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The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09

Since the courts are being more and more clut- tered up in trying the eternal triangles and other matrimonial tangles of the movie actors and act resses, why shouldn't they be put in a class by themselves, absoved from the technicalities of the law and issued matrimonial coupons as rec ognition that they are welded to Art who ever he may be- or at least make it petty lar ceny case for stealing hearts, lungs limbs, or whatever is stolen among each other.
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09
GREAT SCHEME FOR FORD

Senator Norris of Nebraska says that if MT. Ford was given Muscle Shoals on his own terms he could take the contract to New York and bor- TOW 1000 per cent of what it cost him. The sen- ator has personally inspected the property and knows whereof he speaks. Fortunately the re- pubcans of congress are not carried away by the Ford brand of publicity, and will dispose of the property only as the best interests of the country may dictate.
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09
CREDIT MUCH IMPROVED

The treasury is now able to borrow money at 3 1-2 per cent, as witness the ready sale of the latest issue of certificates at that rate. About a year ago the rate for treasury certificates was around per cent. The reduction shows how the credit of the government has improved un- der the Harding management and it also shows that the 1-2 per cent Liberty bonds are going way above par and will stay there.
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09

The sad and painful news is now being per- colated broadcast that the well advertised kitten love affair of Mathilde Mccormick and 'Oster Max Oser is being delayed. Millions of Ameri- can hearts are throbbing dollar for dollar with Mathilde in hopes that her love for Oser is not ossified.
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09

Think big things for Flagstaff. They may not all come to pass, but, this is sure: Big things never come to people who never think big
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09

If egotism is a sign of insanity, as those California aenists declare, it's easy to solve the unemployment problem, by putting Californians to work building insane asylums.
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09

There have been some powerful books in his- tory, but few of them have had as much influ- ence as the modern check book.
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09

An exchange says: Don't complain to the editor because he doesn't print all the news You'll probably see the time when you'll be mighty glad he doesn't"
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09

Another thing that's funny is to watch a man who battles the world successfully all day long, go down in battle before his wife, when he's ten minutes late for his evening meal.
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09

The injunction, Bear ye one another's bur dens' doesn't mean that you should unload your burdens upon others if you can carry them your self.
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09

We'll, anyhow, if the time ever comes when we don't have enough water we have plenty of vacuum cleaners and can take our baths thata- way.
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09

The difference between inteectuality and in telgence is the difference between knowing and knowing how
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09

Vice-President Coolidge makes the very per- tinent statement that: "An effortess existence is impossible" He is right. Even ieyfish has to move around some.
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09

The reason old bachelors are harder to catch than widows is because most bachelors can mend their own clothes, and even cook, in pinch.
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09

No man ever bought a suit that fit him as well as some other suit that cost him lot less.
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09

Anyone who would apologize for this climate of ours ought to abjectly apologize for living.
The Coconino sun., 1922-06-09

Husbands aren't half as cruel as some women who haven't any like to believe.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
MARLBORO SETS new RECORD
Eleven Thousand Bales Signed in
Week; Darlington Still Lea
State in Number of Bales.

Colum bia.-All records in the cot
ton cooperative marketing campaign
were smashed by M~rlboro county
when 1902 bales were signed up in
six days, according to statement
given out by officials OF the South
Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative
association. This puts Marlboro
county in second place, Darlington
county having held its place in the
lead OF the procession. Sumter coun-
ty Is third and Dillon fourth.
Enthusiasm in Marlboro for the
plan is declared to be running high
and S. E. Evans, the county agent,
and E. Wallace Evans. the county d.
rector expect to sign $4,000 bales In
that county within the next few
weeks. They have written headquar-
ters they hope to overtake Darlington
the coming week. Darlington, which
now has approximately $4,000 bales
signed. has been leading the state in
the number of bales signed practically
since the beginning of the campaign.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
MARTIN HEARD BY COMMITTEE
ALABAMA POWER co. WcULC
SPECIALIZE IN HYDRO-ElEC-
TRIO POWER.
Its President Promises Enough Power
to IndustriaIize Territory 300
Miles in Diameter.

Observation-Disclosures Of hydro
electric power sufficient to industrial
ize a territory 500 miles in diameter,
with center based on Muscle Shoals,
Ala, was promised the house military
committee by Thomas w. Martin, the
president of the Alabama Power COM
pany, in the event congress accepts
the offer of that company for the pur-
chase and development Of the govern
ment owned steam and water power
projects at the shoals.
Thorough studies had been made
of power markets within radius OF
400 miles of Muscle Shoals, Mr.. Mar
tin said, and applications for power
already filed with the power company
convinced him there was need for de-
veloping Muscle Shoals and distribut-
ing the power throughout that section
of the country. His company was pre-
pared to serve the public, functioning
as a public utility regulated by federal
and state laws, he added, and deliver
powe in emergency cases to a greater
distance by relay systems.
Development of Muscle Shoals
Mr.. Martin asserted, "is the last op-
portunity the public will have in the
territory south and west Of these to
obtain hydro-electric power. If Muscle
Shoals is withdrawn from public SER
vice, it will rot be possible to meet
natural markets for power at remote
points and probably not even Memphis
can be supplied with energy to meet
existing demands"
Representative Greene, republican,
Vermont, contrasted the power COM
pGny's proposal with the offer SUBJ
mitted by Henry Ford. Under the lat
ter, Mr.. Greene believed, much of the
power created at the shoals would be
used in the manufacture Of fertilizer
parts for automobiles and other COM
modities by a private roncern. The
question was, he said. whether the
Ford or Alabama offers would best
serve the public policy, adding that
the power company did not make any
provision in its proposal for fertilizer
production.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
POLICY OF ADMINISTRATION
HOUSE APPROPRIATION COMMIT
TEE CUTS FUEL DEFICIENCY
BILL TO BONE.
Naval Officials Regard Situation ae
serious, But Secretary DENLY
Declines to Comment.

Washington.-Necessity Of tying up
every ship in the navy for lack of
fuel to permit operation faced the
navy department as an immediate pos.
sibility, due to action of the house
appropriations committee in report
ing out a deficiency item of $4,000, 900
for naval fuel to be used during the
remainder of the fiscal year. The sum
is about one-half of the original fuel
deficiency estimate submitted by the
department.
AS drawn by the committee, the
bill does not provide for an additional
appropriation but merely authorizes
the department to spend money 1t
might be able to take from other cur
rent appropriations for fuel up to the
limit set.
Naval officials are known to regard
the situation as serious although Sec
retary DENLY refused to authorize any
comment on the action Of the commit
tee. There were indications, however,
that orders must go forward to all
parts of the navy almost imme-
diately Under which no ship would be
permitted to operate under steam for
the remainder of the fiscal year, unless
administration officials were success
full in inducing congress to make more
liberal fuel provisions.
While the navy department has au-
thority under existing law to create
deficiencies as an emergency matter,
it is known that the policy of the ad-
ministration is against that practice
and that Secretary DENLY proposes to
keep expenditures Of his department
within limits of appropriations, if it
is possible to do so.
In presenting the fuel deficiency sit
uation to the subcommittee on naval
appropriations Secretary DENLY point
ed out that the original estimates for
the current year were S37,000,O0O,
which was ultimately reduced by the
department to s3O,OO0,0O0 and cut by
congress to SIT 100000.
Of that sum only S14,OO0,O00 was
available for fleet fuel, and Mr. Den
by explained that should every ship
now in command remain at anchor
throughout the year, the total fuel bill
to keep them under necessary steam
in port would amount to $12,S500OO,
which would leave the navy only
s1,150,000 for operations under way
as against $13,5OO,OOO requested for
the 1922 year.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
FURTHER GUT IN
ARMY PREDICTED
THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE PRO-
POSES FURTHER SLASHlNG
OF BUDGET.
ARMY CIRCLES ARE WORRIED
Would Reduce Enlisted Strength to
$4,000 Men and Officers to
Eleven Thousand.

Washington. - At least $4,000, 900
and possibly S6O,OO0,OOO will be slash
ed from the budget estimate for the
war department by the house appro-
priations subcommittee which is
framing the army appropriation bill
for the fiscal year beginning July ].
next members OF the subcommittee
predicted.
The measure, they added, not only
will provide that the enlisted strength
Of the army be reduced from it's pres
ent strength of $4,000 to 115 900 men
on July /, but that the number Of Of
ficers ID limited to 1000 as compared
with the present strength Of $4,000 on
the active list.
War department estimates were re-
vised and pared down by the budget
bureau to approximately $363,0O0, 1000
for the coming fiscal year, Of this
amount S293,OO0,OOO being requested
for the army and the rest for non-mili-
tary work, such as improvements to
rivers and harbors.
Concern was expressed in army cir
cles over the prospective forced re-
duction Of the regular establishment.
Both Secretary Weeks and General
Pershing appearing recently before the
subcommittee urged that provision be
made for an army Of 100000 men and
the subcommittee in deciding upon
1000 as the maximum number Of Of
flcers has disregarded the recommen-
dation of General Pershing who out
lined plans for wedding out" ineffi-
cient officers to bring the force down
to $4,000 in the expectation Of them
increasing the officer personnel to A.
900 by commissioning officers in the
junior grades.
A reduction Of the army to 115,000
enlisted strength, it was pointed out
by department officials, would mean
an actual effective force Of little moro
than 5000 men, as the regular turn
over due to expiring enlistments, re-
cruit training and other conditions,
keeps about 10000 men on the average
continuously out Of the active ranks.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
NEXT MONTH SET
FOR PALkAFESTI
COLUMBIA CHAMBER OF COM.
MERGE DECIDES TO STAGE
GALA EVENT.
MIMEAUGH MADE CHAIRMAN
Will Be Same Spectacular Event That
Delighted Thousands OF Visitors
Last Year.

Columbia-Palmafes an occasion
of merrymaking, display and jollity to
which all South Carolina looks for
ward with pleasant anticipations, will
be staged in Columbia about the mid
die of April, according to a decision
arrived at the meeting of the direc-
tors of the Columbia chamber of COM
merce.
John L. Mimnaugh, we'll known mer-
chant of Columbia, was elected gen.
eral chairman of Palmafesta and was
promised the cordial support and CO.
operation of the members Of the board.
At a former meeting Of the board 1t
had been decided not to have Palma
fiesta this year on account Of condi-
tions, but James NJ. Green reported
that 96 citizens had signed petition
that Palmafesta be put on again this
year and had agreed to put up S1OO
each to meet any deficit that might
arise. Mr.. Green estimated that Palm
afesta this year would cost approx
mately $4,000 After the matter had
been discussed at length James G..
Holmes moved that the chamber Of
commerce put on Palmafesta in April
and that John L. Mimnaugh be made
general chairman. This motion was
passed.
Palmafesta this year will be the
same spectacular event that delighted
thousands of visitors last year; there
will be numerous attractions and dis
plays with a style show, street pa
rades and queens from the counties.
The details have not yet been worked
out. but the committees will be ap-
pointed at once and plans will be
pushed forward to completion rapidly.
In a short time a meeting Of citizens
will be held at the court house at
which plans will be discussed in de-
tail.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
LARGE NUMBER OF
SUICIDES IN 1921
REACTION FOLLOWING WAR is
BLAMED FOR THE LARGE
NUMBER.
ALL CLASSES WERE INCLUDED
Ages of Suicides Range All the Way
From Five to Hundred Years,
With Males In Lead.

New York.-Reaction following the
war was blamed by the Save-a-Life
league for the large number of sui
cides in 1921, 10000 of which wera
estimated to have taken place in thiI
country. The number Of cases brought
to the leagues attention was 1914, OF
which S,4l0 were males and 1874 fe-
males.
This waste of life, the result Of
recent disturbed economic conditions
and the aftermath of war;" said re.
portby Henry M. Warren, president
Of the league, has caused CONNER
cial failure, loss Of employment and
much real suffering. The growing
complexity Of our modern life, the fe.
verish unrest, crimes, divorces, ques-
tionable dress, unhappy home rela-
tions, the decline Of religious senti-
ment and other things have caused
deranged nerves, depression and less
self-control. With improved business,
which is sure to come, the suicide
rate will be reduced and prosperity
and happiness will return
One of the striking features OF the
report is the increase in the number
of suicides Of children which was ATT
in 1919, 7O7 in 1920 and S5S in 1921.
There also were 500 war veterans
among the suicides last year.
All classes Of society were included
in the list of those who took their
own lives. There were 10 educators,
40 students, 81 school teachers, 21
clergymen, 80 brokers, 81 judges and
lawyers, So physicians, z mayors, SS
heads of large corporations, 76 mill
lionaires, 80 wealthy women and SO
bankers, including 81 bank presidents.
The oldest suicide was 100 years old
and the youngest five years.
All sorts of reasons were given by
the victims. One man hung himself
because his wife was too good for
him; another because his wife was
spending all his money; another be.
cause he could not stand the noise
of a neighbor's piano, and ano:her
because his wife refused to kiss him.
One spinster took poison, leaving
a note that mo man in the world Is
good enough for me-" And mother
took her life because her son would
not marry to please her. One man
left a note stating beware OF grass
widows" and another killed himself
for "the good of the l. w. W." II
New York City there were $40 sui
cides last year, an increase Of lU3
over 1920.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
AUGUSTA Trunk Factory Burned.

Augusta, Ga.-Fire breaking out in
trunk factory here, at a point less
than 200 feet from where the disas-
trous confiagration of November, 1921,
was checked, ate it's way through the
heart of the Montgomery building, a
three-story structure near the center
of the 700 block of Broad street
In checking up the loss the dam
age was variously estimated at from
$3.50 900 to 100000, with the latter
figure believed to be nearer true es-
innate.
The Augusta trunk factory and John
B. Jones' tailoring house, just above
the trunk factory, were wiped out. as
we'll as a number of offices in the CEN
trail part of the building.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
Should Commission MIddies.

Washington.-Rear Admiral Wilson,
superintendent Of the Naval Academy,
told the house naval committee that
all Of the 541 members Of the first
class to be graduated in June ought
to receive their commission as Of
ficers.
In advocating this action, the ad-
miral declared a speedy decision
should be made by congress because
Of the uncertainty among the midship-
men as to their future and the effect
on their morale by reason Of agitation
of the question.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
.ENGSTRUM OFFER
BEFORE COMMITTEE
COCKTAILS AND ENGSTRUM JOIN
HANDS TO DEVELOP MUSCLE
SHOALS PLANTS.
BUTLER TELLS HOUSE PLANS
Panama Canal Builder to Take Per-
sonal Charge Of Work II Eng
strum Wins Out.

Washington. - George w. Goethals,
former major general in the army and
builder of the Panama Canal, will take
charge of the development of the gov
ernment's war-made projects at Mus
Gle Shoals, Ala, in the event the offer
of Frederick E. Engstrum, North
Carolina shipbuilder and engineer, for
lease and completion of the Alabama
properties, is accepted by, congress,
it was announced.
Mr.. Goethals already has agreed,
it was added, to accept the task of
completing the great dam at Muscle
Shoals and other projects for Mr. Eng
strum.
The announcement of the agree
ment between Mr. Engstrum and Mr..
Goethals was made by Marion Butler,
former senator from North Carolina,
in testimony given the house military
committee on the proposal which was
under consideration as competitor
to those submitted by Henry Ford
and the Alabama Power company.
The committee devoted both ses-
sions to an investigation Of the Eng
strum offer, receiving Mr.. Engstrum
first for a brief introduction of his
bid and later examining Mr.. Dutler,
who appeared as legal adviser for the
North Carolinian. Mr.. Butler said
nitrate and fertilizer production, view
ed in the sense of their relation to the
national defense, was the prime object
of the offer he spoke for although
hydro-electric development would not
be neglected.
While the former senator did not
refer to the Ford offer by name, he
argued strongly against congressional
action which would permit the prin-
cipal waterpower project Of the South
to be controlled by a private concern.
Nitrate and fertilizer production at
the shoals, Mr.. Butler said, could be
made a national asset, permitting
cheap soil foods for the farmers and
reduced prices of foodstuffs for the
consumers.
In reply to questions by Represen-
tative Stoll, South Carolina, Mr.. But
ler said the corporation to be created
under the Engstrum plan would cap
italize itself" until it got to be a "go-
ing concern" and was willing to offer
surety bond of any size the govern
ment suggested to assure the proper
execution of he offer. Both Mr.. But
ler and Mr.. Engstrum would be direc-
tors of the corporation, it was stated,
in addition to two others who would
be designated by the secretaries Of
war and agriculture.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
Fields Sent to Prison.

Detroit. Mich. - Harry M. Fields,
who claims to have been the driver of
the automobile that carried the slayer
of William Desmond Taylor. film di.
rector. TO the latter's home in Holly,
wood. Calf. on the night Taylor was
killed. was sentenced to serve from
three to ten years in Jackson prison,
having been convicted Of obtaining
money under false pretenses. Off
cials, both here and in Los Angeles,
have virtually discarded Fields Con
"ession" as clue in the Taylor case.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
BULLOCK GIVEN FREEDOM
BY CANADIAN JUDGE.

Hamilton, Ont. - County Judge
Snider released Matthew Bullock,
American negro, who was held at
the request of United States au-
tohrities for extradition to Norlina,
N. c., where he is wanted on a
charge of attempted murder. The
southern state refused to send wit
nesses to Canada to testify in e3-
tradition proceedings.
The Judge ruled when Bullock
was re-arrested two weeks ago that
witnesses must be produced by
North Carolina to establish a prima
facie case against the negro, Gov
ernor Morrison, of North Carolina,
refused to send witnesses and the
Judge held that affidavits submit
ted by the United States consul
were not sufficient proof of the
prisoners guilt.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
County TO Borrow Money.

Greenwood For the first time in
the history Of Greenwood county, the
annual county loan has been awarded
to a bank outside the city of Green
wood, the Bank Of Ninety-Six haV-
ing been the lowest bidder on the loan
for the coming fiscal year. The Bank
of Ninety-Six offered to loan the coun-
ty $4,000 at one foRy-seventh OF
one per cent, or total Of s1702. FIT
ty thousand of this amount was for
school purposes, and Will enable the
schools of the county to run their nor
NAL terms.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
Thirteen Killed In Wreck.

Cleveland, Ohio. - Thirteen persons
were killed and approximately dozen
injured, four perhaps fatally, when
New York Central express train No.
500. eastbound, crashed into bus at
the st. Clair street crossing in Paines-
vile. Only five Of the dead were
identified at late hour. All are be-
lieved to have been residents OF
Painesville and Fairport, between
which cities the bus operated.
Dead and dying were hurled along
the railroad right-of-way for several
hundred feet. Bodies Of three Of the
victims were found lodged on the To-
comotive pilot when the train was
brought to stop from a 60-mile an
hour pace, so yards from the scene
of the accident.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
Parker Likes Cake.

Greenwood.-The local post Of tho
American Legion is making an effort
to learn the name Of the maker OF
angel food cake which was placed on
board Marshal Foch's train when it
passed through Greenwood December
9, a duplicate of the cake being sought
by the wife Of Alton T. Parker nation
al American Legion executive commit
teeman. who helped eat the cake. IL
a letter to the local post Mrs. ParkeY
declared her cook has gone crazy at
tempting to make an angel food cake
like the one her husband ate.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
Work Appointed to Succeed Hays.

Washington-Dr. Hubert Work, first
assistant postmaster general, was
nominated by President Harding and
confirmed by the senate to be post
master general. He succeeds Will H.
Hays, resigned.
Final announcement Of the designa-
ton of DR.. Work came as no surprise,
his name having been connected with
the office since the prospective retire
ment of Mr.. Hays was announced sew
eral weeks ago.
The elevation of the Coloradoan to
the postmaster generalship will leave
the position of first and second as
sistant postmaster generals to be fill
ed, E. H. Shaughnessy, who was sell
ond assistant postmaster general, hav-
ing lost his life in the Knirkerbocker
theater disaster.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-03-09
Rate For Veterans.

Memphis, Tenn.-A rate Of one fare
for the round trip has been made for
the annual reunion of the United Con
federate Veterans at Richmond, Va,
June 20 to %, by the Southeastern
Passenger association. it was an
nounced by railroad officials here. The
old rate was a cent a mile, which has
been granted the veterans for 80 years,
will not be effective this year. The
time limit of reunion tickets has also
been reduced from 30 days to about
10 days, it Is stated.