The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13

eral election he must move over further before we
can see our way clear to his voting in the repub-
lican primaries
The toll of death and destruction down the Mis-
sissippi continues and the list of sufferers still
grows. The Red Cross society is doing a great
Z work but needs more help to carry on the work.
: While Flagstaff's quota was doubled we should
; meet it in the name Of suffering humanity. We
give literally to other countries that meet disas-
; ter, why not be equally as liberal with our own
people?
The annual cleanup campaign starts Monday
I though great many people were too anxious to
wait until Monday and have made good start
already. # you have an old shed or shack you
!, can get along without, scrap it now. Your prop
:. erty will be worth more without the unsightly
shacks. A little paint will not detract from the
! appearance or value Of your property.
+ According to one statistician the women Of
America spent eighteen times as much in pursuit
of beauty last year as Uncle Sam spent on his
navy. Here is something for the pacifists to
worry about. For beauty causes more killings an
nually than the combined navies of the world.
All hope of the daring French aviators being
alive has been given up. AnericaAis being blamed
oy French authorities who claim the weather was
reported good on this side of the Atlantic when
the aviators started their flight. Certainly the
French must love America
We believe that every voter should vote for the
| 5wo proposed amendments to the state constitu-
Jon on May 81. The eliminations proposed can
10 no harm and may be of value in determining
| our rights in the Colorado river.
| Evidently the Phoenix grand jury viii soon
nave an interesting budget Of sensational news
10 divulge. 1t is reported it will return between
% and 80 indictments and turn the limelight onto
j state institution or two
It is said that gum chewers have about gnawed
/ their way through the rubber trees Of South
America and are about to attack the rubber groves
of Indian and Java. The report is Evidently much
stretched
The people of this section of Arizona have al
ways been safe from the terrible cyclones and
storms now affecting the middle west. In our
good fortune let US remember the helpless back
east.
You never hear anything about farm relief for
New England. The farmers IN Vermont and New
Hampshire have needed relief long they
wouldn't know what to do with it if they had it.
--O----
The American tourist goes to Europe to spend
money but the European tourist comes to Amer
lea to deliver lectures and get paid for it. Yet
| they say we are the dollar chasing nation.
Killing harmless husbands seems to be quite
the vogue now in Hollywood and New York.
Again demonstrating the fallacy Of the remark
that East is East and West is West
/ A London society has been formed for the pur-
pose of raising poetry to the Homerc standard.
This may be difficult. Why not jazz up Homer
little and let it go at that?
Mrs Ruth Snyder, convicted with her para
mour, Gray of numbering her husband is said to
be showing symptoms of insanity. She had dis
ordered brain to start with.
London is expecting 275,O 900 American tourists
this summer. That ought to give them back most
Of the gold they have shipped over here on debt
payments, and then some.
Earth shocks weer felt in the lower part of Man
haitian Island the other day. This is about the
been familiar.
Now the democrats are thinking some of taking
their 1923 convention to Washington. This will
make it possible for the convention to keep cool
with Coolidge
The farmer gets his extra hour of daylight in
by setting his alarm for an hour earlier in thel
morning.
Usually the fellow who says he is running for
office to clean up politics really intends to clean
up in politics.
The Japanese government seems to be in some
financial difficulties. Why doesn't it send for
Andy Mellon?
Mothers Day passed off quietly, except as to
those mothers who we're spring hOuSe-cleanlng