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Arizona republican., 1922-06-03

Week. The mayor of the town comes
out with an announcement in the pa
per that such and such a week, say
the week beginning May q, will be
known as Clean Up Week and dure-
ing that week all citizens is supposed
to pick up the rubbish around their
house and try and improve the looks
of things and vile great many
citizens seem to resent this inter-
ference with their personal liberty,
why really it amt such a hardship
as it sounds like because with any
kind of management why by the end
of the following week you can have
things looking just as sloppy as they
was before and that leaves you so
weeks out of the yr. to live in dirt
and luxury.
Or take Good English Week. Dure-
ing that week everybody is asked to
talk nothing but good grammar. This
is a staggering blow to a majority of
citizens, but they should ought to re-
member that in most cities where this
is in effect, it is the mayor that suf-
fers the worst as he has to remain
practically dumb.
Mail Early Week is in order to help
out the post office people and not give
them such a rush of work in the even
ing which is when the big congestion
usually comes on acct. of it being
most mems habit to not sign their
mail till or 6 o'clock when they get
back from lunch.
But the Mail Early proposition is
easy to beat as all you half to do is
sign the letters late in the 2. NJ. as
usual and then tell the help to not
mail them till the next morning.
Shave Week, Then Let EN- Grow 81
Personally am heartily in favor of
the Week system as gen. proposition
though if | was running it | wouiu
run it along different lines For one
thing ! would suggest a Work Week
vixen everybody would half to do
enough work to last a yr. and that
would give US all a vacation of b1
weeks when we could go around to
different resorts and meet people we
always wanted to meet but was never
able to meet them because their va
cation come at a different time.
Another thing | would have would
be Shave Week when every man
would be obliged to keep their face
smooth and remove their whiskers
twice a day for days but the other
35S days they would leave them run
amuck and the gals couldn't complain
because nobody's husband would look
any worse than anybody's else's.
In the same way | would have a
Wash the Back of the Neck Week and
a Use Your Handkerchief Week and a
Bath Week. To say nothing about a
Get Your Pants Pressed Week and a
Change Your Shirt Week.
| would have Fancy Foods Week
when the Mrs. would be allowed to
serve you meals of sweetbreads,
chicken patties, fruit salad alligator
pair and get those kind of meals all
disposed of in a week and the rest of
the yr. she would be compelled to
stick to steaks, chops, roast turkey
and etc.
l would have Train Late Week
Arizona republican., 1922-06-03
When a Party issue Was Made

One of state Democratic exchanges makes
point of the fact that the proposed constitutional
amendments not of partisan origin and there
fore not of Democratic origin We will agree to that
and have often stated as much. The amend
ments were the expression of very large group of
conservative men Of both parties who We're not
however. speaking for their parties. Among those
proponents Of the amendments there We're we be-
Heve, Democrats than Republicans but that
slgnifed nothing.
There partisanshp, either, in the prep
aration of the amendments their submission by
the legislature It happened there that more Demo-
Gratis voted against them than there Republicans
who voted against them, but the vote there a
poll Of conservatism and radicaHe.l ard it happens
Arizona republican., 1922-06-03
By RING w. LARDNER

when the trains could go and come
any time they felt like. but the rest
of the yr. they would half to stick to
the time table.
And / would have a Coal Strike
Week along about the 1st of June
and make Ii an annual affair lasting
L wk. only, like the Elks carnival
Murder Out Of Season Against Law
/ would also have Peggy Hopkins
Week when the papers would be al
lowed to print any number of coils. in
regards to Peggy and what she just
said and done, but tho rest of the yr
it would be VS.. the rules for her name
to be mentioned.
/ would recommend a F'lub Week
when You would do all your topping
and sliceing and missing shots and
dureing the other 81 weeks every shot
you hit would be perfect.
Another week | would arrange for
is Murder Week when anybody that
felt like numbering somebody would
half to do it that week and then if a
person failed to get murdered that
week, they would know that they was
safe for another yr. as it would be VS..
the law to murder them in the closed
season.
And / would schedule Natural
Week when the gals would all be OBJ
liged to appear in their natural colors
and you could find out the truth about
them.
/ would have a Funny Story Week
when all the people that wanted to
tell you the new one about the 2
Swiss would half to get out of
their system.
I would suggest a Bad Weather
Week when they would half to put
on all the rain, snow and hail, and a
Disease Week, when everybody in the
family that was going to be sick
dureing the fiscal yr would half to
get it over with that week and a
Personal Remarks Week to which
your friends would half to confine
all their remarks in regards TO how
thin or fat you are getting and amt
you looseing your hair and etc. and
last but not lease l would suggest
a Peace Week when no matter what
your wife said or done, you would
just smile at her and tell her yes
dearie.
And the rest of the yr. you would be
at liberty to raise he'll.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-03
We think the court should not take hand in Il

We think the court should not take hand in the
Mccormick international marriage case. 1t cer-
tainy cannot entertain the objection of Mrs McCor
mick that the Swiss riding master IS poor, that
is old Neither of these supposed disqualift-
cations may before court for review. More
than that the interference of the might result
in disaster to some good American boy. For, no
doubt Mathilde would soon from her present
infatuation and inflict herself upon at
home. Let's get her married and out of the country
Arizona republican., 1922-06-03
Mother Dies in Vain
Effort to Saue Babe
Playing on Railroad

ST. LOUIS, June 2 - Mrs. Bessie
Adams. aged 26, and her son Elmer.
Is months old, were both killed near
here yesterday when the former
ran in front of train in an attempt
to save her child who had crawled
to the middle of the track from the
family home nearby.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-03
Braley Dadly Poem
BROADCAST

The seasons approaching when people broaching
The subject of pcncs and SUCH
form of excursion and outdoor diversion
Which never thrilled very much
I'm fond of the scenery,
Blue sky and greenery,
But food that's sardne-ery
Lures me in vain
Sandwiches dreadabe
Bacon inedible
Coffee incredible
Give a pain!
love TO go tramping the forests and camping
In true aboriginal style;
But picnicking lunches-it's one of my lunches
Is only wearisome trial.
Good Lord, deliver US!
Bugs insectverous,
Famished omniverous
Gather in glee;
Butter gets sat upon,
Pie trodden upon,
Skeeters get fat upon
People like me!
The picnicking season robs some folk of reason
And makes them terrible bores,
Who cut up fool capers and leave cans and papers
And talk of "the great of -doors"
Though I'm gregarious
Pcknickers various
Make no hilarious
Comrades, l say.
Yes, If query me
I'll add, oh dearie me-
How picnics weary me,
Take 'em away"
Copyright, 1922, NEA Service)
Arizona republican., 1922-06-03

Whenever this government catches asitating
Mexicans on this side of the line trying to start
revolution in Mexico claps them into jail Yet
pays no attention to the American newspaper report
ers who are always starting Mexican Yaqui up
risngs.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-03
HUSBANDS PRIVILEGE

"The cook is leaving US to gel
married"
Good. She'll soon know from
somebody who won't be afraid to tell
her how punk her cooking really is"
Christian Evangelist.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-03

Christianity mad common sense, says Lady Astor,
will cure all the ills that affect capital and labor
Yes, but where get the prescription filled?
Arizona republican., 1922-06-03
A DOUBLE SCOOP

Western Exchange-Yesterday We're the first
newspaper to publish the death of John J. Parker.
Today are the first deny the report. The Morn
ing Bugle is always in the lead.-Boston Transcript.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-03
LARDNER WEEKLY LETTER
He Suggests Murder Week. Funny Story Week Peace Week With Your Wifi
WHY NOT A PEGGY HOPKINS WEEK? ASKS LARDNER
To the editor

They has been regular epidemic
Of Weeks around n. y. lately in
cludeing Clean Up Week, Good Eng
lish Week, Music Week, Mail Early
Week, Physical Culture Week and
etc. and / suppose the contagion is
gen. through out the country but in
case they's a few places where the
ailment amt spread to, why / may as
well exclaim to people that lives in
them places what it is like
We viii take for inst. Clean Up
Arizona republican., 1922-06-03
DIPLOMACY

when Mrs. Ptkton lays down the
law do you acquiesce?'
Yes" said Mr.. Peckton. slyly, "as
the diplomats do.
'Eh ?''
"In principle "A ge- Herald.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-03

Ghosts won't answer unless summoned Neither
will anybody else except regular buttinsky
Arizona republican., 1922-06-03

BIBLE THOUGHTS FOR TO-DAY
A H:-T my people, a0hich are called by any
YX name, shall humble themselves, and prog, and
acays:
THEN:-Then aoW l hear from heaUen, and
aOau torgave their SIN, and aOW heal their land.
Chronicles TIA
Arizona republican., 1922-06-03
SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE 8, 1922

Paying of debts IS, nert to the
grace of God, the best means IN the
svorld to deliver yoU from thousand
temptations to sin and Uanity.
-Delany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-01
MADISON

The regular meeting of Margaret
COTE Moore Chapter CT d. A. r. was
held Thursday afternoon at the home
OF Mrs. ]. Y. Riley on Weston ave-
nue..
Messrs. Fred a. Gilman, James NJ
Spence, Carl Greene and Ralph Web
ster went Thursday afternoon to Au-
gusta to take the Scottish Rite de-
grees in the Masonic fraternity.
Edmund Lafond of Lewiston ar
rived in Madison Thurcday night to
pass the weekend with friends.
A meeting of the Madison w. c. T.
Z. will be held next Thursday after
noon at the residence - Mrs. Ernest
Leach on Old Point avenue.
Miss Susan We-ton, who is en-
pioyed as teacher in the Wilton
High school. is passii;. a few days
vacation with her mother, Mrs. Sarah
-. N-c1tc:l.
Miss Bertha Booth and Grace
Handley Of the local telephone cen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-01
A NOBLE ACHIEVEMENT

Already efforts are being made to
have it appear that the results Of the
Conference to limit = naments is Of
little real value. People in this coun-
try do not think so. They have been
firm in the conviction that it is des-
tined to be a wonderful achievement,
since the day America, inviting the
interested parties to confer, openly
and without evasion pledged itself to
stop along with then, the mad race
in naval constru ction. to limit ITSELF
as it asked others 20 do, all fair anu
aboveboard in the full light of pub
licity. And that conviction, fortu-
nately, is not confined to the Ameri-
can people. In some degree at least it
has affected the peoples of other
lands. We have faith that this con-
viction will deepen with the years;
that more and more will come to
realize that America was sincerely
in earnest in making the proposal and
will honestly abide by ITS agreements.
Just now the ratification oCca-
stoned by the r;tif cation o. the
treaties L. solnen ha. .iloyed ~ the
needless reservation which the "ir-
reconcilables' insisted upon and the
dubious impression thereby made on
the other signatories. The treaties
should have been ratified as they
were presented to the Senate. Our
Invitation and our offer were most
cred!table acts; the world never be-
fore saw their like: they mcrited and
commanded not only respect but CO.
operation, and received it. We be-
lieve that as time goes on this will be
more clearly evident and will be en-
during. The inglorious manner in
which the opposition in the Senate
flushed" ont proves where lies public
sentiment in this country. The mall
contents, failing to bamboozle it,
skunk away like dogs with their tails
between their legs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-01

Well, well! Here is Senator New in
. his Office at Washington making
speeches by radio to his constituents
: in Indiana in his campaign against
ex-senator Beveridge. In sonorous
( tones he is saying: II welcome the
participation of women in our politi-
cal affairs. 1.-THE word is to be felici-
tated on the outcome of the great
disarmament conference" and the re-
porters declare he was interrupted
by constituents having sending in
struments cheering his words and
: ''three cheers for our next senator"
And who is there to sigh for poll
tics as it was in ''the good old days."
when the constituents could look into
. the face of the man they were asked
Z to elect note his manner and the per-
spiration on his statesmanlike brow
and possibly feel his handshake be-
fore turning Dobbin's head toward
homo with . "giddap" to arrive in
time Tor milking?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-01
Railroads Looking
for Cure Present
Loss of Revenue

Muskogee, Okla, March 31-Thc
railroads of the country today are
doing business at loss, and are
looking for two things to help them
out-an increase in volume and a
reduction of costs, according to w. Il.
Storey, president of the Atchison,
Topeka q Santa Fe Railway COM
pany, who addressed the conference
of the international Association of
Rotary Clubs for the Seventeenth
district here this morning.
ANY further rate reductions with
out wage reductions are dangerous.
and the sooner the railroads are put
on a paying basis the better for you,
the better for us, and the better for
the country" Mr.. Storey declared
IF the roads cannot be made pro-
ductive. then follows bankruptcy
and eventually government owner
ship with all its attendant evils. If
they are to succeed, they must not
be hampered by regulation to the
point where they cannot function
properly. In other words, cut out
the hampcring laws stop increasing
| taxes, change the slogan, Soak the
railroads to Help the railroads. and
give us Il chance to do for you what
we are anxious to do-give you the
best transportation service in the
world at the lowest cost per ton per
mile.
"A billion and a half dollars ought
to be spent annually on the railroads
of the United States for three years
for engagements and extensions
alone to bring them up-to- date. AS
| during federal control the increase in
plant. taking the railroads as a
whole. was greatly diminished. The
vast sum stated would have nothing
to do with the ordinary expenditures
for maintenance. but would be used
only for expansions as demanded by
the growth of the country.
The railroads." Mr.. Storey contin-
ued, have done everything possible
to help bring about a return to nor
malcy, but are not in shape to do
as much in that direction as other
industries for the reason that they
were not allowed to make any war
profits while the world conflict was
in progress, because the government
took them and paid in rentals only
, the average earnings for the three
years preceding. Practically every
other industry in the country made
money during that period, he said,
and the money so made enables them
to meet the losses that have come in
the liquidation era.
THE railroads, therefore, are
greatly handicapped in this respect,
although they have made innumer-
able rate adjustments downward, by
order of commissions, or voluntarily.
In 1921, the railroads of the country
as whole came out only a little
over cost of production-about 3 per
cent-and they actually lack 100
million dollars of having enough to
pay interest on their borrowings.
Unless change comes, there can be
no normally for the railroads"
Speaking of the business Of the
country generally, Mr.. Storey said it
would impreNf slowly. ut will not
reach the feNrish activity of war
times. but we will soon get it to a
point where there is a little profit"
he said
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-01
More Than a Million


The state contingent fund now
amounts to more than a million dol
lars, fact that supports the argu.
ment that there should be some legis-
iation more restrictive of this fund
which accumulates from various
sources including overlapping appro-
priations. In recent years it has been
the custom to place in the contingent
FUND at the end of fiscal year money
appropriated to an institution but not
used. There are objections to this
course in the likelihood that the
management of such institutions will
find some means of expenditure, per-
haps not necessary. But the fund
speedily grows. and as has been said
constitutes source of danger in that
a governor and council finding itself
guardian Of large amounts, may be
disposed to use this contrary to legis-
lafive intent. This does not neces-
sarily happen but may happen.
However. it does not appear to be
2 very dimcult problem to adjust this.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-01
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
rr AIMS LEAVE AUGUSTA FOR

Ranvor. ti.24 q. n. sl.40 a. m. 80 a. m;
300 a. m. 1888 a. m, ass o. m, sa.l2p' M
t7.40 q. IN. .o,, ANN -
Bar Harbor AL 40a m. Y SO am ID9 80 An
Bath 10 i5a m. ~. 3sa m. ~ AM. 's''o''"''
t7.25 D m. ~l0.4S p. m I
Belfast B5o0 a, m. ~ 80 m. Izoop u" 20 "a
Boston, g IL am. rs Is m: ~ IS a m.' s''o'
4. M. 70. sop. m. 1891 p, m. Ttu4sp m
Calais " 33 m. 70 50 a. M
Dover Foxcyoft. B5.oo a m, ~ % p. M
Gardner. Is liza. IN. 70 10 a. m ly.3s = M
toss a m. 70 30 p. m. 1884 p. me- 1910 D. m''
f725p m, %l04s o. m.
Halloweli. 70 Is a m. 80 a. m. y % a m.
t33op IN, 1894 p. m. folo p. m'' 10 ~ "''
slo.iS p. m,
Harmony. Rs 90 a. m. y 50 p IN. -
Lewiston to ID a. m. PISS a. IN, ssos - No.
t3 30 D m. sl0.4S p. IN.
New York ~ 30 p. M, 1884 p m m -
Portland % " am. 10 l5a m f9'Ss =, N. ;se'oe
am t3 BOP IN s33ipm. u 20 pm 'lo'fe H.
Rockland. t6 Is a IN. ~ m
ckovherau BIS OOa m. 80 80 a m. los p m
So Gardinsr t6.l5a M. ~ ~ M SOU an
1880 o m 1884 p, m. t5.lo p. m h'-' p L.
sl04S p IN,
St John. II "a m. .oa,
Waterviile II % a m. 81 40 a. M 80 am
g5OO !, m. 1888 a m. Y 5o p NJ - Il p IN
II Al - IN sDailv except Monday
sDaiiy tDay. except Sunday sSundAy ooiy
A Discontinued after Octoher 23fd
II Fxcept Sunday and Monday
ID. C. DOUGLASS. Nj. L. HARRIS,
e-25-2I V.P & Genl Mgr. Genl Passenger Agt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-01
OUR HOME COURSE IN
CORRESPONDENCE

The field of the commercial;zed
greeting card is expanding so
rapidly it will soon eliminate all
personal and private correspond
encc. in a short while you will Re
able TO do all your business hy
prepared greeting cards. You
VIII be able to conduct a flirtatjon
get money from home. acl,nowI,
cdge receipt of goods, collect ac-
counts. propose, start DIVORCE pro
creuingS--fn short, take care of
all the phases of modern life.
IN order to free you from the
slavery OF having TO buy all these
itirparea sentiments. l propose to
9ias ou d rev lessons. very brief
tloud cries Of "hurrav') in tba
preparation Of these messages
LESSON tSs NO. 1: Writing Home
pear Dad I'm here in college
.THlhg TO get some hnowIedge
I1lso irving TO get some dough:
How about a five or 500
Or If five is not enough
\ coupla tens will be Inc strfr
often think of YOU. dear daI
feNer think of your loving Iad,
- you 90. Kick in and make mo
Lesson NO. .: Collecting ~
-" i fnr o aye think We can wait
How the blank dyc oct ,,,o
sdy you'll pay. VIZ,
don't YOU Begin WY
ay up. come throuo,, .l,,,
kick in. OUT
LESSON NO. 3: Acknowloae-
ing Receipt of Goods
your goods. arrived TODAY
lou TOOK Your time. we'll cav
:" 'i,sh H. nave worked your bean
ana used a quicker way
ana as for the way YOU mack ro,r
goods. } our
where is your factry? Out in tho
1- woods? -
nat we have confused with tba
r sawdust remains
- surrey your shipping depart
LESSON NO. 4: A Proposal
Cnder the constitution
know, 9ou
TO marry and stsrys ono ~.
time, "AA1 OF
"addyc say? Let's go.
LESSON NO <. c,,..
divorce Go be Sent by Lady,
m coming to see YOU just for fun
ana I'm bringing the cutest LITTLE
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All rights reserved
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-01

trail are passing week in Boston
with relatives and friends.
+ Local sports enthusiasts wers
much interested Thursday evening in
wrestling bout staged in the Arson
town hall, between joe Fourier Of
Sanford, French champion of the
State of Maine, and Harry Della
mano, the well known Madison
wrestler. Fourier, although consid-
erably lighter than his opponent, put
up clean, piucky fight, but was
thrown in each of the two bouts. Pre-
'ceding the wrestling ~ atch, there was
@ preliminary boxing match between
Edmund Lafond, formerly of Madi-
son but now a well known Lewiston
High school athlete, and William
Coron of Arson, tho honors being
evenly divided.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-01
ERuiNESQuE

Good fishing without fishermen and
liars-and the like may be sa q Of
good hunting-is IS FAT, stale and
improbable as apple PIE without
cheese. And everybody knows we
have both good fishing and good
hunting in Maine! But occasionally
we need to be told this by outsiders
and here we have it.
A Bangor correspondent Of the
Boston Herald writ 8 that all tie
eastern part of the State is ~ ated
UP to the steaming point by a raging
controversy as TO the faults aud
merits Of bears" The writer then
proceeds to ampiify through the
mouths Of alleged bear experts. some
of whom say a bear will kill an OK
and others who asseverate that one
will not harm sheep except in self
defense, and one relates how bear
/. finding stray child in the woods
carried it home and deposited it on
the doorstep. Well, the Spring being
rather late and the correspondents of
Eastern Maine having imaginations
Is fertile as the broad acres of the
famed AroostoolS. what might one
expect?
Z When weary OF the tantalizing
adventures described as "home-
brewin'" there always i bruin with
an interesting individuality and ira
% ditions galore. Go to it.
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TEACH THE FOREIGNER ENG
E!SH

While the report of the Department
of Commerce in regard to illiteracy
among the foreign born population
of the United States shows a marked
decrease since the returns from the
census compiled ten years back, there
is still an appalling number of such
who are classed as "illiterate." Among
the 13,497,8S6 foreign born who were
over ten years OF age on the most re-
cent census date, 1,438,94S, averaging
IL per cent, were reported az unable
to speak English. In 1910 theacr-
cc"+lre had been 2ea.S. The improve
rnert n conditions is undenable
; though some of the ecrcase in illit-
crate totals has cen attributed to
the return of immigront3 to their ma
tive countries.
Texas, New MEXICO ana Arizona re-
port ST. 49.4 and SIG as the per-
Centagc of their foreign born classed
las illitcr;.tes. South Cd.olina, Geor-
gia and Kentucky are at the foot of
the list with is, is and % as aver
ages Out of a total 10i,5S5 stated
as numbering Names foreign born
whites ten years of age and over,
, 1885 or go per cent were unable to
speak English on tho census date.
Lack of knowledge oc the English
tongue is a detriment not only to the
welfare of a community and country
as whole, but to tie iliterate in
dividual as well. Amcricanization
o'Sa'h cations still have plenty Of
" orK ahead.