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Evening journal., 1915-10-25
New News Of Yesterday
Early Advocates of Trans
continental Railroads
By Holland.

The late James G. Layng's career as
railroad man was contemporaneous
with the great development OF rail-
road construction Of the United States,
for it began in 1S49 and was ended by
his retirement in 1900. Mr.. Laying was
one OF the surveyors who were sent
out by the Pennsylvania Railroad in
lS49 to survey a route for the first
railroad running westerly from Pitts
burgh. He was later in life promi-
nently associated with the Chicago
and Northwestern, with the big
Four" and was the chief executive Of
flcer of the West Shore Company
Occasionally yhen Mr. Laying had
leisure he narrated TO me many inter
esting anecdotes associated with the
development of American railroads
recall one conversation with him in
which he spoke with admiration. even
with enthusiasm. of the men whom he
said were really the first 10 advocate
not vaguely. but with practicable sug-
gestions, the construction Of railroads
through to the Pacific Coast
you might think" said Mr.. Laying,
that the men who were the first prac-
tically to advocate and even to take
part in the preliminaries OF Pacific
railroad construction we're men of cap
ital, or perhaps some who were in
public life in Washington, as members
of Congress But you would be mis-
taken IL you entertained that view.
The real and practical first advocates
/ Of Pacific railroad construction who
also demonstrated how this could be
done were army officers Of the United
States. Some OF them gained, several
years later at the time of the Civil
War, great distinction
Il will tell you who some OF them
were. One was a lieutenant who had
few years earlier been graduated al
West Point. His name was William T
Sherman. He had been sent TO Cal.
ifornia by the government at Wash
ington for the purpose of aiding anI
maintaining peaceful conditions in tn
territory which had just been cede
to us by Mexico. He was one OF tn
first to urge upon the government a
Washington that a survey be mad
for an available railroad route fror
California easterly. He actually sen
out the first surveyors.
Another was a captain in the reg
ular army. He was a member OF tn
surveying party which located a rout'
that afterward was substantial,
adopted by the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company. He was enthusiastic
and earnest respecting the construc
tion OF the Pacific railroads He wa.
then Capt. George B. Mcclellan, after
ward commander of the Army Of tn,
Potomac. Another graduate Of West
Point who had seen service in the
west while a young army officer was
Secretary OF War in the Cabinet OF
President Pierce His name was JEFF.
ferson Davis, and il was due 10 him
that several competent and highly sue.
cessful surveying parties were sent
out with intent to locate as MANY
available routes as possible. John c
Fremont. then an army officer. was
an early advocate OF Pacific railroads
and he persuaded his father-in-law
Thomas II. Benton, then United States
Senator from Missouri, to give the
project his earnest support.
1T was the work done by these mer
and other army officers which at las
Evening journal., 1915-10-25
GRANT LETTERS ON ESTATE.

Register of Willis Isaac r. Brown
has issued the following letters:
Administration on estate of George
r. Roberts 10 Wilmington Trust
Company.
Testamentary. on estate of William
NJ. Pusey to Edith Pusey. Marietta
Wilkinson to Joseph Franklin Cole,
and upon estate of ID. w. Thompson
10 Annie NJ. THOMPSON.
Evening journal., 1915-10-25

could not stand on
my feet My sister
in-law wished me 10
try Lydia T.. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound and my
nerves became firm,
appetite good, step
elastic, and / lost
that weak, tire 4
feeling. That was
six years ago and /
have had three fine
Evening journal., 1915-10-25
WAS MISERABLE
COULDN'T STAND
Testifies She Was Restored
to Health by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Lackawanna, N. Y" After my first
child was born felt very miserable and
The Coconino sun., 1915-11-12
ARTICLE |

The names of the incorporators and
their Post Office addresses are as fol-
lows:
Name Address Post Office
C. H. Spencer, Flagstaff, Arizona.
j. w. B. Calhoun, Flagstaff, Arizona.
Gerard T. Wall, Flagstaff, Arizona.
The name of the corporation shall
be and is:
The Coconino sun., 1915-11-12
NEUTRALITY NOT A PARTY
ISSUE

Congressman Nicholas Longworth,
of Ohio, says-"We have continued to
preserve the neutrality. Good, but why
not? The situation is not without
precedent. This is not the first Euro
pean war within the memory of men
here present. A Democratic President
preserved our neutrality during the
Crimean War. A Republican Presi-
dent preserved it during the Franco
Prussian War. Another Republican
President preserved our neutrality
during the war between Russia and
Japan. Granted that the present stu
alton has been handled admirably, but
what American President, Republican
or Democratic, would not have done
likewise? There is nothing sacred
about it; there is no reason why it
should blind US to the lamentable re-
suits of other Democratic policies and
performances, either foreign or do
nestle"
The Coconino sun., 1915-11-12

In spite of the beautiful weather We
have enjoyed all fall, some people will
meet you on the street with "Ain't
this goshawful weather." And YET
the American people are credited with
being long suffering.
The city fathers have given us ar
ordinance making the cleaning OF
sidewalks compulsory. Good work
We have always contended that this
deficiency in clean sidewalks should be
catalogued as criminal conduct.
The rain and snow of the past week
gives us something more to worry
about--crossing the crossings across
the streets this winter. Also that
Christmas is only six weeks away.
Notwithstanding the many new
houses erected during the summer
there are few houses for rent in Flag.
staff this fall.
The Coconino sun., 1915-11-12

According to a statement made by
Chief Inspector, H. f. Emerson, Of the
grain Inspection Department of the
State of Minnesota, 272 cars of wheat,
and 26 cars of rye have been imported
from Canada since September LIST for
milling in Minneapolis. This wheat
was sold in competition with the
American farmer and necessarily de-
prived him of a market for 298 cars
Of grain. Not only that, but it served
to reduce the price the American
farmer would otherwise receive. These
figures cover only the amount milled
in Minneapolis. 1t will be interesting
later to see the figures covering i'm
portations Of Canadian grain for mill
ing in other American cities. The De-
mocratic tariff law reduced the tariff
on wheat from 25 to 10 cents and
placed rye on the free list.
The Coconino sun., 1915-11-12
ORDINANCE NO. 173

An Ordinance closing that certain
sixteen foot (16) alley lying and be-
ing on the north side of block six co.
B, in the town of Flagstaff, county of
Coconino, state of Arizona, between
North Humphrey street and North
Kendrick street.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Common Council of the Town of Flag
staff, as follows;
Section |
That that certain alley lying and
being on the north side of block six
(6) B, in the town of Flagstaff ,coun-
ty of Coconino, state of Arizona,
which said alley is sixteen (16) feet
in width and running the entire length
of said block, between North Humph-
rey street and North Kendrick street,
be and the same is hereby closed, and
said land heretofore designated and
dedicated as such alley does hereby
revert to said block six (6) b, IN the
town of Flagstaff, county of Coconino,
state of Arizona; and same will here
after be considered a part of said
block six (6) B.
Section ii
This Ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage,
posting and publication, as required
by law.
Passed by the Mayor and Common
Council of the Town of Flagstaff, this
2Sth day of October, A. d. 1915.
J. w. FRANCIS,
Mayor Town Of Flagstaff
Attest: GEO. A. FLEMING,
Clerk Town of Flagstaff.
Nov. SO
The Coconino sun., 1915-11-12
THE GOOD CITIZEN

But personally, should advocate a
discipline that went beyond volun-
teer militia, and this for several rea-
sons that grow out of my own obser-
walton. The only political Office | ever
held in my life was that of regent
of the Nebraska University, where
there was no salary attached nor the
ghost of chance to steal. Part OF
our revenues came through the Nor,
rill Act, under which, also, the govern
ment furnished us West Point gra-
duate to instruct our boys in the du-
ties of soldier. In my time this
young officer happened to be Lieuten-
ant Pershing, now General Pershing
who rendered such brilliant service in
the Philippines. Pershng was called
a martinez, but the boys all loved him
and tried to please him. Indeed they
spent so much time shining their
shoes, brushing their clothes, polishing
their ACCOMPLISHMENT and learning the
manual of arms, that the faculty COM
planned to the board of regents that
the boys were neglecting their studies,
and asked that the military drill be
abolished or greatly curtailed. | list
ened to the arguments of the learned
faculty, but cast my vote against
them. For had seen scores of these
lads who had come from farms and
villages to work their way to an edu-
cation by doing chores, however me-
nial-great, splendid, slipshod, coun-
try pumpkins, with more legs than a
centipede and more arms than Briar-
eus-as awkward and clumsy as New
foundland puppies; and in a years
time ! had found myself envying
their elegance of carriage, their poise
and pose, their f-possession-why
they had even learned how to stand
still and to do il gracefully! told the
faculty that there was not a study in
their curriculum that in my opinion
meant half so much to these young
fellows in after life as their military
training under Pershing. Think of the
habits that grew out of such discipline
Obedience, promptness, sense of
duty, temperance, cleanliness, deport-
ment--everything that goes to make a
useful and self-reliant citizen In any
walk of life these habits would be as
valuable to them as all their knowl-
edge, and in the event of war they
would not, like Colonel Bryan, have to
be taught their "hay-foot" from their
"straw-foot." A million or so of such
citizens would rival the armies of Ger
many and Japan. It seems to me that
it would be well for him and for our
country if every boy could have that
discipline, and Washington, think,
was of the same opinion.-"Self-D De
Tense" Henry d. Estabrook, in Ma
tiona Magazine for October
The Coconino sun., 1915-11-12
Notice Of the Reception of Bids

NOtice OF the reception OF BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by the
Superintendent of Streets of the town
of Flagstaff, at the Office of the clerk,
from October the 2Sth, to Monday,
November the 10Th, 1915, for Cement
Sidewalk. Said walk to be placed
along lots No. 1 along Leroux street
in block No. Sd Railroad Addition to
the town Of Flagstaff.
Plans and specifications on file at
the Office of the Clerk.
COMMON COUNCIL, TOWN OF
FLAGSTAFF.
By GEO. A. FLEMING, Clerk.
Nov. 500
The Coconino sun., 1915-11-12

Special Edition of The Sun for Sale
We have supply of the special In
dustrial Edition of The Sun. May be
secured at the Sun Office in rs lots for
$1.00. Send your friends a copy and
help boost Coconino County.
The Coconino sun., 1915-11-12

"Grandmaw Pash says there's too
much tomfoolery mixed up in the
raisin' O. children nowadays. She
ought to know; she lost eleven."-Abe
Martin.
The Coconino sun., 1915-11-12


said counties Of Coconino and Yava-
pal, for the purpose of obtaining, stor-
ing, selling, delivering, measuring,
and distributing water to consumers
as aforesaid. ,.e..g~
To buy, own, raise, sell and use
horses, mules, burros, cattle, sheep,
hogs, and other stock, and purchase,
hold, use and sell such real estate as
may be necessary for the purpose of
conducting such business.
To purchase, improve, develop, hold
and enjoy real estate in fee simple,
and to lease, mortgage and sell the
same in such parts or parcels, i'm
proved or unimproyed, and on such
terms as to time and manner of pay
ment as may be agreed upon.
ARTICLE III
That the total amount Of the capital
stock Of this corporation shall be One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.-
00) and the number of shares into
which the same shall be divided is Ten
Thousand 100000, and the par value
Of each share shall be Ten Dollars
$4,000, all of which said stock shall
be issued fully paid and non-assess-
able.
ARTICLE "
The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be the day
these articles are filed in accordance
with the law, and the termination
thereof shall be Twenty-Five. (25)
years thereafter, with privilege of re-
newal, as provided by law.
ARTICLEV
The affairs of this company shall be
executed by Board of Directors, con-
sisting of three persons, and such
officers as the Board of Directors may
elect, and appoint, such Directors and
officers to be elected on the second day
of January, A. D., 1916, and annually
on the same day and month there
after, or at any adjourned meeting
thereof for term of one year and
until their successors are elected and
qualified. Vacancies in the Board of
Directors to be filled by special meet
ing Of the Stockholders called for that
purpose, until the election of said
Directors and Officers at the first
meeting Of the stockholders of said
corporation, the following-named per-
sons shall be and constitute the Board
of Directors:
c. H. Spencer, J. w. B. Calhoun and
Gerard T. Wall.
Until such Board of Directors shall
have been elected, at the regular an
nual stockholders meeting of this cor
poration, the officers of said Board of
Directors and of this corporation shall
be the following-named Directors:
C. H. Spencer, President and Trea-
surer, J. w. B. Calhoun, Vice Presi-
dent, and Gerard T. Wall, Secretary.
ARTICLE vi
The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability, direct or contingent, to
which this corporation shall, at any
time, subject itself, or for which it
may become liable, shall not exceed
the sum of two-thirds of the par value
of its authorized capital stock.
ARTICLE VII
Private property of the stockhold-
ers of this corporation shall be for
ever exempt from liability from its
debts or obligations.
In Witness Whereof, we have here
unto affixed our signatures and seals
this 3rd day of November, A. D.,
1915.
C. H. SPENCER,
j. w. B. CALHOUN,
The Coconino sun., 1915-11-12
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE COCONINO WATER
DEVELOPMENT AND

Know all Men by These Presents
that we, c. H. Spencer, j. w. B. CAL
houn and Gerard T. Wall, de hereby
associate ourselves together for the
purpose of forming a corporation I'M
der the laws of the State of Arizona,
and for this purpose do hereby adopt
the following Articles of Incorpora-
tion.
The Coconino sun., 1915-11-12

STATE OF ARIZONA, }
)ss.
County of Coconino
Before me, C. B. Wilson, a Notary
Public in and for the County of Coco
nino, State of Arizona, personally ap-
peared C. H. Spencer, J. w. B. Cal
houn and Gerard T. Wall, all person
ally known to me to be the persons
whose names are subscribed in the
foregoing instrument, and acknowl-
edged to me that they executed the
same for the purpose and considera-
tions therein expressed.
My commission expires February
23rd, A. D., 1916.
Given under my hand and seal of
office this Bird day of November A. D.,
1915.
C. B. WILSON,
Notary Public
Filed in the Office of the Arizona
Corporation Commission this 9Th day
Of November A. D., 1915, at 1870 p.
M, at request of c. B. Wilson, whose
post office is Flagstaff, Arizona.
ARIZONA CORPORATION CON-
MISSION,
By F. A. JONES,
Chairman.
State of Arizona
)ss.
County of Coconino
l, Dan ]. Cronin, County Recorder,
in and for the County and State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that the
within instrument was filled for rec
ord at 1920 o'clock a. M, on this 10th
day Of November A. D. 1915 and duly
recorded in Book No. 2 Of Articles Of
Incorporation Records Of Coconino
County, Arizona, at pages 259 ct seq.
Witness my hand and official seal
the day and year first above written.
DAN J. CRONIN,
County Recorder
Nov. 12--Dec. II.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-01
Fight For
Tacoma
Spreading

Virtually every club woman in
Tacoma-and a good many th9u2
sands of women who do not be-
long to clubs-is behind tho
movement to change Mount Ia
coma's official name.
Editor Samuel Wall. in the
current issue of his weekly paper,
Whats Doing" publishes en-.
dorsements from nearly every or
ganized club in Tacoma, including
parent-teacher associations and
the Presidents Council.
Aside from the women, he cites
the following organizations today
as having pledged themselves to
help take the smirch of Rainier"
from the mountain: The Red
Cen of city and state, Patriotic
Sons of America; Blue Smoke
club; International Alliance Of
Stage Employees. Central Labor
Council.
The Boston Herald has taken
up the fight to rename our noun
tain, basing its assertions that
Tacoma is the proper namc,
upon historical data left by Gen.
Hazard Stevens of Boston, who
was the first person to achieve
the summit.
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2 Women
Executed
I'm France

PARIS, Nov. France makes
no secret of the fact that rwo
women have been executed Tor
spies, but officials today refused
to be drawn into a discussion from
the standpoint or the German ex-
ecution OF Miss Edith Cave,..
Miss Cavell was merely charg-
ed with helping British soldiers
escape from Belgium and not for
spying, It was pointed out.
The French found Ottilie voss
and Margaret Schmidt, the wom-
en- executed, guilty of espionage.
The Voss woman was court-mar-
tailed after she had been ordered
to visit MarseilIes, Lyons. Mont
pelier and Nice to note the move
ment Of troops. She was ar
rested February "a.
The Schmidt woman had been
given money to 60 to France and
had a book Of questions given her
by German officers 70 ask people
10 France. She was condemned
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ROOters
Will Go
to s.. r..

UNIVERSITY OF WASHING
TON, Nov. 1.-More than 500
students have signified their In
tentions of sailing Nov. 2 on the
steamer Congress for San Fran
cisco where they will root for the
Washington football team against
the University of California elev.
en-.
Midget crews are advocated by
members of the Varsity Boat club
at the state university.
Seniors have decided they want
some distinctive insignia for class
recognition. They will decide ut
the next meeting of the Senior
Council whether the mark will pc
sombrero, red necktie or a cane.
University Y. M. G. A. is gath
ering all the old magazines in the
district for use in the city hos
pitfalls and Jail.
A set of books dealing with the
early life of Sweden has been adj
ded to the University of Wash
ington library through the effoi Is
of Prof. K. ]. Vickner. The
Swedish government pres snted
the gift.
There is possibility of tire
game with the University of Colo
RADIO being cancelled. The re-
markable showing made this year
by the Washington state football
team may result in the culmlna-
ton of Thanksgiving game. Colo
RADIO has already been severely
beaten by several middle western
teams.
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to Tie
Score

Saturdays game between Lir-
coin Park and Stadium high
school teams resulted in aS0 %
score showed a marked improve
ment on the part OF the south end
aggregation and "a need of a
sharper overhead attack on the
part of Stadium. d
Coach Perkins backs refused
to cut in and were time and again
downed with a loss or without a
gain when they attempted wide
end runs. Lincoln's line was the
proverbial stonewall.
Duane Shields right half for
Stadium played the only really
smashing game for the north end
ers. He ran low, cut In and hit
hard. Both lines played high and
the majority of all the players
carrying the ball stood ar
straight, making 1t easy for TIL,
opposing players to topple them
over.
Forward passes were worked
successfully several times, but die
not result in any great gains
Coach Colbert undoubtedly will
drive his men harder than eveI
during the next week, while III,
north end players, realizing the
growing strength of Colbert.
players. will work just as hard.
The third game will be played
on Stadium field Nov. 6. Thc
Stadium second team won from
the same team of Lincoln in Z
game In which they out-fluked
their opponents. An intercepted
forward pass and a run the en-.
tire length of the field gave them
touchdown and a goal, practi.
cally sewing up the game. A few.
minutes later Lincoln player
duplicated the feat, only goal was
not converted.
The threatening weather kept
the crowd away.
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GIRL LURED
FROM HOME

Charged with having lured Olfie
Erickson, age 81, of Tacoma, to
Olympia for alleged improper pur-
poses, f. e. Seeley, editor OF the
Oakland World, was arrested yes
terday and is being held In the
Olympia jail without bail.
Seeley is said to have caught
the girls attention through an
advertisement In a Tacoma news
paper, asking for an apprentice
girl In his newspaper office at
oakville A public morals officer
trailed the girl to Olympia yes
terday, where she was met by
Seeley. The man was arrested
after he and the girl had gone to
the White House hotel, II IL said
Seeley is 81 years old and has
a family. The girl lives with her
mother, Mrs. Alfhild Erickson,
1912 Ferry street.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

r~>~~~~~~r~~r~~>>~~>~~
SEALED PROPOSALS will be recei-
cd at the office of the Comfis-
sioner of Light and Water, City
Hall, City of Tacoma. Washington,
between the hours of A. M. and Ii
a. ~. on Friday. November 9Th,
1918. for
Ono three-qusrter (2) ton deliv-
cry automobile.
Ono light roadster or touring car,
With 4 cylinder engine Of not less
than q II. r
One roadster or touring car OF
not less than 80 II. p. fully equip
ped with electric starter and lights
All according 70 specificat tons on
fi1e IN the office of the superin-
r. bond required 25f %
must b made %
T. y; : |ss a y ]rs :ss cs IN;
five pff cent 81 6r,oun< ~ pro :
s s|ss'snsp q {'2s M snd wsssr' TIC
6 III. M 9. e, ,z ths f'rnt g
JAMES q DRAKE
Cou1Inl<sion<f Light ara water.
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Bray, Gladys Johnson, Alice
Swing, May Percival, Viola Jess
mer, Ruth Reynolds and Melva
Cummings.
Lower left, All-Stars: Claribel
Bray, Ruby Moe, Fernando Lar
son, Ruth Larson, Mildred Cap
we'll, Helen Valentine and Veda
Swing.
Lower right. Invincibles: Mabel
Johnson, Mary Stadek, Mabel
Ring, Lillian johnson, Margaret
Renmen, Jennie Wayne and Ere
da Swing.
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veloped among their own teams.
The teams play nightly on the
outside grounds of the school
when the weather permits. The
girls are divided into four teams,
the Rovers, Midgets, All-Stars AMI
Invincibles.
Upper left, Midgets: Violet
Hammer, Hazel Reynolds, Mary
Harris, Lillian Moe. Geraldine La
Furgey, Kalma Carlson and Ruth
Whiteman.
Upper right, Rovers: Esther