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The Washington times., 1921-03-08
Five Held in Mail Theft.

CHICAGO, March S.-Ftve suspects
are under arrest today and will be
questioned concerning the theft OF
five pouches of registered mail from
q Government mail truck at the
Chicago avenue postal station late
Saturday. None of the loot, which 10
estimated at 100000. has been re-
coYered.
The Washington times., 1921-03-08

Hospital virtually at the same time.
The elder. who lives at Brazneli, suf-
fered fractured pelvis in mine ac-
cident. while the lad was burned
when his clothing caught fire from
an open crate.
The Washington times., 1921-03-08
Canary Island Lecture.

Mrs. Jennie OBerliner Will lecture
on "The Canary Islands at tho Wo-
mems City Club tomorrow night al
8 o'clock. Mrs. H. c. HI. Stewart will
speak on '..The Educational Value OF
the Film" at the club. Thursday night
at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1921-03-08
39c and SEC
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full bolts from which we will cut
the desired number of yards.
Light or dark colorings in floral,
stripe, bird and tapestry designs,
suitable for draperies, curtains,
coverings of all descriptions.
(Fourth FleOr.)
The Washington times., 1921-03-08
Women's $1.00
Union Suits at 79c

Womene's "Morrelle" Summer
Weight Union suits. low neck and
sleeveless, tight or lace trimmed
knee: perfect quality. Broken sizes.
Women's Cotton Union Suits,
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shirts with high neck ard long
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The Washington times., 1921-03-08
Father and Son Hurt.

GRANTsvILLE. Md. March g.
Without one knowing of the others
injury. Alexander Burk, sr.. and his
son were received at the Brownsville
The Washington times., 1921-03-08
will Address Kansans.

DR.. James Mckee will address mem
bers of the Kansas State Society at
q meeting in the Wilson Normal
School, Friday night at o'clock.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-12-17
I3271irass
ABOUT THE HOLIDAY GREENS
Spirit Of Poetry in Laurel; Say Asso-
ciated With Victory; Holly EN-
blem Of Good Luck.
30 |

071 H I,.N.., We weave ... sarIanas Of
branch Of foliage typ.des
some ancient virtue, suggests a noary
superstition and carries meaning far
beyond thar with which d decoratot
regards it,
According to tie ancients Tire laurel
communicates the spirit of poetry TO
gain poetic inspiration man should
Sleep with sprg Of laurei under his
pillow
Bay has several meanings. Il has
always been associated with victory.
while u Is supposed 10 protect the
wearer from lightning The whitening
and shrivellHg If its leaves was said
to foretcl death which may account
for the .e", rstiton tbaf evergreeus
thould rot remain IN the house after
Twelfth night
The Romans used 10 send ons an
other ,pngs Of boil. as embiems ~
good luck Immortality IS denoted by
the yew. For This reason It is always
used 90 decorate churches al Chf st-
mas time TitBif7
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-12-17
A STRANGE STAR
Birth of New Life Which Was to
Shine Over the Earth.
Conference Of the Beasts Of the Ma
tiVity as Portrayed by lmasi-
native Writer.

| (<l~ AREFUL. Brother, thy horns
" Keep thy head straight. Re.
/ member, tonight we share but
the orc stall between US. The man
and his mate, there, have thine" The
little tawny -hided OK Of Palestine on
the farther side leaned hard against
the stable wall.
"'Tis a strange star thar shines to-
night" his yoke-fellow answered,
signing restlessly as he turned back
his gaze from the open door Even
with care their horns clicked in the
narrow space. IF men must take
my bed, why did they not turn us out
into the free air? The grass would
have dew on it tonght-and I could
watch the star"
"How snorted the little gray ass
which had carried hlther the woman
tween them. what grass wouldst
thou pluck from the cobblestones of
the city,"
Aye lowed the first OK There
is hay here; eat and be still The
star is no concern Of thine"
''Fhe star shineth ON the whole
broad earth, Brother He hath the
peaked hills to wander in and the
dark valleys, the fields and the towns
alike. | wish l were free like the
star"
Then, like him, thou wouldst come
slipping In at our stable door again.
Hey, come off thy knees We must
sleep standing" his mate grunted
warningly.
Hush, Brother There is something
wondrous in my old stall Something
very small and white! Ii gleameth
as with hoarfrost In the stars light.
Ii hath the smell of lilies. Ii m0veth.
The star can stroke 1t with its long.
pale tongues" He leaned longingly
against the barrier which shut him
away, until 1t cresked
The little ass slipped his soft ears
between his own bars and shifted In
quiringly. why, It's child 20 he
whinnled with delight. Children are
lovely things. His small fingers will
play with my name and he will sing
little songs to me as bear him along
Look up, little Master We will see
great days together"
There, that serveth thee right -
reproved the far OK as the woman
made quick motion toward the in.
quisitlve nose "Thy black muzzle
belongeth in thine own manger Broth
err ASS"
she did but brush 1t aside" the
little gray beast breathed contentedly
'She Is pleased that we know her son
No fear, Brother Ok Her husband
will not take his staff to us. She is
gentle, this woman Of mine. Her
child, too, will love us
But the OK had not drawn back He
knelt there, his broad forehead pressed
against the bars, his wondering eyes
fixed on the new life which was to
shine over the whole broad earth with
brighter glory than that wondering
stars.-John Breck, In the Detroit
News
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-12-17
saE'aSS3
CLASS AND CASTE FORGOTTEN
Christmas Season Is One Period Of the
Year When All People
Are Equal

IT. HIS IS the season Of equality rhe
" one brief period Of ihe vear
when the -hristiauilad world
momenfarly forgets class and caste.
Rich and poor great and low aal
and bad. today stand more nearly an
footing Of equality than they 6ss
stood since the last Yuiptidr o .au
they VIII stand - another year
For this is the Christmas season
and Christina belongs 90 tha aa#
ana uuJHored childhood buaNs Lo
caste. Il is only from grown ups .la#
the little ones learn false raua
81 social place.
In every human heart bat S aae
callouscd 20 all joy or soe. ~ dead
to the finest emotions q manhood l
womanbood. there is enshrnra
child elmer dead or Twins foe a3
love Is tne universal emotion lae
SOUL
For this brief season then .af ehI.H-
hood take our gnagled b.a8 ~
.ophistrr ana beguIlt ITS by De tia
back to Beetlng glimpse OF that lotus
land OF equality We once SueW and
can know only once
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-12-17
GROWTH OF CHRISTMAS TREE
Abandoned Farms in Foothills Of
Green Mountains in Vermont Pro
vide the Yulstide Sprouts.

q INCE fl, million Christmas
- trees are annually shipped out Of
Vermont, it Is only natural to
wonder where they all come from
They must come from farms not
farms operated TO produce the Christ
mas tree crop but abandoned farms
where the trees have planted and
reared themselves
These abandoned farms lie In high
valleys Ia the foothills Of the Green
mountains. One may see sections Gov
cred by thirty odd farms, once thTiv-
Ing settlements, but now all but two
or three may be unOccup ed Such
land, once under the plOw Is gradual
ly coming back to forest Along the
fern-choksd, faintly-traced burrows,
young spruces come up aud In the
open sunshine take on a vivid green.
And more than that the symmetrical
branches are lively green clear to the
ground.
Christmas trees cannot be cut 10
areas of spruce forest, because when
they grow In dense clusters the un-
der branches die for want Of light.
and hence the trees have no value az
decorative Christmas trees
Few, indeed, see the harvest. One
or two lonely partridge hunters, per
haps. will see It as 1t lies covered
with the first early snow squalls Ia the
mountains But back In October. when
the days have not lost all Of the mel
l0wness Of autumn, d gang Of twenty
choppers will have been busily al
work cutting the scattering young
spruces and tying them with Irvine
The cutting and bundiiug is the
easiest part Of the harvest. fOr the
trees must be hauled for miles to the
railroad, and at this time of year the
mountain roads are nothing more than
frozen ruts and waterholes Despite
tl'7 fact however, heavy two horse
wagons and even motor trucks, bris-
tIinE with great crlbllke bodies. sfrug
gle Slowly out. loaded high @lta the
trees Two horses are able to draw
out at load about seventy trees OF
average size
At the chosen town on the railroad
every disused spot IS hired and q
mountain Of trees begins to grow, TIL
eight thousand Of them may be packed
10 q solid mass st Nicholas
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-12-17
A CHRISTMAS
STORY

~ VERY year when Christmas comes
" round ma goes up IN our attic,
digs around among boxes. broken
furniture and old clothes that have
accumulated there and produces the
dusty red and green Christmas
wreaths of last year; Jolly good Christ
mas odors issue from the kitchen, Sal
lie and Mae come in from the crisp win
ter evening air, mutiling tissue paper
packages under their arms and speak
ing in mysterious whispers little Jack
and Peg and | are taken over town,
excited and happy, TO see old Santa
enthroned In case Of cotton batting
snow on the second floor Of the big
store.
Then comes Christmas morning with
its surprises ana its beautifully
trimmed tree. The height of the days
happiness is reached when Uncle Ben
aud Aunt Molly arrive with their chill
dren, rosy checked and rosy n0scd. too
from the effects Of King Winters nip
After all pas and mas folks are
there, the house Is just one lump Of
good cheer The day slips BY and
evening comes The part that Is al
ways the most pleasing to me Is when
we gather about the fire and Sallle,
seated at the piano, plays the Christ
mas hymns and all the children Sing
them grandfather joining IN the chorus
In his cracked old voice.
Thus ii was But last year it was
different for me Ma got the wrpaths
as usual the same good odors came
from the kitchen. the crinking Of Sal
lie ana Macs packages could be heard.
same as ever; we were taken over
town to see--but here's where the sad
part comes In How heavy my heart
was as ! trudged on our way %. SOC
old Nick with Peg next 10 nae her
little hand holding tight on mine And
when thought Of her JOY when size
should see Santa. / felt so old. so OK
perienced
All Christmas day I went around in
dream from the first thing in The
morning until | WAS tucked ~ bed that
night All day there was envy tn nv
heart toward all the children from lit
tie llsping Jack to seven year-oId Peg.
because my day had lost IT'S JOY for me-.
on account Of the fact OH, killer ~
joy no longer believed In Santa
Claus Cleveland Plain Dealer
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-12-17
An Old Time
Christmas Carol

mT lie following interesting carol is
VI preserved ir Poor Robins Alma
nae for 1895. II is Of interest
as throwing light on the material side
Of the old-time Christmas celebrations.
Minced" pies are referred 10. 1t will
be nOticed-a term never heard now
adays. And instead OF plum pudding
there is plum porridge" The carol
reveals, too, that the material for
Christmas decorations was fuller in
the old days, including holly, ivy. bay,
rosemary and 'lawrel."
Now. thrice welcome Christmas. which
brings us good cheer.
Minced pies and plum porridge, good ale
and strong beer.
With pig, goose and capon, the best that
may he.
So well doth the weather and our stom-
achs agree
Observe how the ehImneys do smoak all
The cooks are providing for dinner no
doubt
But those on whose aoles no uctuals
appear.
Q. may they keep Lent ali the rest or
the year
With holly and ivy SO green ami so gay.
We deck up our houses as fresh as the
day
With bays and rosemary. and tswrel
compleat.
And everyone now is king OF conceit
But as for curmadgeons, WHO VIII not
be free
l wish they may die on the three-legged
tree
II is Of interest to learn that the
well known and oft used couplpt.
christmas comes but once year,
and when il comes # brings good
cheer" originally appeared IN mock
Christmas play Of the Fifteenth cen.
fury Here are the lines
Bounce buckram. velyets dear
Christmas comes bat once a year.
And when Il comes It brings good cheer
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-12-17

Fruit Sticks

Chop Hne Or put through food
chopper equal quantities Of hgs De es
and nut meats With d little art
jelly. like curraut Or grape work this
into a thIcR paste Stir INTO The ell
beaten VI tes of TWO or more eggs
and spread or long sailed waters n
the Jelly doe, not seem to strel the
ehjtes. use Little paiyerizec s3gsr
also.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-12-17

Bounce buckram. velyets dear.
Christmas comes bat once a year.
And when 1t comes Il brings good cheer
Evening star., 1921-04-24
GIRLS FOUND BRIGHTER
LAW STUDENTS THAN MEN
Study of Scholarship Records at
: G. w. q. Reveals Other Inter-
esting Deductions.

] Sta tistics just compiled by John W.
Townsend. secretary of George Wash
lngton University Law School. show
that girls are brighter and brainier
legal students than young men.
A study of scholarship records of
the various Greek letter fraternities
ct the university reveals that first
donors belong to the Phi Delta Delta
Nomen's Legal Fraternity. Incom-
piete statistics made public last week
Showed Delta Tau Delta mems fra
ternity ranking first. but the complete
tabulation puts the girls in first place
/ The girls fraternity had rating
Of sos per cent. whereas the closest
mems fratee1ity. Delta Tau Delta.
had an average of 1872 per cent. Phi
Delta Delta gives an annual prize
of SO in gold to that woman student
of the first year law class who at
fains the highest average percentage
In the frst-year work. The fraternity
also mas a high scholarship require
fnent for membership.
Z Present members of Phi Delta
Delta are Misses Laura Volstead. Har-
yiet Barbour. Bertha Pabst Edith NJ
Archey. Frances L. Park. Glenn Emo,
Emma Wegener, Helen r. Carloss,
man.
Z All of the professional fraternities
Showed high scholarship records in
RE2narison with other university fra
fsrsuiies. Phi Delta Phi Fraternity
had percentage of 1S.3 and Phi
Alpha Delta percentage of 75.9.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
q. S. EMPLOYEES PLEASED.

Announcement by the United States
ghamber of Commerce of the report
q pts committee on budget and eff
eiehcy. recommending adequate and
eqeitab1e pay for the army of more
fhan half million government en-
Hloses. as one of a series of proposals
for a complete recasting of the fed
srq civil service" was received with
4r4tification by the National Fedora
POP OF Federal Employees and it's 239
toceIs throughout the United States.
Z FThiS recommendation from the
representative business organization
" ythe country is identical in eight
or sits nine points with the reclassi-
Hcation program advocated by the
organized employees said Luther G.
steward, president of the National
Feeeration of Federal Employees 1T
y highly significant to us and highly
encouraging that the greatest body
81 organized employees in the United
states. dealing with the question Of
public service from the strictly busi-
ness standpoint, should map out an
sficiency program which is almost
Nentical with the employees own
eenflon that the taxpaying public has
onlS to examine the propositions to
2" convinced that reclassification of
tre federal civil service on the prin-
eiples set forth by both the Chamber
OF commerce and the National Fed
kration of Federal Employees is an
fn nmedlately necessary piece of ieeis-
Rtton as a purely business measure
Evening star., 1921-04-24
FARMERS TO ASK
| CUT IN RAIL RATES
american Federation Agrees
on Legislative Program to
j Push This Session.

( The Legislative program which the
american Farm Bureau Federation
will push at the present session or
Congress was announced today with
the following plankS most prominent
sin the platform:
2 Repeal of the guaranty section OF
the transportation act.
Reduction of railroad rates.
Equal protection for agriculture un-
der the tariff.
I Adequate credit facilities for agri-
sculture.
Formulated After Conference.
The program was formulated by the
Executive committee of the federation
Safter a two-Week conference here.
Strong opposition was expressed to
any sales tax to repeal the excess
profits tax. The organization is also
placed on record against any tariff
on lumber and fertilizer
I Another recommendation proposed
n constitutional amendment prohibit
3ng the issuance of all taX-free Sc
curities. for the reason that more
than sic, 900. 900. 0O0 in securities now
ESCAPE d federal tax
The federation reaffirmed its stand
for packer regulation vested in the
Department of Agriculture and oppo-
.sition to any federal excise tax on
land.
The attention of Congress was
fdIleQ 10 Cne important ana ufUer-
ing factors affecting food products
from the American farm in their
relationship to imports of like
products from foreign countries" in
considering the labor cost in making
up the tariff law. Attention of Con-
gress also was directed to the cen
ter" of food production of the
limited States as being somewhere"
in the Mississippi valley. while the
center of consumption is in the
populous area of the east, many
hundreds OF miles away. Ocean
freight rates from competing coun
tries to the consuming centers were
Declared to he much lower than are
fhe eXorbitant and increasing freight
rates from our farms to our con-
sumers."
After setting forth that recent ex-
periences" have shown that the farm
ers are mot adequately financed"
and that their welfare is jeopardized
when they avail themselves of the
present short time commercial
credits. the federation recommended
Legislation to provide proper author
sity for commodity and cattle financ-
ling and for personal rural credits
asecured by proper insurance features.
1T also asked that profits from the
federal reserve banks be used as
"a revolving fund to provide working
scapital during the interim between
requests for money and the sale of
sthe debentures-
Evening star., 1921-04-24
POLO GAME POSTPONED.

Had weather yesterday neceSsitat ed
.ne postponement until tomorrow aft
'rHoon at 3:30 o'clock of the opening
saHe OF the spring polo tournament
= Potomac Park. The game was
between Fort Myer, lst, and
y ar Department Green
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-22
OFFICIAL MINUTES

Office Equalization Flagstaff Arizona July H. 1921 Pursuant adjournment July 5 the Board met today Present. Chairman Caring Members Campbell and Rttenhu Clerk Francis and County Attorney Gold minutes previous meeting read approved
 Marie Hespch before the Board asking that the $200OO for value improvement which increased the June meeting be duced.
 Keum then asking that the Board reduce the amount Of $200O0 raised by the Board at their June meeting John asking that the Board reduce amount of meeting
 A. Shutas asking that the Board reduce the amount of $15000 fence, which granted.
 After consideration property the named tax reduced as shown by specified amounts.
 Francis Poison reduced 6S000 auto mobile which doubly assessed.
 Harold Green reduced his farm land from 20 The Clear Creek reduced F. Daggs bucks reduced from8 5000 to
 There further eeing adjournment made
 ATTEST: Approved
 DAN w. FRANCIS, Clerk FRED CARING, Chairman.
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-22
RODENT PEST POLICY OUTLINED

In an address, brief and to the point, before the recent convention of the Arizona Wool Growers association, the general policy of carrying out the statewide campaign against prairie dogs, gophers, jack rabbits, etc, was outlined by D. A. Gilchrist, rodent pest director in Arizona for the U. S. Bio logical Survey, and the University of Arizona.
 It was brought to the attention of the convention that as the results of the past years campaign against these pests, that an immense saving of farm crops and range grasses had resulted. In fact, circular letters were sent out to all co-operators and according to the signed statements of over 5000 cooperating farmers and stockmen, the saving amounted to over half a million dollars. This was accomplish ed with an appropriation from cong. ress and the state legislature which cost the farmer with an assessed valu- ation of $10,000 only five-sevenths of one cent, or a stockman with an as- sessed valuation of $100,000, sum of seven and one-seventh cents.
 The policy for the past two years has been to do one task thoroughly rather than dozen poorly. In other words, instead of starting organized campaigns here, there and everywhere, specific localities have been selected and every prairie dog within that dist rict will be killed before starting in new district.
 Trained experts are placed in charge of these districts and while these cam paigns are being carried out, tempor- ary relief is given to other parts of the state by giving out poisond grain so that the farmers can protect their own crops until the complete cleanup campaign reaches their county.
 Sufficient funds are only available to carry on the complete cleanup cam paign in two counties at time. Fol- lowing this policy, the work is fast nearing completion in Cochise and Graham counties. The prairie dogs have been completely exterminated from the San Pedro valley and these two counties will be the first in the United States to be cleared of this pest.
 The convention agreed to stand be- hind a complete cleanup policy, as it was plain to see that this was a perm anent and far reaching plan and ev- eryone would be better of in the long run.
 Following the address, the conven- tion rendered vote of thanks to Mir. Gilchrist for appearing at this time, and later, resolution was passed by both the wool growers and cattle growers, endorsing both the rodent pest and predatory animal control work, and asking congress to approp- riate increased funds for this pur- pose.
 It was suggested that the stockmen select man that was T. N. T. from his toes up, to go to Washington and fight for increased funds for this pur- pose, inasmuch as the federal govern ment controlled over fve-sevenths of the land in the state, which harbors such pests.
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-22
ADVERTISEMENT

Balance Estimated Per on hand Expend't's Capita uly l, '21 for present
 Fiscal Year 10,099.03 24,500.00 253.50 6,940.14 8,200.00 20S.90
 32,70000
 17,Oss.17
 15,seo.Ss l7,oss.l7 1s4,2ss.s2
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-22
OBITUARY.

Leila Rose Johnson was born in Clinton county, Ohio, December 3, 1858, and came to Kansas with her parents in 1865.
 She was married to Jas. F. Graham May 18th, 1881, and died at her home in Ash Fork, Arizona, July 9th, 1921, aged 62 years, months and 8 days. She united with the M. E. Church while living at Caldwell, Texas, and has been faithful member ever since.
 Her husband being railroad man, they have lived in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, North Dakota, and for the past 16 years, have resided at Ash Fork, Arizona. She leaves to mourn, her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. M. Johnson of Harveyville, Kansas, her husband, James x. Graham of Ash Fork, Arix., two sons, c. L. Sparks, Nevada, J. c. Sparks, Dallas Texas, and a daughter, Mrs. Dana A. Howell of Skyhomish, Wash, four grandchildren, Dale, Le- land and Liela Rose Howell, and Ja- mes D. Graham, two brothers, John A. Johnson of Harveyville, Texas, Fred w. Johnson of Amarillo, Texas, and one sister, Mrs. c. L. Davis of Harvey vile.
 The body was shipped to Harvey vile, Kans., and taken to the home of her parents for the night. The tuner al was held at 2 o'clock at the M. E. church. The Eastern Star lodge of Alma, Kans., conducted the burial services at the grave, and the body was laid to rest in the Harveyville cemetery.