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The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02
EVANS SCHOOL STUDENTS
ON WAY TO FLAGSTAFF

Freed from a season of study, 80
boys, whose names represent wealth
and influence, departed from Tucson
last week bound for their respective
homes in different parts Of the coun-
try. These were the students of
Evans school, which closed its doors
for the summer on Friday.
Twelve of the boys, who have en-
rolled for the summer uouse at
Evans ranch, Flagstaff, headed by
Mr.. Evans and two instructors, left
Tucson for the long ride to the
ranch Monday morning. On horses,
the group will ride by way of Globe
and Natural bridge. The trip covers
$50 miles and will take approximately
20 days.
George Waldeck, instructor in Ger
man, will spend the summer months
at his home in Germany, and M. w.
Peters will return to his home in Eng
land. Captain J. G. Peters, brother
Of Mr.. Peters who recently resigned
from the Evans faculty and was mar
ried to Miss Elizabeth McNulty in
Kansas City, is now on his way to
England, where he will take, over the
law practice of his brother, whose
death occurred recently.
Edwin Hughes, teacher of nlathe-
mates, and Robert Morgan, Latin
teacher, will have charge of the sum-
mer class at Flagstaff.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02
THIS YOUNG WOMAN SAYS
KEEP OUT r. & M. DISEASE
Room Eleven, Hawthorne schoob

Room Eleven, Hawthorne School
Fresno, California, April %, 1924.
Dear Mr.. Breen:
We hope the officials, school chill
dren, Boy Scouts and the people in
Coconino county will work as hard as
we have to keep the hoof and mouth
disease out of your county. Don't
wait until thousands of cattle, sheep
and hogs will have to be driven in a
trench and shot. | am sending you
some newspaper clippings to show you
what we have to do in our county.
We don't see any reason why people
going east from here should object
to being fumigated before being all
lowed to go into Arizona, when we
have to get furnigated to go into am
other county.
The hoof and mouth disease has
spread all over California but Fres-
no county. Please tell it to Flagstaff.
Tell the people to write and tell me
what they think about it.
Yours truly,
HELEN ANDERSON,
Age ten years, high fifth grade.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02
1.-THE MOCCASIN'' TELLS
OF THE CLIFF JEWELLERS

Harry e. Miller, the cultured
Apache chief, who writes under the
name of Indian Miller and whose tri-
bal cognomen is Crazy Thunder, has
just got out another edition of hi;
magazine, "The Moccasin," and it is
even more interesting than any of its
predecessors.
Mr.. Miller writes graphically. His
subject in this number, as in those
past, is Walnut Canyon, commonly
called the Ancient Cliff Dwellings,
located near Flagstaff, where he
spends his summers and has an ex-
tensive and very interesting museum
of antique Indian curios.
Mr.. Miller is one of the best adj
vertisers Flagstaff has. He has dis
tributed thousands of these maga-
zines to tourists visiting the Cliff
Dwellings and in that way has given
them circulation all over the United
States and into foreign countries.
The present edition is OF several
thousand and he is getting ready for
another edition.
The Moccasin for May, which was
issued from The Suns presses and IL
lustrated by photos made by Mayhem
of Flagstaff, contains 13 nalftones, on
heavy coated paper of views of the
Cliff Dwellings. Of pottery, arrow
heads, an antique sandal, and also IL
lustrates the present reptllian life
there Two of the illustrations feat
ure skulls of cliff dwellers found IN
Walnut canyon. The photography is
beautiful as to detail and the little
magazine is one that viii be treasured
by all who receive it.
Mr.. Miller tells of the lives of these
prehistoric people in a graphic and
interesting way. He is making the
Ancient Cliff Dwellings as well known
to the people Of the country as is the
Grand Canyon.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02
COUNTY REGISTER WILL
BE OPENED ON MAY S

Registration Of all electors in the
state of Arizona viii begin ON the
first Monday in May (May 5th, 1924
and will continue until the tenth day
before the primary election, or until
August 80, at 5 o'clock p. M, at which
time the books will be closed for II
days and no registration will be made
until September 17th, at which time
the books will again be open and reg
istering will again continue until Oc-
tober 18th, 1924, at o'clock p. m.
Qualifications of Electors
Every elector must be II years of
age, or over, a citizen of the United
States, either by birth or naturaliza-
ton; a resident of the state for one
year prior to the general election,
and a resident of the county and pre-
cinct for 80 days; must be able to read
the constitution of the United States,
in the English language, and be able
to write his or her name unless phys
ically unable to do so. Idiots, insane
persons. and persons non compos men
tbs or under guardianship, persons
convicted of treason or felony shall
not be qualified to register.
Naturalization
IF elector is a naturalized citizen
he must present his second or final
papers to the registration officer, else
he cannot be registered. IF, however,
such papers are lost or destroyed, the
elector will be permitted to register
upon executing and filing with the
registering officer an affidavit Civ
ing the time, place and court of issu-
ance of such papers, and the fact Of
their loss or destruction and circum-
stances connected herewith.
The above applies to women as well
as to men and contrary to the prac-
tice in the past, women do not become
naturalized by marriage to citizens of
the United States, but must also make
application for citizenship in like
manner as men. This does not apply
to cases prior to September %, 1922.
r. ri. MARINE,
4-25-2t. County Recorder.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02
JOHN SMITH, INDIAN,
REACHES THE AGE OF l42

Newspapers and agazine S
throughout the country continue to
devote space to the death of John
Smith, reputed to be anywhere from
137 years to 142 years old when he
passed on few days ago to the hap
! py hunting ground.
The New York Herald finds inspir-
alton in the aged Indians long stretch
of life to print an editorial, calling
attention to such facts that when
John Smith uttered his first cry, the
American constitution had not been
written. The Monroe doctrine was
nearly 40 years in the future. He
was five years old when the Bastille
was stormed in Paris; Is years old
when George Washington was gather
ed to his fathers; 19 years old at the
time of the Louisiana purchase; 20
years old when Napoleon was crowned
emperor Of France; 20 years old when
Perry won his famous victory in Lake
Erie; 81 years old when the battle
of Waterloo was fought and n years
old when the Civil war began.
1t would begin to seem as if John
almost had helped Noah build the
ark
"The only cause for regret" COM
ments another editor, lis that there
is no official means Of substantiating
the exact age of the Indian"
In this connection there has been
considerable speculation and some
doubt expressed. 1t is said by some
that at best, the age Of John Smith
must be guess work, because for
many years at least, he was unfam-
iliar with the calendar and there was
no way in which he could keep track
of the passing of the years. The
wrinkled character of his skin, giving
him an appearance bearing out almost
any assertion that might be made as
to how long he had been on earth, is
declared by some to have been caused
by q disease of the skin, well known
to medical science.
This much is beyond contradiction:
John Smith was an old men when the
white men first found him. His ex-
istence for great many years has
been traced and he had records which
served as proof that he had been on
earth long before the Oldest persons
now living were born.
Unfortunately, it cannot be shown
that he was born in 1880, or exactly
what year he did first open his eyes,
but there is abundant proof that
long before white men came to live
in Minnesota he ha,l the SHOWS of
large enough number of winters on
his shoulders to weight down the or
binary human being.
How old he was, no one knows;
that he was one Of the oldest persons
on earth at the time Of his death, if
not the oldest, is reasonable to pre-
Ex.
(The above clipping from Mime
sofa paper was handed us by Art
Williams Of Fort Valley, who says his
brother, Ed Williams, now living in
Minnesota, was partner of old John
for many years in trapping over the
north.)
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02
WILLIAMS BOY SCOUTS
HAVE ONE BIG NIGHT

Monday night, April %, viii go on
record as one of the outstanding
events of the Williams troop Of Boy
Scouts. It marked the first court Of
honor meeting to be held in Williams
by the organization for the purpose
of examining those boys who had
completed their second class, first
class ard merit badge tests.
The examination was held before
the court of honor with Professor
Cureton as chairman. Scout Execu-
tive c.. S. Mccormick, Jr., of the
Grand Canyon council, acted as exam
iner. The other members of the
court of honor were E. j. Nordykc,
DR.. G. D. Jeffries, Pete Cowbrough
and James Hudson.
The examination started at 1885,
when Scoutmaster Cope presented
nine candidates for promotion to sec
ond class rank, two candidates for
promotion to first class rank, and
three candidates for merit badges.
All the candidates we're on the
alert and promptly and correctly ans
wered the questions. Mr.. Mccormick
commented after the meeting: "The
best court of honor meeting held so
far in the council. The boys knew
their work"
After the examination the entire
troop marched to their seats in the
high school assembly room, were call.
ed to attention by Mr.. Mccormick,
and allegiance was pledged to the
flag by the entire troop.
Mr.. Cureton then took charge of the
program, first introducing the mem
bers of the court Of honor and ex-
planning the purpose of the meeting.
The second class candidates were
presented by Scoutmaster Cope to re-
ceive their badges The successful
candidates were Patrol Leaders Ken
meth Lebsch and Edward Hoffmeyer,
Scouts Leroy Perkins, Robert Roy,
Clifford Harrison, Henry Benham
Herbert Hackett, Jerry Duffield and
Joe Santa Cruz. Each marched to
the platform, saluted and had his
badge pinned on by Chairman Cure
ton.
The first class candidates presented
were Senior Patrol Leader Clifford
Bengston and Patrol Leader Miles
Cureton. The merit badge in music
was presented to Miles Cureton, and
badges in public health to Senior Pa
troll Leader Bengston and Scout Mas
ter H. N. Cope.
Mr.. Mccormick presented Rev. H.
F. Softley of Flagstaff as the speak
er of the evening. He chose for his
topic the early history and founda-
ton of the Boy Scout organization.
Rev. Softley had the opportunity to
take his Scout training under Sir Ba-
den Powell, the originator OF the Boy
Scout movement in England. He told
the boys about Sir Baden and how
they all wanted to be like him. He
also touched on his experience as
Scoutmaster in Illinois, and concluded
by preaching a sermon, as ne put it,
on "Be a Man" He hkened his sub
ject to a game of football which was
played by four rules. First, play to-
ward the goal, or, in other words,
have an aim in life. Second, play the
game hard, or put everything you
have into your play. Third, play the
game clean. Fourth, play the game
square. By playing the game of life
with these rules, which are incorpor-
ated in the scout oath and law, the
scouts of today will certainly be men
of tomorrow.
The meeting was closed by the en-
tire troop repeating the scout oath.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02
.COCONINO COUNTY MAN
APPOINTED OFFICIAL GUIDE

Ambrose Means of Williams, we'll
known to eastern big game hunters,
has been appointed a member of the
official guide group Of the Buffalo
Bill American association. Mr..
Means, together with Joe Jones, of
Wyoming. also guide and cowboy
of the west, will escort parties to the
bronze equestrian statue of Buffalo
Bill, which the association is creating
at the Cody, Wyoming, entrance to
Yellowstone Park. The great plinth,
or base, Of this statue is now being
completed, and the statue will be un-
veiled July A. Miss Jane Cody Car
low, granddaughter of Colonel Cody,
has been chosen to unvei the me-
mortal, which is the work of Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney.
Mr.. Means was chosen guide be-
cause of his acquaintance with Col
onel Cody. Mr.. Means was a cow
boy. and rode a bucking horse with
the wild west shows which Buffalo
Bill directed.
Mr.. Means, in addition to hunting
cougar in the west, has been on big
game hunting trips to East Africa,
where zebra, giraffe and rhinoceros
were the prizes. One Of the live
leopards brought back by him after
one of these trips was housed at the
Bronx Park Zoo for a number of
years, until its death not long ago.
Mr.. Means has also been on gorilla
hunts and one one Of his recent cougar
hunts in the west was accompanied
by Rex Beach, the author, Fred Stone
of Broadway fame and his brother,
Paul Stone.
Mr.. Means is in New York, but
plans to return West this week.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02
TAMMANY LEADER DEAD

Charles E. Murphy, leader of Tam
many hall, New Ycrk, died Friday.
Murphy succeeded the late Richard
Croker as chieftain of the country's
most famous political organization.
A street car driver who became
leader of the most powerful political
organization in the world and as such
played prominent part in the nam
ing Of mayors and governors and
nominees for the president-such is
the life story of Charles r. Murphy.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02
WILLIAMS BASEBALL CLUB
PLAYS AT NEEDLES SUNDAY

The Williams baseball club opens
its season next Sunday, playing the
Needles club at the latter place. The
following Sunday the boys will enter
tain Prescott at Williams. Games
have been scheduled with Needles,
Prescott, Flagstaff, Kingman, Jerome.
Clarkdale and probably the Leupp In
dian school. Indications are that Will
liams will have an unusually fast team
in the field this year and that they
will uphold the fine record made in
previous years.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02
THE EASIER THE HARDER

II hate to play against hard
loser.
Il dunno. It's darn sight better
than playing against an easy winner. /"
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02
BASEBALL TEAM WORKING
OUT; FIRST GAME MAY lS

The American Legion baseball team
have signed up the following games:
Kingman at Flagstaff, May 18; Will
liams at Flagstaff, May 5; Jerome at
Flagstaff, June 20; Flagstaff at Jer-
ONE, August II. The team was out
for practice on Sunday and Wednes-
day evening and is showing up fine
Manager Fred Browning is still look
ing, for a couple Of players to fill
third and short and an extra pitcher.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02
MISREPRESENTATION MISREPRESENTATION

FOR RENT - ROOM, S14 NORTH
Beaver street. Phone 245-W.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

FOR RENT - FURNISHED BED
room. Judge Gilliland's residence.
2 S. Sitgreaves. Phone 1901. 328-f
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT
307 West Clay avenue. 4-18-3tp
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

FOR SALES GOOD 25-FT. LOTS,
four facing Cottage avenue with
paving in, adjoining on Benton
avenue. Wish to sell in a body.
Mrs. w. H. Power 4-11-4t
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

FOR SALE = CHEVROLET, 1922
model, cheap, on terms. Inquire at
French Beauty Parlor or Turquoise
Tea Room 4-11-tf
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

1 HAVE TAKEN OVER THE HICKS
rooming house on West Phoenix
avenue. Open March /. Comfort
able furnished rooms. Rates very
reasonable. Mrs. P. L. Zion. 2-29-tf
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

FOR SALE = BECKER HOUSE ON
North Leroux street. Furnished. AL
so Broom Furnished house for
rent. Mrs. B. England. Phone
266-M. 2-29-2tf
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

TWO LOTS FOR SALE CHEAP,
close in. Inquire of G. N. Baty.
3-14-tf
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

WANTED = 8 TO 5-ROoM COT
tage, furnished, for June, July and
August. Write or call at 16 w.
Birch. 4-4-tf
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

FOR SALE = CLOSE IN, THREE,
four or seven lots. Inquire Falder's
Barber Shop. 2-8tf
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

WANTED SITUATION = ANY
kind of hotel work or porter work.
Colored. Ny wife and self wish
work. Will come any time. L. M.
Richardson, 607 E. Jefferson ST.,
Phoenix, Arizona.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

YOUNG MAN WANTS STEADY
position as store clerk. Some ex-
perience. Call 261-J.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

WANTED - ABOUT TWENTY
customers for pure fresh milk. S.
A. Richardson, Flagstaff. 5-2-2tp
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

MONEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED
real estate. Fidelity Building &
Loan assn, Masonic bldg 3-28-H.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02
CONSERVATION

Father: "But what's the use Of hav-
ing accounts with four tailors ?"
Son: "Well, you see, it makes your
bills so much smaller"
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

WANTED-TO BUY SMALL BAND
of sheep, with permit to run same.
W. r. Mann, Flagstaff. 5-2-2tp
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

FOUND, BUNCH OF 10 KEYS ON
the Lake Mary road Thursday after
noon. Owner can get same. at this
office by paying for this adv.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

FOR SALE-SEVEN ROOM HOUSE
southside, partly furnished, if de-
sired. Half way between new mill
and depot. Frank Leslie, Flag
staff. 5-2-tf
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

FOUR LOTS, EXCELLENT AS
building site for apartment house
or business block, across from
court house. For sale to the high
est bidder by the Federated church,
West Aspen.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

LLYS-OVERLAND 85-6 AUTO
mobile, 5-pass., in fine shape, good
Lightning 2-horse baler, to trade
for good COW, work horses, wagon,
harness, etc. j. d. Rupe, Parks,
Arizona. 3-28-tf
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

GARAGE FOR RENT-115 WEST
Cherry Ave. 5-2-1t-p
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

FOR SALE-SAWMILL AND BOX
mill machinery Complete informa-
ton apply B. M. Denison, Tahach-
api, California. 4-18-4tp
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

FOR SALE = STAR COUPE, ONLY
run 1000 miles, in fine condition.
Selling because have no garage.
Phone 65. 2-8-tf
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

SEED POTATOES FOR SALE-PO-
laris seed potatoes. See me at the
Lightning Delivery. 5-2-1tp
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

FOR RENT = MAY I, SEVEN.
room furnished house, with modern
conveniences, centrally located, at
800 NJ Leroux st. For particulars
write Mrs. C. A. Greenlaw, Flag
staff. Phone 123R4.
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

FOR SALE - 16O-ACRE RANCH,
well improved, work stock and ma
chinery, unlimited water. Address
Box 354, Flagstaff, Arizona. 4-1S-tf
The Coconino sun., 1924-05-02

FOR RENT-FURNISHED ROOMS
with or without housekeeping. 222
North Sitgreaves. 5-2-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-05
LIGHTNING STRIKES
 CHURCH STEEPLE

SELMA. Ala, Feb. 4.-The steeple of the First Presbyterian church was struck by lightning at about o'clock Monday morning during one of the worst rain storms for several months. Torrents of rain swept the streets, &C., companied by lightning. On account of the electricity running down the wire connecting with the top the church tower was saved from being demolished. The damage will be about $1 ,OOO. fully covered by insurance
 w. T. M0lett
 w. T. Molett. prominent Confederate veteran, large planter and at one time legislator from Dallas county, died Mon- day at his plantation home, near Orr vile. He was S1 years old Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at the family burying ground near Orr vile. Representatives from Camp Jones, Confederate Veterans. of which Mir. Molett was a member, will attend the services, which will be conducted by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-05
DELAY ELECTION OF
 NEW CHAMBER HEAD
Changed Aspect Of Ford Propo-
 sitiOn Cause Of Action

SHEFFIELD, Ala, Feb. 4.-At a meeting of the directors of the Shef- field Chamber of Commerce this morn- ing it was decided to delay the election of the president for the ensuing year for period of four weeks. The action was taken after edliberation on the program for the coming year and real ization that changed condition in the Ford proposition will mean an al- together different program.
 The James R. Grove post of the American Legion has obtainel an of- ficial marker for the grave of Private Peter $. Butler, a veteran of the World war who died in Sheffield and is buried in Oak Wood cemetery. Young Butler carried S10,000 insur- ance. 5000 for his father and $5,0O0 for his mother. who resides in Bulgaria, and will receive the insurance as soon as they can 0e reached through the American consul. Butler, who came to Sheffield as a stranger and engaged in business on Second street, was taken i'll with throat trouble and died in a Colbert County hospital.
 Dr. J. r. Chapman of Birmingham will be the guest of the Colbert Coun- ty Medical society tomorrow evening, when he will read paper on the treat ment of diabetes. During his stay here he will be the guest of his brother, Dr. l.. W. Chapman. of Tuscumbia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-05
EFFORT TO SAW
 BARS IS F0ILED.
Prisoners Sing To Drown Noise, But Suspicious Deputies
 Are On To Game
MUSCLE SHOALS BUREAU)

FLORENCE, Ala, Feb. 4.-The third recent attempt to break jail in Florence was frustrated last night by Chief Deputy J. o. Davis and Deputy Carl Copeland, who heard someone saw ing window bar on the second floor of the jail. When the officer arrived at the cells on the second floor the men had concealed the saw and were ap- parently asleep, but search disclosed the saw pushed far back into the cell known as the "cage."
 Several men have been allowed to re- pnaln in the corridors on account of the Crowded condition of the jail, and some of these dropped a strip of blanket out of window where a confederate tied the saw and bar of soap to it. The saw was drawn up and concealed after The officers had retired, after which work on the window bar was begun. The first thing that attracted the at tention of the deputies and aroused their suspicion was the fact all the prisoners began singing.
 w. (. Buck Expires
 W. c. Buck, 63 years old, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. H. Mastin, this morning. The body will be taken to Decatur for interment. Plan Memorial Exercises
 E At an executive session of the cham Der of Commerce this morning, follow ing conference with citizens of Tus- cumbia, it was decided to hold me- morial services for former President Wilson at 10 80 Wednesday morning at the Strand theatre in Tuscumbia. All civic bodies, fraternities, labor or ganizations and high schools have been requested to participate in the exercises.
 Rolled By Mississippian
 Chief Deputy J. o. Davis. who. was sent to Jackson. Miss, last week to bring c. P. Ruff back to Florence, where he is charged with non-support of his wife, failed in his mission. Deputy Davis found his man and had him in car preparatory to bringing him home when the sheriff of the county obtained write of habeas corpus and took the man away from him.