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The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


One of Prof. ]. B. PAGES
daughters is reported sick with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Greer and two children
of Fort Apache are here visiting
the formers sister, Mrs. Whip
pie.
Seymour Fish is back from a
trip to Woodruff and will linger
around here probably till after
the holidays.
Postmaster Murray sold some
thing like 800 dollars in money
orders Tuesday which is pretty
good for one days work.
George Scott writes US to
change the address of his Her
aid from Showlow to Mesa where
ne has moved his bands of sheep
and will spend the winter.
I. E. Pollock, the Flagstaff
banker, also interested in
the Apache railway and the big
sawmill at Cooley, passed thru
here the first of tha week an
route to Cooley on business.
Lawrence H. Purdy, repre-
senting the Fox Film Co., of
Los Angeles. was here the first
of the week in conference with
the manager of the local movie
show. We understand Mr.. Pur-
dy succeeded in booking nine
celebrated plays Of the Fox com
pany with our movie manager,
among them being some of Will
liam Farnum's and Theda Bara' S
great production.
The girl baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cliff Frost died Wednesday
night after a brief illness of
what is said to have been pneu-
monia. The little one was
about year old and the remains
were laid to rest yesterday after
noon in the town cemetery. Mr..
Frost, who is working at Cooley,
came down from that place We'd
nesday, arriving here before the
death of his daughter.
Frank Whiting, the grouchy"
young man who carries around
with him a smile about five
fourths of the time and always
a pleasant word for everybody,
and while not teaching in the
Academy five days a week is
doing something else, is erecting
a two-story barn on the lot in
the vicinity of where he and his
family are residing. The lower
floor of the structure will be
used as hotel for his horses
and cows and the upper story as
a cache for feed which he will
drop down occasionally to the
animals for fear they'll forget
to come through with their re-
spective duties.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12

The schools, theaters and all
places of amusement in Kansas
City were closed recently and
public gatherings prohibited as a
fuel conservation measure by an
order issued by the local fuel
administration.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12

Celluloid buttons will be issued
to game hunters in Arizona dur
ing the 1920 season, it has been
announced in Phoenix at the
office of State Game Warden
Prochaska. They will be issued
with the regular license, it was
said, and will be worn on the
jackets of hunters as a means
of Identification for deputy game
Wardens.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12

We met a merchant who said
he didn't advertise because ev-
eryone knows where his store is.
Everybody knows where the
cemetery is, too, but they don't
90 there. -Lx.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12

Postmaster Nicholson of Phoe-
nix says he has received word
from army officials in charge of
the government retail store at
Ell Paso that Arizona people were
not taking full advantage of
government commodities offered
for sale and that consideration
is being given to establishing a
government store in Phoenix.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12

Georges Carpenter, the French
heavyweight pugilist, who re-
Gently knocked out the English
contester in "a seconds, is to
be matched with Dempsey, the
u. S. heavyweight holder of the
title.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12

The Albuquerque daily news
papers have cut down from 8 to
6 pages on account of the high
cost of print paper.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12

The city of Chicago has landed
next years National Republican
Convention, which will convene
on June 8.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12

A shipment of 7,257,OOO of
sugar was recently received at
Boston from Jucaro, Cuba, for
the American Sugar Refinery in
South Boston. But the shipment,
it appears, did not lessen the
cost of sugar any over the u. S.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12

Fort Whipple, near Prescott,
is to be permanently maintained
as a hospital for discharged sol
diers, sailors and marines. ac-
cording to report from Washing
ton City.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12
IocaI and Personal
''' Items From HolbrOOk

lack Jolly is home from sever
u .' davs visit to relatives IN
Colorado.
2 Greer of St. Johns, coun-
H. y attorney of Apache, was a
S,.iress visitor in town the first
Of the week.
Judge A. N. Boyer returned
,.'m StiIwater, Oklahoma, Sun
i,o, 3.r where he accompanied tn e
oa1 oomains of his wife for burial.
David Ortego and Averisto
uortinez. prominent sheepmen
ofConcho, were business visit
", here the first of the week.
Fred WetzIer of the Wetzler
snDpIy Company says things
are looking better than usual
n Holbrook for the holiday
season.
p A. Bushman was in town
from his ranch at Dry Lake the
frst Of the week and while here
imnroved the opportunity to
dsDose of some beef at whole
sale prices.
Jack Smith found it necessary
recently to make a second trip
IN from his ranch at Clay Springs
TO doctor an liberated tooth.
He intends making one more
trip before parting company
with the aching member.
People in need of fuel lined
the banks of theriver during the
recent food and were successful
in catching considerable wood.
Those best with the rope caught
several cords and were sorry
when the high water subsidized.
The Cooley Lumber Company
was fortunate enough to secure
acar load Of coal for Holbrook
the first Of the week. It was
weighed out and distributed to
the people in small measures as
aSingle car load is insufficient
to fill the needs.
The directors of the Old Trails
Highway association that was
recently organized at a meeting
held in Flagstaff met here last
Saturday. 1t is a purpose Of the
organization to get a permanent
road established along the Santa
fe railway from Albuquerque
west to the coast.
Adolf Schuster is expected to
return soon after the holidays
when it may be possible to effect
NE permanent organization of
The Ancient Order of Humility
with his assistance. All the
pafaphernalia for the initiation
o. new members is now on hand
moulding an ample supply of
J soVe pipe and furniture for the
lodge rooom.
Sheriff Harp rounded up a
Ounch Of tinhorn gamblers Sat
uIuay night whom he alleges
were n playing poker in one of
n p'ick Oreer's riverside houses. /
= lucy were haled before his hon.
~ -. Judge Easley, Monday and
''l' preliminary hearing set for
ury trial Saturday. They
'ny the charge and maintain
!, '9ry ! even composure bat many
~ ~, 'ne on-lookers say that if the
s.a. SluS We're all assembled the
V'VWd WOuld hn ooo,.o ;..
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12

,. 'snVlek McCloud Of Clearfeld,
AZ X : : IN receipt Of a check for
seo,ll s,o from the government, an
tSst S.st'uapanying \ letter explaining
fats. 'ne amount was due his
ys.S. e' Tor services rendered SO
tbs tea,s D.. ago while a chaplain in
ds.d army y The father has been
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12

to, O',ly % men were executed
2o2e egllIltary noa crimes out of the
Seas 'uOO Americans sent over
cate = according to Judge Advo-
.4's IederaI CrOwder.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12

There is estimated to be 10000
deer on the Kaibab game pre-
serve north of the Grand Canyon
in Coconino county.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12


ming on time.
Henry A. Smith has accepted
a position with the lumber com
pany at Cooley.
Lena P. Hanson has been ap-
pointed postmaster at St. Joseph
IN place of Joseph Hanson, resig-
ned.
Dolph Treat, who was visiting
here. a few days with his sister,
Mrs. W. H. Larson, left Monday
for Flagstaff.
Fifteen young lawyers of Ari-
iona were recently admitted to
practice by the board of exam
iners in Phoenix.
! DR.. Weaver. the veterinary,
who is now Pennington, N.
M, writes he will not again be
in this section until next May or
June.
Supt. Shipley, of the Apache
railway, has been in town this
week looking after the repair
of the company's bridge at this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Brimhall
of Taylor were in town Wednes-
and concluded to remain over
that night to take in DR.. Nc
Clary's lecture.
Chas. Pettus, the stockman,
w no recently purchased John
and Jesse Pearce's cattle inter-
ests in this section. has been
spending the week in town with
friends.
Postmaster Murray repor's a
large amount of money being
sent through his office of late to
mail order houses over the coun-
try, presumably for Christmas
goods and cold weather supplies.
Andrew Jenson, historian for
/ the L. d. S. churh, and who at
tended the late conference in
Snowflake, is in Graham county
gathering data for a history of
the Mormon people which will
later be published in book form.
Willard Denham and Wallace
Shumway were in town Wednes-
day from Shumway. They re-
port that the bridge across Show
low creek at Shumway, which
was damaged by the re ece n t
flood waters, is now in shape for
Fords and other vehicles to
travel over.
L. w. Coiner, civil engineer
for the Apache Ry. company,
n d former station agent at
! Snowflake, has been here this
week assisting in the work of
repairing the company's railroad
bridge ever Cottonwood wash,
which was damaged by flood
waters last week.
John Sheehan Of Fla e S t a #
came down from that place the
| first Of the week, being accom-
panied by his daughter, Miss
Helen, and son, Edwin. The
children will spend the winter
in Snowflake and attend school.
They are staying at the home of
| Mr.. and Mrs. Loral Owens, who
are also keeping Mr.. Oneenan
youngest child.
The Apache railway line has
been horse de combat ever since
the storm of last week which
did damage to bridges in this
section. Two Of he Apache
bridges, the one in the north
west part of town across Cotton
wood wash and the one in the
southeast of town over Silver
Creek, were put out of commits
sion and cannot be gotten into
shape for train travel until next
week. The company has force
of men doing the repair work
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12
Arizona Good Roads
Association TO Meet


Phoenix, Dec. 10. The next
annual meeting of the Arizona
Good Roads Association will be
held at Tucson. Monday, Jan.
10Th, commencing at 10 a.. m.
at the Chamber of Commerce
building.
A full and complete repre-
sentation is very earnestly de-
sired, in order that the senti-
ment of the ENTIRE STATE OF
ARIZONA on the matter of Ma
tional and State Highway Poll
cies may be discussed and fully
ascertained. Delegates are to
be appointed on the following
basis:
Glass 1-Cities and Counties
are entitled to 5 delegates each.
Class 2 Organizations are en-
titled to 2 delegates.
Glass 3 individuals are en-
titled to be represented in per-
son and have / vote.
At this meeting the delegates
from the various counties will
elect one Director to represent
the County on the Board of Di
rectors for the Association, and
the Board of Directors will elect
the officers OF the organization
for the next year.
The County Directors for this
year are as follows:
Gustav Becker Apache
M. /. Powers s----C Coconino
j. ]. Bowen------C Cochise
L. L. Henry Gila
Frank A. Webster Graham
Norman Carmichael - Greenlee
Dwight B. Heard Maricopa
j. II. Rosenberg g--M Mohave
l.. E. Carron on-----------N Navajo
F. Ronstakt--------Pim Pima
w. Y. Price Pinal
Jas. A. Harrison Santa Cruz
f. s. VieIe- Yavapai
A. J. Eddy-----Y Yuma
Please cooperate with the
Director from your county in
organizing a large delegation,
fully representative of the i'm
portance of your county, to at
tend this important conference.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12

Judge Pollock, of the United
States District Court at st.
Louis, has decided that 2.75
beer is not Intoxicating.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12

The annual Arizona Cattle
Growers convention will be held
in Tucson on Feb. II, 18, and 10,
1920.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-12-12

Director from your county in
organizing large delegation,
fully representative of the i'm
portance Of your county, to at
tend this important conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26

know much better than you imagine
why you and this woman must ger
away from this place. And since you
have said live and let live, want you
to leave me a little better able to live
I know what you are. 1 have no illu-
sions about that. But there is one
thing 1 want you to tell me, now you
have the chance. I want you TO tell
me just who it was"
But that was as far as I got. I
stopped for the Simple reason that ]
knew he was no longer listening to n =
He had turned toward the door with
that quick and furtive side-movement
of his eyes SO characteristic of the
criminal For a change had swept over
that ill-assorted company. A silence
had crept over their turgid babel Of
talk and laughter. followed by a muir
risive and unmistakably inhospitable
This, I saw. was caused by an I'M
looked for and somewhat incongruous
intruder. 1t was an intruder in full
evening dress, wearing an exception
ally shiny silk hat and a topcoat OF
black broadcloth thrown back fror-
the shoulders His generous expanss
OF shirt-bosom shone very white. as
white as a tombstone, through the
smoke, blue air. He was a tall man
tall almost to the point of lankiness
but it wasn't until he stepped closer
into the crowded room, inhaling its
fetid air with obvious disdain, that ]
discovered that it was Winkfrei
Ealand. I could see IN look delibe,
ately and interroga tively about him
from table to crowded table. and ms
heart skipped a beat or two at tbs
thought that he had come there Il
search of me
And I'm afraid that my smile, as h'
strobe over to the one remaining empt.
chair at our table. and sat down on ii
was rather a sickly one.
WELL he said, calmly ignoring ny
| two companions as he directed his at
tention solely at me, you seem to b;
] all right"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26

my line OF vision. And that man
wasn't Duke Callahan. 1t was Angelo
Pareto.
The man face was inscrutable. But
on the woman's face I saw appeal
mingled with hopelessness. reproof
touched with contrition.' And as 1 saw
that face, deepening as a shop window
deepens when the shopkeeper has
turned on his lights, awakened to
| the fact that the woman had deceived
me. Pareto meant more to her than
had imagined. than she had acknowI-
edged. Her lower lip even quivered
like a child's as he sank easily into
the vacant chair that stood between
us. But all the while his eyes were
on the woman's face. Not once did
ne so much as glance in my direction
But he laughed. quietly and softly.
"Eet ees a leet1a world" he said IN
his familiarly- suave voice that made
me think of ring dove in pine tree
Then, and then only. he turned and
looked at me long and earnestly. The
faintest shadow of smile played about
the corners of his mouth.
You expec' me, maybe" he inquired
/ I've been expecting you for some
time replied, doing my best to meet
his calInness with a countering calm
ness
You knowa why I have Gomez be
quietly asked me. 1t was through
women, and because of women, was
remembering, that most criminals were
/ finally rounded up. And Pareto had
sicestepped a coup to rejoin his rib
Il think do replied For all hi:
nonchalance. I knew. he was appraisirs
Re. ponderins the contingencies thai
lowered about us. And I. OF course
was doing the same with him. I knew
that he was ''heeied-" And / knew, ii
the need arose, that he would be light
ningquick in the use OF a gun. But
| some vast new indifference which ha6
taken possession Of me lett me singu
larly unafraid Of him The problem o.
| his apprehension seemed suddenly re-
mote from me and my life, as remote
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26

as the problem of keeping the canals
of Mars cleaned out.
And your padrone. he knowa why
too?" coolly demanded my oldtime
enemy.
NO, Slo&n's rather looking for you
to put through robbery up in the
hotel district" told him. He frowned
little. as he glanced quickly about
though to make sure my speech had
not been overheard. But he saw that
knew more than he he'd ina gined.
''Eet ees an honor, to be observe so
close" he said. But the note of mock
cry in his voice was unmistakabIe.
And sometimes an obvious incon-
venience," I added, doing my best to
give him point for point My fortitude,
felt sure, was a source of secret
worry to him.
'Eet ees,' he neditativeiy agreed ]
was wondering how much he would
give for the privilege Of knitting me.
But he surprised me by becoming sud-
denly less circuitous, less theatrical.
"Leesten! You are smarta girl But
tree times coulda keel you-t'ree
timesi"
/. "And why not nowy"
He shrugged. The gesture was elo-
quent
Il t'inka you know why"
shook my head in negation. I was
wondering, all the while. what Sloan
would have to say if he walked in OF
that altogether remarkable col1oquy.
"Leeve and let leeve." said the softly
modulated voice beside me.
Yes. live and let live" I repeated
with my eyes on Gas-House Aggie. ]
could feel. in turn, the mans seal
brown eyes studying my face, weigh
| ing in his necessarily confused mind
Just how much knew Of the situation
! confronting him.
'Leesten," he said. drawing a little
closer to the table-edge. "Almos' tree
year ago. in a 'ospitale. you helpa ms
wen I verre much media help You nc
forgeta that? No. /. also, no forgeta
that Eef that no 'appened, I shou!da
keel you tonight, I t'ink. For in two
tree minute I mus walka out from
this place. 1 walka out with this
signorina. and nobody mus stoppa me
Eet ees necessairei"
| 1t was my turn to draw closer in tc
the table-edge
| And you, Pareto, listen to me.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-26

Eden's pearly gates had been pushed
shut in their faces
Yet the tainted air of Tiernan's ink
pot" was more than ever repellent tn
me. The same sordid gaiety went on
as before, and in the midst of that
sinister merry go-round Gas-House
Aggie still sat alone at her table. The
only difference was that Doyle and
Toosey had mysteriousIy disappeared
and that Aggie had changed her posi-
ton, so that instead of sitting with
her back to the main entrance, she SAT
facing it. The rest of the room, ]
noticed. had left her strictly alone. in
an instructive and animal-like respect
for her unhappiness. I suppose. the
same as a sick steer is impassively
Stunned by the range herd.
Say. Aggie," I told her in the Ian
guage that would come closest to her
comprehension, "but just couldn':
do it"
Who said my name was Agsie?" she
finally asked.
That bouncer called you Aggie," ]
reminded her, And perhaps I know
more about you than your name"
It's nuttin' that'h do yuh any good.
she finally remarked, cor me, either
And it was essential that the truth OF
falsity Of that girls story should be
confirmed.
"Aggie, all this world nurses a sure
enough contempt for a gutter, There's
taxi thirty yards from this corner
What's the matter with you and me
taking that taxi and getting tucked
away up in my district until we car
talk this thing out. Then maybe we
can lay the right sort Of plans for hav
ing Callahan rounded up before HI
runs away from the idea that shoot.
! ing-iron is the Supreme Court of New
York State!"
The woman didn't answer me- Sh'
wasn't even looking at me. Instead
she was staring above and beyond me
with eyes that widened into a vapit
cape.
IT'S hint" she said in a loose-lippet
whisper that brought my heart up int
my throat.
1 couldn't see the man who haf
stepped in through the door-the maj
she was watching. 1 could only rear
what was happening as it was reflected
in that tragically intent face. And
was afraid to turn around, afraid =
confront the calamitous moment tina
couldn't be long deferred, very muci
the same as a child breads to uncove
cut And I didn't turn around.
waited. even as the woman on tn
other side of the table waited.
Then tha man who had stepped IL
through the door moved forward int
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-09
Shipbuilders' Freight Claim

The Pacific coast shpbuilders faced with the prob
lem trying compete with Atlantic and Japanese yards
on the new postwar competitive basis.
The old day of anything for ships is The coast
yards stand fall their ability to compete with
others.
The present freight rate on steel-fxed by the gov
emment-does not allow competition.
ALL THE COAST SHIPYARDS HAVE FORMED A
TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION TO WORK TOWARD BRING
ING DOWN THOSE FREIGHT RATES The headquarters
Of the Pacific Coast Shphuders Traffic association is at
l27 Montgomery ST. San Francisco L. r. Bishop chair
man. Shpyards from Seattle TO San Pedro now all
represented
Rates steel for ships have increased from % to lOo
per cent to our coast from the Atlantic since December
1916
Pacific coast shpyards pay from Sl25 to Si371s
per hundredweight for steel freight from the Atlantic
The rate from the Atlantic to the Orient however,
Is $120. In other words Japanese shpyard pays less
freight for American ship steel from the Atlantic than
the shpyards-and the Japanese and Chinese are
building ships to compete with ours.
At the present freight rate OF Sl.2o per cwt, lou
miles from Pttsburg. with load of 100000
pounds per car the gets carme revenue OF
ASH censplacng steel as by far the greatest revenue
producer of all for the railroads. - - - r,,,.
TO CONSTRUCT AN SS00-TON SHIP ON THIS
COAST, THE FREIGHT CHARGES. BASED ON THE
&125 FROM PITTSBuRG AMOUNT TO ss7, 800 per vessel
Can coast shipyards compete, under this handicap
The shipbuders do not ask any raising oil the
Oriental rate of Si20 from the Atlantic That was put
n to stimulate Oriental trade The shpbuders however
ask reasonable rate for themselves.
They ask that the rates of December, 1916, be made
effective, plus % raise. That would make II
~ cents per cwt from the Atlantic ports, slig from
Pittsburg, and 60 from Chicago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-09

~ the 10th Of Angus, in 1906 the Island of MAZDA
~ sasoar discovered By the Portuguese
In 1887 on the 10Th Of August Edward King. the
young English poet whose death gave rise the
writing Of "Lycldas" by his friend Milton was.
drowned
on the 10th Of August In 1875, the
for the foundation Of the Royal Observatory was
laid at Greenwich England The famous observatory
erected during the Of Charles H. Sir Chris
TOPPER Wren the architect.
In 1872 the 10th OF August an Immense mob
attacked the Palace OF the Tuileries. The members
OF the Swiss Guard. THEIR attempt defend the
palace massacred. but their heroic stand gave
the royal family time flee for refuge to the Ma
toual Assembly
In 1871 the 10th Of August. Missouri was ad-
mitied the Union
on the 10th of August In 1896 the Smithsonian In.
st,uton at Washington founded James smith
son. Englishman bequeathed his estate amounting
TO $4,000 TO the United States in his nephew
and heir died chidless The purpose Of the bequest
to found institute for the increase and DIFF
fusion Of knowledge among men"
on the 10th OF August in 1851. the battle Of VIII
sons Creek Missouri. fought between the Fed
eral forces 5000 strong. under General Lyon. and
10000 confederates under General Price. The hattie
called draw but the advantage lay with the
Confederate The northern lost their general
and later forced 10 retreat. The total Union
loss IN killed. wounded and missing assf The
Confederate loss estimated 500.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-09
THIS MAN LIKES I'm

Editor The Star. As there seems
TO be an open discussion on the Jap.
anese question, III take the liberty
Of giving you the opinion Of a work.
ing man.
They are not menace To labor. rs
has been stated. As an example OF
this, take the gardeners strike a
while back, at the Hollywood farm.
The Japanese refused to work as
strikehreakera when the whites went
out for shorter hours.
Az for health and morals, Their.
are other foreigners. around whom
the color line has not been drawn,
whose activities, were they investi
gated. would result in their expul.
sion from the country.
The Greek restaurants. for In.
stance, aren't any too decent for
young girls 10 work in, These places
ought TO be investigated.
This movement scema 20 me to
have been instigated by petty jeal-
ousy on the part Of those so-called
white men who are beaten at their
own game by the Japanese.
The Japanese was called our LIT.
tie Brown Brother" when he was
dumped on US by Jim Hill TO build
our railroads. but it's different
story. now that he II In business.
q. A. MCBRIDE.