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Arizona republican., 1921-10-28

ward step There is a movement to defeat Dr. L. D. Dameron for reelection
 It was with reluctance that pr. Dameron con- sented to be candidate again, for he had faithfully served for twelve years. But that was why hls reelection was desired. It was under his trustee ship that our school system has been developed It was desired that it's development should not be re- tarded
 It is learned that it Is not against Dr. Dameron that the fight which has been made him is really aimed. but against Superintendent John D. Loper, who regarded one of the ablest and most energetic educators in the whole Southwest under whose direction the schools of Phoenix have been brought to their high standard.
 Nobody none even who may desire the displace- ment of MT Ioper have dared question his ability, or criticse his educational methods, accomplish nents. Their objections him are private They are moved only by pique We can not afford to sacrifice our schools to the personal spite of man group of men,
 If this move against pr. Dameron should suc- ceed it would mean than the mere defeat of him. While would the immediate dis placement of MT. Loper 1t would mean the placing on the board of opposed to him. Then, il the could be repeated next year. there would be a majority against him. But it would immedi- ately the repudation of the school board and all it has Surely the people of Phoenix would not want the election to appear to be such repu- diation
 We think 1t Is highly improbable that pr. Dam- eron will be defeated. Yet, considering the light is usually cast at school elections such disaster is possible We have school elections Phoenix when the will of all the qualified voters was registered by three per of them We sup pose are three per of the voters who for one reason or another would like to Dr. Dameron defeated and MT. Loper displaced And it is pos will he at he polls tomorrow.
 Now, if the other s7 per cent any considerable part of that percentage will be there Dr. Dameron will be returned by the greatest majority given candidate for trustee of the Phoenix schools, and school system will receive deserved endorse ment.
 We have for years been endorsing it with words. Let us all tomorrow, and women. endorse it substantially by votes.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
VETERANS PLAN A COLONY

Ottawa, Ont--Former British army officers and their families will comprise colony to be established thirty thousand of land in the Loet district of British Columbia under plan now before the Royal Colonial institute of London.
 At a recent conference in London, presided by the agent general for British Columbia, Colonel H. F. Mourning outlined the plan The land he statea would be colonized and developed under the direction of company. Half the capital stock would be taken up regular investment basis by shareholders. The remaining half would be issued by the British settlers.
 These settler shareholders would be employed by the company and paid monthly wages They would be housed otherwise provided with adequate living facilities. The proposal, London dispatch says, was warmly approved by the institute. Details be worked out by committee comprising several bers of parliament Sir Rider Haggard will be asked to act chairman.
 The movement is in line with various other steps taken by the dominion and provincial governments aid settlers in getting firm start the rich lands of the West New settlers of two three years ago prosperous farmers of today result of aid extended in choice of lands and development mixed farming stock raising and fruit growing
 Officials believe the plan to bring the former British officers and their families will out suc- cessfully
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
By Frederic J. Haskin

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 27- One of the first devices by which a man ever tried to fly has recently been placed in the Smithsonian in- stitution in the form of model made by Paul Garber.
 Garber, who is but 22 years old, has set himself the task of making visible the whole history of mans effort to master the air. Smithsonian possesses the models made by the inventors of many of the early air ships, and Garber proposes to com plete this collection by making mod els of the others from drawings and descriptions.
 The model he has just completed is that of the device by which Leo nardo da Vinci hoped to fly like a bird by the use of his own unaided strength. The model is made from drawings and descriptions which Le- onardo left. It appears not to be known whether the famous Italian ever actually made his flying ma chine, but it may be stated with the utmost certainty that he never flew in it. It couldn't be done.
 Leonardo da Vinci was, according to all authorities, one of the greatest geniuses that ever lived, and he died a little more than 400 years ago. When you look at his flying machine it is well to bear both of these facts in mind Only a genius could have conveived such an ingenious contrap- tion. and only a man living in an early stage of the development of mechanics could have imagined that it would work.
 Did Leonardo Have the Big Head?
 Even allowing for the fact that Leonardo lived a long time ago, one wonders whether he did not have his tongue in his cheek when he de- signed this flying machine. Or if it was not partly joke, then maybe the famous Florentine had touch of the big head, to which even gen fuses are liable. He had been pro- claimed a universal genius and the great man of his times. He was great painter, a great sculptor, and a great engineer He was the best anatomist Of his day. He had made scientific discoveries of the greatest importance. Princes Vied for his services. He was a man of the high est gifts placed in a rich and highly civilized envirunment-that of rem aissance Italy-which knew how to
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
Will Drill for Oil

Will Drill for Oil
 DOUGLAS-Good progress has been made during the past week by Judge H. C. Buemler, who is securing oil leases on land northwest of Douglas for a California company. This com pany through its representatives here has bought half section of land 10 miles out of Douglas, where it is pro- posed to drill an oil well to a depth of 5000 feet, provided leases are se- cured on 5000 acres of additional land in the vicinity surrounding the site of the proposed oil well.-International
 Inspect Swastika Mine
 PRESCOTT-For the purpose of inspecting the Swastika silver mine, near Mayer, and determining whether the new mill on that property can be completed at the present time and further extensive development work begun, about 25 business men and fi- nanciers of West Virginia, stockhold- CTS in the Swastika Silver company, left Prescott this morning in their private car to spend the day at the mine.-Courier.
 Squad Saves Furniture
 PRESCOTT = Dragging furniture from beneath an incipient blaze that shortly afterward utterly destroyed the old Linney residence on South Washington street, the Badger foot ball squad distinguished itself yester- day afternoon, while the city fire de- partment. perfectly willing to help, was relegated more or less to the side lines by reason of the fact the fire occurred outside the city limits and beyond the effective range of the hose and water pressure.
 Louis Shaffer. formerly patient at Whipple Barracks, occupied the house at the time of its destruction.-Jour- nal-Ainer.
 Several Injured in Accident
 TUCSON-When a car directly ahead stopped suddenly and caused him to swerve in order to avoid strik- ing it, County Recorder R. B. Vinson drove over an embankment near Tue son on the Oracle road Monday night, with the result that he and several other occupants sustained more or less severe injuries.
 A fractured breast bone was sus- tained by yinson himself, and Mrs.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
A Test of a Good Law

A citizen of Santa Cruz county is going to test the law which makes it misdemeanor a party a collision the highway to drive away from the point of collision without ascertaining what damage has been done, without making known his identity without reporting incident the authorities. This person was fined for a violation of this law.
 The only fault we have to find with the framer of the law is that he did not define such felony instead of misdemeanor. We think the members legislature derelict in that they did so amend the bill as presented
 The man who through carelessness, or even in the heat of temper, commits offense against another, inflicting bodily harm. has something to offer in attenuation. But the man who hurries away after automobile collision displays of the qualities of the wifui, premeditating offender, purpose to conceal criminal act. He should there fore be punished accordingly.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28

just like a bird. He had doubtless watched the easy Tapping and sail ing of the buzzards which hung about the Italian towns, and figured confi- dently that he could do just as they did.
 Leonardo was a good man. but like many another good man, not as good as he thought. It took several cen turies to show just how far he mis- calculated. Experience with motor driven airships has shown that a To- horsepower engine is the least which can fly the weight of a man with any success. It would take at least two horsepower to lift a man off the ground. And a horsepower is about equal to eight manpower Suppose that Leonardo was about half again as strong as the average man, he would have had the be, nevertheless. about 12 times as strong as he was in order to fly. His little device would have afforded him splendid exercise, but no transportation.
 Even if he had been F times as strong as he was, Leonardo would probably not have risen an inch. A bird not only beats it's wings with much greater power, in proportion to its weight, than a man has, but il beats them much faster than a man can move his arms. About IS0 wing beats per minute are necessary to keep a bird in the air A man could not possibly do that and keep it up.
 One other point Leonardo over looked. A bird does not really flap it's wings, as it appears to do. The wing motion of birds is a very com plicated thing which scientists have not yet analysed to their satisfaction. but they believe the wing describes approximately a figure eight in the air. Leonardo could not have exc cuted such 0 movement with his wings.
 He never stood a chance to fly. But if his body did not soar, his ina gination did. He divined that man was to conquer the air, and he initiated the conquest.
 Paul Garber, who has made Da VincFs machine visible for us, is an- other man of initiative. He was hired by the museum to keep various models in repair-a minor mechanf- 1 cal task Having mended everythine mendable, Barber looked the colIec- | tion over and found that the mode 1 of the first steam engine was so con ! structed that it could not possibly l have run. Accordingly he rebuilt it. He then decided that the aviation l collection was incomplete, and set tC | work. with much laborious research ! to make it q full record of all mans | efforts to fly. He has now nearIN | finished that job. and is at present | working on Q couple of Roman cata- | pults to complete the collection ol military technology.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
Eneouraaina Saving

We receive almost daily literature issued by another of the great banks of New York City in which we find much of wisdom profit. The advice generally good and may be interpreted to have been offered for the benefit of the whole whole country. which having profited banks and ever1 body else would profit. this advice may be regarded propaganda within the modern and worst meaning of the word. but we encountered one lcaflet the other day that think was pre- pared in the interest of the whole country of toriai by an eastern paper in which an attack was made deftly the postal savings bank system. II did not advocate the abolition the system but between almost every lines could read a purpose to diseredit the system.
 We suppose this was really intended to be an attack upon the pending Industrial Savings Act wAirh has been before the last three sessions of congress and is now the fourth time before the senate. It has the support of the head of the War Fgrauce Corporation of Herbert c. Hoover and other Snselsh and far-seeing patriots who are advocating it as means of stimulating thrift boosting Liberty Bonds par. increasing nations credit and generally tending speed up industry and stabilize business.
 Nobody ia quite pleased with the present postal -ank system. The patron feels that he is not being treated right receives only per on his deposit and then only condition it must be deposited for a year. He is the dissatis- fled # he has to borrow money in the meantime at the prevailing rate of interest. The Industrial Say 8nrs Act provides for the payment to depositors Ia the postal bank. for long short periods of all fha money can be made to when loaned on un- gaes-ioned security the market price for money.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
NEW WINE IN OLD BOTTLES
BY DR. FRANK CRANE Copyright, 1921. by Frank Crane)

The trouble with the world is that it is trying to keep it's new wine in old bottles And this by the way, has always been the trouble with the world
 It IS this which causes the bangs of growth. For is usually painful process for the to get rid of the old.
 Specifically, the new idea in the world is democ- racy, and 1t is trying to contain this spirit in the political forms bequeathed by monarchy.
 better way to express this truth perhaps, is that the new idea is Humanity that is the conception of mankind as whole And this idea is struggling to get itself born in the minds of people long trained in natonalism.
 Every fresh new impulse of progress is interna- tional None is national That is, every great move ment for human betterent is conceived in the of the world and not of the state. When the present states were born they were distinct advance the conditions of barbarsm that preceded them and they had to fight fercey to get rid of that barbarism
 But the hour has struck for the passing of the nations.
 They are no longer needed and they present today the most considerable opposing force to human progress
 When some one asked Anatole France to write little sentiment the fyleaf of of his books the author inscribed the following sentence: On la guerre dans la planee que ors quill ny plus detats (wars will not upon the planet until there are states).
 Mr. H. c. Wells is doing heroic work to bring this idea home to the English mind. The triumph of the idea IS all the probable because 1t is nothing than carrying to its logical conclusion the programme of Jesus Christ His teachings have been the meat and drink of the Western world for centuries and the very core of them is that all men are brothers
 Paul carried forward His teachings, declaring ''there is no difference"
 The eventual fruit of this sort of fundamental be- lief is the end of nationalities
 No intelligent person needs to have it proved to him that it is natonalites that cause wars and the statement of Anatole France is automatic.
 But we are beginning to see also that it is na- tionalties that bankTupting the world. It Is they who are causing the fluctuations in exchange which are running commerce.
 It is they that, by their artificial barriers and passionate selfishness, are causing famine in country that there may be plenty in another.
 There patriotism in the teaching of Jesus.
 There is no patriotism in the great elemental forces of nature and of society.
 For there is no nationalism in commerce. in art, in science in religion in disease in death
 And if humanity is to adjust itself to these vast forces work with those that help and to work against those that threaten its existence it must learn to operate.
 Like every other plan of destiny, World Unity not only has it's reward but it's penalties
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
LEONARDO'S WINGS

use them to the full. Probably mod ern life is incapable of producing such an example of intellect com pletely developed and completely tri- umphant. That was the golden age of the genius as this is the golden age of the boob.
 Possibly Leonardo, riding high on the tide of his success, a little intox- icated by it. decided that he could do anything. He had already done all most everything. What was there yet to try? Hswould fly. He was a close student of nature and especial ly of the anatomy of animals. He now made a special study of the anatomy of birds. He ascertained the exact design of their wings, and also the exact ratio of the wing spread to the weight of the bird.
 Leonardo was a great athlete, built somewhat on the lines of Babe Ruth. He weighed about 200 pounds with out being fat, and was tremendously powerful He probably figured that he could fly if anybody could.
 Accordingly he constructed a pair or wings, which had just the same spread in proportion to the weight of a Oo-pound man that a birds wings nave In proportion to its weight. He --4NS'-ANSa AAAGli Ol GdGN Slue or beam-about like a two-by- -four-on which he proposed to lie, belly down. while flying.
 Leonardo's device for propelling I!msel showed both his intellect and his lack of a competent scientific technology. He saw very plainly that a bird, had more power in it's wings and breast muscles in propor- ton to its weight than a man has in ms arm and breast muscle. A man has his biggest muscles in his legs. leonardo conceived that if he was gong to compete with the birds he would rave to fly with his legs.
 How the Thing Worked
 That was an easy problem for him. You would have to look at Garber's model to see lust how he solved it. inc wings are operated by pulleys. Leonardo, lying on his stomach on the beam, grasped handles in each hand' and put his feet in a pair or surrups- By throwing his arms up ne raised the wings. and by kicking backward, like a swimmer, with both feet, he brought them down and back. nus. by going through a sort of hor- izonIai setting up exercise. Leonardo sould Hap his wings, as he thought
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
THE ONCE OVER
By H. '. PHILLIPS

done about it." argued Ignatius. Even the present business depres- sion is partly due to il. Everybody is late getting tc work, that's the main trouble Look at the time and energy wasted by the working classes at the beaches in the summer and the burlesque shows in winter. Flo rodora' was an awful bust. Why2 Because the girls all wore long dresses If the sextette had danced in beads and sandals the revival would have turned 'en away"
 "Weu, what are you going to do about t?'' asked the wife. ''Nuthing," admitted Ignatius, but while the dis armament conferees are talking about disarmament the cloak. suit and skirt manufacturers should convene on dislegament.'
 A little dis-lowneckgown- a-ment wouldn't do any harm either," ad- mitted the wife.
 Ignatius. suddenly leaned out the window and peered' intently across the street.
 Mrs. Innbadd watched him. She arose presently, looked over his shoulder, then pulled him back in and damned him back into his chair.
 Every time those manicure girls get on the trolley cars you lose your eyesight." she rebuked, as Innbadd hid his face behind the baseball scores.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
.cl cltOnDrdIeYS \ Daily Poem
 ,IZZE NIZhz4X XST

Dear lady. my affection
 Shall nevermore depart, Your image rules each section
 Of all my throbbing heart; No trouble, great or petty.
 Can turn our love to scorn: You've seen me eat spaghetti,
 I've seen you eating corn. There's naught can break tke tetheI
 That binds us strong and fast, We two shall stick tog ether
 Until the very last; We're cupid's one best bet. he
 Won't let such ties be torn; You've seen me eat spaghetti.
 I've seen you eating corn. To eat such viands neatly
 Is hard, as all admit; marvel how completely We got away with it. Life's woes and worries fretty Shall not make us forlorn: You've seen me eat spaghetti,
 I've seen you eating corn.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
Ensnr.s Our Schools romorrom

Phoeuix is proud of its schools. It is satisfied with tEe policy which has been developed and pur- sued for many years, resulting in giving school svstcra CoIemost place among the cities Of the
 .-, accorded 70 1t by the federal school sur ,s-. We 60 not believe the people want to take tac-,.ard step.
 V.- 9 change has been proposed which, s- .s -eulated Co Ie halt preparatory to a back
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
Speaking of Disarmament

Speaking of Disarmament
 "This disarmament business gives me a pain" complained Ignatius Inn badd, as he opened the nightly dis cussion of current events with the good wife.
 oWhv so?" asked Mrs. Innbadd, who really didn't care what gave him
 what this country needs ain't dis armament" returned Ignatius.
 And what does it need?" asked the wife
 tfus. humping his evening paper, which contained a large picture of a society bud in one of the smart fall
 ..Dis-what-a-ment?" asked Mrs. Innbadd.
 "Dis-LEG- -ment," repeated Igna- tius. It's legs. not arms that are the grea test evil of the present world. The styles in women's attire are do- ing more to hold this nation back, 1n- terfere with it's normal life, and re- tard it's orderly progress along the lines so earnestly advocated by N ar ren Gamaliel Harding
 Rave on." put in the wife.
  week than the war killed in months2' demanded Ignatius. Automobile ac- cidents! That's what. And l ask vo1- now. what causes most of the auto accidents?"
 'I,egs.' insisted IgnatiUs. These silly women go kiting around the streets in skirts that haven't enough material for baby's dress, and the autoist who ought to keep an eye on the road ahead focuses both optics on the lady until he presently finds ! himself all tangled up in the wires of ! a telegraph pole exchanging Wig-w2g | signals with the wife who is caught | in the upper branches of weeping | willow tree with a spare tire around ! her neck"
 Ignatius paused a moment for new thunder.
 "Women's styIsa cause more auto ! disasters than sharp corners, he oe- l clared.
 T should say that the women's ] styles reveal most of the sharp cor ! ners." remarked Mrs. Iunbadd.
 You said something" agreed Igna- ! tius. And the thing works both ! ways: autoists run into trees, posts | and pedestrians while looking at tho 1 ladies, and the pedestrians run into | the autos while looking at the same ! thing. The loss of life is appalling. If men weren't essentially vicious | they wouldn't look around the way they do" said the wife 1 T look around. and I'm not Vici- ] Ous," said lunbadd. | "You look around because you are ] an old idiot" snapped the wife. I insist that something should be
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
ANOTHER KIND

This ad found in the columns of a local evening paper, gave sharp shock first reading:
 Body for funeral purposes, must be sold at Blank Agency Brooklyn
 But when the Edgar Allan Poe atmosphere wore off bit it discovered that the Blank Agency was a motor agency.-New York Evening Post
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
THE REAL ROSS

woman and a man who were walking with their little nephew much entertained with his original way of expressing himself Among other great truths he declared: When daddy says mo- and mother saws yes, yes is the name of it'-Life.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
THE sSIMIsT

Wouldn't it be fine if we could live our lives over?" said the optirnist
 What good would it do us?" sneered the pessi- mist Tt would merely enable us to make o11r mistakes easier.'-Cincnnati Enquirer.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
BEATING AsouTTHE BUSH

Ez-Cfot any change about you, Cy? Cy-Can't hear word ye say. Ez!Cos if ye hey Cy-No I'm awful deef today. Elf ye got 15 cents I'll pay ye that dime Cy-Why didn't ye say in the fust pIace?- Life.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28

Authorities say the sound of can nonading can be heard much car ther than that of thunder
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
TRUE PRoPHEcY

Becher-Columbus a prophet
 Crane-No, my son, Columbus a discoverer He discovered America.
 Belcher-Tes, but when he first saw it didn't he shout T dry land?a-Answers, London
Arizona republican., 1921-10-28

The American soldier will appear on a uonu- ment of thanksgiving in memory of sailors and sol diers who fell in the great war. which will be erected at Loudres France