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A PATRIOTIC DAY OF
PRACTICAL SERVICE

We have many dates on our ma
tional calendar which are filled with
patriotic meaning of one sort or an
other. Outstanding, of course, is In
dependence Day, which we are prone
to celebrate with much noise and
numerous fatal accidents, and call it
the GLORIOUS Fourthv' Then there
are other occasions, fraught with var
ious shades of patriotic meaning.
Memorial Day and Armistice Day
commemorate the sacrifices of those
who gave their lives to preserve this
nation, days of sacred memory. And
the birthdays of our greatest presi-
dents, Washington and Lincoln, also
offer occasion for inspiring national
feeling.
But until this year there has been
no day of practical patriotic service,
no day on which every American citi-
zen could show his sincere and whole
hearted devotion to his country by
doing something for her. That lack
is to be supplied through observance
on September 13, of what will be
known as Defense Day, a day on
WIl1Cll IIlcf0 viii DC dIl assembly Oh all
citizens under the National Defense
Act. 1t will not be mobilization
for war, but it will be demonstra-
ton Of the plans for mobilization
in case such contingency should
arise.
There is not city or town of con-
sequence in this country that would
think of waiting until a fire broke out
before organizing a fire department.
The larger the city, more thorough
ly trained and efficient is the force
which is thus held in reserve for the
dread contingency of a conflagration.
A good fire department is the best
insurance that no such catastrophe
win occur.
Defense day will witness the rally
ing of the second and third line of de-
tense in our national fire department
to the first line, which is the regular
army. The national guard is the
second line, and the organized re-
serves constitute the third. To the
latter we all belong, and we can make
the day one of inspiring patriotism
and of real practical service, if we
will.
Let's make it that kind of a day.
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MFRS NOW NEARER EARTH THAN
BEFORE IN TWO HUNDRED YEARS.

taken from the introduction to one
of his many books on astronomy: "To
set forth science in a popular, that is,
in a general understandable form is
as obligatory as to present it in a
more technical manner. If men are
to benefit by it, it must be expressed
to their comprehension. The whole
object of science is to synthesize, and
so simplify = = and to make any
one think is far better worth while
than examining him with ill-consider-
ed, and therefore indigestible learn
ing"
The planet Mars is now visible in
the southeastern sky in the early part
of the night. To the unaided eye it
appears as great ruddy star, some
what brighter even than the giant
planet Jupiter which now also may be
seen almost directly south at dusk.
The distance between Mars and the
earth has been rapidly diminishing,
and at present is slightly less than 35
million miles. His nearest approach,
on August %, the distance will be
slightly over Sd 1-2 million miles
the nearest approach in two hundred
years.
It seems fitting that we should
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give in DR.. Lowell's own words the
description of the planet Mars as
printed in the beginning chapter of
his first popular book on the planet:
"Once in about every fifteen years
a striking visitant makes his appear
ance upon our midnight skies-a
great red star that rises at sunset
through the haze about the eastern
horizon, and then, mounting higher
with the deepening night, blazes forth
against the dark background of space
with splendor that outsflines Sirius
and rivals the giant Jupiter himself.
Startling for its size, the stranger
looks the more fateful for being a
fiery red. Small wonder that by
many folks it is taken for a portent.
Certainly, no one who had not fol-
lowed in their courses what the
Greeks so picturesquely called "the
wanderers" would recognize in the ap-
partition an orderly member of our
own solar family. Nevertheless, one
of the wanderers it is, for that star is
the planet Mars, large because for
the moment near, having in due
course again been overtaken by the
earth, in her swifter circling about
Continued on Page Three.)
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FRANCES DECKER AND
MISS HOOVLER MARRIED

Frances Decker of Flagstaff and
Miss Hoovler of Medicine Ledge, Kan
sas, were married in Albuquerque
Saturday night and arrived in Flag
staff on Tuesday night. They are
being entertained here for few DAYS
at the home of the brides aunt. Mrs.
L. w. Cress.
The wedding was a surpri~e to their
Flagstaff friends; though that they
would marry was an inevitable con-
clusion. Miss Hoovler came here sew
eral months ago to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Cress, then went on to Los Angeles
for a short time, stopping here again
on her way back to Kansas. One of
the first persons she was introduced
to in Flagstaff at the time of her
first visit was Mr.. Decker, and it was
case of love at first sight.
The bride is a very pretty and well
educated young woman. Her husband,
who has lived in Arizona all his life,
except one or two intervals. during
one of which he was in the army dur
ing the late war, is timekeeper for
Manager Hill Lewis at the McGonigle
Lumber and Development Co. mill at
Riordan, just west of Flagstaff. His
many friends were busy right after
his arrival here with his bride in de-
vising ways and means to evidence
their friendship in several Of the num-
erous nerve-w -wrecking demonstrations
with which the more popular bene-
diets and benedictines are always
launched out
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For several reasons popular inter-
est in the planet Mars is greater than
in any of the other planets. Short
accounts will appear in later issues of
The Sun dealing with some of the
important Investigations of Mars now
being carried on at Lowell observa-
tory, Flagstaff The aim will be to
present the results in popular form,
and free from the sensationalism
which unfortunately so often creeps
into press reports and popular ar
ticles; the truth is}wonderful enough.
The founder and director of Lowell
observatory, the late DR.. Percival
Lowell, was one of the worlds most
eminent astronomers, and one Of that
extremely small group of scientific
men possessed of that rare gift of ex-
pressing with clearness, beauty and
power the results Of his work in
science, which makes them interest
ing and understandable to all. To
those who were privileged to visit
him at his observatory during his
lifetime it will not be necessary to
explain his attitude toward, and eff
forts in stimulating popular interest
in astronomy. This is also well
shown by the following sentences
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COUNCIL ORDERS in NEW
WALKS; PASS ORDINANCES

City council Monday night authoriz-
ed retinbering of the city springs in
the San Francisco peaks. The lumber
is already on the ground.
The sewer committee was authoriz-
ed to take care of connection with the
new house r. G. Stevenson expects
soon to build on West Elm avenue
between Leroux and Beaver streets,
and to investigate the feasibility Of
extending the sewer up North Hum
phrey beyond Elm avenue.
Ordinance was adopted repeating
the 12-hour delivery phase in the milk
ordinance and the requirement that re-
tail dealers pay license to sell local
milk.
Another new ordinance prohibits
tractors being driven over city paving
until after the cleats or spikes have
been removed from the wheels: also
providing that the maximum load al
lowed on paving shall be 500 pounds
to the lineal inch, width of tire.
Concrete sidewalk was ordered in on
the west side of San Francisco be-
tween Cherry and Elm avenues. The
property owners will build the walk,
the city loaning equipment for neces-
sary rock drilling, the property own
ers to stand expense of powder and
of rock debris.
Paving with concrete will be done
on much of the surface of the north
and south alley in block 4. Ed Raude-
baugh will do the work. All of the
owners along the alley will
pay for their proportion of the paving,
except Coils Mayflower and John M.
Clark, who refused to pave and whose
shares of the alley will remain as they
are.
Council decided to mark with white
paint outside parking limits on all the
downtown paved streets. Some of
this marking has been done and is
proving a great convenience to
drivers, enabling them to see better
Just where they are going.
The street and alley committee was
authorized to put in a concrete curb
and gutter along the city's property !
On West Elm avenue in front of the |
nigh school,
City Clerk Pulliam was instructed |
% advertise for plumbing bids in pre-
paration for installation of steam
neat at the city hall.
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MEETING GAME PROTECTIVE
ASSOCIATION MONDAY

On Monday evening at 8, at the
forest supervisors office, the regular
meeting of the Flagstaff Game Pro-
tective association will be held.
All those interested in game pro-
lection are urgently requested to be
present as well as the members of our
local association.
With the good start already made
in this movement, the present is not
only important but critical in either
continuing along the lines of advance
ment or in going back to nothing.
The association is the pioneer in
this state and today there dozen live
local organizations all over the state.
Reports will be made on the work al
ready done on revision of the present
game code of Arizona, accomplish
ments this year of the Splingerville
hatchery, plans for the coming hunt
ing season, the annual meeting of the
Arizona Game Protective association
and other matters of Importance.
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W. M. CADY, SR., ONLY
One HURT WHEN R. R.
SPEEDER THREW THREE

Tuesday forenoon, w. M. Cady, Sr.,
head of the w. M. Cady Lumber Co.
at McNary and the Flagstaff Lumber
Co. of this city; his son, w. M. Cady,
Jr., general manager of the local COM
pany, and Traimmaster Saunders of
the company's railroad to Mormon
lake, narrowly escaped death when the
railroad speeder on which they we're
riding jumped the track a mile below
the Lake Mary dam.
All were thrown from Is to 25 feet
from the machine. The elder Mr..
Cady was the only one injured. He
struck with his head, rendering him
unconscious for some time. DR.. E. S.
Miller was soon at the scene of the ac-
cident, DR.. r. O. Raymond arriving
soon afterward. The latter brought
Mr.. Cady in his car to the home of
w. M. Cady, Jr. There were no bones
broken, but the severe shaking up and
blow on the head left the patient in
considerable pain for several hours
and yesterday he still was confined to
his bed.
Fortunately the speeder was travel
ing some slower than it had been;
also, the men we're all thrown toward
the bank instead of to the other side,
where there is drop. w. M. Cady,
Jr., who was driving, landed on his
feet 25 feet from the speeder, and
stayed right-side up, appearing at the
Rotary meeting two or three hours
later without even the part in his hair
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evening.

Garlett and his wife came to Will
liams from Mississippi. He was crane
operator for the Saginaw & Mamstee
Lumber company. The young wife
seemed to find it hard to adapt her.
self to domestic existence. The couple
are said to have quarreled a great
deal and a few days prior to the
tragedy she left him.
Garlett was insanely jealous. This
and the estrangement from his wife
led to his drinking freely. For sever
al days before the shooting he had
been pretty much under the influence
of liquor.
Early Sunday evening Mexican res
idents of Williams were holding their
regular weekly dance at the Williams
Odd Fellow hall. Mrs. Garlett was
there, in defiance of orders she fre-
quently had received from her hus-
band to stay away from there.
Suddenly Garlett appeared at the
north entrance to the hall. He asked
his wife to go riding with him. She
refuseh. Garlett pulled Smith &
Wesson special and fired, three times,
one shot penetrating the girl-wife's
right wrist, another entering her alb
domen at the right side and after al
most leaving her body in front
swerving and coming out the left side.
One of the three shots struck Mrs.
Flores, who was standing near, in the
leg.
Garlett, evidently thinking he had
killed his wife, then turned the gun
against his own breast, firing once
and hitting the heart.
He died within five minutes. His
wife and the other woman are fairly
on the road to recovery. Mrs. Flores
wound is reported to be more painful
than those of Mrs. Garlett. They are
at DR.. p w. MeIick's hospital.
That no one else was shot was for
tunate. Mrs. Garlett was closely sur
rounded by several people when her
husband first fired.
"A Seni-comic side of the
affair was the clubbing of a Mr..
Jacobs, one of the witnesses. by Dep
uty Sheriff Ray, who mistook him for
the man who had done the shooting.
Jacobs was rushing out of the build
ing to find an officer and met Ray
at the entrance. The latter had heard
shots and because Jacobs was running
thought he was the man responsible.
He promptly beaned him with his six
gun. Jacobs was not seriously hurt.
Justice McDougall called together
the following coroner's jury: Raymond
Mowry, Ed. Kirwan, A. NJ. Dawson,
Harry McDougall, Tex Strauther and
Jack Butler. Their verdict was "death
by gunshot, self inflicted" Several
of the members of the jury had wit
messed the shooting.
Garlett's remains were sent back
to Mississippi on Monday. He was
about % years old.
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THOUCHTLESS SLURS HURT.
NORMAL AND FLAGSTAFF
ROTARIANS ARE ADVISED

Earl C. Slipher's was the guiding
hand on the Rotary helm at Tuesday S
meeting, and it was a pleasant and
profitable voyage.
President C. B. Wilson called to
order and soon Sergeant-at-Arms Bill
Cady was collecting fines to swell the
fund for crippled children.
G.. A. Pearson announced that the
meeting next Tuesday will be in the
evening at the southwest forest ex-
pertinent station at Fort Valley, the
Rotarians and their ladies and guests
to get there as soon after five o'clock
as possible, bringing things to eat, the
picnic end of it to begin at six.
President Wilson announced that
the board of directors, endeavoring to
hold DR.. L. B. McMullen in the club
during his years absence at Column
bia University, had been busy finding
out how, and explained how it can and
will ne done.
Mrs. John G. Verkamp, with Miss
Elsa Myers at the piano, sang so
sweetly that it wasn't enough and she
had to sing some more.
DIR. McMullen was called on and
pictured the early struggles of our
Normal school for existence as COM
pared with its splendid rank and pres
tige. Random extracts from his talk:
The school now invoices $4,000.
Operation and salaries mean hum
dred thousand dollars or more each
year in the immediate vicinity of the
school. There are about 200 people
in the faculty and official family of
the school and their families.
Continued on Page Two.)
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EAT YOUR HEAD OFF

Catholic ladies and their friends,
which takes in the whole community,
expect to have regular old-fashioned
get-together time at City Park this
afternoon and evening. The young
sters will be given most attention
this afternoon, various games, races
and athletic contests being devised
to keep them busy and happy. Then,
at the usual evening meal-time hour,
comes a scrumptious dinner, with
fried spring chicken, string beans,
mashed spuds, and all of that-the
fullest kind of value for sixbits-
while in the evening there will be a
dance and more refreshments. Looks
like a record breaking crowd will be
there, and as if anyone would have
a better time there than possibly any
where else that evening.
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CADMAN-TSINLANA RECITAL

A large and appreciative audience
on Wednesday night at Normal audi
torium heard Charles Wakefield Cad
man, foremost American composer
and Princes Tsiniana, famous Indian
opera singer.
This was their second appearance
here this year and most of those who
heard them before gladly avaiIed
themselves Of the privilege of hear
ing them again.
Following the recital, the princess
and her husband, David Balsz of Hol-
lywood, son of the president of the
Wabash railroad; Mr.. Cadman, Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Bellwood, DIR. and Mrs.
L. B. McMullen, Mrs. A. E. Douglass,
Miss Martha E. Dewey, Miss Mildred
Whetsel, c.. v. Ridgely, DR.. L. A.
Adams and DR.. E. S. Miller motored
to the ranger station at Walnut Can
yon and spent a couple hours enjoy
ing moonlight lunch and scenery and
telling spooky and other stories.
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MISS LINTZ ENTERTAINS
IN HONOR MRS. NJ MULLEN

Miss Minnie Lintz of the Normal
faculty entertained at an informal
three-course luncheon on Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. Tom L. Rees in
honor of Mrs. L. B. McMulle;, wife
OF the president of the Normal school,
who is soon to leave with her husband
for a year in the east. The affair
was delightfully."- planned and carried
out by the talented hostess. The
guests We're: Mrs. McMullen, Mrs. 1.
B. Koch, Mrs. T. e. Pollock. Mrs. C.
B. Wilson, Mrs. Warren Perkins. Mrs.
Charles Hillebrandt, Mrs. Rees and
Mrs. Del Strong.
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NORMAL STUDENTS GIVE
PAGEANT in HONOR OF
PRES. M'MULLEN TONIGHT

The Medicine Makers" is the title
of a unique pageant to be staged to-
night by the campfire guardian and
boy scout leadership classes tonight
on the Normal school campus in honor
of President and Mrs. L. B. McMullen.
The pageant arranged for this
occasion was written by Benjamin
Owen, regional director of education
for the boy scouts, who is conducting
a class in scout leadership at Normal.
The main theme of the pageant is
based upon the initiatory ceremonies
used by the Pawnee, Sioux and Black
feet Indians, and includes all sorts of
dances and ceremony. The medicine
dance, one of the main features. will
be used in the initiation of President
McMullen as a brave" of the class
tribe of the medicine makers"
Arrangements are being made to
have Princess Tsiniana, scheduled to
give a recital at the Normal school
on August 13, to stay over and take
part in one of the important roles
as "Pale Moon," and Indian princess.
in the campfire Interpretation of
"Wohelo.o Other special interpreta-
tive dances will be given by the camp
fire guardian class, under the direc-
tion of Miss Lola Maxwell, campfire
field director for northern Arizona.
assisted by Miss Jessup and Miss
Lura L. Bailey of the state depart
ment of vocational education. The
campfire ceremonial will be used in
the initiation of Mrs. McMullen as a
member of the tribe.
A special campfire circle will be
built on the site of the pageant, which
will take place on the grounds north
of the tennis courts. All the princi-
pals in the cast will be attired in
special Indian costumes.
Campfire groups from Flagstaff,
Winslow, Williams and surrounding
territory will be in attendance in cos
tune. The event will commence at
z p. m. No charge will be levied, and
the public is cordially invited.
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JUST MISSED FULL HOUSE

C. H. Burns, auditor of the Flag
staff Lumber company and the W. M.
Cady Lumber company, wore an ex-
pansive smile yesterday that tighten
ed up the whole office of the Flag
staff Lumber company. A little
daughter had been born to Mrs.
Burns and himself the evening before
at the family home here. 1t is the
fourth daughter, balanced against one
son. Mother and little one are both
doing nicely.
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MRS. RAY BABBITT new
PRESIDENT WOMAN'S CLUB
HONORS TO MISS BOYER

Miss Mary G. Boyer was the guest
of honor at the Flagstaff Woman's
club building Tuesday afternoon at a
reception arranged by the advisory
board Of the club, to permit some of
her many friends to say farewell.
She was last March reelected to her
third term as president of the club,
but is soon going to California on a
years leave of absence from the Nor
NAL school, to take special studies.
The rooms were lavishly decorated
with flowers. Sewing and cards were
the chief diversions. Mrs. Twining, a
friend of Miss Boyer's who is here
from the east, won first prize at
cards and Mrs. L. E. Hart also won a
prize.
A handsome travelling bag was pre-
sented Miss Boyer on behalf of the
club by Mrs. A. H. Schermann.
There was business meeting.
Mrs. G. E. DeVaney read Miss Boyer's
resignation. 1t was decided that Mrs.
Ray Babbitt, first ice-president,
should automatically become presi-
dent. Mrs. Frank Gold, second vice
president, succeeds Mrs. Babbitt and
Mrs. Frank B. Richmond was elected
second vice-president to succeed Mrs.
Gold.
The members of the club regret
deeply the loss of Miss Boyer, under
whose able, wise and energetic leader
ship the club-home was built and a
great deal of its cost met. They feel
that in Mrs. Babbitt she has worthy
successor, who will do her utmost to
carry on the work and keep the club
powerful influence in the civic and
social life of the community.
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HEARD THEM SING
SEVEN MILES AWAY

Miss Martha E. Dewey of the
Normal faculty and a party of
friends discovered new whisper
ing gallery" short time ago.
They were camped for the night
near the ranger station at Walnut
Canyon, abode of the ancient cliff
dwellers. They were sitting around
their camp fire, and were inter-
rupted by singing. They were
boys voices and several selections
followed, heard so clearly that the
songs could easily be identified.
Investigation proved that the
singers we're seven or more miles
away, beyond the upper end of
Walnut Canyon and across Lake
Mary. They were the boy scouts,
putting on an evenings program
during the annual encampment.
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LOGGING ROAD OPEN AGAIN.

Trains on the Flagstaff Lumber Co.,
logging road resumed business on
Sunday after being laid up week
and half because of the caDsizing
of a hundred-foot span of the steel
bridge over Walnut Canyon at Lake
Mary. Master Mechanic H. A. Ash
craft of the company staff beat the
best expectations day or so in his
work of throwing up a temporary
span.
The saw mill resumed cutting at
once and everything is proceeding as
usual both at the mill and in the
woods.
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FLAGSTAFF BOY SCOUTS
AT LOS ANGELES ROTARY

Northern Arizona boy scouts, ten OF
them, with DIR. Martin G. Fronske and
Scout Executive Charles S. Nc
Cormick of Flagstaff, suddenly found
themselves the guests of honor last
Friday at the Los Angeles Rotary
club luncheon in the big ball room OF
the Biltmore hotel.
7. B. Koch and NJ. I. Powers, past
presidents of Flagstaff Rotary, both
were on the watch for the "Gypsy
hiking boy scouts and their precept-
ors. But they got to the meeting a
little late. When their presence was
announced, the president of Los
Angeles Rotary called on them to rise,
hiking clothes and all. Then, asked
if they had yell they could deliver,
they came back right off the bat with
a resounding Rotary yell, which
brought down the house. There were
nearly 300 Rotarians and their guests
present, and the youngsters were ac-
quainted with all of them in a short
time.
All of the boys were in fine shape.
They stood the hot weather across the
California desert in good style. They
will be home the first of next week,
after they have thoroughly "done" Los
Angeles, Hollywood and the environs.
Though the expedition is called hike,
they in reality are travelling with a
Ford truck. Each of the 10 scouts is
in the bunch because of exceptional
accomplishments in scouting. The
Flagstaff boys are William Narrower,
William Harrison and Norman Sol
berg. Williams boys are Kenneth and
Otto Lebsch, Miles Cureton and Der
mont Melicl<
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Ho! FOR THE DANCE!

Everybody most is getting ready to
go to the snake dance at Hoteville
next Monday and strangers are regis
tering at the hotels in preparation for
the start. Flagstaff is the logical
starting place, this year as always in
the past. The route is via Leupp and
the less than 100 miles of road is in
good condition. Returning, one may
come by way of Tuba City if desired;
but it is not advisable to go that way
because of the big sand-hill that has
to be climbed.