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Evening star., 1924-11-17
Hearing Set in Robbery.

William Stanley. charged with rob-
berry of the National Token Shop,
1917 Pennsylvania avenue, Saturday,
when he took 80 diamond rings from
Mrs. Mabel Pappineau at the point of
a revolver, will be given a hearing
Friday in the Police Court. His at
torney, James O'Shea, asked for a
continuance
Evening star., 1924-11-17
Kellogg Not to Resign.

LONDON, November 17.-American
Ambassador Kellogg today took oc-
casion to deny reports published by
several newspapers that he was plan
ming to resign. He declared he had
no intention of resigning or of re-
turning to the United States in the
near future.
Evening star., 1924-11-17
Cafe Bandits Get $12,S00.

CHICAGO, November II. Seven
robbers early today invaded the
Pershing Palace Cafe and ballroom,
owned by AL Tearney, minor league
base ball chieftan, bound a watch
man. blew open the safe and obtained
$12,S0O.
Evening star., 1924-11-17

Of the other car to stop, as required
by law, but they succeeded in estab
fishing ownership of the machine.
Frank o. Adams, 3S. 1870 Spring
road, was driver of an automobile that
struck three other cars parked on d
street, in the downtown section, last
night about 1890 o'clock, and damaged
them. Adams was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital for slight cuts and
bruises. He was held by the police
on charges Of reckles driving.
Evening star., 1924-11-17
AT. Of |. TOF|GHT
WAGE REDUCTIONS
Annual Convention Opens in
Texas-WiII Have Visit
From Mexicans.
Rr the Associated Prets.

By the Associated Press.
Ell PASO, Tex, November 17.-The
44th annual convention OF the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor opened here
today.
Some 400 delegates, spokesmen for
approximately 100000 workers af-
fliated with 107 craft organizations,
entered the initial session, faced with
the task OF shaping labors program
in industry. politics and civic enter
prise for the coming year.
Debate in three departmental con-
ferences last week forecast general
convention keynote on a determined
stand against wage reductions.
Mexicans to Visit Session.
Labor interests of two nations GER
tered in this district today, for, q
the American Federation opened its
convention, the Mexican Confedera-
tion of Labor met in Juarez, across
the International bridge.
The Mexican delegates late today
will march to Liberty Hall here for
joint session with the Americans.
The American convention Will move
to Juarez for a joint session in the
Juarez Theater tomorrow evening.
The report of the executive conn
ell, summarizing the work Of the
federal ton since the Portland. Oreg..
convention of October, 1923. the an
nual address of President GompeFs
and the address of welcome by EN-
ecutive Secretary George II. Slater
Of the Texas State Federation of La
Dor, made up the program of the irli-
tial session of the American Fedora
tion of Labor today. II,
Evening star., 1924-11-17
Gen. Beach in Mexico City.

MEXICO CITY, November 17.-Maj.
Gen. Lansing Beach, U. S. A, has ar
rived in Mexico City. According to
unconfirmed reports he Is on con-
fidential mission from President Cool
idge to President Obregon.
Evening star., 1924-11-17
Urges Hospital Program.

4. Completion of the Governments
permanent hospital building pro-
gram. The legion has completed an
exhaustive survey of the disabled
men of the Nation, together with the
Government hospital facilities avail
able for their care and treatment.
This has led the legion to request
the construction of permanent mod
ern fireproof hospitals containing
7,615 beds.
The legion believes that these addi-
tinoal beds will save thousands Of dis
abled veterans lives, and that this con-
strnction is an obligation on the part
of the Government.
5. Amendments to the Reed-Johnson
bill. This measure, although basically
good, was hurriedly rewritten in con-
ference during the closing days of the
last session of Congress. and therefore
contains number of defects unavoida-
BILE in such a large piece OF legislation.
Experts Of the legion, in daily touch
with the disabled throughout the Ma
ton, have given months of study TO
this measure, and they ask 10 amend
ments to the act, known officially as
the World War veterans act, 1924.
These proposed amendments were SUBJ
mitted in detail to the President.
Prior to his conference with the
President Gen. Drain called by appoint
ment upon Secretary Wilbur of the
Navy and Secretary Weeks OF the War
Department. He discussed in detail
with the two Secretaries the legion's
legislative proposals affecting their de-
partments. later presented to the Presi-
dent Following his call upon the Presi
dent Gen. Drain visited the chiefs of
air service and ordnance, to discuss
further details of the Legion's program.
He left on an afternoon train for IN
dianapolis.
Evening star., 1924-11-17
Pershing Back From Switzerland.

Gen. John J. Pershing, retired, has
Just returned to this city from visit
to Switzerland to see his son, who
has entered q preparatory school
there,
Evening star., 1924-11-17

Austria has prison for women which
is conducted without guards, and no
prisoner has ever tried to escape. The
women do all their own work.
Evening star., 1924-11-17
Membership

The following table Shows The fed
Grafton membership from 1915 to
Evening star., 1924-11-17
DETECTIVES DIVIDED
IN SQUADS TO HUNT
DEATH-CAR DRIVERS

CONTINUED from First Page.)
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SEVENTH RACE-Claiming; purse, $1,000;
r-nlhs and IN. I l. miles

Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear; track fast.
Evening star., 1924-11-17
Plea for Emergency officers.

Q. Retirement of disabled emer-
gency officers of these three branches
of the service. Retirement for serV-
ice disability has been extended 10
eight of the nine cases. The emer-
gency Army officers alone have not
been recognized. They were extend
ed equality on the battlefield, but
have not yet received equality in re-
tirement for disability incurred in
the service.
The Lineberger bill in the House
and the Bursum bill in the Senate.
identical measures, would accomplish
this legislation. Each has been IA
vorably reported by the military at
fairs committee. The Veterans Bu-
reau estimates that 1000 officers viii
be affected by those measures and
that the total annual cost involved
is 100000.
3. Adjusted compensation. Several
administrative amendments request
ed, including elimination of the de-
tendency clause, and an additional
provision that a veteran may assign
his rights to a patriotic organization
chartered by the Congress.
Evening star., 1924-11-17
PLEA OF VETERANS
URGED ON COOLIDGE
Legislative Program, Nation
al Defense as Aim, Outlined
by Legion Commander.

Basic recommendation for placing
the Government on a firm foundation
from a national defense standpoint
were urged upon President Coolidge
today as the legislative program OF
the veterans of the World War by
James A. Drain, national commander
of the American Legion. The rec
concentrations of the representative
of the fighters who saw first hand
the results of the failure to prepare
call for liberal appropriations for the
Army Air Service: maintenance of
the 5-5-3 policy for the Navy as laid
down in the disarmament pact, and
elevation of turret guns of our bat
tleships to meet the range or those
of Great Britain.
Other features of the program for
universal draft, retirement of disa-
bled emergency Army otf1cers' inter
pretive amendments to the ADJUSTED
compensation act, completioR or the
Governments hospital bulldNg pro,
gram, calling for 1918 additional
beds: nineteen specific amendments
TO the Reed-Johnson bill, governing
care of the disabled and opposition
to fundamental amendment to the
present restrictive immigration law
Details of the Program.
The details OF inc PAo6
presented follow:
/ Universal Draft.-This measure
nrovides in the event of war lot tne
drafting of capital, labor, lnoustrg
and transportation. in addition 70
man power, and for the stanillzihs oi
prices. 1t plans to make the hatioll
i,,,nreenable in defense and TO take
the profit out Of war. Its primary
purpose is to prevent war. Any natlon
would hesitate to attack the Cnlteo
States with the knowledge that tne
entire resources of the richest and
most productive nation in the worlo
we're ready for mobilization. The no
nrofit" feature would greatly lessen
the enthusiasm for war among certain
elements of the population.
The Johnson bill in the House ana
the Capper bill in the Senate, identlcal
measures, to accomplish this leglsia-
tion are now pending in their respec-
tive military affairs committees. 1hese
bills were drawn by the legion ana
have been approved by the general
staff Of the Army. A third measure
the McSwain resolution, recently re-
norted to the House. would create a
commission to study the subject.
Three years have already been spent
studying the legislation, and the
legion therefore asks for the enact
uent of the Johnson and Capper ollls
r>, 90 E-aruepcv oficers
Evening star., 1924-11-17
BOWIE ENTRIES
FOR TUESDAY.

IRsT RACE-Clsiming purse. $1,000.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-27
FLAGSTAFF WINS SUNDAY
GAM E FROM WILLIAMS.

The Flagstaff base ball team won
their second game of the season Sun
day when they took the Williams
Fashions into camp at the city park
by the score of 9 to 5.
Katus pitched straight through for
Flagstaff but was around to the
doctors after the game to have a
split finger patched up He received
that when he stopped hot liner with
his left hand.
Knowles of Flagstaff and Mitchell
of Williams lined out homer apiece,
Mitchell getting his in when the bases
were full.
The line up, Flagstaff: Curtis,
Smith, Browning, Williams, Morrow,
Amos, Knoles, Kraft, Katus. For
Williams; Mitchell, Quilian, Orty,
Cothnez, Garzia, Gubana, Siseros,
Tafoni, Lunas, Harper.
1t was such a cracking good game
that even the score keeper couldn't
dig up many more details than the
mere fact that Flagstaff won by
score of 8 to 5.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-27
KU KLUXS HOLD BIG
MEETING NEAR MAINE

Tourists coming in from Grand
Canyon rather late last Tuesday night
reported what they thought to be a
forest fire about a mile north of
Maine on the Grand Canyon road.
One lady driver said she noticed two
big blazes looking like crosses on fire
and stopped to investigate, but had
hardly stopped when two white -robed
figures showed up. She says she did
not hesitate moment but pressed
the gas with great vigor.
From what could be gathered later
it was discovered that gathering of
the Ku Kl1lx Klan from all this section
of the country was held that evening
for initiation of a number of new
members and the installation of of
ficers of the different local Klans by
the high chief of the order, who came
up from Phoenix for that purpose.
1t was reported to be an open meet
ing and several talks were made to
the gathering, with the main speech
by a candidate for governor. The
gathering was estimated to have been
between $50 and 200 of the Klan, not
including some spectators who were
not permitted to gather in too close.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-27
MARY MICHELBACH AND
CHARLES WILKERSON WE'D

Miss Mary Catherine Michelbach
and Charles Douglas Wilkerson, two
popular young Flagstaff people, were
married at $50 Monday morning at
the Catholic church, Rev. FIR. Ed
AIbouy performing the ceremony.
Immediately following, wedding
breakfast was served at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Michelbach. The latter will
spend the summer as usual at their
ranch, and the young people will oc-
cupy the home here, at least during
this summer.
Robert Kennedy and Miss Theresa
Michelbach, the brides sister, ac-
companied the bride and groom to the
alter. Mrs. Frank DuFrain, mother
of the bridegroom, who had been i'll
for several weeks, left her sick-bed
to get here for the wedding, planning
to remain here month or so. visit
old friends and former neighbors and
recuperate.
A wedding reception was held at
the Michelbach home on Monday
night, at which there were a great
many friends of the family who of
fered warm congratulations and best
wishes for the future happiness of
the bride and groom.
Next morning the newly-weds set
out for White mountains, to honey
moon for couple of weeks.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-27
DR. HOWARD CRIGCS TALKS
PATRIOTISM T ROTARIANS

John @. Thomas,yice president, pre-
sided in place of President C. B. Will
son at the Rotary luncheon Tuesday
and was also compelled to take oven
the job as chairman because of the
illness of Del Strong, who was to have
provided.
The real piece de resistance of the
hour was a talk by DR.. Howard Griggs,
noted lecturer on morals and psy-
ch0logy. DR.. Griggs advised that get
ting together was the greatest cure
for many of the social evils with
which the public is suffering today.
It was hard to hate man successfully
when you meet him often under such
surroundings as prevail at weekly
luncheons.
Speaking of democracy, DR.. Griggs
said it was far from perfect, but it
was yet the best form of government
and could only be made better by the
constant efforts of the people New
patent dope and tricks would not
avail. It was not this "new broom"
but the energy put behind even an old
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The Coconino sun., 1924-06-27
WOOLCROWERS WILL MEET
FLAGSTAFF NEXT MONTH

Frank J. Hagenbarth, president OF
the National Wool Growers associa-
tion, and Governor George w. p.
Hunt, of Arizona, will address the
thirty-eighth annual gathering Of the
Arizona Wool Growers association,
scheduled for Flagstaff July 8 and 8.
Formal announcement of the con-
vention dates and plans for enter
tainment of sheepmen and goat rais-
ers from all sections of the state was
made this week by A. A. Johns, presi-
dent of the state association.
Officers and members of the ex-
ecutive committee for the next year
will be elected, and on the evening of
the last day of the convention, a BAN
quet for members of the association,
its guests and friends is being
planned. Accomplishments of both the
national and state associations dur
ing the past year, and plans for fur
ther activities in support of sheep
mems interests for next year will be
outlined at the convention.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-27
BE IN FLAG
WITH LEGION
JULY FOURTH

The American Legion boys,
who have charge of the celebra-
ton in Flagstaff on July A and
5, are about ready to say Lets
Co." All the details of the big
celebration are practically COM
plete and they promise to have
something worthwhile doing
every minute during the two
days.
The two days program is pretty
well outlined in the page advertise
ment appearing in this issue. The
celebration will be opened with mons
ter parade Friday morning, in which
considerable money is offered
for the best floats, automobiles, etc.
The big barbecue will be served at the
city park at noon. Base ball is on
the program for both afternoons and
dancing and fireworks at night. A
big spectacular event will be pulled
Saturday night which promises to be
one of the best numbers on the pro-
gram.
Come and spend the two days in
and enjoy the attractions of
fered. Bring your dinner and stay
all day.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-27

The Phoenix papers and chamber of
commerce have been working hard to
get a big delegation to take in the
run, and report that there will be
fifty cars or more in the excursion.
They will leave Phoenix Friday morn
ing at o'clock and expect to make
the trip to Flagstaff by early evening
{ DR.. A. j. Mackey who is chairman
of the Junior Chamber of Commerce
general committee which has charge
of the entertainment of the guests
on this occasion, reports everything
in readiness.
The motorcade will be met on the
outskirts of the town by Mayor w. L.
Cress and President Fred Browning
and escorted to town. They will then
be registered and presented with
badges which will entitle them to ad-
mission to the various forms of enter
tainment prepared for them. Sleep
ing quarters have been arranged for
all who come.
Saturday morning the guests will
meet at the court house and leave at
9 o'clock for the drive up the wonder
fu San Francisco Peaks boulevard.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-27
'SCHOOLBOY
DROWNED IN
PARK LAKE

James Fry, 14-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Fry of
Flagstaff, was drowned in the
lake at Flagstaff city park on
Saturday afternoon.
Jimmie was spending the week end
with Junior Wilson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. B. Wilson, and the two boys
were playing in the water about 500
feet above the dam, where the lake
begins to marrow toward its upper
end. Neither could swim. Junior
walked out of the water on to the
east bank. Jimmie was spfashing
along, wading across toward Junior,
when he stepped into the channel,
nearly 12 feet deep at that point
Junior saw him go down, then re-
appeared and sink again. He splash
ed wildly each time his head appeared
above the surface, but did not call
out and Junior thought he was only
playing. Then Junior sensed some
thing was wrong and screamed to the
others.
They hurried up the bank, but the
little fellow had then disappeared for
the fourth or fifth time and did not
again come to the surface. Some of
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The Coconino sun., 1924-06-27
BOY SCOUTS RECEIVE RE-
WARDS AND BREAK CAMP

The Boy Scouts camp at Lake Mary
was terminated Sunday evening with
a Court of Honor session, presided
over by Scout Commissioner ]. 9,
Thomas. Two hundred and thirty
eight awards were made to the forty
three scouts who attended the camp
for the two weeks. William Harrison
OF Flagstaff was awarded first prize
for being the best scout in camp. The
Court of Honor was comprised of j.
@. Thomas chairman, DR.. Mart
Fronske, P. J. Moran, r. H. Drake of
Flagstaff, Claude Quibedeaux and
Bob Corkhill of Winslow, C. e Nc
Cornnick, scout executive who was in
charge of the camp, acted as secre-
tary and also presented the boys to
the court. About 100 people attended
the ceremony being made up for the
most part of parents who came from
Winslow, Williams and Flagstaff.
Mr.. Thomas opened the meeting by
arming himself with a base ball bat
and scout hatchet, then announced
that everything was going to be short
on account of having so many awards
to make. E. G. Miller, chairman of
the camping committee, was called on
for speech and highly complimented
the boys on the splendid showing they
had made in camp, bringing out es-
pecially the progress that had been
in swimming. Executive Nc
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The Coconino sun., 1924-06-27
THREE DIE IN
.CINDER PIT
EXPLOSION

Three Mexican laborers had
their lives snuffed out in a pre-
mature explosion at the cinder
pit operated by the Santa Fe
railroad two miles west of Belle
mont on Saturday afternoon at
IL minutes after one o'clock.
The men had resumed work for the
afternoon. M. v. Spievey, foreman
in charge of the pit, had been work
ing with the men in the morning but
left to look after some other work.
Juan Saiz, one of the men killed, had
told the foreman when he hired out,
that he had had experience handling
powder and was left in charge.
Mr.. Spievey was some distance
away when the explosion occurred.
Knowing that no blasts were set off
till after five, when all the men were
checked into camp, he ran up the
track in the pit to point where the
men were working. There he found
the body of Juan Saiz lying beside a
flat car about 800 feet below the hill
and about 400 feet in a line from the
point of the blast.
After looking around to make sure
that no other bodies had come that
way Speivey ran around and started
up the hill. There he met three Mexi-
cans who had been carrying powder
to those on the hill They had got
about so feet from the hole before
the blast went off and then run much
farther away.
After looking the hill over for some
time the bodies of the two other dead
men were found almost opposite each
other, each about 500 feet from the
blast.
Mr.. Spievey posted a guard, after
covering the bodies as best he could.
Coroner r. j. Kidd of Flagstaff was
notified and arrived with DIR. Felix
Manning, County Attorney Frank
Harrison and coroner's jury compos-
ed of A. H. Beasley, w. H. Anderson,
Peter Lynch, L. H. Flagler, William
Compton and DeForest Joralman.
The foreman testified that he knew
of nothing that could have caused the
blast. He had been working with the
men in the morning and had put ina20
cans or 500 pounds ofAsblack powder.
After lunch he had to go to another
part Of the pit and had seen the three
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The Coconino sun., 1924-06-27
IMPROVE LAKE BOTTOM
TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS

The city council issued instructions
at their last meeting for the grading
of the bottom of the lake in the city
park. The old river bed running
through the bottom of the lake makes
an abrupt jumpoff into deep water
which makes it rather dangerous for
those learning to swim.
1t is proposed to make a gradual
grade from the shallow water at the
north end of the lake to the dam
where water reaches the depth of ten
or twelve feet. This will protect the
unsuspecting swimmer. This, with
the attendance of an expert swimmer
during certain hours of the day to
teach youngsters to swim and safe
guard them, should prevent accidents.
The Coconino sun., 1924-06-27
''SICK' Sing SQUAW DANCE
AND RACES DRAWS CROWD

There were many more Indians than
whites at the Navajo squaw dance and
races at Cameron bridge on Saturday
and Sunday. The Indians seemed to
have fine time. The whites sure
did. There were about 500 Indians
there.
There were Indians there from rs
miles away. Sueprint Harvey
K. Meyers of the Tuba City agency
said it was a marvel to him where
they came from. Travel day over
the reservation, going hundred miles
or more, and you may see an Indian
or two. One almost never sees a
hogan, except near an agency. But
an event like the one at Cameron is
heralded by some invisible, myster-
iouS means of communication a day
or two ahead and in they come, over
every trail. No white man is familiar
enough with the big reservation to
know where they adj come from.
But they come, bucks, squaws and
papooses, horseback, silver and tiur-
quoise scattered over their blouses of
velvet or gingham-mayhap over
their underwear, which in some cases
is the outer layer of covering they
prefer.
Each has his blanket, usually woven
in the white mans mills, but neither
SO artistic or valuable as the ones
they make on their own hand-looms.
AT least 5000 sheep and goats were
trailed in by the squaws and dogs to
Cameron. They didn't bring them
over the hot desert trails because they
didn't dare leave them at home. In
many cases they would have been
better off if they had left them at
home. Because some of those who
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The Coconino sun., 1924-06-27
CHINESE BOY BURNED
TO DEATH in WILLIAMS

A Chinese boy, nearly four years
old was burned to death Monday
morning at Williams, and another,
about eight, was slightly burned on
one ARM
Woo Sam, their father, formerly in
business in Flagstaff, got up in the
morning and went to his establish
ment, leaving the children asleep. He
and his wife separated some time ago,
he keeping two of the children and
she taking the others.
How the fire started is unkonwn.
The oldest child got out of the place
with painful, though not serious burns.
The small house was DESTROYED.