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Evening star., 1924-07-25
Coolidge, Sr., Goes
Home; Visit Here
Longest IL, Life

John Coolidge, father of Presi-
dent Coolidge, left the White
House for home yesterday after a
two-week visit, the longest time
he ever had been away from his
Plymouth, VT, farm.
The visit was a quiet one for
the Presidents father, who came
here Immediately after the burial
of Calvin Coolidge, jr. He spent
a. great deal of his time in the
executive Offices with his son.
Newspaper men who sought to
interview him found him quite ap-
proachable, but got littne news, as
his invariable answer to their
questions was confined to "yes"
or mo-"
Evening star., 1924-07-25
Get Army Commissions.

Commissions in the Officers Reserve
Corps of the Army have been issued by
the War Department to George R. De
Bruler, Kenesaw apartments, as a major
in the Judge Advocate Generals De-
partment; to Fred c. Reed, 1862 N
street, as second lieutenant in the
Air Service; to Everett c. Embrey, 1902
G street northeast, as a second lieu
tenant Of Infantry, and to Benjamin
Berman, College Park, Nd, Is q second
lieutenant Of Engineers,
Evening star., 1924-07-25
SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP
Civil Service Calls for Applicants
for Posts in City.

The Civil Service Commission an
nounces open competitive examina-
tions to fill vacancies in the following
positions, including several at Freed
mems Hospital: Park policeman,
office of the superintendent, public
buildings and grounds, at $1,700 a
year; physician, Veterans Bureau and
Public Health Service, $3.50 to $500
a year; dietitian, Freedmen's Hos
pital, at $1,440 year with board and
lodging: assistant dietitian, Freed
mems Hospital. $1,260 a year with
Freedmen's Hospital. $3.50 year With
board and lodging; laboratory assist
ant Pathology, at $500 a year,
Freedmen's Hospital. Full informa-
ton and application blanks may be
fourth civil service district. 1853 F
street northwest.
Evening star., 1924-07-25
GETS ARMY BAND POST.
Warrant Officer L, s. Yassel Among
Men Assigned.

Warrant Oficer Louis s. Yassel at
Washington Barracks, D.; c., has been
assigned as assistant leader of the
Army Band at that post. Hhe has just
completed the course at the Army
Music School.
Other warrant officers at the Army
Music School have been assigned as
leaders of other military bands as
ment Band, at Edgewood Arsenal,
Md; Meyer NJ Cohen, 11th Infantry
Band, at Fort Benjamin Harrison.
Ind; Simon A Dapp. General Serv-
Ice School Band, Fort Leavenworth.
Kan; Frank A. Bowen, 1st Infantry
Band, Fort Sam Houston, Tex, and
Simon Tresing, 18th Infantry Band,
Fort Slocum. N. Y.
Evening star., 1924-07-25
McAD0O CLUBS FOR DAVIS.
National Organization Seeks to
Turn Efforts for Nominee.

The preconvention organization
which was working in behalf Of
William G. McAdoo has decided to
support Davis and Bryan under the
title of the National League Of Da-
was initiated at a meeting Wednes-
day of the executive committee, which
recommended that the member clubs,
numbering 1929, located in A States,
with a membership Of more than 80,-
OO0 do likewise.
The committee which drew up the
resolutions was composed of John w.
Price, Capt. David A. Pine, Joseph C.
Zirkle, Paul S. Myers. Melvin D. Hill
dreth and Leslie Garnett. It was de-
cided to continue the headquarters in
the Lenox Building
Evening star., 1924-07-25
Surrenders on Non-Support.

Barnaveldt Stoutenburgh, SO, under
a charge in Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Of
failure to provide for his two chill
dren, surrendered to the local police
today and arranged to obtain his re-
lease on a writ of habeas corpus, the
only method provided for the release
of persons wanted in other jurisdic-
tions.
A warrant from the Poughkeepsie
police was received here last night.
The accused is a son of Walter H.
Stoutenburgh. superintendent Of the
District Jail and Washington Asylum
Hospital a number Of years ago. He
may demand q hearing on a requi-
sition.
Evening star., 1924-07-25
BUS FARE HEARING SET.
Petition for Straight 1O-Cent Rate
to Come Up August 13.

The Public Utilities Commission
will hold public hearing at the Dis
trict Building on the morning Of Au-
gust 13 on the application of the
Washington Rapid Transit Company,
for a straight 10-cent fare instead of
the present rate of 10 cents cash, or
three tokens for rs cents.
Between now and the date of hear
ing accountants of the commission
under E. " Fisher, executive secre-
tary, will make check-up of the
monthly statements of the bus COM
pany showing the financial condition.
Evening star., 1924-07-25
Weeks Leaves Capital.

Secretary Weeks left here this after
noon for his Summer home at Lancaster,
N. H., for a vacation of about ten days
or two weeks. Assistant Secretary Davis
will have charge of War Department at.
fairs during his absence,
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-24
COUNCIL MINUTES


Pursuant ordinance
Flagstaff in the Town Hail. its regular meeting Monday
ber 1924 present Mayor C
Pulan,
orney Perkins and Clerk Puliam
The meeting approved
John Clark appeared and explained the history the of that
part of Chauauqu lying just north of Block No 6B that
1910 the street closed by ordinance which him the
ordinance reserved
lines of the alley Block
closed reverted to the Block that the
and alley closed that the might
thereby
Ordinance
the land acquired He did think that this fair the
of Block 6B the land had already reverted o them.
letter Metz which he called attention the
Aspen city supervision The matter
referred and alley committee.
the local Odd Fellows lodge
o Block No be acquired by the public
Motion Rudebaugh
showing alley
have interested approve
dedicated public
Pullam carried.
w. Perkins
necessary the hall
mittee
The
ing sidewalks constructed Grand Canyon
Flagstaff ordering water the
instructed
Councilman Koch recommended that Coe Muf be placed
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-24
LAW TO DlSFRANCHISE
HALF VOTERS OF STATE

If the so-called 81 per cent amend
ment to be voted upon at the general
election, becomes a law, most repub
licans and democrats will find them
selves disfranchised, according to nu-
merous legal opinions rendered by To-
cal attorneys.
The proposed 81 per cent amend
ment, it is interpreted, provides thai
any candidate receiving 81 per cent
of the total vote cast for all candl-
dates for the office for which he is
candidate, at the primary election,
shall be declared elected there and
then, and shall not have to partlci-
pate in the general election.
Had this provision been law at the
recent primary election, attorneys here
declare, Arizona voters would tlnd
themselves unable to cast a ballot fol
presidential electors at the forthcom-
ing general. election, The loves
democratic candidate for presidential
elector received majority of nearly
66 2-3 per cent of the total combined
vote for the two highest candidates fol
this office on the democratic and re-
publican tickets, the LaFollette elec
toral candidates not participating IN
the primary, having been certified by
petition after the primaries.
The combined vote for the two high
est rival electoral candidates was 3d.
492, of which the lowest democratic
candidate received 23,526 and the
highest republican candidate 11,872
Each democratic electoral candidate
having received nearly two-thirds OF
this total of 36,492 votes would have
been declared elected and entitled t.
cast Arizona's vote in the electoral col,
lege,. with the result that there would
have been no electoral candidates for
whom republicans, democrats or indie.
pendents could cast their presidential
votes in the general election.
Leaders of the republican party
here, as we'll as independents, many
democrats and LaFollette follower
are urging all voters to vote against
the so-called 81 per cent amendment
which appears as No. 800 and 301 or
the general ballot.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-24
WHO'S WHO AND WE
WONDER Why?

Senor McCluskey, the itchy .secre-
tary of our worthy governor wakes
hot because we question his democ-
racy. Rising to a point of order the
elongated gentleman who trails un-
der the colors of Cleye VanDyke,
takes it upon himself to say that our.
doubts of his democracy are printed
to "voice the vicious spleen of the
editor of that paper against Governor
Hunt" In so saying, McCluskey of
course is descending to the realms of
plain, ordinary liar, for the editor of
this paper entertains no spleen, vicious
or otherwise, against Governor Hunt.
In fact, we were voting for Governor
Hunt and the straight democratic
ticket at time when McCluskey was
spouting around Miami as a socialist
and stating that any laboring man
who voted the democratic ticket was
"scabbing at the ballot box" Let Nc
Cluskey deny this if he dare.
The editor of this paper is demo-
crat-has always been democrat and
always will be one. He was a demo-
crat when McCluskey was villifying
democratic principles-he is demo-
of a fat job has joined the party, and
he will be a democrat in that good day
to come when the McCluskeys and all
the other pelf seekers have gone on
to greener fields and pastures new.
1t will take more than the pronounce
ment of McCluskey or anything like
him to read us out of the democratic
party.
1t i'll becomes anyone connected with
the governors office to start a mud
Singing campaign. At the time ten
thousand loyal, true democrats were
supporting the candidacy of Sidney
Osborn, the filthiest campaign of lie
ing abuse that has ever been known
in Arizona, was conducted against Os-
born and the nastiest, most vicious of
these lies had its origin in the office
of the governor and if McCluskey
wishes to rise or his spindle legs and
question this statement we'll prove it
to him!
We may have been mistaken in say
ing that McCluskey was aiding the
Campbell campaign in 1920, but the
information was given US by a man
who was then employed in Tom Mad
docks office and who said he person
ally witnessed the frequent confer
ences between Maddox, who was
Campbell's campaign manager, and
McCluskey. We are not mistaken,
however, in the statement that it is
the Hunt gang of supposed democrats
the tribe that McCluskey has al
ways been SO thick with--that is to-
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-24

day throwing the harpoon into John
w. Davis in Arizona. We know this
-McCluskey knows it and every man
who is at all conversant with political
conditions in the state knows it. Every
democratic vote that Davis and Bryan
lose in Arizona is a vote that comes
from the crowd of Hunt sympathizers
and supporters and up to the present
time not single, solitary effort has
been made by the governor to stop
this detection. McCluskey personally
controls what little is left of the state
federation of labor, yet we find the
Arizona Labor Journal, the organ of
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-24

that body, supporting Hunt and La
Toilette. We ask McCluskey what eff
fort he~has made tc change this con-
dition of affairs? Until a few weeks
ago McCluskey's name appeared at
the masthead of the Labor Journal
yet in every issue that paper launches
vicious attacks on John w. Davis, the
democratic nominee for president
while at the same time SOLDERING on
Hunt.
McCluskey makes much of the fact
that in few speeches he has en-
dorsed Davis and Bryan. 1t is not
what McCluskey says-it is what he
does that we are talking about. In
stead of talking for Davis at Casa
Grande why doesn't he march dowl
to the office of the Labor Journal in
Phoenix and give orders that the pa
per support Davis. If he is such a hell
roaring democrat, he might start
cleaning his own house before he
sticks his thin beak into the affairs OF
his neighbors.
McClVskey need not worry about the
democracy of this paper or its editor
We will be supporting and voting for
democrats at a time when he has
passed out of the scheme of political
things in this state. Rather let him
and his worthy boss take some steps
to, bring back to John w. Davis those
votes in Arizona that have always
been and can today be personally con-
trolled by Governor Hunt. If he will
do this-or even attempt to do it-Mc.
Cluskey can then spout about his
democracy to his hearts content and
he'll never hear word from U.s.
Durhar'S Weekly.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-24
Common Colds.

Common colds commonly spread
through common habits. Sneezing and
coughing in public places, using eating
utensils that have not been sterilized.
drinking from common cups and using
common towels are all ideal ways for
transmitting colds that sometimes lead
to such serious diseases a S pneumonia,
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-24
personaILlbertv.

Some folks conflict temporary
touch OF sentimental feeling with calm,
deliberate reasoning and judgment
That's why personal liberty Is some
times placed above vaccination against
such dehilitating and serious diseases
as smallpox, typhoid fever and diph.
iberia.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-24
MH Hheg0od one
come through

WHETHER It's golf or Gig.
w arcttes or anything else,
popularity is NO stroke of luck.
No champion ever held his
laurels except by making good.
No cigarette ever held popular
favor except by deserving it.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-24

The popularity Of Chester6eids
is an outstanding example. For
months now they have been
drawing over 1000 smokers a day
away from other cigarettes.
Surely this is proof Of theie
quality and good taste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-23

ington whore it would. appear to be easiest to protect their good names and reputations. That, however, is their affair. I
 Nevertheless, the inquiry has now arrived at . point where it would be betrayal of the public interest to halt. The Teapot Dome transaction has at- tained the proportions of a public scandal, . scandal needing not facts, but merely suspicions, in order to reach an ovsrshadowing stature. Those who are in the shadow of scan- dal cannot usually find their way out if they wait too long. But the major concern is with the virtue of the trans- action itself. The point that has been obscured by the revelations of recent testimony regarding individual con- nection with the deal is whether the defensive requirements of our country are diminished by the lease of the Teapot Dome oil reserve. The public impression is that the deal weakened us as far as a reserve of emergency fuel is concerned. If that is so, then the principal duty of congress is to recapture the property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-23
TO MEET ALL PUBLIC NEEDS

In connection with proposals for one or more bond issues for the ex. pansion of the schools, the public health and other community needs, the thought which should be kept up- permost in the minds of the people is that Birmingham is growing rapidly In every aspect of community develop fnent. As result of this expansion the community needs are steadily in- creasing, and demands for enlarge ments and improvements become more pressing. These needs must be pro- vided, and practical plans and com- prehensive programs must be made to that end.
 The community needs arising from this growth cannot be ignored or neg iected, whether they pertain to schools, health or any of the things that affect the public welfare. Nobody questions the value of public education, which is 10 large factor in creating a proper appreciation of the public health. Both are but part of the urgent call for expansion in every department of municipal life to meet the legitimate unavoidable demands. The point is that Birmingham must realize its growth and opportunities, and must prepare to provide all those public ne- cessities which arise from and accom- pany the community's expansion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-23
TEAPOT DOME STILL BoILs

The testimony of Archie Roosevelt in connection with the Teapot Dome transactions, although it does not &C., cuse, is convincing. MT. Roosevelt was sufficiently impressed with the belief that something discreditable took place as to resign what must have been very lucrative connection for him. The fact that he was urged thus to protect his reputation by the confidential secretary of MT. Sinclair is significant. The telephone conver- sation regarding the alleged payment of $68,O00 to MT. Falls ranch man. ager, although denied by MT. Wahl- berg as related by Archie Roosevelt, was confirmed by Colonel Roosevelt, who listenedsin on the conversation.
 Mir Sinclair, according to Archie Roosevelt, has gone to Europe, having first secretly arranged for his passage. Mr. Fall and MT. Doheny, who is men, toned in the testimony, are at present tention of flight, and may, as they say, in New Orleans. They deny any in- be there for entirely different reasons. The point is that they are not in Wash
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-23
THE SATSUMA TREE TAX

The reported intention of the state to tax satsuma orange trees in Mobile and Baldwin counties can be justified only by similar taxation of all other commercial fruit-bearing trees-pe- cans, pears, peaches, apples, cherries, plums, and perhaps also turpentine trees. There is no justice in singling out one fruit for this unwelcome at tention. To be sure, the satsuma in- dustry should bear it's due share of the public burden, and doubtless those engaged therein do not deny their just obligation. But satsuma tree that has not come into profitable bearing is like any other tree as far as it's income-productio is concerned. 4A would appear to be a more equita- blei. policy to assess the satsuma in dustry on an acreage basis, just as all other farms are assessed, with value fixed according to age and reasonable mean market worth. It should be taken into consideration that it costs little less than five hundred dollars an acre to bring an orchard into profit able bearing, and that the average grower is not capitalist, but man whose resources are usually exhausted by the time he begins to receive a return on his planting and his labor. The policy of the state should be such as to encourage and foster this indus try. yet in it's infancy, but giving promise of eventually attaining an an- nual crop value of many millions of dollars. The satsuma growers prob- ably do not claim tax-exemption, but they certainly do resent being desig- mated for special tax attention. The wiser course would be for the state to exercise the statesmanlike vision that would discern greater eventual rev enue to be derived from fostering the industry than from singling it out for an extra burden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-23
CONVENTION CITIES
Nashville Banner)

There have been seventeen ma tional republican conventions. Ten of them have been held in Chicago To go elsewhere is an exception to republican custom. Next year Cleveland will be the favored city, This was in measure in deference to the known wish of President Harding and was warmly favored by President Coolidge for tactical reasons in his own political in terest.
 The first republican convention was in 1856. It was held in Phila- delphia and John c. Fremont was the nominee. The most epochal of ali was held four years later in Chicago. Due very largely to the place of its holding was the success of Abraham Lincoln. By shrewd maneuver, the galleries of the great convention hall were packed with his partisans and the clamor in his behalf influenced the result. Sew ard of New York had been looked upon as the sure nominee, but Lin coln's prestige was constantly in- creasing and the voices of the null titude controlled. Lincoln's second nomination took place in Baltimore. Then in 1868 the choice again fell on Chicago, where Grant was nomi- mated. His renomination ocurred in Philadelphia. In 1876 Cincinnati was chosen. 1t was a vast assem- bly,, as it was known that the demo- crats were in fighting form and a battle royal was in prospect. Rutherford B. Hayes won as dark horse. The story of the campaign, in which he was opposed by Samuel J. Tilden, New Works great gov ernor, is familiar to the public.
 The next three conventions were held in Chicago. James A. Garfield, another dark horse. won in 1880. Blaine was nominated, after close contest with Arthur in 1884, and Benjamin Harrison secured the mo- table distinction in 1888. Once more, in 1892, the republicans wandered afield, meeting in Minneapolis, Har- rison was renominated but doomed to a disastrous defeat.
 In 1896, Mckinley was nominated at St. Louis and in 1900 was re- nominated at Philadelphia. Then Chicago again came into her own, and has ever since been the favored city. Roosevelt was nominated there and so were Taft, twice, Hughes and Harding.
 In 1920 there was great dissatis- faction among delegates over the treatment received in the city. Con fiscatory charges for everything were made, especially by the hotel keepers, which was one reason why Cleveland secured the 1924 conven- ton.
 Democrats have held their con ventions in many cities. Cincinnati, Baltimore, Chicago, New York, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver and San Francisco have all been fla vored during the period beginning with 1856, the real birth year of the republican party. The two democratic Presidents since the civil war were Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson. Cleveland was nominated the first time in Chicago, the second time in St. Louis and the third time in Chicago. Wilson won his first nomination in Balti- more and was renominated by the convention held in St. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-23

constitutionally opposed to exerting themselves in any line of activity, es- pecially when not spurred by neces- sity. Macaulay pictures such a sit uation in his interesting little sketch, Fragments of Roman Tale" Not that luxuries are essential for the for nation of laziness, else the blind baggage fraternity would not have so large a membership. But "fear of work" can hardly be called a disease except in its acute form. In olden days fairly effective cure was found in an external application of birch or hickory. Perhaps such a remedy might still prove helpful.
 The point is that giving an old malady a new and high-flown name does not materially alter the situa- ton. The late Bill Nye illustrated this in writing of long and serious illness that overlook him. After the neighborhood doctors did what they could, two eminent specialists were called in. They pronounced the trouble something with a frightful name, though it was afterwards proven to be an ordinary, rather pie beian malady. MT. Nye, subsequently, writing about it, declared that when the specialists got through with him, he had seven dollars left, but no con- stitution.