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New-York tribune., 1922-01-22

But Abu ibn Craig replied: "That is not
what / mean Behold! we should boost the
city. We should praise it to the heavens.
We should speak with the tongues of orators
Of it's magnifcence. We should sing with the
voices of poets Of its grandeur and its
strength"
answer:
"Alas! the city is filled with clamor.
Charlots resound in it's streets, and whistles,
bells, elevated trains, boards Of estimate.
Meyer committees and kindred annoyances
mako consecutive thought impossible, even
were the sound Of the descending blackjack
and the explosions Of guns and safes ruled
out. Not even the divine Omar himself could
write poetry under such circumstances. Be-
hold! who was it that, desiring to write a
small charter betoek himself to the Businesses
of frozen Canada in search for the peace
necessary therefor?"
Then said Abu ibn Craig: "That, too, Is be-
side the point. Consider the advertising and
poetry possibilities of those who guide the
dest1nles of this our city. The Caliph himself,
the friends of the common people, rivaling the
sun itself as he proceedeth each morning in
his limousine to his labors. And who can de-
pict, save in sounding verse, the glory of the
raiment of his vizier Sinn-ott? Consider like
wise the Mamelukes Of the guard Let us 20
forth and observe them at their work."
Then Jared they to keep guarded bv the
minions Of Abdul ell Inright, Commander of
the Faithful. And the walls thereof were
somewhat cracked by the concusson of safes
that had been blown in the neighborhood, but
otherwise intact, and behind the throne at one
side Of the hall, safe an officer of Mamelulies.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
GOTHAM ARABIAN NIGHTS


writing q letter Of gratitude to Nubian mag
istrate in Philadelphia.
Then said he whom Abu ibn Craig guided:
could not sonnet be written on the
efficiency with which the men of the Name
lukes bring back escaping criminals captured
by persons in neighboring cities?"
But Abu ibn Craig gave answer, saying:
"You haven't yet quite got the idea. Let US
consider for a few moments space the public
works. If you must write sonnet let it be
on the vast engineering feat whereby pure
water is brought to the folk of the city"
Yet the other demurred again, saying:
Behold, methinks that such subject might
be best treated by the advertising science Of
which thou so lately spakest. Let US, then, re-
serve space in several journals and insert
praise Of the water of the city under the head
line:
Every man his own aquarium "
But Abu ibn Craig sighed yet more heavily
and gave answer:
"Nay, nay. Still thou comprehendest not
What else is there we might consider whereby
thou shouldst be enlightened to the glories
and beauties of this queen Of cities?"
Then proposed the other: Suppose we look
the schools over?"
But Abu ibn Craig interposed with haste.
saying:
"Allah in his mercy forbid. I'd as soon
show thee the subways. But adjust this gas
mask, lest the fumes from Jersey and the
effluvium from the garbage piers overcome
thee, and will take thee to witness sunset
from the Hudson's shores, on the beauty Of
which thou shouldst be able to compose at
least triolet."
But even he spake, the other slipped
upon the icy pavement and safe down with
emphasis, and, rising, said bitterly:
"Nay, methinks it were better for me to re-
turn to mine own home and write for my
own satisfaction balade on street cleaning,
the refrain Of which shall be:
Here are the SHOWS of yesteryear'
And Abu ibn Craig, when the other de-
parFn' sNake to himself saying:
"Perchance, even I myself might write
poetry in praise of the city, were able to go
back to Canada once more"
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22

TO, YE Of Omar's seed, draw neara
FL Poets all, who sing the glory and the
H. IA love and the bravery Of Islam, Of
Bagdad, diamond Of the world, and
Damascus. pearl Of the desert, give ear to
the thousand and thirty-third tale woven by
Shaherazed to lull her lord Shahryar, king Of
kings. Aye, ye who y4vera the rubaiyats of
the exalted Hafz, hear now the story of the
great emir, Abu ibn Craig and Of how he
yearned to sing the praises of his own land.
For it came to pass in the fifth year Of tho
Profit, when folk had become as accustomed to
the presence of Hy-lan Of the Ruddy Counte-
nance in the palace Of the caliph as they had
to the busted fountain in the courts thereof,
that distress walked through the bazaars and
streets of the city.
And the voices Of the people mingled in the
camor of pain, all crying aloud their woe
For some mourned because of the bandits who
had robbed and beaten them and others be-
cause the Manlelukes had mistaken them for
bandits and still others for divers reasons
And in their dolor, many quaffed deeply Of
fluids forbidden in the Koran and turning
their eyes toward the great mosque on the
Street called Fourteen, died, moaning Yet
when the fate Of these drove others to reform
they, tasting the water Of the city shouted
aloud their preference for possible death and
blindness and returned to their evil ways.
Yet while sorrow abroad in the land
one spake with brave voice against despair.
And he was great emir in the household Of
the Caliph, hight Abu ibn Craig, a mighty
warrior and the hero of sundry combats on
the jousting field of the Board of Estimate.
When he felt like attending these assemblages
Of Moslem chivary. And he had dared even
to TIT against the good Caph himself.
SO it came to pass that Abu ibn Craic
speaking before gathering held in a cham
Der that the yeggmen of the city we're not
pillaging for the moment, lifted up his voice
and sang Of the glory Of the city. And he
deplored the mourning Of the many. saving
ths& isss i should be checked men would fara
elMtAsxs - lHadt
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Style in collars changes often in a
quarter Of century, but not
for Ddvid Belasco

not altogether unaware Of their supremacy IN
this respect, and their revolt may originate IN
no small measure in their vanity. But 1T is
vanity we'll justified
"Women rarely err when it is question OF
personal beauty, and the French women, IN
accepting so readily the return to long skirts,
no doubt acted on the realization that in this
instance they have more to hide than to re-
veal. ANY one who has been in Paris during
the vogue Of the short skirt will confirm their
excellent judgment. Beauty may or may not
be skin deep, but in Paris it certainly is not
ankle high.
"The short skirt originated in France a
war measure, tending toward economy. Per-
haps it helped the French to win the war, but
it surely contributed very little to the winning
of men. The French not an athletic out
of-door race, and the ankles of their women
show it.
"The handsomest limbs in the world belong
to Swiss women, mountain climbers practically
from their childhood. American women are
close second. English women, who rather over
do exercise, incline to solidity without compen-
sating grace.
"It is natural, then, that the American girl
should resist any effort to conceal one of her
chief claims to superiority. The French girl,
with fine judgment, has decided that the better
part Of vaor is to take to cover.
"Of course, most Of the protests voiced here
so volubly have been on the ground that the
short skirt is more sanitary. Well, that is as
good pretext as any,"
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Twenty-fua years are buf a day.
well, say two days-in tho life
of Chauncey M. Depetu

has, in fact, hurled defiance at tho foreign
tyrant, and the war is on.
"How closely the women's revolt viii par
alle that Of their forefathers, it Is too early
to predict. There will be incidents, Of course,
which history will record. There may be,
for instance, a Boston knee party, In which
importations Of clothing, designed to limit
the freedom Of the knees, will be dumped into
the sea. But in matter Of length. at any
rate, 1t is safe to say that the present revolt
will be of shorter duration.
"The brevity Of the war and its happy is-
sue are assured, not only by the unanimity
Of opinion among the women Of America, but
by the wholehearted support which the men
will offer them. This support Is all the more
effective and potent, as it is based on aesthetic
grounds.
"The common reason given by men for
their condemnation Of the long skirt Is that
it is unhealthful unhygienic and, some Of
the more honest ones add, ugly. They re-
vive pictures Of our women of a generation
ago who promenaded the fashionable high
ways collecting a city's germs in the trains
of their skirts, even the most fastdous wonl-
en- being the victims of what then was con-
sidered the fashion and none daring to rebel
against it.
"But the objection to tho long skirt by men
on hygienic grounds is only pretext for an
awakening of aesthetic sensblities, con-
sciousness Of beauty revealed which they are
not anxious to avow.
"The vogue Of the short skirt, let IT be
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
PHOTOS yRoM BROWN BROS.

tiny they will not readily permit foreign
tyranny to cast a cloak, or moro accurately,
skirt, over such universal beauty.
"The women themselves, it may we'll be, are
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22

frankly owned, only confirmed the opinion Of
American men that their women had the fin
est ankles in the world, and now that these
ankles have been exposed to their daily scru-
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08
MAKE GOOD ON PINTO BEAN

Two Red Lake farmers have made good this year on the Pinto bean. They are C. C. ThOmasson and J. M. Miller, of Red Lake valley. Mr. Tho mason planted 13 acres and Mr. Mil Ter five. They figure that their bean crop cleared them approximately $50 to the acre. Even at that they had a considerable loss in the field due to delay in procuring a harvester. They now have both the harvester and the thresher and they expect to put in a larger acreage next year to still bet ter advantage. The Pinto bean is very popular in this section of the country so that the men have had little diff
 ficulty in disposing of their crop at eight cents a pound. It is probable that fully a hundred acres of these beans will be planted in Red Lake valley next season.-Williams News.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08
NAVAJO INnl ANS TO
 HOLD COL TNCIL OVER
 OIL ON RESERVATION

The Navajo Inc ian Council, con sisting of 15O c'n iefs of the 35,OOO Navajo Indians, V i'll be held at Ship rock Indian Ager cy on December 1. !. At this council oil leases in the Nav ajo Nation, nortt, of HoIbrook, will be- considered. It will probably be the most important a. d spectacular coun- ciI ever held by t he tribe and repre- sentatives of q l: rge number of the biggest oil compa lies in the west will attend, together with mayors of sev- eral cities and re: resentatives of cap ital which is con templating entering the oil field.
 Experts from { ne Bureau of Mines have taken charg of the work of ce- menting the Midwe Refining com pany well in the Navajo reservation, section 19, township %, range 16. This well is producing, from the 781-foot sand from which it is now said to be producing 500 ba ,rels.
 The Producers 3 nd Refiners well on section l, township 31, range IA, is a location with the ,ellar completed and foundation up and rig timbers and tools moving in.-.HolbroOk Tribune.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08
SHOULD MAXWELL OR PEOPLE CONTROL. THE
 COLORADO PROJECT
Continued from Page One.)

a good job. The director general or head of such an organization is us ually a high-priced man. None of them would work for the salary re- ceived by any of our state highway engineers, United States senators, SUI preme court judges or governors. They spend most of their time in get ting members at so much per voting member and the rest in bothcring and harassing public officials It will be a sad day for those fellows when the roads are all built. They will have to look to new fields to agitate The country would be better off if all such jobs were abolished and the people who pay taxes would be saved a large amount of money.
 Associations organized to foster good roads serve a useful purpose, but those organized to champion one route over another are generally worse than useless.
 We also have in our midst at the present time an organization known as the National Reclamation associa-
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08
SANTA FEE RY. OFFERS S25,OO
 REWARD FOR WRECKERS

A reward of $25,OOO for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the wreck Saturday night near Bakersfield of Santa Fe passenger train No. p, resulting in the death of two men and the injury of nine others, has been authorized by Gen. eral Manager I. L. Hubbard of the Santa Fe coast lines.
 Investigation at the scene of the wreck showed, according to Mir. Hib- bard, that a switch lock had been bro- ken, the switch opened and spiked. and. the automatic signal device then tam- pered with so as to indicate a clear track and safety ahead, instead of showing the signal which is set to flash on whenever the Switch is oD- ened.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08
MYSTERY BLAZE BURNS
 $15,000 BARN AT PHOENIX

Fire of undetermined origin totally destroyed a hay storage barn at Elev- enth avenue and Hadley streets at Phoenix Sunday, resulting in a loss variousIy estimated at about $15,OO0. The entire contents of the barn, ap- proximately 1000 tons of baled hay, were total loss. The barn belong ed to Redmond Toohey and the con tents to the E. J. Bennitt company.
 The blaze was one of the most spec tacular of the year in Phoenix and was visible for miles. Flames shot nearly 300 feet into the air and il- luminated the entire section of the city.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08
ARIZONA HUNTERS GET
 FIVE MOUNTAIN LIONS

A party of Phoenix hunters return ed with the carcasses of five noun tain lions and one bob cat which they had killed north of Clifton.
 The hunting party was organized as the result of reports reaching NJ F. Musgrove, of the predatory animal division of the department of agricul- ture, that mountain lions were again preying upon cattle and deer in the Blue river district.
 The largest lion killed measured seven feet from nose to tip of tail and weighed over 100 pounds.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08
BODY OF A DROWNED ARIZONA
 MAN FOUND IN SALT RIVER

The body of E. c. Merritt, who was drowned in the Salt river near Roose- welt dam two weeks ago, was found by searchers late Sunday afternoon. The body came to the surface a short distance from where Merritt was re- ported drowned on November 19.
 Merritt, accompanied by three prominent Miami men, was hunting below Roosevelt lake two weeks ago and Merritt left the party to find a better spot to shoot ducks. When he failed to to return after an absence of a few hours his companions insti- tuted a search for him. They found tracks where he entered the stream, but were unable to find any indica- tion that he came out of the water, Searching parties covered the banks of the river for miles, but no trace of the body was found.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08

tion. No doubt many people think it Is the United States Reclamation Ser vice, the names being similar. Learn ing that it is not, one naturally sup, poses that it's purpose is to foster rec lamation and to educate the people to appreciate its value and imp0r- tance. Recent publicity given out by it's active head, however, proves that it has no such purpose. Its aims now are to see that all the waters of the Colorado river are to be divided eX- clusiveIy y between Arizona and Cali fOrnia, and especially to the lands lying below a certain "high line ca nal" Of course land owners under this proposed canal would like to see the canal built and many of them are no doubt joining the National Rec lamation association not for the pur- pose of fostering national reclama- tiOn, but to get water on their land whether it can be economically done or not and regardless of consequences to reclamation as a national policy.
 In his attitude toward the Colorado
 river compact, Governor Hunt is no doubt guided by the advice of Mir Maxwell as executive director of the National Reclamation association. At one time this association no doubt served a useful purpose, but if the policy given out by Mir. Maxwell rep reSents its sentiments now it has out lived it's usefulness and should dis band
 Governor Hunt can save lot of peoples money by helping disband it instead of lending it his moral sup port and the prestige of his office. Instead of waiting two years to se- cure data on which to base a com pact he should take about two hours to find out who and what the Nat ional Reclamation association is, what its purposes are, what it's active head is making out of it, and who is paying for it.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08
POWER PAYS FOR IRRIGATION
 IN THE SALT RIVER VALLEY

For the first time in the history of. the Salt River valley irrigation proj-' ect, and probably the only instance on, record in any irrigation project, theI farmers will have their water deliver-
 ed to the land during the coming year. absolutely without cost for the waterl or for the maintenance of the canals, delivery of water or administration. The reason for this is that the rev-I enue from the power developed will,
 for the year ending September 3O,I 1923, equal the total cost of mainten-I ance. For the year ending Septem- Der 90, 1922, the cost for two-acrel feet of water was nine cents an acre.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08
VERY UNUSUAL WOMAN
 CUTS OFF HER TONGUE

DALLAS, Ore.-Mrs. Mary Kemp, aged 67, cut off her tongue in fit of despondency at the home of her daughter at Monmouth. She is recov- ering, but will be unable to speak. Dr. B. C. Staats, who attended her, said she had been ill in bed and while alone in her room, got up, took pair of scissors, cut off her tongue two inches from the end and returned to bed. Her daughter, entering the room shortly afterward, discovered what had hap pened and summoned Dr. Staats.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08

T. ]. CoaItcr., A. W. burden, Harri- son Conrard, David Rabbit, r. R. WeatherfoTd, C.. H. Coffin, J. Herman and J. W. FraI lcis all visit Prescott.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08

Clark Hit 2E1d wife and A. w. Nor ton and wife leave to spend the win ter in Phoenix
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08

TINTED SPANISH WAR VETERANS Fred E. Champlin Camp No. 1, Flagstaff, Arizona. Meets first Saturday of each month at 8 ?. m. in the American Legion room. All Spanish War Veterans welcome
 RUFUS MARINE, Commander ,pANIEL HOGAN. .Adiutant,
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08

4 Cor piled from the Files of The < < CSconino Sun, Twenty Years 8 < Ago This Week. < + 1. .! a: < < 4 .s < # < [. %|+* +
 Ira lD. Reedy and Miss 'Addie Bury marie l.
 N. R. Mckee, son of S. B. Mckee, arrives from Mineville, N. Y.
 Mrs Asa Clark leaves for Los An geles to spend the winter. W. c. .Bayless buys the W. o. Cra- mer barber shop. | Ed Bay:less, who recently went to Chicago, : ends words that he has just had successful surgical operation performed
 A profess ional snow shoveller ought to do a land office business here.
 J. G. and Leo Verkamp return from a months Vi sit in Cincinnati.
 James LaI3 lport is surveying for the railroad Om.pany at Gallup.
 Perry StuI. gess is in Dresden, Ger many, on ! Ong vacation trip.
 A. T. Corr ; sh home from Los An gcIes.
 Clark Hit asqd wife and A. w. Nor ton and wife leave to spend the win ter in Phoenix
 T. J. Coaltcr., A. W. burden, Harri- son Conrard, David Rabbit, r. R.. Weatherford, C.. H. Coffin, J. Herman and J. w. Fra1 Dcis all visit Prescott.
 Home and fult ,iture of Ella Clough burned. Fire C aief Sandy Donahue lost his hat in il e fire.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08

A Yakima wag, speaking of the cruel treatment of a child by its moth CT, says:
 "The child certainly should have the careful attention of some one or it will permanently be added to the kingdom of heaven and thus, perhaps, permanently separated from it's kin dred"
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08

"Been hunting, ch? Have any luck"
 "Yes. Great luck" "What did you get?" "Rack."
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08

They say that a woman's ordinary vocabulary consists of only about 500 words, but we'd hate to call out her reserves.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-08

"We are now exactly 1900 feet above the level of the sea-" What sea-"
 "The guide book doesn't say.
Evening star., 1922-04-06

lish. soprano solo, Miss Mathilde
Bigelow; "The Deceitful Man" CHareD.
reading, Miss Edith Williams; I'm
promptu in A Flat (Chopin). piano
solo. Miss Signe Tinnerholm.
WJZ--Newark, N. j. 600 MctersD.
Every hour. II am. to PM
Musical program.
il ami, II noon. pm. and 1901
p.m.--Weather forecast.
2:05 p.m.--Shipping news.
9:25 p.m.-Time signal
IL noon and 6 p.m.-Agricultural
reports.
z p.m.-"Man in the Moon" stories
for children. tc) Newark Sunday Call
$50 p.n.-c. T. lie Massena's OPP
eretta Pandora" will be broadcasted
under the personal direction of the
composer. who will give an exposi
ton OF the plot and dialogue: All
seventeen musical numbers Will be
rendered. with the following cast:
Pandora tsoprano). Mrs. c. i. lie
Massena; Hope -(alto). Miss Marion
Helm; Epimetheus (tenor). Mr.. Philip
Spooner; Quicksilver tbaritone). Mr.
William H. Henningsen. The Edith
Rose Trio (vioIin. cello and piano)
will provide the instrumental num-
bers and Accomplishments, and a Sc
1ected choir will sing the choruses
This operetta is especially interest
ing to young folks and is presented
at an early hour for their accQmmo-
dation. Courtesy Aeoiian Co.
7:30 p.m-"Little Jack Rabbit and
the Fox" by David Corey, New York
Evening Mail.
7:45 p.m.-"Thn Priceless Ingre-
dent in Food and Drug Products.
by William r. NJ Wharton, bureau
of chemistry, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
8 p.m.-Concert by the Rose!and
Orch estra of Newark. under the lead
ership of Joseph Murray.
9:15 p.m.-Recital by Esther Dale
soprano, recently soloist with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra and
teacher of singing at Smith College
who recently scored a great success
by recitals in New York and Boston
The program includes "Allelulia." from
Mottette"; "Exultate' (MozarD
"Volks'ieder" (Brahms). Les CT
gales" tChabrier) and THE Beloved
Stranger (HerreshofD
Evening star., 1922-04-06
BY RADIO TODAY

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ID. G. (3S0 -netersl.
$3.50 to 3 p.m.-Music.
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9:2O to 9:35 pm.-Lecture or aero
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A:30 to $50 p.m.--Music.
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BY pupils of the Schenectady Con-
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Bigeiow: Hindu Chant" tkreisler).
violin solo, Master Francis Jones;
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Evening star., 1922-04-06
PROFESSOR GETS NEW POST.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LyNCHBURG, Va April S-Dr. T.
NJ. Campbell. profe or of German at
Randolph Macon Woman's College
here for fifteen years. has resigned to
go to similar work at Middletown
Conn, in Wesleyan University.
DIR. Campbell is graduate of Ran
dolph- Macon College and a native of
Gatesville. n. c., where he was born in
October 1879.
Evening star., 1922-04-06
DEBT QUESTION UP.

LONDON. April 5.-A joint meeting
of the British and French committees
on the Mexican debt question will be
held in Paris April Is, at which 1T
will be decided whether the deposit
of Mexican securities by the holders
shall be invited, according to the
Evening star., 1922-04-06
RADIO EXPLAINED
!, By E. II LEWIS
| INSTRUCTOR NEW YORK. YM.CA RADIO SCHOOL

express Ohm's law as follows: The
resistance equals the electromotive
e
force divided\ by the current-R -
/.
If the E. NJ. +. is ten volts and the
current is five amperes the resistance
is two, ohms.