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The Coconino sun., 1924-06-06

APRIL BIRTHS. IN STATE
EXCEED DEATHS BY 81

The total number of births in the
state for April exceeded the mortality
rate for the state period by 81, ac-
cording to the report of vital statis-
tics of the state board of health for
the month. The report compiled by
Mrs. Ruby L. Jacquemin, statistician
for the board, shows that a total of
SOB births were reported for April as
compared to death rate of $40.
Of the total number of deaths re-
ported, 122 were infants under the
age of one year, while 72 were babies
between the ages of / and years.
Approximately 25 per cent of the
deaths for the month were of babies
who had not reached the age of a
years.
The number of boy babies exceeded
the number of girl babies by 35, the
report of births showing that 319 of
the babies born were boys, while 284
were girls. In six of the counties, the
girls exceeded the boys, while in a
seventh, Mohave, there was tie. The
counties in which the girls exceed
ed were Apache, Coconino, Graham,
Maricopa, Navajo and Yavapai.
The report shows that eight pairs
of twins were born during the month,
but no triplets. Gila county reported
two pairs of twins, Maricopa four and
Navajo and Pima, each one pair.
The parents of 800 of the babies
born were white, according to the re-
port; of 227, Mexican; of 46, Indian;
of IL, other races, including negro,
while 19 babies were of mixed paren-
tage.
One hundred and sixty of the babies
born during the month were the first
born in the family, while 300 were the
second to the fifth child; 118, the sixth
to the tenth child, and 16 were the
eleventh to the twentieth child. In
the case of IL of the babies the num-
Der of other children in the family was
not given.
The mothers of 1874 babies born
during the month were under the age
of 81 years, according to the report,
while 297 of the mothers were between
the ages of 21 and 30 years; 156
between 80 and 40 years of
age, and 108 had passed their fortieth
birthday.
The number of babies born in each
county and their sex is as follows:
Apache, 5 boys, 8 girls; Cochise 81
boys, 21 girls; Coconino, 13 boys, Is
girls; ella, 62 boys, 45 girls; Graham,
IL boys, Is girls; Greenlee, s boys,
girls; Maricopa, 81 boys, 90 girls; Mo-
have, boys, girls; Navajo IA boys,
10 girls; Pima, 81 boys, 20 girls;
Pinal, Is boys, girls; Santa Cruz,
9 boys, 5 girls; Yavapai, IL boys, 13
girls, and Yuma, 13 boys, IL girls.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-06
ST. JOHNS BOYS STEAL
HORSES; LAND IN PRISON

Jack Blair, young fellow employed
by j. L. Danley, and Marvin Barrett,
step-son Of Mr.. Danley, saddled up a
couple of horses not their own and
started for Wyoming to engage in the
cattle business. Sheriff Haws caught
the boys in camp at Cedro and pre-
vailed on them to return to town. One
of the horses stolen belonged to Mr..
Danley and the other to Lynn Whit
ing.
The Blair boy was detained in the
county Jail until Tuesday, when he
pleaded guilty in superior court and
was sentenced by Judge Gibbons to
spend year in the state penitentiary.
He was taken to Florence Wednesday
by Deputy Sheriff w. L. Platt.-St.
Johns Observer.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-06
DRY LAW QUESTIONS
COME UP IN PHOENIX

In state case last year, heard in
Flagstaff, contention was made that a
privately owned automobile can be
looked into for liquor only by offic-
ers provided with a search warrant.
The same question has been brought
up in the federal district court on be-
half of a Mexican arrested at Peoria.
In his car, parked in front of a
Perioa dance hall, was reported to
have been found eight pints of whis-
ky. Prohibition Director Cassidy says
that bootleggers frequently park near
dance halls for the purpose of selling
their wares.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-06
SRINGERVILLE GREETS
Ell PASO TOURISTS

Springerville greeted the Ell Paso
tour Friday afternoon with Round
Valley band and banner of welcome
El Paso" across Main street. The
business houses were tastefully decor
ated with flags and bunting. There
were Is cars containing ID men and
six women. Gustav Becker and L. S.
Wilson were in charge of the recep-
ton accorded them. Ell Pasoans stag
ed a parade and snake dance through
the main street after which Mr.. Beck
er took members of the party to the
mountains where they enjoyed snow
ball battle. In the evening grand
ball was given the tourists. This far
in the tour there were seven cars
which had clear record, expecting
first prize of two thousand dollars
st. Johns Observer.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-06
COST FOR FIGHTING THE
HOOP AND MOUTH DIS
EASE NEAR $4,OOO,OOO

Reports of letting down, of the
bars to motorists into Arizona are
said to be without foundation. A tele-
gram received from Gov Hunt by
the touring bureau of the Automobile
club of southern California would in
dictate that motorists still are being
barred from that state.
Following is the telegram from
Gov. Hunt: Recent newspaper state
ment of modification of automobile
quarantine in Arizona not correct.
Registration of tourists arriving at
Needles, Blythe, Ell Centre, Holtville
and other California cities adjacent to
Arizona simply to prevent them going
on to river, where they will be detain-
ed without food, shelter or conven-
fences, and to stop the hundreds of
wires arriving at this office every
week complaining of sufferings. Per-
mits granted have been limited to re-
lieve distressed now there. All Los
Angeles papers were notified last
Thursday that this was being done.
Statements in press of Los Angeles
are adding to distress of AUTOMOBILE
lists. Such action tends to prevent re-
Taxation of quarantine by method that
can be adequately handled.
C"Signed)
GEO. w. p. HUNT,
Governor"
The public should bear in mind that
quarantine restrictions are just as
much in force now as heretofore, re-
ports from quarantine headquarters
stating that no notifications have
been made recently.
Cost of Fight on Disease
SACRAMENTO = The fight being
waged by the state and federal gov
ernments to eradicate the foot and
mouth disease in California has cost
to date $3,732, ,406.41, including COM
pensation to owners for the slaughter
of animals and the destruction of
on infected ranches. The
animals were appraised at
So ,697 ,406.41. During the campaign
to stamp out the plague more than
AZ 900 head of cattle have been kill
ed and buried and 10000 head of
sheep. These figures were prepared
and made public by H. w. Levers, of
the state department of agriculture.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-06
PHOENIX MEN APPEAL
IN NARCOTIC CHARGES

Appeals of Dr. R. A. Alton and
George Vlasses, after conviction on
narcotic charges in the United States
court, will be held September 6 in the
United States circuit court in San
Francisco. DR.. Alton has been given
a two years sentence for issuing
morphine prescriptions. He is at lib
erty under bond. Vlasses was SEN
fenced to five years for possession of
about 100 ounces of opium. He now
is in the penitentiary awaiting the
outcome of the appeal.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-06
GOMPERS WARNS UNIONS
AGAINST THIRD PARTY

The American federation of labor
today warned all trades unions to "be
on guard" and have nothing to do
with the St. Paul third party conven-
tion.
In formal letter signed by Sam
uel Gompers and other members, the
federation's non-partisan political
committee declared "plot has been
made to trick you into injuring our
labor movement and undermining our
national institutions" They also said
the convention was to be directed
from Moscow.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-06
MAN HELD AFTER DEATH
OF ARIZONA GIRL RELEASED

Grady Shelton, committed to the
county Jail on a felony charge of as
sisting in the performance of Grim
inal operation which caused the death
of Zella Sewers, has been discharged
by Judge F. C. Struckmeyer on a
writ of habeas corpus, on the ground
that the evidence produced did not
warrant holding the defendant. A
coroner's jury had found that the
woman had died as the result of a
criminal operation at Ell Paso and
that funds for her transportation to
that point had been furnished by
Shelton.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-06
ARIZONA LETTUCE SEA-
SON is VERY PROFITABLE E

The lettuce season in the Salt river
valley closed with the arrival of warm
weather The winter shipment in
cluded 991 cars and the spring ship
ments 396 cars.
In each crop was considerable loss
by reason of saturated market and
later because of warm weather, but
the season as a whole is considered
to have been profitable one. Most
of the shipments were "dry," with
about 20 pounds of ice placed in each
crate.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-06
STRAWBERRIES CHEAP

Picking Strawberries seems likely to
be the occupation of half the Verde
district next Sunday. The berries are
ripening so fast on John Hurst's Oak
Creek ranch that the largest force of
pickers he has ever employed is un-
able to harvest the crop. Therefore
Mr.. Hurst is inviting people to visit
the farm and pick their own berries.
He is making very low prices for
Strawberries in crate lots. A crate
contains Is baskets.-Jerome News.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-06
GIBBONS DEFEATS CAR
PENTIER AT MICHIGAN CITY

Tom Gibbons Saturday afternoon
defeated Georges Carpenter, being
given the decision at the close of the
tenth round. He had the best of
practically every round, but was un-
able to land knockout. The fight
started at 4:15, with "a good crowG
present.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-06
TROUBLE OVER TEACHERS

Because the school board declined
to reinstate two married teachers and
retained one married teacher, citi-
zens at Yuma and in the Yuma valley
have met to consider the advisability
of exercising the recall. The board
has expressed itself against a policy
of employing married teachers. Citi-
zens charge their position is not con-
siStent.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-06
SLAYER SUSPECT FREED

James H. McFadden, charged with
murder in the shooting of Albert
Funderburk on Broad street, Globe,
last month, has been released on bail
of $4,000. Funderburk on March II,
it is stated, made a threatening dem
onstration against McFadden in a ju-
dicial hearing in Globe.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-06

It's poor fool who can't be worked
both ways.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14

Of ths rereiVInr for Walter johnson dur
ing the Is years OF his major leaEne ca
reer HIS first backstop was charles
Street TIE battery Of johnson Rnd street
will live forever IN baseball. The neame
Eddie Alnsmith. who caught him LONGER
than Ruy other receiver. Val ficinlcn
and Muddy guei his present handler. for
the quartet Johnson pays street tho
compliment Of being the greatest catcher
he ever played with or against In the
majors
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14
VALLEY WRESTLING
MEET FOR LINCOLN

Lincoln, Dec 13-The annual Mis-
souri, Valley wrestling championships
will be held at the University OF Ne
braska March 10, 1925, according to
a schedule announced this week for
the Cornhusker grapplers.
The Nebraska wrestling team won
tho 1924 Missouri Valley champion
ships in the first conference meet.
held at Ames last March.
Dual meets for the Cornhusker
grapplers this winter have been ar
ranged with Iowa State college. Uni.
versity OF Iowa and Northwestern
university. The schedule.
February 14-Iowa State college at Lin
coin.
February z1-University OF Iowa at
Iowa City.
February 's--Uniy.rsity OF Minnesota
at Lincoln ffentstiye.)
March f--Sorthwestern university at
Lincoln.
March ls-Mlssouri Valley champion
ships at Lincoln.
March 2o--western conference. meet at
Minneapolis.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14
Important Boxing
Bouts This Week

December 15-Cha arIey Weinert
Against Jack sharkey, 12 rounds. in
NewAxk.
December I5-Tiger Flowers against
lea Anderson. 10 rounds. In Phila-
nooember 1B-Kid Sullivan against
Miko Ballerins. 10 rounds. in MIL
wAuksA
DeoembeR 15-Mschey walker
agsimt Joe Hicks. 10 rounds. in
Wi1kee- Barre, Pa
Dsbomber l5-sid Terris against
Whlfey Ftzgerald. 10 rounds, In Phila-
DeOembsr B-Frnnlde Weich
agA4nst Al Walthers. IL rounds, In
Doosmbor 15-Eddie Shea against
Yete Saxm1sno0s 10 rounds. In NIL
Wankoe.
Deoember 15-S - wsYt Mclean
against Eddie Anderson. 10 rounds. In
Duluth.
December 15-Ray Pelksy against
Harry Fay, 10 rounds, in Louisville.
December 16rIrish Johnny Curtin
against frankie Fasano, 12 romds. in
December 18Evlnoent 'Tepp0s Mar
tin against Johnny Leonard. II rounds.
December 1s-Kddis Durnbroosx
against Georxie Ward. 10 rounds. in
December ls-Ph Moran against
Basil Galliano. IL rounds, In New
Orleans.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14

The grid program which was COM
pleted this week is one of the most
attractive in the history OF Corn
husker athletics. Teams to play In
the Nebraska Memorial stadium next
season are Notre Dame, University
OF Washington, Seattle; Kansas and
Oklahoma universities.
The Oct. "a game with the Kansas
Jayhawkers will be Homecoming day
at the University Of Nebraska. The
annual clash with the Notre Dame
eleven Is scheduled for Thanksgiv-
ing day
The contract with the University of
Washington is home and home
agreement" the Cornhuskers jour
neying to the Pacific coast in 1926.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14
Draft Decision sIs
Was Wise Move

New York. Dec. 13.-The decision Of
the International league to accept the
modified draft, or 'selective system, -
as President John Conway Tools pre-
-fers to call IL. was a wise one says an
expert Once more. as result OF
this decision. the International is on
a plane with the American association
and the Pacific Coast league IN the
matter OF relations with tho major
leagues.
Jack Dunn. who wanted TO put his
star players beyond the reach of the
grasping major league magnates tun-
less the grasping magnates were pre-
pared to pay ridiculous prices for
them). had been the most bitter OPP
ponent OF the draft In any form in
the international league. and Dunn
had the support OF the Newark club
in his stand. However. Dunn and his
Newark colleague were won over at
the meeting and voiced their ap-
proval OF the plan by which only
players sent down from the major
lea CUES are eligible for the draft.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14
)HHappenedin Baseball

n cigar that would make hobo weep II
strong that Ty nearly strsnEied
hut he smoked Il and survived The nert
day Ty nads three safe hits That set
tied n. Ty smoked two or three cigars
every day and he began 20 hit At 400
clip snd has continued to nit the ball
and the weed ever since.
Tho University of Illinois Il n fine edu-
cational institution and many Of our
famous cnuntrymen wers graduated from
there. Also, there wer" graduated some
famous athleto-. In 1908. no loss than
five OF It's students were graduated from
this stately castle Of learning 20 enter
big league hascbail Carl LundEren. Jake
Higgins who played with the S. Louis
Cardinals for \ short period All because
famous in major league baseball Then
followed George Huff the director of ath-
letica, who was taken into the big show
a. manager of the Boston club. II was
Er.at hall team that illinoi, had dur
ing 1901 .n7.n3 and II cleanad M on
every college team from coast 70 eoafL
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14
Pugsc Kingdom Marked Scarcity Of Challenging Material for the Title
Olympic Diuing Champ Will
Appear at Nicholas Sem Wednesday

RF ISIS Betty Becker. the Olympic
M diving champion, who will ap-
A'A pear In the first winter tank
inset at Nicholas Sem hospital. on
Wednesday evening, December II, at
the special invitation Of DR.. A. p.
Condor. was the most brilliant figure
of tho bathing beauties parade when
she appeared on the boardwalk in the
Atlantic City pageant last August.
According to Coach Pete Wendell,
who has seen Miss Becker dive .
number Of times, she Il by far the
greatest OF the women divers Of the
age.
Corinne Condor. youthful daugh-
ter of DIR. and Mrs. A. p. Condor,
holder of the world record for so
yards free style for the 6O-foot tank.
will swim a special exhibition and
also make an effort to establish
new midwestern A. A. L. record
for 100 yards breast-strolSe.
Among the several new freshmen
swimming stars who will make their
debut are F'erne Wingerd. Lucille
Race, Haynes Cutin and Isabelle Ashei-
ford. These young nurse swimmers
have just learned to swim since Sep
tember and have already swan one
mile crawl stroke, one-half mile side
stroke and one-quarter mile back
stroke and bid fair TO become the
mermaid sensations of the hospital
natatorium
Free style, backstroke and breast
stroke races and water polo are also
on the program, which should make
the gala a snappy affair from start to
finish
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14

Clyde Cox. end. of kenesaw. Neb..
has been elected captain OF the 1875
kearney Normal eleven. He Is also a
track and basket ball athlete.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14

"HE last stand of a great Amer
lean big game animal.
- That is what the above picture
shows. 1t Is a last stand that is al
most hopeless, for the greatest OF all
enemies Is causing it. That enemy is
starvation. The elk are starving by
the thousands in jackson Hole, Wyo.,
most famous big game region of this
country
They are starving because the
cattle have usurped their natural
ranges and there is no grass left
for the elk in the lowland pastures
when they come out Of the high
lands in the late fall and early win
ter.
According to the Izaak Walton
League of America, national organ
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14

James J. Jeffries retired undefeated
in 1908 because there was not enough
worthy opposition-has the heavy
weight section of fistiana been SO
utterly devoid of worth challenging
material as 1t Is at the present time
Jack Dempsey, who sits on the
throne. has just one thing to worry
~sbout-not that he may be relieved of
mis- 1aurels, but whether or not 1t
will be possible for Tex Rickard to
find a man well enough liked by the
public to draw sufficient money at
the gate for the championship battle
to interest the Manassa Mauler and
his manager, Jack Kearns.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14
ST. JOE TEAMS BUYS
COAST OUTFIELDER

Sacramento. Cal, Dec. 13.-Lee
Moreing. one of the owners. and Bud
dy Ryan, manager OF the Sacramento
club OF the Pacific Coast Baseball
league, returned Tuesday from the
minor leagues meeting in Hartford
and announced that they had sold
Art Smith. outfielder. to the st. Jo-
seph club OF the Western league.
Moreing said he had given up hope
Of obtaining any Washington Amer
lean league players owed him on ac-
count of the deal for Earl McNeely
and that he had about decided to ac-
cept $4,000 offered in lieu OF three
players.
The Sacramento owner declared the
list Of available players did not con-
tain any men that he desired. conse-
quently he will take the money and
purchase his new players elsewhere.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14

joe Tinker. the famous shortstop Of the
Chicago Cubs from 1909 until 1912. has
record OF never being hit by pitched
ball during that time.
April II, 1910. Milwaukee team, In q
nine-inning game played against Mime
apoils. had 81 assists. Cook shnrtrtop
for the brewers had ] 2 assists, II chances
altogether. This record OF tho Milwaukee
equals the best.
Ty Cobb's batting average was fading
rapidly. ffe was hitting the ball Just
as hard sud just often but n dropped
into the hands Of the frisky outfieiders
with persisteney that caused Ty many
sleopIess nights and gloomy days
Bill Donovan took Ty 10 ono sids snd
Informed him with much seriousness that
order 10 clear his batting eve. Look a.
Billy Keeler." said Bill. "hs smokes 10
or II cigars every DAY and his batting
evc IL lust Rs good aver" Tv never
used tobacco although he was reared in
tobacco growing state. Bal handed Ty
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14
CLOSE ENTRY LIST
FOR CUE MEET

The entry list for the annual
Interstate Pocket billiard tourna-
ment that Is held each winter at the
Paxton parlors has closed with 10
cue-wielders in the race for the
$1,000.
Only in the event that one of the
10 entered withdraw will another
entry be accepted.
The tournament starts Al the
Paxton. January 3. and continues
for three weeks. Two games will be
played each day, one in the otter
noon and another in the evening.
The list OF contestants follow:
r. stephen. George Sneed. Omaha;
w. Wilson. Jimmy Barber. NJ. L.
Stoneman. Elmer Mohr. Ed. Larson.
William owen.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14

in 1899, and the books show that the
conqueror of Lanky Bob took up the
business of fighting in 1896. when
Corbetts reign still had full year
to go. jeff retired in 1904. but came
out Of retirement in 1910 to meet
Jack Johnson, who had beaten
Tommy Burns. Johnson, who clinched
the championship by beating Jeffries
at Reno, dates the beginning OF his
service in the ring to 1899. the year
in which JEFF first knocked out Fitz-
simmons.
Corbeft lost to Bob Fitzsimmons
in 1897 and Fits record reveals he
first boxed professionally when he
took part i'm a tournament in 1880,
though it was not until 1889 that
he may he said to have begun TO
follow the game for a living. At
any rate this later date preceded
Corbett's winning Of the title by
three years.
Tho leading contenders for the
heavyweight championship At this
writing are Harry Wills. Tom Glib
bons and Jack Renault, with outside
chances accorded to Luis Angel
Firpo, who already has had one
crack at It, and Ermino spalla. II
these men seek encouragement in
their quest. they may get It from
their records: Wills began 20 fight
In 1911, Gibbons IN 1913. Spalla In
1918, and Firpo and Renault in 1873
either before or in the same year
that Dempsey scaled the heights.
II may be that one OF the younger
heavyweights around tho country
Tony Fuente, for instance-wir be
come the next champion. but. as the
foregoing illustrates. the dope is
against them. Whether or not the
dope proves TO be good IN this case
II illustrates clearly one point. that
II takes man OF considerable ex.
perience In a rough school TO win The
title.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14
VANCE DESERVES
LEAGUE HONORS

New York. Dec. 1s.-Arthur Daxzyl
Vance. Brooklyn's wonderful right
handed pitcher. who has been voted
as being the most valuable player in
the National league last season. de-
serves the new honors. Vance won
ss games and was charged with only
six defeats during the season. and.
while he was compiling his spec,acu-
lar record. he struck out IS. batters
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14
HIGH SCHOOL TANK
MEET AT O. A. c.

The Omaha Athletic club Will
sponsor the annual Nebraska State
High school swimming meet at the
clubs pool February Is. accord.
ing TO an announcement made last
night by Denny Ryan. athletic di-
rector at o. A. c.
The Omaha Athletic clubs dual
swimming meet with the Unlver-
sity water splashers will be held
At the o A. c., February 20.
Director Ryan has arranged 20
hold the club championship March
20.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14

FORK Giants VIII tour South Amerlca nexf
year. spreading the gospel OF baseball
throughout the vast expanse OF territory
which stretches from the equator to Rio
de JaneirO This was the news spread in
New York by John McGraw. manager Of
the Giants when he returned from the
six-week trip IN Europe. That trip proved
a grand bust as far money making
was concerned.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14

ization of sportsmen, which is carry
ing on a campaign to raise 100000
to buy up more ranges for the elk,
the elk face extinction unless they
receive help at once. During the sum-
mer months the elk feed in the high
lands, where few cattle penetrate.
When the snow comes they follow
their centuries old custom and
migrate in large herds to the pastures
of the lowlands These are already
covered with snow when they get
there. The elk feeds by pushing the
snow aside ard eating tho cured
grass underneath. But they do not
find any grass underneath. The cat
tie have cropped 1t close TO the
ground.
So the elk starve In large numbers.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-14
BROADCAST
REPORT OF GAMES

Iowa City. Ia. Dec. 13.-Play by
play reports of Iowa basket ball
games this winter will be broadcast
by the university radio station
WHAA. A sound proof box has been
built in tho armory bleachers which
contain instruments recording the
running story of the game and the
cheering OF the crowd.