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The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04
ARIZONA BANK DEPOSITS
SHOW S6,000,000 JUMP

An indication of better times is Civ
en- by bank statements in Arizona,
under the state call of April 7. It
shows deposit increases aggregating
about S6,000,00O. March 10, last year,
The gross state bank deposits were
$62 ,680,000; under the late call they
were found to be $68,121 900. Loans
and overdrafts decreased about $3,-
100000 and the stocks and bonds in
creased 81, ,30O,000,000, while increase
of S1,200,000 was noted in cash on
hand and due from other banks.
There are 56 state banks and Il
national banks in the state.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04
OVERLOOKING
A BIG BUSINESS BET :?

"The city of Flagstaff is overlook
ing a big business bet by not fixing up
the road to the new oil fields in Piute
strip, recently opened by the govern
ment for development" declared Geo.
Mccormick, who just returned from
a three-months' stay in that section.
At the present time the Wilson,
Cramner Co. of Denver, are putting
down well on this strip, which is
located between the San Juan river
and the Arizona state line. This firm
does the greater part of its business
through Flagstaff and Mr.. Crarnner
is well known to the business men
here.
The Sun Oil Co. will soon com
mence drilling. The Midwest Oil Co,
a branch of the Standard Oil CO., and
the Monumental Oil Co., of Salt Lake,
are also located here preparing to drill
as soon as equipment arrives.
Mr. Mccormick says all these com
panies would greatly prefer going in
to the Piute strip from Flagstaff if
the road was put in passable condition
The present route is via Tuba City,
Red Lake, Keyenta and branching east
to the state line. Repairs are needed on
north end for about 100 miles which
could be made Tor approximately $3,-
900, since the greater part of this end
is a natural road needing repairs at
different points to put it in good con-
dition for hauling freight.
The oil companies interested in de
veloping this strip are among the big
gest financial concerns in the west and
their business is well worth develop
ing through Flagstaff, since they de-
aile to make this their railroad head
quarters rather than going north.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04
MISS JOHNSON, SCHOOL
NURSE, LEAVES FOR EAST

Miss Freda Johnson, school nurse,
because of the serious illness of her
mother, in Maine, has resigned her
position and will leave for that state
on Saturday. She had a letter from
one of the surgeons treating her moth
er, whose illness results from gastric
ulcers, and he held out very little hope
for her recovery. Miss Johnson has
been community nurse here for the
last two years or more, is most con-
scientious and efficient young woman,
and her resignation and the illness of
her mother viii be sad news for the
hundreds of people here who know
and admire her.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04
MRS. COLIN CAMPBELL TO
CALIFORNIA FOR HEALTH

Mrs. Colin Campbell, who returned
to her home here from Berkeley a
few weeks ago and finding that her
health was not as good in this alti-
tude, left yesterday to return to- Ber-
kelley. She was accompanied as far
as Needles by her son, Frank, who
had come up from Ashfork the day
before. Her daughter, Miss Claire,
will remain here until Sunday, and
then will leave to join her mother.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04

its flight. He did. He made nearly
sixty Rotarians and Rotaryanns boys
and girls again for night. He show
ed them what a jolly thing it is and
how really worth while to chuck aside
the years and along with them their
accumulation of worries, and frolic
with the relaxing and freshening
abandon of youth.
That was his purpose when he in
vited the members OF the club and
their ladies to his home on Tuesday
night. He asked them to come dressed
as children, insisted on it, knowing
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04
TREAGLE AT HOSPITAL

j. E. Treagle returned few days
ago from Prescott, where he recently
attended the state meeting of Spanish
War Veterans, following which he
spent several days at Fort Whipple,
going through an examination to de-
termine the, source of trouble he has
been having for the last two years
with his knees. He has not received
The final report of the physicians, who
found that the lower bones in his
knees were affected.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04

singing, a dozen or more old-timers,
Or specially written parodies had been
printed and each guest had copy, SO
no one could escape from the other
feller's voice, cord, discord or humble.
Mr.. Koch introduced the new offic-
ers. The new president, NJ. l. Powers,
paid graceful tribute to the beloved
retiring president. He referred to him
Just that way, and that it was just
the way his hearers felt was shown
in the applause. Mr.. Powers spoke
of the big things accomplished by Ro-
Continued on Page Three.)
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04
PINE ALSO SUMMER
SCHOOL BULLETIN

The last issue of The Pine, the
Normal school student publication,
came from The Suns presses a few
days ago. It is an attractive issue,
comprising II pages. In addition to
the usual departments conducted by
the students, several pages are devot-
ed to description of the coming
Normal-State University summer
school session, with names of the fac
ulties, curricula, description of courses
and so on.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04
REFERENDUM PETITIONS

Referendum petitions invoking the
referendum against the new democra-
tic measure providing that any person
receiving 81 per cent of the vote cast
at pri1narysis duly elected without
the necessity of campaigning at the
regular election, are in circulation
here and are being signed freely by
members of both parties.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04
MRS. ]. D. BISHOP
DROWNED AT HER
HOME AT SELIGMAN

Mrs. j. D. Bishop, wife of the we'll
known stockman at Seligman, is re-
ported to have been accidentally
drowned Monday in a pond near their
home at Seligman.
So far as learned no one witnessed
the accident or knows just how it
happened. :
Mrs. Bishop was about so years of
ago and had been in i'll health for
number of years.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04
RUNAWAY BOY

Antonio Peters of Dewey, this state,
II years old, was last seen east of
Holbrook, still going east, and his
dad arrived here from Dewey yester-
day and took the train for Gallup,
hoping to be there in time to give his
son surprise welcome.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04
RABIES

DR.. Felix Manning, county and city
health officer, and DR.. T. w. Crump,
u. S. veterinarian, made an analysis
of the brain of a dog recently shot
here for rabies and found that it had
rabies. Vaccine was ordered at once
by DR.. Manning, and three people who
were bitten by the dog are taking it.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04
ROTARIANS TURN BACK CLOCK
AT ORDER OF RETIRING PRESIDENT
AND, AS KIDS, install OFFICERS

I. B. Koch, retiring president of the
Rotary club, is as wonderful a host as
he was president.
The dignified vice-president and
manager of the Arizona Lumber &
Timber Co. can turn time backward in
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04
WELCOME BACK TO FLAGSTAFF

Miss Bess Van Ness left today for
Flagstaff, where she will make her
future home. Miss Van Ness during
her short stay in Nogales made many
friends who regret her departure. Her
father and sister will join her later
Nogales Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04

games with zest. There were many
prizes. There were toy balloons and
whistles. There were numerous games
and stunts not on the program. There
was laughter and singing until next
day there was hoarseness. For the
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04
McWILLIAMS IMPROVING
HIS STORE BUILDING

John McWilliams is rebuilding the
front part of his grocery, repalicng the
frame structure with brick, which will
add greatly to the appearance Of that
corner. :.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04
FLAGSTAFF VISITORS

Recent Flagstaff VISITORS B. K
Lush, Mesa; D. A. Dudley, Tucson;
H. C. King, Prescott; r. r. Wyker,
A. D. Ellsworth, DR.. Jesse H. Baker,
Joe West, Phoenix,
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-04

Additional Local News on Page II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-27
Gov. Hart Carries
Out 25-Year Pact

sNOHOMfsH, Aug. 27.-Gov.
Louis +. Hart spoke n brief eiogy
at the bier Of william Harrison
Ward here sunday carrying out
compact made with Ward 25
years ago that the survivor would
participate in the rites Of tho de.
ceased.
ward was bandsman in the
band that played for the Lincoln.
Douglas debates in 1853. The Rev.
w. l.. Killien officiated.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-27

couldn't have gotten in and out
Without my seeing a."
Tho auditors completed a 70.
check OF the pilfered cage and
confirmed the teiler's statement. Il
was $1,000 short. unauestionahly.
yet no one had entered the cage.
save Hawkins. the money had been
put away In drawer while he
was out TO lunch and he had seen
nothing unusual take place during
the day.
And wo have always hraEEed
OF being the best protected bank
IN thu eityr' sighed Benson.
'it'a positively supernatural. In.
sisted Atkins A careful search.
which lasted far into the night
failed TO locats the missing $1,000.
or any clue 10 the method OF rs
removal
Al ? o'clock next morning rep,
resentativeH from she bonding
company called and went all over
the situation again. No now light
was thrown on tho matter by their
Investigators they agreed unani.
mousiy tina, Il would have been
impossible 10 take $1,000 from the
case under the conditions existing
the day hefore-yct that amount
was undenlably missing. They
questioned Hawkins integrity
President Benson snorted and left
the group disgustsdly. Upon reach.
Ing his office he found we'll
dressed. Eentlemaniy caller await.
Ing him, As President Benson
closed the door the visitor rose
eourteously.
How do you DO. Mr.. Benson.
| came 20 return the $1,000 which
| extracted from your faulty con.
strueted cage yesterday" Benson
sank into c!iair. pulled out a
handkerchief and. for an Instant,
was too astonlshcd 10 speak Re.
covering his equanimlty hs reached
for a button.
Please. won't you listen TO me
Tor hiss fa0fuent before you DO
that pleaded tho man. Benson
hesitated; tho caller wen, on speak.
inE rapidly.
My name IL Tillson: I represent
tho Fidelity Bank Cage company.
We manufacture and erect a cage
which would preclude all posSIhil.
ity OF anyone doing what / did
yesterday, a thing. BY the way.
which could happen any time. Your
cages have three inch space AZ
tho bottom which enables tho
swecpers 10 push refuse paper out
from under them zach evening.
Now. our cages arc so constructed
that
But how on carth7- interrupted
Benson. The caller rose and NUT.
tered something under his breath.
In a moment a dlminutiva monkey
climbed upon tn. presidents desk
and laid down a $1,000 package
Of $50 and 800 notes. In the space
Of about two minutes II made six
more trips and deposited six moro
similar bundles upon the desk. and
then Tilllson wen, on speaking:
Il had hard time. az first.
convincing my present employers
that a comprehensive experiences Az
monkey trainer would be OF
value IN selling steel cages for
banks--but they finally came
around TO my way Of thinking .
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-27
LEWIS COUNTY
w. c.. T. u. MEETS

CHEHALTs. Aug. 72.-The Lewis
County w. c. T. u. will open It's
3ist annual convention In Chehalis
Tuesday. The meet will last two
days. a program OF papers has
been arranged for the session, in nd.
dition TO visit to the Boys stnte
Training school
Miss Myrtle cottrill. president OF
the association. win preside.
Among the speakers on the. pro.
gram are Mrs. A. r. Badger. first
vice president: Mrs. L. l.. Hartman.
secretary: Mrs. Magic Floyd. re.
corder; Mrs. Sadie Hogan. treasurer:
Mrs. AlvIna Presser. Miss Mabel
Hanify Miss Lilly Manney Of Seat.
tie. Miss Ruth Hayes, Mrs Mary
Acker and Mrs. Matte Robinson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-27
Here and There

Culdesac. IDAHO. swep, by SIS. 900
blaze.
Albert Johnson TO address Young
Mems Republican club Thursday.
H. Blackwood reports sailors he
entertained at his home stole $3.50.
Rich Nevada mine owner. Henry
Weber. dies after auto wreck at To.
nopah.
Capt. Frank FitzssTnmons. one leg.
ged French air ace. dies In plane
crash at Atlantic City.
Gust Swanson. Bitter Lake resi-.
dem, dies at home Sunday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-27
WOMAN Is SHOT

BONNEVILLE. N. j.. Aug. H..
Hit on the head by stray bullet.
as SHE rode beside her husband on
a sunday auto ride. Mrs. Mary
Gehlen dropped dead from her scat
without a cry. After night OF
investigation the affair remains II
mystery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-27
Thousands Attend
Legions' Picnic

American Legion posts held their
annual picnic at Kirkland Sunday.
Thousands OF local Leggionaires and
their friends attending. a picnic
and athletic program was staged
in the afternoon and In the evening
dance was staged on board the
Legion clubhouse. the converted
wondan ship Fort .Iackaon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-27

II you value your watch, let Haynes
repair u. Next Liberty theater.--Ady.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-27

The highIy.favorcd Pongeo silk Of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES white navy Mephistored ades
Autumn brown rosepnk and 6egstAn7s inches wide special
s1.20 yard.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-11
ESSAY CONTEST

There is a contest on at the present
time in the state and nation for child.
rem under fourteen years Of age who
Can write the best essay on my Share
IN Making the Highways Safe" The
time has been extended to January 20
at which time the county su~perintend-
ent must send in the best from the
county. The state offers five prizes
from $500 to $500 besides medals.
While the one who wins in the nation
al contest will have a free trip to
Washington. A boy from California
won last year.
There were 10000 accidental deaths
in the U. S. in 1921. of this number
II, 900 were automobile accidents.
There we're 1000. 900 persons seriously
injured during the same time. During
the nineteen months of war there were
1900 soldiers killed in battle and
FOG, 900 wounded. One can readily see
that Safety First" is an important les
son to be taught our people. Detroit
reduced it's accidental deaths nearly
SO per cent in n year and St. Louis
nearly 60 per cent
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-11
Legion Banquet Proves
to be Great Success

Not since the boys dined in style
at the Cafe de Paris or at the Monte
Carlo casino, have the American Lee
gion members of BroOkings ENJOY
themselves as they did last Thursday
evening at the banquet held at the HO-
tel Dudley. About one hundred eX-ser
vice men were present and enjoyed the
three course dinner, the vaudeville,
the musical numbers and the adj
dresses. Post Commander John SpOn-
sler presided and V. V. Varney, post
adjutant, led the singing. X. J.. Hey
mer, chairman Of the program com
mittee, introduced the vaudeville ar
lists, Jimmie Tolagson and Eddie Rob-
inson, the Jazz Bos,' in a clever little
skit hat brought roars Of applause.
These two diminutive stars are two
of the most talented entertainers in
the city despite their age. Pat" o.
Brien drew another round of applause
with his rendition of popular Irish bal
lads and was called upon for repeated
encores.
The principal speaker of the evening
was Dr.. A. A. Harris who in a fine ad.
dress outlined some of the principal
achievements Of the Legion and went
on further in a way that won instant
approved, to suggest lines for the local
organization to follow in the future.
greater sympathy of the public for the
American Legion could be gained II
the people we're better informed as to
what the Legion was doing. For the
coming year he suggested that a pro-
gram OF community betterment be en-
tered upon by the Legion and if it was
carried to a successful conclusion the
organization would have won a high
place in the community and the whole
hearted support of all the people. The
people would recognize that the ser,
vice begun when the war broke out
was still being given to the people
and their support would be common
surate with the support given during
the days of war service.
E. B. Harding, instructor in the
school Of printing at State college, was
the next speaker giving the views of
a man inside the legion as to his i'm
pressions of the organization and sug'
gestions for a program during the com
ing year.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-11
Working for Drainage
of Sioux River Valley

\ bill has been prepared by the
James and Big Sioux Valley Drainage
commission for presentment to the
state Legislature which will make pos
sible the realization Of the plans of
the commission for the proper drain
age Of the valleys Of these two rivers
in South Dakota and reclaim about
10000 acres that are now practically
Valueless because Of floods. The
drainage commission has been at work
for about a year with engineers go
ing over the lands subjected to floods
the situation. According to the Ell.
gineers report, material food relief
can be obtained for the entire 160, 900
acres at a cost very little higher than
the loss in crop destruction in just
one ear on the affected land.
approximately 80, 900 acres are sub
ject TO flood in the Jim river valley in
the state, and 10000 in the Big Sioux,
the report states. 1t cites the fact that
estimates based on data compiled by
tile extension department of the state
agricultural college shows that the
cost of crop production until the crop
is planted on average cultivated lana
is $14.35, including taxes, seed, first
cultivation. labor, interest on the in
vestment. The loss per acre in case
Of flood waters wiped out crops jus,
as they were coming up would be this
much, and the loss over 10000 acres
subject TO flood would amount to ST.
OO4 500. The cost of practicable and
material relief in the Big Sioux valley
is estimated at 81, 900, 900. The cost
of such relief in the James river val
ley is estimated at So. 900, 600.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-11
Buy PouluyFarm
Vets
Eighty Acre Tract Near This
City Purchased by State;
Viii be Split up in Ten
Acre Tracts.

The finest bit Of rehabilitation work
that has been planned in any state in
the union, has been started by the
Land Settlement board Of this state by
purchasing a tract Of land on the east
ern border Of Brookings which will be
divided into eight ten-acre poultry
farms to be offered to veterans now
taking courses at State college in poul-
try raising. Colonel Boyd Wales, com
missioner of the land settlement board,
has been working for about a year on
this plan Of helping veterans get start
on a project that will make them
independent and Self-supporting. Each
farm Will be equipped completely and
offered TO the veteran on easy
monthly payments. Colonel Wales was
in Brookings a short time ago and
closed the purchase Of an eighty acre
tract Of land that seemed to be the
best available anywhere in the state.
1t is the south half Of the northeast
quarter Of section %, known as the
Alexander farm, just one half mile
east Of the Corner Of Third street and
Medary I'M Sewerage, water and
tract. The state paid the sun of $16,-
S71.20 for the land.
Each poultry farm will be fenced,
and houses, barns and sheds will be
placed OF each. 1t is estimated that
each project when completed will cost
about $3,625, including the cost Of the
land. Men to occupy the land will be
selected by the veterans bureau, sub
ject to the approval of the land settle.
ment board, with these qualifications:
First, they must be married men; sec
ond, they must be taking the poultry
course at State college; third, they
must have satisfactory standings in
their work in college.
The plan now under consideration
is to place the men on the tracts re.
quiring a payment down of not less
than 10 per cen of the value OF the
land and 20 per cen of the value Of the
improvements. AS the man gets his
farm producing, these monthly pay
ments will gradually increase. II is
estimated that each man will be able
to pay back to the state the original
outlay plus six per cent interest in
about five years.
The ten-acre tracts will be ideal foi
the raising Of poultry and bees and
truck farming to some extent can be
carried on. Dairying on a moderate
scale will also be possible. Cooperative
marketing will be one of the advan
tages OF the colonization project as the
land lies within a few hours run OF
Sioux Falls and owe night from Min
neapolis. Cooperative buying will also
Continued on page 10-col. 81
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-11
Week at Pierre
is not Exciting
Brookings County Legislators
Get Many Places on Inn
portant Committees; Few
Bills Introduced.
BY 5. Travis, Special Correspondent

to the Register.
The first week of the new legiSla-
tive session has been a very quiet one
the members, largely the new men, APP
parently taking the position that there
is no need to rush in at the start, and
preferring to wait for a time to feel
their ground before venturing far in
to what is new territory to them. Very
few new bills were presented, but
among them are several which will
mean considerable contention before
they are finally disposed of. In the
list is the Benson bill in the senate
to wipe out the present mortage reg
istration tax, which will call out more
or less discussion and contention; bills
in both houses to make the state hail
insurance law absolutely elective so
far as farmers are concerned will also
start something. 1t has been proven
in several states that an elective law
average man does not look after such
matters unless his attention is spec
ifiCally called to it, and the premium
receipts, where this plan have been
tried have never anywhere near met
the losses and these had to be made
up from other funds. Both houses
have started bills to repeal the law
which allows legislative members to
draw expense accounts, but while this
was given considerable discussion in
tln pn y, ynsr,, thn cnnti,,n "a fAr ,NAn
is far from unanimous, and while the
law will likely be repealed, it will not
go down unanimously. The first con
stitutional amendment asked for is
contained in the resolution asking for
the wiping out Of the two term limita-
ton on county officers, and if that is
adopted the people will be again asked
to vote on that plan.
While appropriations held a large
aA4ie in camp, lsn discussions, the
members as a rule say that they eX-
pect to be guided largely by the re-
port Of the budget board as to the
nerds of the statrr That board has
had opportunity which no individual
member can have to find out the real
situation, and that they will be guided
to a large extent by its work. And un-
til the report of that board is COM
pleted most of the members are not
Ia all in a hurry to say what they will
do along the lines of appropriations.
The report Of the efficiency survey
is being closely read by many of the
members to see if it contains what
they believe will be Of any benefit to
the state. While it is extensive in its
recommendations, some of which may
be adopted, that feature which wants
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