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The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
MAJORITY OR BoLsHEyIK BLOC?

The Coconino Sun concludes an editorial with
the flat statement that the people should nvesti-
gate congress. As The Sun is republican news
paper and this is republican congress we think
the motion of the editor of The Sun is in order
Clifton Copper Era.
We rather suspected there were great many
people who were under the same impression that
Editor Bill Kelly claims to be that this is a re-
publican congress-" It is true that number of
senators and some few congressman were elected
as republicans on the republican ticket, through
the efforts of republicans believing them to be
republicans in full accord with republican prin-
ciples. But this same bunch of porch climbers
only used the party name to get in on, then joined
the bloc SySten-a bunch of political profiteers
who know no country, party or principle This
band of political outlaws are only out for them
selves. At present this particular bunch with La
Toilette as its head, has thrown in with the demo-
cratic party and long this bunch of political
outlaws can control with the help of the demo-
cratic party votes in congress, all is going to be
charged to the republican party. The republican
party in congress at the present time is in the
minority and can not control legislation. All who
are conversant with the actual facts know that.
The democratic party with the help of this rem
egade bloc outfit are at present in majority con-
troll of all legislation
When the time comes that this bunch of poll
tical buccaneers get through using the democratic
party for their own personal interests, the demo-
cratic party will awaken to the fact that it has
been used and badly used by a batch of outlaws,
who, few in number, but like any other hold-up,
took advantage of the surprise party.
No unprinciped clique of few should control
this government-the majority should rule-not
a few hold-ups who have no responsibility-no
party to be held responsible and no principles that
the majority of the people of the United States
approve of.
Just why there should be any especial glee in
the democratic party because this bunch of pol
itcal outlaws are endeavoring with might and
main to destroy both old majority parties, is more
than we, as a majority-rue advocate, can under
stand
Voting Tor an honest democrat wouldn't lnJure
our honest American pride one bit, but letting
handful of bolsheviks control country does
not for second appeal to our sense of fairness.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
REQUIESCAT IN PACE

Another fool reclamation" idea has been laid
to rest and therefore another obstruction to the
speedy development of the Colorado river re-
sources has been removed.
A committee of government engineers has dis
missed the Golfer high line canal" scheme as
mot worthy of serious consideration" and we
may hope that we have heard the last of this vis-
ionary project which was to have reclaimed some
millions of acres of desert by the construction of
canal running through mountain ranges and
across valleys. 1t is true that the cost of this
monstrous work would have run into scores of
millions of dollars if it could have been construct
ed at all, and the lands to be benefited would
have been affected by capital charge of several
hundreds of dollars per acre, but many people
thought that it might" be feasible, even if every
engineer and every friend of river development in
the state told them differently. Perhaps now
that board of federal engineers turned the prof.
ect down, we will have heard the last of it.
The language used by the board in its report is
worth noting. The engineers composing the board
are men of unquestioned standing and they do not
find it necessary or advisable to mince their words
or to smooth things over; they are not affected
in any way by Arizona politics. They make the
simple and convincing statement that "the pro-
posal for construction of 548-mile canal irrigat-
ing 3,55O0,0O0 acres in southwestern Arizona
which would be a unit of any plans for developing
the Colorado river is not worthy of serious con-
sideration." met
This should lay at rest forever this visionary
and ill-conceved notion, and we may hope that,
with it out of the way the rational plans of COM
petent engineers will receive attention and the en-
tire question be taken out of the arena Of politics
Jerome News.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES ON WITNESSES

The investigation craze" in congress is get
ting to be most amusing. 1t is really all repub-
leans reputation is worth nowadays merely to
express an opinion or favor any project of any
kind. Political stump speeches and immediate
call for an investigation of his character and that
of his ancestors is demanded. Even Al Jennings,
the former notorious outlaw has been called in as
witness. Gen. Pancho Villa would have been
called had he lived to see this great day, and no
doubt the famous Cherry sisters will be called to
do their act before the vaudeville senate gets
through it's act. Ripping up republicans who have
been untrue to their trust is all right. But the
same method should be extended to democrats,
socialists, block-o-nuts, fanatical non-partisans,
and done in the interest of the general public,
Senators Walsh, Wheeler ct al intimate they are
not trying democrats, only republicans.
Even that would be satisfactory, if it was to
punish Wrong-doing, not merely to besmirch the
character of every republican whose name can
possibly be drawn into the investigation" The
name of President Coolidge was dragged in be-
cause of a courtesy telegram to Mclean. There
isn't bum or crook in the country but who
can write a reasonable letter to the president of
the United States and at least receive acknowl-
edgment of his letter or telegram.
Each of the sensational witnesses so far has
been very cute in tying his "facts" to the theory
that dead men tell tales. Al Jennings, the erst-
while outlaw, got his information from Jake Ha-
mon, who is dead. Roxie Stinson, divorced wife
of Jess Smith, was supposed to get her dope from
her former husband after the divorce Smith
is dead.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
SALARY? o, HELL!

The newspaper writer's of Arizona are going to
have great big. first annual feed fest and dis
cussion as to the best way to sharpen lead pencils
or to punch typewriter (mechanicaD at Phoenix
next Sunday, April 9th. You may not know it,
but this gang of news-hounds are responsible for
all the trouble in the world. They are looking
for it. They get it into print. The boss that runs
the dump does not know whether it is news or
not. He can't be everywhere, and must take word
for it. The boss banks on loyalty from the gang
and the neWshounds bank on the boss. There are
fewer games we know where loyalty and honesty
play greater part Every day in every way a
newspaper is hauled over the Goals for what it
said, didn't say, should have said, was afraid to
say and what it lied about. Very, very often
only God, the news writer and the boss, have to
get together on why the world is dissatisfied and
acts that way-when the people want the news
they create reyamped, repainted and vanished
to suit.
Anyhow we are constrained to say that per-
sonal contact with this bunch of original investi-
gators, who won't talk out of school, is going to
be mighty big fun They wouldn't be IN the
game if they did not have big sense of humor.
tolerance, loyalty broad vision of the future and
willingness to give their service freely and pa
triotically to their home town and country. The
news writer's of America speak of money very
often-just because they may need a few dollars
now and then to eat on or help friend, but aside
from that, the members of the real gang of news
writer's know that you could buy the Panama
canal or the Colorado river cheaper than to fuss
with them over the price of actual news.
Really, the public does not give the gang Of
news writer's" credit for their loyalty to the
cause. Dang it, some of 'em will fight the boss
to the value of a news item and go out and
starve if he turns them down.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
NEED THEIR HATBANDs TIGHTENED

Engineer LaRue dsagrees with the whole
bunch of engineers as to the proper place to To-
cate DAM He suggests it be built in the Mohave
Canyon above Needles. When asked as to what
would happen to Needles, he like Golfer and Max
well, had no intention of being stumped by any
mere details. He waved his hand and said Need
les could be picked up bodily and moved to high
er ground for a few million dollars. Next thing
we know they will want to tighten up the equator
and move the north and south poles around in
order to get proper contour of the earth to fit
their plans of developing the Colorado river
We need men with great vision in Arizona. Such
men answer purpose in getting the slow moving
masses out of rat and into action, but such Wis
ionary schemes moving mountain ranges and
remodeling the contour of the EARTH criss-cross-
ing rivers running them up hill and moving them
about as one would an irrigation ditch, is really
going too far, as Colonel Boulange would say.
Many of these same brilliant engineers who speak
of billions and the resulting trllions of dollars if
their scheme is adopted. undoubtedly do not own
their own homes and if they do, have to hire an
expert to keep the weeds from taking the place.
This is wonderful age, of course. We do
things past ages did not realize could be done, but
even in this wonderful age it is impossible to
make the cactus plant raise a litter of water
melons over night.
Squirting the Colorado river around in hose,
as some of these experts" seem to think can be
done, isn't appealing strongly to the hard-headed
man who is confident you can not drain the Pa
cific ocean for dollar.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04

The report of the federal power commission in
which they oppose the construction of the Boul-
der Canyon dam at a cost of two hundred
million dollars will be received by the people of
Arizona with considerable pleasure, also relief.
1t is the first evidence that southern California
can not exploit the Colorado river at it's own
will and pleasure The federal commission realize
that two hundred million is only starter; that
the development of the Colorado should commence
at the head. A dam at Glen Canyon would not
only furnish flood control, but power for further
development at the least expense.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
KEEPTNG HER TIME
THE MORAL

The teacher was trying to impress
on the children how important had
been the discovery Of the law of grav-
itation.
Sir Isaac Newton was sitting on
the ground and looking at the tree.
An apple fell on his head, and from
THAT he discovered gravitation. Just
think, children" she added, isn't that
wonderful"
The smart boy" in the class did
not seem imprest. eyes, miss" he
piped up, "and if he had been sitting
in school looking at his books he
wouldn't have discovered anything" I"
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
FULL or SOUND AND FURY

The Hostess: "Thank you so much
Mr.. Krashoffski, for your beautiful
playing. What do you think Of the
piano.
The Pianist: "Ah, madame, do not
in English, knows how to politely ex-
press, but if it were an automobile,
it is what they call it in America the
Elizabeth of tin." I"
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
A DIG FROM LONDON

DR.. Mersing claims that he caused
a mouse to grow almost as large as
cat. We understand that he has
already received many inquiries from
fellow-Americans if he can do the
stuff any cheaper by the case.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
LONG DISTANCE. PLEASE

"Are you sure these field-glasses
are high power?" asked the lady po-
tential customer.
Madame" replied the ambitious
salesman, "when you use these
glasses anything less than ten miles
away looks like it's behind you."
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
NO HAND JOB

Mrs. Lafferty: "Ten stitches did the
doctor have to take in me ould man
after the fight last night"
Mrs. O'Hara: "Tin? Was that all ?
Shure, when the doctor seen me poor
husband carried in this morning, he
says: Has any wan got sewing ma
chine p"
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
WHAT ARE GOVERNMENTS
coon FOR3

"Mr Deputy, / want you to find
government post for my boy"
"Is he intelligent?"
'If he were / shouldn't be worry
ing you for government job. !
could use him in my own business"
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
PROGRESSING

Judge: "Look here, Rastus, didn't
you tell me the last time you were up
for stealing chickens that if | let you
off you would do better in the fu-
ture?"
Rastus: Surely, Judge, surely. Dis
time it's turkeys"
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
HIGH PRECEDENT

"I don't see why you are having
SO much trouble getting reliable SER
wants." complained Mrs. Brown.
"I'm not having any more trouble
than the Washington government, ;"
retorted his wife.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04

In Santa Domingo voters were such corrupt re-
peaters at elections that voter was shaved i'm
mediately after voting. Indelible ink was used at
one election, but the voter found an ink eradica-
tor Might be good scheme to cut off leg after
the voter had cast his ballot This might work
for few elections
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
AN AID TO ROMANCE

Maude: "Was it a ease of love at
first sight?"
Claude; "No, second sight. When
he saw her first he didn't know that
she owned couple of apartment
houses"
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
EVERYBODY HAPPY

| Maid: "No ma am, Mrs. Hughes is
out"
How fortunate! When / saw her
peeping through the curtains as /
came up the path / was so afraid
she would be in."
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
OPEN FIELD

Young Man: $50 Miss Ethel is
your oldest sister? Who comes after
herr"
Small Boy: Nobody amt come
yet; but Pa says the first fellow that
comes can have her."
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
UNCOMFORTABLE

7 understand you are helping to
hold an investigation"
"Not strictly speaking" answered
Senator Sorghum. "This investiga-
ton has got past the place where
anybody can hold it."
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04

Editor H. D. Ross, Jr, of the Mesa Tribune,
published a fine edition last week as booster
edition" The only suggestion we can make is
"how darned hard feller can work for his own
home town."
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04

Republican of Arizona will hold representa-
tive convention to select delegates to the national
convention. The democratic state central commit
tee proposes to name delegates. In this instance
our republican friends are exhibiting the best
emoeracy-Phoenix Messenger.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
NO DANGER,

Coal Merchant: Quick! Quick! My
coal-yard's afire!"
Fireman: "Oh, is it? Well, if the
stuff be the same as you sold me
t'other day, there amt no 'urryp
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
MAKING IT CLEAR

A titanotheriid has arrived in this
country from Asia. That didn't mean
anything to us until the scientists
kindly explained that a titanotheriid
is a perissodactyl upulate.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04

Always some Joy killed. Now beauty expert
says bobbed hair will cause badness Once wo-
mans hair was her crowning glory. Now all that
is changed.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
BIIL THEREWrTH

"Are there any marks on the ba-
by?" asked the anxious father.
The doctor looked the new arrival
over carefully and replied: "Yes, he's
marked C. o. D."
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04

Sinclair to be prosecuted for contempt of SEN
ate. Ii he is convicted there are several million
more who should also be punished for the same
offense.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
THEIR SINGLE THOUGHT

Dauber: "My dear fellow, I paint
a picture in two days and think moth
ing of IT."
Critical Friend: II am Of your opin-
ion.'
KEEPING HER TIME
"That's the terribly fast Mrs.
Grass Wideau."
whats the idea of two wrist
watches ?"
"Oh; only ones watch. The 9TH
er's speedometer."
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
SCIENCE rs GRAND

Great Discovery in Atoms Gives
U. s. Giant War Weapon" shrieks a
headline. Suggested recruiting slo-
gan: up and Atom"
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
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! TALKS, TICKLES AND
TANTRlJMS
AN UNEASY ROYAL SITTER
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It is said that the Prince of Wales
never sits out dance. We've heard
that he never sits out a horserace
either.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
ESPECIALLY IN WASHINGTON

Don't you smell something burn
ing?"
"No; don't think / do
II don't either, but most do if you
ask them"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-20
The Deadly Sex

She invited him to parties, dances.
teas ami everything that she properly
could Her eyes were very soft. She
did her hest TO please him in every
way. She led him through the moon
light and, gave him all the chance In
the world to tell her the old. old story.
But he didn't want her for life part
ner. and so. Of course, he didn't tell
her the story. =
But later on another fellow did, and
she agreed to wed. And one day she
CHANGED to meet on the street the
chap she had haunted in the past and
this. kind and gentle reader, is what
she said to him:
"Oh, Jimmy didn't we used to haye
perfeetly wonderful times playing
around together? You were a dandy
pal: But, oh, you don't know how
different it seems to girl when she
has met the one!"
And still they call them the weaker
sex !-Willam Sanford. in Judge.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-20
at ls Dreadful"

and can't stay in my little end place
here very well.
Il keep falling out and have to be
showed back in again. %
II have been used so many times
when / need not have been used.
II have been used when a little
thought would have saved me the eff
fort and trouble. e.
.''Not that could have thought, but
the one using me could have thought
and that would have saved me.
"A mistake has been made and then
/ have been used to rub 1t out.
"Often that mistake would not have
been made If a little thought had been
used in the first place. u
"Of course I'm willing enough to
help about mistakes, but too much is
too much" s
said. eGs
"Well," the pencil added, "Tve not
always been treated asQtell as might
have been treated. @
II was q handsome pencil at one
time, but I've been chewed and I've
been bitten and I'm covered with teeth
marks now. I'm rather shabby, too.
"Still, I heard one of the old pencils
telling little pencil family history.
In the old days. said this pencil,
things were the same. 1T
"'Some of the grown-ups will say
to the children now that it is dreadful
the way they stop and chew their PEN
ellis instead Of getting on with their
work, and they tell them that that is
no way to think.
"That is perfectly true of course
but when they were young they often
did the same thing, too.
"'Oh, yes, If you 60 back far enough
In pencil family history you will find
that many mother and father did the
very same when they were young
''That was what the old pencil told
u.s." the young pencil said. "But still
thar doesn't really excuse matters.
Eve should be treated little bet
ter"
II think So" the eraser. said.
'''But it won't do us much good to
think so," the pencil remarked.
'Not much" agreed the eraser.
"There are troubles that come to all
Of us, suppose" the pencil said.
II suppose So" agreed the eraser
once more.
Life isn't all fun" the pencil said,
and felt 1t had made a very smart re-
mark. From having written the an
swers to so many questions and from
having done so many sums the pencil
felt it was quite smart.
But do feel sorry for myself par
ticularly," the eraser ended, las I'm
almost nothing now"
And that was really perfectly true.
There was very little left of the poor
little eraser and what was left didn't
amount to much.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-20
|DADDY,S
|EYENIkG
FAIRY TALE:
NMaYy Graham Bonner
THE ERASER
CyjNeS17sN1xMlO91aCe Ios9eaV

81 am almost nothing" said the
eraser.
what do you mean by that?" the
pencil asked.
"Just what I said," the eraser an
swered. tt
"You never were very big" the PEN
Gil remarked.
True. the eraser said, ''but !
amounted to more than / do now"
II had a nice little place here at the
end Of you, Pencil, and was a pretty
good eraser. III.
"But now I have been rubbed down
to almost nothing. That Is what !
meant when ! said I was almost moth
ing" 4, III
II understand" the pencil answered.
'"You see," the eraser said, II haye
been used so much. couldn't keep In
very good condition that way"
weren't you put there for. user
the pencil asked. "You weren't simply
put there as an object Of beauty, were
you?"
"Now, don't be sarcastic, please"
the eraser said. 'sTm sad enough as
! it is.
"Of course I wasn't put here for
beauty but for use, but I've been used
almost too ,much-in fact have been
used too much.
'spm all at loose ends. I'm shabby
and worn. Bits of me are falling off
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-20

he was indeed sent by the Mother Of
God. On his second visit, the bishop
told him: LET the Mother furnish you.
with some sign or token, that I may
know she sent YOU"
Diego so reported to the Virgin on
her third appearance. She ordered him
to ascend the Tepeyac mountain and
cut the roses he would find on the
summit. Nothing doubling, the Indian
did so, although the mountain was
barren. sterile and sand-swept. To his
surprise he found the flowers and cut
them, bringing them in his mantle to
the Virgin, who awaited him beneath
q solitary tree, called to this day the
"fast tree" which blossoms in the
springtime, but bears no fruit.
The Indian eventually succeeded In
taking the flowers into the presence Of
the bishop, who was named Fray Zu-
marriage, and to the latter's astonish-
ment the face Of the Virgin appeared
surrounded by the flowers in the In
dams mantle, which he had placed at
the feet Of the prelate.
founded on the spot indicated by the
Virgin. called the Church of Santa Ma
ria DeGuadalupe The present cathe
dral was not completed until May Of
I 1909. For some years the tilma, or
mantle, with the sacred image, was
preserved in the bishops residence.
but when the shrine at Guadalupe was
ready to receive it, it was translated
there amid such pomp as had never
been seen in New Spain. ;,
Image Still Clear.
There. in snow-white altar within
a massive frame of pure gold, the til
ma may be seen today A silver rail-
ing inclOses the altar.
The picture of the Virgin is covered
by plate glass. so that it is difficult
to determine by what medium it was
transferred to the cloth. It Is said
that scientists and artists have at va
rious times examined the image, striv-
ing to make out its character. but they,
are unable to say whether 1t was
painted or worked or executed by any
known process. The tilma appears to
he about yard and half long by
yard wide. Though the masterpieces
painted on the walls of the church are
time-faded, the image on the tilma is
as fresh as it was nearly 400 years
ago -