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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-03
CLASSICS AND KNOWLEDGE

Many scholarly men deplOre the present
neglect of classical learning and the par.
tial elimination of the classics from the
high school and college courses of study.
But this change has not come about with
out provocation. Even shallow man may
sat,irate himself with the classics to the
exclusion Of any practical modern applica-
ton. This was sometimes the case with
some of the earlier political and social
leaders. 900 * nf
In 1841 Gen. William Henry Harrison
then 60 years of age and for the previous
twelve years retired from public life, was
inaugurated President of the United States.
He read his inaugural address while stand
ing in the east portico of the capitol, and
of all the inaugurals delivered from that
historic spot it was the most curious, for it
dwelt almost entirely in the remote past
The affairs of Athens and Rome were
treated as if of the moment, while the ques-
burning public issues-were not mentioned
at all. 'sa - ~
The address, as it appears in the records,
is bad enough, but that is only the care
fully edited remnant of the message as
originally written. Daniel Webster spent
the previous night in editing it. AS he ap-
peared for breakfast next morning, look
ing very tired, his landlady asked him if
anything had happened. Mr.. Webster
rolled his great cavernous eyes at her and
in his deep, solemn voice replied:
Madam, you would think something
had happened if you knew what have
done. / have spent a terrible night and
during its silent watches I have killed II
Roman pro-consuls and any number Of il
lustrious Greeks" '+e
Even after that there were left enough
references to long dead Roman politicians
to weary and bewilder those who listened
to the address. lse 9
Thirty days later President Harrison
died and it devolved upon Mr.. Webster as
secretary of state to make public announce
ment Of his death. Knowing something of
Mr.. Webster's opinion of his chief one may
believe that he wrote in all sincerity the
opening sentence of the announcement:
IAN all-wise Providence having sud-
denly removed from this lie William
Henry Harrison, late President of the
United States etc"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-03
THE KANSAS COURT

It is said that ninety per cent of the
cases brought before the Kansas Industrial
Court have been initiated by employees.
Forty-five important decisions have been
handed down, of which forty-three have
been accepted by both employers and en-
ployes. The work of the court has so won
the respect of Kansas that labor contracts
are now being drawn without any of the
usual elaborate provisions for Cancellation
and arbitration of controversies A para
graph is now inserted directing the prompt
reference of all such controversies to the
Industrial Court. Previous to the estab-
lishment of the court there was an average
of thirteen and half strikes every month
in the Kansas coal fields, and each miner
averaged only 141 working days in year
Now the average employment of each
miner is 256 days, with an estimated saw
ing of fifty cents ton to the consumer of
coal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-03
Oldest American Newspaper.

The New York Globe was founded
ON December 0, 1893. by Noah Webster
az the american Minerva" II was
renamed "The Commercial Advertiser
on October 7, 1907 and was again
changed to 1.-THE Globe and Com
mercIai Advertiser" on February J
1904. This Is the oldest daily news
paper still in existence in America. a
weekly PAPER, the New Hampshire
Gazette, was established In 1856 ano
is still published. The HARTFORD
Courant was established as a weekly.
the Connecticut Courant, In 1874, aho
Is now daily.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-03

If this stunt flyer married the other day
in the air sticks to his trade the public need
not be surprised to hear of falling out
before the summer is over.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-03

Maybe they call us the ultimate con-
sumer because we ultimately get it in the
neck. assssa
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-03

Perhaps the booming of Reed for presi-
dent is natural sequence to the bombing
Of Reed by former president.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-03

We've always noticed that nothing
pleases the average Winemucca man more
than to be told that he is working too hard.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-03

very thing he automatically ceases
to be politician and, if he is really
endowed with brains, evolves into a
creature that has the makings Of a
statesman.
Mrs. Albert Burgeoise, a San An
tonic woman, has been awarded
$40, 900 damages, the result OF a
suit against a man who had her ar
rested on the charge of being a
swindler. Winning that sum lifts
the sister from the burgeoise, or
middle class ranks, and fops her
into the lap of luxury.
After bringing his car to a halt,
and lending aid to a revenue col
lector whose car had caught fire,
a Tennessee tourist suffered two
broken ribs as the result of his car
running over him when he at
tempted to crank it. Even dumb
Tin-Lizzie resents favors being
shown revenue officer.
The girls in Maryland col
lege are almost unanimously agreed
that there is no such animal as a
perfect man. This is going to
bring on more talk from congress
man Manuel Herrick of Oklahoma
and Wilbur Voliva of Zion City,
Michigan.
After having succeeded in selling
his newspaper plant New York
state editor committed suicide. No
doubt is entertained as to his being
crazy.
Since "smoke shop" was opened
in New York City for women, we
have been anxiously awaiting the
opening of a pantatorium for ladies'.
Those insects, the zap and yap-
pess, who are disposed to listen in
on a telephone must surely envy tn.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-03
anatomical gearing of the grass
hopper, whose auditory organs are
in its abdomen.

Most Chinese women can neitner
read or write, we CLEAN from that
encyclopaedia of useless informa-
tion. The Pail of Pills For PINK
peonle almanac. Arkansas, a for
eign country nearer home, can issue
the same proud boast. 1t can go q
step further and include the men
if there fingers any question OF
doubt anent its supremacy over the
Oriental country.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-03
in THE EYE OF THE CAMERA
By X. o'DaLer

very thing he automatically ceases
to be politician and, if he is really
endowed with brains, evolves into a
creature that has the makings of a
statesman.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-03

EAGLE MRErINc nArRs
Regular meetings Of Winnemaeca
H Hsgls No: lS1s 4rstsEni 0Edsf q
fourth Monday evenins. 4 each
month, in Winneva hali. Visitihs
Eagles are cordially invited to 1t.
tend all sessions.
A. A. WuNDNJs W.R.
=. B. SMITH. 6ecrstasy. Az
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-03

just as we were convalescing and
about able to sit up and take
nourishment after a nervous col
lapse, attributed to our having read
that the world is coming to an end
in fifteen million years, along came
busybody with the news that the
moon is going to collide with the
earth in 1921 and shatter all home
brew. Naturally, the shock gave
US a "backset."
Comes forth another astute wind
TANNER, of the Capper-farming-the-
farmer. type, with the observation
that the politicians realize the
rights of the agriculturists. /" As a
matter Of fact the adroit politician
is ever ready to play any tune that
besides fair to tickle the ears Of any
class. When he ceases to do that
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-03


Over the filed protests OF the
Union Pacific the Interstate Com
merce Commission has ruled that
the Southern Pacific may permit
tourists to go from Southern Cali
fornia to Yellowstone Park, via San
Francisco, Reno and Ogden, at the
same charge made by the Union
Pacific from Los Angeles to yell
lowstone. 1t is tantamount to rul-
ing that a man may proceed to a
given point in a leisurely manner,
if he wants to do so.
:. The coal operators say that the
public will have to pay the cost OF
the coal miners strike. AS this is
the customary rule attending, and
following, all strikes, it will not
be the least bit unusual.
This may be hard winter but we
ought to be able to derive some
consolation from the thought that
the iceman has got to take his
rough hands out Of our pockets for
awhile.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-25
The Little Village Of cantisny

When years ago following and
making changes European maps, in our rows of
pins with which we had been marking the advance
of the German line we encountered an obstruction
at one point the little village of Cantigny There
the Germans met with their first repulse It not
much of repulse. The significance of 1t was not
then grasped by either the Germans the allies, but
what happened there was later understood to have
been the turning point in the war.
The National Geographic Society has come
regard it as one of holy places and has chosen to
erect a memorial in the shape of school house
where Europe may learn of America it
learned something that midsummer day of 1918.
The Washington Herald, speaking of the memoir
ia at Cantigny, said:
"The victory there, true enough made little
change in the battle lines. But in its larger signif-
event of modern times has changed the
destnies of empires and peoples. On that day the
Germans learned that they must contend henceforth
with a new element in warfare. No longer they
fighting Europeans but Americans They meet
the attacks of men who fought in strange and
overwhelming nanner-of who took account
OF tomorrow, but stroye to live complete lives and
fight complete between sunrise and sunset.
The victory at cantgny snatched almost
tain victory from the clutches OF Germany Perhaps
the Teuton generals did not realize it at the time but
the fate of the Prussan empire decided at that
hillside town. The central powers could fight and
fight well with the tactics OF the Old World where
allowance always is made for the day to They
were helpless, as any European army would be:
against tactics which allowed rest and no oppor-
tunty to strengthen lines. Cantgny showed the
Germans and the allies also, that kind Of
army had entered the war zone"
Arizona republican., 1922-05-25
How These Criminals Cot In

Forty mine of the employees of the registry divl-
sion of the New York postofice constituting little
than per cent OF the force of that division,
have been shown by their finger prints Grim
inal records They have been discharged We sup
pose the National Civil Service League will not be-
come excited over their dismissal as it when
Secretary Mellon discharged a part of the force of
the bureau of engraving.
The disclosure of the criminal records of these
postoffice employees made following the dscov
cry of gigantic plot to rob the mails and some of
the employees are said to have admitted that they
joined the force for the purpose of robbery.
1t Is not to be offered argument against
the civil service that it makes it easier for to
enter the service for the purpose of robbing than
to get in under the old system of favoritism under
which the appointee should be Unknown to
influential person. and influential persons, though
they do not always have proper sense of response
bility. know whether or not to whom they lend
thei. influence is a criminal.
One entering the public service through the civil
service comes practically unknown to everything
except his qualifications determined by
less superficial examination. He may present test-
monals as to his character, but almost anyone
do that Nearly all American citizens signers Of
petitions and certificates provided signature
nothing.
We do not think though that the New York post
office incident is typical that it should be regard
ed argument against the civil service It only
brings out something which had thought of
before.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-25

however succeeded in getting his car started and
escaped At the trial he positively identified
by the husband 1t proved that he had started
from Tucson with the husband and wife and it was
also shown that between the murder and his capture
he had registered under another name than his own
1t was further shown the trial that the bullet with
which the woman had been Killed fired from a
revolver owned by the defendant Against ALL this
was the flisy story of the defendant that the fatal
shot was fired by bandits, though the husband of
the woman none
After the first trial it learned that the de-
fendant was fugitive from the Oklahoma peniten-
tiary where he had been sentenced for life in
ton with the murder of sheriff. It appeared that
after brief service there he given xty-day
parole with leave go where he pleased his
simple promise that at the end of sixty days he would
return and resume his life sentence.
He was we suppose some sort OF an honor man.,
for believe they have an honor system in Okla
homa. At any rate recall that Immediately after
the admission of Arizona to statehood in the flight
of queer birds who focked to Phoenix with all sorts
of experiments to be tried the state there
was a woman, Kate Bernard, who came from Okla
hona heralded prison reformer. It said
that she had succeeded in having love and honor sub
situted for punishment and restriction in the Okla
horna state prison. She had converted the state
authorities the belief that convicts not crmi
nails but only unfortunates who deserve pity and
sympathy rather than harsh treatment. They were
to be put upon their honor this Tucson de-
fendant seems to have been. How many per-
sons he may have murdered beside the poor woman
for whose killing he is being tried do not know,
but it is known that while abroad on his honor he
committed series of minor crimes.
For that wonlan's murder the prison authorities
of Oklahoma, or the governor, whoever granted
that parole should held responsible, just every
maudlin jury becomes in degree responsible for
the murders which follow the acquitta1 of those Of
whose guilt there is no reasonable doubt.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-25
Red Tape

This is not the only country foolishly entangled
in red tape There is at present in England
rangement under which persons temporarily unem-
ployed are given slight assistance in the form of
small weekly dole. A young who had for some
time been out of employment and in receipt of the
dole badly burned in the course Of brave at
tempt to rescue girl from burning building.
When he went to collect his dole the clerk
observing his bandaged hand told him that inasmuch
as he was unable to work he not entitled
to the dole. But the clerk referred him to the Ma
tonal Health Insurance people, who also said that
account of his injury he ineligible to receive
benefit. On behalf of this young the matter
taken up with the minister of labor in the hope that
some way would be found TO through the red
tape which, though it is always obstructive, had
before presented itself in this form of OBJ
xtruction
Arizona republican., 1922-05-25
THE ONCE OVER
u Ru II ! PHILLIPS 4A
By II. I. PHILLIPS

So new tenants may presumably
count on boating. bathing and f'-h-
ing rights. Fishing will. of Csc.
be denuded Of all temptations. all fish
being of uniform size SO as to elm
mate all exaggeration.
There will be no mosquitoes. Mos
quitoes do not go to heaven. They
go to hell with the landlords and
other pests.
IT is taken for granted from Sir
Arts description that there will be
golf All golf courses will be abso-
lutely level. beautifully turfed and
without bunkers or water hazards.
There will be no places in which golf
balls may become lost.
AS matter of fact. no golf ball.
once it reaches Paradise. will be ca
pable Of becoming lost again. That's
plain.
What will be done about caddies
hasn't been cleared up. Now and
then a csddie gets to Paradise. There
they probably wash their faces, grow
wings and tote a bag Of sticks for
years at a stretch without showing
the slightest strain of WEAKNESS.
a
Golfers will golf, obviously. purely
for pleasure and without regard for
scores. One of the great satisfactions
is that there will be no huge cups or
other trophies The shower baths in
the Eternity Country Clubhouse. OF
course. win work!
Sir Arthur says that the pets We
love on this earth will go to Paradise.
too. The canary will be there. he
says. also your dog and cat. He
doesn't mention the goldfish. but the
assumption is that they will be there.
too. Most goldfish lead highly re-
spectacle lives here on earth.
When goldfish gets to heaven Its
reward, presumably. is a perfectly
enormous bowl with no darn toy
castles for it to swim through $4,000
times day.
Whether wives across the border
may compel husbands to change the
goldfish water or not isn't known. A
good deal depends on this. in hus-
bands estimate Of Paradise.
Pets ascend by planes, says Sir
Arthur, too. A man reaching the third
plane may find his net dog two planes
higher. But the man shouldn't get
peeved. 1t works both ways. Many
dog may be overcome by the ap-
parent injustice OF arriving on a
lower plane only to find its master
several planes above 1t.
As a matter OF fact tand strictly
between ourselves), much as Sir Ar
thur knows about Il all, he can't tell
you whether the Hound OF the Bask
ervilles is living higher or lower than
Sherlock Holmes. Nor where Watson
is il any place In particular.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-25

has agreed to cooperate in this
movement.
Railway Depot
Conferences have been held with
the railway officials and tentative
plan is being worked out for the
Identification and efficient layout of
the approaches to the new union
depot.
Parks
Near Phoenix are certain mountain
and desert districts which have a
natural beauty and historic interest.
Plans are being worked out whereby
these districts with their trees and
inscribed rocks shall not be destroyed.
but shall be preserved for all time
for the residents of and visitors to
this valley.
In discussing these plans Mr.. Par
ker said:
TOO frequently citizens get the
idea that a city planning commission.
working toward some ideal plan for a
city already as large as Phoenix, will
either saddle a lot of additional ex-
pense upon the city or else it should
accomplish development rapidly.
Both viewpoints are wrong. The pri-
mary function of city planning is eff
ficiency. In laying out plan of de-
velopment that shall mean efficient
utilization OF the city's physical re-
sources, by little thought and civic
pride, beauty can also be attained.
1T has often seemed to us who
have been meeting once week reg
ularly, and much more often with
sub committees, that measured in
time actual accomplishment is slow
But fitting a city the size of Phoe-
nix to a new plan Of future develop
ment is necessarily and properly a
slow procedure. Things that We
would like to see done now-and
things that could have been accom-
plisfed readily had the city been laid
out skillfuIly and with a vision OF
its future-will come slowly but sure
ly, some in our lifetime, much more
afterward The point is that we can
accomplish some things now, but
the most important is that by our
present work we can make possible
the better and more beautiful Phoe-
nix OF the future"
The executive committee is COM
posed of Howard AIler. T. c. Nc
Warren Macarthur, H. W.
Mrs. C. II. Chalmers, Mrs.
John bennett, Jr., Mrs. c. F. Aims
worth, secretary. and Edward Parker,
chairman.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-25
A. CONAN DoYLE's IDEAS OF
PARADISE

Paradise, according to Sir Arthur
| Conan Doyle. who is here with what
| appears to be ain absorbing prospect
us OF the place, has towns, cities, and
| buildings very much as on earth. A
| sort of attractive real estate develop
| ment. with high elevation, southern
! exposure, commanding view" and all
that, as the British author sees it.
| So far he hasn't tried to interest
| anybody In any particular section or
| to secure deposits on any lots Con-
sequently quite a few people are TAX
ing him seriously.
! Disappointment cannot but be
manifested by the majority OF people,
| ties, and buildings in Paradise there
are bound to be real estate agents
there!
They may be there, Sir Arthur ad-
mits, but they will have been de-
nerved, so to speak, and will be under
| instructions to take MOI" for an an
swer and not attempt any foilow-u up
letters or circulars.
Paradise is composed of many
planes or floor levels. according to A.
| Conan. A person gets, at first, on to
whatever plane he is fitted for, and
! works up. Sometimes he gets on to q
high plane and gets put down.
The natural question, if you believe
| the Doyle theory. is whether an ar
rival on the other side may not run
| across some real estate edyertise-
| ment as this:
FORCED TO vACATE: Will
dispose of my charming place on
| water front on River Jordan: To-
| Gated on high ground with COM
/ manding view OF the earth: with
| in easy committing distance Of
the better planets: house is Of
| Arcadian design: solid gold con-
struction, silver trimmings: win
| dows Of crystal: doors OF pearl:
| has open sapphire places in every
| room; expected to occupy this
| place for long time but have been
compelled to move suddenly and
| without warning to q lower
! plane: rare opportunity to a quick
purchaser: address. 523 X, Pear1y
! Gates Manor.
Or this:
WANTED: Nan OF hlgheSL
character. about to move from
Plane Number 10 TO Plane Num-
| Der 3, with no stops between. is
interested in securing attractive
abode in the development known
as Paradise Garden: place must
have plenty or flowers and fruits
and be in restricted neighbor-
hood. Address X. 7, z, Gen. Del,
Plane Number 10.''
Number To-"
There are rivers, lakes and noun
tains in Paradise, says Sir Arthur.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-25
THURSDAY MORNING. MAY rs, 1922
Our Visitors of Today

GREETINGS to the 900 or more eastern realtors who
will be here today. We hope they may stay long
enough to be shown even smaI part Of the valley
its system paved roads, its orange groves its
ing fields of grain nearly ripe for the harvest
the 10000 of fields carpeted with alfalfa and
as many more acres of the highest grade cotton in
the world.
They may think have too much calorc, but
win not tell them that it is unreasonable though
We know that OF them will expect that. But
all of them used to days, for Chicago Kan
City snd Boston have their share Of sweltering
But it may be explained to them that we do not
swelter here gasp for breath; simply get
in season. and if suffer discomfort in the daytime
sleep it off in the soothing night that follows
We glad the realtors are coming, for realtors
the best judges Of the physical and material we'll
being Of community and there is other class of
men eloquent to tell OF those things which make
a town region worth while
The Chicago contingent of the realtors had
great forerunner here That before the
days of realtors-when they were only real-esate
He was Samuel e. Gross the best known of
American real estate dealers the author of the Mer-
chant Prince of Cornvi1ie" who became involved in
international litigation with Edmond Rostand whose
play, cyrano de Bergerae, Mr.. Gross claimed was a
plagiarism of the Merchant Prince"
The Chicago realtors will remember him. Mr.
Gross was highly pleased with Phoenix then--and
it far from the Phoenix Of today, and his visit
was in the midmost midsummer-that he made tenta-
tive arrangements for connection here foreseeing
that sometime paths from all parts of the country
would be made to the Salt River valley.
We trust that the interest of Mr.. Gross in this
region VIII be revived in the realtors who are coming
today