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Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
Jim Bridaer and Yellowstone

There is to be a celebration soon of the discovery
of Yellowstone Park The first white man TO gaze
upon the wonders of that region Jim Bridger,
the famous scout who crossed the mountains into
the park in the early ffties. Bridger had lived
scout and trapper the territory far to the north
for more than years. the route along which
there was even then a small trickle of travel from
ST. Joe and the mouth of the Kay, but which began
swelling into steady flow with the opening of Ore
gon and became torrent with the discovery of gold
in California.
Yellowstone lay to the south out of the way of
travel. No passes led toward it. Even the Indians
of the north not in their migrations in that
direction. When Bridger returned with his story of
spoutng gysers and of pot holes of different coored
paints and other unheard of wonders white and In
dians alike called him liar
But Brdger already had reputation as Nun
chausen because of his imaginative tales for the
entertainment of travellers One of them related to
petrified forest he had discovered and from which
he had brought back pieces of petrfed wood. Every
thing Bridger had told his audiences, petrifed
over vast region. Trees, grass and animals had
been turned to stone
One hearer asked him whether the petrifaction
had taken place over long period. "oh. no. said
Bridger, 'it was done in the twinkling of eye.
why seen little birds in the trees thar. that
suddenly turned to stone Some of EN- had been
ketched singn' and they tunes there foot long
stickin' outen their mouths, stone tunes"
It was not difficult to fasten reputation
liar on that kind of narrator. But the imagination
of Bridger was not equal to the Yellowstone. No
flight OF his could surpass it. Exaggeraton be-
yond his powers of invention His recorded descrip-
ton Of that region tame to the thousands who
visit it yearly.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
Famous Artists
Model Attempts
To End Own Life
IRepubIioan A.'P. Leased WIrel

SYRACUSE. N Y, May 2S-Miss
Audrey Merien Munson, %, once ia
nous artists model, attempted sui
eide last night at her home in Mexico.
a northern New York village where
she was born. She swallowed a
powerful drug and her condition is
reported critical.
Early tonight she told her mother,
with whom she lived. that she had
determined to end her life. Mrs.
Munson was unable to calm her
daughter and ran from the house to
obtain assistance from neighbors.
When she returned her daughter had
swallowed the poison. Emetics were
administered and physicians sum-
moned, but the quantity of poison
taken made her condition precarious.
Miss Munson's attempt to end her
life followed the receipt of tele-
gram. Recently she had announced
her intention to wed a resident of
Ann Arbor. Michigan.
Miss Munson first attracted public
notice when she posed for the nude
photographs displayed at the Pana-
ma Pacific exposition. She posed for
sculptors for several years and then
entered the movies.
Miss Munson was the model of the
statue EvangeIine in front of Long
fellows home at Cambridge. Her
photograph replica also adorns the
Maine Memorial in New York and the
Municipal building in New York.
A few months ago Miss Munson at
tanned newspaper notice by promis-
ing to marry the worlds perfect
man.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
A PERFECT WITNESS
BY Or. FRXNK CRANE
Copyright. 1921. by Frank Crane)

In the celebrated England
eration where English gentleman Armstrong;
sentenced to death for presiding
Mr. Justice Darling went Of his
He compimented Dr. SpIsbury pathoogist
the extreme and freedom from bias
dence"
This calls attention very
the art of giving evidence.
Anayzns the words this
few points s what constitutes a good witness.
In the first place, he talking
facts nothing but facts all the
He speaks quietly distinctly clearly
His testimony with
difference him whether
of the the
the interests of side other
Of telling the truth.
He speaks the sincerity fppany
and without hesitation.
He displays irritation.
Many physicians make showing
the that they technical
realize the minds Of their
On to right
THE right femur!" said the judge "~hat
"The right thigh bone," replied the doctor
"Then, why didn't first, instead wasting
timer" asked the judge.
This inability talk English, however,
the medical profession. Some lawyers have it.
your attorney
a
"No, sir, had it in the Kitchen" the
One of the vital things for witness remember
the palmer his speech the the truth which
it John Stow, the famous antiquarian wrote
"of smooth featherng remember
For truth in plain words told; of craft hath
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
Coming Gold Reserves

war and very much greater than 20
or 80 years ago.
The Government payrolls them
selves put much coin into circulation.
In the aggregate hundreds of thou
sands of silver coins are paid out in
monthly salaries.
AS coins become abraded banks
return them to the treasury. In the
case of gold coin, worn piece is re-
deemed only in the amount of actual
weight, but a silver coin can be worn
so badly that the inscription is
scarcely decipherable and still be
redeemed for its full denominational
value.
During the war there was a great
demand for pennies. This was due
largely to war taxes. Excise taxes
of various sorts. such as the soda tax
made things which always had sold
for even amounts such as cents or
20 cents, sell for or Z cents or %
cents. or such odd amounts. because
of the addition of the fractional tax.
Pennies by the Million
This created a vast overnight de-
mand for pennies to take care of this
increased penny circulation. The
mints worked night and day turn
ing out coppers by the millions
Nickels and pennies get into circu-
lation through the subtreasuries and
banks in the same manner as the sill
yer coinage.
The United States mints are mod
ern plants of the finest sort An in
teresting fact not generally known to
the public is that they do job work
and turn in a revenue to the Govern
ment. Many small foreign nations
do not have their own mints, but do
have their own coinage. An arrange
ment is made by some of them
whereby they award contract to the
United States mint to manufacture
coin for them
A charge is made for this service
by the American Government. and
this charge shows sufficient profit to
turn revenue into the Federal
treasury. Coins are being made for
many governments. particularly Lat
in American republics. The mints
also strike congressional medals and
such special work of an official ma
ture. In 1921, 462,420,000 domestic
coins were made for the foreign
governments.
The director the the mint has his
office at Washington, in the Treas
| ury building. but the actual mints
are at Philadelphia, Denver, and San
Francisco. Formerly there were
mints at New Orleans and Carson
City. but these are now merely assay
offices. Other assay offices are at
New York, Seattle, Boise. Helena,
Salt Lake City and Deadwood and
there are refineries at New York and
San Francisco.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
THE CITY OF TOMORROW
BY c. o. YoAkuM

this irremediable imperfection of my
city a thing that annoys, cheats and
degrades me, or is it my neighbor's
mikfortune?' We conjecture that il
one hundred families that we could
select were picked up bodily and
compelled to live in that ugly section
there would be a social revolution
within month that would make a
Bolshevist green with envy. Our at
titude is neither selfish nor insincere,
but it is symptom of the lack Of
that high. humane imagination upon
which progress depends.
Let's forget whether Phoenix can
be made perfect or not; it can GER
tainly be improved. 1t can be
brought up to our ideals, and our
children viii push II on beyond them.
A refusal on our part 10 believe that
sluns can be wiped out. vice con-
trolied, bootiegging stopped and pow
erty eliminated is the nub of our
civic failure and the substance, prac-
tically. OF all disloyalty. AS Lindsay
says: IF a high desire and fine
imagination once be accepted as the
first requisite in citizenship-be even
considered as the main fact in citi-
zenship-the rest VIII follow"
The city is truly the hope of Democ-
racy. Upon its broad shoulders the
burden of our well-being rests. Let
US make it a vital brotherhood. Let
us give II the charm OF beauty. If
kings have any courtliness or en-
pires any splendor, let US bring them
into the democratic city that the
court OF brotherhood may excel all
others in glory. This new and splen-
did organization of life viii be
hope fulfilled only when II does for
it citizen all that the older institutions
did with their pageantries and graces
which Gemocracies sometimes tiespise.
We are free. but free only to seek the
thralldom of the ideal which shines
| before our hungry eyes.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29

With this article our series on The
City of Tomorrow comes to a close.
We will not stop to- inquire how much
better the city is because of our eff
forts, but If we have caused a few
citizens to reflect that cities can be
made better by their inhabitants, we
will rest content.
Whether anyone writes about The
City of Tomorrow or not. il will ar
rive on the minute. Nothing could
be more inevitable. Blame it or
praise it, desire it or dread il, it will
usurp the tents of this present Phoe-
nix as surely as the man supplants
the boy.
But this city that Time viii leave
on our doorstep can be improved by
taking thought. 1t is a fortunate ne
cessity. but a fact whether fortunate
or not, that we humans must build
and uphold the house of life in which
We dwell. Our compensation lies in
the circumstance that the house can
be made so wonderful. The modern
city has cost the race enormous la
bors, and every specimen of it is
built by battalions of Hercules. but
it's worth all it costs. In beauty and
comfort, and as furtherance of
mans wisdom and character, the city
is the crown of creation.
The architectonic principle Of city
building is this: the citizen is all.
There are no municipal interests be-
yond his. House him decently and
you have a beautiful city. Feed him
and clothe him adequately and COM
merce will find its ideal motives. Re-
ligion has no right TO raise its spires
and levy its tax save to feed his soul.
The citizen is ALL
We must not ignore any condition
that hurts citizens. For example, a
certain portion of this city is ugly.
Those who live there are ugly. and
most of them are miserable. That
situation is our municipal business.
We have a plan for the Phoenix of
tomorrow which is in many ways ex-
cellent, but it leaves that ugly por-
ton out. The paving program omits
it, religion practically ignores it. and
the educational system includes ii
only indifferently. Yet every hideous
street and stinking alley of that out
cast section is going to arrive in the
City of Tomorrow along with Monte
Vista and Palm Lane. 1t will bring
all its sin and disease and sodden
despair into our new city, there 70
breed and defile.
Certain readers of these lines may
say: It's no use trying to make a
city perfect" When we feel that way
let us ask ourselves with persistent
logic. What can't be perfected? Is
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29

employed himself in shooting with small target
rifle. On his return to Nogales he alarmed as
well amazed to learn from Texas papers that he
had spent his period of waiting in the midst of
Yaqu- Mexican battle with couple of thousand men
on each side The battle included the very ground
where and occurred at The time when, the
Arizonan, to ward off ennui, shooting at empty
landscape.
There is nothing people more eager to read
about than battles suppose because they are
tragedies wholesale and it is the practice of
papers to give their readers what they want If the
belligerents do furnish the battles it is up to
the reporters and correspondents to stage such
sanguinary conflicts.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
The "Winter CAPITAL"

A campaign It'd bring the winter capital of the
United States to California has been launched. This
capitalization scheme further development of the
capitalization of the climate of California. While
direct suggestion has been made as to the exact
location of the winter capital an allusion is made
TO place where oranges bloom and where "Calfor-
mans revel in of roses New Years day"
Further. the chief proponent of the winter capital is
gentleman who resides in Hollywood From all
this suspect the winter capital is to be
where the Southland" presumably in the neigh
borhood of place called Los Angeles. You can find
it any map of California, about 400 miles south
of San Francisco and one-fourth of that distance
north of San Diego. 1t is also situated more less
contiguous to the sea- If this description is not
quite specific you find out exactly where it lies
You get in the vicinity. Almost anybody, espe-
ciay any estate man, north of San Diego county
and south of Fresno viii confde to you its exact
location. And by adroit and ingenious questioning
of him you draw from him much interesting and
intimate information concerning Los Angeles.
One of the arguments offered in favor of the
winter capital is that thousands of spectators
would attend the sessions of congress" in such
cIysium, that the congressman would not have to
play TO empty galleries.
1t is of course not proposed to abandon Wash
ington D. c. entirely For sentimental reasons we
would retain that, the winter capital prospec-
tus advises for the honor of the nation would
retain the capital in the for its commercial ad
vantage"
Elsewhere we learn that the proponent of the
winter capital is candidate for the Republican
nomination for president succeed President Hard
ing" But he is not unreasonably impatient as to
time Of the succession He isn't hurrying Presi-
dent Harding out; he only wants to succeed him
when he quits either at the end of four years
eight years
This seems to to be a gve-away of the win
Ter eaptaT' scheme; it is selfish notion of the
chief proponent. He doesn't want to leave southern
California to be president. If he is going to be an
occupant of the White House, the White House must
come to him.
We sure that his wish will be granted
that willing to bet all the accumulated and
unapproprated wealth of John D. Rockefeller and
Mr.. Hugo Stinnes that the proponent of the winter
capital. will be the first elected occupant of the
Southern California White House.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
The Divorce In Arizona

We may not realize it, of us will be
prised to learn that using the language of Ocavious
Roy Cohen's "T3ummin ham" characters the easi-
est thing to get in Arizona is divorce but" Out
siders understand this better than citizens
There is probably fuss, feathers and frills at
tending divorce proceeding in the courts of this
state than anywhere else in the country The only
drawback is residence of year and suppose
that is not always closely looked into. We be-
Iieve it be firmly established by two trips into
the state with declaration of intention the first
after which the intending petitioner could go his
her happy way Arizonian. returning at the end
of the year to file bill.
That being DONE Reno has nothing
Thenceforward the proceedings fabricated and the
snoothest facilities afforded There is little
question to the grounds on which the complaint
is based. Whatever they may be established
by witness or two and the decree is ordered
Nothing herein contained is to be taken
expression of opinion may entertain regarding
what is called the divorce-evil; we are assum-
ing that divorce is evil. We are speaking only of
what seems to to be inconsistency In treat
ment OF divorce cases-our long statutory residence
apparent obstacle placed in the way of bringing
the suit and after that the matter granting
of it; amounting to an arrangement under which a
residence would be regarded as a sufficient
ground for divorce.
Some years ago effort made to have the
period of residence reduced from year to six
months three months-that IS to compete openly
with Reno for the country's divorce business. One
advantage of that 1t represented-not publicly,
Of course-would be in not only greater movement
of divorce applicants to Arizona towns but their
continuous residence during the brief period within
which they would be gaining divorce residence So
that instead OF coming here to make declaration
money, they would remain here and spend it with
That view of the may have been lacking in
high morality, but it business view, at least
a short-sighted business view, and certainly it was
inconsistent with actual attitude toward the
divorce
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
Braley Dolly Poem
SURE THEY DO

Cynical bachelors may proclaim
They are safe from the tender passion.
Quite untouched by the subtle flame
That glows and glows in wondrous fashion,
But by and by there will come along
Some girl to capture them, and ALL
For be their armor however strong
Sooner or later they always fall!
And taken when blithe and young
And some taken in middle age,
BoundSand fettered and swiftly flung
Into the matrimonial cage;
JUST when they boast of their freedom Ioudest
They find they're caught in the ancient thrall,
The toughest bachelors and the proudest--
Sooner or later they always fall,
And if for the length of life they're free
Free to wander the world alone.
1t isn't because they have wished to be,
For deep in their hearts, if you could be shown
Is the cherished shrine of an old romance,
A memory sweet that they still recall
OH loves the master--rnen have chance,
Sooner later they always fall!
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
THE ONCE OVER
By Fl. I. PHILLIPS

The government is so interested it
has ordered the prohibition enforce
ment agents to search all airplane
hangovers- beg pardon hangers.
The chief advantage OF the airplane
delivery system to the bootlegging in
dustry is high speed. When the boot
logger has to bring it from Canada
by auto truck or train it sometimes
gets to be two or three days old.
With airplanes all chance is elimi-
mated of any liquor getting into the
United States that has aged more
than eight or ten hours.
Customer: Are you sure this is
good stuff?
been ageing in the air since $50 this
morning. It's what we call high alti-
tude stuff. Every bottle is guaran-
teed to have attained a height of
5000 feet.
Possible citation for bootiegging
Ace:
Lieut.. Havan Uther, Haigh g.
talRn fINlnE CQuduIOn. 1lldtlot
and award of Distinguished Bar
Service Cross for extraordinary
valor in action on the night OF
May is: Ordered to convey some
Scotch of great value from Que
bee to the United States the lieu
tenant flew over the enemy Tor
prohibition enforcement1 lines.
took aboard % cases of 100 proof
stuff and made all deliveries
without breaking bottle or spill
ing a drop. 1t is recommended
that he be authorized to wear
five stars on his right sleeve. And
any label he may prefer on his
left.
Tony GioVanitti
Commandant, Royal Bootlegginf
Squadron of North America
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
WHEN a FATHER is NOT A FATHER

Dispatch from Albion, Mich: Father Clancy,
dead at 91; left IL children The Father Clancy
mentioned was an Episcopaan minister. That
brings to mind true story told by Protestant
pastor of a neighborng town. He was rather new
the place his clerical dress resembed that OF
a priest As he passed several little Catholic boys
on the street some of them tipped their hats and
said in a chorus: Good evenin, fader" The min
lister had hardly passed when of the youngsters
who not touched his hat turned the others in
disgust 'Fader. He's fader; he's got tree kids
The Witness.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
Yanui Outnreaka

The Southern Pacifi de Mexcos denial of the
report of another Yaqui outbreak and the accompany
ing statement that "the only trouble we know about
is what read about in the newspapers" reminds
of at least outbreak in the Yaqu country a
few years ago.
An Arizonan and his wife returning from Quay
stopped at the town of Torres. While waiting
there for the train hours later the Arzcnian
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
BooTLEeeINc BY AlRPLANE

Bootleggers are using airplanes to
smuggle goods over the Canadian
Club border. Thousands of ca ses
of liquor are being carried into the
United States each week by the air
route, it is suspected Consequently
the Man On the Street is at last be-
ginning to take a real interest in
aviation news.
Only the other day a bootlegging
plane fell to earth in northern York
state and crashed into a farmers
house. 1t wrecked the house, the
plane. and most of the liquor. The
farmer was very indignant until he
found three quarts unbroken. Where
upon he called everything square and
thanked the aviator for picking out
his house to collide with.
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He can get enough money from the
sale of one of the quarts to build
him a new farm house.
All over the country farmers now
are taking down the old-fashioned
lightning conductors and putting up
rye and Scotch conductors. 1t Is the
hope of many man that his place
may be struck by liquor.
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Pedestrians in the cities are quite
agitated. They always have been
afraid they would be hit by things
thrown out of airplanes. Now that
bottles are being thrown out they are
afraid they won't be.
II the names and addresses of the
airplane bootleggers were known to
the public they'd be offered landing
fields in thousands of back yards.
Stunt flying is bound TO be nat
ural development of the boozoplane
business. Red Nose Dives, Corkscrew
Spins, Distillerman Loops, VOLstead
PLANNING and extensive Side Slip
ping may be seen most anv dav in
the specified air routes.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
GETTING II STRAIGHT

81 taught school among my people in the
Tennessee mountains for several years after gradu
ated from college" said Southern lecturer Funny
things happened. Hearing boy say. amt gwne
thar I said to him, That's no way to talk Listen
'I am going there thou art not going there; he
is not going there; not going there; you are
not going there; they not going there" Do you
get the idea?
"'Yessur gifts it all right. They amt nobody
gwine' The Outlook.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
Lamar State Bank
Suspends Business

LAMAR. Colo, May 2S-The Citi-
zens State bank of this city failed
to open it's doors this morning for
business. A notice posted about noon
today gave the information that the
bank was in the hands OF the state
bank commissioner. Il is reported
that the failure of bank in Kansas
City was the indirect cause of the fl
nancial stringency forced upon the
local institution, 1t being said that the
Kansas City bank held considerable
of the local banks paper
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
Final Agreement On
Military Pay Bill
Reached By Leaders
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON. May Is Final
agreement on disputes in the mill
tary service pay bill was reached last
night by senate and house conferees
On the question of allowance for
service in the national guard for the
purpose of computing longevity pay,
the agreement provides that 75 per
cent of such service shall be credited
since the enactment of the Dick law.
On the question Of pay for retired
officers the agreement reached stipu-
lates that officers now on the retired
list shall receive no increase but are
TO be protected against a decrease by
the new law. Officers retiring here
after will receive three-fourths of the
pay they receive at the time of re-
tirement just as is now provided by
law.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
asLuE AND GRAY" IN CONGRESS

From the Argonaut
Major Charles NJ Stedman of
North Carolina and Henry 2. Osborne
of California are the only Blue and
Gray" survivors in the national house
of representatives. Major Stedman
fought four years under General Lee
and Mr.. Osborne enlisted at sixteen
to serve under Grant.
Despite prohibition, bartenders un-
ions in many states continue as ac-
tive organizations.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
WHERE THE FIGHTING LlNcERs

With the withdrawal Of the American troops from
the Rhine it would that the war is over for all
except those who married to avoid the draft.-Our
Navy (Washington).
Arizona republican., 1922-05-29
NO ESCAPE

One cannot evade the clutches of the advertising
manager of the Nfuskogee tOkla) Cineter. Says he
announcement the first page of that journal
"If your business isn't worth advertising, advertise
it for sale in the Cimeter. Nation.