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Arizona republican., 1922-01-14
Our Statutory Constitution

The state finds itself bound hand and foot by its
constitution in the drafting of which an il,-advsed
convention believed. that gifted with something akin
omniscence, it legisating for all time. 1t
hailed by the majority god given instrument"
the members who forced it the convention doubt
imagined that their shone with like
that of the face of Moses when he came down from
the clouds of the mount bearing the tablets of the law.
The majority distrusted all future legislatures.
proclaimed panaceas for political ills and had in
scrbed them so deeply that they believed that they
could never be effaced
Wiser members of the convention. small minor
ity protested against the enactment of statutory leg
saton in the constitution foreold the time when
the state would be restricted by this legislation but
they were ridden we entered the union with
constitution which was proclaimed as the most ad-
yanced organic law in the land. We were equipped
for almost any possible experiment in government and
deprived of instrumentates which the ex-
perience OF ages had proved to be useful.
1t is ridiculous when we look back only eleven
years ago. Almost Immediately we experienced the
need of amendment but well established was the
radical element that questioning the consti-
tion was regarded as sort of treason.
Even yet there is some timidity; some fear Of Of
Tending the radical element We witnessed display
Of it within the present week when the democratic
central committee chatting under the provisions of
the primary law proposed to circumvent the consi-
tuition and the statute enacted under mandate but
dared not propose change of either constitution or
the statute; under the guse of holding both sacred
to displace them with the delegate convention.
But men of Arizona who are more concerned with
the business and prosperity ohe state than they are
with its politics demanding that the shackles
riveted upon it eleven years ago broken off, that
so much of the constitution is found unwholesoey
restrictive be scrapped that our organic law be di-
vested of its harmful and ridiculous and left
solid foundation unweakened by the durable and
easily replaced material of the superstructure
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14
LARDNER WEEKLY LETTER
GUM VS.. NICOTINE
BY RING w. LARDNER

when you 1st quit is when you go to
a show and when the curtain comes
down for the end of the 1st act why
instead of jumping up you stay right
in your seat and wait for the next
act and in the mean vile the smok-
ers that is setting in the same row
steps on your #. when they so out
and steps on them again when they
come back and at 1st you want to
kick them in the shin but after you
been stepped on enough times you
don't mind it no more and finely
your 1T. gets so that they miss not
being stepped on and you feel like
you ought to take them to a show
every night.
The next item is whiskers. When
we was kids in school the teacher
use to tell about the evils of nicotine
and one of the things it was supposed
TO do was to destroy hair and If you
rubbed nicotine on a rat it would
loose its hair. Well / didn't think
much about this at the time as in
them days they was several better
ways l could think of to spend my
time than set and rub sicotiue en-
rats and watch them get bald and
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14
THE GOOD OLD TIMES
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright, 1921, by Frank Crane)

A book called mayfair and Montmartre," by
Ralph Nevil appeared time ago in England, and
is very good example of crude and immature thinking
applied to social problems
1t is the philosophy Of the club man, the amuse-
ment seeker and the shallow devotee of society," which
has taken literary form and got itself into book.
"The majority of social reformers are dull dogs,
the book says. "Utopian ideas are all very well in
theory but getting them carried out is quite another
matter" He then proceeds to castigate all Utopans
and Puritans.
He objects to progress because it eliminates "the
vanished graces and the enjoyment of life
He seems to think that while every one nowadays
has chance at learning, yet the output Of great
and notable characters has shrunk practically to nil
The result will not mprobaby be, according to
him. the stamping out of individuality resulting from
the multitude of laws and restrictions
And so on and so on.
Perhaps it is just as we'll to get this echo of the
gossip of club and whmper of boudoirs out into
where we can get at it. All we hope to do here is to
pilory it that the everyday person realize its
absurdty.
For the same line of argument would lead us to
lament the fact that the Good Old Days Of war seem
to be over And to fear that Disarmament Conferences
and World Councils going to spoil the grand fun
which humanity used to have in periodical festivals
of butchery.
Such doubtless also would bewail the pass
ing of the duel when gentlemen more settle their
affairs of honor delightfully."- by murder and mayhem
but are compelled to go into dirty court ROOM
He would also doubtless complain of the passing of
slavery with all the beautiful incidents connected With
one human being owning another and abusing him to
his hearts content.
There might be also few walls because of the
general prevalence OF monogamy IN these drab days,
and that gentlemen are denied the fascinating pastime
of having variegated bunch of wives.
Our author also doubtless would welcome the loud
and bitter hoWS going up from the cities of the United
States over Prohibition and would not hesitate to esti
mate the loss of the champagne cup at the banquet
table as being far disastrous than all the combined
filth and murder which constituted the steady crop of
the corner saloon.
For all that, the world moves on Each age has it's
purple flowers that bloom upon the surface of its pass
ing inquity And to those whose whole business in life
is to admire flowers it is much better to keep the deadly
sewage than to lose the picturesque bloom
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14
The Newberrx Case

The vote in the senate sustaining the right of
Senator Newberry to his seat must be regarded as a
personal vindcaton OF the contestee not an ap-
proval vindicaon of the methods by which he was
elected On the other hand those methods were Sc
verely condemned by many the senator's who voted
to sustain Mr. Newberry
The result of the contest serves notice that can
ddates can no longer purchase seats in that body,
transactions that few years ago were quit common
especially in of the western states where in the
days when legislatures senator's the purchases
frequently outright and where if franIness in
the commission of crime were a virtue, these pur-
chases might in part of have been condoned.
Senator Newberry his place in part to his
personal record Of cleanliness to his high character
citizen and in part to unusual circumstances attend
ing the Michigan contest.
There mania of money spending In
campaign in which expenditure of $4,000 was ber-
ally regarded sufficient nearly 100000 was dis
tributed by the friends of Mr.. Newberry. How much
was withdrawn from the almost illinitable funds Of
Mr. Ford is not known since his expenditures appear
not to have been questioned by anybody in interest
though during the campaign it was commonly re-
ported enormous being poured out by both
committees
The absence Of Mr.. Newberry from the state was
a slightly mitigating circumstance arguing both an
ignorance OF what being done his behalf by his
friends and explaining his lack of control them
A favorable circumstance that his candidacy,
as well as that of Mr. Ford was not backed by any
sinister interest. 1t purely party fight backed
for Mr. Ford by the president of the United States
and administration forces. On the turn of it might
depend the party control Of the United States
And then there the fact that far as has been
disclosed, money if either side was being spent
the outright corruption of voters
is tho As
Newberrys right to his was raised and is also
good thing that his right sustained by mar
row margin, and that twenty per cent of his repub-
lican colleagues went record against sustaining It,
We believe that in consequence of all that has
happened it will be many long day before another
senatorial contest In the United States will be attended
by such reckless expenditure of money.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14
The HOspisaIization Of Ex- Service Men

The rejection by the director Of the U. S. Vet
Grams Bureau Of the proposition to take over the
Daconess hospital for the disqualification of suffering
ex-service will be sad news to the hundreds of
sufferers who have gathered here attracted by the
beneficial qualities of the climate Nearly all of them
who have fingered in the hope that the government
would make provision for them here must seek
relief in less favorable localities.
The director appears to have been moved by the
arguments Of the National tuberculosis Association
whose members seem to be interested in keeping
patients in the East until they have passed into the
later stages Of pulmonary troubles Admitting the
remedial effect of the climate OF Arizona the director
observes that many other factors such proper
medical supervision adequate facilities, especially as
to rest food nursing, attention, etc. equally if
not more important than climate in promoting
cure"
But would not these facilities added to the i'm
portant and recognized factor Of climate more surely
promote cure? Why set these facilities in less
favorable surroundings?
From the earliest times sufferers from tubercu-
osis have sought milder climates and in innumerab!e
cases when they have made the change in time they
have been benefited The belief in the remedial eff
feet of the climate of the southwest is almost uni
versal It may be we will say for the sake of argu
ment that our climate is no better than that of the
East and the these diseases, and that those
who came here lived survived only because they
hoped to live Is not the effect Of mind over matter
in such cases worth considering? We are al paying
more attention to psychology than used to do.
The statement Of the director, that the heat OF
he Salt River Valley in the summer time lis abso-
utely dertmneta to the treatment Of tuberculosis"
the statement Of an exception and not the rule.
very large majority of the people who have been
All ca by tuberculosis have made the most rapid
prolress toward recovery during the hot summer
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14

other localities including Saranac
Lake They have failed to gain In
health at those attitudes. Some OF
them have greatly improved in
health here while others have con-
tinued to decline.
Ultra violet light In the suns rays
is considered am important factor In
the treatment of tuberculosis 1t is
said that at q certain altitude In the
mountains. on the desert and on the
beach at the sea-shore, this ultra
violet light is OF about the same de-
gree and intensity. On the beach OF
southern Italy. many recover from
tuberculosis. In the altitude OF va
rious localities many recover. on
the desert in and around Phoenix,
many recover their health. Many re-
cover at home. Many die, everywhere.
II depends upon the individual, the
stage and virulence of the disease,
the environment, the contentment
and the treatment.
In the past, within my knowledge,
a particularly noted physician sew
erely criticised the principle of keep
ing advanced cases Of pulmonary tu-
berculosis in localities of high alti-
tude. l believe this criticism was
merited.
1t is because a host of tuberculosis
individuals have regained their
health in Phoenix, that Phoenix has
become widely recognized as a local
ity favorable to the treatment of pull
monary tuberculosis. The climate is
not perfect. No climate is perfect.
But it is a fact that our climate is
helpful to a great many individuals.
What Phoenix lacks most is suit
able Institutions for the reception and
care of tuberculosis patients. Give
us these institutions and those Of our
patients who can regain their health
will do 1t. We need properly con-
structed and equipped buildings and
sufficient attendants to care for the
patients. That is what Phoenix needs
most to care for the sick.
Phoenix has long been the recipient
of cases of advanced tuberculosis
so far advanced indeed that they
were advised TO come here as a last
resort. Some of these cases have
surprised us all and gone on TO ar
restment. The majority, however,
have continued their decline as was
to be expected. other cases have
come here imbued with the idea that
the climate would get them WE'LL ir-
respective of other attention or con-
ditions. This of course is an errone-
Gus idea and much to be condemned.
II is frequently the case that pa
tients come here practically without
funds, expecting TO obtain light
work" and regain their health. often,
too often, these cases are at least
moderately advanced and work of
any kind is detrimental to their gem
eral condition. We cannot properly
care for such cases as these. We
have no suitable institutions for
them.
We have. in my belief. climate
second to none as a favorable factor
in the therapy of tuberculosis Give
us the institutions of proper quality
and sufficient numbers and the pop
ularity of Phoenix as a health resort
for the tuberculous will rebound as
never before.
Very respectfully.
SPENCER d. WHITING, NJ. d.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14
By Ripley

throw a few pieces away the Mrs.
says don't throw it there ans they's
no place you can throw it without
offending somebody.
And another time you get a thrill
Is when you are invited out to din
ner and your hostess finely says come
on gents, dinner is ready and you
go in the DINING rm. and set down
to the table and all of sudden you
remember that they's a little matter
of sticks of gum to be got rid off
before you can eat.
Well friends, in a crisis like this
II is every man for himself and
won't give you my solution of the
problem but will leave you to work
it out in your own way when the
time comes.
RING w. LARDNER.
Great Neck, Jan. 13.
Copyright, the Bell Syndicate, Inc,
1929
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14

To the Editor:
Readers may be interested to know
that it is now over wks. since
kissed my lady Nicotine good-by for
ever and / didn't wait for no New
Yrs. day to make it official but
picked out neutral date namely the
3 of Dec and for the benefit of other
veteran smokers that may be contem-
plating some such a move will say
that it is a whole lot like going to
the electric chair or getting your hair
cut, namely the most of the agony is
thinking about it before hand and
the reality itself amt so bad after
the 1st couple wks.
Wifes that is trying to make their
husbands. quit or vice versa is now vt
liberty to use me as talking point
and If the husband or wife says:
"Oh, maybe he wasn't really a
smoker" why you can tell them that
/ only been smokeing since 1 was
IL yrs. old and that is quite vile
ago and in the last Is yrs. l knocked
off between 40 and so pills per day.
So even If l didn't have the habit !
was afraid / might get it.
But this here amt no sermon and
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14

months. In some cases though the climate has been
too wearing between May and September but such
cases have been comparatively rare
The statement of the director of the large num-
her Of unoccuped beds in the various and
contract hospitals is OF force in the face OF the
fact that there is a large number of suffering ex-
service men who without 1t not be pre-
tended that the government made provision for all.
These vacant beds are in localities whose climate the
service men do not believe favorable them.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14

my admirers needn't be scared that
| am going ahead and tell them why
l quit or what a strong will power
/ have got and etc. but ] am writeing
this article so as If, t9ey's any of my
readers that intends to follow my
sample and give up the weed they
will know some of the experiences
that person is libel to enjoy in con-
nection with same.
The 1st thing that you have got to
get use to is not rideing in the smIk-
er. l suppose you will say that a
man can ride in the smoker even If
he don't smoke but wait till you quit
smokeing and then stick your horn
inside Of a smokeing car and you
will know better. A non smokers S
place is in the mixed coachs and a
person must make up their mind to
expect the usual annoyances that
attends mingleing with the opp. sex.
Like for inst, YOU set down beside
a gal and you sta:t to read your paper
and 1st thing you know she will
make some remark or nuge you in
the elbow. Personally ! don't never
encourage strange women and al.
ways manage to squelcS them but
know several cases of men that was
drove back to smokeing because gals
wouldn't leave them alone on trains.
1T MIGHT BE WORSE
In the above remarks | am referring
to suburban trains which is the only
kind / been on lately, but think what
it would be for a travelling man that
has to make a through trip some
where's and if he has give up smoke
ing he must set in the main body Of
the Pullman and expose himself for
miles and miles to the advances and
innuendos of women adventures and
it would be no wonder if he weak
ened and smuck in the wash rm.
and borrowed a cirgarette off one of
the Ellls.
Another thing that seems funn!
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14

! besides didn't believe the story. but
I remembered it and believed it the
other day when had laid off smoke
ing a vile and seen what it done to
a mans beard. When / use to be
able to shave in the A. M. and still
look pretty at supper time why now
days when / go out on the st. a
couple hrs. after shaveing every
body hollers, Hello Chas.," thinking
am the secty. of state.
SAVES HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES
But the big item and chief int. in
the new life is gum. l guess it amt
no secret that pretty near everybody
that quits smoking takes TO gum,
but it amt till yo udo it yourself that
you know what it means to take up
gum.
When you take up gum you don't
just drop a penny in gum machine
or go in a store and lay down a nickel
and say give me a package of gum.
The gum habit is just like the ciga
rette habit and when you get 1t good,
why you have your favOrite brand of
gum and you buy it bS the box and
it costs you s1.00 for a box OF 20
packages and how long do you tank
the 90 packages lasts Wen my
friends they last one day. So if you
are like / was and smoke cheap Gig
arettes which costs about a penny
apiece why the gum habit win cost
you about 55 cents more per day
than the cigarette habit but your
Mrs. will make that up in the meat
bills, because when you work away
at gum all day sometimes matricu-
lateing or z sticks at time, why
by supper time your jaws is too wore
out for anything but soup.
What is worring me the most just
now is the disposal Of sticks that has
outgrew their usefulness which |
can't afford to build incinerators like
they have got for the garbage in
n. Y. City and every place start to
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14

We suppose something ought to be done with the
men who sold the 'moonshine" which killed nine per-
sons at Hoboken, N. j. But we think they ought to
be prosecuted only under the prohibition law. The
doctrine Of caveat emptor should apply in the case
Of the purchaser.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14

We hope the /. c. C. viii not let the railways get
away with that $4,000 which was extorted from
Marcopa county by means of a rate which the com
mission has just held to be unreasonable One of the
well known consequences of proved extortion is re-
paration
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14

@. How large is q township? G.
|. M.
A. Townships are now political
subdivisions of counties. They are
often based on the division Of terri
tory followed in surveys OF public
lands. Such a township is six miles
long on its south and east and west
boundaries, which follow meridianss.
and is consequently slightly less than
six miles on its north border. 1t con-
tains approximately SO square miles.
@. Did General Grant ever serve
as a United States soldier on the Pa
cific coast. h {. r.
A. Ulysses S. Grant served as a
lieutenant In al infantry regiment on
the Pacific coast in 1852 and 1864.
q. Why are bungalows so named?
A. Bungalow is on Anglo-Indian
word adopted from Banga, meaning
Bengal. At first the name was ap-
piled TO a one storied house of light
construction made usually Of unbaked
bricks with a thatched roof with a
veranda.
@. Is there a car that can run on
one rail and is it a success? J.G.R.
A. There is q car which runs on
one rail ana maintains its equillb-
rium by use Of horoscopes. This type
of car is used in France with sue
cess.
@. What was decided about the
battleship Maine? Was it brown up
from the outside7 r. r.
A. The court OF inquiry came to
no decision on this point and no
official opinion was rendered.
Q ! have some mea lurements and
hey irelud, one for "seye." What
does this mean? c. G.
A The scye is the armhole or the
opening in a garment for the attach
ment of the sleeve.
@. Can work on the public high
ways be done during the winter IN
the interest of decreasing unemPley-
ment? o. o. p.
A. Much outdoor winter work is
done in Canada in an effort to equal
ize work throughout the year. Min
nesota has signied her intention OF
putting $500 men on road work.
Crawling, grading and paving VIII
be done.
O. How much cotton was grown
last year? c. 3. 8.
A. The department OF agriculture
says that the orld's cotton crop for
1921 is estimated at 15,59S,000 bales.
This is the smallest crop in 20 years
and is a falling o. Of 100000 bales
from last year.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14
JUST WORK NOT ENOUGH

"You want to have good judgment
as well as industry" said Uncle
Eben. DE minister dat breaches de
longest sermon works de hardest, but
he don git de probation. Wash
ington Star.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14

Mr.. Howatt may have demonstrated TO his own
satisfaction that the Kansas Industrial law cannot
prevent strikes But it could put Jail and keep
him there That is all any of our laws except laws
against capital crimes can do, to those who violate
them.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14

Hundreds of male citizens of Phoenix have lived
happier lives and had better food and greater freedom
from indigestion because the Better Homes Week
The Republican put on last spring Hundreds more
will be enrolled in the ranks of redeemed in the
second Better Homes Week" beginning next Monday.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14

For the reinsurance of the small boy will ex
plain that the combination of the five big crcuses does
not mean that there will be only circus going up
and down the country next summer and fall
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14

one never hears a breath of scandal about her.
why? Hasn't she frends?'-London Mall.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-14
Questions And
AnSWers

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any question by writing The Arizo-
ma Republican Information Bureau,
Frederic ]. Haskin. director, WASH
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II Ell L. IF S
III To the Editor

Takes Issue With Director Forbes
800 Goodrich Bldg,
Jan. -, 1922.