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Arizona republican., 1922-01-31
Women and the Jury

The criticism by Chancellor Tobias at Chicago of
women jurors because they will be destructive Of the
unit system is rather tribute to them. While
regard "hung jury nuisance, yet must
admit that it is made up Of persons who have what
we may call the endurance of their convictions.
Women may be "fnicky" and analytical than
men, but they likely to stick to what they
believe to be right And then never likely
to become professional jurors" one of the many
drawbacks Of our jury system.
While we have not for long time approved the
jury system we have never been able to see the
Of the unit system. In this state we abandoned
it as to civil cases. and should be abandoned
all cases If for any it may be regarded
necessary the interest Of justice that twelve
should agree to the guilt innocence Of
accused II twelve is still regarded sacred num-
ber why not have a jury of twenty-three? Then we
would have hung juries.
When a jury, after having been divided on three
four ballots, finally reaches verdict, the agree
ment" is almost certainly fiction. The jurors are
probably as widely divided they were the first
ballot, but some Of them, because of WEAKNESS OF
body or weakness OF mind. have yielded to more
terful members.
In the old days in England, when there
long list OF capital crimes and when convictions
were the rule it is said that jures verdicts in doubt
full affected by the approach of the dinner
hour by nghtfall and the verdict always
against the defendant. The tendency to the
shaping of verdics by circumstances is still preva-
lent only curiousy the approach OF the dinner hour
now delays instead Of Fastening the verdict. Since
the state pays for the dinner 1t often happens that
thrifty juror holds up the verdict until he has slowed
away his meal
Then there is the compromise, incident or
almost every prolonged jury deberation. We told
that there be compromise between right and
wrong. Yet there is nothing for the jury decide
except question Of right and wrong.
A defendant is charged with a crime with no
mitigating circumstances and without any attempted
presentation any to the jury. The accused is either
guilty innocent If innocent, he should be acquitted
and exonerated; il guilty. he should be given the
extreme penalty, for the that nothing in
mitigation has been attempted to be shown. Six
of the jury believe him to be innocent and six decide
that he is guilty. Then they fight It out until they
overcome by WEAKNESS and agree, as they ought
do that they cannot settle it. Or they do they
ought not to dothey agree, If possible that he has
committed another and less serious crime They have
not really agreed that he has committed crime
at all.
With women the Jury such ridiculous endings
the "fnicky" woman will either produce reform Of
jury system or, what would be better destroy it
altogether.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-31
THE FUTURE OF STATES
BY DR.. FRANK CRANE
Copyright 1921, by Frank Crane)

One is often tempted to inquire what will be the
final outcome of nationalsms
When the Irish insisted that the consent of the gov
ened the basis for freedom implied the independence
OF Ireland Lloyd George replied that such proposition,
while it the foundation of the British Constitution,
could not be carried to such an extreme, as it would
bring the world back to barbarisnl.
The same issue occurred in a measure in our Civil
War, when the South insisted upon its naenable right
to separate from the Union This right the North
cessfuly resisted.
We cannot carry our ideas on this question to any
severely logical conclusion. For while we all believe in
independence, would not tolerate that Rhode Island
or Illinois should declare its independence from the
United States.
The close of the Great War marked the birth of a
number OF new States and the breaking up of the old
empires of Germany and Austria to some extent.
How far will this sort of thing go?
The probability is that the desire for independence
will be automatically checked by the advantages of CO.
operation. While the public opinion of the world is
against the formation of any more great empires by mill
tay force and in favor of the right of the small homo
geneous groups of people to govern Themselves at the
same time the advantages of belonging to large nation
are considerable.
curious incident took place in the Philippine
Islands, when the Chief Tulawi told the Wood-Forbes
Mission that the people of the island of Joo wanted to
belong to the United States great demonstration
occurred on this occasion and hundreds of native boats
gaily decorated with American Flags met the Mission
steamer The only banner in the parade escortng the
Mission to the meeting inscribed eve wish to be-
come American territory. No independence. We want
an American Governor for this province"
Hugh Price Hughes, in a memorable address, point
ed out that the FIJI Islands not conquered by Great
Britain but voluntarily sought admission into the En-
pre because of the protection and advantages it would
give them
There is no doubt that Canada Australia, and New
Zealand kept in the British Empire not by force of
arms but because they desire to be members of the great
British family.
Perhaps, in time, if we get rid of armaments and
marism, this natural law of the manifest advantages
Of cooperation will bring about the true and permanent
League of Nations and that world state which every
thinker realizes is so desirable.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-31
Questions And
Answers

(Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Repub-
lican Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin. Director. Washington, ID. G.
This offer applies strictly to informa-
ton. The bureau cannot give advice
on legal. medical, and financial mat
ters. 1t does not attempt to settle
domestic troubles. nor to undertake
exhaustive research on any subject
Write your question plainly and
briefly. Give fun name and address
and enclose two cents in stamps for
return postage All replies are sent
direct to the inquirer)
@. What is rogue's yarn?-R. o.
A. This is a name given to yarn
of different twist, material or color,
inserted into navy cordage, in order
to identify it if stolen. or to know
the maker in case of defect in the
cordage.
@. How many kinds of trees are
there in Porto Rico?-D. P. s.
A. There are more than 500 vari-
cites of trees on the Island of Porto
Rico.
@. Can go to Spain and enlist
III tUSiT war dSaHlSh A'S
p. c. r.
A. The Spanish embassy says that
at present enlistments are not being
taken in the Spanish army to hight
against the Moors.
@. How much hay does an ele-
phant eat a day?-M. Mem.
A. Animals appetites differ just
as human beings do, but 100 pounds
of hay is an average daily ration for
an elephant.
@. Is the official capital of the
United States, Washington or the
District of Columbia ?-W. c. M.
A. While we find no official opln-
ion on the subject, it is true that
President Harding issued an eXecu-
tive order last November restoring
the use of the term city of Washing
ton, Ito establish uniformity in the
several departments in the language
used i'm these documents, and 10 re-
store the form which prevailed from
Arizona republican., 1922-01-31
ABOUT THE STATE

dent; L. G. Hahnestock. cashier: H..
B. Brandt. assistant cashier.-Pros-
pector.
Charge Bill Raising
NOGALES-V. Valenzuela and j..
Valdez were arrested by the police
last evening. charged with fixing
American dollar bills.
The two men are alleged to have
taken one dollar American bills, and
pasted over the dollar mark, parts of
old discarded Mexican currency to
make the American bills appear like
they were $40 bills instead Of one
dollar.-Herald.
Fine Picket $too
GLOBE-Frankie Quann. who was
found guilty by jury of disturbing
the peace by calling Charles See a
sscab," in the city police court Tues
day, was fined 500 by Police Justice
Walter D. Moore when she apneared
before him yesterday afternoon. Her
attorney, Fred c. Jacobs, immediate
ly filed notice of appeal to the supe-
rior court.-Record.
Road Cuts Distance
GLOBE-The distance to Payson
will be shortened 10 miles by the con-
struction of a new road by the force
of the county at the camp estab-
lished Yesterday at the Hardt ranch,
north of Roosevelt, according to IN
formation received in the city yester-
day. The new road win be built over
the mesa from the Hardt ranch 10
Browns ranch on Rye creek, and VIII
be over comparatively easy grades,
u. c. Binkley will be foreman ana
Andy Hammons timekeeper at thls
camp.-Record.
Chief to "FliV"
YIJMA-That the people OF Yuma
may soon see little red automobile
marked Fire Chief hurting to the
various fires in Yuma is evidenced
from the fact that the city council Is
making arrangements to advertise
for a red Ford runabout, which VIII
be turned over to Fire Chief Newt
Parks to use when attending to hrs
department business-Sun.
Efforts to stamp out
what threatens TO be an epidemic OF
hog cholera. in this county began yes
terday when State Veterinarian X
]. Hight and DR.. ]. w. Osborn IN
spected the Niederer slaughter pens
near Prescott, where about 100 hogs
have died in the past two weeks
DR.. Osburn has been placed In
charge Of the surviving hogs ana
medicine is being sent here from
Phoenix for their treatment.-Cou-
rier.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-31
EXIT MOTHERHOOD

mime charm, a misfortune that arous-
es n deep seated, instructive recoil in
the opposite sex. There can be no
doubt that the race is losing a vast
wealth of material for motherhood
of the best and most efficient type.
Many of the women who are now
adays most prone to sacrifice moth
erhood to a career are just the ones
upon whom the obligation of moth
erhood should rest with the greatest
weight. 1t may be seriously doubted
if the growing Independence of wom-
en-. despite it's many advantages, Is
an unmixed blessing. Thus far it has
worked to deteriorate the race in the
interests of social advancement. a
process which is bound to be dis
astrous In the long run"
Yet Professor Holmes evidently
thinks that the new woman's treach-
ery to the race is more involuntary
than it is deliberate. She is, he
shows. largely a victim of her own
environment: merely the product of
an industrial age which is devoted
to the accumulating and guarding of
property-not children. AS many
other students of the problem have
pointed out, women are simply being
absorbed by industry as everything
else is btll6 dbSOTUtu DN iiluuSAi =
which is like huge sponge that will
some day absorb the race itself.
Every year, an increasing number
of young women enter sedentary oc-
cupations in business offices and
shops which, Professor Holmes
thinks, contribute to their physical
debility and multiply the hardships
of childbirth. There is no doubt, he
says, that "the conditions of present
day civilization have in the last few
generations seriously weakened the
physique of the modern civilized
woman" For one thing. both her
willingness and ability to nurse her
children has decreased very consid-
erably-an unquestioned disadvant-
age to her offspring, as 1t has been
found, according to a medical author
ity quoted by Holmes. that breast
fed children are superior In later
life to those artificitlly fed. I'm weight,
character OF teeth, intelligence. and
general physical development"
Only few years ago, the majority
of girls of American upper middle
class families of refinement and edu-
cation We're not dashing madly
around in the industrial world. They
stayed home and married and had
babies and did very little else. II
was doubtless less exciting than di-
rccting a personnel department OF a
Arizona republican., 1922-01-31
Fire and Snow
altogether,

Comprehensive tragedies in theaters are not
always holocausts though usually they are as in the
Of the Iroquos disaster several years ago in
long list OF earlier and more recent ones. In such
disasters panic supplements the devastation of the
flames. The collapse of the Knickerbocker at Wash
ingten Saturday night was accomplished by snow,
it is said. So swift was the destruction that there
time for panic to add to the list of the Dead
Were it not for the fact, it would be impossible
to believe that any possible weight of snow could
break down the roof of a modern building which had
passed the inspection Of the authorities and which
had been designed by experts. We seldom hear Of
roofs giving way under the weight OF snow. Even
sagging roofs in snowy countries sustain
Only the most ramshacke. usually abandoned struc-
lures, give way.
SO we cannot believe that the roof of the Knick-
erbocker was what it should have been. There was
somewhere a weakness which had escaped detection
in the inspection. But that will probably
be detected though we have no doubt that the dis
ester will result in greater in construction.
Within the last century there had been twelve
great theater horrors in different parts Of the world
all caused by fire with loss of life in this country
ranging from 20 in the Richmond theater fire, 1871
to 574 in the Iroquos theater fire in Chicago Decem-
Der 80 1903 That was the most disastrous theater
fire in this country and in a century had been sur
passed by only two others in the world Chinese
theater at Tientsn, with loss of 600, and Lehmann's
theater and circus at ST. Petersburg, Russia 1885,
in which 500 persons perished.
Other notable disasters in single buildings
the Triangle shirtwast factory fire, New York, with
loss Of lat, and the Charity Bazaar fire at Paris in
1897 in which 124 were lost
The fallen washington theater absolutely
fireproof. 1t contained no lumber; entirely Of
ate aro
There will perhaps be another great fiery horror
in an American theater Our builders have taken
absolute precautions against fire. No other con-
struction has received much attention since the
Ioquois fire as that Of theaters with the result that
there is no safer place than theaters,
Arizona republican., 1922-01-31
By Ripley

large industrial concern or selling
bonds, but it was, it seems. better
for the race in general. The stay
at-home method at least was more
conducive to the reproduction of
superior stock Now, it is the i'm
migrant woman who remains at home
and has the babies and nurses them
into superior health and enduring
vigor.
Reproducing Stupidity
Thus if you follow Professor
Holmes, argument to its logical con-
clusions, you reach the pleasant pros
pect of a race ultimately reduced to
the general level of intelligence of
Little Italy. OF course, the whole
argument viii strike you as distinctly
absurd unless you believe in the gen.
orally accepted theory that mental
ability is hereditary.
"Still." declared one college girl in
discussing her share of responsibility
in speeding the race to it's doom. Il
don't see what we are going to do
about it. You can't leap into matri-
mony as easily as you can leap into
job. and it seldom pays as well.
This is q day of money making and
quick profits, and there's no money
making or quick profits in having
babies Perhaps il the race would
only pay us for having good. strong.
healthy, bright children as well as
it pays us for facilitating its busi-
ness, we might get really interested
and do our best to save it from ruin.
Perhaps the day will come when the
state will recognize motherhood as a
valuable service. and remunerate it
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT it worth while"
Another college girl believes that
the modern woman would take more
interest in matrimOny and mother
hood If there were only a greater
preponderance of intelligent males.
II firmly believe" she says, that
the average college woman is per-
fectly willing to marry and have chill
dren. The trouble is-whom is she
TO marry2 Her mentality has been
developed. and she is no longer con-
tent to spend her life with a man
who has no interests beyond the
stock market or the latest musical
comedy. The college girl is taught
to think, to take an interest in poll
tics and economies. drama and art:
and what companionship can she find
in the average man whose ideas of
labor are; If they did a little work
they wouldn't have so much to growl
| at. Bolsheviks all of them Or on
politics.: we should worry about
Europe. We have enough troubles of
our own man who finds a sym
phony a bore and to whom the
theater means merely Ed Wvnn or
AL Jolson. What wonder that the coll
lege woman finds more congenial
companionship in her own sex and
prefers to make her own living rather
than to marry man she cannot
respect
Professor Holmes should divide his
responsibility for the trend of the
race. He should not place it all on
the New Woman but hand half of it
to the Old Man.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-31
Dismiss Important Case

Dismiss important Case
UCSON-Dismissal of the suit OF
f. NJ. Farrell against the Arizona
Copper company. one of the largest
civil cases tried recently in the Pima
county superior court, was ordered
Wednesday by Judge w. r. Cham
bers, on petition of both parties to
the suit. A settlement between the
plaintiff and defendant reached out
side the courtroom by the payment
of several thousands OF dollars to the
former caused the desire for dismiss
al after the second trial Of the suit
had continued for several days before
Judge Chambers.-Citizen
Invite Improvement Bids
TUCSON Bidding has been
opened through formal legal proceed
llre by the city council on the Rincon
Heights improvement project which
involves grading of streets, building
sidewalks, grading alleys laying OF
sewers and water mains and install
ing of fire hydrants in that addition
to Tucson.
The addition is bounded by Third
and Eighth streets and by Cherry
and Campbell avenues. Bids are due
to he received by the city council
Monday when they will be opened
and submitted to the city engineer
ing department for tabulation and
report-Citizen.
Mildred Mill Resumes
PRESCOTT-The mill at the Mil
dred gold mine near Congress mas
started up according to word re-
ceived here today from j.. l.. White,
superintendent of the mine. ana a
full crew of men has been put TO
work
Mining Of gold ore at the Mildred
continues with a very Satisfactory
showing of yellow metal, Mr.. White
reports-Courier.
Name Bank Officials
TOMBSTONE - At the annual
meeting of the Cochise County State
bank. held at the bank building IN
Tombstone yesterday, officers ana
directors for the ensuing year were
elected. President A. G. smith oil
the institution. was able TO be pres
ent at the meeting for the first time
i'm several weeks, due to Illness. Ihe
officers and directors were elected as
follows:
Directors: A. G.. Smith. A. I. Hen
ey. Henry Eetz, J H. Getzweiiler, Il.
Maier. A. E. Davis, Henry Pyeatt. L.
G. Fahnestock. It. ]. Lesson.
Officers: A. G. Smith. president
H w. Ftz. vice president j. II. Getz-
weller. vice president; A. L. Heney'
vice president, L. Maier. vice presl-
Arizona republican., 1922-01-31
THE ONCE OVER
By H. I. PHILLIPS

good prison because he had nice
disposition and was getting old. You
might"
NO" hastily replied the T. V. p.
'Tt wouldn't do for big business
man to claim a nice disposition and
/ never could admit ! was growing
old"
well, a fellow named Noble got
out of Jersey prison the other day
on a Presidents pardon. We showed
him our list of excuses and he picked
dandruff or sumpin like that"
"Lemme see your list" asked the
T. V. z.
The warden handed It to him. The
I. V. +. looked it over.
Il have it," he exclaimed. 'ILL
HAVE PYORRHEA. ONE OUT OF
EVERY 10 PEOPE HAS IT."
Good" agreed the warden. "Tll
get the attorney general on the wire
at once and tell him how you're suf-
fering.'
Scene III.-Same as Scene I.
"Oh, hello, dear!" exclaimed the
wife as the T. V. =. came in. You're
home ahead of time. Why. you never
got home as early as this before!
What happened"
oh replied the T. v. p. languidly.
IT didn't bother with any routine
business today II it had been a
regular business day I'd probably had
hard day and been home late as
usual. -. 1 MERELY KILLED
A FEW HOURS IN A PENITEN-
TIARY."
(Curtain)
Arizona republican., 1922-01-31
The Spirit Of Service
my salary depends largely upon this light.
Please turn it out when not in use.

my salary depends largely upon this light
Please turn it out when not in
"THE JANIToR"
This is a legend attached to the electric switches
which control those lights this office whose use
infrequent intermittent Perhaps the value of the
juice that would be consumed by needlessy burning
one light would amount to but a small part of the
jantors salary But effort here to prevent waste
must be taken earnest everywhere to avoid
waste. that easily how his savings
might amount to much more than his salary, what
ever 1t may be-
There is here a spirit of service. And without a
spirit Of service there be good service by
attache of an organization whether he be the jantor
the president So it is the spirit that is chiefly
valuable, for if it is there the service is to be
there
This is one lesson to be learned from this legend.
There Is another and different one.
Almost everywhere people complain of the
excessive charges Of public utility corporations which
furnish light heat and power. They complain of their
bills and refer the rates as usurious Frequently
the rate to bear relation to the bills. Once
lived in town where gas company had
monopoly and chagred So thousand feet. In other
cities the rates lower. and it between the
rates Of the various towns that comparisons invdious
to the local company made.
So intense became the dissatisfaction with the
~ gas rate tnat another group took advantage or IL
and formed company with the enticing name
Of the Home Gas company, which engaged in the
manufacture of what was called "water gas" 1t put
in rate of 40 cents thousand feet. There was
public rejoicing, and the new company flourshed
until two things discovered. One was that in
spite of the rate, there hardly perceptibe diff
ference in the the for the other
was that the new of peculiarly deadly
character. producing numerous accidents, many of
them fatal.
The best place to hold down gas bills is at the jet,
and the best place to lower electric light bills is at
the switch That is why public utility corporations
install switches and appliances for turning off gas
Though they in the business of selling these COM
modities and want people to much Of both as
possible it is not to their interest that people should
waste either.
Try turning oft the juice the gas as soon as
you through with It, Then, If that does not
produce results, go after the rate.