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The Coconino sun., 1922-12-01
Why Freight Rates
 Cannot Be Reduced
Railroads Under Public Control
Transportation Charges Must Stay Up Until Costs Come Down, President Storey
 of the Santa Fe Explains

United States Senator Cappe through his various pubca tons has been demanding reduction of freight but his attitude the general subject of railroads has blinded him the main facts about control which have been clearly presented the following editorial from of his papers, the Topeka Daily Capital:
 "Tbe railroad cannot tx its rates and chags "It be wages # pM pay
 Tt cannot enter into combinations and dedls
 "h Nbut doHn aben business goes be bad "t buy sell railroad system.
 "Lt cannot make eapitahsic profits and di'idends. "t determine boY much capital shall
 issue is property, isaae any Ritbom previous
 approval of the public
 Ts m fact agency of tbe public, controlled com.
 petely by tbe go'ernrnent.
 The fact is be reduced unless reduced Costs be reduced long the present scale of and the prices of fuel materials and other supplies maintained and in these the hands of the Santa Fe tied What particularly needed this is better transporta ton service, cars, locomotives and other facilities necessary for moving the business and the Santa Fe doing everything its power provide these
 w. B. STOREY President
 The Aohison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-01
HOW TO PROPERLY
 SALUTE THE FLAG

Few Americans take the trouble to find out just the proper way to do honor to the flag.
 When saluting the flag only men in uniform should give the military sa- lute Civilians should place the right hand over the heart, men with hat in hand, remaining in that position to the last word.
 The national salute is one gun for every star. The international salute (under the law of nations,) twenty one guns.
 Flag etiquette is defined as fol- lows:
 The flag should be raised at sun rise and lowered at sunset.
 When the flag is placed at half staff it should be hoisted to top of staff first then lowered to one breadth of the flag. When lowered from half-staff it should be raised to top of staff first and then lowered. On Memorial Day the flag should float at half-staff until noon and full staff after noon.
 The American flag should always have the place of honor when carried with other flags in a parade, either precede or at the ripht. International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of any other. They should be flown from separate staffs on the same level.
 When the flag is used in connection with the unveiling of statue or mon ument it should not be allowed to fall, but should be carried aloft to wave out, forming a distinctive feature dur ing the rest of the ceremony. When the flag is placed over a bier or cas- ket the Union should be at the head.
 When the flag is worn as badge it should be worn flat on the left breast.
 When the flag is used as a decor ation it should, whenever possible, float from the staff. The flag should never be festooned or draped, always hung flat. When the colors are re- quired for decorating, red, white and blue bunting should be used. When the flag is hung against the side of a building or wall hori- zontally, the Union should be in the upper left-hand corner. When hung vertically the Union should be in up- per right hand corner. The flag should never be hung wrong side out. When the flag is hung as banner across the street the Union should be to the north or east.
 The American flag should never be dipped in salute. It should never be allowed to touch the ground. It should never be displayed lower than a person sitting. It should never be worn as whole or part of a costume. It should never be used to cover or decorate any kind of furniture or ve- hicle. The design of the flag should not be used as decoration on napkins, handkerchiefs, sofa pillows, cakes, candies or ice cream.
 "The Star-Spangled Banner" should never be played aS part of medley or as an exit march.
 When the flag becomes soiled or worn it should be respectfully burned.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-01
WHAT THE KINDLY PRESS
 GANG SAYS OF THE SUN

The Sun, of Flagstaff came out last Friday, the product of it's new Duplex press, which has been in the course of installation for the past month. The press will print eight pages on both sides at the rate of 3600 per hour, according to Fred Breen, it's editor. The last issue of The Sun contained engravings of the new piece of ma chinery, giving the plant quite a met ropolitan appearance. The HOlbrook Tribune cOngratulates its brother edi- tor upon his well-merited success, as demonstrated by the improvements he has been making in his paper during the past few weeks.-Holbrook Tri- bune.
 The Coconino Sun, of Flagst0, has just installed a new Duplex printing press, which speaks considerable for the strides of advancement being made by The Sun under the able di- rection of Col. Fred Breen. The Sun is rated as the best weekly newspaper in Arizona, and from a perusal of it's columns it is evident that the people of Flagstaff appreciate it's worth to the community. The new press will turn out copies of The Sun six times as fast as they were printed on the old press, and we are not only pleased to note this late improvement, and sincerely hope that The Sun will out grow even its new Duplex.-Tomb- stone Prospector.
 Col. Fred Breen, of the Coconino Sun, has just installed a modern Cox Duplex press in the office of the Sun, which will be pleasing to his friends, as it denotes that the Colonel is enjoying prosperity, despite the fact that he followed the republican party to defeat in the recent election. The Coconino Sun, under the direction of Col. Breen, has grown to be the larg- est weekly newspaper in the south west, as well as one of the best. It has always been fair in politics and efficient in the work of keeping Flag staff and Coconino county in the lime light as one of the favored sections of the state of Arizona. The weekly press of the country is the bulwark which stands behind the people in their aspirations and such papers as The Sun always wield an influence for good. Now that The Sun has been provided with a modern press it is to be presume that Col. Breen will soon be dreaming of putting it in the daily field, but he should not be in too much of hurry about that. He is now "sittin' purity" and should be content to remain on the top name of the ru- ral press in this part of the south west.-Douglas International.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-01
BOSTON NEWSPAPER DIDN'T
 HAVE THE RIGHT DOPE

Newspapers sometimes are wrong. In 1927 the Boston Courier got off on the wrong foot and gave this bad advice: "The project of a railroad from Boston to Albany is impractic- able, as everyone knows who knows the simplest rule of arithmetic, and the expense would be little less than the market value of the whole terri tory of Massachusetts, and which, if practicable, every person of common sense knows would be as useless as a railroad from Boston to the moon"
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-01
MRS. CLARA PHILLIPS GETS
 FROM TEN YEARS TO LIFE

Mrs. Clara Phillips, convicted of murder in the second degree for the murder of Mrs. Alberta Meadows with a hammer, has been sentenced to serve from 10 years to life in the San Quentin penitentiary. A ten days stay was asked to permit her attor- ney to formulate an appeal.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-01
TO RECEIVE BOY SCOUT MEDAL

For saving the lives of Mrs. Martin Thielan and her daughter, Madaline, at Kahana Bay, Hawaiian Islands, William Cannon, a Los Angeles high school boy, will receive the silver val or medal of the national organization of the Boy Scouts of America.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-01
ADDITION IS MADE TO TROOP
 FOR HUACHUCA-N0W 12,000

Three hundred and fifty soldiers of the Ninth cavalry have arrived at Fort Huachuca from the Philippine Is- lands to be stationed with the Terth cavalry. The addition of this contin- gent brings Fort Huachuca's strength to 12,000 men.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-01
WEST VIRGINIA MOONSHINERS
 HIDE MASH WITH SkUNKS

West Virginia moonshiners are said to be using skunks to outwit the rev. enue officers. The scent of the skunk obliterates that of the hootch and officers are unable to locate the stills. Of course, if an odoriferous animal happens to fall into the mash it only serves to increase the flavor of the forbidden beverage.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-01

A superstition survives in many parts of England that if a persons hair, when thrown into the fire, burns brightly, it is sure sign that the in dividual will live long. The brighter the flame the longer life.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-01

Infantrymen in the United States army carry nearly eighty pounds of equipment.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-01

Small factories can produce clear syrup of excellent flavor from sweet potatoes.
The Coconino sun., 1922-12-01

Citizens of Hawaii in nine months bought motor cars to the value of $4,000,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-19
H. / Brabham Hall at Carlisle
School Destroyed by Flames
DEATH SENTENCE GIVEN NEGRO
Aiken Prisoner to Die on Friday,
February Sd.

Aiken, Jan. 12.-With the court
house cleared of all others except
those necessary to try the case, Curtis
Franklin, charged with criminal as
sault, was tried yesterday. The victim
identified Franklin and also testified.
DR.. .Bodie, of Wagner, and several
other citizens from that section gave
testimony. Then Franklin was placed
= the stand in his defense and stead
fastly denied the crime. Thomas Nor
gan and Elmore S. Henderson, attor-
neys appointed by the court to defend
the prisoner, made no argument, and
only few words were said by Solici-
tor Gunter for the prosecution.
J. S. Williams, of Eureka, was fore
man of the jury and the jury had re-
tired only about 20 minutes to delib-
crate when it reentered the court
room with verdict of guilty. The
prisoner was taken to jail until 8
o'clock in the afternoon when he was
brought before Judge DeVore and
sentenced to be electrocuted Friday,
February 3.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-19
wounded.

agreed that some unbiased agency
should do the investigating and
make an bipartisan report. They
employed the company on that the
ory and for the reason that it was
highly recommended. Whether OF
not the experts employed fulfilled the
expectations of the committee, no
one but the committee members
know.
The report of the budget COM
mittee has been prepared and was
received from the printers Saturday,
to be laid on the desks Of the mem
bers Monday night when the senate
met at 500 and the house at s:15
o'clock. It recommends appropria-
tions aggregating $6,466,240.15'
which is s3O0,S95.17 under the mon
ey provided for state activities last
wear. The requests totaled $S,097,-
542.O5.
It appears to be the concensus OF
opinion that the general assembly
should adjourn within its statutory
limitation of forty days, and many
of the members are working toward
that end, particularly the ways and
means committee of the house and
the finance committee of the senate
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-19
ALLEGE SHORTAGE IN BANK.
Records of Accounts of Sumter Ban
Said to Be Missing.

Sumter, Jan. 1.-THE Sumter
Trust company, a reliable banking in
stitution in this city for many years,
has published the following statement
relating to he condition of the bank:
I'VE discovered that the record of
two accounts which were kept by C..
B. Huff, while in our employment had
been wholly destroyed, resulting in a
shortage of $4,000. We have checked
and verified all other accounts and
find them in proper shape. We are
amply protected by surety company
bond and we assure our customers
and the public that our institution
will not in any manner be seriously
affected. This statement IS published
by order of the entire board of direc-
tors, whose names we publish below" :"
This is signed by President L. G..
Strauss and Treasurer R. L. Ed
munds.
C. Brooks Huff, who committed sui
eide Friday morning at the home of a
relative at Fountain Inn, had been for
three or four years connected with
the Sumter Trust company as assist
ant treasurer. He had since moved
from the city.
1t seems that Thursday the COM
pany discovered shortage in the ac-
counts handled by him of $4,000
that had not come to light before.
Mr.. Huff was communicated with by
long distance telephone and asked
for an explanation of the fact that
two records of accounts were missing.
He insisted these were in the ledger
in which they belonged and promised
to come to Sumter Friday to see aboul
the matter. State Bank Examiner
Craig was called in and in view OF the
insistence by Mr.. Huff that the rec
ords were where they should be and
his promise to come to Sumter, no
warrant was issued. J. H. Forbes,
representing the trust company, was
dispatched to Fountain Inn, however,
to keep in touch with Mr.. HUH. 1t
was after Mr.. Forbes had rung the
door bell at o'clock Friday morn
ing and had been told that Mr.. HUH
was dressing and would be with him
Immediately that the pistol shot was
heard and Mr.. Huff found mortally
wounded
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-19
City Mail Delivery
To Be Continued

Washington, Jan. 13.-There will
be no curtailment of village mail de-
livery despite the recommendation of
Postmaster General Hays that the
service be abandoned Southern sena-
tors and representatives have won
their fight, it is Indicated The pros
poets are so good that there is belief
that the service will not only be con-
tinued but extended. In other words.
congress plans to bowl over not only
the postmaster general but General
Dawes, director of the budget.
Hays, in his annual report, recon-
mended that no appropriation be
made for village delivery of mails
General Dawes recommended that
81 100000 be allowed, enough to con-
tinue the service presently existing.
The; appropriations committee of the
house included Dawes's recommenda-
ton: in the postoffice bill. This was
thesdefeat of Hays.
Representative Byrnes, of South
Carolina, in the committee, offered a
resolution requiring the chairman of
the committee when on the floor Of
the house to offer an amendment in
creasing the appropriation. The
Byrnes resolution prevailed. The
house will unquestionably adopt the
amendment to be proposed by he
conamittee chairman and thus village
delRery, very popular in the south,
Wilt be gradually extended, and for
thesfirst time since assuming office,
Dawes will be overthrown.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-19
Associate Justice Deadlock Broken
Senator Marion Elected Thursday
SOCIETY GIRL SHOT TO DEATH.
Slayer Then Turns Pistol on Himself
Committing Suicide.

Asheville, Jan. 11.-Miss Dorothy
Parker, twenty-four, prominent So
ciety girl of this city, and j. Tur'
ner Sharp, thirty, of Waycross, Ca,
are dead as the result of bullets said
to have been fred by Sharp this
morning, supposedly, the authorities
say, because Miss Parker would not
marry him.
The dual tragedy occurred as the
two were walking in the city's most
fashionable residential section. Both
died within a very few minutes. Miss
Parker, a French instructor in the
Grove Park school, was en- route to
her work when the shooting occur
red.
Sharp had been visiting the girl
for about two years.
The girl was daughter OF DR.. and
Mrs. ]. M. Parker, and graduate
of the Saint Genevieve Convent, here
Last evening her parents entertained
Sharp at dinner and this morning he
called to walk with her to school
The pair were laughing and talking
when, seemingly without warming,
Sharp is said to have drawn an army
revolver from his coat and fired two
shots into the girls right temple and
then sent bullet into his own head
The couple were not identified un-
til Mrs. Parker, brought to the scene
by the police on the belief that she
knew the girl, was prostrated upon
recognizing her own daughter. Sharp
came here in search of health, it was
said by his friends. He was former
ly connected with an automobile
agency at Waycross, Ga.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-19
Rast Found Guilty; .
Gets Nine Months

Guilty with recommendation to
mercy, was the verdict of the jury
which heard the case of the State
against Claude j. Rast, charged with
official misconduct while county COM
missioner and chairman of the board.
The defendant was sentenced to
serve nine months and pay a fine of
$500. Immediately after sentence
was pronounced Saturday, following
the rendition Of the verdict at 1910
O'Clock Saturday afternoon after the
jury had been in the jury room from
5:45 O'Clock the afternoon before,
Rast's attorneys requested suspen-
sion of the remainder Of the sentence
after the defendant had served five
days and paid the $500 fine. When
the defendants counsel signifed
that they desired to retain the right
to appeal the case even in the event
of the granting Of the request for
suspension of the larger portion of
the sentence, objection to the sus-
pension was entered by the court and
Solicitor Hydrick.
The outcome was that Rast's at
torneys entered formal notice of in
tention to appeal and Judge Prince
placed his bond at $1,000. The
court stated that he would take the
request for suspension of portion
of the sentence as made by the de-
PENDANTS attorneys under considera-
ton and render a decision thereon
later. Up to Monday night Judge
Prince had made no announcement
of the result of such consideration
and the solicitor expressed the be-
lief that the original sentence would
stand.
Rast was released on $1,000 bond,
which was signed by his brothers,
DR.. E. M, Edward, and Luther Rast.
Times and Democrat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-19
BODY OF NEGRO IN ICE BOX.
Four Taken Into Custody in Greer
vile Pending Investigation.

Greenville, Jan. 14.-The body OF
Oscar Hagood, 35 year old negro, was
found late Friday night in an ice box
at his pressing club on the Parker
road just beyond the city limits to-
ward the Monahagan mills. Hagood
had cash in the back of the head
He had been missing since Monday.
Four negroes have been placed un-
der arrest. Those taken into custody
are Roscoe Evans, Robert Byrd, Alma
Anderson and Abraham Wakefield
Officers are conducting an investiga.
ton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-19
Little to Ask.

She was the sweetest, most inno-
cent little girl he had ever seen, and
he watched her sympathetically as she
stood knee-deep in the snow, fumbl-
ing in her handbag with tears of vex-
alton in her eyes.
MAY help you?" he asked gently
not wishing to frighten her.
She smiled shyly.
eyes," she answered. "Will you
please roll this cigarette for me-"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-19

There has been much criticism dur
ing past years of the lengthy ses-
sions of the legislature, and an un-
doubted effort will be made this
year to adjourn on time, if it is
humanity possible. However, there
are those who pessimistically predict
that the solons will remain in ses-
sion, as they did last year, over fifty
days. w. J. CORMACh.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-19
The First Week of
General ASSEMBLY

Columbia, January 18.-A review
|of the first week of the general assem-
bly, demonstrates that the members
have two ideas in view: First, to ex-
pedite the session; and, second, to
provide some remedy to lift the bur-
den of taxation off tangible property.
OF course very little of moment was
done last week. The members were
feeling the pulse of opinion in an ef-
fort to get a true. perspective On the
relative problems confronting them.
They do know that some taxation re-
lief must be vouchsafed the people.
All information agencies have advised
them of this need; and they are in
the mood to heed this advice.
New sources of revenue suggested
are: An income tax, an inheritance
tax, a gasoline tax, oil tax, luxuries
tax, an occupational tax, hydro-elec-
trio power tax and an increase in the
corporation license taxes now enforc-
cd.
Both the joint legislative commit
tee on economy and consolidation and
Governor Cooper, in his annual mes
sage, have advocated some of these
taxes, the only divergence being the
committee did not stress the occu-
pational tax.
The session is too young to guage
what will be the outcome of the ses-
sion, except to ascertain that at least
three of the proposed new revenue
bills-income, inheritance and oil
will have opposition. There appears
little adverse criticism of the other
proposed revenue measures.
When the joint legislative COM
mittee made it's report, published in
tn newspapers of last Sunday, there
was a storm of protest from various
departments, institutions and agen-
cies affected. This, of course was
natural as many toes had been STEP
ped upon," but the clash of contend
ing views has somewhat subsided; !;
the members are showing DISPOSE
ton to take the committees recon-
mendation at their face value.
The committee has prepared a
large number of bills radically chang
ing the form of state government and
there is much opposition to them.
But they will be given thorough
thought before there is final DISPOSE
tion of them. While the prevailing
opinion among members is that
practically all of them-except the
purely revenue measures be
rejected, yet this sentiment is in a
purely nebulous stage and may crys-
talize into an advocacy of them.
There is no doubt that members
of both houses are convinced of the
probity, patriotism and unselnsh mo-
tives of the six members of the COM
mittee, as was demonstrated Friday
when the house refused to accept
the Owens resolution discharging the
committee; but they are not recon
ciled by any means to many of their
recommendations.
There has been much criticism OF
the action of the committee going to
Illinois to employ the experts OF
Griffenhagen and Associates, Inc, OF
Chicago. to probe into the various
governmental agencies. However,
the members Of the committee were
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-19
~ ~
Proof.

do you believe in heredity, Nu-
pop?"
II certainly do. Why, for instance,
is my six-months old always trying
to get his toes in his mouth if it ism t
because of his dads constant strug-
gle to make both ends eet?"-New
York Sun.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-19

When in town visit the American
Cafe, w. H. Chandler, prop.-adv.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-19

Have you been to the American
Cafe lately?-adv.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-19

Meals served promptly at the
American Cafe.-adv.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-10-13
Gaines County
Murder Trial Is
ContinuedBy State

Seminole, Oct. l2.-The October
term If District Court convened
here Monday Of this week. with all
members of same present
Judge Spencer empaneled the
grand jury Monday morning. and
after holding through to Wednesday
afternoon, returned one bill of in
dictment, that being T. A. Cart
wright, indicted for murder in con
nection with the killing of c. n.
Smith at Seagraves. few weeks
ago.
On account OF some of the State ;
most important witnesses being un-
able TO attend court this session,
this case was continued until next
term Of court, which conyenes in
April, 1923. Cartwright was re-
leased on making $500 bond.
The bond for $500 given by h.
Gowan, charged with the Illegal
transportation and possession of in
toxicaiing liquors was forfeited, as
he failed TO appear. The disposition
OF the automobile 10 which Gowan
was Transporting the above mem
toned load Of booze, was also put
of, owing 10 the illness Of the at
torney representing the supposed
owners of the car.
The trial Of one or two non-lurv
cases was disposed Of. which con-
stituted the business handled at this
term of court.