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Evening star., 1924-02-22

AH electric voting machine is used
IN the state Legislature Of Iowa, 1t
has proved to be d time-yaviDo. de-
vice. enabling more legislation to be
PASSED in a given time than formerly
under the old system of voting.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12
PURE WATER ADVERTISES!

Pure, clear, sparkling water of ample
quantity is an asset of which any progressive
community, large or small, justly can be
proud.
Right here in Flagstaff it is possible to OBJ
tain directly from mountain springs water
supply unsurpassed in quality and purity,
and requiring no additional complicated
sterilization or filtration methods. 1t is such
supply as any town or city could we'll boast
to all the country We have an asset that
many other cities would give millions of dol
lars to possess. We know the quality, and
are proud Of it.. Our visiting tourists often
speak Of our ice cold, pure water supply.
What we now need is quantity and this will
be provided in the proposed bond issue.
Literature from civic organizations and
commercial clubs may praise their city, laud-
ing the excellence of its summer climate, its
naturally beautiful drives, parks, schools,
churches, industries, unsurpassed natural
scenery and the like, and yet all of this splen-
did advertising is for naught it we are COM
pelled to publish articles under such headings
as, Water Must Be Boiled For Safety,
Typhoid Above Average" water Impure
etc. In Flagstaff we do not have to do this,
as many other cities have done, but we fre-
quently do have to mention water famines,
which destroys the good advertising of our
city.
What will all Of this mean to commun-
ity? Simply this: Tourists will avoid the
community, if possible, or make their stay
short conventions of statewide organiza-
tions will be held elsewhere people will not
immigrate to the community. The wealth of
the city increases greatly with the visiting
population. Flagstaff already possesses an
enviable reputation as the summer resort of
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12
GUESTS OF COUNTY HAVE
PRETTY MUCH GOOD TIME

During the bitter wind and snow
storm this week many an unsupported
transgressor against the law would
have been willing to face his just
deserts in the county Jail if he had
known of the creature comforts and
good care enjoyed by its involuntary
guests.
The first agreeable fact would
have been the warmth of steam heat
furnished by the city light plant. If
he had arrived at night comfortable
warm bed would have been assigned
him.
Substantial wholesome food is
brought over from Adams cafe twice
a day, Breakfast is at eight in the
morning and consists Of cereal, cof
fee, bread, steak and fried potatoes.
Various bills of fare we're tried cut
and these seem to be the most popu
lar.
Dinner of meat, beans, potatoes
and gravy, and an occasional other
and dessert, is ready at four
O'Clock in the afternoon. Two meals
Continued on Page Two.)
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12

the southwest This standing and reputation
throughout the southwest should be capital
lied through letting the country know that
Flagstaff has an ample supply Of this noun
tam sDrlng water.
If the water supply is not ample to meet
the needs of the community and at all times
to provide for free use to the inhabitants and
industries, a serious situation is attained;
for, as one authority puts it, mo city can
grow beyond its water supply" Manufac-
turers cannot afford to take a chance, for
their loss by water failure would be too large,
equipment would lay idle, years profits
lost, which would be loss on their invest
ment; and insurance rates, due to inadequate
fire protection become excessive Industrial
plants already existing in Flagstaff are PEN
allied and handicapped in their competition
with other communities; and the most SER
ious of all is the continual fear Of water fam
inc, which haunts the citizens Of every walk
of life.
FIagstaff's citizens will on December 80
be given an opportunity of removing these
hazards, from the community
The citizens of Flagstaff have in their
hands the power to make their community q
nationally known point Of scenic interest 1t
already has recognized pure water supply,
but we have refrained from saying much
about it because of it's limited quantity. The
citizens can make Flagstaff an aggressive,
growing city, containing attractions to citi-
zens and tourists and of neighboring and dis
tant communities of the state, who are less
fortunate in both water supply and climate.
They can cause Flagstaff to develop into
modern city with added improvements, good
fire protection and industrial facilities; or,
they can leave the future of Flagstaff uncer-
tain and backward in it's growth.
LII IIANnc ON TrLIE cTrrI1L,NrCi
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12
THREE SCHOOLS MERGED
IN ONE; SITE AT MAINE

That the little red school house has
a sentimental value is conceded by all
But the progressive residents of the
valleys adjoining Parks feel that this
value is we'll lost in the converting of
several such isolated seats of learn
ing into mere mem ories, by substitut-
ing for them one large building, To-
Gated in a central spot.
Johnson Curry, II. S. Crum and
Frank Fisher are the newly elected
trustees for Consolidated District No.
10, which recently voted consolida-
tion. Bids have been requested for
the removal of the present district
school house from Spring Valley, Gov
ernment Prairie and Maine to a spot
near the junction of the Grand Can
yon and Old Trails highways, where
they will be combined until funds are
available for modern new building
For a school site the forest service
has given the lease of lightly tim
bered 10-acre tract north Of the
tracks, near the post office and serv-
ice station at Parks. There is a ma
tural spring near by from which water
will be piped.
The advantages Of this project are
numerous, it is said. The funds neces-
Sary to run three rural schools are
sufficient to maintain a centrally 10.
Gated institution in a manner COM
parable to that offered in the city.
The county allows mileage for the
transportation Of pupils from dis
tance. Two teachers will be able to
handle the 80 pupils expected to at
tend the eight lower grades and the
first two years of high school. The
equipment necessary for the manual
arts and domestic departments will
thus not be duplicated.
This part Of Coconino county is fa-
vored from an agricultural stand
point by very fertile soil and an
abundance of water obtained from
many natural springs and wells. Now
that the educational handicap is to b.
removed, progressive farmers will not
hesitate to move in from other dis
tricts, and avail themselves of these
favorable conditions. This step is in
line with the progress shown in other
ways by this promising settlement at
Parks.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12
LOST CATERPILLAR In
THE LITTLE COLORADO

Jimmie Douglas of Phoenix ana
Claude knight, bringing three big
Holt caterpIlars across the Little
Colorado river last week lost one of
them in the quicksand and had rather
a strenuous time of it getting the
other two out.
The machines were q part of those
used by the defunct Navajo Copper
Co., the whole equipment OF which is
being assembled in one place. They
decided that the suspension bridge at
Cameron was not safe for such a ioad,
so took the old ford couple or three
miles up the river from the bridge.
They had the three cats, each weigh
ing Is or 16 teas, coupled and were
nearly across to the other shore, fol-
lowing a course. an Indian declared
safe, Wa4e 81 three machines broke
through Fast work saved the two
ahead The rear machine, after being
dismantled, was left to its fate,
The plank on the Cameron bridge
are not reinforced with steel as much
as they should be, Mr.. Knight says
He believes a five-ton truck loaded to
capacity might smash through the
flooring. While safe for ordinary use,
he believes the flooring will have to
be strengthened materially before the
bridge can safelys take care Of the
heavy traffic that IS sure to travel
that way when the bridge across the
Colorado above Lees Ferry is built.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12
WARTIME GAS NOW USED
TO WAR ON COLDS HERE

Flagstaff physicians have secured
one of those chlorine gas machines
and it has been used extensively and
successfully during the last few days
in the relief of colds and other all
ments Of the respiratory organs,
A great deal of publicity has been
given during the past several months
to the use Of chlorine gas mixed with
air in the treatment OF common
colds, influenza, whooping cough and
other respiratory diseases, in which
the infection is at the surface Of the
mucous membranes. President. and
Mrs. Coolidge were treated with the
use of chlorine and the machines have
now been distributed to many of the
larger cities. Colonel Vedder and
Captain Sawyer Of the chemical war
fare service, u. S. army recently pub
lished in the Journal Of the American
Medical association q favorable report
of their extensive use of the machines
in which they said that in 931 cases,
TIA per cent were definitely cured
and 23.4 per cent improved, while in
the balance Of 81 per cent there was
no change.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12
DICKINSON & BEASLEY TO
CUT JOHNSON FARM INTO
SUBURBAN DWELLING LOTS

Next spring Flagstaff viii blossom
out in moGern metropolitan fashion,
with a suburb, a real honest to good
ness subdivision Of country property
within so many minutes Of the down
town shopping district.
Alf and Walter Dickinson have pur-
chased from Al Beasley one-haf in
terest in the L. E. Johnson farm east
Of town. 10 subdivide had been Mr..
Johnson's hope for some years. In
fact sometime ago he had had the plat
made, dividing his ranch into building
sites varying in size from 50-foot lots
fronting on the highway to five-acre
tracts.
The new owners, Beasley and Dick
inson plan to carry out this idea of
offering large sized home sites to
people whose business takes them into
town. No name has as yet been Sc
lected for the new residence district.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12
Just Starting Out to Trot around WorId, the Boss
Finds Out Right Aa0ay It's Pretty Small 4Jier HI

and few others left tit seems so
flat and tame Nothing happened ex-
cept fellow in the sleeper ahead
broke his ankle during the night, the
conductor lost few tickets and kid
up the front end of the car quit yell
ing long enough SO we could hear the
engine whistle few times.
1t was impossible to ascertain just
how the fellow broke his ankle. 1t
may have been while he was attempt
ing to spur a nightmare or it may
have been in one of the periods dur
ing the night when the jolly, jovial
crew of buccaneers employed by the
Santa Fe we're booting our morpheus
cart around, trying to see if they could
scrap it. A feller should take along {:
bunch of shock absorbers ard a non-
skid night shirt to be properly equip
ped to cope with the switch gangs
that toss and slam the snore7buggies
around on this Belen cut off route.
Sorghum, our porter, either that or
Zephiere Demonsthenes, ahd voice
like a bunch of static kicking the ra-
dio for flock Of tin clouds with a
hectic cackle at the end of each re-
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12
FLAGSTAFF'S NEW CITY
CLERK AND TREASURER

Much regret was expressed Monday
morning when it became noised
around Flagstaff that we had new
city clerk The present incumbent,
Clarence 7. Pulhafa, had served the
city faithfully for several years and is
very popular But the new man is
said to be a great deal better than
Clarence ever was. In fact, Clarence
was the first one to testify to that
So, we suppose, it is all right. The
new city clerk is also named Pulliam
His age was nothing up to four o'clock
Sunday afternoon and his weight is
given as more than eight pounds. At
present his office is at Mercy hospital,
where his doting mother is sharing an
apartment with him. Clarence, it is
understood, will handle business at the
office until the new man decides to
take it over.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12
MISS ARDELLE SWETZER
AND REV. ]. W. SAUNDERS
MARRIED ON MONDAY

A marriage Of universal interest
was that OF Ardelle Ethelyn Sw,tzer,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs VI. II.
Switzer to James William Saunders,
which was solemniZed in the presence
Of the family and close friends, at the
home of the bride, at $50 Monday
morning.
The BRIDES father gave her away,
during the impressive ring Cerg aony
performed by Rev. j.. A. Watts Of
Prescott. Miss Reba Switzer, her SIS
ter, was bridesmaid. William Griffin
Of Prescott, brother Of Mrs. = ID.
Jackson was best man. M and Mrs.
Stanley Sykes, uncle and aunt I'll the
bride and Mr. and Mrs ) ID. Jackson,
with whom Mr. Saunders has MADE his
home for the past two yeas, were
present.
The bride wore a dress Of blue chif-
fon trimmed with chenille 5Iocade,
hat Of silvered cloth, and carried white
bride roses. The decorations were yel-
low and white chrysancbemUnas. A
wedding breakfast was served by
Mary Agnes Switzer ard Ruth Mary
Switzer, younger sisters OF the b1iae.
Showers of rice accompanied che de-
parture of the young couple on No. 8
for two weeks honeymoon u Los
Angeles. On their return they win be
at home at the Brinton apartments on
East Birch avenue.
The bride is the second daughter in
the popular family Of W. II. SwitZer,
one of the most progressive of cur
pioneers. She has spent her whole
life in Flagstaff, where her many at
tractive qualities have made warm
friends of all who know her She is
a graduate of the Normal, has been
deputy county treasurer for the last
two years and is prominent in Eastern
Star circles. Mr. Saunders has been
the successful young minister OF the
Flagstaff Christian church for The
past two years and has promised an
other year Of his energetic leadership.
He is a member Of the American Le-
gion, having seen four years 2t active
overseas service with the Canadians.
MI. and Mrs Saunders have the
good wishes of the entire community
for their future happiness.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12

mark, which remarks were not sell
dom. Sorghum seemed to be guided
only by unanimous majorities. When
the complaint that the car was DANCED
hot was made unanimous, Sorghum
would reduce the heat to zero and
leave the rolling bungalow for cou-
pie of hours. There was not darned
thing medium about him. But Sor-
ghum meant well.
Then things went along fairly well
until our young and alert mind dis
covered a Los Angeles contractor who
said he had made many offers to con-
struct job at the architects figures
without salary provided he be given
what he could save by economical con-
work This discussion oc-
cupied about so or rs miles.
In due course of time we reached
Amarillo. There we picked up man
from Peoria, H., who had recently
bit off big chunk of Texas real es-
tate. He did not seem to have been
around much only in spots. Anyhow
he had never heard of the Grand Can
yon or the big deer drive taken on
Continued on Page Nine.)
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12

The last obstacle to the deer
drive loomed up here Tuesday
and was cleared away after
hours of intensive hustling and
much digging deep into pockets.
Mccormick and his supplies and
men had long since left Flag
staff for the north deer country,
when Buck LoWery, manager of
the Lowery-MayheW Indian
trading post at The Gap, came in
with the dire news that the rs
Navajo Indians he was detailed
to takeup for the drive had been
forbidden to leave the re- 2rva-
tion by Harvey K. Meyers, SUI
perintendent at Tuba City, until
the money in full for their
wages was on deposit In a Flag
staff bank.
The Honorable Mariana Went
the Countess Mar
tiana, whose husband, Neil Berteling,
is general manager in the drive for
Mccormick, in the absence of both
her husband and Mccormick, at once
got busy T. A. Riordan, Mrs. Con-
stance Lowell, w. M. Cady Jr., l. B.
Koch and Mr.. Lowery dug deep for
cash, and Mrs Wentworth Berteling
put up some Of her own collateral for
$1250, making a total Of S2250 so9n
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12
ROTARIANS AND OTHERS
TO ASK CONGRESS FOR
AID FOR CANYON ROAD

Dr. F. A. Cotton, president of the
Normal school, chairman at Tuesday S
Rotary meeting, sponsored a highly
interesting program of which he him.
self was the chief purveyor in an adj
dress on education in which he made
answer to a Carnegie endowed east
erner who asserts education should be
reserved for the very few, mainly
those who by accident OF birth don't
mind the expense. Mr.. Cotton's adj
dress will very likely be printed in
The Sun one of these days.
President G. B. Wilson called the
meeting to order and fines were i'm
posed on Joe Schmidt, Earl Slipher,
Jimmie Lewis, Sid Gassman, Ray Bab-
bit, Bill Cady, Tom Mccullough and
|. 3. Koch. Later Dr. Cotton niclaed
the president with one.
The music was delightful. Miss Sell
ma Aas sang solo and she and 7. 0.
Bellwood duet, Miss Elsa Myers ac-
companying.
On suggestion of Bert Cameron, Dr.
Tex Mackey and Billy Switzer speak
ing favorably, committee was ap-
pointed to meet with one from the
Junior Chamber of Commerce and
other local civic organizations to set
influences at work by which it is
hoped to get congressional appro-
priation for construction of the
Maine-G Grand Canyon highway Mr.
Cameron pointed out that the road is
now official as far as the county rec
ords are concerned. The resolutions
committee was designated for the
work
DR.. Mackey, Henry Albers and l.
B. Koch discussed the part Rotary
should take with the other organiza-
tions in sending Christmas packages
to the less fortunate Flagstaff fami-
lies. Rotary will cooperate.
The cigars were from John @.
Thomas, whose birth many years ago
he felt it was high time to commem-
morate.
Guests: Miss Aas, Miss Myers, Mr..
Bellwood, Guy Lowell of Boston,
DR. E. S. Miller, Frank Harrison, Herb
Asselin.
The ladies of Flagstaff Woman's
club who prepared the dinner were:
Mrs. C. O. Lampland, chairman; Mrs.
E. C. Mills, Mrs. c. e. DeVaney, Mrs.
Joe p Wilson, Mrs. c. E. Phillips and
Mrs. Mary Hart.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12
UNCLE SAM RINGS DOWN THE.
CURTAIN ON THE MAINE
GRAND CANYON HIGHWAY:
$275,OOO FOR PARK ROADS

The interior department appropria-
tion bill for the next fiscal year as
passed by the house of representatives
contains many items authorizing ex-
penditures in Arizona, the largest of
which is $450000 for commencing con-
struction of the Coolidge DAM For
continuing canal and lateral construc-
tion 100000 is allowed, making to-
tai of $650,000 for the San Carlos pro-
ject.
The other irrigation works of the
Indian service in Arizona are provided
for in the following amounts: Colora-
do River reservation at Parker, 500
600; Ganado, $2S00; San Xavier,
$4,000; San Carlos $8760; Pima $780,
0G0; Ak Chin, $400; Chiu Chiu, $4,000;
Papago pumping plants $4,000; Ma
vaio and Hopi water supply, $25, 1000.
For operation, maintenance and
continuation of construction $432,000
is appropriated for the Yuma project,
and the unexpended balance of the
$250,000 authorized last year to be ex-
pended in the construction of the hy-
dro-electric power plant at the syphon
drop in the main canal is reappro-
priated. The usual $4,000 for examin-
alton of the Salt River project is made
available.
The appropriation for the Grand
Canyon National park is increased to
1892, $50, of which $91 800 is for ply
sical Improvements, and $4,000 for a
comprehensive sewage disposal plant
on the south rim. The presidents
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12
LAST BAR REMOVED Small.
ARMY NOW is BIVOUACKED
NORTH OF GRAND CANYON
TO BEGIN BIG DEER DRLVI Z

on deposit. Whereupon Mr. Lowary
went back to the reservation to nus
tie the Indians out to the deer coun-
try.
George Mccormick and betwa rs
and 30 men LEFT here Sunday iaorn-
ing, with saddle and pack horses fol-
lowing the Ole Grand Canyon r0od to
the Buggeln ranch near the he'd Of
Tanner trail, 80 miles cast of Ill To-
var hotel They went down the trail
and swan the horses across the C3'o-
rado, taking the men and some sup
plies across in boat Mccormick has
there. The water at that 20 It is
slower than usual in the canyon. Then
the bunch went up Lava and Silver
creek canyons to the east part of the
u. 5. game preserve, on the ea side
of Kaibab mountain from whi1h the
Big drive is to be made.
Grain and grub are cached al South
Canyon against the return trio A
lot of brush had to be cut to clear
the trail on tho far SIDE OF Grand
Canyon. 1t was expected t. reach the
deer tomorrow and to start tho drive
Monday.
Neil Bertelmg LEFT Flagstaff the
day before with three big trucks load-
ed with provisions, going to the Kali
bab by way OF Lees Ferry.
Mccormick estimated that from the
time Of actual starting Of the DIVE it
Would take between five and siz days
to get the animals over to Tho open
Continued on Page Eleven
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12
CITY'S SUIT AGAINST
GUARANTY COMP ANY
BE TRIED NEXT MONTH

Again the Victor Gomez case is to
appear in court, this time in the u. S.
district court at Phoenix and during
next month.
Several years ago Mr.. and Mrs.
GOmez's baby daughter was drowned
in a ditch left open near the Gomez
home on the south side by the con-
tractors putting in the city sewer.
Gomez won, the contractors and the
city Of Flagstaff being joint defend
ants. The contractors appealed but
the attorney then in charge of the
city's interest forgot to-so that while
the contractor was absolved in the
higher court the entire burden of
damages was assessed against the
city by the supreme court, judgment
being S12,875.
Retrial of the case a couple of years
ago in superior court here was decid-
ed against Gomez, but the supreme
courts verdict stands. Nothing has
been paid on the judgment. Now the
city is suing the U. S. Fidelity &
Guaranty Co., bondsman for the con-
tractors.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12
Monday. November "a

Monday, November "a
Enroute east via Santa Fe train No.
22.-Well, this isn't such big world
after all. hadn't got along as far as
Winslow before / ran across Lilo
Perrin of Williams and Hal Prince,
the insurance shark of Phoenix. Hal
insisted on insuring us against pit
falls, indigestion and sundry other
things, but had to get off at Holbrook
before he could succeed in his nefar-
ious designs.
At Winslow it was proven again
that the world amt so big, for r.
Hunter Clarkson, the general field
agent for Fred Harvey, turned up just
as nonchalant as though he did not in
tend getting married next spring. Sew
eral things, including the Bright
Angel trail, the Grand Canyon and
what a great state Arizona is bound
to be, were fervently mentioned before
he got off at Kansas City, Fred Har>
vey's home town
The trip was very pleasant as was
the weather until we got to Texas.
Texas amt what it used to be before
Uncle Tom Brown, DR.. Tex Mackey
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-12

budget originally provided 100000
for commencement of construction of
of an approach road sixty-five
miles long from the National Old
Trails highway to the park, but this
item was stricken out when the direc-
tor of the budget was notified of the
result of the referendum vote in Co
conino county where majority was
opposed to the sale of Bright Angel
trail. Including appropriations made
in the bill about $275,000 will be i'm
mediately available for building roads
and trails entirely within the Grand
Canyon National park.
The following sums are appro-
priated for the non-reservation Indian
boarding schools in Arizona: Phoenix,
1922, ,250; Fort Mohave, $76,250; Trux,
ton Canyon, $4,000; Theodore Roose-
velt school at Fort Apache, $119,750.
The Indian service hospitals are
cared for as follows: Phoenix sanator-
ium, $4,000; Indian Oasis hospital,
$11, 500; Navajo sanatorium, Sill ,920;
Pima hospital, S14,720; Truxton Can
yon Camp hospital, 5000.
Two hundred thousand dollars is ap-
propriated for general support and
civilization of Indians in Arizona and
tribal funds are authorized to be ex-
pended on the following reservations
for the same purpose: Fort Apache,
$4,000; Colorado river, $4,000; Fort
Mohave, $1400; Kaibab, $4,000; Pima,
$4,000; Salt River, $500; San Carlos,
$74, 900; TruXton Canyon, $4,000.