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Arizona republican., 1922-01-27
Ry Frederic J. Aaskin

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-That the
airplane, together with some of the
instruments for the use of poison gas
and liquid flame, may be successfully
used against insects, which are mans
worst enemies, next to himself, seems
to be indicated by experiments which
have been conducted here and there.
The most successful experiment,
and that upon which most OF the
high hopes seem to be based, was the
spraying of a grove of ornamental
trees in Ohio from an airplane, which
completely destroyed the caterpillars
infesting the trees at a single flight.
The material used was calcium arr
senate carried in hopper below the
plane. AS the machine passed over
the trees it heavily busted with the
poisonous material belt OF land 500
feet wide. 1t is reported that SO per
cent Of the caterpillars were killed
and that the ground, after the attack,
was literally covered with the dead.
Now the department of agriculture
is at work on q plan for the use of
the airplane in fighting its ancient
enemy, the boil weevil. Millions
have already been spent by the gov
ernment in its fight on the weevil,
and billions have been lost by reason
of the fact that the boil weevil has
not been destroyed. The boll weevil
has for generations literally been
eating the shirts off our backs and
tires off our cars--for cotton as much
as rubber is the basis of tire con-
struction.
The WeeVil Army
The problem of fighting the boil
weevil would seem to be in some re-
spects much like that of checking an
army. The boil weeyl advances
slowly along an immense front. The
difficulty is to cover that whole front
at one time, so as to check the ad-
vance effectively. Presumably, IL the
advance could be checked, the enemy
could be destroyed, but eradicating
the weevil here and there does no
permanent good If he is spreading
in other places. Thus the govern
ment cannot well put large enough
army in the field to check the weevil
all along his advancing front at once
by hand spraying. The individual
planter does what he can, but what
between the boil weevil and the fluc-
tuating price of cotton he often lacks
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27
THE ONCE OVER
By II. /. PHILLIPS

Salesman: Here is something new
in this model: a cigar lighter. (He
illustrates it, Isn't that quite nifty
thing?
Wife: How interesting! Isn't It a
fine thing to have in car. John?
Husband: 'Sallright only I
don't smoke cigars nuthin'
but cigarettes.
Salesman: Now. mechanically, this
car has it all over any other car at
the show Now, just as an example,
did you know that there are 587 less
parts in this car than in a Joddle?
Wife in amaZement) What? Why,
/ never dreamed of such a thing.
Salesman: Yes, ma'am: there are
just 5S7 parts you will find in a Jod-
die or in most other makes that are
missing from this car.
Wife: How terriblel
Husband: What's your excuse?
Salesman Excuse?
Husband: Surel What do I want
with car that is 5S7 parts shy?
Salesman: You don't understand.
| What I mean is that our engineers
have been able to eliminate 5S7 un-
necessary parts such as certain bolts.
nuts, gears, rods. pins, sleeves, etc.
There is no part missing that ought
| TO be in the car
Wife: oh, that's different.
Salesman with the air of a man
stTessing a most important mechani-
cal facD: And did you know that we
have four bronzed- backed bearings
our crank shaft?
Husband: l didn't even know you
| had one.
Salesman sensing some mechanical
| ignorance and shifting to discussion
of more simple things): Now let me
call your attention to the cowl. You
| know the cowl. of course?
| Husband: ! knew Jane Cowl
Lemme see-what play did 1 see her
| in last?
wife: Wasn't it "The Third De-
| greer"
Husband: Nav. she never played in
/ that.
Second Salesman (who has been
| standing beside car for half hour try
| ing to show the inside to a couple
| of real buyers): I beg pardon, but
may / let these people in just few
/ minutes?
First Salesman: Certainly.
Wife: Certainly.
I Husband: Certainly.
(Curtainl
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27

he really cannot afford any extra
large investment In this work.
How Science is Blocked
These same obstacles, rooted in the
STUPID inefficiency of industrial or
ganizations and political government.
are found blocking the path of nu-
merous prosects for the furtherance
of mans control over nature. Science
devises q solution of the problem,
but industry and government seem
designed to obstruct putting the So
luton into effect. The fact of the
matter is that while the physical SCI
ences have advanced steadily since
the Middle Ages, trade and govern
mental methods remain medieval In
many respects. Our methods of reg
ulating commerce our diplomacy and
our wars. for example, are all es-
sentially medieval.
We cannot stop TO elaborate this
impirtant idea, because this is a
story about bugs. The point is that
the airplane, II properly developed,
may well give us control over many
kind of insects which are now get
ting the best OF us. OF course, the
insects are slowly getting the best of
us everywhere and many scientists,
especially entomologists. see life as a
battle for supremacy between men
and the insects. Insects devour our
crops and our forests and carry many
Of the dealiest diseases. The mos
quito and the boil weevil. the Hes
sian fly and the gypsy moth and a
long list of other insect pests are
mans most serious enemies.
The insects have the enormous adj
vantages OF being very small. very
numerous and very prolific. We can
not destroy them one by one as we
do out other natural enemies. The
insect problem was admirably posed
by that friend of the human race who
some Yeas ago advertised posi-
tive method Of destroying potato bugs
He sent to inquirers for one dollars
two small blocks OF wood with In
struct.ons to put the potato bug on
one block and hit him with the other.
What man must do to save his
crops and his life. Is TO invent means
of destroying insects wholesale. Swat
the fly campaigns are as inefectual as
the above potato bug masher. On the
other hand, mosquitoes have been
successfully destroyed by flooding the
breeding places with oil.
The airplane can undoubtedly de-
stroy wholesale many kind Of insect
pests II science can only get in
this instance the support II needs
from government and industry.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27
Then Il viii .. Our Nov.

Phoenix win be confronted by another ex-
pendture which afford not to meet Before
very long the railroads win have erected a union de-
pot at cost Of more than half million dollars As
much the Southern Pacific depot at Los Angeles
cost The depot will be located in surroundings
which at beautiful Their lack beauty
will be exaggerated by the architectural magnificencs
#of the depot. 1t will be up to the city establish
harmony between the depot and its environment.
That will involve the purchase OF some adjacent
property and perhaps the establishment OF a park
fronting the depot the planting of shrubs.
1t may be asked why the railroad chose that
particular place depot The reply would be that
hoary joke of a reply to question why depot had
been built far from town. that it had been found
advisable to locate it within reasonable proximity to
the railroad track
There is no depot in the country located in the
best part of town. There nearly always about them
q fringe Of small eating places and shops but in
many there attempts at surrounding
namentation.
We have all been riding" the two local railroads
pretty hard account Of present structures which
being used depots. Though they served the
purposes of those who had business with the rail-
roads we'll as ornate edfces would have done
they offensive to aesthetic taste and we
kept letting the railroads know how felt about it.
we even Went to the state corporation commission
to if the roads could not be made quit offend
ing in this way.
Now. il Phoenix falls to bring up in beauty the
surroundings Of the depot to the depot itself it
ought to be prepared for good deal OF riding" by
the roads.
We made ourselves think one time that the press
ent depots not good advertisement for the
city. We know that the depot in = sQualid
environment will not be eloquent Of progressive
rtown.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27
PICKING OUT THE NEW AUTO.

PICKING OUT THE NEW AUTO.
Salesman: Are you interested in
car?
Possible (but not probable) Buyer:
Why. er. er, er. ahem. er -.
Wife of p. B. N. p. B.: Yes. cer-
tainly, we're very much interested,
of course. aside to husband): For
goodness sake, try to act as II you
had money!
Salesman: I'd be glad to explain
anything about it you'd like to know.
Now just what points would you like
explained?
Husband (stupidly): oh. anything
at all anything at all. I'm
Wife to husband): You asst (To
salesman): Wed like to know par
ticularly about the submission sys-
tenn.
Salesman: The ignition system?
Wife: oh, yes: that's it--ignition,
not submission / was think
ing of something else. with a look
at husband.)
Salesman: Won't you just step in
side this coupe and feel the luxurl-
BUSINESS of it? l can explain the
mechanism in there.
Wife: Certainly. As a matter of
fact we like coupe better than any
other model, don't we, John. dear?
Husband: | dunno. / never
wore one.
Wife: Wore what?
Husband: A toupe.
Wife lin an indignant whisper to
husband as she climbs into coupe):
Use your bean and act as If you were
accustomed to automobiles and sales
men. Don't let them see you're a poor
dumbbeIl right off the reel.
Husband (aside to wife): Whatza
use going through all this business
when you know darned well we can't
afford no such car?
Salesman (as they sink into seats):
Isn't that comfortable?
Wife: Oh. how wonderful! What
an advantagel Exquisite, Why. the
upholstery is hundred times softer
than in our present ear, isn't 1t, John,
dear?
John Cooking very uucomfortable):
Our present what2
Wife docking daggers at him): Our
present carl
Husband: Oh. yes sure
absolutely In fact. i
should say 1t is two hundred times
softer no question bout that.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27
Questions And
AnsIDers

(Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Repub-
lican Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director. Washington. ID. c.
This offer applies strictly to informa-
ton. The bureau cannot give advice
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ters. IT does not attempt TO settle
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Write your question plainly and
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@. How much money is spent for
foreign missions by Protestant
churches7 G. c. G.
A. The best estimate obtainable
places the amount spent py Protest.
ant Churches for foreign missions in
1920 at $100.0000OO.
@. How many members has the
American Legion X. {. 3.
A. The American Legion has about
I 600 600 paid memberships and about
as many more that are pledged. There
are more than 10000 American Legion
POSTS.
G. Did Jerusalem ever have another
name7 G. c. n.
A. A former city on the site OF
Jerusalem was called Salem. An AS
syrian Inscription has been found,
calling the place Urusalem, which
meant "city OF peace"
Q. When will the joint naneuVers
of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets be
held? @. v. F.
A. There are 10 be no joint man
euvers this season. Congress not
having provided funds for tuel ana
other operating expenses.
@. Are the government owned rail-
roads of New Zealand seIt-support'
inq2 NJ. E. w.
A. At the end Of 1919. there We're
in operation in New Zealand, 2,s96
miles OF government-owne railroads,
over which 1l,725,645 passengers ana
5,613.739 tons of freight were carried,
yielding a revenue of $24.2II,lEI Win
an expenditure OF $14,7S7.O .O7s;,
@. How large a city IS Ouo"n' 're'
land7 NJ. v.
A. The population of Dublin is
399 900. -
@. How much whisky was there IN
bond at the end Of the year? X. W. r
A. There were 39.961,s43.S tax gar
Ions of whiskey in bond at the emu Vi
the fiscal year, June 80, lyZl.
@. Did the Dodge Brothers ever
work for Henry Ford? !. w. -
A. Before the establishment Oh @ tIelI
own company, both John f. ana NJ 81
ace u. Dodge were employed III 'he
establishment of Henry FoT0
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27
Plan Golf Tournament


DOUGLAS. Members Of the
Douglas Country club golf teams to-
morrow will play preliminary round
OF IS holes to decide who are eligible
for the club championship. The con-
test win be open to all members OF
the Douglas Country club. There
will be no entrance fee.
There will be championship con-
test for the women golf players, II
enough women enter the contest to-
morrow, This contest would be aside
from the mems contest and regular
contest
Poisoner Active
PRESCOTT.-This is addressed 10
kids and dogs and It says emphatic
ally
Watch your stepl
Probation officer Ben Powers
yesterday declared that a dog -pois-
oner. operating In the district along
South Montezuma street had placed
weinies out for dogs, and that II
was feared children might get hold
OF them.
Several we'll beloved pups have
gone to dog heaven as a result OF
the poison. and II Is hoped TO pre-
vent the casualty list including any
Start Road Work Soon
PRESCOTT-What were termed
most satisfactory bids having been
obtained at the office Of the highway
commission yesterday morning, the
third and fourth construction con-
tracts under the million and a half
bond issue were let. Work on two
sections Of the Black Canyon road,
centering at Mayer and reacheo
Cordes on the south and Humboldt
on the north, will start early next
month. 1t was announced.
Morgan and Winsor of Apache
county were awarded the contract
for the Humboldt Mayer section at
price OF $40,S95Ss. Richards, Tur-
ley and Frost got the Cordes sioe
for $42, 2,630.37.-Journal Miner.
Asks Imprisonment
TUCSON-"Say, pardner, l want
you to do me a favor. I'm a NOR
phine fiend, and the habits gettin'
worse every day. What / want is for
you to lock me up in the Jail for 80
days so / can't get any more OF TN
dope and make me break the hablt.
Those are words with which DOCK
Julian accosted day Desk Sergeant
Mcclure Monday morning.
Turning to City Police Judge
Cowan, Mcclure asked, How about
it, judge?'
"You'n have to put him on the
books as a vag if you do, and III
sentence him this afternoon
Overhearing Cowan's remarks, Ju-
liam said, "Charge me with anything
you like and do anything you want
to with me, just so longs can't get
tn dope"
Thereupon he was docketed on a
charge of agrancy.-Citizen.
Prohi Agent Talks
BISBEE-Strict enforcement OF
the prohibition laws, but not at the
cost of violating any other laws, is
the order under which all federal dry
agents i'm Arizona are working. ac-
cording to Mike" Cassidy, former
Bisbee resident and now state pro-
hibition enforcement Director. Mike
arrived in Bisbee last night for a
visit of a few days.
Public opinion is slowly swinging
! behind the strict enforcement of pro-
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27
ABOUT THE STATE

hibition, Cassidy believes. Maudlin
sentiment that once was extended
the bootlegger Is seldom noticed now,
he said.--Review.
New Creamery Operating
PRESCOTT-The new creamery
which recently was established at
Skull valley by Andrew J. Laswell. for
many years a resident of this county,
is now on a producing basis and soon
will be sending more than 800 pounds
OF the highest grade creamery butter
TO the local market every is days,
according to Mr.. Laswell. who was
in Prescott today.
Mr.. Laswell has just completed a
concrete creamery building and an
up to date milking house. The most
modern butter making machinery has
been installed, in which the cream
handled first in the electric -separa-
tors, goes TO the butter making ma
ihines and Is turned out ready for
market without having been touched
by the hand OF any employe.--Cour-
ier.
TOMBSTONE-Col James NJ. Nc
Clintock, state historian, is stumped.
The colonel has been busy for months
trying TO find out just why each city,
river, valley and mountain in Arizona
bears whatever name II goes by. East
of Douglas Is a so-called mountain
known as Mt. Davis. Colonel NC
Clintock can't figure out whether IL
was named after Governor Davis,
time executive Of New Mexico. or
Jeff Davis. The colonel requests that
any person with the "low down on
the naming Of the peak communicates
with him at once in order that he may
continue compiling bis historical
data.-Prospector
Raid Social Clubs
TUCSON--In three raids early sat
urday evening, seven men were 81
rested on varying charges OF conduct
ing, playing at, playing in. ana engag-
ing in gambling games for money; or
for chips with monetary value. Iney
were all released after depositing
$500 bail each.
AT S:20 o'clock Saturday evening =
squad Of policemen began a series on
raids on three local social CLUBS. wheie
gambling is alleged 70 nave oeen IA
progrcss.- Citizen.
Sues Neaalee
NOGALES-Sui against the city or
Noeales, the mayor, members OF tne
| council city Clerk f. E. Cole ana a.
| { Noon. was filed in the superior
| court at l0:45 O'Clock this morning
Writ G. Bowman brought the ae-
ton. as a taxpayer OF the city, ana as
! one of the signers of the referendum
petitions recently signed by more than
| 100 taxpayers protesting against the
installation of the proposed new elec-
trically driven water pump at the CITY
water works.-Herald.
To Erect $4,000 5uildina
-Hermosillo Is TO have
| new $4,000 bank building!
This information was. gained py
The Herald yesterday when the Of
| ficials of the Campania Bancoria
NTercantil Y Agricola S. A. Of the So
nora capital made public the an
nouncement
Work on the new bank VIII Desin
within the next six months. IL VIII
/ he located on Gale Serbian, one OF the
! leading business streets of Hermosillo.
| Herald.
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Arizona republican., 1922-01-27

One man in the United States is living in ap-
proximately four different states at the time.
he Is ranchman whose house and lands cover the
corners of Utah. Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.
The windmill that pumps water for his stock stands
in New Mexico and pumps water in a trough in Ari-
zona. The house is exactly in the center of where
the four Of the several states meet.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27
Passengers an

Passengers Cunard liner, running from
London to Melbourne, Australia, experiment,
recently launched a raft on which fastened
the cost of postage. request in English and Span
ish that the finder should post the letters by the first
available mail also incosed in the box.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27

whale aground in shallow water inside the
Atlantic entrance to the Panama canal and was
killed by machine gun fire by canal employees who
undertook to salvage ii for oil and bone. The whale
was too heavy for the 75-ton railroad to
handle, and tug attached line to the and
towed it to point ~ miles outside the breakwater,
where naval airplane dropped two bombs weighing
160 pounds each from height of 1000 feet and de-
stroYed it.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27

lawsuit, started some 500 years ago, was
Gently called for trial in French court. The costs
and fees of several centuries exceed the value of the
object sought 1t has to do with the distribution of
some land in the Jura Mountains, between the COM
munites of Meussia and Charcilla.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27

Washington boasts of a manless hotel This
hotel is to be exclusively by The bell
hops porters, cooks room clerks and other employees
are all women. The manager is a woman formerly
manager of the government hotel for workers.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27

Cochrane county. Tex, with 81 in
habitants, according to the 1870
census, is the least populous coun-
~ In the United states.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27
FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 27. 1922

Men are so constituted that every
body undertakes Whdt he sees an
other successful IN, Whether he has
aptitude for 1t or not. Goethe.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-27

The electric light and power company of O'Neill,
to reports
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-10-05
ARTHUR N. GEORGE NOT
GUILTY BlCAMY CHARGE

When housewives make burberry
wine and when women without fur
coats grow kind to their husbands
and when Arthur M. George takes
out his travelling bag and takes the
mothballs out of his Sunday suit,
you may know that the Indian sum
mer is on.
Arthur always spends his Indian
summers in ST. Paul and a 2. M. on
Thursday found him at the Beanery
in Wolf Point and gathering the
mothballs aforesaid.
At AIS P. M. Deputy Sheriff Cody
grabbed him by the coat collar.
"What does this mean?" says
George.
you're pinched, nailed and scop-
ed in, Mr.. Hookum Bill" says Cody,
that's ALL"
"This is an outrage" says George,
"IIl make you perspire for this"
81 can prove who | am"
$50 can l." says Cody, and flashes
a Warrant of Arrest signed by Judge
0HdTlcS Sidi6ihS SONHPA
acy to commit bigamy in the 32nd
degree against Hookum Bill alias
Arthur M. George.
At 4:3O P. M. Hookum Bill was
arranged before Judge Charles Cor
don and on hand to identify him were
u. S. Deputy Marshals Jesse Hoke,
Bert Seeley, Lee Hapgood and Chaun-
cey Rikerd also Special Agents c.
n. Yaple and Tom Regain. Witnesses
for the defense were Bill Rae, B. c.
Bazel Zemo and Will ]. Car
roll.
The deputy marshals to a man stat
ed that the prisoner did not resemble
Hookum, who had a cork leg and
bald whit the defendant had two
legs and a pompadour. Bert
Bazel Zemo, Will Carroll and
Bill Rae testified that Hookum chew
I'd moose and wore his pants turned
10 at the ankles whereas the defend
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-10-05

DR.. Thos. H. Chattle, Of the Mis-
sion, left last week for Sacket Harbor
N. Y, where he will spend a 3O-da,
leave of absence
Reports from the State fair say
that Claude Bearskin of Wolf Point
won third place in the Tribal relaS
race. He represented the Sioux.
MI. and Mrs. o. E. Lee have re-
turned from a business trip to points
in Wisconsin and the Twin Cities.
They drove back two new Nash cars.
Mrs. N. E. Lloyd of the Southside.
departed on Tuesday for an extended
visit with relatives and friends in
Minneapolis.
Henri F. M~archand, an expert sax
aphone player, arrived here Tuesday
from the Pacific coast and will play
during the coming winter with the
Kroy Jazzers.
Mrs. j. c. DeWane and daughter
Patricia Ann, left on Friday for an
extended visit at points in Wisconsin
and at Chicago.
c. c. Pennington and wife, who
had been guests at the o. A. P~enning-
ton home in this city, left on Sunday
for Great Falls.
M. B. Fargen left Sunday for
Green, Wis, in response to a
message telling of the death of his
mother at that place.
E. L. Champlin has finished his
threshing run for the season. He
has n of the largest threshing rigs
the country and reports a success
Jul season.
ID. R. Geer was in from Sand Creek
yesterday and while renewing his
subscription to The Herald present
ID the editor with a 23-pound water
as a sample from his garden.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-10-05

ant supported highwater pa~ntaloons
and chewed only gum. This evidence
being conclusive the prisoner was
pronounced to be Arthur NJ. George
and not Hookum Bill ~whereupon he
announced that he would stand treat
for the crowd and did.
Mr.. George has been in the m
ploy of the G. N. here for some
months and has made many friends
in this city. He left for st. Paul on
No. A, on Thursday carrying with him
the best wishes for his welfare of his
acquaintance here.