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The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
BILL STUART HOPS TO A CON-
CLUSION-WRONG AS USUAL

Colonel Fred Breen in his Coconino
Sun says Edward Box is more anxious
to get lot of advertising for "his
publications" than to find peace
plan. Strictly speaking, Box has no
publications, although he is son-in-law
Of Cyrus I'll. X. Curtis, who has sew
eral big ones. As Box is a republi-
can, and his peace plan is in line with
the views Of the Coolidge administra-
ton, Colonel Breen ought to be for
it "from soup to nuts. Prescott
Courier.
Since Bill was one Of the ''biters,
he probably wants some excuse for
his action. Merely because there may
be some similarity is no reason to
jump at the fact that it is either the
Harding or the Coolidge idea. Most
people probably voted for it thinking
it might be threshed into shape or be-
cause of some certain feature which
appealed to them, and without any
real knowledge or study of the sub
ject. A referendum might come very
close to giving the actual sentiment Of
the people on a question as to wheth-
er they were 'wet'' or "dry," but as
to snap judgment on as complicated
a question as world peace, we are
constrained to doubt the wisdom Of
q referendum
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
AFTER SCALP LEES FERRY
CUSTODIAN; WON'T GET IT

The state livestock sanitary board
has asked the supervisors of this
county to discharge O. r. Clarke, GUS
todian Of Lees Ferry. The board, as
it looks now, has no intention of do
ing so. Poor Clarke has had a hard
time of it. Last summer when the
old boat capsized and nearly drowned
lot of Boy Scouts and their guides
from Minnesota, Clarke was accused
Of improper handling Of the boat and
let go. Followed an investigation that
showed Clarke up as a hero, who real
~ saved the lives of the bunch, and
he was reinstated.
Manager Stephenson Of the Grand
Canycn. Cattle Co. had trouble with
Clarke last fall when Stephenson fer
ried aNlot Of cattle across the river.
The local understanding of the matter
is that Clarke was doing his simple
duty and refused to accede to some
wishes Of Stephenson that he believed
unreasonable.
Anyway, Joe B. Rickel, clerk of the
boara of supervisors, says Clarke
turned more toll money into the coun-
ty from May to December last year
than any previous custodian had in a
year.
Clarke served II years in the U.
S. navy before going to Lees Ferry.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
MRS. F, P. M'LAUGHLIN'S
DEATH In CALIFORNIA ON
SATURDAY SADDENS MANY

Deeply grieved were the many
friends of Mrs. Frank Mclaughlin Of
Flagstaff upon learning of her death
last Saturday noon of tuberculosis at
South Sierra sanitarium, Banning,
California.
She was a sweet, talented and alto
gether charming young woman. Since
the time she came here several years
ago to live with her uncle, D. l..
Thomas; during her student days at
Northern Arizona Normal school;
then as wife and mother, as her circle
of acquaintance Widened, her admir-
ing friends increased in number.
Frances Baxter was born in Marion,
Ohio, February 27, 1897, being nearly
27 at the time of her death. She was
graduated from N. A. N. S. with the
class of 1919.
1t was during her student days that
the acquaintance that had sprung up
between her and Francis P. McLaugh-
lin, son of Mrs. Ed O'Farrell Of this
city and now one of the office force
at the Arizona Lumber & Timber Co.
mill, ripened into love. After her
graduation she taught a short time
both in Concho and Kayenta, this
Continued on Page Eleven)
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
NOGALES ACE IN COMMAND
OF MEXICAN PLANES

Ralph D. O'Neill, former Nogales
man, son Of r. L. ONeill of this city
and former ace of the United States
army, is reported headed toward the
west coast Of Mexico in command of
eight airplanes consigned by the Mex
lean federal government to duty on
the Guadalajara front.
O'Neil has occupied for the past
several years a high office in Mex
ico's aviation corps with the title of
colonel. He recently returned from a
trip to Europe, where he purchased Il
number of new type bomber and re-
connaissance planes for use in the
federal army. Colonel O'Neill has
been instructing the Mexican officers
in the art of flying and expects to
have several men able to take the air
as soon as new machines are ready.
O'Neil entered the air service of
the U. S. army from Nogales at the
beginning of the World war and was
one Of the first aces, being officially
credited with 13 German planes. For
the past several years he has been
connected with the Obregon regime in
Mexico.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
LEGION BOYS PLAN A REAL
CELEBRATION ON JULY 4;
ORGANIZE BASEBALL TEAM

At the American Legion meeting
Monday night committee, consisting
of ]. w. Peterson, Carl c. Mayhem
H. B. WaTnock and Joe B. Rickel, was
appointed to dope out ways, means
and plans for the Legion's July fourth
celebration. Incidentally, the celebra-
ton is to be cats ankle of an affair
with a barbecue an everythin'. AL
ready Jim Giddings has promised q
good, fat steer.
The baseball committee reported as
how they had captured jobs for five
players for the coming season. So
now the Legion baseball team is an
assured fact and it is to be an honest
to gosh team. Most of the games
are to be played in Flagstaff.
Hereafter the Legion will make
headquarters in the rooms of the Ro-
tary club, and at many of the future
meetings eats will be served.
Next meeting will be Monday, jan
uary %.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
BODIES MURDERED INDIAN
AND TWO HORSES FOUND
THIS WEEK AT TOLCHACO

Having been long time since any
one found a corpse out in the woods
or on the desert around here, John
Fish Of Kendrick Park and his son,
Harry Fish, obligingly found one the
first Of the week and, after they had
reported it at the sheriff's office, I'm
der Sheriff Sam Thompson, accompan-
led by County Attorney Frank Harri-
son, DIR. Felix Manning, county health
officer, and Buck Lowery, drove out
Monday to view the remains.
There was not much except the
skeleton and some of the clothing left.
The Indian, for such he proved to be,
had apparently been dead about a year
and evidently was murdered, for he
had been robbed and buried beneath
a ledge and there were the skeletons
Of two horses near him, one of which
had been shot in the forehead.
The body was found in Rabbit
canyon, three miles north of Tolchaco,
on what is called the Leupp Extension,
though it is this side Of the Little Col
orado river and is not on the reserva-
ton. The canyon runs from the new
Tolchaco road to the red clay flats.
The man may have been covered up
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The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
CRIMINAL LAW, BUSINESS
ETHICS, ROADS AND YARNS
ON, ROTARY PROGRAM

An interesting address by County
Attorney Frank Harrison on "The
Business Man in the Enforcement Of
the Criminal Laws" one by Billy
Switzer on "The Competitive Rela-
tion Between Competitors" some
rafting good stories by j. w. Peter
son; a report on the road bond COM
mittee by Chairman Bert Cameron,
and a humorous fellowship committee
report by DR.. A. J. Mackey, were
high-lights in Tuesdays Rotary meet
ing.
The program was arranged and con-
Quoted by Henry L. Albers, and was
well balanced and interesting through
out. Miss Elsa Myers at the
piano and L. B. McMullen and his ba-
ton on chair, got the bunch through
the opening song gracefully. Mrs.
Del Strong and John Seay won ap-
plause with some old plantation songs,
Mrs. Strong accompanying the duet
ical efforts on the banjo.
Vice-President Fred S. Breen called
to order, appointed Tom Mccullough
ergeant-at-arms pro tenn and had
him pass around the big cigars Sid
Gassman had provided In regret over
a recent birthday. Mr.. Breen ap-
pointed Rev. F'r. G. Vabre chairman of
the committee to urge members on to
Toronto, Canada, for the international
convention in June and Dr. M. G..
Fronske chairman of the committee to
boost attendance at the district con-
ference in Las Vegas, NJ NJ, this
spring. He announced that G. Allie
Martin of El Paso, governor of the
9Th Rotary district, will visit this club
February 5. Joe Schmidt was ap-
pointed chairman for the February
IL meeting, Ed Babbitt for February
19 and Bert Cameron for February 26.
Mr.. Albers started off the program
by reading an abstract from one of
Abraham Lincoln's address and in
winding it up read an inspiring mes
Continued on Page TWol
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
SUIT SOON TO TEST new
ARIZONA LAW REQUIRING
FEES FROM STOCKMEN

Information soon will be filed by
County Attorney Frank Harrison, and
suit instituted in friendly test of
the constitutionality of the law re-
Gently passed by the Arizona state
legislature imposing an inspection
fee of 25 cents a head on all sheep
and so cents on all cattle run by Utah
stoekmen on the Arizona side of the
state line, in the Northern Strip
as the parts of this and Mohave coun-
ties lying north of Grand Canyon are
designated.
Practically every lawyer to whom
the state "inspection" law has been
submitted is of the opinion that it
is unconstitutional, inasmuch as the
United States constitution declares
that there shall be no import duties
imposed by one state against another
except so much as may be barely suf-
ficient for the defraying of any nee
essary inspection expense. The law
yers believe that 25 cents head Oh
sheep and so cents on cattle is many
times what any necessary inspection
expense" would amount to, and that
because of that the law is unconsti-
tutional.
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

Mr.. Etter promised speedily to take
the matter under consideration. Once
or twice fainter echoes have since
come from Santa Fe officialdom Of
intention to consider the question. But
no action.
Now, should we tomorrow receive a
fair proposal from the railroad COM
pany, it w<plld be the first Of June,
at least, before we could begin actual
construction work, either on the new
reservoir or its alternative, dam in
Schulz canyon-in the event that the
dam is pronounced practicable by
Burns & Mcdonnell, the city's water
engineers. 1t would be June first, at
the earliest, because of the time it
takes to advertise bond election and
sell the bonds.
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The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

wantonly been wasting water here,
are beginning to put that construc-
tion on the matter.
In the latter part Of September W.
X. Etter, acting general manager for
the Santa Fe, submitted a proposal
to cooperate" with Flagstaff in the
building of an additional reservoir.
and a one-sided contract that practic-
ally would have delivered our water
system into the hands of the railroad
for all time to come, leaving Flagstaff
and its chances for independence,
growth and development entirely at
the will and fancy of the corporation.
This proposition was courteously re
fused by the city council, and modi-
fications suggested by which the in
terests of the railroad would be amply
safeguarded, also the city's interests.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

Is the Santa Fe playing freeze
out game? Are their officials break
ing their promise to cooperate in the
hope that Flagstaff will be intimidat-
ed and at last, in desperation, sign
any strangle-hold contract the rail-
road may wish to hand us? Is it the
hope of the railroad people that Flag
staff can be bluffed by irfaction into
accepting contract that will insure
the right "in perpetuity" (Which is
what they ask) to take all of the wa
ter they please from Flagstaff at
terms they themselves dictate?
Perhaps that is the wrong ponstruc-
tion to put upon their attitude. But
the people here who have kept in
touch with the situation and know
the danger of water famine that con-
fronts US and how the railroad has
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
SAYS SUMS ESTIMATE OF
NUMBER AUTO TOURISTS
HERE In 1923 TOO Low

julius w. Becker, secretary -treasur-
er of the Becker Mercantile company
of Springerville, and who is one OF
the most consistent and most con-
structively-helpful good roads boost
ers in Arizona, writes The Sun that
the figures we. printed week before
last showing the number of tourist
cars passing through Flagstaff last
year is too low. The Sun acknow-
lodges with thanks the interesting in
formation contained in his letter which
is reprinted here:
January 16, 1924.
Mr.. Fred Breen,
co Coconino Sun,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Dear Mr.. Breen: | notice in the
last issue of your Sun that you have
estimated that 10000 tourist cars
passed through Flagstaff in 1928.
believe that you must be mistaken,
as we registered the tourists here at
Springerville and keep quite an ac-
curate count on them and our regis
ter shows $4,000 registered. We find
from making actual tests that during
the rush season of the year we miss
between 25 and 80 per cent of the
cars so that you can easily ascertain
that nearly 1900 tourist cars passed
through Springerville in 1923. Prac-
tically all of these went through Flag
staff.
We know that more than 5000 tour
ist cars (the balance) passed over the
Gallup road during the last year. In
fact, more than double that amount
must have gone over that highway.
Continued on Page Eleven)
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
TOURIST WITH SIS AND
EXPENSIVE CAR WANTED
COUNTY TO HELP HIM

The item of expense required to
take care of the INDECENT poor, says
Joe Rickel, clerk of the county board
of supervisors, has probably been Civ
en- little or no attention by the public,
when as matter of fact it is of
great Importance, due to the fact that
this item involves several thousand
dollars of the taxpayers money each
year. Last year the county spent, in
round figures, $4,000 for INDECENT out
door relief and the sum would have
been much larger had not the board
exercised the greatest diplomacy in is
suing relief.
f'The question now comes as to who
shall receive the benefits Of the
fund.-" Joe goes on to say. "The state
provides that all persons who furnish
the board with satisfactory informa-
ton shall be entitled to aid. We viii
state that not all, perhaps only fifty
per cent Of the requests are granted
permanently. The majority of the in
digents requiring help in this county
are, foreign.
"There have been a great number
of requests from tourists. And in
nearly every case these tourists have
been prompted by local Samaritans.
The tourist situation is one which re-
quires some thought and great diplom-
acy In the majority Of cases, of
course, these tourist trarnps furnish
US with sufficient proof that they do
need the helping hand. Then it is
either a question of helping them
along or of keeping them here on
our hands, undesirable people, at a
cost of maintenance far greater than
the granting of their request for
Continued on Page Nine)
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

Which indicates that our number
next year will be 8, if the system is
to be followed out.
Also, of the Il counties, Coconino
was 9th in the collection of license
fees
Therefore, when someone asks you
what the number IL on our auto
license plates means, remember we
are no longer 18th in the state, but
Sth, and that this is one case where
figures lie.
Last year there were ,429 auto Ii
censes issued in Coconino county by
County Assessor Billy Beeson. These
licenses netted the state $7,639, and
will benefit the county indirectly
since rs per cent of this will be spent
on road work in the county by the
state.
So far this year 265 cars have been
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
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SOAKED ON BAD CHECK

Fred T.. Daniels, arrested in Ash
fork last week at the request of City
Marshal r. L. Neill for passing a bal
SO check at the Coconino chop house
here, waived preliminary hearing be-
fore Justice of the Peace r. j. Kidd,
pleaded guilty before Judge ]. e..
Jones in superior court on Tuesday
and was sentenced to from a year to
IA months in the state penitent;apy
at Florence, Sheriff Billy Campbell
leaving here the next day to take him
there.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

alton in fact for that story, but that
the animals were bought for Calf
ornia geological gardens. The av-
erage weight, it is said, is about 1000
pounds.
It is reported that the purchasers,
or the men hired by them to round
up the buffalo and start the drive to-
ward Flagstaff have been unable so
far to locate them. They range a
vast country, part desert, part mount
ain, part forest, covering hundreds
of thousands of acres. But their hab-
its are pretty well known and it is
believed they will soon be located.
There are said to be 68 grown or
nearly grown buffalo in the Owens
herd and Il calves. Owens sold two
last year to southerne Arizona men,
who paid him $3.50 apiece for the pri-
vilege Of killing them.
Continued on Page Ten)
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
ELKs' SCOUT TROOP ACTIVE

Troop No. 8 of the Boy Scouts,
which is sponsored by the local B.
P. O. E., No. 499, is stepping to the
front. The troop committee, which
is headed by Frank Harrison, with
Geo. Myers and Capt. J. B. Wright as
members, have appointed Jack Fuss
as scoutmaster. slack" is a great
favorite with the boys and the news
Of his appointment was enthusiastical-
" received. Regular meetings will be
held at the club rooms of the Emer-
son school on Friday nights. The
progress of the troops will not be in
this issue but will be sent in next
week. Many new Scouts are being
enrolled for Jack" is starting things.
Watch troop No. 8.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
ALIEN SOLDIERS! TINE FOR
QUICK NATURALIZATION WILL
BE UP ON FEBRUARY 7TH

All you alien ex-service men who
want speedy naturalization and don't
get in with two witnesses to the nat
uralization court which Judge j. E.
Jones of superior court is to hold on
Thursday, February 7, viii have to go
into some other county before March
3. After then you will lose out en-
tirely and will have to go through the
same long and weary procedure as all
other aliens. If you want to take adj
vantage of the opportunity that the
government provides you to go in
an alien and come out citizen of
the United States, better snap into
it while you have the chance.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE
OF BOYS SCOUTS IN PHOENI1

DR.. and Mrs. M. G. Fronske, accom-
panied by Chas. S. Mccormick, Jr.,
drove to Phoenix Monday of this week,
where they attended the twelfth re-
gional meeting Of the Boy Scouts OF
America. Conferences were held to
discuss all lines Of scout endeavor.
Many of the national leaders in scout
ing were present to help the local
men in their council work. DR.. From
ske and Mr.. Mccormick will pass the
good word along as soon as they re-
turn.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
F. H. S, GIRLS WIN BUT
BOYS lose AGAINST THE
HOLBROOK H. S. CASABERS

Flagstaff high school girls won at
basketball against the Holbrook high
team here last Friday night, but the
local H. S. boys were outpointed by
the visiting chaps from Holbrook.
There was good crowd at the new
high school auditorium to watch the
two games and excitement at times
ran high.
Here's the story of the games as
told in Green and Brown, the F. II. S.
newspaper:
The girls game promised at first
to be hard fight. But as the game
progressed the score swung more and
more in our favor. At the end of the
first half the score stood 20 to a. In
the second half our forwards contin-
ued to bring home the bacon. The fl
nal score was "a to 10.
Every girl on the team was feeling
tip-top and played accordingly as the
score showed
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

LeaVlCC came III Ior HObDTOOk anu
Switzer for us in the third quarter.
The boys, enthused over the girls
victory, came onto the court with all
the pep of the top notch team they
are.
At the end of the first half Hol-
brook was but four points ahead, II
to 7, and both teams playing hard.
But play as we could they kept the
score in their favor and continued to
increase it until the minute the whis-
tie blew at the end of the second
half.
When our heads quit swimming
from watching the rapid movement of
the ball we found ourselves clinging
to 10 points and watching Holbrook
disappear with the large piece of the
score, 21 points.
Even though we didn't win every
one enjoyed the game as much as we
possibly could without winning.
The boys are improving fast and
we hope to win all the rest Of the
games we play this season.
The Boys Lineup
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
AUTO LICENSE FIGURES LIE:
COCONINO COUNTY EIGHTH,
NOT ELEVENTH IN AUTOS
OWNED; IS NINTH IN FEES

While Coconiro countys auto license key number is
H. denoting that the 18th OF the Ia counties in
the state in the number of automobiles licensed figures
issued by James K Kerby secretary of state show that
Coconino is really 8th in ownership. We registered
1929 in 1928. Apache registered 465 Graham 1857
Greenee 55 MOhave 13O8 Navajo 1348 Santa Cruz 11O3
all lower than the number registered here.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

IIUIUIUUh put III JIhCo eIIlO 1lCI a5 =
and we put in Swanner in the third
quarter.
Carlson refereed both games and
was certainly kept on the jump.
We would like to have entertained
the teams at dance but as they were
to play the Normal Saturday night
they requested that we should not, in
order that they might have all the
rest possible.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
r. r. OFFICIALS DEAD ON
THEIR FEET WHILE LOCAL
WATER SHORTAGE MAY
SOON SHUT DOWN MILLS

Water city down between eight and feet
the likelihood Of off the supply aw and thus throw hundreds
railroad officials who promised speedily decide what they will do
nothing
of the awml already been
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
HARDING MEMORIAL

: Subscriptions to the Harding
2 Memorial fund have been fairly
: liberal, but there is room for
T more. Coconino county has not
z come up to its quota. The cam
: paign for funds will close Feb
: ruary 1. Those who wish to
= make contribution still have
: the opportunity. Do it now.
Z Checks or cash may be handed in
. to F. S. Breen at The Sun office
Z and win be promptly forwarded
T to the association. A receipt
: will be returned to the donors
2 from the association.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

Recent visitors: Matte C. Wolfe,
Williams; Robert f. Martin, w. F.
Fetterley, II. B. Ricketts,, Guy G. Rus
sell, C. F. Cummings, r. A. thinner,
Phoenix; L. Collins, r. B. Walton, E.
C. Bruins, Winslow; John C. Walker,
Glendale; D. C. Lowrey and wife,
Tuba; Wilfred G. Austin, Holbrook.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
LOS ANGELES MEN BOUGHT
l8 BUFFALO FROM OWENS:
ARE TO DRIVE THEM HERE
AND SHIP TO LOS ANGELES

That Los Angeles men have bought is bull buffalo
from JIM Owens herd this county north of the Colorado
river reported by Buck LOwery who recently into
town from his Gap trading post The buffalo to be
across the Colorado river Buck reports and will
be driven into Flagstaff where they will be entrained for
the coast.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

The local American Legion post is
making determined drive for new
members, at any rate several of the
members are, and the are being en-
rolled rapidly.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

Sid Gassman has been laid up at
home part of this week, suffering
from bad cold.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

There is a ru1nor afloat that the
buffalo are to be killed and the meat
sold at fancy prices. 1t is stated on
good authority that there is no found
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

lCenSed here.
Dealers get licenses on basis of
$40 for the first set of plates and
Continued on Page Ten)
Seward daily gateway., 1924-07-01

Hohner Harmonicas, Schallerer's AL aska Shop. If.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-07-01
M. s. E. PERRY ORDERED
 REPORT AT CAMP SHERIDAN

Master Signal Electrician ". O.. Perry and family will leave in the near future for Fort Sheridan, near Chicago, where he has been detailed for duty until the expiration of his term, at which time he will retire. MT. Perry has been in charge of the local telegraph station for many years and has been very popular officer. He and his family will be greatly missed.
 It is reported that M. s. E. Snyder of Valdez will arrive on one of the next boats to take charge of the To- cal office.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-07-01
LICENSES DUE TODAY

The city auto drivers license be- :ame due today and drivers of cars who have net taken out this little document will drive at their peril. Clerk Whittlesey is busy writing out licenses. The city has the ordinance published in pamphlet form which may be had for 25 cents by those interested; a copy being given free with each license