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The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
STATE APPEALS DECISION
ON THE BANKING CASES

For the purpose of establishing the
right of the state to collect its own
taxes under its own methods without
interference from the federal courts,
the state tax commission, acting IN
behalf Of the state, will 60 before the
United States supreme court on an
appeal from the decision Of Federal
Judge Fred Jacobs cf the federal
court in the Prescott bank case.
An announcement to this effect was
made by E. A. Hughes, chairman OF
the commission, and the decision to
appeal was endorsed by Governor
Hunt.
In the Jacobs opinion handed down
he held the taxes levied against the
Bank of Arizona of Prescott by the
commission for the years 1921 and
1922 were void. The rulings were on
methods used in determining taxable
property contrary to the constitution
of Arizona.
The ruling is viewed by the tax
commission as having far-reaching ef-
fects on the operation of the entire
tax-collecting machinery Of the state
and viii seriously cripple the state f.
nances.
4'I'm in full accord with the decis-
ion of the commission to appeal said
Governor Hunt. GAS / view it
this country is federation of states
with the taxing power delegated to
each state. How the federal govern
ment through the courts can step in
to take away that power is beyond
my comprehension.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
RECONNAISSANCE OF
PROPOSED FREDONIA-
FLAGSTAFF HIGHWAY

The reconnaissance by Governor
Hunt and party Of the approximately
92 miles of road between the Utah
boundary and Lees Ferry, showed that
about 10 miles of heavy construction
would include all really costly high
way building on the route for a new
road This ten miles of heavy work
would be necessary chiefly in ascend
ing from the Houserock valley to the
Kaibab plateau.
The road through the plateau would
have few expensive or difficult sec
tions. Forest service aid is available,
it is stated, on those portions lying
within the forest boundaries.
The new road through the House
rock valley from the plateau to Lees
Ferry would present no great diff
culties.
A large proportion would be
through country of good natural
roadbed material. Other parts, the
longest section being two miles in
length, would require surfacing.
The present old road has been al
lowed to go back to nature and many
small cross washes are almost i'm
passable Short sections of loose sand
offer very difficult going. Autoists
should not attempt to travel over the
road north of Lees Ferry in its pres
ent condition.
The governors party also inspected
the bridge site over the Colorado river
seven miles below Lees Ferry a short
distance below the mouth of the Pari
river.
Continuing on southwark to Flag
staff over the Navajo Indian reserva-
ton, it was found there is no heavy
or costly construction involved, ap-
parently, in the building of the new
road north to Lees Ferry. The dis
Aance by the. present route Of auto
travel from Flagstaff to Lees Ferry
is approximately 135 miles, A sur
veyed route would doubtless shorten
the route distance considerably. In
dian service funds are stated to be
available on the road and projected
bridge over the Colorado below Lees
Ferry.-Miami Silver Belt.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
MAJOR KELLY, STATE HIS
T0RIAN, HAS CLOSE CALL

To be overturned in closed car and
yet to escape without single scratch
was the experience of George H. Kel-
~, state historian and editor of the
Douglas international, and his wife,
who arrived Thursday night on a trip
overland.
A ridge of soft sand graded to the
center of the road was the cause of
the mishap, according to Kelly. 1--WE
were travelling along at possibly 35
miles an hour" he said, "when sud
denly the car began to swerve from
side to side. Finally we struck the
ditch and as we did so the coupe in
which we were riding leaned over on
its side against the,grade, just as we
came to a STOP"
Luckily the Tucson-Phoenix stage
was Immediately behind, and its pas
sengers assisted in lifting Mrs. Kelly
through the side door An examina-
tion showed no injuries to the occu-
pants and no damage to the machine
1t was righteSl and came through to
Phoenix on its own power.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
SNOWFLAKE ORGANIZES TO
IRRIGATE $50 NEW FARMS

At the public meeting held at the
social hall Monday afternoon the ex-
eeutive committee of the Snowflake
and Taylor Development association
made its report and asked for its
consideration by the general meeting.
The report was to the effect that
concerns not only willing but anxious
to finance the project had been heard
from with definite propositions. One
of these propositions included the Of
fer of the legal assistance necessary
to perfect the organization of an ir-
rigatinn district and the services of
an affiliated engineering company to
take over and look after the engineer
ing of the project to completion. Af-
ter considerable discussion as to the
best policy to pursue it was clearly
the concensus of opinion that the req
uisite capital could not be raised by
any means but bonding and motion
was made and carried directing the
committee to answer fayorably the
above proposition and notify the COM
pany to proceed with the preparation
of the papers for the organization of
the district and to send on their en-
gineer to perfect the plans for begin
ming construction at the earliest pos
sibie moment. Strong points in the
arguments favoring this policy were
that the money was not available loz
cally and that borrowing il would IN
Eove interest HoTtgaging all other
classes Of property and rates much
higher than the interest on the bonds,
and much shorter periods in which to
pay; that by bonding the land to be
reclaimed became the sole security
with lower rates of interest and long
time in which to pay and that con-
struction would afford jobs and the
opportunity for many to work out a
considerable portion of the cost Of
the reclaimed land.
This step paves the way for the
bringing under cultivation and irriga-
ton some six thousand acres first
class land is the beginning of pro-
gram of industrial development and
agricultural expansion for this section
of Navajo county and an additional
80 40-acre farms to the irrigable
area adjacent to Snowflake and Tay-
Snowflake Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
GOVERNOR SENDS VASES
AND INSCRIBED COPPER
PLATE TO KING OF SIAM

Two vases made. Of the giant cactus
Of Arizona by F. Z. White, of Flor
ence, were sent by Governor George
w. P. Hunt to the King Of Siam. The
letter Of transn1ittal with the vases
was written on a sheet of native Ari-
zena copper from the New Cornelia
Copper company's mine at Ajo.
The two vases which were made
from pieces OF the stem of the giant
cactus were highly polished and var
nished without being stained The two
pieces are artistic and make unique
present. The copper used for the let
ter of trananittal, was one of the
sheets made under the electrilysis
process at the reduction plant Of the
New Cornelia Copper company. The
sheet was 1-100 of an inch in thick
ness and the side on which the letter
was written was polished, while the
other side was tarnished copper col
ored.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
TRIAL OF BANKERS WIFE
OPENS IN SUPERIOR COURT

The trial Of Mrs. Viola Kingsbury
assistant cashier Of the closed Farm
efs and Merchants bank of Tempe, on
charge of wilfully misapplying the
funds Of the bank, opened in the su-
perior court at Phoenix Friday. The
charge is the same on which w. }.
Kingsbury, her husband, and president
Of the bank, was recently convicted
and sentenced to serve Il term of from
four to five years in the state prison
at Florence.
Selection Of a jury occupied the trial
Friday. w. w. Kingsbury, the de-
fendant's son, against whom the same
charge was dismissed Thursday, was
present with his mother through the
session. Bail in the case of the elder
Kingsbury, following his conviction
and the granting Of a writ Of prob
able cause by the supreme court, was
reset at $45,000.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
CCCONINO COUNTY WILL
GET FUNDS FOR SCHOOLS

The second quarterly apportionment
of state school funds to the IA coun-
ties III. the state has been made bye.
O. Case, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, and notices of the
amounts will be sent to each county
school superintendent. A total of
$401 $3.50 was apportioned in the
second apportionment, as compared to
a total of S398,464.33 in the first quar-
terly apportionlnent made in July,
1923.
A record of the apportionment has
been sent to the office of Richard H.
Ramsey, state auditor, and warrants
viii be drawn within the next few
days for the amounts apportioned to
each county and will be mailed to the
county school superintendents.
The amount apportioned to and the
number of school children in each
county is as follows:
Apache, 1146 pupils, $8,680.63; Co
chise, 1888 pupils, $62,741.34; Coco
nino, 1138 pupils, $S,620.03; Gila,
1902 pupils, S.36y373.77; Graham, 2180
pupils, $16,51287; Greenlee, 1927 pu-
pills, S13,081.53; Maricopa, 1896 pu-
pills. .4sI20, ,s94.s7; Mohaye, S22. pupils,
s6,226. A.; Navajo, 1890 pupils, S43,-
s57.5s; Pinal, 1864 pupils, S14,s76.74; F;
Santa Cruz, 1862 pupils, st2,8Gi.9 "a ;
Yavapai 1901 pupils, S27, ,276.54, and
Yuma, 2072 pupils, $15,694.80.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
GAS TAX COLLECTIONS
SHOW STEADY GAINS

A total of S57, ,709.34 was collected
from the oil companies as the three
cent tax on gasoline for the month OF
September, it was announced by R. T.
McGillen, assistant secretary of state
The tremendous gain in the use OF
automobiles is shown by a comparison
of this figure with the August total
which $53, 1886.
The total amount Of gasoline dis
tributed during September was 2,121,-
1855 gallons. Deducting the amount
shipped as exports to foreign coun-
tries and the various exemptions foi
federal, state and municipal cars, left
a net distribution of 1881, ,976.0 gal
Ions on which the three-eent tax was
applied.
Of the total collected for September
s28 8,853.67 will be turned over to the
state treasurer to the credit of the
highway department and a like sum
to the counties for county road pur-
noses.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
MRS. LUTHER HART FOUND
AFTER TWO-DAY SEARCH

Mrs. Luther Hart, who was lost in
the Chavez Pass country Tuesday,
was found at Jacks Canyon by Johnny
Fredericks, government forest ranger.
Although Mrs Hart had been wan
dering through the thickets and over
rocks during the AZ hdNrs she was
lost, she was well when found.
Mrs. C. III. Service and Mrs. Hart
went hunting from the Service ranch
Tuesday morning. About five o'clock
in the afternoon Mrs. Fart, becoming
tired, sat down to rest, while Mrs.
Service continued the hunt. That eve
ming they could not find each other.
Mrs. Hart remained where she had
sat down all night. Early Wednesday
morning she tried to find her way
back to the ranch. She wandered all
day. Toward evening she came to
the watering hole at Jack Canyon,
where she remained until found by
Fredericks.
A number of people left the city
Wednesday to join in the search for
Mrs. Winslow Mail
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
JOHN R. QUINN NATIONAL
LEGION HEAD; STODDARD
MADE VICE COMMANDER

With another years program map
ped out, and new leader chosen,
American Legionnaires brought their
1923 convention to a close with a
mammoth ball and Friday thousands
Of delegates were speeding homeward
to all sections of the United States.
San Francisco and the visiting
throngs of veterans said farewell with
the same characteristic and noisy DEM
onstrations with which they greeted
each other early in the week and fra
ternized for the five days of the nat
ional conclave.
After the tumultous scenes which
marked the election of John r. Quinn
of California to the post Of national
commander to succeed Alvin Owsley
of Texas, the delegates turned their
attention to the final round of sight
seeing, iollification and parading. The
Brownwood, Texas, cowboy band led
their "old gray mare with Miss Ruby
Latham still on the quarter deck into
the Legion's hotel headquarters for
the last time. The Davenport, Iowa,
girl cadets paced through final,
smart drill on San Ffancisco's streets,
drum corps and bands stepped briskly
down Market street to the Ferry build
ing or to waiting trains, while blazing
flares and bursting fire crackers sig
nailed the final celebration Of scatter
ed groups of departing visitors
throughout the business district.
More sedate visitors made trips to
San Francisco's Bohemian, italian and
Latin quarters, where cafes were live
ly with their din. Four bands fur
nished music for hundreds of dancers
at the civic auditorium where the last
official event on the convention pro-
gram was held-an elaborate ball at
which 1000 Of San Francisco's pref
tiest lassiest joined in the nerriment.
Commander Quinn, former Califor-
MIA cowboy and now q prosperous
rancher and land owner, was elected
on the eleventh ballot, with a total Of
SOP votes compared with 342 for Jas.
A. Drain Of Washington, ID. G.; SO
for Clarence r. Edwards Of Boston,
and "a for Wilder S. Metcalf of Kan
sas, with Is absent or not voting.
Five vice-commanders were elected
as follows: Ryan Duffy, Fon du Lac
Wis; Thurman Man, High Point, N.
c.; William B. Healy, Wilkesbarre,
Pa; C. M. Stoddard, Arizona, and
Lester Albert, Idaho.
Ezra C. Clemans of Minnesota IS
the new national chaplain.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
WINSLOW BOY PROBABLY
FATALLY INJURED BY AUTO

Johnny Christensen, the four-year-
old son of D. r. Christensen, was ser
iously injured Thursday morning when
he was struck by car driven by DR..
P. d. Sprankle on West Second ave-
nue. between Winslow and Berry
streets. The boy suffered a depressed
fracture at the base of the brain. He
was taken to Gallup on train % for
an operation.
DIR. Sprankle and Charles Daze were
going west on Second avenue and the
boy ran out from behind August
Cooper's truck in front of the Spran-
kle car, the fender hitting the child
and knocking him to the pavement.
The doctor stopped his machine, picked
the boy up and carried him into the
]. A. Murphy home. He was later
removed to his own home on Front
Winslow Mail.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
GOV. HUNT SAYS HE DOESN'T
WANT CARL HAYDEN'S JOB

Governor Hunt viii rot be a candl-
date next year for the democratic
nomination for representative to con-
gress from Arizona, according to the
following letter sent to Congressman
Hayden.
October Is, 1923.
My Dear Carl:
On my return from d visit to the
Arizona strip north Of the Grand
Canyon, my secretary called my at
tention to two clippings in which the
statement is made that it is my in
tention to enter a contest with you
for the honor of representing Arizona
in the house of representatives.
1t is useless for me to say that there
is nothing farther from my thoughts.
/ am taking this meslns OF denying
the report.
IT is my hope and desire that we
may keep a united democracy in both
the state and nation, and redeem our
country from republican misrule in
the next election.
Very truly yours,
GEO. w. p. HUNT,
Hon. Carl Hayden, Governor.
Tempe, Arizona.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
ALLEGED SLAYER OF FIVE
is UNKNOWN IN HOLBROOE

The statement that fighting for
steers" had caused him to ''kill five
men" and "spend about $4,000 to keep
out Of the penitentiary' in Arizona,
made in a letter in the effects of Basil
Clendenning, who committed suicide
in Denver last Tuesday, was charac-
terized as "illusionary" by authorities
at Holbrook.
Sheriff d. L. Divelbiss Of Navajo
county, said he could find no record
of Clendenning having lived in the
county, or of ranchmen mentioned in
the letter as apparently residing at
towns near here.
The sheriff added that there also
was no record of the five killings re-
ferred to in the letter.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
AMERICAN RED CROSS
SPENDS SEVEN MILLION
DOLLARS FOR JAPANESE

The moratorium of 30 days declar-
ed by the Japanese government fol
lowing the earthquake has been lifted
the American Red Cross has been in
formed in a message from Ambassa-
dor Woods. He also told of the es-
tablishment of an institute force OF
experts as advisers to plan the re-
construction Of the devastated area.
Expenditures and commitments OF
the American Red Cross for relief
work in Japan have amounted to ST.
O79, ,754.11, while receipts now total
S10,250,00O, or more than twice the
original amount asked.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
GLOBE WAITRESS FREED BY
JURY IN MURDER CASE

Mrs. Bertha Bischofshaussen, a
waitress of Miami and Globe, was
freed in the Gila county superior court
on a charge of having shot and killed
her husband at Globe last March 28,
as he was on the Apache limited TAX
ing away their son which the court
had granted to the father.
Mrs. Bischofshaussen went on the
train to bid her baby son goodbye
and She swore her husband attempted
to take revolver from him and she
did not know whether he or she pulled
the trigger which caused the shot that
killed her husband.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
APPLE TREE IN BLOOM

A recent issue of the Verde Copper
News mentioned the fact that Harry
Grain had a peach tree in bloom for
the second time this year. Right at
this moment, If ones curiosity is great
enough to lead him to verify the
statement, he will find an apple tree
blooming in front of David SCOTS
residence. That apple tree has al
most as many blossoms on it as ii
would have in springtime.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
NATIONAL PARKS IN
u. S. MAKING MONEY

The national parks are good money
makers for the states they are in, ac-
cording to the department of interior
report which shows Crater Lake park
brought $7,000,000 in revenues to Ore
gon; Yosemite, $5,000,000 to Califor-
MIA, and Mt. Rainier $1,500,000 to
Washington. The total revenue Of
the season for the country is placed
at $100,00O,0O0 for 1923.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
II. S. SENATOR COPELAND
SOON TO VISIT THIS STATE

United States Senator Royal S.
Copeland of New York, considered a
clark horse" candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for the presidency,
will visit Arizona next month The
solon's trip to Arizona is in behalf
of the Thomas Jefferson memorial, a
movement to convert Monticello, Va,
the home of the democratic party's
founder, into lasting memorial. He
will be in Phoenix on November z.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-26
FOLSOM MOORE NEW MANAGER
OF THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Folsom Moore, former manager of
the Bisbee Review, has been appoint-
ed to the position of manager of the
Arizona Daily Star, succeeding Bart
P. Guild. Mr.. Moore has arrived in
Tucson and assumed active charge of
the paper.
Mr.. Moore is we'll known in Tucson,
having lived there several years pre-
viously and rising from the position
of linotype operator to that of fore
man Of the composing room with the
Star. He left there and went to Bis
bee as manager Of the Bisbee Re-
view.
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Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-23
Something to
Think AbOuf
YOUR WORST ENEMY
By r. II. WALKER

IF YOU will make a searching and
= an impartial investigation OF the
matter. you will discover that your
worst enemy is right at your elbow,
seeking at crucial moments Of your
life to oppose your good efforts and
circumvent your cherished plans.
He Is beside you in the morning
when the gray light Of dawn heraids
the coming sun. hiding an opportunity
10 strike you in a vital spot; he puts
his arm In yours as you hurry down
to the breakfast table. seeking to win
your confidence; he passes with you
through the street doorway as YOU
HE away TO your daily vocation. and
Il something has gone amiss In the
dining room, he snuggles up closely
and begins to whisper in your always
willing ear especially chosen words
II sympathy, telling sou how you are
imposed upon by others. to whom you
should resentfully reply.
BY the time you reach your desk,
your place behind the counter, your
chair before the typewriter, your
bench, or whatever estate you may
occupy in the tower of. toll, you are
in a decidedly uncomfortable mood.
And you have only to look around
you TO become irritable, quarrelsome
and obdurate at another nudge from
your Fostering enemy who seems rea-
sonably sure that before the day is
over you will hurl out a volley of
fiery yocables, scowl at the manager,
which Is becoming a habit, and re-
turn TO your home at night with an
ger, Disguised with your intimates
and with yourself as well.
Nothing seems right. You are sure
that nobody can be trusted. You are
suspicious Of manifest kindness and
unselfish intentions.
You are positive that those who
proffer them are scheming for some
terrible purpose, trying by friendly
overtures In pleasant words and of.
fers of assistance, to take some mean
advantage of you.
And this is the madness that gen.
orally leads to your undoing-the mad
ness that your worst enemy. IL per-
mitted to work upon your sensibIli-
ties without restraint, invariably pro-
duces.
IL you will sit yourself down COM
posedly, at the end of a trying day,
and reflect seriously, you may with
but little difficulty guess who this ene-
my is. If guessing should be too irk-
some, In the mood you are, raise your
eyes to the mirror across the room
and you will see in the polished glass
your own perturbed self-your worst
enemyl
&c. 1s22. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-23
AT CIRCLE PLAYHOUSE
TOMORROW

A story of the High Sierras with all
the grandeur and primitive emotion
OF that region. THE Silent CALI has
been announced as the feature attrac-
ton at the Circle Theatre commence
ing Wednesday and running for two
days. II is the first Laurence Trim
ble-Jane Muriin production. presented
by H. o. Davis and distributed by AS
ISOLATED First National Pictures, Inc.
One of the features of interest is the
Tact that the cast of principals con-
sists OF seven men, one girl. and
Strongheart. the most intelligent po-
lice dog in the entire world. whose
performance in this photoplay will
doubtless make him the most below
ed animal on the screen or stage.
Throughout the dramatic incidents
Of the plot that involve the human
characters OF the story. runs the
thread Of the life of Strongheart: the
cross pull between the wolf aLd the
dog natures in him, his final mastery
of the former and his vindication in
the eyes of all, because OF his hero
sm in rescuing the hero and the hero
inc from the real danger that con-
fronts them. 1t is the dog who first
realizes the love between Moran and
Betty Houston, played respectively by
John Bowers and Kathryn Mcclure,
and who wreaks vengeance on the viii
lain, Brent, portrayed by William
Dyer. 1t is Strongheart, too, who
finally brings the parted lovers to-
gether to happiness.
Several claims have been made.with
entire justification for THE Silent
Call 1t brings as never before to
the silver street the iimitissx beauty
Of the Sierras. In the dog, Strong
heart, will be found Perhaps the
greatest animal actor ever seen on
screen or stage, absolutely natural in
his performance, great of heart and
powerful of strength. In addition to-
the meritorious characterizations OF
the other members of the cast. which
includes John Bowers. William Dyer,
James Mason, and other well-known