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The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
HAWAIIAN ISLES
WAR GAME WILL
TEST ALL ARM S

Naval strategists as well as mill
tary strategists and marine corps
leaders are looking forward to the
joint army-navy maneuvers this
month, which will provide for the
first time an actual test of the dual
problem of attack and defense Of
the Hawaiian islands. Officers of
high rank say that no practical
maneuver of this magnitude has
yet been undertaken by military
science in time of peace. The three
great departments of national de-
fense, army, navy and marine corps,
will perform major tasks. All
arms of the military service will
be actively represented, including
land defenses of big gun batteries,
aircraft, capital ships and all arms
of sea power, with the marine corps
landing forces and artillery.
Full reports on the maneuvers
will be given to readers of The
Winslow Mail by The Nails special
correspondent aboard one of the
battleships.
This will be the first time that
aircraft will play a major part in
general joint tactical maneuvers.
The seven days of possible combat
are to be April 25 to May /.
Defense of the islands will be in
the hands of the military establish
ment stationed there, embracing the
army coast defense and field
forces with national guard and or
ganized reserves, together with the
naval establishment of the islands,
supplemented by additional air.
craft power.
A state of war will be simulated,
effective yesterday, when the fleet
left San Francisco. The island of
Oahu will be the object of attack.
There will be upward of 10000
men actually employed in the naval
attack, including the marines. The
problem involved has been worked
out many times on paper in the war
college, but this is the first actual
demonstration of the strategic the
Ories in actual practice.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
Three of the Fifty
Free Rides Drawn

Forty-seven free airplane rides
remain to be drawn from among
the fifty to be given to the hold
ers of the lucky tickets of admis-
sion to the two-day air circus Sat-
urday and Sunday, May 16 and IT,.
The tickets are now on sale, and
with each twenty sold, one ticket
for a free ride is given. The tick
cts are sold in sealed envelopes,
and each bears a number. Every
ticket with a number divisible by
twenty gets ride on plane at
the expense of the committee
To date three free rides have
been drawn, the Rev T. n Carter
Jr. won the first, S. G. Cooper, a
Santa Fe brakeman, the second, and
Frank Riley, owner of the Pastime
hall, copped the third.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
NOTED INDIANS
OPEN MUSEUM AT
CANYON DIABLO

Harry ("Indian") Miller and Joe
Secakuku (''Yellow Feet'O, the for
mer an Apache chieftain and the
latter a chief of the Hopis, both
nationally known members of their
tribes, have joined forces and
opened at Canyon Diablo a museum,
curio store and Hopi house to be
patterned after the famous HOpi
house at Grand Canyon, where In
dian dances will be given and rugs
woven and sold and pottery made.
Joe Secakuku for eight years
was master of Indian ceremonies at
Grand Canyon, and has been seen
and is known by tourists from all
over the world. He is an alert,
wide-awake. Indian and a graduate
of the Carlisle school, Secakuku
is planning to take charge of the
Indian dances to be given in Wins
low during the airway dedication
celebration next month.
Indian" Miller also enjoys wide
fame as one of the most talented
members of any tribe of southwest
6Tu lHulduS, UelHS LluO lOOhih6
man, a fluent and eloquent speaker
and an artist with an originality in
his sketches of Indian symbolism
that has caused them to be repro
duced in many magazines.
Miller conducted museum, zoo
and Gila monster farm at Walnut
Canyon national monument near
Flagstaff for few years, but few
months ago moved to Canyon
Lodge, where the highway crosses
Canyon Diablo. The partnership of
these two famous Indians will no
doubt lead to the establishment of
an attraction at Canyon Lodge that
will be tremendous drawing card
to the thousands of tourists who
cross Canyon Diablo bridge each
year.
A letter to The Mail from IN
dian" Miller states that Mr.. Cundiff,
owner of the lodge, intends soon to
build a concrete dam in the canyon
to impound an artificial lake. He
also plans the erection of an amuse-
ment hall for Americans. Visitors
from Winslow will be made espe-
cially welcome, the letter states.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
OLD TRAILS HIWAY
CENTENNIAL TO Be
HELD SAN BERDO

The people of San Bernardino and
the officials of the Old Trails
Highway association, Southern Cal
ifornia Automobile club and civic
clubs along the National Old
Trails highway plan a celebration
of the Tooth anniversary of the
establishment of this famous old
trail, to be held in San Bernardino
next year.
More than hall million dollars
is to be expended on the road from
Needles to San Bernardino, to make
the road across the Mohave desert
the equal of any of the entrance
highways to the state of California.
= Elaborate preparations are being
made for the celebration of the
anniversary.
Concerning the preliminary ar
rangements the MohaVe County
Miner (Kingman) says:
Last Friday evening a meeting of
the California division of the
National Old Trails highway was
held at San Bernardino for the
purpose of electing officers for the
ensuing year and to arrange for a
great celebration of the Tooth ami
versary of the National Old Trails
west from Washington. This cele-
bration is to be held next year and
every town along the line of the
road is expected to participate
The meeting was one of the best
attended affairs ever. put on in the
history of the highway, delegates
being present from every town on
the road in Southern California and
great delegation from the Foot
hills boulevard all the way to Santa
Monica. Anson H. Smith repre-
sented this part of the highway in
Arizona, being vice president of
the association. Members of the
state highway commission of Cali
fornia we're there, the engineer of
the Southern California Automobile
club as we'll as representatives
from nearly all the towns in the
southern part of the Golden state
were on hand.
An election of officers was held,
Gov. J. B. Gill, of San Bernardino,
being reelected president. Other
officers were elected and an execu-
tive board was left to the discre-
tion of the president, this board to
have entire charge of the big cele-
bration next year.
A representative of the engineer
ing department of the highway
commission assured the convention
that every effort would be made to
have the road from the Colorado
river to Victorville in condition to
carry the traffic next year, there
being appropriated for the present
year about $550,0OO, this to be ap-
piled on 24O miles of roadway. Mr..
East, engineer of the Automobile
club of Southern California, assured
the members that the club would
work with the men who were get
ting this highway in shape to invite
traffic and that hereafter all rout-
ings would be over this highway,
and also gave his assurance that
he would advise the travelling pub
lie that this road was the only one
that could be depended upon to
carry traffic into the state.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
ST ENCINENEN
GET $4,000
in BACK PAY
ESTERDAY

There will be three pay days in
this month for g large number of
engineers and firemen of the Santa
Fe who yesterday received their
checks for SIX months of back pay,
from Sept. l last year to March L
of this year.
The checks, numbered 160, ninety
for engineers, averaging little
more than $40 each, and sixty for
firemen, averaging about $50 each.
The checks were in payment of
claims awarded during the contro-
versy between the enginemen and
officials about a month ago, which
was settled amicably and IN ac-
cordance with the claims Of the
men,
The award was made retroactive
to Sept. of last year, as a similar
award had been granted by the fed
eral railroad labor board to the en-
ginemen of the Southern Pacific
lines at that time, when the engine
men of the Santa Fe put forward
their claims. The award was dis
cusSed by officials of the company
during the winter, but was not fl
nally disposed of until about a
month ago, full account of which
was published in this paper
The $4,000, added to the local
channels of trade, will create
tremendous boost to business. 1t
is estimated by merchants that an
increase of from 10 to Is per cent
will be made in business, which,
added to the already active business
in Winslow, creates a condition
here that is far above the average,
and tends to bring above the aver
age a month generally looked upon
by merchants as one of the lowest
in volume of trade in the entire
year.
Despite the fact that the between
shipping seasons on the railroad
has created more or less of a
slump, business in Winslow is re-
ported to be 5 to 10 per cent bet
ter than in any other town along
the Santa Fe or in the southwest,
and the addition of this sum of
money will still further raise the
proportion of business done here.
A payment of back pay to oper-
ators, which was awarded some
time ago, will be received soon.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
WILL ESTIMATE
DAMAGE AT
ELECTRIC PLANT

City Engineer A. r. Lendecke
and Jack Groucott, of the Halstead
Lumber company, both able con-
struction engineers, will make an
investigation of the amount of
damage alleged to be done by tie
vibrations caused by the big Diesel
engines at the Arizona Electric
Power company plant. A petition
recently presented to the city coun-
Gil by twenty-four property owners
caused Manager Claude Quebe-
deaux to have the Investigations
made, and recommendations made
as to how best to overcome the
problem.
The petition also stated that the
exhaust from the engines was a
nuisance, but this will shortly be
eliminated, Mr.. Quebedeaux having
purchased, at considerable expense,
a. Maxim silencer which has been
approved and used in other cities,
one of which will be installed in a
few days. 1t is stated that these
silencers reduce the noise of ex-
haust 100 per cent.
The investigation to be made by
Messrs. Lendecke and Groucott will
include a survey as to the depth of
bedrock under the plant, the feasi-
bility of building the foundations
of the engines to bedrock, and an
investigation into the foundations
of buildings which are said to be
disturbed by the vibrations.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
Mrs. T. c.. Garrett
Agent for Hospital

Mrs. T. C. Garrett has been ap-
pointed local representative for the
National Fraternities Hospital, Inc,
of Wickenburg. and will carry on
the work in Navajo county begun
when the Rev. T. S. Hunter, of
Wickenburg, who visited Winslow
as a delegate to the recent PIT. A.
convention, outlined the purposes
of the association.
Plans of the association call for
the erection of a tubercular hos
pital at Wickenburg and the segre-
cation of turbercular patients of
the state at that point. The work
will be semi-charitable, and in the
establishment of the hospital the
founders are receiving support and
encouragement from fraternal
bodies all over the southwest,
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
Surfacing Being Laid
on Part of Front Street

The owners of property on Front
street this week got together in a
little paving district of their own,
and the block between Kinsley and
Warren was surfaced with the blue
rock which has made such supe-
rior highway of the stretch from
the city limits to the Little Colo
RADIO river bridge.
Rogers & Larson hauled the ma
terial from the hill northwest of
town. The city has been asked by
the Commercial club to have ma
terial placed on the intersections of
Front street with Kinsley and
Warren The surfacing was laid
about fifty feet wide, and in no
place was it necessary to grade be-
fore laying the rock.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
Thirteen Houses Being
Wrecked in COOpertOwn

Preparatory to the extension of
the Santa Fe switching yards, and
the building of a new yard south
and the Strengthening of the main
line near the roundhouse, thirteen
houses, recent homes of Mexican
families in Coopertown, are being
demolished this week.
The properties were recently
purchased by the Santa Fe and are
being razed to permit the increased
yard facilities. The former owners
of the houses, most of which were
of 'dobe construction, were permit
ted to salvage the building mate
rial and use it to build new homes
on sites adjacent to the suburb of
Coopertown.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
Health Committee of
Council Investigating

Under direction of City Health
Officer DR.. George P. Sampson, the
public health committee of the city
council is making thorough inves-
tigation of conditions in the city
and premises which have been re-
ported to be in unsanitary condi-
ton. The committee is composed
of Cuoncilmen E. H. Black and G.
D. Anderson, City Engineer Len
decke and Dr. Sampson.
A tour of inspection was made
Wednesday and another is being
made today.
All of the ordinances relative to
sanitation and cleanliness will be
strictly enforced, and an inspector
is to be put on the police force to
aid in the councils campaign for a
cleaner city.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
w. w. Franklin Buys
Another Airplane

W. w. Franklin, of the Franklin
Overland company, a flying en-
thusiast as we'll as autoist, this
week made arrangements to have
ship brought to Winslow so that
he may take part in the aircraft
show and airway dedication on May
16 and In Mr.. Franklin was the
owner of the machine wrecked a
few months ago near McNary,
when Aviator Russell Hall had the
misfortune to make a poor landing
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
THE METEORS TO-
PLAY THE LEUPP
INDIANS SUNDAY
Leupp, at Winslow, April 19.
Gallup, at, Gallup, April 26.
Gallup at Winslow, May 8.
Kingman, at Winslow, May 10.
Kingman, at Kingman, May "a.
Kingman at Winslow, July 10.
Kingman, at Kingman, Aug. %.

Just as The Mail goes to press
Manager Kleindienst announces
that return game with Gallup will
be played in Winslow on Sunday,
May 3.
The first ball game of the season
will be played next Sunday at the
local diamond, when the Meteors,
new suits and all, will cross bats
with the Leupp Indians.
The opening game has been in
doubt all this week, until late yes
terday afternoon, when it was set
tied, by word from Leupp that a
recently imposed quarantine for
measles had been lifted from the
school, and that the team would
make the journey to Winslow.
The game was arranged for by
Manager A. R. Kleindienst about
two weeks ago, but was called off
the first of this week on account
of the quarantine, and a practice
game arranged between the Me-
teors and the roundhouse Indian
team.
The game scheduled for April 26
between Seligman and the Meteors
at Winslow has been called off,
following receipt of a message from
Seligman yesterday afternoon that
a conflicting date prevented their
appearance here at that time. In
the meantime the fast Gamerco
team of Gallup had written for a
date on the 26th, which was CON
sented to last evening by Manager
Kleindienst, the game to be played
in Gallup. A return game will be
played inI Winslow at a date to be
determined later.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
EIks Will Celebrate
Building Anniversary

On the 21st and 22nd of next
month the Elks lodge will hold a
two-day celebration in honor of the
first anniversary of the building of
Elks hall and club on Third street.
The building was dedicated a year
ago.
Elaborate plans are being ar
ranged for the celebration, which
will include dance, carnival and
festival features.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
TRACK MEET OF
NEARBY SCHOOLS
HERE ON MAY z

A track meet. with full program
of athletic events, will be held in
Winslow Saturday, May 2, under
the auspices of the coaches of the
local high school at the city park.
The attendance of teams from ST..
Johns, Snowflake, Williams, Round
Valley and Holbrook has been def
nitely promised, and it is probable
that Flagstaff will be represented.
Medals will be given to the win
ners of all events, and loving cups
will be awarded to the high-point
man and to the winning school.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17

popular young ladies are entered,
and many hundreds of votes have
been cast. The winner of the con-
test will be given a special air.
plane ride over the Painted Desert.
visit Holbrook and return, and will
be official hostess to the girls sent
from other towns along the airway.
She will be one of the guests of
honor at the ball and banquet, and
will be official chaperon to the
young ladies while they are in
Winslow. In all social affairs of
the celebration she will be the rep
resentative of the city and the Com
mercial club.
A count of the votes taken at 8
O'Clock this morning shows the con-
testants lined up as follows:
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
Sale of Sitgreaves Forest
Postponed by Shows

1t is reported that the sale of
timber in Deer Springs unit of the
Sitgreaves national forest, the first
sale of timber in that large body
of timber, has been delayed three
months. On Jan. 1 the government
advertised for bids on 300,000,000
feet, the bids to be opened June 1.
Owing to the fact that snow in
the timber has prevented prospec-
tive bidders from making survey
of the timber, the sale has been
postponed and the bids will be
opened later in the summer.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
Joe City Boy Killed
BY Kick From Horse

James, the 4-year-old son of Mrs.
Clara Mosely, Joseph City, died at
Gallup Sunday following injuries
received Friday when kicked in the
abdomen by horse. Every effort
was made to save the little fellow
and he was sent to the hospital at
Gallup Immediately, but without
avail. Burial took place Monday
at Joseph City.
The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
Frank Riley Will
Begin Taxi Service

Frank Riley, of the Pastime pool
hall, has made application to the
state corporation commission for
permission to operate stage in
Winslow. Mr.. Riley will enter two
cars in the service to start, and it
is possible that he will extend the
service to include air taxi service
by plane over the northern part Of
the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-12

Oregon led the country in per
capita cheese production IN 1924, be-
ing $2,SS0 worth for every associa
tion member.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-12
BENEFIT DANCE TO
BE GIVEN FOR THE
McCABE BOY SCOUTS

McCabe school is giving a dance
Friday night rs benefit for their
boy Stout troop. McCabe district is
proud Of its boy scouts, the people
there are working hard to make the
dance success. The school has a
large auditorium and a good floor.
Their dances are very popular with
FL Centre Young folks. Undoubted-
ly many are planning to attend to-
morrow evening.
The McCabe school authorities are
quite concerned over an error that
occurred IN regard to their dance.
Window cards announcing Il dance
at McCabe's for March 20 were
put up. this week by mistake. They
have no dance for that date.
Refreshments of fruit punch, hot
dog sandwiches, pie and cake will
be served by the boy scouts at THEN
dance tomorrow night.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-12
WESD4MES HALE AND REX JOINT
HOSTESSES AT CHARMING BRIDGE
PARTY TEN THOUSAND CLUB HOUSE

5 Maurer A. 2. Nuffer, c. +. Paris,
! c. 5. Palmd.er, L. II. Phillcy. r.
H. Powers, j, L. Peck. II. p. Pope,
W. j. Reed, c. J. Ritz. B. l.. Rob
erts. J. s. Ross f. y. Smith, +.
4. Smith, W. Z. Smith, L. Z. Sar-
gent, A. p Shibley, James Schofield,
T. b. Teeple. Percie Thacker, Z. 4.
Todd, j. F. Waterman, r. Y. Wat
son. A. NJ. Williams, R. B. White
law. Dorsey Whitelaw, and Miss Do
ris Anderson, all of FL Centre.
Mesdames II. W. Bonev, W. II.
Best. Oscar Boobur, W. L. Casey,
,Warren Currier, o. B. Dunham,
George Jones, Roscoe Jones, L. c.
Hausman. G. L. Marsh. E. j. Ne
Evov. A. y. Morgans. Howard
Murphy. X. u. Oliver, J. L. Parker,
u. u. Pellet, f. w. Sears, II. B.
Sears, Quay Smith, Roy Stilgcnbour
and [. W. Wells all of Br;iwley.
Mrs. j. u. Huston of Imperial, Mrs.
O. A. Pratt of Calexico. Mrs. J. B.
Hagar and Madame Katherine kup-
allan of Calipatria. Mrs. J. w. CheS
ter of Nashville. Tennessee, Mrs. {.
II. Gerecke of San Francisco, Mrs.
!. l.. Allen of Santa Ana, c. \.
Kitchmg of Anaheim, Miss Clara
Pierce, Mrs. r. Il. Mvall, Mrs. Z.
Ia Garthwaite Sr. of Oakland and
Mrs. u. W. Barclay of Los Ange-
}sS
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-12
SONES COMPANY
TO HOLD PRIZE
ESSAY CONTEST
Own Your Home" Plan
To Be Subject For
Students

Gown Your Own Home,D one of
the most practical movements of re-
cent years, is the subject Of a prize
ESSAY contest to be conducted by
the Sones Lumber company of this
city, in the hope of stimulating
local residents to build their own
homes.
''Thc purpose of this contest is
not necessarily that we may sell
more lumber said Charles f..
Sones, president of the company,
"but to get people to build better
houses, thus adding to the attrac-
tiveness of our city and making life
here more enjoyable and more com
Portable.
Ell Centre has long since passed
the pioneer shack age, and resi-
dents should take as much pride in
the appearance of their homes as
they do in their personal appear
ance. We believe that it is mat.
ter of education, and that by get
ting the younger folks interested, it
will result in the matter being
brought to the attention of the par
entS. The entire city will be ben
Gifted by better homes for its resi-
dents.
Following are the rules of the
essay contest as announced by the
company:
Title: 1.-The Advantages of Own
ing Your Own Home
Who may compete: all students
attending school in the FL Ceutro
Union high school district and the
DiXicland school district.
Length of essay: not to exceed
800 words.
Prizes: two separate sets of prizes
one set for the high school pupils
and one for the elementary school
students; the corresponding prizes to
be exactly the same amount and in
cash. First prize, So; second prize,
SIS; third, $50; fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth, each
$3.50.
Duration: contest closes Wcdnes-
day, April % at p. M. Prizes will
be awarded Friday, May |, 1928.
Suggestions in the way of "sceds
for thought-make them grow will
appear in, the Imperial Valley Press
each Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day beginning Friday, March 13,
and ending Wednesday, April 15.
thus allowing contestants seven
days to complete antl turn in es-
says.
This contest will not be restricted
by any special rules, except as the
merits OF the arguments appeal to
the judges. Good English, penmau
ship and appearance will receive
due consideration.
The Judges will be announced be
fore the close of the contest.
File essays with the SORES Lum-
Der company before p. IN. We'd
nesday, April -. Have sheets mum
bered cOnsecutivcly and be sure
that name is on each sheet and on
the envelope, also give name Of
school and grade.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-12
To Use War Fund
In Relief Work

Final disposition of the Barbara
Worth Ambulance Fund. which was
raised by a community sale held at
the Harold Bell Wright ranch dur
ing the war, has been made by
Mrs. Ii. b. GraeSer, secretary of the
fund. who has turned over a check
for $34.03. the balance of the fund.
to the American Legion, to be used
III relief work.
With this sum as Nucleus, the
Interpost Council of the American
Legion has started fund for a
relief fund to be devoted to extend
ing aid to eX-scrvicc men who are
in need of assistance.
1t is understood that the relief
work is not to be confined to Am
crican Legion members. as any cX-
service man really in need of help,
will be assisted.
The fund has bacn placed in
charge of Al Kellogg, secretary of
the Interpost Council and will be
added to from time to time by
Legionaires and their friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-12
Society, Clubs, Lodges,
Churches and Schools
BRIDGE LUNCHEON
GIVEN BY WESDAWES
STAFFORD, NICHOLS

MeSdamcs Duane Stafford and j.
Z. Nichols were jaint hostcSscs at
charmimgly appointed bridge lun-
chcon at the home of Mrs Stafford
ON Olive street yesterday afternoon.
The ST. Patricks motif was beau
tifully carried out in the decora-
tiouS. clever favorS and dainty
place cards. yellow roses were also
very effectively arranged upon the
table.
Mrs. II. c. Stevens won high score
prize of the AFTERNOON and Mrs. r.
L. Burnam consolation.
The guests invited were Mes
danes L. Ramsey, l.. L. Martin, A.
w. Bunte. Al Garrison, Byron Bib
bins, William North, Clarence Og
den, Romeo Smith, w. \. Tondro, H.
c. Stevens, Clifford Macarthur, r.
l.. Burnam, p. c. Thaeker, John
Zurcher. B. f. Lemons, Ralph Rev
nolds, John Loofbourow. j. s. East
man, c. c. Long, r. H. Johnson
and Mrs. c. f. Givens of Pasadena.