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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29
81 100000 fire Loss
At CORINTH,, NINE
BUILDINGS IN TEXAS
Texas Robbers Loot Entire
Block and Apply Torch--1O8
Persons Missing in Tokio
(By lie Assoeiatod Pressl

CORINTH, Miss. Dec. 29.---
Fifty stores and office buildings
here are in ruins today as re-
suit Of yesterdays fire which
swept an entire block. I.
The losses are estimated at
more than a million and half
dollars, with about one-half COW
cred by insurance.
The block destroyed on the
west side of the courthouse
square. For a time the FIRE
threatened the entire business
district. However, after a fight
of more than six hours in the
bitterest cold weather. the fire
departments succeeded in con-
filming the blaze to the single
blocL. destroyed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29
WORLD FLYERS WILL
RECEIVE PROMOTIONS
Secretary Of War Agree to Plan
AS Reward to Round World
AirTnen

WASHINGTON, Dee. 29.-Sec-
rotary Weeks today app owed the
plan to reward the army round the
world fiiers by advancing them in
the files on the promotion lists.
The approval of tits plan ad-
vances Capt. Lowell H. Smith a
1000 files on the promotion lists
and Lieutenants Wade, Nelson and
Arnold 500 files on the promotion
lists.
Secretary Weeks explained that
the advancement proposed would be
the greatest ever given in peace
time and that they would be COM
parable to the promotion given Cen
eral Pershings in time OF war.
1t was further stated that Ser
geants Ogden and Harding, Lieu
tenants in the reserve corps would
be appointed officers n the regular
army in reserve grades.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29
$40, 600 FIRE LOSS
BY DIR. HARDING

WASHINGTON, Ohio. Dec. 2e.--
Fire early today destroyed the Of
flee Of DR.. George q. harding. a
younger brother Of tie late Presi-
dent, at DR.. Harding'2 EARN near
mere. Fire is believed to have been
caused by a defective tlue, with an
estimated loss at $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29
DANCER is HEROINE
IN ATLANTA FIRE.

ATLANTA, Dec. 29.-Miss Lila
Buchanan, seventeen year old At
ianta dancer, Sunday proved
heroine in an apartment house sire
here.
When flames attacllc dan apart.
ment building owned by her father
and also occupied by her family,
Miss Buchanan dashe dto an upper
floor, where she rescaed the two
year old baby of Mr.. and Mrs. w. 4.
Mcknight.
Damage to the building was esti-
mated at $1,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29
FOUR CHILDREN DIE
IN OKLAHOMA FIRE

CADlO, Okla, Dec. 29.-Four
children were burned to death while
sleeping in one room Of a farm
mouse near here which was destroy,
ed early Sunday morning.
The children are; Allen and Aline
twins, three years old, Fred. 10, and
George Taylor, IA. The father. M
b. Taylor, i'll in a room on the third
floor, tried to save the children
from the flaming roo n. which was
on the second floor, but the fire had
gained such Roadway h. was driven
back.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29
1926 May Be GREATEST YEAR IN UNITED STATES
GREAT ICE FLOES
JAM MISSISSIPPI.
TRAFFIC SUSPE Ended
River Craft Forced to Banks---
River Frozen Over in Places
lice Blocks Niagara
(By The Associated Press>

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. %
All river traffic for as far south
as Helena, Ark, is supended to-
day as a result of the great ice
floes which are blocking the Mis-
sissippi.
Dozens of packets and other
river craft have beeen forced to
the banks.
Dispatches to steamboats, OPP
Grating on the river report that
the Father of Waters" is vir-
tually frozen over between Cape
Girardeau and Hannibal, Mo.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29
ICE JAM IN RIVER
BELOW NIAGARA FALLS
(By The Associnted Pressl

NIAGARA FALLS, N. ".
Dec. 29.---For the first time in
years there is nice jam in Nj
agara river below the falls this
early in the winter. The jam ex-
tends from Horseshoe Falls al
most to Lake Ontario. Il is
estimated to be 10 feet thick.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29
YOUNG STRIBLING NOW
20 YEARS OF AGE

ATLANTA, Dec. 29.--Young (".
L. Striking, famous Georgia fight
er in the squared arena, and as
pirant for the light-heavyweighl
boxing championship. was twenty
years of age Friday.
1t was on December 26, 1901.
that this youngster first saw the
light of day in the little town of
cambridge, Georgia, the first born
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Lawrence
Stribling, Of this city.
Striking is now completing his
fourth year in, the ring, an din that
length Of time, HAS faced many a
i Ho sss Qaaf ssjsRe o9ont sai
been 4 An Ell i;.icn in the
greasN aIuLDbf The Others
HHLAYzA a, lie ring a, d
prof SS Ehe Doztqfa in Atlanta
b po5 Aq0 gxc 232slsASs KID
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29
THREE DIE IN
ASYLUM FIRE.

ALTON, H., Dec. 29.-Three
eyed patients of the State Insane
hospital, three miles east of Alton.
were burned to death early Sun.
day when frame farm house was
destroyed by fire.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29
$4,000 FIRE
LOSS AT TAMPA

TAMPA, Fla, Dec. 29.-Fire
here this morning, destroyed ware
house wit han estimated loss OF
more than $780, 900.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29

Friends of Mrs. G. A. johnson
will regret to learn that she is eriti.
cally i'll at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. L. S. Matthews, on ogle-
thorpe avenue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29

~ LEW laws should ueIef a feaS-
onably permanent adjustment of the
interests of the public, the railroad
owners and labor, according to Mr..
Kruttschnitt. Public control over
labor controversies should not be
relaxed but rather should be tight
ened until all railroad servants
realized that "any disloyal act any
where, or at any time, will be net
with such condemnation as will
make its success impossible"
I'VE are nearer the high road of
returning prosperity" said Walter
c. Teagle, president of the Stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey,
"than we are frankly inclined to
admit. " However, he expressed So
lecture in the light of 1924 ex-
perienee in what he said was a dis
tinct overproduction in the oil in
dustry. He called the disposition
of 530,000,000 barrles of crude oil
and it's products now in storage in
the United States a pressing prob
lem.
This overproduction, Mr. TeagIe
said, was in part due to these vast
iores of oil themselves which had
zen accumulated at higher than
esent prices, and, in being under
sold by current production, had
4iled to stabilize the market. In
lrt it was due also to the fact
at gasoline was producing more
per gallon through improved
tion science. Then, after
rable portion of the require
Of gasoline were being sup
W sources other than
gasoline, such as cas-
on Page Two.l
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29
los PERSONS MISSING
IN TOXIC BLAZE.

TOXIC, Dec. ga fire in
private institution for the
here Sunday is feared "a
suited in a serious loss Of
of 343 reported inra
stitution. Loo
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29
STANDARD Of LIVING
SERIOUSLY NENACED
BY OVER POPULATION
If Present Birth Rate Keeps Up
u. S. Will Have 250,0OO,-
O06 Population
(By The Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Dec. 29,-Persons
living will see a population of 200. :
000,0 in the United States if the
present rate Of increase keeps up,
according to Professor A. B. Vote
of Ohio State University speaking
here today before he Americalt
Statistical Association But it will
not keep up, in the professors
opinion. He is fairly certain the
women themselves, the potential
mothers of the future. will take
measures to prevent i.
"Unless increase is quickly and
greatly retarded, reaching the saru-
ration point is a matter of only a
few generations at mosG, not thou
sands of years as popularity sup
posed" Professor Wolfe said. In
the absence Of an improbable reyo
lutionary improvement m agrcul-
ture, we shall be pointedly con-
fronted with the choice Of reducing
either our birth rate or our stand
ard of living. A very essential part
Of the population problea is to get
the people to see that they arc
confronted with condition, not Il
theory.
Gwen if it could be demonstrated
that this country could support
500, 100000 people by eliminating
waste and giving UP meat, the
standard of living would continue
to fall and the problem Ct numbers
continually get worse The only
happy people would be the sword
rafting generals. Many Of us to-
day are victims of ON unthinking
American worship Of size md
growth, without inquiry into the iu-
man values involved"
Professonss'Esslfe scores the op-
L. L
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29
KILLED, ONE HURT
~, IN AUTO ACCIDENT

NFEVILLE, Ie& "a
"4son, 25, of Eaton
4 lrowned, and Clayt
n feduCel courty was badly
g next Nomabile plunged
ITO Camp ereel,
of here. The en-
a&h n.er
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29

For Georgia - Ram VoHiehe ei'u !.
and Tuesday; somewhat warmer TO-
night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29
HIGH HOPES HELD
BUSINESS MEN Of
AMERICA FOR 1925
Forecasts From Executives Ex-
press Certainty for Substantial
Prosperity During 1925
BY The Associated Press)


w YORK, Dec. 20. - High
81 FOR 1925, in some cases
ne, 10 conviction that it may
81 he greatest year in the his
american business, are held
IS leaders in basic industrial
81 ncial activities here
asts for the new year ex-
by these executives agree
q seeming certainty of sub
M prosperity. They appear
to agree for the most part
outcome of the last presi-
election and the favorable
out of the Dawes plan
arove major contributing
Il They also bank heavily
lie fortunate coincidence of
Mrs. c. rchasing and great produc-
timony ! Ter at home and upon the
(Kid N dof wholesome recovery
his tria ansion in marketing over
rosa No Il
ut II. Barry, chairman of the
Nof directors of the United
Steel Corporation, expresses
lows his confidence in the
---+ ;4g ~ months:
the policies of the present
.listration shall continue in
II and practice, and the Amer
4 congress is reasonably dispos-
! ito cooperate with the president,
nd the business interests of this
Puntry will likewise be disposed
= support the administration in
S efforts to assist the business of
he country, the year 1925 should
how the highest and most satisfac
'ry prosperity in the whole history
the United States.
The New Year will probably
tmmence with all of the manufac-
ring plants operating at full ca
city, Also selling prices have adj
need to considerable extent and
ould afford reasonable profits
fflcient to continue the wage
les at the present standard. These
re not reduced during the de.
ession, notwithstanding they
re not justified by the results of
business"
American railroads enter upon
new year with hope that the
nsporatiton act will be so admin
red as to accomplish what it was
lgned to do, i.e., by efficient
agement already attained to
} the statutory income, which
never yet been done.
llius Kruttschnitt, chairman of
executive committee of the
1hern Pacific Company, thus
med up the condition upon
III the carriers depended to con-
their accomplishment of 1924;
howign which in itself was a
lax to what they had done since
%
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-29
AMrprcus SPOT COTTON
WEATHER

Strict middlign "a cents
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

Among the cars registered in the
county last year there were e15 Fords,
10 Durants, 65 Studebakers, 166 Chew
rolets,- 81 Bucks, 38 Overlands, Is
Oaklands, ID Cadillacs, 155 Essex, 81
Oldsmobiles, 80 Stars, 26 Reos, Ia
Hudsons and rs Dodges.
Taxation on 1923 and 1924 models
of some Of the touring cars most used
locally:
1928 and 1924 Studebaker, $33. 3.333;; SO;
1923 and 1924 Dodge, $50; 1923 Du~
rant, 5000; 1923 Cadillac, $98.35;
1923 Star, s15.1O; 1923 Ford, $13.39:
1923 Oldsmobile, $33.23; 1923 and
1924 Chevrolet, $17.89; 1923 Buick,
$40.73; 1924 Buick, $44.14.
The 1923 cars used in above illustra-
tion are 1923 cars bought after May
1st, which are in good condition, and
the taxation of these has been based
on the city of Flagstaff tax rate.
There were only four motorcycles
licensed in this county in 1923.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

Prescott of liquor cases for trial in
the federal court, reached a climax
at meeting of the citizens commit
tee Tuesday night and developments
moved swiftly in the wake following
a demand upon authorities for a "tri-
pie drive" upon the bootleggers.
Action for the stamping out Of
liquor traffic in the county and strict
application of the prohibition laws
was asked for in a resolution present
ed by the committee to county, city
and federal agencies. The meeting of
six representative business men, was
also attended by representative of
the government, Mayor Goldwater.
County Attorney McMurchie, Sheriff
Ruffner and newspaper reporters.
While the meeting was in progress
there appeared on the streets pamph-
let's headed: "The Knights of the Ku
Klux Klan for Law Enforcement in
Yavapai county," The pamphlet con-
tanned a 1000 word statement on liq-
uor conditions.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

to the Normal in June to resume her
work as librarian.
Miss Minnie Lintz of the Normal
faculty will honor Miss Ethel with a
luncheon Friday in the domestic sci
ence rooms. Covers will be laid for
twelve.
There are now SO girls who belong
to the Campfire Girls, a newly organ
lied. club at the Normal. Miss Lora
Maxwell, head of the department of
physical education for woman, was
elected president. Miss Maxwell at
tended meeting Held in Tempe last
December of the state vocational bu-
reau at which time steps were taken
to divide the state into three dis
tricts. Miss Maxwell was put in di-
rect charge Of the five northern coun-
ties and is subject to call Of the
county superintendents of schools of
her district. The girls, we under
stand, are to be trained in campfire
work which is a course parallel to the
boy scout movement. The state vo-
cational bureau will spend more money
this year to carry on this work. 1t is
the intention of the Normal school to
train and send out into the field
guardians who are capable of teaching
the craft in their school communities.
In all probability the summer school
curricula will offer both boy scout
and campfire work
Other officers elected were: Miss
Olive Mcclure, Flagstaff, vice. pres
ident; Miss Guenn Houck, Douglas,
secretary; Miss Minnie Anderson,
Douglas, treasurer; Miss Gertrude
Glasser, Yuma, chairman program
committee; Miss Helen Livingston,
Imperial, California; chairman music
committee, Miss Virginia F'lickinger,
song leader; Miss Lucre-
tia McMullen, Flagstaff, yell leader;
Miss Helen Raitt, Prescott, chairman
hiking committee,
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
BOY BADLY MUTILATED BY
EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE CAP

Little Henry Ford Burrus, six
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Burrus, is minus the first joints of his
left thumb and forefinger, also a
piece of the middle finger, as result
of little experimenting that he did
Tuesday with a dynamite cap.
The Burrus boy found the cap lying
on shelf in shack on his fathers
farm at Bridgeport. One of his
sisters happened to be with him and
warned him to drop the cap as it
might prove dangerous. But he did
not believe her and applied a match
Besides blowing off part of one hand
in which the cap was held tiny frag-
ments embedded themselves in his
shoulder and chest; two struck the
breast Of his sister.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

CONTINUED from Page One.)
beneath the ledge and then dug out
and robbed later, or robbed before he
was covered up. The Indian iewelry
had been pulled from his wristlets and
belt and the only thing of any possible
value of his personal equipment or his
horses accoutrements left was an old
saddle, too worthless to carry away.
Coyotes had picked the bones of both
man and horses pretty clean, though
some flesh Of the right leg had been
protected by the mans pants leg and
had been eaten away.
1t is believed the Indian was Nav
ajo. There is little likelihood that his
murderer or murderers will ever be
found out.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
TOURIST WITH SIS AND
EXPENSIVE CAR WANTED
COUNTY TO HELP HIM

Continued from Page One.)
funds. / might add that the only
tourist tramps receiving aid are old
persons and those with children. The
true tramp type of man is given as
sistance only by the sheriff's office
or by the town marshal, and that as
sistance given is merely the shortest.
way out of town.
However a great MANY of this
type try to benefit from this fund.
I'VE will take a concrete example.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
GLYCERINE MIXTURE
PREVENTS APPENDICITIS

Simple glycerine, buckthorn bark,
etc., as mixed in Adlerika is excellent
to guard against appendicitis. Most
medicines act only on lower bowel but
Adlerika acts ON BOTH upper and
lower bowel and removes all gasses
and poisons. Brings out matter you
never thought was in your system.
Helps any case gas on the stomach in
TEN minutes. BY all leading drug
gists.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

Not long a tourist was sent to this
office and asked for aid. He said he
had but a few dollars with him, and
that he had heard that the county
always helped people in his predica-
ment. After a thorough investiga-
ton he was found to have something
over $25 in his pockets and was driv-
ing an expensive 1923 sedan. Need
less to say this man was not given
help. The case is but one of many
of the same sort"
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES
JAKE BRACKER, Editor


If the Holbrook boys basketball
crew is able to stand the gaff and
take a gruelling from a club with the
speed of 'sDucky" brakes Lumber
jacks, it is liable to make some his
tory around these parts before the
green of spring comes to beckon the
athlete out Hof doors. We had our
first view ofothe Normal basketeers
last Saturday night against speedy
and aggressive quintet from upstate.
The Normal femmes gave US some
thing more than a mere exhibition of
the indoor pastime. Although their
opponents were small, younger and
less experienced, it was a real enter
tainment these diminutive Holbrook
girls staged against some of the swift
est passing, most accurate shooting
and cleverest floor movements that
we have seen exhibited by a Normal
sextette in some time. The Wells sis
ters played with the dexterity of he
men, and we had to use our pencil
swiftly to record the 73 to 10 score
these femmes piled up. Inez Lespain
has the makings of a real offensive
basketeer and was responsible for part
Captain Helen Raitt teamed together
in excellent style. Goldie Greer is
the best running center we have seen
In a long time. Edna Saunders and
Pearl Logue gave wonderful demon
stration of defensive play. Annis Nc
Gookin, sister of the famous "Polly,"
wasn't in the fracas very long, but
long enough to show that she is a
conner. Virginia F'lickinger stepped in
for few minutes and played bril-
liant game. Miss Maxwell has her
crew going exceedingly fast for so
early in the season, and if she can
keep up steam for the entire winter it
will be mighty hard sextette to over
throw.
"Ducky'' brakes proteges furnished
the big thrill of the evening by down.
ing the upstate aggregation in the
last few minutes of play by 18 to 16.
Starting in the second half with the
tally II to in favor Of the visitors,
the Normal five finished up in a wild |
squirt of speed which saved the inn
broglio. 1t was mediocre struggle,
Normal playing below standard, with |
Holbrook exhibiting rapid-fire passing
and some splendid shots from long
and short range. Riggs, the upstate's |
capable center, was the major star on |
offensive, gathering total of 10
points.
The battle was slow getting start
ed, but was not long taking on i'm
petus. 1t lacked color. "sDucky"
brakes boys were off on passing and !
shooting. They were ragged at times.
Personal fouls were not many but |
both quintets failed on every occasion
to cage the oval from the mark. Skies
of Holbrook was thorn in Lynn |
Camps basket of roses. This sturdy |
lad gave Camp lots of worry and
kept down this clever cager's baskets
to only two. Captain Heckathorne
was also closely guarded by Center
Riggs, but he managed to wriggle
through with as many baskets as his
rival. Smith of Normal played a
sterling game on the defensive and
was responsible for holding down the
score. Vickers, FilIerup and Herring
played well. The Ortega brothers of
Holbrook were fast and full of ner
Vous energy. They know each others
style and play along nicely.
Summary.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25
LIQUOR TROUBLE REACHES
CLIMAX AT PRESCOTT MEET

A liquor controversy in Yavapai
county, which followed in close Sc
the citizens committee, consisting of
quence the removal to Phoenix from
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-25

struggle is of local Importance be-
cause it will give Flagstaff adherents
of the cage game an opportunity to
Judge the strength of the local casaba
gladiators. There will be only one
game. The Normal girls play the
Williams femmes in Winslow Satur-
day night. Many of the loyal follow
ers Of Miss Maxwel's sextette will
travel along.
Robert Powers of the Normal train
ing school faculty is really developing
corking good five from the material
he has been working with. He has
divided his boys into two groups, the
youngsters showing cage ability are
working out in the mornings and
those with just promising ability, in
the afternoon. Powers has his first
game scheduled with the Winslow
junior high screw for some time in
February. The oldest of the boys are
18, while the youngest is James Hart,
who is IL. The team will probably
line up as follows: William Nickel
and Robert Bean, guards; James Hart
and Frank Lucero, forwards; Leno
Rodriguez, center.
The Holbrook basketball girls lived
in Morton Hall while here. They were
entertained after the game on Satur-
day night by the femmes Of Morton
hall.
After the game on Saturday night,
all Of the members of both squads
were entertained with a delightful
luncheon in the domestic science
rooms. President L. B. McMullen,
Mrs. r. G. Stevenson, Owen Porter,
Prof. G. v. Ridgely and Miss Mary
Lutz made up the jazz orchestra who
played while the guests tripped the
light fantastic.
Miss Ada Fleming and Mr.. Larkin,
representatives of national book
publishing house, were the dinner
guests of President and Mrs. l.. NJ |
McMullen last Friday evening. Cow
Mr.. Larkin, Miss Maxwell, Professor
and Mrs. r. G. Stevenson, President |
and Mrs. L. B. McMullen, Misses
Catherine and Lucretia McMullen, |
Professor Ridgely and Miss Mildred |
WhetSel.
On Sunday evening Miss Fleming, |
Mr.. Larkin, President and Mrs. L. B. |
McMullen were guests of Mr.. and |
Mrs. r. G.. Stevenson at Morton hall. |
Miss Fleming, who has charge of the /
music department Of a national book
concern for the entire district west of /
Chicago, has known Mrs. Stevenson
since her high school days. This is
Miss Fleming's first trip to Flagstaff.
Wednesday was students day in
assembly. Joe C. Shirley, president Of
the student council, was in charge.
Miss Catherine Beckwith held the as
sembly- goers spellbound and attentive
while she played two piano solos. Her
were Romance" by Sibelius
and 'Humoresque" by Laveen. Miss
Minnie Anderson of Douglas read a
paper prepared by the talented young
man Leroy Smith of Prescott, "Our
Expedition to the Sticks"
Miss Emily Ethel was the guest of
honor at the faculty dinner given on
Thursday evening in the domestic sci
snce rooms. The dinner was prepar-
ed and served by coterie of profess
sors. Miss Ethel leaves Flagstaff
Saturday for the east, where she will
meet Miss Mildred Julian, former kin
lergarten critic of the training school
here. They sail on the Baltic" on
February and will cruise the Med
terranean for 65 days. They expect
% leave the boat in Italy and will tour
she continent. Miss Ethel will returnl