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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25
! There Shall BoNo More Doath" By DulceDeamqr

chair had been set down BY Its
bearers stood up on the seat Of II.
shielding her eyes with 3 tan OF
peacock's feathers.
THE prophet!'
At the waters edge was breast
high swathe of driftwood, backed
by the Nickering green Of the
canes. TO the summit Of this y
man had mounted. He was tall,
with q big-boned frame that was
as lean % that of starved horse.
His knee-Iength tunic, belted close
" 10 him, was of that coarse cloth,
banded with broad white stripes,
that was woven from camel's hair.
His legs and his bare, straight
hanging arms were as brown as
those Of desert Arab. So much
CONTINUED on Page l5)
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CHAPTER X.

A N ashen twilight with faint
~ stars paling swiftly out. A
rawness that was clan1mv
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ITCHING GONE,
SKIN ALL WELL .
POHAM DID IT

rious feelingis Itching all gone.
burning stopped, no more scratch
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Think what it would mean to YOU
to know the wonderful soothing. cool
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geta soc box and begin treatment to-
night? You can tell. by its very
SMELL that II il going to do good.
The first TOUCH gives relief, and all
most overnight the eruption begins
to disappear.
Sold everywhere. For trial sample
send 10c to
245 w. 18th Street, New York
Poslam Soap keeps skins healthy
and compilations clear.
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difficulty to extricate him from the
street of the harlots, but Evan was
muscular and steadfast. At the
outer doorway of their own lodg-
ing there was more trouble. Joel
hung back with the stubbornness
of balky mule.
'T'm drunk, Evan! I'm drunk!'
he sobbed.
81 know you are. Just keep
your mouth closed and let me
guide you.'''
"But If shelf she should see
me like this! No! tell you! I'll
sleep in the street."
"Who do you mean?"
"Adahv
It was like a cry of anguish.
"By all the gods! Is she the girl
you're talking about?" said Evan
rather sharply.
"She's princessl She's a-hic
goddess"
keep your mouth closed, Joel
and no one will know whether you
came back drunk or sober"
He had become grim-very brief
spoken and determined--4and tie
rest OF the journey was fairly easy,
though Joel came within half an
inch of breaking his neck on the
unrailed staircase leading to the
roof. Upon the roof, under the
stars, were mats. Joel slumped
: down, holding his head between his
hands and emitting sounds that
might have been either gulps Or
sobs.
II had to get drunk, Evan. /
was-miserable. She's so perfect
and I'm such a--mangy scoundrel!
She never looks at me. / had to
get drunk, hadn't /? And now I
am drunk-beastly DRUM" --
He turned over on to his side
and said nothing farther, emitting
regular and rather stertorous
breath. Between the parallel
mountain walls of the Jordan val
ley the starry tapestry of the night
was like the jewelled, scintillating
garment of god. The faint, but
cloying odor of orange blossom
came to the nostrils, borne on tie
cool currents of the night airs that
breathed across the city of Jericho.
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~ stars paling swiftly out. A
rawness that was clammy
rather than cold. The first vague,
general stir of requickening life.
On the housetop Evan, rolled in
a camePs hair blanket, woke. He
had slept badly, only attaining real
Inconsistencies for the last hour.
There was a groan beside him.
ooh, gods! My head"
Joel up, his palms pressed to
his temples.
"My mouth" he spoke.
"Wash it out with water.
There's a full jar there by the
parapet."
But Joel did not rise. He
groaned again.
Il was drunk last night, wasn't
!, , Eyan?'
"You brought me back, didn'.
you?"
eyes"
"Did | talk much ?"
"You did talk"
There was a fairly long silence,
Joel holding his head between his
hands. Then
''I'm in love, Evan" he said,
speaking as though he had just
been condemned to death.
Evan looked at him.
''I'm in love with Adah. That's
why | got drunk"
He got up, went to the water
jar, rinsed his mouth, wetted his
head and drank. Evan had risen
and was looking toward the east
ward mountain wall, beyond which
lay the desert. 1t was deep pur-
pie, and above it was the first
streak of saffron. The stars had
vanished and the sky was mistily
amethystine.
"You can't understand-you've
never been in love. | thought |
had been-often. But this is diff
ferent.. It's pure torture! Pm not
fit even to look too closely at her,
and yet l worship her as though
she were a goddess in temple!
And even for her | can't pretend
to be orthodox and religious
can't do 1t, Evan! Oh, Zeus! Why
wasn't | drowned as soon as / VISA
born, like whelp"
"T'm sorry Joel. Perhaps she
will love you"
"She couldn'tw
His despair was unsuitable. He
refused food, but drank copiOusly
from the water jar and became
tacitufn, trying to pass a small
bone comb that he had purchased
the night before through his
rough, reddish hair.
Below them the hinges of an
opening door creaked and there
were voices. Evan descended the
open stair, followed by Joel. He
was distracted, his mind ranging
the desert spaces that he had not
yet seen. Freedom, peril, perhaps
power. Squadrons of desert
horsemen moulded into a force
that could defy and harass Rome.
Asses and mules, some bearing
saddle-sores and all fet-lock deep
in moist, reeking straw. were be-
ing bridled. Fowls disturbed by
the early hustle, CLICKED in a sub
dued and fustered fashion.
"Peace be with you" said some
one from the foot of the flight of
steps. 1t was Ezra upon his
crutches. His onyx eyes were
liquid and vital like an antelopes.
Evan inclined his head, smiling
but silent.
Presently they were on their
way-Evan in front, Joel ;ehind,
and between them, in the narrow
hammock-like hollow of the litter
contrived from two saplings and a
blanket, Ezra lay as straightly as
corpse and with similar untranslat-
able serenity upon his lips that
were quite sexless and more ex-
quisitely cut than a girls. Adah
walked by her brothers side.
None of the four spoke, each
was alone with his own thoughts
Adah, so quiet, so enduring, 50
mouse-like in all her movements,
yet with the unconscious carriage
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The Coconino sun., 1923-02-02
STODDARD INSPIRES
FLAGSTAFF LEGION
TO BROADER PROGRAM

In an inspiring address before a
good-sized audience of American Le-
gion and other former service men,
Celora M. Stoddard, Arizona state
commander of the Legion, encourag-
ed the Flagstaff organization to take
hold of their problems with new vlgor
and enthusiasm, to take flrmer
stand for American principles and
ideals, to make themselves important
to the life of the community by ag-
gressive work for civic improvements
and all things pertaining to social
welfare.
He reminded the members that they
are banded together for God and
country. He said that means more
than passive acceptance of ideals, 1T
means getting vigorously into action
in furtherance of all movements,
whether self originated or originated
by other individuals or organizations,
that have to do with service of God
and country.
The people must learn that the "ex-
soldier element" in this country can,
and will be a factor in the affairs of
the country. Not in political way
Tor Ine Legion Is plSuSCu " Seeay ~
of partisan politics-but without fear
of politicians whenever the attitude
of politicians is against the high prin-
cipies espoused by the Legion.
"You didn't care" he said, whether
the man who fought by your side was
a democrat or republican. 1t made
no difference whether he was Sew
enth Day adventist, Catholic, Protest.
ant or Jew. 1t didn't make any diff
ference then. 1t doesn't now."
Partisan politics, religion = both
are mere incidentals. The Legion IS
pledged to higher ideals in civic life
and in government and offers the
country the services of nearly 5,0OO,-
600 vigorous young former-service
men in the protection of those ideals.
This strength is sufficient to make
it the deciding factor throughout COM
munities, states, the nation, no mat
ter what forces may oppose those
ideals.
He made a strong plea for help
from the local organization for dis
Continued on Page Two.)
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-02
IF WE COULD ALL
PAY OUR DEBTS WITH
LEGISLATIVE BILLS !

To State Senator Hugh E. Camp
bell and Coconino county has fallen
the doubtful distinction of being the
author of a bill that is being round
ly condemned by vast majority of
his constituents, regardless of party.
1t is Senate Bill No. IL, "for the re-
lief of stockmen, farmers, homestead
ers and other lessees of state lands
of the state Of Arizona for the years
enumerated herein"
Apparently very few copies of this
bill have been received in Flagstaff
and Coconino county. Several have
limited that there may be motive in
not giving the bill too wide publicity.
The Sun was not favored with a copy,
though not slighted in regard to cop
les Of other bills. But here the bill
is. Read it and weep-or snicker,
for you probably won't know which
to do:
Whereas period of unprecedent-
ed adversity has caused apparently ir-
reparable loss to the stock-growing in
terests of the state, and to other les
sees of state lands, and
Whereas, in many instances the
holdings of the stockgrowers of the
state have been entirely swept away,
leaving many in penniless condition,
the sixth legislature of the state of
Arizona is hereby appealed to for
equitable and just relief.
"Be it enacted by the legislature of
the state of Arizona:
Section /. All annual rentals, pen
alties, costs and interests now owned
by lessees of state lands, of every
kind and character, to the state from
and through the agency of the state
land department, and that now appear
due and unpaid on the books of the
said state land department, up to and
including the Both day of June, 1921,
are hereby declared to be, and from
and after the passage of this act and
its approval by the governor, shall be
cancelled, and so recorded on the
books of the state land department.
"Section 2. All penalties, costs and
interest now owed to the state for the
lease of state lands, leased through
the agency of the state land depart
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-02
FLAGSTAFF RED CROSS
ELECTS new OFFICERS

The annual meeting of the Flag
staff Red Cross was held Saturday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. B. S.
Kennedy, with twenty-three members
present. The vice-chairman, Mrs. T.
E. Pollock, called the meeting to order
and appointed Mrs. Noble secretary
pro tenn. Mrs. Pollock spoke of the
purpose of the meeting, to keep alive
the Flagstaff chapter.
Miss Barnes, Arizona field secre-
tary, spoke of the vital need of an or
ganization, although we are at peace,
and urged renewal of interest, in
creased activity and the possible es-
tabIishment of Junior organization.
DR.. f. S. Miller announced the new
executive complittee, which with the
addition of new names was accepted
by unanimous vote as follows:
]. P. Wilson, Rev. Father Vabre, j.
O. Thomas, DR.. E. S. Miller, Mrs. I.
E. Pollock. Mrs. B. S. Kennedy, Mrs.
Catherine Beckwith, Mrs. F. S.
Breen, Mrs. Frank Noble, Mrs. c. A.
Keller.
The executive committee met in the
Emerson school library Monday af-
tenoon, Mrs. T. E. Pollock presiding,
Mrs. Noble acting secretary, and the
following members present: j. P. Will
son, J. Q. Thomas, DR.. E. S. Miller,
Mrs. T. E. Pollock, Mrs. Bertha Ken
nedy, Mrs. T. S. Breen, Mrs. Frank
Noble, Mrs. C. A. Keller.
The following were regularly elect
ed to serve for the coming year:
Chairman, DR.. E. S. Miller; secre-
tary, Miss Pearl Bonisteel; first vice
chairman, Mrs. Bertha Kennedy; sec
ond vice-chairman, Miss Florence Big
gerstaff, of Tuba City.
The following were named as chair
men of committees: Civilian relief ex-
tension, Mrs. T. E. Pollock; publicity,
F. S. Breen; membership, Mrs. G. A.
Keller; auditing, J. Q. Thomas, Mrs.
B. S. kennedy, Mrs. I. E. Pollock.
The chairmen of the committee are
to select the other members to serve
with them.
Miss Mary A. Barnes, r. N, Ari-
zona field secretary, gave the commit
tee instructions as to the work to be
done by the Red Cross in our COM
munity.
The meeting was adjourned subject
to the call of the chairman.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-02
TO BLOCK PROPOSED
COLORADO PACT /?

The following senate concurrent
resolution has been introduced by
Senator'S Campbell and Roberts. There
is much conjecture as to the purpose
of the resolution, with many believing
it has been introduced to hold up the
Colorado pact and prevent its ratifi-
cation, while appearing to be an ef-
fort in advancing the Glen Canyon
project. The state is hardly able to
finance a hundred million dollar prof.
ect at this time. The text of the res
olution is as follows:
Whereas, in the development of the
resources of the Colorado river, par
ticularly by the construction of a
flood control and power dam at Glen
Canyon as the initial project, Arizona
now possesses an opportunity of Sc
curing to her people such source
of industrial and agricultural pros
perity! of reduced taxation and COM
mercial supremacy as to be almost
incalculable, and
Whereas, Glen Canyon is wholly
within the boundaries of the State of
Arizona, and a dam of proper size at
that point, built by the state, will be
of great strategic value as the key
or initial unit of a system of power
and reclamation projects to be devel-
oped below at one or more of the
favorable sites in the Grand Canyon
of Arizona, and
Whereas, Arizona as sovereign
state has the right and ability to de-
velop this matchless resource, and
has such taxable resources, constant
ly increasing, as will enable her with
out undue burden upon her citizens to
raise through the issuance of state
bonds such funds as may be required
to initiate this magnificent system
she should do so in justice to her
self and her people, and to prevent a
monopoly of the greatest natural her.
itage with which any state of the
union was ever endowed, now there
fore
Be it resolved by the senate of the
sixth legislature of the State of Ari-
zona (the house of Representatives
concurring) that joint committee OF
seven, three from the senate, to be
appointed by president, and four from
the house, to be appointed by the
speaker thereof, be constituted, tc
consider and report as to the advis-
ability and form of such amendment
to- the constitution of Arizona as viii
permit the issuance of state bonds ir
such amount as in the judgment Of
the committee will suffice to build g
dam of proper size at Glen Canyon
to control floods and develop power
and to also report upon plan of de,
velopment by the state of tht
resources of the Colorado river, with
such other and further recommends
tions and advice as to the COMMITTEES
may seem proper and expedient.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-02

6erS on water QoVolOpnent III IAS
United States. They say:
Use of Water Increases
"The domestic and business con-
sumption of water may be expected
to increase in proportion to the pop
ulation. The future growth is diff
cult to estimate on account of its de-
pendence on SO many different fac
tors. The growth between 1900 and
1910 was only 80 per cent, but be-
tween 1910 and 1920 it was 95 per
cent. The city has never been adj
vertised through the east as thor
oughly as its advantages would war
rant and increased growth is bound
to come as its advantages are given
publicity. Using only the average
growth of the last 20 years as a cri-
terion, the population 10 years hence
ought to be 5000 to 5000 and 20
years hence 5000 to 5000. Some un-
usual conditions may arise to cause
sudden growth, such as the pro-
posed power development of the Col
orado river.
During the last three years the
consumption per capita per day for
domestic and business uses has aver
aged about 80 gallons, with maxi
mum of so gallons and minimum OF
Is gallons. This is very low con-
sumption, and we believe as the town
grows and improves a greater amount
of water will be used, especially dur
ing the three or four months of sum-
mer for gardens and general beauti-
fication. During at least one of the
last three years even the domestic
use has been curtailed by shortage
of water. We believe that there should
be available an average of at least
so gallons per capita per day through
out the year.
From estimates of water figures
showing water used during the last
Continued on Page Five)
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-02
TWO BADLY INJURED AT
WILLIAMS WHILE COASTING

Mrs. Charles Howe and 9-year-old
daughter, Louise, were seriously in
iured in a coasting accident about 8
o'clock Monday evening. With crowd
of friends they were coasting down
a hill on the eastern outskirts Of Will
lams and in an endeayor to avoid a
collision with a preceding party of
boys, who had upset near the foot of
the hill, they crashed into log wag-
on, which was standing at the side of
the road. Mrs. Howe was thrown un-
der the wagon and rendered uncon-
scious, but later examinations by doc
tors have disclosed no more serious
injuries than a couple of scalp cuts
and very painful bruises over her
body. Little Louise, however, was
perhaps fatally injured as she was
thrown against a protruding end of a
log which had been cut to a point.
Her scalp was raised from her head
and skull fractured very seriously.
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-02
ANOTHER UNSOUGHT
HONOR FALLS TO
FLAGSTAFF'S PADRE

Rev. Father C. Vabre of Flagstaff
spent part of last week in Phoenix
at meeting of the board of directors
of the Arizona Good Roads associa-
ton. At the general meeting of the
association, a few days earlier, he
was elected second vice-president.
Father Vabre's collection of such
offices, year by year, is getting big
ger and bigger. He is vice-president
of the National Park-to-Park High
way association, an officer of the
National Old Trails association, and
a few days ago received a letter ap-
prising him that he had been sinlil-
arly, though unexpectedly, honored by
the state association.
Good roads boosters throughout
the state and the entire west appre-
ciate Father Vabre. He is consist
ent friend of good roads. He is out
spokenly for road improvement, on a
big, comprehensive scale and has
spent a lot OF time and thought, as
we'll as lot of money in travelling
expense, in helping the good cause
along. His optimism and energy are
an inspiration to other progressive
men who work with him and his coun-
sci is frequently sought and highly
valued by the men actively directing
the three associations above named.
There is no monetary reward in all
this for Father Vabre. When some
thing is accomplished he is amply re-
paid. His is the broad-guage nature
and active public spirit that doesn't
Continued on Page Two.)
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-02

FlagSta1f people who nave lived
here for any length of time know
that we frequently have dry years.
Sometimes we have had droughts ex-
tending over more than year, some
times as much as two or three years.
We had dry year in 1921. Though
using much less water per day than
we now are, in the summer of 1921
we had less than enough water for
domestic purposes. Had the drought
extended through the next year we
would have been in pretty fix.
With our use of water increasing
every month we cannot afford to go
into another drought with the facil-
tiles we now have. We must have
full development of our springs to
get all the water possible from them,
larger supply lines from those springs
to the reservoirs and a bigger safety
margin in reservoir storage.
The highest known flow from the
springs was 1,180,000 gallons a day.
The lowest was $4,000 gallons day.
The total delivery of the pipe lines
to the reservoir during 1919 was 300,-
100000 gallons; during 1920, 270,000,-
600 gallons and during 1921, 195,OOO,-
200 gallons.
Last year we used 225 100000 gal
Ions, or 30,000,CO0 gallons more than
we got from the springs in 1921.
Doesn't that show the need of de-
velopment of additional supply, right
now, even if there were no prospect
of the city's growing?
The following is taken from the
report recently made by Burns & Nc
Donnell of Kansas City, the engineers
who last fall made an exhaustive
study of our water system, needs and
resources and from these facts plan
ned the schedule of development out
lined in The Sun last week. Burns &
Mcdonnell are probably the most ef-
ficient and most experienced engin-
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-02

Some of those closest to Governor
Hunt say that the reason he did not
appoint at least one Flagstaff man
on the board was because there were
several applicants from Flagstaff and
he didn't want to disappoint any of
them. So he disappointed 'em all.
There were several Flagstaff men
who made application to the governor
for appointment and at least three
others were urged upon him by their
friends.
The appointment came as sur
prise to people here, not only because
neither appointee is a resident OF
Flagstaff, but also because it was be-
lieved the governor would not ap-
point the board until after the pas
sage or defeat of the measure now
pending in the legislature, which pro-
vides that there shall be five mem
bers of each normal school board, of
which the governor and state super
intendent of schools shall be one, the
other three on each board being resi-
dents "in the vicinity" of the school.
This bill, it is understood, was draft
ed at the request of, or at least with
the warm concurrence of the COVER
nor. George H. Crosby, Flagstaff at
torney, is credited with having drawn
it.
Mr.. Crosby is ardently IN favor of
one member of the Flagstaff normal
board being a resident of either
Apache or Navajo county, presumably
of the latter.
If the bill passes, the governor can,
of course, later appoint another
member of the board.
The governor made the same kind
of appointments in connection with
the Tempe normal school, naming one
man from Mesa, one from Phoenix
and none from Tempe.
There isn't particle Of dissatis-
The Coconino sun., 1923-02-02
BABBITT BROS. MAKE
FLAGSTAFF ICE PLANT
EQUAL TO DEMAND

Babbitt Brothers are finishing up
a big storage room in connection with
their Flagstaff ice manufacturing
plant. The walls and ceilings are
double insulated, with sawdust and a
thick layer of cork. 1t will hold 200
tons of ice and will make it unneces-
sary, as has been the case in the past,
to bring Santa Fe railroad ice from
Winslow during the rush season. The
capacity of the manufacturing plant
is two tons of ice a day and this
amount doesn't begin to supply the
trade and take care of the company's
own refrigerating business during the
hot summer months. Consequently
the local ice has always had to be
supplemented by frequent carload
shipments from Winslow. But the
latter ice, because the water used in
its manufacture is greatly inferior to
Flagstaff water, has not been as pop
ular with the trade here as the home
made product.
With the new storage room, the
plant can store up enough reserve in
the dull season to take care of the
surplus needed in the rush season.
Homer Bartlett, who has charge of
the plant and the general engineering
and electrical department at Babbitt's
planned and supervised the building
of the new warehouse. An article on
ice making written by Mr.. Bartlett
was recently published in one Of the
technical magazines.
Like Flagstaff's water, Flagstaff's
ice is as good as any in the world and
better than most.