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Newspaper

Tucson Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1923

Page

6

Tucson Citizen Style and Publication Details

The Tucson Citizen is a daily and Sunday Tucson newspaper with AP and UP wire services, published by The Citizen Publisher Company under Frank H. Hitchcock, operating from Queen Building. It is a second class matter since October 10, 1902, and uses Associates Press dispatches locally.

Tucson Arizona Citizen Publisher Company Frank H. Hitchcock Tucson Citizen Qteen Artona

Anthracite Coal Supply Seen Adequate for Winter

Officials report ample anthracite mined by August and shipments redirected to the northwest and New England. Household demand grows as summer sales rise, with wage talks at Atlantic City signaling possible agreements to avert a strike. President Coolidge could intervene with federal protection if shortages threaten. Consumers urged to stock coal now to avoid price spikes.

Northwest New England Atlantic City John Hays Hammond The Coal Commission Marshall President Coolidge Bureau of Mines Congress Coolidge Federal Coal Commission

Shortages Prevented by Steady Supply Commitments

The consumer can expect continued supply availability and no immediate rationing. Officials promise prompt replenishment to avoid price hikes and ongoing worry over shortages.

Ford’s Page Shows Ford’s Paradox on Authorship

In a debate over pricing and authorship, the piece notes Henry Ford’s claim a coal firm can cut price and stay profitable while criticizing signed articles by famous athletes. It argues readers will doubt Ford wrote the lengthy editorial and questions Ford’s consistency on attributed pieces.

Henry Ford United States Dearborn Mr. Ford Ford Jack Dempsey Babe Ruth Benedict Arnold

Panama Canal Shows First Real Profit Since Completion

The Panama Canal reports its first real profit as toll receipts exceed depreciation and interest on about 375 million dollars in canal bonds. For the year ended June 30 1923 tolls reach 17.5 million dollars, with operating costs around 7.5 million dollars leaving about 10 million for interest depreciation and sinking fund. The gain is attributed to higher industrial activity and stronger international trade, aided by Republican national policies and US coast commerce.

Panama Canal Atlantic Pacific United States

Paddock, World’s Fastest Human, Stars of American Legion

Charles W. Paddock dubbed the world’s fastest human, a soldier and speaker, gains fame as a sprinter in France 1920 and leads boys’ activities. He plans to appear at the American Legion convention in San Francisco as Pasadena post entrant. Oklahoma Legion posts will hear a message from Commander Dudley Monk via phonograph and radio broadcasts.

Charles W. Paddock Paddock Field Artillery Zachary Taylor American Legion France Iti Legion San Francisco Pasadena Calif Oklahoma Dudley Monk Monk Oklahoma Legionnaires

Eastern cities eye 1924 American Legion convention

Contenders in Atlantic City San Francisco and Washington compete to host the 1924 Legion Conclave with about 100000 dollars needed for guest entertainment. The convention may move east for the first time since Cleveland. Panama Canal traffic rises as canal stats reflect world conditions and New York high schools plan bricklaying courses to boost industrial skills.

The American Legion Atlantic City San Francisco Legion Wington Cleveland New York

Critics of government and church in North American Review

The piece describes well dressed elites railing against government church and big business, criticizing the press and military, favoring strikes and birth control, and supporting radical papers. It notes their lack of concrete proposals beyond tearing down the existing social and industrial order.

Washington

America's Steady Job

A Toledo Blade reader view extols the United States as great because it is not run on the European plan and can prevent victims from starving. The paraphraser asserts the superiority of American economic steadiness in facing hardship.

Not Much Mr Cox Says on Farmers Plight

James M Cox argues American aloofness harms farmers and calls for Europe financing. The piece rebuts that farmers would bear the burden of any such credit, reducing US willingness to shoulder European debts and implying unintended costs.

James M. Cox America Cox Europe A la Wilson United States Mr. Cox

If United States Joined League of Nations

Beatrice Nebraska editor Henry White argues the current European strife might have been avoided if the United States had joined the league of nations. He suggests our energy and prosperity would have funded military policing of Europe and heavier taxation at home.

Beatrice Henry White Mr. Wilson Peace Commission Europe United States League of Nations

Soviet government would fail without religion says leaders

A page from Newark's Star-Eagle quotes a satirical line: if the Soviet government of Russia adopted religion there would be no government. The piece mocks the leaders who claim Cheebee Dels whiskers.

Newark Star-Eagle Russia

Poems in a Graveyard Echo Past Lives and Loss

Poem reflects on graveyard scenes with names of buried friends and the transient nature of youth. It frets over vanished Virtue Beauty Talent and early passions, noting how the living pause to pray as evenings fall over Croton Height and the loved ones lie at rest.

Earth Croton

Woman banker leader in Cleveland forms all female savings firm

Miss Lilian Westropp, organizer and president of the first women’s savings and loan company in the United States, heads a Cleveland firm whose officers are all women. The group marked a milestone with a stockholders’ banquet celebrating the completion of their first business year. Westropp advocates equal pay for equal work and notes many women support families, underscoring the wage argument.

Lilian Westropp Eanizer United States Cleveland Ohio Clevland Hic New York Ampany York

Earl of Birkenhead to Visit U S for Political Institute

The Earl of Birkenhead, a leading British figure, will attend the Political Institute sessions in Williamstown Massachusetts. He holds posts on the Privy Council and University of Oxford, earns 25000 dollars annually, and has been a prominent critic of the Baldwin administration.

Earl of University of Oxford Lord Birkenhead Geo. Younger David Lloyd George Baldwin Birkenhead Oxford Britain Steen Lloyd. George Ter Carl Oull U. S Cheshire Ersey

Birthday hens mislead father and gifts spark family tale

A humorous tale follows a man seeking a good egg layer for a birthday gift. He finds four hens with pearly eyes and plans to boast to his wife. On delivering the surprise, he learns the greeting was from the old hen and a missing umbrella mystery emerges with a joke about his son Johnny.

Father Minneapoli Benson Johnny

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