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Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
A Question Of veraeitx

Whether not high officials of the American
Farm Bureau may have agreed with high railroad Of
cials for the perpetuaton OF the guaranty section
Of the railroad law, Senator La Toilette charges.
is in itself unimportant. However. since President
Howard directly declares that there was no such
agreement, do not hesitate to accept his state
ment against the minutes Of secret conference
which Senator La Toilette claims have into
his possession. Anybody concoct minutes OF any
imaginary secret conference.
The guaranty section of the Esch- -Cumnins act
is commonly misunderstood Many people think it
means that the roads guaranteed certain fixed
return. AS a matter Of fact they are guaranteed
nothing but permitted to make a certain fixed
return, 5h per cent--if they can.
We think though the SCALED guaranty section"
is bad and should be repealed. 1t affords to
the roads incentive to manipulation by which they
offer pretexts for holding up rates. and divertng
receipts therefrom in Of the socalled guar
anteed income" to other purposes than those
templated by the trainers OF the act The section
also deprves state commissions of the last vestige
of authority roads within their jurisdiction.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
A Prophecy
INot always,

Not always
"Sadder than owls songs or the midnight blast
Are these portentous words. told you SO.
Uttered by friends those prophets of the past"
In The Republicans Mdwnter Edition. it
predicted what we regarded reliable inside in
formation. that the great copper mines OF Arizona
would resume operations by February /. Notwith-
standing all the nice things that said by
brethren of the press, about the edition, they
criticized that prophecy. They were in dis
cord with that high note OF optimism. There
was nothing, they said the horizon to
rant such a prophecy, which though not an owls
mining town newspapers who quoted high authorities
the effect that early date and for that matter
date at all had been set for the reopening of the
mines. Perhaps, and doubt that true. The
Republican had not stated that date had been set
but that the mines would be reopened by that date
Before two weeks had elapsed though, there was
a more or less authoritative announcement that
mining operations would be resumed by February l.
was later definitely stated that certain mines would
be reopened on that exact date. Operations in
Of the mines already begun in the way prep
aration for re-opening.
The state has already begun to feel the thrill
OF coming resumption. We think the thrill really
began when that publication appeared in the Mid
winter Edition; that optimism which thought
wak weI founded was communicated to all Of our
readers around whom the shell OF pessimism had not
hardened to the degree Of imperviousness
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
Misunderstood Again

The Nogales Herald misunderstands US. 1t was
neither envy jealousy that prompted The Repub-
Ican few days ago to describe the attractions of
Nogales as Convention City, not ito take a rap"
at Nogales Far be 1t from us Phoenix to begrudge
Nogales or any other Arizona town the honor Of
receiving as guests members Of state bodies or
ganizations like the Association Of County Attorneys
and the Good Roads association session there
We should like to see, for the good Of the state,
all these state meetings held in the different towns
OF the state rather than to have them centered in
Phoenix. We have the legislature, the state fair
when one is held, and many other meetings which
must necessarily assemble here.
But such gatherings as not required by law
to be held at a fixed place should be distributed
throughout the state. Such an arrangement results
in better and mutual feeling among the different
parts Of the state 1t also does the delegates
bers from this county good to get out in the state
and find that Maricopa is not the only county in
the state and that Phoenix is not the sole municipal
pebble strewn along the beach.
1t is true that these conventions have been held
at Nogales with such frequency since prohibition
narrow-minded persons who are always expecting
others TO do something they ought not to do. 1t
cannot occur to them that these numerous hegras
70 Nogaes and the facts Of prohibition north Of No
gales and its absence south OF that happily situated
town, constitute a coincidence. They are the
kind Of people who would suspect the contents Of
physicians medicine case be burglars kit, just
because they cannot see in it, We despise people
like that.
Nogaes is an interesting town. blessed With
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
Questions And
.AnsUers

(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 infor-
nation. The Bureau cannot give
advice on legal. medical. and finan-
cial matters. 1t does not attempt 10
settle domestic troubles, nor to un-
dertake an exhaustive research on
any subject. Write your question
plainly and briefly. Give full name
and address and enclose two cents
in stamps for return postage. All
replies are sent direct to the in
quirer)
@. Just what is minimum wager
r. A. G.
A. This is a term employed to
indicate the lowest level OF earnings
for given class of laborers which
will afford them and their natural
dependents a means OF existence
adequate to maintain them in full
physical efficiency and social de-
cency.
@. When was Howard University
founded? n. C. S.
A Howard University was
founded i'm Washington. d. c., in 1857,
and was designed for the higher edu-
cation of the colored race, but is
open to students of both sexes with
out regard to race
N. q. e. E there CITY named 0a"dyF
A. There is a city in Ceylon named
Handy. which is also spelled Candy.
@. What is the origin of the ex.
preston "gone to the DeViI"? A
Constant Reader.
A. The Devil was originally the
-H =
at No. Fleet Street, near the Temple
Bar in London. When the lawyers in
the neighborhood went to dinner they
were accustomed to hang out a sign
on their doors. Gone to the DeviP,
so that those who wanted them might
know where to find them.
@. What is meant by "the mill
Ienium"? T. A. N.
A. The millennium. according to a
widely accepted system of Christian
eschatology is a period of 1000
years preceding the final Judgment,
during which Christ and his saints
will reign on earth.
@. Isn't the Red Cross interested
s. s, s. sh' Evergreen School any '0"asF'
A. While the Evergreen School for
the Blind has been taken over by the
Veterans Bureau, the Red Cross still
cooperates with ii and there have
been few changes in the personnel
or policy of the institution.
@. Do foreign born children auto
matically become citizens when the
father takes out naturalization pa
pers2 V. v. v.
A. Foreign born children under
the age of y automatically become
American citizens when the father
takes out natuya liza ton papers.
Q. When was rubber hose tlrst
used2 L. c. B.
a. Although it is said that India"
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
THE CASE OF ALASKA

Such a frontier country should be
a valuable overflow land for our ex-
cess population, as the frontier West
long was. Alaska should be the haven
of the hardy and adventurous man
who has no capital, but wants
chance to win a place of his own on
the face of the earth. To some ex-
tent Alaska has been that, and to
some slight extent perhaps il still is
But this last frontier of ours is GER
tainly not functioling as 1t should.
No doubt a harsh climate in many
parts of it has something to do with
it. Also. there is not a great deal
of farm land in Alaska and the estab-
lishment of a profitable farm there
is difficult business. The one-man
placer mining is largely a thing of
the past. All observers seem agreed
that the development of Alaska is
largely a task for organized capital
1t never will be the land Of individ
ual opportunity that the old West
was. But it is far more q land of
individual opportunity than the
greater part of the states. and should
be even more so than it is. There
is rich land to be taken up. Fur
farming is a profitable business
there. and one where little capital is
needed. Small capital has many
chances in Alaska.
Needless to say. conservation IA
vors the development of Alaska as a
place where the "little fellow" has
a good chance, and the demand for a
less strict conservation policy springs
chiefly from men of large capital
The timber on the national forests of
Alaska can be cut, but only under
Forest Service supervision. so that
they are not destroyed. They are
being cut, and at the same time con-
served to furnish the paper supply
of the future for the United States
Without any Federal restriction they
could undoubtedly be exploited more
rapidly and more profitably for the
men doing the exploiting. but it is
claimed by the conservationists that
such exploitation the people Of the
United States as a whole cannot af-
ford.
Alaskan Wealth Accessible
The coal and oil in Alaska were.
under the last administration. long
withheld from public entry. Now
that the coal and oil leasing bills
have been passed. these resources
may be developed under the new
laws, which are certainly lenient
enough. All of the other resources of
Alaska-fish, minerals, water power,
like her agricultural land, timber,
coal and oil-are accessible TO de-
velopment.
In spite Of this fact. Alaska has
suffered a severe slump during the
war. Her white population is said
to have declined one-third Nome
has only 10 per cent Of the popula-
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
II IA Exclaimed

Somebody, suppose connected with the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce is sending out type
written story correcting the A. p. story of seismic
disturbance throughout southern California 1t was,
the former says, earthquake at all but
caused by heavy naval gunfirngan artificial
quake which, says the writer, will lead nowerland
residents to advertise artificial earthquakes for the
benefit of tourists"
The average tourist imagine. would under
estimate initial benefit well all subsequent
ones these artificial quakes and would insist that
the naval base at San Pedro be discontinued. Any
kind OF disturbance that rocks walls and skaters
window glass is at least nuisance.
But IL that disturbance last week the result
OF gun-fring, it is matter that the taxpayers
should look into and demand that the reckless expen-
diture OF explosives in time Of peace naval
gun discharge that would shake the country from
Los Angeles San Diego and thirty miles inland is
too heavy.
But then there is the awkward fact for the type
writer get over that the disturbance felt
in the coast towns twenty miles than Los
Angeles to the OF any possible firing sea.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
Ry Frederic ]. haskin

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S-That the
resources of Alaska are not being
properly developed, and that the
methods and conditions of federal
administration in that territory are
in part responsible, is the statement
which has been emphatically made
in connection with the proposal to
take the bureau of forestry out of
the department of agriculture and
place it in the department of the in
terror,
This. OF course, would give the in
terror department control of the great
national forests in Alaska, and would
make the department the chief feder-
raj arbiter of Alaska's industrial des-
tiny, as the interior department al
ready has the administration of other
public lands in Alaska.
Curiously enough, the conserva-
tionists in and out of the forest serv-
ice, who are all opposed to the trans
fer of the forest service, agree with
their opponets that Alaska is in q
bad way industrially and that fed
eral administration is in part the
reason for this. These conserva-
tionists claim that the move to place
the Alaskan forests under the admin
istration of the department of the
interior is part of a general plan for
the abandonment of the Roosevelt
conservation policy in Alaska, and
for a freer use of the natural re-
sources. Such a policy is demanded
by many persons financially interest
ed in Alaska. and a vigorous lobby
in favor of such a policy has long
been maintained in Washington by
such interests.
These interests say that Alaska is
not developing and that the federal
policy of careful conservation is re-
sponsible for the lack of develop
ment. The conservationists agree
that Alaska is not developing as it
should, but claim that every one of
its natural resorces is open to de-
velopment. This is hindered, they
claim. to some extent by the long
range methods of federal administra-
ton. which should be abandoned in
favor of administration on the spot,
but mainly by the fact that Alaska
is far from markets and has poor
transportation facilities.
Our Last Frontier
The greater American public is in
different to and ignorant of the
whole matter. That is. in a sense,
the most serious and unfortunate
part of the situation Alaska is the
last American frontier. Ninety nine
per cent of the area is public land.
It is almost the only part of the
territory OF he United States where
true pioneer conditions still obtain
that is. where the individual may OBJ
tain land and other ma turs' vaenu~ces
free or at nominal cost
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
The eenedicts

Fifteen occupants Of the papal chair have borne
thename Of Benedict But five Of them have occupied
it as long as Benedict XIV. years Benedict W
was pope IS years. Benedict l., elected in 574 held
the Keys for four years His death was hastened
by grief at the devastation Of Italy by the Lombards
The life OF the last Benedict was shadowed By
the devastation Of the world war; which had broken
out month before his succession and which ne Inn
mepiately began to exercise but unavailingly his
vast powers to check.
In his first encyclical November I, 1914, he
urged peace and brotherhood among peoples and
nations in fear OF God and declared, "The immense
spectacle OF general war has filled us with unut-
terable horror and sadness" Throughout the war
he bored INCREASINGLY to bring the nations to peace
Meanwhile he directed his efforts to mitigation Of
the horrors OF the struggle. 1t is said that this
shdaow on his life was never lifted. Thus the first
and the latest Benedicts were victims Of war.
There have been 2eo popes Nearly all Of them
have been distinguished by their learning. Some OF
them owe their fame to the great parts they played
in world politics. when the Vatican was a partic-
pant in the struggles OF the kingdoms and empires
or the arbiter of their quarrels.
Benedict and his more recent predecessors con-
cerned themselves only with the spiritual advance
ment Of the church and not with temporal power
andN authority. But no other head OF the church
ever in such close touch with the whole world as
nNdict XIV. He combated the growing evils OF
seoMky. He held in reverence the traditions Of the
thEteh and was the foe Of Modernism that is, of
#ous radicalism.
ia the seven years Of his occupancy Of the papal
rhnM, he greatly strengthened the position Of the
eAuIeh in italy and of Catholicism throughout the
s
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
BY Ripley

tion OF its paln1y days The govern
ment railroad reached Fairbanks, say
the wags, Just in time to take out
the population. The salmon pack
ing industry is not making the huge
returns 1t once made. The produc-
tion of gold has dropped As per cent
since 1916. and the number OF men
employed in placer mining has been
cut in half.
Government interference, conser-
walton and red tape are brought for
ward by one side of the controversy
as the cause of it all. Give us a
free hand to do anything we like
with the resources of Alaska and we
will make the land hum" say the
business men.
The conservationists replay that
Alaska's slump is part OF the slump
which has hit the whole world, and
which is being felt in every part of
the United States. They say It is
not remarkable that Alaska, handi-
capped by her distance from markets
and her limited carriers, should suf-
fer most. They say that each of the
phases of the Alaskan slump can be
definitely traced to a cause in the
present prices which she is able to
get for her commodities.
AZ tie same IlItle, Iney agree rnat
long range Federal administra ton is
nuisance I'm Alaska Some 80 gov
ernment bureaus control the re-
sources Of that land. and nearly ev-
erything must be referred to Wash
ington. They favor the relieving OF
this situation by the creation of a To-
cal board consisting of representa-
tives of each of the Federal depart
ments interested in Alaska, and en-
powered to act with the greatest
promptness and considerable discre-
tionary latitude. They also favor
the abolition of certain unworkable
laws, such as that which forbids a
man to take up land on both banks
of a salmon stream, even though
that stream be a mere broog with
one salmon in it, Federal aid in de-
veloping transportation in Alaska is
also a dire need, they say. The rail-
road is only one step. Alaska needs
both highways and shipping.
But the Roosevelt policy OF con-
servation, they urge, must not be
abandoned, if the Alaskan resources
are to yield their full value to the
American people as a whole.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
Signs Misleading

YUMA-Automboile tourists ar
irving in Yuma the last few days
report that travellers over the Phoe-
nix highway have had lot of trou-
BILE from misplaced signs. Either
the windstorms have damaged the
signposts or the meanest man in the
world passed along the highway
turning signs in opposite directions.
Three different automobile parties
claim to have been lost on the desert
because the signs leading into Sem
tinel were pointed in the opposite
direction and drivers found them
selves turned about and going back
to Phoenix instead of forward. In
the heart of the desert it Is impos-
sible for the average traveller to sense
direction and they find themselves
at the mercy of a signboard. One
party was reported to have lost the
trail and to have wandered about
for three days without food or water
Another belated party said they had
met three different machines that
had lost their way. They finally
headed north, travelling until they
reached the railroad, and there found
out the signs were wrong.-Sun.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24

OF critical audience OF music stu
dents and musicians of Paris. Six
old violins and six OF modern make
selected for the test Among the old
violins were instruments by Stradi-
various, Guadagnini and Amati. All
IL numbered and lots were cast for
the order in which they should be
played. Before an audience of critics
in a darkened conservatory, the play
er performed on each violin in success
sion. Like the audience he was in the
dark and could not know what violin
he had in his hands. Each member
of the audience held a voting card,
and an easy victory went to the
mOderns
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24

delightful climate 1t is situated near the edge OF
foreign country whose people have language and
manners different from We Like to study those
whose peculiarities different from our own And
such study is made easy from Nogaes, as base of
research From that point go abroad at
little expense or inconvenience and acquire that
breadth which Sir Francis Bacon informs comes
Of travel as depth does of reading and readiness,
of conversation
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
BertOnBraIeyS Daily Poem
AMMterrnptedLyric

/ sing--(or gosh! jim praise of her love.
Her beauty is (counfound that shooting pain)-
Let's see what was 1t singing of?
oh YES cher beauty q will go insane)
IIey waitl That's exactly what l mean
(Ouchi darn the thing! Excuse me If curse),
meant to say. Her beauty, once it's seen,
win never9-(Now the ache is getting worse!).
"IIer beauty" Is 1 started in to say,
"Is something which" (Wow! Where's the Iodine D.
"TS something which"-(I can't go this way
Please bring that hot-water bag of mine)
That's better Now, where /? Oh know;
Her beauty is aglow with (Hoee Smokei
7 &onldnt wish this my dearest foe)--'
Her beauty"-(This is getting past joke)
(Iu make another start) my love is fair,
NV love is sweet as'-(Wheres the Oil of Gloves?
Doggone Doggone and damn! Well, you would swear
II YOU possessed pain that jumps and roves
About your face as this does)-'She is sweet
II can't go on and that's the honest truth;
This song OF mine will never be complete
Until the dentist fixes up my tooth)
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24

rubber hose was brought out in Eng
land in 1927 hose used for fire pro-
lection up TO the year 1859 was made
OF leather. At that time. hose made
of cotton with rubber lining was
exhibited at fireman's parade.
@. What color is for boys and
what for girls? w. S. B.
A. In different sections of the
country there are diffperent interpre-
tations of colors for children. The
old symbolic, however. is blue for a
girl and pink for a boy. 1t is ex-
planned that blue was the color as
signed to the girl. because it is the
color of the Blessed Virgin. The
Virgin Mary belonged to the royal
house of David. whose color was
blue.
@. Did the annexation Of Hawaii
tend to settle it's internal strife? NJ.
c. L.
A. Since Hawaii was made into a
territory of the United States its
political history has been very un-
eventful, in contrast with the
troubled conditions which had pre-
vailed up to that time.
The modern violin is superior to
tho ancient. according to the decision
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
Sea CanitaI caaea

TUCSON-Three negro soldiers of
the United States, facing trial for
their lives in the federal court here,
yesterday afternoon heard Judge
William II. Sawtelle set the dates on
which their cases will be presented
to their respective juries. The de-
PENDANTS are: Robert Mangum,
charged with rape, who will be tried
on January 81; Benjamin Bettis,
charged with murder, who will face a
jury on February q: Gordon A. Toll
liver. charged with murder. whose
case was set for February z. The
offenses with which all three are
charged are alleged to have been
committed at Fort Huachuca, where
the men were stationed at the time
OF their arrest. They are still re-
garded as being in the military sery-
ice OF the United States.-Star.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
Fire Destroys Hay

YUMA-Fire of an unknown origin
destroyed q haystack in f. +. San
guinettis corral at Second street and
First avenue earlr last night. and
for a time threatened a number OF
dwellings on Madison avenue. Sparks,
Carried by stiff wind, fell upon
several nearby buildings. but timely
work by Yumas volunteer fire de-
partment prevented the blaze from
spreading. Mr.. Sanguinetti estimates
the damage at less than $1,000, prob
ably $500, fully covered by insurance.
Sun.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
Prohl poIIar Aids Drunk

TUCSON-David O'Connor. Il
years old. begged a dollar from Fed
eral Director Mike Cassidy yesterday
afternoon. and then spent it getting
drunk, according to Chief of Police
Dallas S. Ford. O'Connor was ar
rested last night by Patrolman Ed
Sheehy and was booked on a charge
of drunkenness. O'Connor was ar
rested few days ago on a charge
of begging on the street but was set
free by Police Judge L. Q. Cowan.-
Star
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
HOW TIME PASSES

a railway brakeman was passing down his train
after it had come to standst at q country station
shouting out the name of the place as he went:
March! March, he yelled. And then he did
funny things with lamp and flag.
Suddenly, Of the windows was raised and, to
the brakemans great surprise AN excited passenger
cried out: Good heavens! 1t January when
/ Islt!"-Plttsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24
Reject Bids

NOGALES-At a special meeting
Of the city council at $3.50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon the council rejected
all bids submitted for the digging of
a well for the proposed new electri-
cally driven pumping unit at the
water works. 1t was decided to call
for new bids. to be in the hands OF
the council by January 30.-Herald.
Arizona republican., 1922-01-24

When Kinnaird Castle recently
burned in Scotland. many books and
paintings were destroyed. The IL
brary loss included a 1897 folio and
extremely fine copies OF the 1882 and
1855 Shakespeare folios. Scores OF
valuable paintings and a cabinet OF
500 antique gems were destroyed.
The gems were chiefly intaglios OF
Babylonian. Acadian, Assyrian, Per-
sian and Hittite origin.