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The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
MEN TOO FOREIGN.
TO FIGHT ARE TO
REMAIN FOREIGN

"Manv are called but few are
chosen" applies to no one else more
than to those making application In
Flagstaff for naturalization.
Seven were scheduled for exanlna-
ton Wednesday for full citizenship
by M. R. Bevington of San Francisco,
chief naturalization examiner. Six
showed up and failed. The seventh
had failed frequently in the past and
evidently didn't care to make another
attempt.
Miguel and Fermin Escheverria,
the sheep-men, were both finally
turned down on the ground that dur
ing the war they claimed exemption
as aliens from military duty.
So was Baltar Eric Hansen.
Andrew Erickson Sparr was denied
citizenship on the same grounds,
though another hearing will be given
him on August to let him verify
his assertion that it was another An
drew Sparr who at Cooley claimed
exemption as an alien.
Charles Bonner Of Williams didn't
show up for examination and his ap-
plication was dismissed.
The applications of Peter M. Cow
brough and Eonnes A. Douros, both
of Williams, were dismissed without
prejudice and will be taken up later.
Cowbrough had not been long enough
in the jurisdiction Of this court, and
Douros' witness, Clarence w. Sulli-
van. hadn't known Douros long
enough to make his recommendation
stick
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
MURDERER OF AGED WOMAN
TO HANG ON APRIL 18TH

Paul V. Hadley must hang Friday,
April 13, for the murder of Mrs. Anna
C. Johnson, the Arizona supreme
court has rule. The supreme court
handed down an opinion affirming the
Judgment of the Pima county superior
court, which found Hadley guilty of
first degree murder, and a supplement
tary announcement fixing the date of
his execution.
Mrs. Johnson was shot to death and
her husband, Peter Johnson, serious
ly wounded as they were driving their
automobile over the desert west of
Tucson, Arizona, on November Is,
1921.
Hadley, who had sought O. ride from
the aged couple, was in the rear seat
of the machine and the state contend
ed that he fired the shots which killed
Mrs. johnson and wounding her hus-
band. Robbery was alleged as the mo-
tive.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
STILL IMPROVING SAY
LOCAL BANK OFFICIALS

f. E. Coles of Bisbee and Los An
geles was elected director Of the
Arizona Central bank at the annual
meeting of stockholders here on
Monday and Tuesday. He succeeds
w. H. Brophy,, recently deceased, on
the directorate, and will represent
the Brophy interests, with which ne
is in close touch.
There was no other change in the
personnel of either the directors or
the officers later elected by the dl-
rectors. The directors besides Mr..
Coles are H. J. McClung, M. |. Pow
ers, Carl J. Walters of Kingman, ii.
H. Watkins of Kingman and Pasade-
ma, C. B. Wilson and Joe 2. Wilson.
Mr.. Coles was the only one not pres
ent at the meeting.
The directors reelected Mr.. Nc
Clung president and Joe T. wilson,
vice-president. E. A. Haight was re-
elected cashier and Walter l.. Lind
blom and p. H. Nelson assistants
cashier. C. j. Walters was re-elect-
ed manager of the Kingman branch,
with G. A. Warren and H. L. Horner
assistants manager; A. M. Root, Jr.,
manager of the Williams branch; w,
H. Long, manager of the Oatman
branch, and J. Harvey Brown, man.
ager of the Cooley branch.
That business with the institution
will be even more prosperous during
the next few months was the gem
eral feeling at the meeting. This OPP
timism is largely because of the in
creased prosperity of the banks GUS
toners. The business slump reached
bottom last year and the curve is now
steadily upward, local numbering OPP
erations being carried on to the limit,
prices having strengthened greatly IN
the last few months in wool and NUT
ton, and the cattle industry taking on
a much more favorable aspect. Beside
all this, the better financial and busi-
ness conditions elsewhere in the state
and nation reflect to quite an extent
here, and the late rains have assured
the stockmen plenty of water and
forage for at least several months
ahead.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
THIS FAST WORKER SLOWED
UP BY AMERICAN LEGION

Joe Rickel, adjutant American Le-
gion post of Flagstaff, and clerk OF
the board of county supervisors, quail
flied as a regular Hawkshaw detec-
tor when he helped the local sherlff
office run down bad-'un.
Harry Berndt was the name of the
crook. He is former service man.
The Legion got him job on the
Los Angeles police force. He was as
signed to Hollywood, got into scrap
there and beat up a movie actor or
two and was put in the hoosegow. he
escaped, then stole a stolen Stude-
baker Special Six automobile that had
been recovered by the police and was
being held for its owner. He sold the
car for $500, came to Flagstaff and
sent a postcard back from here to a
buddy in the Los Angeles Jail telling
about the sale of the car. That tip
ped off the police there to his where
abouts.
In the meantime he applied to Joe
for American Legion help. Joe told
him they weren't paying out money
but would get him job. He said he
was down to 35 cents. The boys got
him a Job. That night State Com
mander c. M. Stoddard spoke here and
Berndt Joined the local Legion post.
Joe noted that though he claimed in
the morning to have only 35 cents he
had suddenly acquired fat roll of
bills.
Next day Joe happened to be in the
iail office and saw Berndt's picture
on police circular. He identified
him. The officers got after the fell
low, who had already left town. The
Legion wired other posts to watch out
for Berndt. Soon word came that he
had stopped off at Winslow and work
ed the boys there. Then, a day after
ward, word arrived that the Legion in
Albuquerque had caused Berndt's ar
rest there. He was taken back to
Los Angeles.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
BUCKLEY MAKES HIT
WITH RADIO FANS

Local radio fans very much enjoyed
Cornelius Buckley's work in the con-
cert broadcasted by XIII, Los Angeles
Times, last Friday night. Here is
what Saturdays Times said about the
former Flagstaff boy:
Cornelius Buckley endeared HIM
self to a multitude of the radio fam
lily last night with the superb quail
ity of his tenor interpretations OF La
Serenata," by Tosti; "Vale," by Ken
nedy, and Friend O. Mine" by San
derson. Many there are among those
who heard him who will substantiate
his right to claim for himself a niche
in operate circles. His work with
Mrs. Nordwell in their duet, "Whis-
pering Hope was one of the choicest
bits of the evenings entertainment. "
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
PROF. A. N. TAYLOR, FIRST
NORMAL PRESIDENT, HERE

Prof. A. N. Taylor and Mrs. Taylor,
now of New York, arrived in Flag
staff and are spending the week with
old friends. Prof. Taylor was the
first president of the Northern Ari-
zona Normal school and was succeed
ed by DIR. R. H. II. Blome thirteen
years ago. Prof. and Mrs. Taylor
have been living in New York since
leaving Flagstaff. They came to
Flagstaff from Detroit where their
daughter makes her home. While
there Prof. Taylor was unfortunate in
breaking his wrist while being intro
duced to the curling game. Both
Prof. and Mrs. Taylor were greatly
surprised at the growth and improve
ment in the city since they left. They
have many old-tine friends here who
were delighted to see them again.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
LOWELL OBSERVATORY
IS AHEAD AGAIN

To the Lowell observatory, at
Flagstaff, Arizona, we are indebted
for new information about Mars.
Prof. Slipher, who has been director
of the observatory since the death of
Prof. Percival Lowell, says there is
air about Mars, he is convinced, and
the temperature is about 20 degrees
average.
1t has been the contention of most
scientists that the planet, which, at
the nearest, is 351a millions miles
from the earth, is blanketed only in
ether. If there is any atmosphere
containing oxygen, it is too thin for
any form of life They also believe
the annual mean temperature is about
25 degrees centigrade below that of
the earth.
DIR. Lowell, however, found out
more about Mars than any other as
tronomer. He not only held to the
theory that animal and vegetable life
exist on that planet, but also gave
to the world in 1905 the first pho
tographs which proved the existence
of the Martian canals. His observa-
tions of the melting and reformation
of the polar ice caps, indicative Of the
change of seasons, were accepted as
authoritative also.
Many other important observations
of the heavens were credited to DR..
Lowell. In fact, the Lowell obseva-
tory has earned the reputation for be-
ing Just a little ahead of the rest of
the scientific world, reputation
which Prof. Slipher bids fair to main
tain.-Editorial in Ell Paso Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
VETERANS OF PRESCOTT
TO GET STAND OF GUNS

AS soon as meeting of committees
of the various veterans organizations
at PRESCOTT can be arranged and trans
portation charges provided for, ex-
service men in this city will have
stand of guns, blank ammunition and
a gun caisson and timber, for use at
military funerals. This equipment
will be delivered here by the war de-
partment and placed in care of Major
Alice at Whipple Barracks. Prescott
and Whipple Barracks veterans petit
toned General Pershing for the stand
and guns recently. and their request
was almost Immediately granted.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
FARM BUREAU WORK
ORGANIZED FOR YEAR

Directors of the Coconino Farm
Bureau held regular meeting at
their office in the Masonic building
Saturday. Those present were l.. f..
Johnson, president; L. w. Cureton,
secretary; A. Skeels, Williams; j..
Curry, Maine; E. Engblom, Flag
staff.
Plans for work of the county agent
for the coming year were discussed,
and the following lines of work to-
gether with community leaders We're
selected:
Potato Improvement - E. Eng
blom, M. F. Merrill, l.. w. Cureton.
Head Lettuce Project-C. D. Sand
erson, r. w. Watson.
Farm Economics-A. Skeels, j..
Curry, Geo. Fisher of Maine; H. l..
Hutchison.
Rodent Control - Jack O'Brien,
Ralph Mclean, Ralph Fair, w. P.
Phifer, Grover Mcclure, Al Taylor.
Poultry improvements. E. Wells
of Williams, Prof. Shill, Mr.. Kirby,
M. H. James, Mrs. H. l.. Hutchison.
This work will be carried on under
the direction of F. A. Chisholm, coun-
ty agent, together with several other
individual projects such as walnut
grating and variety tests of small
fruits, grain, potatoes and green man
ure crops.
Miss Rosa Bouton will work with
the women of the county and the
county agent. Her work includes nu-
triton, with its subheads of food Sc
lection and preparation and child
feeding and care; sanitation and
health; clothing and millinery; house
hold management.
The county agent and home demon
stration agent will be glad at any
time to answer questions along these
lines, and are willing and anxious to
help wherever they can.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
ARREST FOR CARELESS
AUTOMOBILE OWNERS

In spite of the warning advertised
for the last several weeks by Sheriff
Billy Campbell, many automobile own
ers have neglected to get their license
and put on their new license plates.
This week the sheriff gave orders that
every car owner driving without Ii
cense Immediately be arrested. Some
already have been taken before JUS
tice of the Peace r. j. Kidd and fined:
AS long as you are not running your
car no one cares whether the new Ii
cense plates are attached or not, but
the sheriff says that no one who
drives without them will escape ar
rest.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
PROMINENT PUBLISHER
VISITS IN FLAGSTAFF

George M. Cornwall, publisher of
The Tinberman, Portland, Oregon,
one of the largest trade magazines in
the United States and an authority
highly respected among the lumber
men in this section, was Flagstaff
visitor last Friday. He was on his
way home from the east and stopped
off to visit J. G. Dolan and |. B. Koch,
respective general managers of the
Flagstaff Lumber company and the
Arizona Lumber & Timber company.
He also favored The Sun with cou-
pie of calls, which were much enoy-
ed by the callees. Mr.. Cornwall was
here few years ago on another brief
visit and found our city had improved.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
INTERNATIONAL ROTARY
WEEK FEBRUARY q

Rotary international is the organi-
cation of which all Rotary clubs are
members. January Is, 1928, it con-
sisted of 1925 member clubs with more
than 10000 members scattered over
every continent in 27 different coun-
tries. The first Rotary club was
formed February %, 1905, in Chica-
GO, and since then no Rotary club or
ganized has ever surrendered It's
charter or lapsed its membership.
Rotary is not a mere luncheon club.
1t is a philosophy of life. 1t teaches
the doctrine of service and Rotarians
practice this doctrine in every actlv-
ity Of their daily lives. Rotary IS
not SO much an organization as it is
great social movement. 1t has al
ready found congenial soil among the
diverse people of 81 nations.
Rotary trains its members in COM
munity service and the clubs and in
dividual members have helped in many
conlmendable causes with both their
time and money.
The boy problem is one of Rotary's
fields of service. Last year there
were LOGS Rotary clubs with boys
work committees.
Boys week originated with the Ro-
tary club of New York in 1920. In
1921, eleven Rotary clubs, and 1928,
more than 200 Rotary clubs sponsored
such a week. In 1923, Boys week will
probably be held wherever there is a
Rotary club.
The "Back-to-School" or "Stay-in-
School" movement originated in 1919
with the Rotary club of Blackwell,
Oklahoma. Last year lis Rotary
clubs engaged in the movement. VI
timately, through the efforts of Ro-
tary International, the movement will
become a part of the community life
of every country.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
GEORGE Nj. NEHER TO
LEAVE NEXT WEEK

His many friends will regret the
news that George M. Neher, who for
some time has been connected with
the First National bank here, has re-
signed, to become effective the latter
part of next week, when he will leave
for Los Angeles, where Mrs. Neher
and the children are spending the
winter. George is popular here and
will be missed. He is treasurer of the
local Elks lodge. Mrs. Neher finds a
lower altitude better for her health
and her husband decided on that
account to take one of the various
positions offered him so that he could
be with his family. He will locate in
California.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
THIS OLD-TIMER
WANTS TO KNOW

A hard-headed old-timer wants
: to know why the road from
; Flagstaff to Tonto Basin hasn't
: been kept in better shape. He
+ recalls when it was extensively
used by residents of Payson and
+ other towns in that section who
+ came here for supplies and whose
z trade amounted to many thous-
ands of dollars annually, but
; now goes elsewhere because of
+ this bad road.
: Their business would be more
! profitable to the town right now,
= he says, than the tourist bust
+ ness we are making such a heavy
+ bid for. He also asks why, when
! ever the road south of here
! needs fixing, when the county
: fathers do get around to it they
+ invariably permit the county en-
+ gineer to spend the money lay
+ ing out a new route which US
+ ually right from the start is
: more impossible than the one the
= engineer was supposed to fix.
+ j. = + + + ! = i j. T. ! J. I +
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09

reservoir and make improvements to
provide that none of the spring wa
ter that always has gone to waste in
summer shall longer be wasted.
: With the unusual fall of snow this
winter we shall have far more than
enough water during the summer. But
we shall not be able to store any of
the surplus. If we have a drought
next year we viii be strictly up
against it, because no matter how
promptly we act, the new reservoir
cannot be finished before year from
this coming summer. But there should
be no delay in getting the work start
ed. The bonds should be voted just
as soon as possible and construction
promptly begun, so that we may be
sure that this will be the last sum-
mer we shall be compelled to let all
that good water go to waste and run
the risk of having to go without al
together.
One dry year will shut our lsills
down and result in great financial
depression here.
Last week we promised to give the
engineers report on the other possible
water development projects which
they decided were not as valuable as
the further development of our pres
ent source. The following is from
that report:
Fort Valley Reservoir
"The damsite which has been pro-
posed near Fort Valley is located
Continued on Page Six)
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09

The SHOWS up in the peaks that
feed the springs will not begin melt
ing until about the first of June. If
we had to wait for them, we would
soon be out of water. But as soon as
the SHOWS in Schulz Canyon, lower
down, begin to melt, that water will
be turned into the reservoir to keep
us going until the big flow at the
springs up in the peaks begins.
So we will have poorer grade OF
water all through the spring, as the
Schulz Canyon snow water has taste
and odor that isn't altogether pleas
ant, and it is inferior in quality to
the springs water, filtered as the lat
ter is through many feet of cinders
before it reaches the pipe lines.
1t will be realized how inadequate
the present inflow from the springs
is when it is noted that though the
Santa Fe, cut down to 100000 gallons
day, which is between 20 and 25 per
cent less than it uses normally, the in
flow from the springs right now IS
only 212,000 gallons a day. In other
words, the inflow from the springs is
less than the ordinary requirements.
of the railroad company. The flow this
month is less than three-fifths the
water that will be used this month by
the railroad, the mills and the Normal
school.
1t isn't hard to understand, then,
why Flagstaff must soon do some
thing about its water supply. 1t is
essential that we build an additional
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
IN ARIZONA ON INCREASE

Fatalities from a&tomo>ile acci-
dents in Arizona have increased in
frequency during the past four years,
according to the records of the state
board of health. The total number
of deaths during the past year is
more than four times the number
from automobile accidents four years
ago, the records show.
The deaths due directly to auto
mobile accidents in the state in 1922,
according to the records, were 45, as
compared to IL from the same cause
in 1919. In 1920 the number of
deaths from automobile accidents was
21, and in 1921 the number was %,
making a grand total of 100 deaths
from this cause during the four-year
period.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
BOBBY BURNS
PROVES SAND

) City Marshal Bobby Burns of
! Williams, didn't finch when
tourist" stuck German Lugar
) up against his stomach the other
) evening. Bobby jerked his own
! six-gur, stuck it against the 9th
; er fellows stomach, and for a
) moment they looked in each 9TH
) er's eyes. Then the stronger will
) won, and the tourist yielded up
his gun, whereupon Bobby locked
) him up.
; He is Roy Geddes. He drove
; in from California in a 7-passen-
; ger Jordan that looked too rich
) for his blood. He went into the
) Harvey house to eat. Bobby fol-
) lowed him in. Followed the pull
; ing of guns. Police Magistrate
} Starksman fined Geddes $50,
; which he paid. Then he was
} turned over to department of JUS
tice officials, to whom he will
endeavor to explain his posses
sion of the car.
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The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
NEW SCOTTISH RITE CLUB
ORGANIZED IN FLAGSTAFF

Coconino Scottish Rite club was or
ganized here or. Wednesday night for
the purpose of study, improvement of
the work of the order, etc. The pres
ident is Dr.. E. S. Miller Of Flagstaff;
vice-presidents, w. H. Switzer of Flag
staff, E. j. Nordyke of Williams, l..
l.. Ferrall, Grand Canyon; secretary
treasurer, Harold Adamson, Flagstaff.
Regular meetings will be the first
Wednesday night of each month. At
ter the. business meeting Wednesday
night the club gathered around a lot
of good things to eat.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
BELOW NEEDS;
WILL SOON HAVE TO
USE SURFACE WATER

Flagstaffs water supply, in spite of weather cond
ons having been extra good during the last year. is not
equal to the present demand As result the railroad
company several weeks ago cut to 100000 gallons
day That is all they have been allowed since the amount
of water in the larger city reservoir fell to below 32O0O
600 gallons.
There are about Il million gallons in the big reservoir
now It's capacity is 5O000000 gallons If the thaw does
not come within two three weeks the railroad will be
cut still lower.
In other words though we let hundreds Of millions gal
Ions of water go to waste at the springs last fer
want of storage reservoirs we haven't enough to
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
WOMEN BODILY
SWIPE AND RUN
ROTARY MEETING

With the women-folks horning In
and running things at the Rotary
club meeting Tuesday noon, things
went so burned fast the lazy report
er's busy pencil couldn't keep up. But
there was things a-plenty ADDING.
The members wives had been ar
ranging for two days TO give their
meal-tickets meal-time surprise, and
they did When the men were per-
mitted down stairs they found nearly
half the seats already occupied by
women, each with some other woman's
familiar clothes on, and each wearing
a mask and utterly refusing to
speak. (But not for long.)
Place cards were there for the men
and the pleasant news was soon ap-
parent that no man was allowed to sit
next his wife. Then the general
gloom broke and from then on every
body was very, very happy and the
meeting was over all too soon.
Mrs. Lynn McMullen, masquerading
as and introduced as Mrs. Del Strong,
was announced as chairman" for the
day, in place of her husband, sched
uled to be chairman, but who had for
gotten all about it. He'll not forget
next time.
The charming little chairman sure
popped up proceedings. Mrs. Joe
Dolan as sergeant at arms mad to get
a coal scuttle to hold the fines inn
posed and collected.
Every member who brought guest
was fined. Tex Mackey was soaked
because he thought he was going to
be sergeant at arms, as usual; Dis
trict Governor Charlie Christy be-
cause he had visited the club without
warning and for not sooner organiZ-
ing the club here. Father Vabre be-
cause he didn't have Bosco with him;
every member who brought a guest
because he didn't notify the secretary
in advance that he was going to;
Fred Breen because when he camesin
he patted his wife's hat under which
was another woman; Del i,trong for
some unknown, unjustified purpose;
Billy Switzer for pinching the neck
of the woman he thought was his own
missus, and he also had to tell why,
and did, saying he dealt in leather,
didn't he; Billy again for advertising
his business; Sid Gassman for adver-
Using his business in communication
to the club from his wife; President
Continued ON Page Five)
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
GOV. HUNT INVITES PRES.
HARDING TO VISIT ARIZONA

Governor Hunt announced he had
sent to President Harding a written
invitation during his proposed west
ern tour this year. The governor in
his letter emphasized the many scenic
wonders of the state, and also urged
the president to visit the state for the
purpose of viewing the progress made
under the irrigation projects in Arr
zona.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09
MILEAGE BOOKS ORDERED
SOLD BY ROADS AGAIN;
REDUCTION, 20 PER CENT

Railroads have been ordered by the
interstate commerce commission to
resume the practice of selling inter-
changeable mileage books good for
2500 miles of travel at reduction OF
30 per cent from the regular passen-
ger rates.
Sale of the books must begin March
Is, the commission decided.
A number of small railroads were
excluded from the requirements of
the order because of their financial
inability to meet the reduction. Prac-
tically all of the class 1 roads, how
ever, must establish the reduction.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-09

F. w. Perkins returned yesterday
morning from Phoenix, where he at
tended the meeting of the State Wool
Growers association, of which he has
for several years been secretary. He
has been doing a lot of convention
work in the last few weeks, having
been at the National Wool Growers
association meeting at Spokane, and
at the National Livestock association
meeting at Los Angeles.