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The Coconino sun., 1924-07-04
NEXT TIME MCGUIRE
FIGHTS WITH FORCEPS

DR.. Vaughn Mcclure of Flagstaff,
returning from Mormon Lake Monday
evening in his Maxwell coupe, fought
a duello with a couple of bandits, Us,
ing his car as weapon, and won.
It was about eight o'clock. A short
distance this side of the lake, at the
crest Of the hill, just ahead appeared
two Mexicans, one on either side of
the road. Both had their hands ex-
tended, and in the right hand of one
was big six-gun, pointed directly on
Doc.
Doc was in second and slammed on
the gas, turning towards the man with
the gun, whom he caught with bumper
and fender and threw down. Then -
kept right on going, for the first halt
minute wondering whether he could
see well enough through the back OF
his head to dodge any bullets that
might be sent after him. None came.
AS yet no trace of the men has been
found. The excitement most ruined
Docs nerve and frosted his budding
career as an amateur.
The Coconino sun., 1924-07-04
BOY DROWNED AT LAKE
MARY WEDNESDAY; SON OF
GEORGE STIRTON OF AJO

Robert Kenneth Stirton, two-and-
a-half year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Stirton of Ajo, Arizona, was
drowned at Lake Mary, south of Flag
staff, between 10 and IL o'clock We'd
nesday forenoon.
The little fellow had wandered away
from the cottage occupied by the Stir
ton family, which is located just OPP
posite the store. He was missed a
few moments later. Search began and
another child said he had seen Robert
playing at the edge of the lake.
Almost everyone at Lake Mary
camp was soon in the water search
ing. When the little chap was found
he probably had not been under water
much more than fifteen minutes. In
his struggles he had pushed himself
out to where the water was about nine
feet deep.
A trained nurse from Prescott,
camping at the lake, tried to resusti-
cate the boy, but was unable to do so.
DR.. A. H. Schermann of Flagstaff was
called and got to the lake in record
time, but nothing could be done.
The remains were brought to the
Flagstaff Undertaking parlor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stirton and their sew
eral children had been camping at
Lake Mary when the sad event occur
ed. He is well known business man
Of Ajo.
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ROB ROBERTS ROBBED
REX; ROTTEN RUFFIAN!

Rob Roberts, who had been working
for Rex Goble at the Flagstaff Vul-
canizing shop, left on Sunday night.
So did one Ford service car, a suit of
Rex's clothes and the contents of the
cash register.
Roberts had worked for Rex for the
past month, being brought here by
Ray Kraft, who picked him up on the
Black Canyon hill on his way here
from Phoenix. On Sunday Rex left
for Prescott, leaving Kraft in charge.
Sunday noon Kraft went to Lake
Mary fishing, leaving Roberts in
charge Of the store.
Late Sunday night when Kraft re-
turned he found the service car gone
and the cash register empty. He no
titled Sheriff Campbell Upon inyes-
tigation it was found that $50 had
been rung up on the cash register on
Sunday. Rex says that was no where
near what the usual Sunday business
amounts to so it is presumed that a
good part of what was taken in was
not rung up.
Deputy Sheriff c. Y. Campbell of
Williams on Monday found the Ford
in the brush this side of Hells canyon
on the Prescott-Ashfork highway.
Roberts had spent some time in the
navy, has several tattoo marks on his
face. All sheriffs at border towns
have been furnished with a descrip-
tion of him.
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OUR DEPOT ATTRACTS
NATION WIDE FAME

The Flagstaff depot is gradually
attracting nationwide attention. Even
views of this famous structure are
requested from all parts of the nation
and it will probably not be long before
all tousists travel will have as its
objective point Flagstaff's depot in
stead of the Grand Canyon.
just recently the Flagstaff Cham
ber of Commerce received a request
from Torrington, Conn, saying: "If
you have any pictures of the. Santa Fe
depot, please send me one" Sounds
as though sone one was kidding, but
that isn't true, the request was from
total stranger who was asking for
literature concerning Flagstaff, and
he wanted specially a picture of our
famous depot.
It is to be regretted that we did not
urge a plank in the democratic plat
form, along with the league of ma
tions and other such issues of nation
al importance, but it is too late now.
The request for a picture of this
famous relic Of ancient history will be
forwarded and we suggest that pic
tures of it hereafter be included in all
literature advertising Flagstaff.
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FLAGSTAFF SLUCGERS
LOST TO FORMER BIG
LEAGUERS OF JEROME

Flagstaff's baseball team, still weak
in spots, though apparently with much
better pitching than we have enjoyed
in previous games this season, was
bLanketed Sunday afternoon on the
local grounds by jerome, the score
being Is to 6.
Knox, our new moundsman, just ar
rived from the coast, pitched game
that would have won the ordinary
country game. He was not at his best,
being unaccustomed to this altitude,
but had a world of speed, and in the
main, good control, though wild pitch
es did a little damage.
There were too many errors behind
him to give him a real show at win
ming.
On the other hand, Jerome, with
Hal Chase, former worlds premier
first baseman, on first; Noyes, who
pitched last year with the Philadel-
phia American team and won II of
his 13 games, and several other pro-
fessional and semi-professional men
in the lineup, probably could have
played little tighter game than they
did. Red Russell, former big league
crack moundsman, stayed on the
bench. Manager Sweeney has some
baseball team.
The fans has lot Of fun hearing
Jerome's sawed-off catcher jabber.
ride EN- cowboy!' was his favorite
yell. He says his name is Cady, but
it really is Cadimetti, He's an Italian
and his German sweetheart whom he
won while he was with the American
army of occupation, will arrive here
this week to wed and tame him.
Manager Fred Browning, who has
the happy faculty of staying peppg
amid adversities, has the making of a
good team now if he can plug a weak
spot or two.
Here's the way we got the dope:
FIRST jerome: Certify singled.
Tate's sacrifice put him on first and
Gerrity out at second, fielder's choice.
Corr flew out to Knoles. Holtz hit
home run. Chase out on attempted
bunt, Smith to Morrow; two hits, two
runs. Flagstaff: Curtis out, short to
first; Smith and Browning famed.
SECOND-Jerome: Bean famed;
Keefe out, Williams to Morrow; Cady
out, Curtis to Morrow Flagstaff:
Williams out, third to first; Knox
famed; Morrow popped out to second.
THIRD-Jerome: Moves famed;
Gerrity out, Smith to Morrow; Tate to
first on Knoles' error; Corr first on
Curtis and Katus' errors, Tate going
to third; Corr stole second; Morrow
dropped Holtz's foul; Tate scored on
passed ball; Holtz famed; one run.
Flagstaff: Knoles hit for three bags;
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SUMMER SCHOOL NOT TO
QUIT AT N A. N. 5.

TUCSON, Ariz., June 23.-Be-
cause of the greater enrolment
in the Tucson summer session, as
compared with the Flagstaff
summer course, the Flagstaff
summer branch of the University
of Arizona will be discontinued
after this year and all summer
work will be given at Tucson, it
was announced today by Presi-
dent C. HI. Marvin.
The above article may be somewhat
misleading to those not closely allied
with school work in the state. THERE
is NO INTENTION of discontinuing
the summer school of the Northern
Arizona Normal school.
This summer quarter of the Normal
school is one of the regular quarters
of the school year and in the last few
years the enrolment of this quarter
has been the largest of the four. In
1920, due to the interest of DIR. j. O.
Creager, the University of Arizona
was invited to conduct summer ses-
sion on the campus of the institution
at Flagstaff, thus enabling students
to work for normal school diploma,
a bachelor degree or even a masters
degree, on the same campus. This
situation was unique in the United
States and attracted good bit of
favorable comment in educational cir
cles.
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water sports in the park lake, under
direction of Scout Executive Nc
ConnicS. Children's sports and races
to follow. In the afternoon, base
ball again, Williams VS.. Flagstaff.
Pie eating and other contests between
innings.
Ford races next. II you don't
know what a Ford is, come out and
see. Three races Obstacle, back
ward and relay. Indian horse races.
Evening again, more wonderful fire
works, including a most spectacular
display and dancing.
Bring your lunch the second day.
First day, just eat. Milt Powers and
Rimmy Jim Giddings' barbecued crit
ter
Carl Mayhem, in general charge,
with Joe B. Rickel and John Matthews
rotating alongside, promise you a
lot Of wholesome and genuine fun.
A good old-fashioned Fourth. Eat,
see, visit, laugh, shed cares and res
possibilities, renew youth. Fourth Of
July comes only once a year. Same
with the fifth.
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Celebration for Flagstaff.

At Emerson at IL this morning, the
big parade, withs floats, Riverside
Indian band, boy scouts, Mayor and
city officials, school children, decor
ate automobiles. On Aspen east to
Beaver, north to Birch, east to Agas-
siz, south to Aspen, west to San Fran
cisco, south to Railroad, west to Le-
roux, north to Cherry, then to city
park.
Prizes for business floats and auto
decorations.
At noon at city park-yum-y yum
the big barbecue. Bill Cady has
donated his louisiana cook, reputed
a why wiz with barbecue methods
and ceremonials, to cook that critter.
It's already cooking. Howard M rine
and Charlie Simpson will assist hi-a
obsequeing.
Eat, your darn fool head off until
you're too full to yell or weep. Then
the ball game, Kingnnan VS.. Flagstaff.
In the evening, fireworks and dane
ing.
Tomorrow, at 10, swimming and
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LIGHTNER HOME ROBBED

Ignacio Baca was given hearing
before Justice of the Peace r. j. Kidd
Thursday morning. Baca was arres-
ted by City Marshall j. r. Cooper and
Deputy Sheriff John Matthews on
June 26 for alleged robbery of the
home of Mrs. A. L. Ligihtner at 8
Milton Road. Mrs. Lightner had
started for town and met Baca on the
way. He called at her home that
morning to inquire about a place near
by for rent. Al screen door at the
rear of the house was cut and the
glass in the side door was knocked
out. A $40 bill in a dresser drawer,
ring and the contents Of a child's
bank, estimated to have contained
100 pennies were taken. When Baca
was searched a $50 bill was found on
him. No trace of the other property
has been found Justice. Kidd took
the case under advisement until Sat-
urday morning. Baca was represents
ed by attorney F. M. Gold and released
on $3.50 bail.
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COLORED PORTER SUSPECTED
OF THEFT FROM SICK WOMAN

James Goodwin, Pullman porter on
number 8 was arrested on Tuesday
evening by Sheriff VIM. Campbell on
warrant sworn out by Dock
Wyatt.
An inmate Of the county hospital
returned on No. from Phoenix on
Monday where she had been for treat
ment. When she boarded the train
at Phoenix her purse, containin.
$31.75, was given to the conductor
for safe-keeping. He turned it over
to Goodwin to be delivered to the
authorities here as he left the tran
at Ashfork. Wyatt, who took the
woman from the train to the hospits.
was handed the purse by Goodwin and,
without looking inside of it, signed q
receipt for $31.75. When the woman
arrived at the hospital it was found
that one of her bags and $25 from her
purse we're missing. The authorities
at Gallup were notified and her bag
recovered. Mr.. Wyatt then swore OUT
d warrent and when No. 3 came
through on Tuesday Goodwin was
taken off He was released on $3.50
bond to appear here the first of the
week.
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W0MAN'S CLUB LOCAL
TALENT CHAUTAUQUA
WAS BEST WE'VE HAD

Flagstaff's first home-talent Char-
tauqua was concluded Wednesday
night 1t was sponsored by the Flag
staff Woman's club, and from an en-
tertainment standpoint was far su-
perior to any travelling chautauqua
that ever played here.
Unfortunately, Flagstaff people did
MT seem to realize that they were get
ting more for less money, and the at
tendance, except at two Of the events,
was not more than half as great as it
should have been.
Travelling chautalquas advertise
their head-liners and carry more than
a thousand dollars out Of town. This
home talent chautauqua had volun-
teer talent much superior to that Of
tered by most chautauqua ana
lyceum managements, and didn't take
q cent out of. town.
But even though it was not as great
a financial success as it deserved to
be, the Woman's club made profit
from it several times greater than il
has in any previous year by sponsor
ing travelling aggregation
Edward Howard Griggs of Croton-
on-Hudson, New York, one of the
foremost educators and lecturers i'm
the United States, who every year
turns down chautauqua offers, featur-
ed the first night, last Thursday. His
theme was Abraham Lincoln, the
Prophetic American" DR.. Griggs was
here for Normal school summer lee
turers.
Friday night there were two plavs:
"Everystudent" by the Normal school
training class, in which Autrey Bryan
and Robert Bean were the clever
stars; and "Trysting Place." by
Flagstaff high school class and coach
ed by Miss Edna Dotson. Miss Light
burns children's orchestra furnished
the music.
Saturday, children's day, there were
both matinee and evening performan-
ces. Folk dances by the training
school classes. Dramatization Of anf-
NAL stories by the third grade. Dra-
matization by the sixth grade of ''The
Brahmin and the Tiger" Violin solo
by Autrey Bryan, accompanied by
Helen Paul. Saxaphone solo by Freda
Belle Musgrove, accompanied by La
more Peterson. Story telling by Mrs.
J. @. Thomas. Singing Of Stevenson's
Children's Songs by Mrs. e. G. Miller.
Pianologue by Mrs. w. NJ. Cady, Jr.
Contest for boys and girls. This pro-
gram was unusually fine.
Sunday night Mrs. J. 0. Creager
gave an can Evening in the Cumber-
lands, unique and beautiful in setting
and Characterization. This gracid>s
and talented lady was at her best in
her reading of Everlasting Peace"
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MISS MABEL FRY BECOMES
BRIDE OF CLYDE FULCHER

News was somewhat belated in
reaching Flagstaff of the marriage in
Prescott recently Of Miss Mabel Fry,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Fry
Of this city, and Clyde Fulcher, the
latter a former. service man who has
lived here most of the time for the last
five years.
Both are popular and their many
friends are offering congratulations.
They slipped away to Prescott to
avoid the attention they felt sure their
friends would bestow on them in case
they were married here; then returned
here with the idea of soon going to
California. But the accidental dea2l
by drowning Of the brides little
brother, Jimmie Fry, a week ago last
Saturday, changed this and they are
staying for the present with her par
ents, on the Fry ranch northwest of
Flagstaff.
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DR.. LIGHTBURN PIONEER
DIES MONDAY in PHOENIX

DIR. r. e. Lightburn, veteran Phoe-
nix physician of nearly half CEN
tury's standing, died in Phoenix hos
pital Monday.
The aged doctors wife and daughr
ter have arrived from Flagstaff to
complete funeral arrangements. The
remains are being held at the A. u.
Moore and Sons undertaking parlors.
DIR. Liphtburn heard the call OF the
west nearly so years ago, when ne
came to Arizona from Canada, as a
contract physician with an assignment
at old Fort Mcdowell. After few
years he left the government service,
came to Phoenix and entered upon the
practice of medicine.
He owned drug store IN connec--
ton with his practice Tor several
vears.-Phoenix Republican
Miss Ruth Lightburn of this CITY
left Monday evening for Phoenix 20
make funeral arrangements. MIS-.
Iightburn, wife of DR.. Lightburn, VINO
has been spending the summer mere
with her daughter, was unable to go
to Phoenix owing to illness.
DIR. Lightburn was well known by
Flagstaff people, having spent the
last summer here with his family, ms
first visit away from Phoenix in ovei
SO years.
The Lightburns have the sympathy.
Of many friends here IN the Joss OIL
husband and father.
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PHOENIX SEE ARIZONA
FIRST MOTORCYCLE GIVEN
ROYAL WELCOME HERE

Enthusiasm over Flagstaff's won
derful scenery and climate and APP
probation of our hospitable welcome
and entertainment were freely and
warmly. expressed by the Phoenix vis-
itors who came here last week in the
second motorcade from that city in
the Arizona Gazette's enterprisine
"See Arizona First" campaign.
And Flagstaff was genuinely
pleased to receive these people, the
only regret being that they could not
stay much longer.
The motorcade left Phoenix at seven
o'clock Friday morning, came over
the Wickenburg road by way Of Pres
cott, the Is cars in the original bunch
reaching here without mishap of any
kind, determined to tell us that the
road between Prescott and Flagstaff
is the best in the state. Other cars,
leaving Phoenix later, arrived here
next day.
When the motorcade divided here,
and others back home direct, the vis-
itors felt they had been well repaid
for coming and that their visit pre-
saged much closer fraternity between
the north and south parts of the
state and mutual benefit to both.
Friday evening was spent in visit
ing and resting. Next morning most
Of the visitors were taken as guests
of John W. Weatherford up his San
Francisco peaks boulevard as far as it
is completed. They took in the mag
nificent view from there, had coffee
and sandwiches, and came back to
town nnarvelling at the fine road work
Mr. Weatherford has so far done and
convinced that when completed it will
be the most scenic mountain road in
America, much more beautiful and
widely-revealing even than the cele-
brated Pixies Peak road
Through our big saw mills, out to
the Painted Desert, Sunset mountain,
the Ice Caves, Cliff Dwellings, Lake
Mary and the Schulz Canyon drive
the visitors saw lot in short time,
none of them taking in all of those
points, but all of them several.
Late in the afternoon several car
loads left for Grand Canyon, the
others staying over for the big ban
quet given them that evening by the
Junior Chamber of Com
merce, which had charge Of their re-
ception and entertainment here. The
banquet was served in the Women's
club building by members of that or
ganization.
Here men from the south and their
ladies met their hosts and other towns
men with. their ladies. The food was
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State championship in the 200 tar
get Is yards series went to B. A.
Gillespie of Phoenix, who broke 1913
birds. H. p. DeMund of Phoenix,
stalwart 70 years older, got second in
this event with 1872, w. Fl. Heileman
of Phoenix and W. M. Cady, Jr., of
Flagstaff tying for third place with
189 each.
The so bird money event Sunday
was tied for first by Cady of Flag
staff, Shelby Lewis of Flagstaff and
Weber of Prescott; Garroutte of Je-
rome, Heileman and Peters of Phoenix
and Ray of Williams tying for second,
Gillespie of Phoenix getting third.
The 50-bird trouble shoot for the
Wilson-Marmon belt was won by e.
w. Foster of Williams with AZ. Peters
of Phoenix got 46.
B. A. Gillespie and H. p. DeMund
of Phoenix each got 49 birds in the
state association gold medal Is yard
shoot on Sunday. Each tried another
25 birds and each broke them all. An
other 25 birds were thrown for each,
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INDEPENDENT THOUGHT
MORE IMPORTANT THAN
CONSTITUTION, CREACER

Dean J. o. Creager, department OF
education, Arizona state university
was the principal speaker at Tuesday,
Rotary meeting, the program being
largely of a patriotic nature and ar
ranged and presided over by M. /
Powers.
DIR. Creager, who formerly was
president of the Normal school here,
was listened to carefully and his in
cisive talk made palpable hit with
all of his hearers. He can always be
depended on to say nothing bromide,
and was true to his record.
He began by saying that Rotary,
Kiwanis and other similar organiza-
tons are likely doing more than any
other agencies to stimulate active, dy-
manic patriotism.
Then he brought up the conflict in
human nature between the thing cali
ed loyalty on the one hand and the
things we want to do and that need
to be done in the way of civic I'M
provement and reform.
DIR. Creager believes there is toe
much tendency to accept as infalllble
our laws and constitutions, national
and state. Of the latter, he said that
in surveying them in connection with
educational improvements needed
they were found too often to contain
too many details; instead, they merely
should have laid down the general
principles.
If we take it for granted costitu-
tions are infa1ible, he said, we assume
supernal wisdom that didn't exist on
the part of our ancestors.
He stressed the point that men
should not let their thoughts be bound
by constitutions; that the progress
and future of this or any nation does
not rest so much on veneratlon for
constitution as upon free, untram-
melled, independent thinking.
During his remarks, DR.. Creager
read a humorous poem that will later
be printed in The Sun and at the end
recited a poem of Walt Whitman's in
which the latter shows what happens
to the man who doesn't use his head
except as place to wear his hat.
Vice-President John @. Thomas
called the meeting to order and an
nounced that President G.. B. Wilson
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Flagstaff was chosen unanimousl,
as the place for next years tourna
ment. Prescott wanted it, but Joh1
NJ. Weber of that city waived al
claims for next year, declaring thal
the Flagstaff Gun club had carried of
this years tournament with such en-
terprise and cordial hospitality thai
Flagstaff should have it again. He
said Prescott will be after it red hol
for year after next.
w. NJ. Cady, Jr., of Flagstaff
won the state handicap champion
ship gold medal, breaking 98 out
of hundred targets from the 21
yard line; the beautiful copper
loving cup given by the Jerome
Gun club and the title of all-round
state champion for breaking the
greatest number of targets-520
out of $50; the big silver loving
cup offered by Joe F. Schmidt of
Flagstaff to the one winning the
all-round state championship, and
the Arizona SpOrtsmen's associa-
tion one-year medal for general
high average.
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HELD FOR HOLD UP

Don Rueda, accused of holding up
and robbing Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Tor
rez at logging camp three miles
north of Bellemont on the night OF
June 21, was given hearing before
Justice of the Peace r. j. Kidd Thurs.
day morning. He was bound ovaa
to superior court to answer to a
charge of highway robbery under $500
bond.
The Coconino sun., 1924-07-04

L. G. Boggs, extension poultryman
from the University will be here July
Is, 16 and II to hold culling demon
strations in different parts of the
county.
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CADY COPS CUPS AND ALL
AROUND STATE HONORS AT
CLAY TRAPS; FLAGSTAFF
GETS NEXT STATE SHOOT

Acclaimed by spOrtsmen from all the state and
several from outside the state the most successful ever
ment of the Arizona SpOrtsmens association ended in
Flagstaff in most ENJOYABLE banquet Tuesday night
The Coconino sun., 1924-07-04
WHAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE?
Special to The Sun:

Special to The Sun:
New York, July 3.-Last ballot TAX
en- this evening in democratic national
convention, Madison Square Garden.
showed delegates still deadIocked over
The Coconino sun., 1924-07-04
oh. THOSE BIG BARBECUE! !!
AND THEM FIREWORKS!
ALSO THEM BASEBALLS!
AMT WE ALL COT FUN?

Something worth while doing every minute of the two
days-today and tomorroWis the slogan Of the AmeTi
Legion Fourth Of July committee in charge of the
celebration for Flagstaff