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The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-12-06
Educate All, Give Equal Chance,
Says Former Amherst President

A challenge to America to educate
all it's people and give them an equal
chance at life before it calls itself a
democracy was made last week by
DR.. Alexander Meiklejohn, former
president of Amherst, in addressing
students at Bryn Mawr college.
1T is the theory of democracy that
everyone should have a chance at
life, but so many people seem barred
from that chance from BIRTH" said
DR.. Meilklejohn. ''The person who
calls himself a democrat cannot bear
1t that children should from the
start be doomed to grow into poor,
mentally twisted, wretched human
beings. -ns
lone of the most important things
that has ever happened in human ex-
perience is the attempt of America
to make democracy mean something.
ut is the most daring adventure
ever undertaken. 1t is the theory of
the aristocrat that only the few train
ed for the task shall conduct the af-
fairs of mankind. But the democrat
says all may have a voice.
Dullness A Great Sin
What, then, does democracy mean
and how can 1t be made to work?
ITO practice democracy / think we
must practice the virtues-and there
are four. The first is taste, to be
sensitive to what is going on.
Il think the greatest sin in life is
dullness. More of value is destroyed
by dullness than by any other means.
If you want to destroy an artist don't
deny him the paints and brushes and
canvas with which to work. Give him
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-12-06

all these and then, when the pictures
are finished and hung, say, 'ah, hah'
at the wrong picture. We sin that
way a good deal.
THE second virtue is obstruc-
tivity, and that divides itself into two
other virtues, common sense and
friendliness. The virtue of friend
illness is this, that any given value in
life is of as much Importance to an
other person as it is to you.
Seek The Desirable
ut is a plain duty to seek the de-
sirable things in life and friendliness
means that we realize and are willing
to extend to another person those
great experiences that have been
ours. Expressed, in another way 1t
means: Thou shalt love thy neigh
Dor as thy SELF
Democracy is an attempt of a
group of people to live together and
make a demand upon us for friend
illness. 1t is commonly interpreted
that democracy means that any man
is at liberty to rise above his fellows
II he can, but that theory Is as sell
fish as the aristocratic one. 1t is a
negative notion.
Neither is democracy the idea of
losing oneself in service to others.
Democracy does mean that everyone
should have a chance at life an in
order to have that he must have
taste, an objective, common sense
and friendliness. And the important
question in America today is: How
many of our people can be educated
so as to share in this democracy"
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-12-06
AIDS CRISPUS ATTUCKS
HOME ON THANKSGIVING

Crispus Attucks Home was gener-
ously remembered on Thanksgiving
Day by the Sojourner Truth Club.
The ladies presented 14-pound tur-
key, cranberries and sweet potatoes
as their contribution towards the
Thanksgiving dinner, which was en-
joyed by the inmates. The club also
distributed baskets to needy families.
The motto of the club, "Our Aim Is
Charity" has been thoroughly dem
onstrated on various occasions. Mrs.
Lou Esters is president and Mrs.
Roxie Anderson is secretary.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-12-06
COLUMBUS DIDN'T
DISCOVER AMERICA
Descendant Gives Credit to
Another.

Toronto, Ont.-Christopher Colum-
bus did not discover America.
So says the duke Of Alba, who per-
haps better than anyone else alive to-
day ought to know, for he Is the eight
eenth direct descendant of Columbus.
When the duke recently crossed
Canada he was accompanied by Chief
Buffalo Child Long Lance, full-blood-
ed Indian. To the chief the duke
made his revelation about the false
fame which, he says, attaches to the
name of his distinguished ancestor.
The chief tells about II In the follow
ing language:
Zone night, following a dinner
aboard the duke of Alba's diner In
which he had bombarded me with his
usual barrage of questions on western
Canada, said to him:
"I want to know something about
Columbus. You have all of his per-
sonal records, and you must have
something about him that no other
person has,
"The only fact that have that Is
not included In school histories,' he re-
piled, is the fact that Columbus did
not discover America. I am including
this In my latest historical work.
Visits Wrecked caraveI.
columbus was a poor, happy-go-
lucky chap, with not the least Idea of
becoming an explorer until he struck
upon that idea by the merest accident.
At the age of forty he was living
among the poor in the town of Fun
char, when one day while walking
along the beach he saw a wrecked
caravel floating In from the sea. He
found a dying man. Columbus made
strenuous efforts to revive the man,
but he recovered only sufficiently to
say that he had been captain of crew
Of sixteen that had gone out to sea on
that caravel many months before. On
the return journey some strange
malady had struck them, and they
had all died except himself. The man
added:
"'"We were returning with great
secret. We found another land with
strange people on 1t far across this
sea-"
columbus went straight to the
queen Of CASTLE and the king of Ara
gon-who later married and caused
the unification of Spain-and asked
for a commission to raise a body Of
men for a foreign expedition. Only to
the king and the queen did he divulge
what the dying captain had told him.
He further asked for financial assist
ance. The king of Aragon made him
a substantial grant, as did Martini
Pinthen, a wealthy Spaniard, after
whom Columbus named one Of his
ships, La Pinta.
Three Ships Purchased.
"'With the money he had raised Co
lumbus bought three ships, the La
Nina. La Pinta and Santa Maria, and
started out on his strange voyage.
Your own history tells you the rest.
"'Upon his return to Spain he wrote
considerable data concerning the North
American aborigines. He said Of them:
''The Indians are gentle people,
without knowing what evil is. without
killing, without stealing"
Following his discovery Of Amer
lea, If discovery 1t could be called, Co
lumbus never became wealthy nor
titled. He died IA years later-in 1905
"a man Of fifty-fve years Of age In
moderate circumstances. No one ever
knew much about him. All he ever
said Of himself when questioned, was:
II am a wanderer; born in Genoa,
Italy" 1t is generally believed. how
ever, that he was q Jew"
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-12-06

November II, 1924.
The Bulletin-Appeal Publishing Co.
302 Court Block,
Saint Paul, Mimi. ..
Gentlemen:
On just returning from New York
find your letter under date Nov. 8tt
and am sorry indeed that 1t has beer
left unacknowledged until now.
assume it is not yet too late and here
with my check for $500 in payment
for the tickets enclosed, this to ap
ply on your fund and 1 am glad in
deed to be privileged to send thi.
to you.
Very truly yours,
FREDERICK WEYERHAEUSER
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-12-06
Forgot She Had $1,1OO

York, Pa.-While cleaning accum-
ulated rubbish from the home Of
Catherine Rosenberger, an aged
woman, workmen found S1,161 and
some small change which the occu-
pant Of the house did not know she
had. The money was found in stew
pots and other containers mixed up
with the rubbish. 1t has been depos-
tied In a bank to the woman's name.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-12-06
November IA, 1924.

November IA, 1924.
The Bulletin-Appeal Publishing Co.
302 Court Block,
Saint Paul, MINI.
Dear Sirs:
Referring to your request for con.
tribution of $500:
am pleased to enclose herewith
personal check to pay for the five
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-12-06

November 20, 1924.
The Bulletin-Appeal,
302 Court Block,
st. Paul, MINI.
Gentlemen:
Enclosed please find my check fo
$500 for No. 1851 to 1855 inclusive
Wishing you success, I am
Your truly,
MIKE HOLM,
Secretary of State.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-12-06
Baby Il StranRled

Duquoin, nl.-The fOur-year-Old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Germanovitz
Of Dowell died the other day when a
toy balloon lodged in his throat as he
attempted to blow 1t up. His efforts
to disl0dge the balloon inflated It.
death resulting.
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tickets you sent me, and l extend tc
you my best wishes for success.
Your very truly,
RALPH BUDD.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-12-06
LETTERS
November 81, 1924.

November 21, 1924.
The Bulletin-Appeal Publishing Co.,
302 Court Block,
Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
During the past two years l have
been a reader of your paper and have
regarded especially the editorial col
umns as showing mighty able work
1 am happy to enclose herewith
check in the amount of $500 in pur,
chase of the tickets enclosed.
Wishing you every success, 1 am
Yours sincerely,
ARTHUR E. NELSON,
Mayor.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-01

trail, for the taxpayers could use the
money for new court house, claiming
the government paid for it,-then is
sue a few hundred thousand dollars
worth of bonds to build roads with.
Merely which pocket you pay it out of.
We regret that there are some few
people in Williams so short-sighted
they cannot see further into the future
and the lasting benefits that will come
from the sale Of the Bright Angel
Trail.
The most ludicrous and unbelievable
part of the whole matter is how the
mistaken element at Williams can in
duce any thinking person in Flagstaff
to vote and work against the best
interests Of Flagstaff and Coconino
county. And, more regretful is the
thought that Williams, or at least
this element in Willia IN S,
are willing to injure their own town,
if Flagstaff can be dragged down, too.
The thinking men and women of the
county are not going to be misled by
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-01
DOES WILLIAMS OFFER BRIBE OF NEW
COURT HOUSE FOR NON-SALE OF Trail?

mud singing or abuse. It is straight
business proposition devoid of politics.
Imputing ulterior motives to The Sun
may influence some who are more in
terested in politics than the good of
the county. Those who are acquaint-
ed with the facts know that all The
Sun will get out of it is abuse from
those who feel their personal political
property is being taken from them.
If $500,000 is spent on roads in Co
conino county by the government
within the next couple years, will it
not be of created benefit than the re-
turns from the trail which will
amount to approximately $4,000 per
year?
Aside from the good roads built and
maintained by the government a great
part of that money will go into the
pockets of people in the county--Wil-
;liams and Flagstaff alike.
Misrepresentation and abuse will
not change a single fact, and the facts
are easy for all to know.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-01
7. A. RIORDAN HOME FROM
CANADIAN INDIAN FIESTA

T. A. Riordan got home yesterday
from the Canadian northwest, where
he had been for three weeks as a
guest of his friend, Ed Chambers of
Chicago, president of the Santa
Fe railroad, the trip having been
made in the latter's private car.
The party visited Vancouver and
various other point, then went east to
Banff, city on the western border of
the province of Alberta. where they
rested, fished and took in the annual
celebration of the Stone Indians. Mr..
Riordan played golf at Banff and at
several other points before they reach
ed there.
The party arrived in Flagstaff on
No. % yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Chambers car was dropped off here
and he spent the afternoon at the
homes of 7. A. and M. J. Riordan.
One of his sons, Walter Chambers,
and wife, are here now, visit
ing the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. J. Riordan. Last night Mr..
Chambers left in his car for Chicago.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-01
POPULAR LADY VISITS
NORTH FOR FIRST TIME

Mrs. Irene Forsythe of Phoenix, one
of the best known and most popular
young ladies in Arizona, was visitor
in Flagstaff this week for few days
on her vacation, but we'll wager but
few know her except as "Irene" and
then you will have to mention the
Hotel Adams to get the proper reac-
tion from the thousands of guests she
has gone out of her way to make COM
Portable. On your second visit she
knows your name and what you like
best. Mrs. Forsythe has been visiting
the Grand Canyon and other points of
interest for couple weeks. She loves
Arizona so well she wants the world
to know the truth about it and was
greatly entertained with the view
point of the tourists at the canyon.
She relates that she overheard one
young flapper who bounced up to the
rim of the Canyon, gave it the "once
over" at glance then vivaciously ex-
claimed: ooh, is this it? What else
is there to see 2"
Mrs. Irene thinks Manager Patrossa
of the Ell Tovar just fits in with the
first name of the place out there
Grand.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-01
SUIT FILED BY u. S. TO
BLOCK STETSON EFT AL

Application for temporary injunc-
ton to prevent H. B. Stetson of Phil
adelphia and eight others from occu-
pying or using land in Grand Canyon
near Bright Angel Trail, was filed in
United States district court at Pres
cott Monday by attorneys for the gov
ernment.
The government alleges that de-
spite four Withdrawals of land from
public entry in the canyon monument
the defendants continue assessment
work on 100 placer claims. In their
work, it is further alleged cuts and
tunnels have been made within the
canyon which "irreparably have
damaged it at the most accessible
parts"
Mr.. Stetson is an applicant for
permit to construct a dam at Boulder
canyon on the Colorado river. Other
defendants in the action, all of whom
live outside the state, are G. H. Stet-
son, w. NJ Fowler, H. n Williams, +.
E. Hopkins, A. C. Mcclure, T. 7. Pot
ter, H. N. Niles and c. j. Stilp.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-01
GOOD BOOZE CACHE

Manuel Pecheco's wife saw Deputies
Sheriff r. L. Neill, w. F. Wallace and
w. M. Rudd coming to her Flagstaff
domicile Wednesday afternoon and
ran into the house. The officers be-
lieve she intended to empty a couple
bottles of whiskey, but didn't have
time. After looking everywhere they
could think of, Neill chanced to think
of still another place, the tank in the
water closet. There he found the two
bottles. There were numerous empty
bottles around that had contained
booze. Both the man and wife were
taken to county Jail.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-01
INDEPENDENTS DEFEATED
Rabbit BASEBALL TEAM

The Flagstaff Independents handed
the Babbitt baseball team the short
end of the total at city park ON Sun
day. Each inning had its share of
disputes which each time threatened
to stop the game. Both teams are to
have meetings Monday night and de-
eide who will do the arguing in the
next game, which has been arranged
for the near future.
The lineup-Independents: Gamer
on, first base; Conrard, left field;
Amos, center field; Irish, catcher;
Harris, third base; Taylor, pitcher;
Cooper, short stop; Godbey, second
base; Star, right field.
Rabbits: Evansy first base; Kunzel-
man, left field; Capron, center field;
Boone, catcher; Hutson, third base;
Lockett, pitcher; Garcia, short stop;
Walkup, second base; Wofford, right
field.
Umpire, Arnold; score, IL to 10; at
tendance, 200.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-01
MRS. B. A. CAMERON HOSTESS
HONORING MRS. r. Fl. CAMERON

Mrs. B. A. Cameron entertained
with bridge party in honor of Mrs.
Ralph H. Cameron, of Washington, d.
O., on Friday afternoon. Miss Fells
won the prize offered for high card.
At the conclusion of the play de-
ightful lunch was served. Mrs. Cam
eron's guests were: Mrs. Joe P. Will
son, Mrs. G. F. Manning, Sr., Mrs.
G. F. Manning, Jr., Mrs. Hugh Camp
bell, Mrs. William Cady, Jr., Mrs.
John Travis, Mrs. Chas. DeRyder,
Mrs. Fred Browning, Miss Weinberg,
Mrs. Frank Richmond, Mrs. Carl
Dickinson, Mrs. Frank Goodman, Mrs.
Sidney Gassman, Miss Laura Kinsey,
Mrs. Arthur Murphey, Mrs. A. j.
Mackey, Mrs. Clarence Pulliam, Mrs.
Charles Hillebrandt, Mrs. John Hen
messy, Mrs. Tom L. Rees, Mrs. Burnell
Osler, Mrs. j. G. Clarke, Mrs. Del
Strong, Mrs. /. B. Koch, Mrs. M. j.
Riordan, Mrs. T. A. Riordan, Mrs.
Chloe Rachel, Miss F'ells.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-01
AS WHEEL BLOCK
FELTON'S NO GOOD

DIR. jim FELTON, Of the Tempe
Normal school is long but neither
broad nor thick, physically speak
ing. Mentally he is broad, but not
thick, as his many admirers know.
DR.. FELTON, is one of the Normal
summer schools faculty. Last Sat-
urday he operated in a new role.
He and DR.. McMullen, president
of the Flagstaff Normal, Profess
sor C. V. Ridgely of the same in
stitution, Professor Judson of the
Osborn school, Phoenix, and Prof
essor Sanders of the university at
Tucson, motored up the rough and
steep mountain road to Jack Smith
springs. Something got wrong
with Felton's Hup. Someone
chucked stone under a rear wheel
and after tinkering a little, it was
decided to run back to get another
start. The stones were removed,
when it developed the brake had
not been set. The car jumped
backward. FELTON,, directly behind,
was knocked down and the car
bumped over his PROSTATE form,
which was neither broad nor long
enough to hold it as the stones had.
Someone twisted the steering
wheel, so the car backed into a
bank, holding it. Next day FELTON,
climbed with the others to the top
of Mt. Humphrey, one of the San
Francisco peaks triplets, little the
worse for his experience.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-01

"The Coconino Sun says that the
supervisors want the 100000 which
has been offered for Bright Angel
Trail, paid into the county treasury so
that they may buy peanuts and candy,
or some such trifles. We are sorry to
learn that The Sun has such poor
opinion Of the present board. The
News has great confidence in their in
tegrity and business ability. If that
hundred thousand were placed in their
hands, we know that it would be used
to build much needed new court
house, county hospital or something
of equally great value to the county"
Williams News.
This is really wonderful. Williams
realizing the needs as to a new court
house, offers the suggestion that in
stead of putting the 100000 in ex-
change for the Bright Angel Trail
into roads, the supervisors would build
new, court house with it. 1t is a
good argument against selling the
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-01
TELL THE TRUTH AND
SHAME THE DEVIL

Contrary to reports circulated
with a view of fooling the ignorant
and unthinking, there is no appro-.
priation made by congress for
$700,000 or $850,000 to build any
road outside the Grand Canyon ma
tional park, connecting up the Ma
tionaI Old Trails highway with the
park.
There is an appropriation of
about that amount which congress
has specified is for use in develop
ing roads, ETC., within the Grand
Canyon national park.
There is an appropriation of a
specified 100000, which the secre-
tary of the interior is authorized to
use as he sees fit and can agree
with the board of supervisors of
Coconino county, in building con-
Meeting road outside the national
park or, to use within the park, If
he can come to no agreement with
the board of supervisors of Coco
nino county.
The Sun is merely fighting for a
constructive idea. 1t is not fight
ing for party or men, but it is go
ing to pull the record on men who
lie about the proposed Bright
Angel Trail trade.
If we can't help build Coconino
county, we are not going to be
classed in years to come as one
who preferred to milk and blk it.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-01

Certainly no other place in Arizona
has SO much to recommend it as a
summer resort. A beautiful, deep
body of water, the largest in the state,
five to six miles across, near circular,
surrounded on three sides by the big
pine forests, the climate like that of
Flagstaff, which means that it is
ideal. Splendid fishing and an abun-
dance of pure spring water for drink
ing purposes. Small and big game
hunting in the forest.
All that was needed was accessible
ity by auto, a little advertising and
lodging and supply accommodations.
Of course, it was necessary for Nor
mon Lake, which everyone in Flag
staff knew about, to be discovered"
by people from another state, and its
potentialities realized and capitalized.
"Arizona" Edwards brought some
Long Beach, Calf, business men to
the lake. A company was formed, a
lodge and store built Arizona" Ed
wards wasn't quite the type to get
along we'll with his associates or any
plan of conservative development, and
he soon played himself out of the gen.
eral scheme and departed.
Without noise or fuss, Mormon
Lake and its key resort, "Montezuma
Lodge" began to take on popularity
and prosperity. Last year at almost
any time during the warmer months
800 or more people were camped there
This summer there are twice as many.
With those near the lodge there are
scores of cottages in the pines, many
Of them recently built by prominent
people from the south part of the
state and California. Next year there
will be more cottages and still more
people.
They are the finest people in the
state-business and professional men
and their families there to rest from
work and the torrid heat of the south,
and hunt, swim, boat, fish, ride horse
back and have a good time generally
This brings lot of business to
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-01
EDITOR JARELL OF THE EARTH
HERE INVESTIGATING POTATOS

Editor J: JafrelI of The Earth, a
Santa Fe publication devoted to the
development of the country adjacent
to its lines, was in Flagstaff yester-
day interviewing farmers on the pos,
sibilities of a potato crop.
Editor FARRELL said: ''This is natur-
ally wonderful potato country and
Flagstaff potatoes have become fam
Gus all over the southwest. I was in
hopes of seeing County Farm Agent
Chisholm on this trip and ascertain if
there was not some way in which the
Santa Fe could not assist the farmers
in raising bigger and better crops, also
assisting them in marketing their pro-
ducts at better prices"
Editor FARRELL failed to meet Mr..
Chisholm who is away on vacation,
but hopes to be able to connect up
with him later this month and take up
the matter with him including the pos
sibilities of variety of potato better
suited to this climate.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-01
NOW PROVEN
NOT SO COLD
ON MARS AS
IS THOUGHT

That the temperature on the planet
Mars is warmer than it heretofore
had been computed is proven by heat
measurements now being taken at
Lowell observatory, Flagstaff, by DR..
w. w. Coblenz, physicist from the U.
S. bureau of standards, WaWshington,
d. G., who is using an instrument he
himself developed for measuring
planetary radiation.
This is DIR. Coblenz' third visit here.
The first time he worked chiefly on
the stars, the last time, two years ago,
chiefly on Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and
Venus. This time, because of it's
nearness just now, most of his work
is being done on Mars, measuring ra-
diation from different zones and at
different times of the Martian day.
Collaborating with him, as during
his last visit, is DR.. C. O. Lampland
of the Lowell observatory staff.
DR.. Coblenz, who has been here this
time since before the middle of June
and likely will remain a month or so
longer, finds conditions here particu-
larly favirable, probably because of
the tremendous amount of research
work that had already been done at
Lowell observatory in connection with
Mars by the lateDr. Percival Lowell,
recognized to be the leading authority
on Mars at his time, and since by DR..
v. M. Shpher, present chief of the
observatory, who has in turn become
the greatest authority on matters per-
tanning to Mars.
This visit to Flagstaff is the honey
moon of DIR. Coblenz and his bride,
who for some time was also connected
with the u. S. bureau of standards.