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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-15
SITE FOR NE "
COUNTY HIGH
ANNOUNCED
Building to Be Erected for
Silver Spring, Takoma Park
and .Woodside Pupils

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Aug. 15,-The
new high school building soon to be
erected for the accommodation Of
pupils Of the Silver Spring, Takoma
Park, and Woodside neighborhoods
will, 1t is understood, occupy a site
between Takoma Park and Silver
Spring, and will front on Philadel-
phia, College and Boston avenues.
The members of the county board
of education and the county super
visor. Of public school property In
spected the site early in the week,
and have, it was announced today,
recommended its purchase. The lot
contains 161,50S square feet, and
will cost 12,920.64, or 8 cents a
square foot.
1t was also announced today that
one acre of land adjoining, and in
the rear Of, the site of the present
public school building at Bethesda
will be bought as a site for the new
public school building soon to be
erected there. The purchase of this
site was recommended by the county
supervisor of school property. and
a day or two ago was inspected by
the members of the county board Of
education. The site has also been
approved by the trustees Of the
Bethesda school and Doctor Ben
jamin Perry, president of the board
of county commissioners. The pres
ent school building at Bethesda will
be remodeled and used as a high
school. The site for the Takoma
Park-Silver Spring-Wo high
school has been approved by Mayor
Taft. of Takoma. and members Of
the town council and by County
Commissioner Lacey Shaw.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage of Earl G. Keyser.
twenty-five, and Mrs. Helen K.
Peterson, twenty.seven, both of
Washington; Richard I. Mundy,
twenty-three. of Sheldon, Ills, and
Miss Julia F. Atkins, nineteen, of
Madison county, Va, and John w.
Smith. twenty-five. and Miss Thelma
V. Power, eighteen, both of Wash
ington.
It is understood that the annual
fair dance Of the young people of
Rockville and vicinity, which will
be held in the Rockville town hall,
August 81, will be one of the most
elaborate functions of the kind ever
held in Rockville. The committee
of arrangements is composed of
Miss Rose X. Dawson and Messrs.
j. Harry Gormley and George and
Vinson Peter. The chaperons will
be Mrs. F. Bache Albert, Mrs.
Charles A. r. Beard and Mrs. F.
Hazel Cashell. One of Washington 8
best orchestras will furnish the
music.
While on his way from his hons
at Laytonsville to Rockville yester
day to preside in police court, Judge
Samuel Riggs noticed a heavily
laden motor truck being reckless
operated. He stopped the truck and
directed the man in charge, Warner
Cooper, of Shepherdstown, w. Va.
to report at the police court in Rock
vile to answer charge of reckless
driving. Cooper did so and paid q
fine of $40 and costs.
The clerk of the circuit court hel
issued license yesterday afternoon
for the marriage of John w. Moore
thirty-four, of Mt. Rainier, Md, an6
Miss Mary ]. Bennett, twenty-five
ct Washington.
The funeral of James H. Jones, -
tired farmer and prominent citizen
who died at his home here on Tues
day, aged seventy-six years, follow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-15
PAWN SHOP IS LOOTED
OF DIAMONDS BY BANDITS

NEW YORK, Aug. is. -Four
bandits yesterday held UP the pawn
shop Of Mortimer Abuses, bound
Samuel Franzblau, the manager. and
Samuel Green, a clerk, and locked
them in room and then fled in
an automobile with all the diamonds
in the place. A fifth bandit had
been left at the wheel of the auto.
mobile.
The loot, Is was said, will reach
thousands of dollars.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-26
In THIS COUNTY
ARE GREATLY IMPROVED

ANY automobile owner who drives
muc.l over the various roads surround
ing Flagstaff cannot help being i'm
pressed with the vast improvement in
these roads in the last two years. Oc-
casionally a bad pie~1 is encountered,
whereas the automobile owner cusses,
but in all fairness it must be admit
ted that road conditions are very,
very much better than they were.
The beauty of it is, they are still
improving.
The road to Mormon lake is fine.
Beyond that to Stoneman lake, about
90 miles from Flagstaff, the road is
equally good.
The Munds park road clear to the
foot of Schnebly hill is real road
now, the first time since it was called
a road, which, until recently, it never
really was. 1t was called a lot of
other things, though.
Oak Creek hill is in better shape
this year than ever before, and cars
are travelling that way to and from
Sedona, something new in auto traf-
fic history. The road in the canyon
isn't any boulevard yet, of course, and
sand dollars are spent on it. But it is
passable without hardship, and that
is a big gain.
The road from Flagstaff to the
head of Oak Creek hill is good.
The highway from Flagstaff past
the Ancient Cliff Dwellings to VII
mona is good enough to make riding
over it pleasure. Most of the road
to Cameron and to Leupp is fast.
Doney and Black Bill parks have no
kick coming on their road.
Out through Fort Valley and Ken
drick park there is dandy road.
The road from Maine to Grand
Canyon is better than any road to the
canyon usually had been, and indica-
tions are that before long it will be
the best piece of road in this county,
that is if the sale of Bright Angel
trail goes through and the U. S. gov
eminent is allowed to put a half
million dollars into building it, which
is agreeable to the department of the
interior.
While the National Old Trails from
Flagstaff to the county line near Ash
fork is not as wide in places as It
should be, still it is a fast road and
the state, charged with its upkeep,
will undoubtedly maintain it in good
condition.
The work being done between Flag
staff and Canyon Padre in rebuild
ing that part of the National Old
Trails is going ahead remarkably fast.
The contractors are hustlers and are
doing splendid Job of it.
Now that money within the last few
weeks has become available for build
ing the Canyon Padre to Winslow
section of the Old Trails, the last bad
link of this transcontinentaI highway
will be eliminated.
Yes, there is a lot doing in road
building, and it is being well done.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-26
ALLEGED AUTO THIEF
CAPTURED in TEXAS

Ray Black, alias Eremand, alias
Ray Shelton, wanted i'm Flagstaff in
connection with the disappearance of
DIR. Eric Flett's Buick coupe last July,
is under arrest in Port Arthur, Texas,
and Town Marshal j. R. Cooper left
Monday for the Texas port to bring
Black back to Flagstaff. The much
wanted individual has agreed to waive
formal extradition proceedings, ac-
cording to telegraphic advices from
the Texas authorities.
Black, or Shelton, is said to have
arrived in Flagstaff in July with H.
G. Swall, Charles B. Hanley, Doug
las Barton and a Mrs. Jessie Cremer,
the latter quartet later been arrested
here in connection with the theft of
two automobiles, for which crimes
the three men are now serving four to
five year sentences in the Arizona
penitentiary, sent there by Superior
Judge j. E. Jones on July IT. The
woman was later returned to Cali
fornia. The two cars, both Stude-
bakers, one stolen at Mormon lake
from Joe O'Connell of Phoenix, and
the other stolen here from l.. G.
Lashmet of Lake Mary, were recov-
cred.
/ Black, or Shelton worked in local
restaurant for a few days-then sue-
denly disappeared. On the same night
DR.. Fleets coupe became particularly
conspicuous by its absence. While the
authorities have not as yet located
the doctors stolen car, they are daily
expecting to get line on it; and with
the return of the fugitive waiter to
Flagstaff, local authorities anticipate
no difficulty in fastening the coupe
theft upon him.
In the absence of Marshal Cooper,
who is expected back the first of next
week, S. o. Thompson is acting town
marshal.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-26
NEW NORMAL COACH SAYS.
FOOTBALL MEN MUST BE.
UP in STUDIES TO PLAY

With the arrival of chief mentor, w.
E. ("BilP') Rogers, his assistant, Chet
F. Deaver, Captain-elect "Polly"
Camp and Student Manager J. Morris
Richards, things football around the
Normal campus are beginning to take
on color. Rogers, who is fresh from
the east where he visited leading uni
versity football camps, is arSious to
get his Lumberjacks whipped into
trim.
The Lumberjacks will have char
acteristic crew of stellar back-field
men. With Buzz" Gregg, "Hoddy"
Stevens, "Polly" Camp and "Bodge"
Vickers, all letter-men out for their
former positions on the backfield, it is
apparent that Normal will have a
powerful combination. "Dizz" Hanley
is the only letter man out for end.
Hanley has been pitching hay all sum-
mer and is in condition. Normal lost
seven men by graduation. But with
the total enrolment of boys this year
practically doubled, Rogers should
have little difficulty in rounding out
a championship squad. In addition to
giving out letters this year he will
probably distribute gold footballs
among the winning candidates.
Both in play and tradition foot
ball is a distinctively academic game"
Rogers says. "It is the king of all
sports. The followers of the game
must depend entirely upon the schools
and the colleges for it's preservation,
its traditions, and the maintenance of
its high standards Of craftsmanship in
it's plays, which are to be expected
from an academic game.
'EIt must be understood that the
main thing to be developed in the
player is the fundamental principles
of character, for without character on
the football field no game can be
won with honors to the school, the
team or even to the individual; so
character will be the major considera-
tion with the Normal team this year.
"Along with character academic
scholarship must be considered, for
without scholastic standing no player
will be permitted to play regardless
of his ability, or the strength he holds
towards his team. Every football
player this season must be well up in
his class work, and great stress is be-
ing emphasized by the coaches that
every player must be a good student
before participating on the athletic
field"
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-26
GAME ASSOCIATION
HAS BUSY MEETING

Ten new members were added to
the Flagstaff Game Protective asso-
citation at meeting Wednesday eve
ming which was attended by over 40
enthusiastic supporters. Following
talks by Assistant District Forester
Loveredge of Albuquerque, Deputy
State Game Warden Fuss, and Dis
trict Supervisor Miller of the Coco
nino forest reserve, the association
discussed the necessity for establish
ing game sanctuaries to protect rap
idly diminishing wild game and kin
dred important matters.
Definite plans were also started at
the Wednesday night meeting for the
annual banquet, to be held the last of
October or first of November At the
same time "Field and Stream" edu,
cational moving picture will be put on
by the association and it is planned
to also give an afternoon exhibition
of the film for the benefit of Flag
staff and surrounding community
children
The following were appointed dele
gates from. the Flagstaff association
to attend the annual convention of
Arizona Game Protective association,
at Prescott, Saturday and Sunday; I.
f. Mccullough, president of both
Flagstaff and state associations; w.
D. Draine, state association treasurer;
Wild Raudebaugh and Del Strong.
Several other members of the Flag
staff association, some accompanied
by their wives, are expected to at
tend the state meet.
The convention opens at Prescott
at 10 O'Clock Saturday morning and is
expected to continue over Sunday.
There will be banquet served the
delegates at $50 Saturday evening
and on Sunday the Prescott Gun club
will hold trap shoot complimentary
to the visitors.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-26

Anticipating the hardest battle in
northern Arizona football history for
the northern championship during the
present season, Coach Denman of
Flagstaff Hi nevertheless is optinis-
tic over the prospect of his team
bringing home the bacon" this year,
and the personnel of the 1924-1925
team, local fans aver, we'll justifies
the coach's optimism. The lineup fol-
lows:
Frank Harrison, re; Harvey Cooper,
TT; Glen Edwards, rg; Rob Taylor, c;
Clyde Caffey, lg; Captain Howard
Lockwood, 1t; Babe Cameron, Mervin
Schwarz, lie; Kicky Williams, RIB;
Fred Nackard, lib; Walter Runke, Ed
Black, fb; Ed Conrard, OBJ.
In discussing the prospects for
Flagstaff Hi winning the northern
Arizona pennant during the present
season, which opens with Williams Hi
at Williams today, Coach Denman
said:
"Based upon the strength of the
opposing teams last year, anticipate
possibly one of the hardest battles in
northern Arizona football history for
CIIG IllSIl SCilOOIo CIcIl lplOlloIilp CiI1o
season, but nevertheless have high
hopes of Flagstaff winning the pen
nant. We have a most promising line
up, and the boys for the past two
weeks have shown in their practice
work most gratifying determination
to come out victorious this season, as
we'll as demonstrating improved play
ing, fast work and thinking; all of
which augurs i'll for our opponents.
"Our opening game at Williams,
Friday of this week will probably be
attended by the entire high school
student body, and this assured moral
support of our team, together with
the already developed strength, abil-
ity and determination of the boys, is,
indeed, promising for a victorious
campaign this season"
Flagstaff was barely nosed out by
Clarkdale last season; the previous
season Prescott took the pennant from
Winslow by a close shave, and this
season every team in the northern cir
cult is determined to carry off the
gridiron honors, though none, it is
said is anticipating anything like an
easy victory.
On the Flagstaff Hi team Captain
Lockwood, who played center last sea-
son, has taken on more weight and
has developed even a higher spirit of
aggressiveness. Harrison, who played
a good, consistent game last year
shows promise of much better work
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-26

this season. Cooper, heaviest in squad
and last years best tackle, shows up
we'll this year. Taylor, last season
substitute, has already shown the
stuff necessary to make the team this
year, and will fill Lockwood's former,
place at center. Schwarz, who played
at guard last year, will undoubtedly
make the end this season; he is show
ing up much faster.
Caffey played every position on
the team last year and made good In
all, proving a most versatile per
former. This season he will play left
guard on offense and full back on de-
fense. Of Williams it is said that
while there is nothing spectacular in
his playing, he is a good player, runs
we'll and plunges line well. Black, cap
tain of the team two years ago, is
back in high school this year. He will
substitute for the present and fill IN
later in the season. Nackard, guard
of two years ago, but not on the team
last year, will work in back field this
season.
Runke, Conrard, Edwards, Zion and
Cameron are all new men, but their
early tryouts promise good work on
the squad, Coach Denman declares.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-26
KNOLES SIDESWIPED THE
TRUCK. TO SAVE LIFE

The latter part of last week as
Everett Knoles in the REQ touring
car owned by his father, Rollin
Knoles, was coasting down the hill to
Deadman,s curve, between Flagstaff
and Williams, he suddenly was called
upon to decide whether to turn off the
bank or hit highway truck stand
ing across the road above the two
culverts at the bottom of the hill.
"If / hit head on, we'll go through
the windshield" Everett concluded. eff
| go off the bank it may be a lot
worse" he continued to conclude.
Thereupon, just before he reached
the truck he threw on the brakes and
turned sharp, sideswiping the truck.
The REQ was jamnled pretty badly
on the side that hit the truck and
Ralph Groves, until recently baker
for Knoles Brothers, who was riding
with Everett and sitting on that side
was knocked out for a few minutes.
There was no glass broken. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rollin Knoles drove to Phoenix
in the car the next day and left it
there to be fixed up with new tenders
and new section between the doors
on one side.
The highway truck was being
turned around on the road-a fine
place for the driver to pick for such
purpose.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-26
BETATAKIN RUINS MORE
WONDERFUL THAN I'VE
NATURAL BRIDGE, SAYS

Jimmie SwinnertOn came in he first
Of the week from Kayenta, where he
had been for several weeks with the
Wetherills and making excursions to
many of the scenic points in that sec
ton gathering material for paintings.
After couple of days here, getting
caught up with his mail, he left for
Grand View, Grand Canyon, to paint
there for month or so. Mrs. Swim
merton, who came in from Kayenta a
couple of weeks ago and went to Cali
fornia to get the daughter of the fam
lily started in high school, will return
soon and be with her husband at
Grand View.
Jimmie has had recently ardently-
solicited short story accepted and will
illustrate it in colors. He says it's
rather tedious having to affect this
new role in addition to his pressing
work as cartoonist and artist; inti-
mating that he don't care a darn if
subsequent short stories which he has
been asked to write are rejected.
Mr.. Swinnerton says that Natural
Bridge is one of the least of the many
marvels of nature out in that section,
Che one of the greatest interest be-
ing the Betatikin ruins, which, by the
way, are only about eight miles from
the main Flagstaff road, and
can be made horse or mule-back in
three hours.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-26
BRIDGE, DANCE PARTY
ENJOYED BY ELKDOM

A happy coterie of nearly 200 Elks,
their wives and sweethearts enjoyed
a seasonal dance and bridge party at
Flagstaff Elks' home last Tuesday
night. There were seven tables at
bridge, and the ball room floor was
thronged during the evening with
couples dancing to music by Waters
orchestra.
During the evening Mrs. Samuel M
Hamilton of Chicago sang "1n the
Garden of Ny Heart" accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. Mamie Griffin. Miss
Selma Aas sang "Pickaninnie Kid,
and for an encore sang Nothing But
Love-" She was accompanied by Miss
Elsa Myers. Accompanied by Mrs
Griffin, a quartet composed of Mrs
John Verkamp, Miss Myers, Hill
Lewis and w. NJ. Cady sang the
"Gypsy Love Song"
AT II o'clock the lights were turned
off and Exalted Ruler Henry Albers
impressively gave the Elks' toast.
Refreshments of cake and puncl
were served during the evening.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-26
ROMERO OUT UNDER BOND
SHERIFF CAMPBELL STILL
FIGHTS TO GET CUSTODY

Sheriff w. A. Campbell is having
hard fight in Mexico to get custody
of Miguel Romero, wanted in Flag
staff for killing Juan Gonzales on
July 9.
Details are meagre, but it is known
that Romero recently was released
from prison at Guadalajara, where he
had been held several weeks, bond
being fixed at thousand dollars.
1t is supposed the release was eff
fected before the arrival in Mexico
City of the vised extradition papers
from Washington. At any rate, it is
known that Romero was released and
that Campbell is making a deter
mined fight to get hold of him again.
In the meantime, it is reported, he is
saying uncomplimentary things about
the ambassador from this country to
Mexico, whom he believes could have
little more active and prevented the
release.
A telegram received at the county
Jail here on Wednesday from Sheriff
Campbell said that he would have to
be in Guadalajara a few days longer.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-26
CANNIBALS MERCIFUL TO
VISITING ANTAGONISTS

Babbitt's Cannibals, contrary to the
suggestion of their title, were disposed
to be most merciful to the visiting
Prescott baseball team here last Sun
day afternoon. In their benign con-
descension the Flagstaff team even
permitted the visitors to take the
third, and deciding game of a three
game series by score of 10 to z. In
the two previous games Prescott took
one and the Cannibals took the sec
ond game on a score approximatlng
the Prescott victory here Sunday.
The lineup follows: Babbitt's Can
nibals-Harris, 1b; Capron, cf; Wof-
fard, rf; Boone, C; Hutson, 2b; Walk
up, SIS; Kunzelman, If; Plunket, 3b;
Mccormick, p; Evans, sub. Prescott.
DuMont, If; Moore, 1b; Dudley, cf;
Normand, c; Richmond, If; Montreal,
3b; Goodson, ss; Milner, 2b; Starkey
p; Welch and Clifton, subs.
The Flagstaff team will play Selig-
man on the Selign1an diamond next
Sunday.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-26
DOHI, CLEZY, PISH, BEN
ARE FLORENCE VISITORS

Clezy Flanda Bit Sui, Dohi Beza,
Pish Bogo and Ben Samoley, accom-
panied by Deputy Sheriff w. F. Wal
lace, departed Thursday morning for
Florence where they will-all save
Wallace-spend from one year to Is
months as the guests of the warden
of the state penitentiary. No, they
were not accused of mayhem.
1t really isn't case of Clezy
Elanda biting Sui or any of the others.
Clezy Flanda Bit Sui and Dohi Beza
both entered pleas of guilty before
Superior Judge Jones to the charge of
stealing horse from the G O Bar
Livestock company, while Pisho Bogo
and Ben Samoley-the latter no re-
lation to the popular simoleon family
admitted that they purloined a COW,
the property of Martin Buggeln. The
quartet, all Navajos, were sentenced
to serve from one year to Is months,
depending upon their conduct, for
their admitted lack of finer sense OF
discrimination in the matter of per
sonal property rights.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-26
OHIOAN STAYS RATHER
RIGHT in FLAGSTAFF

T. J. Jones, who with Mrs. Jones
is here from Venedocia, Ohio, visiting
the family of Mr.. Jones boyhood CONF
panion, d. L. Thomas, has gone and
done it-killed Flagstaff's only sur
viving rattlesnake and tarantula.
While strolling along the highway
enroute to Lowell observatory Mon
day, the Venedocian first espied a
tarantula in its mad rush for the tall
timber and aided by his host stoned
it to death. The rattler, taking warn
ing from the tarantula's set-to with
the Ohioan, was silently speeding in
the general direction of its native
habitat, California, when Jones keen
eye glimpsed it. The reptile, about
two feet long and having five rattles
and a button, was speedily dispatched
with stones by Jones and Thomas.
In the overworked stock phrase of
Californians, the presence of rattle
snake in this vicinity is "most un-
usual"
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-26
REPUBLICAN CENTRAL
COMMITTEE ORGANIZED

The republican county central COM
mittee met at Breen-Lewis hall, Flag
staff, Tuesday night and organized for
victory in the coming campaign. Geo.
H. Myers of Flagstaff, was elected
permanent chairman; Earl J. Nordyke
of Williams, vice-chairman for that
end of the county; Del Strong, sec
retary- treasurer.
The following were. elected to the
state central committee, which will
meet in Phoenix on the 10Th, and
also as executive members of the
county central committee, the chair
man and secretary being ex-officio
members of the latter:
L. Benedict, F. S. Breen, DR.. M. G.
Fronske and Homer Bartlett of Flag
staff and Earl j. Nordyke, Charles
Elliott and Walter Lindblom of Will
hams.
Mr.. Lindblom was made a member
of the county central committee to
succeed NJ. E. Duffy, who was elected
in the primaries but had since re-
signed.
The Coconino sun., 1924-09-26

That the north and south travel
sure to come when the bridge across
the Colorado river at Lees Ferry is
built will be as important to Flagstaff
as the east and west tourist travel, is
the belief of Bob Taylor, member of
the county board of supervisors, who
few days ago returned from a busi-
ness trip to Fredonia.
Mr.. Taylor believes the state legis-
lature this coming winter will match
the 100000 already appropriated by
the U. S. government, through the
Indian bureau, and that construction
of the bridge will then be matter of
only a few months.
Mr.. Taylor was assured by the su-
pervisor of Kaibab national forest,
north of the Grand Canyon, that when
the bridge is built $4,000 will be ap-
propriated by the forest service for
building the road from Jacobs Well,
in the Buckskin mountains, to House