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Smyrna times., 1926-09-29
Tire-Chansins Thinkins

Roadside wit is, after all, the test
Of friendship. One should not get In
too deep with people until one has
had a blowout with them.
The extra man In the car may be
silent for a hundred miles, but he al
ways has plenty TO say about the right
way TO 5ack-up somebody else's ma
chine.
The passengers can trample forty
acres while the host is hunting for
lost wrench, or tinkering with a de-
mountable rim, but they never run
into any poison Ivy. That's always In
the spot where the bedraggied owner
sits down at the picnic supper.-Kan-
sas City Star.
Smyrna times., 1926-09-29

the following day. A general get-to-
gether banquet is being planned for
the night of November 4, at Milford.
At the banquet it is planned to en-
deavor to form a State poultry asso-
citation along education, legislative
and social lines. Committees have
been chosen as follows:: general man
agement, WV. Cosden, chairman. Do
yer; banquet, H. R. Lemex, chairman.
Milford; publicity, Prof. H. S. Palmer,
poultry expert of the Extension De-
partment, University of Delaware:
itinerary and program, Prof. Palmer.
The work of redecorating of the in
terror of Centenary M. E. Church of
Laurel, which was started August l,
were completed last week and Sunday
the regular services of the church
were held. The changes have been
made by Imhoff & Son, interior deco
rators, from Coatesville, Pa, and in
clude a complete redecoration of the
sidewalks and ceiling, reconditioning
Of the floors, new carpets, a complete
new lighting system of Gothic design
in antique gold. The auditorium is
now beautiful, light room, which
was formerly dark. The work has
been done at cost in excess of $3,-
500. Church services for the past few
weeks have been held in the social
hall of the church. Last Sunday all
were held in their regular
places and the first session of the
Sunday school also was held in the
Sunday school room at 10 a. m.
Smyrna times., 1926-09-29
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities

Mrs. Cora E. Elliott and James G.
VanEtten, Of Delmar, were married
Saturday, September IS, at Laurel, by
Rev. w. B. Horner.
Smyrna times., 1926-09-29

Arthur E. Able and Miss Harriet
Il. Bowdle, both Of Marydel, were
married at Dover on September 18th
by Rev. J. B. Chadwick, of Dover.
Smyrna times., 1926-09-29

A state poultry tour has been de-
cided upon by some of the leading
men in the industry, to start in Kent
County, on November 8. Farms in
Sussex County are to be visited on
Smyrna times., 1926-09-29

The board of managers of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany Of the State of Delaware at its
quarterly meeting held September 21,
decided to adopt an inspection and
educational plan whereby all Of its
risks would be inspected The man
ayers feel that through the co-opera-
tion of the policy holders in eliminat-
ing any hazards which may be exist
ing on their property, this plan would
have tendency to assist in decreas-
ing fire losses. This reduction would
BE- reflected in lower net cost, as the
company returns all unused premiums
after losses, expenses and reserves
have been deducted
Smyrna times., 1926-09-29
FOR
SALE

GIM q .,1d water, cellar heat,
1t sDd e'iu Bargain, $3.50
sl's s's.S. !. Commerce and Union
lM :. beat, bath, large
l0S,i'' ~. well located, posses IS
ias siven II, January 1st. This
. s1sre to live. :.
a ,aIs Pl'sS M West Commerce St.,
~ w. = garden, town water
ifi II Il good condition.
w s:pN p r IS Acres, good land,
!. Ast table for 2 horses and 3
w. y rib, good sled for imp, imp
Sn 1jings u This is a good
5srrsin. Price and terms
Enc on North st. house all
~ .,rSition. n Possession on
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[sp LOAN ON MORTGAGE
| ,,l.,tsd Fire Insurance
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|. Main and Commerce Sts.,
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The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
AN AMUSING ERROR

The Miami Silver Belt makes rather an anus
ing error in criticising a recent editorial in The
Sun relative to the Stanfeld grazing bill, or rath
er/ the bill proposed by him and sponsored by
Senators Ashurst and Cameron. It insiuates that
The Sun is against the stockmen when it should
have said we were against the politicians using
the stocknen for political purposes. The stock
men of the state are against the proposed bill
which was introduced as result of the so-called
investigation" of range conditions in Arizona.
They are against new bureau to handle grazing
on public lands. The stockmen had grievances
against the Forest Service and their methods of
handling the grazing question: These along with
waving of grazing fees weressettled in advance
of the investigation by the Forest Service. Not
all of the grievances of course, but the majority
of them. Notice had been received before the So
called investigation started that grazing fees
would be waived We hold no brief for the For
est Service. There were many rulings which
needed changes and even Forest Service officials
readily agreed to that. The editor of The Sun
has been friend and a worker in the interest of
the stockmen of the state for nearly thirty years.
It is only just recently, since their troubles got
into politics. that the Silver Belt ever heard of
their troubles or gave a whoop about them Our
interest in the welfare of the stockmen is entire
ly personal and not political. We never patted a
stockman on the back when we thought he was
wrong in his criticisms, nor have we neglected to
criticse the Forest Service when we felt it was
in the wrong Our opinion could not be bought
by votes or the lack Of them
The stockmen are not taking the political favor
with as much gloating as the Silver Belt ls IN fact
they have entered a vigorous protest against the
proposed grazing law and its provisions for an adj
ditional bureau with its attendant additional ex-
pense to them.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
COMMUNITY SPIRIT MAKING A CRY

The enthusiasm with which the live ones of
the community are putting over the new hotel
shows conclusively what can be done by team
work and all pulling together That's the way
big cities are built. If you will note one thing
about Los Angeles--internal lealousies are SUBJ
iugated when the boosters are bringing in for
eign' money Each individual figures that IT he
is bright enough he will get his share of the mon
ey brought in; if no money is brought IN to cir
culate, no one has an opportunity to get action
in his line of business. When the dead ones
predominant in any town. the live ones" must
move out; when the live ones predominant the
dead ones must either reSuScltate or move. Very
few, if any personal towns amount to much. 1t
is the community spirit, or the lack of it, which
makes or breaks it. The people of Flagstaff
have the community spirit. They have shown it
in the building of the best water works system
In the west for city of its size. Some groaned
a little because our taxes are high, but the wise
ones realize that it meant the prosperity of Flag
staff and that they would get it all back from
water dividends-a veritable gold mne-the best
water in the world at the lowest price. The old
pioneers have provided it for coming generations
For a couple years it has raised taxes. In the
next few years the water will pay all Flagstaff's
taxes and have money to spare for civic improve
ments Mayor Aubneau way back in 1897 real
.ized that it was impossible to build a town or
city on a rain barrel water system Ofscourse,
all the old rain barrel adherents insisted that he
was getting a big rake-off from the gang of rob-
berS who secured the contract to build the little
three million gallon reservoir and put in small
pipe line to lead the water down the mountain
side There is always a good enough for us" ele-
ment who persistently fight improvements and
lead their destructive force against building up
the town, even though they would be greatly ben
Gifted thereby The fine new depot helped to
bring the new hotel, the new hotel will help to
bring many more new buildings here this summer
along with big crop of tourists next year. There
is 10 boom in Flagstaff. It is growing rapidly
because the people are beginning to realize the
opportunities offered and have sufficient conf
dence to take advantage of them.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
TEACHING INDIANS do BEG

Pablo Abeyta, chief Of the Isleta Indians,
makes plea to Manager Clarkson Of the Santa
Fe transportation department, that tourists maxi
ing detours through his Indian villages refrain
from tipping or giving Indian children money for
fear of making them coming generation of beg
CARS Chief Abeyta is a wise Indian. Wiser than
many an American father. The chief knows that
easy money for children creates desire for more
easy money an easy way of getting it and with
out work India and the Orient furnish the best
example of the beggar best developed They will
not work because begging is more renunerative
Begging is a science and the physically deformed
are highly priced members Of the family to. be
used in their piteous appeals for ready cash.
Many mutilate themselves that they may get easy
money begging. Begging is an art in many coun-
tries of the world America knows something of
this touching art in the congested cities, but
in the free open spaces where God gives all an
equal chance, begging has not as yet become a
science and few honest sons of toll believe that
it is necessary to pay toll to those who will not
work even if they had the honest opportunity.
This class will not work or help They have no
desire to boost the game of life along and make it
easier for all concerned. They merely want to
make life easy for themselves It is rather diff
cult to differentiate between those who are needy
and those who merely want what they can get
easiest.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
THE BOULDER DAM
California Cultivator)

On Monday Of this week Secretary
of Interior DR.. Hubert Work was in
Los Angeles and spoke at a luncheon
rendered him by the City club of the
Los Angeles chamber Of commerce.
The subject of his speech was "The
Development of Lower Colorado Riv-
err" and from what he said no one
would ever suspect that there was
any way of developing the water and
power resources. of the Colorado riv-
er other than by building the Boulder
Canyon dam. He stressed the import
ance of an equitable division of the
waters Of the river as between Mex
leo and the United States, also the
apportionment of its waters between
the upper and lower basin states, the
need of flood control to protect the
Imperial valley and Of an adequate
water supply for Los Angeles city
and for the further agricultural de-
veiopment of southern California, but
never once did he mention the need
for water of the several million acres
of fertile land in our sister state, Ari-
zona, that cannot possibly be irrigat-
ed from the Boulder dam and which
by the construction of this project
must forever remain arid and value
less while the surplus waters of the
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
REMARKS OF THE GANG
Is IT IGNoR1lNCE9
Verde Copper News

Anyone who follows the proceed-
ipgs, in congress and out, with ref
efence to the Colorado river develop
ment must come to the conclusion
that Notwithstanding all that has
been written and spoken on the sub
ieet there is still great amount of
ignorance.
The latest example of this is the
seeking of an appropriation to make
borings at the Glen Canyon damsite;
the proponents of this idea evidently
10 not know, or have forgotten, that
this site was carefully and completely
explored some years ago by the Cali
f0rnia Edison company and that the
government is in possession of all the
results.
The La Rue report states on page
21: -Four vertical holes we're drilled
the first of which is in solid rock for
the entire distance. The second, in
the approximate middle of the river
channel, showed depth of sc feet to
bedrock; the third, near the right
hand edge of the river channel, a
depth of 80 feet to bedrock, and the
fourth, midway between No. ] and
No. 2, depth of 26 feet to bedrock" !"
The engineers of the Southern Cal
ifornia Edison company and also
those of the federal government have
reported fully on the cores taken from
these drill holes and have declared
that the site affords an ideal location
for great dam, with every assur-
ance that the foundations and walls
are of the proper strength.
1t is hard to understand why any
one should consider it necessary to
do this expensive work all over again.
Yesterdays news dispatches told of
visit to the Boulder Canyon site by
Secretary Work and the commissioner
Of reclamation; one loses track of the
number of inspection trips that
have been made to these two dana
sites and is almost inclined to believe
that enough money has been spent on
such junkets to make pretty fair
start on the building of one or the
other structures.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
GOOD WORK DONE BY COOLIDGE

The extraordinary skill with which the admin
istlation has negotiated foreign debt settlements
and the equally extraordinary success which it
has had in securing the approval Of congress for
the same is one of the great big outstanding
events of this administration and this congress.
Let lis not ignore the facts No less than two
years ago the popular and general opinion was
that the money which America had loaned abroad
was lost; that apart from the English settlement
we could hope for but little success in the matter
Of collections from other nations. In several of
those nations the authorities themselves had
reached the conclusion that the American people,
their patience exhausted would finally wipe the
debts off the books for good and all.
1t must be admitted that they were largely
heartened in this belief by the persistence of the
skillfu propaganda urged by many American cit
liens that we should forgive and forget these
debts. President Coolidges New England declar-
alton that when folk "hire money they generally
expect to pay it back carried the day There has
already been paid into the Treasury, and will be
for quite some years, flood of real gold in pay
ment of these obligations which was previous
ly said were only few years ago considered as
waste paper instruments.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
CROOKEDNESS DON'T PAY
(Arizona Republican,

! AS a rule, crookedness does not
pay. At least, so we are taught, and
though no doubt much Of it is never
overtaken and conspicuously pun
ished, so many eases of crooks COM
ing to grief are reported that we be-
lieve it is true one. Such excep-
tions as there may be prove the rule.
We have now the case of ]. w.
Thompson, the wealthy St. Louis con-
tractor, who died on Monday under
sentence to federal penitentiary for
implication with Colonel Forbes, now
happily an inmate of Fort Leaven-
worth for the plundering of the fund
which had been set aside for the re-
lief of the veterans of the World war.
There was never q more despicable
crime than that of which these men
were guilty. As to Forbes, the pun
ishment did not seem to fit the crime.
The sentence imposed upon him was
too brief, though it will keep him in
the penitentiary for a few years,
when it will turn him out broken and
stigmatized forever.
But in the case of Thompson,
though he escaped actual immure-
ment within prison walls, it amounted
to a death sentence. His health broke
under his arrest and prosecution and
so utterly gave way under the SEN
tence that suspension Of the exc
cution of its temporarily was ordered,
and he was permitted to die in the
bosom of his family rather than in
prison cell.
He must have heard in his expiring
moments, as Forbes ought to hear
throughout his miserable life, the
groans of the broken war veterans
who were robbed by this conspiracy
of such comfort as the government
had designed for them.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
yANDALS OF THE SHOE BOX
Miami Bulletin)

Nature is beautiful. 1t is admir-
able for the family to take day out
under the trees and admire her beau
ty. But leaving shoe boxes, tin cans,
banana peels and other trash doesn't
help the fair face Of Mother Earth
one bit.
1t is a curious thing, how inconsist-
ent some '1overs of the great out
doersp are. They rave of the beau
ties Of nature, then go away leaving
litter of papers or other refuse that
spoils an ideal picnic spot for any
others who might choose to have an
outing there.
And the touristsl For man the only
dumping ground is the side of the
road. In one western state you can
tell the main road because of the rub
bish along the sides of the pike.
Picnickers and tourists should be a
little more considerate Of the other
fellow.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14

Colorado go to increase the areas of
productive lands in Mexico.
The secretary did, however, lead
his hearers to believe that Arizona
by its objections was depriving itself
of much benefit, when he said: "The
Colorado river compact is being re-
sisted by a state that could profit by
this comprehensive development" but
he failed to explain how very small
such profit would be compared with
that which the state is justly entitled
to or would receive if dam was built
higher up the river.
More than once he referred to the
proposed Boulder dam as being the
largest engineering structure of its
kind ever attempted and the fact that
its magnitude will challenge the tall
ent of the country's ablest engineers.
Granting that such is the case we
see no need of sacrificing the agri-
cultural interests of an entire state
just to crafty the desires of these
engineers, especially whea the same
or even more favorable results as far
as California is concerned, can be ac-
complished by building the dam at
a point on the river that would pro-
vide water for 100000 or more acres
of land in our sister state that must
otherwise remain forever dry.
If, as we have stated before, there
was no other way of supplying the
Imperial valley with the additional
water it needs or of removing the
flood menace that constantly con-
fronts it, we would be the last ones
to raise any objection to the building
of the Boulder dam, but we believe
that all of this can be accomplished
in an equally effective and permanent
way by acceding to Arizona's plan of
building dams on the Colorado at
points from which that state can de-
rive some benefit. To our minds
comprehensive development Of the
Colorado river means its development
in such way as will irrigate the
most land in the United States rath-
er than in Mexico The development
of power is a necessary but neyerthe-
less secondary consideration The
Boulder canyon dam site is at the
wrong end of the river to provide
either comprehensive water develop
ment or maximum power production
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
NOT CAUGHT MAPPING

President Coolidge has determined not to send
delegate to Geneva to discuss the reservations
of this country in the matter Of the World Court.
Not only do the reservations speak for them
selves as the President has said, but the attitude
Of this country has been made so plain that no
international conference could possibly be in ig-
norance of what our reaction would be to any
suggestions, that might eoncertedy offer. The
Senate stipulated that the members Of the league
should officially recognize the reservations we at
tached to acceptance Of the invitation to join
the World Court.
Whether they act individually or collectively in
formulating their declarations of recognition can
make little difference to us. That is their busi-
ness. This country merely wants formal accept
ance; it does not care particularly by what meth
DDS the decision to accept IS reached. The effort
to have us come to Geneva for the parley is
prompted by something more than mere desire
for information; in fact it is regarded by some
observers as deliberate attempt to BRING this
country contrary to the wishes of the majority
of its people, into closer association with the
league itself.-Providence Journal.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
WILL BEAR WATCHING
(El Paso Herald)

Those Aberdeen Indians who re-
ported seeing sea monster that has
eyes working on hinges, a mouth like
a canyon and disposition that makes
it attack whales-those Indians will
bear watching by the prohibition en-
forcement service.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
THE HUMAN SIDE
OF LIFE
.. !. Z { 3 8. Z :. 3. 4 { {. . : Z.

Why Is This?
There was a time when l could look
Upon q bulging hip
Without quiver of the eye
Or twitehing of the lip.
For in those days | knew full we'll
That what was carried there
Was just trusty forty-five
And so | didn't care,
But now when e'er / see man
A-bulging in the rear
seek an introduction
And my lips get dry and scar.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
A Never Failing Sunnlv

The fond husband was seeing his
wife off with the children for their
vacation in the country. AS she got
into the train he said, "But, my dear,
won't you take some fiction to read?"
"Oh, non she responded sweetly,
II shall depend upon your letters
from home"
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
Speaking Of Fatigue

OF course the story of the lazy ne
gro who guided his mule simply by
saying "gee" and "haw" is well
known, says Judge, but man in a
store found lazier person. As he
camew out of the SN9re he noted that
a tfkmp was leaning on a wheel of
his buggy. AS the man got into his
buggy, he asked the tramp, who was
still leaning, what he wanted. I'm
just waiting for you to start so the
wheel viii light my match" was the
reply.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
What's Your Definition?

The teacher was explaining to a
class of small boys and girls the
meapiag Of thawvord collision"
:" collision,s she said, us when
two things come together unexpect-
edly. Now can anyone give me an
example of collision ?"
"Twins!" said the Glass Idiot.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
Not for Sale

He was buying spring lawn and
garden equipment and had asked to
see everything in the store.
Are you sure that is all the hose
you have?" he questioned finally.
eyes, sir" the clerk answered, tex
cept the pair | have on.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
UH, HAH!
(El Paso Herald)

That smart aleck Hungarian who
accepted a girls challenge to a duel
and then laughed when she refused to
conform to the code duello by strip
ping to the waist, was lucky that his
opponent was not an American chorus
girl.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
Odd, Doncher Know?

Engishman: a say, y'Enow, Old
Chappy, you bally Americans amuse
me greatly"
American: "Why so?"
:Enghshlnan: Il can see no bloom
in reason for this continuous singing
rsarding the 4bsence of bananas.
Why should THERE be so much rejoic-
ing because of the fact that the en-
tire crop is bally failure"
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14

Lieutenant Commander Byrd flew over the
north pole Sunday in flight Of fifteen hours and
thirty minutes, making the round trip from his
base at Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, distance of
miral Peary eight months with dogs to negotiate
We presume lot of people will not believe him
because he did not bring the pole back home
with him.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14

The indictment Of State Bank Examiner Ham
mond by the Yavapai county grand jury, because
of alleged neglect in reporting the condition of
the Jerome bank, is rather new idea in the way
of handling such cases. If it is proven that los
ses could have been prevented by Hammond it
will go far to prove our banking laws are good
enough as they are and only need proper enforce
ment. This, of course, is true of whole lot of
other laws as WE'LL
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14

The great English strike can not help making
one think that in this day and age strikes with
their attending suffering are not any more neces-
sary than are wars. Eventually, after all the
strife and suffering, the questions involved must
be settled by brains and good judgment.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
Starving Him Into It

"My goodness, Johnny, that dog
your uncle gave you hasn't pick on
his bones. Why don't you feed him 2"
"Cause | want him to be a grey
hound"