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The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
BAD MEN CAPTURED
SO OFFICERS BELIEVE

Officer Jessie Slade arrested three
men Thursday morning while they
were eating breakfast in a restaurant
at Springerville. The men seem to
answer the description of three broth
ers who, in the latter part of Octo-
Der, held up a Southern Pacific train
in Oregon and killed four men. The
men were traifed from Cooley to
Springerville in the night and their
car had an Oregon license plate. If
they prove to be the right men, re-
wards amounting to $14,500 will be
paid for their capture.
Sheriff Marion Haws brought the
men down from Springerville and
locked them in the county jail where
they are being held until information
can be obtained from Oregon officials
by which they can be positively iden-
tified.-St. Johns Observer.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
FLORIDA GIRL FOUND NEAR
PRESCOTT - LOST FOR DAYS

Lost in the Williamson valley sew
eral miles from habitation and with
out food or water, Miss Bobby Ander-
son, who told authorities she had come
from Florida to fulfill her ambition
of western ranch life, was found ex-
hausted by a rancher wandering in
an isolated district 10 miles from a
highway.
Last Tuesday City Councilman Ar
thur M. Davis of Prescott, returning
through the valley from mountain
trip, found these words scrawled on
a piece of wood he picked up near the
road:
"Lost without water since this
morning. / am walking west from
here. Bobby Anderson. A search
was instituted with no clue to the
whereabout Of the missing girl.
Clad in overalls and with ragged
cap on her head, the girl was sighted
by a rancher near whose ranch she
wandered. She said she had slept at
night on the top Of cedar clad butte,
whipped by cold winds and frightened
by bowling coyotes.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
LET'S PLAY THE GAME
FOR ARIZONA AT LARGE

Bill Stuart, in the Prescott Courier,
says: ''The burning question in CEN
trail Arizona is how to lessen the
popularity of the Old Trails highway
as a motor tourist route. 1t can't be
done-even at the expense of the
whole state"
And Bill is right. Some time, some
of these extremely short-sighted road
organization promoters will get their
eyes opened and see that the thing to
do is to play this game fair and from
the broad spirit Of unselfishness. To
play Arizona as a whole and not one
part to the destruction of another.
Arizona must be made tourist OBJ
jective, and the way to do it is to
complete the seven per cent system
at the earliest possible moment;
boost the Grand Canyon, Petrified
Forest, our Missions, Roosevelt dam,
Natural bridge, Colossal Cave, Rhy-
olite Park and all the other natural
wonders nature has so literally be-
slowed upon our great state.
To tear down one route at the ex-
pense of another can't be done. With
apologies to a certain outfit we might
add that our state highways must be
built on the theory of zone for all,
and all for one."
Let's sell Arizona to the tourist as
a whole, not part.-Tombstone Pros
pector.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
S195, ,OOO GASOLINE TAX
COLLECTED IN PAST YEAR

The total gasoline tax collected in
the state during the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1923, was S195, ,143.01,
according to statement issued by
Richard Ramsey, state auditor. The
statement was compiled from reports
made to the state auditor by the Of
flee of the secretary of state. The
entire collection was under the one
cent gasoline tax.
The report shows that total of 20,-
40,869.75 gallons of gasoline was sold
in the state during the twelve months
period ending June 80, 1928. As the
tax on gasoline is paid to the secre-
tary Of state on the 18th of each
month for the preceding month, the
collections for a portion Of the gaso-
line sold during the month of June,
1922, do not show in the total amount
of tax received.
The statement shows the segrega-
tion of the gasoline sold by counties
and by the principal towns in the
state. Of the total amount of gaso-
line sold nearly one-third was sold in
Maricopa county, the total number OF
gallons being 7,017,088.9.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
TWO KILLED; TWO HURT
WHEN TRAIN HITS AUTO

Stalled suddenly in their automobile
on the tracks of the Santa Fe rail-
road with fast express train coming
toward them, Murray Billings and
Russell Lindsey, both of Muscatine,
Iowa, were killed and James Alder
man and Mrs. Murray Billings were
injured when the train crashed into
the machine at Chita, Arizona, 80
miles east of Winslow.
The injured persons were removed
to a hospital at Winslow, where their
condition was said tosbe not serious.
Alderman suffered a broken arm
and Mrs. Billings escaped serious in
jury by leaping from the machine just
before the crash.
Billings, who was driving the au-
tomobile, had stopped few feet from
the tracks when he sighted the on
coming train-No. Z express of the
Santa Fe. In attempting to back
the machine further from the track
the driver erred fatally by throwing
the machine into high gear instead of
reverse. Selling control of the brakes
when the train reach the tracks, Bill
ings halted the car atsthe instant the
locomotive plowed through the ma
chine.
Members of the tyain crew said they
could find only pieces of the automo-
bile many feet from the spot of the
crash after the accident.
The four persons were en- route to
California
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
MILLION DOLLAR ADDITION
TO UNITED VERDE SHELTER

The new million dollar crushing
plant of the United Verde, located at
the westerly end of the smelter at
Clarkdale, was turned over" for the
first time last week and will be in
complete operation tomorrow or Sun
day. The building of this magnificent
plant which, like all other United
Verde equipment, is the very last word
in modernity and efficiency in plants
of the kind, is the best evidence that
can be offered that the rumors Of cur
tailed production at the great mine
are baseless and without the slight
est foundation in fact.
The plant will have a capacity of
1000 tons per day and it will be able
to handle all the ores shipped from
the mine and from the steam shovel
workings. This is approximately four
times the capacity, in fines, Of the
present crushing plant, which IS To-
Gated at Hopewell, and which will be
retired from commission and dismant-
led very shortly.
The plan was designed by Chief En-
pineer J. B. johnson under the direc-
ton of Robert E. Tally, general man.
ager; Thomas Taylor, general smelter
superintendent, and Charles r. Ku-
zell, smelter superintendent. Pur-
chasing Agent Dave Hopkins contract
ed for all the machinery and material
entering into the plant. - Jerome
News.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
WINSLOW MAN SHOOTS SELF
ACCORDING TO AFFIDAVIT

William Dunn, brakeman on the
Santa Fe, accidentally shot himself
Sunday morning about 1870 a. m,
near the telephone office with a .32
automatic revolver, the bullet enter
ing his right side, passing through
his body just in front of the backbone
and lodging next to the skin on his
side. He was taken to the Gallup
hospital Sunday morning. 1t is re-
ported that he is improving.
There are several rumors out that
Dunn did not shoot himself and that
he is trying to shield someone. Oc-
cording to an affidavit signed by him
at Gallup Monday, he accidentally
shot himself when he crossed the
street near the telephone office
stumbling on the curb. He had the
gun in his hand in his overcoat poe
ket, and when he fell the gun was
discharged Winslow Mail.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
JOSEPH F. WOODS DIES IN
HOSPITAL AT GALLUP

Joseph F. Woods, well-known Hol-
brook resident, died in the Gallup hos
pital Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock.
Upon hearing the news, immediate
plans were started for bringing the
remains to Holbrook for interment
The funeral took place Friday af-
ternoon at o'clock and was under
the auspices of the B. P. o. Elks, the
interment taking place in the Hol
brook cemetery.
Joe Woods came to Holbrook from
Sacramento, Calf, in 1881. In the
former place he followed the 0ccupa-
ton of jockey, riding many Of the
fast horses owned by the early-day
horsemen Of California. Upon coming
to Holbrook, he shortly entered the
cattle business in partnership with
Bert Porter, who now lives on the
coast.
Mr.. Woods for six years served as
sheriff of Navajo county. He and
Nat Greer were in business in Hol-
brook for many years, Mr.. Greer be-
ing in partnership with him in the op-
Grafton of Woods poolroom up to the
time Of his death. He leaves two
sons, Chauncey and Joe Woods, Jr.,
the latter residing in Holbrook.
Chauncey is employed for the Ameri-
can Express company at Needles.
Mr.. Woods was born in Placerville,
California, on November "a, 1852
which would make him Ga years of age
this month.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
INDIAN BUCK DANCES ARE
BEING HELD BY NAVAJOS

Wallace Ellsworth and Wallace E.
Shumway, who made trip out to the
Navajo Indian reservation during the
week to look after tax matters with
the Indians, had the pleasure of TAX
ing in the annual Navajo buck dance.
This is a dance in which none but the
males take part. The Indians dance
and sing songs during the ceremonies.
It was expected that by Sunday there
will be at least 1000 Indians present
at the dance. This annual occurrence
takes place on the reservation be-
tween Indian Wells and Cedar Springs.
-Holbrook Tribune,
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
SALE OF HOGBACK CRUDE
TO LOCAL PEOPLE STOPPED

The sale Of Hogback crude was
withdrawn from the market Friday
night and Friday afternoon and Satur-
day there was quite a scramble among
car owners here to get their cars filled
up and have a little stock left to use
when the gas in the tanks was used
up. All users that we hace talked
with agree that it was better fuel gas
than that which the Continental has
been furnishing and our personal ex-
perience with it confirms this. A tele-
gram was received by Supt. Weber
Friday instructing him to stop the
sale of crude. No reason was given
so far as we can learn. 1t does not
seem fair to either the Navajos or
the residents of the basin to have this
step taken, but there may be good
and sufficient reason for it. If SO we
would like to hear it and give public
ity to it.
At a meeting of the Pennington
Civic club, held Tuesday of this week
a resolution was adopted protecting
against the action of the Midwest Re-
fining Co. in stopping the sale OF
crude oil from its Hogback wells, both
because OF the Joss Ol IOydtly " bl4S
Navajo Indians and because San Juan
basin residents resent the injustice
Of paying 80 cents per gallon for gas
oline shipped in from Wyoming, when
Hogback crude can be used to better
advantage for the same purpose, says
the Times Hustler. Copies Of the res
olution were sent to the Aztec cham
Der of commerce and the Durango Ex-
change, with the request that similar
action be taken by those bodies. 1t is
understood Commissioner to the Nav
ajos H. j. Hagerman will be in Farm
ington shortly and the matter viii be
presented to him.
At the time the sale of Hogback
crude was stopped it was being sold
at the rate of 500 barrels week, with
the demand constantly increasing. The
sale price at the well being $500 per
barrel, this would amount to the neat
income of over $4,000 a year, with
out any expenses of refining or pipe
.--Holbrook Tribune.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
w. ]. KINGSBURY is
FREED ON BONDS

w. J. Kingsbury, president of the
closed Farmers and Merchants bank OF
Tempe, who has been held in the coun-
ty Jail since his arrest last August
on charges growing out Of the banks
closing, was released Saturday night
under bail of $4,000, approved by
Superior Judge M. t. Phelps. Kings
bury was convicted on charge OF
wilfully misapplying funds of the
closed bank and is facing four to
five-year term in the state peniten-
tiary. His appeal to the supreme
court is pending.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
LOS ANGELES SAYS SHE
WON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE

Assurance was given at the meeting
of the Boulder Dam association, held
at Santa Ana, California that the city
of Los Angeles will cooperate in ev-
cry way 10 make irrigation by diver
sion Of the waters of the Colorado
river a success. 1t had been held in
some quarters that proposals by the
city of Los Angeles conflicted with
general plans for the Colorado's de-
velopment.
In papers from Mayor Cryer of Los
Angeles, and heads of the department
of public service, it was stated Los
Angeles would not knowingly be a
party to legislation or an organiza-
ton which would act to the disadvan-
tage Of Nevada or Arizona.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
QUEBEDEAUX' MADE REPRESEN-
TATIVE OF ENGINEERS BANK

T. NJ. Quebedeaux, president of the
Arizona State bank, returned recent
ly from Los Angeles, where he had
been called into conference with the
head of the Brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Engineers bank. Mr.. Quebedeaux
was made the direct representative Of
this fast growing chain Of banks, for
Arizona and New Mexico and was di.
rected to take charge Of the organiza-
ton of the new bank now being form
ed at Gallup. He will leave for Gal
lup next week to investigate the Gal
lup proposition and if everything is in
Sharpe will proceed with the opening
of that branch. Winslow Mail.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
BOY BADLY CUT UP BY
CARS AT KINGMAN

A 17-year-old lad was run over by
a freight train on which he had been
riding Thursday morning at King
man. When the boy was picked up by
the train men he was conscious and
said he must have gone to sleep and
fallen down between the cars.
Both legs were amputated by the
train and the right arm was cut off
between the elbow and shoulder.
Throughout all the intense suffering
and pain the plucky lad never whim-
pered or let moan escape.
While in the doctors office he talk
ed with those present, and told one
little boy who happened to call at the
office to take FOOLS advice and never
hop a ride on a freight. Justice of
the Peace Miller said he had never
seen such control in either man or
boy as this badly mangled and prob
ably fatally injured boy displayed.
This morning at the Mohave county
hospital the boys parents, who were
wired for and arrived this morning,
were interviewed while the boy, Cecil
Ray Hatfield was undergoing the op-
erations necessary. The boy was bum
ming his way from California to Ark
ansas where he had relatives whom
he wished to visit. Two years ago
when w. R. Hatfield and family were
travelling from Arkansas to Califor-
MIA they stopped in Kingman and
stayed with Tom Murphy for several
months, Mr.. Hatfield working on the
hospital when it was under construc-
ton and the injured lad also helping
shingle the hospital and is now reclin-
ing on a spot where two years ago ne
was vigorously pounding nails.-King-
man Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
NUMBER OF CATTLE
SHIPMENTS MADE

The past ten days a large number
of cattle have been sold and shipped
out of the county, and with the feed
ers that have been sent to pasture
lands in California and elsewhere the
total number aggregate 1000 head.
The cattle came from practically all
the ranges in the county, Joe Rudy
and Arthur Heath shipping AZ from
Yucca country; Bacon, Gaddis, Cross,
Eperson, Bonelli, Carrow and George,
Duncans, Neal, Clark, Buckley and
others getting in on the shipments
and cleaning their ranges as far as
possible.
George w. Miller shipped two cars
of fat beef steers from his Lookout
ranch. These cattle were the best so
far shipped from the county.
The cleaning up Of the ranches OF
the county Will make the wintering
of the balance of the herds a lesser
problem to the cattlemen.-Kingman
Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
HOOTCH FOUND IN AN
ELECTRIC TABLE LAMP

A handsome electric table lamp
proved a clever cache for a pint bottle
of whiskey. 1t was found by federal
and county officers after a two-hour
search of the Shamrock saloon on
South Broad street, Globe. As re-
suit of the alleged find Marion Kar-
agon, brother Of Steve Karagon, al
ready in Jail, was brought to the
sheriff's office last night. 1t was ex-
peeted that bond would be forthcom-
ling when hearing of the case came
before Judge Hechtman.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
BOOZE ALL BAD, SAYS PROHI
DIRECTORS; MADE 100 TESTS

Of the more than 100 samples of
illicit liquor tested in government lab
oratories in Denver, after seizure in
Arizona, not one was found which was
not dangerous to life, according to an
nouncement by NJ. E. Cassidy, state
director of prohibition enforcement,
who procured and sent the samples
for testing. The samples tested, he
said, were taken from containers bear
ing labels of Scotch whiskey to or
binary moonshine liquor.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
INDICT HAYDEN MAN FOR
SENDING POISON IN MAIL

John H. Weddle of Hayden was in
dicted at Tucson by the federal grand
jury on a charge of depositing poison
in the mails. He is alleged to have
mailed the poison in a letter to Mrs.
George Sharrah of Hayden, which her
husband intercepted.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
SEEK BIOGRAPHIES OF
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT

Gertrude Bryan Leeper of Phoenix
has been designated, by George II.
Kelly, state historian, to prepare a
biographical book on the achievements
of prominent women Of Arizona. The
book will deal with pioneer women of
the early days, up to those of the
present time.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
WANIANS GATHER AT
TUSCON TUESDAY

The state Kiwanis convention open
ed in Tucson Tuesday with several in-
ternational officers in attendance and
many Of the southwestern clubs out
side Of the state represented. An
elaborate program is scheduled for
the two-day convention.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-23
SCHOOL GETS DODGE TRUCK

Lawrence E. Dicus, Jerome garage
man, went to Phoenix and drove back
the new Dodge truck, which is to be
used in transporting children from the
Hopewell, Arkansas & Arizona Sec
tions to the Jerome grammar and high
schools,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-13

tored to Lost Pond, Sunday. where
they will enjoy hunting trip, max
ing their headquarters at the Briggs
Camp.
Mrs. Emma Flagg and her daugh-
ter Miss Hattie Flagg who have been
passing several weeks with, Mrs.
Flagg's brother at Arson have re-
turned to their former home on East
Front Street, where Mrs. Flagg 10
caring for her grandchildren
Local friends of Mr., and Mrs. Clyde
Badger Of Worcester, Mass, will be
interested to know that they are
parents of q little daughter, weigh
ing ga pounds which was born last
week. Mr.. Badger is the son OF Mr.
and Mrs. George Badger and for
merry resided in Cornville and SkoW :
hogan.
Miss Evelyn Bridges, the super.
visor of Home Economics IN the
Skowhegan schools went to Far
mington, Saturday night, where she
was a guest over night of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Creation and Sunday the
Creations and Miss Bridges motored
to Gorham, N. H., to visit a, class
mate of Miss Bridges at the State
Normal school at Pennington.
Mrs. Emery Thompson and chill
dren Richard, Lois and Merrill OF
Southport are to pass the winter in
town that the children may have this
advantages of the Skowhegar
schools. They will occupy an APP
partment In the A. p. Lamb house or
Turner Ave. Mr.. Thompson who II
chief engineer Is on a coal vessel and
will be away for the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-13
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. Ella N. Jewett will go TO
Bingham. Wednesday on a business
trip.
W. II. HINGE of Kansas City. Mo.
was in town Saturday calling on
friends.
Miss Ella Booth. who has been the
guest of Mr.. and MIS-. John Hogan
in Wateryille since Saturday will re-
turn Monday. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward vigue of
East Front ST., are parents of a little
daughter born Thursday, who has
been named Geraldine Evelyn.
Marion Lessor has gone to New
port, VT. where she has been called
by the serious illness of her sister,
Mrs. Joseph Vigue.
Ed. Spear and Bert Higgins were
In Waterville to take part in the
Spanish war veterans parade in OBJ
Servance of Armistice day.
Representative Ellsworth A. Piper
and Miss Helen Newton of Jack
man were guests Sunday of Miss
Newton's brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Newton of Court street.
RAYMOND I.acasse. a student at
Bowdoin college, was the weekend
guest. of his mother, Mrs. Eta La
casse. at the home of his sister and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Walker of Malbon's Mills.
Rev. George j.. Thurlow of the
Federated church was in Cornville,
Sunday afternoon, where he con-
Quoted religious service at the
Town hall, which vas largely at
tended and enjoyed by those attend
ing.
Iangdon Jewett of Bowdoin COL
lege<and his college friend, Ernest
Joy. of Bar Harbor, who have been
guests of Mr.. Jewett's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur r. Jewett of Pleas
ant street, have returned to Bruns-
wick.
Mrs. NJ. +. Shaw and Mrs. Gladys
Shaw of Dexter motor&d to Show
hogan Saturday afterndon to visit
over the holiday with Mrs. Gladys
Shaw's mother, Mrs. Cora Roberts
at the home of John Campbell on the
Canaan road.
A. B. Clement. manager of the
Maine Farmers Exchange, of Port
land. returned to that city Saturday
night. being driven by r. T.. Harris
to Waterville after the meeting of
farmers before which MIR. Clement
spoke Saturday afternoon.
Misses Della, Anna, Alice and
Helen Bouchard accompanied by
game commissioner Ed. King mo-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-13
Real Estate Transfers
in Somerset County

Anson-Brookf1eld Manufacturing
Company of North Arson to Elmer
W.. Sawyer of North Arson, land in
North Arson village with buildings,
ON the easterly side of Willow street.
G.. Guy Hume of Fairfield to Henry
c. Newhall of Fairfield, land at An
son. Frank A. Howard of Portland
to Carl Luce of Arson, land in An
son, being lot No. 90 on plan of lots
as per Turner Boswell, formerly
owned by Asa M. Gilman and a right
to use of water.
Bingham-Earl r. Taylor and
Norris Taylor of Bingham to AL
fred b. Curtis of Bingham, land in
Bingham, beginning at the north
end of the center line of lot nine
in range four, containing so acres,
formerly owned by Bingham Land
Company.
Cambridge-George L. Davis Of
Cambridge to .Luman c. Shepherd of
Dexter, land in Cambridge, being
west half of lot No. II in range nine,
containing eighty acres; second par
Gel being SO much of lots II and
1S in range 2 in the town of Cam
bridge, formerly owned by Helen B.
Snow.
Leroy r. Perkins Of Ripley to
Fred A. Littlefield of Dexter. land
in Cambridge, being q portion of
land formerly owned by Fay and
Scott, and second parcel, being