various parts of the country ,a so,vee their problems by their cooperative s,rtss Ii was meant by the writer that the gov .rnrnent s sa8LLa IsaIE fslmers to work out their
Arizona republican., 1921-12-16
The Nerve to Go Ahead

We've got to keep our nerve and go ahead.'
 Nothing finer and truer said Indus trial Conference yesterday than this declaraon by Dr. L. D. Ricketts in the of his address the relation of mining to the development of the state
 The declaration needs repeton-needs iteration and reiteration. "The to go ahead!" It is great gift to real
 To lie down is to confess defeat. The who eonfesses defeat is doubly defeated: he admits to his neghbors that he has surrendered his manhood the cowardice within him.
 Of Arizona has suffered losses The great est loss has not been suffered. Excepting few, have not lost best possession still have nerve; and we will go ahead.
 Having nerve, it is impossible for to back-track. Having nerve, must go ahead. Being the sort people are, but keep 
 Other good sthings have out of the venton, and still others will come out of it. but are likely to get anything better than this:
 We've got to keep nerve and go ahead!.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-16

formerly current in India The star nsroda. of Madras had an intrinsic value of s1.S0 to s1.93.
 O. How did the interro9ation point oriainate?-S. P.
 A. Probably the question marx originated in the placing of the let ter q over the letter O. these being the first and last letters of the Latn word questo, meaning question
 O. Please give some information about the Rosicrueians?-R. w. E.
 A. Rosicrucians were the mem bers of secret societies, protesting 10 be philosophers. but in reality char latans. who in the 17th and 18th cen ttIries made themselves conspicuous by claiming to be possessed or se- crets of nature. including the power to transmute the baser metals into gold. to prolong life by tthe use or elixir vita. to have a knowledge or passing events in distant places, and to discover hidden things by the ap- plication of the Cabbala. Rosicru- cianism stood in some connection with Freemasonry and owed lts vogue in the 18th century to the pas sion for secret associations and TOT pseudo science.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-16
Questions And
 .AnsUers

(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 set tie domestic troubles. nor to under take exhaustive research on any sub ject. Write your question plainly and briefly. Give full name and ad- dress and enclose two cents in stamps for return postage)
 o. Did the congressional commit tee that investigated the steel strike of 1919 recommend an antistrike law?-G. M. 4.
 A. The senate committee on edu- cation and labor in it's report of its investigations of the steel strike of 1919 did not recommend anti-strike legislation, but did suggest the es- tablishment of a board or commis- sion which it believed would mini mize danger of strikes.
 o. Why is the little red cap worn by Turks called a fez?-C. N. s.
 A. Formerly Fez. a capital of Mo- rocco, was the chief place of manu facture of the red fez cap. The color was produced from dye made from a berry grown nearby. The manufac- ture of the fez is still among the leading industries of Fez.
 O. Please tell how to write 765 Vingtillions.-W. E.
 A. Seven hundred and sixty-five vingtillions would be written 165 fol- lowed by 63 ciphers.
 I steel making, the Bessemer or the open hearth?-R. L. L.
 A. Tie Bessemer process in steel making dates from 1856. while the open hearth process was developed in 1864.
 o. Which is the best picture of Christ?-J. D.
 A. Art critics are almost unani- mouse in agreeing that the head of Christ in the picture by Titan (Christ with the Tribute AIoney) now in the Dresden gallery is the best. The figure and face of Christ, con- trasted with that of the Pharisaical tempter, gives the former a sublimity not found in any other work.
 o. What is the origin of the ex- preston "The cups that cheer but not inebriate w. A. G.
 A. This phrase is found in Will liam Cowper's Task" which was published in 17S5. The phrase ito cheer but not inebriate' had been employed previously by Bishop Berkeley.
 c. How much was the coin called the pasods W. K. D.
 A Pasodas were silver and gold coins Of various kinds and values.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-16
By Frederic J. Haskin.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. - This week has been set aside by the Presi- dent of the United States to impress upon the American people the fact that education in this country is in a most backw ard condition, and to interest citizens in community eff forts to improve it.
 It is easy to prove by statistics that in this country an education is relatively hard to get. Perhaps more important is the question of what the kind of education offered a child in the United States is worth after he gets it. That, however, is a de- batable question, while the inade- quacy of our school facilities is demonstrable in a way that no one can refute.
 The congressional committee which recently made study of education in the United States decided that this country ranks tenth among the na- tions in the value of the education it offers it's citizens. The percentage of it's citizens who never learn to write is also much higher than in the principal European countries. Els. inmates of illiteracy are never very accurate. but the United States is generally credited with about 5000 900 inhabitants over 10 years of age who are illiterate. Twenty eight per cent of these illiterates are native white citizens, 30 per cent are for eign-born whites, and 40 per cent are colored, while 2 per cent are orientals.
 Germany England. France Hol- land, and Switzerland all have small CT percentages of illiterates than the United States-or at least did have before the war. These coun- tries all have much less wealth than America, and we are prone to think of them as less advanced in dem ocracy than we are. Yet in educa- tion. which is the very foundation of every democratic institution, thes all are ahead of us.
 llliterate Immigrants
 In eastern and southern Europe the percentages of illiterates in the populations of the various countries are much higher, ranging from 2s per cent in Austria to S9 per cent in Roumania. It is from these wholly uneducated countries. and from their most uneducated classes, that the United States is now drawing most of it's immigrant population.
 The percentage of illiteracy merely reflects the well known fact that there are not enough schools in the United States. In almost every large city the schools are reported over crowded ever wear. We hear of double shifts and of enormous classes which means little or no in- dividuaI attention for each pupil. In most of our rural districts schools still keep open only a few months in the year. and many country chil-