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The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
PRESCOTT JUDGE DECIDES
PATIENTS AT WHIPPLE
HAVE RIGHT TO VOTE

PRESCOTT, Arizona, August 20
Superior Judge Richard E. Lamson
ruled that ex-soldier patients Of the
Veterans bureau hospital at Fort
Whipple, near here, are eligible to
vote in the coming elections.
The court sustained demurrers of
the county recorder and 20 patients
against the complaint asking the re-
corder to strike from the county reg
lister the names of more than 200
patients at the post on the ground
that they are residents of a military
reservation, and thus shave no right
of franchise"
Judge Lamson held that the United
States government does not retain ex-
elusive jurisdiction over the reserva-
tion and that the institution could
not be classed as an asylum" with
in the meaning of the restrictive
statute and constitutional provision
of Arizona. Russell was given 10
days in which to file an amended
complaint.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
COLORADO RIVER LOWEST
SINCE 1911 SAYS GUAGER

The Colorado river is at the lowest
stage for this season of the year that
it has been since 1911, according to
James Klohr, government guager
stationed at Lees Ferry in northern
Arizona.
Extreme shortage of rainfall over
the watershed serving the Colorado
river has caused streams, seldom dry
to vanish into the sands and the sup
ply to the river has been greatly de-
pleted.
According to Mr.. Klohr the entire
flow of the Colorado river below the
dam at Yuma is being diverted into
the Imperial Valley Irrigation system
with not enough water available to
serve the normal demand of the val
ley. A water rationing system has
been placed in effect by which al
falfa growers are given short rations.
At Lees Ferry the current of the
river has slowed down to such a point
that it no longer serves to force the
Coconino county ferry boat across the
stream and the ferryman, aided by
passengers must pull the barge across
by means of a cable.
At many points in the river the
rocks ia rapids, seldom seen, are now
iutting out of the river and at points
where the river widens out the water
appears as quiet as that of a lake.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
RATTLERS REPORTED
PLENTIFUL IN BOWIE

Possibly driven by dry weather
down to the settlement, rattlesnakes
have been over abundant around Bow
lie of late. Three persons have been
bitten, but without serious conse-
quences. Spiro Gojkovich, aged 8.
was bitten on the right hand as he
was reaching into bush for lost
plaything. He is reported recovering
in Lordsburg hospital.
Miss Sarah Clark, while in the or
chard at the kirkpatrick ranch, was
bitten on the foot. She was rushed
TO Wilcox for medical attention, with
discovery that most Of the venom APP
peared to have been stopped by her
shoe. A young girl who was bitten
on the foot at a ranch five miles from
Wilcox received vigorous first aid
treatment at the hands of her mother:
who split chicken in half and bound
the body on the wound, apparently
with the best of results.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
SECRETARY TO GOVERNOR
SAYS STORY LIBELOUS

H. S. McCluskey, secretary to Gov
ernor George w. P. Hunt, assailed
criticisms of the administration Of the
state industrial school at Fort Grant
and made a sweeping denial of
charges that "deplorable conditions"
and "lack of discipline" existed at the
institution for delinquent boys and
girls.
''There is no foundation for any
charges or suspicion that there is inn
morality in the school," said Mr. Me-
Cluskey, who has just returned from
an inspection at Fort Grant. "That
word is a libel" he said, $50 far as it
applies to the girls school"
"The dormitories in which the
children live are as clean as any
home Of the most painstaking house
wife," the governors secretary said.
Mr.. McCluskey's visit to the school
was for the first official inspection
there since John Gruhl relinquished
office as superintendent of the insti-
tuition about two weeks ago. Mr..
Gruhl attacked conditions existing at
the school in his letter of resignation,
describing them as an "obscene mat
ter" he would not dare report through
the mail.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
BURGLAR MAKES $125 HAUL !,
AND IS THEN GRABBED

Through the persistent efforts of
Officer w. L. McGee, Carl Jodon,
hobo bandit, who broke into the Far
row-Stackpole Automobile company's
service station early Tuesday morn
ing, was landed in jail and all of the
merchandise stolen was returned to
the owners.
Early Tuesday morning McGee was
called on the phone by Roy Stacl1pole
and told that the place had been rob
bed of IL watches and about $75 in
cash. MCGEE was soon on the job and
within an hour had picked up trail
that led him down into the canyon in
back of the Desert Power and Water
company plant where he found his
man, and recovered the stolen goods,
but while getting ready to start his
car the thief broke away and ran. Nc
Gee fired several shots, not at him
but hoping to stop the fleeing man,
without results.
The officer then came back and got
help. John McKesson, who issan ex-
pert tailor, was sworn in as deputy
and was soon after his man and with
in an hour had caught up with him.
Kingman Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
HUGE LIQUOR HAUL is
PHOENIX RAID RESULT

City police officers, led by Capt. n.
w. Matlock, Saturday made the
largest liquor haul taken in Phoenix
for several years, it was announced
when they confiscated nearly 100 gal
Ions of moonshine whiskey and arrest
ed two alleged violators of the pro-
hibition law, B. S. Num- and Harry
Bechtel.
The arrest of Num- was made at
his home at 1102 South Central ave-
1ue, where two so gallon barrels
we're seized. The containers, the of
ficers said were secreted under the
floor of Nunn's house. One of them
was full and the other nearly so,
he raiders announced.
Bechtel was taken into custody at
lis home, 1912 East Fillmore street,
where approximately fifty gallons of
eorn liquor is said to have been
found hidden under the floor. The
raids were staged in the afternoon
within short time Of each other.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
HUNT URGES ACTION
RELIEVING DROUGHT

Action to bring relief to cattlemen in
northern Arizona, where herds are
threatened with drought, was urged
by Governor George w. P. Hunt in a
letter to the state corporation COM
mission and to w. B. Ctorey of Chi
cago, president of the Santa Fe rail
road.
The governor urged those officials,
if it will be possible, to make some
arrangement in the matter of reduced
rates for the handling of stock as an
emergency measure.
Gas the last five or six years have
been bad years for the cattle indus
try" the letter says, "the majority of
the stock growers are worse than
broke"
Governor Hunts intervention in the
matter was prompted by the
receipt of letter from G.. H.
Clock, prominent cattleman of the
northern part of the state. Mr.. Clock,
declaring that the ranges are burned
up" in his section, and that cattle
must die for lack of food and water,
closes his letter with the statement
that it will be humane to "shoot my
stock unless measures for sending
the animals to other feeding and
watering places are made.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
RULING DENYING INDIANS
BALLOT FINDS SUPPORT

The opinion of County Attorney L.
P. Patterson of Pinal county, denying
the right Of enfranchisement to In
dians residing onsthe Sacation reser-
walton, was met reservedly by state
and federal officials although it found
strong support among some authorl-
ties at the capital.
The contention that the Indians on
the reservation are entirely out of
jurisdiction of the state government
and that they pay no taxes to the
state were given as basic reasons for
unofficial opinions expressed at the
state house upholding Mr.. Patterson's
ruling.
Several thousand Indians living on
the reservation who were granted cit
ilenship privileges by congressional
action would be barred from exercis-
ing the ballot under the county attor-
ney's opinion.
United States Attorney George 7.
Wilson declared that until he had
read the bill passed by congress en-
franchising the Indians he could not
say whether the opinion of Mr.. Pat
terson is legal"
Mr.. Wilson said that should the
right of ballot be refused Indians on a
reservation, and court order revers-
ing this action is given subsequently,
there might be grounds for contest
of the result of an election in any
particular district.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
BOOSTING HUNT GETS ASHURST
IN BAD WITH THE DEMOCRATS

Henry F. Ashurst, our senator,
went out of his way to slap his
friends on the wrist when he butted
into the gubernatorial race here in
Arizona
His statement, an exaggeration, was
rather ridiculous, to say the least.
Hunt is not statesman, he is a
clever politician, pure and simple. His
chief opponent, Sidney P. Osborn is
an excellent young democrat, entitled
to fair treatment at the hands of
every officeholder in the state. The
Messenger has criticised Governor
Hunt for this desire to hold office
continuously.
There is no emergency and rotation
in office is pure democracy. Two
terms are enough but as the law does
not bar Governor Hunt from seeking
the office continuously, we are good
sports and will stand with the ma
jority after the voters have spoken in
primary. Should the bulk of vot-
ers declare for Governor Hunt, he will
be our candidate on election day in
November. But Senator Ashurst has
no right to blackjack other aspirants.
We hope there is no treaty, offensive
and defensive between the senator
and the governor, because that is un-
democratic.
Mr.. Samuel is new man, COM
paratively, but he, too, is entitled to
a square deal. Our senator is not the
democratic censor here in Arizona.
Besides, as a boy we were taught that
the presidency of the United States
or the governorship of the state was
within reach of every school boy. But
with one man hanging on for nine
years and asking to have another
term, it is disheartening to the
younger generation. Let the young
men have a chance. Phoenix Mes
senger.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
SAYS WOMEN VOTE WILL
DECIDE COMING ELECTION

The women's vote is going to de-
eide this election, according to Mrs.
Alvin t. Hart, vice chairman of the
republican national committee, in a
statement issued recently. There
are II 1882 women in the state of Ari-
zona who, as new voters, will this
presidential election. There are H.
201 young men who will also cast
their first presidential ballots this
year.
women have tremendous trespon-
sibility in the present campaign" Mrs.
Hart said. ''In 1920 the stay at home
vote Of 25,705,063 was a distressing
evidence of the lack of interest in
governmental affairs on the part of
about fifty per cent of the people of
this nation.
'sThere will be total of over T.
100000 eligible to vote who will as
sumo the duty of citizenship for the
first time this year and women should
see that these young men and women
vote.
"Women believe that the standard
bearers of the republican party are
IlISI VI cll kyplCdA 1AIlAClAS0AAo' 4 IVY
have spiritual qualities which fit them
for leadership. Courage has marked
every step in the lives of Coolidge and
Dawes. They are men Of decision.
From reports received from re-
publican women in various sections of
the country it is evident that women
citizens are measuring up to their
responsibilities. By means of
speeches, literature and personal APP
peal women are reminding the citi-
zens of this country that before they
can vote they must register. A spec
ial drive to bring out a big registra-
ton is now under way.
Republican women speakers will
stump the country for Coolidge and
Dawes. They represent women from
farms, industries, homes and clubs, IN
fact all walks of life. Mrs. Florence
Riddick Boys is director Of women
speakers at national headquarters in
Chicago, and Miss Helen Varick Bos-
well is in charge Of the routing OF
speakers in the eastern disvision head
quarters, New York City.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
EDISON co. TO BUILD
GREAT POWER DAMS

The issuance Of a group of Is
water permits in which the Southern
California Edison contemplates build
ing one of the largest water power
systems in the United States was an
nounced by the California division of
water rights.
Applications on which the permits
were based placed the estimated cost
of the entire project at 200 million
dollars.
The project comprises what is
known as the San Joaquin river pro-
ject of the Edison company. Practi-
caIly the entire watershed of the river
above an altitude of 1000 feet is to
be fully developed by means of stor-
age reservoirs and power houses.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
ARIZONA
CANDIDATES ARE TO FILE
EXPENSES AFTER PRIMARY

All candidates for nomination in
the primary elections, to be held on
September 9, must file their expense
accounts within ten days after the
election, according to the statutes of
this state, while those who secure the
nomination must file their expense ac-
counts not less than ten days nor
more than Is days before the final
election on November A.
The statutes bearing upon cam
paign expenses read as follows:
within ten days after any primary
election, all candidates therein shall
prepare carefully itemized state
ment setting forth each item in de-
tail, with the cost thereof, showing
the full and complete record of his
expenditures OF money or other things
of value, including all promises to pay
money for the purpose of aiding or
that would have tendency to aid the
success of such candidate in such prd-
mary election. Together with such
report, each candidate shall file a
report in detail for each of the per-
sons named by him as authorized to
expend money or other things of
value in his interest. He shall also,
at the same time, file like report
for any person who may have expend-
ed money or things of value for such
candidate, although the name of such
other person was not among those
filed by such candidate as the names
of authorized agents.
every person who shall be can
didate for election at any general or
special election to any state, county,
city or town office shall, not more
than fifteen and not less than ten
days before the day of such election,
file full, correct and itemized state
nent of all monies and things of
value received by him or by anyone
for him with his knowledge or con-
sent, from any source, in aid or sup
port of his candidacy, together with
khe names of all those who have fur
nished the same in whole or in part;
and such statements shall contain a
true and itemized account of all
moneys and things of value given,
contributed and expended, used or
promised, by such candidate or by
his agent, representative or other per-
son for or in his behalf, with his
knowledge and consent, together with
the names of all those to whom any
and all such gifts, contributions, pay
ments or promises were made for the
purpose of procuring or aiding his
election"
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
NEW BRIDGE ACROSS
GILA COSTS 100000

Preparations for construction of a
bridge over the Gila river near the
Gillespie dam crossing on the Phoe-
nix Yuma highawy ill begin immedi-
ately, it was announced by w. G. Le-
febvre, state engineer, following a
conference with the Maricopa county
board Of supervisors.
The bridge, which will cost 100000
is to be one of the largest in Arizona.
Funds for its completion will be de-
rived from three sources as a com
bined state, county and federal aid
project.
Mr.. Lefebvre said the bridge
would be of the cantilever type of
structural steel and will approximate
100 feet in length.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
KINGMAN OFFICERS GET
MOONSHINE OUTFIT

Sheriff Mahoney's deputies, Gulley
and Mackey grabbed big still, Is
gallons of mash, containers and other
moonshine equipment in a raid six
miles below Fort Mohave last Satur-
day.
They were unable to get the opera
tor of the whiskey-making layout but
it is thought some Indian witnesses
who jotted down the number of his
car will be able to identify him.
The officers say the man has skip
ped the country but should he come
back and start operations again they
have enough evidence to grab him on.
-Kingman Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
DONEY PARK RANCHER RAISES
FINE CORN DESPITE DROUGHT

In spite Of the drouth, ]. 7. Moore
of Doney Park, is exhibiting some OF
the largest and best looking corn we
have ever seen in this section. One
ear Of this White Australian variety
measured 10 inches in length of solid
finely formed kernels. Mr.. Moore has
has a five-acre field of this corn OF
his ranch and has every reason to be
proud of his crop, since it has come
through one of the driest seasons
known in that section for many years
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
SEN. CAMERON WILL
HELP ROAD TO PARK

The Chamber of Commerce of
Douglas has received word from the
sorestry department stating that
plans are being made to obtain roads
hat will open the Chiricahua noun
tain region, especially to the Chirica-
hua national monument.
Inclosed in the letter from the for
ester is a letter from Senator Gamer
IN stating that the latter will give his
fullest support to the project of OBJ
aiming roads for the Chiricahua reg
ion.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
OLD INDIAN TOWNS
EXPLORED BY EXPERTS

DR.. Walter Hough, head of the de
partment of anthropology of the ma
tional museum at Washington, is AZ
Holbrook with Mrs. Hough, the latter
a daughter of Mrs. Jennie c. Zuek
of Holbrook.
DR.. Hough has been an occasional
visitor to northeastern Arizona since
1896, when he was aid to DR.. }. Wait
er Fewkes in exploration of ancient
Indian villages of this locality. He
will spend about a month in that VI
cinitv.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
DROUGHT MAKES SHORTAGE
OF WATER AT PRESCOTT

As the result of the general
drought condition in that vicinity, a
scarcity of water for the use of Pres
colt has resulted and it was found
necessary to restrict its use for
purposes other than domestic ones.
Until there has been a sufficient
rainfall to insure plentiful supply of
water, its use for sprinkling lawns
and gardens or for any other use ex-
cept for domestic purposes, has been
forbidden by the city council
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
POSTAL ENTERS PHOENIX

The city commission has granted a
permit authorizing the Postal Tele-
graph and Gable company "to enter
Phoenix, for telegraph purposes" The
company, which has already con-
structed its lines, will begin operation
September 1, it was announced.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT
BRINGS RUM CHARGE

An automobile accident which oc.
cured when w. B. McCandless drove
his car against taxicab II
Phoenix has resulted in filing o.
charges of possession and transporta
tion Of liquor against McCandless, ii
was announced.
Liquor was found in the wrecked
car, according to police, who turnec
the case over to the federal author
ties. The government confiscated Me
Candless' automobile.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05
MANUEL MARTINEZ SHOT AND
KILLED GRIHEGO AT WINSLOW

In quarrel at Winslow Tuesday,
lbout 10 d. m. Jose Grihego was shot
and dangerously wounded by Manuel
Martinez. The wounded man was
aiken to the hospital at Gallup, where
he died the same day. He was shot in
he stomach. Little can be learned
as to the cause other than that the
wo were quarreling at the time of
he shooting. Martinez was imme
tiately arrested and placed in the
county Jail at Holbrook.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-05

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Evening star., 1924-05-26
CHAPTER XXI.
The FOOtlight:

She had always imagined that once
on she might for get the audience and
think only of the dance; but in this
she found she was wrong. The au-
dence, quiet, watching, woven by her
Imagination into one great living
creature, ready to acclaim or destroy,
according to its whim, dominated her
thoughts entirely. But, curiously
enough, il did not frighten her now
that she fronted it. Rather did it in
trigue her. She wanted to see what
she could do with it, whether she
could sway it to- her will, catch the
fancy, please it.
The dance ended in what seemed an
Incredibly short space of time, and
immediately came an outburSt of ap-
plause She withdrew. bowling and
smiling, while Yet they clapped.
Prunel himself threw her cloak
about her shoulders.
THAT was good. You pleased them"
She went up to her dressing room
She Went down for her second dance
in different frame of mind. The
applause which had greeted the lit
tie fragment she had offered had
steadied her and given her confidence,
though she knew that this second ap-
pearanCe was the great hazard, the
thing which must make or break her
In the first act she had shown that
she was a good dancer. In the second
she had to prove that she was great.
Afterward, when the account of
that second appearance was written
for the newspapers, ii was called the
Triumph of La Phalene.
The slow, haunting music, the half
lights, the lyrical movements of the
dancer. movements in which there
was poetry and music uneXpressed by
the orchestra. gripped the audience,
so that it sat still, strained and silent.
There was a pathOS in it which no
words could ever have told and no
brush have portrayed. All the soul
of Elise was in it. her fears and her
despair. She stripped her thoughts
and her emotions for the multitude to
see, and in the stripping she made
them understood.
The music dropped and died at last.
The dim lights dimmed still further.
From twilight the stage became dark
ened. The dancer seemed to melt into
nebulous space at the back of the
stage, her hands out-tlung appealing
ly.
The curtain dropped
1t came like a clap of thunder on
the stiffness of a summers night-ap-
plause, appalling in it's volume, roll
ing to the stars above the theater,
lights on the stage leapt up and the
curtain lifted to disclose her.
She came forward, trembling, bow
ing, smiling, hardly aware of herself.
Brunei was beside her, holding her
hand and bOwing toward her. Bou-
quets were being handed up, and she
gathered them, dropped them, and
gathered them again.
She heard Brunei speaking-a few
we'll chosen sentences, with thanks as
their dominant note, and an excuse
for her inability to respond to their
requests for "a speech. Yet still they
demanded it, and as last she stepped
to the edge of the stage. Silence came
down on the place.
She stammered something, words
which seemed to her incoherent.
Thank you" she said at last.
THANK you"
The curtain dropped again while
their applause rang out fresh, and
behind it Brunei turned to her, his
eyes alight, his checks unwontedly
flushed.
1T is triumph he said. TT is tri-
umph,"