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The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
WINSOR REFUSES Gov HUNTS
SECRET CONFERENCE INVITATION

the development of the Colorado river
and sufficiently just and equitable in
its provisions that Arizona cannot af-
ford to block or hinder that immense
project, in the benefits of which our
state will so largely share, or it must
be rejected as an instrument so violate
of right and justice that Arizona, even
for the sake of the promised develop
ment, cannot afford to give approval.
In proof Of shis contention 1t is only
necessary to recite the following
facts: Under the provisions of Section
10, Article |, of the Constitution OF
the United States, the states of the
federal union are prohibited, without
the consent and approval of congress,
from entering into treaties. BY the
act of August 10, 1921, Congress gave
its consent to the formulation of a
treaty between the seven states of the
Colorado river basin, and in providing
the machinery therefor fixed the life
of commission created for the pur-
pose. Under that authority, and the
authority of acts of the several legls-
latures. representatives of the seven
states and of the United States were
appointed Hearings were held, data
collected, agencies Of government util-
lied. the claims of the several states
advanced, and in November, 1922, at
a final meeting of the commission
held at Santa Fe, New Mexico, a
treaty was agreed upon. The work OF
the commission was completed. BY
operation of law it ceased to exist.
The machinery for the formulation OF
treaty between the states became ex-
tinct. The law consenting TO the
treaty provides that it shall become
effective when ratified by the legisla-
lures of the states parties to it and
approved by congress. There Is no
other way. There is no other proceed
ure. There is no provision for amend
ments, reservations or interpretations
by any state, for that would make OF
the instrument something different
from the treaty. There is no provls-
ion for reference Of the matter back
to the commission, and it could not be
done. for the commission has passed
out of existence. There is no consent
of congress to the formulation OF a
treaty in any other way or by any
other agency than through the COM
mission, which is now dead. 1t should
be very clear that the die is cast. The
only question is ratification or rejec-
ton. That is the legal phase.
It should be equally clear that in its
political, and very practical aspects,
even if the legal requirements could
be ignored, which they cannot, the
question remains the same. just lit
Continued on Page Three.l
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
LEWIS, BOENITSCH, MYERS
NOW BATTERY D LIEUTS.;
MACKEY, HARLEY RESIGN

Hill H. Lewis has been promoted
from 4 st sergeant to senior 1st lieu
tenant of Flagstaff Battery ID, nat
ional guard light field artillery;
Adolph Boenitsch promoted from znd
lieutenant to junior 1st lieutenant and
George H. Myers has been commls-
stoned End lieutenant.
These changes became effective TINS
week. following the designations OF
Iieutenants A. j. Mackey and Percy
r. Harley, both of whom had to step
out because they felt they could no
longer snare the time necessary. they
have been faithful, hard-working Of
ficers, and the boys regret their res
ipnation. At the same time, the new
officers have the respect and liking
and will have the full cooperation OF
the other men.
The changes were made following
an examination held at the Flagstaff
armorv on Sunday by Colonel II. A,
Hanigan. in charge of the national
guard of the state; Captain G. w
Stephens. state medical officer of the
national guard, and Captain L. G. Ar
thur. state artillery inspector-lnstruc-
tor.
Flagstaff Battery D is in fine
shane thanks to the hard, unselflsh
work of it's officers and the cooper
alton of the others. All danger that
we would lose the battery because the
number of active men was not up TO
the required number is now past ano
the future is secure.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
BET YOU CAN'T BEAT
THIS, SPEAKING OF GOOD
FERTILIZER FOR WEEDS

An interesting phenomenon was
discovered this week by residents oil
North Agassiz street, this city.
Perhaps it's all according to nature.
But, the question is, is it all according
to Hoyle.
Anyway, it proves the fertility of
our SOIL
In several places along the west
side of the new bitulithic paving on
that street the weeds are growing.
Uh huh! Nice green weeds SHOW
ing up through the paving. When
necessary to make room for a new
petal, little chunk of the paving is
just showed loose.
Grass is q little late this year and
none has come through the paving
yet.
Which reminds one that the paving
contractors were exceedingly anxious
during the last winter to get the city
fathers to accept the paving already
done. The latter refused. Now,
with weeds growing through the paw
ing, probably some of those who are
paving 81 a front foot for the JOB
will pat the city fathers on the back
and encourage them in not accepting
the job until the streets are at least
made weed-proof.
It is reported that North Agasslz is
not the only place where the weeds
are beginning to take possession OIL
the new paving.
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for, and the construction of a dam,
and by the formulation and Inaugural
ton of a constructive policy-in which
Arizona will play it's full part-of
land reclamation and the utilization of
the wasting forces of the river. am
fully persuaded that these objects may
be secured, these ends achieved, in
our time, only by joining in the ap-
proval which has already been accord
ed by every other state to the Colo
rado river compact. Any other course,
am convinced, will prove obstructive,
and in too literal sense destructive.
This is the conviction which express
ed in the recent session of the legis-
lature, and in pursuance of which
cast my vote.
1t must be evident that holding the
views I do, strongly as | do, | would
would be out of joint in a conference
having for it's apparent purpose their
defeat. 1t must be evident that there
is no appropriate place on a program
such as your comments upon the COM
pact presage, for advocacy of the sim
pie, prompt, definite, uncomplicated
course of ratification which my con-
science and my judgment dictate.
And it occurs to me, if | might of
fer the suggestion without offending
and certainly nothing is further
from my thought-that in the interest
of logic and consistency, conference
based upon objections to the terms
of the compact, and designed for the
formulation of another plan, should be
limited to- representatives of the var
ious factions which for one reason or
another are opposed to ratification;
and the first objective of such con-
ference should frakly be rejection of
the compact. For if it should fail Of
accomplishing that, it would accom-
plish nothing.
For the purposes of such a move
ment, it would be sufficient for those
engaged in it to be informed that the
advocates of ratification holland al
though without authority to do so, /
believe / am accurately stating their
position-that there is and at this
time can only be one main question:
"Shall the compact be ratified or shall
it not?" All other questions are in
cidental, and arguments relating to
them may be classified merely as rea-
sons why Arizona should or should
not enter into the proposed treaty.
1t surely is apparent to anyone
familiar with the legal and political
aspects of the case, that there is no
halfway ground. The compact, as
agreed upon at Santa Fe, and as rat
flied by every state save Arizona,
must stand or fall. 1t must be ac-
cepted as an arrangement essential to
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ROTARIANS HEAR ABOUT.
PARK-TO-PARK HIGHWAY,
IRRIGATION, CHAUTAUQUA

M. /. Powers, new president Of the
Flagstaff Rotary club, took the relns
at Tuesdays meeting and behaved all
to the manner born or the manor born
.or whatever the phrase is.
Highly qualified, hard-working, un-
selfish presidents seem to be what the
Flagstaff club never has nothing else
but, which is one of the reasons the
club is winning international fame.
George C. Becker was chairman for
the day, and had a fine program ar
ranged, which went through down
grade with the rails creased.
There was little filming done. Each
member present paid fine and some
of them paid two. Sergeant-at-Arms
Bill McClurken had to pay an extra
large one because he didn't have the
collection cup, and his predecessor,
DR.. Tex Mackey, had to contribute for
the same reason.
Last President I. B. Koch was soak
ed $3.50 because he'd left the MEM
bers' badges at his home, and each
member was soaked quarter to help
make l. B. forgetful again. c. B.
Wilson paid dollar because he goes
to Holbrook so much, Earl Sllpher a
quarter for being late and Carl May
hew the same for admitting he Is the
best photographer west of the Ale
ghanies and east of the Rockies.
At that, there was time to hear G.
B. Wilson read some alleged rules re-
Gently promulgated by Rotarian Hor-
ace Albright, superintendent of Yell
AIa@soroI rno1.tr xxylan I4ncnY1f fIU
visited here. Among other things Ro-
tarians are allowed to make so miles
an hour over straight stretches OF
park roads and rs miles an hour on
the curves. ANY amount Of booze IN
excess of a pint must be checked with
Mr.. Albright.
Carl Mayhem described the prelim-
mary work being done in preparation
for the big state convention of the
American Legion to be held in Flag
staff next month. There will be a
band and a lot of hard work to get
the 1900 visitors properly housed. He
announced the fact that the Shriners,
auto calvacade from the coast would
arrive here Thursday of this week for
supper, the night and breakfast next
morning, and reluctantly, when press
ed with questions by President Pow
ers, said the reason he's getting let
ters from all over the country telling
him how good photographer he is
is simply because when he first came
here he told everyone how good he is
and now they all keep on repeating
it because they've forgotten who first
set the rumor in motion.
President Powers announced that
next Tuesday noon the meeting will
be at the Normal school, with Joe Do
Ian, former member of the Normal
(Continued on Page Two.)
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
RAY LAMPORT IS NOW
COUNTY ENGINEER;
SUCCEEDS HIS UNCLE

The resignation Of James A. Lam
port, county engineer, was accepted by
the county board of supervisors at
their regular monthly meeting on
Monday and his nephew, Ray Lam
port, former assistant engineer, was
promoted to the place.
The resignation was offered by Mr..
Lamport because he found that the
strenuous work involved was little
too much, considering that he is not as
young as he used to be, though he's
still twice as good man as many
men half as old.
Ray Lamport, who returned here
with his family from the middle west
few weeks ago, is well known and
popular here. He is an engineer OF
ability and an earnest, hard-working
young man who may be counted on to
give the best there is in him to his
work. His uncle will be of great as
sistance in an advisory capacity, hav-
ing been engaged in surveying and
engineering work in this and other
parts of northern Arizona for many
years. The latter has been county
engineer only few months, having
been appointed by the supervisors to
succeed Frank Goodman when the
latter was made state engineer the
first of the year by Governor Hunt.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
SHRINERS' CARAVAN DUE
HERE LAST NIGHT AND
BIG FEED PREPARED

The eastbound 1928 transcontinen-
tai Shrine motor caravan got in here
from the west late yesterday after
noon. That is, they were due to ar
rive here then. This is written be-
fore they got here, to make 1t ap-
pear it IS written after they got here.
Anyhow, they must have got here.
1t was supposed there would be forty
or fifty cars, loaded down with Shrin-
ers and their appurtenances, such as
hadn't got diminished on the hot, dry
trip tfis far from the Pacific coast.
They are on their way to the big
national Shrine convention in Wash
ington, D. c., and are due to arrive
there on Monday, June a. Maybe
some of them will get there before
that, as some of them got into Flag
staff yesterday several hours ahead
of the main bunch. This advance
guard, mostly in Fords, may have
been beating it while the beating was
good so as not to be too far behind
at the finish.
The local Eastern Star lodge set up
a fine banquet at Masonic Temple last
night for the touring Shriners and
their ladies. Local Shriners, hungry
as usual, couldn't pass up such fine
chance to get big feed, and they
butted in too. From all accounts
yesterday, however there would be
enough for all to eat. The caravan
leaves here this morning right after
an early breakfast, their next stop,
they hope, to be Winslow, where they
are due for lunch.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
FOUND IN SPIRAL NEBULA
BY DR.. c. @. LAMPLAND; IS
LARGER THAN OUR SUN

Flagstaff is interested and the ts-
Economical world excited over the dis
covery of a new star, probably larger
than our own sun, by c. 0. Lamp
land of the Lowell Observatory staff
on Monday night.
1t is located in the great Spiral
Nebula, a sort of milky way that is
much farther away than the Milky
Way with which we are all familiar.
This Spiral Nebula is believed to be
star universe like ours, but so far
off that it seems to be only very
faint and small patch of light.
This new star discovered by DIR.
Lampland may have been formed by
the coalition of two or more particles
comprising the nebula. It's discovery
may lead to many further interesting
development; for instance it may
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
MRS.. SARAH DOYLE, ONE
OF STATES PIONEERS, DIES
AT HOME IN FLAGSTAFF

Many people, and especially those
who are not among the newcomers
here, were deeply grieved when they
heard of the death, late Tuesday, of
Mrs. Sarah Doyle, widow of Allan
Doyle, who died last year.
Mrs. Doyle was married to ALLAN
Doyle in Prescott 45 years ago. She
shared his life from that time as pio-
neer and was always deeply interested
in his many far-reaching expeditions
as guide, prospector and pathfinder.
Flagstaff was their home practically
all of the time since their marriage.
Mrs. Doyle was the first white wo-
man who ever crossed the Grand Cam
yon, making the trip shortly after the
Bright Angel trail was finished.
She was born in Savannah, Mis-
souri,, December 10, 1857, and when
she was 19 years old came to Arizona
from Kansas.
She was a member of the Christian
church.
There are three children living:
Burton, Lee and Lena Mae, the two
last-named being residents of Flag
staff. Two sisters, Mrs. John Mar
shall of Flagstaff and Mrs. Hannah
Reed of Globe, and two brothers,
James and John Allen, both of Cher
ry, Arizona, also survive her.
Mrs. Doyle spent the winter in Mi
ami, where her daughter, Miss Lena
Mae Doyle, was teaching. She was
taken sick three weeks ago, and her
son Lee went to Miami, he and Miss
Lena bringing their mother back to
her home. She was able to walk
around a few days after she reached
home, but then grew worse. Heart
trouble was the cause Of her death.
Because of her mothers illness,
Miss Lena resigned her position at
Miami.
The funeral was held at the Fed
Grated church yesterday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, Rev. w. H. Zook offic-
iating, and interment was in the
Knights of Pythias cemetery.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
RIVER CONFERENCE WOULD
BOND THE STATE TO BUILD
DAM AT GLEN CANYON

The conference called by Governor
Hunt to consider the Colorado river
situation adopted a resolution We'd
nesday favoring control by Arizona of
all the power developed on the Colo
RADIO river within the boundaries of
the state.
The conferees summoned by Cover
nor Hunt to discuss the Colorado riv-
er question began their session in the
chamber of the lower house in the cap
itol building at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning. The lines of discussion were
similar to those of Tuesday when the
compact was attacked in small or large
degree by every person who spoke,
except two, Congressman Carl Hay
den and Anson Smith of Kingman,
who favor ratification of the pact.
Hayden told the meeting it was his
belief that it would be a serious blum
der not to accept the compact, and
during his speech he gave answer to
numerous queries.
1t seemed to be the sense of the con-
ferees that the governor should call
a special session of the legislature to
provide for a bond issue to get funds
with which to build dam at Glen
Canyon. Estimates Of the cost of this
were between S50,000,0O0 and $780,
100000. This plan was favored by
A. c. MacGregor, engineer, of War
ren, and some others.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
Hon. George w. P. Hunt,
Governor of Arizona,
~

Hon. George w. +. Hunt,
Governor of Arizona,
Phoenix, Arizona.
Dear Governor: I want to thank you
for your invitation to participate Ill
conference, for the formulation, as
you express it, "of ideas which may
form "a foundation for an Arizona
plan" with respect to the Colorado
riveI.
You will credit me, | know, out of
your knowledge, with an earnest de-
sire to be helpful in any way within
my power to the state of Arizona, and
to you, either personally or as chief
executive, and by the same token /
am sure you will not misunderstood
me when I express the feeling-more
than feeling-that in the present
situation, and under the circumstances
thereof, / could contribute nothing to
a conference such as you propose.
| believe that Arizona's highest in
terest lies in the ratification, as speed
lily as possible, of the Colorado river
compact. My belief amounts to con-
victfon. 1t takes no account of pol
itical expediency. 1t is not influenced
by prediction for or prejudice
against any individual. 1t takes cog
nizance of no charge, rumor or sus-
plcion Of the concern of selfish inter-
ests, for or against the compact. 1t
is just a genuine, deep-seated belief
that the treaty is equitable and prac-
tical, essential to the early develop
ment of the Colorado river, and of
the greatest Importance to the cause
of industrial progress-a cause vital
to Arizona, to the southwest, and to
TIE nation. 1t is based upon a fam
derstanding Of the prevailing views of
the states claiming and having rights
in the resources Of the river; upon
acquaintance with the spirit and his
tory of the movement which culmin-
ated in the passage of the act of con-
gress of August 19, 1921, authorizing
treaty; upon conscientious and un-
biased study of the resulting agree
ment, and upon more or less compre-
hensive knowledge of the possibilities
and the needs of Arizona as they re-
late to the Colorado river, and as
they may be affected by the proposed
covenant between the states. Fur
thermore, my belief is supported by
the sanguine expectation, which there
is strong evidence to justify, that the
ratification of the compact will be fol-
lowed in prompt and regular sequence
by congressional approval; by provis-
ion for the selection, through the me-
dunn of competent engineering inves-
tigation, Of the proper site for flood
control reservoir; by an appropriation
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
HELP; HELP; CALL FROM
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CONCERNING BUM ROADS

The board of supervisors of Navajo
county have requested the board of
this county to join them in a trip a la
Coxey's army on small scale to the
state capitol at Phoenix, there to de-
inand their rights.
Navajo county is incensed over the
fact that something like $4,000 of
their road money has been held up
for the last four years by the state
highway engineering department and
is refused them. They want the
money, and they want it now. They
want to put it on the road this way
out of WinSlow.
They have another dilemma in
connection with this road. The state
is supposed to determine the route.
Three different surveys have been
made. The Navajo supervisors don't
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make it possible, as it heretofore new
er has been, to compuete exactly the
vast distance between earth and the
Spiral Nebula.
DR.. Lampland says of the new star
and its discovery:
AS a result of his extended photo
graphic Investigations Of nebulae with
the great reflecting telescope of the
Lowell Observatory, the writer was
on May 5 rewarded by the dis
covery of a. new star in the great
spiral nebula known to astronomers
by the catalogue designation Messier
SO, Cor N. G. C. $780, This is one
of the finest telescopic objects of its
kind in the sky and is situated in the
southern heavens in the constellation
Centaurus. 1t rivals in size, beauty
and interest the famous Whirlpool
Continued on Page Nine.)
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
HUGH TILLMAN LEASES
CARRON AUTO-FIX END

Hugh D. Tillman announces in this
issue of The Sun his lease Of the auto
and machine shop connected with Lee
Carron's garage and auto salesroom.
Hugh took possession of the rear end
Of the building yesterday morning.
He has competent help and is him
self thorough workman, with years
of experience, fully qualified to dag
nose and remedy the various ailments
that sometimes afflict the ignition,
combustion, transmission and other
faculties of an automobile. He came
here with his brdyfiers jim Tillman,
from Michigan; several years ago and
they ran the White Garage here for
several years, Jim last year buying
Hugh's interest, since when, most of
the time, Hugh has been connected
with the mechanical end of the White
Garage.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
SAFE TO VISIT PETRIFIED
FOREST AS PYTHOSAURIANS
ARE ALL DEAD NOW

A scientist connected with the Uni
versity of California, who is spend
ing several weeks in the petrified for
est near Adamana, last week sent
some fine specimens of the teeth o:
the prehistoric pythosaurian to j. Z.
Clarke of Flagstaff.
This reptile-animal is supposed to
have lived in the petrified forest cour
try when the forest was alive. A we'll
preserved skeleton of the head picked
out of rock a year or so ago was
three feet long. The teeth are shap-
ed like sharks teeth, with saw edges.
The man who sent the specimens to
Mr.. Clarke says he has bushel or
so of them.
The weather is wearing away sur
face rock in the petrified forest and
is thus bringing to light many inter
esting fossilized remains of strange
antedeluvian animals and reptiles.
The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
FLAGSTAFF ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS NEW STAR
Low BRIDGE!

4 Captain Harry Embach, COM
+ manding Battery d, Flagstaff
= light field artillery, requests
= that everyone keep off and far
= away from the road at the foot
+ of Elden mountain between the
+ Greenlaw ranch and city reser-
= voir on Sunday afternoon.
= When you know the reason
4 you'll probably keep away. For
+ Battery D is going out for fire
= practice that afternoon and will
z station the big French 75s near
= the Flagstaff-Fort Valley road
= opposite Knob Hill ranger station
= and shoot Elden mountain full of
= holes.
= It will be shrapnel firing, and
+ as the destructive burst of a
= shrapnel shell is 900 feet in diam
= eter, anyone in the particular
= spot where the shrapnel is fall
& lag will have buster time than
= if lodging mere rain-drops.
= Captain L. C. Arthur, who has
= been Observation-Disclosures of the
= Flagstaff and Mesa batteries, is
e to leave on Monday for Pennsyl-
= vania, to have charge of the
4 national guard artillery in that
e state, and Battery D is giving
= him a send-off and at the same
& time giving him opportunity to
= make final test.
{ The firing will be between 2
Z and 4 p. m.
& %%@@+@+@%++&+%%+ = 4
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know which route will be finally de-
cided on and want to know right now.
The stretch between Canyon Diablo
and Winslow is reputed to be the
worst stretch on the National Old
trails. Mr.. Carlson of the Park-to-
Park Highway association, told the
Flagstaff Rotary club on Tuesday that
it is the worst stretch he travelled over
in his journeys along the 6,055 mile
loop of the Park-to-Park highway.
Not that it is sandy, or muddy at this
time of the year, but it is filled with
loose rock and crossed every few feet
with a water-worn ditch.
The Navajo supervisors say if this
county will help them get their $780,
900 and then turn in and work on that
road too, they don't care if part of
their $4,000 does get spent this side
of the county line.