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The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
BABBITT BROTHERS WILL
OPEN new DRUG STORE

Babbitt Brothers Trading company
are installing fixtures in the west side
of their curio room and will move
their stock of drugs and patent med
icines there preparatory to opening an
all-areund drug store. The opening
likely will be as soon as a registered
pharmacist can be employed.
This move is made as a result of
the action of the state board Of
pharmacy in enforcing the state law
that no store located within three
miles of a regular drug store shall
sell drugs unless under the direct su-
pervision of registered pharmacist.
A suit against Babbitt Brothers on
the charge of having made sales from
their grocery department is now pend
ing in the courts, as are several sim
liar suits in which other prominent
Arizona merchants are defendants.
There will be no prescription de-
partment in the store.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
HARRY BOWEN ON DEATH BED

]. Harry Bowen, formerly of Flag
staff, now of Phoenix, was reported
Tuesday morning to be dangerously Ill
at st. Joseph's hospital, Phoenix,
with no chance for recovery. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Heisser of Phoenix called
on him the first of the week and
wired his parents in the east. Word
came back that his parents and sister
were hurrying to reach his bedside
before he died. He had told them
during the six years he has been IN
Arizona that he was enjoying good
health, and this was their first in
tination that he steadily had been
losing his valiant fight against
tuberculosis. He was seriously IN
iured on shipboard during the war on
his way to France, falling and
Jagged timber perforating one lung.
Harry has many friends in Flagstaff,
where he spent most of his time since
coming from his home in New York.
For some time he was connected with
the Leader, leaving it a few months
before it's demise.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
CITY COUNCIL HAS NEW
SANTA FE WATER PACT

City council has received the new
water development contract from the
Santa Fe railroad company. It may
have to be modified in some minor
details before acceptable to council,
but full analysis and discussion will
likely not occur until the regular
meeting of council on the night of
the 14th. The contract matter cam
not definitely be settled until the re-
port of the water engineers is receiv-
ed, and it is finally decided whether
we shall be able to build a dam in
Schulz canyon to impound water or
shall have to build reservoir. I'm
til that point is settled it will not be
known how much money will be need
ed, very essential phase of the con-
tract to be made with the railroad
people.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
SAYS HARVEY
NOT IN FAVOR
OFGALLUPT TO
CANYON LINE

That the Fred Harvey sys-
tenn has nothing to do with any
plan to build a highway from
Gallup to Grand Canyon, cutting
out HOlbrOok, Winslow and
Flagstaff, was the declaration
made at Tuesdays Rotary club,
by r. Hunter ClarksOn, chief of
transportation for the Fred
Harvey system.
Such a route has been surveyed,
Mr.. Clarkson said, by Denver people.
But, he asserted, Fred Harvey has
nothing to do with it. owe are inter
ested in only one road" he said, "and
that is the National Old Trails and
good road from it to Grand Canyon,
the latter to be built wherever the
people of this county and the park
service decide it should be built"
Continued on Page Thirteen.)
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
LOOKS LIKE FLAGSTAFF
WILL HAVE HOME BUILDING
BOOM THIS SUM MER

w. N. Hobson, Flagstaff manager
for the Fidelity Building and Loan
association of Salt Lake City, who re-
Gently arrived here to open offices for
his people, is now located in room No.
8, Masonic building.
Mr.. Hobson has been busy since he
arrived here, and already has secured
large number of accounts, which
presages an early home-building boom
for Flagstaff, something Flagstaff
has long badly needed. The Sun does
not know the terms of the contracts
with prospective home-builders, but it
is well-known fact that hundreds
of thousands of homes in the United
States have been built with the aid of
building and loan associations-ho
that otherwise might never have been
built. 1t is also known that owning
ones own home is great deal more
profitable than paying rent.
The building and loan association
idea originated in England many
years ago. It was big success there
for everyone concerned. There are
hundreds such associations in various
cities in this country. In one city
alone, Philadelphia, there are scores
of these associations and the result is
that practically every family in Phil
adelphia owns its own home. Phila-
delphia was city of more than
million population when the first
apartment house was built there. Ev-
en- now it has fewer apartment houses
than some newer cities not a tenth
as large.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04

roads in the park, he said. This and
the hoped for building of a permanent
road from National Old Trails to
Grand Canyon, will, he said, be tre-
mendous boon to the travelling pub
lie. -,
"For," he said, with due respect to
Yellowstone national park, my own
charge, Grand Canyon is the first
scenic wonder of the world and the
greatest attraction America has for
tourists"
There are Is million automobiles in
the United States, he said. Only
$4,000 of them visited the national
parks last year. The owner sof each
of the other cars has in the back
of his head the idea Of sometime Wis
iting Grand Canyon national park.
These tourists left hundred million
dollars in the west last year, Mr..
Albright said. That amount will be
rapidly increased each.~year as our
roads are improved.
The appropriation bill, he said,
gives the interior department the
right to build the road from National
Old Trails to Grand Canyon wherever
it chooses. "But," he said, "the park
service believes the matter of the lo-
cation of the road should be left en-
tirely to the people of Coconino coun-
ty"
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
SWATTERS CONQUERED THE
DEMONAIC SPARK PLUGS

Friday night the Spark Plugs met
the Swatters in mortal combat at the
Lame Duck bowling alley and were
defeated. The onslaught was fierce
and furious but the Swatters won by
1884 to 1916. Had it not been for
the prowess of the Swatters in the
first game when they got a lead of
106 the tale might have been differ
ent. But such gain is hard to beat,
and the Plugs could not quite make
the grade All bowlers in the match
made really excellent showing while
the stars of the evening were Bill
Katus of the victors, and t. E. Nc
Cullough of the honorably vanquish-
ed Toward the end of the match the
Plugs were creeping slowly but sure
ly forward but were unable to grasp
The laurels of victory.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
ASST. COUNTY ATTORNEY
GEORGE R. LEWIS IS SOON
TO LOCATE in WYOMING.

Assistant County Attorney George
r. Lewis plans leaving in a few days
for Green River, Wyoming, where he
will locate.
Prominent business men of that city
have for some time been trying to
persuade Mr.. Lewis to locate there,
and he visited there last fall. 1t was
not until a few days ago, however,
that he decided to make the change,
and then only when offered civic CO.
operation that he could not afford to
ignore.
Mr.. Lewis came to Flagstaff three
years ago, opening law offices here,
at first being associated with a Mr..
Swanner, who, however, soon left for
the northwest. When Frank Har-
rison was elected county attorney a
year ago last fall he made Mr.. Lewis
his assistant. Mr.. Lewis is a former
service man and is adjutant of the
local American Legion post.
Green River, a city larger than
Flagstaff and with big payrolls, at
present has no attorneys, so for a
time at least Mr.. Lewis will have the
field all to himself. The many Flag
staff friends of both him and his wife
will receive with regret the news of
the change, but wish them prosperity
and happiness in their new home.
Mr.. Harrison has no intention of
appointing an assistant to succeed Mr..
Lewis, at least not for the present,
and hopes to do all the work himself
during the balance Of the present
term.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
COT BOOZE THROUGH MAIL
AT WILLIAMS FROM Ell PASO

Juan Roman and Mrs. Bentura
Sanchez, his wife, were bound over by
Tom l.. Rees, US. commissioner Mon
day afternoon, for federal court on
charge of illegal transportation OF
liquor through the mails. The liq-
uor, mescal and tequila, was seized
at Williams by Deputy Sheriff G. Y.
Campbell, and Charlie Murray, town
marshal, when Roman came out OF
the postoffice with a package under
his arm. Mr. Campbell remarked that
there had been many Mexicans re-
ceiving such packages, all shipped
from Ell Paso, and he had become
suspicious.
Roman said that he was innocent
of any knowledge as to what was IN
the package, which was addressed to
Mrs. Sanchez. He said that he had
received letters from a man in Ell
Paso suggesting that he bootleg a
bit but that he refused to have any
thing to do with him. Then he re-
ceived the package.
Romans bail was set at $1,000 as
also was Mrs. Sanchez bail, but, ow-
ing to the fact that she is the moth
er of four children, she was released
on her own recognlzance.
Warrants were mailed some time
ago to Phoenix for the arrest of the
FL Paso man who shipped the booze
and who is doubtless at the head of
a bootleg ring there. So far there
has been no. notification here as to
his arrest. A letter from the U. S.
marshal in Eel Paso states that the
group there will be taken care of at
that end.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
|. B. KOCH new MEMBER
OF CITY COUNCIL, TAKING
PLACE OF DAN WILLIAMS

I. B. Koch was appointed member
of Flagstaff city council at special
meeting of council Tuesday forenoon.
responsibility few hours after it had
been passed on to him. He succeeds
Dan Williams, who was forced to
leave that day for further treatment
at the Mayo hospital, Rochester,
Minn., from which institution he re-
turned only a few weeks ago. A
great deal of business now before the
council made it necessary to accept
Mr.. Williams resignation, which had
been offered two weeks ago but
refused. With his absence and that
of Mayor Tom E. Pulliam and the
and the resignation three weeks ago
of Sam F. Quay, there were not
enough members of council left to
make legal quorum.
Mr.. Koch's appointment will meet
with general satisfaction. He has the
best interests of Flagstaff at heart
and his business ability, demonstrated
for several years as vice-president and
general manager of the Arizona Lum-
Der & Timber Co. is too well-known
to need comment
Mayor Pulliam, who for six months
had been acting superintendent of the
boys industrial school at Fort Grant,
with Mrs. Pulliam will be home the
last of this week, the regular super
intendent at the home, who was on
leave of absence, having returned to
his duties.
Council on Tuesday adopted resolu-
tions of respect to their late fellow
member, Howard L. Hunt.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
SANTA FE CUTS PASSENGER
RATES TO 3Iz CENTS A MILE

A voluntary cut on the railway
tariff for intrastate fares went into
effect Tuesday, according to an an
nouncement made by officials of the
Santa Fe railway company. This low
ering of the rail rates to meet those
which recently became effective for
fares between points in this state and
California and New Mexico, under an
order from the interstate commerce
commission, was unexpected, as the
ruling from the commission affected
only interstate fares.
The cut, which reduces the fare be-
tween Flagstaff and Phoenix from
S12.1O to $9.O5, puts Arizona on
rate basis with the eastern state. The
cut is from AS cents per mile to 3D.
cents.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS PROM

The junior class of the Flagstaff
high school gave its annual Prom last
Friday night. The entire school was
invited and the whole school came, as
we'll as many members Of the faculty,
who enjoyed the evening as much as
did the undergraduates. All after
noon the decoration committee had
been busy in the auditorium. Grim
son and white, the class colors, were
much in evidence.
The grand march was lead by the
charming Miss Althea Terry, presi-
dent of the class, and j. @. Thomas,
superintendent of schools. At its
close the dancing started, and the
evening was on. The music was
furnished by Mrs. Leo Garcia at the
piano,
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
WATCH YOUR ACCELERATOR

City Marshal S. L. Neill says as
how he guesses as how he'll have to
tighten up just a little bit on the
motorists. Some, of them are disre-
garding all traffic signals, especially
failing to give any at the turns, and
some are making the crossings little
too expeditiously. Safety of others
and yourself demands observance OF
the regulations and it is the duty of
the officer to enforce them. So, you
know, maybe you'd better be a little
careful.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
TWO FORMER FLAGSTAFF BOYS
IN NATIONAL LEAGUE GAME

The Chicago Cubs defeated the
Pittsburgh Pirates II to 8 Tuesday at
their exhibition game at Kingfnan.
Herb Mays, formerly Flagstaff pitch
er, pitched the last three innings for
the Pirates. Though he didn't have
good luck he did better work than the
men who preceded him. George
Grantham of Kingman, second base
man for the Cubs and shining star Of
the National League, knocked out
a home run with two men on. George
also was once Flagstaffian, having
attended Normal school here. A. C.
Elliott, the Cubs first baseman,
broke his leg in collision at second
base while running. He was left in
the Kingman hospital.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04

Besides, the people of this
county have been led to believe
have been definitely promised
the expenditure by the govern
ment of this money on the Flag
staff WinslOw road. To divert
part of it now to an inconsequen-
tial project north of Grand Can
yOn would not be playing fair.
Mr.. Goodman's assertion that if
any of the money is to be diverted to
any road not now in the per cent
system it should be diverted to the
Oak Creek road, is reasonable and
just. But, Coconino county people
want that money used on the Flag
staff Winslow road. In that way we
can eliminte that awful stretch of the
most-used road in this county. To
spend it on the Oak Greek road would
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04

The National Park SER
vice, Mr.. Albright said,
stands on this question just
where it did last year, add
ing that as the road from
Maine is the shortest of
several routes, it seems the
most feasible.
Mr.. Albright reviewed pending leg
islation. The national parks roaC
bill, approved by President Coolidge
passed by the house and unanimously
recommended by the senate public
lands committee, will, he said, un-
doubtedly be passed by the senate
1t will make available $75,000,00(
for the national parks roads the next
three years. Of that amount, Crane
Canyon national park roads will gel
$800,000, of which all but $4,000 will
be expended on the south rim of the
canyon for the building of permanent
roads to Grand View, Desert View
and to Havasupai and down into the
canyon to the Indian village.
Mr.. Albright said he and Superin.
tendent Eakin of Grand Canyon nat
ional park hope the work will be
started by July of this year.
This will mean all the year around
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
MRS. LOU THOMAS MAKING
RECOVERY FROM OPERATION

Word has been received from Lou
Thomas that Mrs. Thomas was oper-
ated on last Friday at st. Vincent's
hospital by DIR. Morton for goitre and
was doing fine. The goiter was an
exceedingly large one. The many
friends of the Thomas family will be
greatly pleased to learn that Mrs.
Thomas is making good recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas went to Cali
fornia last fall for the benefit of Mrs.
Thomas health.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
PREMATIBO DIAZ DEAD

Prematibo Diaz died the first Of the
week, the cause being enlargement of
bloodvessel in his back. He was 49
years old and leaves a widow, Marie
Martinez.
Mr.. Diaz had lived in Flagstaff for
nine years, much of which time he
was employed by Jack c. Kester, by
whom, as well as by others who knew
him, he was sincerely liked and re-
spected. His death followed several
months painful illness,
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
ROAD TO GRAND CANYON
SHOULD BE BUILT BY u. S.,
AND WHERE We WANT IT.
PARK OFFICIAL DECLARES

That the National park service stands for the construc
tiOn by the U. S. government of highway from the Nat
iOna Old Trails to Grand Canyon National park and be-
ieyes that highway should be where the people of this
county want tin other words, from Maine-was decar-
ed at Tuesday meeting of Flagstaff Rotary club by H0r
Albright, superintendent Yellowstone National park
and field assistant to Stephen Mather chief of the IT, S.
NatinnaI Ire
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
CITY ELECTION NEXT MONTH

City election comes next month, and
we will then again have full roster
of city dads. No action was taken
Tuesday to fill the vacancy caused by
Mr.. Hunts death as it was felt the
matter safely could go over until
election.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
HUNGRY FOR NEWS OF
OLD HOME TOWN

Dolph Bader, who is now assoc
lated with his father in the City Real
Estate and Building Co., 4101 Mis-
sion road, Los Angeles, writes The
Sun: "I ann lonesome for some Flag
staff news; no one writes me any
more, SO you had better send me The
Sun for l know it will supply all the
news.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04

Miss Pearl Bonisteele, secretary to
T. e. Pollock of T. E. Pollock Invest
ment Co., returned last Saturday
from Boulder and Denver, Colorado.
She had been gone two weeks, her
main purpose in the trip being to at
tend the annual Delta Delta Delta re-
union. She has for several years
been secretary of the organization.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
RUMORED PLAN OF CHIEF
FORESTER TO DIVERT CASH
FROM TRAILS TO KAIBAB
ROAD IS RESENTED HERE

The following letter to T. A. ROrdan president of the
Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce. from State Engineer
Frank Goodman is sefexpanaOry. At least ninetenths
of the people of COcOnnO county, probably larger
proportion than that will endorse most heartily Mr.
Goodmans cearcut views the matter in question. This
county is unalteraby for the construction of the Flag
staff WnsOw section of the National Old Trails road It
the most important road project in this county, not only
to the people of this county, but to the great travelling
public coming this way Now in condition than
any other section of this great highway connecting the
two oceans and used by great many times tour
lists than by any stretch of the imagination could
the road to the north rim of Grand Canyon it almost
ncOncevabe that the chief forester for moment en-
tertan any idea of dyerng part of the money from this
road to the north of Grand Canyon
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04

be to a large extent a waste, because
it would be only drop in the bucket
to what is needed to build road to
and through Oak Greek.
Here is the letter:
Phoenix, March 20.
Mr.. T. A. Riordan,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Dear Sir: During the month of Jan
uary each year the district forester,
district engineer of the u. S. bureau
of public roads and the state engineer
hold conference for the ALLEGATION
of forest highway funds for Arizona.
Since the initial program of APP
proved projects was started it has
been the policy to allocate all of the
forest highway funds available to the
projects on that approved program.
Continued From Page Three)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-17

Legion Wctkly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-17
University Students
Welcome Aunt Mary
With Candy, Flowers

Wayne Doty. Frank Carroll and
Leo Heron put on a clever skit. Col
ored College Campus capers." and
then Frosty" was led on. looking
magnificent. indeed, in his new pur.
ple blanket thanked with big gold
''W's."
The Varsity quartet appeared at
the end Of the second net and Miss
Robson talked a Bit 10 the students.
The house was packed from the
orchestra pit 10 way mp In the
gallery where the DAILY gdng' had
located. In the boxes. decorated
with Washington pennants, sat
members OF the basketball team.
and the aisles were dotted with the
ushering knights OF the Hook in
their knitted coats Of mail" Bright
colored streamers hung down from
the balcony purple and gold was
everywhere.
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100000 RUSS
SEEKING JOBS

GENEVA, Jan. 17,-Despite tho
greatly improved conditions Of tho
industrial and agricultural classes OF
Russia, the condition and unemploy-
ment OF the intellectual classes CON
tlnues TO grow steadily worse. accord
ing TO the latest statistics received
by the international Labor Bureau.
a year ago the total number OF
unemployed intellectual workers In
Russia was 111.OO9. This decreased
IN the early part Of the present year
10 i67ts0. but for tho close OF the
present year the number has now
increased 10 nearly 10000.
This Is more than one-fourth OF tho
total number OF unemployed regis
tered in tho soyiet's state labor
offices
One OF the striking features OF tho
unemployed Russian intellectual
workers is that fully two.thlrds are
between the ages OF 10 and 30.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-17
Sydney Healthiest
City of Its Size

SYDNEY. n. $, W, jan. i7,-syd.
ney is the heal,hlest large city in
the world. according TO n statement
issued by City Medical officer Pur-
dy, in which the death rate for the
municipality during the past year
Is Indicated as SOS per thousand.
tho lowest for any city with 100000
OF population or over. sydney and
its environs number approximately
100000. DIR. Purdy attributed this
satisfactory state OF affairs 10 the
generally invigorating climate and
the high degree OF sanitation re-
sulting from the campaign against
rats, flies and dirt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-17
W oman Juror Says She
"Cussed" at Boob Men

PORTLAND Ore Jan. l7.-Mrs Louise Palmer
Weber. clubwoman and prominent in democratic women's
organizations, cussed" out jury and caused such
fusion the jury that she dismissed from fur
Their service, il became known this morning.
Il admit | said hell and heavens and damn and
other words Just as bad" she declared 81 admit called
the other jurors ignoramuses fool and another
boob, but if you'll look up the word boob in the die
tionary you'll ind / right"
She was ON the jury on claims case and said they
fidded around so that free meal could be had Then
another juror said they had better not agree too
ii would look as if they had waited for supper.
They fooled around until 1890 p. and wanted to
Relay verdict until morning to them the price Of
room, she declared
"Then is when / turned loose"
verdict was returned at IL 80 p m, but Judge Taz-
well agreed to free the from further jury duty at
her request after other jurors had objected to her
swearing"
Mrs. Weber was formerly active in fight to have
women placed on the jury.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-17

TWAS A QUESTION

She was bidding her lover a fond
farewell. for he was going or pro-
longed business trip around the
world. Tearfully she chung to him
and asked: my dear Adolf. will you
be true TO me when you are far
away7 Promise me that you will
write to me from every town you
VISIT
And as he gathered her in his
arms. he cried: "oh. Ada. is II love
that prompts you to say this? Ada,
wear to me. do you really love me
or are you merely collecting for
Fign postage stamps7"-calgary
Herald.
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BY MELynLLE .. vORmEEs

Aunt Mary almost cried last
night at the Metropolitan when her
boys and girls presented her with
a big box OF candy smothered IN rib.
bons Of purple and gold. but she
didn't
She couldn't no one could on such
an ocehHlon as the annual UniYcr.
hiy OF Washington College Night.
when May Robson always appears.
this year ia a revival OF her RE.
juyenation Of Aunt Mary"
AZ Frosty put Il. when he was
led out before the footights by a
member OF Sigma Chi fraternity and
formally presented 10 the students
" Washington. the evening was a
''howlinR" success Frosty" you
know, Is full-biooded Alaskan
husky dog and Is the official uniyer.
city mnscot,
~ the close Of the first act Miss
Robson was presented with two 81.
guntic bouquets OF purple and gold
chryHnnthemums and II anyone was
IN doubt an 10 tho place OF May
Robson in the heart" OF Washing
ton he should have been present then
and felt the theater shake with stu.
dent applause.