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The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-22
Sixteen Seniors
Complete Course
at Local School
commencement Exercises Hold
Thursday Last Week at Gem Thea
tre-Prof. Dale Speaks.

A mastery address by Prof Har-
rison c. Dale OF the economics de-
partment of the University OF Idaho
featured the commencement exercises
of the Filler Rural high school Thurs
day evening of last week, at which
time the l6 members OF the senior
class received their diplomas.
Through the courtesy OF the high
school annual stan. photographs OF
the members OF the graduating class
are reproduced on another page OF
this newspaper. The class roll is
also given there.
The diplomas were presented by
A. A. Davis. president of the board Of
education. this function being pre-
ceded by a program that included:
two numbers by the high school or
chestra "Valse Ballet" and an over
ture The Bouquet" the invocation
by the Rev John Chandler: a num-
Der by the high school glee club
Comrades OF the Road" and the
address of the evening. The Glee
club closed the program with the
singing of 20 lie; Us Sing OF Idaho"
The stage was beautifully decor
ated, effective use being made of the
figures 1924" which were lighted.
Professor Dale took for his sub
ject The Handicap OF an Educs-
ton" and brought out a series OF ar
guments proving the advantage OF
the handicap. The handicaps. he
pointed out consisted of the greater
distance. the later start. and the
larger responsibility.
In closing he cleverly defined the
elements OF loyalty. making the first
letters OF each term used spell out
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-22
SALMON TRACT
TO GET WATER
DELIVERY NOW
Shortage OF supply Results In Use OF
Economy Measures on Tract
10 South

The first delivery OF water for the
season to the Salmon river tract
south OF here was due 10 commence
this week. when 1t was decided al y
meeting of the board OF directors In
Twin Falls last WEDNESDAY that water
would be turned out OF the reservoir
Sunday. making Il available at farm
ers' headgates Tuesday OF this week.
II is expected that the delivery will
continue for several weeks.
Under the first allotment OF water
determined upon by the directors.
waterusers will receive six inches of
water for each share OF stock. This
allotment IL was stated. will not con-
sumo all OF the $1,000 acre feet OF
water available at the present time in
the reservoir. while run on now is
raising the level OF the reservoir at
the rate OF from 7-10 10 3-10 OF an
inch daily. Inications point TO main
tenance OF consistent run-off at the
headquarters OF Salmon river.
In accordance with delivery OF
water on stock basis. recently upheld
by decision OF the state supreme
court. land owners who have made
settlement for water rights will re-
ceive water on the basis OF I ST.
shares for each acre OF land.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-22
DR.. j. D. GILLIAN
ADDRESSES CEDAR
DRAW GRADUATES
Twelve Pupils Complete Course In
Eighth Grade In Outlying
School District.

Thursday evening witnessed the
graduating exercises OF the Cedar
Draw public school when IL students
received their diplomas from the
eighth grade.
The commencement address was de-
livered by Dr.. ]. d. Gillian. Other
numbers on the program included the
invocation and bendiction by T. ID.
Walker. a piano solo by Mrs. Lee
Ennis. vocal sclo. Miss Mabel Delin
and a vocal duet by Miss Marguerite
Van Akin and Miss fnez Stevens
The diplomas we're presented BY
Fred shelton. presioenf Of the board
OF education G.. @. Wright was
principal Of the school during the
FINAL semester. he having succeeded
Warren c. human in that capacity
The students graduating were How
ard Malone. yeda Shearling. Lenore
Ennis. Herman Van zante. Sophie
Knypstra. Eleanor Hurst. Vera vo-
gel. Helen Delin, yerna yogel. Eva
lene Hurst. Edward yogsl, and
Gladys DIVER.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-22
RAILWAY AGREES
TO DO GRADING
BY NOVEMBER
Men and Equipment Sent Through
10 Rogcrson for Active Con-
struction Work.

Bond for performance OF contract
In the sum OF si.i00.000 has been
posted by the Utah Construction oom-
pany with the Short Line In connec-
ton with the award OF the former OF
the grading on the new line from
Rogerson TO Wells. says The News
The bond among other things. pro-
yides that the grading shall be com
pleted for n distance OF rs miles from
Rogerson not later than November /.
This will take the work well beyond
the town OF Contact by that date aud
Il is presumed that the steel will be
laid almost Immediately behind he
grading crews,
A carload OF flour was shipped
from the Twin Falls mills TO the Utah
Construction company az Rogerson
a dSy or two ago and supplies and
equipment necessary In the work
are being assembled and will be
shipped Ia the scene OF operations
with ms lit8e delay as possible.
while NJ announcement has been
made as 20 the figure at which the
grading contract was let the impress
sion exists that IL was considerably
In excess OF the amount OF the bond.
Ten grading crews. consisting OF
men. horses and equipment. arrived
In Twin Falls Saturday and were
sent on TO Rogerson In the afternoon.
On Monday a foreman with 20 men
left Salt Lake for Rogerson whore
two 700-foot and one 400-foot street
ches OF sidetrack will be laid for use
as material yards in connection with
construction OF the new road
Utah Constructor gangs are being
gathered and sent forward TO Roger
son. and Il Is expected that actual
work will begin within the week
At Rogerson cook shacks are be-
ing constructed and temporary offices
built and there IL much other activi-
~ reported at the present railroad
terminus.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-22
Teachers To Spend
Their Summers in
Various Pursuits

Since the close Of the school in
this community last week some OF
the teachers have left for summer,
vacation trips. and some will con-
tinge their studies at summer school.
The Misses fnez Stevens. Bertha
Berg. and Olive Short left Monday
morning with Miss Cora Thompson
in a new Chevrolet touring car for
a motor trip to the coast James
Toinlin OF the Rural high school
faculty returned TO his home at
Gooding; Mrs. Don Snyder. with Mr.
Snyder will spend the summer IN the
east. they having left for Ohio and
Kentucky points Friday. Mrs Fred
-estherly has accepted a high
school position in Buriey and Will
spend the summer al Moscow taking
a summer course Miss Leunia Hart
win 20 70 the middle west and viii
later attend the National Educational
association meeting in Washington.
and Miss Marguerite Van Akin has
returned to her home at Blackfoot.
other teachers and Instructors viii
spend their vacations in various
pssvSiss.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-22
MEMORIAL DAY
SERVICE WILL
Be AT THEATRE
Fifteen Departed War Veterans TO
be Honored by Exercises Sponsored
by Legion

Preparations are Undertaking. for
the public Memorial day services to
be held ere the forenoon OF Friday
next week, at the Gem theatre.
Through the generosity OF the own
ers, the building has been made avail
able at no cost to Filler post OF the
American Legion, which is sponsor
ing the event.
The address OF the day will be de-
livered by DR.. J. d. Gillian of the
Methodist church. and the program
will include musical numbers. The
services will commence at 1890
o. lock at the theatre, and will be
concluded at the I. o. o. F. cemetery
where the graves of Is departed war
veterans will be decorated and a
memorial service conducted.
The Memorial day ritual of the
American Legion will be used at both
the theatre and cemetery services.
and an effort is now being made to
have every ex-service man in the
community, including veterans OF all
wars, present. preferably in uniform
The firing squad will be composed
OF veterans OF te World War in uni
form. Harvey Shirk, commander OF
Filler post American Legion will be
in command of the entire affair.
The request is made that those
who have flowers, or know where
they can be procured. notify DR.. NJ.
G. Goode. Members of the Legion
Auxiliary will sell peoples during
the day for the benefit OF the War
Orphans fund. A meeting of the
legion post had been called for Tues
day evening next at which time final
details OF the memorial day services
will be gone over and complete ar
rangements made for the carrying
out of the annual event.
Friday May 80 is a national holt
day. and the banks. postoffice and
most business places are ordinarily
closed for the day.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-22
F. r. HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS FINISH
YEAR WITH PLAY
Nothing but the Truth" Given Frf-
day Night at Gem rboatr. by
Graduating Class.

Success greeted the presentation
OF the Ffler Rural high school senior
class play al the Gem theatre Friday
evening. when Nothing But the
Truth" was shown TO a crowded
house
This marked the FINAL event in the
commencement week activities OF the
class. and the play was a. much Of
a financial success az n was a drama
tie triumph.
The acting was directed by Mrs
Ernest ByrDe. Music was supplied
by the high school orchestra under
the direction OF Mr.. Byrne.
The cast OF the play was made up
81 the following
Robert Bennet. Ralph Love: E NJ.
Raiston. CARTS Robertson: Dick Don
nelly. Robert Hinkley: Clarence Van
Dusen. Glen wiicor: Bishop Doran.
Theodore Hicks. Cweldalyn Raiston.
Edgarina Chandler: Mrs. y ". Raj
ston. Elizabeth Buckley: Ethel Clark.
Mabel Delin: Mabel Jackson. Grace
Dctweiler. Sable Jackson. Laura
Smith. Martha. Opal williams.
All the members OF the cast. with
the exception OF Robert Hinklcy were
seniors.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-22
Mrs. 0. E. Thompson
Called by Reaper
Saturday Afternoon
Laid to Rest In 1. O. o. +. Cemetery
Monday Following Services at
Methodist Church Here.

Death came Saturday afternoon to
Mrs. Lavina Thompson. wife of o. E
Thompson, for several years a resi-
dent of this place. Funeral services
were conducted fro mthe Methodist
church Monday afternoon by her pas
tor DR.. J. d. Gillian. with iterment
in tie /. o. o. F. cemetery.
Mrs. Thompson was a sufferer
from a lung affection and recently
contracted pneumonia The last
week OF life was painful to a great
degree. but she bore II with exem-
plary patience and her last few hours
were rendered easier by her pbysi-
clan.
Previous to her marriage in ebras-
ka In 1sss she was Lavina
McPheters. and was born in Indiana
in November 10. 1858. dying May II.
1924. at the age OF SIS years. six
months and seven days.
She is survived by her husband;
a daughter: Miss Lola. a constant
presence at her bedside; Frank. a
student at the Utah Agricultural col
lege at Logan. who hurried home TO
be with the family at the end. and
Harry. of Flagstaff. Arizona who
was unable TO be here.
In early life Mrs Thompson became
a Christian and lived a CONSTANT,
Cody life to the end OF her earthly
journey.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-22
FoRD SALES FOR NAY GIVE
PROMISE or mo RECORD.

DETROIT. Mieh.--May 81. May
has opened with a bigger demand for
Ford Products than any other month
20 far this year. the Ford Motor Co.
announced here today. and Ford re-
tail sales IN the United States during
the first 10 days OF May averages
s.3s5 daily. exceeding the last
10 day eriod OF the record breaking
sales month Of Aprii and Indicating
the continued upward trend of the
market. Figures Just compiled show
a total OF 7s7.e75 Ford units retsiied
10 customers from January 10 and
including May 10. OF which Ford car
and truck deliveries alone show a gain
Of fo2.f6s over the same period
year ago. With the increases already
attained this month and with the
present outlook for business. the
company anticipates q new high sales
figure In May.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-22
ELNwOOD SCHOOL CLOSES
FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL TERN

Among the schools Of the com
munity which recently closed a most
successful term was the Elmwood
school. taught by A. ". England and
Mrs. A y. Englund The term was
concluded May With a Mothers
day program. a community picnic.
and ball game between the married
men and the boys.
Miss charlotte Pond. county super
intendent. was among those In at
tendance. The Eimwood school has
an average enrolment OF rs pupils.
This year there were no eighth grade
pupils.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-22

Copies OF the Filler Rural high
school annual Memories" are
available NJ The Record once NJ
two dollssS ea&h-
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-22

Read the opening is~fsiln~nf
OF 1.-The Lord OF Thunder Gate"
The Records ncw SERIAL seory
starting On psgs s~vsn a this
ts0us,
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-22
roRGErs FAIRGROUNDS PARK

An organization In Waterloo. Ia,
has undertaken the task Of listing all
the tourist parks in the United
States. giving the advantages OF each.
Publication OF the Idaho Hat was re-
Gently made IN state newspapers. and
included In the group we're mention
ed only the parks At Kimberly. Twin
Fsils and Bphl. Ia this county.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-22
QUARREL OVER
WATER PUTS ONE
MAN IN HOSPITAL
X. n. johnson and John O'ConBeiI
Residing South Of Here Said
To be Participants,

John O'connell. Filler district far
mer. was taken Tuesday afternoon
TO the county general hospital for
treatment for injuries about the head
alleged 20 have been inflicted with a
shovel by r II. johnson. a neighbor.
during a dispute over irrigation
water. x-ray examination Tuesday
evening indicated no fracture OF the
skull. but o'Conneil's right foot was
partially paralyzed a. result OF Sc
we're conclusion caused by the IN
jury. according 10 Or. ID. L. Alexan-
der. attending physician. II was be-
lieYed that the paralytic condition
was temporary and would disappear
with recovery from the conclusion
Warrant for Arrest Asked.
O'ConneIl was taken 10 the hospi-
tai after he had been brought By !. \.
weinman. a neighbor. 20 the prosecu-
ting attorneys Office where Issuance
Of warrant for the arrest OF Johnson
on charge OF assault and battery was
sought Issuance OF the warrant vss
deferred pending discrimination Of
the extent 81 O'connels's injuries.
Attorney J. W Porter. representing
johnson. advised the prosecuting at
torney's once that johnson would
not seek 20 evade arrest II . warrant
was issued.
Settlement Had Been Scheduled.
Mr. Porter said that arrangements
had been made for . conference later
this week AZ which effort was 10 BE-
made 20 adjust differences as 20 ths
use OF water IN which Johnson. o.
ConneIl and Weirman were involved
Weinman appeared last week Al
he prosecuting attorneys Office seek 4
Ing a warrant for Johnson's arrest /
On charge that he had STACKED Vein
nan with = large wrench during .
,isppte ever watsr.--SsvS.
The Coconino sun., 1924-02-22
AIOJAVE INDIAN MAIDEN
is MODERN FLAPPER

Parker has real, honest-to-good-
ness little 'flapper" in the person of
Mojave Indian girl, about 16 or II
years of age, who may be seen quite
frequently of late on the streets Of
that city.
She IS very pretty, and that she
is real flapper there can be no
doubt, for she has the regulation
''bobbed" hair, short skirts, silk stock
ings and all the other details Of flap
perdom, while her artistic use of the
eyebrow pencil and the ''lip-stick'
prove that she is no slouch at either.
There seems only one requirement
that she cannot meet, unfortunately,
and that is in the use of the powder
puff for her complexion forbids q
proper blending Of colors, but she is
wise enough to know that and not at
tempt it, evidently. Notwithstanding
that, her general appearance is suf-
ficient to excite the envy Of many
white flappers.
The Coconino sun., 1924-02-22
STRANGE MISUNDERSTANDING

Governor George w. P. Hunt has
written to Representative William
Wisner of Yuma county an open letter
on the Colorado question which seems
to indicate that the governor has fail
ed completely to grasp the vital fact
that no irrigation is possible from
the Glen Canyon dam. 1t may be adj
ded that, outside the Parker valley,
little irrigation will be commercially
practical in Arizona from the Boulder
Canyon dam except at an expense
that would be completely prohibitive.
This does not alter the fact that,
viewed from every possible angle, the
construction of the Glen Canyon dam
should be the first major operation
on the river. A dam at this point
would develop vast amount Of
power that could be distributed profit
ably throughout the state and, even
more important than this, such dam
would afford perfect flood control by
reason of the immense storage reser-
voir that lies behind it. With a suf-
ficient dam at Glen Canyon, the Yuma
and Imperial valleys would be forever
freed from the constantly recurring
flood menance and one Of the great
objects of the river reclamation
would be assured.
More than this, and fully as i'm
portant, is the fact that with the dam
at Glen Canyon completed, all dams
lower down the river, including that at
Boulder Canyon or whatever other site
may be chosen, would be built in a
controlled flow-practically speaking,
! in slack water-with enormous saw
! ings in construction cost.
The governor seems obsessed with
! the idea that somebody or other is
going to get something that belongs
to Arizona position that positively
is not warranted by any facts that
| have been disclosed to date. In the
first place, Arizona has no more in
herent rights in the waters of the
Colorado than have other states that
| border the stream, and the federal
government is in absolute control of
the river for this reason. The Col
orado is an interstate stream and that
is the end Of any possible argument.
The rights of Arizona in both power
and irrigation are in no danger nor
will they ever be endangered. The
fact that the Grand Canyon lies en-
tirely within the state and that it
holds practically all the power pos
sibilities gives us an extraordinary
advantage in this respect. We are
unfortunate in not being able to di-
vert much water for irrigation except
at cost that would be utterly pro-
hibitive, but it is certain that there is
nothing to prevent US irrigating every
acre we can possible irrigate, and this
we will do as soon as dam is built
below the canyon, no matter where
| it may be located.
A little common sense injected into
this matter would clarity the situation
immensely. jerome News.
,oTG.,. tharodiu inlodiu ililiun iununun
The Coconino sun., 1924-02-22
WINSLOW ROBBERS WHO STOLE
AUTO CAUGHT IN VAUGHN, N. M.

Word was received here the first OF
the week that the two men who stole
the Mccormick automobile and enter
ed the home Of S. S. Lawhead taking
some clothing on the evening of Feb
ruary 5, were captured at Vaughn,
New Mexico, by a special officer Of
the Santa Fe, while the pair We're at
tempting to hold up the station agent
at that place.
A duplicate Babbitt Bros. Trading
company bill with Mr.. Lawhead's
name on it was found by the special
officer in an overcoat which one OF
the gunner was wearing, and this led
to an investigation, which resulted in
connecting the robbers with the thefts
committed here. The overcoat proved
to be the one that was taken from
Mr.. Lawhead's home.
One of the gunner, whose names
were not obtained in Winslow, is said
to be an .ex-convict. According to
word received here they were found
guilty and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary of New Mexico, one receiving
one and half years and the other
two and half-Winslow Mail.
The Coconino sun., 1924-02-22
NOT FOR SALE

The world today is looking for men
who are not for sale, men who are
honest, sound from censer to circum-
ference, true to the hearts core; men
with consciences as steady as the
needle to the pole; men who will stand
for the right if the heavens totter and
the earth reels; men who can tell the
truth and look the world right in the
eye; men who neither brag nor run,
men who neither flag nor finch; men
who can have courage without shout
ing about it; men in whom the cour-
age of everlasting life still runs still,
deep and strong; men who know their
message and tell it; men who know
their place and fill it; men who know
their business and attend to it; men
who will not lie, sl1irk or dodge; men
who are not too lazy to work, nor TOO
proud to be poor men; men who are
willing to eat what they have paid
for; men who are not ashamed to say
'sNo" with emphasis and who are not
ashamed to say s1 can't afford it"
The Coconino sun., 1924-02-22
UNIQUE RUM SHIFTING
DEVICE FOUND AT GLOBE

Globe isn't such big city, but, oh
my, yes, how original are some of her
citizens!
When officer John WIGHT and Dep
uty u. S. Marshal jim McManis raid
ed the basement underneath the
Smoke House, Globe, this is what
they report finding:
A half gallon pitcher, suspended in
midair by two wires, fastened to
either side Of The concrete wall. On
top and bottom of the pitcher, strings
were attached. BY pulling the top
string, the pitcher would be drawn tc
the upper floor level and made access
sible TO a cup or glass; by pulling the
string attached to the bottom, both
strings leading to the upper floor, the
pitcher would be ernptied.
And the officers claim someone pull
led the bottom string as they were
entering the cellar. They smelt a
liquid which shifted of strong kick,
but the violence, if it was such, was
not there.
No arrests were made.
Officers declare this to be the new
est scheme reported.
The Coconino sun., 1924-02-22
VETERAN LODGE SECRETARY
ATTENDS GRAND LODGE OF
MASONIC ORDER AT GLOBE

George J. Roskruge, the outstand-
ing figure at the present session of
the Masonic grand lodge of Arizona,
is known as the father of Masonry in
Arizona, having acquired the title
from the fact that when the grand
lodge of Arizona was formed, March
%, 1882, he was elected grand secre-
tary and has served as such continu-
ously, except in 1898, when he was
elected grand master His connection
with Masonry dates from June To-,
1870, when he was made Master
Mason in Helston, Cornwall, England,
where he was born April 10, 1845.
= Mr.. Roskruge came to Prescott from
Denver in 1872, and since che early
SOS has been a resident of Tucson.
He has held the highest offices in the
various branches of Masonry in Ari-
zona. For many years he has been
grand secretary Of the grand lodge
and grand chapter, and grand record
er Of the grand commandery, and has
again been reelected to serve as such
for another term.
Mr.. Roskruge has also held many
public offices, he was appointed Unit
ed States surveyor general by Presi-
dent Cleveland in 1896, and later in
spector of public surveys. He served
as a member of the board of regents
of the University of Arizona under
four governors, and at different times
filled other offices under federal, state
and county governments. When the
association of Civil Engineers Of Ari-
zona was formed, Mr.. RoskrEge was
unanimously elected president.
The Coconino sun., 1924-02-22
FIREMAN ON APACHE RY.
MEETS WITH FATAL INJURY

A. ]. Adams, well-known resident
of these parts for about 10 years, died
last Monday evening as the result of
being knocked off the Apache engine
when it was going at fast rate Of
speed last Saturday.
Mr.. Adams, who was fireman on
the engine, was down on the steps
adjusting the firebox. When they
crossed the bridge at Washboard, he
struck one Of the barrels which sit IL
board ends Of the bridge. It knocked
him off the engine out on his head
into the wash below. The engineer
Immediately stopped the train and the
injured man was taken to the coach
and on into McNary, where he died.
Although his skull was fractured
and a leg broken, he lived for go
hours but never regained conscious
ness after the accident.-Snowflake
Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1924-02-22
JOHN POWELL, SR., DIED IN
HOSPITAL AT LOS ANGELES

John Powell, Sr., a director of the
Bank of Winslow and one of the best
known residents Of this city, having
lived here for more than 80 years,
died Sunday after a lingering illness
in. the Los Angeles Santa Fe hospi-
tai, where he was a patient for the
past seven months.
His remains were brought to Wins
low Tuesday on train No. 20 for in
terment in the local cemetery. The
burial took place Wednesday after
noon from the home of his son, Rob-
ert Powell, 315 West Fourth avenue
R. T. Elgin, pastor of the Baptist
church officiating at the funeral ser
vices.
The deceased, who was 65 years of
age, was born on January 16, 1859
at Evansville, Kentucky. = Winslow
Mail.