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New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Sugar Company's Estate
 In Nicaragua Attacked

Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 20 GpO The reyolutionists yesterday at tackled San Antonio, headquarters of the Nicaragua Sugar Estates company of London, the largest sugar enterprise in central Nica- ragua, and killed Gustave Kanton the assistant superintendent. and several employees.
 The rebels attacking the railway between Managua and Corinto cut the telegraph wires and dynamited 8 troop train. The officials say that very few of the soldiers were in- jured in the wreck. No mercy will be shown rebels attacking the rail- way, the government announces. Any naan caught tampering with the track or with the wires will De summarily shot.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-20

The normal weight of a child at birth ie eight pounds
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
WHAT WE DID

During the war the United States paid its
way in France to the extent of considerably more
than $1,100,000,000. 1t paid harbor charges on
the transports that brought American soldiers
to save the French republic 1t paid the railroads
for transporting them to the front. 1t paid for
the training fields where it's men were prepared
for fighting Now it has settled the French debt
on the basis of fifty cents on the dollar, which
amounts virtually to forgiving the war debt and
collecting only the commercial debt arranged af-
ter the war.
These are good things to remember. Just
paste them in your mental hat and the next time
one of these maudlin internationalists tells you
that Uncle Sam hasn't done his duty by the world
during the past ten years, and follows up with
the statement that we ought to join the League
of Nations and forgive all the debts, tell him just
how much money the United States spent in Eur
ope during the war, to say nothing of the far
more precious sacrifices in the way of life and
limb Then remind him, in addition, of the ter
ritory which France with Great Britain and other
of the beIigerents got out of the war while Uncle
Sam was wanting nothing and getting what he
wanted. If he still thinks Uncle Sam is cheating
on the job and playing the role of Shylock there
is nothing you can do to help unless you have
him sent to the nearest "booby hatch" for treat
ment-Kansas City Star.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
REMARKS OF THE GANG


state legion of another reason why
the United States should not listen
to the misguided pacifists. He said
'The United States is the richest
prize of the ages, the greatest inher-
itance since time began. 1t will be
ours only so long as the world knows
we are ready and prepared to defend
it. World courts and similar tribu-
mails cannot do away with mans Gu
pidity, nor quench nations thirst
for power and dominion when that
nation thinks itself strong enough to
win.
''The American Legion has no pa
tience with those well meaning but
misguided persons who, even now,
are making strenuous efforts to pal
sy the arm of America and deprive
us of the small defense we now have.
They shut their eyes to the history
of our country, and ignore all exper-
fence Of the past. They apparently
are willing and anxious to jeopar-
die all we have gained in the last
century and a half, if only thev are
permitted to attempt the creation of
an impossible Utopia"
Concluding, he said: ''The men
who compose the legion know what
war is. They have seen it at its
worst, and they want no more of it
if it can be honorably avoided. But
the Legion recognizes that contro-
versies and quarrels between nations
are almost certain to arise, and that
mere agreements not to have such
wars have been to a large extent fu-
tile"
Here is real sensible American
doctrine. Uncle Sam never has a
chip on his shoulder and never will
have until national sentiment chang
es tremendously from what it is at
present But adequate defense is
not militarism but national insur-
ance. Every great American from
General Washington down has rec
ognized this fact and America must
not be led from the traditional path
by any misguided sentimentalism
which might easily be fatal to our
future progress.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
HORRIBLE THOT!
miami Bulletin)

The average American citizen has
become hardened to the threat that
talking movies are being perfected
and will be thrust upon US soon. The
first announcement caused little
flurries of CONSERVATION, but we
soon got grip upon ourselves and
said, What must come, must"
Now, however, dark clouds gather
in the east. Faint rumblings herald
an impending catastrophe in the
face of which even the more expert
philosophers tremble and cast about
vainly for some stabihzing influ-
ence. The foundations Of privacy
quake and crumble.
It's all because of "radio sight" F"
For years this bugaboo has been a
tiny speck capering with the hund-
reds of greater goblins upon our sci
entific horizon.
Until just the other day when it
suddenly assumed gigantic proper
tions, its shouts of boo" were so
faint as to be scarcely audible. The
trouble is an invention of John
Baird, young Scot. He says he
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
tested his apparatus and it

has tested his apparatus and it
works.
"You turn a little knob" said
Baird, "and you see in a frame at
tached to the set the face of who
ever is talking at the transmitting
station. You see him move, laugh,
talk and gesticulate, and simultane-
ously, of course, you hear everything
he says"
Horrible thought! Granting that
the future will bring radio tele-
phones, or that the invention will
work equally well with our regular
phone, where is your private life?
A man will call his wife and say,
'I've got to work late" She will
look at him, over the phone Of
course, and say, You're drunk, and
isn't that pool table behind you ?"
or There's rouge on your coat and
/ see your stenographer powdering
her nose"
Perhaps the phone will ring and
mother will say, "Don't answer it
yet. It's one of the neighbors and
this room is in terrible mess"
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
WELL, MEBBY SO, MEBBY SO

We wish to disagree with our old friend Col.
Breen, who wields the editorial pen on his Coco
nino Sun, on a couple of things he said about US
last week.
One of them is that the Colonel claims that
Flagstaff is the only city along the Santa Fe in
northern Arizona, having become city yester-
day. and that "Winslow will follow short time
later" Winslow became city on April 9Th, and
probably the Colonel got his wires twisted over
the fact that we are to vote our new city char
ter today, which is an aftermath of our having
discarded the town form of government in April.
Another thing which the Kunnel got wrong was
when he intimated the publishers of the Mail
either found gold mine or must be milonaires
because the Mails new building is to be of three
stories, the first to be built in Winslow.
The only difference in our building is that it
will take us the next quarter century to pay our
creditors off, while Col. Breen, with his brand
new newspaper building was able to pay for it
right off. Working on a cash basis and on paper
is just the same, only it's different, and while it
took the Colonel II years to earn the money to
build, we'll have to wait II years for our shack
to earn its keep. Just different way of looking
at it, that's all.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
WILL THE STATE STAND
FOR 1T?
douglas Dispatch)

Governor George w. P. Hunt has
been re-nominated again, this time
| by some 81 900 votes. While that
number of votes seemed quite large
in the primary, yet it is but small
percentage of the more than 100000
voters in the state. Whether or not
the great majority of voters will
again permit the organized minority
of Governor Hunt to place him IN
office under his own boastful title OF
George the Sixth is doubtful IN
deed. 1t is not to be believed that
the citizens of Arizona will permit
him to again handle the affairs of
the state as it's chief executive for
another term. Governor Hunt has
served this state as its governor for
almost ten years, yet never has he
| performed any great and outstand-
| ing work for the state. If he lays
claim to such achievement, the Dis
patch would be glad to learn of it.
1t seems assured that there will
be determined fight, both by many
| democrats and, of course, the repub-
| licans, to oust Hunt from the chair
and title which he has been holding
| for so many years. He has been in
the governors chair this term for
almost two years, having promised
to bring about a conclusion of the
Colorado river problem. Yet, he has
| done nothing but seek to destroy, to
| tear down, the work that conscien-
tious and able citizens have done to-
wards reaching some definite and
amicable settlement of the great
Colorado river problem. Nothing to
upbuild the state, to aid in making
| Arizona greater can be accredited to
| Governor Hunt.
His political machine has been able
to consistently return Governor Hunt
to office, through the power of an
organized minority. The thinking
people of the state, in great major
ity, and a great number of them
within the democratic party councils,
are absolutely against permitting
Hunt to continue in office. They will
cast their votes against him in the
November elections. With such an
overwhelming majority out of 100,-
900 voters seemingly against return
ing Hunt to office, it will be pre-
carious condition of affairs if the
Gl,oVO mlHoTIIy Is again allowed TO
continue the rule of Arizona. This
state has many major projects up
for consideration. There is much to
be done by responsible persons with
regard to the future of Arizona as
regards the Colorado river. There
must be man at the head Of the
state government who will be able
to deal with the representatives of
the other interested states in such
way as to fully protect the rights of
Arizona and yet not through often
sive tactics make the leading men of
other states bitter enemies of Ari-
zona and things that are Arizona's.
WORLD CREDITOR NEEDS
A GUN
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

Senator Norris, of Nebraska, is "all het up''
over the primary scandals in Pennsylvania. Hav-
ing managed to keep quiet in the face of the sup
preston Of fourfifths of the electorate by force
fraud and legal trickery in number of Solid
South states during all the period of his congress
sionai service, he really ought to be able to re-
STRAIN himself when it comes to thinking of
Fennsyvanla, where anyway quite a number of
people are allowed to vote
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
THE POOR COPPER COMPANIES
(Tucson Starr

The poor copper companies! In
the primary campaign they are ac-
cused of toting out their ''tools" to
grab off high places in the state; in
the general election they are patted
sympathetically on the back as be-
ing in poor health and needing a
soothing syrup called "copper" tar
iff." When elections are past and
candidates forgotten, the copper
companies will be doing business as
long as there is ore under the ground
and a market for copper above
ground.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
WHERE HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL

Until the new community hotel company start
ed to build in, around over and along side of the
old Sun building some months ago, while we were
trying to dislocate into new building, or the
chalk-marks of one to be completed we never
realized what Noah and his Ark cruise was up
against. Now Noah's job of collecting all species
of animal life was fair sized job, also that of
getting them all on the boat ready to SAIL
While we don't know how much money Noah
had to pay to get his Hagenbeck aggregation to-
gether, are free to adit he must have left a
lot of artisans behind on his voyage
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
HosnitahIe. Anyway

Stimmerton, who had but recently
moved into the suburbs, knew his
next-door neighbors only by sight,
and consequently he was surprised
and pleased by the alacrity they
showed in hurrying to his door on a
cold winters night when his house
caught fire.
"Say," he yelled excitedly to his
neighbor on the right, "will you run
down to the corner and turn in the
alarm ?"
Sorry" the man answered, T
have the rheumatism and can't run
'Well, then" said Stimmerton,
turning to the other, while I'm get
ting out the things, will you yell
'fire'?"
"Got laryngitis; can't YELL"
Stimmerton considered moment.
'I've got itw he suddenly ex-
claimed Both Of you go into the
house and bring out chairs and sit
down and enjoy the fire."
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
(Winslow MaiI)

After reading the pipe dream Of
the reporter on Los Angeles paper,
purporting to report the snake
dance held north Of Winslow cou-
pie of weeks ago, we are convinced
that there are some damphools in
newspaper offices who ought to be
kicked out of the profession. A gar
bled report like this does more to
make the reading public discredit
newspaper stories than anything we
know of.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman Mcdonald Seiaff, the
lady who sprung the mysterious Mrs. x" story
in the Aimee Semple Mcpherson kidnapping case,
now arrives on the front page with confession
in which she says Aimee was to pay her $4,000
to spring it. If Mrs. L. w. Med. Seilaff was gull
ty of lying in the first story we are constrained
to believe she might not have broken herself of
the habit when she sprung the last one. Mrs.
Seilaff is being held by the authorities on
charge of having attempted to enhance her bank
account by issuing bad checks.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

Chas Hilebrandt formerly with The Coco
niAo Sun, IS now publisher of the South Pasadena
Federated News, with w. C. McMillen, also for
merry OF Flagstaff as advertising manager. The
News is a prosperous looking publication ouar
eleVen years old. We are pleased to wish Charlie
prosperity in his new home
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

There seems to be something radically wrong
with the weather distribution system Instead
of the floods back in the middle west which have
been doing much damage, their distribution
over the southwest would be much better We
regret this matter was not investigated by con-
gress before it adjourned to revamp its person
nel
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
Took Show Bill Literally

When Robert Edeson, veteran ac-
tor, with whom Frank Mcintyre, a
younger man, was playing, reached
McIntyre's home town, Ann Arbor,
Mich, he paid the young actor the
delicate attention of having the show
billed there in this fashion: Frank
Mcintyre, supported by Robert Ede-
son." 1t is reported that some of
those who knew Frank, said: THANK
heaven, someone is supporting Frank
besides his old dad"
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
THE HUMAN SIDE
OF LIFE
FOrewarned
!. + i. + + + !. !. + 1. j. + + !. + + i

FOrewarned
Charles Lane, screen actor, dis
cussed at dinner a recent slump IN
the stock market.
"These things are often psyche
logical" he said. "They happen, |
mean, without any real rhyme or
reason. They are born of nightmare
fears.
'sThe stage manager of music
hall rushed to the proprietor one
night and said:
Turn Nine refused to go on with
her trained mice. She says she's
been reading that newspaper story
about the young politician who was
devoured by lions in Bechuanaland.' .
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

Mail clerks have been given orders to shoot to
kill, says headline We take it for granted that
this not only includes those who ask for their
mail at the general delivery several times day
and refuse to take "No' for an answer, but also
bandits
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

An Omaha man has been declared the cham
pion hog caller of that section. He can yell
''pooov-eee so loud it can be heard for six miles,
it is claimed It's wonder he isn't elected to
some office.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
Dumb Luck

''I-I thought y-you t-told me you
were experienced" a much shaken
old gentleman spluttered as he
crawled from the wreck of his hand
some new car, which his chauffeur
had just wrapped around tree.
II am" asserted the chauffeur.
"Why, / drove three years for an Of
ficer during the war and was wound
ed every year."
Wounded! Only wounded snort
ed his employer disgustedly. by
George, he must have been rotten
shot or he'd have got you the first
YearW
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

"wim, wigor and vitality" showing good results
and many proud owners of prize flags stuck up
in their yards. The city is growing rapidly and
is in need of regular garbage system. 1t would
help those who are willing to help. In the past
if a resident put out decent looking garbage
can someone promptly stole the can
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

Maine went just as it uster and elected Cover
nor Brewster. "As Maine goes so goes the ma
tion,' and it went republican.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

4 headline in the Ell Paso Herald says: "Vote
"a ARIZONA fails to change the result We are
moi Just sure how to take this 1t is either an
insult to the election boards or boost for Cow
ernor Hunt and we are not certain which.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

Sam Jntermeyer is out in statement attack
ing Coohdge, which indicates that the Coolidge
run OF good luck still continues.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

II is said that 5000 American tourists are
stranded IN Paris flat broke. Probably these are
the ones against whom there is so much public
Indignation. p10no
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

It IS said that an old German mine, set afloat
curing the war is bobbing around off the coast
Of Cape May. We earnestly hope that no swim
mer with wooden leg bumps into it.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

George W. Lynn for months stormy petrol
On the una Herald, is now publishing the Point
Iona Life in California
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
Beating Him to It

According to contemporary, one
of our novelists has a suit for every
day of the week. That's nothing.
We have one for every day of the
year; we're wearing it now.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

There is one thing to be said for Mussolini.
He made debt agreement with us and seems
disposed to stick to it.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

Gas is defended by the military experts as hu-
name IN war and we are willing to admit it is
about as humane in war as it is in politics.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

One way you can gain weight rapidly is to get
weighed on the ice mans scales
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

There is one place where it does no good to
drag herrin' across the trail-Herrin, ILL.,
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

Property is not worth what it used to be in
Flagstaff-it's worth burned sight more now
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
Like a Cigar Rand

Mary had bathing suit,
The latest style, no doubt,
And when she got inside it she
Was more than halfway out.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
A Useful Guest

Dandelions and nettles, says a bo-
tanical note, are favorite food plants
among butterflies. The state Of our
lawn suggests that it is high time
we invited butterfly to tea.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
Extra Number


Il understand you are the father
of twins, Rastus. What did you
name 'em?"
"We calls one Allegro Andante
and de yutha one Encore"
"Oh, that's fine. | didn't know
you were SO musical. But why did
you name the second one Encore 2"
well, dat was cause, you see, he
wasn't on the program a-tall."
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
WORLD CREDITOR NEEDS
A GUN
(Arizona Republican,

In late address National Com
mander John R. McQuigg of the
American Legion told the Virginia
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
Hobo: "Boo-hool"

Hobo: "Boo-hoo!"
Sympathetic Passerby: what is
the matter, my dear man ?"
Hobo: Il am homesick"
s. p: where is your home?"
Hobo: "Boo-hoo! An engine
backed up to it and pulled it away"
Wash. Cougars Paw.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
The Rrute

''This," smiled the fond young
wife, as she passed plate to her
husband, is cottage pudding. |
made it myself"
The husband tasted it.
I'D have known it was cottage
pudding" he returned.
"Would you?" she asked, delight
edly.
eyes. / can taste the plaster and
wall paper"
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
Easily Pleased

IIdoIIy i ICdSVU
Smith: did l leave an umbrella
here yesterday"
Barber: what kind of umbrel-
la?"
Smith: "oh, any kind. I'm not
fussy."
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
New and I.nnasnma q

New and Lonesome
They say Reggie has taken up
this New Thought
ANY thought would be new in
Reggle's case, wouldn't it,"
She: when we are married I'll
snare all your troubles and sorrows. p
He: But / have none."
Il said when we are married"
Leader (hotly): "Come on, now!
Cut that out, l heard yuh! Don't
eyer pull that harmony stuff again.
This IS a jazz orchestral"
he: i suppose you dancer"
She: "Oh, yes, love to-"
He: Great! That beats dane
ing any time"
wife," 40
Il sea bathing suit"
It must take a lot of dough to run
some of these big bakeries.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
Not Guilty

At parade of company Of new
ly called men, the drill instructor
face turned scarlet with rage as he
slated a new recruit for his awk-
wardness.
"Now, Rafferty," he roared, "you-
IL spoil the line with those feet,
Draw them back at once, man, and
get them in line"
Rafferty's dignity was hurt.
"Plaize, sargint," he said, "they're
not mine; they're Mickey Doolan's
in the rear rank"
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
Wild Oats for All

Mother Coming in at two a. m.
You needn't have waited up for me,
Ysobel. | have my own latchkey."
Ysobel: Il know, mother, but
somebody had to let Grannie in."'
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17
The Modern Version

Teacher: "Can anyone tell me
what Sir Walter Scott said to Queen
Elizabeth when he placed his coat on
the ground for her to walk on? All
right, Johnny, you may answer"
Johnny; Il guess he said, Step
on it, kid"
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

It must take lot of dough to run
some of these big bakeries.
The Coconino sun., 1926-09-17

wife,"
Il sea bathing suit"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-11
BORAH ON THE RADIO
milwaukee Journal.)

Somebody should take Senator
Borah aside and explain to him
that when he talks in this section
of the country he is addressing
many men and women who
know something about Europe.
A goodly number of American
citizens hereabouts formerly
lived in Europe and have contact
now with relatives in the old
countries. Senator Borah's pic
ture of Europe as alive with gun
men, such as afflict Chicago,
might go over we'll at Ku Klux
Khan gathering back in the hills
of Tennessee, where a trip to the
county seat is an event. But
it falls flat when he addresses
people who know better.
IF we cannot get along with a
few hundred alien gunner, why
should we join a combination
that contains millions of the
same kind of people?" Senator
Borah asked, speaking by radio
from Chicago against Americas
adherence to the World court.
Because some presumably good
Americans in Chicago make it
profitable for a few Sicilians to
shoot each other up, Mr.. Borah
jumps to the conclusion that
Europe swarms with gunner.
When a man forms his opinions
in this way, how much weight
can be given anything he says
about foreign conditions?
1t is unfortunate that the sem
ator rejected President Coolidge's
offer to send him to Europe last
year. For Mr.. Borah has never
been abroad. And a man who
has so much to say about Europe
ought to have a little frst-hand
knowledge before making whole
sale indictments of other peoples
because a few bad characters in
Chicago find profit in the city's
corruption.