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Evening star., 1924-06-08

NNi ers! Five-foot vein
v v Open lights. No gas.
New camp. Go
chuck Ship tomorrow. Apply in
side"
That kind Of sign got me into my
first coal mine after the steel plant
had laid me and other common la
borers off. Today such a sign is very
scarce. In whole great districts in
the country's soft coal fields the Bit
ter pinch of joblessness is being felt
as it has not been felt in years.
What's worse, coal men and engi-
neers everywhere say that this pinch
is only the beginning of huge and
inevitable pressure which will grow
more overwhelming almost month by
month. The reason? Merely that the
industry which is most basic to
American industry and life has sud
denly started to rid itself of an an
cient and honorable but over-used in
cumbrance-thei hand shovel
AS never before, new methods and
new machines of undreamed OF
OIL Ch6 LII anu oftiit are UcfH6 perfected
and put to work in our soft coal
mines for giving to the public what
it demands regular and reliable
supply Of fuel at a stabilized, mini
mum cost
How does it happen that this huge
game of "stage-coach upset"'-with
its tragic and it's constructive possi-
bilities in our mine towns and else
where-gets under way just now?
"Over-Expansion, One Cause.
Well, first Of the causes is the tre-
mendous over-expansion of our (soft)
coal mines following the abnormal
demands Of the great war-an over
expansion of fully 1000 of the largest
out of our 5000 big and little mines
and of, easily. 100000 out of our so0,-
900 miners.
After that comes the public's ex-
asperation at the stoppages and bit
terness Of the warfare between coal
producer and coal miner during the
last few years-warfare which culmi
mated in the Herrin disaster War
fare. also, which further expanded the
industry by providing frequent and
extensive periods-five months in '22
when the "snow-birds" or middle
winter, high-cost mines could operate
at a profit.
Still further, there has lately come
what some on both sides are calling
an economic blunder'-the signins
of an agreement by the ex-fighters il
the union mines which establishes TO,
three years the peak, war time scale
Of miners wages.
Today, as the result of all these
you can walk into mines where, say
fifty men, around, a big machine
are getting well over 1000 tons in
a days work where formerly they
would have hoped to get around
200! And if you will swear secrecy
a good friend may show you such a
Evening star., 1924-06-08

Of majority as being In accord with
Democratic principles It was adopt
ed 231 to 210.
The two-thirds principle was prob
ably intended to affect the nomina-
ton Of Vice President and to keep
out r. M. johnson, many being will
ing to mako no nomination rather
than to accept his. In the conven-
ton Of 1S4S in Baltimore the two
thirds rule was adopted by a vote
Of 176 to 7s, after considerable de-
bate.
Tho two-thirds rule was again
adopted amidst vehement applause"
by the convention Of 1859 in Balti-
more after Mr. Piatt of Ohio moved
its rejection. declaring it a wrong
upon tha>Democratic party and a
wrong upon the principle OF equal
rights and that a majority shall
rule"
In Other CsnveAtionA
The resolution ION the ballot for
President and Vice President no person
shall be declared to be nominated who
did not receive two-thirds Of all the
votes the full convention was entitled to
cast" offered by Mr.. Howard of Ten
Eessee, was adopted by a vote Of 141 to
I12 in the convention Of 1860 in Charles
ton, S. c. 1t will be noted that here the
two-thirds rule was qualified to require
two-thfrds of all the votes cast in the
electoral college.
This occasioned lengthy debate in the
New York convention in 1858, when the
question Of adopting the rules of the
preceding convention in Chicago in 1864
ed the rules of the 1860 convention.
After some discussion Horatio Seymour,
the presiding officer spoke at length on
the construction Of the two-thirds rule.
He had read the decision Of the con-
vention in Charleston in 1850, and the
asserting decision Of the convention
when it met again in Baltimore under
another chairman after the disruption Of
that body. He asked that the conven-
ton instruct the chair as to the right
Interpretation of that resolution.
The ruling was that 'the resolution
passed at Charleston was not a change
in the rule requiring two-thirds vote
to be given to nominate, but merely a
direction given to the chair, by the con-
vention. not to declare any one nominat-
ed until he had received two-thirds of
the votes of the electoral college"
Evening star., 1924-06-08

TINE portrait of spiritual Ireland
for centuries has hung in the
gallery of nations-a master
piece Of pathos in gold and
green. with smoky sunset background
Of lost battles, tumbledown villages
and churches in ruins.
Kathleen Mavourneen, teary ghost
haunting churchyards of weeds and
crosses, dark maiden OF sorrows,
sweetheart of spectral heroes, per-
sonification of hopeless loves
The picture has inspired a poignant
note in the literature and music of
the world. Ireland has constituted
a symbol, not Of the glory of victory.
but of the heroism Of waiting; not Of
the brief e1altation of death at the
stake, but of the constancy of lone
some vigil by the bedside Of wounded
aspirations while the candles Of hope
burned low. 1t has expressed some
thing dim and underlined in the hearts
of motif for hymns that sent men into
battle, but for the songs that women
sing when they are alone in the house
and the mystic immensely Of loneli-
ness oppresses them. Such has been
Ireland.
The old picture still hangs in a
shadowed corner-treasured relic Of
an age that has gone. Sentimental
sightseers gather around it and. choke
back the tears it starts. Its paint has
cracked in places. Dust gathers on
it's gilt frame.k
Here's the Modern Picture.
Across the gallery hangs another
picture of Kathleen Mavourneen-a
life-sized photograph of a laughing
girl with bobbed hair and short green
skirt. stains from carbon paper on
her face, a pencil stuck behind her
ear. The artist has painted in a
background OF clear sunrise. with fac
grazing on green meadows scene
Of twentieth century prosperity. with
husbandmen and tradesmen too busy
to throw more than a heeting glance
at mossy gravestones under which
the fathers and martyrs sleep.
For Kathleen Mavourneen is a
business girl now. The boss raised
her pay last week. She's thinking
of getting a marcel wave, for she's
got a date tonight with her boy friend
and they may drop into a dance after
the movies.
The hands Of the master who paint
ed the portrait are dust. A hundred
forgotten battlefields in the tragic
green hills may claim his grave. The
Photographic firm which produced the
new picture Is much alive and pros
porous. 1t is the United States De-
partment Of Commerce, which has just
prepared a comprehensive report on
the agricultural, industrial and COM
mercial resources of Ireland for the
benefit of American business firms
looking for overseas markets. For
the first time Americans can see the
green isle Of sonows in the plain
blacks and grays Of business statis-
tics, unlimited with the soft tones of
romance and pathos.
Just what is Ireland before the
lens Of a commercial camera? The
report, prepared by Fred A. Christoph
Of the western European division. hu-
reau OF foreign. and domestic com
Evening star., 1924-06-08
GOLD TO REMAIN BASIS
OF CURRENCY SYSTEMS
u. S. Never Will Abandon Standard. De-
clares Finance Expert in
Answering Keynes.

having failed to convince even his
own country that a return to a gold
standard is unwise. Germany, of
course, can never redeem her old cur
rency. She has a new currency, to
be sure, which she calls the gold
mark but this has no more relation
to the old mark than the dollars
which Alexander Hamilton issued
after the Revolution had to the old
continental dollars. They were called
dollars, but redeemed at 100 to L.
How much of the worlds gold is now
in the United States" asked.
About one-half We have $4,000
100000 out Of the $4,000, 100000 the
world possesses
'Is it true that this vast amount Of
gold on our hands means a loss to us" -
~. NJ. Keynes has presented some fig
ures to that effect" Prof. Seligman re-
piled thoughtfully. And in way, we
do lose something. He points out that
the United States is the only country
which continues the pre-war practice OF
accepting gold. And while the value Of
gold has fallen by about 40 per cent we
still maintain our old ratio Of value.
That is, our mints still accept gold for
coinage at s2067 per troy ounce. This
means that the world can ship gold to
us and get greater value for it than in
any other country. If the South African
gold miners shipped gold to France, for
instance, it would be accepted and paid
for in francs at the present low rate,
which is about one-fourth of what gold
would bring in the United States. Or, if
shipped to the Scandinavian countries.
it would not be accepted at all. Sweden
has, or had until recently, an embargo
against the import Of gold.'
why is that?'
Colds Handicap.
Because an increase of gold means
increased currency and credits. and a
corresponding rise in prices" Prof. Seais-
man explained
why does tho United States not suf-
fer corresponding imitation from its
great supply Of gold? I asked.
Because our Federal Reserve Board
very wisely does not allow all Of this
SOlQ 10 ECL IuIo CaICoioLtSh. AA1C 6SaN ~
serve of the federal reserve system is
required by law to be 40 per cent. The
recent unprecedented import Of gold
ordinarily would have permitted the
banks to increase their currency circu-
lation to a corresponding level. which, in
turn, would have brought imitation, high
prices and unhealthy business. Instead
of issuing now notes for this gold, how
ever, the banks simply kept the gold In
government vaults, 50 that the gold re
serve, instead of being 40 per cent Of
the note circulation, Is pow 81 per cent
"Of course, there is loss OF interest
upon the gold which is lying idle in
Washington, which J. M. Keynes esti-
mates at one-half billion dollars a
year. Personally, I believe his figures
are a little fantastic, but this loss cer-
tainly is better than the alternative in
fiation and rise in prices"
lis there no way by which We can
put our gold surplus to work." I sug-
gested.
Use for Our Gold.
IT think we can best hold It as re-
serve for world reconstruction" Prof
oeligman returned after some thought
CONTINUED on Third Page) -,
Evening star., 1924-06-08


rule that has been in opera
/ ton for ninety-two years re-
Quiring two-thirds vote tc
nominate Democratic candidate for
tho presidency in the national con-
ventions have aroused the party
management and the camps of the
rivals for the nomination.
This is one of the biggest pre-con-
Vent1on 1ssues-so much so that Gov
AL Smith of New York and former
Secretary William G. McAdoo, the
two leading contenders, have each
had representatives in Washington
during the last week studying the
records in tho Congressional Library
on the origin and history of the two
thirds rule.
Cordell Hun, chairman of the
Democratic national committee. has
also secured all the information
available on this subject and has re-
viewed all previous attempts to re-
scind the rule.
Representative Clarence Cannon
parliamentarian at the Democratic
convention, is also fortifying himself
regarding points OF order with ref
erence to this subject
The first intimation that an effort
might be made to nominate the
Democratic candidate for the presi-
dency by a majority vote OF the con-
vention rather than by a two-thirds
vote was given by George E. Bren-
nan, Democratic leader Of Illinois,
one of tho big three" supporters of
Gov. Smith.
McAdooItes Accept Challenge.
Ex-Judge David Ladd Rockwell,
director general Of the McAdoo
forces, promptly accepted the chal-
lenge, saying that the McAdoo dele
gates would offer no objection: that
they propose to nominate McAdoo
under such rules as may obtain"
whether under the two-thirds rule or
under a majority rule.
Investigation shows that this rule
has been the subject of contention
during the entire life of the Demo-
cratic national convention.
Representative Frederick w. Dali
linger of Massachusetts,, who is now
a candidate for the republican nomi-
nation for senator from Massachu-
setts against Speaker Gillett and
Louis A. Coolidge, in his book on
Nominations for Elective Offices"
Evening star., 1924-06-08
Use for Our Gold.

IT think we can best hold 1t as re-
serve for world reconstruction" Prof
Seligman returned after some thought
CONTINUED on Third Pasel -.
Evening star., 1924-06-08
OLD-TIME COAL MINERS
GIVE WAY TO MACHINES
Lists of Unemployed Grow, Overexpan-
sion Also Aiding-Output
Is Increased.
BY WHITING WILLIAMS.

<N 4 yANTED, 1000 coal min
Y Y Open lights. No gas.
New camp. Goo d
Evening star., 1924-06-08

A redwood tree cut recently in
northern California scaled about a
quarter of a million feet of lumber.
1t was seventy feet in circumference
and 800 feet high, and two men
worked seven days to tell it.
The Coconino sun., 1924-11-14
APACHE COUNTY GOES
SOMEWHAT DEMOCRATIC

Apache county democrats elected
state senator, state representative,
county attorney, sheriff, treasurer, as
SCISSOR, and one member of the board
of supervisors. Republicans elected
two supervisors, school superintendent
and recorder.
Returns from st. Michaels, Ganado,
Ft. Defiance, Chin Lee and Luka
chukai are not in and are not in
cluded in the table below, except on
some few county candidates, but it is
not expected that they will change the
result However, being all republican
precincts, they will reduce Hunts ma
jority over Heard and may wipe it out
entirely in this county.
For president-Davis, 511; LaFol-
lette, 70; Coolidge, 458.
For overnor-Hunt, 671; Heard,
STA.
State senator-Fred t. Golfer, 748;
Ralph A. Marble, 551.
State representative-Jacob Hamb-
! lin, 744; Joe Jepson, 513.
County Attorney-Maurice Barth,
698; Dodd L. Greer, 610.
| Sheriff Henry Butler, TAB; Ralph
| Whiting, 554.
Treasurer-George Jarvis, 679; w.
B. Eagar, SOS.
School Superintendent Clara Burk,
$40; Amelia Hunt Garcia, ISL.
Recorder-Lena Robinson, 542; Mrs.
R. C. Reeder, 731.
Assessor. A. Mineer, 776; Ellis
Palmer, GIT.
Supervisor, Dist. No. 1-C. C. Nae
gle, 389; John H. Udall, BOT.
Supervisor Dist. No. 2-W. F. Le-
sueur, 288; A. H. Greenwood, 274.
No figures have been received from
Supervisor District No. 8, or the north
ern district, but it is reported that
Burr w. Porter has defeated Chas. R..
Williamson by safe majority. This
leaves the board republican, as it has
been for several years. w. F. Lesueur
of Eagar will succeed Connor Tram
mel on the board and John H. Udall of
Hunt will take the place of E. /. Whit
ling.-St. Johns Observer.
The Coconino sun., 1924-11-14
HERE'S PROOF ROADRUNNERS
ARE KILLING YOUNG QUAIEs

The prestige of the roadrunner as
a benefit to mankind has been assailed
by C. R. Bernetzke, of Blythe, Calf,
and by John p. Strockmer of Quart
zite, Arizona.
$50 much has been written about
the ability of the road runner to ex-
terminate the deadly rattler that it
has gained legal immunity from the
hunter, ] believe" writes BernetZke.
"After all'' he continues, sit is the
worst of the enemies of the young
quail. During a walk along an irri-
cation ditch near the Hassayampa
river at Arlington | saw a roadrunner
cross my path and go into clump of
sage brush. Immediately | heard the
frightened cali of mother quail. I'm
mediateIy investigating, | discovered
the roadrunner pursuing young
quail. A single thrust of the long
bill killed the fleeing bird. A dozen
slain birds were found after a very
casual search. | could very easily
have shot the roadrunner had not re-
membered the law, but / make pub
Iicity the means for avenging the
slaughter of the quail and hoping that
it will stimulate some action to rid us'
of the roadrunner and protect the
quail by changing the law"
"Another proof of the roadrunners
destruction of quail, comes from John
P. Strockmer, who is well acquainted
with game BIRDS" adds Bernetzke, in
his letter. ."One day when he was
raising water from well for his
bees, an old quail came running to
him flapping her wings and making
most pitiful noise Looking in the
direction from where she came he
saw a roadrunner darting from right
to left pecking at something with a
speed that aroused his curiosity. Co
ing over to the site of the roadrun-
ner's. activity, he found not less than
ID dead young quail"
The Coconino sun., 1924-11-14
BOUNDARY DISPUTE
IN ARIZONA ENDED

Official announcement has been
made of completion by the United
States coast and geodetic survey of the
line of the 34th parallel of latitude,
which save for a Jog" just north of
Phoenix, is the dividing line between
Maricopa and Yavapai counties. For
number of years Yavapai county has
been collecting taxation on couple
of miles of the Santa Fe Ashfork-
Phoenix line and half-dozen miles of
the Santa Fe Arizona and California
branch, the latter just west of A. & C.
junction, north of Wickenburg.
It is now determined that this mile
age lies wholly within Maricopa coun-
ty, which thus will benefit to the ex-
tent of taxation on about $500,000
more of railroad property, According
to County Surveyor j. 7. Bone, the
new line also places in Maricopa coun-
ty the damsite on the Verde river of
the Verde Paradise valley reclamation
project. The dispute over the proper
location Of the line has been in pro-
gress for several years.
The Coconino sun., 1924-11-14
C. E. WILLIS, los YEARS
OLD DIES AT PHOENIX

Following an illness contracted sew
eral days ago, while living in tent
alone on the Buckeye road, Charles E.
Willis, better known to residents of
Phoenix as Dad" and believed to
have been the oldest man in the state,
died at Phoenix hospital Friday.
Mr.. Willis was los years old at the
time of his death, and came to Art-
zona in the late forties with Fremont,
serving as a government scout, ac-
cording to his own statements.
Many fascinating and interesting
stories were told by Mr. Willis per-
tanning to his early life in Arizona,
and the building of the Salt River
canal in Phoenix by Jack Swilling,
with whom be became connected in
the late sixties.
About two weeks ago, Mr.. Willis
was found wandering along the Buck
eye road in delirious condition, ply
sicians were summoned by neighbors
and he was taken to a local hospital.
His condition became gradually
worse, and due to his advanced age,
he was unable to withstand the shock
of the exposure received.
The Coconino sun., 1924-11-14
FOUND ONE OF THE MANY
JOKERS IN LAWS TO VOTE

Discovery of "joker" in a PROPOSE
tion on the November ballot which
would automatically invalidate all
legislation extending financial aid to
veterans of California, has resulted in
the incongruous situation of the spon-
sors of the measure, the American le-
gion and state school officials, Issuing
an urgent appeal for it's defeat.
The flaw in the amendment was dis
covered by Will C. Wood, state
superintendent of public instruction.
who pointed out that both the veterans
farm and home purchase act and
veterans educational aid act, under
which thousands of former service
men have been given aid, would be
invalidated. A bond issue of $10,O00,-
coo was voted to aid former service
men under these two acts, only about
half of which has already been spent;
the remainder would be invalidated by
passage of the "joker" proposition,
according to Superintendent Wood.
The proposition called for the tempor-
ary transfer of surplus county funds
from one account to another during
the "dry season" in California.
The Coconino sun., 1924-11-14
NO CHANGE IN RETURNS
MADE IN LATE REPORTS

Struggling reports from outlying
Arizona precincts today made little
changes in the pluralities gained by all
the winners of Tuesdays general
election,
The latest figures in the guberna
torial contest gave Governor Hunt,
who was reelected to his fifth term, a
majority of $50 votes over his repub-
lican opponent, Dwight B. Heard. The
vote stood: Hunt 38,053; Heard, re-
publican, 37,105.
President Coolidge's plurality over
John w. Davis was 3488 on the basis
of the latest tabulations, which gave
Coolidge 25,623; Davis 22,135 and La
Toilette 1881.
The returns in most instances in
creased majorities of democratic can
didates on the state ticket, and
showed the six amendments had met
a decisive defeat.
The Coconino sun., 1924-11-14
u. S. ATTY. BERNARD
is EXPECTED TO RESIGN
a Phoenix dispatch saws:

Unofficial statements were made
Saturday that the long expected resig-
nation of U. S. Atty F. H. Bernard
of Tucson would become effective the
18th inst, when it is expected that
Senator R. H. Cameron will name his
successor
That this successor will be Harold
Baxter, now acting in Arizona as spe-
cial assistant to the attorney general
was denied by Mr.. Baxter, who said
he had no knowledge in the matter
concerning either the resignation or
succession. In the event the office
should be offered him, he says he
would refuse, "for the reason that |
am now engaged in other important
work for the United States govern
ment."
More than month ago Mr.. Bernard
denied any intention of resigning and
the rumor also was denied by Senator
Cameron. The report at that time
arose through litigation with the gov
ernment in which the senator was in
terested.
The Coconino sun., 1924-11-14
NEWS OF GENERAL
BIG CONCERNS MADE
BY BIG ADVERTISING

A million dollars a year on news
paper advertising alone is now COM
paratively common expenditure l)r
many concerns According to the es-
Inmates prepared by the Bureau of
Advertising of the American News
paper Publishers association, at least
one-the American Tobacco company
spends $1,700,000 The bureaus
list is not complete but it contains nine
other companies in the million dollar
or more class: Lever Brothers COM
pany; Standard Oil Company Of
Indiana; Victor Talking Machine
company; Calumet Baking Powder
States Rubber company; Literary Di-
gest; ,Liggett and Myers Tobacco COM
pany, and William Wrigley Jr. and
company. Over So companies COM
prise the 100000 to $1,000,000 class.
The McCall's Magazine and the Wash
burn Crosby company each spend
100000. Below the 100000 class
there is an enormous army OF national
advertisers not tabulated.
Of the figures tabulated, no fixed
sum is particularly appropriate for
general newspaper campaign work.
Some concerns find it advisable to
spend much in this direction; others
Efind it advisable to spend very little
to get desired results. Much depends
on the product handled, the markets
available and the advertisers selling
system. In any case the surprisingly
low cost of newspaper advertising is
the striking feature, when the great
size and extensive activities of the
concerns are considered.
According to the bureau, this is the
first time that a compilation of this
kind has ever been attempted. The
estimates are for the year 1923. Fig
ures for magazine advertising have
been collected but the many difficult
ties in the way of making a news
paper compilation have heretofore
been sufficient reason not to warrant
any attempts.
The Coconino sun., 1924-11-14
PROMINENT PRESCOTT
MAN FOUND DEAD

Funeral services for C. C. Stuckey,
who was found dead Thursday morn
ing on the Senator road near the Cash
mine, IA miles from Prescott, having
died from intestinal disorder, was held
at Ruffner's chapel Saturday after
noon at o'clock.
Mr.. Stuckey had suffered from
stomach trouble for the last two years
but it was not thought that he was in
a serious condition. his sudden death
coming as a shock to his relatives
and friends.
He served as supervisor of Yavapai
county for four years and was in
terested in mining, having half in
terest in a mine near Hillside. Only
a few days ago he closed a deal for
the purchase of the w. j. Mayer gen
eral merchandise store at Mayer,
which he planned to operate.
The Coconino sun., 1924-11-14
MORE THAN II PER CENT
OF REGISTERED VOTE
CAST In ARIZONA

Arizona made new election record
for the state Tuesday when more than
II per cent of the total registered
voters went to the polls.
Total registered vote in Arizona
was 98,061.
1t was comprised of 64,317 demo-
Gratis and 81 ,051 republicans.
The registration lists give the demo-
Gratis a majority of more than 10000
over the republicans.
Of the registered vote more than II
per cent was cast.
The latest returns show: 37,782
votes cast for Hunt; 36,916 votes cast
for Heard, thus giving Hunt an ap-
parent majority of 866 votes.