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New Britain herald., 1923-12-21
Shrinking Mark May Close
 German Library for Blind

Leipsig, Dec, lS.-Germany's larg- est library for the blind must close its doors if private subscriptions are not immediately received to carry on the work. This library has been serving blind persons all over Europe and is said to have more readers than any similar institution in the world. There are 2,3o0 readers who patronize it in Germany alone and 1t sends books to 990 cities and villages in various parts of Europe. This German central li- brary for the blind was founded by private subscriptions in Leipsic % years ago, but its funds are insuffi- cient to weather the mark shrinkage.
 In France paper is used for mak- ing windows in hothouse frames.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-21
LOTS OF APPLES
Canada Will Market 3,af0,303 Bar
 rels This Coming Year

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 2l.-Canada will market S,240,303 barrels Of apples this year, according to the latest es- inmates of the fruit branch of the
 Dominion department of agriculture
 Figures show that British Columbia its production to 1,047,3o3 barrels, as compared with 795,o00 barrels last year. Nova Scotia with a crop of 1,500,0o0 barrels, it is leads the Dominion in pro- duetion.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-21
MANY GERMAN SCHOOLS CLOSE

Berlin, Dec. 21.--Many German educational institutions are closing because of the economic situation. Others are removing from the cities to districts where living expenses are much less.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
SCHEMING CARPENTER
STARTS A FURIOUS AND
WILD GOLD SCRAMBLE

Flagstaff had considerable gold ex-
element on Tuesday.
Bill Walker and Jake Anspach were
making some repairs in Frank Fair
child's pool hall building. 1t was nee
essary to tear out some of the brick
wall. Bill was doing the tearing,
while a lot of fellows sitting around
were reminiscing about the old days
when games in the building ran pref
ty high and money changed hands in
huge wads and with much speed.
Bill, who is a carpenter, figured out
that tearing out that brick wasn't
properly his work. He fished 1902
twenty dollar gold piece out of his
pocket, slipped it under a brick, then,
a few moments later found" it. He
rubbed it on his pants, then exhibited
it.
Anspach grabbed the crowbar out of
Bills hand and went to work on the
brick. Joe Blumberg clawed out a
lot of bricks with his bare hands. The
colored porter got broom and work
ed like mad. Others fell all over each
other to help. In three minutes the
wall was down and the debris cleared
away. But no more gold was found.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
SPEEDY OFFICIALS

The county officials who last week
visited Fredonia made some time GO
ing and coming. They left here Tues
day morning and were back Sunday
night, taking only two days going and
two coming, a distance each way of
CID miles, the route being by way of
Needles, Las Vegas and Hurricane
Coming back they left Las Vegas al
6:30 in the morning, making the 35e
miles to Flagstaff by $3.50 that night
Under-Sheriff S. 0. Thompson did the
driving. The others in the party
were Bob Taylor, chairman of the
county supervisors; DR.. Felix Man
ming, county health officer; Frank
Chisholm, county farm agent; Joe Ric-
kel, clerk of the board of supervisors
and DR.. Hayes Nance.
They found conditions good in FIRE.
donia. But the residents there are
getting fed up with having their
range fed out by trespassing sheep
bands from Utah. 1t is estimated
that there are at least $4,000 Utah
sheep grazing this side of the line.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
SHEEP, LIKE HUMANS
ANXIOUS TO RETURN
TO NORTHERN ARIZONA

With the arrival of the big bands
of sheep from the southern desert
winter grazing lands, the herders feel
like celebrating. All of the three
sheep trails from the south are now
clear of the migrating bands. The
trails, as they are named as they pass
through the Coconino forest, are the
Beaver Head, the Mud Tanks and the
Bear Springs. All the sheep are
home again on their northern noun
tain ranges except those belonging in
the Springerville section, which are
now clear of the eastern edge of the
forest, but still have a couple Of
weeks rambling to do before they are
back on their old familiar beating
ground.
1t has been hell trailing the sheep
this spring, the herders say. Usually
they make three or four and at the
most six miles day coming up from
the south. But this spring, through
lack of sufficient rains, the most of
the south country is burned to a
brown crisp and there is almost moth
ing in the way of grazing. The older
sheep remembered the good succulent
grass up this way and they were
crazy to get here. And on they came,
tails up and eyes fixed on the northern
plateau. Ten and even twelve miles a
day they made. Between the hurry
of the stronger sheep and the strag-
Cling of the lambs and weaker sheep
the herders had an awful time of it
keeping the two sections together and
the leading section from breaking
from control altogether.
There was also more trouble this
spring than formerly with bands that
trespassed to either side from the
prescribed trails. 1t has led to con-
siderable argument but there has been
a tendency on the part of the forest
officials to be lenient because it was
felt it was only human for the herd
ers to want to get their sheep home
in as good condition and with as little
loss as possible.
The range in this section is in good
condition and if we get our summer
rains in time and in sufficient guam
tity, the range will be good until it
is time to start the sheep back south.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
EMERSON SCHOOL HAD
SUCCESSFUL YEAR AND
EIGHTEEN GRADUATES

Emerson school closes today with
the issuing of the final report cards.
After a week of many interesting
activities, the children are welcoming
a long summer vacation.
The graduation exercises for the
eighth grade pupils was held Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock, preceded by a
delightful three-course luncheon fur
nished by Miss Myrtle Webber and
her domestic science class, for the
faculty and eighth grade students.
Many clever toasts and short speeches
were delivered between courses.
A short program followed and at
3 o'clock the diplomas were presented
to the following graduates: Josephine
Wilson, Clifford Poison Bengston,
Florence Juanita Cooper, Arthur
Brands, Harold S. Burman, Stella
Marguerite Black, Howard Robertson,
John E. Metz, Jr., Ruby May JOY,
James Wellington Francis, Weldon T..
Brinton, James Stanton Wallace,
Frank Marshall Weidner, James Ell
mer Brewer, Glenn N. Bryson, Alice
Beeson, Mary Elizabeth Hoffman and
Julia Garcia.
Wednesday the entire school gather
ed at the city park for May day fete.
The high wind detracted from the
elaborate preparations made. Several
selections by the Glee club were high
ly appreciated and on the whole the
fete was complete success.
Thursday the various grades and
their teachers enjoyed picnics in cele-
bration of the close of highly sue
cessful school year.
The May pole dance was given by
tie following girls from the ninth,
tenth and eleventh grades:
Eunice Blackwell, Violet Raude-
baugh, Marjorie Bongberg, Edith Fos-
ter, Ruth Mcdonald, Ruth Mary
Switzer, Martha Burnhelm, Eunice
Burcan, Florence Meyer, Lena Tarver,
Clyde Johnson, Elma Dickinson, Mary
Lamport, Annette Mech, Bessie Ben
son, Bertha Mccormack, Dorothy
Scott, Helen RunEe.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
WILLIAMS ROTARY CLUB
royalty ENTERTAINED
FLAG CLUB AND LADIES

Williams Rotarians and Rotaryanns
won the hearts and admiration of
Flagstaff Rotarians and Rotaryanns
last Thursday night, when the latter
motored to Williams for the presen-
tation to the latter club of its charter
from Rotary international.
The Flagstaffites gathered at the
Babbitt-Pols store, where Rotarian
George Spellmire and others, including
several gracious Williams ladies, made
them welcome. Then to a cafe, where
a banquet had been prepared. Don't
know whether they called it ban
quet, but it certainly was. The menu
was elaborate and daintily served. The
decorations were beautiful. The mu-
sic by Professor George Barnes or
ship was extended in royal measure.
The program, under the skilful and
never-flagging chairmanship of |. B.
Koch of this city, who had been
appointed by International Rotary to
get the Williams club started, was a
masterpiece of spontaneous fun, brim-
ming over with wit. He called various
Williams ladies up in turn, taking
each by surprise, and solemnly charg-
ed them with some duty of entertain
ment to perform right then and there.
And did they fail him? Not one OF
them! When it comes to poise, wit
and graciousness those Williams Ro-
taryanns are all there!
District Governor Charlie Christy of
Continued on Page Seven)
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
A NORTH AND
SOUTH ROAD
MOST NEEDED
SAYSATWOOD

"If you people of this state can
meet adversely so well, you can meet
prosperity equally WE'LL" declared Al
bert W. Atwood, celebrated member Of
the Saturday Evening Post staff at
the Rotary dinner on Tuesday, in an
inspiring talk that showed a general
understanding of Arizona conditions
and people.
The luncheon was held in st. An
thongs hall, where Rev. FIR. c. Vabrs
made the Rotarians and their guests
exceedingly comfortable and at home
and, as chairman for the day, started
off the entertainment part of his pro-
gram with the song, ''The Rotary
Wheel" sung by pupils of the school,
both boys and girls, who formed a
large and two smaller wheels on the
stage, the wheels revolving at even
intervals during the singing. Miss Fe-
lice Rodriguez accompanied on the
piano and the singing and the young
sters made a hit with the bunch.
The other speakers were Frank
Harrison, whose interesting talk on
the legal side Of the proposition to sell
Bright Angel trail to the u. S. gov
ernment was listened to with atten-
ton; Geo. G. Becker, who gave brief
service talk, revealing how shears are
made; Billy Rittenhouse Of Williams,
chairman Of the board of supervisors,
who introduced the Bright Angel trail
subject, leading up to Mr.. Harrison's
talk; Captain ]. B. Wright, city en-
gineer, who told about the new city
playground, and Mr.. Hardy, manager
of the Arizona Automobile association
Of Phoenix, who described the work
his organization is doing.
President NJ. |. Powers started the
talk-fest going by handing out a
flock of big fines to startled members
for grievances almost real and quite
imaginery; then they all almost want
ed to kiss him when he himself paid
the fines, amounting to $3.50, sum
that had been left over from spec
ial entertainment.
He announced that Frank Chisholm
will be chairman next week and Earl
Shpher the week following, when the
meeting will be held at Lowell obser-
vatory and Mars viii be given a
chance to see us.
Bud Waters, Kingman Rotarian,
now resident here, got a hand when
he unfolded his stature.
Padre Vabre called attention to the
scene on the stage back-drop, painted
by Louis Aiken, the celebrated artist,
shortly before he died.
Mr. Rittenhouse said the board Of
supervisors are still at sea regarding
the sale of the Bright Angel trail, try
ing to find out the sentiment of the
people and way to be sure that the
sale when it is made shall be accord
ing to law.
Continued on Page Five.)
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
TONIC ROAD
ISBEINGBUILT
IN FINE SHAPE
THIS SUMMER.

About rs miles of what they call
struck trails" have been built in the
last five years in the Coconino nat
ional forest, from forest funds.
While these are called truck trails, ;"
they nevertheless are good roads, but
they are not built standard width, that
is Is or 18 feet wide.
One Of these roads that is getting
a lot of new building is the Flagstaff
Tonto Basin road. About IL miles
had already been constructed up to
last fall. Work is going again on
a nine-mile section in Mule park, south
of Mormon lake. This stretch reaches
from Allen lake south. The big grad
er, pulled by a caterpillar, is moving
dirt fast. This will make 20 miles
of new road built by the forest service
along the Tonic basin route. Next
year it Will be surfaced with crushed
rock.
Forest Supervisor Ed Miller says
the improvement being made and 9TH
ers contemplated along this route will
soon result in revival of the heavy
freighting business between the south
country and Flagstaff. He believes
this will prove more important to this
city than pooling the same money for
ten years or SO and using it to build
the Oak Creek highway. There is no
doubt, he says, but the Oak Creek
highway will ultimately be built and
with forest funds, but the Tonto Ba-
ain road, because it brings US closer
to a country that will be profitable to
rs and also because a coed road that
way is necessary to the forest depart
ment in affording better fire protec-
ton, is of first Importance when COM
pared with the Oak Greek road. For
fire protection purposes this road the
service is now building is by far the
most important in the forest, and any
thing that helps protect the forest is
of tremendous Importance to Flagstaff
which would be bound to suffer in pro-
portion to the extent of our forest
fires.
R. L. Hughes, forest service engin-
eer, has completed the survey of the
section north of Clint's well, Long
Valley, to the south end of Mulden
road. Mulden road was newly built
last year.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
READ THIS AND KNOW
WHY NEWSPAPERMEN
HAVE NO TIME TO REST

Two samples of book-printing and
book binding have just been issued
from The Suns plant that, when you
see them, will convince you that you
have in Flagstaff a printing factory
that certainly must have high-class,
modern equipment and craftsmen of
the very highest order.
LA Cuesta," the annual of the
Northern Arizona Normal school, con-
tains nearly 140 pages. The cover is
brown leather, heavy stiff binding,
richly tooled and deeply embossed in
gold. The text pages are heavy white
plate paner The binding is perfect.
So much for The Suns part in the
book.
The illustrations and text matter
are of a high class that made extra
care in printing and binding the book
a matter of pride and solemn obliga-
ton. From the full page portrait Of
President Lynn Banks McMullen of
the Normal, portrait that Pho
tographer Carl Mayhem has almost
made speak, clear through to the
classes, everything is Of interest.
There are portraits of the classes, fac
ulty, organizations and buildings. The
Will Prophecy, Giftorian, Athletics,
Society and other usual things that
one finds in an annual are clever.
There are stories of real merit by
Miss Helen Perry, Miss Ruth Moody
and Miss Mildred Dunn, and there are
original poems and jokes. The facul-
ty and students at the Normal are
proud of this wonderful book. And
The Sun is proud of it.
The Annual staff is composed Of
Miss Mary G. Boyer of the faculty,
adviser; Miss Frances Kapanke, edi-
tor-in-chief; Miss Effie Allsup, busi-
ness manager; Kent Crosby, literary;
Miss Iva Easton, Calendar; Miss Amy
Patterson, society; Jake Bracker, boys
athletics; Miss Jessie Graham, assist
ant business manager; Isabelle Coe,
Art; Roy McFate, organizations; Miss
Clara Johnson, girls athletics; Miss
Berniee Maxwell, jokes.
The other book above alluded to is
"The Alchemist," the annual of the
Clarkdale high school. Nearly hum
dred pages devoted to school affairs
of the past year, original stories,
poems and wit, copiously Illustrated
with many original drawings and car
toons as well as portraits of the stu
(Continued on Page Two.(
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
SELL PERSONAL PROPERTY
| NAVAJO COPPER co. AND
MAYBE OTHERS FOR TAXES

1t is reported that the personal
property of the Navajo Copper Min
ing Co. will be at once posted for de-
linquent taxes and in the event the
$4,000 due is not paid the property
will be sold.
The property at the mine itself
was looked over last week by Mrs.
Ana Frohmiller, county treasurer, and
Billy Beeson, assessor. They decided
there was no use in bothering with it.
But something can be realized from
the big caterpillars and quad trucks
at Camp No. /, out on the old Grand
Canyon road at the other end of Black
Bill Park, though it is hardly likely
the amount that can be realized will
anywhere near pay the back taxes. 1t
is understood that part of this equip
ment will be bid in by the county for
use in road work.
No suit is necessary to collect de-
linquent taxes on personal property.
All that is necessary is to post notices
of seizure and sale for five days and
then go ahead and sell.
1t is also reported that one or two
mercantile stocks will be dealt with
in the same way in the next two or
three weeks unless the back taxes are
at once paid. In each case, it is said,
the taxes delinquent amount to about
a thousand dollars.
Mrs. Frohmiller is being severely
criticized by few for doing her plain
duty. She is undeterred by these crit
icisms. She sees no valid reason why
all should not be treated alike. In
stead of being criticized she deserves
complimenting and most of the tax
payers undoubtedly feel that way
about it both toward her and toward
County Attorney Frank Harrison, who
is backing her up in her aggressive
campaign to make delinquents pay up.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
WELCOME! AMERICAN LEGI0NAIRES!
OUR HEARTS AND HOMES ARE OPEN TO YOU
FLAGSTAFF AND MORMON
LAKE WILL VERY SOON BE
CONNECTED BY RAILROAD

Sharp & Fellows, Santa Fe railroad
contractors, moved in with 80 horses
and lot of grading equipment last
week and at once started grading
the last two or three miles of road
bed to complete the extension of the
Flagstaff Lumber company's railroad
from Flagstaff to and along the west
shore of Mormon Lake and down past
Mormon Dairy springs to the Bill
Wallace ranch.
There are three miles of this road
yet to build. The terminal will be 24
miles by rail from Flagstaff. A
switchback will be built up to the
top of the Mormon mountain saddle.
This is a wonderful tract Of timber
that the new road will tap. 1t is
virgin timber, the first tract of the
kind the Flagstaff Lumber company
has ever cut from.
1t is expected to have the road COM
pleted in 90 days. One big advan-
tage is the presence of lots of good
clear water for camp purposes, loco
motives and skidder.
The steel to be used was taken up
from the Santa Fe, Phoenix and Pres
colt, between Ashfork and Phoenix.
The road will run alongside the
highway east of Mormon lake, be-
tween the highway and the water
As the highway runs close to the wa
ter much of the way, lot of rock
work will be required. Some of the
proposed roadbed now lies below wa
ter.
These mill logging roads are a
great boon to the country they reach
into. Also, in many instances, they
are a problem to the builders. This
one, for instance. 1t has been no
uncommon thing on sunny Saturday
afternoons for $50 to 300 people to
ride out on it. Now that the road
goes clear to the lake it will be more
popular than ever.
Looks like good business, doesn't
it? Yeah! The lumber company
makes no charge. 1t can't without
becoming a common carrier, in which
case it would mean corporation COM
mission and interstate commerce COM
mission fumadiddles, building stations,
putting on passenger equipment,
oL4iCuulCS anu d HQlCu OLll-
er things. j. C. Dolan, general man.
ager of the Flagstaff Lumber Co. says
the company won't go into the pas
senger business. OF course, they now
have to carry a lot of people free,
as an accommodation, and consequent
ly lot of worry and bother, but it'll
have to be that way, he says.
All of the stuff the farmers down
that way raise is brought in on the
railroad, but as the company buys
practically all of it, anyway, that
makes no never mind. But the pas
senger problem is more complicated
In addition to the trouble, there is the
danger that some accident may hap
pen to a passenger. As long as the
road isn't charging and isn't classed
as a carrier, no damages can be col
lected because of such an accident
the states attorney general has ruled,
but that doesn't alleviate all worry,
because, damages or not, Mr.. Dolan
doesn't want any accident to occur.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
UNCLE SAM CAN SHOW
STATE HOW TO BUILD
GOODS ROAD CHEAPLY

As one rides along the new road
the forest service is building between
Mormon and Stoneman lakes, south OF
Flagstaff, he wonders where the SER
vice is getting all the money to build
such really fine road.
Remembering that much of our
highway between Flagstaff and Will
liams cost $13,500 a mile, under the
supervision of former State Engineer
Tom Maddock-the state being the
contractor for the section built year
before last-Forest Supervisor Ed
Miller was asked on Monday how
much this new road the forest service
is building costs.
His statement that the grading cost
about $1,000 mile and that he
hopes to surface it next year with fine
crushed rock at something less than
that a mile, was a surprise. There
is some difference between $1,000,
he believes will be his maximum cost
mile, and the $13,500 it cost to have
Tom Maddox build roads for US.
Last year the forest regulations
were that the roads built by forest
money should be nine feet wide on the
side hills and IL feet wide on the
level stretches. This year Mr.. Miller
succeeded in getting permission to
build IL feet wide on the side hills and
Id feet wide on the level ground, that
is ground that is about the same
height on both sides of the road. 1t
is this wider road that ne estimates
will cost, surfaced with crushed rock,
not to exceed $4,000 mile.
Of course, it is forced work. There
is no contractors profit to pay. But
it is being done well. 1t is a fine
road now, without surfacing. There
are frequent steel culverts and no evil
ience anywhere of slip-shod work.
When it is surfaced it will look and
feel under the tread like the fine Yav-
apai county roads we hear so much
about.
A trip made on Sunday down
through Munds Park revealed work
being done BY the county this side Of
John Loy's ranch. 1t is work that
is badly needed.
Schnebly hill is in good shape. OF
course, it is steep. But the road bed
is good Leaving Lower Oak Creek
the road is slightly rough until the
Yavapai county line is reached. Then,
through Cottonwood, Clarkdale, Cle-
menceau, Beaver Creek and away back
up to the top of the Beaver grade
south of Stoneman lake it is perfect
road. A car just loafs along at 35
miles an hour If the driver wants
to take chances on the turns and his
car will make 60 miles, go ahead and
do it. No ruts, thank~you-ma ans,
boulders or anything else in the way.
Just perfect, hard road that, though
the wind was blowing a gale on Sun
day, didn't even raise dust.
At the top of the rim coming back
into this county the roads were rough
again They we're also narrow for
many miles, the boulders that were
lifted out of the road being placed so
close either side that when cars met
one had to find low place in the
stone wall and climb on top.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08

and saved it. They reflected on the country that
bred them a fame imperishable, memory Of
cheerful dauntlessness and modest herosm that
shall live as long as the world endures.
1t is blessed privilege to meet and talk with
and help entertain them. No true American
among US can fail to respond joyfully to this
opportunity. No true patriot can look upon them
with any other feelings than those of respect,
love and reverence.
And with them, in state convention also, come
their wives mothers sisters members of the
Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion.
Here again we bow in reverence, with sympa-
thetic understanding of theirpatient heroisln and
sacrifice in the hour of our nations and the
worlds vital need
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
DELEGATES ARRIVING FOR ANNUAL
STATE CONVENTION OF BOTH THE
LEGION AND W0MAN'S AUXILIARY

Next week for three days Flagstaff will belong
to the American Legion.
For, during Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
the fifth annual convention of the department of
Arizona will be held here. Delegates and their
wives, mothers and sisters, are already arriving
in town and by Sunday night there will be a
thousand of them here, the total likely swelling
considerably more before Monday night
Flagstaff welcomes these sons of Arizona and
world heroes We are proud indeed that they
have chosen to come here. With joy we hail the
opportunity to entertain them, to do them honor.
They helped, gloriousy, to win a war that was
fast nearing an inglorious end They threw
their lives into the balance to save civilization,