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The Coconino sun., 1925-12-11

recalls, pack animal and lumber came
crashing through the brush when a
burro would lose its footing on the
steep slopes.
Several years later, Mr. Goodfellow
with the aid of his three sons, built
the excellent road that now connects
their veritable paradise in Pine val
ley with the broad mesa, high above
their home. 1t has been traversed by
thousands of tourists and is monu-
ment to the engineering skill of its
builders.
Overcoming almost insurmountable
obstacles, the Goodfellows at last con-
verted their rocky, travertine-covered
acres into fertile farming land. While
Mr.. Goodfellow was thusly engaged
his wife educated the children. And
during all those years they took an
active part in the community life of
this section of ella county. Being
musicians, they were called upon to
furnish music for innumerable dances
in the Pine-Payson country Neigh
bors knew them and loved them and
it is doubtful today if there is a more
popular couple in all of Gila county.
With the advent of the automobile
and its extensive use the Natural
bridge has become one of the most
popular tourist attractions in this sec
tion Of the state. Each year increas-
ing numbers of "all-summer" guests
come from eastern points. The ideal
setting of Goodfellow lodge, the won
der of the Natural bridge, the incom-
parable climate of Pine valley, all
combine to make it "the only perfect
vacation spot in the world"
And the goodfellowship at Goodfel-
lows! Here hospitality apparently
knows no bounds. 1t is perpetual, sin
cere, spontaneous.
With this combination it is safe to
predict that Goodfellow's lodge and
the Natural bridge viii become one of
the best known and genuinely enjoyed
vacation centers in the west. They
merit this reward.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-11
ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE
NATURAL BRIDGE OF ARIZ.

on-Tyne. Shortly after arriving there
local paper published story about
the discovery of great natural
bridge in Arizona by prospector
named David Gowan, who, the story
stated, had taken up his residence
near the bridge located on a pros
pecting trip.
Years before this, one of Mr.. Good
fellows uncles, named David Gowan,
had sailed for America. His relatives
had heard nothing of him following
his departure.
Perhaps" David Goodfellow said,
this David Gowan is the lost uncle
of mine, and a few pence spent in
postage may let him know that he is
not forgotten in his ain hame
place"
So a letter was written and adj
dressed to David Gowan, Flagstaff,
Arizona, United States of America !"
Mr.. Gowan received the letter By
this time he had tired of remaining
so long in one place. He wrote to the
Goodfellows, offering them his cabin
at Natural bridge if they would but
come to Arizona and take possession
Mr. Goodfellow was for starting inn
mediately, but Mrs Goodfellow de-
INJURED. It required considerable per-
suasion before she finally consented
to venture upon the long, hard jour-
ney to the far-flung frontier of the
new land. At last they disposed of
their property and together with their
family. sailed for America.
Flagstaff in those days was merely
a settlement on wild frontier David
Gowan met them there. From him
they learned of the discovery of the
bridge in 1873 and how he planted
few trees near his little cabin and
Of his efforts to maintain the place
as headquarters for his various pros
pecting expeditions.
It required more than week of
hard travelling over but little more
than a COW trail, past Mormon lake
and through the great forested area
of the Mogollons, before they reach
ed the top of the hill above David
Gowan's cabin. No road wound down
to the valley dropping from the
abrupt brim of the canyon to the val
ley, more than 500 feet below.
'sAs | recall that moment Mrs.
Goodfellow said recently, Il fervently
wished that l had never come to Ari-
zona. honestly believed that |
could never reach the cabin alive if |
ever started down over the side of
the precipice. And l was sure, if |
were able to get there, that l would
never, as long as | lived, be able to
climb out. / was truly sorry ever to
have left Scotland"
Those first few years were filled
with the hardships of our pioneers.
Lumber for a house had to be car
ried on burros down the trail from the
mesa. Many times, Mrs. Goodfellow
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Gila county's Natural bridge,
one of natures rare examples of
handicraft, will find its far-flung fame
heralded to thousands upon thousands
of potential visitors when reported
plans of a new tourist route through
Arizona materialize.
Already the mecca of hundreds
upon hundreds of tourists from all
parts of the world, this unusual
natural wonder is the objective of
many thousands-an endless stream
of visitors to marvel at this interest
ing phenomenon.
Only three miles from the main
travel on the suggested scenic trail
via Fossil creek, through Pine and
Payson to Roosevelt lake, the Nat
ural bridge is advantageously located.
Doubtless it will serve as one of the
greatest attractions for tourists along
the new scenic highway. Adequate
preparations are being made at this
popular resort for increased patron
age. Mr.. and Mrs. David G. Goodfel-
low, owners of the bridge and its
picturesque surroundings, are con-
structing commodious inn short
distance from the natural wonder. The
inn, it is announced, will be COM
plete for the next summer session.
The Natural bridge spans Pine
creek in a setting rivalling in beauty
any spot yet discovered by man.
Across the broad, smooth top of the
bridge spread five acres of the Good
fellow ranch, planted partly in alfalfa
and partly in huge grape vines. Along
the rugged edge of the Pine creek
gorge coneshaped jumpers shield the
bridge from view until the visitor VEN
lures almost to the edge of the preci-
pice towering above its jagged sides.
The top of the bridge rises 100 feet
above the splashing sprays of Pine
creek that races down through the
narrow canyon to pour into the Verde
river. The thickness" of the bridge
is approximately rs feet, making the
arch lift to height of about 115
feet at its center. 1t is 400 feet long
and lao feet wide.
Beneath the bridge are several
large caves filled with beautiful sta
lactites and stalagmites. At the bot
tom of one of these is a crystal pool
called "Cleopatra's Bathroom The
caves are reached by ladders leading
up to the roof of the bridge.
Perhaps but few residents of ella
county have heard how the Goodfel-
lows came to settle at the Natural
bridge more than 80 years ago. The
story, related recently to newspaper
representative, reads almost like fic-
tion.
The couple lived in the little fishing
village of Bervie, near Aberdeen,
Scotland. Mr.. Goodfellow was an ex-
ceptionally accomplished tailor enjoy
ing profitable patronage. He de-
cided to move to avlarger field and
took up his residence in Newcastle
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ANNUAL MEETING OF
INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS

The annual convention of the Ari-
zona Industrial congress, officially
starting the fifth year of that organi-
zation's state development work will
be held in Phoenix on Tuesday, jan
uary II, it was announced by officers
of the congress. All residents of the
state and all visitors interested in the
state, win be invited to attend.
The Industrial congress meeting
will be one of the opening events of a
series that will make January IL to
16 one of the states biggest conven-
ton weeks, including one great ma
tional convention and several state
meetings. The national event will be
the annual convention of the Ameri-
can National Livestock association, to
be held here January 13, IA and 10,
which viii be held at the same time.
The Arizona Farm Bureau federation
and several other important state
bodies also are planning to hold their
annual conventions in Phoenix that
week.
Plans for the A. /. C. convention
provide for making it even bigger
than the previous three that have
marked milestones in the organiza-
tion's history. Morning and after
noon business sessions will be held,
with snappy talks by nationally
known men and outstanding leaders
in the southwest, and the event will
close in the evening with huge cele-
bration that will probably take the
form of a great dance, with buffet
supper and host of entertainment
features. This is expected to prove
even more popular than the prosperity
dinner that closed the Industrial con-
gress convention last January, at
which $50 people were served.
| Details of the convention program
will be announced in the near future,
lit was stated, and meanwhile all citi-
zens of Arizona may consider them
selves personally invited.
In closing the fourth year of opera
tion the directors of the Arizona In
dustrial congress wish to acknowledge
to the membership the great force for
good which has been created by loyal
people working each day for greater
Arizona.
The accomplishments have been
made by individuals working through
state organizations, chambers of COM
merce, civic, and commercial clubs.
These have done the work and to them
is due the recognition and credit. The
Industrial congress as a clearing
house has simply directed and helped.
/ The yearly election for directors is
now before you. Six of the eighteen
directors are selected each year for
three year terms.
A few of the results follow:
BY coordinating purchasing power
OF mines, railroads and corporations
over seventy million dollars of new
business has been divereted to our
/ farmers and merchants.
Lending aid to the farm bureau and
commodity marketing organizations
resulting in their obtaining permanent
federal inspection service for crops.
BY working with chambers Of COM
merce and civic organizations result
ing in establishment Of many new
manufacturing industries and giving
support to established firms through
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HIRAMS WILL ELECT
NEW OFFICERS SOON

]. S. McIlwaine and Frank M. Gold
had charge of the program at the last
Friday meeting Of the Hiram club
and presented some very entertaining
numbers. Rev. K. l.. Freeland Of
Epiphany church made pleasing talk
describing the aims and workings Of
the Order of Sir Galahad and told of
the recent meeting of the order in
Phoenix which he and a number Of
the local members of the order at
tended. Two numbers by a male
George Myers, Tom Bell
wood, G. F. Deaver and Alex john
ston- accompanied by Miss Selma
Aas, were appreciated by all. The
attendance at Fridays meeting was
unusually large, including number
of guests from distant points. DR.. E.
A. Miller is chairman of this weeks
meeting and the following week the
semi-annual election of officers will
be held.
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Get your Job Printing at The Sun
Offi.e.
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BISHOP GERCKE SAYS
PROHI LAW FAILURE

That the prohibition laws of the
United States, as they have been ad-
ministered since the Volstead law
was the statement made by Bishop
Daniel J. Gercke, who heads the
Catholic diocese of Tucson.
Bishop Gercke characterized the
appeal to Pope Plus XI made bytClin-
ton N. Howard, chairman of the
United Committee for Prohibition En-
forcement, as the height of impudence
because of the fact, the bishop said,
that the pope would no more attempt
to dictate the right of the American
people to drink than he would pre-
sumo to dictate what they should wear
or eat at their tables.
The prohibition law in America
Bishop Gercke declared is purely a
political question which must be dealt
with by the American people them
selves as citizens of the republic. The
Catholic bishop expressed the belief
that the pope would ignore the COM
munication Of Howard
II heartily endorse the statement
made by the Rev. John j. Burke, gen
eral secretary of the National Catholic
Welfare conference, concerning the
letter sent by Howard to the pope,
said Bishop Gercke. The sending of
the letter was the height of inpu-
dence. The Holy Father in Rome has
no right to dictate to Americans, no
matter what their creed may be. Pro-
hibition is the law in this country and
every law-abiding citizen should stand
squarely behind its enforcement" "
He also expressed all opinion that
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-11

the Trade at Home-Use Arizona
Products" movements.
Coordinating the efforts of the
press, the Automobile club and local
clubs in "See Arizona First" cam
paigns which this year persuaded
many thousands of Arizonans to learn
and love our great outdoors.
Extending the study of colonization
handled by chambers Of commerce to
a unified state activity and securing
the aid of California in advertising
Arizona.
These are but few of the hundreds
of accomplishments made possible by
cooperation Of all industries, details
of which will be given in the annual
report in January, 1926.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-11
.IEALOUSY

First Lady of Uncertain Years:
"Officer, that man over there is try
ing to flirt with me-"
Second L. of U. n: "No he isn't.
He's trying to flirt with me-"
First L. of U. T.: "Why, the ideal"
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after a fair trial it had been demon
strated that it was beyond the power
of our country to enforce the law,
that the prohibition act should be re-
pealed.
A dead law, Bishop Gercke said, is
worse than no law at all. The Catho-
lie bishop expressed belief that the
present Volstead law is productive of
much evil, for the reason that it has
made law-breakers Of people who are
otherwise good and substantial citi-
zens.
II believe that there are as many
non-Catholics as there are Catholics
against the prohibition law" was the
bishops comment
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-11
CYRUS III. X. CURTIS WAS
HONOR GUEST AT KIWANIS

Cyrus H. K. Curtis, internationally
known publisher who is spending the
winter at Chandler, was the guest of
honor Tuesday when members of the
Kiwanis club assembled in the Hotel
Adams, Phoenix, for their weekly
luncheon.
With Mr.. Curtis is John G.. Martin,
general manager of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger and the New York Eve
ming Post, two metropolitan dailies
published by the Curtis Publishing
company. Other widely known publ
cations of the company are the
Ladies Home Journal and the Satur-
day Evening Post.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-11

The car, of course, is the Studebaker Big Six
Sedan; car that will bring days-yes years-of
JOY to the entire family.
One-Proft 1diae and UsitBn construction have rr1de
the Big SIX The fastestseng gb poYered The pord
According to the rating of the National Alto
mobile Chamber of Commerce and Of the Society
OF Automotive Engineers, only seven American
cars exceed the Big Si,, in horsepower The car
among these seven which is lowest in price, costs
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Miss Stella /. Hanna, sister of
Everett Hanna and Mrs. DeElmer
Jones. dies.
Henry Heller goes to Los Angeles
for the winter, leaving his blacksmith
shop in charge of John Marshall.
R. ]. Bly,, Civil war veteran, died at
the Brannen ranch, six miles north of
here.
G. G. Powell and Miss Anna Steitz
married.
Miss Zella Jones teaching at Wood
ruff, Navajo county.
Tom Phelan goes to Gallup to run
a butcher shop.
George Barnes and family move
from here to Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lockwood have a
boy.
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Master Meredith S. Taylor, the
three-year-od son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles S. Taylor of Carlisle, Nicholas
county, KY, holds the southern cham
pionship for weight for age. topping
the scales at 100 pounds. His other
measurements are: Height, 43 inches;
circumference OF head, % inches !;
neck, Il inches; shoulders, 46 inches !;
chest, 40 inches; arm, II inches ::
wrist inches; thigh, % inches; calf
II inches; ankle, . inches: foot III
inches long and 315 inches wide.
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Of miles OF excess transportation every mile of it
not only comfortable but luxurious.
And you may buy it at once in confidence that
Studebaker will not bring out new line of yearly
models at the January Automobile Shows Stude-
baker facilities enable us to keep our cars more
up-to-date than the newest yearly model CHANGES
are not saved up for spectacular annual ANNOUNCE
'ments which make cars artifcially obsolete.
Keys to any Studebaker Big Six will prove in
deed, the keys to happiness
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PROVED

Syllogism from B. L.: Money is
jack; jack means to lift up-ergo,
money is uplifting.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-11
The Keys to Happiness
Make this their HAPPIEST Christmas with
the ONE most sensible gift

THERE are glorious days ahead
Il for the family that finds these
mysterious keys on Christmas
morning. Waiting outside is the
car of their dreams ready to
take them together in quest Of
happy days. It's the one most sem
sible gift for the entire family
a gift that will bring years OF joy to
all of them. Yet to have this SUI
preme gift, and experience the thrill
Of giving in this unique way will
cost you no more than you might
spend for short-lived trinkets.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-09-25
Farm Machinery Leaders

CHICAGO, Ill.-"Get acquainted
with your neighbor-you might like
him!' is the famous Trenton idea"
slogan broadcast to the world by
TON" Witten, a Missouri imple
ment dealer. That slogan was the
keynote of the great system of serv-
ice built up for more than a half
century around the farm equipment
dealers of America who now number
more than 21,000 in every state Of
The Union. AS distributors Of farm
machinery, they have not only sold
The time and labor saving machines
that have enabled American farmers
to beat the world, but have set them
up, furnished repairs, fitted them
into each individual farmers farm
ing operations and helped him pros
per while building up prosperous
communities through agricultural
America.
Mr.. Witten retired recently as
president of the National Fedora
tion of Implement Dealers Asso-
Citations, but Oscar A. Rystrom,
York, Nebraska, president, is spread
ing the idea still further. He is
calling upon ever live dealer in the
country to cooperate with the agri-
cultural high schools by offering
their salesrooms, assembly rooms
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-09-25

and stocks of gas engines, cream
separators, milking machines, trac-
tors, water supply systems, ETC., to
the classes two hours or more each
week.
Prof. II. B. Walker, of Kansas
State Agricultural College is for
mer president Of the American So
ciety of Agricultural Engineers.
He also heads the Contact Commit
tee between manufacturers and agri
cultural colleges. This committee
plans to cooperate with every agri-
cultural high school through the
21.000 local farm equipment dealers.
High school blowing matches, set
ting up and servicing milking ma
chimes, cream separators, gas en-
gines, water supply systems, trac-
tors, ETC., on the dealers floor and
in neighboring fields and homes is
planned.
President Finley P. Mount, of the
National Association of Farm Equip
ment Manufacturers, q farm boy
who rose to the head of a thresher
and tractor factory, is an enthu
siastic believer in the American
farm boy and his future, endorsing
the idea and adopting the slogan
Good Equipment Makes A Good
Farmer Better ~
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-09-25
Auto Cushion Covers
How To Clean Them

"A FTER a few months OF con-
slant use, particularly in
summer when travel is heavy and
roads are dusty, automobile seat.
covers are likely to take on
griminess which is not only dis
tressing to the eye, but also men
acing to light summer frocls
Those car owners who have
fortified themselves with adjustable
covers do not need to put up with
dirty cushions; quick Tubing in
plentiful supply of suds will re-
store the covers to their original
freshness.
Remove the covers, shake out
the dust, and plunge them into
tub or washing machine filled with
suds. To prepare the suds throw
about "a cups of .Chipso into the
tub, pour over enough hot water
to dissolve the flakes, then add
cold or warm water to make
thick suds just hot enough to bear
the hands in.
Run the machine for about
minutes. or wash by sudsing up
and down with the hands. AS
soon as the water becomes very
dirty, replace with clean suds.
Rinse thoroughly in warm water.
LAY out fiat on the grass or hang
over line to dry. While slightly
damp, return the covers to their
to shape. II the covers are thor
oughly dried before replacing, they
are sometimes difficult to fasten in
place due to slight shrinking
When they are damp they can
moro easily be pulled into place
and will At moro smoothly. Leave
the car In the open to finish dry
fnR.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-09-25
I'm
fzTuTl
DE- iedQlth,
II PUBLIC HEALTH is PUBLIC WEALTH
II COMPILED sY TIE
II PUBLIC HEALTH LEAGUE !,
II or wa SftiN0 TON
BREATHING FOR HEALTH

In ancient times, the word for
soul was "pneuma,' the breath"
for it was thought that, as life de-
parts when we cease breathing, the
breath was the life.
Certainly, breathing is essential.
Yet how few of us know how to
breathe. We imagine that since ami
mails use abdominal respiration" we
should also, rather than breathe with
the chest Inaeed, some, observing
child asleep, will say: I'm Nature,
the child uses abdominal respiration"
And SO it does-in the recumbent po-
sition. But the conditions are quite
different when the child stands.
When the progenitors of man began
to assume the erect posture, the abb
dominal organs were suspended from
a horizontal, not vertical, backbone;
and when humans stand erect, the abb
dominal organs sag and slump down
into the pelvis, giving the muscles all
tney can 40 10 keep lne aDuOHlndl
walls from becoming herniated, where
they throw the burden of respiration
upon the chest walls instead. So, if
we would breathe WE'LL we must
breathe high and wide.
Man has but comparatively recently
begun to stand erect and Nature has
not yet had time to revamp him to
meet the new requirements. But she
is progressing. The X-ray shows the
presence Of accessory (floating) ribs
in the lower chest and accessory
(spinous) ribs added to the neck YER
tebrae.
Let us then cultivate chest breath
ing. Stand erect, pull your stomach
in, throw your chest forward, breathe
through your nose, and you will be
using your machinery" to the best
advantage.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-09-25
OF IDAHO PRESIDENT
REFUSES TO LEAVE STATE INSTITUTION

University of Idaho. Moscow. Rum
ors that DR.. A. H. Upham might leave
the presidency of the University of
Idaho have been set at rest by the an
nouncement that President Upham has
definitely withdrawn his name from
consideration for the presidency of
two state universities in which there
are vacancies. DR.. Upham was con-
sidered for these positions without
his solicitation.
Both positions pay higher salaries
than are paid at Idaho. President
Upham's rejection of these possibili-
ties is similar to action taken last year
by r. l.. Mathews, athletic director,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-09-25
State College Professor
Returns from Europe

Washington State College, Pullman.
Prof. Carl M. Brewster, of the De-
partment Of Chemistry at the State
College, recently completed his seven
teenth trip to Europe, where he spent
the summer in travelling and research
work. Professor Brewster was in
charge of a party of tourists and be-
cause of his familiarity with the coun-
try was able to conduct his charges
to the most interesting points on the
continent. A. A. Levine, instructor of
chemistry, has returned to the campus
after attending the Third National
Colloid Conference this summer at the
University Of WISCONSIN. DR.. G. G.
Todd, head of the Department of
Chemistry, spent a portion of the sum-
mer in Los Angeles, where he attend
ed the 10th meeting of the American
Chemistry Society in August.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-09-25

Customers can always be found for
staple farm products. A farm is usual
ly running full time, but not so many
run at full capacity. A farm is run
ming at full capacity when all the raw
materials that can be turned into pork,
mutton, wool, milk, butter, beef, fowls,
eggs and cash are being utilized. Even
at low prices, the farm producing to
capacity, labor costs considered, pays
better.-Farm & Fireside.