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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-06-26

James Buchanan become president,
but the baby was a girl.
Like hundreds of old farms thru
out Maine this one is now deserted
but the accompanying picture shows
happy family gathering there last
year where dinner was enjoyed by
Mr.. and Mrs. Barker, their children
and grand children. Left to right
the group is as follows
Dorothy Allen, Mildred Brown, Mar
gerry Mclaughlin, Horace Brown, Vira
Allen Robinson, Ida Barker Kathryn
Brown lin 'front.', B. F. Barker, Ida
Mclaughlin lin 'front.', Helen Nc
post master of Harmony. All but the
McLaughlins reside in Athens.
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Do you know. Mr.. Farmer that IL
you are a subscriber to the Reporter
you can advertise in Everybody
Column whatever you want to sell, or
buy or for any other purpose EN-
TIRELY FREE. This is valuable
privilege if you make use of 1t. Send
along your ads, dear farmer subfscrib-
err; they are most welcome. Inde-
pendent-Reporter Company.
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Boston, Mass
General Commission Med
Veal. Lamb. Hogs, Butter,
tLive and dressed), Apples
Fruit and Vegetables |
Consignments wanted Of AID
Products, Market Reports,
Cards, Etc. furnished on M
Is N. Earket end Is CllltsII
Prompt Returns at HIghea
Prices
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Cornyllle Farmer DispOses of Dalry
Cows

L. w. Cronkhite of High View
Farm, CorHville has disposed of his
stock of grade dairy cows and now
has a fine herd of registered Jerseys.
He purposes to raise Jersey stock
for sale. Sunday guests at High
View Farm were Mrs. Folsom of New
port and B. D, Folsom of Long Is
land, N. Y.
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Celebrate July 4th at Norridgewock.
Good racing.
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Independent Reporter, $500 a year.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
JOHN MATTHEWS NEW
ADJUTANT LEGION POST

The American Legion met Monday
night in the Rotary rooms at the
Weatherford hotel. George r. Lewis
resigned as post adjutant, because of
his prospective removal to Wyoming,
and John Matthews was elected in his
place. To make the meeting still
sweeter James Mahoney brought can
dy for the boys.
Captain ]. B. Wright gave talk
on the citizens military training
camp, explaining that Coconino coun-
ty's quota is Is men and that train
ing and fare will be furnished to stu
dents. He was for gathering togeth-
er Is men and getting the Legion's
aid in the matter.
A letter from the Legion post at
Clarkdale was read in which the
Clarkdale men advocated highly the
work about to be done on the Flag
staff Winslow road and also that the
next appropriation be used on the
road from here to Oak creek, before
any of the money is diverted to the
Kaibab section.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
CACHED STOLEN CAR, BUT
FOUND AT LAST, ARRESTED

Louis E. Trillo, a Mexican who
three months ago embezzeled a car
in Albuquerque, was arrested the
early part of the week by Sheriff Bill
Campbell and Undersheriff S. O.
Thompson. Trillo had driven the
car from Albuquerque here and then
cached it out in the woods, while he
got job in one of the wood camps.
Several times the sheriff's office
had tips, but these varied from say
ing that the man had left for the
coast to the statement that he had
returned to New Mexico. Until very
recently no trace could be found of
the car. When they did at last find
a clue the man was arrested and
Sheriff Felipe Zamova of Albu-
querque was notified. He wired that
he would be in town this week to
take both the man and the car, Ford
truck, back to New Mexico. The
man says that he was trying to earn
enough money to pay for the car.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
GIRL STUDENT ELOPED
FROM FLAGSTAFF; BEING
HELD In CALIFORNIA

A girl student whose father lives
in McNary and her mother in AL
buquerque, eloped from Flagstaff the
first of this week with Jerome Brady,
a young man still in his teens who
came here a few months ago to be
near the girl and for a few weeks
worked at the Flagstaff Lumber Co.
MILL They were arrested Wednesday
at Needles and are being held there
pending an investigation by Deputy
Sheriff G. Y Campbell of this county
to see whether Brady by any chance
might have been mixed up with re-
cent garage robbery at Williams. In
case Brady is not brought back here
to face the robbery charge, he will be
turned over to the federal officers.
With the eloping couple were two
young men they picked up here and
carried west in Brady's Durant car
V. A. Argo and M. L. Haskell, who
are being held as witnesses.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
THOUGHT HE WAS SICK
BUT TURNED OUT DEAD

Monday morning a Ford car with
four colored tourists, two men and
two women, drove in from the east
to Flagstaff. They stopped near the
Bank hotel, where one of the men
started to patch one of the tires
while the other man laid down on the
sidewalk gasping for breath. DR.. Eric
S. Flett happened along and told the
bunch they'd better forget about fix
ing the tire, and put the man in and
run ON the rim until they got him
where it was lower
Off they started, the sick man in
the back seat, one of the women hold
ing his head. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Dietzman, driving behind them, saw
that the man looked strange and re-
marked that he must be dead.
When the party got to Williams
Town Marshal Charlie Murray met
them. The man had been dead three
hours, though his companions had
not suspected it until Mr.. Murray put
them wise.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
GRAVE DANGER
April 8, 1924.

Apfll 3, 1874.
1t appears from recent reports
that the hoof and mouth disease
in California is beyond the control
of the federal and state authorities
in that state, and there is very
grave danger that the disease will
spread to Arizona in spite of the
most rigid quarantine.
1t is impossible to estimate the
results if we get the disease in
Arizona. 1t would effect every
industry in the state, as we'll as the
livestock and agricultural interests.
II the hoof and mouth disease
appears in Arizona other states
will quarantine against us for all
livestock, products of the soil, man.
ufactured goods, and may even
stop travel out of Arizona. It
would, in fact, be nothing short Of
a calamity for this state, and may
go so far as to bankrupt many of
our industries.
It is very important that the cit
liens of Arizona cooperate with
he authorities in maintaining the
strictest and most drastic Quaran-
tine against all districts in which
the hoof and mouth disease has
appeared, or which have by any
means become exposed to the dis
ease. HENRY. G. BOICE,
President Arizona Cattle
Growers Association.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
SCOUTS ORGANIZE TROOP
OLDER FLAGSTAFF BOYS

Rotarians and friends of the older
Flagstaff boys gave luncheon to
the boys at the Rotary club rooms
Tuesday night. The meal was serv-
ed by the Rotaryanns at $50. DIR.
M. G. Fronske, president of the To-
cal council, was POSTMASTER |. b.
Koch made the address of welcome
for the Rotary club. Tom L. Rees,
j. @. Thomas and Scout Executive
Chas. S. Mccormick also spoke. This
was the organization meeting of the
older scout troop which the Rotary
club is sponsoring.
Charles Prochnow, Jr., spoke in be-
half of the boys and stated that they
wanted to continue in their Scout
work. B. A. Cameron, chairman of
the Flagstaff camping committee,
told the boys some of the plans for
this summers camp.
After the luncheon was over and
America had been sung the men
turned the meeting over to the ex-
ecutive and the boys. Organization of
the troop was begun with two pa
trolls started and two patrol leaders
elected. The Stag patrol with George
Marine as leader, Walter Runke,
Charles Cory, Dale LaRue, Freddie
Collins, Charles Prochnow and Ray
Zion. The Flying Eagle patrol with
Babe Cameron as patrol leader, Mer-
vim and Sherman Schwarz, Bob Tay-
lor, Buster Raudebaugh, Clyde CAT
fey, Frank Harrison and King Koch.
A. j. Mitchell of Babbitt Brothers
will be the new scoutmaster for this
troop since he was the Scouts choice.
Meeting was adjourned until next
Tuesday night, when the troop will
meet at the club rooms of Emerson
school. The boys seemed delighted
with the luncheon.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
MISS MARY BOYER IS
ELECTED TREASURER
STATE FEDERATION

The second-second annual conven-
tion of the Arizona Federation Of
Women's clubs came to close in
Tucson Saturday afternoon with the
election of the federation officers for
the coming year.
Those who were elected included
Mrs. j.. H. Westover of Yuma, presi-
dent; Mrs. George Kit of Tucson,
first vice president; Mrs. Lloyd Chris
ty of Phoenix, second vice. president;
Mrs. John J. Bevan of Bisbee, re-
cording secretary; Miss Mary Boyer
of Flagstaff, treasurer. Mrs. West
over, the president, appointed Mrs.
James Garyin of Somerton, cores
ponding secretary District presi-
dents named are Mrs. George Kilt,
southern; Mrs. George Reynolds,
southeastern; Mrs. C. H. Roeser, CEN
tral; Mrs. Walter Olds, northern, and
Mrs. ]. W. Longsteth, southwestern.
The 1926 meeting of the federation
will be held in Flagstaff.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11

ment had dealings. (This was done. J
A total of 1873 motor vehicles have
disappeared, with no trace of them
left, and no explanation obtainable
from those responsible for them.
The laws of the state were ignored
and violated in numerous instances.
The highway department building,
built with no authority in law what
soever, cost more than $4,000, when
Juggled records represented it to
have cost approximately $4,000.
The claim of the state engineer in
his statement on leaving office on
December 81, 1922, that a total of
$6,313, ,107.18 was available for inn
mediate use in road work was untrue,
and that a deficit of 81 ,209, ,342.77 on
the projects pledged by the state real
ly existed.
The present administration of the
department has lost four motor ve-
hicles, and that it has failed to put
its own house in order by using the
accounting system prepared for it by
the committees auditors.
The auditors kept within the $780,
600 appropriation and on their own
account, rather than leave the task
unfinished, went to an additional ex-
pense of $4,000, which will not be
paid.
Legal action should be taken
against those responsible for the
peculations, both eriminally and
against their bondsmen.
Numerous Irregularities, detailed
and substantiated in the report,
which merit immediate attention.
In order to close the doors to rep
etition of fraud and looseness in
handling state funds in future, the
committee finds it necessary to make
a supplementary report of recommen-
dations regarding the conduct of the
state highway department.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11

whether this report brought things
to head in the highway department
is not known, but it very reliably
reported that e. w. Samuel, who
succeeded Goodman as the actual di-
recting head Of highway affairs, de-
manded the resignation of State En-
gineer Goodman. Mr.. Goodman re-
fused to acede to his demand. Gov
ernor Hunt then took a hand and
whether by resignation or other
means, Goodman was relieved of the
place.
1t is understood that Engineer
Goodman has very pertinent state
ment to make showing his side of
the case, but so far it has not reach
ed print
A brief of the findings made by the
auditing committee is furnished us.
1t not only gives a brief of the Mad
dock but also takes a few digs
at the present administration. These
latter digs at the Hunt administra-
tion may have been the reason for
the long delay of the report The of
ficial brief furnished US is as follows:
The legislative committee, investi-
eating the state highway department
found that:
Available records indicate the sum
of $23,720.33 was defaulted during
the 18 months period preceding De-
cember 81, 1922.
Various books and records were de-
stroyed between the time of the gen.
eral election of 1922 and January /,
1923.
The accounts were in such chaotic
state that a thorough and extended
audit was impossible.
The only way the funds in which
the shortages were disclosed would
be audited was to go to the books
of concerns with which the depart
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
WOMAN SCHOOL TEACHER
WHO HAD ITO PAY" GIVES
FACTS ABOUT THE AFFAIR

Determined to give the public a
| true understanding of situation
which she fears will jeopardize not
only herself and her future, but per-
haps that of another very dear to
her, the "Woman School Teacher" !"
who appeared in flaring headlines in
last weeks publication, has after a
relentless search, succeeded in locat-
ing the husband and two others to
whom housekeeping rooms were rent
ed, and who all left together, leaving
in the attic complete outfit for the
manufacture of whiskey, and upon
the discovery Of which the woman
was made to "pay." Married in Pres
colt two years ago, she left a similar
situation last summer near Williams
and came to Flagstaff with her son.
However, the couple were reconciled
last fall and took up their abode in
Flagstaff. 1t was here that later the
husband installed the still, bringing
it from its hiding place near Will
iams and together with the other
party, an ex-saloon keeper, operated
it since December For family rea-
sons, and not wishing any notoriety,
the wife, while not denying knowl
edge of these operations, hesitated to
expose it. A short time ago she was
called back TO the old home on sad
mission. The day following her re-
turn to Flagstaff, i'll and unable to
leave her bed, resenting things as
they were and voicing her resent
ment, the couple left suddenly for the
northwest. The husband was seen to
r1y1fh fhn1rn Not I'm
til few days ago that the husband
had accompanied them, and loath to
believe him capable of leaving the
outfit for her to remove, she expect
ed him to return and take it to an
other location. A few days ago while
moving from the house to go to the
location of her school she was oblig-
ed to confide her plight to friends,
who assisted her. The removal of
suspicious heavy barrels and other
things must have been reported, for
officers walked in and searching,
found the still. Fearing a more SER
ious charge, which she was led to be-
lieve might be brought against any
one in whose possession still was
found, and not being acquainted with
her legal rights, she was distracted
you know the rest. She is we'll known
in Arizona, having taught six sue
cessful terms in this state, and one
in the city Of Los Angeles. She be-
lieves in her friends, and in all big
minded men and women; the others
she is not concerned about. Of course,
exemplar officers who have been
placed in charge of offenses of this
kind, must do their duty at any cost.
TIE TEACHER.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
ARGUMENT IN BABBITT
DRUG CASE TUESDAY Y

Argument of demurrer was made
Tuesday before Judge j. E. Jones of
superior court, Flagstaff, in the case
of the state board of pharmacy
against Babbitt Brothers Trading Co.,
for the sale of proprietary drug art
icles without supervision of a regis
tered pharmacist. Judge G. W. Shute
of Phoenix claimed that the sales
were of patent medicines and like
articles requiring no expert training
to sell and cited various laws and ju-
dicial rulings. Judge Jones took the
case under advisement. Assistant
County Attorney George r. Lewis ap-
peared for the state.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
PAYS $3.50 FINE FOR SALE
OF POP BOTTLE OF HOOTCH

The proprietor of pool hall
on San Francisco street, Flagstaff,
was arrested late Monday night at
his home in the south part of town
just after he is alleged to have sold
a pop-bottle full of booze to a man
for $3.50. City Marshal R. L. Neill
and Deputy J. D. Jackson, who had
been watching him for many moons
made the arrest. He said he want
ed to plead guilty just as soon as
possible and get it over with, and he
was accommodated Tuesday morning
by being taken before Police Magis-
trate w. H. Anderson, who said he
believed $3.50 in cash would be about
right. He paid at once.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
NEW STREET SIGNS TO DIRECT
TOURISTS TO CAMP GROUNDS

Flagstaff's city dads recently or
dered some handsome steel signs,
each one by three feet, which are de-
signed to direct the automobile tour
ist to the city tourist camping
grounds. They will be set as far
east as Winslow and west to Maine,
besides being put up at frequent in.
tervals in town here. They will be
mounted on steel frames, set on steel
pipe posts imbedded in concrete.
They are enameled blue, with white
lettering and the big arrows are
brown. 1t is a fine stunt and good
advertising for our camp grounds and
convenience to the tourists.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
SUPERVISORS WANT TRAIL
SALE TO BE VOTED ON

County board of supervisors on
Monday decided that in the event of
the passage of the pending congress
ional bill authorizing the purchase of
the Bright Angel Trail at Grand Can
yon, the matter of the sale of the
trail will be submitted to vote Of
the people of Coconino county in the
primary election in August. The SEN
ate bill specifies that the sale of the
trail by the county to the United
States shall be subject to the approval
of the people of this county.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
WILLIAMS MAKING GOOD
START FOR PROSPEROUS TOWN

M. B. Startzman, city clerk at Will
liams, was in Flagstaff Saturday.
Mr.: Startzman is very much enthus-
ed over the possibilities of the water
bond elections which will help to make
prosperity for Williams. When all
is said and done, the biggest and most
important development of any town is
an adequate water supply 1t may be
able to get along without many lux
uries, but food and water are the
very first two things which must be
supplied. Property values are based
on essentials of life and a water sup
ply is the greatest need.
Mr.. Startzman has been "enjoying"
a batch of bad health, but it does not
seem to depress his enthusiasm.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
LOCAL r. o. CLERKS MAKE
GOOD SHOWING

w. H. Taylor, chief clerk of the
railway mail service, with headquar-
ters at Los Angeles, was in Flagstaff
last week testing out the efficiency OF
Postmaster Dick Connor's clerks
Postmaster Connor was very much
pleased with their record of efficiency
as they received rating of $3.50 pei
cent. There are 345 postoffices in
Arizona and each clerk is supposed to
know just where to find each one
of them.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
GUN CLUB TO HAVE NEW
HOUSE AND SHARE IT WITH
BOY SCOUTS; PRIZE SHOOT

AT the most interesting and sue
cessful shoot ever held by Flagstaff
Gun club, on Sunday, the financing
OF a new Gun club house was nearly
completed, and arrangements made to
throw it open for TIE use of the Bow
Scouts, thus solving in fine shape a
problem that has long been hard
one.
The Arizona Lumber & Timber Co.
will donate the lumber, the Flagstaff
Electric Light company the wiring,
the Arizona Concrete & Quarry Co.
the brick for the chimney, the
hauling of materials, Babbitt Bros.
the hardware, Billy Switzer the paint,
while the work of construction will
be done by volunteers with the help
Of the city. Six carpenters and 20
members of the club will work Sun
day. It is hoped to have the new
city. 1t is hoped to have the new
building, which will be located near
the city recreation building in city
park, done within two weeks.
Work of construction began We'd
nesday The main room will be 16x
"a, with fireplace in the north end.
A 12x16 annex will have kitchen, with
range and sinks, store room and Sec
retary's room. A 7x24 porch will
front the big pines toward the east.
The Boy Scouts have enthus-
iastically accepted the invitation to
make the new building their head
quarters.
At meeting Saturday night in
the office of Attorney Frank M.
Gold, the club elected officers for the
ensuing year, as follows: President,
w. B. Raudebaugh; vice-president, w.
M. Cady, Jr.; secretary treasurer,
Frank M. Gold. e. B. Raudebaugh
and Shelby Lewis were appointed field
captains and Hiram Stowe and Clar-
ence Sullivan groundsmen. w. B..
Raudebaugh is the man who organiz-
ed the club last year.
The shoot was featured both by at
tendance, which comprised $50 men
and women, and by the marvellous
shooting of Captain A. H. Hardy of
Denver, representative of the Peters
Cartridge Co.
Captain Hardy is a wizard with any
kind of gun. He shot with both hands
at two targets, one stationery and
one moving; elected shell from his
pump-gun and with the same gun shot
it twice before it hit the ground,
drew an Indian head with bullets,
shot through paper-covered iron
washers thrown in the air, threw five
birds into the air at one time, break
ing all of them before they hit the
ground, opened can of tomatoes in
the air and performed various other
prodigies of craftsmanship that made |
the spectators gasp with wonder.
Those here from Williams who |
participated in the shooting, which |
was for hams ana bacon: C. A. Ray, |
P. A. Melick, Earl Melick, John Boyd, |
Charley Button, Charles Wade, John |
Dorous, Ambrose, Albert Hudson, |
George Harris, Humphrey, Harry Nc
Dougall, L. Ward.
Winners of hams: w. M. Cady, Jr.,
(4); Charley Button (2), Hiram
Stowe, John Boyd, W. B. Raudebaugh. |
Winners of bacon: Bert Fair, w.
M. Cady, Charles Ray, Smith, Ralph |
Fish (2), e. B. Raudebaugh (2), DIR.
Vaughn Mcclure, Joe F. Schmidt (2),
w. B. Raudebaugh, Hiram Stowe,
Harry McDougall, Charles Button,
Roy Goode.
The next shoot will be week from
next Sunday.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11

amount. And Skovgaard's left hand
is insured for $4,000 The Minneap-
oils Tribune recently published four
column history of Skovgaard's violin.
Charles Wakefield Cadman, who
will be at Normal on May 13, is
known by nearly everyone to be
Americas leading composer. 1t might
almost be said that he is the only
one in America who has achieved to
Continued on Page Five.)
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11

ality aside from his remarkable pow
er with the violin. Weighing nearly
800 pounds, six feet three in height,
he is worthy descendant Of that
manding statures caused a feeling of
awe even to the sturdy Romans of
Caesars time. 1t is said when he is
playing that each movement of his
body is veritable music He is a con-
summate artist and his repertoire is
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
THIS FAINT LITTLE BLOW
MAY INDICATE DEPOT

Santa Fe engineers were here on
Tuesday and Wednesday making sur
veys at the intersection of Agassiz
street and the railroad, with view
to determining the feasibility of
building street crossing under the
tracks. This is in connection with
our expectations for new depot - a
small straw which indicates the di-
rection in which the wind may be
blowing.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
SUPT. MARBLE OF LEUPP
VISITS IN FLAGSTAFF

H. P. Marble, the new superinten-
dent of the Leupp Indian schools, was
in Flagstaff Saturday renewing old
acquaintance. Supt. Marble was To-
Gated at Tuba City some 13 years
ago, consequently has many old
friends in Flagstaff. He succeeds
Supt. Stephen Janus at Leupp, COM
ing here from Albuquerque, where he
has been stationed for a number of
wears.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11

Flagstaff music lovers will enjoy
these two exceptional opportunities.
IShovgaard, accompanied on the pi-
ano by his wife, Alice McClung Skov-
gaard, will be heard in a splendidly
arranged program, comprising selec-
tions from the best-known composers.
This man is an interesting person
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11

practically unlimited. His wife is
both an able accompanist and de-
lightful singer.
Mr.. Skovgaard's violin is Strad-
ivarius, made in 1772. 1t is said that
the maker dedicated it to his dead
son. Skovgaard paid $4,000 for it.
1t is insured for more than that
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11

Water is coming into the city res
ervoir now at the rate of 100000 gall
Ions day. AS it is being used at
about half that rate, it leaves the
promise that soon our water problems
will be taken care of in good shape
for another few months.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
VIOLINIST,
AND CADMAN, THE FAMOUS
COMPOSER, TO PLAY HERE

Again the Normal school has scored in its efforts to
bring eminent people to Flagstaff for edfcatiOn and
entertainment This time is double score SkOvgaard
the Danish vionis for April 22 and Cadman foremost
American composer for May 13.