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The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE NO. II
University Land Timber

University Land Timber
The State Land Department,
Phoenix, Arizona, July 1, 1924.
Notice is hereby given that in con-
formity with the provisions of the Act
of Congress known as the Enabling
Act, approved June 20, 1910, the Con-
stitution of the State of Arizona and
the Act of the Second Special Session
of the Second State Legislature
of the State of Arizona, en-
titled in part can Act to provide a
Code for the Systematic Administra-
ton, Care and Protection of the State
Lands" ETC., approved June 26, 1916
the State Land Department will on
the 22nd day of September, 1924, at
1880 A. M. o'clock at the Coconino
County Court House, at Flagstaff,
Arizona, sell at public auction to the
highest and best bidder 7,898,000 feet,
B. NJ, more or less, of western yellow
pine, upon the following described
University land, viz:
Sections Is and 80, Township 21
North, Range 5 East, containing 81
100000 B. NJ, more or less, at $3.50
per M. feet,
Section II, Township 81 North,
Range 6 East, containing 3,318,0O0I
B. NJ, more or less, at $3.50 per M.
feet,
Section 2, Township 21 North,
Range 8 East, containing 1,250,00O
B. NJ, more or less, at $3.50 per M.
feet, G. & S. R. B. & NJ, Arizona Tu-
sayan and Coconino National Forests,
Coconino County, Arizona. Said Sec
tions contain approximately 1850
acres, more or less.
No bid of less than $3.50 per NJ
feet, B. NJ, will be considered
The successful bidder must deposit
a certified check for an amount
agreed upon by the bidder and the
State Land Department, drawn in
favor of the State Land Department,
at the time and place of sale.
The right to reject any and all bids
is reserved.
For further information concern
ing the timber and sale conditions may
be obtained from the State Land De-
partment, Phoenix, Arizona.
STATE LAND DEPARTMENT,
Vernon Vaughn, Commissioner.
First publication July Is, 1924.
Last publication Sept. 19. 1924.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Juan Gonzales, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed Administrators of the estate of
Juan Gonzales, deceased, to the credit
ors of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers,
within four months after the first
publication of this notice to the said
administrative at the office of F. M.
Gold, Babbitt Building, Flagstaff, Ari-
zona, the same being the place for the
transaction of the business of said es-
tate, in said County of Coconino.
Dated Thursday, this 24th day of
July, A. D., 1924.
FELICINA M. GONZALES,
Administrators of the estate of Juan
Gonzales, deceased.
7-25-4t.
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Camp No. / Precinct

James Cobb, Inspector
Robert Rhinehart, Judge
P. ]. Murphy, Judge
E. A. Mcnamara, Clerk
Mrs. P. ]. Murphy
John Lugin, Marshal
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Flagstaff Precinct No. 3

Flagstaff Precinct NO.
Chas. j. Nickel, Inspector
a Ars J. Mitch Mitchell 7,iald Judge a Polling Place
Joe Tissaw, Clerk CnrlSLlan
Alec Lawson, Clerk Church
Hugh Tillman Marshal
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Flagstaff Precinct No. 2

P. j. Lindernan, Inspector
Mrs! Mrs. Grover rover Jones, ones Judge Polling Place
Mrs. w. j. Ryan, Clerk BfanneH
3 R Elmore, Clerk School
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Riordan Precinct

Fl. H. Lewis, Inspector
Francis Decker, Judge
John Cow, Judge
Chet Monroe, Clerk
Vernal Willis, Clerk
j. R. Willis, Marshal
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Camp No. "a Precinct

Notices have been mailed to all above named persons,
kindly fill in whether not you serve and return
to Supervisors Office Immediately In the event that
YOU cannot serve kindly place the of eligible
person on the notice
j. B. RICKEL,
.yetA~ - - Clerk, Board of Supervisors.
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Flagstaff Precinct No. |

John Marshall Inspector
Lou Dougherty, Judge
Mrs. Mamie E. Griffin, Judge POlllng race
Mrs Paul s. Coffin Clerk Court House
Fred Browning, Marshal
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Tuba City Precinct

j. P. Kerley, Inspector
Mrs s. Molie oil, Gzeae Keriey, Judge Polling Place
Mis- Miss Florence = 7c B Butler d Clerk School House
Conrad VanZee Marshal
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FredOnia Precinct
Anderson Canyon Precinct

A. L. Tillman Inspector
L. d. Hunt, Judge n II.
Mrs. w H. Norman, Judge rsv Polling Place.
&C Walters, ST., Clerk 4 School House
Conrad Pessara, Clerk " w@TE
A. G. Reed, Marshal 4 IL -
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Upper Oak Creek Precinct

Fred Thompson Inspector
J. E. Purtyman, Judge Pollino place
Mrs. s Maggie Purtyman, Clerk LampOrt
I. l. Pendley, Clerk Ranch
j. B. Smith, Marshal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-12
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

IT'S THE NEW YEAR is ushered in over rolling plains
IA Of this our beloved State of Indiana State Legs
ature ogas grid itself for the task of providing
laws whereby people of the Hoose State shall live
their daily bread and die.
Already bill Not the of full grown
bills bearing Endorsements of many worthy organl
zaons-but of baby bills peeking from the
overcoat pockets of their noble creators.
Already although the season is yet young,
this and that section of the Statea movie BILL Bible BILL
primary bill, ad infntum.
Legislators all sections of the State writing in the
labor of conception that more bills may bless the people of
Indiana.
But now a shadow looms From high in the counses
Republican party the suggestion that timehon
ored changed that the legislator should
business with speed finish it. and adjourn at the end of forty
daysteen days than has been the custom for To-
these many years.
the last session of the Indiana State Legislature sos bills
were introduced into the Representatives 22 into the
troduced this Legislature and the session to be cut
forve days House would be required to de
debate and pass reject approximately
of twenty bills day.
And already there are of laws which
mere bills, the Hoosier statute books
PROFESSIONALLY would be proper that the legislator
should with unseem haste any matter brought It's
tention in form Of bill Such procedure would violate all
rules of fact and fiction.
Therefore, the answer If Indiana legislator
led by the Republicans both Houses would the
people money and adjourn within fortyve days there be
less bills.
The legislator from Siwash perhaps Indianapolis
forego the pleasure of being proud daddy of large
family of bills
Father Time who watches years bills and legislators
come and 90, viii reveal the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-12
RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
By GAYLORD NELSON
Jog

~ HE city plan commission has
| adopted a proposal for the
elimination of the jog in Hi
nois St. at Sixteenth St. Which i'm
provement is badly needed to facilI-
tate north and south movement.
For the kink has prevented Illinois
from being an artery through which
traffic could circulate swiftly. In
stead 1t is a varicose vein for traffic.
When people sauntered afoot it
was inmaterIal whether streets fol-
lowed geometrical lines or grapevine
patterns. So streets would wander
aim,essly until they lost all sense Of
direction-then doubling back would
curl up on themselves and expire.
\ city that POSSESSED a thorough
fare little less torutous than a Iaby-
rlnth boosted about It. Like the
Street called Straight" which the
Damascus Chamber Of Commerce
advertised
But the automobile and speedy
traffic makes necessary straight
streets.
For an automobile doesn't amble.
Crooked roads or Short turns annoy
H. Unless It slows down 1t may
miss a Siuk and burst right in on u
strange family for supper
Crooked streets are picturesque.
But there's nothing picturesque
about an accident caused by an un-
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Science

A government commission has
been appointed ia lilo Philippines To
study engineering precautions to
prevent a disaster 10 Manua By
earthquake
Tho Manila observatory has long
been famous for its work in connec-
zion with cart hquakes. typhoons and
volcanoes The work done there IS
now of especial interest because of
the fact that the growing congestion
III the streets OF American cities will
make tho loss Of lie and property
MUCH greater n future disasters
than in tho past.
There have been eleven such dis
asters In the last twenty-one years.
Six Of them were in American lands.
,Arce were in Jaranese and two We're
I-aliau- Much progress has been
made In the study Of earthquakes.
and. while IT cannot vet be said that
science can predict them with any
degree OF accuracy, it is probable
chat this viii he dono some day.
Meanwhile, certain cities have
adopted strict earthquake building
codes. Others are trying engineer.
ing experiments and others doubling
their water supply, for it is fire that
causes the most damage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-12
Nature

United States has twelve species
of heron and all belong in the warm
States However. families OF three
or four OF these some times
wander northward. One colony of
1000 pairs regularly breed and spend
the summer on a swampy farm in
Michigan. where the owner protects
them from hunters for the milllners.
Black crowned right herons, the blue
crane. green heron and the bittern
are the species most seen up north.
II your pond or the river is infested
with water snakes. get a. pair Of
blue herons, wings clipped. and
they'll clean 'em up. A. e. Austin.
Sufield, Mass. saw one OF his
herons drive its bill clear through
a mink's stomach with one poke.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-12

Christmas is a heap OF trouble
Everything in this world that's
worth q darn is a heap Of trouble.
One great flaw in polite society is
you must use the word darn"
Antiques are nice Christmas gifts.
Give your girl petttcoat.
Narcissus bulbs make n swell gift
and may turn out to be something
besides onions.
How about pottery? A shapely
terra Gotta vase is always handy for
throwing at book agents.
A home is as comfortable as its
furniture. Give your wife an easy
chair for you TO sit in.
How about bed for Christmas?
Get a small one so only one or two
burglars can hide under 1t,
Handmade lace is nice for Christ
mas. Except for the flaws you can't
tell it from real machine-made lace.
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.)
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RUAIORS

r low DO RUMORS absolutely unfounded fact orig
I'LL of the unsolved problems Of the
world from the time Eve listened the that eating the
apple would until the present day Many
tation has been lost and many life wrecked by
merely amusing In this class the
concerning present whereabouts of Morton Hawkins
president of the Hawkins Mortgage Company and
a fugitive from justice
The latest ard perhaps the best is rat Hawkins, dis
gused-kind Of disguise specifed-is working mail
in the Indianapolis posoce Another is that he is in
Spain spending S000O00 he saved from the wreckage of his
business has him working Southport
These are Just some Of many
Where does this sort Of thing STARE
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OF
EVERGREENS
IS INDUSTRY
Christmas Trees Now Being
Raised for the
Market.
Times Washington B4reGw.
1905 1sn Vasr. a, =,

- b =
E03A sHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Abol-
Nk(I ish the Christmas tree?
w Never, say the American
tree Association, the United States
Forest Service and Ralph s. Hosmer.
professor Of forestry at Cornell Uni
versity, in chorus.
At the recent forest utilization
Federal bill to prevent sale Of Christ
mas trees, but his idea met with 4
cold reception.
You may buy your tree. set it up
AT home, and enjoy it TO the full
without a Qualm of conscience. says
the tree association, for you are not
encouraging wanton waste. Instead
you are supporting d new and legitI-
mate industry.
Going Into Business
For people are going into the bust
ness Of raising Christmas trees
Large areas Of waste land not
capable y utilization for agriculture
are being planted to evergreens. The
trees are planted two or three feet
apart and grow about foot each
year. Trees that are cut each year
are Immediately replaced. and in q
short time the tree grower has 81
satisfactory business. As this plan
is more and more generally adopted
Il Viii result in an industry entirely
apart from the lumber and paper
pulp forests.
But even At the present time few
Of tho Christmas trees cut can he
regarded ~ wasted. Most II those
supplying eastern cities come from
land that has reverted 10 forests or
from balsam thickets or from cut
tiugs designed to keep agricultural
land open for grazing. and these
would actually he wasted If 1t were
not for the Christmas tree market
Here and IN other parts OF the coun-
cry whore n number of young trees
are cut Wisely each year. this re-
suits I'm actual benefit 10 the trees
that are left
5000. 900 Trees Annually
The United States Forest Service
says that our forests are being cut
AZ tho rate of 70 100000 acres "a year
Five million Christmas trees are be
ing used annually, but these grow
INK us they 10 in a forest. would
cover only 10000 acres, Il all put to
se;her In q single square. In other
words. the trees cur for Christmas
are only one--en-h If one per cent
~ all the trees cut annually
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-12

HE LEGISLATURE should heed the request Of Indiana
county that the law he amended provide for
revauaon Of real 1929 instead Of 1926 pro
vided.
Real values just those Of any other type of prop
ery ucuae from year year Since the last real an
praement 1922 there has been considerable REIMBURSEMENT
of values particularly o farm land,
During the last years the price Of farm land has gone
down considerably But the taxation valuation remains the
The result that in many farm land is valued for
considerably than would bring the market. The
suit that many the farmer bearing than hi,
Just proportion of the burden
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lied tax burden, FOR all sullivan
County assessments are ridlcuIously
low
Which is possible. For by under
valuation county's share Of the
State levy is reduced. On the other
hand. high valuations make low local
tax rates. 50, assessments are kicked
about by local Influences. and poll
tieians who point with pride and
view with alarm tax rates
But # isn't his tax rates that
breaks the plain citizen It's the
amount h. pays. And he wants that
amount equitable. Whether all
property is appraised at cash value
or not. Instead. with huctuatins To-
cal assessing ratios the burden is
frequently lnequi;able and CALLING.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-12
RICH MEMS DOLLARS
AND WHAT THEY DO

In North Carolina bearing his name.
Man longs for Immortality The
Hrst opportunity for an immortality
he can see Is in extending his life
through his children and their chill
dren. Another way is to perpetu-
ate his name by lacking 4 onto an
institution which IS growing more
popular than having it carved on
an imposing burial vault or tomb
stone.
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Which is sage
counsel. But off
hand the State tax
commission seems
to ignore its own
preaching.
For recently it
reduced a Sullivan
County appraisal
q home costing
$50. 000 IF O N
$4,000 to $4,000.
Which is scarcely
within Geographic
distance of cash
value.
But It declares
its act only equal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-12
Assessment

xvi. A. HOUGH, member Of the
1--WE State board OF tax commits
- sioners. addressed the county
assessors in conference Wednesday,
Assessing property at true cash
value is the only way to arrive at
equitable assessment" he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-12

Are the Appalachian Mountains
older than the Rockies? If so.
why are the Rock Mountains
higher?
Yes, the upheaval that caused the
upthrust Of this chain occurred at
an earlier period in geological his
tory. The Rockies are higher, for
The very reason that they are
younger than the Appalachian Noun
ta3ns. The older a mountain chain.
the more erosion wearing DOWN by
frost, snow and water. has occurred.
The Oldest mountain ranges ara
those which have been subjected 70
these Influences for the longest
time. and their height has conse
quently been Iessened-
What is chalk and for what is
/, used?
Ii is Il soft. earthly. finely granu-
lar variety Of limestone. white, gray
ish white. or yellowish in color.
Chalk j. formed chiefly by sea-b0t-
tom accommodations Of the shells Of
small fHaminifera. combined with
numerous minute organisms known
aS siliceous spicUles Of sDongcs, and
shells If rad.o.aria The uses OF
chalk are many. When mixed with
binding substance il finds wide
application as a writing material
What are some Of the words
that have come into common usage
in Ene.Sh durinc this century?
CamouHage, Hun. dud, cootie.
happer BoishevIhl, buddy, caboodla,
cafeteria, radio. hangar. aerial
antenua. wireless. fuselage. volplane.
tHotcherize. methylene. diriglble,
biimp.
what is The height Of the Mat
rerho,u Mountain in Switzerland
14,IS2 feet.
Is there a species Of skyIariS ma
tive to the United States?
Yes. there is one native slIylaTk
known as the Missouri skylark.
which is found on the prairtes.
On what should captive SOUR
rels be fed?
On lettuce. green vegetables. corn.
ana plenty Of nuts.
How old. was General Pershine
when he retired from the Army?
He retired on his 64th birthday.
Sept IS 1873
How many positions are there
ON "a basketball team and what
are they?
Right forward. left forward, cen-
ter, right guard, left guard
Where DO our fresh-water GELS
come from?
American fresh-water cells ara
hItched in the North Atlantic Ocean.
near the Island Of Bermuda.
Who was the famous author who
took a leading part in affairs al
Ffume2
Gabrielle D'Annunzio.
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JOllnny's Economy

Johnny. have you no manners?"
We'll, If / waste them now l won't
have any when company comes. -
Boston Transcript.
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Ask The Times

You can get an answer TO any ques-
ton Of fact or information by writing
10 The Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau, 1922 New York Ave, Wash
ington D. C, inclOsing cents In
stamps for reply. Medical. legal and
marital advice cannot be given. nor
can extended research be undertaken.
All other questions will receive a per-
sonal reply. Unsigned requests cannot
BE- answered AL letters are confden-
IA--Editor.
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FOR THE GOOD OF ALL

OST OF Us believe in the greatest good for the greatest
lIVI number That is, do long VIII do
Ii it Ioes-that is a different matter.
Growing indianapolis is finding its clothing fitting tightly
finds the natural expansion present limitations
practices be abolished They removed progress
restricted.
another forward step in which the city plan
commission asks that Capitol Ave be opened up
vehicle traffic Sixteenth Twenty First ST. and
Thirty-Fourth st. and Maple Rd Citizens
protesting bitterly against this point of the city thor
oughfare plan.
OF course hrieing horns and numbering trucks ap
peal any peaceful resident But trucks have proved
economical and convenient transportation To prohibit
from easy the city barrier industry Indanapo
lis grow.
Capitol Ave boulevard below Sixteenth St
dusty forced become open thoroughfar
takes another forward step and Capitol residents must a
cept the undesirable results
Next time it Will be other section city but it
usually for the greatest good of the greatest number
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-12

FOUR BANK ROBBERS and murderers have just beer
hung in Canada because they neglected the
States
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SWISS COMPOSER has written symphony that was in
spred by American locomotive in action The ivver may
get into grand opera yet.
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IT LOOKS though the balloon pants style is blowing up
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What is the height Of the Mat
terhoIu Mountain in Switzerland
14,IS2 feet
Evening star., 1924-01-11
WIFE SPURNS PEACE
/ WITH WRITER'S AIDE
Bassett's First Effort for Recon-
-ciliation at Nina Wilcox Sander
sons Plea Fails.
ADVANCE coLDLY RECEIVED
Calls at Post Office, But Wife Re.
fuses Meeting.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MADISON, Conn, January H.
Felsworth Bassett, clam digger, house
painter. chauffeur and orange grow
er, has failed in his first efforts to
become reconciled to his wife. basket
ball player and postal clerk, from
whom he became estranged when he
went to work for Nina Wilcox Put
nam Sanderson. novelist. whose un-
successful efforts to obtain a divorce
in Rhode Island are being investi-
gated by the attorney general of that
state.
Bassett, summoned by Mrs. Sander
son from her Florida orange grove.
which he had been managing, was
ignored by his wife as he called last
night at the post office, where she
was working. He went straight to
The post office after visiting Mrs. San
derson in New York and resigning
his job. He explained his resigna
tion as due to unfortunate publicity
which had been given him and Mrs.
Sanderson. The novelist had tele-
sraphed him to come home and ar
range his domestic affairs.
He told townspeople that Mrs. Bas-
sett was mistaken in her views of
his relations with the novelist. Mrs.
BaSsett has said that Mrs. Sanderson
aked her to get a divorce and 1t has
been said by her lawyer that she
contemplateS no legal proceedings of
any kind involving her husband.
Mrs. Bassett kept in the back of
the post office behind partition
while her husband was out front try
ing to see her. After waiting some
time, Bassett left the Office and later
Mrs. Bassett was driven in a friends
automobile to her mothers home
Bassett said he had no idea where
he would stay. His clothes were all
at Mrs. Sanderson's home, he said
and, having come from the warm
climate of Florida, he needed his
oVercOat
Evening star., 1924-01-11
CLEVELAND L0AFERS
TO BE PREY OF POLICE
Gambling at Minimum as Result
of 800 Arrests in War
on Vice.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CLEVELAND, Ohio, January IL
Cleveland today is freer of gambling
than it has been for many years, in
the belief Of Chief of Police Jacob
Graul, and now the ultimatum of
Safety Director Edwin D. Barry to
clean up the city has been extended
to include war on loafers.
Nearly 800 arrests have been made
since Director Barry issued his edict
to rid the city of all forms of gam
bling and vice.
OF these 1853 were for operating
slot machines The arrest of the head
of one Of the largest slot-machine
distributing agencies in the city fol-
lowed the confiscation of seventy
machines in a downtown storeroom.
Police say they were being packed
for shipment. The officers were dis
appointed in their raids on places
where pools on horse races were sold
Their Attempts to gain evidence were
unsuccessful. all paraphernalia, in
cluding telephones and telegraph in
struments, having been removed.
Evening star., 1924-01-11
DIVORCE RECOMMENDED
FOR MRS. HELEN w. D0RT
Wife of Auto Makers Son Says He
Deserted Her in Ceylon on
World Tour.
BY the Associated Pres

BY the Associa ted Press
PITTSBURGH, January 11.-Di-
vorce for Mrs. Helen w. bort from
Ralph 3. bort, son of the head of the
bort Motor Company of Flint, Mich,
mast er's report filed in common pleas
court.
Mrs. bort, who is the daughter of
John S. Wilson, a prominent real es-
tate dealer, testified that bort de-
serted her at Ceylon, India, while
they were making a tour around the
world and that it was necessary for
her to cable her father from Paris
for funds with which to return home
testified, refusing to take her with
him. They were married October Is,
1913. at New York, while bort was
attending college. She testified bort
never made an effort to assume the
responsibilities as head Of the family: