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The Coconino sun., 1923-07-20
ENTHUSIASTIC GAME
PROTECTION MEETING

On Monday evening at the court
house, the Flagstaff Game Protective
association held well-attended and
enthusiastic meeting. This organiza-
ton, with membership of over $50
citizens of this community for last
.yeaf, is making a campaign for re-
newal Of membership for the current
year in addition to recruiting addi-
tional believers in this worthy conser-
vation move.
State Game Warden Willard had
requested the association to work with
him to the extent of assisting in Sc
lecting the proper man for the position
of deputy game warden for this To-
cality. The association has voted on
the candidates and within the next 80
days this community will have war;
den working 100 per cent for the pre-
vention of game violations. In this
connection, all fishermen and fisher
women should not take chance by
fishing without license. 1t is cheap
er to pay SIPS for the license than
to be caught without one.
Since the activity of the Flagstaff
association the past year, similar
game pTOL6CLlNG dSSUCidtloHS HdNC
been reorganized at Prescott and Jer-
ONE. There are two or three other
communities getting lined up with the
idea of having a state organization
known as the Arizona Game Protec-
tive association and before the end of
the present year it is believed there
will be dozen local associations band
ed together for the purposes Of game
protection.
The Flagstaff association believes
that there is needed revision of the
present game laws. With this idea
in mind, one of the special works to
be accomplished will be to go into
this matter of laws and, by working
with the other associations in the
state, revise the present laws into q
new code that will be presented at the
next general election as a referendum
measure.
A membership drive is now on for
new members, the mark being set at
500, each one a believer in good
craftsmanship and game preservation,
being set as goal by the opening OF
the deer season on October /, 1925.
The next meeting will be held the
first part Of August.
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-20
THIS HERE M'MULLEN
PLAYS BASEBALL LIKE HE
DOES EVERYTHING ELSE

A few days ago, knowing that Pres
ident L. B. McMullen of the normal
school was going to play in Normal
University baseball game, The Sun
sent a special war correspondent
to the scene to cover that phase Of the
conflict.
There were scouts present from the
Pittsburg National and Detroit Amer
lean teams and it is understood they
both wired back to their respective
managers to draft Mac as soon as pos
sible. 1t is unlikely both will get him,
though he is a versatile cuss, being
able to do many different and various
kinds of things at one time and be IN
several places at once, and it may be
he will be able to play simultaneously
on both teams and still co1tlnue his
duties here He got a wire from De-
troit the first of the week offering
him $4,000 month and 100000
bonus to report there at once and
probably will drive there in his Stude-
baker this morning, returning IN time
to go to Oak Creek fishing, tomorrow.
Mac 'fouled twice in succession the
first time at bat, then dropped one
neatly Just behind short and beat the
throw to first; stealing second and
third and scoring a moment later. He
made two of the seven runs his side
annexed, probably because he was
about the only one on his team not in
regular uniform, and played pretty
game at first base. His slenderness
seemed to deceive his teammates, be-
cause nearly every time they threw
to him they put them way over his
head. Finally Amos pegged one too
low and Mac laid down and jerked
himself spasmodically along the
ground to get it, managing to head off
the runner at that.
PLAYING tennis against the state
champ, Judson, and occasionally hik-
ing to the top of San Francisco peaks
after supper are mere incidents OF
the day with this live-wire educator,
and now that he's taken up baseball,
If he puts his usual vim and ability in
to it, he should be able to play all nine
positions at once and easily beat any
other team in the state.
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-20
DANGER AND PROBLEMS.
IN COLORADO RIVER TRIP
THROUGH GRAND CANYON

canyons to where Burchard left off
in 1921, when he mapped the Boulder
Canyon dam site and pushed his boats
up the river to the controlling contour
at Last Chance rapids. Burchard is
with the present party.
Then there is the radio problem.
They have a fine receiving set with
them. Some authorities tell them they
can't get thing from the bottom of
the mile-deep canyon. Others tell
them they can. They are going to try
it. The Los Angeles Times and the
Salt Lake Deseret News will broad
cast the messages they will send out
in>writing from every trail crossing.
The U. S. signal corps wanted to
send a man along to study this radio
thing. But there was no room for
him.
Again there's the fact that this trip
completes the cycle begun in 1869 by
Major Powell, who later organized the
u. S. geological survey and became
one of its directors. The major went
through the canyons with boats. His
was the first trip made purely in the
interests Of science. He made a Sec
ond trip from the same motive. Twen-
ty years later, Stanton, railroad en-
gineer, went through, his purpose be-
ing to see whether it was not feas-
ible to run a railroad through. In his
first attempt the president of the rail-
way he worked for, Brown of the Col
orado, Grand Canyon & Pacific, was
drowned, in Soap Creep rapids, ID
miles below Lees Ferry. David Bah
bitt of Flagstaff remembers when
Stanton came to Flagstaff to wire the
news of the drowning to Browns fam
lily.
Stanton then started again, and
drowned two men 10 miles below Soap
Creek rapids. His photographer
broke leg and had to be lifted 100
feet up sheer precipice to. be taken
overland to a doctor. But Stanton fl
nally got through.
In 1896 Faville went through. In
1897 Galloway made the trip. Russell
& Monett made it in 1907. julius Stone
and Galloway in 1909. Then came the
marvellous trip by Kolb brothers of
Grand Canyon, in the dead of the win
ter of 1911-12, to make moving pic
lures. They also capsized in Soap
Creek rapids, but fixed the boats and
kept going. Since then a man named
Russell has tried four times, each time
losing his boats and having to quit.
And now this government trip.
Powell used 240 pound boats, with
two men rowing and one steering each
Continued ON Page Thirteen
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-20
FLAGSTAFF COOLEST
PLACE IN THE U. 5.
THE RECORD SHOWS

Arizona can boast of the coolest
spot in the United States.
Flagstaff, at the "top of the world, !"
is leading all other cities of the ma
ton by hop, step and jump in the
race for honors as the most delightful
summer climate in the domain pre-
sided over by Uncle Sam.
It's always "just bit cooler" at
Flagstaff than at any other city.
That's what the weather records show,
anyway, and the big majority of the
populace believes that figures don't
lie.
While people are sweltering through
the humid, hot nights back in New
York, Atlantic City and other social
ed "ideal summer locations" persons
fortunate enough to be at Flagstaff
or in the immediate vicinity are snug
Cling down between blankets in the
hopes of staving off the cold until
morning.
Proof Well, here's plenty of it, ta-
ken from the daily records of the
United States weather bureau:
Minimum temperature at Flagstaff
last Friday, 54 degrees, just two de-
grees lower than Spokane, WASH, the
Arizona city's nearest competitor IN
the race for refrigeration" honors.
Thursday Flagstaff had a minimum
temperature of so degrees while clear
up at Winnipeg, Manitoba, minimum
of IA degrees was recorded. The Sec
ond warmest stations in the United
States were Seattle and San Francis
co, tied with marks of Sc each.
The mercury at the Flagstaff gov
ernment station dropped to SO de-
grees on Wednesday also, while again
San Francisco held second place with
a low temperature of 54 degrees.
We had some right cold weather
around Flagstaff last Monday. On
that day minimum temperature of
dc degrees was recorded, the lowest
temperature of the month even in cool
Flagstaff. No other city in the Unit
ed States, reporting on that day, came
with 10 degrees of the Flagstaff min
imum.
San Francisco, aroused at the
weather reports from here, cut
loose with little refrigeration itself
and got down to So degrees, earning
a tie for first honors with Flagstaff.
On the day preceding Flagstaff had
temperature of so degrees, two de-
grees cooler than San Francisco, Sec
ond coolest city in the United States.
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-20
SUPERVISORS FORMALLY:
OFFER B. A. TRAIL FOR SALE
.TOTHE UNITED STATES

ing to the county, paying the proceeds
into the county treasury Tor the use
of the county"
Our delay in writing you making 4
proposition in accordance with our
tentative agreement has been due to
the uncertainty as to our right to car
ry out this agreement, without first
putting the property up for sale at
public auction.
1t is the desire Of the Board TO car
ry out our tentative agreement to the
letter, and our only question is the
proper method to follow. We hereby
formally propose to convey to the
United States all right, title and in
terest of the County of Coconino to
the Bright Angel trail in accordance
with the letter dictated by government
officials and others while in confer
ence, with the understanding that the
property first be offered for sale at
public auction, in accordance with stat
utes above mentioned, and with the
distinct understanding that at the time
of said sale a bid be made by rep
resentative of your office of at least
100000 to be expended by the county
of Coconino or under its direction, up
on the construction of road between
Maine and the south boundary Of the
Grand Canyon national park. 1t is
understood that said bid shall be con-
ditional upon an appropriation by con-
gress of such a sum as may be Of
fered for said trail, not to be less,
however, than the sum of 100000.
A copy of the letter making the pro-
posal agreed upon is attached hereto.
1t has not been signed by reason Of a
possible legal objection. This letter
nevertheless embodies the proposal
we have desired and do now desire to
make, subject to our legal right to
make it in this form under our stat
utes. After considering this letter and
the legal objections raised by our
county attorney, we shall welcome any
suggestions you may have, that will
simplify the transfer of the trail, In
accordance with our original agree
ment.
Assuring you of our desire to live
up to the letter and spirit of our ten
tative agreement, we beg to remain.
Respectfully yours,
R. E. TAYLOR,
JOHN 10y.
Members Board Of Supervisors, Co
conino County, Arizona.
w. C. Rittenhouse, chairman of the
board of supervisors, refused to sign
thds letter, which was forwarded to
the department of the interior with
out his signature.
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-20

Will success crown the efforts of
the government men who left here
Wednesday for Lees Ferry in their
effort to make one of the most dam
gerous, arduous and difficult river
boat trips ever undertaken and sur
vey acknowledged to be the most diff
ficult ever attempted?
After looking the men over and
noting the sort of men they are, the
betting is all in their favor. They're
a purposeful bunch. They have spar
ed and are sparing no pains nor ex-
pense to have everything just right
before they start down the Colorado
river on their 300-nile journey
through Grand and Marble canyons.
The job of infinitely careful selec-
ton began some time ago when the
picking of the men for the trip be-
gan. Each man is selected for his
particular fitness. Each has his work
to do and is the kind of man who will
do it, no matter how hardly he may
be treated by the turbulent stream, as
long as there is strength left in him
to do it.
Colonel c. H. Birdseye of Washing
ton, D. c., chief topographic engineer
of the u. S. geological survey, is
chief of the party. 1t is he who dur
ing the last few of the % years he
has been connected with the service
determined the elevation of Mt. Rain
ier, mapped the summit of its crater
and then mapped Kilauea volcano,
Hawaii, largest active volcano in the
world.
Colonel Birdseye says the most inn
portant problem of this trip is wheth-
er the boatmen can carry them
through. 1t all depends on those
boatmen, he says: IF they get us
through, we'll make the survey, no
matter how difficult. We have splen-
did equipment and instruments for
running lines that do not require rod
men,"
Emory Kolb, chief boatman, of
. Grand Canyon, who has had more ex-
perience with the Colorado river than
any other living man with the pos
sible exception of his brother, Els
worth, admits the boatmen are going
to have their hardships.
There are so many fascinating an
giles from which to hit the story of
this proposed trip that it's hard to
choose where to begin. That's why
we mentioned several of them.
First, this trip will complete the
survey of the Colorado river. Fifteen
hundred miles have been surveyed.
Remains the 280 miles below Lees
Ferry through Grand and Marble
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-20
HEMPERLEY $4,000
DAMAGE SUIT AGAINST
SHERIFF is DISMISSED

The $4,000 personal damage suit
of Mercer Hemperly, Phoenix attor-
ney, against Sheriff Billy Campbell,
was dismissed in the superior court
here on Monday by Judge Gibbons of
st. Johns, on demurrer presented by
c. B. Wilson, attorney for the sheriff.
This case was filed last fall during
the election campaign following Hem
perley's arrest in Williams by sher-
iff's officers on a liquor charge. Hem
perley was in a Jail few hours and it
was this humiliation that, in his COM
plant, he alleged damaged him $780,
600 worth.
No attorney for Hemperley appear
ed to press the case and it is un-
derstood Hemperley himself did not
appear.
Judge Gibbons was called in to pre-
side in the case by Judge j. E. Jones,
who is Mr.. Campbell's father-in-law
and therefore was disqualified.
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-20
JOHN 10y.
JAMES HOOK, ALLEGED
KIDNAPPER, RELEASED
UNDER $500 BOND

James Hook, held in county Jail in
Flagstaff following his preliminary
hearing before Justice Of he Peace
R. J. Kidd on the charge of kidnap-
ping 12-year-old Aubrey Simpson, son
of Lewis Simpson, Dead Mans Flat
rancher, was arraigned on Tuesday in
superior court before Judge j. y.
jones and pleaded not gully. He was
held for trial and bail fixed dt 5000,
which was furnished.
Mrs. Hook, who came here w.th
her husband from California few
weeks ago and was arrested with him
in their Essex car at DaggeLt, Calf
orria, while they and the boy were OF.
their way to Los Angeles, was releas-
ell at the preliminary hearing. She
went to California and got the car,
driving it back here, and has been
largely instrumental in getting her
husband out on bail. 1t is likely Hook
will work here at his trade. auto me-
chanic, until his trial is called.
While it is felt by the officers that
Hook was undeniably at fault in per-
suading the boy to leave with him and
in helping him to sell his pony, the
proceeds of which sale it is alleged
Hook accepted, providing he did all
those things, as the boy says he did,
yet there is also feeling that there
may have been some extenuating cir
cumstances, notably the boys lone
someness out on the ranch and his de-
sire to get away from there, the lat
ter influenced largely, according to
some of the stories he has told, by the
sort of treatment he had been given
by his father.
Attorneys Gold of Flagstaff and
Stuart of Kingman represent Hook.
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-20
FUNERAL SERVICE OF
SENATOR CAMPBELL THE
LARGEST EVER HELD HERE

The late Senator Hugh E. Campbell
was buried Monday in the Masonic
cemetery with Masonic honors. The
funeral services were held at the home
at 1890, conducted by Rev. Bertram
R.. Cocks of Phoenix, chaplain of the
st. Luke's home.
The funeral was the largest ever
held in Flagstaff and was attended by
prominent Masons and friends from
all parts of the state, who had come
to pay their last respects to him whom
they had honored, respected and loved
during his life time.
The remains were escorted from the
undertaking parlors to the home by
over one hundred in line where the
impressive funeral services of the
Episcopal church were read by Rev.
Bertram r. Cocks. Only few inti-
mate friends were able to enter the
home, while hundreds gathered about
the bereaved home, overflowing to the
street, where they remained during
the ceremonial hour.
The pail bearers were T. E. Pollock,
M. /. Powers, Charles De Ryder, I. A.
Riordan, j. C. Dolan, |. B. Koch,
Frank Livermore and ]. W. Francis,
with an especial escort detailed in
uniform from Ivahoe Commandery,
Knights Templar of Prescott. The
members of the escort which flanked
the pail bearers on either side were:
H. D. Aitken, Fred G. Brecht, A. A..
Johns, John r. Robinson, John Siess,
A. l.. Smith,. Arnold Cruikshank, H.
Brink1neyer.
The home was filled with floral
tributes from the many organizations
of the state senate of which he was an
honored member, as well as from life
long friends at home and abroad.
A funeral cortege over mile in
length escorted the remains to the
Masonic cemetery, where with the inn
pressive Masonic service, conducted by
Past Worshipful Master Walter Rum
ke, husband, father and friend was
laid peacefully at rest.
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-20
ARIZONA WILL HAVE
BIG GROWTH THIS YEAR

Edward Chambers of Chicago, vice
president of the Santa Fe railway,
who was in Flagstaff this week on ac-
count of the Riordan-C Chambers we'd
ding, says there is going to be sub
stantial increase in the population of
Arizona in the next twelve months. He
bases his prediction on the large num-
ber of inquiries received by the Santa
Fe from all over the country about
agricultural and industrial opportuni-
ties in this state.
ss'rhese inquiries" Mr.. Chambers
said, "come from persons who want
to establish permanent homes where
land still is reasonable, where the cli-
mate is mild, and where living condi-
tions generally are satisfactory. These
are blessings which cannot be found
in the congested districts of the east.
To find them the people must come
west, and thousands now are investi-
eating Arizona.
Flagstaff sees scores of strangers
every day--tourists looking at the
country. They are impressed with
the rare beauty of Coconino county.
Many will come again, and some will
locate in the county. And so it goes
on the year around. When country
gets congested, as the east is con-
gested, there is tendency for the
younger persons to turn their eyes
toward the west. The Santa Fe now
is hauling more home hunters from
the east to the west than ever before
in its history. Arizona will get a
fair share of them for residents"
Mr.. Chambers will leave for Los
Angeles today to continue an inspec-
tion trip of the Santa Fe system
lines.
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-20
DAVID S. LEWIS WELL
KNOWN AND RESPECTED
PIONEER DIED SUDDENLY

David Shackleford Lewis, pioneer
of Coconino county, passed away very
suddenly Saturday afternoon at his
home on South Agassiz street from
heart disease.
Mr.. Lewis was born in Montgomery
county, Missouri, 72 years ago and
came to Flagstaff 80 years ago with
his wife. He was married two years
previous to moving here, to Miss Jane
Rector To this union were born three
children, who, with the widow, survive
Mr.. Lewis. They are Mrs. L. r. Bales
of Phoenix, Mrs. J. r. Douglas of
Flagstaff and Mrs. j. |. Bushnell of
Sedona.
The name of. Dave Lewis recalls to
old-timers' minds early days in Ari-
zona. He was for some time engaged
in ranching and sheep raising and
then for a number of years occupied
in drawing and transfer work. Of late
years he had confined his attentions
almost entirely to bee raising at which
he was very successful. A little over
a year ago he suffered very severe
attack of complication of diseases,
and since then had led semi-invalid's S
life, caring only for his bees and gar
den. Impressive funeral services were
held Wednesday morning at the Chris
tian church, Rev. j. w. Saunders per-
forming the last rites over the re-
mains of this beloved pioneer. Inter-
nnent was in Odd Fellows cemetery.
David Lewis was kindly, neigh
borly man, one whose genial presence
will be sadly missed by the many peo-
pie he had in various ways befriend-
ed, as we'll as by his wide circle of
less intimate associates. He was a
devoted husband and father, good
and valuable citizen.
The funeral was largely attended
The pail bearers were Frank Leslie,
Walter Dunhan, Doc Wyatt, j. c.
Brown, J. u. Dougherty and Al Beas-
ley.
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-20
E. S. NACKARD MARRIES
AND BUYS GROCERY


E. S. Nackard arrived home last
week from Syria, where he had been
for the last seven months, visiting at
his old home. But his purpose in go
ing back was not altogether to visit
relatives. A beautiful young girl to
whom he had been faithful for years
was the main attraction, and he mar
ried her there last December. Needless
to say, she came home to America and
Flagstaff with him. They landed in
New York on July /, and after short
time here, hurried on home.
Mr.. Nackard since returning has
bought the grocery store from his
cousin, X. j. Nackard, which the lat
ter had conducted in connection with
his New York store, and has taken
charge. He was manager of the groc-
cry end of the business for his cousin
before he went back to the old coun-
try. ..-.-...s---
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-20
CANYON CHAUFFEUR
INHERITS BIG FORTUNE
BUT STICKS TO HIS JOB

Chester M. Archer, chauffeur at
Grand Canyon for the Grand Canyon
Transportation company for the past
three years, has been advised by the
attorneys employed in settling up the
estate of his grandmother, who died
in New York City June 10th, that the
bulk of her estate amounting to over
$4,000 had been left to him.
The news of sudden wealth does not
seem to have disturbed Chester in the
least, for he says he intends continu-
ing his job Of chauffeuring until fall
when he will go to New York to take
over his fortune. "When that is
DONE" says Archer, back to Arizona
for me. / love Arizona and my job"
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-20
COCONINO HORSE THIEVES
ESCAPE. PEN; RE-CAPTURED

Joe Lautherhorn and R. E. Soren-
son. serving terms of five and six
wears from Coconino county escaped
over the wall of the state penitentiary
Thursday night. The escaped convicts
used a rope to scale the wall. A heavy
wind and rain storm just after the
escape of the prisoners hindered
posses attempting to trace them.
A posse captured the convicts after
an all-night search.
Lautherhorn and Sorenson were con-
victed of horse stealing and were cap
tured after running gun fight near
Payson.