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The Winslow mail., 1923-09-14
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS: Monday, September
18th, marks the one hundred and
| thirty sixth anniversary of the United
! States; and,
WHEREAS: This great document,
with the amendments thereto, consti-
| tute the primary and basic law of the
United States; and,
WHEREAS: Under this Constitution
this. nation has grown from thirteen
small states into forty-eight states
and additional territories, and has be-
come the most powerful nation in the
world; and
| WHEREAS: The National Society
of the Sons of the American Revolu-
tion and other patriotic organizations
have urged that fitting ceremonies
/ be held on that day to commemorate
the adoption of the Constitution and
| for our people to re-dedicate them
selves to it's observance; and,
| WHEREAS: An appalling and dan
gerous spirit of lawlessness is grow
| ing up throughout the land which is
making itself manifest in mob out
breaks, public whippings, lynching
and other crimes against public or
der; and,
WHEREAS The recent action of
the Superior Court of Cochise County
and the County Attorney of Cochise
County in dismissing criminal COM
plants because of the failure of juries
to convict is another manifestation of
the weakening of the law enforcing
machinery of our government; and
WHEREAS: It is noticeable that the
lack of public support being given
n nd
failure of juries to convict, and the
leniency of our courts and judges in
fixing penalties for the violation of
the Eighteenth Amendment of our
Constitution, are causes which indi-
cate the general laxity of the enforce
ment of law, and particularly mott
ceable since the adoption of the Eigh-
teenth Amendment !; and,
WHEREAS: The Eighteenth Amend
rent of the Constitution of the Unit
ed States is as much a part of the
Constitution and deserving of the
same respect and the adherence to it
and observance of it by our people
as any other part or section of the
Constitution;
HUNT, Governor of Arizona, by vir-
CuC VI CnS NSSLSu III IuS NY
law, do herewith proclaim Monday,
September 18th, as Constitution OBJ
servance Day. And l call upon the
authorities in the various communi-
ties Of Arizona to arrange appro-
pirate ceremonies to commemorate
the one hundred and thirty sixth an
niversary of the Constitution of the
United States, and l call upon all
patriotic citizens to join in the SER
vices and to pledge their fealty and
their loyalty to the Constitution and
to- the observance of the laws of our
State and Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF: I have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
great seal of the State of Arizona to
be affixed. Done at Phoenix, the
Capital, this twenty-frst day of Aug
ust, 1928.
GEO. w. P. HUNT,
Governor
(SEAL)
Attest:
lanes Fl KerhV
The Winslow mail., 1923-09-14

twenty days or judgment by default
will be taken against you.
Given under my hand at Winslow,
Arizona this 18th da of July, 1928.
Sam W. Proctor,
Justice of the Peace of said
Precinct.
First Pub. Aug. 81, 1923
Last Pub. Sept IA, 1929.
The Winslow mail., 1923-09-14
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
AT PHOENIX, ARIZONA
STATE OF ARIZONA

TO WHOM is MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that the
State of Arizona, under the provisions
of the Act of Congress, approved
June 20 1910, (36 Stats, $50 has
filed in this office it's School Indem-
nifty Land Selections, applying to
select, as Indemnity, the lands des-
cribed as follows:
List No. 4181-Serial 055679 T. 20N..
r. 14E., Lots, 1, 2, 8, f., E12 VIZ,
E1a., Section Is &C & S r B & ND
During the five weeks period of
publication of this notice or any time
thereafter and before final approval
and certifcation, this office will re-
ceive protests or contests as to any
of the tracts applied for and tran
smit the same to the General Land
Office
Dated at Phoenix, Arizona, August
"a, 1923.
SCOTT WHITE, Receiver
JOHN r. TOWLES, Register.
First Pub. Aug 81, 1928.
Last Pub. Sept. %, 1928.
SUMMONS
IN THE JUSTICE COURT, WIN
SLOW PRECINCT, COUNTY OF
NAVAJO, STATE OF ARIZ.
F. NJ. Dunham,
VS.. Plaintiff ; somon.
W. w. Fennell,
Defendant.
Action brought in the Justice Court
of Winslow Precinct, in and for the
County of Navajo, in the State OF
Arizona.
In the Name of the State of Arizona: /:
To w. w. Fennell, Defendant,
GREETING:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
and required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above
named Plaintiff in the Justice Court
of Winslow, Arizona. Precinct, in and
for the County of Navajo in the
State of Arizona, and answer to the
Complaint filed in said Justice Court,
at WinslOw, Arizona, in said County,
within five days exclusive of the day
of service, after the service upon you
of this summons, if served within
this Precinct; but if served without
this Precinct, but within the county,
ten days; if served out of the Coun-
! ty, fifteen days: in all other cases,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08

I. THOMPSON. President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
ANTl.FoRp PROPAGANDA

There are indications that much of the comment being sent broadcast that Henry Ford has abandoned eff forts toward the development of Muscle Shoals is propaganda from his opponents. The stories are circulated despite the fact that MT. Ford has made no statement. Those in close touch with him have no information leading them to believe that he has decided to withdraw, following the sale of the Gorgas plant. MT. Ford was deeply impressed in the first place with the potentialities of Muscle Shoals and it was this which prompted him at time when the government was on the point of scrapping the whole project to come to the rescue by making constructive offer that aroused nationwide interest.
 Those potentialities are there. They are nearer fruition than when Mr. Ford made his original offer, because the work of constructing the dams has proceeded unabated. The power which has been going to waste year after year will be harnessed There is widespread belief that it will await the magic touch of the industrial wizard to turn it to useful purposes, especially for the production of cheap nitrogen fertilizer for the nation s farms.
 MT. Ford's constructive record dem onstrates that he is not one to abandon hastily tasks upon which ke has set his attention. He believes iu the Alabama project and it's possibili- ties. Under present conditions he no doubt feels that by carrying his case to congress he will more nearly realize his ambition and better serve Ameli- can people than were he to deal fur ther with department heads at Wash ington who have shown hostility to hirl and friendship for his opponents frcn, the beginning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08

finance corporation acting through CO., operative marketing groups of the farmers themselves. This plan con templates getting wheat exported by the cooperative associations, the war finance corporation then financing the paper received in payment from for eign nations.
 The plan brings once more to pub lie attention that the farmers chief trouble is that foreign markets are closed to him and that the Republican tariff wall is largely to blame for this condition. Aloofness from everything European and tariff which makes it impossible for Europe to pay in goods for the things she needs from America aRe the underlying causes of the az 1fcultural depression in the North west. Farmers more and more realize that permanent relief will not come until the export markets are opened to their products
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
ALL SHADES
 .1 of OPIlIONO
Value of a Housewife
Detroit Free Press)


 What Is housewife worth ia wages? This is one of the first things the new bureau of home economies, recently established hy the United States department Of agriculture, Is going to try to oe- termine. pr. Louise Stanley, chief of the bureau, has set real task for herself. Polite titters and good old fashioned sheer will greet her. The hard working middle-aged mother will observe that no money could compensate for the loving care and years or drudgery she has willingly law ished upon her family. That IS true. No statistician can set value upon a home. Yet it may be a satisfaction to the young housewife to know on wage basis the contribution she makes to the family income in managing her establishment. Perhaps, too, the husband will appreciate wo- mans work more when he sees t estimated in dollars and cents. The study may also enable a wo- man to appreciate her time, and teach her to use it to best ad- vantage where there Is a choice of tasks. It should inform her whether or not it is more profit able to make or buy rompers, to hire a laundress or purchase . washing machine, to bake her bread or buy it. Probably, <he ia- vestigation will be a step toward putting on a solid business basis that most ancient of partnerships.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
GOING AT IT RIGHT

(Utica Observer-D -Dispatch)
 In the turn toward thrift that the nation is feeling there are many who stick, and others who fall.
 Many persons decide upon prac- ticing some sort of economy, and it is not strange that numbers of them oyerdo the matter. Instead of trying to save ten per cent. of their income each month they start trying to save twenty-five per cent. At the end of two CT three months they find they haven't enough on hand to pay their bills, so they get discouraged and either stop saving altogether or draw out what they have ac- cumuiated.
 Many of the banks are now tell ing the readers in their advertis- ing how small sums grow into large ones, and how to go about setting aside a small portion of their income without too much troublesome and discouraging scrimping. Saving is habit. Some backbone is needed to carry any saving program through. The first hundred, and the first thou sand, dollars come the hardest: but they are, therefore, worth the most. The state of man's say ings account is quite accurate measure of his contentment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
The Family Income
(Knoxville sentineD

OCHNAACAy
 Dr. Stanley is quoted as saying that the figures she will compile will indicate ths real income of the family, performing various kinds of home duties. Dr. Louisa Stanley, chief of the newly-crc- ated bureau of home economies 'n the department of agriculture tt Washington, thinks it Is, and IS going to try to find out. A good many others will be skeptical of the value of the work she is ull- dertaking. These people, who may be called reactionaries because they cannot get enthusiastic over the plan, remember that a large proportion of the data that has been collected with respect will serve to make woman's household work more appreciated and will enable the woman to use her time to best advantage where there IS a choice of tasks" For example, whether it is more profitable for her to make or to buy clothing, to hire a laundress or buy a wash ing machine, to bake her bread or purchase 1t. will be revealed by studies of this kind" We do not think many housewives will appre- ciate the effort in their behalf. We do not think many of them will regard whatever conclusions are reported as practicable to their own cases. The general rules of household management that have been developed by experience. care fui individual study and, maybe, woman's unerring intuition, prob ably do not afford anything like universal satisfaction. But # they get the work done and the family wants supplied within the none tary means at the household man- ager's disposal, they are doing as much as can be done for the home keeper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
THE NEW HIGHWAY COMMISSION

The three-member state highway commission, which is expected to hold it's first meeting today, has large task and heavy responsibility which directly affect the interests and well fare of all the people of Alabama. To make. practical plans and carry them out in so large and important a project will enlist the highest purposes and the most intelligent and constructi7s , efforts of the members. They are men of vision, capacity and knowledge vf the states needs in this great under. taking. They realize that the fruits is their work are not for day or year. but for a generation or more. Very largely upon the results of their ef- forts will depend the extent of the governments cooperation and aid in this enterprise.
 It is encouraging to note that the construction of highways throughout the state is in the hands of a small board of competent men who are to give their entire time and attention to the development of highway system. There is no more truthful statement than what is everybodys business is nobody's business. That may be ap- piled by way of comparing the present highway situation with what it form. erly was. With large and f1nwieldy board representing political divisions and feeling comparatively little in- dividual responsibility, Alabama would not get out of the mud for a genera tion, if ever. With a small board of men fitted for the task and giving their whole time to the project, there are hopes that notable results will. soon be in evidence.
 Up to this time there have been grievous blunders made both in the planning and in the methods of con struction. Something like nineteen millions of dollars have been spent or agreed upon, and there are no signs of state highways forming backbones for roads leading to and from the centers. So far the project has been in the nature of patchwork, apparently without a fixed program or definite purpose. Under such conditions there was little hope of comprehensive system of highways that would serve the entire state. That is to be changed. The plan of the new commission is, understood to contemplate not only a system that will enable the people tc get somewhere, but the selection of materials and the adoption of con struction principles which will prove economical in the long run through the lowering of maintenance costs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
POOR BOYS WHO
 BECAME FAMOUS D., ErnAericL Anrir Law
John Muir
Bv Frederick Houk

The great Muir glacier in Alaska perpetuates the name or John Huff, great American scientist and lover of nature. No man could ask for a more impos- ing monument than the white wall of ice that borders the cold north- ern waters. In the school of the United States pupils study Joha Muir's book, "The Story of My Boyhood and Youth The name of John Muir. has become asso- ciated with the name of John Burroughs, for both men were, ardent in their love of nature: both men made 8 deep impress upon their fellow beings; both men were simple and kindly of heart, and both rose from poverty to greatness.
 in the early days of Wisconsin people saw a strong, active youth of twenty-one at work on farm. He wore rough clothing, his hands were calloused, and he thoroughly understood farming. Beyond that he knew but little. From the time when he had come from Scotland MiNl AiS ldAhEAt dN NltE aSO VI eleven, he had worked hard on the farm. No one expected John Muir to become anything except far mer. like his father. In just oue respect was the young man differ- ent from the other young men of the neighborhood; he was deter mined to have an education. When he found the time he studied. He had no money to pay his way through college, but he had the willingness to labor-and men who work can always gain money. He was twenty-two before he found the opportunity to so to col lege, and he had to work his way through, but he was not daunued by that. He worked.
 At the University of Wisconsin he gained a training that stimn- lated his mind and made him wish to see more of the world than he had yet seen. He left his fathers farm, and the other farms on which he had worked, and set out to study the United States. A few years after he had left college he explored the wonderful Yose- mite Valley. was enchanted by its oeauty, and from then on was in- serested in it. He advocated malS- ing places of supreme beauty into national parks for the enjoyment of all. Later he explored Alaska, visited the Arctic \ regions, and travelled throughout the world. He wrote many books, grew into a serene old age, and died at sey- enty-six.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
FARM LEGISLATION
(Washington Post)


 The permanenoy of the benefits claimed by Senator Lenroot for the farm credits law is proved by the relief it has effected. It en- ables the farmer to help himself. to dig himself into prosperity, to hold his own against changes of market. The Wisconsin, senator's disclaimer of panacea properties for that law is self-proving. No legislation of the "cure- all" va riety can be devised for agrieul- ture until congress is vested with control of weather conditions, of world markets, of international relations and economic forces. This means that it is beyond legis- lative wisdom to draft and enact panacean laws.
 Congress deserves credit for the good 1t has done in the way of agricultural relief legislation. There is limit to the effective ness of legislation in dealing with agricultural conditions. Agricul- ture Is subject to so many influ- ences and forces beyond control Of any governmental agency that 1t is folly to talk of enactment of laws that will insure the farmer against ills from every quarter The sooner this is realized by self styled progressive" champions of the agricultural cause the better for all concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
TO RESUME BANNER INQUIRY

Following return to his office today it is expected that Solicitor Davis will resume his investigation of the Banner mine mutiny. According to his plans prosecutions of persons indicted will begin immediately when the grand jury is reorganized October 15. IT, cluded in this procedure will be the trial of Warden Evans of the Banner mine, who was indicted on the charge of assault and battery and assault with a weapon. The solicitor, through the trial judge, will require as wit nesses IT convicts who were flogged at Banner mine for their alleged part in the mutiny. There is no reason to expect that there will be objection from the convict board to the appearance and testimony of these convicts. Without their presence in the capacity of witnesses as to cor- ditions under investigation the court would be handicapped in the trial of a charge legally brought.
 The indictment of the warden by the grand jury paved the way for get ting direct testimony before the trial court, following the refusal of officials to permit the grand jury to enter the convict prison and talk to any of the men who participated in the mutiny. Thus there is reason to believe that conditions at the mine prison, as well as facts in connection with the upris- ing and the methods employed to sun- press and punish those who engaged in it will be made public, a situation very much to be desired in connectiol ol with the convict lease system and the insistence of the public to know what is going on behind the prison walls of the state, and especially within stockades and camps where convicts are under lease to private interests.
 The people of Alabama are over whelmingly in the majority against the convict lease system as moral and economic obstruction to the states in- terests. They are satisfied that it is the source of great injustice, cruelty and injury. They desire full and im- partial investigation of the methods and practices employed in the opera ton of the system, and they arc strongly opposed to any attempts to cover up the facts. That is the reason this whole affair has created so much interest throughout the state. It should be completely Investigated in the in terests of business, humanity and justice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08

new plea was recently made. A hus bands rigid silence for ten years was set up for action. AS a rule the hus- bands long tongue is seized upon as ground for separation. Sometimes hia persistence in the use of language unfit for publication is employed as cause for a verdict in favor of his long-suffering better half.
 There can be no doubt of the irritat- ing influence of silence. There are wives who consider their husbands cruel when they are given the oppor- tunity to get in a few words at stra- tegic pauses and fail to accept the chances. There is little satisfaction in silencing a man who prefers being quiet and has no desire to part with any piece of his mind. George Eliot, the distinguished novelist, declared that the. small boy soon tires of tick ling toad when the toad ceases to bt sensitive. And so, few women with talent for talking plainly continue to get pleasure out ot the process when the one to whom their remarks arc addressed declines to talk back.
 Obviously the silent treatment of a wife who gets most of her pleasure in life from her success in putting mere man on the defensive is cruel to a degree. Such a wife considers that she is not treated with proper .respecc. When a woman arrives at that stage of the matrimonial game, she need rot be blamed for losing interest and de- string greater freedom. How could anyone, irrespective of sex, be ex- pected to retain sincere interest ill the lecture business, when the au- dience falls asleep or shows no signs of needing?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
 SOME GERMS FRIENDLY

Scientific American)
 Out of about two thousand kinds of bacteria only about one hundred are believed to be harmful. With out the other nineteen hundred life on the earth would soon die out. We, as well as the animals whose flesh we eat, derive all of our sus- tenance from the vegetable world. Plants require that the soil should contain humus, and humus is brought about by the decay of other plants, which in turn Is caused by bacteria, or germs. Without humus, plants establish themselves very slowly. so that if we were to kill all bacteria no more decay would take place. The soil would soon be exhausted and we should all die of starva- ton.
 In a more ordinary way there are many bacteria which are of use to us every day4 They produce vinegar. Lactic acid germs give the flavor to butter. Germs help make cheese. They help digest the food in our stomachs. And, final ly, they cause juices to fermept into alcohol. even in the Unit sd States with it's adverse legislation.
 Harmful germs of many kinds are always in our systems. and this causes many people to worry, often unduly. The fact Is, they cannot possibly be eliminated. Even if it were possible to get rid of them we should be in danger If killing with them the many good germs we must have in our bodies in order to live. The first germs our most carefully protected food meets with are ptyalin and epilep- sin. which are always in the saliva. Without them we should all be chronic dyspeptics in short time, for they attack our food in most satisfactory part of digestion. Therefore, efforts to keep the mouth "germ-free" with tooth pastes would be unsafe even if they could succeed. However, when the germs are destroyed by the dentifrice a new supply is very soon brought in from the saliva glands. And through the breath millions of new germs of the harmful sort come at once. If we keep our bodies \in good health, however, germs will give us little trouble. It Is only when they are present in abnormal quantities. CT when our resistance goes dowa, that they menace us.