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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-17
SIX XPRECLNCTS
Are CREATED
Total Number Raised to
29; Court Acts on
Other Matters

Complete reorganization of the vot-
ing PRECINCTS in Cantron roan,y was ef-
fcrted III the commissioners court meet
ing Saturday afternoon, with the addi-
ton Of six more precincts. although the
numbers of the precincts were not
changed. as was proposed in previous
plans.
The Six new precincts Viii were
added. bringing the grand total for the
county M 90 -. will be distributed as
follows: Precinct No. "a. Wilson tract,
with boundaries practically concident
with the! independent school district of
Wilson Tract: Precinct No. -, praciic-
ally coin ident with the boundaries of
Stuart Place school district. The boule-
ward between lilo IIondo and .I.andrum>
will divide precincts II and - into four
precincts, tile numbers of the new dis
tricts being 26 ard "a: Precinct No. =
viii be new precinct in The city of
Brownsville. After dctachng portion
from precincts l6, Il and i. q new pre-
cintt will W made Precinct 20 will Be
created northeast Of llarlingcn. inebd-.
ing q portion of the city of llarlmgen.
This viii give three precincts east or
the railroad in lIarlingcn. and tin'ee
precincts west. an the voting places east
of the railroad being IN Harrington; while
west Of rle railroad there will be- one
III the ,itt ana one at the Wilson school.
and one at the Stuart Place packing
shed.
petition for the establishment uf a
ncw water Improvement district. NJ. {,
III tie West Brownsville territory was
presented. and will be acted upon ~ a
regular meeting "a September II. Also
plans for th clocation of d drainage ditch
in Drainage District 80. . will be con
Sldcrcd Oh September N.
Health Unit.
4 delegation oi physicians, consist
iug VI hrs W. u. Spiycy u. -. Fair
banks. II. l.. Cole Cash. NinSant aud
Hunter. appeared before the commi>-
siomcr> court a. petition for health
unit in Cameron county. Action on this
matter Was postponed until the meeting
of the court one week. from next We'd
nc>day.
According ~ figures submitted ia con
ncction with the petition for q, health
unit. the expenses of the office, which
would hr located in the county court
house. would he: Wholc-time county
health off w. $1,000: ravcling expenses
health officer $500: sanitary Inspector.
salary. ~ 800: travelling expenses. sani-
tary Inspector. S9Ou: nurse. salary. ST.
500: travelling expenses. nurse. $500;
~tenogrupher ana clerk. $500: contingent
fund. $500. Of this amount. the state
would furnish S2..uO. the Rockefeller
Institute would furnish $500. while the
county would furnish 5000. making q
total yearly expenditure VI $1,000.
The court opened bids for a padded
cell for the Jail. aud awarded the con
tract ~ furnish the cell ~ the fauly
Jail Euilding Co.. Of st.. Louis. at 4
consideration of $5lT The commission
crS also levied taxes for Drainage Dis
trict No 4. the rate being SO for in
tcrcst ana sinking fund, and $50 for
maintenance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-17

Mr.. Martin could wost certainly not
be charged with being complimentary;
but then. he is strong for the Valley.
and this is Sunday morning. a day Of
worship. so IL he really meant every
thing he said about us. well forgive
him. And. too, we don't want to lose
D single subscriber.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-17

III PASO. Texas. Aug Ii Federal
Judge w. II. Smith. former congressman
from Texas. died tonight of stroke
WI apoplrxy. following u ten days illness
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-17
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-17

Ho hum, We're quite afraid wei
never, never be able to convince Editor
Mcdaniel. But well remain friends
just the same.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12

Eighty-one per cent of the mems
hats are, felt with brims turned up.
Derbles have been turned down.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
CURTIS B. WILBUR IS
new NAVY SECRETARY

Chief Justice Curtis B. Wilbur of
the California supreme court began
preparations to lay aside the ermine
of his office to take up the post of
secretary of the navy Saturday.
He was rendered the office by tele-
graph late Tuesday night and he re-
sponded, accepting the portfolio sur
rendered by Edwin M. DENLY. The
summons Of President Coolidge was
terse. "You seem to be the man /
need for the navy" the president
telegraphed. II am drafting you to-
day. Please answer"
Within ten minutes Wilbur replied:
81 will accept the appointment and
will come to Washington as soon after
confirmation as possible"
Wilbur, before going on the sup
rene bench, was one of the leading
lawyers of California. He is leader
in child welfare and Sunday school
work. He was graduated from the
naval academy in 1888. He was born
in Boonesboro, Iowa May 5, 1867.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
THOMAS F. RYAN, NOTED
CAPITALIST, VISITS HERE

Thomas Fortune Ryan, noted cap
italist, was a Flagstaff visitor Sum
day and Monday. He was accompan-
led by Mrs. Ryan. Their private car,
"Oakridge," named after their famous
country estate in Nelson county, Vir-
ginia, near Mr.. Ryan's birthplace, was
their headquarters while here.
On Monday Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan were
given am extended automobile trip to
various scenic points around Flagstaff
by Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Brown of this
city in their sedan. Though Monday
was not a good day for sightseeing
because cloudy, the visitors were en-
thusiastic. 1t was their first visit here
and they expressed determination to
come again. Thev left on Tuesday ON
their way to Ell Paso.
Mr.. Ryan first won fame as Wall
street operator and in his consolida-
ton and extension of the street rail-
way and lighting systems of New
York, Chicago and other cities. He
also reorganized several southern rail-
ways and coal properties in Ohio and
West Virginia. In 1905 he bought the
control of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance society of New York. Until his
recent retirement from active busi-
ness he was director in 80 of the
largest corporations in the United
States, including the American To-
baccO company.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
CARRON TO SPECIALIZE In
CHEVROLET AUTO SERVICE

Lee Carron has adopted the flat
rate basis in the auto repair and ma
chine shop which he is running in con-
nection with his Chevrolet salesroom.
Lee has taken over the responsibility
for the shop, having employed Jack
Peasants as manager.
The flat rate basis of charging for
repairs, means that you will be told
when you bring your car in just what
the charge will be. That is salts
faction to any automobile owner. 1t
is also satisfaction to know that you
will pay no more nor less than the
other fellow with the same sort of
need.
A special effort VIII be made to
give the most complete and satisfac-
tory service to all Chevrolet owners.
While repair work on other cars will
be handled with care, Chevrolet repairs
will be the main speciality. Mr.. Pleas
ants is a well-trained, competent me-
chanic and has just returned from the
east where he took a special course in
Chevrolet work. He has an assistant
who also is regarded as one of the
best Chevrolet experts in the country.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
CAMERON DENIES ANY
INTEREST in B. A. TRAIL

Replying to charges that he had
sought. to gain control of Bright An
gel trail into the Grand Canyon by
stalking out along it mining claims
which he had refused to vacate on
mandate of the supreme court, Sena-
tor Cameron, republican, Arizona, said
in letter printed in the Congressional
Record:
'I reiterate that / have not at the
present time and have not had for
many years prior to the date of the
creation of the Grand Canyon national
park in 1919 any interest in claims,
title to which is being litigated by the
government of the United States"
The letter addressed to Senator
Smoot, republican, Utah, one of the
conferees on the interior department
appropriation bill, takes issue with
statements made recently on the house
floor by Representative Cramton, re-
publican, Michigan, chairman of the
subcommittee which drafted the bill.
The bill originally carried 100000
for the purchase from Coconino coun-
ty, Arizona, of Bright Angel trail,
Continued on Page Eleven)
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
BANQUET GIVEN NORMAL
SPRING GRADUATE CLASS

The spring graduating class of the
Normal school was banqueted last
Thursday night at the Normal do
mestic science rooms, the affair being
very cleverly arranged to give them
and the special guests an enjoyable
evening.
The tables were beautifully decorat-
ed with yellow jonquils and trailing
green vines, illumination being from
many yellow candles.
President L. B. McMullen Of the
Normal school presided and in happy
vein introduced the graduates, each
of whom announced her name, birth
place, reason for coming to Normal
and the occupation she will follow.
Then there was some poppy singing,
in which everyone joined, Mr.. McMul-
len and Tom 0. Bellwood leading.
Several catchy duets were sung by
the Misses Lucretia McMullen and
Catherine Beckwith, with ukeleles ac-
companying.
Following the dinner all adjourned
to the auditorium for the lecture by
William Webster Ellsworth, former
editor of Century magazine and noted
writer and speaker.
The spring class of graduates is
smaller than usual, it CHANGING to be
much the smallest of the four grad
uating classes of the present school
year. The spring graduates are An
mic McGookin, Laprele Corsby, Eu-
genia Shelby, Laura Hopper, Goldie
Greer and Will Anna Stevens.
Besides the graduates, those at the
dinner were: Reverend and Mrs. H.
F. Softley, Professor and Mrs. T. o.
Bellwood, Mrs. G. A. Pearson, Mrs.
Lucien Otto, Mrs. W. NJ. Borum, Mrs.
Lorna Jessup, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Asselin, Mr.. and Mrs. Burnell Osler,
Continued on Page Elevenl
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
HOWARD HUNT, MERCHANT.
AND MEMBER OF COUNCIL,
DIED MONDAY; PNEUMONIA

Howard Hunt, Flagstaff merchant
and member of the city council, died
Monday morning after less than a
weeks illness of pneumonia. He was
taken Ill Tuesday. His father, w. D.
Hunt of Albuquerque, was summoned
and arrived Friday.
Mr.. Hunt was thirty-four years of
age and had always seemed in the
best of health. He was born in
Bridgeport, Conn.,, where he attended
grade and high school and the Union
business college. About a year af-
ter his graduation he came west. He
stopped for few months in Kelly,
N. M, and then pushed on to Flag
staff. That was II years ago. He
first took up the sale of butter and
eggs, but after about year opened
a grocery store in the west end of
toWn, where he continued until his
death. He had won the confidence
and friendship of many.
When the call to colors came he was
one Of the first to respond, but was
rejected. He made several unsuc-
cessfuI attempts to enlist, but, until
the draft, they were of no avail. He
was taken in the first draft and spent
some weeks in training camp before
he was again discharged. He was for
some time i'll with disappointment. He
returned to Flagstaff and resumed his
business here.
Continued on Page Eleven)
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
OLD AS WELL AS YOUNG
SHOULD BE TAUGHT HOW
TO PLAY ROTARIANS TOLD

What Flagstaff has in the way of
recreational facilities, what is still
needed and the need for and possib-
tiles of future cooperation between
city council and our schools along this
line was discussed at Tuesdays Ro-
tary meeting. The program was ar
ranged and directed by DR.. M. G.
Fronske and was splendidly construc-
tive.
The speakers along this line were:
Charles w. Isham of city council,
President L. B. McMullen of the Nor
NAL school, Superintendent John @.
Thomas of the city schools and Rev.
H. F. Softley, pastor of the Federated
church.
Other features were Loren Cress'
birthday cigars, a discussion of the
sivth clause in Rotary code of ethics
by w. M. Cady, Jr., and the adoption
of resolution commencing our city
council for its unselfish, constructive
work and pledging Rotary's backing.
Members of city council and the
athletic instructors of our schools
were among the guests at the meet
ing.
MISS mary Boyer, president rld8
staff Woman's club, was also guest
and it was announced by Vice-Presi-
dent Fred S. Breen, who called the
meeting to order, has hopes that the
1925 convention of the state fedora
ton of women's clubs can be secured
for Flagstaff. The matter of Rotary's
cooperation in the invitation was re-
ferred to the committee on .resolu-
tions, for report next Tuesday.
The members of this committee are
c. B. Wilson, chairman; Rollin Knoles
and Ray Simpson. The resolution en-
Gorsing city council was read by Mr..
Knoles and is printed in full elsewhere
in this issue.
Announced that Earl Slipher vii
stand treat on the cigars next Tues
day consequent on his natal day. Dick
Griffith got hand for the fragrant
posies brought for the meeting.
Mr.. Cady's code talk will be pub
lished later.
Mr.. Isham's talk on present city
recreational facilities is published
elsewhere in this issue.
DIR. McMullen stressed the need OF
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
LOCAL BOY SCOUTS KEEP
ON WINNING PROMOTIONS

Monday afternoon the Boy Scout
court of honor met at the Rotary
rooms where they awarded first and
second-class scout badges and several
merit badges. Charles S. Mccormick,
scout executive, was presented with
the eagle badge by Scout Executive A.
B. Groenink of the Yavapai-Mohave
council, visitor at the meeting. The
silver eagle badge represents the high
est honor which can be won by a
Scout and is the point which all strive
for but few attain.
AS the scouts came up to receive
their badges, they were quiZzed by
members of the court of honor. Q.
Thomas, chairman; T. A. Riordan,
Carl Mayhem DR.. M. G. Fronske, and
r. H. Drake. When the court was sat
isfied as to the fitness of the boy
he was awarded his badge or badges
which were presented by Mr.. Groe-
ming, who warned each Scout that
there were other steps to take, that
they must not stagnate. He also told
them how the winning of the various
merit badges helps them in future
life.
The new second-class Scouts are:
Ellsworth Nichols, Leighton Cress,
Paul Carron, William Harover and
Norman Solberg. Howard Metz was
awarded the first-class badge as well
as merit badges in civics, personal
health, public health and first aid.
James Johnston was presented badges
in pathfinding, first aid, personal
health and public health. Clifford
Ward was given the badges of carpen-
try, cycling, pathfinding and first aid.
William Harrison got first aid, con-
servation and pathfinding. George
Mcdonald, who recently left for Cal
ifornia, was awarded the merit badge
in cycling and the court voted to send
it to him.
With Scout Executive A. R. Groe-
mink came from Prescott his star
Scout, Billy Bate, a modest youngster
who lacks but one badge to make him,
too, an eagle Scout. He showed the
Flagstaff boys his mass of badges
and said that the life-saving badge
is the hardest of the lot to earn. He
has made two tries, and hopes to win
out the third time.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
JESUS ORTECA, EMPLOYE
OF FLAGSTAFF LUMBER co.
KILLED BY FALLING TREE

While engaged in cutting up a fall
len tree at the camp Friday, Jesus
Ortega, an employee of the Flagstaff
Lumber company, was hit by pieces ot
falling timber and instantly killed.
Ortega and his partner Miguel Ose-
gada had recently felled the tree upon
which they were working and in fall
ing it had struck glancing blow to
dead tree nearby. While they were
engaged in saving the fallen tree
Osegada heard a peculiar noise. Look
ing up he saw that the top of the
dead tree was about to break off. He
called to Ortega to run and started
out himself. Ortega ran but was not
quite fast enough and when Osegada
turned again he say that his partner
had been hit.
He hurried over to where Francisco
Navo, stepfather of the deceased, was
working and called to him and his
partner to hurry over and help him
lift the log from Ortega. When they
reached the spot they found that the
man was dead.
Ortega was % years of age and is
survived by his step-father, his
mother and brother Antonio. A
coroner's jury was called Saturday
morning and an inquest was held.
They reached a verdict of accidental
death. The jury consisted of Judge
R. J. Kidd, Frank Stein, Harry Fish,
Ralph Fish, George Mccormick, Tom
Smith and Doc Sheffield.
The funeral was on Tuesday morn
ing.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
CHICKEN INDUSTRY WILL
SOON BE MUCH LARGER
HERE PRESENT OUTLOOK

Frank Chisholm, county farm agent,
is enthusiastic about the poultry boom
in Coconino county. He says that
new poultry houses are being COM
pleted so that the farmers may get in
better stock and will be able to make
it contented with housing conditions
in this part of the state. The new
hens win be shipped here quite early
in life, one-day-old chicks being the
favorites. They are to come from
all over the country, and will be sent
a little later in the spring.
"At present." says Frank, "egg
prices are low, as is always the case
at this season of the year. If one
wishes to Gull out his flocks it is far
better to wait until summer in order
to see just which hens are laying and
which are not. Just now is very
poor time for culling. From now on
almost every hen will more than pay
for her feed. If she stops laying in
the summer there is no reason for
one to imagine that she will start
laying in the fall. The fall and early
winter is her natural resting period.
And this is the reason why the sum-
mer months have been universally
adopted as the season in which to Gull
out the non-producers."
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
WILL MUSTER OUT LOCAL
BATTERY AND MUSTER In
HOWITzER COMPANY 10Th

Captain S. o. Thompson has receiv-
ed order advising that Battery D will
be mustered out Saturday evening,
March 10Th and at the same time the
new Howitzer company will be mus
tered into the service providing en-
listments bring the company up to the
full strength of fifty men.
Captain Thompson says the battery
has been made under strength owing
to many of the men being out of
town and that he will need at least
25 new enlistments by March 10Th to
muster in the Howitzer company.
It behooves all interested in retain
ing this organization to get busy and
assist in securing the necessary num-
Der of enlistments at once.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
GRAND CANYON BOAT AND
RADIO IN NATIONAL SHOW

One of the four wooden boats which
recently carried a party of government
surveyors on a 300-mile trip through
the toughest waters of the Colorado
river viii feature the department of
interiors exhibit at Washington's first
annual radio show March 10. The
boat carried radio apparatus which
kept the surveyors in constant touch
with the world affairs.
Col. C. H. Birdseye, who had charge
of the expedition, claimed that while
in the depths of the canyon, messages
were received from Los Angeles, Salt
Lake City, San Francisco and Colora-
do Springs.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
SENATOR CAMERON ANGERED
THROUGH ADVERSE CRITICISM

Senator Cameron, republican, Ari-
zona, told the senate Saturday that if
there were any more attacks upon him
for opposing government purchase OF
the Bright Angel trail in the Grand
Canyon, he would demand senate in
vestigation.
Recently in the house, Representa-
tive Cramton, republican, Michigan,
charged that Mr.. Cameron, at the
same time that he was leading cam
paign against the purchase, was hold
ing control of the trail through s'min-
ing claims and in defiance of two
orders of the supreme court.
81 never had motive in my life
that was not honorable said the sem
ator, "and ! defy any man to say 9TH
erwise. | have done more to develop
the west than any other man IN the
United States.
IF this matter goes any further,
will start an investigation in the
senate and have the matter fully in
quired into"
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
]. S. HOPELY, INDIAN WAR
VET, POLITICALLY WELL
KNOWN, DIED YESTERDAY

James Sexton Hopely, veteran of
the Indian wars, prominent in politics
in the southern part of Arizona for
many years, who, with his wife for
the last year had been living near
Flagstaff at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Caring, died yesterday at
about noon at Mercy hospital, Flag
staff. Mrs. Caring was his step
daughter and had also been formally
adopted by him after his marriage to
her mother
James Hopely was born in Ireland
"a years ago. Hale and vigorous, an
spite of the Brights disease, the first
attack of which he suffered eight
years ago, he could easily have pass
ed for much younger man. He came
to America at the age of IL and to
Arizona 36 years ago. He was in the
Indian fighting at old Fort Lowell.
He served an the regular army for Is
years. Later he moved to Tucson and
as city marshal was instrumental in
cleaning out the gambling then prev
alent there. He was appointed to
serve AN unexpired term as chief of
police at Tucson and was sheriff of
Pima county for some time.
Five years ago, after defeat for a
political office, Mr.. Hopely was ap-
pointed parole clerk at Florence pen
itentiary, serving under Governor
Thomas E. Campbell for three years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopely came to Flag
staff year ago the last of this
month. A week ago last Tuesday he
was taken to Mercy hospital, suffer
ing from his third attack of Brights'
disease and since then had sunk stead
lily until his death.
Mr.. Hopely for three years held the
highest office in the Masonic blue
Continued on Page Two.)
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
HUGH WHEAT TAKES BIG
JOB IN PHOENIX THAT WILL
REQUIRE MOVING THERE

Their many friends in Flagstaff will
learn with deep regret of the plans
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hugh Wheat have of
moving next week to Phoenix, having
decided for business reasons to make
that city their home.
Mr.. Wheat has becomes sales mana
ger in the Arizona territory for the
Charles r. Mccormick Co., and the
Union Lumber Co., both of Los An
geles and operators of large mills in
the Pacific northwest, and will also
represent in the south part of Arizona
the box end of the Flagstaff Lumber
Co. of this city.
Mr.. Wheat's headquarters will be in
Phoenix, his office being in the Heard
building. He spent Monday and Tues
day in that city, arriving home We'd
Continued on Page Two)
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21
COMMENCING AND COOPERATING WITH
FLAGSTAFF CITY COUNCIL

The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted at Tuesdays meeting of the Flagstaff
Rotary club.
Whereas it is resolved that the Rotary club,
consisting of good many of the business men of
Flagstaff who are vitally interested in the prog
ress of the city, do hereby heartily commend and
cordially thank the several members of the city
council of Flagstaff for their untring and unsel-
fish efforts for the promotion of our civic well
fare, especially in regard to the city park and wa
ter supply problems, for which they deserve the
enthusiastic approval and support of every citi-
zen.
We therefore desire the city cOuncilmen to
know that we are back of them in their constant
attention toward city safety and public welfare.
Also to assure them that we are willing to support
them in their plans to make the city park useful