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The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
PREXY M'MULLEN AND
WIFE OF NORMAL HOST
TO THE ROTARY CLUB

When President L. B. McMullen of
the Normal school and his gracious
lady entertain, they do it in way
have made it better done. Which
statement of fact will have the unan-
imous endorsement of the Flagstaff
Rotarians and their ladies, who were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. McMullen at
the Normal cafeteria at luncheon ON
Tuesday.
Was there something to eat? Oh,
boyi 1t wound up with strawberry
shortcake and ice creamfi which is evil
dence enough that the courses preced-
ing were pieces to which resistance
was useless The hand-painted place
cars even were good enough to eat.
Miss Florence Berchtold, head of the
domestic science deartment, and her
pupils served the luncheon.
Just after the luncheon was finish
ed ali except l. B. Koch, who because
he brought no lady with him exercis-
ed his sovereignty over two sets of
courses, President M. /. Powers called
the business meeting. Charlie Heisser
of Phoenix, formerly of Flagstaff, the
only visiting Rotarlan, on invitation,
announced his name in firm clear
voice. Then M. |. fined l. B. and on
the latter's counter-charge was him
self fined, the former so cents and
the latter $3.50, because the former
had left the Rotary buttons at home
and the latter had done likewise with
the official gavel, for which he had
substituted a big wooden spoon, per-
haps with malice aforetought tied to
ore-mowledge of the shortcake.
Joe Wilson, delineated as student of
elocution, spake forth these true
words:
One of the things about Rotary
worthy of mention is the absence of
any rejudices in it. You are in Ro-
tary for what you are. All Rotary
asks is that you represent your class
ification honestly. 1t cares not what
religious affiliations you have, or for
that matter whether you have any or
not. Suffice it to say that man
who can subscribe to the golden rule
in business has a religion whether he
talks it or not. Rotary does not care
(Continued on Page Five.)
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
FLAGSTAFF NORMAL Is
GETTING PRETTIER AND
PRETTIER in EVERY WAY

Each year the Flagstaff Normal
school improves in convenience and
surroundings. These improvements
have to be made slowly, from year to
year, money for them coming infre-
quently and then only in small sums.
But they are being made and the mon
ey is being spread out just as far as it
will go.
The big open space near the tennis
courts in front of the training school
is to be made into a lawn. A new
athletic field is to be made southeast
of and just behind the training school
building. It lays nicely and on the
north side the ground has natural
slope, making it easy to take care OF
spectators.
Some shacks are soon to be torn
down and a new stable built. Then
cows are to be bought, to be cared
for by students, and thus it is hoped
not only to be able to econonlize on
milk, but to insure plentiful supply
at all times and give employment to
one or more students.
Twenty-Five new summer cottages
are being added to the colony built
last year ana Cne year DeIore, WnlcH
will help lot in taking care of the
big summer-school enrolment.
With the lawns taking root in good
shape, the vines planted against some
of the buildings beginning to spread
over-the walls and the many trees
planted within the last few years
growing rapidly, it won't be many
years before the Normal grounds will
be worth coming miles to see.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
PURITY, PURITY SHE SAID.
TO THE BEAR UP THE TREE,
THEN SHE WENT OFF NUT

Charlie Miller, big game hunter for
Uncle Sam, who kills them with any
thing he can lay his hands on, and
when he can't lay 'em on nothin' just
hvpnotizes EN- into committin' suicide
blew into Flagstaff Wednesday, afteII
being down in the Apache country all
winter.
Charlie brought along Bill Casio
who grew up in the Blue river country
in the east part of the state. Bill
had been bounty-hunting a long time
hut has ioined hands with Charlie on
our old Uncle's payroll. He's going
to move his family here as soon as ne
locates a house.
Charlie demised eight wolves and
five mountain lions last month. Hav,
inp got them kind of thinned out IN
the eastern part of the state, as soon
as he gets his pack animals and dogs
here he's going to hunt around San
Francisco peaks while and also IN
the Barney Pasture section, having
left a few there for seed when ne
ranged there last year.
He says what one sows, that shall
he reap. Meanin' varTnints. Also
booze. Charlie guided moving pic
ture director and his temperamental
wife over some Of the rough spots in
the White mountains after he left here
last fall. They were connected with
an outfit headed by wild-west actor
whose name and pictures are too well
known to mention, or even mix into,
Charlie says they started out to stay
a month or two. But they were short
sighted and took only a hundred bot
ties of booze into the rough country,
and at the end of a week, having only
seven bottles left, beat it back for
HOLLYWOOD. The male half of the
duo apologized to Charlie for cutting
his visit short, but allowed it would
be understood that whiskey being the
principal part of their sustenance for
years, and whiskey getting low, they'd
better get back to where it could be
had.
With Charles help the movie man
got several big animals. One dav they
had a bear up tree and brought Mrs.
Movie to see it. She looked un. said
"Purty, purity" and went off into a
fit of Mysteries.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
WHOSE FAULT ISIT THAT
THE SEWER ORDINANCE
is NOT ENFORCED :?

Two people have complained to The
Sun in the last week because the Sc
wer ordinance is not being enforced
by city council or whoever else is re-
sponsible for it's enforcement.
These people complain of particular
" obnoxious eonditjons--open cess
pools and filthy outhouses located
close to residences whose owncrs have
observed the law and are connected
with the sewer.
The property owners of Flagstaff
are paying taxes on sewer bonds. Still
they are unprotected in sanitary way
as long as some other property owners
are not connected with the sewer. If
Flagstaff needed a sewer, as it uIl-
doubtedly did, it was to protect health
and promote decency by doing away
with Just the things that are now be-
ing complained of. AS it is, with
many residences still unconnected, we
might just as we'll not have any Sc
wers. All that expense has been for
nothing. Those who have observed
the law are, of course, enjoying great
er conveniences and have the salts
faction of knowing that they are OBJ
serving modern health laws and de-
cencies, but they are exposed to the
diseases and discomforts arising from
the dereliction of others.
1t is hardly a pleasant thing for
property owner who is paying taxes
on the sewer system, and who has
himself gone to the additional expense
in compliance with our sanitary ordin-
ance of connecting with the sewer, to
have to live among the noxious odors
and unhealthful conditions arising
from his next-door neighbours indif-
ference TO the law.
Whose fault is it? The enforce
ment of the ordinance has been too
long delayed. If we are to get any
good as far as general health condl-
tions are concerned from the great ex-
pense we have shouldered, it's high
time we got it.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
CROOK INIPERSONATING
C. ]. BABBITT FLEECES
LOS ANGELES STORES

Posing as C. j. Babbitt of Flagstaff,
a smooth crook in few hours in Los
Angeles last week succeeded in buy
ing about $4,000 worth of jewelry,
paying for all of it with worthless
checks.
He was smooth. He first went to
the Cadillac salesroom and ordered a
closed car, paying for it with one of
his checks and ordering it sent to
Phoenix. The transaction was believ-
ed at the Cadillac agency to be bona
fide as Babbitt Bros. have the Cad
lilac agency in Phoenix and Flagstaff.
With this to go he began a tour of
jewelry stores. Whenever he tender
ed a check in payment for anything
he requested the merchant, if the lat
ter appeared dubious, to call up the
Cadillac people. That made 1t all
right. Naturally, thinking the man
was Mr.. Babbitt, his checks were ac-
cepted.
So, according to the call sent out
by the Pinkerton detective agency,
this is what he got:
Gents platinum ring, set with 8 and
84-100 solitaire diamond, value $401O.
Gold watch, gold watch chain, gold
handled knife, another gold watch,
still another gold watch, platinum
watch chain, gold and platinum knife,
another platinum chain, ivory cigar
cite holder, rock amber and jet cigar
cite holder, 2 and 69-100 karat dia-
mond ring.
He is described as so years old, 5
feet or inches, 1876 pounds, slender
build, sallow complexion, hair black
and gray, smooth shaven, marks in
side of both hands rough and SCARED.
Has hectic flush in face as if a tuber-
cuIar, thin face, flat Stomach. Wore
grayish colored suit with small check
or figure, soft grayish hat, flat on
top. Wore silver Elk pin.
1t is likely the fellow is someone
who knew Babbitt Bros, or at least,
something about their business. 1t is
not unlikely it is someone who had
worked for them.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
CARS OF P. ]. MORAN
AND PHOENIX GIRL
COLLIDE; GIRL HURT

P. ]. Moran of Flagstaff, driving
Cadillac car in Phoenix Saturday
evening, had collision with a Dodge
car driven by two young women, as
a result of which one of the latter,
Miss Marie Ellick of that city, is in
st. Joseph's hospital, where she is
rapidly convalescing from the effects
of neck wound sustained when she
came in contact with the broken wind
shield of the car in which she was
riding.
Mr.. Moran was himself slightly in
jured, receiving bump on his head.
The young men in the car with him
were uninjured, as was also the other
young woman in the Dodge car.
Mr.. Moran was driving north on
North Central avenue at the city linn
its. Dr. Baum of Phoenix, near him,
was driving in the same direction. AS
their cars reached the intersection of
Mcdowell street, the Dodge contain
ing the two young women, despite
the fact that cars passing on the right
had the right of way, in making
left hand turn into Mcdowell street,
cut in ahead of both Mr. Moran and
DR.. Baum, compelling the latter to
stop his car. Mr.. Moran, seeing a
collision was inevitable, slapped on
his brakes and burned rubber for sew
eral feet. In ten feet more he could
have stopped.
The car he was driving had its
bumper knocked askew and the run
ming board was taken off the other
car.
The accounts OF the accident that
first reached Flagstaff were greatly
exaggerated, both as to the condition
Of the young women. and to Mr.. Mo-
rams movement Immediately follow
ing the accident. He could easily
have driven away, but after jumping
out and discovering one of the girls
was hurt and that the doctor was at
tending her, because of the congested
traffic at that hour, got into his car
again and drove it on hundred feet
or so out of the way, then return
ed to the scene of the accident. In
the meantime DR.. Baum hurried the
girl to the hospital.
Mr. Moran went down town and
stopped at the Babbitt wholesale dry
goods house, where Charlie Heisser,
Tie UldudS0T, WdS still dI Ills uCSh.
He and Mr. Heisser discussed the ac-
cident. Later Mr.. Moran, through
friend, notified the authorities that he
was driving the Cadillac. Until then
the identity of the driver was un-
known.
Action was filed, the hearing to
come up the latter part of this month.
Mr.. Moran feels very badly over the
occurrence, which, he says, was un-
avoidable as far as, he was concerned,
and regrets exceedingly the fact that
anyone was injured. He had been in
Phoenix attending the Colorado River
pact conference called by Governor
Hunt and to attend some lodge ini-
tiation ceremonies on Sunday.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
CINCH BROKE; STANLEY
E. WATKINS THROWN BY
BUCKER AND INJURED

Stanley E. Watkins, lessee and man.
ager of Lake Mary camp, was badly
hurt Wednesday when the cinch on a
bucking horse broke and threw him
between a backing automobile and a
pile of rock.
The left thigh bone is badly injur-
ed, perhaps cracked, though it is not
broken. Very much swelled and bruis-
ed, Stan had an uncomfortable time
of it that night, fever adding to his
misery.
The horse is one that threw his
partner in the lease of Lake Mary
Camp, Mrs. Estelle Lindsay, week
ago. He decided to conquer the brute.
He mounted at the steps of his store
at Lake Mary. Then the animal went
into the air. Three women in a car
started to back out of the way and
succeeded in backing right in the
way. The cinch parted and Stan and
the saddle left the horse. AS he came
down one leg hit the car, the other
the rock pile. 1t will not be known
until the swelling is partly abated just
how badly the leg is injured.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
SPANISH WAR MEN EXTEND
HONOR TO CIVIL WAR BOYS

The local post, Spanish-American
War Veterans, at their last meeting
decided to extend the privileges Of
honorary membership to all local
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic. There are not many sur
vivors here of the heroes of '61-'65.
One by one they have dropped away,
but the six that remain are sturdy,
vigorous men for their age and it is
the sincere hope Of their grateful adj
mirers that they may live many years
yet to enjoy the privileges extended
by their younger compatriots. The
roster includes: ]. C. Milligan, who is
80; w. H. Pierce, 81; James HI. Haley,
81; Judge S. B. Gilliland, 80; Benja-
min F. Doney, 80; and ]. B. Smith, rs.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
FAKIRS

City Marshal R. L. Nelil re-
ceived a letter this week from
; the chief of the Canadian Mount
ed police, who said that the fell
. low who recently lectured here
claiming to be member of the
force is fakir. He said the
} mounted police authorize no such
public stunts and asked to be
. advised at once if the man gives
another entertainment in this
state.
On Saturday street fakir,
whose ballyhoo consisted of pre-
. tending to print perfect 81 bills
from plain white paper, was rec
ognized by Willis Brown, the
jeweler. Brown says the man
has been in the pen at least three
} times and was once saved from
Mexico, where he was under SEN
tence of death, by the American
! consul.
A few days ago a female who
was appointing" book agents
and getting $3.50 from each as a
guarantee Of good faith" was
asked by Neill for credentials.
She got mad. After she'd scorn-
fully departed hence, Neill learn
ed she was arrested in Phoe-
nix not long ago at the instance
; of the Salvation Army.
} Every week Flagstaff gets a
new crop. Presumably, from the
fact they are alive and seem to
be thriving, this and other towns
} along the line have plenty of
; gullibles.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
DIPHTHERIA Is MOSTLY
SCARE, BUT GREATEST
CARE IS STILL NEEDED

Diphtherla has given Flagstaff
quite a scare in the last few days.
Probably it is good thing it has.
Not that it has appeared in viru-
lent form, for it hasn't. On the con-
trarv, it is in a very mild form. Nor
is it nearly so widespread as rumor
would lead one to believe. In fact, it
is not nearly so bad here right now,
nor has it been at any time during
the last week, as it was at least three
other times during last winter.
Most of the cases last winter were
among the Mexicans south of the
track. None of the cases were dis
covered except by accident, for the
parents of the children, fearing quar-
antine or not realizing the seriousness
of the matter, did not call in phys
icians. Three of the cases were dis
covered during her rounds by Miss
johnson, school nurse.
There were three deaths of Mexican
children from diphtheria during the
winter.
Then, through contact at one of the
schools, it began to appear in
American families. One of the Bengs-
ton children was the first patient.
Then w. E. Brewers family contract
ed it. Then Ike Smiths. Next it
Jumped to the north side of the
tracks, little Ann Yaeger being the
first patient, and then the two young
er Yaeger children.
These who are now sick with diph-
iberia are: The two Yaeger children;
Paul and Robert Brewer-tlle oldest
boy, Charles, having recovered; Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie Isham's children,
Georgiana and Phillips, the former
being the more sick; Mr.. and Mrs.
AL Sanford's little daughter Mary;
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hoffman's four
Continued on Page Two.)
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
WOULD START A FUR RANCH

Paul Burkhardt, a fur-faising ex-
pert now located at Nelson, Arizona,
proposes to establish a fur-raising
ranch near Flagstaff shortly. Burk-
hardt claims much experience along
this line both in the U. S. and South
American countries. He believes that
the famous chinchilla could be propa-
gated here for its fur at profit,
along with other fur-bearing animals,
according to Judge George Crosby,
who recently met Burkhardt at Nell
son.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18

DIPHTHERIA

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results
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The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
SPARE THE BIRDS

+ Little boys, and larger ones,
Z look out! You'll have to stop
+ shooting birds in the new city
= park. You mustn't shoot at any
= thing there. All of the officers,
= Uncle Sans as we'll as the coun-
: ty and city officers, have been
= advised of the shooting of birds
= that has been done lately and
+ because it is against the law of
+ the United States and also OF
= this state, unless you stop, at
= once, you will be arrested. They
= have asked The Sun to warn
= you. They don't want to make
: trouble for you.
= Now you are warned, stop it!
Z Really, you ought to be ashamed
Z of yourselves. Of course, you did
+ it thoughtlessly. But think! We
4 have too few birds now. They do
= not harm you or anyone else.
= This would be a pretty lonesome
= town without those little songs
e ters. 1t is not only a crime to
z shoot them, it is a cruel and
4 cowardly thing to do.
+ We sincerely hope no Boy
+ Scouts are shooting birds. A
+ Boy Scout who does shoot song
+ bird is untrue to his oath.
+ Leave the birds alone. Shoot
+ ing them is unmanly. And care
+ less shooting might cause the
z death of some little child, per-
= haps even Of an older person.
+
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
SELL SCHOOL BONDS

The $4,000 additional school bonds
to complete the new Flagstaff high
school were sold by the board of coun-
ty supervisors in special meeting here
Wednesday. The Vallery company of
Denver, represented in Arizona by
Dan w. Francis of Flagstaff, bought
them, paying 102 and accrued inter-
est.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
SPECIAL MEMORIAL SERVICES
AT CATHOLIC CHURCH SUNDAY

A special memorial service will be
held at the Catholic church Sunday,
May 9th at II o'clock. Father Va
bre will deliver a special memorial
address at this hour, which will be
wholly dedicated to Memorial Day
services.
The members of all organizations
are urgently requested to meet with
the G. A. r. at this service, which is
intended to cover all patriotic socie-
tipS
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
CONTRACT LET FOR DAM

City council on Monday night lei
the contract for the building of the
rock and concrete dam across River
de Flag in the new city recreation
park to Ed Raudebaugh for $4860
The purpose of this dam is to i'm
pound a lake in the park. The other
bidders were Billy Mullen, Archie
Grant and C. j. Roberts. The high
est bid was $4,000. Work on the dam
will begin in a few days.
Additiorol local raanrc taaua Ii
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18

Walter Myers, boy scout executive
for the local council, left the last of
last week for the Yosemite National
park to attend a conference of all the
scout executives of the Pacific coast
district.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18

Floyd Thomas Witherow, 26; Clark
dale, and Beulah Mayfield, %, Boom
vile, Mo-, were married here on Sun
day by Rev. w. H. Zook.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18

Frank Gillellen has filed foreclos-
ure suit through Attorney c. B. Will
son against the Arizona Cattle &
Sheep Co.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-18
MRS. DENVER GRANTED
DIVORCE AT PHOENIX

Julia Denver was granted a decree
of divorce from Eric Denver, her hus-
band, by Judge D. w. Windes in su-
perior court at Phoenix Monday.
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04

swinging uppercut. 1t landed fairly on
the point Of the jaw. The chauffeur
staggered and slowly toppled over into
the soft earth which had caused so
much of the rumpus.
"Oh, cut it out" said fat man In
the rear of the car, who had hither-
to manifested small interest in any
thing save Ponto. Get in, and let's
be on our wayl'
Colonel Woodruff, waiving toward
him in his runabout, held up by the
traffic blockade, asked what was going
on here, and the chauffeur, rising
groggily, climbed into the car; and the
meeting dissolved
Good work, jim" said Cornelius
Bonner. 81 didn't think 'twns in YEP
ITS beastly,' said Jim, reddening
81 didn't know, either"
Colonel Woodruff looked at his
hired man sharply, gave him some in
structlons for the next day and drove
on. The road gang dispersed for the
afternoon. Newton Bronson carefully
secreted the magic muzzle, and
chuckled at what had been perhaps
the most picturesquely successful bit
Of deviltry in his varied record. Jim
Irwin put out his team, got his supper
and went to the meeting of the school
board.
The deadlocked members of the
board had been so long at loggerheads
that their relations had swayed back
to something Ike nmity. Jim had
scarcely entered when Con Bonner ad-
dressed the chair.
''Mr. President" said he, 1--WE have
Wild us t'night, Il young man who nades
no Introduction to an audience in this
place, Mr. Jim Irwin. He thinks we're
bullheaded mules, and that all the
schools are bad. At the proper time
shall move that we hire him fr teach
er and pindlng that motion, / move
that he be given the floor. Ya've all
heared of Mr.. Irwin's ability us u
white hope, and ] know he'll be lis
tened to wild respect!'
Much laughter from the board and
the spectators, as Jim arose. He
looked upon 1t as ridicule Of himself
while Con Bonner regarded it as a
tribute to his successful speech.
MIR. President and Gentlemen Of
the Board" said Jim, "Im not going
to tell you anything that you don't
know about yourselves. You are SIM
ply making a farce of the matter Of
hiring teacher for this school. You
know, and | know, that even If your
silly deadlock is broken by employing
u new candidate, the school will be
the same old story. 1t will still be the
school 1t was when I came into 1t u
little ragged boy"-here Jims voice
grew little husky-"and when left
1t, bigger boy. but still as ragged us
ever"
There was n slight sensation in the
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04

The Hawkeye." The list of his novels
and short stories is a long one and
in general excellence would do credit
to a person who had devoted all his
time to literature.
This author was born on a farm near
From farming he turned to school
teaching and while principal of a ward
school in Mason City studied law.
After being admitted to the bar he
practiced in Sioux city and first came
into prominence as member and coun-
sci for the Citizens committee which
prosecuted hoodlers. He was thrice
Sioux City and later was nominated
for supreme Judge. He was once asso-
clate editor of LaFollettes Weekly at
Madison, Wis, and later editor of Farm
& Fireside, Springfield, Ohio He re-
signed a membership in the Federal
Farm Loan bureau. WASHINGTON. in
1919. During a part of the war he was
American Red Cross. with the rank Of
colonel Several years ago he NOV r
to Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
and is now recognized as one Of tho
leading citizens of that state.
THE Brown Mouse" is probably the
greatest complication ever produced
OF the romance and fascination th7t
can be made to attach to the occuna-
tions of teaching and farming. Tnr
story is so charmingly construc'
that II pleases people of all classes
and is rellshed by children as wei as
adults; and the practical ideas which
II contains have awakened communl-
been adopted in hundreds Of places ns
part OF the regular school work and
part of the legitimate Advancement OF
farming science.