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The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
FORECASTING WEATHER
BY USE OF TREE RINGS
SUGGESTS DIR. DOUGLAS

The possibility of long range wealth
er forecasting by the use OF tree
rings, whereby the same rings may
be identified in two or more beams,
was told to members of the Tucson
churches recently, by Dr. Andrew E.
Douglas, director of Steward obser-
vatory of the University of Arizona.
It is probable that this later method
of weather forecasting will make it
possible to determine weather one
year in advance, and to determine
it most accurately.
"Many people have asked me-" said
Prof. Douglas, chow | started in my
study of trees; what trees have to do
with astronomy. Some of the great
est recent advances made in this line
have had to do with the SUMS rays.
wanted to record the variations in
the suns influence on the earth in or
der to add to my knowledge of it. We
need some kind of recorder. Mechan-
ical recorders are very expensive, so
/ used tree rings.
"Tree rings exist in all parts of the
earth and give us records of climate
and solar activity, in some places go
ing back as far as 5000 years. Thus
the place of tree rings in their sec
tions is to provide greater and more
accurate records of climate and solar
forces.
"The most important economic
value of tree rings probably will be
their contribution toward long range
weather prediction, possibly one year
in advance. In identifying rings in
various beams from the ruins of the
southwest, it is possible to give the
relative date of cutting the timber.
From that the age of the different
ruins has been ascertained.
"It is hoped gradually to build up
chronology of these ancient ruins
and perhaps eventually to ascertain
the exact date of building. The
search for those dates is like de-
tective story, in which some day we
expect to capture the villain"
DR.. Douglas lectures in the east
have attracted the attention of scien-
tific men the world over He has
made many interesting and decidedly
original applications of his study of
tree rings to the acheology of the
southwest.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
YUMA DAIRYMAN ACCUSED
OF MILK ADULTERATION

Frank Gardenshire, Yuma dairy
man, has been arrested on complaint
sworn to by DR.. Hilary D. Ketcherside
charging him with selling to one Mrs.
Walfrom, a certain quantity of milk
containing boric acid which had been
added to preserve the milk, contrary
to section 9 of ordinance No. 70, of
the city Of Yuma. Trial of the case
has been set down by Judge Frank
Stanley of the city court for next
Monday afternoon, at 1:30 o'clock. Mr..
Gardenshire has detained Judge Hap
py Harris as his attorney.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
RABIES EPIDEMIC IN BORDER
CITIES-FIVE AT DOUGLAS

It was reported by Dr. Vargas, of
Aqua Prieta, that fresh spread of
hydrophobia epidemic seemed to be
approaching, as small child died last
week as the result of a mad-dog bite
and DR.. Durfee, who has been exam
ming number of dog heads recently
reports five to be affected by the dis
ease, all of which came from Douglas.
DR.. Bib Smith, who has temporarily
been relieving DR.. 2. Causey as health
officer, called the attention to the
necessity of reporting suspected dogs
at once.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST GATHERED FROM OVER THE STATE
NORVIEL DECLARES HOUSE
RESERVATIONS WILL VOID
RATIFICATION OF COMPACT

Ratification Of the Colorado river
compact by the Arizona state legisla-
ture with the three reservations
adopted by the house committee of
the whole attached, will have the eff
feet of being no ratification at all.
w. S. Norviel, state water commits
sioner and Arizona's member of the
Colorado river commission, declared
when informed of the action taken by
the house committee of the whole.
Mr.. Norviel expressed his belief
that congress would consider that the
Arizona legislature had failed to rat
ify the compact should it be sent to
them with the three "tin cans" tied
to its tail. Congress, he said, would
under those circumstances take no
action whatever in the matter
The failure of congress to take any
action in the matter, he declared,
would result in the. government taxi
ing hand in the problem of the river,
and under the direction of the govern
ment army engineers would erect a
flood control dam on the river without
asking Arizona or any. other of the
basin states anything about it. In
fact, he said Arizona would not be
asked whether she agreed tosit or not,
for the government is vitally interest
ed in improving flood control for
the lands on the lower Colorado river
and not in the irrigation or power pos
sibilities of the river.
Taking up the three reservations
adopted by the house committee of the
whole, two of which were introduced
by Douglas of Yavapai and one by
Kilcrease of Pinal, Mr.. Norviel stated
that he believed the limit Of 100000
acre feet Of water to Mexico should
the government see fit to appropriate
same, was too large, as 100000
would have been sufficient. Under
the compact, he said, the government
could only allot to Mexico the waters
of the river which had not already
been appropriated.
He declared he did not believe the
other states would even present the
in their legislatures, especially the one
giving Arizona a royalty on all power
developed The reservation removing
the Gila river from the basin, he said,
would have little or no effect OH the
division of the waters, as the waters
of the Gila poured into the river below
the Laguna dam, and then only in
flood times, as during the larger por-
ton of the year the river is dry.
Mr.. Norviel said he believed that
the Colorado legislature was awaiting
the action of the Arizona legislature
before taking any action in the mat
ter. Colorado, he said, furnished ap-
proximately 81 per cent of the water
in the river, and heretofore has al
ways had the attitude that it could
appropriate this amount of water for
its own use, regardless of the lower
states on the river. It's people, he
said, feel that they have an inherited
right to the waters of the river, end,
although the Colorado Wyoming de-
cision has had a great deal to do with
lessening this belief in that state,
there are still many opponents to the
pact.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
BODY OF UNIDENTIFIED MAN
FOUND - POSSIBLY SUICIDE

The body of a we'll dressed young
man about 25 years old lies in the
Hansen morgue at Tempe, unidenti-
fled, unclaimed, and a source of mys-
terry. A bullet wound directly over
the heart, scared and blackened by
explosion of the cartridge, indicates
suicide.
Two elements of mystery at least
put haze about the theory Of suicide,
for there are tell-tale tracks in the
sand, leading to and from where the
body was found by the officers. The
gun which was used, either in the act
of self destruction or murder, is miss
ing.
Members Of the sheriff's office who
last night returned from the scene,
which was about three miles from
Hansen Spur, expressed belief that the
dead man had taken his own life.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
WOULD REDUCE RATE OF
HLITERACY in THE STATE

During the convention of Arizona
county school superintendent in
Phoenix Thursday and Friday the
iliteracy commission met, to consider
the illiteracv situation in this state
and to seek means to remedy it.
The memorial to congress was au-
thorized at the suggestion of John
Brown, head of the Phoenix Indian
school, as a weapon to be added tC
proposed state legislation in the cru
sade against ignorance.
Of $4,000 illitefates in Arizona, the
commission was told, 1900 are In
dians.
The addition of more Indian schools
to those already existing in the state
it was declared, is the only means to
combat illiteracy among this large un-
assimilated portion of Arizona's popu-
lation.
The figures on illiteracy in the state
which have appeared. before, were
again brought to the attention of the
commission.
A total of approximately $4,000 IL
herates in Arizona.
Yavapai county is fourth from the
lowest with a figure of 1925, of which
Prescott has 103 and Jerome 181.
Mohave county has the least, 457;
while Graham county has but ATS.
Figures for the other counties are:
Greenlee, 1923; Yuma, 1728; Coco
nino, 2163; Pinal, 1868; Gila, 2370;
Cochise, 1882; Pima, 4367; Navajo,
4467; Apache 5243; Maricopa, 1910.
The records established for cities
with a population of 10000 or more,
are:
Tucson, 1,175; Phoenix, $40.
For cities with a population of q
500 to 10000:
Bi.bee, APT; Clifton, 81; Douglas,
$40; Flagstaff, 287; Glendale, 134;
Globe, 209; Jerome, 181; Mesa, 1876;
Miami, 833; Nogales, 233; Prescott,
1O3; Winslow, 203; Yuma, 393.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
KINGMAN MAN DIES AT THE
WHEEL OF HIS AUTOMOBILE

Death at the wheel was the fate
that came to Thomas H. Bell, as he
was driving his car out of Kingman
last Monday afternoon. In company
of Mrs. L. S. Owings and James B.
Fry, Mr.. Bell had reached point on
the road near the Nipple wrecking Of
flee when he lurched forward on the
wheel, dead. Mrs. Owings, who was
seated in the front part of the car,
succeeded in stopping the machine and
preventing a wreck. 1t was thought
at first that the man had tainted and
efforts to revive him were under way
when it was found that he was beyond
all aid. Death was due to heart fail
buckingham Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
PRESCOTT TO HAVE MANY
BLOCKS OF NEW PAVING

The new city council met and or
ganized Tuesday night and after elect
ing Mayor Morris Goidwater presi-
dent, rolled up it's sleeves and plung-
ed into the new years work by order
ing surveys made of number of new
paving districts, and lending an atten-
tive ear to the mayors extensive list
of recommendations for other new i'm
provements.
The new paving was among Mr..
Goldwater's suggestions as to what
should be done in 1923 to keep Pres
cott moving ahead as it moved in 1921
and 1922.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
Amt THIS. CASA GRANDE?

The editor went to Phoenix, the
printer got drunk, the lintoype went
on the blink, and then the fool press
forgot how to do its work. As con-
sequence the paper goes to the office
late, and we suppose when the SUBJ
scribers finally get it they will think
we are just pure lazy. But most of
them are late with their subscription
money, for which we have been wait
ing so we are even.--Casa Grande
Dispatch.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
TARANTULA BITE is NOT
FATAL, SAYS PROF. V0RHIS

The tarantula is a cannibal and
will not only eat its young when hun
CRY but sometimes eats it's mate. A
female tarantula generally matches
out about 800 little ones at time
and the first ones out of the eggs
start eating other eggs that are not
hatched yet. Prof. Charles 7. Vor-
his of the University of Arizona says
that he can not supply one case where
by person bitten by tarantula ev-
er died from the effects.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
GET THREE STILLS AND 1,O00
GALLONS OF MASH IN RAIDS

Another sponge was thrown into
the Booze puddle" of the state when
federal prohibition enforcement off
GERS seized and confiscated 1000 gall
Ions of mash in series Of raids on
the lower Aqua Fria river
Three complete distilling outfits al
so We're found and destroyed, the
agents reported. Everything was in
readiness to run the mash through
the stills.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
$4,000 FIRE AT PRESCOTT

Fire of undetermined origin Friday
morning gutted the general office and
laboratory of the Flynn sanitarium.
Damage was estimated at $4,000. VAL
liable records belonging to DIR. John
Flynn which it was said cannot be
replaced, were destroyed. The fire
broke out at S:15 o'clock.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
WOULD RECODIFY ALL
STATUTES OF ARIZONA

Arizona statutes will be thorough
ly recodified if bill introduced by
Representative Griffin of Pinal, by re-
quest, becomes a law. This is the bill
which the State Bar association is
sponsoring.
The measure calls for the appoint
ment of a code commissioner and as
sistants at compensation to be writ
ten into the bill later
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
TO BUILD HALF MILLION
DOLLAR ROAD AT YUMA

The White-Miller Construction COM
pany is establishing headquarters in
Yuma for construction of AZ miles of
highway east for which the firm has
received contract under a bid of
$582, 1853. L.. NJ White will be in
charge of the work.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
GOVERNORS WIFE HURT

The wife of Governor Hunt is suf-
fering with broken arm, sustained
when she fell down the stairway of
the Hunt home.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16

Who remembers the old-time "dude"
whose collars were SO high they
touched his ears?
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16
ARIZONA ROAD CENSUS
TAKEN BY THE U. S.

Arizona now has 4,551 miles of i'm
proved road not including that added
during last season, according to the
bureau of public roads, United States
department of agriculture, which has
made complete census in the state.
The improved mileage at the begin
ming of 1922 was as follows:
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16

If you know how to work you need
not worry about efficiency.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-16


Graded and drained ..............3,3 ,318
Sand Clay %
Gravel, ebert and shale ................ $50
Water-bound macadam .........- 29
Bituminous macadam .-.-......--...
Bituminous concrete -... 35
Cement concrete .......................... 183
The total road mileage of the state
is 81 ,227 miles, as compared with 12,-
075 miles in 1914, and during the sew
en-year period from 1914 the graded
and drained mileage has increased
from 2,696 to 1918, and the surfaced
and paved roads from 253 to 1888
miles.
The total road revenue in 1921
amounted to $10,299,916 or $50 for
each square mile of area, $485 for
each mile of road, or $30.82 per capi-
ia.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-02
week in Bolton, Connecticut.
 East Berlin Items

There will be the regular meeting of the Knights of Pythias Society al their hall this evening at the usual hour.
 MT. Sanborn and family have moved from Wilcox avenue to Wallingford.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church will meet at the home of Mrs. l.. M. Root on Main street Friday afternoon at c clock.
 The Social Five" will meet at the home of Mrs. Edward Kahms We'd nesday afternoon.
 The local members of the Girl Scouts will attend meeting at the Community house on Berlin street Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
 Mrs J. Rose Beldon has returned to her home on Wilcox avenue after spending the past few days as the guest of friends in Winsted.
 Mir. and Mrs. Albert Hubbard of Higganum and Mrs. D. B. Hubbard of this place spent the weekend as the guests of Mir. and Mrs. G. c. Morgan at their home in Newton. Mrs. Morgan was formerly Miss Irene Hubbard of this place.
 A number of the friends of Miss Bertha Cole rendered her miscel- laneous shower at the home of Miss Etta Lawrence on Main street last evening. Games and refreshments were enjoyed by all Miss Cole was the recipient of many beautiful gifts in- linen, cut glass and pictures |
New Britain herald., 1923-10-02
Episcopal Notes

On Thursday from 6 p. m.. there will be in the Parish house the hrs of a winter series of parish suppefs Everybody is cordially invited and at ltcndance once means attendance again. ,,
 On Friday at 1880 D. m., there Will be special meeting for the church school teachers to make final ar lrangements for the coming season. Next Monday. the local company oi the Knights of Washington will enter tain the second regiment, consisting of conpanies from Meriden, New Brit ain, Waterbury and Unionville. The supper and entertainment committee is in charge of Mr. H. Bonney.
 Death Of Mrs. Mackey
 Word was received here of the death in the Danbury hospital of Mrs. Catherine Mackey of New Haven who vas fatally injured Sunday when an automobile in which she was riding turned turtle near Danbury. She is well known here and has host of friends who will be shocked to learn of her death.
 Pytliian Notes
 Thursday evening, October 4, Py- thian lodge, k. of P. will journey to Bristol to work the rank of page for Ethan lodge of that city. The team will leave the center at o'clock and all members are urged to be present at that time.
 Pythian Sisters
 Pythian Sisters Sewing circle will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Wilber at "A Washington street.
 Home From Hospital.
 Russ Wininger, member of the real estate firm of Cunningham and Win finger, has returned home from the Hartford hospital where he under went an operation. His condition is very good although he will suffer the effects of the operation for some time to come.
 Catholic Notes.
 October devotions were started in the church of Our Lady of Mercy yesterday morning and will continue through the month. They will be after the morning mass each day.
 Plainville Briefs.
 Miss Maud Miller and Miss Julie Reynolds left today on motor trip i o Poughkeepse and New York They will be away the rest of the week.
 Louis Mead is entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mead of Bridgeport, Ir. and Mrs. James c. Mead of h. Annapolis, Ind, both brothers and isters-in-law, and Mir. and Mrs. Will jam Orcu of Indianapolis, Ind.
 James c. Mead and William Orcu ttended the national convention of etail druggists in Boston, Mass. Lloyd Height of Southington, is the Hutton and Jones store uring the absence in Boston of H. !. Garfield Jones. The Woman's Foreign Missionary ociety of the Methodist church will 1eet Wednesday afternoon at clock with Mrs. Frank White on avenue.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-02
SOUTHINGTON NEWS
Largest Vote Polled in Years-Town Seeking Police Department-Items
 of Interest.

The largest vote in recent years
 was boiled at the annual town elec- ton yesterday and the republicans
 won all of the offices by large
 majority. The school board contro-
 versy brought out many who were uninterested in the voting otherwise. The republicans have backed the su- perintendent in his recent quarrel with the teachers and the democrats have sided with the teachers. The vote yesterday showed that the ma jority of the people are behind ihe superintendent of schools and the re- publican party in the stand taken in the controversy, whose echo is still heard throughout the country.
 Arguments in favor of the establish ment of police department in the town are becoming stronger every day. At the present time, the con- stables are overworked and the in creasing detective work and the in- crease in the number Of arrests being made, the need of department other than constabulary is evident. AL though the present force is sufficient to enforce the law, the need of di- recting head is seen.
 A party of about 14 friends of Miss Esther Guernsey, daughter of Mrs. leora E. Guernsey of Main street, gatheved Saturday evening at the home of Miss Helen Orr of Oak street and rendered her miscellaneous shower A mock wedding was car ried out and an imitation wedding cake was served, which when opened l was shown to contain a large num- Der of beautiful gifts. Miss Guern- sey will become the bride of Charles Pendleton of Hartford on Saturday, October 13. Mir. Pendleton is cap tain of Troop B, c. N. c.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-02
George Cooke Buried

The funeral of George Cooke of New Britain ave. was held yesterday afternoon at o'clock froh his home. The services which were conducted by Rev. Charles Hamlin of East Hampton, retired. who had been a life long friend of the deceased, were largely attended and the floral tributes were numerous. The pail bearer were First Selectman William J. Johnson,s Jerry Lewis, Gustavus Cowles, A. E. Mclean Charles Hart and Harry Castle. Burial was in Pennington.
 Nef Football Manager
 Ray Neff of West Main street was elected manager of the -Plainvlle football team at meeting last eve ping to succeed John Murphy who was forced to resign because of press ing business. The choice was unan- imous and augurs well for the fu- ture of the team.
 This evening in the Community theater, there will be a Mardi gras and dance for the benefit of the team. The advance sale of tickets for the affair proves that the fans of the town are behind the team. Paper hats and streamers besides a great deal of con fetti have been ordered and with music furnishd by Ahlberg's orchestra of New Britain, the affair should be a success.
 Bowlcrs Open season
 The Temco bowlers opened up the | l9231924 season at the Ideal alleys | last evening. The same familiar | faces which battled for the pennant | ast season were seen cavorting about he lanes last evening and their show ng proved that many of them had | kept in practice throughout the sum- Ter months.
 The following individual and team cores were the results of last nights contests:
New Britain herald., 1923-10-02
REPUBLICAN PARTY MAKES CLEAN SWEEP Walks Oil With All Offices by
 Majority Of Nearly 400 Votes CARTER STARTS 4TH TERM
Seyc-:l Names Mentioned for Post masters Berth-Prominent Men to
 Attend HarwintOn Fair-ToWn Re- ports Issucd-Other Items.

The Grand / Old Party" won a sweeping victory over the democrats yesterday in the town elections by a landslide for all the republican candi- dates with majority of nearly 400 votes. First Selectman George Carter entered office for the fourth time as a result.
 Voting was not brisk in the town, but more interest than was expected was shown. The polls closed at 7 o'clock and around the dinner hour {, there was brisk voting for time, but this declined before the closing of the polls and the votes were all counted shortly after 3:3o o'clock.
 The result was music to the ears of the republicans; not only had they won, but they had won by vast ma jority.
 Voting on the constitutional amend ment was not brisk and few seemed to take any inteerst in it. Only 12s people voted either for or against it. few people even taking the time to look at the column devoted to it, ap- parently, The vote for stood at 1o6 and that against" was registered at 22.
 The names of the winning candi- dates, together with their totals fol- low:
 Assessor, Frank c. Kramer, r, 412.
 Board of relief, Theodore M. Sa- vagc, r, 411
 Selectmen, George B. Carter, r, S96, William Il. Schroeder, r. 414, Ray mond r. Dyer, d, 13l.
 Town clerk, Arthur l.. Woodruff, T, All.
 Town treasurer, Arthur l.. Wood- ruff, r, 410
 Board of finance, Robert 0. Clark, | r, 40, Bernard P. Moore, d, 112, ! Johann Murray, d, 1l2.
 Auditors-Robert H. Graham, I, i 41O; George w. Sullivan. q, III.
 Grand jurors Marjorie Moore, r, 413; Carleton Hazen. r. All; Robert Pinches, r, 411; John r. DeMore. d, 1o9; John P Fitzsimons, d, 1io: Daniel NJ. Malarney, d. 10.
 Collector of taxes Charles k. Lewis | r, 404.
 Constables-frank Brown, r, fl: Enrico Polo, r, 40S; Oryille S. Nentres, I, 409; Frank r. Clark, r, 410S John F. Lewis, d, Ill, William J. Ritchie. d, 1t4: John J. Hackett. d, 112.
 Registrars of voters, Henry c. Dem ing, r, 40; Francis E. Mckeon, d. III.
 Town school committee-for three years, Stanley l.. Galpin, r, 40; Adele D. Murray, d, 115; for two years. Err nest w. Mildrun, T, 412; Edward Me Cormick, d, 115; for one year, s. Chase Coale, r, 409; Daniel M. Malar ney, d, 113.
 The names of the losing candidates. with their totals are:
 Assessor-Paul Giana, q, 113.
 Board of relief-John P. DeMore, d. 112.
 SeIectman-Patrick J. Buckley. d. 11O. Town clerk--Philip NJ. Pagan. Il, 1I6. lt Town treasurer, Philip M. Pagan. q, 113.
 Collector of taxes Henry A. Me
New Britain herald., 1923-10-02
Tigers start Thursday

The Plainville Tigers, last year'i combination Of all star bowlers, VII c ren the season Thursday evening al th0 Recreation alleys against tho Pek Spring team. The followers oi both these aggregations will be or hand 10 witness the efforts Of their champions and the rivalry which ex- ists between them should bring out some very good scores.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-02

eration convention there will be three other conventions attended by most of the delegates. The Building Trades department of the American Fedora tion of Labor is to convene here Sept. 27. and simultaneously there will bs in session the Metal Trades depart ment, and the Laber Trades.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-02
A.F. OF L. AT PORTLAND
Portland Entertaining Hundreds of Delegates to Annual Convention of American Federation of Labor.

Portland, Ore, Oct. 2.-Portland is preparing to entertain hundreds of delegates due here for the forty-third annual convention of the American Federation Of Labor, which begins October and remains in session un- til the conventions business is dis posed of. probably two weeks.
 Preceding the opening of the fed