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The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
BLISSFUL IGNORANCE

Speaking from a copper riveted standpoint our
friend Editor Bill Kelly, publisher of the Copper
Era at Clifton, freely admits there is too mucn
education in Arizona to please his mining con-
stituents Bill freely admits for them that two
normal schools are an expensive luxury to tax
PAYERS and since the mining companies claim 70
pay most of the taxes his complaint is made IN
their interest, though we are at loss TO know
Just where he gets off with this propaganda IN
Graham county, where agriculture is the man
interest with quite fad among the people there
for education Bringing up sectlonallsm does not
count. We are for Arizona by and large, just as
prosperous as men can make it regardless OF pol
itics or previous condition of servltude
Really we never accused the state tax COM
mission with wrong doing and since the mine tax
suits were withdrawn from the federal courts we
feel certain the tax commission elected by the
people must be doing the right thing. Blu be-
lieves the tax commission is fairly and honestly
performing the duties imposed upon them by law.
Sure Bill, whatever the law imposes IL tnere IS
any mine tax law
Regardless of Bills rather too freely generally
admitting that education is luxury in Arizona,
we do not agree with him. 1t may be consider
ed a luxury to those who have no children living
in Arizona and to whom an additional dividend
would be preferred, but those who live in Arizona
and must educate their children here, do not agree
to that statement.
It is also possible that the mining industries
are struggling for their existence at the present
time but they didn't have a very hard struggle
during the war period and none of them went
broke, but looking around over the state among
the farmers in the Salt river valley and generally
over the state among ranchers, sheep men, cattle
men and lumbermen, we find vast number who
not only struggled but struggled in vain. Many
of them are struggling yet, but they have no re-
serve fund to back up their struggles.
Then again. Bill, just think what might happen
in this state if the suckers should accidentally
get educated.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
THE s2O,oOO,ooO BOND ISSUE

The tentative draft Of Gov Hunts twenty mil
lion dollar road bill has been given out to the pub
lie. Undoubtedly the bill will be bone of con-
tention in the next extra or regular session Of
the legislature, consequently we are printing the
proposed law in full that the general public may
have an idea of the proposed law. The issuance
of twenty million dollars worth of bonds will ne
cessitate an amendment to the state constitution.
The tentative draft has been sent out to test the
temper of the people and to get some idea as to
their feeling in the matter, at. least we suppose
that the idea since there has been no call for an
extra session of the legislature at the present
proposed law, which contemplates a $5,000000
per year road building program, the repayment of
bonds to be made by the gasoline tax. There is a
need of some permanent plan of permanent road
building with definite fund provided for main
tenance, but whether or not this plan will stand
analysis is doubtful.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
Los ANGELES REACHING AGAIN

Now Los Angeles and southern California are
asking congress for only one hundred million dol
lars to build the Boulder Canyon dam to protect
them from floods-and the necessity of paying
anything when the government could do it just as
well as not and let the rest of the United States
kick in. Los Angeles is as absolutely fair, free
and mprejudiced as Phoenix is in having the
state pay for their Minehaha road to pleasure
camp.
It's burned shame that all the papers in the
southwest do not kick in and help these unselfish
communities help themselves to the public treas
ury-both state and national. Getting the whole
country to pay for local improvement is great
saving for such localities and if they can get
enough suckers to see it, they should have it. If
Zeke won't pay his bill add it to Bills. Scatter
it out and the hull country won't realize they are
paying Zekes bills.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
THE BARGAIN HUNTER

A microscopic youth, with penny
clutched firmly in his moist hand,
stood on tiptoe in front of a candy
counter, inspecting the goods. Moth
ing seemed to please him and finally
the clerk, in evaporation, said:
"See here, young fellow, do you
want to buy the whole world with a
fence around it for a penny?"
The prospective purchaser meditat-
ed a moment and then replied:
Lets see it."
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
TOO MUCH EXTRAVAGANCE

Secretary Mellon says: '"The American people
cannot have lighter taxes and indulge in such ex-
travagances as bonuses and similar luxuries. Only
very rich country could stand our complicated
and expensive system of government. British
taxes sound very heavy but in actual fact average
Englishmen pay less than the average American.
Since 1920 state taxation has risen while federal
taxes have been reduced. Since 1913 the per cap
ita increase for 18 states has been from 100 to
200 per cent.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16

During the past year there have been more Ok
lahoma tourist cars going through here on their
way west than from any other state. Quite a
number suggest they want to get away from Gov.
Walton and his Ku Klux squabble which has
brought so much unenviable notoriety upon the
state. While not attempting to decide the rights
or wrongs of his contentious, we are willing to
venture that he has damaged the good name of
the state to an extent that will take decade of
hard work to overcome. nl-advised newspaper
editors can accomplish similar results in their
communities on very short notice. The people
are more or less to blame for such happenings
and they suffer most.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
TACT AT THE DANCE

"What do you do if man persists
in asking for a dance-and you hate
him 2" asked Maud.
"Tell him your cards FULL" advised
Dora.
"Well, suppose it isn't?"
"Say it is-and let him see it isn't"
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16

We don't believe the people of Flagstaff object
to Safety First" and are always willing to wake
up during the night when bombs explode on the
track or the engineer screams four or five times
to call the flagman back. These resounding echoes
during the dead of night which resound and re-
boys are obeying orders regardless Of bomb
equipment or steam. But we have often won
dered why vent pipe couldn't be stuck up out
of the top of the depot thus warning the train
men when they were within the Smile limit !?
Huh?
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
TRUISMS

There is a liberal education in a
swift kick.
Accident makes fame, but purpose
holds it.
The aviator is not envied by a
happy mole.
Home is any place where you would
rather be.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
CRUEL AND UNUSUAL

1t was busy day in the butchers
shop. The butcher yelled to a boy
who helped in the place: Hurry up.
John. Don't forget to cut off Mrs.
Murphy's leg, break Mrs. Jones
bones, and don't forget to slice Mrs.
Johnson's tongue"
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
YES. ISN'T 1T

"It's hard" said the sentimental
landlady at the dinner table, ito think
that this poor little lamb should be
destroyed in his youth just to satisfy
our appetites."
"Yes," replied the smart boarder,
struggling with his portion, at is
tough"
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
SPEAKING OF CONVERSATION

In a coffee house two young girls
were slipping coffee. Here is a frag-
ment of their conversation overheard
which may be ineligible to those
versed in flapperese:
"Hot cat!" exclaimed one. "You
have spit the sassafras."
"If you don't think / have, you are
crazy" was the rejoinder.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
ANOTHER ROMANCE BLASTED

Little Miss Gwendolyn was discours-
ing affably with the rich widower
who was quite interested in her moth
er.
"If / send you a DOLL" said Mr..
Richingdon, SHOULD it have golden
hair like yours 2"
Gwendolyn: "Oh, no; the next doll
| get must have hair like mama's-to
take off and put on.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16

Merry Christmas-December 25th 1928 Just
38 days from today. Don't say you forgot about
it and didn't know it was scheduled to occur on
that date again this year. Remember all the
preparations you said you were going to make
for this year along about December 25th last
year? Well, you only have SO days more to make
good Santa Claus and the calendar never miss
their appointments, whether you do or not.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
SCHOOL PROPERTY INCREASES $50 PER
CENT IN 20 YEARS

According to the records of the u S. bureau
of education, the value of all public school prop
erty in the United States 20 years ago was $6O1-
ST., 600. Today the value of all public school
property is S2,410,000,00O. Twenty years ago
100000 pupils were enrolled in public schools.
Today the enrolment is in excess of 22000,0 900.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
THE VERY ONE

A certain automobile manufacturer
claimed to have put car together in
seven minutes.
A few weeks after this event was
heralded in the newspapers, voice
on the telephone asked:
rs it true that your factory put
car together in seven minutes ?"
"Yes. Why?"
"Oh, nothing. But | believe l have
the car"
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
INDIAN POPULATION INCREASES

According to the bureau of Indian affairs, con-
nected with the department of the interior, the
Indian population of the United States is show
ing consistent increase. Twenty years ago it
amounted to 270,238. According to a census just
completed, the Indian population of the United
States is 1903.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16

Secretary MELONS proposed reduction in in
come tax of some 1923, 1000 will meet with
pretty general approval. He also proposes to re-
peal the taxes on admissions telephone and tee-
graph messages and leased wires Confidence is
expressed that under the budget system the total
expenses for running the government will be kept
below three and half billion during the current
fiscal year.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16

Governor Hunt says that "a woman may be
governor in the next few years. Well, we are
willing to suggest it for the next term in Arizona
and will make nomination if Hunt will agree to
withdraw from the race
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
TWO WAYS

Single Man: "The reason why there
are not more scandals and divorces is
because when a woman marries men
generally leave her alone"
Married Woman: every true-oh,
say, can't you run over and keep me
company tonight? John has left me
alone for the evening""
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16

Flagstaff was mighty we'll pleased with the
Amistice day celebration and the help given by
Holbrook, Winslow and the good help Offered by
Williams, though all were disappointed because
Williams could not be present owing to scarlet
fever epidemic. However, the good will was there
and was fully appreciated. Hereafter when any
one tries to divide northern Arizona they'll have
to make it new state
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
WHERE THEY CAME FROM

II always wondered where all the
Smiths came from until / went to the
city,"
"Then what happened?"
81 saw a sign Smith Mahufactur-
ing Company"
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
SIMPLE MISTAKE

Pa: "I've bought new tin rattler
for the baby"
Ma: "Why, John, it will be at least
Is years before he will be able to
drive a car"
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
NO CIT RATES

Smirker: "Come here, little girl, I'll
give you a penny for a kiss"
Little Girl "Huh-uh! / can earn
more'n that taking castor OIL"
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
LIKE AN ANGEL

Married One Year: "You remind me
of an angel, darling; you are always
harping on something and never seem
to have anything to wear"
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
IN HELPS

ain time of trial." Grated the
preacher, "what brings the greatest
comfort
"An acquittal," responded person
who should never have been admitted.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16

The German mark has got down to point
where it takes an expert to discover figures to
quote the lack of value of one of the things It's
wonder they wouldn't start over and use mus
tard seed as medium of exchange.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16

The last survivor of the charge of the Light
Brigade" is dead again. God bless him! We wish
him many happy returns of the day.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16

Mrs. o. P. Belmont says women are foolish to
get married. She probably realizes what mis-
take her parents made.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16

Senator LaFollette says the world has gone
mad. Dye! Dye! Every man in the parade out
of step except my son Ikey
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16

The egg crop exceeded the wheat crop in value
this year. No wonder the old ROSTERS have a
right to crow.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16

There are no more old opera companies
they are "reyues" now.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
IN 1852

Barr: eyes, I'm living 45 minutes
from Broadway"
Carr: II don't see how you can
stand the London fog"
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
A BUSY MAN

Rub: "Dobbs was one of the slow
est men | ever knew"
Dub: Eyes; took him all of his life
to de-"
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
TALKS, TICKLES AND
TANTRUMS
*++***$+**%%*%%%s : -

Some people live in their autos.
Others die in them.
Even cider teaches US a lesson by
it's willingness to work.
One half the world doesn't know
why the other half lives.
Terrible accidentl Automobile
skidded and struck lady in the safety
zone.-Watertown Standard.
Joe the Plodder says that following
the line of least resistance is what
makes rivers and men crooked.
The Coconino sun., 1923-11-16
ANGELS ARE ALL PAINTED

Our stenographer admits that she
paints and says: "No man ever saw
an angel that was not painted"
, 1923-01-24
ELK STARVE YEARLY
IN jACKS0N'S HOLE
Feed Comes Too Late To Save
Weak Animals, Declares Le-
gisIator In Plea For
Better System

The state of Wyoming is all wrong
or nearly so-in its system of feed
ing wild elk in the Jackson Hole
country, according to Representative
w. C. Deloney of Lincoln county, who
desires the appointment of a legisla-
tive committee to go to the elk coun-
try and look into the matter. The
expenses of the Investigation, states
Mt. Deloney, would be negligible in
comparison with the saving that I'M
doubtedly would result from a change
of system.
Mr.. D.leuey's legislative hobby is
game protection. He lives In the
heart of the big game region and
when he discusses elk he knows
whereof he speaks. He believes that
the states feeding, designed to tide
the elk herds yer periods when nat
ural forage is too deeply covered with
snow to be accessible, is not begun
until 1t is too late to ave many OF
the elk, BY the time the state begins
providing hay for the elk, he stated
in an illuminating speech to the
llOuSc, ulduy VI liz Oih ~ wv -
gone from starvation to be saved by
the delayed aid; so weak from hunger
delayed aid; so weak from hunger
that they fall easy prey to coyotes
and other predatory animals. He be-
lieves that a study should be made of
the feeding problem, and a system
adopted ~whereunder feeding would
begin in ample time and be continued
until spring is sufficiently advanced
for the elk to subsist without assist
ance.
The present feeding system. Rep
resentative Deloney stated. not only
results In the loss of great numbers
of elk that should be saved, but in
loss to the ranchmen of the Jackson
Hole. The elk. driven to desperation
by hunger. raid the ranches and con-
sumo large quantities of hay stored
by stockmen for the consumption OF
domestic stock. II state feeding were
begun in proper time. he pointed out.
these desperate raids would not take
Mace.
, 1923-01-24
NOBLE DROPS HIS
ROPE and SHARES ONE

On Thursday afternoon at the Meth
odist parsonage. a wedding OF more
thar usual interest to Cody people
took place when Miss Helen Orns n
former resident of South Fork. became
the bride of Floyd Noble. Only I'M
mediate members OF the family were
present.
Noble has been working as a cow
puncher at the Pitchfork Ranches and
is we'll known to Cody because Of his
ability as n bronze twister and his an
nual appearance as such in h buck
ing contest at the Cody Stampede and
other celebrations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noble have the heart
lest congratulations and good wishes
oil the neighborhood and returned on
Saturday to Pitchfork where they VIII
make their home for the present.
, 1923-01-24
NOT OUR "SCOTTY"
THAT WAS ROBBED

The report that "Scotty" McWil.
liams had been drugged and robbed
Of $4,000 in a soft drink parlor In St
Paul, MINI. Is vigorously denied by
that person who at present is at
tending strictly to business on his
sheep ranch on Upper Sage creek.
ut couldn't be done, declared Mr..
McWilliams, There must be a mis-
aiken in the name for l refuse to be-
.ieve that any Scotchman could be
separated from hat much money in
a soft drink parlor."
The rumor grew out of the fact
tr a man who described himself as
Eugene McWilliams. living on a
ranch near Cody, Wyo., had reported
his loss to federal prohibition agents
in St. Paul. He stated that he had
scld oil properties and been robbed
Of the proceeds while drugged.
"Scotty's" name is James, though
! = seldom hears it. and no Eusan.
MGWilliams is known in these pa. Is.
, 1923-01-24
IwuN JOE MARR|Es;
HAS HUNTING LICENSE

On Sunday afternoon, Cody was
the scene OF another wedding and
ahe town lost one OF it's most popu-
lar girls. when Joe Mathieson flivver
ec himself down from Valley and
snatched from bur midst, Miss Ethel
Erickson.
"lnjun Joe" had been threatening
a marriage for several moons. He
said he just naturally fell in love
with the only girl In the world" and
80 on Sunday afternoon. got all dress
ed up In his best blue suit and sailed
forth to the house of County Clerk
rousseau who was somehow awaken
ed from his customary Sunday after
noon nap and asked for the necessary
license. Joe modestly ave his age
as about sixty five. and mentioned
.ne birth place OF his wife as Copen'
nagen, Sweden. though he wasn't
quite sure but that II might have been
STOCKHOLM. Denmark. Anyway. u was
somewhere around. that neck Of the
WOODS. Then he called up Miss
erickson and said well. I've got the
ticket" and she said Hurry down to
tied.
Inc ceremony was performed at the
nome cf the brides parents and was
auended by members OF the immedi'
ee family OF the bride and by Miss
race Bowermaster. Mr.. and Mrs
sve Jones and George Coleman. A
s'ucal moment was had by all when
M oeine asked to produce the license
'uieson suddenly thrust forth q
, 1923-01-24
BOARD CUTS
GRAZING RENTALS

The land board extended further
relief to the stockmen of Wyoming
when at its last meeting it Gu down
the rentals on state grazing land.
A reduction Of rentals to all state
grazing lands by IN cents an acre
applies to each Of three divisions, so
that land heretofore leased at s
cents will be leased at IN cents.
The TN cent rate will be lowered to
S cents and the 10 cent schedule re-
duced to tn cents.
This applies to all new leases and
will be effective for the next two
years. At the end of that ime he
board will decide on he rates to be
in effect after that.
, 1923-01-24
SHERIFF ARRESTS
POPULAR RANCHER
ON LIQUOR CHARGE
Fred Morris And "Pontoon
Johnny Accused BY Bill
Barlow; lnformer Ar
rested In Turn

Sometime during the first Of the
week a man knocked on the door of
the sheriff's office at the County
Court House, and upon being admit
ed and describing himself as Bill Bar
low, inventor of Perpetual Motion,
camp cook and general odd job man
about town, said he had most import
ant business to discuss with the of
ficer Of the law and thereby dis.
closed the rather startling tale that
Fred Morris. veteran dude wrangler
of North Fork had been making moon
shine on his ranch near wapiti.
So earnest a Barlow in his ap.
parent eagerness to see Morris be.
hind the bars that he even went so
far as to write on the bottom Of the
warrant a description of the exact
location in which the alleged still
might be found Upon going to the
Morris Ranch later in the day., e
member OF the Sheriff's force with
Barlow's directions in hand succeeded
IL finding several old wash tubs, a
large ten gallon can, and several
other utensils undoubtedly used in
the manufacture Of liquor and SO
Fred Morris was placed under arrest
Tuesday night, charged with the
making of whiskey.
Morris was soon released on bail
after DR.. r. C. Trueblood and Clay
Tyler had rome his bonds, and the
first thing the dude wrangler did up
oil immerging from the county jail
was to have a similar warrant sworn
out for Barlow prefering the same
whiskey-making charges.
1t seems that Barlow had been EN-
ployed by Morris last summer and
following the ending OF the dude sea.
son when the services of such an
able hand as even the inventor Bar
low were NO longer needed. Morris
E~oodnaturdly gave the man permits.
sion to remain neal the ranch from
time to time occasional necessities
wore lent to the man from the Ranch
store. the pay for same being deduct
ed from Barlow's summer wages dur
ing the arranging Of business mat
tiers in the fall.
Barlow objected to having this
money deducted from his pay and in
a fit Of anger suddenly hid his still
and all utensils somewhere on the
Norris Ranch property where Morris
himself had no idea where to find It,
and where through Barlow's carefully
laid plans the outfit was found by
the men from Sheriffs headquarters
on Tuesday afternoon.
A climax of this sad tale is that
John Burgham. alias "Pontoon
Johnny. employee Of the Morris
Ranch was also taken into custody
on the anne charge. Pontoon ~Johnny's
bail was furnished by Fred Morris
and Clay Tyler.
, 1923-01-24
DIM LIGHTS DUE TO
Low WATER IN RIVER

The unusually poor light which
has been noticed considerably OF late
in Cody, has been due to the fact
that authorities at Shoshone Dam In
the canyon shut down on the water
supply last week. and there has not
been sufficient water in the river to
promote enough power to brighten
electric lights. On Tuesday however
more water was allowed to pass
through the canyon and SO 1t is hoped
that an Improvement in the lighting
system Of the town will soon be motto
ed.
, 1923-01-24
new POSTMASTER
ASSUMES DUTIES

A change in the management Of the
local p~ostoffice took place on Tues.
day morning. when Ora Sonners ap-
peared and took over his new duties
20 Cody postmaster. succeeding X. ].
McGinnis who went out Of office on
the first of the year.
For the present, former postmaster
McGinnis will remain and help out
his with the tolls OF the
mails, and as nc statement has as
yet been made by Sonners as regards
replacing any members Of the old
staff. II is believed that all help
ers of the old regime will remain on
in the post office.