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The Winslow mail., 1920-03-26
STAY COWBOY
Especial to the Winslow Mai1)

! tSpec1al 10 the WlnSlOW Mall.)
Stay, Cowboy! Let Err Buck, Pres
colts off for the biggest celebration to
be held in the Southwest Others may
initiate, but the real genuine article
| will be found in the Mile High City
| On July 2, g. 4 and 5th, when the COW
boys of the range will vie with each
other in the sports of the mountains
and plains. These contests call for
brain and Drawn and when the man
is pronounced winner by the judges
which the contestants choose, that
fellow who wins the money and the
honors knows that he has done So
fairly and squarely.
The Prescott Frontier Days Associ-
alton has been in existence for thirty
two years and since the year 1888
there has always been held in Pres
cott cowboy contests, which attract
hundreds Of visitors not only from tho
southern section of Arizona, but from
every part Of the state and interested
spectators from one end of the world
to the other.
The first medal to be given in the
entire West is in the hands of the
Frontier Days committee This was
purchased by He'd Aitken, then sec
retary and treasurer of the celebration
u soI, ,o1l
4th, 1888, and was awarded to Juan
Leivas who contested for the medal
over all competitors at this celebra-
tion for roping and tying a steer. His
time was 1171s with 100 yard start
Jaun Leivas taught Carol w. Davis
to ride when Davis was a mere boyg
Today Shorty as he familiarly
known throughout the country is one
of the leading stockmen of the state
This medal was recovered from sill
yer scrap donated to the Aviators fund
during the Great World War and was
purchased by c. w. Davis and H. D
Aitken and presented by them to the
present Prescott Frontier Days Assoc
iation to be kept as a souvenir.
Plans for the big coming contest are
now we'll under way at Prescott. That
city has maintained its reputation
among the big shows of the country
in that it's management has always
given a fair, square deal to the con
testants. Every dollar advertised has
been every dollar paid. No contracts
have been given and no favorites play
ed. Over $10,00000 will be given in
purses for the broncho riding, bull
riding, bull roping ,calf-tying, range
land races, pony express, cowgirls
pony express, COW pony races, bull
dogging, wild horse races, with wild
woody, rip-roarin' specialties with man
against beast.
The Winslow mail., 1920-03-26
SANITARY DRY CLEANING COM
PANY HAS A FIRE

Saturday noon fire broke out in
the cleaning room of the Sanitary Dry
Cleaning Company on Kinsley avenue
which threatened for a time to be
quite distasterous, but due to the
quick action of the fire department,
the fire was soon under control and
was confined to the rear of the build
ing. Mr.. Futch, the proprietor, claims
that the fire was started from an ex-
plosion of gas fumes from his clean
ing department, and that the explos-
ion took place upon his entering the
door Mr.. Futch sustained a loss of
several hundred dollars on clothing
which he was cleaing, besides the
complete destruction of his new and
modern cleaning plant, but Mr.. Futch
considers himself very fortunate that
he was not severally injured by the
explosion and has plans already under
headWay to erect a larger plant than
the one destroyed which will be ready
for business within the near future.
The Winslow mail., 1920-03-26
GEORGE BABBITT OF FLAGSTAFF
DROPS DEAD

George Babbitt, chairman of the
democratic state central committee
| and one of the leading business men
of the state, dropped dead at 1920
O'clock Wednesday morning while in
the office of County Treasurer NJ. A
Murphy, in Flagstaff
AIr. Babbitt was apparently in his
usual good health and had entered the
office of the country treasurer with
Craig Pottinger, editor of the North
ern Arizona Leader. He was in ex-
cellent spirits and after conversing
for few minutes suddenly remarked
that he was not feeling we'll. He
started to rise, fell over and died il
the arms of treasurer Murphy Heart
trouble was. ascribed as the cause OF
death.
Mr.. Babbitt was about sixty years OF
age and was one of five brothers
composing the firm of Babbitt Broth,
ers, leaders in finance and business,
in Northern Arizona, they have a
chain of mercantile establishments ex-
tending from Holbrook to Kingman
with headquarters at Flagstaff. The!
have recently established a wholesale
branch in Phoenix, and Phoenix is
their headquarters for their automo
bile business, with branches in Tucson.
and througout the state and Ell Paso
Texas.
Perhaps the largest business inter
ests of the Babbitt is in livetock. Boil
their cattle and heep outfits arc
among the largest in the state.
While never seeking office for him,
self, George Babbitt has always taker
keen interest in politics and has long
been regarded as one of the big fac
tors in the democratic party in Ari
zona. For several months past he has
been persistently mentioned as pos
sible candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor, but had de-
clined to make any statement.
Two years ago Mr.. Babbitt was
made chairman Of the democratic
state executive committee and hel6
that position when he died. He waf
delegate to the st. Louis convention
which nominated Woodrow Wilson.
The Winslow mail., 1920-03-26
BOND ISSUE CARRIED
WinslOw to Have a Large Auditorium
And Gymnasium

The bond election Wednesday fol
the issuance of bonds of $3.50 foi
an auditorium and gym for the public
schools carried by a small majority
of seven votes, there being 130 votes
cast for and 1913 votes against Elec
tion day was marked throughout by
the, hard and feverish work and elec
tioneering made by both factions, bu
as the lection was carried for TIL
bonds, it is now hoped that both side1
will bury the hatchet, which they nc
doubt will, and all be proud of the
new building which will be erected
and of immense benefit, not only tC
the school children, but the twon
large. The small bond of $25,000 will
not be a drop in the bucket agains
our assessed valuation of approxima
tely $2,000,000, and the increased taA
alton will be scarcely noticed by tn
tax payers. The erection of the build
ng will be started at once, and Wher
completed will be second to none il
Northern Arizona and building Of
which we can we'll be proud
The Winslow mail., 1920-03-26
DRYBREAD-CROFT

Saturday evening Miss Nell Dry
bread and Mr.. G. V. Croft were united
in marriage at the home of the brides
parents, the Reverend Barclay of tn
Baptist church officiating and i'm
mediately after the ceremony left fol
Clovis, New Mexico, to make their fu-
ture home.
The bride is the only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs r. G. Drybread and is
one of Winslow's most charming, pop
uIar and beautiful young ladies and
will be greatly missed by her many
friends here, while the groom is one
Of the most popular employees of the
Santa Fe at Clovis, New Mexico. The
many friends of this popular young
couple, both here and Clovis, wish
them a happy prosperous life.
The Winslow mail., 1920-03-26
DRIVER BUILDING BOTTLING
WORKS

V. H. Driver of the Standard Bot
Ting Works of WinsloW, spent
couple of days in Holbrook, looking
after the construction of the build
ing he is erecting for the purpose of
establishing his bottling works in
Holbrook. The structure will be To-
Gated east of the electric light plant
and will be fully equipped in every
respect. Some of the machinery for
the plant is en- route and other sec
tions will follow All is expected to
be here when the building is complet-
ed or at least the greater portion of
it. Mr.. Driver expects to work up
quite trade in Holbrook, Cooley
Snowflake and other towns to tho
south.-Holbrook Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1920-03-26
ARIzONA,S DEATH RECORD

During the six months ending Dec
amber 81, 1919, there were no deaths
reported to the State board of healtF
from any county in Arizona due
malaria, smallpox and measles Thc
total was Z06O against 1880 for tn
first six months of the year The diff
ference of 92O deaths came largely
from the falling off Of the influenzo
epidemic and of deaths from disease
that would be affected thereby. This
is best shown by the following tablo
compared with the deaths from Ger
tain diseases for the first half of tn
year and the second half:
The Winslow mail., 1920-03-26

abies or their mothers. Blood pols
aring following child birth caused l
leatbs and there were 20 deaths fro
other puerperal accidents. Pnoumo1
ia caused 176 deaths of which 40 wer
rom broncho-pneumonia lnfluenz
aused only 20. Bronchitis caused II
loaths of which 6 were from acute al
acks.
Bright's disease caused 6S deaths
cancer So: old age 43.
There we're 145 violent deaths O
which 8 were homicides and Wer
suicides. Of the accidental death
the causes were: shot gun wound
II: mines. 33; railroads, 10; horse
and horse drawn vehicles, 13; auto
mobiles, 4.
Typhoid fever killed %. Thes
we're reported as follows: Apache, b
Jochise, 4 Greenlee, 1; Maricopa,
Pima, 8; Yavapai, 4; Yuma, l. Ther'
were no deaths from typhoid fever il
Coconino. Gila, Graham, Mohave' Ma
vaio. Pinal and Santa Cruz counties
, Svphilis killed 81 These were re
ported from Cochise, Gila, Greenlef
Maricopa, Navajo, Pima and YVapal
counties.
The Winslow mail., 1920-03-26

Whooping cought killed 6; scarlet
fever. 2; diptheria and Group, Is.
The heaviest mortality was from tu-
berculosis. These deaths totaled 479
a little more than % per cent of the
total Most of these should not be
charged to Arizona, however, since
they were non-residents who came tC
Arizona seeking to better their con
ditiOn
Next in number were 1856 babies un-
der two years of age who died of diar
rhoeaI troubles Most of these deaths
could have been prevented and large
proportion of them were due to ignor-
anco or carelessness. There were also
127 deaths, mostly of new born babies,
from congenital debility and malfor
nations. Many deaths of this cha
acter result from improper care o.
The Winslow mail., 1920-03-26
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES DIVIDE

The Winslow Chapter of the Reo
Cross has agreed to take over the
work. of the associated charities IL
this city, and at a meeting a few days.
1go it decided to divide the money II
the treasury of the associated chari
les between the Red Cross societ!
and the Mexican relief association.
The amount of money on hand was
S64.32. and checks have been made out
covering this amount to be given owe
as indicated
Mrs. ]. H. CHAPMAN, Sec, andRS
MRS. J. H CHAPMAN,
Sec and Treas
The Winslow mail., 1920-03-26
WINSL0W ELKS GET OFFICIAL
TO VISIT

Postmaster District Deputy Crane
Exalted Ruler Andy J. Herndon O.
this city made a trip to Winslov
yesterday that was not exactly on hi
books. For the trip. Superintendent!
George Shea of the Pioneer Home says
that his long titled friend has no on,
to blame but himself
Herndon, Shea and w. A. David
son had made trip to Kingman
be present at the initiation of elias,
of about 20 yearlin' Elk into the lode.
there. The ceremonies were about a
Elk8 generally hold them, for She9
grew affectionately and profane re
miniscent when he spoke of them
Speaking plainly. he said the Antlere<
Ones had h-of good time.
Early yesterday morning, they
boarded Il Santa Fe train to come
home. Along the line about Seligman
they were Joined by large crowt
of prospective Elks, including quite
few railroad men. There were sign
of nervousness among the candidates
especially noticeable in two of tn
railroaders-both great big huskies
Herndon noticed it, and began {
conversation with Shea and a straigh
fact about how sad it was that somt
poor fellow who had undergone the
Kingman initiation would probably
never recover. He had such a mic
family too,' Herndon said
Gradually, the conversation work
ed to the two big railroaders Fin
ally. Shea tok pity on them and il
a private conversation agreed to lei
them know how they might escap
the bulk Of the terror at Winslow
TO an .Elk's lodge" Shea confd
ed in the most shameless manner,
the visit of a district deputy grand
exalted ruler is much like a visi
from the president to a little vilag
1t is a suffocatingly large honor L
you can shanghai that portly MAJ
over there and take him in trump.
70 the Winslow lodge, that lodg
will forgive you anything and remit
lot of your punishmint'
The railroaders agreed it was
cute idea. Before the train reached
Ash Fork they sequestered Hern
don's baggage. At the junction, the,
muscularly persuaded him to remain
on the car. They also tied him to
his seat with rope. Shea and Da
wilson got off the train and wired tn
exalted ruler of the Flagstaff lodgc
that a desperate character who claim
ed to be a d. D. G. E. r. of the ElkS
lodge was on the train and advising
him to provide his custodians with leg
irons, handouts and a ball and chai-
Then they wired the Winslow lodg(
that a malefactor of heavy import
ance was on his way
"Thus fortified" Mr. Shea conclud
ed, the lodges along the main line
can be relied to deal properly with
Mr.. Herndon. He had no business
they were taking in 56 candidates
anyway journal Miner
The Winslow mail., 1920-03-26

We learn that the Winslow Oil Co.
closed a drilling contract and have
banked the money for a number OF
sections of their holdings. Further
particulars will appear in next issue
Two other encouraging deals are
now pending, and the geologists and
financial man of large company
have been here the past week. We will
be permitted to make fuller an
nouncements in our next issue.
The Winslow mail., 1920-03-26
BELTS RECOMMENDS keller
BROS. BE PLACED IN HANDS
OF RECEIVERS

That Keller Brothers of Denye,
BOND buyers. be placed in the hands c
receiver is the recommendatio
made by State Corporation Commits
3ioner Amos A. Belts of Phoenix. VIII
'rrived in Flagstaff this morning fror
Winslow.
Mr.. Belts sent from Flagstaff toda
he following telegram, which is self
explanatory:
Flagstaff, Arizona,
March 23, 1920.
Mr.. G. w. Peterson.
Board of Supervisors,
Phoenix, Arizona.
Notice by press dispatch that
Keeler Brothers of Denver among
bidders for high schol bonds.
Transactions of this company in
Arizona heretofore subject to Sc
we're criticism and in case of sale
of high school bonds in Navajo
county it appears their repudia-
ton of contract and refusal to
honor certified check drawn on
their sO-called bank in Denver
of criminal nature I have reco-
mended to my associates of the
Corporation Commission and to
the attorney general that the
courts be requested to place them
in the hands of receiver Please
withhold negotiations with them
pending result of investigation.
amos A. BELTS,
Chairman Arizona Corporation,
Commission; Member Board
Of Trustees Phoenix Union
High School"
vas voted at Phoenix for the Phoeni,
Union High School. Keeler Brother
t is said, are among bonding house
lguring on buying these bonds.
Commissioner Belts in statemen
o The Leader today said that the.
lave a formal complaint against tn
<oalers from the board of supervisor;
# Navajo county.
According to Mr.. Belts, the bont
market was On the downhill slid
When their certified check reached thu
Keller banking institution in Denve,
md because of this, it is alleged. Keel
RS refused to honor this certified
Leader.
1t will be remembered here that thi
; the firm that was awarded the biz
IN some school bonds in the Count
md gave. check for $1,000, and the,
ound that the bond market was on
he decline and refused to go on wit
heir part of the contract and refuse
,ayment on their check. Mr.. Larson
Who was Athen County Attorney tool
ID the matter, but could not get ser
ic on the Company for some reason
20 then proceeded to have their pei
nit TO do business in this State take
,way from them, and the above ac
ion by Mr.. Belts is the outcome o
he matter.
Evening star., 1920-01-31
BUSINESS SESSION FRIDAY.
Washington Auxiliary Of Mission
to Iepers to Meet.

The February meeting of the Wash
ington Auxiliary of Missions to Lepers
will be held Friday at pm. in the
Mount Vernon Place M. F. Church
South. The auxiliary now represents
twenty denominations and $50 churches
in Washington and vicinity.
At the January meeting the follow
ing named officers were reelected:
President, Mrs. John N. Culbertson;
vice president, Mrs. Ellis Logan; cor
responding secretary. Mrs. Robert
Whaley; recording secretary, Mrs. S. c.
Cissel; treasurer, Mrs. Washington
Topham.
The representatives of the various
churches are: Baptist. Mrs. Fred
Beau: Baptist Southern Convention,
Mrs. J. w. Waple; Christian, Mrs. H. F.
Harmon; Congregational, Mrs. Benja-
min Platt; Church of the Brethren,
Mrs. s. L. Brumbaugh; colored
churches. Mrs. r. E. Lawson; Evange-
lical Lutheran Synod of n. A. Mrs.
F. S. Neikirk; Friends. Mrs. F. P. Will
son; Lutheran Synod of Missouri.
Mrs. F.. NJ. Bradley; Methodist Episco-
pal South, Mrs. Ashlan F. Harlan;
Methodist Episcopal. Mrs. F. A. Belt;
Methodist Protestant. Mrs. w. B. Hart
ley: Protestant Episcopal, Mrs. Charles
Y. Wheeler Prebysterian, Southern
Assembly. Miss y. B. Washington:
Brown; Reformed, Mrs. Ephraim Corn
man; Seventh Day Adventist, Mrs. w.
H. Chrisman; the United Lutheran
Church in America, Mrs. J. P. krech-
ting; United Presbyterian. Mrs. j. AL
win Campbell; United Brethren, Mrs.
William Bell; Pentecostal Methodist
Mrs. Eta Sommers.
Evening star., 1920-01-31
WILL ESTABLISH SCHOOL
FOR CHRISTIAN WORKERS
Columbia Association of Baptist
Churches to Start Glasses
February 8.

A school of methods for Christian
workers is to be opened by the
Columbia Association of Baptist
Churches at Calvary Baptist Church.
to be held daily from to pm. ex-
cept Sunday.
The faculty will consist of DR.. John
c. Killian, dean. director of institute
and summer assembly work; DR.. Will
liam f. Chalmers, secretary of re-
ligious education; DR.. Edwin NJ. Po-
teat. secretary of promotion of re-
ligious education of the promotion
board; Miss Meme Brockway. di-
rector of children's work. Pacific dis
of Baptist Young Peoples Union of
America and director of young peo-
pies work, middle district; Rev.
Kingman A. Handy. director of re-
ligious education. District of Colum-
bla, of the Southern Baptist board !;
missionary work; Miss Edith NJ.
Town, director of childrens work,
eastern district; Miss Miriam L..
Hastings. director of teacher training
Young, director of daily vacation BIZ
BILE schools; DR.. Samuel z. Batten.
secretary social service education of
the American Baptist Publication So
ciety.
The object of the school is to bring
Inc DcSl pOSSlolc AClp III luS Sptl dtiOi
and instruction along all lines of serv-
ice to all Christian workers in Baptist
and other churches. 1t is for workers
in young peoples societies.N Sunday
schools, women's missionary societies
and all other church activities. Those
who attend are directed to take a
notebook and try for a graduation
certificate by taking notes on ten or
more lectures. Teachers training
diploma credits will be granted all
who pass examinations on the ext
book courses on Sunday school 5ork.
Special speakers will be: DR.. Lmory
w. Hunt. president of Buckhell Uni
versity; Harry S. Myers of the board
of promotion: DIR. William A. Hill,
secretary of missionary education OF
the board of education.
The chairmen of committees in
charge of the school consists of:
Executive. DR.. Joel T. Curry; program,
Emmanuel b. Shaver; finance, Arthur
G. Cole; publicity and -registra-
ton. Miss Edith Allen; enrolment,
Wade B. Hampton; house, equipment
and entertainment, Nathan S. Faucet;
pulpit, Rev. F.. Paul Langhorne
Evening star., 1920-01-31
EPW0RTH CHURCH
PLANS NEW HOME
Place of Worship and Com
munity House to Succeed
EdifiCe Burned.

4 christmas Good VIII church for
public use. as a place of worship and
as community house, to be erected
near Lincoln Park. is the goal OF
$4,000 campaign instituted by Ep
worth NJ. T.. Church South.
The new church will take the place
of the building formerly occupied py
the congregation at 9TH and A streets
northeast. which was ruined by hre
two days before Christmas.
The building will have the title OF
christmas Goodwill Church as
symbol of the support of subscribers
to the campaign. 1t will probably De
located farther east in the city than
where the ruined building stands
Site Not Yet Selected.
The site has not been definitely de-
cided upon as yet. but 1T is felt tnat
more people can be served II II - 10
Gated farther east and nearer Lincoln
Park A survey of the territory rs
being made by the interchurch worio
movement to fix upon the best iocatiofl
for the new building. 1t is expected
that the survey will be completed
within the next two weeks. AFTER
that. the definite location OF the new
edif1ce will be announced.
Rev. John Paul Tyler. pastor OF the
church, who has recently returned
from overseas, where he served as
chaplain of the SD Division for more
ina q year, is comment lHdl Tue Pco-
pie of the city will subscribe the
amount asked for in a short time. He
is optimistic that the people OF wash
ington, who keep up so many mis-
sionS in distant countries Will not
fail to realize, the Importance of the
work to be done by a church in their
own community and will not refuse to
aid the little congregation in the
work of rebuilding their ruined home.
At present. services are being held in
the Carolina Theater and at the par
sonage at 90S Massachusetts avenue
northeast
Pastor Makes Announcement.
An announcement by DR.. Tyler yes
terday shows just how the conSrega-
tion stands financially. The church
realized S14.70O on the insurance on
the burned building. and it is esti-
mated that the site of the old build
ing, when sold. will bring $4,000
The members of the congregation
have pledged themselves to contrib
ute 100000 The new church will
cost approximately S125,000. This
leaves balance of s65,000 to be rails
ed by the personal subscription of
the people of the city. Contributions
of S3.70O. from people outside of the
congregation, already have been re-
ceived.
Contributions to the new church
fund should be sent to DR.. Tyler at
his home or to w. F. Hummer treas
urer. at 1910 Massachusetts avenue
northeast.
Evening star., 1920-01-31

At the Evangelical Lutheran Church
of the Epiphany special services will be
held tomorrow in celebration of the
tenth anniversary of the pastorate of
Rev. Dr. Charles +. Steck.
Rev. Dr. Charles p. Wiles. editor of
the Lutheran Publication Society, and
formerly pastor of the Keller Memorial
Lutheran Church. in this city, will
preach in the morning. A musical pro-
gram will be rendered at both morning
and evening services by the vested
chorus choir. under the direction of its
leader, James Young
The congregation will tender recep-
ton to DIR. and Mrs. Steck, in the
church parlors Monday evening, when
brief addresses of congratulation will
be made by Rev. DR.. John T. Huddlc,
pastor of ST. Paurs Lutheran Church.
in behalf of the other Lutheran churches
in Washington, by Rev. DR.. Samuel II.
Greene, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, in behalf of the other Prot
cstant clergy in Washington, and by l..
Russell Alden, in behalf of the congre-
cation.
Dr. Steck came to Washington Febru-
AIRY l. 1910, from Frederick. Md, in re-
sponse to a call from the then but-one-
year-old Lutheran Church of the Epph-
any In the years of his pastorate the
membership of the church has increased
largely, property at 10th and U streets
and New Hampshire avenue, valued
with the improvements and equipment
at $4,000, has been acquired and fully
paid for. and a committee is now work.
ing on plans for the main church edifice
to be built in front OF the present chapel
and TO front on New Hampshire avenue.
DR.. Steck was for three years presi-
dent of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod
of Maryland. and is widely known
throughout the country as one of the
leading clergymen in the United Luther
an Church in America
Evening star., 1920-01-31
SECOND SEMESTER PROGRAM.
Registration ct G. W. U. Reported
to Be Well Under Way.

Registration is we'll under way for
the second semester in all depart
ments of George Washington Uni
yersity. The semester will begin Mon
day with the largest midyear enrolment
in the history Of the institution.
Courses have been so arranged in
all departments that students are en-
abled to enter the university in mid
year as well as in the fall. Midyear
examinations will come to close to-
night They have been in progress a
week. There will be no formal exer-
cises incident to the opening of the
new semester.
usual.