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New Britain herald., 1926-10-07
MURDER IN RHODE ISLAND

Bristol, R. l., Oct. 6 (P - An ton E. Mederios of Swansea, Massa- chusetfs, was shot and killed here last night and companion was seriously wounded during a fight in which several shots were ex- changed. The wounded man is James Fargosa of Fall River, Massachusetts, an amateur prize fighter. Several men were taken into custody by the police on sus- picion of being implicated In the affair.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
BULL THE PUBLIC

Secretary Mellon has advised congress that he
is against the SWing-J johnson bill which carries
mere $125, ,0000 900 for the building of the Boulder
Canyon dam. While not exactly certain about
his stand in the matter, it would appear that Mel
Ion does not approve Of giving California $125,-
100000 to block up the river from the lower end,
then back up-the water and bonded indebtedness
on to the people of the rest of the United States.
The Swing-Johnson bill for the Boulder Canyon
dam seems to indicate that California wants the
money and wants the political influence of
this amount of money spent by the government
of the United States to help it out in its
present predcament. Handling the Colorado
river upside down does not mean anything to
it so long as it may be able to get the pub
lie to pay the freight. The people of the United
States-back east, will never know what they get
away without west. The bill looks as though it
was made up by Swing to swing Johnson back
into the senate again.
God knows how us politicians need the money
these days. What we say don't mean anything
particular, but election is coming on and we have
gotta tell the ignorant public every thing we can
think of SOS they'll think we really trying to
do somethin' for them. Bull the public? Sure.
How could we get the goods unless we did?
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
OUR HIDDEN TAXES

We hope when our new law code has been
codified and made somewhat less mysterious than
it is ut the present time, there will be tabulated
statement some where convenient, showing not
onv the direct taxation required to run the state,
but the amount of other taxes on gasoline, auto
mobiles, insurances and a hundred other avenues
through which money comes into the state treas
uTy-or some department OF the state govern
naent The hidden taxes are about as much as
the direct taxation. Some one has said that we
are paving 5000, 900 direct taxes to run the
state but no mention is made of the hidden
taxes" The gasoline tax, the automobile tax, IN
surance tax and the many other similar taxes only
seem to be taxes on the taxes of the taxpayers.
The old time property tax does not seem to de-
crease because Of the overhead tax laws passed.
About the only people in the state today who
know how much money is being spent and what
fer, are those who are expert accountants With ac-
cess to public records, and who know where they
can be found. Our state rate is SO much. Every
one who pays taxes knows that. Most think that
this tax rate is what it is going to cost to run
the state government. They forget they are
taxed three cents per gallon gasoline; taxed
SO or more per year for their automobile that
insurance rates are higher because they have to
Kick in and help pay the insurance companies that
much more, so the insurance companies can
pay back to the state authorities certain per-
centage of the money they collected from you
ever the rate they might have charged if this
additional taxation had not been levied on them.
You note as to insurance, said might have
charged We are not SO certain as to what rates
the e'insurance companies would have charged even
if they had not been compelled to pay this extra
tax There are two kinds of fire insurance COM
panies One variety call themselves the Board
Rate" outfit The other is the "Non-Board" out
fit The board companies pool their interests in
making their trust rates while the non-board COM
panies go it alone Of course some people will
kick about their taxes regardless of what they
are Then there are others who feel they nave
rightful kick but have no idea just how and where
to kick 1t might be suggested that we elect of
ficers who have discovered the great and efficient
political idea of giving out public money to all
hands freely and let the people pay the freight,
knowing how easy It is to fool the people with ex-
cuses and by laying the blame onto some one else.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
BUYING AT HOME WEEK
FL Paso Herald)

Arizona is going in heavily for the
buy-at-home movement.
In fact, Arizonans believe there is
more buying at home in Arizona than
in any state except California.
To home products of the field and
orchard, poultry yards and dairy
farms, preference is given.
Even the large mining companies,
which used to do deal of buying in
eastern centers, placing large orders,
are now dealing with Arizona firms
insofar as it is possible to supply
them.
Arizona farmers some years ago
complained that produce merchants
were buying California products in
preference to those of Arizona.
Produce dealers answered the rea-
son for it was that Arizona growers
were an undependable source of sup
ply. They might have fruit to sell to-
day, but not tomorrow; same with
other. products. Furthermore, they
did not deliver their products in stand
ard packages and up to specified
grades.
We hear the same complaint of
farmers in Ell Paso valleys and the
same answer by produce dealers. They
have to make their contracts with
people who can deliver specified
amounts at regular intervals, of
standard grades and in standard con-
tainers. Otherwise the local dealer
cannot supply his trade.
Arizona growers have met the re-
quirements of the dealers and are
having no difficulty in marketing
their products. A good start is being
made in that direction here and it will
continue until all fruits, vegetables,
field, poultry and dairy products fine
ready sale.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
BUYING AT HOME
(AriZona Republican,

If you do not buy at home, you can
not sell at home, goods, labor, service
or anything else you may have to dis
pose of. The more you buy at home,
the more money there will remain at
home to pay for the things you have
to sell.
You see in a mail order catalogue a
picture Of a suit of clothes, carpet,
a rug, a pair Of shoes or dress. The
picture of any of these articles looks
as good as similar articles themselves
you have seen in the local dry goods,
clothing mad furniture stores. And
the prices Of the pictured commodities
are much lower.
But you are not intending to buy
pictures. If so, you will find them
very cheap; with modern processes, a
pretty picture can be made for almost
nothing. A picture of the cheapest,
sleaziest dress may be beautiful one,
and suit Of clothes that would make
you like a scarecrow--in the picture is
always neat-fitting and faultless.
In every town there are places
where the cheapest qualities Of goods
are sold at prices below those Of high
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
CAN CAMERON EXPLAIN?

Speaking Of raids ON Indian funds,
we hesitate to iinpugn anyone's mo-
tives, but it is hard to understand
Senator Ralph H. Cameron's vigorous
opposition to the use of Indian
money to finance a bridge across the
Colorado river at Lees Ferry.
Were there plan proposed, where
by the money of the Indians was to
be taken from them and spent for
bridging the Colorado, with no inten-
tion to reimburse them, we would op-
pose it. But as we understand the
proposal, the plan is to borrow the
money from the Indians and return it
to them at later date, at the same
time giving them a bridge across the
river that will be of great benefit to
them.
Senator Cameron always has posed
as being friendly to the best interests
Of the state, but it seems that pow
erful organization, the membership of
which is largely made up of persons
who never saw an Indian except on a
motion picture canvas, is able to tell
him to keep "hands off, and the
worthy senator obeys the mandate.
We do not believe that there is
citizen of this state who is faithful to
the best interests of the state and ma
tion who would endorse any movement
that meant taking one cent of Indian
money without proper reimbursement
and neither do we believe that such
men as Henry F. Ashurst or Carl
Hayden would consent for one moment
to a raid on Indian funds, even though
they might be able to secure great
benefits for the state by so doing.
With these facts before him and
with the knowledge that a bridge at
Lees Ferry is greatly needed, it is i'm
possible for the average citizen of the
state to view the opposition of Sena-
tor Cameron without good deal of
suspicion, and it is not improbable
that Cameron will have to do some
real explaining during the next sena-
torial campaign.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
FATHER AND SON

The recent death Of Colonel John Coolidge, IA
ther of President Coolidge, In his humble home
at Plymouth, VT, ends one of the most outstand-
ing epochs in American life. No son has ever had
the honor of being sworn in as president of the
United States by his father On the other hand
no son has ever had the splendid privilege Of at
tanning this great honor while his father lived.
There is the hope in the heart Of most every boy
he starts out in life to make good and, most of
all he wants father and mother to know that he
has done so. Old home friends count too, but not
like father and mother. The great joy in life is
in accomplishing things that would please father
and mother. And, when they are gone on and
you have no sanctuary where to bring the tdings
of battles won, the fruits of victory pale into in
significance, though carrying on is the burden of
duty imposed by loved ones gone.
If Calvin Coolidge, as president of the United
States, never acconpishes another thing worthy
of note during his administration of the affairs of
this great nation, the CoolidgeS, father and son,
have reaffirmed the nation in the belief of our
forefathers who had hoped to establish country
where freedom, thrift and brains should govern.
The honest unostentatious love of the father
for the son and the love of the for the father
out-shines all the rest and to our mind stands out
as beacon light to the great middle class who
now carry the burdens of the nation-and, al
ways will
Father Coolidge was buried with a simple cere-
mony in the little village cemetery in accordance
with his wish. The-old friends in accordance with
their old time CUSTOM bought floral wreath to
lay upon his grave; he belonged to them, not the
nation. The president of the United States, his
son, knew that and it helped good son to know
how much the old home friends loved his father.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
A MEAN SLAM AT COCONINO

The Miami Silver Belt has evidently taken upon
itself the burden of misrepresenting the roads of
Coconino county especially the roads leading
from the main highway to Grand Canyon. The
national park service can do nothing to please the
Belt, that's cinch. It's last walop at Coconino
county reads:
TT required lot of nerve on the part of some
body to broadcast that article about all roads lead
ing to the Grand Canyon when the actual condi-
ton are borne in mind On the last leg of the
journey, the tourist who bumps and jars his way
over the trail across Uncle Sans reservations may
try to console himself with the thought that he is
going to the Grand Canyon, but he probably feels
that he is headed for hell.
THAT approach road typifies the inefficiency
of Washington departmental bureaucracy"
The people who live here know this is not true
of either road leading to Grand Canyon. During
storms both roads have been bad for a few days,
but as a matter of fact they have been good the
greater part of the winter and compare most fa-
yoraby with any other non-surfaced roads in the
country. Just what the departmental bureau
cracy at Washington" has to do with our county
roads does not appear, but the Belt must tie it to
the government to make the misrepresentation
more effective.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
TELLING THE TRUTH

The Ell Paso Herald has this to say
Of boosting the old home town:
'But these newspapers are not
pollyanna sheets full of boosting
and silly back-patting and every
things lovely don't mention anything
wrong it would knock the town.
$50 long as there is community
anywhere with people in it there will
be wrongs to be righted in order that
there may be progress, and the only
way to get wrongs righted is to tell
people about them. Evil doers, and
interests inimical to the public well
fare without being quite evil, fear
publicity more than almost anything
else because they know what public
sentiment is when it is aroused to ac-
tion.
"Bad conditions of. whatever kind
have to be called to somebody's at
etntion before they can be improved.
Frequently that somebody is the pub
lie.
"If these newspapers were to an
lnounce, here and now, that evils could
thrive unopposed, and that no mem
ton of them would be found in news
or editorial columns, Ell Paso very
soon would undergo some serious ex-
/ periences. The same thing would
happen anywhere else. El Paso is no
more unique in that respect than it is
in the respect of having newspapers
which are not afraid to print the
facts as they find them, praiseworthy
preferably but blameworthy if such
they are"
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
VHE NEW GRAZING LAW

We hope the new grazing law will improve con-
dtionS on the public ranges of the west, both on
national forests and on public lands. There was a
great need of stabzing things in order that a
stockman could know from year to year where he
stood The old plan wherein the stockman was
at mercy of new rules and regulations, prices Of
his product and range and climatic conditions,
could not help but put him out of business.
There are few if any businesses than can live from
hand to mouth year by year. they are built up
by years of hard work and sacrifices. It is neces
sary to take the good and bad for term of years
to determine whether or not one has been a sue
cess or a failure by the general average While
not advised as to the detassof the bill, we are IN
hopes that it protects those who have built up
their herds by hard work and gives'them the right
to sell as whole without a cut as penalty for
selling If a groceryman had to take cut of ten
to twenty per cent on the store he had built up,
lust as a penalty for selling, he would realize
what the stockmen have been up against under
the past Pinchot system of helping to develop the
country. That is to say, we feel that lffGoVernor
Pinchot whose sister married an English lord
and whose father had the foresight to leave him a
few million in wealth, had been In the position of
the fellow who has to wet nurse few sheep or q
lot of old fashioned cows around on the western
ranges, he would have realized that baked apples
were an insufficient nouT1shment for the poor
sucker whose father had neglected to protect him
with large juicy batch Of bonds and securities
in places where a drought or moths could not cor
rupt them. We believe most sincerely that
there is no man who wanted to do things
more cleany and honestly, from his point of view,
than Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania.
However stocknen could not feed their stock on
theories Let us hope the new law will correct a
lot of the old range troubles and at the same time
make it possible to prevent over-gTazlng on public
domain.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
a CONSCIENTIOUS LAD

Mr.. Whately, travelling man, is a
very light sleeper One night he was
obliged to stop at small hotel and
after much tossing about he finally
succeeded in getting into a sound
sleep. In answer to loud, repeated
knocks on his door he nervously sat
upright in bed.
whats wanted ?" he grumbled.
package downstairs for you, sir"
"Well, let it stay there; it can wait
till morning, / suppose"
The boy shuffled down the corridor
and after along time the guest fell
into a sound sleep again. Then an
other knock came at the door.
"Well, what's up now?" queried
Mr. Whately.
"Tain't for you, that package!'
said the boy.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
LOYALTY

A travelling salesman was maroon
ed, as travelling statesmen have a habit
of being, in a small town. Only this
isn't that kind of a story.
For an hour he had been pacing the
station platform, although the ticket
agent had assured him that the trains
were ALWAYS on time. Finally, at the
end of his patience, the salesman
strobe up to the grilled window.
"Why didn't you tell me this tram
was late when l telephoned =" he
asked.
The agent looked him over suspic-
iously.
"Looky here, mister" he replied,
81 amt paid to set here an knock
the railroad"
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
REMARKS OF THE GANG

er qualities. You can find them there,
if that is what you want, at prices
perhaps as low as those of the mail
order houses, and then you will have
a chance actually to see what you
buy.
The mail order house always makes
a speciality Of prices and not of
quality. That is the secret of it's
prosperity. That is also the speciality
of the cheap stores where only cheap
goods are sold. They cater to a class
of people to whom price means more
than quality, and they buy with their
eyes open, whereas the patrons of the
mail order houses cannot, and so pay
low prices for what they. believe to be
goods of quality.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
OUR GANG 80. -. ........ -.
HUNT WET ENOUGH
(Duphar,c Waal,lvA

It is rumored that. the so-called
"wet forces" will soon bring forth a
candidate for the democratic nominal
tion for governor. A third candidate
in the race will mean the nomination
of our present five-time governor for
a sixth term. The people will not be
fooled by such political trick. If the
wet forces want candidate why look
further than the present chief execu-
tive. If the pardoning of Harry Will
son, convicted bootlegger, don't entitle
G. w. P. to the bootlegger support
they are hard to please.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
THE HUMAN SIDE
OF LIFE
IN SEI.F DEFENSE
! s.******* !. *******-

An eminent Vermont judge was
fond of telling the following story:
AT a session of the criminal court
over which he presided a man was be-
ing tried for stetling sheep; he had
been discovered taking the dead ami
nal home, and when he was arrested
there was evidence that the sheep had
already furnished several meals for
the family. He was asked if he had
anything to say before sentence was
passed upon him.
+" i killed the sheep, Your Honor, but
| did it in self defense
Self defense,?' said the indignant
judge. What do you mean by such a
statement
"To which the man replied: No
sheep bites me and lives.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
NOT so BAD

Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
said the other day in Washington:
IL had 10000 specimens of captured
hooch analyzed during the past year,
and only per cent of the stuff was
genuine.
an view of this fact the hooch
drinker has got to be confirmed
optinist-like the woman who, said:
al am so glad that providence de-
MED my heartfelt wish for a large
family and left me childless, for now
/ have plenty Of time to devote to
eugenics.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
FRIEND HUSBAND APPRAISED

Sister Perkins: Are you coming to
the sale and supper tomorrow night,
Sister Turtledoye?
Sister Turtledove: | didn't hear
about it. What is it?
Sister Perkins: Why, every woman
is to bring something with her that IS
of little use and yet too useful to be
thrown away, and then supper will be
served in the evening. Can you come
Sister Turtledove: Yes, I'll come
and I'll bring my husband.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
ONE AT 4 TIME

A youth who had reached the stage
at which his voice was changing went
into a grocery In deep voice ne
demanded sack Of flour, then ms
voice changing suddenly to hlgh
pitch, he added "and a pound OF but
ter"
aJust a minute, please" said the
clerk, II can't wait on both Of you at
once"
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
SAVED

Bill Phitz almost got married last
summer. He had even gone so far as
to buy himself a home. I'VE ought
to be very happy" he said to the girl,
ssbecause we have SO many things in
common"
"And after we're married we'll nave
our bank account that way, too," MUIR
INJURED the sweet young thing, ana
then and there, Bill decided he'd rat1-
er fish.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
TOO NATURAL

Mrs. Davis: "Why did your nus
hand make that dreadful face when
he was giving his after-dinner talk =
Mrs. Howard: "He always rehearsed
it while he dressed. The part where
he made the face came when ne was
putting on his collar"
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
THE TEST

Sandy had signed the pledge and
he seemed determined to keep it. One
of his friends said to him: Eye mean,
Sandy, that ye'ye quit drinkin' for
ever?"
II do"
"D'ye mean tae tell me that if we
were standin' in lake filled with
whisky RIGHT up tae yer knees, va
wanda be caught bendin' ?"
mo"
well, if it was RIGHT up to yer chin
an it's Scotch whisky Pm takin'
about---would We 10 sip it?"
Here Sandy began TO waver, the
prospect was too alluring. "Weel," he
replied, "Pm no sayin' would, mind
We, but ] might max wee ripple wi
my hand"
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
HER DIFFERENTIATION

When they told Mrs. MacJones thaV
she would have to undergo an opera
ton for appendicitis, she insisted on
the nresence of the 'meenister"
"But Why" they said. "It's sim
pie operation, and there's no danger
maybe not said she decislvely,,
"but IL I'm to be opened, I'll be opened
with prayer"
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26

Albuquerque Journal explains, after running
through the st. Patrick season of the year, the
reason they are using orange colored paper for a
part of their issue, is because they are short q
carload Of white print Then they suggest it had
been used because of an increase in circulation.
Are there no Irish in Albuquerque?
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
pII1rKINC ZIP COURAGE

(The girls parents have agreed VnaU
they must. demonstrate with her on
some minor backsliding).
Mother: 81 can't speak to her-you
must do it." ).
Father: "No, you must. Dash IT,
she isn't the cookR
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26

The Santa Fe officials gave the ticket sellers Of
Los Angeles free JOY ride in special car to
Kingman and vicinity recently. This was very
nice of the officials but we can not help thinking
how much they would enjoy a trip to Flagstaff
and surrounding country. Flagstaff folks would be
glad to welcome them.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
NoTHINC IN QUANTITIES

ibid you Interview the enlIIleII'
statesman ?"
"Yes."
'What did he have to say? Z"
Nothing"
Il know that. But how many col
umns of it,"
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26

Congress has come to the conclusion that if it
gets busy spending the peoples money investi-
eating the people, the people will not have enough
money to investigate congress. Also, it will keep
the people too busy to think of trying to hang
anything on congressman.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
NEWSPAPER POLL
SHOWS VETS VOTE BIG

Cleveland, Ohio-Out of total of
nearly two million votes, wet citizens
scored a crushing victory over dry
forces in the nationwide newspaper
poll conducted through NEA service
papers, final returns showed Monday.
The total count reached 1,740,062
of which 329,274 were polled for the
present prohibition law A total of
545,S93 favored repeal and 864,949
were for modification.
The poll was the largest event Of
it's kind ever held in the country's
history and, according to those fa-
voring change in existing laws, eX
presses the opinion of a great cross
section Of the nation.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26

Anent Editor Bill Stuart's editorial in the Pres
cott Courier, entitled, Lining Things Up For The
Campaign" must suggest that either the
democrat who busted into our room at the Adams
had been smoking "hop' or Editor Bill had when
he wrote the editorial. We are inclined to think
it was Editor Bill.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26

Uncle Billy Gamester was in favor of admitting
the Countess Cathcart and highly indignant with
the department of labor, until he saw the count
ess picture. Now he is not SO sure about it.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26

Il thought you were watching my
horse"
Il done watched him till he pot out
of sight"