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The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
WAR DEPARTMENT TO
FORM BONUS BRANCH

The war department announced the
formation of the adjusted compensa-
tion branch of the adjutant generals
office as separate unit to handle
the work made necessary by enact
ment of the bonus law.
The acknowledgement, Major Gen.
eral Robert G. Davis, will be in direct
charge of the new branch, combining
that work with his own functions as
adjutant general. A separate office
has been set up where General Davis
will give his personal attention to see
there is no preventable delay in re-
ceiving and checking against records
of the World war applications of vet
Grams for bonus benefits.
To make way for the new organi-
zation the old World war division Of
the. adjutant generals office has been
discontinued and the three officers
and 215 clerks Of that division, who
have been handling about 1000 COM
munications day, have been trans
ferred to the new branch Later seven
additional officers and 2517 clerks will
be added to the rolls of the branch
when the examination of records in
connection with the bonus gets into
full swing.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
LINE WILL BE CLOSED
If GAMES GO ON

Gambling will not continue in Aqua
Prieta if the combined chambers of
Commerce of Douglas and Aqua Prize
ia can prevent it, according to an an
nouncement made by Fred d. Hubbell
president of the Douglas chamber
Both chambers, according to Hubbell
have wired President Obregon and
Governor Bey of Sonora a protest
against a continuance of games of
chance in Aqua Prieta.
The protest was made due to de-
sire to prevent the closing of the in
ternational line from the American
side. Unless gambling is stopped the
Douglas chamber of commerce will
ask that the line be closed to all traf-
fic at 6 o'clock daily and remain
closed until 6 o'clock in the morning.
During the recent visit of treas
ury department official the local
chamber was assured that if they
thought it advisable to have the line
closed at any time, the order would
be issued.
There is still hope that President
Obregon and Governor Bey will order
gambling stopped at once thereby re-
lieving the situation and allowing
traffic to go in the usual peaceful
way.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
SAMUEL OPPOSES THE
PRESENT DAM COMPACT

Announcement that he will seek the
nomination for governor subject to
the action Of the democratic pri-
maries, September s. has been made
by E. w. Samuel, former secretary
of the board of directors of state in
stitutions and director Of the state
highway department.
Mr.. Samuel is the first. democrat
to announce his candidacy for the GU
bernatorial race. A statement issued
on his candidacy for the office rec
ommends the removal of the highway
department from politics, certain inn
proyements in the state hospital, state
prison, and reform school He also
declares he opposes the Colorado river
compact in its present form.
Mr.. Samuel was born in Dallas,
Texas, in 1885, and was educated in
the Texas schools. He practiced law
10 years III Dallas before coming to
Arizona in 1916. He enlisted in the
World war as g private and was mus
tered out as second lieutenant.
1t is related that the break between
Governor Hunt and Samuel is a gen
uine one. Time will tell.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
BONUS BILL MAKES POSITIONS
FOR MANY IN U. S. SERVICE

The United States civil service COM
mission announces that the passage of
the adjusted compensation law, com
monty called the bonus law, requires
the temporary appointment of several
hundred stenographers in the depart
ment service at Washington. Both
men and women are needed.
Examinations for these positions
will be held each Tuesday until fur
ther notice in approximately 500 cities
throughout the United States.
1t is expected that the positions will
continue for from six to nine months
or possibly longer.
The salaries range from 1920 to
$500 year for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and from $1140 to 1920 a year for
typists.
Permanent positions in the depart
mental service also will be filled from
these examinations There is prac-
tically always a shortage of eligibles
who are qualified, in both stenography
and typewriting.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the
United States civil service commits
sion, Washington, d. c., or the sec
retary of the local board of civil ser
vice examiners at the post office or
custom house in any city.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
WONDERFUL LUMBER
JACK FEATS DESCRIBED

Of all American pioneer types few
were harder or more picturesque
than the ltlmberjack. His was from
tier of pine forests instead of barren
plains or rugged mountains, but his
struggles with nature in this enviro-
ment made him akin in spirit to the
trapper, the miner and the cowboy,
and the wearef of the mackinaw was
as much a imam with the bark on as
any who wore the buckskin. TN
doubtedly he surpassed them all in
vivid imagination and this quality has
given America her only myth hero,
Paul Bunyan.
Paul Bunyan was the super
jack whose exploits have been told in
every bunk-shanty in the United
States. When an old-time lumberjack
began, "Now, the winter / worked for
Paul Bunyan on the Big Onion"
Baron Munchausen might prepare to
die of envy.
Paul was not only the original
lumberman, but he was a great inven-
tor. The grindstone upon which his
men sharpened their axes was so big
that every time it turned around once
it was payday. His dinner horn,
with which he called hisl crews to
their meals, was so big that the first
time he used it he blew down ten acres
of pine. Next he turned it straight
up in the air, but this caused so many
cyclones and storms at sea that he
had to junk the horn. He shipped it
east and it is now said to be used as
the tin roof for one of the largest
union depots in the country.
Although he invented the "down-
cutter" a machine which could cut
down trees on a section of land at one
swath, not all of his ideas were sue
cessful. Once he decided to run three
ten-hour shifts a day and installed
the Aurora Borealis to give the neces-
sary illumination.
Paul's chief aid in his logging work
was Babe, the big blue OK. He used
Babe to pull the kinks out of crooked
logging roads and to haul a whole
section of land to the skidways where
Paul sheared off the trees as though
he was shearing sheep. For some
reason Babe refused to haul every
thirty-seventh section back to its orr
ginal site. and that is why there are
only 36 sections in every township
BY Elmo Scott Watson, "Big Foot"
Wallace.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
BISBEE FAMILY FIND GOOD
FISHING NEAR FLAGSTAFF

G. G. Gilman, proprietor of Gil
mans jewelry store, and his wife and
family, have just returned from an
extended vacation at the Grand Can
yon of Arizona and Mormon lake and
several other lakes south of Flag
staff where the fishing is exceptional
ly fine. Here the party found perch,
bass and cat fish in plenty, and at
this place, according to Gilman, it is
no trick to catch more fish in short
time than can be used for the camp
meals. Trout were also plentiful at
these lakes, but as the closed season
was on, no attempt was made to hook
any. A trip through this part of the
country takes one through some good
game country as we'll, and Gilman
was enthusiastic yesterday as he told
Of three black-tail deer that attempt
ed to monopolize the road at one point
Of the journey.
The nights are quite cold in the
mountains around Flagstaff, Gilman
declared, and some of the mountain
passes are still covered with snow. At
one place, near Flagstaff, the Gilman
party plowed through two and half
feet of snow. The family returned by
way of the mining camp of Jerome,
which they found very interesting,
with its steep city streets. From Jer-
ONE they drove to Phoenix and thence
home.-Bisbee Review.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
POLICY WOULD RESULT IN
DOUBLING STATE PRISON
CAPACITY IN TWO YEARS

Adoption of the policy urged by
superior court judges of Arizona ir
favor of requiring criminals sentenced
to the state penitentiary to serve al
least their minimum terms would nee.
aessitate doubling the capacity of the
prison within the next two years, H
s. McCluskey, secretary to Governor
Hunt, said after conferring with Of
ficials of the penal institution.
Mr.. McCluskey, who discussed bud
get requirements with the officials,
asserted that he found abandonment
of the present parole policy would
mean "a doubling of expenses for
operation of the prison. Prison Off
cials believe, he added, that if the
reward for good behavior to convicts
is suspended, guards must be in
creased, additional facilities for pro-
viding prisoners supplies and the gen
eral expense of prison operations
made greater.
Superior court judges, recently in
convention in Phoenix, attacked the
policy of the state board of pardons
and paroles in releasing prisoners
before serving their minimum terms.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13

PACT IS WORTH SUPPORT
SAYS CANDIDATE HEARD

To meet Dwight B. Heard, repub-
lican candidate for governor Of Ari-
z0na, and to learn at first hand some
thing of his ideas in regard to the
Colorado river project, a small group
of prominent Pima county republicans
held meeting at the Tucson Nurses
home Saturday
Heard spoke for short time on his
ideas in regard to the proposed dam
and other problems. He declared that
the Colorado river flood control dam
should be built as soon as possible and
that it should be built where govern
ment engineers say is the most prac-
tical site.
"That government officials would
look with favor on a plan whereby the
government would aid in financing
the project" he said, twas demons
strated to be in a copy of a speech
President Harding was to have given
in San Diego" Part of the manu-
script which it is claimed proved that
Harding would have been favorable to
government aid, was read by Heard.
In regard to the Colorado river
pact, Heard stated that it should be
endorsed by the Arizona legislature,
to become effective when a defininte
agreement between the states of the
lower basin, acting through their Leg
islatures and approved by the federal
congress, shall have been reached.
In speaking of direct revenue to
Arizona from the dam, Heard stated
that by selling power to California at
an insignificant sum, Arizona should
derive direct income of at least
100000 year.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
JACK BARBER CATTLE OUTFIT
is SOLD AT SHERIFF'S SALE

The final settlement of lawsuit
which attracted a great deal of atten-
ton through Arizona, took place in
Globe this week, when the property
Of Jack and May L. Barber was
bought in at a sheriff's sale conduct
ed at the Gila county court house by
the plaintiffs in the case, who orig
inally were J. B. Chilson, N. w. Chill
son and J. G.. Chilson. j. c. Chilson
died at his home in Tempe several
months ago and Grant Jones of Tenn
pc, executor of his estate, therefore,
appeared in his place.
The sale consisted Of cattle, horses,
lands and premises in the vicinity of
Payson, which sold for the sum of
$102, ,564.27 in full satisfaction of
judgment and costs. The suit of the
Chilsons VS.. Barber, who later went
into bankruptcy, was carried to the
supreme court, where the judgment Of
the lower courts in favor of the plain
tiffs was sustained
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
GUARDSMEN ASSUME NAME
OF CORODANO FOR DIVISION

The Forty fifth Infantry division
embracing the national guards of Ari-
zona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and
Colorado, is to be known as the Cor
onado division, honoring the memory
of the Spanish soldier who, in 1910
sought the Seven Cities of Cibola,
through the country now covered by
the states mentioned.
The division insignia will be red
and green, thus following the Span
ish colors, with shoulder designation
Of a diamond patch of gold, with -four
red bars and five of gold. 1t is prob
able that the division, if ever mob
ilized will be known as the Gila Mon
sters, for the badge will bear repre-
sentation of that peculiarly Arizonan
reptile.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
OREGON RAISES BAN
ON ARIZONA BORDER

Mexico has lifted the quarantine
maintained against Arizona since the
foot and mouth disease broke out in
California, it was announced by the
governors office.
The quarantine regulation adopted
by Mexico against Arizona prohibited
the shipping of livestock, animal prod
ucts, or products of the soil from Ari-
zona into Mexico.
Several days ago, the governor sent
President Obregon telegram ask
ing that the quarantine be Lifted,
pointing out that Arizona was main
tanning a rigid quarantine against
California, and that the foot and
mouth disease had been kept out of
Arizona.
The governor received telegram
from President Obregon advising him
that he had instructed the commits
sioner of agriculture in Mexico to lift
the quarantine at once.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
DIR. CONNOR OF SELIGMAN
HURT IN MOTOR ACCIDENT

DR.. J. w. Connor, justice of the
peace at Seligman, was severely in
jured when car he was driving turn
ed over with him and pinned him un-
der the wreck as he was leaving Ash
fork for Prescott last week. DIR
H. T. Southworth was called to at
tend the justice and ordered him kept
at the Escalante hotel at Ashfork as
he was too badly hurt to stand the
trip to the hospital at Prescott.
Several others, who were in, the
car with DR.. Connor, were reported to
have been bruised and shaken, but
not injured in the spill. The injured
man was resting easily today, accord
ing to word received in this city.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
YUMA BANKERS DIS
PLAY MUCH OPTIMISM

Local bankers view the near future
with optimistic eyes. One institution
has less than per cent of past due
paper than it held last fall, and this
year has done no rediscounting. An
other banker says that farmers have
learned to handle their crops on an
economical basis.
There is expected an alfalfa seed
crop of about 3,500,O00. pounds, with
value of between 16 and 18 cents
More than Is per cent of the alfalfa
land this year has been turned to cot
ton.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
SMALLPOX IS UNDER
CONTROL IN JEROME

With only two deaths, 1000 per-
sons vaccinated and 20 cases report
ed, satisfactory progress is being
made in combating the small
pox epidemic. 1t is not expected that
there will be many more cases, al
though it is likely that one will be
reported from time to time for the
next few weeks, as in many cases the
disease requires three weeks for in
cubation.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
BIsBEE MAN CHAsEs LANDLORD

After he lost a fistic alteration
with his landlord, Doreto Ballesteros
went to his room, obtained his gun,
and ran his conqueror, Jesus
Rodriguez, down the street, threaten
ing to fire. When police nabbed the
gun wielder, they found several empty
liquor bottles in his room.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
PHOENIX vANDALS.
FIRE PALM TREES

A new brand of vandalism is re-
ported by fire chief William Simmons,
who tells that automobile parties at
night are finding diversion by throw
ing burning rags into palm trees by
the roadside.
A number of such blazes called the
fire department out several times late
at night and the. police have been APP
pealed to for apprehension Of the
guilty ones.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
CONGRESS WILL TAKE A
REST TOMORROW

Congress will adjourn Saturday un-
der the house resolution adopted by
the senate Tuesday by vote of SO to
36. Senator LaFollette's proposal for
a recess to July was defeated by a
35 to So vote.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-13
COOLIDGE SIGNS BILL TO
REDUCE THE INCOME TAX

President Coolidge signed the tax
reduction bill Monday. The measure
was passed by the senate and the
house last week.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16
FLAGSTAFF'S BEST BET

Flagstaff needs a big, broad-minded, energetic
set of men on the new city council. No petty
personal feeling should enter into the selection of
the very best men who are willing to serve the
people, The successful handling of the city wa
ter problem is of vastly more Importance than
any one thing. If properly handled, money prop
erly spent for this increased water supply, flag
staff can not help prospering and growing. The
water supply is there ready to be tapped. II
properly handled this supply of water would not
only be paying for itself but paying the greater
part of the running expenses of the city.
The old city council fully realizing the verltable
gold mine in our water system, have, with the aid
of experts, made an exhaustive investigation OF
all possibilities, and their cost. 1t is up to the
people now to elect men who can inteligently car
ry on and bring about successful accomplishment
of the work. The pioneering on the city water
supply is practically completed. The best and
most economical plans for securing an abundant
supply Of water have been thoroughly digested.
The time has come to act. The right men are
needed now to carry on.
The present city water system is not only sup
plying water cheaper than any other in the sur
rounding country, but is paying a big profit to
the city The more water the city supplies the
bigger the city grows-and the more revenue the
city derives. All we need is men with good busi-
ness ability to carry on.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16
DAMFINo, DO YOU?

Hopes for last years new depot have been re-
vived again this year. for possibilities next year
for new deppo by 1890 Well, that's only six
years, and what's sixty or seventy years to
railroad? Of course Providence gives us few
months in the year when people can stand out IN
Gods open country waiting for trains, that IS,
after they have run the gauntlet between the
tracks to get to the Santa Fe cashier who takes
your money-if switch engine does not hit you.
Then you don't need ticket for any old place.
You have went The Santa Fe publicity agent
voluminously floods The Sun office with It's pros
perity showing how much more profits they are
making against past years. The Santa re rail-
road is the best railroad in the United States.
That's our honest opinion Laugh II you want TO-
Just because we must roast few lunk-heads for
their lack of ability to fight for what they know
is right, is no sign we are against the best all
round railroad system in the world. Locally some
nut always has plugged Flagstaff in on the de
rail switch" Some day. some big-brained Santa
Fe official is going to look into the situation here
and bump few who seem to want to keep up the
idea that Flagstaff is fighting Santa Fe-put
EN- on the bum." The Santa Fe high-up officials
have never known the real inside of Flagstaff s
fight for life. Could they have known the inside
the subsidiary desire for annexlng the Flag
staff water supply to private outfit-a subsld-
iary company; F1agstaff's fight for existence; no
honest stockhoder in the whole Santa Fe system
would have stood for the game.
Laugh again, reader, when we sincerely ana
honestly say that the Santa re is the best rail-
road system in the world by and large.
But when you ask us why Flagstaff is put on
a derail switch, with boxcar between tracks for
the patron" to pay his money in-we can only
say-damfino
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16
EDITOR BILLY SPEAR IN JAIL-HURRAY!

We were very much pleased to note that a
Judge down in Pinal county put Billy Spear, man
aging editor of the Arizona Republican, in Jail
for few hours last week for contempt of court
Too many editors have too much contempt for
some Judges. Now if Billy had only multiplied
his wife into fractions by some ingenious means
and been compelled to remain in Jail several
months, all of us kind-hearted folks would have
sent him carloads of flowers, and wept at his
noble desire to elevate humans into the hereafter
without effort on their own part. We sincerely
hope that Mr. Spear will hereafter confine his
remarks to other than judicial procedure. Judge
Struckmeyer, in his opinion reverted to the law,
and claimed that Spear was not contemptuous IN
reviewing a court decision after the case was
passe
Editor Spear had suggested in an editorial that
"a life sentence for man who slipped lot of dy-
Mantle under his wife's bed and touched it off as
token of his loving desire to render asunder fam
lily relations, and which loving husband confessed
his guilt, was not entitled to special food and
lodging for the rest of his days. Editor Spear
insinuated that a man of such habits should be
incarcerated in the earth lest he be liberated by
some parole board of unhappily married men.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16
SHALL ARIZONA BE THE GOAT STATE?

The announcement of Dwight B, Heard's can
didacy for governor has pleased great many
people over this section of the state regardless OF
party. To the men and women pioneering ana
endeavoring to build permanent homes in Arl-
zona the question as to which party, class or ele-
ment shall hold state offices and draw the sal
aries is of the least Importance It is the election
of an outstanding man known to be above petty
partv tricks A man of known business ability,
whose whole heart-interest is in upbuildng OF ms
state state isn't built up by petty politics and
politicians.
So far in her history Arizona has not had q
square deal since statehood. During the draft
period in 1917, New Mexico's population was less
than Arizona's for draft purposes. Arizona had
to furnish more troops than New Mexico, though
the census showed approximately 100000 more
population in New Mexico than in Arizona.
For some reason or other the adjoining states
have always been favored with national funds IN
preference to Arizona. The time has come when
the people of Arizona should arouse and see that
their interests receive the same consideration and
protection as surrounding states. We doubt II
there is another man in Arizona with more per-
severance energy and in closer touch with the
affairs of the state and nation that Dwight B.
Heard The time is ripe for Arizona to shift
from our shiftless political condition to business
administration, flat-footed, in the center OF the
progressive highway, and sincere in the deter
mination to play square-not play one element
against the other. We have been feeding on
each other too long.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16
IGNORANCE CAUSES WAR

Chas. M Schwab says he would toss his whole
steel works into the sea for permanent world
peace Our honest belief is that all great men,
men of great financial interests, feel that way
about war, much more SO than those of lesser
wealth and minds who are prone to demand all
they want first-incuding war. When the great
mass of people demand war, war must be declar-
ed. The very people who demand war are usually
those who are the first to charge it to those who
tried to prevent it. The best minds of America,
rich or poor, have at all times been against war
except as last resort and are only forced by the
masses who do not know either the cost or the
cause, to make war
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16
THE SENATE IN SESSION
Opening scene in u. S. senate
"Mr. President, suggest the absence OF a

Opening scene in u. S. senate:
"Mr. President, suggest the absence OF a
quorum" :
Pres. Pro-: 1.-THE secretary will call the roll. Z
This isn't the pay roll, SOY Those guarding
home fires announce how busy absentees are
or how they are paired. Then petitions from
sucker communities throughout the United States
to their representatives are put on record-wlth
a smile from all present who realize the represen-
tative is representing in The Record. Then Sen
ator Snodgrass hops up and says:
1--WE got that stuff often our chest, now what
do each of us personally want most, and why!
Let's get busy for there is fool mob clamoring
at the gates for laws which might reduce taxes.
My Gawd What is this country comm to when
they don't want to pay taxes for the support and
propagation of this, the most August and Decen1-
Der body of personal patriots in the world!"
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-16
NEW PAPER AT YUMA

The Yuma Herald is the newest and about the
liveiest newborn weekly that has come to the
state for many moons. It is edited and published
by Geo. w. Lynn, an old-timer at the news game,
who says the Herald will be independent as hog
on ice and that's goin' some for Yuma. "A real
red-blooded paper for wide-awake people is an
other assertion which is made good in the first
issue of May 9. Welcome, Bro. Lynn. If the
Herald continues as it starts out it is going to be
some welcome visitor. Editor Lynn is sort of
''humanist," and, well, lots of people are human.