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The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
ROTARIANS GIVING FINES
FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN

Arthur M. Riordan, chairman for
the day, presented very interesting
program at Tuesdays Flagstaff Rot
ary club meeting.
President G.. B. Wilson, who called
the meeting to order, completed his
verbal report of the recent Rotory
international conference at Toronto,
Canada, which he attended as dele
gate, and quoted from some of the
inspiring speeches made there. Next
to the privilege of attending this con-
vention, Flagstaff Rotarians believe
is the privilege of hearing c. B. tell
about it.
Miss Jeanette Byrnes of st. Marys,
Kans., sister of the wife of Chairman
Art, brought forth enthusiastic ap-
plause with piano recital. Miss
Byrnes is spending the summer here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Riordan.
DIR. J. C. Muermann of Durant.
Okla, who is rural school expert con-
nected with the U. S. bureau of edu-
cation, Washington, D. c., and is lect-
uring at the Normal school this week,
gave an interesting talk dealing prin-
cipally with the development of Okla
homa and the recent political troubles
there. He was introduced by Presi-
dent L. B. McMullen of the Normal
school.
Mrs. A. E. Douglass of Tucson at
the piano and Prof. C. V. Ridgely of
Flagstaff with his violin were insis-
tently encored following their recital,
and responded.
President Wilson annaunced that
Williams and Flagstaff Rotary clubs
and their ladies will meet at Maine on
the evening of August 27 for a joint
picnic.
Mr.. Wilson also announced that the
board of directors recommended, in
line with a suggestion by /. B. Koch,
that hereafter the fines collected at
each meeting be set aside in a fund
for the treatment of crippled or dis
abled Flagstaff children. The prop
osition was endorsed by unanimous
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The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
VANISHING AMERICAN''
SOON TO BE FILMED; WE
OWE MUCH TO ZANE GREY

In a few days the advance guard
will be in Flagstaff, buying supplies
and hustling out to the Indian reser-
walton for the filming of Zane Grey's
novel, "The Vanishing American"
which the Famous Players-Laskey
company declare will be the most stu
lpendous moving picture production
ever produced.
Lee Doyle of Flagstaff, general
transportation manager for author and
producers, got back a few days ago
with the directors-Victor Flemings,
Lucien Hubbard and w. L. Griffith
who had been out northeast of here for
nearly two weeks looking up locations.
Three locations were definitely de-
cided upon-the Rainbow Natural
bridge near Navajo mountain, point
in the Grand canyon, and Kayenta.
Tolchaco may be selected as the fourth
and last location.
Doyle is as busy as three men these
days, getting supplies, buying horses,
arranging for transportation of people
and supplies and attending to the
thousand and one other details that
must be taken care of in advance. The
picture will cost more that "The Cow
cred Wagon" and more people and
animals will be used than in that pro-
duction; SO Lee has some job.
While many of the business staff
and general helpers will be here in a
day or so now, the actors and actress
es viii not be in until the last part of
this month. Camps are being estab-
Hshed for hem, though many of them
will spend greet deal of their time
in Flagstaff, as they can reach Rain
bow bridge from here in less than
two days and the other locations in
less than day.
1t is estimated that it will take at
least two months to film "The Vanish
ing American"
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The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08

The award and voucher we've very
much a surprise to The Sun, because
we had forgotten that there was any
such contest going on. The sample
Of printing for which the award was
made was sent the Porte company a
couple of weeks ago merely because
we knew they were interested in such
samples and thought they might wish
to reproduce it for the benefit of other
printers.
Being proud Of our printing depart
ment and the work it does and the
fellows who do it is something we
amt nothing else but. We know our
equipment is better than in any town
of this size in the southwest, better
than in most cities two or three times
as large. All along we have endeav-
ored TO keep printing machinery and
other accessories that would fully
measure up to the high-quality stand
ards required of our output. We believe
that no plant can do better printing
than we do, because added to the equ-
ipment we have a bunch of fellows in
the shop who are not satisfied to turn
out any work but the very best.
So it does feel sort of good to have
a casual sample of our work picked
out by the generally recognized
authority on printing in this counry
and from thousands of other submit
ted and awarded first prize.
The Flagstaff letterheads are
unique in that in addition to giving
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
YEARS NORMAL FACULTY
CHOSEN; M ANY GIVEN
SPECIAL STUDY LEAVE

Just about all the changes in the
faculty for next year at our Normal
school are caused by leaves of absence
taken by several who wish to study
for advancement and degrees and then
will return here.
Really, the situation over there is
remarkable. Each year the number
increases of those facultyites who, not
satisfied with the amount of educa-
ton they possess, go away to study.
1t shows the great increase in desire
for self-improvement since the old
days when an institution of this kind
was content to turn out eighth-grade
teachers to do our teaching. Now
adays the constant effort is to turn
out highly-educate teachers; and in
line with that is the spirit of faculty
people, who do not rest content with
their undoubted high qualifications,
but have the ambition and will to add
to those qualifications and keep far
ahead of requirements.
In art, Miss Wilmyth Case has
leave during the fall quarter and win
study, probably in Los Angeles. Her
work at Normal during the fall will
be done by Miss Nevada Platner, her
assistant.
Miss Mary G.. Boyer, Miss Clara
Wheeler and Miss Augusta PragSt of
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The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
KANSAS NEWSPAPER
MAN VISITS FLAGSTAFF

Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Chambers and
son Robert arrived in Flagstaff Sat
urday from Los Angeles by way of
Grand Canyon and were the guests of
F. M. Gold for short time. They are
on their way to their old home in
Stockton, Kansas.
While here Mr.. Chambers met Chas.
Hillebrandt of The Sun staff, who,
with Mr.. Gold, were old acquaintance
in Kansas years ago. Mr.. Chambers
is the dean of Kansas newspaper men,
having established and owned the
Rocks County Record at Stockton for
over a years. He sold out last year
and has been touring the west by auto,
finally locating in Los Angeles where
he has purchased a home. His son,
Billy Chambers, was member Of The
Sun staff and a resident of Flagstaff
some years ago.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
THIS COUNTY BOARDING
FIVE FEDERAL PRISONERS,
ONE BEING JIMMY CRECSON

With most of the county jails in
the state filled, and the federal pen
itentiaries also, the taking care of
federal prisoners sentenced by Judge
Jacobs of the United states district
court at Prescott has become pretty
much problem.
Four of these federal prisoners, all
sentenced in connection with booze
cases, two for six months each, one
for three months and one for thirty
days, have been boarding at the Flag
staff county Jail for several weeks.
Jimmie Gregson, sentenced last
week to pay $1,000 fine and serve a
year in our county jail by u. S. Dist
rict Judge Jacobs at Prescott, arrived
here Monday night in custody of
U. S. Marshal George Mauk.
The federal government allows rs
cents day for feeding each of these
prisoners. Sheriff Campbell man
ages to keep them fat for 70 cents,
leaving very small margin of profit.
Gregson didn't want to come here.
He begged to be allowed to stay in
the Prescott Jail. Mr.. Mauk told him
that after sentence was given the only
persons who could change his place
of residence for this coming year were
the u. S. attorney general and the
president. Gregson felt he was not
intimately enough acquainted with
either of them to ask them to inter-
cede.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
MISS BOYER IS LEAVING;
WOMAN'S CLUB TO ELECT
new PRESIDENT TUESDAY

Flagstaff Woman's club members
deeply regret the imminent loss of
their efficient president, Miss Mary G.
Boyer, who was reelected not long
ago, but who has years leave of
absence from the Normal school fac
ulty and will spend it in taking spec
ial studies at the university at Berke-
ley, Calf.
In honor of Miss Boyer, the club
will give NAH jong, card and thirn-
Bile party at the club house next Tues
day AFTERNOON. A successor to Miss
Boyer will be elected at that meeting.
All members of the club are urged
to attend and bring their friends, and
anyone else interested may come, also.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
SANTA FE OFFICIAL PUTS
STOP TO WHISTLINC AND
FLYING SWITCH EVILS.

Superintendent McCulley of the
Santa Fe railroad company acted
promptly in response to requests re-
Gently made by Flagstaff city council.
He was here the other day and said
he already had several railroad en-
ployees on the carpet in the last few
days for making flying switches ac-
ross the street crossings here and for
whistling at night. He said that
close watch is being kept and the
men who break the orders in respect
to those two things will be given
temporary lay-offs to bring them into
line. He insists that no flying swift
ches be made at the crossings and
further that when switching is being
done outside of daytime hours when
there are regular crossing watchmen
on duty that a member of the train
crew watch the crossing. There have
been several bad accidents narrowly
averted in the last few weeks after
the hours of the regular crossing
watchmen.
The absence of so much locomotive
whistling at night is gratifying. One
or two engineers are still pretty noisy,
but no doubt they will soon be
brought into Line.
The coal bin on the south side of the
tracks at Beaver street will be moved
west, through arrangement between
the railroad company and Frank Ben
nett, the lessee. This will be an inn
provement as the coal bin obstructs
the view of the track at that point.
In regard to improvement of eros
sings, Mr.. McCulle said that as the
company is planning yard changes
within the next year it is preferred
not to go to too much advance ex-
pense in that direction. The crossing
of the Babbitt spur track on East
Railroad avenue will be fixed, and the
San Francisco street crossing has been
improved.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
INDIAN SNAKE DANCE AT
HOTEVILLA ON AUGUST 18;
BEST ROAD VIA FLAGSTAFF
The famous annual snake dance of the HOpi Indians will
be held unusually early this year. the date being Monday
August I8 and the place Hotey 100 miles northeast of
Flagstaff

The snake dance is the closing pub
lie exhibition of ceremonies lasting
nine days, performed secretly in the
kivas or ceremonial chambers of the
antelope and snake lodges. The OBJ
ject of these ceremonies is to implore
rain upon the fields of this arid re-
gion. For this purpose the snakes
are caught and used all through the
ceremonies that they may learn the
wishes and prayers of the Hopis and,
when set free again, may carry them
to dietries, who according to the Hopi
belief have control of the floodgates
of heaven.
The snakes used are of all kinds,
many of them rattlers and some of
them huge ones. The fangs are not
removed. But, though they frequent
ly bite the dancer, the latter, by the
use of secret herbs both before and
after the dance, make themselves inn
pervious to the poison; at least none
of them have ever been known to die
or even be seriously i'll from the eff
fects Of the virus.
Undoubtedly the attendance this
year will be as large and probably
larger than ever before Flagstaff is
the best point Of departure, being the
nearest railroad point to Oraibi and
Hotevilla and having the best road to
that point. The route is by way of
Leupp across the Little Colorado river
and then north, with no bad washes
to cross.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08

Word to that effect was received by
The Sun in a telegram from Lorenzo
Hubbell, trading post proprietor at
Oraibi, another Hopi village not far
from Hotevilla.
This event is always held in August,
usually later than the goth. Last
year, it was at Polacca, on the oath.
Hoteville Is nearly Is miles nearer
Flagstaff than Polacca, making the
distance to travel this year only a
hundred miles.
For several weeks inquiries from all
parts of the Unitod States have been
received in Flagstaff from people an
xious to know when this years dance
was to be held. 1t annually attracts
scientists and others people from as
far away as Atlantic seaboard, even
from abroad.
The snake dance was last year
threatened with distiction. The u. S.
Indian commissioner requested the
Hopis to give it up. Pressure had
been brought to bear on him by GER
tain people who claimed to have proof
that the dance was immoral and caus-
ed orgies of the most abandoned
kind. But after it was proven that
immoral practices were given up
years ago, and protests came from
prominent people all over the United
States against the ban of the dance,
the matter was dropped, and it will
seems entirely probable that it will
not be interfered with officially again.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
WHAT RIGHT HAS UNCLE
SAM TO BUILD THIS ROAD?|
WHY DON'T YOU STOP HIM.

Downer & Williams, the big River
side, Calf, contractors, on Tuesday
began grading the Flagstaff Winslow
road, their contract, which they expect
to finish before Christmas, covering
a 2315 mile stretch east from the
east end of the Flagstaff city paving.
R. H. Downer of the firm is here,
the work is being supervised by F..
E. Williams of Tucson. Headquar-
ters camp has been established at the
quarry two miles east of town. There
lis a grading camp at Cliffs, another
at the east end of the project and an
intermediate camp soon will be estab-
lished, the plan being to run three
grading crews simultaneously This
will take ITS animals and a cores
ponding number of men.
The cot is betrayed by the U. S.
bureau of public roads. j. A. La
praik is resident engineer representing
the government.
A stone crushing plant will be here
in about two weeks. 1t is expected,
in addition to grading the road, to
surface with crushed limestone for
4 IL miles from town. Then, with
another appropriation from congress,
which is expected will be Forthcoming,
the balance will be surfaced, it is
hoped next spring and summer.
The concrete bridge and culvert
work over this 231a mile section was
done last fall.
AS the government is building this
road and will maintain it without cost
to the county, and it will relieve the
county taxpayers of part of their road
burden, at the same time assuring
them a much better road than they
ever have had before, it is about time
for some of those who oppose the gov
ernment building a road from Main
TO Grand Canyon to sue out a writ of
mandamus in an attempt to stop the
work on the Flagstaff Winslow high
way. The one would be just about as
reasonable and public-spirited as the
other.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
WRECKED STEEL BRIDGE
TO BE REPLACED WITH
ANOTHER STEEL TYPE

Work is being rushed to replace the
100-foot span of the steel bridge over
Walnut canyon at Lake Mary on the
Flagstaff Lumber Co. logging rail-
road that was wrecked Wednesday of
last week when loose log hit the
superstructure as a trainload of logs
was passing over it.
Every hour of daylight is being
utilized. Heavy concrete piers have
been built by Ed Raudebaugh and the
bridging will be temporarily done with
tirnbered, to be replaced in short
time with steel.
The 150-foot span adjoining, which
was not wrecked, will also be replaced
as soon as possible with heavy
beam steel bridge, with several con-
crete piers. 1t is felt that the pre-
sent type, with its overhead support
ing structure is unsafe, as another ac-
cident of the same kind as last week
is liable to occur at almost any time
and wreck that span also.
General Manager w. NJ. Cady, Jr.,
is spending all his time at the bridge,
which, it is hoped, will be ready for
trains by Monday morning, though it
may be some time later in the week.
Superintendent F. E. Pipes as had
to shut down saving operations at
the mill, but the planning mill and box
factory are running as usual. The
supply of logs from the camp is never
more than a day or so ahead of the
saws, SO it did not take long for the
latter to clean up the yard. Most of
the men at the logging camp are help
ing with the work at the bridge.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
NAVAJO COPPER CO. HOLT
CATS SOLD TO PAY TAXES

Nine Holt caterpillars, property of
the Navajo Copper Co, were sold at
public auction on Saturday afternoon
by Mrs. Ana Frohmiller, treasure of
this county, being bid in by Jimmie
Douglas of Phoenix for 81 900.
This amount just covers the delin-
quent taxes on the caterpillers and the
costs of the sale. Two of the big
machines were taken over some time
ago by Claude w. Knight, ON judge
ment, to in part satisfy claims he had
against the company for services rem
dered
Still remains the back taxes on the
mining claims and dump cars and
other equipment of the company,
amounting to about $4,000. Mrs.
Frohmiller believes she will be able
to sell these e-for enough to cover the
delinquency
1t is also good news that 1928 taxes
are more fully paid than in any other
county in the state. There are less
1923 taxes unpaid now than has been
the case, in this county, in any pre-
ceding year. This may be taken to
indicate two things-first that Mrs.
Frohmiller's efficiency as tax col
lector and determination to get every
cent due the county that she can get
is generally known, resulting in great
er promptness in paying taxes by
those who heretofore have been
slow in attending to that little form
ality: second that Coconino county
people are in better financial con-
dition than ever before.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
/. B. KOCH WITNESS IN
FREIGHT RATE HEARING

l. B. Koch left Wednesday of this
week for Los Angeles, where he will
appear as a witness before the inter-
state commerce commission in a hear
ing on proposed Encouragement of
freight rates on lumber from northern
Arizona points to other points in Ari-
zona. The proposed amendment to
the tariff would, if it became effec-
tive, prove disasterous to the lumber
mills in northern Arizona and it is for
the purpose of helping to defeat this
proposed amendment that Mr.. Koch is
journeying to the coast. In addition
to this, however, ihe will also while in
Los Angeles interview the Santa Fe
officials in reference to the proposed
water development work at Flagstaff,
which he is handling as chairman of
the water committee of the city coun-
Gil.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
BOB CARING BUYS RANCH
AND DAIRY OF FATHER

Robert Caring has bought the ranch
and Flagstaff Dairy business from his
father, Fred Caring, and now is sole
proprietor. Bob had been manager
during the last two years and had
been associated with his father in the
management for the three years pre-
ceding, since he returned from the
war.
Fred Caring is still very ill at his
home here in town, not seeming to be
able TO get the best of the ailment
with which he has been afflicted for
the last two years.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08

Ind, in 1885, and Lena L. Dodson
of Anderson, Ind, in 1908. Teacher
1929; county superintendent schools
1885,; deputy state superintendent
public instruction of Indiana 1896
1901; state superintendent public in
struction in same state 1903-9; presi-
dent State Normal at Lacrosse, Wis,
since spring of 1909. Republican.
Member Christian church. Author
numerous books dealing with educa-
ton, including methods of teaching
agriculture and manual training.
People all over Arizona who are
deeply gratified with the news that
DR.. McMullen will return after his
year at Columbia to this school, where
he had had such great success during
the four years he has been here, will
be equally gratified to learn that his
place during the year will be taken
by man with the splendid reputation
that DR.. Cotton enjoys.
The faculty at Normal are also
highly pleased with the appointment.
The board has handled the situation
with tact and good sense. earning the
rare distinction of having pleased
everyone concerned and indisputably
acting for the best interests of the
school, both in bridging over with such
good material the year in which DR..
McMullen will be absent; also in taxi
ing the steps to insure his return.
DIR. Cotton will be here September 1.
He has grown son in Indianapolis
and grown daughter in Chicago. His
wife, very talented and charming
lady, will come here with him.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08

That DR.. Cotton was the man likely
to receive the appointment had been
known here for two or three weeks.
He had been granted a years leave
from his own school, Normal Teach
ers college at Lacrosse, Wis, and
wished to spend it in mountain coun-
try. Mr.. Cotton came here a week
ago last Tuesday at the request of
the board so they might become ac-
quainted Last week he was taken to
Winslow and Williams by DR.. McMul-
len to meet two members of the
board, Sam Proctor and James Ken
nedy, and on Sunday, those two and
&C. o. Case, the third member, state
superintendent of public instruction,
were at the meeting here.
Mr.. Cotton left the first of the week
for Wisconsin to make preparations
to come here to take over the manage
ment when DR.. McMullen and his fam
lily leaves for the east, next month.
at the end of the present Normal sum-
mer session.
DR.. Cotton made a very favorable
impression here. But that he would
was expected, for he is recognized
as one of the most successful educa-
tors in the United States, one of the
few listed and sketched historically
in Marquis "Who's Who in America, 4"
which tells US this:
Born Ninevah, Ind, May 1, 1862.
Graduate State Normal school at
Terre Haute. A. B. degree at Butler
Univ, Ph.B. at University of Chicago,
LID. at Franklin college. Married
Florence N. Wright of Greensboro,
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08

The offer in detail was made the
county board of supervisors Monday
by J. Il. Eakin, superintendent of
Grand Canyon National Park in a
formal letter which reads as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon, Arizona
August 1, 1924.
Board of Supervisors,
Coconino County,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the following
item contained in the Interior Depart
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
E. o. WHITMAN WRITES
A BOOK ACCEPTED
,a BY PUBLISHERS

E. 10. Whitman, former Phoenix
newspaper reporter, now secretary of
the Arizona Industrial Congress, has
sold the manuscript of his first book
to Houghton-M -Mifflin company of
Boston. "Whit" is one of the bright
young writer's Of the state. He came
to Arizona from the Kansas City
Star and utilized his spare time in
writing a book of fiction which people
who know say is splendid production.
Congrats whit"
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08

the south boundary of said park"
/ am recently in receipt Of instrc-
tions from The Secretary of the Int
erior concerning the prospective pur-
chase of the Bright Angel Trail and
in order that there shall be no mis-
understanding or confusion, I desire to
make the following statements as a
matter of record:
(D In event the Bright Angel Trail
is put on scale to the highest bidder,
an accredited representative of the
Department of the Interior will make
a formal bid of 100000, for the
Bright Angel Trail, with the under
that said 100000, for the
Continued on Page Twelve.)
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
Photo by Mayhew

about Flagstaff, for that is what he
will do when he reproduces the Town
of Flagstaff lettGrhead in his valu-
able periodical.
PORTE PUBLISHING co.
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Coconino Sun,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Dear Sirs: After carefully con-
sidering all the samples sent US for