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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1923
Page
6
The Tucson Citizen publishes weekday evenings from Tucson Arizona under The Citizen Publishing Company with Frank Hitchcock as president. The paper credits the Associated Press for news dispatches and asks readers to address communications to The Tucson Citizen Building.
A tribute praising President Harding for restoring order after chaos, reorganizing government on business lines, and producing large surpluses and reduced war debt. It commends his cabinet picks, efficiency across departments, and the precedent of inviting the vice president to cabinet meetings as part of a demonstrated governance style.
The passage cites President Coolidge ready to assume leadership, noting orderly transfer of power from Harding. It credits Harding with mastering wartime to peacetime crises and paying a high personal toll, leaving a prepared executive department for Coolidge to continue his policies.
The United States may grant citizenship to about 50,000 individuals born alien, who claimed exemption from the draft. Courts ruled a five year wait before first papers, expiring November 11 this year, will allow many to apply. Patriots oppose granting full rights to those who dodged service, urging Congress to bar such citizens.
The General Federation of Women's Clubs backs selective immigration. They urge admitting only aliens capable of assimilation and becoming part of American citizenship, arguing loyalty to another power risks true American patriotism.
The article notes that in Soviet Russia theft is treated as a capital crime and the government will not permit informal individuals to disrupt its monopoly on larceny. It emphasizes state control over theft and discourages private acts of stealing.
The Boston Herald notes concerns that an excess of prosperity may threaten the Republican Party as it no longer frets over fits of worry. The piece frames a calmer GOP as potentially vulnerable to complacency and shifting voter concerns.
By June 30 the end of the fiscal year the public debt will be at least 1600 less than at the start of the Harding administration. Harding claimed his idea of good administration was to take government out of business.
The world moves toward universal education with women in the Far East gaining access to learning.Miss Hausa Mehta of Baroda, an accomplished Hindu educator, attended the world educational conference in San Francisco and joined others in outlining plans for international education to benefit all societies.
Mrs Alice Foote MacDougall of New York says census data show women in business rising from 14.7 to 21.0 percent since 1886 while men's share drops 5-10 percent. She calls the trend a feminist milestone requiring intensified research and policy support.
Four real daughters of 1812 who fought in the war were guests of United Daughters of 1812 at a luncheon in Washington. They are Miss J E Richardson, Mrs H W Bloudy, Mrs J Parker Caillard and Mrs C L Dowling.
Miss Pearl Bennett and Mrs Robert Staub both of Milwaukee stayed in a knitting contest for eighty six hours and then agreed to split the prize of 100 dollars. Harriet hunting of Utah claims a world altitude record for equestriennes at eleven thousand feet after a daring horseback climb. The piece notes Republican efforts to cut a two billion dollar debt in two years while reducing taxes.
Lord Robert Cecil, newly awarded a Princeton degree, is dubbed a prince of peace and described as moving in on Bryan’s old territory. The brief item hints at rivalry or succession of influence in political or social circles.
Senator King urges caution in forecasting McAdoo’s presidential win noting the outcome depends on three or four unlikely events. He stresses measured language in political prophecy.
The speaker argues that securing sufficient international loans could keep the world peaceful for a time, suggesting finance as a temporary substitute for a formal league of nations. The remark reflects skeptically on collective security and realistic funding challenges.
A provocative note suggests Hamilton Holt should abandon preaching civilization and instead take a job in Toledo to aid the city’s prospects. The remark frames a critique of intellectuals shaping public life.
In a satirical column style piece the author weighs political and social quips about Europe Alaska Japan and American life. The voice lampoons public figures and institutions while musing on blissful ignorance and absurdities. The closing line asks to correct a quoted domestic sentence about pay in an envelope.
A reflective, satirical column critiques vanity in self-importance and political bravado. It contrasts personal boasting with statesmanlike restraint, notes the public’s disdain for overblown theatrics, and hints at shifting international loyalties while railing against party leaders and nationalist rhetoric.
A Los Angeles Times feature recalls a Georgia kitchen theft by a young woman and a Bay Mare Crosstown tale about Conductor Michael OQuinlan. The conductor notices a split in daily profits and resolves that all money clinging to the bell rope belongs to the company.
A fragmentary poem and remark discuss balancing virtue and openness in life. It includes a prayer for moderation in morality and intellect and quotes Frederick Schenck Schesager. An added Western educator comment endorses cultivating a love for any sport, with a caution about commitment.
A newly discovered umbrella tree in Ceylon sparks interest among botanists and gardeners. Researchers note the plant resembles many known umbrella species and may illuminate regional flora trends. The discovery invites further study of Sri Lankan botany and ornamental potential.
A humorous column laments late-arriving theatergoers and crowded shows, jokes about Benny Tendies and a snaring summer, and muses on August tax absence. It notes two Massachusetts arrests with an odd witch angle and ends with playful social jabs.
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