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The Coconino sun., 1920-06-18

was and took exceptions to his being near it. Another did almost every thing but climb a tree. One of the riders also got rattled and started to put the saddle on backwards. At this juncture MT. Kurley laughed so hard that he bursted his white collar and Joe Lee swallowed his diamond tie stick-pin. Ike Duff won the prize.
 The next was a squaw race. Four Indian women entered the race, but. one horse bolting. only three ran the half-mile circle. Two prizes were of fered in this contest, one of $10 and one of S5. Yellow Bird won the first prize and Night Hawk the second. This closed the days contests and all set out for home.
 Arriving at Red Lake we all stop ped for lunch. Joe Lee, John Weth- erill and ye scribe were delegated to do the cooking stunt, while the others participated in an old time dance scene for the amusement of our New York guest, who said we had the Wal dorf- Astoria beat. The meal being served, we continued our journey to destination, feeling that the day had kbeen well spent.
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-18

Yuma-Electric district in new pump irrigation area being establish ed.
 Marinette-Southwe Cotton O.. takes over 960 acres for cotton indus try.
 Safford-Valley farmers organize to handle labor situation.
 Mineral Hill Consolidated mine to be developed into big pre- erty.
 Nogales seeking reduction of cattle duty through local port.
 San Simon-Two storage reservoir sites surveyed for valley project.
 Phoenix-General educational cam paign on possibilities and develop ment of Colorado river basin to be launched throughout east.
 Toltec-Ships 100 cars of lettuce, one car bringing $38O0.
 Phoenix-State highway department to get immense equipment from government.
 Bowie-U. S. Oil & Refining Co. starts drilling with new standard rig.
 Ajo-Sixty carloads of copper cath odes leaves New Cornelia mine.
 Superior-Camelback mine in Sil- yer King section to sink 1000 foot shaft.
 Phoenix-Federal aid approved for Petrified forest project.
 Clifton-Shannon Copper Co. plan ming local oil development.
 Douglas-Copper Queen erecting concentrator at Don Luis.
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-18
ARIzONA'S WEEKLY
 INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

Saffori-Gila Valleys flour mill to be completed for seasons crop includ, ing high concrete and steel warehouse Phoenix-Range and stock condi. tions throughout the state reported good.
 Phoenix-Interstate commerce com mission approved reduced freight rates on ore, concentrates and sul- phurets. Chandler-District cotton crop re- ported 90 per cent stand.
 Nogales-Southeln Pacific of Mex ico R. R. resumes operations.
 Tempe-Rock crusher being con structed to supply county highway work.
 Payson has organized a chamber of commerce.
 Payson-Oxbow resumes work sink ing shaft to water level. Douglas port of entry shows big in crease in ore shipments for month of May.
 Holbrook - Adamana well down 1850 feet with 25 per cent of petrol cum. St. Johns-Bankers Oil corporation lease large tract, drilling to start.
 Estimated cost of horse shoe and Camp Verde reservoir pro- jects $16,O00,000.
 Mesa-South Verde Go. starts de- velopment Verde Valley property.
 Tombstone to take active steps to establish aerial landing field.
 "a takes over BraganZa group, larger reduction plant planned.
 Skull Valley-Jerome-Prescott Co. developing rich gold ore in Copper Basin.
 Pioneer-White Metal Co. erecting 60 ton plant.
 Oatman-United Eastern increases mill capacity to 325 tons daily.
 Phoenix establishing free camping ground, water and gas to be piped.
 Benson-Bids for completion of Benson-Vail highway called for.
 Phoenix-Completion of Black Can yon road expected within month.
 Ray-Contracts let for construction of Ray-Kelvin road. Douglas Street car operation shows s15000 annual loss; service ] abandoned.
 Snowfake-Apache well shows oil and gas at 1900 feet.
 Mesa starts construction of new city fire station. Globe-Old Dominion mine to con, strlct 1900 ton daily mill.unit. Safford-Gila Valley Electric Co installing new generator. Phoeulsselected as site for kliebel motor truck factory.
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-18
AND HE DID

"So you went to church last Sum- day?" asked the doubtful one. "Then, to prove it, what was the text?"
 "The text was, He giveth his be- loved sleep.'"
 You're all right. How many of the congregation were there?"
 "All the beloved, it seemed to me"
The Coconino sun., 1920-06-18

Phoenix to get new business block costing $250,000.
 Phoenix-$500,OO0 theatre with ca pacity of 2000 to be built.
 Willcox-Reductlon plant to be erected on Mascot property.
 Phoenix Apache and San Carlos reservations to be opened to metalli- ferrous mining l2 o'clock noon, July 1st.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
SCHOOL GROUNDS
TO Be IMPROVED
THE EXTENSION BUREAU HAS
ESTABLISHED DIVISION TO
DESIGN AND IMPROVE.
BULLETIN BEING GOTTEN OUT
Text Will Consist of General Advice
as To Principles Of Planting to
Secure Most Desirable Results
Raleigh.

In order To promote the beautifca.
ton OF school grounds in North Caro-
lima, the Bureau Of Extension at Cha.
pei Hill. has esta blished a new divi-
sion called the Division of Design and
improvement of School Grounds I'M
der the immediate direction Of DR.. w.
G.. Cocker. Kenan Professor OF Botany
and director Of the University Arbore-
tum, and Miss Eleanor Hoffman, who
will serve as secretary of the division
and field worker.
To facilitate It's work and to pre-
sent the program Of ground improve.
ments which 1t contemplates. the di.
vision Is now preparing an extension
bulletin which will contain twenty or
more designs for actual and hypothe-
teal school grounds, together with
photographs Of Illustrative paintings
from various sources such as the Uni
verslty Arboretum private grounds
mills, community houses, together
with a few typical construction de-
s.cns OF arbors, walks. etc. each gen
eral design to be accompanied by a
planting plan showing the plants to
be used.
The text of the bulletin will consist
Of general advice as to principles OF
planting so as to secure desirable Of
fects, together with descriptions Of
trees. shrubs, and flowers recommend
ed for use in the three main sections
OF the State-east, middle, and west.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05

The groundwork for Uncle Sans
new program for worldwide develop
ment of his commercial activities Is
being laid by the extension of Amer.
lean chambers of commerce In far
away countries and by an active par
tlcipation In the affairs of the inter-
national chamber OF commerce, recent.
ly formed with headquarters at Par.
is
Two representatives of the United
States will attend the forthcoming H.
nancial conference at Brussels at
which the German government will re-
port on its ability to pay reparations
to the victorious allied governments.
An earthquake of moderate intensity
was recorded at Georgetown universi-
ty seismographical observatory, last
Ing considerable time. The center
Of the disturbance was estimated as
1890 miles from Washington.
The interstate commerce commission
has suspended until further notice or
ders destined to give preference In
the use of coal cars to Lake Erie
ports for supplying needs of the
Northwest
A new phase of American.Japanese
relations, now under negotiations,
came forward when It developed that
the United States is trying to pre-
vent Japan from securing control OF
an important part of the existing ca
BILE communication system to the Far
East
Settlement of Japan's protest
against the proposed California law
land holding by Japs will
probably await decision of California
voters who are to pass on the meas
ure. The parley with Japanese diplo-
mats has proceeded far enough to de-
fine the issue between the two coun-
tries, this government having demand.
ed that all Jap labor immigration be
stopped and Japan having asked that
all American laws considered dis
to her people be wiped
out.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
Big Highway contracts.


The approximate total oost OF 81
projects under construction, including
l16 IL miles Of hard surfaced high
ways, amounts to $3.50, 434.S5, ac'
cordng to a statement just issued by
the State Highway Commission.
Included in this outlay there are 22
contracts for hard.surfaced roads, a
total of 116 IL miles, 3S gravel roads
representing 376 IL miles and one
concrete bridge which will be erected
at an expenditure of $50,79S.
Work already completed since the
commissions last report totals $780,
29760. Fifteen separate projects are
included in this outlay Of money or a
total OF 73.42 miles of gravel and hard.
surfaced highways. Under contract
at this time are 10 projects which will
cost approximately $1,266,1S4S6.
The commission points out that dur
ing the past month a new standard
has been set by awarding contracts
for highway and bridge construction
amounting to more than one million
dollars. Including three projects which
were let on September l. contracts
for ten projects embracing nearly %
miles of topsoil or gravel highway, To-
Gated in ten counties were awarded
during the month OF August These
represent an expenditure Of $500, 207.62
including the usual 10 per cent added
for engineering and contingencies.
Two contracts for the construction Of
bridges only were also awarded during
the month at a total cost 1921 65O.17.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
Washington

John F. Kremer. prohibition commits
sioner, denied that he has received the
resignation of Major Dalrymple, pro
hibition director for the lake states
who left Washington for Chicago re
Gently.
DR.. Clarence True Wilson, general
secretary Of the board Of temperance
prohibition and morals of the Method
list Episcopal church, made public an
attack upon President Wilson, as hav.
ing made an unfortunate blunder in
taking the wet side OF the prohibition
controversy" Doctor Wilson declar.
ed any candidate who favored light
wine and beer amendment to the Vol.
stead act should be defeated.
Radio dispatches received in Wash
iugton say the destroyer sherwood
has run short of water off the North
Carolina coast and has anchored In
a good position ten miles north Of
Cape Lookout
The naval court of inquiry investi.
eating conditions in Haiti during &C.
cupation OF the island by marines will
finish its work In Washington the lat
ter part of next week and then go to
Haiti. It was announced there was
small probability of more witnesses
being called during the remainder of
the sessions In Washington, the in
yestigators combining themselves to a
study OF the documents and reports
bearing on Haitian conditions.
Private American shipyards were
building 331 steel vessels aggregating
1,236,277 gross tons for private ship
owners on October l, compared with
345 vessel aggregating 1,236,547 gross
tons on September l, according to re-
ports issued by the bureau of naviga-
tion. Ship construction by the ship
ping board was not included in the
reports.
German goods are being dumped in
to Great Britain, especially toys, in
considerable quantities, according to
a report received at the department
OF commerce.
Natives killed in Haiti during the
five years of American occupation
number $3.50 instead of $3.50 as pre-.
yiously announced by the navy de-
partment, 1t is disclosed at the pub.
iic session Of the naval court, of in
quiry recently appointed by Secretary
Daniels to investigate the conduct Of
The marines in the island republic.
Formal request for the dismissal
from office of Louis F. Post, assistant
secretary OF labor, has been submit.
ted to President Wilson by com.
mittee OF the American Legion.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
Must DEEPEN Welia

Kinston. scores of artesian
wells which gush up all over this
town famed for its water supply will
have TO be deepened about 200 feet,
according TO notice served on the COM
munity by Dynamite Wilkins, expert
on such things and the explosive
from which he many years ago took
the nickname by which he Is known
throughout this part Of the country.
The municipal pumping station Is on
lower ground than the rest OF the
city. New wells sunk there are rob
bling the overflow wells.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
ANsoN

Wadesboro.-Complete returns from
Arson county give Hammer. $40;
Cox, 39l: Morrison. 1888; Cox, presi'
Dental, 1896; Harding, 426. A heavy
vote was cast in the county, the cleo.
ton passing quietly,
BERTHE
Windsor BERTHE gives Cox 1.S45;
Harding 232; Morrison 1867; Parker
las; for amendments 1.725. against
35; Kitchen for Congress, 1,64S ma
Jority. Complete returns.
CLEVELAND
Shelby.-Out OF total vote OF approx.
imately 5000 in Cleveland county en-.
tire democratic ticket. national. state
and county. has majority OF 1900.
Amendments carry by over 5000.
Estimated vote for Congress: Bulwin-
kle, 5.100; Newell 1900; with approx.
imately same proportion all the way
through both tickets.
DuPLlN
Warsaw Warsaw township gives
entire democratic ticket majority OF
about 400. Duplin county IA precincts
out OF Is give estimated democratic
majority Of 1000. Amendments car.
ried About 1900 women voted in
Duplin.
HAYWOOD.
Waynesville.- Congressman Weaver
has 1,l27 majority In three Haywood
townships. North Waynesville, Weav.
er 671. Jenkins 1T; South Waynes-
vile, Weaver 7O2, Jenkins 237; Crab.
tree, Weaver 229, Jenkins 81.
HENDERSON
Raleigh majorities by
counties: Wayne, 2,1O0; Robson. 700;
Granville, 1000; CASTOR gives Bull
Wrinkle $500 majority over Newell for
Congress; Waynesville gives Weaver
961 majority; Rutherford. So. Hender.
son county goes 1900 republican.
cA6ARRUs
Concord.-Complete returns from is
out of 10 precincts in the county in
dictate that Cabarrus county will go
republican by majority ranging from
200 to 400.
DARE
Manteo.-With meager information
democratic majority in Dare county
FOR the state is about 200.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
Phone Rents May Rise.

The state corporation commission
announces that petitions for increase
In rates have been filed by the Ashe'
vile Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany and the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph company. 1t is said
that the application Of the Southern
Bell will include application for in
crease in rates at all points in the
state where their lines are operated,
although this was not confirmed by
the commission, The increase asked
for will be approximately 20 per cent,
1t is thought.
Petitions have also been filed with
the commission for increases in street
railway rates from the Asheville
Power and Light company and the
Carolina Power and Light company.
The hearings will be held at date
to be set by the commission.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
attooed Fish cauaht.

Wilmington. Something new In
freaks, a "tattooed" fish, was caught
below old historic Fort Fisher by
John c. Sandlin, OF this city, when he
drew a bluetish bearing the initials
&c. |. H." plainly imprinted on Its side.
Mr.. Sandlin took the fish home, had
II scalded, scrubbed and soaked In
salt, which treatment only brought
put the letters more plainly. Old
fishermen contend the monogram is
only birthmark, but Mr.. Sandlin
says he will preserve the fish in al
cohol-if he can get the alcohol.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD over
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
THE NEWS or the SOUTH
What 10 Taking Place In The South.
land viii Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
Foreign

Reports that the Lithuanian cabinet
has resigned are denied by the envoy
OF that country to Great Britain.
Jan Haldenby, rs, and John Barnard,
n. engaged at and s, were married
in London recently.
The funeral services of King Alex.
ander were held In Athens, Greece,
October 20, and attended by the diplo-
mats Of foreign countries and the
crown prince of Sweden
A little band of Irish pipers, wall.
ing. weird dirge and shrieking def.
ance by turns, led the strangest fune-
raj procession through the streets Of
London ever witnessed by the Eng
lish. II was a procession of eight
thousand loyal Irishmen resident in
London.
General Wrangel's forces have evac.
uated Alexandrovsk.
Sylvia Pankhurst, English suffra.
gist, now interesting herself in the
English labor movement, has been SEN
fenced to six months imprisonment for
printing libelous and seditious article
the Workers Dreadnought.
A pontifcal requiem mass was eel
ebrated In St. Georges cathedral over
the body OF the late lord mayor of
Cork. Terence MacSwiney, who died
in Brixton prison after hunger
strike, which lasted more than sew
enty. @tee days. Church dignitaries,
the lord mayor Of Dublin, the deputy
lord mayor OF Cork and Populations
representing the British parliamenta.
ny labor party and various Irish po-
litical and civic organizations at
tended.
London advices state that new diff
ficulties have arisen in the settle
ment of the coal strike in England,
and the matter is SO serious that a
cabinet meeting will be held before
negotiations are again taken up with
the miners.
The English government has been
armed by the house Of commons with
all the authority necessary to distrib-
ute foodstuffs In the event that the
strike paralyzes industry. The house
of lords will doubtless concur in the
action OF the commons.
The London Pail Mall Gazette de-
clares that the coal strike has been
settled, and states that this is another
feather in> the cap of the shoemaker
premier, Lloyd-George, whose persist
ence In every question is the admira-
tion of the world.
King Alexander died as result of
the monkey bite he sustained in the
early part Of October He had inter-
fered to protect his dog from the mon.
key. Prince Paul will be offered the
crown, but. due to his absence, from
the country, the affairs will be admin.
istered for the present by regency.
A British authority says that there
has been so per cent drop in Eng
lish freight during the year 1920. This
is attributed to the increase in the
worlds shipping tonnage and the gen.
eral scarcity of goods for export.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05

Receiving for gubernatoral candidate in
elected governor
Parker Monroe by majority that
probably beyond that figure The vote cast
President Will be-
Senator Lee Overman
will probably equal exceed the Nor
son
based incomplete and unofficial returns received
the numbers OF
complete returns and
counties where the greatest republican
presumably, poled
amendments carried by safe
received these meager
night that the democrats had elected all ten
North Carolina Major Buwinkle run
in indicated majority
the seventh district by majority
Doughtons reelection in the eighth district
Weaver apparently reelected In the
tenth district majority being democratic officials at 1900 to
NJ Stedman the fifth district
in the fourth Congressman NJ
and 1al s. Ward In
the first before the election
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05

City commissioners received notice
from the State Corporation Commits
sion of the petition of the Carolina
Light and Poweri Company for an In
crease In fares on the Raleigh street
railway system from the present scale
of seven cents straight fare and four
tickets for twenty-five cents to q
straight fare Of eight cents, with four
tickets for thirty cents.
The commissioners instructed City
Attorney John w. Hinsdale, Jra 20
prepare an answer 10 the petition.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
GOOD Cotton In Arson.

wadesboro. delightful Indian
summer weather which has prevailed
here has enabled the farmers to make
splendid Roadway In harvesting the
cotton crop. It now appears that q
fairly good cotton crop has been
made. The only disconragIng featurs
is the price, and the farmers and busi-
ness men Of Arson county VIII very
probably seek to increase that by
holding the bulk Of the crop il :
warehouse to Be built here X tho
plans mafarialIze according 70 expso
tstiona.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
Farmer Delegates Appointed.

Governor Beckett has appointed
delegates to represent North Caro-
lima at the 4Oth annual session OF the
Farmers national Congress which
will be held in Columbus, Ohio, on No
vember 1919.
The list is notable in that the name
of DR.. H. Q. Alexander, of Matthews,
Mecklenburg county, is not included.
This is the first time in many years
that DR.. Alexander's name has not
been on the list of delegates to the
farmers congress.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
GulLFoRD

Greensboro.-Twenty precincts out
Of 81 in Guilford county, High Point
and one Greensboro precinct being
the only large ones not h card from,
give: Cox 5.770; Harding 3,617; Over.
man, 5,S40; Holton 1918; Morrison
5,77'; Parker 1851. Stedman 5,793,
Merritt 1887.
Other returns are expected to make
the democratic Majority about 1000
votes. The constitutional amend
ments will win by about the same ma
'jority.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
Call to Council Meeting.

The call to the council meeting has
been issued by the corresponding sec
rotary, Mrs Hugh A. Murrill of Char
lotte and follows in part: THE coun-
Gil of the North Carolina Federation
of Woman's clubs has been called by
the president, Mrs. Charles G. Hook,
to meet in Henderson November to
s, the opening session to be held on
Wednesday evening. This meeting
will afford an excellent opportunity
for the club women to get in touch
with each other, and with the work
OF the Federation.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
WILSON

Wilson.-Out of a registration Of
oO2 women, 81 Of whom were negroes,
In Wilson township, S19 cast their
ballots. In the other precincts heard
from 80 per cent of the women regis.
tered cast their ballots The precincts
heard from give total OF 500 for the
democrats and 451 for republicans and
as but few tickets have been scratch
ed 1t is estimated that the majority
will be at least 1000 for Cox, Morri-
son and the other democratic can
didates.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
Griffin Quits Commission

Admitting that he is actively oppos-
ing the income tax amendments to the
state constitution. but making vigor-
Gus denial that he has collected a
large sum of money with which to
wage the fight. James S. Griffin, con-
fidential clerk to the State Tax Com
mission, which drew the amendment.
issued a statement denouncing as an
insult the allegation that bhe cotton
mill industry OF the state is financing
the opposition to the amendment.
With the announcement of the sew
erance OF Mr.. Griffin's connection
with the tax department, Judge Pell
declared that certain correspondence
between the retiring confidential clerk
and several wealthy interests where
In the former sought contributions to
fund with which to fight the amend
ment would be given out. One o.
the letters was received from Wins
ton-Salem.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-05
Woman President of Fair,

Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt, OF Bilt-
more, and New York. has been elect
cd president of the North Carolina
state fair, the election taking place at
the annual meeting of the North Caro-
lima Agricultural society, the organi-
cation which fosters the fair. Col.
Joseph E. Pogue was reelected secre'
tary and C. B. benson treasurer,
Mrs. Vanderbilt Is the first woman
to be elected to the Office. She was
put in nomination by Gen. J. S. Carr,
the retiring president, who stated
that she would accept the place. Gen.
eral Carr, who had declined reelection
was elected active vice-president and
assistant to the president.