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The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20
c. W. LACKEY FOUND
DEAD in HOTEL

San Bernardino, Aug, 17.-.Cs
w. Lackey, a Santa Fe Raflroad
man from Winslow, Arizona, was
found dead in his bed at tht.
Commercial Hotel this lnorring.
Upon his face was a handker-
chief aturated with scb1oroforn
and covered with a pillow
Death was evidently accidental
The deceased had been troubled
for many weeks with insomnia
All effort to secure sleep failed,
except by the use of chloroforn
Two days ago he was last seer
alive. AS he failed to appear
this morning an investigation
was started, with the result OF
finding him dead. Among his
effects were numerous bottles OF
chlorofOrm.
Lackey was a lay preacher,
and frequently h e d services
among the railroad men far out
on the desert, when his train
found itself removed from civiliz
alton on Sunday. He was pop
ular and regarded by all his fel-
low railroad men as sincere in
his religious professions.
He leaves a sister, Mrs. Fl. B.
Wire, residing at Long Beach,
and a son Charles Lackey, re
sident of Sioux Falls, S. D. The
remains will be taken to Grinnell
Iowa, by delegation of Broth
erhood Of Railroad Trainmen
B. L. Holmes Santa Fe station
agent here has charge of arrang-
ements.
Mr.. Lackey, who made his re-
sidence at Winslow, has been
working for the Santa Fe out oi
this point for many years past
and was we'll known to the resi-
dents of Winslow as well as
other towns i'll Northern Arizona
it having been his practice on his
lay over days to visit one OF the
neighboring towns and hold re
ligious services there. Mr.. Lac
key was very enthusiastic in his
religious beliefs and never let an
opportunity go by when he
saw a chance to say a word to
a fellow worker. His many
friends were shocked at the sad
news of his death. Mr.. Lackey
has been in poor health for the
past year or more preventing
him from performing his duties
on the road.
The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20
Hanks and Daze
Form Partnership

During the past week new
firm has been organized in Wins
low, Mr.. Charles Daze having
gone into partnership with D. E..
Hanks, taking a half interest in
the livery and drayage business
which has been conducted for
some time past by Mr.. Hanks.
The new firm has made an
auspicous beginning having
bought the lots on which the
present business is conducted.
Within a short time they will
commence the construction of a
brick barn on their newly &C
quired property which will be a
great Improvement and put their
business on a citi6ed basis.
The new building, when COM
ple+ed, will fill up the block
greatly improving the appear
ance of the town, no vacant
space being visible on this par
ticular block.
The firm of Hanks and Daze
are to be commended on their
enterprise showing that they
have faith in the future of Wins.
low.
The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20
Forests of the North

Capitalists have lon ng had
wistful eyes on tn. splendid for
ests of southeastern Alaska. A
recent bulletin Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture says that in
this locality the average rainfall
is about ninety inches and the
trees grow to a large size. In
the central plateau of Alaska the
precipitation is less than Is
inches and the average size OF
timber is small.
The total forest area ofAlaska
is approximately 100 million
acres, about 27 per cent OF the
land area. Of this about 20 mil
lion acres bear timber of suffi.
cient size and density to be used
as saw timber.
The stand of trees averages
for considerable areas $4,000
feet per acre. The usual timber
cut in the coast forests of alaska
is about 100000 board feet,
almost entirely spruce. The
southern and southeastern coast
having a much larger timber
supply than will be needed To-
cally for a long time to come,
much of the hemlock should be
cut and the spruce given an op-
portnnity to increase. The cut
ting that has so far taken place
on the coast of Alaska has had
but small effect upon the forest;
the bulk is yet untouched.
The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20

tional and Territorial admins
tration of the Republican Party.
We heartily endorse the success
full efforts of our present Delegate
to Congress, the Hon. Ralph
Cameron, and express our gra-
titude and appreciation for his
untiring and persistent labors i'll
the fight for the admission of the
Territory to Statehood.
We believe in the principle of
the Republican Party that
majority of the people shall rule,
and as Republican organiza-
ton we heartily endorse that
principle, and believe that all vi
tai and important questions
should be submitted to a vote of
the people, and we recommend
that a provision be inserted in
the Constitution to that end.
We further recommend that our
delegates to the Constitutional
Convention go uninstructed.
The following nominations for
delegates to the Constitutional
Convention were then made:
c. M. c. Houck, James Scott
and John Henry Willis.
Ballot resulted as follows:
c. M. c. Houck, SO votes.
John H. Willis, 10 votes.
James Scott, % votes.
On motion the nomination of
G. M. c. Houck and James Scott
was made unanimous.
The following Central Commit
tee was appointed:
w. II. Clark, Chairman.
r. c. Smith, Secretary.
+. ii. Waite.
II. w. Asbury.
Jos. W. Smith.
The following Precinct Chair
man were appointed:
Pinedale: E. M. Thomas, Sr.,
Showlow: ]. c. Owens.
Lakeside; ohm l.. Fish. s.
Plnetop: S. Mccoy.
AVhiteriver: w. H. Shawnee.
Shumway: +. p. Denham.
Taylor: E. 7. Hatch.
Snowflake: Ninian Miller.
Woodruff: H. A. Hatch.
Holbrook: X. G. Smith,
St. Joseph: John Bushman, Sr.,
Heber: G.. |. HCuck.
Winslow: F. II. Waite.
The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20
ADVERTISING MOMENTUM.

Everyone who knows about raroading will tell you
that the most severe engine is to get the
train started.
Same thing with advertising.
If you can induce only few buyers to your
goods first result of advertising, there will be
enough business to profit resulting from the
recommendation of one person to another.
OF course this one person to another recommended
ton is only possible when the goods right satsfac
tory.
There is seldom profit in the first order.
It's the momentum which counts.-Cemmerclal
Union.
The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20
GREAT FLOOD
BLOCKS ALL
TRAINS
Santa Fe Main Line Washed
Out in New Mexico
for Three Miles

East Las Vegas, n. NJ, Aug.
1S.-The Santa Fe transconti.
mental line in northeastern New
Mexico is out of commission to-
day as a result of clOudbursts iii
this section last night which
washed out three miles of track
at Chapel, Ribera and Eleta, n.
NJ, and destroyed several steel
bridges.
1t is announced at division
headquarters here that the dam
age cannot be repaired for at
least three days. In the mean-
time all trains will be detoured
over the Belen cutoff.
The tOrrential rains of last
night continue today with no
sign of abatement.
East bound Santa Fe No. 2 is
marooned between two wash
outs 25 miles east of here.
The loss of live stock and crops
from the present floods is heavy.
Trains have been coming into
Winslow all the way from p
to As hours late.
The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20
CHANGES IN AREA OF
ZUNI NATIONAL
FOREST

. NO", ~ -, J uiJ AO'
The President has signed a pro
elamation eliminating 5,219
acres from, and adding 126,OO1
acres to, the Zuni National For.
est, Arizona and New Mexico,
and transferring the Mt. Taylor
Division of 215,6O1 acres from
the ManzanO to the Zuni. These
changes are the result of care
full field examination made last
summer by the direction of the
Secretary of Agriculture. which
showed that the lands eliminat.
ed are not chiefly valuable for
National Forest purposes.
The additions comprise com
mercial forest areas adjacent to
the several divisions of the Nat
ional Forest. T he addition
southeast of the Fort Defiance
Division in T. % N, r. 20, 80
and 81 E., contains an excellent
stand of jnniper and pinon aver
aging about ten cords to the
acre, and quantity of scattered
yellow pine estimated to cover
an area equal to five sections.
The total stand on this addition
is figured at approxim ately
100000 cords. This part of the
country is made up ofhigh mesas
and ridges containing very little
land of Agricultural value. The
addition lying to the south and
southeast of the Zuni Indian Re-
7servation i'll T. s and 9 N, X 16
q 10 W., contains a stand of
G c1a->.''ercisl relies pine estima-
ted at 75,O00,OOO board feet,
running from 1000 to 5000
feet to the acre; in addition to
the commercial timber, the area
has some 100000 cords of cord
wood. The addition southwest
IF the Fort .Wingate Military
Reservation, in 7. 13 N, r. 19
W., and 7. 13 and II N, r. Is
W., contains an estimated stand
of Is, 100000 board feet of com
mercial yellow pine together
with 10000 cords of cordwood
The division transferred from
the Manzano comprises the San
Mateo Mountains and the Sierra
Chivato and is bounded on the
east by the Cebolleta grant and
on the north by the Ignacio
Chavos grant. Hereafter trans.
actions relating to this Division
will be conducted through the
Gallup Office, the headquarters
of the Zuni Forest.
The lands eliminated by this
proclamation will be restored to
settlement and entry after they
shall have been advertised in the
local newspapers by the Secre-
tary of Interior.
The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20

The Maccabee Ladies, are to
give an entertainment the first
week in September. All who en-
Joy a good time and hearty
laugh, be sure and come. The
Ladies are working hard to
make it a success. A big bunch
IF chestnuts are promised.
The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20

Chas Clay, who for some time
past has been employed at the
Navajo Hotel, left Saturday for
his home at Albuquerque.
The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20

T. A. Brown, and daughter, of
Flagstaff were Winslow visitors
Tuesday, Mr.. Brown looking
after the interests of the Singer
Sewing Machine Company.
The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20
CHANGES In AREA OF
MANzANO NATIONAL
FOREST

w dSnlnS lOIl, -. ", uly 10
The President has signed a pro-
clamation which adds 1882
acres to the total area Of the
Manzano National Forest, New
Mexico. AS a matter OF fact,
26S, go acres have been put in
to the forest, but, at the same
time, 81, ,15S acres have been
eliminated from it. The elimina-
tions are made at various points
along the exterior bound airy be-
tween the TETON grant i'll San
1oval County and Mountainair
in Torrance County, and are the
result of a careful field examina-
ton, under the direction of the
Secretary of Agriculture which
showed that the areas eliminat-
ed are not chiefly valuable for
National Forest purposes, but
are more suited for agriculture
or grazing, or they are so gener.
ally alienated as to make Nat
iOnal Forest administration of
them impracticable.
The additions consist of Sec,
80, in I. 10 N, II. 7 E., and a
large tract lying south of Noun
tainair, known locally as the
Chupadero Mesa. This is up
land country, supporting a for
,est, cover of heavy al1inon and
siuu'p ftnd averages Ave or six
;ords TO to the ayre and on small
areas as much as twenty-five
lords. he. total stand is esti-
nated at 200, ,Ooo cords. + This This
erca is tributary the Ckupa-
lero valley, in which there is
much land which, in the near
uture, may prove valuable for
agricultural purposes.
The Mt. Taylor Division, form
'rly a portion OF the Manzan o
Forest, has been transferred to
he Zuni. The elimination of the
San Mateo Springs grant is pro-
)ably the most important of the
changes in the Mt. Taylor sec
ton. Other areas were thrown
)ut both east and west of the
Bartholeme Fernandez grant
md southeast Of the Felipe TAT
oya grant.
The unappropriated portions
IF the lands eliminated by this
proclamation will be restored to
settlement and entry after they
shall have been advertised in the
local papers by the Secretary of
the Interior.
The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20

The Misses Cullen, OF Needles,
on their way east stopped off at
Winslow a day last week to vi
sit with friends.
The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20
OF THE
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
G. NJ. G. Houck of Holbrook and
James Scott of Pinedale
Nominated.

tiOn met at Holbrook on Satur.
day the 18th instant and nomi-
mated two delegates to the con-
stitutional convention.
In the absence of ]. Edward
Ward, chairman of the county
central committee, the eonven-
tion was called to order by w.
H. Clark. Mr.. Clark was elected
temporary chairman and l.. D.
Divelbess chosen temporary
secretary. These officers were
later on made permanent.
The following committees were
appointed: Credentials: J. c.
Owens, H. ". Asbury, James
Scott, JOS. w. Smith, ]. E. Cox.
Order of Business: DR.. 2. D.
Sprankle, J. E. Cox, c. Hess, Jr.
Resolutions: F. H. Waite. w. X.
SCorse, A. ]. Palmer.
The report of the committee
on credentials showing the fol-
lowing delegates entitled to a
seat in the convention:
Mr.. Chairman:
We the Committee on Creden-
tials find the following delegates
entitled to seats in the Conven-
tion:-
From Winslow:
F. H. Waite
A. Robertson by F. H. Waite.
E. A. Boyd "
j.. Spellmire g {.
D. E. Hanks
H. w. Asbury
Geo. levitt Jr. H. W. Asbury
L. Korn
Geo. Fl. KeyesJr." d"
Wm. Burke
Santiago Baca
O. Selsted by J.E. Campbell
J.C. Campbell
p. D. Sprankle
Geo. F. Schaalby P. d. Sprankle
7. Shufin by Byron Yount
Gus Hansen
From Holbrook:
r. c. Smith by L. D. Divelbess
l.. D. Devilbess
w. H. Clark
Vim. r. Scorse
J.. E. Cox
From Whiteriver:
J.C. Freeman by L. D. Devilbess
W. H. Shawnee
From Keams Canyon:
Ben Burk
From Pinedale:
| James Scott
From Heber:
G. Hess Jr.
From Showlow:
]. c. Owens
G. M. Adams by J. c. Owens
From Taylor:
L. n. Decker
Henry McCleve
A. ]. Palmer
From Lakeside:
Jno. L. Fish by Joseph w.
Smith.
From Snowflake:
]. H. Willis by Jos W., Smith
Jos. w. Smith
c. II. Ballard by Andrew l..
Rogers Jr.
From Shumway:
F. 2. Denham by JOS. w. Smith
Proxy. A total of thirty-seven
delegates entitled to a seat.
G.. Owens. Chairman
+. Cox. Secretary
On motion the temporary
officers were made permanent:
The report of the Committee
OH resolutions, as follows, was
approved:
We, the Republicans of Navajo
County, Territory of Arizona, in
Convention duly assembled, do
hereby heartily endorse the Ma
The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20

A. J. SorreIs visited Grand
Canyon last Sunday, returning
here Monday morning
The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20

Mrs. Emma Black, of Flagstaff
was a Winslow visitor Wednes-
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-01
F. A. COOK REDIVIVUS

THAT eminent green goods artist, DR.. Fred
erck A. Cook, is announced as the author OF
an article in forthcoming magazine in his
own defense. He has tired of being man with
out country and with the gall that marked his
"explorations' he appears to believe that he can
restore himself in the confidence of Americans.
The story, it is announced will deal with the
Psychology" of his adventures. He says:
Did get to the north pole? Perhaps
I made mistake in thinking that | did.
Perhaps | did not make a mistake. After
mature thought | confess that do not know
absolutely whether I reached the pole or not.
This may come as an amazing statement,
but | am willing to startle the world if by
so doing can get an opportunity to present
my case"
Isn't that Enthusiastically Cookian? Among
the psychological" things he has to explain
The faxed ascent of Mt Mckinley Prof H.
c. Parker of Columbia university has recently as
cended the mountain and taken photographs from
the exact points, far below the summit, which Cook
said was the top.
The message to his guide, Edward Barrill, in
which he said: "For Gods sake, don't give me
away"
The naming of the mythical "Bradleyland," ;"
which no one has ever found.
The attempt to get box of "proofs" aboard
Pearys ship through Harry Whitney, SO that he
could accuse Peary of losing or destroying them.
The employment of Captain Loose of New
York to help him prepare some "proofs."
The failure to send to Copenhagen a scintilla
of proof.
There is great opportunity for psychological
showdown in Cooks case There are not few
Americans who have a snea1ing admiration for
Cook because he got away with" his great hoax,
took in king and bunch of university professors,
plucked 100000 from the American people, who
think themselves the smartest earth, and made
a Clever getaway" He will lose even that pres
t1ge II he IS rash enough to rub it all in.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-01
FINED FOR BEING ROBBED

Editor Herald: In every paper we
read of from one to twenty cases of
vagrancy disposed of in the usual man
ner of $40 or ten days. AS a man
would hardly be a vagrant if he was
possessed of $40, he is usually forced to
spend ten days in the city jail.
Just stop a minute and think what
it means. Leaving out the cases, which
are very few, of men who are vagrants
or hobos from choice, take the cases
of the men who are vagrants-or, as
visible means of support-through no
fault of their own. You who sit com
fortably at your home and read this
will perhaps say that it is always
mans fault If he is without means of
support; but is it?
Take, for instance. what happened
not so long ago. A young man came
to the city, a stranger, with only
small amount of monev to carry him
over until he could find work. He went
to a rooming house, and during the
night his room was entered and what
little money he had was stolen. He
was a stranger, without money or
friends, but he was an optimist; so
he started out to find work. All that
day and that night he tramped the
streets and got what rest he might.
The next day was a repetition of the
first. There was no work to be had
outside the employment agencies, and
it took money to get place that way
and he was broke.
The second night he was arrested
in an alley where he had gone to get
a few minutes rest, and had gone to
sleep from pure exhaustion. In the
morning he was arraigned and given
ten days as vagrant.
Mr.. Voter, do you think when that
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-01
WOMAN ELECTED MAYOR

Editor Herald: Miss Gwenillian Nor
gan has just been elected mayor of
Brecon in South Wales. She is much
beloved, and when she was invested
with the mayors gold chain and scar
let rob the enthusiasm is said to have
been immense.
Miss Morgan comes of a family dis
tingushed for scholarship and public
service. She is called the best an
tiquary in South Wales. She has also
shown a strong interest in more mod
ern questions, especially the housing
problem. In politics she is Liberal.
She is IN author of reputation, and
has lately' been collaborating with the
American poet Louise Imogen Quincy
in writing a life of Henry Vaughan.
Miss Morgan is the second British
woman to be chosen mayor. Mrs. Eliza
beth Garrett Anderson had already
served two terms as mayor of Aide
burgh and has just declined to stand
for reelection. MaRGARET b.
Long Beach, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-01
THE WORLDS BEST
SELLER" THE BIBLE
fchristinn science MonItor)

There are thousands of people IN the
world who, strange as it may appear
are likely to form their first respectful
opinion of the Bible by learning that
1t is, commercially speaking. one OF
the greatest successes of all times;
that, in fact, in the book printing
book publishing and book selling line
there has never been a success that
came anywhere near it; that while its
beginnings date back to the INFANCY
of civilization and while its last Words
were penned nearly 1000 years ago
while 1t has been thunbed and conneo
and talked about and written about
through the centuries; while its con-
tents have been to some degree NOM
orized by millions; while 1t is the
most widely quoted book in any OF the
modern European languages; while
hundreds of thousands of copies are
distributed freely every year and While
there are comparatively few Protest
ant homes In the world that do not
contain a copy OF it-it is the "oest
seller In the book market and its
sales are increasing rather than dim
inishing annually.
This Information is worth imparting
to those who can be reached only by
what they call tangible facts. They
can hardly fail to wonder If there Is
not something in'' a book whose sale
has reached within a generation not
merely millions but hundreds of mil
partatnIV he
impressed by the announcement from
unimpeachable sources that the Bible
societies of the United States and the
United Kingdom, to say nothing OF
the Bible societies of other countries
and nothing of the hundreds OF prf-
vate concerns the world over that
print and publish the scriptures, are
adding to the annual output of Bioies
by between 100000 and 100000 cop
les a year.
To those who are seeking facts the
Bible and it's history and its status
before humanity at the present day
should be entirely satisfying. It Is
not necessary here or now to go into
the causes which contribute toward
making 1t the most precious ana AioSe
popular book ever written or pub
lished. We are dealing only with the
phase of the matter which is likely
to have attraction for those who like
to measure things by commercial stan
dards.
Let them measure the Bible by those
standards Let them test its value to
humanity by it's material success. Let
them in doing this take account of the
fact that from the time 1t was first
made available to the masses of the
people down to the present billions of
copies must have been printed, bound
and sold-and read-aud they will be
stolid, indeed, If they do not then ask
the reason why, or If they be content
until they shall have learned the rea-
son for themselves.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-01
CRIMINAL LAW REFORM

NALIFORNIA will earn credit for something,
besides interesting population gains if the
suggestions of the special committee of the
State Bar association ratified as seems proba-
bic, at its convention in Los Angeles on December
and next. Changes in criminal law procedure
that are no less sweeping than the old laws they
aim to reform are bad are proposed
Among the radical changes that may be in
dorsed are the following: The restriction of the
unanimous verdict to cases involving the death
penalty, and making three-fourths vote of Jury
sufficient to convict iii all other criminal cases the
adoption of the Oregon system Of preventing long
investigations OF grand jurles by indicted persons
constitutional amendments to permit judges to
charge iuries to matter of fact we'll as of law
an amendment enabling prosecutors to comment
to uries on the failure of defendants to take the
stand in their own behalf; the limitation of per-
emptory challenges to five each for the Erosecu-
tion and the defense; simpfcation of hearings for
trials; cutting down the grounds for demur-
rers and the appointment of medical experts by the
court instead Of their employment by interested
parties.
The abuse Of laws at which these proposed
changes are aimed has been the cause Of judicial
travesties within the recollection OF almost every
person IT, for example, they had not been in force
the San Francisco graft trials which disgraced all
California in the eyes of the world would probably
have ended in prompt conviction and punishment
and a wholesome lesson to crooks, rich and poor
alike.
Many of these changes are supported by lead
ing members of the bench. Judges Schloss, Law
lor and Bledsoe have advocated and urged them in
whole or in part in recent addresses in Los An
geles. They are SO manifestly needed that the
wonder is not that they may come but have been
so long coming.
If they shall be adopted the act will go far to-
ward wiping out the memory of miscarried Justice
in California and the workers in other parts of the
country for judicial reform will be greatly assisted
in bringing about countrywide movement to
strengthen the laws hands.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-01
Hermosa Beach, Cal.
FAMILY IN SORE NEED

Editor Herald: There is an oppor-
tunity in this city for some charitable
person to make a happy new year for
an unfortunate and needy family,
honest and hard working Drafts on
the limited income of the family have
been harder than they could bear and
stay "above water" There is a boy
9 years old, girl of 6 and little
crippled baby of 3, whose sickness has
lasted almost since birth. There have
been five operations on the child, and
the drug and medicine and doctors
bills have used up their funds and put
them behind SIS on grocery bills. The
druggist in the Oakford Drug company
in Long Beach will tell you their con-
dition, as we'll as their doctor, who has
been generous. The name is Mrs.
Grace Jones, 406 Folsom avenue. 1t is
a worthy case. SYMPATHIZER.
Long Beach, Cal.