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ARIZONA rCBUSITOiG COMTAJn. rfeoenlx. Atfiawt CBumun et tlw Board and PubUiDcr President ana -Manager A. SUuMer tanair" EdiYoY Lynch and Business Manager SI Treasurer and Circulation Manager Oliver King ARIZ SATURDAY MORNING BLIC AU twpii Sht. of reproduction or speciaj dl.pa.cbe, a man has no design but to speak plain truth, he may say a great deal in a very narrow compass.

As To The Mess Of Cotton Industry It Yearly Gets Deeper, More Complex The cotton growing industry in this country, with the largest surplus in its history, and with rapidly disappearing outlets, has reached its lowest estate in almost 40 years. With a surplus of 11,000,000 bales and with the market abroad slipping away year by year, the situation could not well be worse, in the view of Peter Molyneaux, of the Texas Weekly, not merely an economist but perhaps the closest student of cotton in this country. So impressed by the outlook, Mr. Molyneaux, almost in despair, casts off some of his habitual restraint of expression and observes: "The cotton mess is now in 'such a hopeless condition, so far as the immediate outlook is concerned and so far as it can be improved at all by 'quick' measures, that we are greatly tempted to leave it to the quack doctors who are responsible for its present state to deal with as they choose, without any advice from us. Unfortunately, however, the whole matter of recovery and the resumption of orderly progress is involved in it, and it is not possible for anyone who is concerned about the future of our people and of our country to assume such an attitude of indifference.

But there is so much muddled thinking, if it can be properly called thinking, so much demagogery, and so much downright political cowardice and ignorant and selfish opportunism mixed up in the discussions which have been going on in Washington during the past week or more that participation in the debate is not an inviting prospect We think certain conclusions are inevitable from the present situation, that certain facts are as clear as daylight. But they do not seem to be clear at all to the gentlemen who have the power to make decisions in the matter." The most rapid descent of the cotton growing industry in the United States has been made within the past six years during which the government warehouses hava been filled with cotton on which the government has loaned money at a rate in excess of the market value of cotton in the world market. The inevitable result has been to divert world buyers to cotton growing regions in which prices are lower. That has naturally encouraged development of cotton growing in countries where it had been regarded as an incidental or secondary industry. Not only cotton acreages have been increased but the quality of the cotton has been greatly improved, all tending to sharpen the competition in which we are being worsted.

There was a time when the United States was the chief source of supply of the world's cotton. Since the late 20's that has not been so and it has been less so year by year since we have become less able to meet the world's cotton prices. The policy adopted to bring cotton growing out of the dumps, like most of the New Deal industrial policies, cannot be maintained forever. There must be an inevitable end. These policies were all designed to meet emergencies, but when an emergency shows signs of perpetuity it can no longer be treated as an emergency but must be met by some sort of a permanent policy as it is now proposed to adopt a settled relief policy.

Of the men who are trying to fasten a cotton policy on this country, Mr. Molyneaux says: "They have gone merrily on their bungling way in spite of all warnings of consequences and are unwilling to face squarely these problems of their own making. The most bigoted and stubborn of the whole lot is Senator Bankhead of Alabama, who seems to be regarded by many of his colleagues from other sections of the country as some sort of an authority on cotton, in spite of the continued and consistent failure of all his policies to date, and therefore is possessed of much influence. Senator Smith of South Carolina has a much dearer understanding 9f the situation, but even he is not altogether guiltless of the bungling of the past nor without responsibility for present plight of cotton." In conclusion said the Texas Weekly: "The unsold cotton will not be reduced in amount under present conditions. On the contrary it will tend steadily to increase, for a continuance of present policies would mean a continued decline of the export demand- and of foreign consumption of American cotton.

And, if even it were desirable from the standpoint of the farmer, the government cannot go on indefinitely lending the farmers money on cotton on the basis of an'arbitrarily fixed price and paying storage, insurance and other charges on an ever-increasing unconsumed surplus piled up in warehouses. That is where an immense percentage of the farmers' cotton has been going, into warehouses on loans. The average farmer has regarded this process as equivalent to selling his cotton. That is why the farmers have not felt the full effect or realize the full seriousness of the situation. But if American cotton doesn't move to market the situation will become top-heavy and collapse." How We Could Be The Loser One factor that might make the proposed plan of Germany to barter certain German products for lard and wheat in this country very undesirable would be the basis of the exchange, or the rate of exchange.

This country might be the loser under the plan. It is certain that the German-made machinery, barbed wire and fence netting would be less costly than the same kinds of products made in this country, due to the difference in wages and living standards. If the plan is carried out, this country might find itself with a large volume of such products, the disposal of which would cause a surplus of American-made machinery and fencing. Barters of this kind are best carried out when products exchanged are not produced in the country receiving them, that is, if we produced no farm machinery, barbed wire, or fencing. Insurgents Could Relent A Bit Double Oaths Are Not Necessary While the wisdom of requiring teachers who are American citizens to take an oath of allegiance to the state and federal constitutions is rather doubtful, such an oath should not hurt any of them, any more than it should be harmful for other American citizens, not engaged irj schoolteaching, to take such oaths.

Citizenship in the nation, however, implies the taking of such an oath of allegiance. It is a sort of unwritten law that all citizens have pledged their allegiance and their loyalty to the United States. Some state legislatures, however, have seen fit to make teachers take such oaths, which, for those who are American citizens, is merely a repetl- tion. Loyal American teachers, even though taking such an oath is a nuisance, should not object to it No citizen of any country should object to taking an oath of allegiance to that country as many times as it is deemed necessary, even though once should be sufficient Very little is heard about the matter in Arizona, though it is a requirement, but in Massachusetts, the question of taking an oath of allegiance has kept the educational profession in an uproar. With the end of the war almost in sight, the Spanish rebellion has become a matter of the terms of surrender rather than a question of which side will win.

The contest now seems to be one of which side will obtain its wishes in the matter of the surrender. The Insurgents hold the upper hand and since they hold the balance of power, they are in better position to dictate the terms of the surrender. General Franco demands an unconditional surrender of the Loyalists. They want to surrender with certain conditions. General Franco does not have to accept any conditions from the Loyalists.

He can continue the war until the Loyalists lay down their arms and surrender unconditionally. He knows that as well as do the Loyalists. As conqueror, General Franco could well afford to accept a surrender from the Loyalists with certain conditions. As his defeated foe, the Loyalists should have the privilege of laying down their arms under certain conditions that would safeguard their future. Evidently, that is not what General Franco wants.

He desires no conditions except those he might want to impose upon the Loyalists. We do not know, and we suppose no one else, other than the leaders, knows whether Italy and Germany have notified General Franco that he must accept the surrender of the Loyalists only on the terms they have laid down for the surrender. If they have done so, then General Franco will hold out for an unconditional surrender. No matter on what basis the Loyalists surrender, when they finally do surrender, the European nations will wrangle for a considerable time over the terms of the surrender. All countries in Europe will want to have a hand in drafting the terms.

Since this is a rebellion that is ending, there will be no treaty because the war involved the government in a nation and not a revolt of a territorial possession. A new nation will not be created, but merely a.new form of government In a nation. Unfortunately, this rebellion's end will not settle the controversy between fascism and communism, but is more likely to agitate the matter and increase the fury of the struggle. Play For The Gallery By Reg Manning Arizona Republic Staff Artist MD. How Colds Can Be Avoided During Cold Damp Weather One of the questions you may ask yourself is why it is that when you have been exposed to cold or dampness which you have felt throughout your feet, legs, or arms, that within a few hours or longer you find yourself with a cold in the head instead of a cold or "rheumatism" in the parts of the body exposed to the coldness and dampness.

Drs. H. Marshall Taylor and Lncien D. Dyrenforth, Jacksonville, in the Journal of the American Medical Association, report their experiences on the relationship between sinus and ear in- fectipns and the chilling of the body surfaces. They point out that the human body must maintain a constant average temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, because any change from this temperature for any considerable time will result in harmful changes in the body.

Many arctic birds maintain a normal temperature above 102 degrees Fahrenheit throughout continued periods of exposure to icy waters, as do also other arctic animals of the same structure as man, yet man's loss of body heat by remaining for only 15 to 20 minutes in water at a temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit may be five times the loss of 'heat in normal temperature. Drs. Taylor and Dyrenforth report the striking effect of the loss of this body heat on the lining of the of nearly 11 degrees of heat with the shrinking up and closure of the small blood vessels supplying the lining of the nose. Naturally if that much heat is lost by the lining of the nose (the mucous membrane) and this lining must be warm to resist the invasion or activity of the organisms causing colds, it can be readily seen why colds can make headway during cold damp weather or when one is exposed to drafts in the home or elsewhere. However, a most interesting discovery which should "protect us from cold in the head (sinuses, ears, throat) and chest (bronchial tubes) was made, in that if one keeps moving or exercising, the small blood vessels in the lining of the nose keep more widely open, bringing warm blood to this lining and the lining is thus able to ward off the infection by the organisms which cause the colds.

If then, if occupying a cold or damp room or exposed to cold, damp weather, we would move about or take exercise we can avoid a cold because the increased blood supply to the nose, caused by the exercise, warms the lining of the nose. Everyday Poems By Anne Campbell NOW YOU ARE NEAR Now you so far away are near to me, As you were not when I could telephone And hear your voice. Between us runs the sea, And there are mighty winds that roar and moan. I never stood upon the yellow sands Of that strange country where you dream tonight, Clutching for happiness with empty hands. Praying for vanished sounds and lost delight.

Now I can trace each line of your dear face, And light my coward spirit with your flame, Reaching to you from this familiar place, And calling you by a beloved name. So close to you, though we are far apart. That I can hear the beating of your heart. SILVER IN HER HAIR She sprinkles silver in her hair To match her silver party gown, And then goes drifting gently down The curving stair. I look up from my book to see This visfon that I love BO well, And after she goes out, her spell Lingers with me.

And then I drop a foolish tear For all the silver time will shed Upon her darling flaxen head. And I not here! THEY SAY They say, because her manner is abrupt. That she is hard. Her nature is like Ice That melts with every When the cupped Blossoms of spring peep up, the ice will we will see the grass beneath the snow Better for January's sacrifice. Now that love's sun is constant, the harsh field Will melt, and the ground thrill to spring's emprise Her harshness once was a protecting shield That she no longer needs, now love has come The shadows lift, flowers waken; the bees hum, And the heart softens under sunny skies.

(Copyright, 1939, by Anne Campbell) and A University of the A By FREDERIC J. HASKIN A reader can ft the animr la any nf fart by writing The Art- loiut Rf pnhllc Information Bureau, Frederic 1. tUskln, director, Waihlnc- ton, D. C. PleaM enclose turn cente for replr.

Q. What is the largest religious congregation in the United States? C. i. H. A.

It is probably that of Dr. Emmet Fox who addresses a congregation of from 5.000 to 6,000 twice weekly in the Hippodrome at New York City. Q. How many cities use parking meters? C. S.

L. A. Approximately 100 cities are now using parking meters to control traffic congestion in their business districts. Q. What college football teams belong to the Ivy League? J.

W. N. A. The teams comprising that league are: Cornell, Dartmouth, Pennsylvania, Brown, Princeton, Harvard, Columbia and Yale. Q.

Is there an official poem for the New York World's Fair? i. T. G. A. The Academy of American Poets offers a first prize of $1,000 for an official poem for the fair.

The contest will close on March 15. Q. Do many cities have Travelers Aid sen ice? L. G. H.

A. Travelers Aid is available in 1,082 places in the United States. In the last year more than 500,000 individuals received the help of Travelers Aid organizations. Q. Please give a list of the best selling fiction of W.

M. A. It is as follows: "The Yearling" by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings; 'The Citadel" by A. J. Cronin; "My Son, My Son!" by Howard Spring; "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier; "Northwest Passage" by Kenneth Roberts; "All This, And Heaven Too" by Rachel Field; "The Rains Came" by Louis Bromfield; "And Tell of Time" by Laura Krey; "The Mortal Storm" by Phyllis Bottome; and "Action at Aquiia" by Hervey Allen.

Q. What newspaper in the United States has the greatest amount of advertising? E. W. H. A.

In 1938 the Washington Star led in advertising lineage with daily lineage of 17,272,061 and a total daily and Sunday lineage of 22,417,899. The New York Times was second with a daily lineage of 11,198.764 and a total daily and Sunday lineage of 20,820,681. Q. How many anti-Jewish organizations are there in this country? M. W.

A. A. There are 800 anti-Semitic organizations in the United States. Q. How much docs vicuna cloth cost per yard? E.

J. U. A. It sells at about $75.00 a yard. Q.

Does a good piano need tuning often? W. S. R. A. Piano manufacturers advise that a piano in the home should be tuned at least three times a year.

The better the piano the more frequent and careful tuning it should receive. Pianos used for concert work and tuned before each performance. Q. What became of Babe, the Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey elephant? L. H.

M. A. The Indian elephant Babe, which had been presented to the National Zoological Park at Washington, D. by the circus, died there on August 12, 1937. The.

famous animal had a record of 51 years with circuses. Q. Is there a stairway in the Leaning Tower of Pisa? M. E. R.

A. The Leaning Tower has a spiral stairway within, which is built with increased height on the sides of the lean and decreased height on the sides opposite the lean, thus throwing a greater weight of masonry on the side opposed to the lean. Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 10:32. Three Axioms On Farm Policy BY GLENN FRANK (Copyright, 1939, for Arizona Republic) The Once Over (Copyright, 1939, for Arizona Republic) MURALS FOR THE NEW YORK SUBWAY Mural paintings in the stations of the city-ov-ned subways of New York have been voted and it will now be possible to go to a subway to look at the pictures.

Watch for the headline, "Accident In Subway. Two Loads of Art Critics Collide." This department suggests the following paintings: "Spirit Or Rapid Transit" In the center an enormous painting of a shipment of chickens being transported through the streets of New York, packed 200 to the crate, on a sweltering summer day. The hens are panting, bleary-eyed and semiconscious. At the left is a figure representing a typical New York subway patron. He regards the suffering chickens with a look of great pity and wears an expression which seems to say, "Such cruelty shouldn't be tolerated." At the right is an elderly lady getting up and giving a high-school boy her seat.

"This Door Not Working" This scene shows a fat man with a very dumb look standing in the doorway of a train, reading a paper upside down. There are two other main figures, one representing Futility, or a Fellow Trying to Get Out; the other represents Despair or a Fellow Trying to Get Aboard. A fresco shows numerous small figures depicting stupidity, selfishness, stubbornness and the more defenseless characteristics. "The Gold Rash" An enormous turnstile occupies most of the scene. Clustered about it and working feverishly with jimmies, keys, FRECONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Twas the night before breakfast; I'd retired quite late; Why, oh why, did I order That tray up at Z.

ASCHETM. COMMUTERS LAMENT Pretty girls at railroad stations Are always seeing off relations. L. GILES. Do You Remember? 20 Years Ago: Feb.

18, 1919 The annual meeting and dinner of the Maricopa County Real Estate Board was held in the Hotel Adams last night. The election of officers resulted in the unanimous selection of Dwight B. Heard, president. He succeeds Web Griffin as head of the board. Other officers chosen were Web Griffin, vice- president; C.

P. Woodbury, secretary- treasurer; and F. D. Lane, S. E.

Jordan, J. R. Loftus, J. S. Griffin and Ralph Murphy, all of Phoenix; J.

F. Kelley and John Cummard, Mesa; and A. A. Carrick, Glendale, members of the board of directors. George H.

Maxwell, regarded as the instigator of the reclamation act, was the speaker. Other speakers were J. R. Loftus, Ralph Murphy, and Mr. Heard.

Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Peter Mitchelland Irene Baker, both of Phoenix; and Joseph La- donceur. Globe, and Laura Etienne, Salt Lake City. Mrs. Sims Eaton of Seattle, spent two days in the city visiting her sister, Mrs. Clifford H.

Smith and left last night for Los Angeles. C. C. Greene of Glendale, a member of the state legislature, has been appointed by the county board of supervisors to take the place on the county highway commission of J. G.

Hammels, resigned. The commission is now complete and is composed of Eugene Hackett, chairman; J. G. Peterson of Mesa; A. F.

Jones and P. T. Hurley, Phoenix, and Mr. Greene. The highest temperature registered In Phoenix yesterday was 67 degrees and the lowest was 42 degrees.

There was no rainfall. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Good of Globe are in the city on a short visit. Frank J.

Newman of Chandler was in Phoenix yesterday on business. L. C. Bennett of Fort McDowell was a business visitor here yesterday. A pretty war romance having its beginning last spring in the East was culminated Friday, February 14, in San Francisco, when Miss Lois McKenzie became the bride of Lt.

Lester E. Weber. Mrs. Weber is a well-known Phoenix girl. Lt.

Weber resides in Denver -where the couple will live as soon as he has been released from the service. Lt. Thomas Maddock has returned to Phoenix from overseas duty. 'He arrived from France some weeks ago and set out westward as soon as he received his discharge. Mrs.

W. K. Bowen, Mrs. A. J.

Houston and Mrs. Bert Winger have returned to Mesa from Prescott where they went as delegates to the annual session of the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star. There are three considerations that seem to me vital to straight thinking on farm agricultural recovery'is impossible apart from industrial re- covert Anything that will get business and industry into high gear to the farmer's interest Those who work in business and industry are the farmer's customers What government does to business and industry and labor Is just af mutant to thf farmer as what government does to agriculture. If either Se businessman or the industrialist or the laboring man or the farmer is short- siehtedI tries to play a lone hand in an attempt to get a special deal for himself at the expense of the other three, all four must suffer. Second government aid, which should be temporary, can never take the nlace of self-help which must be permanent.

A wet-nurse theory of government has eone far towards imposing a let-George-do-it philosophy. For several years now we have seen citizens pass the buck to their cities, cities pass the buck to their states, and states pass the buck to federal government. This has resulted in what I have called elsewhere a moral erosion that is more serious than farmer's one really dependable hope lies in a co-operative self- help that rests upon sound and aggressive farm organization and upon right working relations between agriculture and business and industry and labor. All this is impossible if the American farmer permits either immediate or eventual regimentation of this enterprise from Washington. The suggestion of the farms and farmers of America to a detailed long-distance control by 'federal bureaucrats means the death of the co-operative movement and the whole process of intelligent self-determination and self-help.

Farm leadership must realize agriculture's solidarity of interest with Industry and with all other parts of the nation's enterprise. Farm leadership must not be tempted by the class-conflict appeal. Industry must, of course, come to bat in like manner, realizing from Its side of the fence that a renewal of agricultural enterprise Is essential to a genuine industrial renewal. If industry and agriculture were really shoulder to shoulder In a square shooting common effort, the reign of reason would not only in farm' affairs, but in business affairs and labor affairs as well. For that, the nation waits.

wrenches, suction pumps and vacuum cleaners are members of the City-Owned Subway Self-Help Association or Society for the Redistribution of Loose Change. In the background is a subway attendant carrying a banner which reads: "Share the Nickels." "The Lady And The Tie-Up" This mural shows scores of harassed people all anxious to catch a train and having nothing smaller than a quarter. At the head of the line Is a little woman who has just handed in a two-dollar bill and is trying to pick up her change with her gloves on. Directly behind her is a wild-looking subway patron who has whipped out a pistol, but has not fired at her yet. (This, is an oversight on the part of the "Where Am An impressive scene showing the 42nd Street Station at about 1:30 on a September afternoon.

The central figure is a visitor to New York who wants to get to the World Series. He is disheveled and weak from asking subway attendants how to get to the ball park. In the background are three figures symbolic of hope, patience and perplexity. In left foreground is a change booth carefully hidden. Boy, is that last touch realism! 40 Years Ago: Feb.

18, 1899 T. J. Corrigan and son came down from Congress last night on a short visit. Mr. Corrigan is the conductor on the Congress Gold Company's railroad.

L. J. Court, the' well known miner and prospector, has returned from a seven weeks' trip to his mining claims, located 30 miles as the crow flies west of the Vulture mine, but about double that distance by the wagon road. The special train conveying the Prescott lodge of Elk's, No. 330, ar- rived in Phoenix yesterday afternoon and was met by a good sized delegation of brother Elks from the Phoenix lodge, headed by the Pioneer band.

Taking the visitors in charge, Phoenix Elks paraded through the streets. At the Elks hall a reception was held, and last night the visitors put on a mla- strel show. The show was well received. Interesting exercises commemorative of Washington's birthday will be held Tuesday afternoon next in the Phoenix Union High School. Professor Blount, who is always an entertaining and earnest speaker, wilt give the details of a visit to Mount Vernon.

A number of members of the legislature left last night for the proposed new county of Papago, presumably interview the people living in that section on the desirability of the move. Dr. H. A. Hughes is now engaged itt vaccinating the pupils in the Phoenix Indian of them, big and little.

Dr. Dameron is the school physician and had ordered the virus for the work. He had to go East on and left the work In charge of Dr. Hughes. Frank K.

Schofield has just bought the old Shumaker property at the cor- of Second and Van Buren streets and will proceed at once to build a fine new residence thereon. Edith Van Doosen of Jacksonville, 111., arrived yesterday to spend several days visiting in Phoenix. Miss Ida Wright, an employee of the Phoenix Stationery and News Company, left last night over the Maricopa and Phoenix on a visit in Los Angeles. R. Allyn Lewis, insurance agent, has returned from a business trip.

O. H. Jackson, R. P. Jackson and H.

C. Story, all of Prescott, arrived in the city yesterday on a visit. A. T. Cornish arrived last night from Flagstaff on a visit.

Col. William Herring, chancellor of the territorial university in Tucson, to in the city on a visit. Jake Marks, a prominent resident of Prescott, is here on business..