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The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28
"Iitney Mathematics

Sixteen men wish to get back
to their camp-a distance OF 80
miles. An automobile is engaged
but it can carry only two men
at a time. When the first two
start in the auto the others start
walking toward the camp at the
rate of four miles an hour. The
auto returns, picks UP two more
men and proceeds again toward
the camp, the other men con-
Timing afoot. This is repeated
until all Is men have reached
camp. If the auto travels at
the rate of "a miles an hour how
far will it have Travelled when
all the men have reached their
destinations"
The management of the Social
Theater will give a free ticket
each good for all movies for a
period of two months to the
first five persons in Navajo coun-
ty handing in correct solution
of the above problem. All com
netitors will be given from Jan.
28th to Feb. IL, 1921. Please
hand in your solutions to a. G.
McCloskey.
NOTE: The first five persons
sending in a correct solution fol
the first eight men instead Of
sixteen men will be given a free
ticket each to all movie shows
for a period of one month from
date of handing in solution
Each person must depend on nj
or her own efforts and not re
ceive any information from any
one. also. no one will be allowed
to compete in both solutions Q
the problem.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28

and let's all see that it is kept
moving in way that will make
this falls fair far eclipse all
former ones.
The Chamber of Commerce
had up some important matters,
one of which was petitioning
the proper authorities for 20-foot
road between here and Taylor,
there to be no bitches on each
side of the road as safety first
proposition for afternight travel
by autos and other vehicles.
Taylor people are said to be in
Favor Of this move.
The telephone n d electric
light poles in the middle of our
streets were pronounced a men
ace to public safety and COM
mittee composed of L. G. Owens,
M. H. Flake and Jesse M. Smith
was appointed to ask the owners
to remove the poles from their
present location to the middle
of the blocks of the town.
It was announced that the road
between here and St. Johns was
in good condition, with the ex-
ception of a few stretches. and
motion was made and carried
that a committee be chosen to
get in touch with the Apache
county board of supervisors and
see if they would do something
in fixing up their part of the
road. The following committee
was appointed: John A. Free
man, o. D. and nj. L. Flake.
It was stated at the meeting
that gentleman wanted the
farmers of this section to try
out" sugar beets and that free
seed would be furnished those
/ desiring same. It is believed
that sugar beets will thrive here
and, if found true, no doubt a
large acreage will be put in of
this product and cause a factory
to be established in this part.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28
NeWSy Local Notes
From Town Of Taylor

W. E. Beck of Showlow made
a business trip t. Taylor Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Hilda Lewis is home and
says this country sure looks good
to her.
Mrs. Ed Lee left last Wednes-
day for her home in Tulsa, Ok.
lahoma.
Messrs. Arthur and Aft Han
cock have gone back to the Ja-
ques work.
Ed Solomon, Jr., and family
were visiting relatives an d
friends here Tuesday.
Messrs. j. Lester and L. Dow
Shumway left Monday for the
southern part of the state look
ing up work.
The Relief Society held an all
day quilting and social in con-
nection with their regular meet
ing on Tuesday.
Mrs. r. C. Smith of Snowflake
was visiting in town Sunday.
She reported Grandma Tenney
getting along nicely.
Sheriff and Mrs. Newman of
Holbrook were in town short
time Tuesday n d Grandma
Bates was their passenger home.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Brimhall
have come home from Mesa and
say this is a good country to be
in and are encouraging people
to hold on to their homes.
The Taylor Ward S. S. Supt.
gave an ice cream party and
social for those who had taken
part in their play at the nome
OF L. M. Shumway last Wednes-
day night.
Wednesday at 10 o'clock the
Taylor district school gave the
fire alarm and everyone rushed
to the scene. The 3rd and 4th
grade department room was on
fire. Not much damage was
done. owing to the large crowd
that gathered.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28
Fair Association and the Local
Chamberof Commerce Hold
a Joint Meeting

A spirited meeting Of the Nav
ajo County Fair Association was
held Monday night in the Stake
House in connection with the
Snowflake Chamber of Com
merce. A good attendance of
representative citizens was pres
ent and everyone, notwithstand-
ing the hard times, appeared to
be overlooking with enthusiasm
and pep"
The Fair Association was first
to hold forth and, after Secre-
tary S. L. Fish read a report of
last years expenditures, etc.,
the following were chosen as
directors of the Association for
1921: VIM. Scores of Holbrook,
John l.. Westover of ST. Joseph,
Frank J. Willis of Linden, w. E.
Stratton, Frank Campbell, M. L.
Flake and S. L. Fish of Snow
flake. These gentlemen will Sc
lect the president of the Asso-
citation for the ensuing year.
President G.. r. Fillerup was not
present, being in the southern
part Of the state.
Some of our people, owing to
the stringent times. advocated
not holding a fair this fall, but
it was pointed out that a failure
to do SO would cause farmers
and stockmen to lose interest in
trying to build up theis products
and the Navajo County Fair
would soon be a thiFg of the
past. It is we'll knax-a that a
fair is educational and beneficial
in many ways, a great adver-
tisement, besides furnishing
amusement, and gives people
all over the county an opportu-
nifty to meet relatives and friends
they have not seen for some
time.
We believe the majority of the
citizens of the county will be
pleased to learn that the Navajo
County Fair is still going,
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28
Local News Mention

Preston Bushman, rancher of
Dry Lake, arrived in town yes
terday.
Flake Bros. just received car
cottonseed meal. Soft and hard
cotton cake. Selling cheap.
A birth we overlooked last
week was that of boy to the
wife of s. L. Fish on Jan. 18th.
Farm Agent Fillerup, who at
tended the Farmers Week course
at the university at Tucson, ar
rived home Wednesday.
Miss Sue Lionbarger, stenog-
rapher in the local Forest office,
was called to Linden couple
of days this week on account of
the sickness of her mother.
L. D. S. quarterly conference
will convene here tomorrow.
Pres. Sam'l F. Smith informs us
that there will be no visitors
from Salt Lake City at the con-
ference.
Prof. Anderson. who was with
aChautauqua company last year,
now one Of st. Johns Academy
faculty, will give program to-
night at Z o'clock at the Stake
House, this being the first Ly-
ceum number under the auspi-
ces of the Snowflake Academy.
Judge and Mrs. J. O. Freeman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Miller
motored to Winslow Monday,
returning Tuesday. They re-
NAMED over to attend the con-
cert given by trio of Edison
monograph performers, consist
ing of Collins and Harder. vocal
lists, and Mr.. Reed, the famous
fiu'e artist, who gave a test
entertainment.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28
"PinChed" for Loafing

Marshal Ed Gardner picked
!. ap several young boys ranging
~ age from 9 to II years who
nave been loahng around the
) S'oreS and streets considerably
4 la'eIy' and took them to court
OeIore Judge Sweeny, who ad-
mustered u a real fatherly talk
" 'he Youngsters, explaining
,7ry carefully the Arizona laws
y applied to vagrants, loafers,
Iiu 1noSe who have nothing tc
- Or not going anywhere but
Vi 'lelr way. Winslow Mail.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28
Local and Personal
Items From HOIbrOOk

Born. Jan. 14th, to the wife
of Lynn Despair. a fine baby
girl.
Mrs. LOWE Ison of Woodruff
is in our city for a few weeks
stay.
Samuel F. Smith of Snowflake
was a business visitor in our
city Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Camp
bell of Snowflake were business
visitors in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Nettie Allen. who has
beenin Cooley for several months,
is in our city visiting friends.
Tom Pickett left Tuesday for
Cooley to look after business af-
fairs and will return in a few
days.
Arrived, Jan. 18th, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Thomas, a fine baby
boy. Mother and child are do
ing nicely.
Henry Despair left Monday
for the State Highway bridge
near Winslow where he has ac-
cepted a position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill" Green,
who have been residents of Hol-
brook for some time. have gone
to Winslow for a short stay.
Lehi Howard of Dry Lake was
in our city Monday and reports
that the cattle out that way look
better than they have in years.
The Palace Drug Co., which
has been doing business in the
Wetzler building for the past
year, is moving its stock of goods
to Winslow.
Chauncey Woods. an old timer
of this place, who has been en-
ployed in Needles, Calf, spent
several days here visiting reIa-
tives and friends.
Karl West of Lakeside passed
through Holbrook on his way
home from Phoenix where he
underwent a successful opera
tion for appendicitis.
Fritz Luersen, the we'll known
baker of this place, opened the
City Bakery on Wednesday of
this week. The City Bakery is
on the north side of town and
has been closed for some time.
A musical Festival was given
in the Mormon church Monday
evening, which everyone who
attended enjoyed. There were
several parts from Snowflake
on the program, under the di-
rection of j. Rufus Crandell.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28
StoCkmen, Farmers. See 1t!

Every stockman and farmer
should not fail to see ''The Last
of the Prairie Dog" at Social
Theater tomorrow Saturday
night.
Make ready to cooperate this
season with the County Agent
to rid the country completely
or rodent pests. The material
is on hand and will be given
FREE except t h grain to
those desiring it.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28
4, League Of Nations
''' Is a Healthy Yearling

The League OF NdClono' %
.5a5 lai and praised in the United
slotss. s.,Se is functioning to as good
's, ,"ose as many of its advocates
Pnt thew expected to do. and on
:, =, 15tb marked its first years
astence' o,,, horsh hin -
.a,ant comprises 49 nations
l,orssenting, it is estimated,
80. 900, 900 people, or three
h,rtbs of the worlds population
y ~, I Cos, 900, 900. Eleven addi-
sooa states with a total popu-
,fon of $4,000, GOO have for m
oIIr applied for admission, while
is known that Germany with
4s 100000 people wants to
hin as soon as she is given a
.5.nce. This leaves about 800, :
NM OOO of the worlds inhabi-
tapts completely outside the
league.
The league began its life when
tbe council met for the first
fine in Paris at the summons of
President Wilson, on Jan. 16,
1920. with % members. By the
time the first meeting of the
assembly was held a few months
ago. the membership had in
creased to Al. Eight have since
been added.
At the time of its birth the
league had no quarters of its
own but today it is installed in
its permanent seat at Geneva
where an old hotel has been
transferred into the Palace of
Nations. The general secreta-
riat, under Sir Eric Drummond,
has staff of more than 300.
There have been II meetings
of the council of the league and
most Of the subsidiary or semi
Independent bodies contemplated
by t h e covenant have been
brought into existence. These
include the international court
Of justice, the first of its kind in
the worlds history; machinery
for the registration of interna-
tlODal treaties; commissions to
deal with disarmament, man.
dates, economic blockade meas
ureS, public health, international
statistics and the internationa
labor office.
Friends of the league point to
Its intercession in the Poland
and the Swedish-F Fin
nlSh disputes, the latter over
the AIand Islands, as among its
achievements, although b O t h
cases await final settlement.
Ihey also enumerate as stand
Ing to the leagues credit the
repatriation of more than 200,-
wv war prisoners and a cam
palgn against typhus in Poland.
lney say it has furnished a gov
for the Saar district,
German, and that ii
has helped the Danzig to assume
Us ! position as a free city under
'ue leagues special protection.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28

The annual meeting of the
Arizona Good Roads Association
is called for Friday, Feby. IL,
at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms at Phoenix. The business
of the meeting is mostly the re-
port of the president, and the
report of the committee on the
Highway Commission bill. There
will also be an election of direc-
tors and other officials of the or
ganization.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28

i Ollff Frost, All Despair and
ta narvey Ballard put the big cat
t5ipa tf5iplllar to work a couple Of days
troo. o week pulling up useless
Iota ISss ) and stumps on residence
'''' and along different streets.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28
Interesting Bits Of News
Gathered From All Over

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Motion pictures showing crimi-
nails in action have been barred
in Chicago.
Pubic school records indicate
that at least four persons in ev-
cry thousand stutter.
The are 100000 college stu
dents, about one to every 212
persons, in the United States.
California raises between As
and 80 per cent of all the beans
produced in the United States.
Because of the absence of
crime in Huntington, Utah, the
jail has been turned into a pub
lie library.
Lady Victory, White Leg
horn owned by the Department
of Agriculture, has laid 750 eggs
in five years.
More people are killed and
injured by tripping. slipping and
falling than from any other
cause of accidents.
!, The National Chamber of Com
merce estimates the shortage of
houses in the United States at
more than 1,250,000,
The cost Of running the gov
ernment last year amounted to
$5, ,O64, 900, 900, compared to $11, :
728, 900, 900 the previous year.
Bounties p a d by Montana
stock growers in the last seven
years for the killing of preda-
tory animals amounted to $722. :
453.
Il is said that Yellowstone Ma
tional Park contains more gey-
sers than are contained in the
entire remainder of the earth S
surface.
French and Belgian military
authorities are testing a super
long range gun which is esti-
mated to be able to fire a shell
two hundred miles.
A Nevada man while exca-
waiting for a large gasoline tank
in his garage uncovered a ledge
of gold quartz at a depth of six
feet running $137. so a ton.
Women in the state of Wash
ingtOn, working under the di-
rection of the state college,
canned 81 carloads of fruit. veg
etables and meat in the fall
of 1920.
A man who recently died in
West Virginia was rejected by 9
recruiting officer when he sought
to enlist for the Civil War be-
cause of his advanced age al
that time.
Arizona will reclaim another
big desert valley. Eighty-five
thousand acres in Paradise Val
ley will be brought under irri
cation. This valley parallels
Salt River Valley.
Wireless apparatus with am.
plifers will be used to transmit
the voice of President Harding
to all parts Of the United States
and to ships at sea when he de
livers his inaugural address OF
March 4th.
Alaska produced minerals tt
the value of S22, O7O, 900 in 1920
These figures bring the grand
total of the country's minera
output up to $3.50, 600, 900. Tn,
United States paid Russia 81,
200, 600 for Alaska.
Traffic through the Panam;
Canal established new records
during the year just passed
Tolls levied amounted to $40,
295, 900. More than eleven mil
lion tons of cargo were carried
by the 2,814 vessels which uset
the passage.
Statistics of women's colleges
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28

One lady, to test the honesty
of her home town, hung dia-
mond bracelet on lamp post
and went away for an hour.
When she went back it was still
there = that is, the lamp post was.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28

J. H. Divelbess, well known
citizen of Holbrook and who was
connected with the Argus"
during it's reign in the county
seat. was a visitor in Snowflake
Wednesday.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28

show that for a period covering
sixty years the average college
girl Of today is an inch
taller than the college girl of
1860. Statistics also prove the
modern girl is about seven
pounds heavier.
On Feb. %, two airpIanes of
the War Department will at
tempt to fly from coast to coast
in "a hours. The. distance is
2, O79 miles, between San Diego,
Calf, and Jacksonville, Florida.
Only two stops will be made
during the flight.
Canada is discussing the pos
sibilities of the musk OK as a
source Of wool. In the Arctic
region, east of the Mackenzie
river, millions of these animals
are to be found foraging and
thriving on a pasturage which
no other animal but the reindeer
could live on.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28

Wilford, Kimball and. Bill
ROGERS left last week in a jitney
for the Salt River Valley, where
thev will look for sheep shearing
Jobs.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28

Forest Supervisor &c. Hoyt
has been out on an inspection
trim this week in the Heber and
ChevaIon districts.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-01-28

The Seventys of the L. D. 5.
church are holding their annual
reunion today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-15
NEW PROHIBITION OFF,
GER ASSUMES DUTY

Washington, June 11.-Roy 4.
Haynes, of Hillsboro. Ohio. entered
today upon the duties of national pro-
hibition commissioner as the success
or TO John F. Kramer of Mansfield,
Ohio, the first federal prohibition en-
forcement officer He said that while
he had not as yet formulated any
general policy. he brought to this new
office the best of his energy and abil-
ity.
Upon REIMBURSEMENT Of the post
which he has held since November II.
1919, Mr. Kramer issued formal
statement setting forth some Of the
more important problems before the
new commissioner. To make Mr..
Haynes burden easier Mr.. Kramer
suggested that congress enact law
giving him authority to limit the
number of prescriptions for whiskey
which physicians may issue and the
quantity Of whiskey which may be
manufactured and imported and to
prevent the use of whiskey in medi-
cines Nn which alcohol has custom
arily been used.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-15
Building State Highway
Several Counties Are Pushing
Construction Work on State
System

Columbia, June 13.-With the eX-
cellent progress made in construction
of highways in South Carolina, rapid
strides are being made in the build
ing of several important cross-state
roads.
The Washing gton-Atlanta highway
is rapidly approaching state of COM
pletion From the North Carolina line
TO Aiken only about four miles. in Sa-
luda county. is incomplete or not con-
tracted for, and a survey is to begin
on that stretch this week. The Co
lumbia to Camden link will be COM
pleted soon. and contract for the
Camden and Chesterfield section will
be let July.
The Columbia to Myrtle Beach
highway has been completed through
Horny county, and through Marion.
Florence and Darlington counties the
work is under way, and it will soon
begin in Lee county. Bids for the
links between Bishopville and Cam
den are 10 be received within two
weeks.
Work will start this week on the
Lexington county link Of the Colum !
bia -to-C harleSton highway.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-15
Homicide in
Clarendon County
Negro Playing With a Rifle
Kills Another on Farm OF
Jas. T. Brogdon

Alvin Jackson, colored, has been
committed to the Manning Jail on
he findings OF the coroner's inquest
for the killing Of Belvin Ingram, also
a negro The homicide occurred sun
day on the farm of Mr.. Jas 7. Brog-
don, who lives just on the line De-
tween Sumter and Clarendon county.
the house in which the killing was
done being on the Clarendon side OF
the line Alvin Jackson claims that
the killing was accidental. that he
was playing with rifle in house IN
which several negroes We're gathered,
and that the rifle was accidentally
discharged with fatal effect TO Belvin
Ingram 1t is stated that jackson
was handling the rifle recklessly, aim
ing il at different ones Of the negroes
and swapping it repeatedly. On the
strength of the testimony taken at the
inquest he was held for trial and COM
mitted TO Jail. 1t seems, on the face
of the reports received, to have been
another case fthe deadly unloadec
gun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-15
SUMTER, S. c., WEDNESDAY, JUNE Is, 1921
Cotton Mills Are
Rushed With Orders
Business Has Improved and
Some Mills Cannot Keep Up
With Orders

Columbia, June 13.-That business
with the cotton mills of South Caro-
lima has improved TO the extent Of the
manufacturers hardly being able to
keep progress with the orders, is the
statement issued TO the press. Busl-
ness has seen Il great increase in re-
cent weeks, it says. OF a total Of lSo
cotton mills. only Is We're closed
down on June |, and a majority OF
these have resumed operations since
June l. 1t is now necessary for many
of the mills to fill orders from reserve
stocks in storage, says the statement.
"A superintendent told an inspec-
tor for the department" says the
statement, that his mill does not ex-
pect to reduce wages as present con-
ditions are satisfactory.
The statement also refers to the
sanitary conditions and conditions
pertaining to the employment Of chill
dren and also pertaining TO the
amusements and conYeniences fur
nished to the mill employees. and says
that these We're never so good as
now
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-15
Bigham Case Argued
Attorney Claims Jurors Elk
pressed Opinions Before Trial

Florence. June PA. L. King.
attorney for E. D. BiGhanl, who is in
the penitentiary under death for the
murder of his mother and brother
and charged with the murder Of his
sister, and the latter's two adopted
children, execution of sentence having
been stayed by an appeal to the Su-
preme Court. yesterday argued before
Judge S. w G. Shipp motion for
new trial for Bigham on the ground
that two of the jurors had made re-
marks prior to the trial which tend
ed to show that they had made up
their minds as to the guilt Of the de-
fendart before they were sworn in
as jurors. Mr.. King also referred 10
a statement in the Florence Times
that the jury had preceded its consld-
Grafton of the case with the reading
OF the seventeenth chapter OF Deutef-
onomy indicating that the jury hau
used this particular passage OF the
Scripture as a guide in arriving at
verdict Mn King contended that by
this the Jury had undertaken TO Subsl-
tute the Mosaic law fer the law pro-
vided in such cases ard that it show
ed bias and prejudice against II ac-
cused. For the State T. H. Arrow
smith introduced in rebuttal affldaVltS
from MIR. Haselden. foreman OF the
Jury declaring, that if he had made
any such statement as to the use OF
the Bible such reading was done only
for the jury TO determine its duty.
Performance of duty was uppermost
in his mind in considering the case
and his conscience was clear. Aftl-
dayits were introduced denying that
Geo. 3. White had made such state
uents as he had been charged with.
Judge Shipp has deferred decision
pendine a study of the cast and the
affidaVitS.