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The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16

It will be big convention. 1t will
mean lot to Flagstaff, bringing to
us hundreds of visitors who have new
er before been here and who will car
ry word back to every corner and
nook of the state about our splendid
cliamte, our progressiveness, our won
derful scenery, our hospitality and
friendliness.
It is both an opportunity to show
our appreciation to the boys who of
fered their lives for us and to prove
to them that this is a delightful place
to visit, a wonderful place to live in.
Let's grab this double opportunity
with all our might. Let's show them
the kind of stuff we are made of.
There was a meeting of local Le-
gionaires on Sunday at the court
house here. Post Commander Lieber-
man and five other Legionaires were
here from Winslow. They said Wins
low is 100 per cent for the convention
and they will be only too glad to
render any assistance they can.
And so said Commander Mcintyre
of the Grand Canyon post, and two
other members who accompanied him.
Grand Canyon people in general are
ready to do all they can to help.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
CATTLEMEN WILL HOLD
JULY MEET AT FLAGSTAFF

A resolution declaring in favor of
the marketing of cattle If. o. b. ranch"
as opposed to stockyards marketing
was adopted unanimously by the Arr
zona Cattle Growers association at
the sixteenth annual convention at
Phoenix. Adoption of the resolution
followed lengthy discussion of the
merits of the two methods of market
ing.
Henry G. Boice of San Carlos was
reelected president by acclamation as
were H. NJ. Rice Of Phoenix, secretary
treasurer; A. G. Webb of Globe, first
vice-president and J. R. Almstead of
Tucson, second vice president.
The association voted to hold its
1924 convention at Douglas. A mid
year meeting will also be held at
Flagstaff.
A committee was appointed to urge
the adoption of legislation needed in
the cattle industry.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY
WILL TOUR ARIZONA

Representative Carl Hayden left
Washington last Friday with a party
of other congressman for the south
west, according to a letter received
from him by Fhe Sun. The congress-
ional party will visit the Boulder Can
yon dam site and the Yuma reclama-
ton project in Arizona, then will go
to the Imperial valley in California.
It is understood that Senator
Ashurst will be with the party,
and that many of the congressman
will be accompanied by their wives
and members Of their families.
In addition to Mr.. Hayden and Sem
ator Ashurst, the party will inclucc
Representative d. r. Anthony of Kan
sas; Chas. D. Carter, Oklahoma; Ed
ward E. Little, Kansas; John w. Sum-
mers, Washington; Homer L. Lyon,
North Carolina; w. B. Bankhead, Ala
bama; William Williamson, South Da-
kota; E. F. Taylor, Colorado; Fl. E.
Barbour, California; A. ]. Griffin,
New York; ]. E. Raker, California;
G. NJ. Young, North Dakota; L. c.
Champion, Michigan; M. w. Shreve,
Pennsylvania; L. ]. Dickinson, Iowa;
C. R. Davis, Minnesota; c. B. Huds-
peth, Texas; Senator Norris, Nebras
ka; Chairman Smith of the irrigation
committee, and Chairman Sinnott of
the public lands committee.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
MRS. HARRY CRESS DIED
MONDAY AT Los ANGELES

The sad, though not unexpected
news of the death of Mrs. Harry
Cress reached here Monday after
noon. She died just after noon of
that day at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Leighton of Los
Angeles.
Rallying slightly from an operation
performed in Los Angeles on January
13, hopes were entertained for some
time that Mrs. Cress would recover.
Then, several weeks ago, she began
to fail and for some time it was real
lied that her case was hopeless.
The operation was for a malignant
tumor. Specialists in Portland, Ore
gon, where Mr.. and Mrs. Cress had
been living most of the time since
they left Flagstaff two years ago
this month, could not do anything for
the patient. Then her husband brought
her to Los Angeles specialists, who
decided that an operation, though
they had little faith in its efficacy,
was the only means of cure.
Mrs. CresS had many friends here
and was loved by all of them for her
sweetness of nature and sunny dispo-
sition. She is sister of Mrs. Loren
Cress of this city, who was with her
during and for some time follow
ing the operation. There are two
oher sisters, living in Medicine Lodge
and Council Grove, Kansas, and two
brothers, both living in Los Angeles.
There is one son, Dale, 13 years of
age.
Mrs. Cress was SO years old on the
day she was operated on, which was
also the anniversary of her wedding
day.
The bereaved father and son and
other relatives have the sincere SYM
pathy of hundreds of Flagstaff
friends.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
SPECIAL SLEEPER FOR
ROTARIANS GOING TO
TUCSON ON MARCH 10Th

P. j. Moran is advised by F. L. Han
ma, general passenger agent for the
Santa Fe, that a special Pullman
sleeper will be supplied for the
northern bunch of Rotarians, which is
to include Holbrook, Winslow, Flag
staff, Williams and Kingman Rotar-
ians and their wives, provided suf-
ficient number signify their intentions
of going to Tucson to attend the dis
trict conference. This car will go
through to Tucson, leaving here on
No. Tuesday night. From ten to
fourteen are scheduled to go from
Flagstaff, which with members from
other towns should insure the car. Pat
wants definite information by tonight
(Friday) in order that arrangements
can be made. Tell Pat now.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
SPRING CASE is NOW
BEING HEARD In COURT

GeorgeYy Hendrick Spring is de-
fendant in the second criminal case tG
come up in superior court this week,
the jury having been selected We'd
nesday Spring is charged with un-
lawful relations with his step-daugh-
ter, since deceased, who gave birth to
a child at Angel on November 16
last. Both she and the child died not
long after that.
1t is understood Spring will claim
the girl was married in Los Vegas,
n. NJ, to Texas tranman.
N. NJ, to Texas traieGan.
Then he and his step children-Mat-
tie Hays, the dead girl, who would
have been II on the 23rd of this
month; Juanita Hays, four years old,
and Henry Hays, 13 years old-mov-
ed to Bellemont, this county, where
he was Santa Fe railroad foreman.
On November Is, last, they moved to
Angel, where he was transferred as
foreman. The next morning the baby
was born.
Damaging evidence was given yes
terday afternoon by Henry Hays, the
little Stepson, who testified that while
living at Bellemont he slept IN pack
ing box in the depot office, while
Spring and his two step-daughters
occupied a bed in the bedroom ad-
joining. He said Spring closed the
bedroom door nearly every night,
saying the fire in the office heater
made the bedroom uncomfortable.
Frank M. Gold is defendants at
torney. County Attorney Frank Har-
rison and his assistant, George R.
Lewis, represent the state. The case
is being bitterly contested and may
take the rest of this week. 1t is un-
likely the present term of court will
end before the last of next week.
The jurors are: Tommy Long,
Stanley E. Watkins, James Lane, J.
J. Scanlon, Paul S. Coffin, VIM. H.
w. R. McClurken, Jack
Langford, George Hochderffer, Irwin
w. Francis, T. F. Patton, Eugene F.
Phelan.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
UBRE LET GO

Superior court was occupied the
first three days of this week in con-
sidering the first criminal case on
the calendar, that of the state VS..
Manuel Ubre, charged with robbery.
Judge George H. Crosby was defend
ant attorney, County Attorney Frank
Harrison, assisted by Assistant Coun-
ty Attorney George r. Lewis, handled
the prosecution.
Ubre was acquitted on the testi-
money of relatives who claimed he was
with them in Phoenix at the time the
robbery was committed.
The jurors were: James r. Head,
H. j. McCaully, w. Anann, Dennis
O'Brien, v. ]. Keene, Geo. w. Hulsey,
Seth Lilley, r. E. Francey, Charles
Nickel, B. T. Brinton, j. C. Boyett,
J. L. Ingram.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
WERE ALREADY IN JAIL
WHEN THE HUNT BEGAN

Night City Marshal George After
bury is lucky guy. Two young no.
boes came to him one night the first
of the week and asked permission to
sleep in city jail. He locked them into
cells and few minutes later was
asked if he had seen anyone carrying
dinner pals as some had not long
before been stolen from the boiler
room at the Flagstaff lumber mill,
where they had been put by the men
to whom they belonged. The boys he
had just locked up were identified as
the men who stole the pals, which
they had carried to the edge of town
where they ate the contents. Police
Magistrate S. B. Gilliland gave the
boys the alternative of Jail SEN
tence or leaving town in ten minutes.
They left.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
THE JURORS

Following are the jurors on tap
this week ready for service during
this term of court: Charles H. Nickel,
Frank Putnam, B. T. Brinton, E. B.
Weems, VIM. H. Rindfleisch, August
Johnson, F. w. Jones, James R. Head,
j. ]. Scanlon, 7. F. Patton, Stanley
f. Watkins, w. r. McClurken, Seth
Lilly, w. B. Raudebaugh, P. j. Mo-
ran, j. C. Boyett, j. l.. Ingram, Fred
Neidiger, E. D. Babbitt, V. l. Keen,
w. Amann, j. j. McCauley, A. M.
Root, Jr., Paul S. Coffin, George
Hochderffer, Dennis O'Brien, George
w. Hulsey, Jack Langford, E. w.
Francis, Eugene F. Phelan, t. ".
Long, Jim Gregg, Lee Allsup, James
Lane, G. A.. Pearson, w. r. Weems,
Geo. w. Negray, R. E. Francy, Syl-
vester l.. White, L. w. Cureton.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
ROTARY WILL WELCOME
TOURING MEMBERS

President l. B. Koch of the Rotary
club, has had two handsome large
metal Rotary signs made. They will
be set in concrete, one at the end of
the pavement at the eastern town linn
its and the other on Milton road
at the intersection of the Verde road.
The signs, painted and waterproofed
purple and orange, are huge Rotary
emblems and not only welcome tour
ing Rotarians, but inform them that
the local club meets at the Weather
ford hotel on Tuesdays. George T..
Harrington was delegated to report on
the cost Of reflector lights to play
on the signs every night until mid
night.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
BACKING HER

Attorney Frank M. Gold this week
received a letter from a prominent
resident of Grand Canyon, advising
him that a lot of the people there are
raising a substantial sum of cash to
help Mrs. Martha Rogers prosecute
her case against the Grand Canyon
school board for the salary involved
from the date of her recent dismissal
as teacher at Grand Canyon to the
end of the time for which her contract
calls.
Mrs. Rogers is now with friends in
Flagstaff. The suit was recently fill
ed by Mr.. Gold. The amount of sal
ary still remaining to be paid is fixed
at S577.50.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16

Sid GasSman was scheduled chair
man for the day and had fine pro-
gram arranged, but owing to the
feeling that prompt action must be
taken on the water question to insure
an early start on the improvement
program, Sid laid aside his program
and the discussion was confined to
the water question, under the direc-
tion Of l. B. Koch, president of the
club.
Mr.. Koch said that we all realize
that one of the main necessities of
our town today is an adequate water
supply. He gave comprehensive
review of the recommendations re-
Gently made for water development
by Burns & Mcdonnell, the Kansas
City engineers. He mentioned the fire
menace now existing by reason of our
insufficient distribution system, COM
plimented city council on their hard
and faithful work to bring the devel-
opment problem to point where it
may be placed before the people for
a decision, and suggested that it be
decided then and there whether the
development work proposed should be
CdII1Su out anu WHetIlSL d COIlII1lIIcS
should be appointed to confer with
the Santa Fe officials, the report of
that committee TO be made at later
of Rotarians and other tax
payers.
"We need the additional water" he /
said, and need it badly, but a confer
ence between committee from city |
council and the railroad officials /
would not delay the beginning of act
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
ST. PATRICK

= Born in the British Roman .
y province of Valentia, about All
+ A. D., St. Patrick-who later be-
+ came patron saint of Ireland
! was sold as a slave to the Irish
+ CeIts of County Antrim, Ire I
Z land. He was then about Is
+ years old. He was of noble. :
+ birth. For six years he remain !
Z ed in hard slavery, tending cat I
4 tie. He was much given to !
4 prayer and meditation. He sue I
I ceeded finally in escaping from !
j the northwest coast of Ireland !
+ and went somewhere to prepare
+ himself for the priesthood and I
4 the conversion of Ireland. When I
i about 80 years of age he began I
+ the work to which he had dedi- I
& Gated his life. He became bishop I
+ 15 years later. His work, first as !
+ priest, then as bishop, lasted !
4 about IA years. !
+ He is said to have founded !
+ over 800 churches, baptized with !
q his own hand more than 10000 !
: persons and ordained many !
+ priests. I
= The violet is the oldest Of the Z
= national flowers. 1t was adopt !
= ed by the city of Athens in the Z
= days of it's glory. Next to that =
+ comes the shamrock, though the !
Z leaf and not the flower in this !
= case is the national emblem. I
! When his pagan listeners !
{ could not understand the chris I
8 tian doctrine of the Trinity, st. &
+ Patrick picked a spray of the !
: shamrock. "Do you not see," he !
{ said, Gin this, how three leaves Z
Z are united on one stalk, and will :
= you not then believe what l tell :
Z you, that there are indeed three 4
: Persons, and yet one God?" +
E Tomorrow is st. Patrick's !
Z day and the day of the sham +
! rock. =
= 4. !. = j. i. = = = = = = 4. = >
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
WALLACE TO INSPSECT
THE IMPERIAL VALLEY
AND BOULDER DAMSITE

Secretary Wallace of the depart
ment of agriculture will start Sunday
for a five-weeks' swing through the
southwest and to the Pacific coast to
inspect the operations of his depart
ment.
A visit to the Boulder Canyon dam
site and the inspection of agricultural
work in the Imperial valley will be
included in the trip.
Why not at least look at the Glen
Canyon damsite?
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
PRECIPITATION

G. A. Pearson, chief of the Fort
Valley government forest experiment
station, says that they had pretty
tolerable amount of precipitation
there since last July. In July is was
only 1.16 inches. In August it jump
ed to 2.53 inches. Then it runs: Sep
tember, LAO; October, 1.63; Novem-
Der, 2.64; December, 1.67; January,
2.59; February, 2.30. 1t has been
about 1.75 so far this month. The
average for July to February, inclu-
sive, was 2.02 month. The average
in past years for July and August
has been about 6 inches. 1t will be
noted that it fell under that this last
summer, being only 3.69. "a
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16

However, the father and brother
voluntarily agreed to repay to the
members of County Engineer jim
Lamport's Oak Greek highway road
gang every cent they lost through
Beeson, who, as told in The Sun
recently, carried pay checks belonging
to various members of the gang and
amounting to between four and five
hundred dollars into Clemenceau to
bank for them, where he cashed them
and then skipped out. Beeson was
time-keeper for the gang.
The checks were endorsed. It was
at first doubted if any charge against
him could be made to stick without
great deal Of trouble. But he later
laid himself liable to a severe penalty,
it is alleged, by forging endorsements
to two checks that had been entrusted
to him for two members of the gang,
and which they never got. These
checks were, it is claimed, cashed by
Beeson after he got to California.
The sheriff left for that state
when word came that the checks had
been cashed in Los Angeles and San
Bernardino. He hunted for Beeson
for while, without result, then went
to Beeson's parents home in Glendale,
California. Beeson's father is prin-
cipal of the Glendale schools. Sheriff
Campbell told him just what had hap
pened.
"I haven't seen my boy yet since
he came back from Arizona" the boys
father said, "but expect him home
soon. Just as soon as he does come,
I'll tell you"
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16

Then, few hours later, the boys
father called Sheriff Campbell on
the phone. "My son has phoned me
to meet him." he said. "I will bring
him home. You be there to meet us"
The sheriff was there. True to his
promise the elder Beeson brought the
boy home. The case was discussed in
all of its details. There were no re-
examinations from the almost heart
broken parents, only sadness that
their boy could have defrauded the
men he was associated with.
"Those men cannot afford to lose
that money" said the father. 1--WE
will repay them, every cent"
"You go back with the sheriff" said
the older brother. go back like a
man, throw yourself on the mercy of
the court, and, whatever your SEN
tence it, if one year or five, serve it
out. Then you come back. here to
US and well help you start over
again."
With such parents and such broth
er, and with such an example as they
have set him, Sheriff Campbell be.
ueVeS the Doy Will take Cne lesson 70
heart and lead straight life hence.
forth.
On Monday Beeson waived preIim-
liminary examination and will likely
appear before Judge Jones next week.
1t is understood he will plead
guilty. He is prepossessing, we'll
educated young former service man,
and is said to be a civil engineer of
considerable ability.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16

ual work more than from two to four
weeks"
Fred Breen, of whom Mr.. Koch said
no one had done more boosting for
water development and the town, was
called on for an opinion. He said he
believed council should find out Just
what we may expect in the way of CO.
operation from the Santa Fe; that
he believes we should limit the bond
issue TO the amount recommended by
the eastern attorneys, leaving the con-
struction of an additional pipe line to
a later date; that this method will
give us enough water for several
years. He said he believes that when
the matter is worked out we will find
that the increase of taxation to take
care of interest on the bonds will not
be great enough to mean anything to
US when compared with the benefits
accruing from having a plentiful sup
ply of water. The city council has
the proposition lined up in good shape,
he said, and has set the ball rolling
toward an improvement program
which should be carried out with the
cooperation of the railway people,
for their interests are co-equal with
those of Flagstaff. If Flagstaff can't
grow and we can't make it grow,
what's the use of more water?
DR.. M. G. Fronske said when he
came to Flagstaff nine years ago this
month the people here were struggling
with proposition just like this. The
mills were closed because there was
not enough water. Residence build
Continued on Page Five)
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16

Henry Hutchison, president of the
Coconino County Farm Bureau Mar
keting association who had been in
Phoenix most of the winter attending
to the marketing of spuds raised in
this county, got home a few days ago,
his work in the south being done, and
all ready to get back on his farm and
help raise more spuds to keep him
busy selling next winter.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
ROTARIANS ASK COUNCIL
TOCONFER WITHRAILWAY
OFFICIALS ABOUT WATER

Rotarians and other taxpayers who were guests of
Rotarans at Tuesdays Rotary meeting by vote request
ed city council to at appoint committee for
ference with Santa Fe railway officials to what
operation may be obtained from the latter in building
city reservoir and making other mmedatey-neces-
sa1y improvements to Flagstaffs water system
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
CALIFORNIA FATHER HAS
SON ACCOM- SHERIFF
HERE FOR PUNISHMENT

They Spartans the father and mother and
brother who sent c. B. Beeson back to Flagstaff last
week in charge of Sheriff Billy Campbell with advice to
throw himself on the mercy of Judge j. E. Jones Of SUI
peror court to take whatever sentence he might be given
as man should hen when he had served it out to come
back to them and make fresh start
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16

The school at Doney Park opened
last Monday with an enrolment of Is.
Mrs. Durward Mckinney is the very
efficient teacher. Considerable en-
thusiasm is being shown over the hot
lunches served at noon.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
DIR. BLOME'S HEALTH BETTER

Thos. Bolger received a card this
week from DR.. r. H. H. Blome at
stating his health had i'm
proved much recently. The many
friends of the Blomes in Flagstaff will
be very much pleased to learn of DR..
Blome's improvement and wish him a
speedy recovery.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-16
BY SWEAT OF ANoTHER's BROW

A young man working for the Flag
staff Lumber Co. stole couple of
time checks belonging to Guadalupe
Mata the other day, forged them and
got credit at the commissary on
them. City Marshal R. L. Neill ar
rested him. 1t was found that he is
slightly under age and he is being
held for Judge j. E. Jones to deal
with under the Juvenile laws as soon
as this term of court is over.
If you can get fun out of life you
can rrauent lifa,S maxim o. fun Of Won
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-14

right. At this time the placing, salute
and pledge to our flag was given
while surrounding the campfire. This
is one of the circles most impressive
ceremonies.
The guards then retired and escorted
the speaker, Postmaster Thorson, who
gave very interesting address Of well
come for the City Of Glenwood. The
speech was a most satisfying tribute
to this convention and for all it stands
for. Past District Guardian Neighbor
Hards gave the response for the dis
trict convention in very graceful
and appreciative manner. Boil call
and examining credentials covered q
complete forenoon Is work and adjourn.
ment was taken until 1880 O'Clock.
The afternoon sessin was called to
order by Past Guardian Neighbor Ger
trude Webster of Circle No. 227. Bout
inc business promptly disposed Of. It
was moved by Grand Guardian Minnie
Heiner that it would be courtesy to
send night letter to our grand clerk,
who was too ill to attend the eonven-
tion. Mr.. Morris of Circle 227 read
a very interesting and comprehensive
paper on our Woodcraft home which
was and is a very important asset to
our homeless and friendless members
and was q pet project of Neighbor @.
@. Van orsdale before her death and
is just as important one to our now
grand guardian, Minnie Heiner.
Under the management Of Sadie
Dow, who has accomplished wonders
with the Juvenile Circle, the little folks
gave an exhibition during the after
noon that was most favorably received
and enjoyed. Juvenile Circle insur.
ance is becoming very popular and is
very practical safeguard for them in
the future. Grand Guardian Heiner is
very enthusiastic about this branch of
Woodcraft, and after the performance
was ended presented each little Juve-
nile with a cap, an insignia of their
order. The grand guardian spoke very
feelingly Of the many homes which
have no little children and that they
should be protected.
The program given, by the Juvenile
Circle follows, not including their opsn-
, ing routine work, which was most ex-
cellent:
Broken Hearted butcher. Billy Malaby
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-14
A CORRECTION
Committee

In giving the account of the eighth
grade graduation exercises in a recent
issue Of The Post, owing to misun.
derstanding, we stated that q number
of pupils would receive their diplomas
after completing the summers work.
There was mistake in the number and
the following graduated and received
their diplomas, and we wish to mako
the correction at this time: Elizabeth
Beardsley, Margaret Downey, Stella
Zadra and Charles Hinman.