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Tombstone epitaph., 1922-03-12
ROAD PRoLBEM UP TO TAXPAYERS

Western states have been spending hundreds of mil lions of dollars for permanent roads.
 Virtually anything which would keep vehicle iron, miring in the mud has been chased permanent road
 Permanent highways built the supposition that their life will be at least ten years and bonds sued for their construction this basis
 In the first hystera of road building the necessity for really construction has been lost sight of in the made to spread down the greatest number of miles of hard surfaced road.
 In many sections of tine West the taxpayers now fearing their regret that instead of lasting for ten year period, many miles of their socalled permanent highways going to pieces and that the cost of an- ly equal the original cost of hardsuacng before the ten year period has expired
 As the taxpayers awaken these facts they pay ing attention to the arguments of reliable road gneers showing tn necessity for arring cushion ing surface to absorb the shock any hard foundation road
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-03-12
A DEMONSTRATION OF FOOD VALUES

The manager of grocery house in Phoenix is COIL ducng experiment demonstrate to the public the relative food values of whole wheat flour and bolted white flour He has placed cages of pigeons in show window The birds in cage to be fed on whole wheat and rice those in the other be fed wheat flour bread and milled rice.
 He asserts that the pigeons fed bolted flour will weaken and die of undernurition in six eight weeks while the whole wheat birds will thrive and fatten. The experiment may prove of value to the public provided some society for the prevention of cruelty to something other does interfere to the poor brds in which the thousands of children in this country who are being poorly nOurshed and slowly starved fine white flour continue to make such experiments themselves without learning anything The writer be-
 eves that large part of the white bread consumed by the public furnishes about much real ourishment standing in the moonlight with your mouth open.
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-03-12
REPUBLICAN ANTICS

Evidently the republican party is out to play poli- ties to the very limit At least this is indicated by the action of the present legislature.
 The house has majority of democrats and the chairmen of the various committees about equally divided between democrats and republicans.
 The senate is controlled by the republicans by a small margin In the senate every chairman is repub lcan. N
 Arizona democratic in its politics and the repubi- cans holding office in Arizona doing because of the independence shown among the voters in the demo- cratic party.
 If the democrats in Arizona like the sort of treat ment which is being accorded them by the republicans they may continue by voting the republican ticket at the next election
 The doctrine that to be taught by the repub- can party of the state indicated by their actions when tey have the to be to encourage the demo- crats to vote for the republicans but permit publican to vote for democrat.
 Election comes next fall. And perhaps some of the ;ndenendenf democrats of Arizona will remember the treatment being accorded the democratic senators at the hands of the republican majoriV-Miami Silver Belt
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-03-12
ARIZONA LOST 312 MEN

According to figures from Washington, showing the humber of from each state who lost their lives in the world war, Arizona lost 312 men.
 Of this number 288 in the army IS in the navy, and in the marine corps.
 New York lost the largest number total of 13 494, and Delaware the smallest, 1S3
 The nations total killed 129,979, of which 119, 333 in the army 1867 navy and 3279 marine corps
 total of 14,O21 Arizona served n the war. The nations total 1894 847.
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-03-12
COPPER w1THsTANDs THE AGES

The man who has put copper water gutters and rain spouts his house and copper his windows has built for all time and will have further expense for painting protection for these parts in any
 Tn estatue of William Penn and other statues the city hall in Philadelphia all of which made of bronze and which put in place at the time the tower of the hall built in perfect condition and will be
 thousand hence the tower of the hall covered with iron plates instead of copper sheetng These plates being repaired at cost of $75OOO and in few the entire tower will need rebuilding due to failure of the iron sheeting to withstand the clements Thus does copper withstand the ages.
 Western copper mines employ thousands of work and the of copper for domestic purposes in cook ing utensils, screens, water gutters etc., will enable these mines to operate steady and permanent basis giving employment to thousands of who idle
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-03-12
THE PHOENIX ELECTION

With both of the daily newspapers in support of the onHochkss ticket for city office. the so-call ed Taxpayers Ticket, composed of Harmon Ellis and Treadwell swept into office in the city of Phoenix. According capital city advces the election the bitterly fought in the history of the community and excited more interest than the casual city election
 The Moore Button Hotchkiss ticket was, admitted ly backed by the city administration of Phoenix The opposition based its campaign high taxes The oppo stion successful.
 Those who supported the Harmon ticket admitted there nothing against the character of the who were running against their favOrtes. The feature appeared to be that the unsuccessful candidates thought to be pledged to retain the present city of Phoenix and others who have been responsible for the raising of the tax rate.
 From this distance 1t does not appear that personai- ties entered into the campaign The people of Phoenix merely wanted change The national campaign of 1920 similar to the recent Phoenix affair The people wanted change. They wanted relief from high taxes city administration would continue its present tactics whatever they are They voted for change and the opposition successful
 It is sometimes mwise to forecast but the Phoenix city election spells something for the future There is universal cry against high in Arizona The voter does not investigate the He merely resents that government is getting overly expensive. What hap pend in Phoenix very likely to throughout the state of Arizona The people have become tired of high prices extravagan government and high taxes Their protest will be in the form of ballots. Those who n may we'll expect deuge.-Bisbee Review.
 The ntimatOn of the above editorial be per fecty true in many respects but hardly be applied generally. There instances where clean sweep would be kened to the foolish act of jumping from the frying pan into the fire.
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-03-12

Most of the counties of Arizona through action of the supervisors determined to ignore the ruling of the attorney general that in order to adhere to the supervisor al district law three supervisors shall be chosen in every county next fall The fact that the attorney general in practically all of his rulings has been wrong to be the for failure to heed his ruling in this The question, however will be determined before the cleo tion-Ywa Sun.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-22
Goats at Home.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
/ do not mean to run down the
dairy herds. for they are indispen-
sible for city dwellers. but it does
seem to ME that there is no good
reason why people with a shed. a
small plot of ground. or yard
should depend upon them when they
could keep goat or two and thus
have enough perfectly wholesome.
fresh milk right at home.
Often one hears the remark. Il
would keep a COW, but have no
room for one; and then it costs so
much to feed her" Milk goats
are such little animals that they
can be sheltered comfortably In
small quarters. can be tethered out
where no lot is available for pas
ture. Or. I have known neighbors
only too glad to keep them for get
ting rid of nox'ous growths. II
there is shrubbery or gardens, one
need not count on such things be-
ing nd.sturbed. Goats like to nib
BILE here and there. Hogs also like
to root tn h'ngs up - literally - and.
for that matter. who expects to turn
or garden without suffering loss
But just let goat do any damage,
and II is told. repeated. and with
each repetition the grievance grows,
AS to feed. a doe can be kept on
cow.
Again there is often the objec-
tion to cows because many families
do.
give. do not want to bother about
small churn hgs. nor spend the time
so required. A grade doe will give
from one and a half to two quarts
a day. and II there are children in
the family 1t VIII be a pleasure to
the child to care for an animal
which is a pet. and of which they
have no fear. Many mothers would
do well to have some SPECIAL chore
like this to bring the child in from
the street at milking time. in the
evening. and to get him Cor just
as well her) up bet'me in the
morning. This goat business needs
to be worked in more ways than
one. If managed with a little tact
this can be made pleasant and prof.
table for all concerned.
More frequently We are getting
orders and Inquiries from parents
of delicate children for milk does.
and when such come IL is a pleasure
to refer them to DR.. Wiley. or the
American Med:ca, Association for
their opin on-based upon expert
ence OF the cleanly, nontuberculin
,ittle milk goat. fast winning her
Say to popular favor.
MRS. W. B. DOAk.
Clifton Station, Va.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-22
The Worth of Straw Votes.

WYE ALWAYS regard straw ballots with sus-
w picion. Only the disgruntled take occasion
to vote The Literary Digest reports that the hrst
returns of its nationwide poll prohibition shows
a majority Of two to against the Volstead. act
The unthinking are liable to deduce that the pre-
ponderant sentiment of the United States is wet
Their. is no occasion for such conclusion.
The poll conducted by this magazine gives the
dissatisfied an opportunity to express themselves
They have been especially noisy of late and seem
willing to neglect no means of bowling the
Injustice heaped upon their aching brows.
Those satisfied with the present dry law, and
we are convinced still that they represent tremen-
dous majority of the American people, have no rea-
son to make any effort to their satisfaction
The goal toward which they fought for many years
has been reached We have prohibition and they are
satisfied They only want it enforced and are con-
hdent that it can be.
The Literary Digest poll shows only that there
are certain number of people in the United States
who oppose rigid prohibition law. There never
has been any doubt but that this was the case. We
hear from these folks every hand They are so
much noisier than the prohibition element that the
public is in danger of being deuded into the con-
clusion that they constitute an absolute majority.
with the actual fate of the law at stake we are
confident that there would be entirely different
result. Those satisfied with the dry law would
overwhelm the others.
The poll without doubt, is honestly conducted;
But it decides nothing Hence the satisfied will not
vote in any great numbers.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-22
Takes Proper Stand.

n RESIDENT HARDING has stated with con-
vincing firmness his position on general
amnesty for war criminals. He is anxious to give
all due consideration to individual but he will
have no blanket pardons, giving liberty alike to
those guilty without excuse to those guilty with
rxtenuating circumstances and to those who may
not be guilty at all. The President is eager to
temper justice with mercy-but he is not willing
to let the natural dictates OF his heart do away
with all semblance of justice.
Most of all, the President is not likely to be
swayed by dramatically staged appeals-such, for
example, as pcketing the White House gates with
women and children. The presence Of these pick
cts is apt to steel his heart against pardons
in fear lest the people of the United States, who
have confidence in his impartality, may feel that he
has been influenced unduly.
The question of the pardon of political prison
crs is be determined by facts rather than by
empty eloquence, by knowledge of actual condi-
tions rather than by hystercal tears. Without any
question whatsoever there are men in the Federal
prisons for political offenses who should stay there.
Outside they would be up to more mischief. Their
freedom would bring relief and happiness to no
families.
On the other hand, it is possible that some
men in jail would be more valuable to the COM
munity outside. Perhaps their families need them
Perhaps they useless citizens, for the most
mart. who allowed wartime hystera to ruin 0s;.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-22

good and as bad as L: would sit IN the
s,eorner's seat or hurl the cynic's ban; Let me
] see from my house by the side Of the road.
press with the ardor Of hope. the men who are
faint with strife But turn not away from me-, snem
plan: Let me live in a house by the side OF the
road and be q friend to man.
i know there are brook -gladdened meadows
the road passes on through the long Afternoon
and stretches away to the night. But still re-
strangers that moan. nor live in my house by the
side OF the road. like man who dwells alone
Let me 1--we I've in my house BY the he side ,s Of the the
good. they are weak they are strong Wise. fool
ish-so am l. Then why should sit in the scorn-
my house by the side OF the road and be a friend
to man"
obtain q copy from any dealer in books: the cor
OF the Road"
TEMPERArURE OF OTHER YEARS
To Friend of the People:
Can you tell the highest Temperature
corded by the Weather Bureau here for August
and !, 1887 Also what was the hghest tenn
H L. O.
On August the Temperature was es: August
6. 10s; August Z. 1o4 The highest temperature
recorded in August. 1917. was August G. the
temperature was 1oe.
ST. swITHINs DAY.
To the Friend
paper what 10 the date of ST Swithin'. Day" and
the legend concerning It. J. E. H.
July Isis "st. swithin's Day" The poem is
follows:
st. swithin's Day. 4 thou dost rain.
For forty days IL, will remain:
St. swithin's Day. II thou be fair.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-22
Uncle Sam Getting OPT the Switch.

THE public can not fail to appreciate and ap-
i prove of President Harding's position as
regards the rail strike. Few. outside the ranks Of
the railroad workers themselves, have any interest
in the wages paid car and locomotive repair men.
The public of course, wishes labor paid in proper
ton to the general prosperity Of the United States.
1t wishes the American standard of living kept
high But it is supremely interested in keeping
tr4ns running.
II the workmen and the railroads can settle
their difficulties without interfering with rail service
few how long the strike continues. But when
mails become uncertain, deliveries of food products
haphazard, and passenger schedules disrupted there
is an insistent demand that the government step
into the situation-with troops if necessary
The railroads are servants. Of the public If
they are sick they must be cured without delay.
The present situation is ntolerabe. 1t is becoming
more and more ntolerable every day. The news
papers are filled with accounts of actual violence
accompanying the strike-efforts the part Of
strikers to prevent the orderly operation of trains.
In less than six States troops are held in re-
serve, ready for action at moments notice.
Strikebreakers, il is charged, have been pro-
vided with with which not only to defend
themselves but to stir up trouble. This must
stop if we are to have immediate prospect of
peace.
Perhaps the unions are at fault. Perhaps the
railroad companies are at fault Perhaps, and we
presume this is most probable, both are at fault
They are fighting like naughty children who have
been sent to the to bring home grocer,
les and meat for the family dinner. While they
fight the provisions apt to spoil in the hot sum-
All The urchins deserve sound spanking from
somebody.
TIL. President indicates that Uncle Sam is cut
ting a fine long birch lash with which to infct
punishment if the quarrel does not end before
dinner time.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-22
The People Have Some Rights.

0lTIES and villages OF the United States are
~ feeling the effects of the coal mine and rail-
road strikes. The fact of these industrial disturb
not apparent Immediately to the average
citizen. Trains about usual and there
seemed no impressive prospect OF coal shortage.
The citizen went about his business usual.
But at last the entire populace is made
of the feverish conditions in these two industries
because of personal inconvenience Orders for coal
can not be filled. Railroad trains do not run on
schedule.
The commuter to and from work. for instance,
reads of the disturbances in his morning newspaper
without very intense feelings He tries to discuss
them intellgently with the who sits beside
him. But the trouble is far away from his daily
life. Then. suddenly, his train is discontinued.
These strikes at once become the most important
incidents in his horizon.
zen suffers will be temporary-even if the strikes
Last for long time.
Necessity is the mother OF invention. The rail-
roads will find way TO run their trains so
long as there is profitable demand for such serv-
ice Somebody will find way to heat houses, so
long as there is a pubic willing to pay for heat.
Groups may disturb the tenor OF life in
the United States for time. They can not expect
to do so indefinitely. The American people are too
rrsour ceful Trey have found ways to meet emcr-
rencies in the past. There is to suppose
they can not do and in the future.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-22
The American Home.
|. Editor. The Washing ton Herald: !:

To the Editor The Washington Herald:
II our country had more NJ. F.
DIS and fewer would-be F. F. VS.
we could have a country Of true
patriots. In a country so largely
controlled by unfair political
manipulation. where even our con-
stitution is utterly disregarded
where It suits their selfish purpose.
the very word democracy" is
PROCLAMATION in such a connection.
A real patriot" is one who loves
the sons who are a constituent part
of his Loved country more than
mere conquest or love OF the vic
torious name. Any mother would
be-quite justified in deserting the
father of her little ones IL he did
not hold their lives as sacred as
their own. She could never eat
his bread with thanks in her
heart. Real mothers do not have
hearts of stone. Why can little
Holland safely protect earth's most
conspicuous example of world dis
cord. while many of those in our
country were treated as traitors
without having the least part in
the srife involving our country?
Holland has merely kept her white
hands free from stains in that i'm
maculately clean little native home
nest of her love-bird. the "Stoic."
Even the most savage of earth's
barbarians respects her love OF
peace. A government is but a COL
lection of homes. under law of
protection by yet more efficient
fatherhood. The inviolable home Is
one. where parental authority says
THE peace of my home Is to be
upheld as a part you share in its
law and order" violating it's con-
ditions they have a perfect right to
60 and build elsewhere. This well
illustrates the tragedy of home life
degeneracy A little bareheaded.
barefooted tot was approached by
a stranger with Where is your
hat. little girl?" 81 haven't got
any" We'll, where are your
shoes" This is my sisters day
to wear EN- On inquiring farther
into the pathetic situation and asking
where is your father" with uncon-
cealed innocence she enlightened
him by saying: why. the old man
got to be so bad we had to kill
him" American patriotism can
never make much advance with
home ideals fostered like that. All
pacifists were not dealt with alike
is the cause Of the great cry OF
injustice. All during the world
war an eminent Divine" preached
his undisturbed sermon on the need
of world peace and brotherly love.
Never a Sabbath found his congre-
cation diminished, and yet the very
words repeated in the presence OF
unfriendly hearers acted as an ex'
plosive bomb-shell. There Is some
thing sadly wrong with such CIV
ilization. and It Is well that honest
and truthful government assert
itself as such and not allow treach-
cry to longer mask as loved pa
troitism."
THOMAS A. KEMPIS.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-22

from having lived and Travelled in
more than dozen nations. says that
the foundation thought of his work
Is this:
The abolition Of war as an ac-
cepted institution is the work OF
this generation. We do not need
90 change human nature to accom-
plish IL. The people who abolished
slavery as an accepted institution
did not wait 20 change human na
ture. War 10 simply a method. II
mankind is not capable OF devfsing
some other method OF settling dis
putes between the nations. then
mankind will perish.
Gen. John F. O'Ryan. of the
American army. is exactly right
The American people can end war
in our time IL they get on the job
The worldwide No More War
demonstration this month shows
that the people are getting 'on the
job Forty-two national organi.s-
tions with a membership OF is. .ooo. =
600 men and women. and represent
ing farm. labor, educational. or
ganized women's groups ard all re-
ngious denominations are united in
the National Council. Never before
have such varied groups been united
for the same purpose. and this Is
equally true OF the No More War
committees In other countries. We
are cooperating with committees in
England. France, Germany. Switzer-
land. Holland Japan ard Czecho-
Slovakia. The world is organizin-
against war with the same thor
Sughness II organized for war. and
In a briefer period than any man
realizes war will be outiawed.-
The Washington herald., 1922-07-22
Why 1t Rained.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
NJ. q. ii..-A 81 tha Weather h

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
The failure of the weather bu-
reau to forecast the weather at
times with little better success
than the guess work of an almanac
leads me to ask space to present
a theory which / have held for ten
or more years.
lived for twelve years on the
Pacific Coast and during that time
I observed how often the high
tides at the "equinoxes" and the
"solstices" were accompanied by
floods.
This led to the following conclu-
sion: That water in the form Of
vapor was acted upon by the same
attractive forces that caused the
high tides at these times, and this
vapor was lifted to such great
height that 1t was out OF reach OF
the calculations Of the instruments
used by the weather bureau and
hence their blunders in forecasting
the weather at these times.
1t was believed for years that
the atmosphere became colder a.
we ascend above the earth's sur
face, but later experiments have
shown that beyond q certain
height the air again rises in tenn
perature.
II this be true and the air 10
only slightly warmer. then could
not this vapof be held suspended
at an immense height until the at
traction that sustained II were re-
leased and then IL would descend