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Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-05-04
Dau&hses Of Eve

He: May ! kiss you.
She: II you do I'll tell father.
Silence.
She: Er-r-I might mention
that father hardly ever believes any
thing tell him.
Siience-but much sweeter.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-05-04

Wall paper a, Locke Drug Co.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-05-04

Co0aenccaaeWt 0ifss? YeA, w~
have thrA- Fuller Dvag Co.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-05-04
Can You Beas II.

Can You Bcai II!
A young man in the East. held
for murder OF his parents. pleaded
for mercy on the ground that he was
an orphan.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
CANYON

are best preserved on the western
side. The hill on which the Citadel
is built bears evidence of having once
been a volcanic cone, and was an adj
vantageous place of refuge for the
inhabitants of the neighboring houses,
as it had an advantageous position,
was difficult of acces, and was well
fortified. AS some of the structures
were of two stories, they appear to
have been permanently inhabited.
Twenty three small ruins were
counted from this elevated position.
For convenience of description these
may be designated as A, B, C. etc.
Ruin A
Ruin A of group A is situated at
the base of the truncated mesa OF
the Citadel. 1t is built of red sand
stone, with a few courses of lava
blocks, is so feet long by IL feet
wide, and contains five rooms arrang-
ed side by side. Although the house
was evidently never more than one
story high, the many falling build
ing stones would seem to indicate
that its walls were once considerably
higher than at present. Few floor
beams or rafters were detected.
Near this ruin, at the base of the
hill, are four walled Enclosures, one
above another, suggesting terraced
gardens. Their low walls are COM
posed of alternate rows of lava and
sandstone. Near these former gar
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
WHERE THEY LIVED AND LOVED LONG
YEARS BEFORE THE WHITE M4N CAME
Flagstaff People and the World KnoO Very Little of These
Ruins Of Ancient Indian Villages Only Fe1O Miles Ascay

None of the rooms show marks OF
surface plastering, except those Of
group B, where it is confined to the
interior of the walls, as is the case
with the older Hopi buildings.
The size of the rooms is much
greater than is common in very an.
cient ruins. No kivas are found, anC
it is believed that the religious cere,
monies were held in the ordinary dom.
iciles. No building had a roof intact
but in many instances the remains OF
the roofs and floors of the upper
rooms were found in the chambers be-
low.
The fact that wooden beams occur
so abundantly in ruin A, group B, i'm
plies that it was either the last pueb-
10 to be abandoned in this neighbor-
hood or that the beams were taken
from the others to it, and when il
was deserted its inhabitants moved toe
far away to carry heavy objects with
them. Some of the timbers in the
modern Hopi houses are said to have
been dragged from the Little Colo
RADIO, possibly from old ruins.
Group A includes cluster of ruins
which as a rule are small and have
a general similarity in construction
1t is situated about Is miles west of
the Little Colorado river. Following
the road from Flagstaff to Tuba to
within about IL miles of Tanners
crossing, after passing Dead Mans
Flat, the visitor turns to the right
and, proceeding four miles eastward
finds himself in the midst of the
group. There are no trails or wagon
tracks from the well-traveled Tuba
road to group A, but the country is
so level that one can readily go over
land to almost any point. A castel-
lated, truncated lava cone, the cit
adeP' of the group, can be seen soon
after one leaves the Tuba road, and
this prominent landmark gives the
general direction of the ruins among
which it is situated. From the top of
this citadel all the ruins of group A,
with one or two exceptions, are Wis
ible, and the visitor is advised to in
spect it first in order to determine
the position of the surrounding ruins
The Citadel
The walls of the Citadel (figure p
are constructed of blocks of lava and
sandstone, and cover the top OF q
truncated elevation. They are ar
ranged about level central court or
The walls of the Citadel page 81
plaza, the surrounding walls of which
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08

| A; others are found in the rocks near
ruins G and H of this cluster, where
| their depth has not been determined.
These crevasses, which are no unusual
feature in the geology of this region,
vary in breadth from a few inches
to many hundred feet, and from 2
hundred yards to miles in length.
When very broad they form canyons
which end abruptly or merge into
washes as the configuration of the
country may dictate.
General Features
The ruins near Black Falls are as
a rule rectangular in form, with sim
| ilarly shaped rooms of one or more
stories. Curved walls are rare, al
though in some instances the. shape
of the ruin follows the curvature of
the mesa on which it stands. As has
been stated, the ruins are built of
both sandstone and lava, and the two
varieties are found in close proximity,
sometimes within a hundred feet of
each other. The character of the
sandstone of the region is such that
when the stone is fractured slabs are
produced which make possible the con-
SITuCGlOIl III SACClICilC Walls. DlONho
of lava, however, have no flat faces,
and their use as building material re-
suits in poor masonry, for the adobe
mortar readily washes from the joints
and the walls soon fall. 1t is rare to
find houses built of lava which now
stand many stories high The best
rooms constructed Of lava also contain
sandstone slabs, which have strength
ened their walls, as in the "Citadel," /"
of the Black Falls ruins, where blocks
of sandstone were also used as lintels.
None of the walls show evidence that
the building stones were dressed af-
ter being quarried.
The sites of these ruins are ordin-
arily elevated, and 1t is not uncom-
mon to find an entire mesa top either
covered with rooms or surrounded by
a wall
The highest walls of these pueblos
were as a rule situated on the north
and west sides, the pueblos being ter
raced on the south and east. This
arrangement was apparently adopted
to secure sunny exposure.
The ground floor rooms had no lat
eral external entrances, but where
there were several chambers side by
side they communicated with each
other by doorways. In the case of
two or three-story houses, it is prob
able that the ground floor was used
for storage and was entered from the
roof, This IS an architectural feat
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08

ure still retained in the old Hopi
houses, but it has been somewhat
masked by modern buildings erected
in front of them. The old houses Of
Walpi, Sichumovi and Hano had
ground floors which were entered
from the roofs, to which one mount
ed by ladders, while entrance to the
second story was gained by means Of
side doorway from the roof of the
first. Many of these old rooms are
still to be seen at Walpi, especially
around the plaza, and there are one
or two examples in the villages of
Sichumovi and Hano.
A good example of the ancient
houses of Walpi, in which the lower
story serves as dwelling room at
certain times, is Saliko's home, near
the Snake rock, and the row of rooms
from Honsi's house to the Moen kiva.
The Flute house is also fine exam
pie of this type.
The oldest houses of Tusayan new
er had lateral entrances from the
ground floor, but when the first story
was occupied it was provided with a
hatchway in the roof. This type of
room, however, is rapidly disappear
ing, the majority of ground-floor
rooms on the East mesa now being
provided with doorways in the walls.
On the Middle mesa and at Oraibi the
number of ground-floor rooms entered
by a side door is still smaller than on
the East mesa. 1t may safely be
laid down as a rule that whenever in
the Hopi pueblos one finds rooms in
the ground floor entered by lateral
doors the construction is new.
In many of the ruins there are
found at the base of the mesa on the
south and east sides rooms of a single
story, which, from their position, we
may designate basal rooms. They
are now covered with debris but were
once protected by the overhanging
edge of the mesa, suggesting cliff
houses, of which they may be a sur
vival. These basal structures may
have been used as granaries, but in
none of them were remains of roofs
found.
With the exception of ruin A.,
group B, most of the ruins show lit
tie evidence of long occupancy; few
logs or beams remain in them; there
are no extensive deposits of debris,
and there is lack of large quanti-
ties of pottery fragments such as are
usually found about pueblos which
have been occupied for many genera
tions. The general indication is that
these buildings were inhabited in COM
paratively modern times.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
'BETTER~ HOMES WEEK. 4 BIC NATIONAL
INSTITUTION, WEEK FROM JUNE 10 TO 10
Comfortable Homes Not Beyond the Reach of the Average Man
Who Desires Enjoy Life and Happiness the Fullest Extent

The supreme achievement of life
is happiness, or better still, happy
home. Given a home where there is
comfort and contentment, and happi-
ness always follows.
So it is that "Better Homes Week."
which will be observed throughout the
nation from June 10 to 16, is partic-
ularly significant. The purpose of the
observance is to educate all persons to
the fact that four walls and roof
may compose house, but not home.
A home is house where there is
comfort, attractiveness and love-a
haven of rest for the weary of mind
and body. A man or woman always
thinks of happy home with feeling
of mingled pride and satisfaction. 1t
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08

Fortunately, too, the great majority
of modern conveniences for the home
are within the reach OF the person of
average means. All one needs is the
inclination, and a happy home in the
way of material things can be estab-
lished.
1t is a happy fact that more and
more people are becoming interested
in better homes. The movement has
spread to all parts of the nation, and
rural folks are just as alert to the
benefits of modern conveniences as
their city COUSINS The purpose of
Better Homes Week" is educational.
1t will be worth while if it brings q
greater measure of contentment to the
average man and his family.-Editor-
ial in Tucson Star.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08

is the greatest place on earth and a
near rival to heaven.
In building home comfort is the
first essential. Thanks to the inven-
tive genius Of our manufacturers, it is
now possible to secure almost count
less numbers of devices making for
comfort. Consider for moment what
the electric iron has done for the av-
erage city housewife. And what a
boon the vacuum sweeper, the washing
machine! These things have become
near necessities, because of the part
they play in eliminating household
drudgery.
Making for cententment is the pho
nograph, the telephone and beautiful
interior decorations in the way of
works of art.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08

Early County Roads
1t has been the experience of mod
ern road builders to have the fact
impressed upon them that the old pio-
neer knew about as much concerning
the right place to build a road as any
one now engaged in the business. Mod
ern engineering may shorten the old
routes with cuts, fills and detours, but
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
INTERESTING OLD LEGAL
RECORDS In COCONIN0
COUNTY'S PAST HISTORY
(By L. S. WILLIAMS.)
Early County Roads

Continued from last week)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-20
BAND CONCERTS
NOT LIKELY
Park Department Unable to
Furnish this Form of En-
tertainment this Summer

With the summer almost hall
over there is still no prospects for a
series of park band concerts under
the park department of the city o.
Perth Amboy, according to Louis
Y. Sosin, president of the park
board. A lack of funds In the hands
of the park board is given by the
park board as reason for not being
able to start a series according TO
he president of the park board
He cites that the general appropri-
alton for the board was cut this year
from $4,000 in 1922 to $1,000. Al
though this nancy is not given for
concert purposes the board cannot
see its way clear to use any part OF
1t for other than the improvements
of the various park sites at n
present time, he says.
Numerous requests have been re-
ceived by the park board the past
several weeks but tn lookout for
is the same as the first pari
of the season. There were elgn'
concerts given last year by pubic
subscription in various parts of the
city and were enjoyed by
Of people during the summer
months. Mr.. Sosin believes that II
something like this was started
this year the city might be
Induced to appropriate a sum &c
lelp defray part or all the expense
of the concerts. He also beleves
hat the recently organized Elkf
and would give one of the concerts
rec of charge to start the series on
or the rest of the season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-20
ACTION
IN MONMOUTH
FreehoIders to Confer With
MiddIeSex County on
Road

FREEHOLD, July 2O-At the
meeting of the Monmouth County
Board of Freeholders here yestef-
day, County Engineer Allen was In-
structed to confer with the d
sex county engineer relative to lay
ing concrete paving at Gunsons
hill on the MISUNDERSTANDING
road. 1t was pointed out TO the
freeholders by Elmer E. Polhemus'
tina. Monmouth county recently
awarded a contract for paving from
the Middlesex county LIME TO ana
through Englishtown ard unless
Middlesex county paved a section OF
the road on the hill in their county,
Monmouth would experience consld-
cradle trouble byp having sand ana
dirt wash down on the Monmouth
county pavement.
Engineer Allen said that Middle
sex county had already planned 20
nave a twenty foot section, but ne
would take the matter up with the
Middlesex county engineers n en-
deavor to have Middlesex pave a 200
foot section.
The board received a report or
the mbide recently received by the
borough of Keyport. for the paving
of Maple avenue. The low bid was
submitted by Louis ]. Selling OF
Red Bank, the amount being S27,-
7O5. The board voted approval 81
the award to Mr.. Selling on motion
OF Harry G. Borden.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-20
GIVES JTNEY RULING

TRENTON, July 20.-In deciding
that the Public Utility Commission
was within its rights in restricting
the taking on and discharging OF
passengers by buses in certain areas,
Supreme Court Justice Katzenbaeh.
in an opinion yesterday declared that
even where a bus wne points out
faults in the competing railway
service as evidence that the restric-
lions should not hold, the street rail-
way has a right to improve the ser
vice in the respect pointed out by the
bus owner to the latter's disadvan-
fage.
The ruling on this point was hand
ed down after Arthur A. Hunter,
operating a bus line from Swedes-
boro to the Federal-Market street
Ferry in Camden, had appealed to
the court from a restriction placed
upon him, by the utility board.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-20
FIRE ALARM BOXES

n-Gordon and Meade Streets
9s-Madison Ave. and Paterson Street
24-Market and Sheridan Streets
25-Smlth and Central r. r.
2s-Market and First Streets
27-Raritau Copper Works
2s-Hlgh and Lewis Streets
34-Madison Avenue and Smith Street
ss-New Brunswick Ave and New Street
37-Smith and state Streets
41-standard Underground Cable Co.
42-Atlantic Terra Gotta Works
4s-Buekingham Ave. and Hartford s.
4~5-Commeree and Front Streets
4s-Stats and Washington Streets
47--Hish and Washington Streets
52-Cortlandt and Easton Streets
53-Division and William Streets
54-Stste and Buckingham Ave.
55-Parker St. and Pulaski Ave.
56-Hall Ave. and Charles stree
57-State and Wayne Streets
5S-Near Lead Works
59-Maurer
s2-washington Street and Park Avenue
63-New Brunawick Ave. and Elm street
54-Smith Street and Watson Avenue
6~B-Commerce and state Streets ,. ....s.
72-Front and smith Streets
7s-wster ana Gordon Streets .. sees.
74-Kearny Ave. ana Gordon Street
S1-Brace and Hanson Avenue
s2-Smith and Herbert Streets
STANDBY Ave. and Washington 81
"a Lehlgh Ave. and stanford Street
s5-Near City Hospital
s6-Cleveiand and brace Avenues .......
STANDBY and Hall Avenues
92-Amboy Avenue and Insiee Street
93-Lawrence and Francis Streets
94-Neville and Johnstons Streets
SPECIAL CALLS
fS-WashinKton uoss Co.
14-McClelian Engine Co.
15-Protectlon II. & L.
i6-Eagle Hose Co,
l7-Liberty H.. g J..
22-Lincoln Engine
44--Garfeid Hose
33-Entire Department
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-20
MAN INJURED
At SP0TSW00D
Auto Crashes Into Pole,
Wrecking Machine South
River Man in Hospital

SPOTswOOD, July 20-Herman
Ringel, of South River, is recovering
from decorations on his face at ST.
Peters hospital in New Brunswick,
following an automobile accident
which occurred at about 3 O'Clock
Yesterday morning. According to i'll
formation at hand Ringel, with W
friends, were the occupants of the
ca (which was on its way from Hell
meta to South River. Reaching
the cross roads near the community
house, the driver run into a light
ing pole, almost demolishing the
front part of the automobile. The
two other occupants who are said to
come from South River, and whose
names could not be learned. escaped
injuries. The cries of the party
brought people from nearby homes
in scanty attire to the street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-20
Ask Mr.. Haskin

If there is anything in the world you want information about-ask Mr..
Hahn.
It doesn't matter what-Mr. Haskin will tell you, and he will leave
no stone unturned to get you the information.
MI. Haskins full name is Frederic j. Haskin and he is the Director
of THE EVENING NEWS Information Bureau.
He maintains a big staff of experts and correspondents whose business
It'll merely to nswer qustions-yorq questions.
What do you want to know about?
A fact in history?
The solution of a business probhm7
Social etiquette.
Army pensions?
Something about irrigation, surveying?
If you are going travelling you can have special information about the
places you are going to- no matter where in the wide world they ere.
Insurance? Problems Of employment
Schools, advice about educational institutions and where to secure
the best instructions?
Banking thrift?
Agricultural All the expert advisers of the United States Department
of Agriculture are at your service through our Bureau.
Birds and wild animals insects?
Plants the growing of fruits, grain grasses and seeds2
Good roads, special maps2
Health and special advice O. sanitation and drugs?
Poitcs-facts relating to international political problems?
Astronomy?
Mining?
These are only a tiny fraction of the vast multitude of subjects COW
cred by The EVENING NEWS Bureau.
The information bureau of the PERTH AMB0Y EVENING NEWS is
at Washington because Washington is so handy to all the greatest sources of
information.
Send your inquiry there addressed to Mr.. Frederic j. Haskin,
EVENING NEWS Information Bureau. Enclose a twocent stamp for return
postage
You will be answered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-20

The upper photograph is a view of the work o the new bridge across
Newark Bay, being constructed by the Central Railroad Company or
New Jersey, a seen from the top of the present draw bridge, looking
toward Elzabethport. The new bridge will be 100 feet north Of the
present tructure, the track level W ill be 80 feet above that of the pre-
sent bridge and 40 feet above NEAR high tide. Two channel or draw
onenings, n 125 feet and the other 200 feet, will be provided. The
other photograph is of the dredge pittsburgh" which is at work
dredging for the new bridge, this machine being capable of handling
from 5000 to 10000 cubic yards of material per day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-19

Understudy for George Sisler.
That was the difficult role slipped
to Cedric burst, recruit outfielder OF
the st. Louis Browns.
Apparently 1t has proved to be too
big a task for the youngster as he
has been relegated to the bench
after a weeks trial.
When 1t becamA apparent that
George Sisler would be unable to
hold down first base for the Browns
because of illness, Manager Lee
Fohl began to look around for a
substitute.
First, Fohl experimental with
Catchers Pat Collins and John
Schulz. The two backstops met
with only ordinary success.
Last season when Sisler was in
jured, Outfielder Jacobson and Sec
ond Baseman McManus took a whirl
at the position. McManus did a
much better job of substituting than
jacobson. Big Jake's feet were al
ways in the way.
For a time this year McManus
was used at first. However, Foil
decided it was poor Judgment break
ing up two positions to fill one, Nc
Manus being the regular second
sacker.
Then Foil hit upon Dorst, the re-
cruit outfielder, who did little more
than warm the bench for the Browns
last year.
After a weeks trial during the
spring training trip, Fohl decided
burst would fill the bill. In a two
game series with the Cardinals, prior
to the opening of the season. Dorst
fielded well enough, but his only bat
ting contribution was a home run.
During his tenure of the first sack
burst, who it was believed would
hit, regardless of how he fielded, did
little more in the hitting line than
make a home run of Pillette Of De-
troit.
The strain of filling Sisters posi-
ton proved too much, and Dorst rs
back warming the bench, McManus
has been shifted to first and the
veteran Eddie Foster is holding
down second.
How the Browns miss Sisler.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-19

Our ordinary notions of distance
and direction are really based upon
the assumption that the earth is
flat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-19
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received at the rooms
of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of
the County of Middlesex, in the County
Record Building. Bayard street, New
Brunswick. N. j., on Thursday. June T.,
1929 at lao p. M. Standard Time, by the
Board of Freeholders for the construction
Of Stelton-New Market Road from School
House at New Market to a point three
quarters of a mile south in the Township
of Piscataway with an eight (S) inch re-
inforced concrete pavement. Plans and
specifications and form OF bid may be had
at the County Engineers office on the
deposit of $500.
Bids must be made out on the Standard
proposal form In the manner designated
therein and required by the specifications,
must be accompanied by a statement from
a surety company stating they will fur
nish the contractor, should he be success
full. with a bond In the amount of one
hundred per centum of the bid; also with
a certified check OF not less than ten per
centum of the amount Of the bid drawn
to the order of f. VIM. Hilker, County
Treasurer and be delivered at the place
and hour above mentioned.
The Board of Chosen Fr~eeholders re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids
should they deem 1t TO the best interest
of the County SO to do.
BY order of the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Middlesex.
MORGAN r. LARSON,
County Engineer.
24s74-5-1e-22-26-2e
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-19
CITY ADVERTISEMENT

Sealed bids and proposals will be receiv-
ed on Monday. May 21st, 1923. at 0 p. m.
Daylight Time Is p. m. Standard Time)
by the City Council in the Council Cham
bers in the City Hall. for the dismantel-
ing OF the present Fire Alarm bell tower
and the furnishing and erection OF a new
bell tower and placing the present bell
thereon.
Specifications can be obtained at the
office of the City Clerk.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a GER
500. 90, payable to the order of the
Treasurer OF the City OF Perth Amboy
without any conditional endorsements.
The Council reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids II In its opinion it is
the best to do so.
JOHN ]. CLARK,
Chairman OF the Fire Committee,
Board of Aldermen.
AGzx nNA JnD1 naEn0 r = n q Z Z n
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-19
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Mary ]. Cornelius, executrix of Andrew
+. Anderson, deceased. by direction of the
Surrogate of the County of Middiesex,
hereby gives notice to the creditors of the
said Andrew F. Anderson to bring in their
debts, demands and claims against the
estate of the said deceased. under oath or
affirmation, within six months from this
date or they will be forever barred of
any action therefor against the said exc
cutrix.
Dated May IS. 1929.
MARY ]. CORNELIUS,
Executrx.