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Evening star., 1925-11-02
''Literarv Sailor
Circles Globe in
COckleshell Boat
Ry the Associated Press.


SAN PEDRO, November Cir
Cumnavigat tion OF the globe in
34-foot sailboat has been accom-
plished by Harry Pidgeon, 54-year-
old photogra pher. known to many
as the Library Navigator" He
made port here Yesterday after
travelling IS 900 miles in his home
made coo kleshell craft. the Island
CT. since he set sail from San
Pedro November Is. 1921.
The Islander traVersed seas no
torious for bad weather. Leaving
San Pedro, she went to the Mar
quesas Islands in the South Seas
to Torres Straits. across the In
dian Ocean to Mauritus and then
south to Cape Town. Thence she
made St Helena and crossed the
Alta ntiC to Panama. She left the
Panama Canal Zone last August Z.
Pidgeon was dubbed the Library
Navigator" because of the unusual
manner In which he obtained his
seafaring knowledge. With books
from branch library here he
spent what time he could spare
from the construction of the
Islander in studying navigation.
All his informa tion about sailing
was acquired in this way.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
BUFFALO CONTEST HOT.
Mayor Schwab Opposed by Com
missioner Ross Graves.

BUFFALO. y. Y, November LF)
To-day marks the close of the most
bitterly contested campaign for mayor
held in Buffalo since the commission
form of government was adopted.
The present mayor. Frank y. Schwab b,
is challenged at the polls by Com
missioner Ross Graves, who has sat
in the council for six years, two years
longer than the mayor. There are
two other contests for seats in the
city council. but those contests are
overshadowed by the fight for the
chief city office. The six contestants
in these election fights are the sur
Vivurs Of the primary in October. in
which Mayor Schwab polled the hign-
est vote.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
GEORGE w. THICKER DEAD
Lifelong Resident of Washington
Succumbs in Hospital.

George W. Thecker, 80 years old.
long a coal dealer in this city and a
lifelong resident here, died in Garfield
Hospital yesterday. He had been in
the hospital about two weeks.
Funeral services will he conducted
at his home, 1872 Bates street, We'd
nesday afternoon at > O'Clock. Inter
ment will he in Glanwood Cemetery.
Mr. Thicker is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Eosalie NJ. Thecker. and daugh-
ter. Miss Mildred Thecker.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
MEETING OF S. S. COUNCIL
SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT

The Thirty-second annual convention
of the Sunday School Council of Re
iigious Education of the District OF
Columbia will open tonight at the
Mount Plea SAINT Congress tional
Church for a three night session.
f.. II. DeGroot. jr.. will preside and
the session will convene at 1:45 q clock.
The song service will be directed by
w. r. Schmucker. An address 9f
welcome will he given by DR.. w. A..
Morgan, pastor of the church. Mr..
DeGroot also will make an address.
This will he followed by conference
groups and later an election OF de-
nomina tional delegates to the council.
DR. w. :. AbernethY, pastor Of Cal
vary Baptist Church. will make the
closing address.
The session tomorrow night will con
vene at 7:45 O'Clock and that on We'd
nesday AT S pm.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
RATE EFFECT SLIGHT.
Cotton Price Hardly Affected by
Cost of Freight. Bureau Says.

Freight rates hardly affect prices
paid to cotton producers, the Buras IL
rf Railway Economics declared uC0a V
in an ana alytical statement.
Quality and grade of cotton. with
fluctuations in foreign demand. 1t
said. produce price variations which
exceed by many times the total of
freight charges that might be in
corporated in selling prices. Con-
sidsring cotton price movements
during recent years. the bureau found
no uniformity or regional basis In
the price fluctuations.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
Quick Work for Cabby.

From the Everybody's Magazine.
He had been dining too well, and,
hailins a taxicab, he crawled in after
giving the driver his destination.
1t 50 happened that the opposite
door had been left unlatched, and
stumbling against it the inebriated
one fell outside again. He picked him
self up with difficulty and accosted the
driver.
"Thatsh pretty quick work he said.
How mush do l owe you?"
Evening star., 1925-11-02
BUYS FORMER CONVENT.

ROME, November (P).-The Holy
See has purchased for 100000 lire
the former convent of st. Antonia,
near Santa Maria Maggiore. to es-
tablish therein Lombard College. the
Oriental Institute and the newly
founded Russian Seminary. The Pope
has donated to Lombard College
100000 lire for expenses. The con-
sregation of the Propagation of the
Faith probably will take care of the
other Institutions.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
Spiders Catch Small Birds.

In New Guinea and Australia are
spiders with a leg spread OF fully 4
inches that make nets so strong that
small birds caught in them are held
<fast and helpless, says the Golden Age.
The natives Use them TO catch FISH
that weigh up to pound. Some or
these nets are stretched II to ls feet.
with centers s feet high. Florida
has an equally large spider that
builds q golden yellow net of almost
equal size.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
GORDON GIVEN VERDICT.
Real Estate Operator Wins Appeal
in Property Sale.

Fulton r. Gordon. real estate oper-
ator. won in the Court Of Appeals a
suit brought against him nv Minnie
Bailey. who purchased land owned
nv Gordon under his promise. il was
said. 10 sell it again for her #t an
advanced price. The property was not
resold as agreed, but the buyer later
transferred the land to Gordon 1T tae
original purchase price.
This settlement Justice Van Or-deI
of the Court Of Appeals holds. rem
dAred the agreement void unless there
had been specifically retained the
right to sue for the alleged breach Of
the agreement. AS the case shows
no such reserva ton the plaintiff may
not recover, the court holds.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
DECLINE IN INF ANT
DEATH RATE NOTED
Government Aid of Maternity
Outlined by Chief of u. S.
ChiIdren's Bureau.

Activities Of the Government in aid
Of maternity and infancy during the
fiscal wear 1925. Miss Grace Abbott,
chief Of the Children's Bureau of the
Labor Department, announced TODAY
included exa mination of 2an,Aah "hii-
dren and were attended ny "substan n
tial drop" in the infant death rate
The bureau co-operated with 622
permanent child health centers in
43 States, she said. and 35 ,9a7 women
were brought into prenatal confer
ences. while 66.573 mothers attended
classes Of instruction.
Estimates Cost Of Work.
Miss Abbott estimated the cost Of
the work was less than ! cent per
capita Of the Nations population, and
said: THE provisional figures for
1924 of the vital statistics division Of
the Bureau of the Census indicate a.
substantial drop in the infant death
rate for both urban and rural COM
munitieS in the United States birth
registration area: but even with thiS
improvement the infa INT death rate IN
the United States is higher than IN
Australia. the Netherlands. Norwav.
Sweden and the Irish Free state. and
no State in The United States birth
registration area has 50 low rate as
New Zealand. II is quite evident.
therefore. that he United States can.
not afford 10 slacken lis interest or
reduce in any way the intelligent OK
penditure Of funds to lower the death
rate among babies.
"a report on maternal mortalitv.
which will he published soon by the
bureau, shows that very high per
centage NJ the losses are due to pre-
ventahle causes. 1t is, therefore. ez
peeially important that the progran m
for prevention Of the unnecessary
deaths in childbirth should he pushed,
Sees L. s. Lsgging Behind.
Here. too. the United States laSs
behind many countries. Demonsira-
tions Of successful methods Of conduct
ing prenatal clinics have been made
in many places under the maternity
and infancy act. 4 beginning has heen
made in getting State program Of
work understood and actually under
way in some communities. on the
ba sis Of this experience an expa nsion
of the work can economically he un-
dertaken.
Last year the benefits of the ma
ternity and infancy act were extended
TO Hawaii. The high death rates in
Porto Rico and Alaska also make aS-
sistance from the United States Of
special importance"
Evening star., 1925-11-02
Begins Flight Wednesday.

RUENOS AIRES. November 2
R.-The Argentine army aviator
Hillcoat expects to start Wednesday
on his flight to New York. by way
of Peru. Central America, and Mex
leo CITY. Successful trial flights
were held yesterday in the 100-horse-
power plane with which he will make
the journey.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
New Mexico Mystery Land.

New Mexico is the Egypt Of Amer
lea. There is more mystery. enchant-
ment and unusualness to the square
foot of New Mexican soil than any
where else. Egypt has been in the
limelight of archaeology for the last
two or three years. hut here In our
ewn0country. in Nav Mexico. there h
quite as much romance and mystery.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
c. v. DEBATE TEAM
READY FOR OXFORD
Clash Tonight on Soviet
Recognition Promises to
Be COIorful.
Defending the negative side of the

Defending the negative side of the
question Of Russian recognition,
George Washington University's de-
batting team will clash with oxford
University debaters in the third in
ternational intercollegiate forensic con-
test tonight at o'clock in the gym
nasium Of the Washington institution
at 20lo n street.
The British team is composed Of
X. II. Bernays. an EnGlishman; J. II.
). Wedderburn, a Scotchman, and
n. V. Lloyd-Jones Of Wales. On the
George Washington team are Miss
vivian Simpson. who has the distinc
tion OF being the first woman to rep
resent the university in an interna-
tional debate; Oscar label. who was
member of the team which defeated
Cambridge last year. and V. r. Trim
BILE. Louis NJ. Denit is coach of the
Washington team.
Question Choice Praised.
The current issue of the University
Hatchet, official organ of George
Washington, points out edit orially
that the question OF Russian recog-
milton is particularly appropriate
one To be considered by two collegiate
debating teams representing countries
that have taken radically different
stands regarding the Soviet OK
ford represents conservative E,ngla nd
which under Laborite premier rec
ogniZed radical Russia while the
George Washington dehaters repre-
sent liheral America. who but a short
time ago scorned even 10 open pre-
liminary negotiations with a country
that had repudiated It's obligations
and eXpropria ted foreign capital.
Arguments that persuaded an
English ministry TO recognize Com
munistic Russia. with its hasically
different ideals and economic struc-
ture, says The publication, must
have been convincing arguments.
Sees Stirring Debate.
Motives that prompted Secretary
Hughes TO reply TO Russia : request
for recognition with a note of un-
precedented harshness must have ha d
strong founda tions. When champions
Of these conflicting policies clash in
debate the audience should be treated
to battle OF words that will he long
remembered in local deba ting circles. "
The George Washington dehaters
entertained the visitors today. taking
them on sightseeing tour of the
National Capital. and aCcompa nyinc
them to the White House. where
they were introduced to President
Coolidge.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
Not On Charity Basis.

Instead of putting its patronage AL
together on q charitable basis the
Neishborhood House encoura ges those
who can afford to do so to make what
ever contributions their incomes will
allow toward the maintenance of the
place.
Many women, for instance. are
obliged to work during the day and
they leave their ha ahies in the nursery
of the Neichhorhood House comforted
by the knowledge that the children
will he given the utmost attention by
trained assistants during their ah-
senCe. Those who can do so con-
tribute small sums toward the upkeep
Of the nurserv-anythinE from cents
10 n quarter a day. Others who can
not spare anything from their in
comes pay nothing. of course.
The boys and girls are encoura ced
to pay nominal dues for membership
in their clubs. This plan not only
makes the youngsters feel that they
have more definite identity as mem
bers, but their tiny contributions help
much toward maintenance of the
clubs when taken in the aggregate
Older heneficiaries of the Neighbor-
hood House add their contributions in
the form of fancy work
Through these activities the Neigh
borhood House becomes seIf-support-
ing TO a large degree for an institu-
ton of its type. No broad drive is
being waged 10 obtain the necessary
additional $4,000. Different friends
of the place are merely being quietly
solicited. and 1t is hoped that the en-
tire sum may he raised in this man
ner. Mrs. Neigh, secretary of Neigh
borhood House. is delivering lectures
three times a week on the work of
fl,.o -YrN,,
Trust Building. The talks will he
given every Monday. Wednesday and
Friday AT noon. The public is invited
to attend.
Evening star., 1925-11-02

Robes for the lord MAYOR cost the
city of London nearly q thousa nd dol
lare LEAR
Evening star., 1925-11-02

Telephone service is now being ex-
tended to cities II Ireland that never
had it.
Evening star., 1925-11-02
FUNDS SOLICITED
FOR WELFARE WORK
Neighborhood House Asks
$4,000 in Aid of Years
Activities.

The \eighhorhood House which
serves the Young and the old alike in
The southwest district AZ 40 y street
has begun its annual appeal for funds
with which 10 continue its work
through another year. Although the
budget calls for S25 900 the board Of
trustees is asking friends Of the
Neic hborhood House To suppl, bur
SIS 1000. The remainder will he earned
by the benef1ciaries of the institution.
The Neichhorhood House engages
in numerous activities. In addition IN
a club for boys and girls OF the dis
trict surrounding il, there is main
tanned day nursery, work rooms a nd
other important activities.
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-09
BREEN-LEWIS DRUG CO.

See J. E. Nichols for plumbing,
heating and timing.
Inventory sheets, in convenient
pads, at Coconino Sun office.
Anyone wishing to sell or buy a
city or country home, call on us. Alf
Dickinson & Son.
The measles are making life inter
esting for the three small children of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Pollard.
U. J. Lewis devoted the latter part
of last week to the exclusive pastime
of besting wicked assault of the flu
That old furniture can be made to
look like new in the repair depart
ment of the furniture section at Bah
bits.
Bill Katus received the reverse de-
cision in bout with the lagrippe last
week. He is not anxious to meet this
opponent soon again.
State Senator Walter Runke left
Wednesday night for Phoenix, to be
in readiness next Monday when the
roll of the new state legislature is
called.
Au1SS lO1CllIC 6AyCIS QCPNly III Tie
office of Clerk of the Court Tom L..
Rees, and her mother, Mrs. Charles
Phillips, returned this week from Cali
fornia where they had been for the
past month.
The Social Service circle met at
the home of Mrs. L. E. Hart on Tues
day afternoon for mending and max
ing over clothing for the needy. If
you have garments that you wish to
give to this organization they may be
left with Mrs. Dan Hogan or Mrs. L.
E. Pollock.
Former Sheriff VIM. A. Campbell
left Tuesday night for Los Angeles
where he expects to become a member
of the staff of the Burns detective
agency. He has had several other
good offers, but thinks it very likely
he will accept the one made by the
Burns people.
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-09

The home Of j. E. Nichols is quar-
antined with the measles, the baby
and 3-year-old Francis the victims.
Old furniture taken in exchange as
part payment on new, at Flagstaff
Furniture Co.
Mrs. Fred Browning left Thursday
for Galesburg, H., to visit her par
cnts for a few weeks.
A fresh supply of Martha Wash
ington candies just received at Gass-
mans newsstand and gift shop.
Harold Moritz left this week for
San Francisco to consult a specialist
and receive treatment for his eyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Shimmel re-
turned Tuesday from Phoenix, where
they had been since before Christmas.
The biggest market on South San
Francisco street. Meat, vegetable and
full line Of groceries at Eli Lucero,
phone SAL
John. c. Hill got back Wednesday
night from Guymon, Okla, where he
was called few weeks ago by the
illness Of his sister, who had pneU-
monia.
Still an opportunity for you to save
half, a third or a quarter of the
regular price of one of those Hart
Schaffner & Marx coats for women at
Sid Gassman's.
Don't let this opportunity slip. One
of those beautiful, stylish Hart
Schaffner & Marx coats for women
can be had at Sid Gassman's until
they are all gone at reductions of
from one quarter to one half off the
regular price.
Miss Degan will arrive on Monday
from Deerlodge, Mont, and will be
secretary to President f. A. Cotton
of the Normal school. Mrs. Wesley
MarIar formerly Miss Alberta
Platz), the present secretary, will re-
main here this week but expects to
leave, if possible, tomorrow night to
be with her husband in Phoenix.
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-09

Claude Phelan enjoyed a fast ride
with Carl Mayhem to the Gap and
back.
We repair furniture. Fine. first
class work. Furniture department at
Rabbits.
Subscriptions taken for ali maga-
zines at Gassman's newsstand and
gift shop.
Mrs. Lura Briscoe returned Friday
from Tucsony where she had been Wis
iting her parents.
Tyler Bowman and W. H. Hobson,
who spent some time here last sum-
mer, are here on business this week.
G. F. Paul, saw mill man from out
Winona way, passed thorugh Flag
staff on his way home from the Verde
valley where he had been vacationing
Eli Lucero-largest meat and
grocery house on South San Francisco
street. They handle Morris & Co. IS
fresh, salt and cured meats. Phone
341
Grover Hutson, who had been in bed
with flu for several days this week
says that it is no nice place for a man
to be.
Mrs. 0. A. Ude returned Sunday
from Los Angeles, where she spent
the holidays visiting her family and
friends.
Evil-doers will get swift justice
when they appear before the police
magistrate from now on. The court
room has been given a brand new
finish on walls and ceiling and new
furniture bought.
st. Margaret's guild met at Mrs.
Charles Isham's on Wednesday after
noon. Mrs. r. E. Taylor was re-
elected president, and Mrs. Cora
Harris secretary and treasurer.
Plans for raising funds toward the
hoped-for guild house were formu-
lated. A busy year and a useful one
is anticipated.
After being more or less torn up
for several months during the install
ling of the new equipment, the Noun
tain States Telephone office is enjoy
ing the newly remodeled and decorat-
ed quarters. An addition in the rear
for storage and a rest room, gives
greater space in the front for desks
and switchboard.
Joe Sheehan returned Friday from
McNary, where he was called early in
December by the illness and death of
his brother, Jimmie. Jimmie was
taken i'll on the seventh of December
with appendicitis, was operated upon
successfully, but pneumonia setting
in Immediately, death soon followed.
John Sheehan and family have the
sympathy of their many friends in
Flagstaff in the loss of their son.
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-09
1RPHEUM THEATRE
Orpheum Theatre Wednesday a
Thursday, Jan. IA and Is
and

$40 have to kill any whales in this pIcture! asked
RAYMOND Mckee just before he signed his contract TO play
the leading male role in "A Girl of the Lmber0st the
INSTALLATION of the famous story by Gene Stratton Porter
and which has been produced under Mrs. Porers personal
supervision. 80, e
the Film Booking Offices is to be the featured number Oh
the program which is to be shown at the Orpheum theatre
next Wednesday and Thursday =
Mr. Mckee had most trying experience as the Tea
ured player of Down to the Sea in Ships and was TINS
that he referred asking about the role he was to play IN
the Porter production. In "a Girl of the Lmberost ms
most difficult task to make love to Gloria Grey demure
bit of blonde beauty who is the Enora Comstock OF the
story.
Il can do that without half trying, Ray remarked as
he was introduced to Miss Grey.
The second Mrs Porters books to reach the SCREEN
"a Girl of the Lmberost, is most vivid story OF girls
efforts to secure education and of mothers mistaken
nfatuation the memory of worthless man, who forget
full of his bride of but few months, met horrible death
in the quagmire of swamp he hurried over an unam
path effort to hasten home from clandestlne
meeting with another One of the tremendous scenes
of the production that taken in the midst of swamp and
showing the father slowly sinking in the ptess grasp OF
the unseen Shiny mre wonderful bit OF acting is done
in this by Arthur Currer the father in the story Emily
zroy brings the role Of the mother wonderful under
standing that makes the character of gripping sympathy to
the audience
Prices soc, 35c, 25c
Matinee Thursday only, 4 p. NJ
10c, 25c 35c
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-09
LOCAL BREVITIES
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Ranges and heating stoves at Flag
staff Furniture Co.
T. E. Pollock went to Winslow on
Wednesday on business.
Inventory sheets, in convenient
pads, at Coconino Sun office.
H. A. Davis, senator for Maricopa
county, spent Saturday and Sunday in
town.
See me before you buy, burn or
die.-W. B. Raudebaugh, real estate
and insurance. :.
Mrs. L. H Newbold of Wilder,
Kan, is making a visit of a few
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. F. A
Miller.
Carl Mayhem went to the Gap trad
ing post Saturday on business bent,
returning Sunday. He found the roads
in fine shape for fast travel and made
the trip back in three hours and forty
minutes.
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-09
&C. SchWarz
Tailor and Cleaner

Temporary location at residence II
Grand Canyon Ave-, half block
west of Brooks Grocery on Rail-
road Ave. Phone 276-W, or leave
cleaning and pressing jobs with Sid
Gassman's store. Auto will call
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-09-12

Hon. Martin ]. O'Brien assumed the
responsible duties Of city Comptroller
shortly after Mayor William T. Dever
was indicted into office in April, 1923,
and Mayor Dever showed the part Of
great wisdom in hitting upon him to
fill that position which is in reality
first in Importance in the city hall
Mr. O'Brien has instituted many i'm
portant reforms in connection with
conducting these great affairs. He I'M
derstands how to transact the most
important business matters i'll a cool
and level-headed manner Every day
in the week his rooms are crowded
with big politicians, would-be states
men and 50 on and being even and
smooth tempered he never flies off the
handle, as it were, nor resorts to a lot
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-09-12

Hon. r. !. Carr has made remark
able progress from this time that he
used 70 sell newspapers up 70 tbs
present Shortly after reaching early
manhood. he began To take an interest
in politics which became as natural to
him as water running off the back Of a
duck. Under former Mayor Carter
H. Harrison he started in az alley in
spector; not long after that time he
was elected to the city council from
the Old fighting fifth ward and at his
second election he had made such a
splendid record in that body and had
pleased all of his constituents TO such
an extent that no one could be found
in the ward who was willing to run
against him, and in 1914 he had be-
come 50 popular il the political affairs
Of this city and county that he was
nominated for one OF the trustees OF
the Sanitary district III Chicago and
he was the Democrat elected to that
office at that time.
In 1921. owing to the sudden death
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-09-12

OF tall 'cus,in while transacting hun
dreds OF thousands Of dollars worth Of
business for the great city Of Chicago.
Prior to the election Of the Hon.
William f. Dever, Mayor Of the great
city OF Chicago, Mr.. O'Brien was
chairman Of his campaign committee,
with headquarters located at 10 North
Clark street, and It was no uncommon
sight, each day, To zee some colored
man up close by his side whispering
in his right ear and some white per-
son on the opposite side whispering in
his lett ear, and with ten or fifteen
others standing around the door lead
ing into his Office patiently waiting to
move on into it and further monopo-
lie his time. Under all those circum-
stances he was very smooth, diplo-
matte and carefully weighed every