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The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
BOY SCOUT CAMP AT
MORMON LAKE SUNDAY

Boy Scout camp opens at Mormon
lake on Sunday.
Enrollments to date indicate very
much larger attendance than last
year.
Scout Executive Charlie Mccormick
is just home from Lakeside, where he
conducted very successful camp
The Mogollon camp at Mormon lake,
for Williams, Flagstaff and Winslow
scouts, will be even larger.
Scouts who haven't enrolled for
camp yet still have time and can en-
ter up to the time the camp opens
But, to make safe against disappoint-
ment and to facilitate the work OF
those in charge, one should not wait
until Sunday, but get his name in
right now.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
Monte Carlo, April 8, 1925

Monte Carlo, April 5, 1925
Nope. We made no attempt to bust
the bank at Monte Carlo, but remem-
bering few tricks of the trade as
exemplified in the good old days in
Arizona, it was impossible to pass the
vast array of beautiful roulette wheels
without taking a hack at one of them
with few francs. 1t doesn't seem
really like gambling when you use
francs. They don't look like real
money, but few old time checks
answer the purpose. dropped few
on my favorite color-red-an the
croupier paid me. He didn't seem
cross about it, so | daubed on few
more, and won some more. Having
won some 40 francs of which you get
19 for $1.00, | concluded the process
of busting the bank was going to be
altogether too slow since other eager
eyed men and women clustered about
the tables were trying to dig into ii
on the numbers at 35 chances to one
they would lose They were feeding
the kitty" and paying the city taxes
too rapidly for my mode Of plunging.
The reason | mention these facts
before describing the town is because
the old-timers won't ask me how ]
liked the town first, but inquire what
happened to me at the casino
Monte Carlo is a beautiful little
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
c. H. BURNS, VERY ILL,
TAKEN TO NEW ORLEANS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Burns, accom-
panied by DR.. C. w. Hendrick, left on
Wednesday for New Orleans. Mr..
Burns, who is auditor for the Flag
staff Lumber Co. and the w. M. Cady
Lumbefe Co., is very ill. He went to
Phoenix week before last to consult
a specialist and since his return here
had been confined to his bed. DIR.
Hendrick believes the trouble may be
caused by diseased tonsils and New
Orleans specialists will be- consulted.
This is the first time Mr.. Burns
has been sick since he was boy. He
and his wife have made many friends
here who sincerely hope the fine, gem
ial chap will soon be back, completely
restored to health. The five little
children in the family, the oldest of
whom is IL, are remaining here in
charge Of Mrs. Burns sister, Miss
Guillot.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
M. ]. PILKINCTON BOUGHT
CARRON MOTOR COMPANY

NJ. ]. Pilkington, during the month
of November the highest ranking
Chevrolet salesman in the United
States on Friday became owner of
the Carron Motor company of Flag
staff. The deal was for a flat
sum Of $4,000, and took over from
Mrs. L. E. Carron the stock of cars,
old and new, accessories, machine and
repair shop, in fact everything except
the farm machinery, formerly owned
by the Carron Motor company. The
order of sale was drawn up for court
approval by Attorney c. B. Wilson.
The Pilkington Motor company will
carry on the regular business of SELL
ing cars and maintaining a garage
service in the same location. Mr..
Pilkington, who has an experience of
Is years in the automobile business,
came here year ago as crack sales
man for the Chevrolet car following
IS months spent at Whipple barracks
for his health, impaired by exposure
in France. W. d. Nelson, former Real
Silk hosiery salesman of Williams,
will be field salesman, Earl Thomas
front end, and Jack Peasants and j.
B. Bradford in charge of the shop.
Mr.. Pilkington's service here with
the late l.. E. Carron has made him
many aequaintances and friends and
he no doubt will maintain and increase
the large volume of business done by
Mr.. Carron.
Mrs. Carron viii occupy the acces-
sorry shop as an office in which to
close her books and dispose of the
farm machinery.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
CONGRESSMAN HAYDEN
HERE IN INTEREST OF
ROAD TO GRAND CANYON

Congressman Carl Hayden was in
Flagstaff on Friday conferring with
as many citizens as could be got to-
gether to meet him regarding a suit
able proposition to make to the u. S.
government in connection with the
county's Bright Angel trail at Grand
Canyon and the building by the gov
elnment of an approach road from
the National Old Trails to Grand Can
yon.
Mr.. Hayden met a group at the
courthouse in the afternoon. He ex-
planned that mmebers of the congress
sional appropriations committee will
be at Grand Canyon June %, 23 and
"a and then will go to Mesa Verde
national park. He feels that the time
is opportune-and that no equally fa-
vorable chance may appear again for
years-for the county to make pro-
position through the committee to con-
gress as to the terms the county will
make in the sale of the trail to the
government, in consideration of the
government building and thereafter
maintaining a suitable hard-surfaced
approach road to the canyon.
1t is too recent to forget that the
government last year offered to build
the road, at cost to exceed 100000,
providing the county would transfer
title in Bright Angel trail to the gov
ernment
No definite proposition was agreed
upon at Fridays meeting. Mr.. Hay
den had met the people of Williams
the day before. The object of both
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ROTARIANS TOLD HOW
WIVES SHOULD MANAGE

G. A. Pearson, chairman for the
day, presented a well-balanced and in
teresting program at Tuesdays Ro-
tary meeting.
The principal speaker was Mrs
Lorna Jessup, head of the domestic
science department at Teachers col
Iege, who told in convincing manner
of the need for training Of future
housewives in cooking, sewing, home
management, ETC., to make everyday
foods more palatable byfvarying the
manner of preparing them; ito make
clothing more attractive by proper
color harmony and adoption to the
figure it is designed for; TO teach
how to buy and plan within the re
strictions of the income and budget.
Professor G. v. RidgeIy of the col
lege played violin solo as few be-
sides Ridgely could play it and Pro-
fessor Douglas, guest at the college,
demonstrated by doing it how an ex-
pert can put across piano solo.
Ed Babbitt, called to his feet by
Henry Albers, chairman business
methods committee, replied to ques-
tions various members asked about
how Ford car is got. ready to run
and thereafter serviced to keep its
owner from cussing.
Pat Moran, chairman of the classi-
fication committee, explained what
that committee has to do and how it
does it.
While Bill Cady was leading the
gang in singing "For He's a Jolly
Good Fellow" the ladies brought
huge birthday cake in from the kitch-
en- and placed it and a rose nosegay
directly in front of c. B. Wilson, who
sheepishly admitted he was at least
21, and gallantly had Mrs. Jessup and
Miss Mary c. Shumaker blow out the
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The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
PRESCOTT M. & 0. NINE
PLAYS HERE SUNDAY

Prescott NJ. & o. league team will
play the Flagstaff nine on our
grounds Sunday afternoon.
Flagstaff will be strengthened by
the acquisition of Lefty Keogh, for
mer star Kingman hurler, who was
signed up last Sunday by Manager
Jake Braoker after Keogh, on the
mound for Kingman, had handed us
the very short end Of the score. With
Keogh on the mound and reliable Ce-
ell Mccormick in reserve in case he is
needed, the Prescott boys viii meet a
warm reception, especially as oul
team will be in regular lineup. Last
Sunday, with only three men PLAYING
their regular positions, we didn't have
much chance.
The fans are expected out in force
to see the local team make a gooo
healthy jump up the percentage col
umn.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
FLAG DAY SERVICES
ELKS CLUB SUNDAY

Flag day win be observed with an
interesting program, to be given Sun
day afternoon, June Ia, at the Elks
club at two o'clock.
All the program details have not
been arranged, but there will be sew
eral interesting features, including q
brief address and special music.
One of the most interesting of the
numbers secured by Prof r. r.
Powers of the state college faculty
will be piano solo by DR.. Douglas
who gave a program at the college
Wednesday evening. Those competent
to judge who have heard him, say he
is the most accomplished pianist that
has been here in years. He was leav-
ing for the east on Friday, but con
sented to remain over for the Flag
day program
Everybody is cordially invited. OF
course, there will be no admission
charge.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
.ROSALIO TORREZ WAS
KILLED YESTERDAY AT
FLAGSTAFF LUMBER CAMP

Rosalio Torrez, a young Mexican,
died yesterday afternoon soon after
being crushed between two logging
cars on the Flagstaff Lumber Co. rail-
road near the Mormon lake camp. He
was an employe of G. Fl. Cooper, gen
eral logging contractor for the Flag
staff Lumber Co.
Inquest will be held this forenoon,
it being impossible to get the wit
nesses in in time yesterday. The
mans legs and lower body were hor-
ribly crushed. He was rushed to
Flagstaff and DR.. E. S. Flett was
called to meet the train bringing him
in; but he died on the way here.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
BAD PARTS TONIC BASIN
ROAD REBUILDING WILL
OPEN UP BIG TERRITORY

Work being rapidly pushed by road
forces of both the forest service and
the county will result in the highway
from Flagstaff to Gila county, via
Mormon lake, being very greatly inn
proved within the next few months.
The worst stretches are being rebuilt
and the running time between Flag
staff and Long Valley, Strawberry
Hill, Natural Bridge and the Tonto
Basin will be greatly reduced, perhaps
by nearly two hours, besides making
the trip whole lot easier and more
comfortable.
Counting on forest development
funds to xe extent of at least 900
and perhaps $4,000, Captain J. B.
Wright, county engineer, is rebuilding
the rocky six-mile sector east of Nor
mon lake and south Of the Campbell
Francis ranch. This has been one of
the worst sectors of the whole route.
This turning over of forest develop
lnent funds to be spent under county
supervision is a new departure and is
on the recommendation of the local
forest office because the county has
the organization and equipment to
handle the work. The equipment of
the forest service available in that
territory is all on the same highway
farther south, along 14-mile stretch
this side of Clint's Wells.
The money to be turned over to
the county, and which likely will be
available July l or very soon there
after, is not part of the regular 25
per cent fund which is each year
turned over to the county from the
forest earnings to be used by the coun-
ty on roads and schools on a fifty
fifty basis.
The forest service work north of
Clint's Wells is on two sectors. One
camp is surfacing the seven miles
graded last summer and the other
camp is grading an additional seven
miles.
With the completion of the work
outlined above, there will be left 10
or II miles of road between Clint's
Well and the Gila county line on
Strawberry Hill still to be built. II
is expected to build this road with the
hundred thousand dollars now in con-
troversy, which the U. S. bureau OF
public roads wants spent on the ap-
proach to Grand Canyon and District
Forester Pooler and Congressman
Hayden, for good and sufficient rea-
sons, believe should be used in build
ing the Clnt's Well-Strawberry Hill
road.
The reason for the belief that the
money should be spent on the latter
road is that transforming it from a
rocky, dangerous trail into a good,
usable highway is more important to
Flagstaff, the county, the state al
large and the convenience of the for
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CENTRAL COMMERCIAL co.
ALMOST READY TO OPEN

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Fl. Morton came
up from Kingman Tuesday night,
leaving yesterday to attend the Elks
state convention at Prescott, to which
Mr.. Morton is delegate. They will
soon be at home here, as the new
branch warehouse Of the Central
Commercial Co., of Kingman, of which
Mr.. Morton is to be local manager,
has just about been finished by Con-
tractor Dan Hogan. The grading for
the spur track to the building will be
finished tomorrow and steel will soon
be down, after which the stock of
wholesale groceries will come in with
rush. BY the first of July every
thing should be in readiness for busi-
ness.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
DESPERATE GUN PLAY
AT ELKS CLUB TUESDAY

Bark! went the SlX-gunS, dozen
of them, as the lights went out and
women screamed at Elks hall Tues
day night.
A vicious looking Hebrew, insisting
on selling without a license, precipi-
tated the catastrophe. Our red
blooded men who live out here in
these great open spaces where a mans
likely to be hell of cut-up, re-
sented the Jews effrontery and start
ed in to riddle him with the their gats.
At that moment the lights went out.
All one could hear in the split-sec-
ond intervals between the hundred or
more shots was theN yelling of two
hundred women and all one could see
was the punetuating flashes of the
guns
When the turmoil subsidized and the
lights came back on, there was the
Hebrew on the floor, trying to crawl
into crack. He said his name was
Joe Rickel. He was rushed before
Kangaroo Judge Arch Ude, who
chanced to be there in his robes of
office. He was found to be pawn
broker and in his possession were sew
eral unredeemed watches. Each had
it's ticket still attached and it was
found the watches belonged to How
ard Marine, Joe P. Wilson, Sid Gass-
man, Bill Cady, Alex Johnston and
Doc Mcclure, who were compelled to
come forward and redeem their
property
Later in the evening some of the
Elks' armed special officers invaded
the home of the chief of police, Pat
Moran, whom they found reduced to
the eliminate pastime of playing
bridge with a lot of friends he and his
wife had invited in. To such things
as them are some of our men deter
iorating to. To show how effete
some of our people are becoming, John
Verkamp, who was there, was sweet
ening his carbolic acid highball with
ipecac when always before he had
carefully counted in ten bichloride of
mercury tablets.
Anyway, Pat and John, along with
Ray Bahbitt and George Fleming,
were torn from the side of their fe-
males and conveyed to the Elks' court,
where they were compelled to mount
table and sing. Naturally, this
started more shooting.
Refreshments were raw liver and
two washtubs full of blood, deliciously
Favored with Paris green, giving a
delightful color effect shortly follow
ed by total color blindness.
The only persons who didn't have a
good time at the meeting and Days
of 40 dance weren't there.
The affair was to let both sexes
show the costumes adopted for the
Days Of 49 celebration next month, to
discuss plans for it incidentally
to have a good time right then.
The men weren't especially hand
some in their rigs. But the women
were. The old time costumes were
pretty and those who wore them
looked sweet and kissable.
Director Clyde Zerby opened the
general meeting with an outline of
some of the plans for the celebration.
Then the peppy Elks' orchestra got to
work and everyone else to dancing.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
FORMER FLAGSTAFF MAN,
LITER, DESERTED HERE FOR
DEAD, BACK IN PRISON

With the return to Speigner prison,
Alabama, Of Charlie Winnagle, life
telmer and former Flagstaffian, three
days before the expiration Of his 20
day parole, comes to light a story that
rivals the plot, romance and thrills of
a western movie.
In fact, there seem to be two
plots, one as published in the Mont
gomery, Alabama, Advertiser az few
days ago, and another as told by the
sheriff's officers here.
Listen to the Montgomery Adver-
tiser:
'"The scene Of action was laid in the
Grand Canyon of Arizona, with a
short Introductory move in Mont
gomery, and a semi-final closeup in
Trinidad, Colo
at involves a search for hidden
gold among the cliff dwellers' caves
of the canyon, miraculous escape
from mountain avalanche, an effort
OF a worldly wise prisoner to elude of
ficers charged with his custody, and
his subsequent arrest which was
brought about through communica-
ton with a woman.
"Wnnagle, processing to be the
elder son of an aristocratic English
family whose chief aim in life is to
keep forever a secret his misfortunes
in his American travels and his title
to vast estate was the central figure
of the cast.
""The others were Berto II. John
son, prominent Montgomery resident,
Sheriff R. C. Phelps, Of Montgomery
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The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
TEACHERS COLLEGE SUM
MER SESSION MONDAY

The summer session of the Flag
staff State Teachers college opens
Monday The teaching force will be
greatly enlarged for this term by the
addition Of instructors from both
within and without Arizona. Ari-
zonans who will be on the faculty are:
Il. H. Drake, former member of the
faculty, chemistry and physics; Grady
Gammage, superintendent OF schools
at Winslow, history and civil govern
ment; L. A. Eastburn, Phoenix Junior
college faculty, mathematics; James
p. FELTON,, Tempe Teachers college,
English; Isaac E. Ines, Glendale high
school, manual arts; George A. JUDI
son, principal Osborn school of Phoe-
nix, education and physical educa-
ton; W. B. Cristy, Tempe Teachers
college, commerce; j. @. Thomas, SUI
perintendent Flagstaff schools, edu
cation; L. d. Standley, superintend-
ent of schools of Peoria. education;
Ruby baltimore of Nogales, health,
physical education and Camp Fire
work; Benjamin Owen, state depart
ment of education, Boy Scout work.
Instructors from without the state:
LIT. Il. NlCtOT oInlluy G4HNSAolty VI
Washington, biology and health; Dr..
Coate, State Teachers college of La
Crosse, Wis, American literature, the
drama and Shakespeare; Chas. b.
Rediclk of Gallup, N. NJ, philosophy,
education, etc.; Vernon Lantis will
return from Denver to take up his
work again IN the junior high school
of the training school, and Miss Naomi
Dinsnore of State Teachers college of
Greeley Will be third grade critic in
the training school. Present members
of the faculty who win remain for the
summer school are: Ruth Bormcse,
language; Wilnyth Case, art; Cor
nelia Dockstader, training school;
Lorna Jessup, home economies; Helen
Lamb, training school; Celia Lawler
training school; Mary Lutz, training
school; Lora Maxwell, physical educa
ton; +. c. Osborn, manual arts; Ne
vada Platner, training school art;
Robert r. Powers, training school and
mathematics; Augusta Pragst, train
ing school; C. V. Ridgely, music; Will
lie Smith, commerce; R. G. Stevenson,
history and training school; Mildred
Whetzel, music; Mary c. Shumaker,
music.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
BREWSTER USTER BE HERE

Earle w Brewster, young man
who came into Flagstaff some several
years ago, unmarried and unheralded,
to make the Union Oil company
branch agency here famous, was here
from Phoenix last week. He was only
branch agent then, but he branched
out until he is now district sales man
ager of the Union Oil company of
Arizona and best of all has a young
Brewster five long cheerful years old
who speaks the American language
and can wave lusty red, white and
blue flag. Old friends were glad to
see Earle again and offer him the
freedom of the seas-including Nor
mon lake.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
EARL Y. GERMANY DIED
In PHOENIX YESTERDAY

Earl Vivian Germany, one of the
best known and most popular young
men of Flagstaff, died last evening
at $50 at st. Joseph's hospital, Phoe-
nix, following a long and painful i'll
ness of four months with cancer of
the liver.
The news of Mr. Germany's death
viii be a great shock to his many
friends here, where he had lived the
last 13 years except when overseas
with our artillery and during the
last two winters, which he spent at
the San Marcos hotel, Chandler.
Earl was born in Philadelphia,
Miss, February IT, 1887, being 38
years old at the time of his death. His
father, a prominent cotton planter of
that state, and his mother were with
him during the last three weeks, do
ing everything that their love could
devise for his comfort.
Earl was taken i'll in February, in
Chandler, where he conducted his
taxi business in winter He came here
to the Hotel Weatherford as soon as
he was able to travel. It was believed
that his trouble was intestinal flu.
AJIOWlHR NOLSCt IC Hoo IdhClI " IIC
hospital An exploratory operation
was made five weeks ago today, when
it was discovered that he had cancer,
and that he could live at best only a
few weeks.
Besides his parents, deceased is sur
vived by a sister and brother in his
native town and another brother, Ed,
who lives in South Dakota. The lat
ter visited Earl here about four years
ago. The remains will be taken to
the old home place for burial.
Mr. Germany was most ikeable
man, quiet but genial in manner and
of a Sympathetic nature that led him
in an unostentatious way to do many
kind and helpful things for others. He
knew Arizona perhaps as we'll as any
other man living from the many long
trips in all directions he took with
visitors here, who found him a re-
liable, considerate guide and pleasant
road and camp companion.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
SURFACING SOON WILL
BEGIN ON FLAGSTAFF
CANYON PADRE ROAD

Advertising for bids on surfacing
the National Old Trails highway be-
tween Flagstaff and Canyon Padre
will begin the latter part Of this
month. 1t is believed the work itself
will be well under way within two
months or so.
With the grading finished from
Winslow to Canyon Diablo and much
of that section surfaced, within a few
months now at least an hour will be
cut from the time between here and
Winslow and all the curse will have
been taken out of IS miles or so OF
road that during the years past has
been one of the worst links in the en-
tire transcontinental route.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
OLD RESIDENT HERE ON VISIT

Mr.. and Mrs. Hoxworth of Long
Beach, Calf, arrived in Flagstaff
Monday and expect to remain month
or so. This is Harry's first visit to
the old home town in % years. He
spent number of years in Nevada
before going to Long Beach. In early
years Harry was a tie contractor and
when the first city water system was
put in during 1898 he delivered the
pipe on the line to Jack Smiths
springs. His father, George Hox-
worth served two terms as county
treasurer and was one of the earliest
settlers in Flagstaff.