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The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05
PROGRAM MEMORIAL
OF ELKS ON SUNDAY

Following is the memorial program
to be given by Flagstaff Elks lodge
Sunday night at 8 O'Clock at Elks
home. All are cordially invited to at
tend and join in paying tribute to
'our absent brothers. members Of
his lodge who have gone on before.
Ritual Work Members.
Prayer-Chaplain Cecil M. Archer.
Vocal Solo-Miss Selma Aas.
Ritual Members.
Vocal Solo-W. nj. Cady Jr.
Ritual Work-Menlbers.
Vocal Quartette-Miss Selma Aasl
Mrs. Lorna Jessupp, w. M. Cady Jr,
T. 0. Bellwood.
Address-Rev. J. w. Saunders.
Vocal SoIo-T. O. Beliwood.
Eulogy-Bro. A. A. Johnston.
Auld Lang Syne- Members and
Audience.
Great Ruler Of the Universe,
All seeing and benign,
Look down upon and bless our work
And be all glory Thine
Oh, hear our prayer for the honored
dead,
While bearing in our minds
1Hc HleflOIlGS chg ANCii o4i ~etSii iASSNA :
For Auld Lang Syne."
Ritual Members.
Star Spangled Banner-Members
and Audience.
Prayer Chaplain Cecil M. Archer
March.
Our absent brothers: Harry ?. Cul-
Imam, John NJ. Dahoney, Michael J.
Kennedy, Lyman H. Tolfree, James A.
Vail, Clarkson NJ Funston, Dennis j.
Brannen, John B. Jones, William San
derson, Benjamin F. Allsup, George
H. Kruse, Jacob G. Blake, T. D. r.,
Arthur NJ. Jurden, Edgar A. Bgown,
Frank A. Dougherty, Charles M.
Brooks, julius G. Meyers, Waiter +.
Jaeger, Hugh D. Campbell, Edward
M. Doe. Raymond r. Eddy, P. f. r.,
Avery V. Francis, Jerome J. Cooley,
Leo f. Verkamp, Charles F. Meim-
berg, Eben f. Greenlaw, Charles +.
Babcock, James H. Lumsdep, Charles
E. Howard. Charles Canal, Hugh q,
Campbell, Fred Hensing, S. 5. Schee-
Ipp
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05
MORE CAR THAN REALTY
OWNERS HERE; OUR CARS
MOST VALUABLE IN STATE

There are more cars owned in
this county than there are real es-
tate taxpayers in the county, says
County Assessor Billy Beeson.
On top Of that, the assessed
value of cars in this county is
much higher than in any other
county in the state; showing that
Coconino county people buy higher
priced cars on the average than in
other counties.
The average tax valuation Of Co
conino cars is $404.33. Santa Cruz
county, about the net highest
in car valuation in Arizona, shows
an average of only 1868.
Outside Of dealer cars, Of which
there are q good many here, there
are 1864 privately owned cars reg
istered in this county. There are
only 1899 payers of real estate tax.
Aside from the real estate tax
payers, there are 842 other people
who pay personal property tax.
This latter number is 208 larger
than last year, an increase that is
due almost entirely to increase in
the number of automobiles.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05

his right leg and head were bruised
Mr.. McDaniels received cut under
the chin and was hurt on the left side.
Mrs. McDaniels received a badly
sprained wrist and forearm. Miss
Dory was cut some about the head.
Josine was struck on the side of
the head, it is believed by the water
jug or canteen.
The accident was just about 7:30
o'clock An Ashfork car the party
had passed a short time before came
along and took Mr. Pyland and Josine
to DR.. Jeffries office in Williams
and from there two cars were sent
back to the scene of the wreck and
one of them brought the party to
Flagstaff.
That several or all of the party were
not killed is considered almost mir
acle by those who visited the scene
of the accident next day and saw the
evidence of the force with which the
car struck the bridge and the condi-
tion Of the car itself.
The last words little Josine spoke
were to her father. He said to her:
"Warm enough, baby?" And she re-
piled: eyes, sweet daddy" In the
next instant the crash came.
Mr. McDaniels said one light ON his
car had gone out The remaining
light was still on after the accident
and it was partly through its help
that little Josine was found as in the
darkness and confusion it took sew
eral minutes to locate her.
The funeral was at the Pyland
home at o'clock Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Pyland and children
came here from Louisiana less than
year ago. They have many friends
here, who, with those who have not
yet become acquainted with them join
in offering sincere sympathy in their
loss of their sweet little daughter.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05

ing picture rights for the story Zane
Grey IS to write with the drive as its
central feature. The picture people
pay $1,000 for the rights Other money
has been raised locally among bust
ness men interested in seeing our
forests better stocked with deer
Flagstaff people are for Mccormick
and sincerely hopeful that he will sue
ceed in his picturesque and gigantic
undertaking. Indeed, all Of America
is interested. Probably there is not a
daily paper in the United States that
has not repeatedly mentioned the pro-
posed drive and many special writer's
for newspapers and magazines viii be
on hand to gather all the color there
is to be found.
Nothing ever before attempted or
thought Of has given Flagstaff as
much advertising as this drive. Nc
Cormick has his heart set on making
it a success. If he should fail, stil
he has done a great deal for Flagstaff
in the way of publicity-has placed
Flagstaff greatly in his debt
1t likely will take the better part Of
five days to get over to the deer coun-
try with the horses. Mccormick says
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05
MCCARTHY IN AGAIN

John "Whitey" Mccarthy get into
county iail in Flagstaff again a few
days ago. He was only recently lber-
ated, because it was felt he wasn't
quite right in the head, after rapidly
successive burglaries here in Flag
staff, the most recent being accom-
plished by breaking a show window in
Rabbits curio store.
Deputies Sheriff Billy Rudd and
Billy Wallace went to Jerome after
Mccarthy and Glen Kirby of Herrin,
H., who had borrowed Frank McMa-
hon s. Chevrolet touring car for short
trip and failed to show up with It
again after two days absence.
In this case, however, it is believed
by the officers that no offense was in
tended. But the men ran into some
thing containing more than half Of
one per cent and sort Of lost count Of
time and obligations.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05

and, despite the irresponsible
newspaper propaganda made previous
to election that the government never
would build the new trail because it
would cost at least hundred thou
sand dollars to build, The Sun is ad-
yised that Uncle Sans to.al expense
in building it will be only $4,000.
The new trail will be shorter to the
river than the old one. On the new
trail it will be only seven and halt
miles from the rim of the canyon tc
Phantom ranch, across the uapension
bridge in Bright Angel canyon.
The new trail will have a maximum
grade of Is per cent, while the maAi
mum grade of the Bright Angel trail
is 36 per cent.
The new trail is in the sunlight
every portion of it-from 10 q. m. t.
after s D. m. People coming UP
Bright Angel trail last Friday before
five O'Clock nearly froze. The onl.
sunlight that hit them all the way
from the plateau was along a hundred
and fifty feet just before they got tc
the Kolb studio.
Two crews are at work on the new
trail. There are 21 in the upper
crew. The trail will be completed in
about four months. An air compress
soG drill is at work on the rock and
the trail will be fo, ced through tc
make safe and easy grades, instead OF
as when the Bright Angel trail wa
built, letting it wander hither and yon
TO avoid heavy rock work.
Superintendent Eakin Of Grand
Canyon national park was in Flag
staff Monday He said he considers
it tragedy that the proposition to
;ell the Bright Angel trail was lost
1t the November election, because it
lost a half-million dollar road to this
county.
Mr.. Eal1in told the supervisors last
summer that the new trail was to be
9uilt and the news published in The
Sun last week that construction work
was to begin December l was no sur
prise to them
One reason for building the new
trail is because it has for several
Fears been felt imperative to have a
horter and more direct route to the
north side AS soon as it is completed
travel between the two rims viii
greatly increase. Another and the
more imperative reason was to have
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05
FOIBLES OF CARToONIsT

President f. A. Cotton of Normal
and Superintendent John @. Thomas
of Flagstaff city schools, ducked the
teachers banquet at Phoenix last
week and with their wives had dinner
at a restaurant. Consequently the
Arizona Republican cartoonist. at the
banquet, who never had met DR.. Cot
ton, made his portrayal man with
an overcoat turned away up over his
face Incidentally DR.. L. B. McMul-
len was cartooned as among those
present and one news account even
named him as presiding officer. Can
Mac project his thought clear from
Columbia university to influence both
a cartoonist and reporter? If he
can, this is no place for me with only
one petticoat.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05
MRS. JOHN PARSONS HAS
BIRTHDAY PARTY

The friends of Mrs. ]. O. Parsons
celebrated her birthday by a surprise
party at her home Wednesday eve
ming. She was showered by flowers
and many beautiful gifts. OF course
there was birthday cake with other
good things to eat. These who en-
ioyed the pleasant afternoon with
Mrs. Parsons were, her daughter, Mrs.
Durwood Mckinney, Mrs a. r. Law
son, Mrs. Joe Schmidt, Mrs. Johnson,
Mrs. George Negray, Mrs. Joe Tis-
saw, Mrs. Charles Nickel, Mrs W. G.
Cooper, Mrs. w. H. Hudgins, Mrs. G.
G. Compton, Mrs Frank Compton,
Mrs. VIII Compton and Mrs. 2. H.
Harley.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05
TWAS ONLY HIS HEAD

"My God! I'm the luckiest niggah
in the United States!" exclaimed
Charlie Hall, blocksetter at the Flag
staff Lumber Co. mill, just after he
headed through his windshield at the
corner of Jack Nichols plumbing shop
Wednesday evening.
Charlie and two other colored men
were out in his Studebaker Making
The turn rather fast Charlie failed to
straighten the car out and slammed
her head on into something that did
not give way. The engine shifted to
an undignified position down between
the front wheels and the occupants
shifted to the ground. Hall was worst
injured, getting cut on the head,
which, he affirms, us nothing, no.
how"
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05

that on Monday, December Is, the
drive will start and the deer will be
at the top of the rim this side Of
Grand Canyon by the goth. Follow
ing the task of distributing them to
the various forests-a fourth to Grand
Canyon national park a fourth to San
Francisco peaks, a like number each
to Fishers tanks and Rogers lake.
Down in Gila county the county
supervisors this week appropriated
$500, to be added to $500 appropriated
by Maricopa county, with which they
propose to buy 100 of the deer to be
taken down there.
Many newspapers in this state.
since it became known that the pic
ture rights to the drive were for sale,
have commented editoriaily in man
ner tending to show that the whole
drive is merely for picture purposes
and is not meant as q serious business
proposition to get the deer over to
this side.
This is unfair. It is costing Ne
Cormick several thousand dollars to
hire, equip and feed men and animals.
He already has spent much more
Continued on Page Two.)
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05
LESTER POWER CLEARED

Lester Power was released by JUS
tice Of the Peace r. J. Kidd on We'd
nesday, entirely cleared of the charge
of misrepresentation of a few hundred
dollars involved in a mining deal in
which complaint had been made by
one of his associates. Lester pro-
duced papers proving that the money
involved was due him on a debt for
work he had done and received as
surance that he was in no way cul-
nable. He left yesterday to return to
his work as official photographer at
the Mare Island navy yard, San Fran
cisco.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05
AND MRS. JONES
VISITING IN CALIFORNIA

Judge J. r. Jones, with Mrs. Jones,
left Sunday morning for a months va
cation in California. He has been
having an unpleasant seige Of rheu-
matism and expects to recuperate with
two weeks course Of treatment at
Murietta Hot Springs. The remain
der of the time viii be spent visiting
their sons, Charlie Jones who is
stenographer and reporter in the San
Diego police court and William Jones
and Fenton Jones in Los Angeles.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05
ELI LUCER0'S HOME
BURNED ON MONDAY

A fire Of unknown origin burned
the home Of Eli Lucero on South
Agassiz street Monday morning about
one o'clock The fire had gained such
headway before the sleeping family
realized its presence that home and
contents were a total loss, covered by
$4,000 insurance.
The fire department made its usual
prompt response, but practically
nothing could be saved.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05
Nj. KALAF'S DAUGHTER
AND SON HERE FROM SYRIA

When NJ. Kalaf came to the United
States four years ago he left a son
Cancel, and daughter, Leana, in
school in Beirut, Syria. They have re
Gently come to live in Flagstaff and
help their father in the Bargain Store
Their native tongue is Arabic, but ii
school they were taugh the French
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05

DR.. Thomas P. Manning of Los
Angeles, an assistant surgeon at Re-
ceiving hospital, Los Angeles for the
past year. on Monday was appointed
chief assistant police surgeon by
Chief Surgeon Goodrich. DIR. Man
ming is an eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05
LITTLE GIRL KILLED IN
AUTOCRASH NEAR MAINE:
ESCAPE FROM DEATH OF
SIX OTHERS WAS MIRACLE

JOsine four-year-od daughter of Mr.. and Mrs j. P.
Pyland of Flagstaff almost instantly killed Sunday
night two miles north of Maine when the Flint in
which she and six others riding left the road and
turned over several times
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05

jim Lamport renewed his youth last
week when he spent Thanksgiving at
Mayer, chinning over the old days
with old-timers there. Several of his
former pals, with whom he saw life
in the raw, back in the days of '82,
are there yet and made his visit one
to be long remembered with reminis-
cent chuckles.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05
WILL COST LESS THAN
$4,000 TO CLIP WINGS
OF THE BRIGHT ANGEL

Work Of building the trail from Yaqui Point to
the Colorado river at the suspension bridge, Grand Can
yon began Monday according to schedule despite the
promises made in this county prior election that certain
congressional influence would prevent its being built
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-05
MCCORMICK WILL LEAVE TOMORROW TO
BEGIN BIC DEER DRIVE; GOVERNMENT
DEER HUNT II AS RESUMED ON MONDAY

George north Of this Sunday begin
and the Colorado the forests this side Of the big
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
WOMEN ARE TO SPEAK FOR BOTH
PARTIES IN KENTUCKY CAMP PAICN

LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 19.-
No less than 22 Kentucky women.
13 Republicans and nine Democrats,
none of whom is candidate for
office. will take the stump in sup
port Of their political views during
the Presidential campaign this year
Some of the widely known women
are Mrs. Christine Bradley South,
of Frankfort, daughter of late Sena-
tor Bradley, and a member of the
Republican National Committee; Miss
Laura Clay, of Lexington. a pioneer
in the women's suffrage movement
whose tenets are strongly Democrat
ic; Mrs. Alvin r. Hart. widow of
"Tobe' Hart, for years Republican
National Committeeman from Ken
lucky and Mrs j. Campbell Can't
rill. widow of the Democratic nom
inee for Governor last year who
died soon after being nominated,
The Republican State convention
not only instructed the delegation
to the National Convention to vote
for President Coolidge for President
but also instructed that the vote for
Vlce-President be cast for Upited
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
REPUBLICAN CONTEST WILL Be
FEATURE, NEBRASKA PRIMARIES

nomination and 1t now looks as
though this contest may be confined
to the Senator, former Congressman
Charles II. Sloan, whose platform
indicates he is an administration
man, and Lieutenant Governor Fred
Johnson of Hastings. Sloan has
come out for virtually all of the
leading Coolidge policies, except that
he promises support of the soldiers
bonus. On the Democratic side Tren-
NOR Cone, a business man of Valley,
Neb.. is the only candidate for
u. S. Senator that has thus far
filed.
Three candidates are in the field
for the Republican gubernatorial
nomination while Governor Bryan
is the only Democratic candidate TO
file to date. The Republican candi-
dates are C. III. Gustafson. of Lin
coin; A. NJ Mathers, of Gering,
and Adam McMullen of Beatrice.
Gustafson was formerly connected
with the Farmers Union and at
one time president of the United
States Grain Growers. Inc. Nc
Mullen was a candidate at the last
gubernatorial primary and was only
beaten by the Republican nominee
Charles Randall of Randolph, by
about 500 votes in one of the closest
and most sensational contests Ne
braska ever witnessed,
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19

OMAHA, Neb., March 10. = A
clear cut State Presidential prefer
entail contest between President
Calvin Coolidge and United States
Senator Hiram w. johnson has de-
veloped in this State during the
last two months and the issue will
be decided, probably without the in
lection of other candidates. in the
primary here on April 8. Supporters
of each have been at work for some
time and both sides express con-
fidence in the outcome.
The Democratic contest for Presi-
Dental preference. however, Is
somewhat clouded. The contestants
have up until a few days before the
primary in which 10 file as can
didates. William G. McAdoo wired
Governor Charles Bryan that he
would not contest this State with
Bryan, who was at that time men,
toned as a Presidential possibility.
However since then Governor
Bryan has announced he would be
a candidate for denomination as
Governor and would not enter the
Presidential lists. No other Demo
cratic candidates have put in an
appearance thus far.
After saying for some time that
he would not be a candidate to
succeed himself, Senator George w
Norris has finally come out for re-
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19

States Senator Richard p. Ernst, Of
Coyington.
Up to the present time only one
candidate has been mentioned among
the Democrats, William G. McAdoo.
The Democratic State Convention,
which will meet In May, will decide
upon Kentucky's choice at the Ma
tional Convention.
Kentucky this year will elect a
Congressman from each of the IL
districts and a United States Sena-
tor. Congressional incumbents. nine
Democrats and two Republicans,
are understood to be candidates for
denomination. United States Sena-
tor A. o. Stanley. Democrat. is be-
lieyed TO be certain to succeed him
self while Judge J. b. Bethurum.
OF Lexington, has announced he will
seek the Republican nomination.
Senator Stanley faces opposition
for the Democratic nomination as
John J. Howe, commemorative at
torney for the Fifteenth Judicial
district, has announced his candi-
dacy. subject to the action OF the
Statewide primary August g.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
POLITICS NOW
BROUGHT into
OIL HEARING
Former State Official of Ohio
Involves Republican Ma
tional Convention.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Tiffiu
Gilmore, Secretary of State of Ohio.
who fought for Leonard Wood
against Harding. told the Senate
Gil committee that the atmosphere
at the Chicago Republican National
Convention was sur-chargod with
stories of oil deals. Gilmore said
one tale was that the oil operators
had decided to support Wood if he
permitted thom to name the Sec
rotary OF the Interior. The witness
disclaimed first hand knowledge but
asserted the proposition was made to
Wood. Gilmore said he had talked
after the convention with Carmi
Thompson, friend of Harding and
Republican nominee for Governor in
Ohio in 1922 concerning land near
Bakersfield. Cal. in which Thomp-
eon was interested.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
WHlsKEY DEALS RREPoRTED

Wr1tokEf DEHLo hhEFOh Ell
William Orr, Secretary to former
Gov. Whitman. of New York, late
yesterday in closing his testimony
before the Brookhart committee in.
vestigating Daugherty, said he had
been paid in the neighborhood OF
$4,000 in a film deal. Orr said that
in whiskey deals he turned the mon
ey over TO Warrington "live wire
lawyer" with a desk in the little
green house"
Orr said on one occasion the
amount was s25O0 and on another
time $1,000.
When Senator Wheeler asked II
the total wasn't 100000, Orr said
he could not remember the total
He professed ignorance of all sums
Smith and Warrington were forced
to return to "clients."
Orr said Howard Rice, former Sec
retar yto U. S. Senator Miles Poin
dexter, came TO him and offered q
plan by which money could be re
covered from Smith and Orr. Orr
said he received the money from
; New York and Philadelphia drus
companies to get whiskey released
for export but the scheme failed
because a truck load broke dowr
between Philadelphia and New oYrl
He denied knowledge of the plan tt
divert this whiskey to domestic
| consumption.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
STARTS
BEHIND DOORS

WASHINGTON, March 10. - Be-
hind closed doors the House COM
mittee is investigating the criminal
charges of two Representatives
which were revealed in evidence be-
fore the Chicago grand jury probing
the Veterans Bureau. Sam Collins,
Prohibition Director OF Kentucky
and P. Green, Prohibition Chief OF
the Kentucky and Tennessee district
were questioned late yesterday and
again today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
Seattle Shooting Case
Now Has its Aftermath

SEATTLE, March 19.-Another af
termath of the Derby-Muirhead shoot
ing came to a head when Bertha f.
Muirhead, one of the principals in the
tragic love quadrangle. filed suit foi
divorce in superior court from Maj
William J. Muirhead.
Her action follows close on tbs
heels of the divorce complaint filed
by Harry Derby few weeks ago
Mrs. Derby on the allegation that she
transferred her affections to another
man-unnamed in the suit.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The
selection of Judge Curtis D. Wilbur
as successor to Edwin Denby as
Secretary of the Navy has caused
high officials of the Navy to specu
late on his policies and to predict
he would insist on strengthening
the defense of the Pacific Coast
and the Panama Canal.
An experience of "a years on the
west coast has qualified Judge VIII
bur, it is believed here, to speak
with authority on japanese immigra
ton, national defense, more war
ships in the Pacific, and stimu
lated Oriental trade and concerning
affairs with Mexico.
Annapolis Graduate
These are held TO be vital sub
iec.s to which Judge Wilbur viii
apply himself in addition to the
routine of the Navy establishment
The selection OF Wilbur as sec
retary of the Navy resulted from
the Presidents recent plea to the
newspaper men to help him find g
suitable man.
The California judges name was
among those submitted by the cor
respondents, the President said. Al
investigation of his qualifications
satisfied the President he woult
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
Mexicans Kill Two in
Attempting Big Robbery

EL PASO, Tex, March 19.--El
Paso and Mexican officers are lined
up along the border to catch five
Mexicans who killed two El Pasoans
and wounded two others in an effort
to seize a $4,000 payroll going
to the railroad shops. The attempted
hold-up took place in the heart OF
the city.
Late this afternoon Jose Carrasco
was arrested in connection with the
shooting and attempted hold-up.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
Decides Seattle Woman
Died Through Accident

SEATTLE, March ia coron-
er's jury has decided that Mrs. Vir-
ginia Clarke came to her death last
Thursday through the accidental
discharge of her husbands revolver
in the home of Edward r. Agnew,
jr.. at the Highland, suburb of
Seattle. Mrs. Clarke wife of the
National Bank, was looking after
the Agnew home during the latter'a
absence,
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-19
LOTTERY CASES
BROUGHT into
The LIMELICH1

WASHINGTON, March 19-The
Brookhart committee investigating
the administration of Attorney Gen.
eral Daugherty, heard Maco Stewart,
of Galveston, Texas, a lawyer, de.
ed to prosecute and suppress lotter-
les. Daugherty's counsel brought out
in the cross examination that many
had been prosecuted for mails frauds
including one company of Birming.
ham, Alabama, of type which Stew
art called lottery.