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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
ONE man DEAD
IN GAS BLAST
AT DES MONIES

Des Moines. Iowa, April 27-Fpur
men were killed in an explosion
which wrecked the engine room of
the Des Moines Gas company early
today The dead are:
Phil Devine, superintendent; two
unidentified men whose bodies were
found in the debris this afternoon
and partially identified as William
Wishman and James Miller. who
were listed among the missing
earlier in the day, and Frank Cop
pas, whose body was found in the
ruins this afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
RIVERS, HARBORS
BILL INCREASED
DOUBLE BY VOTE

Washington. D. c.. April G.--
The rivers and harbors bill was
passed yesterday by the senate aft
er it had been amended to make the
total $4,000, 900. as against the
$4,000, 900 in the house bill and
$40, 100000 recommended by the
senate commerce committee. The
bill now goes to conference, where
sharp fight is>expected.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
GUILTY
TO P. 0. Theft

Freeport, H., April 27-Earl
Hull and Sherman Dawson pleaded
guilty to postoffice robberies and
forgeries before Judge Lands in
federal court here and were SEN
fenced to five years Imprisonment
and fines of $1,000 each today.
They robbed the postoffice at Le-
Claire, Iowa, and stole money order
blanks. They filed these in, forg-
ing the name of the postmaster
and passed them in northern Illi-
nOiS cities.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
CEN. WOOD
FACES ALL
THE FIELD
Johnson in Jersey, Hard
ing in Ohio, Coolidge
in Mass, His Foes.
RI HAROLD d. JACOBS.

limited Press Staff correspondent. }
New York. April 27.-When Re-
publicans of three states started
10 the polls today to vote in the
PRESIDENTIAL primaries, it was a
case Of Major General Leonard
Wood against the field. The situ-
alton sized Up thus:
New Jersey Wood versus Sena-
Tor Hiram Johnson.
Ohio-Wood versus Senator War
rem Harding.
Massachusetts, - Wood versus an
uninstructed delegation expected to
support Governor Calvin Coolidge.
The Johnson organization has
i. made a particularly hard fight to
carry New Jersey in an effort to
obtain foothold in the east. Po-
litical observers believed the Cali
fornia senator had about an even
chance to obtain the preferential
vote, but held that, even in that
event, Wood probably would win a
majority of the delegates.
Situation in Ohio.
In Ohio, Wood was invading an
other 'fayorite son" state. This
situation was comparable to that
IN Illinois, where Wood fought with
Lowden for control of the. latter's
home state. Only the names of
Wood and Harding were on the
Republican ballot. 1t was believ-
ed. however, that Johnson and Her
bert Hoover might receive many
"vritten-in' votes. Some Wood
delegates openly declared for
Hoover as their second choice.
while Harding delegates made sim
la. declarations regarding John
son,
The Wood organization had a
slate of delegates in. many Massa-
chuseits districts. Most of the RI
val delegates were uninstructed
with open leanings toward Cool
ldse. Many of the delegates were
pledged to the governor, however,
and at least one had expressed a
preference for Hoover. The gen.
erals eastern headquarters today
asserted that even if Massachusetts
should cast its first ballot in the
national convention for Coolidge,
lne states second choice would be
Wood.
Poindexter Favored.
Republicans also were to .select
- delegates in state convention
washington today. Senator
Niles Poindexter was expected to
Oe endorsed, though Wood, John
son and Hoover supporters had
hopes OF splitting the delegates.
Eleven Republican primaries
nave been held to date. Johnson
won those in Michigan, Montana,
North Dakota and Nebraska; Wood
was victor in South Dakota, New
hampshire and Minnesota, and
powden carried Illinois and Okla
homa. In New York and Wiscon-
s,h mere was no preferential vote,
.ae oalloting being on uninstructed
delegates.
no fireworks" was anticipated
~ lne three Democratic primaries.
oo'ernor Edward |. Edwards was
pacticaily conceded the endorse
meut It OF New Jersey and Governor
Ssu1es '. COX that of Ohio. Followers
" William G. McAdoo professed to
strong sentiment for their
''nuldate in Massachusetts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
The Weather

Fair tonight and Wednesday. pre-
ceded by unsettled weather this
afternoon and early tonight. Ris-
ing temperature Wednesday. Prob
ably frost tonight.
Highest temperature yesterday,
43; lowest last night, 3S.
Wind velocity at Z a. M, Z miles
per hour.
Precipitation last "A hours, .2l
inch.
12sm. 7p.m- Tam.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
FIRsT WONAN TO PREACH.

Berne. April 27.-Woman's first
appearance in q Geneva pulpit will
occur June s, when Miss Maud
Royden. London pastor, viii preach
at the cathedral there
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
SLAYER ON TRIAL.

Indianapolis. Ind, April 27.-Wil-
liam Ray, colored. confessed slay-
er Of 14-year-old Martha Huff, was
placed on trial in criminal cour,
here today on a charge of first de.
gree murder.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
MAYOR RESIGNS TO
RUN FOR GOVERNOR

Cleveland. April 27.-Mayor Da-
Wis has resigned to campaign for
the Ohio Republican gubernatorial
nomination, being succeeded by
Law Director William Fitzgerald.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27
Daily RIVER Bulletin.
River Forecast.

River Forecast
Slowly falling stages in the Mis-
sissippi will continue from below
buQue to Muscatine.
i'm. SHERIER, Meteorologist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27

Aqua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico
April 27.-More than. fifty thousand
soldiers in Mexico now are In 70.
volt against the Czeco-government
military headquarters announced
today. Nearly half this number, il
was said. have joined the revolu.
tionary forces in Sonora.
Mexico has been divided into four
military zones. the first of which
includes Sonora Sinaloa and Nya-
rit. according to General P. +. Lias
Gales, commander Of the army OF
the northwest.
Commanders for the central zone.
Gulf coast and southern zone. have
not been named. it was said. nor
the boundaries definitely fixed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27

DEFEATED
IN MEXICO
U. S. Has Faith in Car
ranza Despite Report
of New Setbacks.
(H United Preesp.

Washington, April 97.-CAp-
ture by Mexican rehels q two
towns and TIVE federal military
trains was claimed by General
Aivarad0 revolutionary repre-
sentative, hoCe todAy.
The Nexiean embassy cancln.
ued to view the situation calm.
ly and edicials expressed BE-
Lief CarraRza's control Of Mex
loan Affairs Was-still unshaken.
The embassy haA boen without
Advices for several days, how.
ever.
Rebels took the towns Of
Mier And Guerrero In Tamauli.
pcs, according to AlyaradO.
They are On the United States
border east Of NuevO Laredo.
The federal troop trains re-
ported taken were part Of the
command Of Geaeral Pablo Con-
nlo4, presidential candidate,
and were seixed by the rebels
botweeo C0eFnAvaca and Iguala
near Mexico City.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-27

Continued on page FOUR.
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received, up to two o'clock in the afternoon of June 9th, 1920, at the office of Francis D. Crable, clerk of the undersigned Board of Trustees, Room Two, Bab- bitt building, Flagstaff, Arizona, for the erection, construction and finish ing of a library addition to the Emer- son school building, Flagstaff, Ari- zona; also for constructing, changing and finishing certain improvements and changes to be made in the assem- bly room of said building; all in ac- cordance with certain plans and spec ifications now on file with said clerk in said office.
 Bids may be made for all specified work, or for the library addition and assembly roomt changes separately, and must be accompanied by bond, or certified check in amount equal to ten per cent of bid, conditional on the faithful performance of contract if accepted.
 The board reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids.
 Dated at Flagstaff, Arizona, this 26th day of May, 1920.
 M. G. FRONSKE, President, Board of Trustees, School District Number One, Coconino County,
 FRANCIS D. CRABLE,
 Clerk of said Board. May oe-ot
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04
HOLDS RENEWAL
 OF OIL LEASES IS VOID

At a meeting of the state land board Governor Campbell dissented from ac- tion of the board in renewing oil leas- es in the Holbrook district. The board acted in a special meeting held while Governor Campbell, who is member was at Parker, in attendance at the hearing of the congressional sub-com- mittee on Indian affairs.
 Governor Campbell said that he ob- jected to state land being leased for oil development at 15 cents an acre, say ing those holding the leases were sub dividing and releasing at from $2 to $5 an acre or more.
 "The state is making no effort to protect itself against such specula- tion," the governor declared. He said if he had been present at the boards meeting he would have voted against renewing the leases. He expressed the belief that leases should only be renewed on condition that work done on the property justified the board in taking such action.
 Governor Campbell then raised the question whether, under the law, the board had right to hold meeting in the absence of the chairman. He asked the opinion of the attorney general. He said his objection to the meeting hav- ing been called was not to be constru- ed as personal, except that he regret ted that his correspondence file had not been in evidence at the meeting. He said it contained many letters and requests that in the future the files of the department be used.
 State Auditor Jessie Boyce said he believed the question of calling the meetings in the absence of the gov enor had come up for discussion once before after sepcial meeting had been held during the absence of Gov ernor Campbell from the state. The governor replied that in this instance, however, he was within the state. An opinion will be submitted by Attorney General Wiley E. Jones, it was stated
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04

Queer happenings of the weeks
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Charles A. Greenlaw, de- ceased. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned Executrix of the estate of Charles A. Greenlaw, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons hav- ing claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within four. months after the first publication of this notice, to the said executrix, at Flagstaff, Ari- zona, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate, in said County of Coconino.
 ELLA L. GREENLAW,
 Executrix of said deceased. Dated, this 18th day of May, A. D. 1920. 5-21-lt
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04
LATEST GUESS PUTS
 NIAGARA'S AGE AT 5000 YEARS

To the question, "How old is Mi agara falls?" geologists have return ed replies varying by tens of thous- ands of years. At first it was esti- mated that the Niagara river came in- to existence about 55,000 years ago. Later this was reduced to only 12,000 years. Lyell increased the estimate again to 35,000 years, and still later other scientists reduced it to about g. 900 years. At one period, it appears, many thousands of years ago, the height of the falls was APO feet.
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04

vance was gamDilng.
 "You agree to buy my wool for so much, a month ahead of shearing," he said. "How do you know that wool won't go up or down? The price may be too much or not enough. It looks like flying in the face of Providence. !" After long argument, he agreed to leave it to his wife, and she said:
 Look a-here, Sam, I'm just as good Baptist as you are, and if there is anything in our religion which says we shan't take 2S cents a pound for our wool, when we didn't expect above 25, we'll accept the offer and flop over to the Methodists."
 D. M. Francis tells about once rid ing on mixed" train out west here. It had been just crawling along, when suddenly it started up and began to run much faster. Dan asked the con- uuctor why they were running so much faster. Are we going down hill? ?" he asked.
 "No."
 "Wind changed and helping us along?"
 "I guess not"
 Engineer drunk?"
 "No more so than usual. I'll tell you though; we've sighted man walking about mile ahead on the track, and Pm going to catch him and make him get on and pay his fare if have to run the wheels all off and the cars dragging on the rails. The rules for bid any man trying to beat the com- pany in this way"
 Said widow, mendacious young Mrs, "I really don't know what Krs."
 The lover, in haste,
 Put his arm round her waist, And promptly, but firmly said "Thrs|
 Pat Moran says that when he went to school, at the opening of the term the teacher asked the children a lot of questions about their ages, their fath- CTS name and occupation, etc.
 One little fellow, very bashful, was hard to get information from. The teacher finally got his age and his fathers name. Then she asked the latter's occupation.
 Don't want to tell" was all the boy would say. =,
 "But you know what your father does for living, don't you!
 "M," with nod, was the answer. :.
 "Won't you tell me, so l can put 1t down in my book? ?'
 Don't want to-"
 "Well, then, you needn't" was the teachers diplomatic reply, but you wouldn't mind whispering it to me, would you?"
 This the boy was willing to do.
 "He works. in the dime museum. He is the fat woman" he said.
 Miss Matoaka Wilburn, formerly of Flagstaff, but now in Sweetwater, Texas, has a rich fund of anecdotes concerning the funny things that have happened in the oil regions down there, where in many instances daz- zling fortunes have come at a mo. ment's notice to persons many of whom before that had counted them selves lucky if they knew where the next meal was coming from.
 Miss Wilburn says that almost the first thing most of these newly-rich do is to buy in the nearest city the best residence they can find, usually taking it just as it stands, furnishing
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

State examination of school teach CTS for Coconino county will be held at my office, court house, Flagstaff, on Monday and Tuesday, June ' and 8. 1920.
 MRS. S. S. ACKER, County Superintendent of Schools. 5-1S-ot
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04

rate for the registration area of the country is in 22 in 1917 and 2 in 20 in 1918. The deplorable fact is that many of these deaths could have been prevented.
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04

Clad in youthful beauty, innocence, a wisp of tropical grass and the leaf of a fig. Clarine Seymour is beautiful as the Idol Dancer. Coming to Coli scum, Marseilles, before it is shown in Chicago.-Ottawa Ull.) Republican.
 When does Jack Costigan get her here?
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04

It is just as we'll for our old friend Santa Claus to advertise himself as a myth. If he were real person they would have had him up in some kind of an investigation before this.
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04
LIKED IT VISIBLE

Private - "Who buttered this bread?"
 Y Girl-"I did"
 Private - "Well, who took it of again ?"
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04

e. Bly says that few years ago, when travelling wool buyers were pret. ty numerous, one dropped in to try and make a deal with prominent Bap- tist sheepman. The latter sort of thought that selling his clip in ad-
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04
CHE < R U L C If HI K P s
(Ry "DEL.")

Mostly those intervals when real idea along and is grabbed of,
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04

Herbert Johnson is recovering from injuries received some time ago, when a Fordson tractor partly run over his head, driving his face in the mud a foot. Herbert had his mouth and nose damned solid with mud, but quick as- sistance dug it out. He is getting along good at present now.-Canby (Minn.), News.
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04

and all, at whatever price is asked. As a result the populations of some towns have changed considerably and the residences formerly owned by bankers and merchants have passed into the hands of those upon whom luck in oil has fallen.
 The wife of one of these sudden for tunates, after her old man had bought the swellest house in city near there, ordered brass beds for every room in the house. She said she had always longed for brass beds and now she in- tended to have plenty of them; so she put one in each room, even in the kitchen.
 Another woman removed the rich carpets from the home she and her husband had bought, replacing it with linoleum. N
 Miss Wilburn writes The Sun:
 "ln newspaper this morning read joke which reminded me of little incident which actually occurred in Abilene short time ago. Here is the joke:
 "There's only two times when an Irishman will fight said Casey.
 And when is them two?' asked Schwartz.
 "'When he knows. he is right and when he knows he is wrong replied Casey.
 "The incident referred to was one which proves there are times when an Irishman will not fight. We have a worthy Irish citizen in Abilene who recently became rich on property in the Ranger field. One day a short time ago he was backing his expensive new automobile away from the curb on busy street in Abilene, when he collided with a passing truck. He inn mediately placed the blame on the truck driver, and in moments time the two were standing face to face in the street, the Irishman emitting a volley of profane language. Without word the truck driver struck him blow that knocked him down, and when the Irishman attempted to arise the truck driver again struck him down. Then the unexpected happen ed. The lrishman arose, held out his hand and said, 'Ah, come on, we'd just as we'll go over and pay our fnes,' to which the truck driver replied, Fine! H-l, man, I haven't a dollar to my name I'll have to lay mine out in jail" But the Irishman took him by the arm and led him away, saying: Come on, I've got enough to pay both fines.'"
 "An Irishman working as laborer in the Texas oil region, slept on the ground under the cook tent every night and used drain-pipe for a pill low
 "Tsn't that drain pipe kind of hard for pillow?' asked the foreman.
 How could it be hard?' demanded the Irishman. Sure I've stuffed the inside full of straw"
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04

Queer happenings of the weeks news:
 At Grand Rapids, Mich, L. S. Dodge, president fthe International Paper Co.,, and of the Mergenthaler Linotype Co.,, of New York, was taken from the hotel which had no room for him, to the county jail, where he was given bed, slept in it, and left the next morning, none the wiser.
 Man in Kankakee, H., has Ford car which in three days broke the arms of four people who tried to crank it.
 A couple of brothers in New York state have patented a contrivance to keep cows tail still while she is be- ing milked. The early dentists in China pulled teeth with their fingers. They prac- ticed by pulling pegs from a wooden board until they had grip with a lifting power of 300 to 400 pounds. Magistrate in New York city sen- fenced a Jew to take bath.
 At fire in New York dog and cat store, an Irish terrier ran back into the store through the flames and brought out a kitten that had been a roommate in his cage. for several weeds.
 Jimmie Swinnerton said the other day that one time out on, the reserva- tion he met an old Indian who told him:
 q have something I want to show you; it is big"
 So Jimmie, trying all the time to imagine what it was he was being talk en to see, accompanied the Indian eight miles to the latter's home. Ar rived there, the Indian took him inside, strengthened up, arched his chest, and, too overcome with pride and emotion to speak, waved his hand dramatically toward a. shelf at one end of the room, on which, placed side by side, were fourteen nickle alarm clocks. Jimmie said that Indian was proud CT of his collection than many a white man would be of string of success full race horses.
 Been a long time since we had any epitaphs, so, accordingly: "Here lies John Hill, man of skill, His age was five times ten; He ne'er did good, nor ever would,
 Had he lived as long again"
 "Here lies the body of Erasmus Smith. Had he lived till he got ashore he would have been buried here"
 "Here lies Dr. Trollope,
 Who made these stones roll up; He took dose of jalop,
 And God took his soul up"
 John Macpherson
 Was a remarkable person.;
 He stood six feet two
 Without his shoe,
 And he was slew
 At Waterloo"
 "Here lies John Auricular Who in the ways of the Lord walked
 perpendicular"
 C. c. Bly says that few years ago when travelling wool buyers were pret. ty numerous, one dropped in to try anc make a deal with prominent Bap
 I'M v1 -l
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04
ABOUT ARIzONA'S BABIES

The following interesting facts were brought out by study of the records filed with the state board of health:
 During the first three months of 1920, there was registered with the state board of health 1919 babies. This would be at the rate of 727S year. There were 659l births registered in 1919. The increase does not indicate any sudden access of population. It merely indicates that under the press ure of the state health department, more babies are having their rights protected.
 At the birth rate for the registra- tion area of the entire country, this would indicate population of 298,279 for Arizona. At a very conservative figure, it is estimated that there are still so many oversights in the regis tration of births, that the Arizona record is at least 1912 per cent faulty. With this correction, it would make the probable population about 335, 900.
 It is of interest to note that there were 946 boys (5o per cent) and 875 girls GAS per cent.) In some of the counties there was an even break at different times. In February, Pima reported A births on 50-50 basis and Yuma, in March, reported IA boys and IA girls. There were 13 pairs of twins.
 There were l9 illegitimate children reported, one in hundred. No il- legitimate babies were reported from Graham, Mohave, Pinal or Yuma coun- ties.
 The ages of the fathers and moth- CTS is Illuminating as the following ta- ble shows:
 Ages Fathers. Mothers. Under 21 40 365 21 to 30 S15 982 31 to<4O 683 422 Over 40 281 50
 There were 9 times more mothers under 21 than fathers. The greater number of both fathers and mothers were under 30. But after 30, the fathers began to shine. Nearly half as many again of men were parents between the ages of 30 and 40. And after 40, the women recede dismally. There were only 50 mothers while there were more than five times that many ancient fathers | VI HTSt DOrHj tHeTe were f0o ua- bies, 27 per cent of the whole. In fam lilies of from 2 to children, 941 ba- bies were born, 52 per cent of the whole. There were 305 babies, 16 per cent, in families of from to 10 chil- dren. I'm families of over 10 children, 75 babies, .05 per cent of the whole were born. These figures make it evident that race suicide is not one of the vices Arizona needs fear.
 A record of deaths shows that 6s babies were stillborn. In other words one in 28 babies were born dead. Also 288 died in the first year. This indi- cates that 2 in every 13 babies died before they were a year old, while the
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-04

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