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The Coconino sun., 1921-02-04
NEW CITIZENS

The following were admitted to cit izenship on Wednesday: Michael Ohaco, Jose Echinique, Frank Duch- CT, Alfred Carl Backstrom and Saros AnderS Anderson, who had his name change to Andrew Saros, the two lat ter having things made easier by req son of their honorable discharge from the U. s. army. Miguel Echeverria's hearing on application for citizenship was continued to August 8, the court wishing time for further investiga- ton.
 Thomas Peter JenSen's hearing con- tinued to August. He was unable to be here Wednesday because of illness. He lives at Fredonia. Jacob Buss, of Williams, had not received the notifi- cation papers sent him in January by County Clerk Tom L. Rees, SO was not present His case will be taken up on August 3 also. Buss, until re- gently, thought he was full fledged citizen and had voted several times. Frank D. Anderson represented the U. s. federal examiner at the hear ings, which were held before Superior Court Judge J. F. Jones.
The Coconino sun., 1921-02-04
WESTERN UNION MOVES
 PLANT TO WINSLOW

The Western Union relay office will be moved from here to Winslow the first of week after next.
 Si Lawhead, George J. Rozen, H. S. Gilmer and Archie King will go to Winslow from here, to be located per manently. Si will be chief operator and probably also manager of the plant.
 Office Manager Floyd Cunningham has been transferred from Flagstaff to San Bernardino. He left this week on a sixty day furlough before going to his new post.
 The Western Union will renovate their offices on East Aspen, installing new furniture in line with their stand ard for commercial offices. It is not known who will be the manager of the office. Mrs. Gyber will remain here and there probably will be to- tai force of three, besides the messen- ger, stationed here.
 For some time this office was the only relay station between Albuquer- que and Los Angeles. Recently re- lay station was installed at Needles. To equalize the distance between Nee dles and Albuquerque is the reason for the rmoval of this relay station to Winslow.
 Flagstaff people regret the change, for it takes away from us some mighty fine boys.
The Coconino sun., 1921-02-04
Additional Local Ne,Us
TO OPEN EASTERN EYES
 TO ARIZONA WONDERS

From November II until March, most of the time in the saddle. Ex- ploring the wonderlands of Southern Utah and the Northern Strip of Ari- zona, as we'll as much of the terri tory south of the Colorado. Travel ing entirely at their own expense, taking photographs. Hunting out road possibilities. Doing all this so that eastern tourists, bringing eastern capital, may bring to Arizona and Utah the full development of the vast possibilities in their wonderful climate and scenery.
 That is the mission of Dr. Chas. G. Hummer, of Salt Lake City, wealthy nature lover, and friend of his, who arrived here on horseback TWsday night and left yesterday for Grand Canyon, to visit the Grand View and Fl Tovar sections and re- turn here by way of Williams in about four days, after which they will go to the Petrifed Forest, the Zuni Villages, the Mesa Verde, Kayenta, and other points. then back to Lees Ferry and up through House Rock Valley to Salt Lake City.
 They came by way of House Rock Valley and Lees Ferry, after explor- ing the great Pahrea plateau, or "Sand Hills" as it is called< Zion Park Pink Cliffs, Boyce and the Skum-Pah plateau.
 Dr. Hummer will use the photos in eastern magazines. If the eastern people can only be made to realize what we have here, he said, they will want to come. They will want to travel down the great geologic stair way that begins in Southern Wyoming and ends in Southern California.
 Dr. Hummer says that Utah and Arizona should get together and build a good highway connecting the two states. He believes it would yield wonderful returns in tourist traffic and colonization. He says that the great House Rock Valley, to which many settlers have recently gone, has hun dreds of thousands of acres, of fine land, while there is splendid grazing on the Pahrea plateau.
 Dr. Hummer is personal friend of Dr. James, author of Arizona, the Wonderland" He called on Allan Doyle, who was able to give him much valuable information about roads and the country generally. He and his friend have a big wagon and eight horses and splendid equipment. He says from the ground beneath to the stars above he finds inspiration and interest in every step of the long journey.
The Coconino sun., 1921-02-04
DIRECT THE GUSHING
 STRAIGHT TO PHOENIX

S. s. Seibert, a tourist" writing from Muskogee, Okla, to State En- gineer Thomas Maddock, said that he wished to compliment the latter on some Arizona roads and cuss about others. He praised the good road be- tween here and Williams and vehe- mently cussed the road between Wins low and Flagstaff, which he pronounc- ed the worst he had seen in 10000 miles driving last year.
 Maddock sent the letter here to the board of supervisors, advising that the Winslow-Flagstaff road is up to them. They say Maddock is very badly mistaken, as the state built the road and it is up to the state to main tain it. The supervisors had some work done on that road last year, be- cause they felt it had to be done, and turned the bill over to the state, the latter, at Mir. Maddock's direction, refusing to reimburse the county. They wonder if MT. Madock has en- tirely forgotten that this stretch of road is in reality state road and that any cussing tourists indulge in should be directed at the state and not at the county.
The Coconino sun., 1921-02-04
MRS. J. C. BROWN VERY,
 ILL FOLLOWING OPERATION

J. C. Brown left for Fullerton, Cal, yesterday, to be at the bedside of Mrs. Brown, who is not rallying as expect ed from an operation performed in a hospital in that city on Monday.
 Mrs. Brown and little daughter, Es- telle, left here about two weeks ago to visit her brother, Harry Webb, in Fullerton. While her health had not been very good for the last Jew months, no operation was planned. But upon the advice of her former phys ician and following a consultation of specialists, it was decided that an op- eration was necessary and it proved to be much more complicated than at first anticipated. Early reports were that the pateient was rallying from the ordeal in good shape; then news came that she was not improving as rapidly as expected. Mir. Brown made arrangements to go there as quickly as possible.
 Their many friends here sincerely hope that the patient will soon be completely well again.
The Coconino sun., 1921-02-04
FRENCH SHOP OPENS
 NEW STORE HERE

The French Shop is an Arizona cor poration. It has three stores in Phoenix-the French Shop, the Vogue, and the Parisian-one in Prescott, the French Shop, and is now opening the French Shop in Flagstaff. It spe- cializes on high-grade, exclusive wo- mems ready-to-wear, consisting of suits, coats, dresses, skirts, petticoats, underwear, millinery. The president and general manager of this company is Ben J. Rice. He has been asked, he says, by hundreds of Flagstaff people to open shop here to save them the trouble of going to Phoenix to shop. MT. Rice arrived in Flagstaff on We'd nesday morning and will be here for several days. One of his assistants will be here the first of the week to help in getting things going. They plan to make this store one of the permanent and most popular stores in Flagstaff Mir Rice is highly enthus- iastic over Flagstaff, its wonderful climate and great possibilities. He says that it is too good a town for him to pass up. and he's going to be here whole lot, partly to help keep things going fast at his new store here, partly to breathe deeply our pure air, bask in our sunshine and quaff deep draughts of our splendid water.
The Coconino sun., 1921-02-04
ENLIGHTENING
 THE IGNORANT

Flagstaff, Ariz., 2-2-2l. y. F. S. Breen,
 Flagstaff, Ariz.
 Dear Mir. Breen:-
 My attention has been called to an article which appeared in the Will Hams News January 28, regarding the extremely high per capita cost of ed ucation in our high school for last year.
 This article asserts that the cost was $409,per capita. think some of our patrons have probably been told about it, and they in turn have asked me about it; so l think it is just and proper that our people be informed regarding the facts of the case,
 In 1919 we organized the seventh, eighth and ninth grades into junior high school and asked for $5,000 to defray the expenses of the same. The Williams News asserts that we spent $49ll and think this is approximate ly correct. With this amount we took care of the three grades mentioned. They had an average daily attendance of 56 for the year. This makes a per capita cost of a little less than SSS, which compares very favorably with the cost at Williams, which the editor says is $232.
 In regard to the ninth grade alone the average daily attendance was not 12, but was HIP for the year. This is almost as many as the entire Williams high school for the same year, which the editor places at l9. Our records are always open for in Spection anw anyone who desires may see for himself just how many have been in each grade any month any time during the past ten years.
 The last question in the Williams News article is: "Why Have High School at Flagstaff when the normal school offers practically the same work?" In reply to this l will say that most of our patrons are aware that the state board of education de- cided to eliminate the ninth and tenth grades from the course of the Nor nal schools of the state. This has been done and now the Normal school is not offering the same courses, neith- CT practically nor theoretically. The people of Flagstaff feel that they wish to give their children high school education without sending them out of town to get it.
 In regard to economy, l agree with the Williams editor that it is good thing to practice However, if we nave to put from 40 to 60 children in one room to be taught by one teacher in order that we may be economical, am of the opinion that we lose by carrying economy too far. We can not get something for nothing and have it really good, and when we practice financial economy too vigor- ously our schools suffer from a men tai and educational economy that is often distressing, to say the least.
 In closing I wish to say that shall be glad to answer any questions re- garding our school, if am able to do so.
 Very respectfully yours,
 o. H. RICHARDSON, Supt.
The Coconino sun., 1921-02-04
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION Clerk Carrier, Male and Female.

An examination for clerk and car rier will be held at the post office in this city on February 26, 1921. Age and height and weight requirements are waived in the case of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and ma rines.
 Age limit, IS to 45 years on the date of examination.
 Applicants must be physically sound, and male applicants must be not less than 5afeet inches in height in bare feet, and weigh not less than 125 pounds without overcoat or hat. For application blanks and for full information relative to the examina- tions, qualifications, duties, salaries vacations, promotions, etc., address inn mediately,
 P. H. HARLEY, Secretary, Board of Civil Service Ex- aminers.
 Post Office, Flagstaff, Arizona.
The Coconino sun., 1921-02-04
NOW WATCH PEORIA GROW

The firm of Deatsch Brothers is now changed to the name of Deatsch Brothers and Company. H. B. White, former business man of Flagstaff has entered the firm. MT. White will build and live in Peoria.-News Item, Peoria, (Ariz.)
 Deatsch Brothers will find they have attached good company" to their firm style, for Hub can tie up goods with one hand, tell good story with the other and keep both feet pointed toward the cash register.
The Coconino sun., 1921-02-04
1920 INCOME TAX NOW DUE

For the purpose of assisting the taxpayers in preparing their 1920 in come tax returns, a deputy collector of internal revenue will be in Flag staff on Feby. II to IA, 1921, with his office at First National bank.
 If single and your income was $1,- 900 or over, or if married and your in- come was $2,000 or over, you are re- quired under the law to MAKE AN INCOME TAX RETURN.
 Winslow, Feby. 3 to 10.
 Williams, Feby. 15 to 16.
 Seligman, Feby. IS to 19.
 Kingman, Feby. 20 to 27.
The Coconino sun., 1921-02-04

THE SUN office does JOB PRINTING
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-19

we travel all around him, the sun is at the same time shooting off in straight line towards some point in space, leaving behind him track four hundred million miles long and dragging the earth and other planets he governs, after him. The fact IS, of course, not new, but what the scientists are now worrying about is
 "Where is the sun going7 WHERE will that four hundred million miles year journey fin ally land him-and usi"
 We should worry because they all agree that with all his speed, he can't reach Vega, the nearest universe system in his path, in less than two million years!
 But dye mind, the great sun Vega which could swallow our sun and not notice it at all, is also travelling bit himself. He is bound somewhere, too, and is in a great hurry about it, so that when our sun and earth reach the heavenly spot of his 1921 location. he may have gone clear beyond our sight, even with tele- scopes. Nothing sociable about old Vega.
 Well, we Ire willing for the scientists to worry about such things. But they are interesting to hear about once in a while.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-19
Voice of the Alaska Press

Now that Anchorage has firm grip it's present and future it is remarkable how many people rushing to do it service Anchorage Times.
 Some fast city is Juneau. We have 164 autos use But then some of the high flyers do need machines. They speedy enough without them.-Ju. neau Capital.
 Over at Anchorage people induced go to church Sunday morning by promise that all attendants be photographed in front the church the conclusion the services Now what do you think of that?-Vadez Miner
 While the News is not prepared say whether it was the visit of the the reorganization public utilities the application for permission porae the fact is nevertheless apparent gripped by optimism which augurs we'll for the future growth and prosperity of the town-Nenana News
 Again Is the Alaska eagle bounty law under fire The new attack is being sponsored by T. Gilbert Peason, president of the Naoana Association of Audubon So- ciees In an article mailed out by the Associated Press under the date of July 2S from New York Mir Pearson is credited with entering protest against wholesale slaughter in Alaska of the bald eagle symbol of American independence. ce."-Juneau Empire.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-19
THE OIL SITUATION

Price of crude oil to the producer has fallen to minimum n this country and the industry is at a low ebb. Representatives of the pctro- leum institute state that there is overproduc- tion in this com try and the present output must be curbed through further decrease in prices for crude oils, if necessary.
 The total quantity of petroleum imported this fiscal year into the country will be near ly six billion gallons, against about three bill lions in 1920, approximately two billions in 1919, billion and a half in 1918, and one billion gallons in 1917.
 The rapid growth of petroleum imports into a country which produces more than two-thirds of the mineral oil of the world, is explained, as the growing disposition of world industries and commerce to move the natural products to points having the best facilities for transform ing them into condition for the use of man.
 Material change in sentiment in favor of fuel oil, as opposed to coal, has occurred among present and prospective users, because of the abundance and cheapness of fuel oil in the United States. The British coal strikes, also, is a big influence.
 Recent statement of British official that the British navy would soon be entirely oil burning, and the conversion of some of the big, gcst ships in the British merchant fleet to oil burners, shows the trend of fuel oil consump- tion in England Yet England is not indepcn- dent in regard to oil supplies, like the United States.
 With increased oil production, fuel users who were diverted to coal during the war; are rapid ly returning to oil as the more efficient and economical fuel.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-19
UNSCRAMBLE ALASKA

When John Smith had saved up eighteen hundred dollars he was ready to fall in love.
 People who have never tried to save up eigh- teen hundred dollars do not understand just what it meant to John Smith All his life he had been looking forward to the light in the window, and a climbing rose over the kitchen door, and three or four little huskies playing with the chickens in the front yard.
 He washed dishes for some of that eighteen hundred dollars and made fishing voyage for more. He worked in the placers for some of it, and in the hard rock and in the logging camps, Finally he had the eighteen hundred dollars he needed, and he had found just the right sort of a meadow for his ranch in an Alaskan valley,
 ''I want to file on piece of land," he said to the government official at the nearest Alas kan town.
 "You can't" said the official, hopelessly. ''No can do."
 Others had tried to file before, but the off cial had been obliged to discourage them. There are thirty-eight government bureaus which have fingers in the Alaskan pie. The would-be settler who complies with the rule of one bu- rcau violates the sacred regulations of the other thirty seven Settlers throw up their hands in astonishment at these ruIes as when they dis cover that if mother bear has a black and brown cub, one may kill the black cub at sight, but may not touch the brown cub under penalty of the law.
 "I'll go to Washington" said John Smith. "You red-tapists up here have gone rumdum in the solitude. But at the capital of our country l will soon get this little matter strengthened out
 John Smith spent seven months in Washing ton. This isn't fantasy. It is a true story. At the end his eighteen hundred dollars were gone and he had found himself another job washing dishes in kitchen restaurant, and no one had found the remotest clue to the man ner in which he might legally file upon that lonely meadow mp under the silver falls Al most everyone was disposed to be helpful but all were helpless. Generations of congressman and clerks and bureau chiefs have entangled all Alaska in tape. There are great banks of ex- cellent coal not far from one town which could he mined by a steam shovel at cost of $2 ton But that town imports its coal from Aus tralia at a cost of SIS.
 So that Alaska is less prosperous and has fewer people than she had ten years ago. Then there were half dozen prosperous towns in Alaska. Now only one is really forging ahead Each year discouraged settlers leave Alaska because they have finally tired of fighting against the woolly fog of governmental care. lessness and complications. The monumental lackassery of petty clerks in green eye shades IS throttIing land that is literally crammed with trcasure.--EX. -~~~rtS Tr4~~
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-19
THAT BIGGEST TRIP OF OURS

Every school boys knows that in the space of 365 days, year, this jolly old earth of ours jolly notwithstanding the efforts of trouble distillers to make it a hel-travels clear around the sun, keeping the good safe distance of nine ty-three million miles from him. We all learned that at school and bother no more about it all our lives.
 But just now the scientific fellows are wor- rying their heads over another question. While
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-19
THINGS WE THINK THINGS OTHERS THINK AND WHAT WE THINK OF THE THINGS OTHERS THINK

Nobody loves selfstyled saint.
 A can't serve two masters, is it.
 Modesty is virtue but like most virtues 1t doesn't seems to get much publicity.
 French doctor says that you likely to bring insanity unless lie in bed fifteen twenty after you wake. Very little asylum space needed around here.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-04-08
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IMPROVEMENT
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DEMAND FOR SAFE RoADWAYS
Sons Kind Of Protection Should Be
Provided to Keep Cars From
Skidding of Dirt Roads.

What value 90 we place on human
lifef To judge by some OF the roads
over the country 1t Is not much. Lives
are lost many times where few dol
lars or a little extra time would make
road safe enough so that taking a
ride along them on a rainy day In an
auto would not be such a hair-raising
experience as is often the case now.
says a writer In Successful Farmer.
Recently friend of mine was driv-
ing along road within half mile Of
small town and ran into ditch six
feet deep, upsetting his car and smash
Ing things up generally, though he es-
capped unhurt, and had no one with
him. Many complaints had been made
about that road, but nothing was done
by anyone. On either side the ditch
came within less than two feet of the
roadway, and there was not even a
ridge or anything to ward the wheels
off and keep them from sliding over
When hundreds of automobiles are
owned in every part of the country
and IL is impossible to always keep
OH TOduS Nlleu lney are supptIy, IL 10
not morally right and should not be
legally right to leave them in "a condi-
ton that would make an accident uH-
der ordinary conditions possible. Dur
ing the last two years l have been
riding around considerably and we
have been in places where 1t was very
dangerous driving, and often came up
on such places with no chance at all
to avoid them. In one case we crossed
a bridge after light shower, and on
the far side found that 1t had caved
away TO within six inches of the road,
though that was solid. For a rod the
ditch was not two feet from the road,
with nothing to check a slide into 1t.
A very steep hill began just beyond
the bridge. Our car could not make
the hill and we stalled, and had to
back some. The least bit Of skidding
would have been certain to have car
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-04-08

red MS over the bank and for several
minutes II looked like we were TO go
down six or eight feet into creek.
Ii is not always that such places
are on unimportant roads. In fact the
first place mentioned was on a main
travelled road betw zen county seats,
and automobiles used 1t on long dis
lance travel. In the main 1t was fine
road well kept, bur there were two or
three places that were really danger
Gus, though this was the worst Of all.
Wherever there is place at the side
of a dirt road that has much travel,
that is deep enough to upset a car
that went down into 1t, some kind Of
profession should be made to keep cars
from skidding off. We are not consid-
ering the quick dash to one side from
careless. driving or going too fast In
mud but the unavoidable skid that Is
bound to occur now and then. Our
roads should be safe in muddy weather
as far as we can make them for often
at such times we have to use them
with our cars.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-04-08

President Stone before becoming
head of the university was chemist
and was an authority on sugars.
81 prepared sugar from corncobs
from straw and from sawdust in 1898"
said President Stone. "These have an
entirely different constitution and be-
haviOr from the ordinary sugars Of
commerce. These sugars are not sub
ject to fermentation and the substance
from which they are derived, found
in corncobs and straw, did not appear
TO be digestble when fed to animals,
as some experiments of mine seem to