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complain. The shoe manufacturers
are getting more for their shoes, or
We're in July, than they did back in
January, 1919; but the farmer, with
his cattle, his cotton, his wheat, and
his corn, is reduced from two to three
times the former price.
Mr.. Dial. In my town the other
day | heard of a farmer selling a
hide for 25 cents and buying a pair
of half soles for his shoes for 35
cents.
MI. Harrison. Yes; that is no doubt
true; and | suppose u friend from
New Hampshire would approve of that
practice. That satisfies him thor
oughly. Why, Mr.. President, it has
been one of the crimes of the ages,
that these high and exorbitant and
outrageous prices charged for shoes
throughout the fight against the high
cost of living went unchallenged and
unpublished. They were the most un-
considerable profteers that infested
the land.
The farmers little children were
forced to go without shoes because
of the high prices he would be COM
PEELED to pay for them and the low
prices he received for the products of
his labor.
Oh, yes; the farmer should be salts
fed.
Let us take structural steel and see
if there has been a decrease. In jan
uary, 1919, structural steel on a basis
of 100 was 1872. In July, 1921, it
dropped only 176, very few points.
Let us take pig iron. Pig iron in
January, 1919, was 1876. In July,
1921, it dropped only to 1873, a very
light drop in comparison to the de-
crease in the price of farmers prod
ucts.
Let us take bituminous coal. In
January, 1919, coal was 1856, and in
July, 1921, had it decreased? oh, no.
1t has increased to 209. Of course,
the representatives of the great coal
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Why Ridge Dropped Mackay

To win the Republican nomination
for Governor against Senator Run
yon next September, it would have
been necessary for Mackay to have
back Of him the Edge organization,
which is represented in Essex by
County Chairman Jesse Salmon, in
Passaic by Attorney General McCran
and County Chairman Fred Van Blar-
com, in Mercer by State Prison War
den Mulheron, in Hudson by Prosecu-
tor Garven, in Gloucester by Internal
Revenue Collector Edward L Stur-
intendent of Weights and Measures
Frank Wanser, in Atlantic by Supreme
Court Clerk Enoch johnson, in Hun
terdon by Naval Officer Arthur Foran,
in Warren by State Committeeman
Arthur Knowles, in Salem by Senator
Collins b. Allen.
When the Mackay men pressed
Edge for a decision, recently, and de-
manded a showdown, Senator Edge
told the Mackay men that he had
looked over the field and had concluded
that it would be unwise for him to risk
loss of prestige by backing Mackay
for the Republican gubernatorial
nomination against Runyon, who is
backed by State Committeeman Ham
ilton F. Kean, State Chairman Stokes,
David Baird and the New Jersey Anti
Saloon League. To have lost with
Mackay at next S~eptember's primar-
les, Edge felt, would have encouraged
his foes and made them more deter
mined than ever to defeat Edge in
1924.
Without the Edge organization
back of him, Mackay's efforts to win
the nomination would have been
futile. VINO was W raise the $4,000 O
necessary for a gubernatorial cam
paign if the Edge organization was
to withhold support Jersey City
Journal.
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In another column the United Rail
road Companies of New Jersey. give
reasons why the full crew should be
repealed or changed. Laws + rules
to live by in personal conduct and in
business relations. 1t is difficult to
make hard and fast rules for all times
and conditions. Eight years expert
ence shows the unnecessary cost i'm
posed on passengers and owners of
freight to pay wages which have been
increased from SO to 100 per cent
while profits to owners of stocks have
been cut in half. Those who have had
freight expreSsage and travel in the
past eight years know the efficiency
has not increased as much as the
cost. In fact the service in many
cases is not so good. Higher wages
has not been an incentive for many to
work, but rather to loaf.
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Senator from North Dakota [Mr. Nc
Cumbrel, there was passed through
this body what was known as the
emergency tariff bill. 1t proposed to
place a tariff on wheat, corn, peanuts,
beans, and on a lot of other agricul-
tural products. We heard then that
1t would be the salvation of the
farmer. That was the Republican
theory. That is the way you said YOU
would solve the problem. If YOU
solve no other problem any better
than you did that, you are not COM
petent even to attempt to solve any
problem that may arise here. It was
an absolute failure, and you know it.
l do not know whether or NOT Won
would admit its failure, because bv SO
DONG you destroy your theory of
protection, but ever if you will not adj
NIT 1t, l am going to give you the
prices on some of the products from
the American farm upon which Won
placed a high tariff, but which within
the last II months have continued to
decrease and drop in price. Oh, the
fallacy of a protective tariff In
1920 No. 2 northern wheat was s $3.50
a bushel; in January, 1921 it had
dropped to $1.88K a busheI, and I in
January, 1922, it had dropped to
$1.10 a bushel.
In 1920 No. 2 mixed corn was
worth SLIGO a bushel; in January,
1921, it had dropped to IA cents a
bushel, and in January, 1922, it had
dropped to 48 cents a bushel, and in
some sections I understand had sold
for a price as low as 25 cents a bushel.
bushel.
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field of West Virginia and else
where in the country had no cause to
complain.
Now, let us see about anthracite
coal. In January, 1919, it was 1852,
and in July, 1921, it had increased to
1913.
Let US see about house furnishings,
goods, and so forth, that the farmer is
obliged to buy. Did those decrease
in value like the things that he rails
ed? The figures show that in Janu-
airy, 1919, house furnishings and
goods were 218 and in July 1921,
were 235.
Is not that sufficient to cause the
tural interests of the country to meet
and confer and try to solve some of
the farmers problems? Is he not en-
titled to a meeting and conference of
his friends in Congress, so that the
difficulties and those inequalities may,
in part at least, be removed? Can
they be expected to look with COM
placency upon conditions that carry
the prices of their products down
while the prices of the things they are
forced TO buy go up!
The Tariff Bunco
1 shall not read further, although
there are some very interesting
figures here.
Mr.. Pitman. From what is that the
Senator has been reading?
l was reading in giving the Stats
/ tics and data, from the report of the
Joint Commission on Agriculture re-
Gently filed. There was another table
from which I desired to read to the
Senate. Let us take certain products
that are raised on the farm to ascer-
tain what depreciation there was with
in a certain time.
In this connection, I recall it was
only a little while ago when, under
/ the leadership of the distinguished
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DOLLARS AND DIMES IN IRE
LAND

The Irish Free State begins func-
tioning with the advantage of having
the long experience of other republican
Governments to guide it. Of this
there is an example in the reported
decision of the Provisional Government
TO adopt the decimal system of coin
age. The merits of that system are
nowadays sufficiently apparent,
though they were yet to be demon
strated when it was proposed for the
United States by Robert Morris in
1854, with the hearty Endorsement of
Thomas jefferson. Writing in 1870,
Jefferson said:
The experiment made by Con-
gress in the year 1876 by declar-
ing that there should be one
money of account and payment
through the United States and
that its parts and multiples
should should be in a decimal
ratio has obtained such general
appreciation both at home and
abroad that nothing seems want
ing but the actual coinage to
Danish the discordant pounds,
shillings, pence and farthings of
the different States and to estab-
fish in their stead the new de-
nominations.
The system was adopted by France
after the revolution of 1889 and by
other European countries. 1t has
proved its convenience as a monetary
ratio in this country for more than a
century and in Canada and Newfound-
land for q briefer time. It's adoption
by tho Irish Free State will only ap-
pear to be an obvious recognition of
its superiority. At the same time
the fact will be an interesting illus
tration of the far influence of a Jeffer-
sonian idea. There is something evo-
lutionary as well as revolutionary in
Ireland's prospective change from
pounds and shillings to dollars and
dimes.-N. Y. World.
While the United States was the
first to use the decimal system in
money it is far behind in using it in
measurements. We continue to use
the inches, feet, yards, miles, links
and chains. altho the feet and inches
are now divided into tenths on some
rules and tapes made.
In weights we use ounces, pounds
and tons.
The metric system of weights and
measures should be established by
law. All weights and measures
should be required to have the old and
metric measures on them, for a gen.
Grafton when the old could be left
off after the younger generation
know the metric system.
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Some mea leap to success, while
others achieve it through steady adj
Yancement. Those who leap, how
ever, miss experiences that those who
advance by slower stages may gain.
Experience il a very valuable back
ground for permanent success.
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Much food is in tillage of the Door;
but there is that which is destroyed
for want of judgment.
1t is better to dwell in a corner Of
the ~house-top, than with a brawling
woman in a wide house.
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EmE~ HE PEOPLE and industries OF New Jersey want the best anoao
II u service at lowest possible cost The railroads want to provide it.
Blu. tic do so they must be operated without waste. Every dollar
expended that produces nothing in service makes a charge to pc
met by passenger and freight rates
One such waste, which last year put al unnecessary burden Of
$4,000 o m the railroads and people of New Jersey, is compulsory employ
ment OF excess men in train operation. A law requires this Such law has
81 far made a waste of $5,5OOO00. Thus is money paid to the railroads
by the people and industries paid away in ages without any compromising
value either to the railroads or the public using them.
Such waste the railroads would stop. But before they can there must
be legislation repeating a arbitrary, uneconomic law of this State which
requires employment o of 34 tainmen in positions where they are not
needed and in which they perform no real service either for safety or efficiency
of train operation.
Last year the excess crew law of Indiana was repealed. Ais, a
similar law of Pennsylvania was changed as is 10Y purposed to change
the New Jersey law. The railroads do 10 ask to be final judges of how many
men shall run a train They will continue o put OF trains as now as many
Or more men than the excess crew law requres-whnever they are needed.
So there car be n o doubt and that tainmen,e not less than passengers
and shippers shall be sure of full protection, the law, as the railroads
propose t. change it, will vest in the Board of Public Utility Commissioners
the selected and responsible guardians OF the pubic-comPulsoy power
to see and to order that every train operated in the State is properly manned.
Thus will intelligence with tul force OF public authority, act n place of a
blanket law which applies regardless Of varying conditions and allows n 10
consideration of obviously essential differences in train operation and services
What is nw undertaken in New Jersey, where industrial and business
depression is severe,c creating unemployment losses and distress o n all sides
directly concerns every shipper and passenger, every farmer trucker and
measure to stop a perfectly unnecessary expense in railroad operation. as
M important 10Y to get down the whole cst of railroad operation and
service for the benefit of all.
The railroads in New Jersey are sure the people of the State will
approve this 10Y to end ar excess COST therefore ask their active support
and request them, both women and men, as citizens to urge their legislative
representatives by letter telegram, telephone or personal interview to voe
for the bill Don to be OIL passage.
ASSOCIATED RAILROADS OF NEW JERSEY.
Trenton, N. j. TT R. Brown, Chairman Executive Committee,
ECONOMICAL OPERATION FOR RAILROADS MEANS ECO
HOMICAL RAILROADING FOR THE PUBLIC
The Coconino sun., 1922-03-17
Amended Lists 3-4265, ,-4266; 4-354a RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF
 LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST

Notice is hereby given that the lands described below, embracing 160 acres, within the Coconino National Forest, Arizona, will be subject to settlement and entry under the provi- sions of the homestead laws of the
 United States and the act of June II, 1906 (34 Stat, 233), at the United States land office at Phoenix, Arizona, on May 22, 1922. Any settler who was actually and in good faith claim ing any of said lands for agricultural purposes prior to January 1, 1906, and has not abandoned same, has preference right to make homestead entry for the lands actually occupied. Said lands were listed upon the ap- plication of the persons mentioned be- low, who have a preference right sub Ject to the prior right of any such settler, provided such settler or ap- plicant is qualified to make homestead entry and the preference right is ex- ercised prior to May p, 1922, on which date the land will be subject to settlement and entry by any quali- fled person. The E1a Eh SEA- SE- A, Sec. 23; SWA SEA NEA SEA- Sk SWA NEk SEA, NWA NEA SEX SEA, Nh NWA SEA SEA, S.
 F SEh NWA SEA, N1a N15 SWA SEA, SWA NEA SWA SEA, NV A SEA SWA SEA, S1a NWh SW- r SEA-, NE SWA SWh SEA, S1a NEA SEA SWh, Nh SEA SEX SWh, WIZ SEA SWA, SWA SWN, Sec. 24; NWA NEA NWA, N1a NV k NWk, Sec. 25; E1a NEk NEA NEA, Sec. 26; T. 19 N, R. 10 E., c. & s. R. M., except that portion here tofore restored under List 3-4265, the net area hereby listed be- ing 80 acres. The above lands are restored to enable Conrad Pessarra to amend his H. E. 040S22 in accordance herewith. Amended List 3-4265. The WIZ E1a SEk NE
 A, WIZ SEA NEA, E1a. Eh SWh NEA, SWA NEA NEk, WIZ SEA NEA NEA, SWA NEA NEA NEA, Sh NWA NEA NEA, E1a SEA NWk NEA, SEA NEA NWA ME-
 A, WIZ E1a Eh SEA, WIZ Eh SF- A, E1a E1a WIZ SEA, Sec. 23; tie NWA NEA NEA NEA, N1a NW'4 NEA NEA, NEA NEA NWk Nli-
 k, Sec. 26; T. 19 N, R. 10 E., G. & S. R. M., except that portion here':o- fore restored under List 3-4266, the net area hereby listed being 80 acres. The above lands are restored to en- able Geo. c. Walter, Jr., to amend lis H. F.. 041137, in accordance herewith. Amended List 3-4266. February ,5, 1922. D. K. Parrott, Acting Ass S. tant Commissioner of the General Land Office. 3-10-lNt
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ary 1, 1906, and has not abandoned same, has preference right to make homestead entry for the lands act ually occupied. Said lands were list ed upon the applications of the per sons mentioned below, who have a preference right subject to the prior right of. any such settler, provided such settler or applicant is qualified to make homestead entry and the preference right is exercised prior to June 21, 1922, on which date the lands will be subject to settlement and en- try by any qualified person. Appi- cations may be filed twenty days prior to the above date but will not be al- lowed until the day set for opening thereof. Ex-service men who served during the war with Germany will al- so have preference right of entry for a period of ninety-one days prior, to the above date. Such preference. however, is subject to the superior preference of settlers prior to Janu- ary l, 1906 and listees. The MEX NWA, Sec. 23, T. 21 N, R. 2 E., c. & s. R. M., containing 40 acres. The above lands are an integral part of the tract restored under List 3-4162 and entry should be allowed only in connection with said List S-4162. List 3-4477. D. K. Parrott, Acting Assis- tant Commissioner of the General Land Office. February 25, 1922.
 3-10-4t.
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ADVERTISEMENT

beginning, containing 9.23 A. in Sec. 15, T. 22-N., R. SEE: Tract c: Be- ginning at Corner No. 21, from whence Corner No. IS, previously de scribed, bears N. 37 deg. 02 min. R., 76 links;
 thence S. deg. 2S min. E., 14.23 chains to Corner No. 22;
 thence N. 89 deg. 53 min. w., GOT chains to Corner No. 23;
 thence N. IS deg. 45 min. E., 12.82 chains to Corner No. 24;
 thence N. 37 deg. 02 min. E., 2.66 chains to Corner No. 21, the place of beginning, containing 4.S6 A. in Sec. Is, T. 22-N., R. 8-E.:
 The entire acreage of this survey is 49.07 Acres and it all lies in Sec tion 15, T. 22-N., R. SEE, G. & S. R. B. & M., Arizona, Coconino National Forest, and -
 Has filed notice of intention to make Three Year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before Tom l.. Rees, U. s. Commissioner, at Flagstaff, Arizona, on the 4th day of April, 1922.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Milton F. Terrell,
 Walter P. Phifer,
 Frank M. Pendergrass,
 George W. Copeland, all of Flag staff, Arizona.
 Register. 9-2-oo-6wN
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ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

of Supt February showing gents cared for approved
 Report Superior February, showing
  proved.
 February showing the of s112091 checked and approved
 Sheriff February 1922 showing the coec ion of approved The Sheriff February 1922 showing the col
  Report checked ceipt and approved.
 The Report the Assessor for February 1922 showing the collection of the of $2o160S checked with Treasures recet and approved
 The Adee Swzer Deputy County School Supt approved.
 The February showing the collection
  distributed stubs approved The McConkey investigation.
 Pursuant advertisement the Board again inspected the bids for the furnishing hay after personally inspected the hay found that the bid the Farm Bureau the lowest and they having the best grade awarded the bid them $2000 The Board Hoffman the mother Salas de- ceased $000 Schwab. The claim the s261 55 was held up for investigation.
 There being further business the Board adjourned ATTEST APPROVED: Dan W. Francis, Clerk Fred Caring Chairman
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received until 2 p. m., March 27th, 1922, for paving the State Highway from old west city limits of the town of Flagstaff west erly to connection with the improved State Highway, this project being ap- proximately 2,500 feet in length.
 The work consists of approximately $500 cubic yards of excavation, 5,000 smpare yards of paving and other in- cidental work.
 Alternate bids will be received on one course plain concrete pavement, bitulithic pavement on bituminous base course, bituminous concrete sur face course (modified Topeka type) on bituminous base course and asphal- tic concrete surface course on bitu- minous base course.
 Proposals shall be addressed to Thos. Maddock, State Engineer, Phoe- nix, Arizona, and plainly marked on the outside of the envelope State Highway Contract, Paving, Flagstaff Vest"
 Plans and specifications may be seen at the office of the State Engineer, Phoenix, Arizona, or at the office of the Town Clerk, Flagstaff, Arizona
 Copies of the plans and specified tions may be obtained on payment of Five Dollars (s5.00) to Thos. Mad dock, State Engineer.
 An unendorsed, certified or cashiers check for five per cent of the total amount of the bid payable to the State Treasurer of Arizona, will be required with all proposals.
 Satisfactory bonds will be required of the contractor to whom award is made.
 The State Engineer reserves the right to reject any or all bids. All proposals shall be made on blanks furnished for that purpose. THOS. MADDOCK, State Engineer. Phoenix, Arizona, March 10th, 1922. 3-17-24-2t.
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PUBLIC AUCTION SALE NO. 1O4 STATE SCHOOL AND INDUSTRIAL
 LANDS
 STATE LAND DEPARTMENT

Phoenix, Arizona, January 9th, 1922
 In conformity with the provisions of the Public Land Code of Arizona approved June 26, 1915, and amend 1 ments thereto; notice is hereby given that the State of Arizona will sell at Public Auction at 1000 o'clock A. M., Tuesday, March 21, 1922, at the Coun- ty Court House, Flagstaff, Arizona, the following improved and unim- proved State School and Institutional Lands, situated in Coconino County, to-wit:
 In Township 2s North,
 Range 1 East.
 Lots l, 2, 8, 4; Eh SWA; WhSEA; EhE1h; Section 30, con taining 467.80 acres more or less, ap- praised at $1,403.40. Improvements claimed by A. F. Poison appraised at S187.50.
 In Township g North, Range ? East.
 NEA; N.Y. NwA, Section IA, containing 240 acres, more or less, appraised at $1,20O.OO. Improve ments claimed by King West Baker appraised at $425.0O.
 NL& Ol ocCtlOH S4, CUutSAlIluR lOU acres, more or less appraised at $1,- 000.00. Improvements claimed by Claude B. Hume appraised at $170.00. In Township 28 North, Range West.
 NWA, WIZ SWA, Section 8, con- taining 240 acres more or less, ap- praised at $720.00 Improvements claimed by w. F. Griffin, ap- praised at $150.00.
 No bid for less than the appraised valuation will be considered.
 This department reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 A bid for any improved land car ries a bid for the improvements thereon at the appraised value, which must be paid in cash.
 Information regarding the land and terms of sale may be obtained from the State Land Department, Phoenix, Arizona.
 STATE LAND DEPARTMENT, RUDOLPH KUCHLER, Commissioner First Publication January 13, 1922. Last Publication March IF, 1922
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ADVERTISEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 O4O6SS

U. S. Land Office at Phoenix, Ari- zona, February II, 1922.
 NOTICE is hereby given that Claude Wade Knight, of Flagstaff, Arizona, who, on March 29, 1921, made Homestead Entry No. 0406S8, for S1sNEASEAN NEK, SEX SEH NEh, NEANEKSEA Sec. 20, WI SWANWANWA, SWANWk, Nh SEANWA, WASEANWA, N1S NWA SWA, ShShNEANWA Sec. 21, NisSEA NEA SEX Sec. 20, SWA NWA SWANEA, NhSEA SEANW- Y, SWASEAS SEANWN, NhNWN NEhSWA, NhShNWA SWA Sec. 21, T. 23-N., R. SEE, c. & s. R. B. 6 M., has filed notice of intention to make Three Year Proof to establish claim to the land above described, be- fore Tom l.. Rees, Clerk of the Su- perior Court, at Flagstaff, Arizona, on the 21st day of March, 1922. Claimant names as witnesses: Fred w. Mcclure,
 James Giddings,
 Frank Pendergrass,
 Jesse c. Clarke, all of Flagstaff, Arizona.
 JOHN R. TOwLES,
 Register.
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National Forest Timber for Sale.

Sealed bids will be received by the Forest Supervisor, Flagstaff, Arizona, up to and including April F, 1922, for all the merchantable dead timber, standing or down, and all the live timber marked or designated for cut ting on an area embracing about 40 acres within section 8, T. Fl N, R. 6 E., c. & s. R. B. & M., Coconino Ma tional Forest, Arizona, estimated to be 100000 feet B. M more or less, of western yellow pine timber. No bid of less than $3.10 per M feet for vel low pine will be considered. $100 must be deposited with each bid to be applied on the purchase price, re- funded, or retained in part as liqui- dated damages, according to condi- tions of sale The right to reject any and all bids reserved. Before bids are submitted, full information con corning the timber, the conditions of sale, and the submission of bids should be obtained from the Forest Super visor, Flagstaff, Arizona.
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