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The Snowflake herald., 1919-01-03
ronoress VIII Be Asked For An
Appropriation of $100,000,OO
for Big Power Project

make fertile fully l, 900, 900 acres
of wonderfully productive soil.
To obtain the desired end Sec
retary Lane will ask congress to
appropriate 100000. 900, to be
Immediately available for the
use of the Reclamation Service.
SO impressed were the members
of the committee with the i'm
portance of the project that Sec
retary Lane was asked to repeat
his talk to $50 senators and con-
gressmen after the holidays.
The gist of his talk was as fol-
lows:
That S1OO, 100000 be imme-
diately available to prepare homes
for soldiers on the arid lands of
the west and the cutover and
swampy lands of the south. He
went into detail as to what could
be accomplished for the soldiers
in all these sections if given suf-
fcient appropriation Immediate
ly. He said he desired to have
such an item included in the
Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill,
but had been advised by Chair
man Shirley to get an authori-
zation first.
Several of the congressman
suggested that a direct appro-
priation of SlO0, 900, 900 be made
and that the Rules Committee
frame a rule by which this item
could be passed at this session
of congress so that farms for sol
diers could be quickly made
available and at the same time
work for soldiers could be imme-
diately offered to the returning
heroes of Chateau Thierry and
the Marne.
1t was agreed by the men who
heard Secretary Lane that big
drive in support of this program
should be made and therefore it
will be pushed with all possible
speed so that results can be ac-
complished now. 1t is expected
that President Wilson will send
a cable indorsing such a program
and calling upon all the admin
istration leaders to push this
plan through both houses be-
fore March 4th.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-01-03
Costume Ball Said TO
Be Event Of the Season

The costume ball given at So
cial hall Monday night was said
by many to have been the social
event of the holiday season.. An
unusually large crowd of dancers
took part in the evenings fes-
tiyities, and refreshments were
served throughout the dance.
Almost any kind of a character
could be picked out-Uncle Sam,
as is usual, was present, two or
three represented the Goddess
of Liberty, while Knights, hey
rubes,' dudes, clowns, etc.. were
there in profusion. and one lone
way down south darkey, over
looked by the doorkeeper, joined
in with the merry throng, And
all seemed to enjoy the occasion.
Almon Hunt. rancher of Clay
Springs, spent several days ir
town this week.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-01-03
SNOWFLAKE LOCAL AND
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS

Lon BuShman and Rollin Tan
aer were visitors in Snow fake
from st. Joseph the first of the
week.
James Peterson of Pinedale
was mere Saturday visiting his
iamlIy, who is temporarily resid-
ing in Snowflake.
Ell. Ernest Farr and family are
lSl'lng relatives and friends
"s[e' s,, Mrs. Farr being daughter
Of Mrs. Augusta Smith.
q l. 7. Owens concluded that
"a tas :, winters were too severe in
S s.s neoer section and will make
o a. nome IN Snowflake with Mrs.
30 ''le balance of the winter.
,,o,l ".ll Frost and family have
doY d,oyed INTO the A. M. Willis resi-
toa nOe IN the southeastern part of
oann %nn' Mr.. Willis and family re-
A. ty ~ went to the southern part
''ie state to spend the winter.
een.s1 ntsGt' Geo. A. Smith has ac-
tba p'To . a position as teacher in
W. W. Snowflake district school.
are Informed that another
The Snowflake herald., 1919-01-03

-, more than than twenty
e.. wears the mining editor Of
y. IT, naper, says the Kingman
Miner. Min has advocated the dam
w. of the Colorado river in the
Grand % Canyon for power and
wafer purposes and has many
t;o,oa had the project before the
II 9 Geological survey. but with
small hope of success. Every
,nrIe cf the subject has been
discussed, but one project or
another put it out of immediate
consideration, the engineers of
tbe survey believing that suffi-
,iept money could not be OBJ
tained from congress to put it
through. Engineers have made
surveys and examinations into
the feasibility of the project,
and Col. J. B. Grand, who is
now city engineer of Phoenix,
worked on the project for power
the past three years and might
have pulled it off if the war had
not put investments of that
character out of commission.
In September last Secretary
Lane sent widespread request
for lands on which to place re-
turned soldiers, and the writer
sent in a report on the Grand
Canyon project to which he re-
Ceived immediate response that
the matter would receive imme-
date consideration. The report
was called to the attention of
Director Davis of the Reclama-
ton Service and he in turn di-
rected the field engineers to
make an examination of the
project.
And last Monday Secretary
Lane is reported to have cleo
trifed a large number of west
ern congressman in a talk before
the Committee on Irrigation of
Arid Lands, when he stated the
potentialities of the mighty Col
oradO river and told of two dams
that were planned under an ap-
preparation that was designed to
reclaim a few thousand acres,
and that he believed that a great
Gam could be built below the
urand Canyon which would
The Snowflake herald., 1919-01-03
ESTIMATE THE WAR HAS COST THE IT, S. 24 BILLIONS
MANY SOLDIERS
ARRIVING HOME
WITHOUT MONEY

Washington. With thousands
of troops returning weekly to
the United States since the sign
ing of the armistice, it has been
learned that in many instances
soldiers are arriving on this side,
financially stranded, due to the
failure of the government to
send them their pay. Some of
the men have not been paid for
several months and are literally
penniless. Others have merely
missed connections with their
last pay, but are in nearly as
bad shape.
This condition was severely
criticized in congress by Repre-
sentative Mann, Republican mi
nority leader, when he said:
- think the department. ought
to pay the men who are in the
army now up to date. j have a
telegram here from West Baden,
Ind, which reads as follows:
Several hundred wounded
men arrived at West Baden Hos
pital. A large number are with
out any funds and say they have
had no pay for many months.
Cannot some plan be put IN op-
Grafton to give them moreF when
they disembark?'
1T is a scandal to send wound
ed men clear from the point of
Decentralization 20 Southern In
diana, with money due them for
months. and not a cent paid to
them. The War Department
has informed me that if | would
have telegraphed to them the
names of the men they would
endeavor to pay them. | cannot
do that. 1t is their business. A
wounded man in a hospital can
not be expected to run after the
paymaster to get his pay. 1t is
the duty of the military depart
ment of the government to look
after him. =
Representative Sherley of Ken
lucky said he had made sugges-
tions to the military authorities
and to the Red Cross as to plans
which would keep the soldiers
in money who had not received
the pay due them, but that these
suggestions evidently had not
been carried into effect.
Il agree" he said, that
there is no possible excuse for
any large number of such cases
happening. Here and there, of
course, they are bound to occur,
but the system ought to be such
as to make numerous cases i'm
possible.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-01-03
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
FROM HOLBROOK

Ben Despair and wife have~re-
turned home from Camp Cody,
New Mexico.
DR.. o. S. Brown of Winslow
wals here Tuesday looking the
county seat over.
Arthur H. Miller, stockman Of
Winslow, was tranacting busi-
ness in town Saturday.
Mrs. John Dewitt of Snowflake
was in town Tuesday having
some dental work done.
DR.. ]. w. Bazell is home from
army cantonment in California,
for a seven days. furlough.
Mrs. Edna Hunt, of Hunt,
Arizona, near Concho, spent the
holidays here with relatives.
L. C. Owens, prominent cattle
man of the Heber country, was
in town several days the first of
week.
Misses Elva Howell and Flor
ence Smith came over from Nav
ajo several days ago to spend the
holidays.
R. C. Creswell, chairman of
the board of supervisors, was in
town Monday and Tuesday on Of
fetal business.
Supervisors c. E. Owens and
John A. Freeman of Snowflake
were here Monday and Tuesday
attending to official business.
Eddie Leopold has resigned his
position as clerk in the postoffice
and has accepted a position as
salesman at the Jackson garage.
DR.. Geo. P. Sampson of Win
slow was here on official business
Monday making a report. of his
work to the board of supervisors.
Warren Brinkerhoff and Glen
Howard have returned from
Provo where they have been
taking military training at the
B. Y. University.
About twenty five couples of
dancers came up from Winslow
Tuesday evening and danced until
the arrival Of the morning train
at z o'clock to take them home.
New Years eve witnessed the
coldest weather here that has
been known for many years.
The government thermometer
registered seventeen degrees be-
low zero.
G. /. Houck was in town the
first of the week from the Salt
River valley where he is winter
ing his sheep. He also has q
The Snowflake herald., 1919-01-03

large farm at Peoria a few miles
northwest of Phoenix.
The board Of supervisors was
in session Monday checking up
the annual business of expenses
at the courthouse. Aside from
the routine business DR.. Geo. P.
Sampson of Winslow was appoint
ed County Supt. of Health
and the county printing contract
was awarded to Geo. M. Brax.
ton, publisher of the Holbrook
News, for the year 1919. The
printing contract went to Brax-
ton as usual, regardless of the
price. Notwithstanding the bid
Of the Winslow Mail was the low
est. The Herald made no bid
at all for either the publishing or
printing as experience has taught
us that it was useless to buck the
tiger since prices are not the
ruling factor in awarding the
contracts.
Lieut.. Fred Turley of Snow
flake spent new years eve here
at the dance. He expects to
spend a few days at st. Joseph
where he will visit his sister, Mrs.
Tanner, and will then go to Pres
colt to visit Mrs. l.. L. Bates.
another of his sisters.
Adolf Schuster of Los Angeles
who was indicted through the
mysteries of the Ancient Order
of Humility here at an early day
in the history of the town, is
here spending the holiday season
at the old stamping ground.
After about forty years resi-
dence in Holbrook, w. H. Clark
closed his business affairs and
left on the last day of the year
for Los Angeles to make his
home. He intends engaging in
the real estate business there.
Holbrook people danced the
old year out and the new in Tues
day night. Several big feeds and
considerable bombarding by fire
arms were INDUCED in by the rev.
elers between IL and l 1o'clock
in the morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stoddard of
Salisbury, Vermont. enroute to
| California for the winter, stopped
off here to visit Mrs. T. Larson
for several days. Mrs. Stoddard
| is a sister of Mrs. Larson.
The street grading contractors
shipped in two car loads of Gin
ders over Santa Fe railroad the
first of the week and have been
busy. since crowning the road
they have graded.
Continued on last page)
The Snowflake herald., 1919-01-03
Gov. Campbell Makes
a Few Appointments

Gov. -elect Campbellhas appoin-
ted G. C. Powell of Florence to
be superintendent Of the state
prison, and Andrew Baumert of
Phoenix andLloyd B. Christy of
Flagstaff are named for places
on the commission of public insti-
tutions. Mr.. Christy is already
on the commission, having been
appointed some time ago by Gov.
Hunt as the republican member.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-01-03

The Northern Arizona Leader
of Flagstaff states that the y. 5.
Weather Bureau station there
announced yesterday mornings
coldness as 21.3 degrees below
zero. Two years ago about this
time it was 28 below in Flagstaff.
VIM. H. Hall was a Holbrook
visitor the first of the week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-19
TO HOCH'S PLACE
Z. L.. Barrier Appointed on
Board of Administration.
He Was Administration Leader
in the Legislature.

Governor Alien this afternoon an
nounced the appointment of Repre-
sentative E. L. Barrier of Eureka as
a member of the state board of ad-
ministration to succeed E. w. Hoch
of Marion, former governor. The ap-
pointment is>for a four-year term and
is effective July 1.
Barrier was one of the administra-
ton leaders in the recent legislative
session. He was chairman of the
state affairs committee in the house.
He will come to Topeka some time
next month and will succeed the
former governor at the close of his
term. Barrier is-a prominent stock
man in Greenwood county and served
in the house in the sessions of 191
and 1919. He has trained with the
progressive wing of his party.
Z. w. Hoch, who retires from the
board. was appointed by Governor
Hodges when the former board of ad-
ministration was in charge of the edu-
board of administration was created in
1917 and given charge of all state in
situations. Hoch was appointed by Gov
error Capper.
Governor Allen also announced the
following additional Appointments: y
sDr. Zone Clayton Arkansas City,
and DR.. Earl Davis. Chanute, state
boa I'd of health.
Mrs. H. A. Post. Winfield. reap
pointed state board of chiropractors
DIR. P w. Gibson. Winfield, state
board of osteopathy; DR.. J. K. John
son. Leroy, reappointed state board
of optometry examiners.
DR.. J. T. Axtell, Newton, state board
of health
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-19
AID in HOSPITAL
Mrs. Allen Will Do Work
Among Wounded Soldiers.
She Expects To Spend Much
Time at Funston.

Mrs. Henry J. Allen, wife of the
sas women in carrying cheer and COM
fort to gassed and wounded soldiers in
the base hospital at Camp Funston.
Mrs. Allen will go to the Kansas army
camp in a few days to aid in the work
among the men who. because of in
juries, have been unable to return to
their homes
The Camp Funston base hospital is
the sorrow and gloom spot in Ameri-
can army life in Kansas these days.
Several hundred wounded soldiers are
already in the hospital. Many addi-
hospital in the next few weeks. AS
States. it's long list of gassed and
wounded men will be moved to Fun
ston. These men will probably not ar
rive at the camp until their more for
tunate comrades have been demobi-
liked and sent to their homes.
1t is the plan of Mrs. Allen to spend
considerable time in the base hospital
this spring
Numerous other Kansas women
have volunteered for the work. Mrs.
Noble Prentis has been placed in
charge of ; the Kansas building as
hostess and the work of the women's
organization at the army camp will
be under direction of Gen. Wilder S.
Metcalf of Lawrence.
Governor Allen today detailed Capt.
G. X. Pervious of Wichita to visit the
New York hospitals where members
of the 35th and seth divisions may be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-19

CITY, this afternoon. At the invitation
of Bishop James. Wise many of the
Topeka ministers heard the talks on
publicity. A diocesan publicity league
which will see that an advertising
and publicity program is carried out
during the next year by every Episco-
pal church in Kansas. was recon-
mended by Mr.. Brindel. 1t will be
considered at tomorrow's business
session of the convention.
Progress of Church.
Despite the war it was year of progress
and growth for the Episcopal church in
Kansas that Bishop Wise reported. the in-
creased number of communicates being
fluenza. To further this increase in Epis-
cOpalians in Kansas Bishop Wise is asking
this convention to provide Chaplain Otis f..
Gray. senior chaplain of the S9th division
and awarded the Croix de Guerre. as
diocesan missioner. The services of diOc-
esan educational secretary and business
administrator also are sought
Why the Episcopal church is seekin z
$20.OO0OO0 for church extension work, re-
ligious educations and social service WAS
explained last night by the Rev. Francis
S. White. domestic secretary of the board
of missions. New York City. The Rev. IL.
L. Silver, rector of the Church of the In
carnation of that city, also spoke to the
largest evening congregation in the Ca
thedral'S history.
Union of Churches.
In speaking of the unity of churches
Sunday, Bishop Wise said:
Never has the need of Christian unity
become more apparent than at the present
the future. The war has helped to deepen
the longing in mems hearts for unity. A
number of important plans are being con-
sldered. Let US deal with this vital ques-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-19
Will HOLD SONORA
Woman in Double Mexican
Killing May Face Charge.
Hole in Tilted Husbands Head
Puzzles Officials.

That Marie Ramirez EspinoZa, the
woman over whom two Mexicans
fought a duel to the death Sunday
morning on the Second street bridge.
may be forced to pay for her Turing
Graces was announced today by Hugh
Fisher, county attorney. Evidence
now in Fishers hands points to the
fact that Ramirez, the Tilted husband
and lover, may not have died as a re-
suit of the two bullets fired by Es-
pinoza and that a blow dealt either
by the woman or Espinoza's brother
after Ramirez had fallen may have
killed him.
Fisher is sufficiently interested in
this new theory advanced by the police
and sheriff's office that late this after
noon he directed Coroner o. f. Mar
cote to hold the bodies for a possible
autopsy. Meantime. Mexican interpre-
tiers are giving the Mexican woman
and her two brothers-in-law a severe
cross-eXamination in an endeavor to
wiring from them the fact that one OF
them rushed to the PROSTATE body OF
Ramirez and with some dull instru-
ment finished the job undertaken by
the dead EspinoZa.
. Hole in Back of Head.
There Is big hole on the back of
Ramirez's head" said Fisher today
."Other Mexicans saw the shooting be-
side Marie and the two brother-in-
laws and from remarks dropped by
them we believe it possible that one
of the EspinoZas or Marie struck Ra-
mirez after he was shot If this
proves true and an autopsy reveals
that the blow on the back of the head
killed Ramirez rather than the shots
there may be interesting develop
ments.''
Details of the double murder appear
on page ) of today's State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-19
LOST IN A FOG
Lieut.. Com. Bcllinger Tells Own
Story of IlI-Fated Scaplane NC-1
and Ffnai Rescue.

Horta, Azores, May 19.-Lieutenant
Commander Bellinger today told how
the American seaplane NC-1 was lost.
After the start from Trepassy. the
NC-1 proceeded along her course,
passing all stations without encoun-
tering any difficulties until between
numbers IT and IS, when. at II a. m.
Saturday. we ran into dense clouds
and fog" said Bellinger. I'VE decided
it was advisab bic to alignt and at ITO
p. m. descended from 5000 feet to
between 25 and SO feet. The wind
direction there was different than it
was above and we found the fog was
even denser at that low height. Not
knowing our position. we headed into
wind and landed on the rough seas.
I'VE drifted, absolutely lost, for five
hours before sighting the steamer
Ion;a hull down on the horizon. We
TAXED toward her until she sighted us.
We were picked up by a small boat
from the Ionia after a remarkable
display of seamanship. We suffered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-19
FLYING CIRCUS


" Ontlnueu IrOm rage One.b
for transportation to the landing field.
The big white landing "T'' which
denotes q landing field to an aviator
in the air will be in place early to-
morrow morning. The pylon erected
for showing the incoming pilots the
direction of land wind currents will
be erected tonight.
The local companies of the Ninth
Battalion of the Kansas State guard,
have been ordered out to work with
the national guard company in polio
ing and guarding the grounds at the
landing field. Their principal work
will be to keep the thousands of spec
tators back beyond the danger lines
which viii be drawn by pilots expert
enced in the vagaries of landing
planes.
In case any one of the planes should
be manageable on landing and
should head toward a portion of the
crowd, that portion of the crowd will
be expected to observe the first rule
of safety taught on the air fields
The threatened portion of the crowd
should flatten to the earth. In this
way if the plane should come among
the spectators, the PROSTATE figure
would be out of danger from the
whirlinG propeller and would only be
subject to a bruise or two.
VIII Perform Over City.
The De Haviland planes which
big cross-country type and are not de-
signed for the putting on of the more
breath-taking stunts. These planes
will do the stunts all right but they are
en- route from Love field, Texas to
Boston. and Colonel Clagett does not
wish to strain his wings in the mere
exhibition of daredeviltry. However,
the circus will give a pretty exhibition
of squadron and formation flying and
will perform a number of the simpler
stunts.
Every arrangement is thought to be
complete for the reception of the
squadron, and it is expected that To-
peka will turn out in A body to do
these transcontinental flyers honor.
No automobiles will be allowed to
park on any of the roads Immediately
abuttinS on the landing field. All per-
sons reaching the campus in autos
should park their cars on the streets
and should not attempt to drive them
into either the enclosure or the cam
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-19

no injuries, but were seasick and
sleepy. We sent out several S. o. S.
MESA ges and intercepted replies, but
received no aid and it was impossible
to get off the heavy, choppy swells."
A methodical log was kept all the
time. The crew slept fifteen hours
on the cruiser Columbia
An attempt was made by, the Ionia
to tow the NC-1 but the hawser
snapped. The destroyers Harding and
Fairfax later attempted to bring the
plane in and the latest report here
said the Fairfax was still trying TO
salvage her. 1t is feared. however.
that she will be a total loss.
Bellinger said that he and the other
planes had not seen each other dur
ing the flight. hearing only the YES
sells talking about their progress