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The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
FUTURE GROWTH
DEPENDS ON DEVELOPMENT
OF A BIGGER WATER SUPPLY

As the time draws for submitting the people OF Flagstaff the
and extension the water distribution system the city the data
ought be interesting readers The sun
the world The
cities
exclusion of other
And have enough of this wonderful water That IS enough OF flows from
into our intake and because even were all
fOr
almost famine Flagstaff This though mills ord
little though
nothing
our t0us gardens
rim the
toilets bathrooms another shortage like that OF 1921 would be
should 1921 mills would have
drought another often has in the past very
would the most simple domestic
disastrous n
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
FEW CASES
OF DIPTHERIA

+ Flu, which has been prevalent
+ in the east for several weeks,
4 has hit Flagstaff, but very
!. lightly. Most of the patients are
T. children and as far as known
j. none of them are dangerously
! i'll. The ailment is not preva-
! lent enough yet to warrant clos
j. ing the schools, nor is it antlc-
: ipated that it will be.
i In the Mexican section there
= are a few cases of diphtheria.
!. Quarantine has been established
= and anti-toxin given and it is not
j. believed there will be any ser
= ious results.
: Either the imunizing or the
= curative anti-toxin treatment
j can be given now at a cost very
! much less than a few years, ago
!. and where anti-toxin is promptly
i used diphtheria is minor all
j. ment. The only danger is that
+ parents may delay too long call
Z. ing a physician when the child
+ has sore throat.
]. !. : *%% = !. ! + l. + ! =
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
! s@@4@4s@#@#*@+##* :
HORRORS

= The sheriff has fine still !
+ at the county Jail that fairly !
& makes your mouth water with !
+ sweat that starts out all over !
+ your face when you see the
! death-dealing dingus.
: It's awful simple. Anyone !
j can make one like it. Just s. !
/ gallon gasoline can of galvanized !
j. tin, with hole in one edge at !
+ the top in which is inserted
! few feet OF twisted gasoline tub !
+ ing, the JOINT protected by q
+ pound or so Of hardened flour !
= dough. The screw-cap on the
i. can is also covered with sour !
+ dough.
! The still was the property of !
l. a Mexican at Cliffs. Many Flag !
i staff people are said to have
= drunk his hootch.
+ = ! - !. i j. 81 ! j. + :. i I
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
WEALTHY FATHER
MAKES NO MOVE
TO SUCCOR HIS SON

GRAND CANYON, Ariz., Jan. "a
Especial to The Sun. )-"Paddy," re-
firing Postmaster Charles M. Dono
hoes bull pup, takes the fact that he
was the special subject up for con-
sideration week before last at the
meeting of the presidents cabinet in
Washington with becoming modesty.
He was in a waggish mood when
your correspondent called on him for
an interview.
"You were short a few facts about
me in your story last week" he said.
Nor was the proposition put up to
President Harding with all the facts.
1t was no ordinary distinction that
was conferred upon me. For there
are 16 dogs in Grand Canyon National
Park, and /, probably because was
pretty friendly toward U. S. Senator
Ralph H. Cameron when he was here
a few months ago, was singled out
from among all the sixteen for de-
struction or exile.
"Razzle Dazzle isn't the only one
of the others that has special doml-
ciliary privileges here. He got his
permit to live here from former Sec
retary of the Interior Franklin Lane.
"But the ludicrous part of the whole
thing is this: RazZle Dazzle is my
own father. / was born out of we'd
lock, must confess, and this is like
ly the sinister reason they want to.
bar me out of the park.
81 really am, by rights, entitled to
part of that $4,000 inheritance RazZle
Dazzle is enjoying. And I should par
take with him of the luxury of his FL
Tovar food and his valet. But, that's
all right. My master loves me and
you can bet your doggoned life | love
him. So my unnatural father and the
park rangers and all the rest of 'em,
the postmaster general himself for all
care can go to thunder.
"So1ne of the other sixteen dogs
here are allowed to stay because they
are supposed to be destroyers of pred
atory animals. But they never de
stroyed anything within the park linn
its since have been here. Although
| am, in spite of my extreme youth,
destroyer of predatory animals, for
I killed a mouse which was fiercely
attacking mail pouch.
"Until now a recent tragic occur
ence here was deep mystery to me.
A rich tourist came here in his car
last summer. With him was a naughty
looking dog, all trapped out in the
panapoly of wealth and fashion. The
instant he was released he rushed
to the edge of the canyon and leaped
straight out to his death, hundreds of
feet below His owner was almost
frantic. He claimed to have paid ST.
L.. 4ofI f,xr
that to Frank Harrison of Flagstaff,
who was here then in the interests
of his candidacy for county attorney.
"But now / understand. The poor
dog feared he might have heen
brought here to help some Of the
other dogs guard the park rangers" "
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
STATE COMMANDER
AMERICAN LEGION
SPEAKS HERE TODAY

Celora NJ. Stoddard Of Phoenix,
commander Of the American Legion,
Department of Arizona, will arrive in
Flagstaff this morning and tonight
will speak to members of the
American Legion and other ex-service
men at Breen-Lewis Hall.
All ex-service men, whether mem
bers of the American Legio nor not,
are earnestly requested to attend this
meeting and hear the important mes
sage Commander Stoddard brings.
The officers Of Mark A. Moore Post
No. 9, Flagstaff, are: Walter ]. Carl
son, commander; w. D. Draine, vice
commander; Joe 3. Rickel, adjutant;
George Negray, treasurer; Fred
Browning, sergeant-at-arnls; J. d.
Gillespie, chaplain.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
INSPECTS GUAGES ON
THE COLORADO RIVER

D. A. Dudley, of the y. S. geologica
survey, was in Flagstaff Wednesday
from an inspection trip to Lees Ferry
where the government is maintaining
a water gauging station on the Colo
RADIO river. Mr.. Dudley also has IN
charge the gauging stations at Topoc
and Grand Canyon. He reports that
nothing of special interest has trans
pired at the gauging stations but
hopes sufficient funds will be appro-
priated by the state to carry on the
work in conjunction with the govern
ment, since there is no other develop
ment in the southwest so important
as that of the Colorado river. The
sooner work on this great scheme
commences the better it will be for
the state of Arizona.
The station at Lees Ferry measures
the amount of water entering Arizona
from the north, and will play lead
ing part ia supplying data for the
equitable division of the waters in that
basin, according to District Engineer
Roger G. Rice.
The service station at Topoc will be
of great value during the coming
flood season Of May to July in send
ing out flood warnings to the farmers
of the Yuma project and the Imnerial
valley. All three of these stations
have been established through the CO..
operation of the United States Rec
lamation service, the Federal Power
commission and other interested par
ties. During the high stages on the
river, the geological station will be
able to give at least six days notice
of the changes.
The station at Lees Ferry was es-
tablished by the U. S. Geological sur
vey in cooperation with the Southern
California Edison company in May,
1921. During the past two months, the
final equipment for this station was
installed by the Edison company. This
includes a reinforced concrete sitting
we'll for the water stage recorder
which Mr.. Dudley will install. This
recorder is one of the latest style and
will be installed under the personal
direction Of Carl H. Au, the builder
Of the Au Water Stage Recorder, as
the machine is known.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
ARIZONA'S GREATEST
NEED IS NORTH AND
SOUTH PAVED ROAD

In his address before the meeting
Of the state highway association az
Phoenix, President T. G. Norris said:
'To know Arizona roads you must
ride over them-and to ride over them
is a revelation that cannot but make
you feel proud of the state, and mar
vel at the wonderful progress. during
the past few years despite the appar-
ent depression in the states basic in
dustries," declared T. G. Norris good
roads booster on his return to Phoe-
nix after making an extended tour of
the central and southern part of the
state as a guest of Dwight B. Heard.
Mr.. Norris was elected president of
the Arizona Good Roads association
at the annual meeting held in Doug
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
SHERIFF AND DEPUTIES
ARE KEEPING WATCH
FOR ASHFORK KILLER

The rhe1iff's officers here are on
the watch for Jesse Lee Earring, be-
lieved to be the man who shot and
killed J. J. Wheeler near Ashfork on
Monday night. Earring, according to
Sheriff George Ruffner of Yavapai
county, was on his way toward Flag
staff on foot. q
Earring has been trapping fer sew
eral years between Flagstaff and
Kingman. On Monday night Wheeler,
who is said to have been a bootlegger,
was shot and killed in dugout near
his home near the Santa F'e railorad
main line at Ashfork.
Wheeler last summer featured as
the aggressor in a gun fight at has
home when an itinerant tinsmlth, hlr-
ed to solder the top on large still,
demanded his pay, leaving the Wheel
er place in the midst of rain OF
bullets that shattered the windshield
of his Ford but missed him. Wheeler
had served two terms n jail on boot
logging charges.
Earring is described as American,
between 35 and 40, height about five
and a half feet, weight $50 pounds.
Wore white slouch hat, blue sweater
trimmed with green, two pairs of
old khaki pants and old black lace
shoes, and carried an old leather suit
case.
Ruffner telegraphed Sheriff Camp
bell that he believed Earring was beat
ing it toward Bill Williams mountain
and that if he reached certain ranch
not far from there he might be pro-
tected by the rancher.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
WOMEN TO BRING
OPERA STAR HERE

Flagstaff music lovers are to have
an opportunity again this winter to
hear one of the most celebrated art
lists of America. This time it is the
famous grand opera star, Rafael Vii
lagrana. With him comes Frank Rom
aid Evans, pianist.
1t will be remembered that the mu-
sic department of the Flagstaff Wo-
mans club brought Alice Gentle here
last winter. Their enterprise met a
cordial reception on the part OF our
people, who were grateful for the op-
portunity afforded them. Undoubted-
" the present opportunity to hear VII
lagrana will be welcomed with equal
enthusiasm. Certain it is that many
people here. are already counting the
days that intervene. The date is Sat
urday, February 3, at Ashurst audi
torium.
Yillagrana sang in Phoenix last fall.
At that time the Republican sad OF
him: "He is in every sense a great
artist, possessing a beautiful baritone
voice of such range and quality that
if almost borders on the tenor. In
his extended career he won the title,
The Master Singer of Mllan, winch
was, without doubt, correctly be-
slowed"
The Phoenix Gazette said: "His
enunciation and tone quality were
perfect" :,
In Flagstaff Mr.. Villagrana will
sing both operatic numbers and
groups of songs in English.
Mr.. Evans, following graduation
from the New England conservatory,
toured the world for two years as
pianist with the Boston Quartette.
Reserved seats will be 81, general
admission IS cents and school children
will be admitted for 25 cents. Re-
served seats may be obtained next
Wednesday and thereafter at the
Breen-Lewis drug store.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
CITY POLICE net
GATHERS In TWO
BOOZE SELLERS

R. L. Neill, city marshal, did lit
tie investigating the other day to un-
cover the source of various small lots
of fire-water that seemed to be find
ing their way into town, and as re-
suit he and Deputy Sheriff Billy Rudd
went to Cliffs Saturday night and ar
rested Jesus Quintana. He was ar
raigned before Police Magistrate S. B.
Gilliland after he had made few
revelations and was let off with
fine of $50, which he paid. Then he
was re-arrested by sheriff's officers
on the charge of making booze and
was taken to the county Jail.
Francisco Gabaldon, charged with
transporting the liquor made by Quin-
tana, was also taken before Judge
Gilliland and was assessed $3.50, which
he paid.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
BIG APPROPRIATION
BILLS ARE OF MUCH
INTEREST TO STATE

Every possible effort is being made
to expedite the consideration by con-
gress of the great annual appropria-
ton bills. If any one of these bills
should fail to pass by March 4th,
when the life of the present congress
will expire, President Harding will be
compelled to call the next congress
into special session because none of
the departments of the government
can function without money. Of the
twelve appropriation bills which must
be passed, five have already been
signed by the president, two others
have passed both the house and SEN
ate and will soon receive his approval,
and three others have passed the
house. This is a most remarkable
record for speed in legislation and If
the remaining money bills are given
the same prompt consideration it IS
certain that the 68th congress will not
meet until next December.
One of the bills which has just pass
ed the house and senate is the inter-
ior department appropriation act, for
the fiscal year beginning July /, 1923.
This bill is of particular interest to
the west and especially so to Arizona
because it carries over $2,000,000 for
direct expenditures in that state. AL
most two-thirds Of that amount is
carried in the appropriations for the
Indian bureau which has charge of
the 10 reservations comprising 18,650,-
600 acres of land which have been set
aside for the benefit of over 10000
Indians who live in Arizona.
Money for Indian Irrigation Projects
The appropriations for Indian irri-
cation and pumping projects in Ari-
zona were materially increased. Pro-
vision is made for commencing the
construction of the main canal from
the Florence diversion dam by an ap-
preparation of $150,000. The other
projects are allowed 'the following
sums: Colorado river reservation near
Parker, S65,000; San Xavier, $4,000;
San Carlos reservation, $30,800; SAGA
ton, $4,000; Ak Chin Shiu Chiu
pumping plants on the Papago reser-
vation, $4,000. pumping plants at
Papago villages, $4,000; Navajo and
Continued on Page Five.)
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
SHERIFF BRINGS A
FUGITIVE BACK FROM
LONE STAR STATE

Sheriff Billy Campbell returned on
Tuesday morning from one of his
long mah-hunts, and, as usual brought
back the man he went after.
This time it was D. V. Trapp, who
came here several months ago from
Winslow and soon became wanted in
connection with some checks that did
not seem to stand up when subjected
to careful scrutiny by various eagle
eyed bank cashiers.
Tapp originally came from Tele-
phone, Texas, and was found by the
sheriff at Bonham, that state. He is
in the county jail awaiting prelimin-
any hearing.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
KANSAS CITY BOYS
HELD HERE CHARGED
WITH STEALING SEDAN

Two Kansas City boys were arrest
ed Saturday night by Under-sheriff S.
o. Thompson on complaint that they
had stolen a rifle east of Holbrook.
They are Barrack Henderson and
James M. Gillette, aged respectively
10 and II years.
Sam decided when he looked over
the car they were riding in-a new
Buick seven passenger Sedan = that
it was little too rich for their blood
and wired to Kansas City to see about
ownership. Answer came back to hold
both bows and car and officers would
soon be after, them. So they were
held. The boys had passed several
bad checks on their way here and il
is suspected that all are bad.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
PLEADED
GUILTY TO BOOZE MAKING

Fred Plomteaux, under the floor Of
whose home east of here the officers
recently found lot of mash and 9th
er distillery evidence, and who was
arrested upon his return from Santa
Fe, where he had been spending va
cation with his parents, upon being
arraigned few days ago plead guilty.
Plomteaux has borne good reputa-
ton during the years many people
here have known him and much SYM
pathy is felt for him. AS result Of
his arrest he has lost a job that he
had filled for II years. The officers
are inclined to believe that he was not
making the liquor to sell.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26

H. L. Hutchison, newly-elected pres
ident of the Coconino Farm Bureau
Marketing association, and L. E..
Johnson, vice-president of that asso-
citation and president of the Farm Bu-
reau, spent last week in the extreme
southern part of the state in the in
terests of Coconino county spuds. Mr..
johnson got home the last of last
week. Mr.. Huchison is headquartered
for the winter in Phoenix, and is hand
ling the spud marketing all through
the south of the state.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26

las Monday, and he is in a position
to know Arizona roads through his
connection with the state organization.
"But." continued Mr.. Norris,
"the wonderful roads in the
northern part of the state, and the
more wonderful roads in the south
land, / regret that Arizona is living
in past age because of the lack of
direct and even indirect, highways
connecting northern Arizona with the
southern part of the state. How can
we expect the people of the northern
part of the state to know the advan-
tages of the south, and vice versa, if
they have no way to travel across the
state?
Continued on Page Five)
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
WELL, YOU SAID
YOU WANTED IT !!

: Slightly more than foot of
: snow fell in Flagstaff Wednes-
: day night and yesterday morn
:. ing, indicating that winter had
: come at last, though the sun is
J. so high now that there is little
+ fear that its late appearance
j will be more than one-reel
! feature.
!. Yesterday forenoon, Joe Ric-
+ kel, clerk of the supervisors,
j. and Jack Gardner and Guy
+ Longley had one of the county's
! caterpillars out with steel
= snow plow in front and soon
> had the snow in the principal
j. business section piled in the
! middle of the streets, with plen-
j. ty of free drive room on either
j side.
! Late news from the south is
+ that the desert sections are all
+ getting rain and stockmen here
i are elated over the prospects
+ of good grazing.
= J. j. = +%&% j. + + + j = + :
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
WANTS TO CONSOLIDATE
NORMAL SCHOOLS AND
MAKE NEW AGGY SCHOOL

For some years The Messenger has
advocated the idea of having but one
normal school in the state and that
to be located at Flagstaff. The Tempe
normal school could be turned into an
agricultural school, patterned after
the one at Manhattan, Kansas. The
country around Tempe is ideal for
agricultural experiments and for in
dustrial shops. The university at
Tucson could thus be divested of all
agricultural features, remaining SIM
ply seat of learning and the home
of the school of mines.
By segregating the educational
work of the state into three distinct
schools would be economy, combined
with greater efficiency. The report of
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26

J. S. Dull to the governor also car
ries this suggestion.-Phoenix Mes
senger.
Even though the consolidation of
the normal schools at Flagstaff might
be of temporary benefit to Flagstaff,
we believe it would be grievous mis-
take in the end. Agitating this move
is a mistake. 1t tends to disturb
school work and the results are bad
for all concerned. Arizona is growing
rapidly and needs all the schools we
now have. If they should be consol-
idated now, it would only be a few
years before growth OF the state
would compel separation again. The
whole idea is wrong and a mistaken
idea of economy.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
COL. CROSBY AND WIFE
LEAVE ON VACATION IN
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Colonel w. w. Crosby, superinten-
dent of the Grand Canyon National
Park, accompanied by Mrs. Crosby,
left last Sunday night for Hawaii on
a months vacation. Governor Far
rington of Honolulu is an old-time
friend of Colonel Crosby, who also
has many other friends in the army
now stationed on the islands.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
BUCK SMITH GETS A PENSION

Thos. E. Smith, popularly known
among the lumberjacks as "Buck'
Smith, drew a lucky number from
Uncle Sam through the efforts of
Senator Ralph Cameron, and is now
getting a pension of SIS per month for
Services in the Spanish-American war
in the 1st Territorial Infantry under
Colonel McCord. His back pay started
October 1st, 1921. Of course, if Buck
can't spend it all, there are plenty of
places where he could loan it.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
CUPID'S DARTS

Florencio Chavez, %, and Teofila
Torrez, 10, both of Flagstaff, were
married by Justice Of the Peace R. j.
Kidd.
Bryan Gilbert, 26, and Lille Pewik,
%, both of Tuba, were married by
Rev. Hugh D. Smith.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
WOULD HAVE STATE BUILD
DAM AT GLEN CANYON

Senators Roberts and Campbell in
troduced a concurrent resolution call
ing for the appointment of a joint
committee of seven, three senators
and four representatives for the prep
aration of constitutional amendment
that would permit the state to issue
bonds for the construction of a dam
at Glen Canyon.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26

Jeff Williams is sitting up again
after a severe siege of pneumonia. 1t
looked for some time, he says, as
though the baggageman on the long,
long trail was going to demand that
he hand in his checks, but Jeff insist
ed that he would stay with his bag
gage and neither were ready to ride
just yet.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26

Judge J. E. Jones returned Wednes-
day night from Holbrool1, where he
had been holding court for day or
two, and had to go right to bed, suf-
fering from a bad cold which he had
when he left here and which got con-
siderably worse while he was away.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26

William Fred Doenges, lock and
safe expert of San Antonio. is here
this week on one of his infrequent
though regular trip. He went over
the vaults and safes at the banks,
courthouse and jail.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26

Balthazar Portillo, charged with
chasing a young woman employed at
the Harvey House at Williams around
with a butcher knife, will have pre-
liminary hearing before Justice of the
Peace r. J. Kidd today and is ex-
pected to plead guilty to misde-
meanor.
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26
WE NEED MORE PRESERVES

Senators Cornick and Campbell are
the joint authors of a bill repeating
the law passed by the last legislature
creating the Coconino- Yavapai game
preserve. The report does not say
just where the new preserve is locat-
ed, but since Coconino county is now
about 80 per cent preserved, it will
have to lap some if it is in this coun-
IL
Evening star., 1923-02-03

Corner 2sth and Evarts st. me-; one block
South Dakota ave. and Bladensburg rd.; 40x
! $50; all Improvements. $3.50 cash.
/ Phone North 4O07- W 40
Evening star., 1923-02-03
FOR SALE-HOUSES
Continued.

NEAR COURTHOUSE: Or. BRICK; 2
stores In rear. fronting avenue; out
oftown heirs closing estate, consider
an OFFER Of $3.50: clear; about II
cash. balance years.
PARK VIEW. close 10 beautiful Sol
diers' Home and Mcmillan Park: pos
session; practically new. modern. 6-r.
colonial brick; alley; bargain at
$3.50; about 81 900 cash, balance
reasonable.
Kenyon SITS. NV; rented, s45
month: ST.. porch front, brick: dou-
BILE garage: a snap at 5000: $3.50
cash. balance about $3.50 a month,
including all interest and payments.
n. E. RYON CO., INC.
Main 4597. 1423 + st.