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The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
BOY BABIES OF STATE ARE
MORE NUMEROUS BY 131

Arizona mothers are upsetting the
well-known law of averages by intro
ducing into the population figures OF
the state 131 more boy babies than
girls during the first six months OF
the year, according to report issued
in the October bulletin Of the state
board of health.
Ordinarily the ratio is close to a
$3.50 basis, but the serni-annual rec
ord just announced places the num-
ber of boys born at 1899 and girls at
1867. Total number of births for the
period was 3465.
Of the total number there were 81
pairs of twins born. White babies
number 1891, while Mexican babies
show the large total of 1905. Indian
babies numbered 252. OF the total
number born 800 were the first babies
to visit the parents; 1923 were from
the second to fifth; 679 from the sixth
to tenth, and 81 from the 18th to 18th
child born to the mothers. Fathers
under 81 years Of age number 154
while mothers under this age num-
bered sos. Most of the babies came
to parents between the ages of "A and
80. During the six months .63 ille-
pitimate births were reported.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
HICHLINE CANAL IS
A BUBBLE BURST

The report of the Arizona engineer
ing commission, covering the possi-
bilities of irrigation from the Colo
RADIO river, has just been published and
it has become evident that all the
talk Of thigh line canal" is nom
sense, SO far as practicability is con-
cerned.
The commission is composed of
three eminent engineers, E. c. LaRue,
hydraulic engineer Of the federal ge-
illogical survey; Porter j. Preston,
project manager of the Yuma irriga-
tion project, and H. E. Turner, irri-
cation engineer of the state water
commissioners office.
The report may be summed up in
the single statement that it would
cost $225 per acre to irrigate the
lands that could be reclaimed under
the "high line" project-a charge that
no farm lands in the world could
stand The total cost of the project
is given as $449, SAT 900, and this, it
may be remarked, is the estimated
cost. 1t is safe to assume that the
final completed cost would be well in
excess of half a billion dollars. 1t is
true LnaL IL the StdtS COulu dl1OTu
this tremendous expenditure it would
be possible to bring Approximately
100000 acres under cultivation, but
the lands would be affected by so
heavy a construction charge that prof
liable farming would be entirely inn
possible. The plan involves the driv-
ing of 134 miles of tunnel, one 92
miles long, another % miles and eight
others from one to six miles each. To
bore the 92-mile tunnel from the Col
orado to the Williams river the plans
call for seven shafts, five Of them
1900 feet deep and the other two 1900
and 700 feet deep, respectively.
This report by skilled engineers
should end all talk about reclamation
other than in the Parker valley and
one or two small areas which have
been included in all plans of develop
ment. Now that this feature is fl
nally settled, we may hope that the
development of power on the river
will be allowed to proceed and that
the governor will assemble the legis-
lature to ratify the Santa Fe pact at
once.-Jerome News.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07

40 ALLOTMENTS OF LAND
OPEN TO SETTLEMENT

A misunderstanding on the part OF
the ex-service men and women as to
the amount of money required to OBJ
tain lands under the Arizona soldier
land settlement act has kept large
number Of those eligible for lands un-
der the act from applying for them,
says Vernon Vaughn, state land COM
missioner and soldier land settlement
commissioner.
1t has been enormously rumored,
Mr.. Vaughn said, that at least $1,000
would be required to obtain the allot-
ments. This he said is a mis-state-
ment and has had the effect of keep
ing the applications for the lands
down to 19..
Mr.. Vaughn estimates that about
S105 in cash is all that is necessary
for the ex-service man to obtain lands
under the act. The land settlement
act, he said, requires that 2 per cent
of the value of the land and per
cent of the value of the improvements
be paid in cash.
The lands for the most part, he
said, are valued at about $4,000 an al
lotment.
There are 40 allotments of lands to
be allotted under the land settlement
act at present, Mr.. Vaughn stated,
but SO far only 10 have made appli-
cations for the allotments. Sixteen
of the allotments are in Maricopa
county, is in Yuma county, and eight
in Graham county, totalling more
than SOC acres.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
SHOOTING OF ELK TO BE
PRORED BY WARDEN

G. M. Willard, state game warden
yesterday received report from Ma
vajo county that Is or IS elk had
been killed in that county in violation
of the closed season on elk in the
state.
Mr.. Willard at once telegraphed
w. w. Freeman of Snowflake, deputy
state game warden, to make an inves-
tigation OF the reported slaughter Of
the animals.
The state game laws provide. for a
closed season on elk throughout the
year and a heavy penalty is imposed
for violation Of the law. A report is
expected within the next few days
from Mr.. Freeman relative to the
matter.
The deputy game warden reported
that he had placed six Indians from
the Navajo reservation in jail for
hunting off the confines of the res
ervation. The outcome of the matter
has not been reported to Mr.. Willard.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
HOLBROOK WANTS PETRIFIED
FOREST MADE NATIONAL PARK

The Holbrook chamber of commerce
has energetically taken up the Gre
ating of the Petrified Forest, near
Holbrook, into d national park, in
stead of remaining as it is at present,
national monument. This is mat
ter that should interest all of Arizona,
especially all those communities lying
along the Old Trails highway. The
preservation of the marvellous freaks
of nature that abound in our great
state should meet with the hearty ap-
proval of every resident, no matter
in which section they may be located.
The chamber of commerce has written
to Arizona's Representatives in con-
gress, urging that immediate steps be
taken to create the new national park.
Apache county is getting behind the
movement with energy, as well as 9th
er counties, and it looks as though
success would follow.-HoIbrook Tri-
bune
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
MEETING TO HEAR PLANS
FOR 158TH REGIMENT

A meeting to consider the compile
ton of the organization of the 158th
Infantry, Arizona National Guard,
has been called for December II, ae-
cording to announcement by Adjutant
General Chas. w. Harris.
The organization of the complete
regiment was started recently follow
ing the formation of a machine gun
company at Tucson. The second bat
talon of the regiment is now being
formed and the conference scheduled
for December IL will deal with the
work of completing the work of or
ganizing the second battalion and viii
consider the prospects of forming a
third battalion.
Besides number of officers of the
Arizona National Guard, Colonel Har-
ris has invited Brigadier General ]. o.
Greenway of Warren, together with
Colonel e. Power Conway, Major
Shepard Hiscox and Captain A. c.
Taylor, all of Phoenix, to attend the
meeting.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
How To Live to Be 100 Years Old CD

Last summer there was held in
Flagstaff the funeral Of a lady who
had lived to be more than 100 years
old. Two years ago friend of mine
in Los Angeles was married at the
age of 100 years to lady aged II
years. They are still living happily.
You can almost set your own length
of life, or the length of life of your
children. Let US all start right now
to set our goal at 100 years.
But if we poison our bodies with
liquor, tobacco and drugs, we will
have to cross off ten years from the
100, which will leave only 80 years.
And then if we disobey the rules of
hygiene by losing sleep, by overwork-
ing, by living too much indoors, by
sleeping in poorly ventilated rooms,
by eating too much rich food, by fret
ting, worrying, fault-finding and
nagging, we must cut off another ten
years, leaving only so years.
If we refuse to drink glass of
milk with our meals we deprive the
system of a proper supply of Vita
mines and thereby we cut off another
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
ARIZONA TO COLLECT
TAXES FROM STAGES

> Declaration of intention to collect
from the owners and operators of mo-
tor vehicles operated for compensation
as common carriers of persons or
property over the public highways of
the state, the mill taxes imposed upon
such operations by the state highway
bill, was made in general order is
sued by the Arizona corporation COM
mission.
The taxes imposed by the bill will
be collected in full, the order states,
by the commission from June 8, 1923,
the date on which the bill became ef-
fective, to October 81.
The operators of motor vehicles
coming under the tax will be requir-
ed, the order continues, to report, and
pay to the commission on the 18th of
each month the taxes for the preced-
ing months operation.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
WICKENBURG MAN Is
HELD FOR MURDER

Ed Carter, formerly charged with
assault with intent to commit murder,
and now in the county jail, was charg-
ed last week with murder, the county
attorney announced. The charge was
changed as a result of the death of
Dalde Burk in st. Joseph's hospital,
after a lingering illness extending
back into October, when he was stab
bed with butcher knife through the
stomach during quarrel over a bot
tie of whiskey in Wickenburg. Carter
and others are said to have participat-
ed in the quarrel.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
GIRL AT Aqua PRIETA
TRIES TO TAKE LIFE
BY DRINKING IODINE

Found in home in Aqua Prieta By
the 'police of that city after a long
search by Douglas police and Coshise
county authorities, Beatrice Palacon,
Is years old, a Douglas girl, attempt
ed suicide Wednesday night by drink
ing a quantity of iodine Prompt act
ion by DIR. Manuel Calderon saved her
life.
After her discovery in Aqua Prieta
Beatrice refused to return home un-
less her mother consented to her mar
riage with a Tombstone young man.
Following the girls recovery from the
effects Of the iodine, the mother gave
her consent to the marriage.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
PHOENIX DOCTOR ACQUITTED
OF MURDER CHARGE

DR.. Charles Roberts, Phoenix, CHR
opractor, charged with murder for the
slavinQ of Way1nan P. Edwards, rich
Amarillo, Texas, rancher, November
ii. was released from custody Satur-
dav following the dismissal of the
murder charge upon motion of Coun-
ty Attorney Gene Cunningham on ac-
count Of insufficient evidence.
Edwards was shot to death in a
downtown office building and Roberts
surrendered to the authorities, assert
inc he shot the Texan in self-defense,
according to the police. Roberts had
been at liberty under bond of $4,000.
The dismissal was made when the
defendant appeared in court for his
preliminary examination.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
CONTRACTORS PUSHING WORK
ON NEW MASONIC STRUCTURE

Work on the new Masonic temple,
which will cost approximately $4,000,
is progressing rapidly. Contractors
Laveson and Solberg are pushing the
construction of the building and OK
pect to have it completed about the
middle Of January If weather condi-
tions are not adverse.
The four walls of the structure are
up, and the roof was finished this
week. Carpenters are now engaged
in interior construction work. When
the temple is completed it will be a
great Improvement to the city
Winslow Mail
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
PARI MUTUEL CASHIER is
ROBBED OF MUTUAL ASSETS

Arthur Pope, cashier of the change
booth in the betting ring operated by
pari mutuel officials at the state fair
grounds, was assaulted and robbed
of $3.50 in currency by daylight ban
dts Saturday afternoon as ne was
walking the short distance between his
booth and the auditing office.
The holdup occurred just as the
last race of the day was starting and
before the eyes of hundreds of aston
ished bystanders, who failed to real
ize what had happened until the day.
light bandits had escaped.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
AUTOISTS KILLED ON
THE APACHE HIGHWAY

John R. v. Hughes, a carpenter,
1101 West Adams street, was instant
ly killed and two other men named
Mahoney and Locke were injured this
morning when an automobile in which
they were travelling toward Phoenix
on the Apache trail plunged over a
steep enbankment about eight miles
west Of Roosevelt dam.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
CATTLEMEN MEET AT
DOUGLAS DECEMBER Is

Dates for the Arigona Cattle Grow
ers' association meeting at Douglas
have been set for December 29 and
so, according to a letter received
from the Douglas chamber of COM
merce by officers of the association.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07

ten years, leaving only 70 years.
If we refuse to eat whole wheat
bread, but insist upon white bread
thus depriving the system Of many es-
sential mineral salts, we thereby cat
off another ten years of our life, leaY-
ing only so years.
If we have crooked vertebrae in our
spinal columns and do not go to q
chiropractor to have them adjusted,
we deprive some of the organs of the
body of their ability to function prop
erly, and we thereby cut off another
ten years of our life, leaving only %
years.
There you are. The matter is in
your own hands. You can make your
life long, or you can make it short.
OF course the time to begin follow
ing out these rules of health is in in
fancy. But it is better late than
never. New Years is almost here
Let's start now to observing all the
rules of health. The longer you wait
the more time you lose.
Next week: New Years Resolutions
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
INDIAN PLEADS GUILTY
TO BURGLARY

n-Be-Nully, a Navajo Indian,
charged with burglarizing store be-
longing to Mr.. Cohan, was arraigned
in the superior court Tuesday. The
Indian pleaded guilty to the charge,
but claims the owner of the store
agreed not to prosecute him # ne
would return the goods stolen, which
the Indian claims he did. The court
deferred passing sentence until such
time as the evidence of the complain
ing varty can be heard.--St. Johns
Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
PLANS In MAKING FOR
MORE REPAIR WORK ON
TJ1MACACORI MTSSIOn

Plans for further repairs on the old
Tumacacori mission at Tunbac are tc
be drawn, according to Frank Pink
ley, director for Arizona and New
Mexico national monuments, who was
in Nogales recently.
Work on the erection of fencing the
premises and doing minor repairs to
the mission is to start in the near fu-
ture, said Mr.. Pinkley. He has just
assumed his present position and this
is his first visit to Nogales in the ca
pacity of director of national monu-
ments.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
1T PAYS NOT TO STOP
ADVERTISING THAT PAYS

William Wrigley, Jr., explains the
big expansion of his chewing gum
company as being due to advertising.
In q trip west recently in company
with a friend, the latter said:
"You have built up q remarkable
business. Why not save some of this
advertising money and run along on
momentum for while?"
WELL" Mr.. Wrigley said, 1--WE have
had fine, fast trip west from Chi
cago so far. How much progress do
you think we would make if they took
off the locomotive 2"
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
DEAN CREAGER PRESIDENT
OF STATE TEACHERS

]. G. Creager, dean of the division
of education of the University of Ari-
zona, was elected president of the
Arizona State Teachers association at
Tucson. w. r. Hull of Clarkdale was
elected secretary, and John Branigan
of Holbrook treasurer.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
ALLEGED LEPER WILL BE
RETURNED TO MEXICO

Declared to be a well-defined case
of leprosy, Juan Ortega viii volun-
tarily return to his home in Chihua-
hua, Mexico, after treatment at Miami
for five days under the care of DR.
N. d. Brayton.
Leprosy is not contagious in this
climate, according to DR.. Brayton and
therefore there is no cause for appre-
hension, provided the. patient is iso-
lated
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
MOVING OLD FEDERAL
TROOP BUILDINGS AT
NACO TO HUACHUCA

Work of removing all the buildings
at Naco formerly used by federal
troops to Fort Huachuca where all
the salvaged material will be put into
use as needed is busily under way.
The removal of the buildings will
require about six weeks, it is stated,
barring unfavorable weather. A camp
has been established at Jack Ash
worth's place where food and water
will be provided for men and animals.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
TAX COMMISSIONERS AND
ASSESSORS DECEMBER ~

Plans are under way for the annual
conference between the state tax COM
mission and the county assessors of
the ID counties, according to E. A.
Hughes, chairman of the state tax
commission. The conference will be
held in Yuma on December 20 and
will probably last two or three days.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
INSTRUCTOR INJURED

John r. Ryan, driller instructor at
Bisbee, lost his left arm and prob
ably the sight of both eyes through a
premature explosion while instructing
students.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
MISTAKEN FOR. PROWLER, BOY
SHOT, WOUNDED AT PRESCOTT

Mistaken for prowler, Melvin
Simpson, 13, negro, was shot in the
back Sunday night by F. M. Gerrish,
office engineer of the Arizona Power
company, near the Gerrish home, at
Prescott. The boy, who is the son Of
a negro Methodist minister, was not
seriously injured.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07
GALLUP BOY ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT AND KILLED

Tom Robertson, aged IA years, was
accidentally shot by his brother, Bud,
age II years, as the boys we're target
practicing near town. The boy died
in hospital.
The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07

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The Coconino sun., 1923-12-07

Next week; New Years Resolutions
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-05-17
Hiah Prices.

Edgar Selwyn, the New York im- presario, was talking on the Olympic about the swimming pools that are a feature of the newest and most luXu- rious liners.
 For those swimming pools and open-air restaurants and so forth, he said. i've passengers pay high enough goodness knows.
 To tell the truth, am rather in sympathy with the plump dark lady who stood on the marble brink of a liners swimming pool the other day and screamed angrily at her dark, plump daughter:
 "sConfount dot girl, she never learns holdings Mnna, Minna, schwim into der deep water, und get der vort' of your money
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-05-17
OVERCR0WDlNG CAUSES ROUP
Dipping Affected Fowls Head Into Common Cattle Dip Is Most
 Successful Cure.

Prevent roup by not oyercrowdlng birds In treating individual cases. best success has been obtained ny talk ing gallon Sirup can, into which put q tablespoonful of the common cattle dips Dip the affected birds head. with mouth open, into thls solution Be sure to hold the birds head down ward while so doing This treatment thoroughly disinfects the head parts, both inside and out. A second treat ment may be necessary.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-05-17

town. He was to get an increase of salary. He had an interview with Madge before he went. People saw her radiant face and hated her the more. After he had gone she became an outcast from the community.
 Weeks went by, turned into months Gradually Madge ceased to smile 1; then. one day, letter came. No one ever knew what was in it, but week later they read the announcement of Lathrops marriage in the county news paper.
 After that Madge got a position in New York, going in on the train every day and coming back in the evening. A little later her mother died. She had no ties in the village.
 That was a month before young Rawins disappeared with those trust funds His father paid; covered up the scandal. He returned two months later, and 1t was pretended he had an attack of mental alteration from over work He is now a respected citizen, and has wife and five children.
 Madge? Oh, she disappeared at the same time Rawlns did. but no one bothered to wonder what happened to her. If ever RaWlins' conscience wor- ries him, lie takes out his handbook, or looks at his blooming wife presiding over his table
 But I saw Madge on Broadway last week. At first she denied herself. Then she looked at me with haggard eyes.
 Coming back to see the old town" she asked. "Say, if I came it would he to get under the hide of some of those suckers there"
 Which was not the kind of speech she used to use before the trust funds episode
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-05-17
Wit and Beauty.

The late Guy Barham, who was a. leadin; figure in the public life of Los Angeles had a well-merited reputation for wit.
 At dinner party one evening MT. Barham sat beside lady whose neck and shoulders were very beautiful. Proud of their beauty, the lady ai- ways wore outrageously decollete gowns, but she would modify or we'll this decoletage by means of a spray of orchids which, however, had more than once been known to fall out of place.
 And now, between the soup and the fish, the orchids. as their habit was, dropped to the floor. Mir. Barham picked them up and restored them to the beautiful lady.
 Your hg leaf. madam" he said.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-05-17
RATTLE ON POCKET GOPHERs
carpaion Against Rodents Under taken on Large Scale by sio-
 logical Survey.

Increased demands for campaigns ogainsf pocket gorhers have led to the undertaking of work on large Scaie in Arizona. Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, oregon, Texas and Washington, under the supervision or 4ke biological survey United States nPnartment of Agriculture, Gonsid- arable demonstration work has also been done in Florida. Missouri. North Dakota. oklahoma and south Dakota. \ determined effort is being made in the Mfalfa-produeine sections to de sfrov these pests, which eanse damage commonly amounting to S2 or more m acre, and often destroy the entire stand.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-05-17

hiring it to port. remonstrated with the contoin and pointed out that he was ondangering his vessel and the lives of all on beard and commanded him to call all of the sailors forward As soon as they were gathered together he said, "Men, 1t is either deep water or death"
 would leave tha pilots sharp epi gram with you. If you have not al- ready done so will y5u now launch out into the deep of personal, conscious and complete obedience to the will of God through acceptance of Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-05-17
FEEDING BEES SUGAR SYRUP
Extra Preeaution Must Be Taken to Prevent Little Insects From
 Drowning.

When it Is necessary to feed bees in winter. extra precaution must be taken to prevent them from drowning. Pour sugar SirHp into a shallow dish or pan and cover with a cotton cloth large enough to drop over the edge of the dish. This allows the bees 10 crawl over the surface without being given bath or drowning in the sirup. Set the dish on the frames and see that the cloth is loose enough to settle to the bottom as bees use the slrup.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-05-17
Fine At of Pussyfootine.

"Id like to adopt q political career" said the ambitious young man, but I'm no orator and I don't believe I'd ever learn how to make Il good speech.
 You don't need to, son replied the veteran =eampaigner. some of the smaetheSt political strategy this country has ever witnessed was put over in whisper Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-05-17
Then the Lady Shut Up.

Do tell Us, professor" exclaimed the gushy female. about those shock ing natives you met in the South seas"
 Gladly. ma'am." replied the profess sor T have witnessed better man. ners among half-naked sayages on coral reef than I've seen in the haunts of wealth and fashion. Birmingham Age-Herald.