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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
SODiet Russians Like
Americdn-Mdde MOUies
Favor Adventures of Detectives; Films Are
Ruthlessly Cut by Picture Censors

MOSCOW, April sl,,-The Russisn
movie public takes strongly to the
American film especially detective
stories and films showing daring COW.
boy or cowgirl adventures.
AZ the Same time American films
hold third place In the movie houses.
Probably they are mere expensive.
Certainly they are harder 90 get.
Therefore German films come first
and Italian second These are freely
cheaply and quiekiy imported into
Russia.
The censor has fun powers and Is
ruthless. lie throws out ultra. re.
iigious and counter revolutionary
films promptly. PlAoards and adver.
Using pictures are subject TO the
same censorship
The Russian movie audiences have
seen very little OF Charlie Chaplin
and don't seem TO care much about
him.
Also. the Russians can very easily
yet too much OF good thing. Re.
Gently the tSun Bride" was shown
here. The heroine is repeatedly in
danger and has many narrow IS.
eapes.
AZ the beginning tho Russians az.
tered admiring ordinations when
the sun Bride" did not surrender,
but knocked half dozen "InJuns"
down. jumped from roof onto a
horse and so forth. They also heayed
mighty signs OF relief when the vi.
lainn were shot By the rescuing
squad. hut when this happened
about the 10th time. the Russians be-
gan TO sneer and the snecr turned
into loud laughter with every add,
tional rescuinE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
ELKS TO HOLD
LODGE DANCE

An inaugural ball and reception
for Elks and their ladies. will be
staged at the Elks' club at Fourth
ave. and Spring IT. Thursday night.
April rs. This will mark tho first
social event of the new lodge admin.
istration. and an invitation has been
extended to all EIks to meet the new
officors OF the lodge on that occasion.
Professional vaudeville. with offer
ings from every playhouse In Seattle.
with moving pictures. will begin at
0 O'Clock on the seventh floor OF tho
Elks' club. Dancing on the sixth
floor and in the gymnasium will he
KIN at the same hour. Refreshments
win be served on the fifth floor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
Logger Killed in
Auto Truck Crash

VANCOUVER. Wash. April al
Louis Powell. %. q logger. was killed
near Woodland. WASH. last night on
the Pacific highway. when a light
car in which he was riding struck q
truck. Oscar T. Forsythc. driver Of
the small car. sustained . broken
arm and bruises. NJ. A. Powell.
an uncle OF the dead man. and Eliza.
beth Brown. OF Seattle. were slightly
injured
The car in which the four we're
riding was going north when the
collision occurred. throwing Powell
under the wheels OF the truck. The
truck careened into the ditch bu,
did not upset.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
Mount Lassen Sends
Out Cloud of Smoke

REDDING, Cal. April 2i.-Mount
Lassen, the only active volcano in
the United States burst into an erup.
ton for half an hour last night Gao
until o'clock.
Scores OF people saw large black
cloud OF smoke emitted from tho
peak. A slmilnr spectacle wns 70.
ported from Miilvillc, Mineral and
Manton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
PHILLIPS
STARTS ON PAGE l

cIude technical description OF the
woman slRyer'H finger prints.
II tho suspect IL identified IA the
escaped slayer OF Mrs Alberta
Meadows. reauisl,lon for the return
OF Mrs Phillips 10 California will be
forwarded TO Honduras Immediately.
Sheriff Trasger stated that he will
personally present the papers to the
Honduras authorities aid take the
prisoner into custody.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
Ruhr in Deadlock,
Saws Lord Curzon

LONDON April IL Indication
that oroa, Britain has no part 10
rumorsd negotiations TO end The
Ruhr lmpaAss was seen by the Brit.
iuh press today In Lord curzon's
speech in parliament yesterday. in
which the foreign sscr6tafy ds.
clarsd me situation IN the occupied
zones 70 be positive deadioek
now would be prema.
iufe. curzon declared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21

underground route by which
CLARA Phillips crossed Mexico 10
Central America. where she il now
believed on the verge OF capture.
Steps are being taken 10 arrest
her II she attempts to re.enter Mex.
leo In flight from Honduras.
A United States federal agent Is
here investigating the report that
clara stayed at the Hotel Francis.
which is next door TO the United
States consulate and block from
The police station. A woman an.
swering her description lived at this
hotel with a man for several weeks
and then departed for Guatemala.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
Northwest Narcotic
Division Created

WASHINGTON, April 2I.--A new
administrative district for enforcing
federal laws against narcotics viii
shortly be created out OF the state.
Of Washington. Oregon, Idaho and
Montana. Il was learned At the fed.
erai prohibition bureau .oday.
The present Pacific Coast dis,ric'
viii be stripped OF Washington and
Oregon and the Denver district OF
Idaho and Montana today to form
the new district. which viii have
headquarters at Seattle. Wash.
The move was said at the bureau
20 he aimed at securing efficiency
and economy In administering the
narcotic laws
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
Find Five Pounds
of Opium on Ship

Federal customs officials, srarch-
Ing the steamer City OF Spokane late
Friday night, unearthed a cache Of
five bricks OF raw opium weighing
five pounds in all. according to NIL
lard r, Harrison. collector OF customs
here. None Of the crew OF the City
Of Spokane vas charged with the
possession OF the drugs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
Forger Suspect
Is Given Hearing

Z. w Richmond. arrested recently
BY secret service agents on a charge
Of having forged a signature to q
government compensation check,
was arraigned before United States
Commissioner X. W. Mccleilnnd Sat.
urday morning. His ball was set at
$500 and he Was remanded to the
county Jail when unable to raise the
amount.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
Election Won by
Bonar Law Backer

LONDON. April 2i.--A run of five
straight defeats in bye.clections sur.
fered by the Bonar Law government
has been broken. Results OF tho
Ludlow bye.eleotion, announced last
night, show Col Windsor Give. con.
sentative, elected by 5000 votes over
a liberal anc labor opponent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
FIREMAN HURT
IN CAR CRASH
Hose Wagon Wreck Puts
Two Men In Hospital

Two rlty fireman were IN
Providence hospital Saturday
morning. suffering from serious
injuries. and three others were
confined 10 their homes with
minor bruises as the result Of
crash occurring nj Third ave
and Vine 81. Friday afternoon,
when 4 ons man Ballard street
ear wrecked combination hose
and pumping truck.
The men In Providence hospital be
lisyed 10 be Internally injured arr
Capt. Leo Smith. 5fSs Ferdinand ~.
and II. ]. syphsrs. fireman. 5i2h
goth ave. ~. Those confined 20 their
homes are c. u. christman. All
Lakeside ave; William Miller. 1900
Westlske ave. and A. l.. LitHay. iila
~. 4sth 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
WHAT DID HE MEAN

New office Boy: ~ man called
here to thrash you Few moments
ago"
Editor; What did you say 10
him."
New Office Boy; ~ told him /
was sorry you weren't in.'--Chlcaro
Herald and Examiner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
SPRING THIS ON WIFE

IL was their first quarrel.
That's Just like you men," she
stormed "a man never gets into
trouble without dragging some wom-
an In with himi"
"oh. ] don't know" he protested
spiritcdly. How about Jonah and tho
whale 2"--American Legion Weekly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
pADIO CAUSED
N HIS DOWNFALL

NEW YORK. April Ia desire 10
possess the latest radio equipment
induced George r. Mahken. young
bank clerk, to take 100000 from
the Irving National bank, he
pleaded.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21

the emperor. The film contains
everything from history 10 tragedy,
romance, love and government.
Otherwise there is no film produc.
tlon to speak OF. scme film agents
ARE now putting old films together.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
STREET CAR
WAS CROWDED

The street car, operated by Il. A.
Nixon. was travelling north on Third
ave. ana the fire truck. driven by
Christman. was moving west on Vino
st. when the crash occurred. The
street car was crowded with women
and children and a number Of them
are said TO have suffered severe cuts
and bruises. Many OF the windows
in the car were smashed and the oc.
cupants were thrown 20 the floor.
The street car WAS derailsd and
every man on the fire truck was
thrown from his seat TO the pave
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21

Carrying tiny weighing machine.
one man makes a living by going
around London's smaller restaurants
and Weighing the customers at a
fee OF one penny each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21

DR. JOHN d. McLAUCHL.aN,
rector Of St Marks church. will
speak in the Z. NJ. C. A. Sunday
afternoon. on Here and Hereafter"
Music win be Furnished by the Y.
". c. A. male quartet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
FIRE DAMAGE
ONLY $1,000

The alarm was sent in from a
small frame office building near
Third ave. and Vine VI. The damage
10 the building is said 10 amount TO
approximately $1,000.
The three men confined TO their
homes viii be fully recovered within
a short time. according TO reports.
The flremen In the hospital. how.
ever. are suffering serious injuries
and may be confined there for weeks.
according 10 hospital attendants.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
JOFFERY
STARTS ON PAGE 1

the girls mother. and on clues un.
earthed in the investigation Of her
Disappearance the statutory charge
was filed against Marcus lottery.
and later similar charge was filed
against jos.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
Mexico Will Bar
Woman's FLIGHT

MEXICO CITY. April 2i.--Mexi.
can and United States officials.
working together have located the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
COULD FIND No
MI RIDER CLUES

w
Marcus Jofrery was held In fail
several days pending the discovery
of evidence that would support q
murder charge against him. When
no clues that would explain the dis.
appearance OF the girl could be un.
earthed. he was charged with a
statutory otfense against Vera
Warner. iT.year.oid inmate from the
girls home AZ Everett.
Marcus lottery was tried before
Judge John NJ. Ralston in superior
court In February and acquitted. lie
was Immediately rearrsstcd and
charged with an off.nse against an.
other young sirl This trial is now
pending. but lottery Is at liberty
under $500 bali.
JUDGE CARD HEARS
JOE'S LAST TRIAL
In the meantime JOS ffrut trial
came up. IL was ended March 3.
when the jury failed to agree. nine
standing for conviction. Judge J. T.
Ronald heard this trial. Jos's last
trial. which ended AZ a. m. satur.
day morning. was heard by Judge
f.. VI. Card.
That the lottery hon. ss 1874
Old Fifth ave. was house OF nor.
rors." whore young girls were lured
for vicious purposes, was charged
frequently during the various trials
OF the defendants. The trial OF
Marcus Joffery win be pushsd.
Deputy Prosecutor Ralph Hammer
said Saturday. and Attorney w. A.
Gilmore announced that Ee win ask
for new trial for Joe. and falling
in that viii appeal the conviction 10
the supreme court.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-30

Park street and Aspen avenue. The
parties agreed to making the proposed
change providing that the step from
the sidewalk to the street on the
northwest corner is not more than
eight (8) inches. No written agree
n1ent was made and signed although
the verbal agreement was satisfactory
between the property owners and rep
resentatives of the town.
The Street Superintendent was in
structed to do the work and make the
alterations at the intersection as YER
bally' agreed upon by representatives
of the Town and property owners in-
terested.
Attorney Perkins reported that the
attorney for Mr. Gomez was in town
and spoke with him with regard to the
judgment held by Mr.. Gomez against
the Town. The statement was made
that Mr.. Gomez was satisfied with
certain small payments to the total
of certain amount, and that subse-
quent payments may be made at any
time desired by the Town.
The Attorney was instructed to
write to Mr. Gust and secure an opin-
ion as to such payment ON the
Judgment.
With regard to the attorneys in
structions to make certain procedure
to close Chautauqua avenue, he rec
commended that if any part of the
avenue is to be closed that the action
should include the entire avenue.
No further business appearing at
this time, the meeting was. adjourned
to October Both, 1923, upon motion
of Cameron and second of Hunt, which
carried.
Approved:
s. F. QUAY,
Acting Mayor, Town of Flagstaff.
Attest:
C. T. PULLIAM,
Clerk, Town of Flagstaff.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-30
WESTERN STATES COMBINE
ON EXTENSION PROGRAM

Arizona has the honor Of providing
the seat of the annual extension con-
ference of the twelve western states
for 1924. Extension directors and
other extension workers from Califor'
MIA, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Ne
vada, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Col
orado, New Mexico, Texas and Ari-
zona will gather at Tucson in Noven-
Der next year to further consider L
long time extension program which
was initiated at the extension con-
ference just held at Fort Collins, Col
orado.
P. H. Ross of the Arizona Agricul-
tural Extension service, who has just
returned from the Fort Collins con-
ference, reports that for the first time
in history a group of states have
agreed on an extension program IN
which all the states concerned will
participate.
These states have agreed that range
improvement and range livestock MAN.
agement viii occupy major position
in the combined program, and that all
the resources of the extension service
will be used to assist in this work in
cooperation with all cther organiza-
tions which are working toward the
same end.
Human nutrition is considered Of
primary Importance and every effort
viii be made in cooperation with 9TH
er agencies promoting this work. Def
mite improvement in the nutrition
condition of the rural population as
well as correction of bodily defects
and conditions due to faulty food hab-
its will be aimed at.
Dairying will be pushed with spec
ial reference to better animals, pet
ter feeding, to better care and better
health of animals and better market
ing systems.
Each state will, of course, work out
the details of each of these projects.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-30
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS

Nominations for the annual cleo
ton of directors of the Arizona In
dustrial Congress already are being
received by that organization in prep
aration for the election, which is
scheduled to take place the first OF
next month. Voting will be by mail
so that every member may partici-
pate, ballots being sent out from the
central office here to be voted and
returned.
Under the constitution of the con-
gress, one-third of the 21 directors
are elected each year. This will re-
suit in the election Of a.director each
from the agricultural, livestock, lousi-
ness and financial, mining, pro-
fessional and public utility groups.
This year there are two additional
vacancies, however, one in the live
stock group and one in the public
utility, both caused by death. This
will make it necessary to elect eight
directors, with one at large to be NAM
ed later by the new board.
Nominations are now being made by
the organizations making up the var
-ious divisions of the congress, there
being three nominations for each va
cancy to be filled. Officials of the
congress expect to be able to issue a
full list of the nominations within a
week, after which ballots will be
printed and mailed to all members of
the organization.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-30
INTERESTING STUDY OF
PINE TREE GROWTH

Experiments conducted by the for
est service, United States department
of agriculture, show that in the south
west yellow pine seed trees left after
logging grow about twice as fast as
similar trees in virgin forests.
In marking timber on department
sales in the western yellow pine re
gion in Arizona and New Mexico large
mature trees are often retained to
produce seed. A great many of the
trees of this type are also defective in
some way because Of past fires or
some injury from other causes.
In order to determine the rate of
deterioration in trees of this type,
the Fort Valley forest experiment
station in Arizona began a study in
1910. Thirty-three trees ranging be-
tween 26 and AZ inches diameter
were selected in old growth stands
near the experiment station, and 81
trees between 50 and 38 inches in di-
ameter on a nearby area which had
been cut over % years previously,
were measured at the same time.
These areas were re-examinatd in
the fall of 1922, and it was found that
eight trees, or 24.2 per cent of the
total number in a virgin stand, had
died during the 12-year period, while
only one, or 90 per cent of the total
number on the cut-over area had died.
The lower mortality on the cut-ovef
plot was sascribed chiefly to the fact
that the trees were more thrifty than
those in the virgin stand.
The average growth in diameter of
the live trees during the past 10, 25,
so and 100 years was made by exam
nations of cores made by accretion
borer, an instrument which takes out
a core of wood from the tree about
the size of a lead pencil. In the un-
touched forest the increase in diam
eter in inches was 81, 1.27, 2.53, and
Cos inches, for the past 10, 25, so and
100 years. On the cut-over lands this
rate of growth was 1:02, 2.28, 3.78
and 7.03 inches, respectively.
Trees on the cut-over area grew
much faster than those in the old
growth stand because they had much
greater growing space to draw upon
for moisture and for plant food. The
mean annual growth during the last
10 and 25-year periods was almost
TWICE DIS great DIS IOI trees ia Lu0 VII
gin stand, showing how cutting causes
a great acceleEation of the growth of
the main trees. The trees in the vir-
gin forest 25 years before cutting
made an increase in diameter Of 1.36:
inches, while after cutting in 1895
they grew but 1.27 inches. On the
cut-over lands the average increase
before the cutting was 1.43 and after
the cutting was 2.28 inches. In other
words, there was decrease of 6.5 per
cent in these two periods while on the
cat-over land the increase was So per
cent more than during the first per-
iod.
Fifteen trees standing at consid-
cradle distance from any other trees
cut at the time of logging grew 50
per cent more, while 13 standing near
stumps grew 50 per cent more during
the last period The average increase
in diameter of these trees 25 years
after logging was 1.55 inches and 3.12
inches, respectively, or an average of
2.28 inches for ALL
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-30
TOWN OF FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA
COUNCIL MINUTES
MEETING OCTOBER 27TH, 1928.

0A14A1A A4NO OOz Ot%L1A Gt44A1 AOHVs
The Concil met today at o'clock
P. NJ, pursuant to call, for the pur-
pose of hearing a preliminary report
on the proposed Schulz Canyon water
development project.
Motion was made by Isham and sec
onded by Hunt that Councilman Quay
act as Mayor. The motion duly car
ried and Mr.. Quay thereupon presided
over the meeting.
Engineer Wright reported that Ger
tain surveys had been made and test
holes dug, and explained the general
formation Of the Schulz Canyon, both
as to grade and formation as being
satisfactory and favorable for a dam
site, but he also stated that he needed
more time in which to give a more
definite and intelligible report.
Attorney Perkins reported that En-
gineer Wright and himself had spo*
ken to Judge J. E. Jones and Mr.. John
Hennessy with regard to proposed
change in grade at the intersection of
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-30
TOWN OF FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA
COUNCIL MINUTES
MEETING OCTOBER BOTH, 1923

Pursuant to adjournment taken Sat-
urday, October 9th, the Common
Council of the Town of Flagstaff met
in the Town Hall, its regular meeting
place, at s o'clock P. NJ, for the pur-
pose of hearing objections on Paving
District No. 2. Those present were
Councilman Quay, Isham, Cameron,
Slipher, Engineer Wright, Attorney
Perkins and Clerk Pulliam.
In the absence of the Mayor, motion
was made by Cameron, seconded by
Isham and duly carried, that Coun-
Gilman Quay act as Mayor, whereupon
Mr.. Quay took the chair and called
the meeting to order.
A letter written by the Superinten-
dent Of Streets was presented in
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-30

which the Council was notified that
the period of time which was given
the property owners of Paving Dis
trict No. 2 in which to pay cash for
work done under the project, had ex-
pired, and gave an itemized statement
of the amounts unpaid which total is
S71 ,9305S.
A contour map, plans and estimates
of proposed dam in Schulz Canyon
were presented by Town Engineer
Wright and the Clerk was instructed
to send the same, together with SAM
pies from test holes when they are
available, to Burns and Mcdonnell of
Kansas City, for their approval.
A proposed resolution was present
ed and read and upon motion of Sill
pher which was seconded by Cameron,
the same was unanimously adopted as
Resolution No. 154 as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 154.
RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, PRO
VIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
IMPROVEMENT BONDS FOR
THE IMPROVEMENT OF GER
TAIN PORTIONS OF BEAVER
STREET, AGASSIZ STREET,
VERDE STREET, BIRCH AVE-
NUE., CHERRY AVENUE AND
DALE AVENUE IN THE TOWN
OF FLAGSTAFF AS DESCRTB-
ED IN RESOLUTION NO. 14O
NOW ON FILE IN THE OFFICE
OF THE TOWN CLERK TO
WHICH RESOLUTION REFER
ENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR
FURTHER PARTICULARS IN
REGARD TO THE DESCRIPTION
OF THE IMPROVEMENTS AND
LANDS TO BE ASSESSED.
Motion was made by Cameron and
seconded by Isham that the Street
Superintendent be authorized to open
and grade Humphrey street from the
north town limits south to Sullivan
avenue, thence east on Sullivan ave-
nue. to Leroux street.
There being no further business at
this time, the meeting was adjourned
upon motion Of Cameron and secono
of Isham which carried.
Approved:
S. F. QUAY,
Acting Mayor, Town of Flagstaff.
Attest:
C. t. PULLIAM,
Clerk, Town Of Flagstaff.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-30
CRIPPLED BOY SCOUT
NEWSY WINS PROMOTION

Second-class Scout John Quinn, OF
Honolulu, crippled newsboy, walking
with braces around weakened leg,
is on his way to first-class rank. He
has recently won in his test for
Scouts pace-a mile in twelve min
utes-after repeated failures, met
with the Scout smile and spirit.
when Johnny first tried to make
his mile in IL minutes by running and
walking alternately, be failed" says
the Honolulu Star-Builetin. ''He came
in two minutes too late. The next
day and the day following found him
out trying again, and on the third day
he finished within the time limit.
''The plan of running and walking
alternately is to train the Scouts to
cover long distances in short time. By
this method, in which they rest while
walking, they can cover five miles in
an hour without becoming fatigued.
"A short time ago Scout Quinn
could not have passed his pacing test.
That was before DIR. R. N. HIATT op-
Grated on him at the Shriners' hospi-
tai for crippled children. The lad is
now ON the way to full recovery. He
must wear braces until the muscles
loosened by the doctor have been exer-
cised and developed TO carry the lad
full weight.
! ''Who can tell,'' asked an observ-
er, "but that Scout activities may be
the final means of perfecting the cure
that will make Scout Quinn walk erect
and unaided in future days?"