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The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
CITY COUNCIL HOLDS
 IMPORTANT SESSION

The city coahciI met in special session Thursday afternoon. Trust ees Cooley, Chamberlain Flannigar and Scorse were present, and they waded right into things and cleaned up the calendar.
 All the bids that were received at the January meeting for the in stallation of a water and sewer sys- tenn were rejected, and the bonds and certified checks accompanying them were ordered returned to the bidders.
 New specifications will be pre- scented at the next regular meeting in March specifications that will specify something when the matter will be taken up and disposed of f--in a manner, judging from the attitude of those present, that vii be satis- factory to the majority of the cit izens interested.
 Councilman Chamberlin was of the opinion that so long as the bonds were voted and interest accruing, that it was "tirne to go' on the con- lstruction of the system, and it was the .concensus of opinion that at the March session definite action will be taken on the matter and plans form ulated for the actual flying of dirt on the work. -...
 A motion was made and carried fer the clerk to notify the engineer to have the revised specifications ready for the meeting of March 9th, in compliance with the changes sug- gested.
 The bid of Frank Whitten was ac- cepted for the laying of the side walk along Porter street and the work ordered done.
 The marshall was instructed to serve Julius Wetzler with a forty eight hour notice to fill up and re- move the hole in the sidewalk in front of the Holbrook Mercantile building near the telegraph office.
 On motion of Chamberlain ten loads of gravel were, ordered to re- pair Santiago street.
 The bill for the street lighting and also for the installation was ordered held up until more light was shed on them.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
WHAT'S DOING IN
 THE LEGISLATURE

The omnibus good roads bill was given the approval of the senate af- ter the amendments or the commit tee on appropriations had been shorn away, leaving the bill in it's original form except for minor amendments made in the whole committee, and carrying the total appropriation at first proposed, $975,OOO., At one stage the. total had been increased by some misunderstanding to $1,O5O,OOO, and no doubt that could have been main tained if the matter had been pur- sued
 Fhe appropriations committee had reduced the total appropriation to S5OO,OO0 and had cut down the con tinuing appropriation. to 5 cents in- stead of 10 cents. A minority report had favored the original bill, but neither report had been acted. upon by the senate.
 The first and only test of strength came when the item appropriating S2OO,O0O for the Miami-Superior high way was reached. After some inde- cisive viva voce and rising voting, a roll call was taken and the friends and enemies of the bill found them selves lined up as follows:
 Claypool, Curtin, Eddy, Lar son. Lines, McMillan, Saunders, Schleimer, Scott, Mir. Presidential.
 Nays-Cull, Goodel, Hedrick, Nor gan, Sims, Stoddard, Woodward-7.
 All other items of the bill were agreed to without division as fol- lows: s
 S5O,OOO for the road from Holbrook to Lupton, near the New Mexico line.
 S25,OOO for the roads and bridges between Williams and Ash Fork.
 s5O,OOO for the road between Gero- nimo and Solomonville.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
MYTHOLOGY STUDENT
 GETS A SETBACK

Once upon a time, Ala Baba was watching his pigs industriously root ing. Clifford King came along and asked: ''Why do those pigs root so?" Ala Baba replied: "Cliff,them pigs root to prevent introspection. The success of a pig in life hangs on his ability to forget the fact that he is pig; so them pigs, being wise, are losing themselves in useful effort"
 And an overzealous editor, believ- ing that what he desires will come true, might be excused on the same grounds as Ala Baba's pigs.
 A prospective oil magnate and get rich-quick Texan came into the News office last week with the fever, and wanted to know where all the oil wells were located that were now drilling.
 We gave him the location of the Holbrook, Adamana, Zuni, Black Can yon and Pinto, and he went up in the air, and said:
 'I been reading your paper and according to your own statements you should have just 52 wells drilling and about a score of outfits on the way to drill-and the town stopping over with geologists, experts and in- vestors holding down the lid.
 And on being informed that he was in the right town but the wrong pew, he went on his way roofing for the fountain head of Arizona oil information.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
REYNOLDS WILL PLEAD
 ON CHARGES TOMORROW

in order to avoid trotting out to the public gaze the real culprits in the background.
 Many propositions for settlement along the lines of getting the most for their money" have been discussed but nothing definite has been reached so far-and the nearer the system gets to the bar of justice and grand jury-the more probable are the chances for them to liquidate.
 It is believed by those who know of the big volume of criminal evil dence gathered against several of the conspirators that they will come across-if for no other reason than to temper the court in case they stand in the dock to "pay the pen atty"
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18

Tomorrow is the day set for Louie Reynolds, the goat of the system, to plead guilty or not guilty be- fore the superior court in Holbrook.
 Many conjectures are rife as to the tactics to be employed by the de- fense at the hearing stomerrow.
 A big pow wow of all the various units of the system is being held in Albuquerque today[and it is be- heved by those in position to judge that a settlement of some kind will be reached in order to save the sys- tenn the chagrin of having their dirty linen hung up for the inspee- tion of the many customers of the system in the southwest.
 It is an established custom of the system to centralize on one, victim
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
 FOR SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION
Notice to Whom it may Concern:

Notice to Whom it may Concerns: Whereas, after due and legal notice and call for bids for the construction of sidewalks along the East side of Porter Street, from Central Avenue to Washington Avenue, the town coun- cil ef the town of Holbrook at a spec ial meeting held at the council chamb- CTS, at Holbrook, Arizona, at the hour of 200 P. M., bids and proposals there tofore submitted and filed with the town clerk were duly opened and con sidered.
 And Whereas, it appears that the lowest and best bid for the construc- tion of sidewalks according to plans and specifications on file with the town clerk was submitted by Frank w. Whitten, and
 Whereas, it appears that the said Frank w. Whitten proposed to con struct sidewalks according to said plans and specifications along the East side of Porter Street, from c Ce n tr al Avenue to Washington Avenue for the sum of $694.0O, which said bid was accompanied by good and sufficient bond for more than ten per centum of the aggre- the town of Ho1brook did in open session, open and examine said bid and after due consideration the said town council of the town of Hol- brook awarded the contract for said public improvements to the said Frank w. Whitten, he being the low est responsible bidder at the price of S694.OO said sum being the lowest sum bid and that said award was made by a unanimous vote by the said town council of the town of Holbrook, after motion duly made and seconded and noted in the. min utes of the proceedings of said town council.
 This notice is made, given and pub lished in pursuance of paragraph l96O of the revised statutes of the stateof Arizona, and all persons desiring to object to the award of said contract shall within fifteen days of the first publication of this notice make and file such objection in writing with the town clerk of the town of Hol- brook, Arizona.
 Witness our hands this 17th day of February, A D., 1921.
 0- CHARLES P. COOLEY, Attest: Acting Mayor.
 J M. Patterson, Town Clerk.
 L. F.. Mechanism, Superintendent | of Streets, Town of Holbrook, Aslz- ona. 'O
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
SERVICES IN THE M. E. CHURCH

Frank R. Speck, Pastor
 H.Perry Carter, Supt.Sunday School Miss Vera Offill, Pres. EpworthLeague Sunday School, 1O:OO A. M.
 Preaching service, 11:OO A. M. Ser mon: "Fishers of Men" Anthem, Dear Lord, With us Abide" Solo, Miss Gard.
 Epworth League, FOO P. M Special music. A short talk by the Pastor,
 At a meeting of the Epworth League Cabinet on last Sunday even ing it was decided that the next social event would be a covered dish church supper. The committee is working out the details. The date and more complete notice will be given in next weeks paper.
 Fifty copies of the new Easter .cantata have arrived and rehearsals will begin at once.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
COSSIPY GOSSIP FROM
 AROUND THE TOWN

Enoch Williams, deputy sheriff of Winslow, was in town Saturday.
 W. B. Woods of the Postal Tele- graph Company was in Winslow Mon- day on business. County Attorney Greer and w. E. Ferguson were in St. Joseph Thurs day on professional business. | P. w. OSullivan, one of the prom inent legal lights of the state, was here last Saturday as counsel for Sweeney in the J. P. of w. case. w. J. Hennessey, formerly secre- tary of the Adamana is now located in Granite, Oklahoma, where he is identified with the oil industry.
 Judge Sapp returned from Bisbee Wednesday where he was in attend , ance at thl da5onic Grand Lodge. He was elected senior grand warden of the grand lodge of Masons.
 Ed. Greer, county attorney of Ap- ache county, was here this week on legal business. He will be associated with County Attorney Greer in the Reynolds system trial.
 Luke D. Smith, former employee of the L. B. Putney Co.,, has returned to Holbrook and resumed his old po- sition as accountant for that com pany.
 The Holbrook High School Dram atic Club presented 'The Merchant of Venice" to good sized audience last night. The young actors acquit- ted themselves with credit.
 Joe Prochaska, state game warden and also a member of the advisory council of Arizona for the Boy Scouts, was in Holbrook Monday re- juvenating interest in that order.
 Mayor Lee left Monday for Los Angeles where he will recuperate from the effects of a bad cold, un- der the care of the physicians of the Santa Fe Hospital.
 A newspaper reporter claims the discovery of a sure way to tell woman's age. In nipping cold wealth CT, if she's under twenty-five her cheeks go red. If she's over twenty zve it's her nose.
 Mrs. Virginia Goode, stenographer for the Adamana Oil and Land com pany, and Hugh D. O. Hammond of the Indian service at the Navajo res ervation were married at Keams Can yon last week.
 A bill is in the legislature to pro- hibit the use of tobacco by school teachers and principals. Az the bad boy says: ''They'll have something to chew about anyway, and it might as well be tobaccer."
 Mrs. w. B. Woods and sons left last week for Los Angeles, where they will spend some time, and while there the eldest son will take the for entrance to West Point.
 Don't overlook the ad of the Hol- brook Traders on the eighth page. They are spudding in a new price on potatoes this week as well as many other necessities.
 The Ladies Aid had very well at- tended meeting at the church We'd nesday afternoon. Mrs. M. P. Cous- ins and Mrs. J. M. Lee were in charge. All the ladies are very busy getting ready for the bazaar which will be held next month.
 Tax Collector Lore has so far col Iected about $10,OOO in back taxes for the county-and the "slow boys' are gaining speed every day in the direction of the court house. $1O75 was collected from one Winslow mer- chant this week who had overlooked the tax collector for many years.
 Just because a man happens to run newspaper is not sufficient reason that he should foist on a
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
One By one the Petals Fall

Deputy Airs, who conducted the kitchenette for the Reynolds system was given farewell shower last Saturday in honor of his getaway for California, and the pathos of the parting was intensified by the rude ness of the tax collector who de- manded his pound of meat after the gfafanola and kitchen utensils were nailed up ready to go. This makes three shocking interruptions, by of ficious officials, of the plans of prom inent society lions who were on their way to new pastures, new conquests and new accounts.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
HAZEL HEDGES AND
 BACKS INTO WOE

Hazel Peek, who swore to a com plaint charging investigator Sisk with attacking her in her room at the Holbrook hotel while he was in- vestigating a Mann act case. came to the rescue of Sisk when the case was called last Saturday in Judge EasIey's court-in fact the complain ant was a good witness for the de fendant, and when she testified that she had perjured herself in the com plaint it was easy money for the de fendant and there was nothing left for the court to do but to restore the prisoner to his liberty.
 One of the strongest points made by the defendants counsel was the fact that he had not talked with Hazel since she filed the charges against him and that the confession of perjury was all voluntary on Hazel's 1part-and with the blowing up of the charges against Sisk Hazel was immediately arrested on charge of perjury.
 Owing to the fact that she was re- quired as a witness before the Fed eral court, and the promise of the Federal agent to transfer her cash bond from that court to this when through with her she was allowed to return ito Phoenix on the same train with the exonerated investi- gator, and it's good bet that Hazel will never meet the charge
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
ARIZONA WEEKLY
 INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

Pearce-Over 100 miners working on leasing plan at Commonwealth mine.
 Phoenix-Western part of state gets needed rain.
 Nogales-Work on Fairbanks-No- gales highway to be started.
 Douglas-Permanent auto state line to Cochise planned.
 Chandler-To hold $2,000O0O bond election for construction of Auxiliary Eastern Canal Irrigation district.
 Mesa-Arizona Homes Company opens local office, building program planned.
 Douglas Repair wrk on road to Leslie Canyon to be started at once.
 Wilcox-Eastern capital to devel- op Kelly property in Miller Canyon on big scale.
 Globe-One of the largest and most beautiful caves in state discovered in Indian Canyon country.
 Tucson-Iicense granted Co-operat- i've Bank & Trust Co. of Tucson.
 Phoenix orders repair of street railway tracks.
 Casa Grande-Aeolian Mining Com pany has big showing of low grade ore, fuarther development planned.
 Glendale manual training building to be added to local high school
 Phoenix-Substanti reduction in freight rates on cement from Cali. fornia anticipated.
 Casa Grande-Newly organized in vestment and building company plan ming construction of big warehouse.
 Phoenix wants reduced freight rates on cement.
 Ajo-New Cornelia company pre- pairing to work sulphide ore of prop orty.
 Paradise-Final surveys of Para dise-Verde irrigation project being made.
 Florence Payne orders inn mediate construction of $5OO,O0O di- version dam.
 Phoenix-Arizona planning outdoor life for Boy Scouts during summer vacations.
 Glendale completes installation of new 8-inch water mains.
 Douglas-January ore shipments through local port show 14 per cent increase over December.
 Scottsdale-Farmers State Bank formally opened to public.
 Phoenix-E Entire county road bond issues of Arizona show total of $11, 100000. f
 Casa Grande-Plans completed for construction of $2,OOO,ooo tubercular sanitarium.
 Tucson-15O men ballasting track of Fl Paso 6 SW Railroad to Cienega bridge.
 Mesa-3O men to start paving op- erations on Macdonald and Robson streets.
 Bowie-General business condition in San Simon and Gila valleys great ly increased. Pearce-Regular ore shipments started by Commonwealth company. ChandIer-$2,O 100000 bond election to be held Feb. 19 for construction of irrigation district. Tucson Experiments for domes- tication of wild rubber plant under way at local plantation Douglas Hazel Dawn, moving pic ture star, to purchase and develop local ranch.
 Miami-Miami Copper Company installing improvements costing $75O,OO0.
 Yuma-Arrival of oil rig in valley within sixty days announced.
 Douglas Copper companies invest igating possibilities of railroad to Gulf of California.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18

bill to permit absentee voting; the bill providing for the distribution of supreme court reports; the bill auth orizing the investment of sinking funds and the bill for the taxation of sales of gasoline. MT. Scott's sen ate joint resolution for the investi gation of site for a girls industri- al school also was passed.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18

patient public all his greivances and disappointments, and whine around like kindergarten kid with a sore toe. If he wants to bawI and whine and can't help it that's his busi- ness-but the public soon weary of crepe and tears that go down the other fellows mug. Cheer up, cher ries will soon be ripe.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18
THINGS DOING IN THE
 HOLBROOK OIL FIELD
THE ADAMANA

Work at the Adamana is progress sing and every foot of new hole is interesting to the drillers. The formation is unchanged and there is free oil showings in every bailing.
The Holbrook news., 1921-02-18

The four hundred have adopted a fashionable new color called Helen Pink" Many of the society dolls look that way in pink.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22

JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
Nippon Father
Of Baseball
ToBrmg Team

Chicago, April 21.- The Japa-
nase "Father of Baseball" Prof.
Iso Abe. who is bringing over the
waseda University nine this sprlns
for the farthest east a japanese
hall team has ever played in TINS
country. is one of the most pc
loved of all Japanese public men,
according to Coach Merrifield' Oh
the University Of Chicago.
Prof. Merrifield helped to de-
velop the Waseda team 10 or SO
years ago while fellow memDer
Of the Waseda faculty.
GAS the initiator Of baseball IN
Iansn and as the maker of attn
letic champions, Prof. ABE Is
known in all parts of the Sunrise
kingdom, the Chicago baseOaii
tutor said.
"In bringing his team to the
United States this spring for the
fourth time, Prof. Abe hopes 10
demonstrate the fact that Japa-
nese young men can play baseball
as we'll as any other nationallties
in the world, given equal adVah-
tages with the rest.
"He also hopes to prove by TINS
extended tour of America how cor
dial are the feelings which the
educated, democratic portion OF
the japanese people harbor to-
ward America and the world
professor Abe is modesty it.
self. Trained at Yale, he is lead
er Of liberal Christian thought
and as fluent a speaker in English
as in his mother tongue.
again and again he has re-
fused tempting positions of honor
in Japan that he might continue
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
Hn7oaiian Race Being
SnUed By Infusion Of
Alien Blood, Is Claim

iian race is concerned, is said to
be new racial group, fecund to
high degree, still abnormally
susceptible to civilization dis
eases, but with much higher re-
sistant powers than the old Hawa-
iian stock and visibly adding to
It's numbers.
While the Women of Korea
lead all other males and females
In the islands In marrying within
their own race, there are other
groups which are a close second
In this respect. Only 0.3 of one
per cent Of Japanese women con-
tract out-marriages, or unions
with men of other races, while or
OF one per cent of japanese men
so pick their mates. The per-
centage for the Chinese is 6 per
cent for the women and Ais for
the men; Americans. 17.9 for the
women and 51.7 for the men:
Portuguese, 1913 women, 1870
men; Hawaiian, 4O.5 women, 1915
men.
The pure Hawaiian death rate
Is the highest in the islands, 13.48
per thousand annually, although
the pure Hawaiian birth rate is
nearly twice as high as American.
British and other whites. Scien-
lists recognize that susceptibility
to disease Of civilization is respon-
sible Tor the disappearance OF the
pure Hawaiian race, but the fig
ures just made public by Mr.. Sui
livan are the first to show that
inter-marriage is rebuilding the
old race into stronger, more
hardy people.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22

Constantinople, April 22.-- An
honest business man who will keep
his word in a trade is priced above
fine gold in Turkey, for there is
hardly law now functioning in
this distracted country. A man
who breaks his word In business
is never let into the inner circle
of big traders for honesty is today
at higher rating here than ever be-
fore.
One may steal or kill with
large limit of impunity. Some
months since in Batum, an Eng
lishman was put upon and in self
defense killed a man. Frightened
as to consequences, he began col
lecting evidence to show he had
acted in self defense. After he had
collected his evidence, he found no
one was interested in the case, and
also there was no one to whom he
could submit it.
Constantinople is an importing
and exporting center, the logical
learing house for the Levant,
with much merchandise in transit
or in bond. Americans have trad
ed here in unprecedented numbers
since the armistlce, and some of
them have lost money. Natural
ly they blame the local agents, the
city, the conditions. According to
tulian Gillespie, the United States
commercial attache, there is often
good deal to be said on both
sides.
Recently the correspondent met
IN American arriving here. I'm
going to stay few days to make
some local firms pay for goods"
said the American. 80 far our To-
al agent hasn't succeeded"
This is evidently your first
ime here; you'd better make that
Jew days a few weeks" advised
he correspondent.
The American so far has spent
two months, and he is still wrest-
ling with conditions, one of which
is that his local agent insists on
opening his mail and private tele-
grams, and calling it a mistake"
1t is generally stated that Amer
lean exporters must begin at the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
Duchess Buys
Villa in Nice

Nice, April "a The Duchess
of Marlborough, who was Consul
elo Vanderbilt, of New York, has
bought large tract of land on
the heights of Eze here. overlook
ing the sea, where she intends
building a luxurious villa.
The report that the duchess is
engaged to marry M. Balzan, a
wealthy landowner of the Riviera,
continues to be circulated. She
has not replied to written inquir-
les on the matter.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-22
at Mercy OF
Dishonest Trade
Methods; Laws Lax

bottom and secure laws at nome
which will give consignees more
protection. Boxes and pieces
should be properly marked. and
cases filled. Ship carriers should
be made to stow goods properly, so
that a given lot is discharged at
the port of destination as lot, not
as a series of separate packages.
Also. bills of lading should be
properly forwarded so the con-
signee will know when his goods
will arrive.
1t has happened at this port
that a ship with several lots OF
goods has discharged the lots IN
small parts in various lighters,
and also without notification to
the consignee, so the latter has
lost heavily in time, damage, theft
and storage charges. Also, cases
often arrive empty or partially fill
er, or with goods not up to sam
pie.
Too often the American export
er has treated this market as a
dumping ground and sent goods OF
the quality and nature used by
Cook on his voyages Of discovery
through the Pacific.
These things being true. given
conditions often bordering on Bed
lam, the American is advised to be
wary and remember the common
saying OF the Levant that ''it
takes three Jews to outwit an Ar
menian, and three Armenians TO
outwit a Greek"