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New-York tribune., 1921-06-08

the door to any job because a man is
not suited to one is narrow,
Mr.. Hays may we'll refuse to be
diverted from his original intention
--at least for the reasons so far
given. 1t is surely good American
ism to be- magnanimous and to
cherish the ability to forget mems
mistakes if committed honestly.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08

That the closing Of the Midnight
Frolics is synonymous with the death
OF humor on Broadway is silly. AS we
recall. the Frolics, the percentage of
humor in them was scant. Over a
period of many years the verbal mer-
riment of Will Rogers and the physi-
cal comicalities of Fannie Brice are
all we recall of humor. What else was
there?
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08

After all, was not Hale right when
ne asked: 'Breathes there a man with
soul SO dead, etc. Commissioners En-
right, as reported in The Hornell Trib-
une-Times.
Our only regret is that the Commits
sioner has but one quotation to give
his country.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
New Smile.

Sir; Strange as it may seem. INV
razor is as sharp as razor, and mv
noe is as dull as hoe. My pillow,
being made of feathers, instead Of
wood (Japanese style), is soft as a
pillow; and the rocks in my yard with
the exception of few of sandstone
origin, are hard as rocks.
MERLE JOHNSON.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
Onr Own Travelogues

Sir: The local citizenry drives it's
cows to pasture in automobiles (if you
get what I mean), Main Street" is re-
garded as libelous publication, but
Mary j. obtained divorce from George
Britch and not colyumnist piped.
st. Adams. Vt. LEE KINGSTON.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
THE DIARY OF OUR OWN SAMUEL pEpys

June 4-Early up and in my petrol
Wagon to G. Gaige's, and did nought
all day save sit in the sunshine and
play my concertina, all enjoying it save
the dogs. To bed, very weary, at 9
o'clock
State all day in the sunshine again,
and read D. H. Lawrence's The Lost
Girl, which found interesting for half
the book, and dull thereafter. But I
read, too, An Actresses Crime, by Edna
Winfield, and got great amusement
therefrom, and so to bed at o'clock.
6--Drove Hilda and Miss Jane Sey-
mour to the city, and I to che Office,
feeling better than in many days. But
easily wearied, so finished my stint,
and home early, and to-bed, and read
Works, by Max Beerbohm, highly di-
verting and full of wisdom.
ITO the office, and near all day
there, at this task and that. The pub
lick prints crowded with wordy tales
about Dempsey and Carpenter, and /
am leaning to the opinion that the pub
lick is interested in these men because
so much is printed about them, rather
than that so much is printed because
the publick is interested.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08

In the current (May l3) Harvard
Lampoon appear some, verses on the
difficulty Of rhyming "jitney." In what
is supposed to be a triumphant Climax
the rhyme is found-"bit me-" We con-
slider this greater disgrace for Har-
ward than for Yale to beat her at foot
bali.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08

Not totally obscure is Mr. Albert D.
Lasker, President Hardings likely
choice for Chairman of the Shipping
Board, Mr.. Lasker's is one of the first
i'yes on whom we wrote, as agent
20 P. L. policy.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
qua HANTY

You ran purchase merchandise sdssFtised IN THE
TRIBUNE with ahsoute ssfety--far II dssHtisfac-
sss resniss In any case TRE TRIBUNE euaran.
tces 10 pay youe money back unen request No red
tsre. No ualbhlIns. We mako coed promptly "
the advertiser does net
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled TO
the uxe for republication Of all dispatches
credited To fl or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local Eews OF spontaneous
crtsin published herein
All nsnts OF republication OF all othsr mstsr
asren also are reserved
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08

There are forty public schools, ac-
cording to the report about to be pub
lished, that are unsafe; and the kid says
to himself that it'll be just his luck that
his school is all right
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08

There is no Pulitzer prize for the
best book review of the year. If there
were, our vote would go to Robert G.
Benchley for his review, printed in the
New York World, of Edward Bok's The
Americanization of Edward Box, which
won the $1,0oO~Pulitzer prize for "the
best American biography teaching pa
triotic and unselfsh services to the
people"
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08

How long, we wonder, will it take
the Anti-Prohib parade to pass given
pint! y. p. A.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
WEDNESDAY,, JUNE 8. 1921

ovnsd By New York Tribune me, New York
Cooperation Published daily Ogden Reid Preei
dont, @. vernor Rogers. v,es-Presidents Helen
Rogers Reid. secressry; n. T Msaneld. Treasurer
Address. Tribune Building is, Nassau Street New
lcFk Telephone Beckmcn 5000.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08

All Of which brings US down to the
fact that Sir Harry Johnston's The
Man Who Did the Right Thing (Mac-
millan) is one of the best novels we
have read in some time. This story of
missionaries and traders and consular
officials in Africa is 80 entirely engag-
ing that we have strong suspicion
that Sir Harry turned out the book Just
because he wanted to. Of course, he
had an unusual advantage. He spent
his early life as an African explorer
Perhaps to a man. who has endured
such hardships hitting typewriter keys
and getting paid for it is the greatest
lark in the world,
New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
copvricht. 1921. New York Tribune Inc.

| is writing for The Saturday Evening
Posts two and half million, and it
seems to us that he is mindful of the
fact that his quips must be universal
enough to cover huge territory. Ac-
cordingly, they do not seem to US as
amusing as they used to be. An audi
ence may we'll become so large that an
author does not proceed full speed
ahead without pausing now and again
to cup his ears and listen in case any
body in the outer frjnges is calling
Louder, please!" He lives, too, in
dread of the 'and funnier." By and
by he begins to raise his writing
voice. What do you suppose would
happen to Max Beerbohm if he should
ever agree to turn out daily essay of
humorous intent for 155 American
daily newspapers? 1t would break his
almost insofent ease of manner in a
month. Two papers in North Dakota
would cancel the service during the
second week on the ground that it
wasn't funny enough, and Max would
begin to dig his toes in a little deeper
and try to swing little harder.
North Dakota is hardly frank. In
spite of the reproach of Mr.. Dickens
we still mean Iowa. 1t isn't so much
that Iowa doesn't understand the author
| as that the author doesn't understand
Iowa. If he went on his way without
thought. merely setting down the
things he liked in the manner which
pleased himself, Iowa might applaud as
loudly as the next one. The trouble
is that by and by the large scale,
steady-production author begins to
give the public not what he wants. nor
what it wants, but what he thinks it
wants. And as soon as an author be-
gins this habit of dividing himself into
story-teller and listener, too, he just
naturally busts.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-07
MONDAY MORNING. MARCH 2, 1921
What yoatr heart thinks great ls greot. The souls emphasis as ot- aOays right. Emerson.
m. Need of v.biei. Regulation

We do not know whether the senate was really in earnest Saturday night when by majority Of defeated the bill for the regulation of motor traffic in this state It be that the bill is more csmprehensive than is required. Uniform legislation of every character is almost necessarily so.
 Much that was patently unnecessary elimi- mated the uniform bill and perhaps the elimina- ton might have gone farther without detriment to a traffic regulation law for Arizona.
 But too much is better than not enough and now wv have regulation in Arizona though auto
 mobile accidents resulting in loss of property in death is of almost daily occurrence
 As . precaution against the failure of this bill two clauses hardly germane. for the protection of highways and the other prohibiting glaring head lights, were added bill changing the manner of distributing motor vehicle licenses.
 If that should be enacted and. the senate bill should finally fail much will be left to be desired in the matter of the regulation of motor cars, which almost everywhere else in the United States have r,een brought under rigid regulation
Arizona republican., 1921-03-07
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Arizona republican., 1921-03-07
A piffsrent Kind of News

' The news from Washington yesterday morning was of quite different character from that with which have been regaled for some years past The word to Costa Rica to behave itself was peremp- tory and decisive. uttered in tone which that Cen usi American republic and others disposed to be quarrssome will probably heed
 i, Our dealings with fiery and turbulent neigh bbrs for years past have not tended to the toration of order. We have not dealt with them firmly and consistently but after the manner of an indugsnt hot and uncertain tempered with . spoiled chiid--giving it flick amiss'' but nasssing many needfu iicks for the proper bring ing of his offspring.
 We cannot. interfere in every quarrel between cis-contnental neighbors, but and doubt will interfere in quarrel which affects our interests directly. which may disturb the peace of Central and South America indirectly to affect interests.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-07
MAKING A CITY pAx

Less than a year of .'city manager ship has resulted in Dubuque's fipanc- es being improved from deficit of SaVoo0 10 surplus, according to O. E. Carr. Dubuque's new city manager.
 Dupuque has five city councilmen elected at large. who serve without pay. They select a city manager to run aII the city's business. The managers term of office is indefinite. As long as he gives satisfaction and wishes to stay he is in full charge of municipal ad ministration, but he may be discharged at any time that the council desires. The councilmen also make the various city ordinances
 One of the great advantages of hay ing the councilmen serve without pa according to Mir. Carr. is that they only take the job as an opportunity for pub lie service. and use none of their time or powers in office as a means for try ing to gain reelection. They ace as an advisory and legislative board and di- rect the manager in the administration of the public business.
 General expenditures and operatins costs can be greatly reduced under the 1ty managership plan, according to MT Carr, for everything is unified under one executive, and his one aim is eff clent results so that the councilmen will keep him on the job.
 Expenditures of street cleaning. the Dubuque city manager says have beer greatly reduced through elimination -cr scores of inefficient street cleaning em ployes. Instead of having a huge force of street cleaners and teams of horse. to support, Dubuque has cut down the number Of persons on its payroll to :, minimum and installed trucks, so that the departments work can be accom- plished just as effectively at far les, cost---Des Moines Register.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-07
A u.eful Clause

The gentlemen who proposing the amendment Senate Bill 51 by striking out the clause permit ting the temporary transfer from the fund of one project another for which federal aid is available evidently do not understand the purpose of this clause or the handcapping effect the amendment 2. No juggling of funds is proposed by the clause is 1t be permitted that any project shall be dsprtvsd of the money appropriated for it.
 But 1t happens frequently there are federal funds Avasbe for projects for which sufficient state funds arc not immediately available. Then again it happens that there arc state available for counties for whfch federal funds available This clause ouiy proposes an elasticity to meet federal funds ~sherever they may be available to project, the amount thus from other projects for which they cannot be immediately used to match federal aid. returned them when it will do the most Geod.
 H There Is nothing hidden in the language of this clause there be reasonable excuse for striking 1t out.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-07
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

o. In what ,city is the federal land office in Alaska a?-R. c.
 A There are three general land of fees in Alaska, which are located in Fairbanks, Juneau and Nome.
 O. How many shots is French .76 capable of firing? Have we a similar aun?-H. p. Del.
 A. The war department says that a French 7o nm. gun has an average shooting capacity of 25 shots per min : Iute. At the present time the United States is manufacturing a 75 nm. gun which is based on the French model and is equivalent to it in every way
 o. What is the difference between real sealskin and electric or near-s seal ? i-F. R. D.
 A. The bureau of biological survey says real sealskin is the fur of the Alaskan seal, while electric or near seal is dyed rabbit skin which is han dled in much the same way as musk rat is handled in order to produce i Hudson seal.
 l O. What is meant by "Cyclopean architecture?"-F. F. V. A. This name was applied to an- cient walls of large, irregular stones roughly hewn or wholly unwrought The term is of Greek origin. and fable attributes such structures to the 'Cy- iclopes."
 ! C. Was Charlotte Bronte the only member of her family that wrote, anc was Bronte her real name?-H. H. H
 A. The family name of Bronte t said originally to have been Prunty The three sisters-Emily, Charlotte and Anue-aIl possessed literary ability o marked degree, and the brother, Bran
Arizona republican., 1921-03-07

The Inaugural
 Warren Gamaliel Harding and Cal win Coolidge today became President and vice president in what may be the first Greatly Reduced in-Price inaugu- ral since Thomas Jefferson fooled him self into that office aboard a strictly one-man cow-pony, much the worse for wear, but a strict believer in the simple life.
 On that occasion Thomas hitched the horse to post, not having a dime to check it in the Capitol coatroom, and after the inaugural, led the animal around behind the barn and, in the interest of frugal living, split a bale of hay with it.
 Today the new President will use a government flivver instead of a horse unless congress decrees a motorless Friday at the last minute; but outside of this the inaugural will be simple, If not half baked Of course, you never can tell about a thing like this these days. The economists may insist at the eleventh hour that MT. Harding walk to the Capitol, or that he make the trip flat on his stomach, using onl5
Arizona republican., 1921-03-07
THE ONCE OWED
 x By H. I. PHILLIPS IA

the Australian crawl stroke. Should he do that latter, he would be open to charges of being pro- British.
 MT. Harding will arise early, par take Of a simple breakfast of hard tack with water from the rainbarrel. He will remark to Mrs. Harding that he wishes it was all over, and the good wife will reply, "Pshaw, Warren! You just brace up, and don't let the Coo- lidges think for a minute you're ner- vous."
 
 Warren and the wife will picker back and forth about the set of his necktie and the hang of his trousers until along about 9:30 when the trip to the Capitol will begin. Vice -Presi- dent Coolidge and President Wilson will accompany him.
 MT. Wilson will get the first laugh he has had since his tIrst election as he looks at Warren and thinks of the tough life that is ahead of at least one former Republican senator. If everything is as simple as fore cast, the party will be escorted by
Arizona republican., 1921-03-07
Would You Trad. Your Life?

Denver girl says she traded lives with another girl" She the story runs, much like this other s4yl in appearance and it was easy them change names histories identities; easier still by both living among people who had not known them in the days before they traded lives.
 What the Denver girl did merely to swap names. pretend be the other person. but she won't right on living her life. By taking the others name lover job, and reputation, she became that other person than she could have be- come her by swapping clothes.
 Each these girls went living her life, as far as they were concerned. Their trade may affected the lives of others. It have changed the lives of their friends and of themselves. lives with each other
 what will happen? And how?
 would you like to live in this world when df eysr) lives may be traded?
 would you, if you could, trade lives with any other living human? Would you trade with Rocke- fsller? Or emperor? Or Harding? Or Mary Pickford? Or Babe Ruth?
 Remember, if people could trade lives they would trade more than just names and wealth. They would trade friends relatives. loves morals ideals. anbi tions hopes. memories. everything They would trade moments of death too. And they would trade eter nity, to trade lives must trade souls.
 Trading lives is the biggest problem human mind has ever conceived. Beside it bridging the ocean, tunnelng from America to Asia, journeys to other planets. all these would be of accomplishment.
 Trading lives will be possible when mortal man has discovered create life and how to restore life when it is lost.
 Until such a time has arrived those dissatisfied with their lives may patch mcnd repair they may eliminate habits and acquire others; they may make
Arizona republican., 1921-03-07

we'll, wrote poems. several of which showed the Bronte spirit
 @. In Casino, we lacked one point of game and the other side lacked four points. They got cards, big casino and two other points, while we got spades and three other points. New. who winsa-J. R. B.
 A. In casino, points are counted in the following order: Cards spades, big cassino, little cassino, aces, sweep. Since cards count and did not put your opponent out. you counted spades and won the game before they could count another point. "A. A. A.
 A. The kingdom or presidency of Quito is the colonial name of Ecuador. The name Ecuador was adopted in 1S31
 O. Is there a college known as "Brazen Nose college ?'-M. D. J. A. Brasenose is a college of Oxford university. It was founded about 1909 upon the site of an old academical in lstitution named Brasenose hall. Its sign was that of a brazen nose, from which it derived its name. 1 O. What is emrer?@J. R. w. l A. Emmer is a wheat-like grain with a very short and compact head 1 It is hardier as regards cold drought | and rust resistance than wheat. It iS grown and harvested in the same man ner as wheat.
 c. How can isinslass be cIe.ned?- J. E. c.
 A. Isinglass can be cleaned with vinegar
 O. Please explain the meanina \ef Peters penee?"-R. B. 1 A. Peters pence is sum of ! money which is contributed to the pope by members of the Roman Cath ollie church. The accumulated sum derived from Catholics the world over is very large. The name is given in honor of St. Peter.
 (Any reader can get the answer to any question by writing Republican Information Bureau, Frederic J. Has kin, Director, Washington, D. C. Th;s offer applies strictly to informa tion The bureau cannot give advice CT legal, medical, and financial matters It does not attempt to settle domeSfN
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Arizona republican., 1921-03-07

four Washington roundsmen and a Boy Scout, with rear guard composed of six office seekers and a dog.
 The Senate chamber will have been swept out, aired and filled with enough camp stools to accommodate dignitaries forced to attend and visitors foolish enough to attend a simple and kickless inaugural
 The President elect and vice presi- dent will arrive after & hard battle with the movie picture men, where upon. Vice President Marshall will do the first real work he has done in eight years: swear in Vice President Coolidge. deliver a farewell address and adjourn the Senate
 IL is the custom to swear in vice president first in case the president collapse under the strain and leave the nation caught between two admins trations with nobody to try it out
 Vice President Coolidge will then de- liver his inaugural address during which many of those present will get their first sleep in twenty-four hours.
 He will then deliver call for a special session of the senate, and then MT Harding and President Wilson VIII start for the east front of the Capitol. The new senators will be sworn in and the vice president and the diplomatic corps will adjourn to the marble room.
 Diplomats always feel at home in a marble room and marble rooms aIways feel at home with diplomats.
 Eventually all hands will meet at f-E Harding will take the oath by placing | upon a Bible which Washington used ! a hand which Harding has always used.
 l The oath will be very simple Cniel Justice White will simply ask: Anc do you Warren Gamaliel Harding, take l this country to be your lawfully we'd ded responsibility, to have and to scold l to cherish and to love in sickness anc l in health till the voters do you part Warren will reply. simply. do. The chief justice will then break pot ] tie of denatured champagne over MT Harding's majestic brow and say ' sentence you to four years at hare 1 labor and may Heaven be your guioe!
 Mir. Harding will reply in hoars' voice, "The same to you and many O them" his mind being a Dit oistracteo and he will then deliver his inaugura ' ] do since the newspapers will have hat it on sale for at least two hours After he has outlined his policies oi ! eolf and tarpon fishing, Mrs. Hardint \ standing proudly in the wings will sa! to herself, And to think that before
 married him the folks all saio ne
 never amount to anything.
 Impatient spectators will interrupt ni
 inaugural speech with such rude re
 marks now and then as, How apou
 passing the cigars?" and When do "
 eat?" Whether the president will tax the hint remains to be seen
 Anyhow the formal part ol the paIl will then bust up and the rest of tn
 day and evening will be spent larger in the simple pastime of wishing m hir luck. Wishing the next president iuc is one thing the economists didn't cur tail in advance They realize presi : dent needs all the luck he can get