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The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21
News of Interest Gathered Here and There in tue State
Fish Crop Good at Roosevelt Lake.

Fish Crop Good at Roosevelt Lake.
 Fishing is par excellence at Roose- welt Lake, says report which was received by State Game Warden Joe Prochaska from Fred w. Hoar, a deputy stationed at the lake. Last Sunday there were at least 300 fish ermen out along the shores and in boats. Bass fishing was especially fine along the shore and in fact all the way across the lake and many limit catches were recorded.
 Many miners and their families from Globe and Miami enjoyed the sport, the mines being closed Sundays for the present.
 Incidentally Prochaska sounds a warning that all persons who fish must be provided with the regular li- cense, which should be procured be- fore they start.
 In this connection the game warden tells a good story on w. H. Brophy of Bisbee. The latter was bragging of what fine sport he had--19 bass which must have weighed from to 5 pounds each. Prochaska began to figure up how much of fine he ought to impose for the violation, when Brophy suddenly came to, by an nouncing that he was the biggest liar in the state, and he himself was not responsible entirely as there were four in the party.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21
Tribute Paid Col. Dunkersley.

A memorial to the late Col. Harry H. Donkersley has been received by Governor Campbell from the head quarters of the 158th Infantry, Gi- ronde, France. The memorial says:
 "It is with mixed feeling of pride and regret that I transmit herewith this memorial to the late Lieut.. Harry H. Donkersley from the officers and men of his former regiment--re- gret that opportunity offers for these resolutions, and pride in the unani- nous sentiment of the regiment. l may also assure you that the state of Arizona still has reason to be proud of its regiment
 The memorial was signed by Col onel l.. A. Linxweiler.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21
Lyman Dam Bound to Go.

The state is now in complete control of the Lyman dam project and will push the construction work regardles of the Denver or local interests. Nh Sellew, the supervising engineer, states that he is reasonably certain that the dam will be completed within eight months, and that it will be far enough advanced by early fall to make water available for alfalfa seeding. Quite large force is al ready at work on the dam and the settlement there is again active and hustling. More men are being em- ployed and put to work every day. The plan is to give home people the preference as far as possible, which insures that considerable of the S100,- 900 to be expended will get into cir culation in St. Johns and Apache county.--St. Johns Observer.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21
Prochaska Gets Bill for Elk's Board

Joe V. Prochaska, state game war den, has received bill for $50 from Phil c. Merritt, five miles south of Pima at the foot of the Graham mountains, for the keep of one elk from October 5, 1918, to March 3. 1919.
 Merritt says that the elk, a tame one and member of the herd taken to that section by previous game warden, had been eating out of his pasture and from the top of his hay stacks and that he felt board bill should be sent to the state.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21
Phoenix Lad Accidentally Killed.

PHOENIX-Fred Ward, 15-year old son of Mrs. w. R. Ward, of this city, was shot and instantly killed by l2- year old Sidney Armstrong. The children had been playing with pis- tol which Fred said wasn't loaded. Sidney pulled the trigger and his companion fell dead.
 News of the death of her son was broken to the mother while she was was at St. Joseph's hospital awaiting the result of an operation on her lit- tie daughter. The father of the dead boy is an inmate of the state insane hospital.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21
Game Warden Lands Big Trout.

w. H. Larson, deputy state game warden for Apache and Navajo coun- ties, came down from Lakeside the first of the week with rainbow trout he landed from the lake at that place with a pitchfork last Saturday. While MT. Larson does not claim this to be a real big fish--he says there are some nigh unto three feet in that famous pond-yet it measured just ex- actly 24 1-2 inches from tip to tip and weighed close to seven pounds. The fish was prepared for shipment and sent by MT. Larson to State Game Warden Joe Prochaska at Phoenix.-Snowflak Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21
$123,234 From Auto Licenses.

Official figures on the sale of motor vehicle licenses for the state in the months of January and February show an increase for both months over last year and a corresponding growth in revenue.
 In 1918 the January licenses to- tailed 14,793 and February 3253, with an aggregate income of $10S,S74. For this year the January licenses totall- ed 16,564 and the February licenses 3640 with total revenue of s123,- 234.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21
Prescott Broker Arrested Again.

PRESCOTT-Alleging that the sum of S1470 entrusted to him as manager of the Coleman Brokerage Co.,, Hom- CT B. King made no return whatever, Gwendoline Wrennall, a nurse, has caused the arrest of the quondam stockbroker on a charge of embez- element. Practically year has pass ed, according to the complaint, since she presented King with her money and an order to purchase United Yer de Extension stock at $40 per share, and she has not yet received either stock, money or an accounting.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21

The regular annual meeting of the Cochise-G Graham Cattle Growers asso- citation, will be held in Wilcox, Ari- zona, Friday and Saturday, April 4th and 9th.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21

The man who at twenty thinks he is going to turn the world upside down is lucky if at sixty the world hasn't turned him upside down.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21
aCorps-oration, Commission.

Charged with misappropriating funds received from the sale of min ing stock, Richard Mcclellan, presi- dent of the Arizona-St. Louis mining and Shelter company, and Charles B.. Behr, secretary and treasurer, have been arrested in St. Louis. The com pany is incorporated for $100,000 and, according to police, $75,000 worth of stock is said to have been disposed of. Complaints against the two men were made by several purchasers of stock. The men refused to make a state ment.
 Two children, brother and sister, were burned to death in fire which destroyed the farm home of their parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank Webb, five miles from Tucson. An older brother, eleven years old, set fire to rug while playing in the absence of their parents, and ran from the house leaving the smaller children to the flames. The body of the boy, five years old, was recovered, just before he died The eight-year old girl was consumed in the flames. Neighbors arrived too late for assistance.
 Word has been received in the state that Arizona will be allowed to ap- point a Rhodes scholar for the year 1919. When Cecil J. Rhodes of South Africa died some time ago, he left his immense fortune in trust to be used in scholarship endowments, and as a result students from all over the world are sent to Oxford University, England, to finish their education. On account of the war, Oxford was turned over to military purposes and scholars have not been appointed for two years.
 P. K. Milnes, private secretary to Governor Campbell, has been served with papers in a $100,000 libel dam age suit, launched by l.. B.. Whitney, Phoenix lawyer, against the Pres colt Journal Miner Publishing com pany, of which Mines is an officer. The suit is based on an article print ed in the Journal-Miner dealing with an alleged resolution of the Yavapai county bar association, following the trials of so-called I. w. w. members. 
 Much excitement is reported at Sonoyta, 40 miles south of AJo on the Mexican side of the line following gold strike. A Mir. Mays of E' Paso is operating there, being engag- ed just now in constructing num- Der of machines for placer mining, and a great deal of mining ground has been staked. The find is close to the river and near the town.
 W. R. Ashurst, brother of Senator Henry F. Ashurst, who for several months has been in charge of the federal employment office at Bisbee, has resigned to go on his ranch in the northern part of the state and raise stock.
 The house passed senate bill No. 47 providing for the immediate con struction of bridge over Oak creek near the Cornville postoffice. The bill carries an appropriation of $20,000.
 Sheriff Warren Davis is becoming terror to the booze tourists from California. On Sunday morning at 5 o'clock, he collected Albert Lewis Norton. May Wilson and 432 pints of Cedar Brook on the Loop road near Prescott
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21

There were seventy-five cases of influenza in Douglas during the month of February according to the report of the health officer. He states that the virulence of the epidemic is de- creasing steadily.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21
Ranger Some Boom Town.

Charles E. Hughes returned last night from Ranger, where he went with number of teams belonging to the Jerome Transfer company and for all of which he found plenty of work. He says that the excitement at Ran ger would make the widest boom days of Jerome look tame. Hotel accom- modations can not be secured except on weeks of notice in advance and, as an indication of the amount of bus mess being done. he says that the freight received in a single month ex- ceeded $500, ,000.-Verde News.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21

Sheriff Warren Davis is becoming a terror to the booze tourists from California. On Sunday morning at 5 o'clock. he collected Albert Lewis Norton. May Wilson and 432 pints of Cedar Brook on the Loop road near Prescott
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21

The house passed senate bill No. 47 providing for the immediate con struction of bridge over Oak creek near the Cornville postoffice. The bill carries an appropriation of $20,000.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21

The girls dormitory at Fort Grant burned down Tuesday morning. The fire caught about a defective flue and as the structure was of frame the whole building was soon enveloped in flames. All the inmates were taken out in plenty of time and no one was injured. There are only few girls there now and those are being housed in the superintendent house.
 W. L. Stiles, formerly in the fores- try service at Springerville. was granted divorce from his wife last week. The former Mrs. Stiles, who has for some time been employed as Hams I'll I'll I'll ttitfielrAR AR AR clerk in Babbitt's store at Win slow, has resigned her position and gone to the coast to reside.--St. Johns Observer.
The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21

Six hundred acres of Salt river val ley land will be planted to watermel- ons this spring, according to state ment made by s. s. Scull, of the mel on growers association. The associ- ation, said Scull, will endeavor to ex- tend its market, particularly in south ern Arizona, where great portion of the field is, now in the hands of the Texas producers.
Evening star., 1919-10-05
The Man of the Age--Theodore Roosevelt

years ago. the Pope made most in
teresting utterance on the subject of
labor and I would like to read 1t
again" Apparently, at some time. in
his wide field of reading. Col. Roose-
welt had read this utterance and had
tucked 1t away in its appropriate
pigeon-hole of his mind, to be drawn
out when occasion should arise. He
read books a page at a glance, and
absorbed their contents. l shall never
forget the first time l saw one of his
suitcases opened after his return
from long speaking tour. There was
almost nothing else In the huge trav-
cling case but books. and l learned
that as many again had been disposed
Of before his return home. His inter-
est in reading was of wide variety. l
have heard him say on many occa-
sions that he much preferred to read
a play or opera than to attend the
performance. At one time. while he
was President. an official from Austria
liza called at the White House and
presented to him long article on
agricultural topics, which he wished
the President to discuss at length
with him. Taking this screed Of prob
ably twenty-five typewriter pages.
President Roosevelt ran rapidly over
1t and turned to his visitor. when
you have time, Mr.. President" said
the caller, II would appreciate 1t II
you will read the article with care
and go over the subject with me-"
II have read It," replied the Presi-
dent, and at once entered into a thor
oughly intelligent discussion OF its
cdntents, even citing the various hg-
ures with which 1t was interspersed.
lea last fall. 1t was he who told me
of what he considered "a most mar
yelous incident" and the foreign gen.
tleman. together with an American
friend. were received for Just a few
minutes by Col. Roosevelt at the
Roosevelt Hospital The Australian
made 1t a point Of calling at the of
nee afterward to say: He Is as mar
velous and as great as ever" An
other person, who had spent much
time and care In the preparation Of
some information for the colonel.
took It to him at oyster Bay and was
disappointed and chagrlned when Col.
Roosevelt merely SKINNED" over 1t
ana laid It aside. MY heart was
broken," this man confided to me:
"hut II healed q moment later when
col Roosevelt actually dictated to
YOU every bit Of the Information In
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was the custom-he dictated all of
that work to me. because. of course,
1t progressed much faster. Since his
death I have been asked many times
If he ever complained of being sick
I never heard Col. Roosevelt COM
plain; 1t was impossible to associate
sickness. or even fatigue, with that
man of energy; SO much so, to my
mind, that when he did faint at my
side from hemorrhage while debating
to me on February S. 1918 (although
I could never think of Col. Roosevelt
as dead) death was the only thing
left to my Imagination. Mrs Roose-
Welt and Mrs Longworth were in the
next room. called them. and within
two or three minutes Col Roosevelt
was revived: when the doctor ap-
peared. a moment later. he made some
laughing jest about himself and. ac-
tually rising from the couch. walked
into his bedroom. The doctor tried
to assist him. but he would have mono
Of II.
I always felt that this virtue was
poAs'y ouC " HE ucSlTc 10 save MRS.
Roosevelt worry. In fact, We have
only to remember how he shouldered
all Of the heartbreak and worry when
the first news was brought to him
of his sons death; he received the
first intimation Of the tragedy just
before dinner and his first remark
the following morning. when the news
was verified. was: "But-Mrs. Roose-
welt! How am I going to break 1t
to herr" The strength exhibited BY
both Col. and Mrs. Roosevelt. at the
time their son was killed In France.
was remarkable. They were heart
broken. but how bravely they endured
under the blow! Col. Roosevelt came
into his Office the day he had ap-
pointed the week before. and went
through with his work. his voice
choking with emotion. as he dictated,
and the tears streaming down his
face. But the days work was en-
tirely covered.
ITO be Concluded Next Sunday
Copyright, 1919. BY the Mcclure Newspaper
SyndicateD
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failed to do himself full justice-as
when, after a great meeting at Car
negie Hail, said the next day: you
seemed. last night. Col. Roosevelt. to
show a tendency to turn and address
the people on the stage and those IN
front missed some Of your words. 10
which he replied Il am very much
obliged to you for telling me this; l
Will be more careful in the future"
Never was 1t necessary to repeat. But
all who have seen. and especially
heard, Col. Roosevelt have experienced
his magnetism-and what man or
woman in the land has not heard him
or seen him at some time! His very
picture on the screen" seems to
carry his personality and invariably
evokes tremendous applause.
There never lived a more versatile
man than Theodore Roosevelt In The
Most Interesting American" Julian
Street says that "the city which would
have in the sum Of all it's people a
Roosevelt must possess, among Its In
habitants the following: l physi-
cal culture expert. (2) a historian, (0
a biographer. a. an essayist. (5) a
natural scientist, (6) a big game hun
ter, ca an explorer and dtscoverer.
(8) q critic, (9) q former cowboy. (10)
ten or dozen LIDS. uD an editor.
U2) q former member OF the state
legislature. u9 q practical reformer.
ID a veteran colonel Of cavalry. u5)
a former assistant secretary of the
Navy. u6) former governor. uO a
Nobel peace prize winner, lS) q
former Vice President. (l9) a former
President" Nineteen points" in all
and none obscure-why stop there.
Mr. Street? Some men pin their title
to fame on fewer points. and most Of
one quite understands them. Col
Roosevelt was what each point de-
clared. and every one could see that
he was what the title described.
His mental versatility was marvel
Gus. not only in Its activities, but
also In the more passive line OF
absorption of knowledge and mere
information. For instance. on one oc-
casion while deeply immersed In the
study Of labor questions. Col. Roose-
velt sent for his intimate friend.
Father Belford. to whom he said. IN
effect: Can you let me have the DOC
trine OF the Roman Catholic Church
on labor and capital? About thirty
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vention is well worth tba no,.
ou,e iou and I. sir. representatives
Tue government and the church arc
NV only sent here as teachers and
projectors OF the people. but we arc
mere ior much higher reason also
ey' 10 secure the good will of
TINS great nation and cement and
strengthen the friendly relations he.
."eeh u.s. We may easily overawe and
e"oo' down few hundred of these
poor coolies in the streets OF Shane
mai ~hen they protest, in the only
way they know how, against what
they consider our ilI-treatment Of
them. but the consequences will he
Tar more serious and lasting than wa
IMAGINE; and the permanent interests
ol BRUSH trade, let me assure YOU.
gentlemen Cunning to the merchants
presently, will be damaged thereby a
great deal more than they will be
helped"
Perhaps that is So" remarked his
listeners
res 1t certainly is SO, and you
know what that means to the public
mind at home. to whom trade is first
and last and always"
= What do you suggest, then?" in
Quired the minister. who had hardly
given thought to this side of the
question, but who knew in his inner
most heart that this might seriously
anect permanency of his position
when the facts would be eventually
brought up in parliament
Il suggest that we use every effort
In our power to right this grievance,
II 1t Is a grievance, and to adjust the
matter by just and equitable COM
promise. believe this can be done
and thousands Of taels of damage
avoided without the Gripping of
trade or the shedding Of unnecessary
blood"
"And just how will you do this?"
I'VE Europeans cannot do 1t alone.
We must call in to our aid the very
best and wisest Of the Chinese, assur-
ing them of our honesty and allowing
them to suggest the way that will
best appeal to the native mind"
do you not think that looks like
humiliating ourselves?'
ION the contrary. 1t will raise us in
their estimation far higher than we
realize. Am l not right. gentlemen"
Cunning to the American mission
aries).
LAS old residents In China. your ex-
bishop Is absolutely correct" they an
swered in one voice.
And who Is the one person among
the Chinese to whom you would in
trust this delicate mission?" inquired
the minister.
The bishop thought for moment
or two and then conferred with his
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my papers, even quoting from parts
Of 1T verbatim-it was marvellous"
Indeed. so versatile was his mind. by
actually could entertain two diver
gent sentiments coincidentally. To
him wrote one of his old Rough Rid
ers: my Dear Colonel: am in trou-
BILE. l am in Jail for shooting a lady
In the eye-but l did not mean to
shoot the lady: was shooting at my
wife" For second. the intense hu-
NOR Of this naive epistle struck Col.
Roosevelt, but in the same instant
came wave Of pity for a man whose
mental and moral state permitted
him in the sincerity of his ignorance
to offer such an excuse. I am very
much afraid that the colonel had al
most as much sympathy for the man
in such state as for either the ac-
tual or the intended victim. Nor, I
may say. was this the only gem in
Col. Roosevelt's collection Of corre-
spondence; men and women in every
walk Of life wrote to him daily: in
letters a day is a conservative esti-
mate Of the average incoming mail
On the morning Of Col Roosevelts
death Mr.. Joseph Bucklin Bishop. one
OF Col. Roosevelt's oldest and most
intimate friends. went with me to
oyster Bay. At that time-as Col
Roosevelt. many months before. had
instructed me to place at Mr.. Bishops
disposal all his correspondence for
Mr.. Bishops exclusive use In writing
a biography of his (Col. Roosevelts)
life. the story of his career as re-
vealed in his letters-I told Mr Bishop
OF a most interesting incident. and
with his consent quote 1t here:
''On February S, 1918, when I ar
rived at Col. Roosevelt's apartment
at the Langdon Hotel, 9Th avenue at
of Kansas visiting the colonel. Col.
Roosevelt was lying on a big divan.
After getting my papers in shape
for instant attention the moment the
visitor should leave, l sat and waited
for the conclusion OF the interview.
As Mr.. Allen arose to leave Che was
sailing within a day or so for Europe
in the interest OF the Red Cross work.
and while absent from the country
was elected to the governorship OF
Kansas) he said: Take good care Of
yourself. colonel: you are the only
bet for 1920 The gist OF Col. Roose.
velts reply was as follows: I would
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not lift a finger to get the nomina-
tion. If the party unanimously and
spontaneously comes to me and says
that I am the only man who can lead
the party in this crisis, why. of course.
I cannot decline The dearest to me
in the male line are on the other
side of the water, fighting and being
made ready to fight for their country
II they do not return what would
the presidency mean to me? In case
they do return. nothing could give
me greater JOY than to spend the
rest Of my time with my family. I
would like to be President again be-
cause it would enable me to accom-
plish results which are dear to my
heart but il they take me they will
have to accept me without the slight
est modification or abandonment Of
my principles"
And none Of these letters went un-
answered; an unanswered letter did
not appear in Col. Roosevelt's scheme
of efficiency. On the 5th day Of Feb
ruary. 1918. he was Ill and suffering
intensely. He lay on a couch while
I opened his mail and read 1t. until,
noticing that his eyes were closed,
suggested to him that the mail might
wait until tomorrow. when he prob
ably would feel better. He opened his
eyes and turned suddenly toward me
and said: Miss Stricken. when was
President I instituted a rule to clear
my desk each day of the days work.
and shall stick to it"-which. Incl
dentally. was the nearest approach to
a rebuke that I ever received from
him. Ill as he was. ne went through
his mail. until his strength finally
failed. In less than forty-eight hours
he was at the point of death. While
he was still In a very weakened con-
dition--while both OF his ears were
plugged with cotton, so that he could
not hear--he actually dictated piece
meal his keynote speech. which was
delivered In Maine. March 90. 1918.
During his last period In the hos
pital he worked incessantly. He
never seemed really i'll during that
stay. and jokingly remarked that his
stay In the hospital was giving him
an opportunity to do all the things
he had been gathering in the back Of
his mind for a long time past. Free
quently he would write portions Of
his speeches and his editorials In
long hand. and. Of course. all OF his
family mall. But when he was In
the hospital--and I saw him every
day. instead OF every other day. as