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The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
PRESIDENTS VACATION

A presidential vacation is really Bit of a mis-
nomer. In fact, there is no such animal. Grover
Cleveland probably was the last president who
during the summer period enjoyed real respite
from official obligations. At Buzzards Bay IN
Massachusetts, with Joseph Jefferson the actor,
his fishing rods and bait, he really gave himself
to ten and twelve hours day OF straight ENJOY
ment without annoyances. President Mckinley
hurried to summer place for short while, but
never was able to rest effectively. Roosevelt al
ready began to feel the continued responsibilities
of official life. Taft, who followed him, in his
summerings at Beverly found that the executive
office which accompanied him required the great
er part of his living day. and President Wilson,
during his stay at Cornish, had change OF scene,
but little cessation from work. President Hard
ing, appreciating the impossibility of withstand
ing this continued strain, attempted to meet the
situation by adding certain amount of relaxa-
ton to his official journeyings when he visited
Florida, Alaska and other parts of the country.
President Coolidge, accordingly, makes his
journey to summer home, accompanied by secre-
aries file clerks, telegraph operators, messengers,
stenographeTs, books and data Whether located
in Washington or the Black Hills each day he has
to face the same official routine. Reports have to
BE read, decisions made, papers signed-there is
10 and can be no relief, for the constitution and
the statutes have imposed upon the president
powers and functions without making any provl-
sion for an acting chief executive. The one par
tcular saving which the president makes IS that
ne secures a certain amount of freedom from the
daily grind of visitors in Washington Even in
the west there will be conferences with members
of his official family and representatives of Of
ficial life who will journey to submit reports or
supply desired information. But he will have inn
mediate relief from that continually increasing
body of sincere, weI-intentioned visitors who as
citizens Of the nation believe it is their inherent
right to meet and greet the president and belief
which the president has always been punctlllous
To respect and observe. When It IS appreciated
that these meetings consume two and three hours
of the working day, the actual relief to the
president by reason of the hating of this stream
which naturally takes place when he is far away,
can be appreciated.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
SLICK RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA

There are more ways than one of skinning :
rabbit. Recently Russian propagandist was
passing among us with brilliant idea of secur
ing recognition of Russia by the. United States
There are some few billion dollars in bonds is
sued by the Russian government. They are quoted
at about ten cents per pound and are not pretty
enough to be used for decorative purposes. How.
ever, Russian agents are passing among the bank
ers and Influential men Of the country endeavor.
ing to get them to accept few hundred thousand
of this worthless paper holding out the hope that
if Russia is recognized by the United States, the
bonds will be made valuable Of course this is ne
bribe, merely tender in good faith to secure the
good offices of influential Americans.
The scheme seems to be ridiculous on the face
of it, but looking back only short time, one re-
members with surprise many prominent public
men who have been advocating and strenuousy
urging the recognition of Red Russia with its
years of political atrocities and bloody methods OF
autocratic control
We have often wondered under the existing cir
cumstances, why these men were SO enthusiastic
in their support of the idea.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

claimed it as their own, then laid a
halo over it, leaving themselves in an
s'inspired position" not far from THAI
of those who gave to the world the
King James version of the Bible.
But experience and new conditions
run along like Tennyson's small brook
and when the Colorado river issue
waxed confused, hot and cold, 1t was
revealed that the pillage Of Arizona's
rights in the stream partially was
condoned by the state constitution.
The Arizona constitution exempts
all federal property in the state from
taxation, and the special election or
May 81 proposes to make 1t so levy
can be undergraduates OF how the
United States government, which new
er paid any taxes in its life, Will re-
gard the proposition.
Arizona at least can try, and if the
state "can get away with it" SO
much the better.
There ought to be some way to tax
great dam in the Colorado river,
but, to the "man up tree" there
seems but one way-to let private
enterprise build the structure. It is
demagogic and appealing to talk
about gigantic power trusts, and the
like. but when it comes to real
trust and a mighty octopus, the fed
eral government is the biggest on
earth, from the standpoint OF "sov-
ereign" state.
The people of the state, however,
"must take chance" and they can do
nothing else but support the proposed
changes in the constitutions No one
can serve his state and vote NO.
But. instead of taking the constitu
ton apart by bits and bits, as has
been done for the last fifteen years,
why not call constitutional conven-
ton and get new one? Other states
have done that.
Arizona is at the Gates of the F'u-
ture. Within the next ten years this
state will have opportunity to move
| forward as fast as money and ambl-
tian can shove it, but there will be no
progress unless a different attitude
| toward capital is reflected. Capital
is not courageous, and it never will
Icome to Arizona as it now is flowing
| into other states if there are no beck
o,,ing hands. The tendency has been
to harass capital and berate capital
/ lists. and each has remained away.
/ More outside money has been
poured into one county in North Caro-
| lima in the last ten years than In all
of Arizona, and the same can be said
Of Florida and California, where capl-
tai is invited with sincerity
A constitutional convention to do
away with the inheritance tax and a
lot of other inconsistencies would be
the making Of Arizona provided q
revamped constitution could be con-
firmed by vote of the people, and
they would do it if the demagogues
would be silent.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
THEY DON'T LIKE US

President CooIidge's foreign policy speech, as
usual, gets a poor response from the press
abroad.
Nothing any American president could say just
on that subject would be favorably received
unless it included promise to do the dirty work
which this, that the other diplomacy wants
done, or an offer to make Europe gift of the ten
billions it owes us.
The comment rings the customary changes on
the theme of American Imperialism Europe will
never be able to forgive America for having been
the only victorious power to leave the peace con-
ference without loot.
But there is at least one new twist to the old
idea. America is accused of violating the princi-
pie of the open door in Latin America.
If So this would be first news; but it is not SO.
The only door that has been closed in Latin
America is the door to the aggression of land
grabbing impeFialist systems, and it has been
closed these hundred years. So far as legitimate
trade and investment is concerned the door is
wide open.-St. Paul Pioneer Press
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
FIRST ARIZONA WOMAN MAYOR
douglas Dispatch)

Arizona has joined the ranks Of
progressive states, and now boasts
Of having one woman mayor, the first
in its history
Mrs. Earl Carr has been elected by
the voters of Casa Grande as its chief
executive, having received one more
vote than her nearest competitor.
1t is only by continual political ex-
perimentation that people can ever
hope to reach that perfect state OF
government contemplated by the faith
ers of the republic in their declara-
ton of independence and the constitu-
ton.
AS all humans are, biologically, bi-
sexual, it follows that government
should be of the same character, and
that no discrimination should be made
because of sex. AS both male and fe-
male trace their descent from the
same parents, and from biological
standpoint, retain characteristics OF
both parents, there can be no such
biological specimen as uni-sexuai.
Because of the fact that both sexes
have common characteristics and gov
ernment is representative of all the
people. it is a step towards that per-
feet government, dreamed about and
hoped for, when women take a large
part in state affairs.
a For centuries no one but landed
proprietors were given the right Of
suffrage; then the voting privilege
was extended to all males beyond a
certain age, provided they were pos
sessed of certain qualifications.
Today in the United States, under
the 10th constitutional amendment,
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ADVICE OF THE COURT rs
NEEDED HERE
(Arizona Republican,

NxAAAAAAAfS sAS~bA6AA~NAAAy
We have now reached a point at
which something viii have to be done
about the highway department. In
the view of the state treasurer, the
gasoline tax as source of supply has
dried up, and that view based upon
the fact that there has already been
derived from it to the department
S1,550,000, all that the seventh legis-
lature appropriated, appears to be a
reasonable one. 1t is not likely to be
changed by any other opinion than
that of the highest court.
1t had been reported that the de-
partment was fortified by an opinion
that the tax might be continued in
definitely, regardless of the attempt
of the legislature to limit the appro-
priation to fixed amount. If that
were so, there would seem to be no
reason for any subsequent action by a
Legislature, appropriation for the de-
partment once having been made, ex-
cept for the purpose of increasing OF
reducing the appropriation, once made,
according to the needs of the depart
ment. All sources of supply would
remain open indefinitely, including the
ten-cent levy.
It is now up to somebody to initiate
movement to find out where we
stand-the highway department, the
gas companies, or the purchasers OF
gas. Until there is a settlement Of
the question, the gas companies must
continue to collect the tax and turn
it in. The treasurer must continue to
receive it and hold it. If later it
should be found that it has been IL
legally collected, it will be impossible
to redistribute it to the people who
have paid it.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
EDUCATION ONLY REMEDY FOR
RADICALISM

''Any phrase with euphonious twist is golden
treasure to the radical, says r. Fl. Ballard of Los
Angeles. "eSixteen to One, The Billion Dollar
Trust Muscle Shoals yellow Peril Boulder
Dam 'SuperpoWer- are the words he likes,
for they make good headlines and tie in nicely
with PROBE lobby, slush fund.- champion and
the like.
Radical propaganda is a menace. 1t is insid-
ious and like guerilla warfare, extremely difficult
to combat. 1t is always destructive, because con-
structive ideas, unless they be phenomenal, are
not interesting. fire is more interesting than a
new building; a plague is more interesting than
health; divorce attracts more attention than mar
riage and it is the hayward minister who gets the
publicity"
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
Convincing

A certain man was suspected by his
wife Of receiving telephone calls from
other women. About 8 o'clock one
night the following conversation could
be heard:
Husband: Hello, George.
"Is that you, George 2"
"You are, George? 7"
eyes, would, George"
Certainly, / will, George"
mo, George; all right, George"
"Oh course / will, George"
"WeI, .good-by, George"
Then the man turned to his suspici-
Gus wife and said:
THAT was George, dear"
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
WHY NOT DO IT NOW?
prescott Courier)

The Evening Courier, along with a
lot of other newspapers and people,
has been of the opinion that the Ari-
IONA constitution was far from the
sperfect document" some of its franz
ers, and partisans of the trainers,
have contended.
In the first place, it hasn't line
of originality; it was copied almost
bodily from constitutions OF other
states whose conditions were unlike
those here, and the robbery of the
constitutins Of Wisconsin and Okla
homa were the most glaring. How
ever, some of the trainers, thinking
they were the only ones out here who
had read constitutions of other states,
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
SHOWS GOOD TASTE
(El Paso Herald

One of the finer things about Capt.
Lindbergh is his refusal to accept NOV
lie and vaudeville contracts, to sign
his name to book to be written by
someone else as if he were the au-
thor, or to take money for endorsing
of commerce he may never have used
or seen. More money-greedy and less
toilet preparations and other articles
conscientious heroes than Lindbergh
would be grabbing at these things,
cheapening themselves but getting
the money. So far, in everything,
Lindbergh has displayed fastldlous
good taste.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
THE HUMAN SIDE
OF LIFE
Routines of Quarrels
!. 1 4 i + + 4 + 4 i + + i i 4 y

There was no doubling the fact that
the Robinsons had quarreled again,
and this time it was very serious
Mrs. Robinson stood with her back
to the door, putting on her coat and
hat before departing to her mothers
forever.
Robinson read the paper with
studied equanirnity until his wife was
ready, then taking bill from his
pocket, he remarked:
There, my dear, is your fare"
His wife took the money. She ex-
amined it thoroughly, then faced her
husband scornfully
"But it isn't enough for a return
ticket" she protested.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER STRONGLY
INDORSED

Alfred p. Sloan, Jr., president of the General
Motors Corporation, recently gave a strong in
dorsement Of the value of the country weekly
newspaper
In discussing this years advertising campaign
for General Motors Corporation, Mr.. Sloan, among
other things, said:
II believe in the country weekly newspaper.
believe that no printed matter in the United
States is more thoroughly read, or has more in
fluence than the pages Of these home town news
papers.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
Quite impossible

In remote country village the pos
tai authorities had put up new pillar
box. This caused much comment
among the village children, who
gathered around wonderingly.
WELL" said one, "as it's against
the church, it must be the wears"
There was a pause in the conversa-
ton while each digested this. Then a
voice said sarcastically:
.No! It's not the wears. Read
what is says here: No collection on
Sundays.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
What Did He Mean?

william = said Mrs Peckem, stern
", ibid you stop to think that some
one might steal me when you are
away from me 2"
"Weu," answered Mr.. Peckem very
thoughtfully, Il was rather alarmed
when horse thief was prowling
around the neighborhood last week"
Mrs. Peckum stiffened up haughti-
ly.
"A horse thief did you say, Viii
liam 2"
eyes, my dear, / heard he carried
off two or three nags from this
district"
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
REMARKS OF THE GANG

all citizens above the age of 81 years
possess the privilege of equal suf-
frage.
1t is too much to expect that wo-
men, with a background Of centuries
confined to the circle Of the home,
should possess the cultivated political
knowledge and wisdom in government
matters gained by men since the dawn
of history.
1t is the part of wisdom, however,
to shift their share of direction Of
government upon them, as fast as
their experience and knowledge fits
them to bear its burdens.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

The Tucson Daily Star issued half-century
edition Tuesday It carries a most interesting
story Of the "old days and brief history of its
ups and downs since 1877 when it started a
weekly. The Star is splendid daily and credit
to Arizona.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
Pre.War Stuff \

"Can you help me with my arith-
metic lesson, Daddy? The first prob
lem is. a carpenter was paid three
dollars day and
"That sounds more like ancient his
tory than arithmetic" "
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
New World Power

NEW YORK, April 11.-Because Of
the military situation in Chicago the
first group of Methodist missionar-
les and their children are leaving Pc
king.-Richmond Item.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
Where Was Gosh? p

Dern Mentions Dam in Message
Utah Governor Treats on Colorado
River Development in Addressing
Legislature Headline in Los An
geles paper.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

Who remembers the good old days when It
meant something to own rubber tired rig with
red running gear?
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

We are now approaching the season of the year
when the hoary statesmen can lay down the bur-
den of regulating the affairs of the world and turn
the job over to the spring graduates.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

Mayor Walker of New York City says he would
rather live in d crowded tenement district than in
the great out Of doors 1t is to be noted, however,
that Mr. Walker isn't living there.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

The Prince Of Wales picture is to go on the new
series Of Newfoundland postage stamps. This
ought to give the girls Of the colony real thrill
every time they stamp letter.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
Scaling Down the Overhead

I realized a lifelong ambition the
other evening.
/ went to the most exclusive club in
our city, and ordered ham sand
wich. | sat throughout the entire
performance, bought no cigarets.
threw no money to the singers, and
paid my check without tipping the
waiter. In fact, the cost of the en-
tire evening was the price of that one
ham sandwich.
Quite an evening for twenty-five
dollars, if | do say it myself.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

What we would like to know is what happens
when girl gets runner in her silk stockings and
Tnoistens it with the tip of her finger.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

The Arizona Labor Journal issued a splendid
big edition this week. celebrating it's fourteenth
anniversary.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

The Hopi Indian runners home from New York
claim the smell Of gasoline hindered their speed.
Now we know what makes New Workers stick up
their noses so.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

The Owens Valley people still continue to dyna-
mite the Los Angeles water line in retaliation for
having their water supply piped away from them.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

3 A preacher down at Miami took for his text
last week IF were the devil, what in hell would
do?" It must have been damned fine sermon.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

The operators now want to regulate the output
Of crude oil and we know a lot Of small boys who
won't object if they include castor oil in the pro-
gram.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

Have you noticed any reduction in static since
the federal radio board began to function?
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
A LEGAL SMOKE SCREEN

The Maricopa grand jury was started off with a
grand flourish and from reports intended un-
soldering many joints, local and state. From all
advance notices its performance was rather tame
as it brought in only the usual lot Of indictments
of the usual variety 1t is possible that grand
jury is good invention but it always appealed
to us as a secret screen for neighborhood spleen,
where tattle-tale could tell all OF more than he
knew and be protected in doing it. The result be-
ing left up to the manly qualities of the men COM
posing the jury after hearing only one side of the
story. Witnesses summoned and jurles called are
not to blame but we do believe the idea is wrong.
There should be a more open manliness in help
ing to correct. violations of the law which are a
menace to the public.
It is reported that the loyal state administra-
tion forces are to bring friendly suit to force
State Treasurer Calaghan to disgorge the sur
plus gasoline tax into friendly channels where ad-
ninistration forces can check against it. What
ever becomes of the mandamus case will not him
der persons afflicted with gasonitls from joy
ously paying the gasoline tax. There appears to
be nothing in the law to deprive them Of that privi
lege regardless of what becomes of the money.
With the Snyder-Gray trial out of the way
maybe China can get back on the front page
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
Wuxtry SpeshuI.

The railway line was flooded on ac-
count of the heavy transforms, and
the traveller was obliged to break his
Journey at a village. He made his way
in the pouring rain to an inn, and said
to the waiter there, 1T is like the
Deluge? 2"
ssThe what ~
1sThe Deluge. Haven't you read
about the Deluge Noah and the Ark
and Mouii rarat?"
aNo.Ssir, said the waiter; we have
had no p:=-y-ss here fofsthree days"
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
60 SucIa d Much

Jack-ssP Pa. what are ancestors 2"
Father We'll, I'm one of yours
Your grandpa IS another
Jack "Ohs then why is is that folks
brag about them?'
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
Losing Zeal

q don't believe you love me any
more, sobbcd the slaeba.
aWhv do you say that, dearie =
asked the sheik anxiously.
sssWell, for the last week you've left.
every night before father threatened
to throw you out.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

With the Snyder-Gray trial out of the way
maybe China can get back on the front page
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
Human Nature in the Sticks

Gloomy Graves IS very SUSPICIOUS
about money. He bites every check
he gets to see if it's any good.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
Terrible Uncertainty

Richard, ! wish | could feel per-
fectly certain that I am the only girl
you've ever loved" !"
So do /. darling"
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

Young Sandy MacGregor plans to
enter college this fall. Sandy doesn't |
think much of colleges, but some
body gave him a ukulele and he hates
to waste it.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
Grew Careless

eyes, used to be in politics myself.
/ was dog g-catcher in my town for two
years, but finally lost my job.
"What was the atter-change OF
mayors z" 5.
aNope. I finally caught the dog. "
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03
Flavor of Sancfity

Little Helen (rejecting medicine) ~
/ don't want to take the nasty, bitter
stuff .
Mother: But how do you know it's
nasty and bitter? You haven't tasted
it. =
Helen: You said it would be good
for me.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

Customer Can you give me some
thing to arrest the development OF a
cold?"
Chemist" "Certaidly; / cad recob-
bed this as a dudfailig rebedy
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-03

The limit of unanswerability in
questionnaires is reached by Denver
paper, which asks, "How old is a
flapper r.
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