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The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27
First Eastern Star
Head For Arizona
Dies At Prescott

Mrs. Annie L. Tilton, first wor-
thy grand matron of the Order of
Eastern Star in Arizona, died at
her home in Prescott Sunday.
Mrs. Tilton, who was 81 years of
age at the time of her death, came
to Arizona in 1889 from Massachu-
setts and settled at Tucson. Later
she moved to Prescott, where she
has made her home for many years
While at Tucson, Mrs. Tilton affili-
ated with the Order of Eastern Star
and was active in the affairs of that
lodge until few years ago, when
the limitations of old age began to
hamper her active associations.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27
Girl Swallows Domino;
Taken To California

Elizabeth Darling, little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Darling,
one day last week, while playing
at her home, swallowed domino,
but not until yesterday were any
unfavorable indications found in
her condition which might lead her
parents or physicians to believe the
accident a serious one.
Yesterday she was taken critic
ally i'll and it is though the dom
ino was responsible. She was TAX
en- to Fresno, Cali, today, by her
mother, where an examination and
treatments will be given.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27
Program For Mothers
Club Next Tuesday

The Winslow Mothers club will
meet at the Washington school
auditorium next Tuesday afternoon,
when an appropriate program fol-
lowed by a social helf hour will be
enjoyed The program follows:
Song by fourth grade pupils
Community singing, Good Citi-
zenship." Leader, Mrs. Marty.
Thirteen Attitudes of Good Citi-
zenship."
1.-THE Child as Citizen" Mrs. Nc
Clung.
"How the Scouting Program
Trains for Citizenship. Rev. Hes
sci.
Parliamentary Drill" Mrs. John
SON.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27
APPRENTICES
CO 900 MILES
TOCFT DEFEAT.
I URkEY DAY

Word was received here this
morning that the Winslow shop ap-
prentices football team, champions
of the Santa Fe coast lines, were Civ,
en- the inhospitable end of 81 to 6
score in their game with the Well
ington, Kansas, shop team for
championship of the Santa Fe sys-
TEN. The game was played yes
terday afternoon, and Charley
Erickson, the Nails generally de-
pendable authority ON all things
shops and sports, failed to send a
wire giving details. He is prob
ably pretty sick this morning. The
following was written before his
departure with the team early in
the week:
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27
BY CHARLES ERICKSON

The Winslow roundhouse appren-
tice football team left Tuesday af-
ternoon, with Coach Fertig in
charge, for Wellington, Kansas
where they played a game yester-
day with the Wellington appren-
tices for the championship of the
Santa Fe system.
A letter from F. w. Thomas, gen
eral apprentice supervisor of the
coast lines, conceded the 1925 grid
championship to Winslow appren-
tices for the coast lines. This ac-
tion was taken when arrangements
for another game between San Ber-
nardino and Winslow failed to for
mulate. After carefully checking
up on both elevens, Mr. Thomas
found Winslow, not only completed
more passes and better plays, but
also had the highest score of the
season.
When this news was received the
local boys did not show any great
excitement, but took it in a matter
of fact way as though they had
earned it. Undoubtedly they have.
However, when telegram was re-
ceived last Sunday from the Well
ington, Kansas, apprentice team,
who are the champions of the east
ern lines, challenging them to a
game for the championship of the
entire A. T. & S. F. system, the
whole of the roundhouse employees
went wild"
Of course the offer was heartily
accepted and the boys left last
Tuesday on train No. %, for Well
ington, to play on Thanksgiving
day, where it is hoped they win the
high honors.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27
Another Legion Dance
Given Tomorrow Night

The American Legion will give
another of their enjoyable dances
tomorrow night at the Green Mill.
Ames' Sociable' Six orchestra will
furnish the music for the evening.
With these well-known syncOpators
to liven up the dances, an enjoy
able evening is assured to all.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27
PETITIONERS ASK
REFERENDUM VOTE
ON ORDINANCE 14O

A petition bearing 123 names of
local voters was presented to the
city council last week, asking for
a referendum vote at the next gen
eral election on the subject en-
braced in Ordinance No. 140, re-
Gently passed, which prohibits the
keeping of live stock within the
city limits.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27
Redlands University
Beats Flagstaff 17-0

The big game of northern Ari-
zona yesterday, at Flagstaff, be-
tween Teachers college and Red
lands, California, University result
ed in a defeat for the state teach
ers by a score of II to 0.
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-27
HALSTEAD LUMBER
COMPANY MAKING
PLANS FOR HOMES

J. R. Halstead of Phoenix, of the
Halstead Lumber company, was in
Winslow this week, comforting with
prospective home-owners about
plans. and other details of con-
struction. Mr.. Halstead met with
a number of people and made gen
erous offers to cooperate with
those intending to build this spring.
The Halstead company recently
purchased the Hall Lumber COM
pany from G.. G. Hall. H. E. Hart,
formerly of Kingman, is acting Of
flee manager for the Halstead COM
pany, and G. n Carter, previously
with the Hall company, has charge
of the local yard and sales efforts
throughout this territory. To aid
him in his work, the Halstead com
pany this week presented Mr.. Car
ter with brand new Ford coupe,
of which he is mighty proud, and
with which he will cover lots of
territory
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-27
COMMERCIAL CLUB
7 O AID TRADE AT
II O Nj E MOVEMENT

At the extra meeting of the Com
mercial club Wednesday evening a
communication was read from the
Arizona Industrial congress calling
attention to the Trade-at-Home,
Buy Arizona Products week, March
16 to Fl. The club gave hearty ap-
prevail to the proposition, and the
merchants present stated their in
tention to display and boost Ari-
zona-made products that week.
The matter of the aviation day
celebration was discussed, but ow-
ing to the absence of Bob Haus1er,
who is now in Los Angeles work
ing up sentiment for the Inaugural
tion of the Tri-State Airway, no
action was taken.
A committee recently appointed
for the purpose of keeping in
touch with the sale of timber in
the Sitgreaves forest, and working
toward the end of having the saw
mill located in this city, was in
structed to visit McNary at an
early date and confer with Vice
President r McNary of the Cady
Lumber company, which company
will, it is expected, be one of the
principal bidders on the timber
sale. The committee may go to
McNary tomorrow. &
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-27
COUNTY ENGINEER :
BEGINS WORK ON
ROAD TO PHOENIX

County Engineer West this week
brought the county graders, scrap
ers and other equipment from the
east end of the county, and start
ed work of regarding the highway
leading south from Winslow to-
ward Pine, Payson and the Salt
River valley.
been at work for several months
on that part of the Holbrook-Gal-
lup portion of the National Old
Trails within Navajo county. That
work is now finished and the re-
sources of the county are available
for continued effort in the west end
of the county.
About eight miles of the road lie
within Navajo county, all of which
will be graded this spring. The
road then enters Coconine county
and the Coconino national forest.
The supervisors of Coconino coun-
ty have promised cooperation in
nAluS up lie Pal VI CnS lOdO UC-
tween the boundary of that coun-
ty and the boundary of the forest.
Coconino county may enter into
contract to havethe machinery and
men of Navajo county to do the
work on that part of the highway.
The forest officials also have prom
ised to fix up that part of the road
within the forest, where it will
connect with the excellent road
now being built through the for
est from Mormon lake, south of
Flagstaff, to the Mogollon rim.
From. the rim the road is highly
improved all the way to Globe and
the Salt River valley Coconino
county has long been working to
have this road improved, and is
now at work on the 29 mile
stretch from Mormon lake to
Flagstaff.
Grades will all be finished this
spring and summer but surfacing
of the road to the connection with
the Mormon lake road may be de-
ferred until next season.
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-27
Club Favors Waving
Forest Grazing Fees

The Winslow Commercial club
Wednesday. evening passed reso-
luton favoring the Cameron reso-
luton before the congress of the
United States which provides for
the waving of all grazing fees on
all national forests for the year
1925. A message was sent to Hon.
Gilbert N. Haugen, chairman of the
committee on agriculture of the
house of representatives, as fol-
lows:
Referring to Senator Cameron's
joint resolution providing for the
waving of grazing fees on all ma
tionaI forests for 1925, we know
ing the adverse conditions con-
fronting the stockmen of this sec
ton, and their inability properly to
finance themselves, due to increas-
ed expenses incurred because of
the continued drought, know that
the passage of the Cameron reso-
luton would relieve the stockmen
of a great burden and materially
assist them through one of the
most critical periods the industry
has ever faced, and we ask your
endorsement and support of the
resolution"
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-27

VIEWS WILL BE
SHOWN TOCLUB

At the next regular meeting of
the Winslow Commercial club,
which will be held at the city hall
on Wednesday evening, March II,
F. w. Nelson, custodian of Petri-
fed Forest National park will show
a series of stereoptican views, and
deliver a lecture on the natural
wonder of which he has charge.
Mr.. Nelson has delivered many
lectures on the Petrified Forest,
and is probably the best-posted
man in the state on it's history and
the various theories which have
been advanced as to the explana-
ton of the many-hued petrified
logs. the why and wherefore of
their being, ard other interesting
details Of their history. The pub
lie is invited to attend and hear
Mr.. Nelson's lecture.
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-27
CITY FILES ON HILL
OF ROAD MATERIAL,
WEST OF WINSLOW

Mayor Fred B. Douglas last week
filed on a deposit of road surfacing
material which lies about three
miles north and west of the city
limits The material contained in
the. hill will be reserved for the
exclusive use of the city in i'm
proving streets, and this form of
improvement may take the place
of paving in the future The esti-
mated low cost of this form of
city street improvement, and the
high class of surfacing, as dem
onstrated by the highway west of
town, combine to make this form
of paving very feasible for Wins
low to adopt. Two deposits of a
similar quality of rock are used
by the state and federal highway
in the work of surfacing the Wins
low-Flagstaff highway. Both of
these hills are west of town, one
north of the Santa Fe tracks and
the other south.
City Engineer H. r. Lendecke
last week took samples of the de-
posit to the state laboratory at
Phoenix to-have it tested, and fol-
lowing the experiments carried on
by state experts, he was advised
that it was the best material ever
tested in that laboratory. The test
consists of first soaking a quantity
of the earth, then baking it into
cylindrical form, after which it is
exposed to an experiment similar
to the kwear expected in highway
use. A two pound weight, in
which is soldered a needle point, is
allowed to fall distance of one
inch onto the baked sample. Usu-
ally one hundred "pecks" are Civ
en- to each piece, and the amount
of wear noted, and the fitness of
the material for road surfacing de-
termined from the result. Ordi-
narily good material shows but
slight wear after the 100 pecks of
the needle points However, the
test made on the material taken
from the Winslow hill showed abb
solutely no wear or impression
after more than 1000 pecks had
been made on it. AS a result the
baked sample was thought to be
practically indestructible, and the
most. suitable surfacing material
yet discovered in this state.
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-27
TWO OLD-TINE:
RESIDENTS OF.
THIS COUNTY
DIE This WEEK

Two Well-known and highly re-
spected pioneer residents of Navajo
county crossed the last frontier
and passed into the land toward
which they have long been journey
ing. They were Ben Burke Of
Winslow, and Daniel Holcomb, re-
Gently of Holbrook.
BEN BURKE
Ben Burke was well-known in
this city, and until within the last
few days was a familiar figure on
the streets. He suffered a stroke
of paralysis last Sunday evening,
and at no time following were
hopes held for his recovery. He
died at his home in the west part
of town Tuesday. February "a, at
p. m. Funeral will be held this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the
Masonic Temple, under the auspices
of that lodge.
Mr. Burke was II years old
Until after his death it was not
known that he had any living re-
latives, but investigation of papers
disclosed that he has a sister and
brother living, Miss Lyde Burke
of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, and John
Burke of Fort Branch, Indiana.
Ben Burke came to the territory
of Arizona in the early days, about
the time of the building of the
Santa Fe railway in the early SOS.
He was a carpenter and builder
by trade, and spent his earlier
years here in the employ of the
government in the building of
schools and buildings on the reser-
vations, and for the railroad on
bridge work. Mr.. Burke home
steaded that portion of town known
as the Kleindienst addition, and
has made his home there continu
ously ever since. He has lived in
Winslow for more than 25 years.
Mr.. Burke was made a member of
the Masonic lodge at Holbrook in
1888, and i'm 1889 was elected Sec
retary. In 1908 he transferred his
membership to the Winslow lodge,
of which he had been a member
continuously ever since.
Word was received from his sis
ter Wednesday expressing the wish
that the Masonic order take charge
of all arrangements and that her
brother be buried in the land
which he had helped to develop
from q mi1dnrnncc,
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-27
THE WINDY MONTH
AND HE SPRING
MONTH AT H A ND

The month of spring, and in its
blacker reputation, the month Of
winds, will be here in two more
days.
March is the third month of the
modern calendar and contains 81
days. 1t was the Romans first
month until the adoption of the
Julian calendar, 46 B. c., and it
continued to be the beginning of
the legal year in England until
the 18th century. In France it was
reckoned the first month of the
year until 1864, when, by edict of
Charles TX, January was decreed
to be thenceforth the first month.
Scotland followed the example of
France in 1899, but in England the
change did not take place until
1852.
The Romans called the month
Martius, a name supposed to have
been conferred upon it by Romulus
in honor of his puntative father,
Mars, the god of war, but Ovid de-
clares the month to have existed
before the time of Romulus, though
in a different position in the cal
endar.
The Anglo-Saxons called March
"Hild-monath," the loud or stormy
month";" or LIE n nm n a h,
"lengthening month";" in allusion to
the fact that the days then rapid
ly become longer. There is an old
saying, common to both England
and Scotland, which has it's equiv
alent among the Basques and many
European peop lie, representing
March as borrowing three days
from April, the last three days of
March being called the borrow
ing" or borrowed" days. AS late
as the 18th century the first three
days of March were known as
"blind days." and were deemed so
unlucky that no farmer would SOW
seed then.
The chief festival days of March
are the 1st, st. David's day; the
18th, ST. Gregory's day; the 18th,
ST. Patrick's day.
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-27
AIR
Way is Being
MUCH TALKED
Of ON COAST

Bob Hausler, Winslow aviator,
and originator of the Tri-State Air
way, who was expected home last
Saturday, learned of the storm on
San Francisco mountain last weev.
A letter to Chas. L. Murphy, Sec
retary of the Winslow Commercial
club, from Mr.. Hausler, tells of his
recent activities in California on
behalf of the Forthcoming cele-
bration, and the cooperation he
has been accorded there. His let
ter, in part, follows:
1--WE drove as far as Needles and
found out that it was showing at
Flagstaff, so we did not think it
advisable to go on and we drove
back to Los Angeles last night.
eve located so many emergency
landing fields between Los Angeles
and Needles that we will have no
difficulty whatever to fly to Wins
low from here.
1--WE will paint all the advertis-
ing on the ship here, and land at
every field between here and Wins
low and Albuquerque. This will
be big publicity stunt for Wins
low, and with the Grand Canyon
trip being advertised out of Wins
low as it has been in the Los An
geles papers, also the Needles,
Kingman and other papers, we will
advertise our celebration all along.
Look up last weeks Needles,
and Kingman papers and see the
write up nthem, and this week
we will get another one in the
Needles paper and big one in the
Los Angeles papers, with pictures,
before we start on this trip, as all
arrangements are made for that
now.
1--WE stopped at Amboy on our
way out, and they have their field
all finished, / attended a meeting
of the Commercial Aircraft associa-
IlOn IaSI FRIDAY n1SnJ ana Cney are
behind me hook, line and sinker,
also the Aero club of Long Beach
and the Professional Fliers club,
SO you seeG am stirring things up
right along and will have the full
support of all the fliers, and the
Chamber of Commerce here is also
with us.
81 have lot of more things to
attend to here, and when we leave
here for Winslow with the ship I
expect to remain at Winslow after
we return from Albuquerque, un-
less we should want to fly down
to Phoenix and Prescott and some
of the mining towns and advertise
the celebration there"
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-27
Boy Scouts Honor
Flag and Leader

The boys of Troop No. 1, Boy
Scouts of America, met Wednes-
day night with Glib Hunter in
charge. With their usual enthusi-
asm, the boys carried their busi-
ness of the week and the usual
program of honoring the flag. Every
boy but one, enrolled in the
troop, was present at this meet
ing, as was the Scoutmaster, Glib
Hunter and assistant, Jack Gulli-
horn and Fred Hipkoe.
A number of games were played,
then the four troops were paired
off for basketball The boys enjoy
this game more than any other at
this time of the year.
After the sports were over a
luncheon was served to the boys
by Mrs. Geo. Jackson, Mrs. Russell
and Mrs. Homer Vaughn. Then
R. G. Fussell presented Mr.. Hunter
and bride with a large box filled
with useful presents from each of
the boys.
Glib and Mrs. Hunter now have
enough kitchen utensils for house
keeping but it is hoped that the
rolling pin, given by one of the
boys with full directions for use,
will be used for pie crusts, not for
warfare.
Visitors present were: Mrs. Fus-
sci, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Vaughn,
Mrs. Hunter, Miss Helen Fussel,
Mr.. Vaughn, Mr.. Jackson, Mr.. Fus-
sci, Mr.. Lancaster and Phillip Lam
caster.
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-27
Lasky Company May
Make Picture Here

Rumors come from many sources
that the Famous Players Lasky
company, producers of many of the
big picture releases, and producers
of all the spectacular Zane Grey
western pictures, will this spring
make a big picture near here. 1t
is said that the company is nego-
tiating for the lease or purchase
of a nearby ranch, from which
their operations will be carried on.
A Mr.. Howard, one of the field
managers for Lasky, informed
Rene Pincetl, that the company
would be in Winslow soon, with
a large number of players and as
sistantS. During the past week, an
educated young Indian, who has
long been in the employ of Lasky
visited Winslow. and proceeded on
to the reservation, where he will
spend two or three weeks. 1t is
said that he is contracting for
more than two thousand Indians to
take part in the production.
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-27
KAUFMAN'S PL A N
TO ADVERTISE OLD
TRAILS HIGHWAY

r. C, Kaufman, president of the
First National bank of Winslow,
has plan for advertising the Ma
tional Old Trails highway from
Baltimore to Los Angeles, which
meets with the hearty approval of
the Winslow Commercial club, and
which no doubt will be carried to
a successful conclusion within the
next few months.
Mr.. Kaufman plans the forming
of an association of all cities along
the National Old Trails, for the
purpose Of getting together sum
sufficient to place advertisements
in national magazines calling at
tention to prospective eastern tour
lists the scenic and HISTORICAL spots
that can be visited while travelling
along the route of the Old Trails
highway Towns along the Lincoln
highway, which crosses the contin-
ent through Wyoming, Utah, Neva-
da and California, have advertised
their route to great advantage, but
along different lines than that sug-
gested by Mr.. Kaufman.
r. G.. will, with the aid of the
Commercial club, take on the work
of agitating the proposition among
civic clubs, banks or hotels in the
different towns along the highway,
and to that end Secretary Charles
L. Murphy is now preparing list
of correspondents to whom pros
pectus of the plan will be mailed.
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-27
Series OF Sermons
To Young People

A series of special sermons to
young people will be preached at
the Christian church by the pastor,
Rev. w. l.. Martin, on Sunday
evenings during the month Of
March. The topics SO far announc-
ed will be: March 1, "a Young
Man Who Failed and Why" March
8, ga Young Woman Who Was a
Heroine and Why" March Is,
Young People and Some of Their
Problems" March %, Fits and
Misfits," or Finding the Right
job" A fifth special topic will be
announced later. The young peo-
pie will help in these evening SER
vices with special choir numbers
and other special music and read
ings. These services will be inter
esting to the older people as we'll
as to the young people, and a cor
dial invitation is extended to both
the young and the older people.
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-27
Camp Fire Girls Make
Money on Candy Sale

Fhe live-wire troop of Camp
Fire girls, known as Troop No. 1,
under the guardianship of Mrs. Geo.
Jackson, conducted a very success
full candy sale Saturday of last
week. A sum of $21.36 was netted
from their efforts. The money will
be used for subscriptions to the
Every Girl magazine, the official
publication of the national Camp
Fire Girls organization.
Tomorrow the girls will take
hike to the Punch Bowl, one of
the numerous scenic eminences
near town. During good weather
hike will be made each week.