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The state herald., 1921-03-11
Humorous Gatherings

Harry-"How some of these old
songs do haunt me-"
Marie-"Well, you've often murder.
ed them.
Jasper, is 1t so that teacher is In.
terested in your pa?"
Jasper-"Yes, today, after she told
me seven times to sit down and be.
have. she said she wondered what
kind of dad had"
The state herald., 1921-03-11
FOREIGN

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Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
ENGLISH WIT
BY OR. FRANK CRANE Copyright 1921. by Frank Crane)

There has been a great deal of fun. poked by Americans at the Engishman for his lack of of humor It remains true, however that the best comic operas from England and that ought to teach as something
 I have been looking over the English papers and have collected few samples of English wit which may show that America has no monopoly of a sense of humor
 Dean Inge told the story of certain vicar's cook One evening at family prayers they allowed her to se ect the hymn After the ceremony over the vicars wife said to the cook That was very nice hymn you chose this evening" "Yes num- said the cook ''it is the number of my policeman.
 Another story is told of Cockney who got job out in the country. He had to drive horse to the v lage for the farmer who employed him, and was told that he must be careful to keep the rein from the horses ta.'
 When he returned the farmer asked him if he had any trouble. "Oh, no he answered, i've only had one shower ,and while it lasted managed to hold um- brella oyer the horses tail"
 Another tale of different character is told of lady who discovered dust her table in the drawing rooms. She reproved the servant, saying, Mary, l can write my on this table, The maid beamed. Yes, maam, she said, T always say there is nothing like education"
 said M am u short penny Well said the other "you don't accuse me of taking it, do you?' No said the first q don't say you took it. But say this that penny short and you are eating cake
 The following child story comes from the country. little boy had been watching blacksmith He back home and told his mother he had just who makes real horses. "He had just finished one he said, land was mailing one of its feet" An old lady said to her nephew, T am old-fashi- oned enough to believe that honesty pays" sYes, piled the nephew; quite so, and dishonesty gets paid l A young counting his girl in the parlor. May kiss you, Jennie?" he asked: 'Oh mothers in the other room, she said. "That is all right he re- piled "Your father can kiss her.
 If these anecdotes do not amuse you, perhaps you are deficient in sense of humor.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23

By inheritance or result of protective adapta- tion?"
 It was natural, by reason of his long association with Wilson. familiarity with his papers. that Mr. Tumulty should absorb something of his style which would manifest itself the plainly when writing of the president, but which would not be so apparent in other literary effort.
 But the subject is hardly worthy of criticism and perhaps would not have evoked it from anyone not disposed to find fault generally with Wilson. But MT. Hale has long been disposed-almost ever since his return from Mexico whither he had been sent in 1914 the special agent personal repre- sentative of the president. Whatever feeling was then engendered was intensified previous to and during tn first period of our association with the allies.
 What MT Hale and the rest of us have detected ''Wilsonisms" in the literary work of MT. Tu- muty, perhaps would not have been noticed in the vouminous works of MT. Wilson because of their redundancy MT. Wilson, especially in his earlier works has excellent literary style. The greater redundancy appears Tn his state papers and letters because suppose of the narrower field into which he brought and the less he exercised to avoid redundancy It in this part of his literary career in which he more forcbly impressed himself upon his private secretary.
 The question is again raised. What is literary style? It is rather elusive thing. Men who write great deal acquire style which can detect and differentiate in reading single haphazard para graph but cannot put finger directly upon the thing that enables us to detect and cannot ex- plain the differentiation.
 Take, for instance, the very distinct style of Macaulay. We do not know it from any redundancy of expression any characteristic grouping of words and phrases. We know it only from the graceful flow Other writers graceful and flowing but do not confuse them with Macaulay though why not, we easily, all, explain.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
The New Language of Diplomacy

French is no longer the anguae of diplomacy; at least at present. Formerly in conventions of representatives of nations, the views of members if not expressed in French cleared through that language. As these conventions attended uallv only by Europeans, French spoken by all of them, since for generations European was re- garded as educated unless he familiar with the French language and literature which richer than any other.
 Frenchmen accustomed to regard other languages as somewhat barbarous and were not at pains to perfect themselves in them It not neces sary to do so. The French language was the noun tain to which NIahomet must come.
 For the first time the French speaking delegates to the limitation of armament conference found themselves isolated on the outskirts of the crowd instead of in the of it. English was the me- 5;,,r, through which expression must finally be made The French the only delegates who were unable to trust expression to that unfamiliar and barbaric tongue The Belgians. the Italians the 1ananese and the Chinese found themselves at home
 That was a situation which at once attracted the t4antiop of H G. Wells one of the correspondence tho isolation of the French delegation. The long and trnnortant address of Premier Briand on Monday
 ud he delivered only in his own language and then 4 had to be officially translated-cleared through 1ngsb the language of diplomacy for the first time
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
Our Relation. With southern c.lifornI.

closer relation between Arizona and Southern California was advocated by Senator H. B. wilkin- in letter to The Republican week ago and the subject again presented by him at meeting of the Realty Board Monday. The senator regards Southern California and Arizona as one economic unit While the development Arizona is not de- pendent California the senator says it will be greatly facilitated by closer relation of the two communities
 He does not, of course, mean that Arizona should become back country" hnterland or province of Southern California in the Imperial Valley by its geographical situation But we have many interests in with Southern Califor- mia that they be better forwarded by co-opera- tion Necessarily will have interests which will conflict with those of neighbor in such case we should seek friendly adjustment of them We should regard ourselves upstandng reasonable neghbor and not as a subsidiary.
 Such conflict Of interest appears in the pend- ing through rate situation in which it is apparent that what the coast gain would be secured at our loss. Other issues may arise from time to time But all of them may be better disposed of by friendly rstanding-through the organization of such league of Arizona and Southern California business men as Senator Wilkinson recommends.
 That this valley has been the beneficiary of the assistance of Los Angeles capital within the past year, in time when assistance sorely needed. the senator points and that is recognized Of perhaps greater benefit than the millions which poured in the sign of the confidence of these capitalists in the valley. We would always rather enjoy the confidence Of neighbors than their bare affection. This action of the Los Ange- les bankers stock confidence in selves.
 The thing especially urged by Senator Wilkinson was improved communication between Arizona and Southern California by automobile route. The latter region is now Ion wheels. The paved roads are at times crowded with vehicles which for the most part bearing visitors and tourists about. Los Angeles has become the greatest entrepot for tourists in United States very large proportion of them home seekers. Thousands of them in their search would come to Arizona of there easy and way of reaching the state from Southern California
 Some irritation has been caused, especially in River Valley by the activities of irresponsible individuals sighted trade organizations of Southern California charged with Knocking" the valley. said that railway trainmen the continental roads been employed to divert traf fife from Phoenix and this valley But if there have been such activities the broadminded and acute businessmen who have lately manifested their con- fidence in the valley have had sympathy with them They realize that the fullest development of this valley only can 1t become of the greatest value Los Angeles
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
Any Wife Too Good for Him

Lou TelIegen is an unappreciative soul. He is an actor of whom not much had been heard until Geraldine Farrar married him. Almost year ago heard that she had wearied of him and had left him. Later there was report that Tellegen was thinking of suing for divorce. We learn from the dispatches that he has filed suit and details of his complaint have been made public.
 We had supposed that Miss Farrar's distaste for him was only fresh evidence of her temperament, but the complaint of Telegen puts her in a rather better light. The bill states that the prina donna used to wake him in the middle of the night with saps and jabs and make him an audience of one while she read poems of her creation to him. And he calls this 'cruel and unusual punishment"
 There thousands of people in this country who have paid from ss to more than twice much to hear Miss sing she sings beautifully. Almost any of us would deem it honor be awakened by her in the middle of the night with plea that she be permitted to sing to us or recte for
 Such meager information as we glean from the dispatch does not convey to whether. Tellegen objected to the jabs and slaps to the homemade poetry of his handsome wife, But suspect that 1t is neither. Tellegen travelled largely upon his shape, upon his pulchritude. He Is probably of who feel the necessity of taking beauty sleep and it his deprivation of that that constituted the cruel and unusual punishment of which he plains.
 But before would utterly condemn him we should like to sample of poetry concocted by Miss Farrar and sawed off upon him in the depth of the night We get poetry every day by mail that we regard as "cruel" though hardly unusual there is much of it.
 Not all great vocalists great poets. Miss may be lurninary of the first magnitude but it may be that her fame poet has been obscured by her greater reputation a song bird. So, do know. after all, who is to blame for this domestic impasse. Perhaps if Tellegen copies of his wifes poetry and have them inflicted upon the jury it may help his case.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
By Frederic j. Haskin

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21-Weight as an index to health is at last being appreciated. While New York it try ing to reduce some of its fattest la dies to pleasant curves, cities in diff ferent parts of the country are be- ginning to take an interest in their too thin and too fat children.
 The fat ladies' reduction class is an interesting experiment. Nutrition classes for school children have been carefully tried out and are found practical and successful. As a. result they are attracting wide attention. Not only are progressive cities in Stalling these classes in their schools, but the entire state of New Hamp- shire has been organized to fight maInutrition in it's children. Dr. William R. P. Emerson, expert on child nutrition is visiting San Fran cisco, Los Angeles, and other cities at their request to hold institutes and explain methods of reducing the large number of cases of this disease.
 That malnutrition is a disease, that it is an insidious drain on the strength of many people who are un- aware that they are physically below par, is the opinion of nutrition spe- cialists. They have found by tests that about one-third of the children in the average school are per cent or more under weight. In other words, many children are not prow- ing at the normal rate. The result is a droopy condition of mind and body instead of alertness.
 Nor is our adult population free from this underweight condition. Nc organized effort is being made tc bring the adults of a city up to nor maj weight. It is interesting to note however, that at a normal school where the student teachers are weighed and measured all but sever in a class of 200 were underwelght per cent or more.
 Another surprising fact, which ex- periments have shown, is that mai- nutrition occurs with about equa frequency in homes of rich and poor white and colored, foreign born anC native stock.
 Malnutrition is not, generally caused by lack of food on the table Many a woman is underweight be- cause she worries and loses sleeI over grocery bills, just as childreI have been found to stop gaining be cause they worried over examination marks or uncomfortable clothes.
 Causes of Underweight
 The most frequent contributing causes of malnutrition are found tt be bad diet. physical defets, bad hab its, ar, !, in children, lack of hom control. Each case is complex ant
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23

digested much better if it is eaten when the person is not fatigued. An hours of rest is one of the few gen eral rules which are urged upon all students in the malnutrition classes. Where possible a place at school is provided so that these children can rest at certain times of the day.
 The undernourished child is also encouraged to eat more frequently and not heavily at any one time 4 light lunch in the middle of the morning and of the afternoon is a weight builder. Some schools supply this in the form of bread and milk, cocoa or soup.
 At the weekly class meeting, each child has before him his chart show ing the details of his case, and his gains or losses in weight If possible his mother is there. seated back of him. The old fashioned arrange ment of having the pupil making most progress at the head of the class and the rest graded down to the foot is found useful here. No mother likes to sit back of her child at the foot of the class. When she learns that he is there because he eats too fast, or did not follow his instruc- tions for the past week. she develops something of the competitive spirit that most of the children have.
 Some mothers who prided them selves on serving substantial meals have been shocked to find that neg feet of some important kind of food such as fruit or green vegeta bles was partly responsible for d child's slow growth.
 When pupil in the nutrition class becomes normal in weight for hi: height and age. he is graduated witt a certificate. Twenty weeks is the usual length of a course. After five months of close attention to food sleep and exercise, few health grad uates drop back and have 10 enter g l class again.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
Questions And
 .AnslUers

(Any reader can get the answer to any question by writing The Arizo- na Republican Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Wash ington, D. c. This offer applies strictly to information. The bureau cannot give ad ice on legal, medical and finapcial matters. It does not attempt to settle domestic troubles, nor to undertake exhaustive research on any subject. Write your question plainly and briefly. Give full name and address end enclose two cents in stamps for return postage. All re- plies are sent direct to the inquirer.)
 O. How many members of the House of Representatives and Sem ate were lawyers in private life? L. D.
 there are 29S lawyers in congress. The total membership of the TWO houses Is 531.
 c. Are motor boats forbidden for duekshooting? H. F. A. Federal regulations prohibit the use of power boats in taking wild fowl. While it would be unlawful to hunt wild fowl in a boat equipped
 
 go to and from ducking grounds. at tend to ducking outfits and pick up dead ducks with such a boat. o. Is wool and hair the same sort of thing? R. E. A. A. Wool is a living appendage of | the skin, produced by increased cpl dermal cells. The difference be- l tween wool and air is one of de- gree rather than of kind. O. What we'll known man cut a hole in the lower part of door to ad init cat, then cut a smaller one for the kitten? s. w. c. A. We canno' vouch for it's au- | thenticity, but this tale is told about | Sir Isaac Newton.
 O. Which is the most dangerous and poisonous, the bite of a rattle snake, or tarantula, or of a SCOT. pion? A. H S.
 A. Any species of the rattlesnake | is more dangerous and poisonous | than the tarantula or scorpion The bite of the tarantula is painful but not dangerous. while the sting of tho scorpion is also painful, but rarely. il ever, fatal The scorpion of the south | ern states, known as the mule killer is entirely harmless.
 O. Has the Indian population o the United States increased or de. creased in the last decade? G.W.k.
 A. The Indian population of tn, | United States has decreased in tn, last 10 years according to the cen. 'sus reports In 1910, the population was 265.6sS In 1920, the population was 244.4S7.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
An Inherited Style

The literary style of Mir. Tumulty, being dis closed in his installment biography of the Woodrow ,,,,,son whom He Knew is under investigation It - haa, described as "stylistic inheritance The ;c,na1 investigator, the only one who we believe ,as published the result ot ms hVeStlsatioh-is william Bayard Hale in DOCK recently lsSoeu Oy --e r,--atscb Inc. "The story of a Style"
 7,,st of us who have been following Mir. Tumultys
 t have been struck by the liberal sprink-
 70 oyvilsonisns" which have appeared-the es. and redundant words and phrases "eounsels' oA'' .4be lone hand" the new spirit etc. 5To,e ,noures "How did MT. Wilson's apologist Nr tts style at once dithryrambio and precious?
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
LEARN TO EAT

each case is different. With the chil- dren the condition is attacked by or ganiZing small classes and giving each member individual instructions as well as the class talks on health. A doctor and trained nutrition work CT preside over these classes. Each member of the class is put into health training just as college stu dents train for an athletic event.
 Rochester has established 36 nu- triton classes as an integral part of the school system with nutrition workers and school doctors working under the department of physical training. Chicago has had classes for three years.
 Washington is starting on its sec ond year with 12 demonstration classes. Experiments made last year convinced the Washington school of ficials who were interested of the value of the work. The city hopes that congress will soon make it pos sible for a nutrition class to be or
 ganized in each school building. so that every underweight or over
 weight child can be educated as to the importance of normal growth.
 The classes in this city, which are
 similar to those in other cities, are held once a week in school time. Where only a few test classes can be
 held, number of pupils are weighed
 and measured and the extreme cases are selected for the training. Each of these children is examined phy- sically, preferably in the presence of parents. Physical defects are noted Diseased tonsils, decaying teeth. or adenoids may be main reason why the child does not gain. As he can not hope to gain normally with any defect which draws on his strength, the child and his parents are urged ] to cooperate in having defects re- moved.
 An attempt is also made to find out | how the child lives at home, and to | get him to change any habits that | obviously keep him from growing l One child told of reading stories reg | ularly in bed until after midnight | Another drank two cups of coffee 1 with each meal. A girl belonged tc l half a dozen clubs, each requiring l hard work outside of school hours for l drives and sales. And a boy ate toe i little because he had heard it said | that he would probably grow up |.
 be fat like his father.
 Value of Rest
 With such hindrances removed, tho ! pupil is in better condition tO begir ! training for health. One importan l rule for the Underweight child il | health training is an hour of rest l dav, pI eferably at two different time! and before meals if possibla. Food j.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
ABOUT THE STATE

cording to an arrest made last night on the international line by United States customs officials.
 A small Mexican boy was picked up and when searched was wearing a coat containing many pockets sewed in the front, back and sides of the coat in such way that it was no easy matter for officials to detect bottles of booze and other things smuggied over the border.-Herald.
 Continues Oil Drilling
 YUMA-The oil well on the Kelly ranch. three and one-half miles west of Somerton. is down 44e feet ex- elusive of the depth dained on Tues day. The drill is gning down at the rate of 20 feet per day on a single shift The oil indications are good and it is the firm belief of the drill CTS and promoters that oil will be found in commercial quantities around 500 feet-Sun.
 To Continue Work
 PRESCOTT - Until a contract is let for the completion of the build ing program at Whipple Barracks. the government will continue by its purchase and hire system to go for ward with the work, it was an- nounced at Whipple yesterday.
 U udit lONillIiS HdS Decu ledIHeQ regarding the outcome of the negoti- ations which followed the opening of bids on the construction of two more ward buildings and the quarters and extensions necessary to bring the hospital up to a 1,000-bed capacity Journal Miner.
 Prisoner Wounded
 YUMA-One of the men Yuma has employed upon the streets cleaning up the city. yesterday morning de- cided to take French leave" and Virgil sans who had control of the gang, took a couple of shots at him. The man ran across the Highway bridge into California and was later picked up on the Indian reservation in a wounded condition. He was taken to the Indian hospital, where his wounds were dressed One of the shots fired by Sams had grazed the mans leg, and the other had penetrated through the flesh of the same leg.
 The city is now making use of all through and as a consequence the number of tramps and hoboes have materially decrea sed.-Sun- Blast Breaks Windows NOGALES-A number of windows | in the county courthouse were broken Saturday afternoon when rocks were | thrown from a blast set off by work men employed in excavating on the | O'Keefe property on Court street, op- ! posite the court hoCse.-Herald. Cochise Fair Opens DOUGLAS - With clear skies, a light, crisp wind, the first annual ! Cochise county fair opened Thursday morning at o'clock. Shortly after | the gates were opened to public, crowds began to gather from all parts | of the county and by noon there were l several thousand people on the | grounds. At o'clock this afternoon ! it was estimated that 5000 persons were on the grounds. in the exhibit | buildings and parked along the race | track and fences.-Daily International Pioneer Injured l BISBEE Walter Douglas. who was one of the first conductors on | the old Arizona and Southwestern. which ran from Bishee to Fairbanks | in the early days of the railroad, but ! who for the past 10 or I2 years has | been ranching in the vicinity of Hua- | chuca Siding had a leg broken last l Monday by being thrown from a ! horse. He crawled half a mile 10 ! his home before he received aid - Review.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23

The next great engineering problem will be to get turkey into the kitchenette without taking down But the local price, 45 cents pound will reduce somewhat the magnitude of the turkey and the undertaking.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
EXHAUSTED THE SUBJECT

"Of course you all talked about me as soon as l left"
 NO dear. We thought you had attended to that quite sufficiently'-Bo Transcript.