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The Coconino sun., 1924-01-04
FORMER FLAGSTAFF BOY
ATTACKED BY BANDIT

Morris Zook, seventeen-year-old son
of Rev. Zook Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church of Mesa, while returning
from a neighbor's Tuesday night was
accosted by a large burly fellow who
not only seemed to think that it was
the duty Of others to feed him but
also was a duty which was deserving
of punishment if not attended to- The
young man was stopped by the strang-
er on East First avenue and when he
replied that he had nothing to eat
with him nor any money either he re-
ceived good choking together with
good stiff punch in the stomach
which knocked all the joy out Of a
large Christmas dinner.-Mesa Tri-
bune.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-04
SCHWARZ' CLEANING SHOP
is CLEANED OUT BY FIRE

c. C. Schwarz' tailoring and clean
ing shop in the Bank hotel building at
Leroux street and Railroad avenue
was cleaned out by fire early Friday
morning, though the building was not
damaged except by breaking Of some
windows in the shop and Scorching Of
woodwork.
This makes two damaging tailor
shop fires here within the last few
weeks, Alex Johnston's being the first
Mr.. Scllwarz' implements were not
damaged. Loss of clothing and ma
terials covered by insurance.
The origin of the blaze is mys-
terry. 1t evidently started in some
papers under table in the north end
of the shop, perhaps by mouse
gnawing match. Night Officer
George Atterbury looked in through
the windows a short time before and
everything was all right then. A short
time later smoke was pouring out of
the windows and several of the rooms
above were filled with it. The shop
is less than half a block from the
fire-house and it took only few mo-
ments to put the fire out. The walls
of the building are heavy sandstone
and this gave the flames less to feed
upon, though in the few moments they
had before they were checked they had
laid hold of pretty much everything in
the room. Mr.. Schwarz had no gaso-
line on the premises, except a tea
spoonful or so in a small bottle.
Mr.. Schwarz said he carried no in
surance until recently, but that he
decided it would be better to after the
fire that destroyed Mr.. Johnston's
shop.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-04
IF SHE HADN'T CHANGED
HER CLOTHES WOULD HAVE
GOT AWAY; DID ANYWAY

, A 16-year-old married woman,
Mexican, who has a small child,
: forged two $25 checks last week
: and passed one at the j. c. Pen
? ney store and the other on Willis
: Brown, the jeweler. Chief of
: Police R. L. Neil and Deputy Joe
Jackson brought her down town
: Monday and neither Mr.. Brown
: nor Mr.. Simpson, manager of
: the Penney store, could identify
, her. The officers worked all the
: rest of the day on the case; then,
+ convinced that she was the wo-
: man, had her change into the
: clothes she wore when she pass
: ed the checks and brought her
: down town again. This time both
: men positively identified her.
+ The change in clothing altered
her appearance SO much that
, Mr.. Brown for some time was
: convinced. the officers had
switched" women on him. Mex
: ican Consul F. l.. Mesa interested
: himself in behalf of the woman,
= who because of her youth and
= child, was allowed to go after
!. the checks had been made good.
: Leon Gallegos' name was forged
: to both.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-04
HELD FOR FEDERAL COURT

Seguria Basilia, arrested a couple OF
weeks ago with two others at the old
Castillo ranch south of Lake Mary, on
a booze complaint, was held in $1,000
bond on Monday by u. S. Commits
sioner Tom L. Rees, for trial in the
u. S. district court. Basilio is due
there soon for trial on a subsequent
booze charge, also. Fhe two other
men arrested with him at the Cas-
tillo place are being held under bond
for superior court.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-04
OUR HOPEFUL WISH

= | know all were pleased with .
+ our Arnlistice day program in :
= cluding the raising of the flag
{ pole, Flagstaff's sacred emblem. :
r 1t was we'll worth while, but :
+ there was an expense of $91.69 !
+ incurred, and we know that there
= are enough good Flagstaffians :
E who are willing to kick in small :
& amount rather than let a few do :
/ it all. It's easy for all, so if :
i you wish to do your bit it can
4 be handed in at The Sun office
Z and save a lot of shoe leather :
+ for US. We need flag to show :
+ the world right where Flagstaff :
+ lives.
e Flagstaff is the most unique
e and patriotic name for a town in :
{ the world. Let's keep it up
+ also the flag.
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= ************+***s
BIRTH OF NEW YEAR,
JUDGING BY NOISE, MUST
HAVE BEEN EXPECTED

+ 1t is estimated that seven
4 thousand rounds of ammunition,
+ costing nearly $500, was shot
+ away in a few minutes around
: midnight, Monday. If we'd been
+ closer to the border, the few
4 then in bed would have been
+ grabbing guns to put down the
+ invasion. Little New Year must
4 have been dreadfully frightened
+ when he heard all that shooting,
+ so continuous and loud that it
! made the usually noisy fire whis-
+ tie seem puny in comparison. Ev
4 erything from .22's to the high
+ est powered automatics got into
i the racket and it was evident
+ Flagstaff is pretty thoroughly
+ arsenaled and ought to be able
& to withstand attack by Winona,
+ Maine, or any of the other big
+ cities surrounding.
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The Coconino sun., 1924-01-04
) COUNTY TREASURER SUES 4
HER PREDECESSOR, HENRY 4
; .APHOLD FOR BACK TAXES I

! Things work out funny some 1
: times, as evidence the fact that I
: our county treasurer, Mrs. Ana I
! F'rohmiller, this week instituted I
: suit against her predecessor in I
: office, Henry L. Aphold, to coll I
I lect taxes delinquent since 1918
! and for the years subsequent to I
J that. The property on which the I
! taxes have not been paid is real I
! estate in the town of Williams. I
! The county treaSurer's, county I
! attorneys, county recorders and I
+ sheriff's offices all had a lot of 1
+ extra work to do during the last I
+ few days, preparing and serving 4
! summons in the suits for delin- I
! quent taxes Mrs. Frohmiller is I
+ bringing, the last of which were !
j made matter of record on Mon 4
i day. Failure to pay will be !
! promptly followed by advertise !
! ment of sheriff's sale. Two hold I
+ ings on which taxes are delin- I
! ouent are being advertised at I
! sheriff's sale in this issue of The I
: Sun. 4
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; THIS RUSSIAN SEEMED
TO SAVVY WHAT A
! GOVERNMENT is FOR

: A big, Russian bundle-stiff
: who has been hanging around
town several days, in the storm
; Saturday night asked City Mar
shall K. L. Neill if he could keep
warm by the city hall stove. Per-
mission was given. Later Neill
found the man curled up in a :
nice clean bed in city jail, at the :
rear of the city hall, and told
him to get out, pronto. The man :
said he'd be damned if he would, :
because the bed didn't belong to !
Neill, but to the government. I
Neill retorted that the brogans he 7
! had on belonged to him and un- I
: less that bed was vacated he'd I
; swing them with sufficient force 1
to jar loose any lice that hadn't Z
: already been rubbed loose on the 4
; clean sheets. Which ended the I
argument.
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The Coconino sun., 1924-01-04
MRS. C0sTIGAN VERY ILL

Mrs. Catherine Costigan is very i'll
with pneumonia. On account of her
advanced age and this being her sec
ond attack in two years her friends
and her daughter, Miss Mary Costi-
gan, are very worried as to the out
come. However, yesterday she seemed
to be holding her own.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-04
GABALDON WANTED TO KILL
HIMSELF BUT HIS AIM WAS
BUM; HAS A SORE HEAD;
MAYBE WAS LOVE AFFAIR

Frank GabaIdon 35 Flagstaff expressman, concluded
ments of 1924 he set the muzze of his 80 lver Johnson
revolver against his right temple and pulled the trigger
His skull too hard, however, and the bullet stopped
before penetrated clear through and in the winking
of eye from being figuratvey sorehead he became
one literally.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-04
THE POOL SHARKS

joe Schmidt and Bill Hicklin both
went crazy last week playing in Frank
Fairchild's hazard rotation pool touTn-
ament, and Joe netted scores of 215
and 214, each with 13 shots, while
Hicklin crowded up with 213, getting
second money, as no player is allowed
to take two prizes one week. This
puts both men into fairly sure posi-
tons for the big money at the end OF
the fortnight, at midnight January g.
Zennie Mccoy so far is high for this
weeks money with ITO.
Additional Local News on Pages
Eleven and Twelve.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-04
cocoNINo's GASOLINE TAX

According to the report of James
H. Kerby, secretary of state, on gas
oline used during the month of No
yember, Coconino county used 62,506.7
gallons. The tax on same was
$937.59 to the county and the same
amount to the state. The gross sales
of gasoline in the state was 2,215,-
1898 ga Ions, which paid tax of
$57, 7,809.75. The number of auto IL
censes issued for this county in No
vember was 21, making total of
1924.
-o--
Assistant County Recorder Fred
Metz conceded a fall to his enlarged
tonsils and stayed at home a few
days this week, humoring them.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-04
BATTERY D WILL BE TAKEN
FROM FLAGSTAFF; BECOMES
HOWITZER COMPANY AND A
PART INFANTRY REGIMENT

Flagstaff Battery equipment will soon be removed
to some other point and the local unit changed to how
zer company and Incorporated with the 158th Infantry
Arizona National Guard, according to information
ceived from authoritative source though official
nouncement to that effect has pot yet been made.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-04

Manning. Gabaldon made no secret
of his intent to take his life. He
didn't tell why. The officers believe
it was dependency, perhaps over love,
or the deprivation of it.
City Marshal r. L. Neill had
''floated" an attractive woman ac-
quaintance of Gabaldon's out of town
that morning.
She was Mrs. Frank Romero of Jer-
ONE. Neill says he sent her away
once before, but she reappeared here
on Christmas day. A day or so later
her husband phoned Neill, asking that
he send her back to Jerome.
Gabaldon said, the city marshal
says, he at first intended to commit
suicide on the street; then decided if
he did someone might be accused of
marder and it would be the fair. thing
to do the act in the presence of wit
nesses, so he went home and tried it
there.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-04

James A. Lamport left on Christ
mas day for Elsinore Hot Springs,
Calf, hoping to add more to his con-
siderable spryness, stopping en- route
for a visit at Sehgman.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-08-07
Pennington Wins
Over LamberfvilIe

The local team journeyed to Pen
nington last Saturday, and met de-
feat at the hands of the club there.
The l.. T. c. players were without
the services of Fred Massey and f.
f. Burnett
Hoppock, playing first singles
against Scarborough, won in fine
style Go, GO in a match that
was thriller from start to An
ish. 1t was an all Hoppock match
for Scarborough didn't get chance
to get started.
Kenneth Massey didn't fare so
well in his match with Douglas
Dilts but had his opponent worried
considerably in the first set. Dilts
won 7-5, GO.
William Cruise playing his first
match won his match by very heady
playing and his personality. His
drives many times caught Wigley
flat-footed and his service accounted
for many points. Score, 7-5, 1-6,
Cd.
The doubles matches both went
to Pennington. First doubles, Scar
borough and Dilts defeated Hop
pock and X. Massey, in three set
match, 90, CO, 6-3.
Morrell and Lewis won from Read
ing and Cruise &c, Cd, GO, due
to the splendid net game of Lewis.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-08-07
Special Meeting For
Board of FreehoiderS

Flemington-At the regular week
ly meeting of the Hunterdon Free
holders July 81 the only business
transacted was the payment of
bills. The Treasurer was authorized
to borrow $4,747.57 from the Hun
terdon Co. National to meet pay
ments on the Flemington--White
House Road. Current bills in the
sum of $13,777.73 were ordered paid
SPECIAL MEETING
The Board met in special session
on August 4th at 10 a. m. and re-
ceived bids for the reconstruction of
the Flemington-Fr enchtown Road,
Central Section. Following bids were
received: l.. Miller, Plainfield, N. J.
$39,S70.40; w. II. Wolfnger, Nor
ristown, Pa. $44,93S.40; Warren r.
Thompson, White House, N. J. $d2,-
soils; Sigafooe & Poore, Riegels-
vile, Pa. $39,674.20. On motion by
Haynes and unanimously carried con-
tract was awarded to Sigafoos &
Poore, the lowest bidder, award
being subject to the approval of the
State Highway Commission.
Al 2 p. M bids were received for
several bridges and the following
awards made;
w. r. Crate, White House. N. J.
Bridge near Lance's Mill in Tewks-
bury Twp, $503.O0; Bridge in Union
Twp. near Harvey Hackett's $4,000;
Briage on Main street, Three
Bridges, $4,000.
4. J. Mcpherson, Sand Brook. N.
j., Bridge in Raritan Twp. near
Philip Faubel's $5S7O0; Bridge in
raritan Twp. near Geo. Wagoner's
S33s.oO.
Shook d Sons, Neshanic, N. j.
Extension of Bridge near Gas
House, Pennington, $4,000.
f. Randolph Lee, White House, N.
j., Bridge in High Bridge Boro near
the Taylor Wharton Plant, $7s3. 60.
Bids on new bridge and widening
of road near Prallsville, Delaware
Twp. were rejected and the work
will be re-advertised.
f. j. Dineen
Clerk.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-08-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WEDDING
SOCIAL EVENT in LAMBERTVILLE

The marriage of Miss Marian
Corle Schenck, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Schenck, to Howard
Ryan Stockton, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Stockton; took place yester-
day afternoon at the Schenck home,
York street, and was one of the
real social festivities of the season,
in Lambertville.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Theron Lee, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, under an
archway of ferns, backed by an en-
bankment of ferns and Queen Anne's
lace, with baskets of pink gladiolas
at the sides.
The bride was gowned in en-
broidered net with Irish crochet
trimming over pink satin, and the
maid of honor, Miss Gladys Schenck,
sister, wore powdered blue geor-
gette, with silk embroidered net
trimming over yellow satin. The
bride carried white roses, and the
matron of honor yellow roses.
Miss Harriet Stockton, the young
est sister of the bridegroom, and
John E. Schenck, Jr., brother of the
bride, were ribbon bearers. John
Stockton, End was best man.
After wedding repast, served
by Hildebrecht, Mr.. and Mrs. Stock
ton left for honeymoon tour. They
will be at home after August II in
their newly purchased home at 81
Coryell street, which they have COM
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-08-07

pletely furnished, ready for occupan-
cy.
Many beautiful and useful gifts
were received, from the officers of
the Trenton Trust Company, where
the bride was employed; from fell
low employees of that company, and
from other friends and relatives. A
beautiful set of Lennox Ming China,
two sets of iridescent glassware,
silverware, gate-leg table, mahogany
end table, a clock, chairs, linen, and
other valuable articles were among
the gifts which also included CON
siderable sum in gold coin.
Those present at the wedding
were: Messrs. H. Arthur Smith and
Walter Volk, of the Trenton Trust
Company, Miss Ida Faucet, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry CURE, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Coryell, Miss Bessie Coryell
and Lester Coryell, and Mrs. Alice
nj. Rhodes, of Trenton; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank M. Kimble, Washington
Crossing; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Stock
ton, Lambertville; Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Stockton, Pennington; Mr.. and Mrs.
John Stockton, Lambertville; Mrs.
Sarah Coates, Mrs. A. F. Weaver,
Mrs. Amos Johnson, Lambertville:
Mrs. James Skillman, New Hope;
Samuel Schenck and daughters,
Misses Cecilia and Lois Schenck, of
Metuchen; Rev. Theron Lee, Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Schenck, Miss Gladys
Schenck and John E. Schenck, Jr.,
of Lambertville.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-08-07
Drive To Collect
School Taaes

New Hope is suffering from the
same trouble other towns have had
in collecting taxes. 1t seems that
the principle difficulty is in showing
the women that they must pay just
the same as the men. Taxes and
death have always been inevitable,
but while the women have come to
acknowledge the certainty of death,
it seems they haven't had equal
suffrage long enough to realize that
taxes are just as certain.
Notices are being prepared by
New Hope officials to send to delin-
quents, and they will be given a
chance to pay up without legal
litigations. But they have announced
that while they hate to press the
matter, still they are forced by law
to make all collections. There is
over $1,000 due in this borough
alone. The borough tax, based on
IL mills, is $1.10; the school tax is
49,, making a total of $4.10, and it
seems like lot of money to some.
The law provides Imprisonment
in the county Jail when this tax is
refused payment, and there have al
ready been several instances of ar
rests in Bucks County. The officials
here say that they will be forced to
do likewise if the taxes are not
Forthcoming. As several women have
already claimed that they will not
pay the tax, it seems that a lively
time can be expected. However,
S4,10 is lot cheaper that going
to Jail.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-08-07
NO SPITEWORK
In AUTO FIGHT

Between the fear of the traffic
cops and the warnings offered by
the speed trap signs, automobile
ing around New Hope is being con-
Quoted along safe lines, at present.
1t has been charged by irrespon-
sible persons, that the borough auth
critics did it for spite work, and
to regain the money expended for
the "fifteen-mile-an-hourn signs.
The special officers, thoroughly
experienced men, were appointed by
the Borough Council because of the
many complaints received about the
great number of cars operated at
high speeds within the borough linz
its, Cars operating at fifteen miles
an hour, or anywhere near it were
not molested, according to the offic-
ial reports, but those called" were
running at speeds of from % to so
miles per hour, so that there was
no trap work at all.
The section on the York Road ad-
joining the Huffnagle station road,
at the old toll gate, is dangerous,
as is also the section along Delaware
Grove on North Main street.
The n-mile-an-hour" signs,
which are required by law, were pur-
chased and paid for last year, so
any moneys received for fines could
not be applied to the payment for
signs, anyway.
Some Of the opponents of the en-
foreement got busy and erected
speed trap signs at several points.
One of the borough officials said
that these signs appeared to have u
better effect in securing law obser-
vance than the signs that the town
had erected. The only object in en-
forcement, he said, was to secure the
safety of both pedestrians and law
abiding automobilists, and if the OPP
ponents themselves secured il, no.
body need worry.
1t was also pointed out that while
only reasonable efforts to uphold the
law We're being made, one town in
North Jersey is filming some of the
autosts on one charge, and then,
after the fine is paid, failing them
on another charge. So far the APP
plication of this unique method has
met the approval of most of the
auto drivers in the town mentioned,
and the dangerous ones are giving
1t plenty of room on the map.
Some legal authorities claim that
the act of posting "speed trap" signs
is illegal in itself, being in effect
the same as resisting as an officer.
Some of the New Hope officials say
they are not so much interested in
the legality of such action as they
are in the satisfactory results that
have been attained
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-08-07
LOCAL FIREMEN BOOST
RiNGOES CARNIVAL

Several parties Of Lambertville
and New Hope firemen have been in
attendance at the Ringoes carnival,
which is being conducted to raise
funds for the chemical engine re-
Gently purchased from Columbia Fire
Go. The carnival was held in the
field at the intersection of York
and Woodsville roads, and had large
collection of attractions, refreshment
pavilions and dancing floor.
The fire company there was only
recently organized, and local iremen
are showing "A cooperative spirit in
helping them raise funds. 1t is ex-
pected that the receipts will be
large from the carnival, which closed
last Saturday.
A full set of Goodyear Cord tires
and tubes were CHANGED Off Saturday
night. There were won by Charles
Quick of Hatboro, Pa.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-08-07
These Pigs Started
Something
Truck Load OF Porkers Crashes
Into House

Into House
A closed truck belonging to S. b.
Rice, of Solebury, and who has
store on North Union street in Lam
bertville, nearly wrecked a house in
Doylestown last Monday. The truck
was driven by A. L. Rice, who had
left it standing on the Main street
grade before Rufe's Machine Shop.
The truck was loaded with pigs,
and evidently they began milling
around so that the vibration loosened
the brakes.
At any rate it began sliding back
ward down the hill, swerving to
the left, and crashed into house
owned by Charles Rhodes and occu-
pied by Mrs Peter King. The floor
of the porch was on a level with
the street, and the truck ran onto
it, tearing the roof away and coming
to stop with the rear smashed into
the front room of the house.
Mrs. Killing and her daughter
Laura, We're sitting on the porch al
the time, and it was only by rapid
scrambiing that they avoided injury
The driver of the truck was soor
on the scene and agreed to pay fol
the damages to the property. The
pigs were transferred to another
truck while the old one was taker
to garage for repairs. A from
wheel had been knocked off when /
| caught on the curb, and the reai
was damaged,
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FRANK B. SCOTT

The funeral of Frank y. Scott,
aged 81, of Lambertville, who died
suddenly on Thursday after being
stricken in a train on the way to
Phillipsburg, was held from the
residence of his son-in-law, Grover
C. Crum, 20 Norway avenue, Tren-
ton, on Monday afternoon, with in
terment in Ewing cemetery.
Mr.. Scott had made his home with
his sister, Miss Mary Scott, on North
Union street, since his retirement
from the Pennsylvania Railroad,
where he was employed for many
years.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-08-07
DRIVERS ASSOCIATION WILL
ORGANIZE IN LAMBERTyILLE

A branch of the American Drivers
Association is now being formed in
Lambertville, and the first meeting,
for organization purposes, will be
held at an early date.
About twenty-five or thirty mem
bers have been enrolled so far, and
it is expected that there will be
from fifty to seventy-five by the
meeting night.
The New Hope branch has organ
lied, and the men being enrolled in
both branches are representative
citizens of the two towns. Men who
observe the laws and courtesies of
the road are the kind that the asso-
citation wants.
Other branches are being formed
in Pennington, Stockton, Sergeants-
vile, and nearby points.