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The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
ANITA BALDWIN VISIT
ING THE HOPI INDIANS

Anita Baldwin, who arrived in Hol-
brook last week in her private railroad
car from her home in California, Is
now located near Polacca, on the Hopi
Indian reservation, north of Holbrook.
The lady goes out to the reservation
each year and spends from ten days
to a week among the Indians. There
are a number of tents and quite few
friends and visitors with the party.
Last week she left her palace rail-
road car at Holbrook, and in new
Packard car, followed by others, the
party went to the reservation. The
tents, provisions and other parapher-
MALTA were taken out in a new White
truck she had sent up by freight fEoln
Los Angeles, including the Packard.
Anita Baldwin is interested in the
music OF the Hopis and is securing
quite lot of information III that re-
gard, which viii be valuable to those
who seek to determine the habits and
customs Of the aboriginal races.
Last year she took down to her pa
latial home ON the beautiful ranch in
California 20 Hopi Indians. They
were fitted out in new suits of clothes,
shoes, hats, and every thing else need
ed to make them presentable in clVis
lized society. While there they visited
Los Angeles and other cities on the
coast and had the time of their lives,
returning to Holbrook and from here
to their reservation homes with the
highest complimentary remarks re-
garding the generous and thoughtful
"paleface" lady.
Anita Baldwin, according to infor-
nation at hand, will conclude her Wis
it on the reservation within about ten
days or two weeks from the time Of
her departure from Holbrook.-Hol-
brook Tribune.
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
TUCSON HAS A CAT
THAT FLOUTS VOLSTEAD

Paging the anti-saloon league for
a tom cat who has taken the pledgei
George Perrine, caretaker Of the
prohibition departments liquor store
room here, is anxious for such a cat
to replace his assistant, Ernest, re-
Gently deceased.
Ernest, let it be said, was as in
.dustrious, as sober tiger cat as you
could find in all the country round
when he went to work for Mr.. Perrine
some six months ago. But it was a
sodden, asthmatic, bleary-eyed Ernest
at the end.
"El4iest was all right until he
started drinking" Perrine explained.
"But wine, woman and song have
ruined far better than he. First it
was only the best liquor. Then it was
just liquor. And finally, he went even
to dope.
dropping a confiscated bottle of
our choicest old whisky on the cellar
floor started Ernest on the downward
path. Hef had been working hard for
three months, and especially so for the
two nights before when a new family
of rats moved in.
"Hot, tired and thirsty, he took one
little lap of the liquid Then another
and another until finally he licked the
whole mess up. Next morning he
lined up 27 rats for US.
That's the way things start,
though. Just wee tiny drop when
you're tired. Next Saturday night,
unable to stand the monotofiy of no
company, Ernest accidentally brushed
bottle from the shelf and started
another jag.
"Then, Ernest got to knocking bot
ties down every day. At first it was
only bonded liquor, the pre-war stuff.
But a little later he grew careless and
knocked down anything that came
handy.
1.-TWO or three times a week then
we would miss Ernest. He began to
participate in serenades with a noisy
gang near the river. Once he came in
with a badly gashed forehead, as
though it had been accidentally struck
by flying shoe. With that came neg
lect of duty.
Last week Joe Dederick set a
watch over his storeroom in the mar
cotic division. Every morning or so
Joe found little packages of done
strangely open. When no amount of
outside guarding stopped the leakage
Joe sat up all night and spotted our
Ernest sneaking in and shifting
around. He found Ernest Just had TO
have a snifter every day That was
the end.
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
lie UP DEP II r T M E N T


Supervisor E. H. Hammond re.
turned to Flagstaff Saturday to spend
la few days at the family home prior
to making a trip to Tohachi on the
TT, Defiance reservation.
Mrs. c. NJ. Beckwith, accompanied
by her daughter, Miss Mary, drove out
from Flagstaff last Sunday and srent
a few hours in Leupp. They encoun-
tered no bad road except very close
to the agency, when chains were re
quired.
Charles Gillian, formerly with the
Coconino Sun of Flagstaff, was d
guest last Wednesday of Miss Gladys
Pate Of Leupp's teaching ferce. After
spending the day here, he motored
on to Springerville where he expected
to locate.
Great excitement prevailed Thurs
day evening when the dixie or main ir-
rigation ditch sprung leak near the
Leupp trading post and threatened
dire results for a short time. Help
was soon secured and sacks of soil
successfully padded up the spillway.
A deep ditch was washed out directly
in front of the store, so that no ye-
hicles can be driven near it until a
bridge is placed or a lot of filling
done.
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
RAILROAD FATALITIES
CUT TO A Low MARK

The American railroads have earned
the right 10 be considered authorities
upon the matter Of safe operation.
During the year 1924 there were only
149 fatalities among the 931 100000
persons carried, or one fatality for
every 6,314 900 persons carried safely.
This result reflects the intelligent and
persistent efforts Of railroad officials
to operate their properties safely and
indicates that in railroad parlance
safety is far more than mere
phrase.
There are over t8,000,000 passen-
ger and commercial automobiles using
our highways today, with approx
mateiy $4,000 fatalities and 100000
injuries per year. That there is gross
incompetence and reckless operation
Of automobiles upon our highways is
beyond question. We can well afford
to most seriously consider and apply
the American Railway association S
grade crossing slogan-"C Gross Cross
ings Cautiously" Caution at railroad
crossings viii beget caution elsewhere
Those who will net voluntarily be cau-
tious shoGld be driven from the nigh
way.
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25

Playmates and associates, as we'll as
those in charge, felt deep sympathy
for Stella and Sarah, two of the school
girls, whose mother died last Satur-
day out on the reservation. Deceased
had been i'll for some time.
Messrs.. and Mesdames H. r. Pitts
and l. Parker of WinsIow were look
ing over Beupp school last Sabbath
and spent the day picnicking near the
agency
Jim Thompson, a well known char
acter among the Navajos near Leupp,
has taken unto himself wife re-
Gently. When the inquiring reporter
sought to learn more particulars and
asked the name of the bride, the In
dian could but give the usual Navajo
reply, "hoola," (don't know. And
more than likely he spoke the truth.
Disciplinarian Clarence Taptuka did
stunt last week that he will, no
doubt, refrain from repeating. While
looking for boys whom he thought
were running away, he climbed upon
the lumber she'd to survey the desert.
Wishing to hurriedly dismount, he
jumped instead of climbing down and
gave his ankle a bad wrench that in
terfered with navigation for a good
many days.
Lois Seyowma, assistant cock for
the employees club was quite sick a
day or two during the week with
throat trouble.
Ray Seumptewa and sister, Miss
Lille, drove TO Oraibi Friday for a
short visit with their home folks. Upon
returning Monday, Miss Lille took
the tram at Canyon Diablo for Phoe-
nix where she is accepting employ
ment in the home of a friend. She has
been filling temporarily the assistant
matron's position, in charge of the
children's dining room.
Mrs. NJ j. Fonsica, assistant clerk,
LEFT Sunday for Gallup where she had
arranged to enter a hospital for a ser
ious operation under care Of DR.. Han
nett.
Mr.. Whitaker Of PRESCOTT was here
for a short time Tuesday.
Work on the new ice plant is NOV
ing along quite rapidly. 1t is being
joined on to the north wall of the
power plant.
Fail and winter supplies, such as
coal, cement and clothing for the
school have been arriving az the sta
ton this week in quantities that could
hardly be handled. Bad roads have
made the freighting very difficult.
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
BOSTON WOOL MARKET

A much betetr feeling is mated IN
the Boston wool trade. Prices have
advanced a little from the low point.
but the best feature Of the situation
IS that manufacturers are buying
freely, though still insisting upon get
ting their wool at . price. 'fhe
worsted situation is decidedly better,
--omen' swear goods being especially
promising. 1t is reported that one
leading mill has orders to five times
its capacity, though this condition is
not general. Worsteds are doing we'll,
but woolens are rather more quiet,
though the experts predict big sea-
son in overcoatings next winter
The fifth series Of the London wool
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
"NIG" MAKES 24O MILE
iJAUNT IN GETTING HOME

"Nig," black curley dog and a pet
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Lorenz walked
into Chandler last week to take up
his abode at the San Marcos Stables.
Mig" had been taken to Flagstaff by
his master in May and was supposed
to remain with them until their re-
turn in October, but Mig either grew
1omesick for the old stables or suf-
fered from cold feet in the high alti-
tude, as he appeared in Chandler as a
reward for his return to his master
was announced Mig apparently is a
good traveller as he looks both well
and happy after the 240 mile jaunt.-
Chandler Arizonan
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
KANSAS CITY WEEKLY
MARKET REPORT
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Kansas City, Sept 2L-Receipts to-
day $4,000 cattle and 1000 calves were
the largest of the menth and within
1000 of the record run this season.
Other markets reported liberal sup
plies and the general trend in prices
was downward. Here the best kinds
held steady and the medium and plain
kinds were off 25 cents. Strong and
medium weight hogs were 10 cents
higher and the lighter weights weak.
The medium and strong weight kinds,
are increasing in favor Lambs were
25 to 80 cents lower and fully 81 un-
der the high point last week.
Beef Cattle
The better grades of fat steers and
butcher cattle ruled steady, but the
other classes ruled 10 to % cents
lower. Killers were more active than
for some time past and there was a
good shipping demand Volume of
trade was fairly large. No choice full
fed steers arrived. Some choice short
fed steers sold at $11.50 to $3.50, and
palmer short fed kinds at SO to Sill
25. Some steers that had been fed
cake on grass for short period
brought $8.75 to $3.50 The bulk Of
the straight grass fat steers sold at
$3.50 to So, some as high as 50 and
common kinds as low as $3.50. Can
ner and cutter cows were 15 cents
lower, and fat cows and heifers full
steady. In pronortion to total re-
ceipts of cattle fat cows were in light
supply. Veal calves were so cents
lower, top $12.50.
Stockers and Feeders
Demand for the better classes of
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25

sales opened strong this week, owing
to strong competition for continental
type wools from France, Germany and
Japan. America was bdying nothing
IN the early days of the series and
Yorkahire very little. Australian auc-
5ions continue fairly firm, with good
clearance. americans are buying in
Melbourne and Geelong, but are do
ing very little in Sydney, owing to the
unsuitable character of the offerings
from the new clip. France has been
quite active at all the colonial aue-
tions, and is said to have a good trade
IN yarns with Japan and the east.
Wool men are much encouraged over
the situation, though few predict any
substantial advance in prices in the
near future.
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
Winter VIII Be Here Soon
Make Your Home Comfortable
ArcoIa
Ideal Heating Outfit

One of the most serviceable inven-
tions ever made, the Ideal Arcola
Heater is a model of efficiency and
beauty. It brings warmth and cheer
to the living room in which it is
placed, and sends a steady flow Of
hot water to the radiators through
cut the home. To smaller homes, the
Ideal Arcola heating outfit offers all
the heating advantages enjoyed in
the finest mansion Of the land No
basement required. Heats all the
rooms for the cost Of heating one
with stove. More economical than
anv other hot water or hot air plant.
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
WORKMEN'S ACT TO co ON
BALLOT SEPTEMBER 2e

Phoenix Efforts to keep the work
mems compensation act off the ballot
Of a special election on September 20
met with set back when Judge
Joseph Jenckes in superior court at
Phoenix sustained a demurrer to the
complaint attacking the legality Of
the election. Judge Jenckes held that
the election had been properly called
and that title to the bill calling for
the. election and providing for an
amendment to the constitution was
broad enough to cover all subject mat
ter.
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25

stpckers and feeders was active to
fully steady prices. The medium plain
and common kinds sold slowly at a
moderate decline. Increased recei7ts
brought out corresponding increase
in demand.
Sheep and Lambs
Lambs were quoted 70 to so cents
lower than last weeks close and more
than $40 under the high point last
week. Sheep were off rs cents.
Choice western lambs are quoted at
$14.50 to $15; native lambs $14 to
$1450. Fat ewes are quoted at Sc to
$725, and wethers $3.50 to S8. Feed
ing lambs are bringing $14 to S14.50.
Get yohr job Printing at The Sun
office.
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
CLOUDBURST COVERS THE
HIGHWAY AT YUMA, ARIZ

Yuma. - A veritable cloudburst
struck near here Friday and inundated
the California state highway from the
Colorado river bridge to the sand
dunes and the plank road, Is miles
away.
Motorists found from six inches to
foot of water covering the road at
low places and report that it required
them several hours to travel the Is
miles,
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
Vecto
The Ideal Heater

For homes and other buildings up
to 5000 cubic feet capacity a compact,
self-contained, beautiful heating unit
has been perfected which warns, not
one room, but whole home-and yet
consumes only as much coal, or-less,
than is now used by old-fashioned
methods to heat one room! This is
the Ideal Vecto Heater.
Its warmth is clean and healthful.
1t requires no basement for installa
ton; it is an ornament. in any room.
For more or less heat, you need but
turn a handle. Compact and self
contained, it may be moved like fur
niture. It burns either coal or wood,
and will serve your faithfully and eff
ficiently during your lifetime.
Sis
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-10
THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER

In spite of the fact that the metropolitan press
now reaches into nearly every town and village
in the country, the local newspaper in the United
States >is each year getting on firnlef founda-
ton and becoming more and more useful to its
home community
It may be said that the day of the metropolitan
newspaper is at hand This is true, but it is
equally true that the day of the local newspaper
is here too.
The metropolitan daily with its worldwide
news, it's comic sheets and its magazine supple
nents, whils4of course essential in our modern
civilization, cannot take the place of the home
newspaper. The very fact that the big city daily
must cover broad field forbds its becoming local
in any sense, and it is in the local field where the
home newspaper dominates and where it finds its
true usefulness.
For, after all, it is the home news which is most
important to most of lis. We have the greatest
interest in the community in which we live, and
in the people who are our neighbors and friends.
And it is the local newspaper which records the
happenings of the folks at home, and in addition
fosters the civic pride and progressive spirit of
the community.
1t is the home newspaper which boosts the
town, year in and year out, and which takes the
lead in every enterprise which has for it's purpose
the upbuilding and prosperity of the community.
Unfortunate indeed is the community which
neither appreciates nor supports its local news
paper.
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-10
THE GRAND OLD MAN OF ARIZONA
NEWSPAPERDOM

After SIS years in the newspaper business
Major George H. Kelly has disposed of his Doug
las international to Col James Logic, publisher OF
the Douglas Daily Dispatch, who will continue the
two publications as one. Major Kelly will devote
all of his time during the next two years to his
work as state historian.
a Knowing the warm admiration and friendship
that Colonel Breen, editor of The Sun, has for
both Major Kelly and Mr.. Logic, the writer OF
this, who is only slightly acquainted with both,
realizes that any editorial comment from his pen
would be more gracefully put and fit the situation
much better than this will. But by the time The
SUMS editor is home from his globe trotting the
sale and merger will have become a rather old
story. Maybe he will write something about it
anyway probably he will-but while the news
is fairly fresh this news-hornd cannot forbeal
comment.
Major Kelly has been an ornament to the news
paper profession, or newspaper business, If that
term suits better. He is loved by his feloW-news
paper men of the state, and admired and looked
up to. Fifty-five years is a long time and man,
active in politics as he has been has had ample
opportunity to make many enemies. If he has
made any, at least bitter or permanent ones, this
writer has yet to hear Of them. That in spite OF
his trenchant, outspoken manner of writing his
strong convictions and determined stand on them,
is a record to be proud Of 1t means that he is
and always has been fair fighter, a straight
shooter.
Major Kelly may be out of the newspaper game
but he isn't out of the thoughts and affections Of
the other Arizona fellows in the same game by a
long sight, nor will he be while any of them live,
though some of them, much younger than, he,
may, survive him a great many years.
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-10
HAS A BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

In few days the several contractors will be
here with their crews at work on the improve
ments to our city water system. Each has gwen
guaranty to have his part of the work completed
by October 1, and is under hundred per cent
bond for the good and faithful performance OF his
contract.
We have waited long time-dangerously
lone.-to get this work started. The water short
age has been extreme and right at the famine
edge, sadly cutting down our revenue from the
water department and causing our largest local
users the lumber companies, a great deal OF ex-
pense and trouble We have been lucky in the
matter of fires, else we should have been out OF
water before now. We narrowly missed canceila-
ton of all our fire insurance policies
This delay has not been the fault OF city coun-
ell It has taken time to get the full cooperation
of the railroad company and contract mutually
agreeable to the company and the city. Perhaps
the delay, making the water shortage more SER
ious than ever before, helped great deal m con-
vincing our people Of the vital need Tor the nm
proyements and insured the overwhelming ma
ioritv bv which the bonds were voted the early
part of the winter
CITY council is to be congratulated on the care
full thorough manner in which all the preliminary
les have been cared for. Refusing to be stamped
ed hy the shortage of water and the agltatlon for
haste. council worked as fast as possible toward
securing the right sort of purchase arrangement
with the railroad company for the present system
and the right sort Of contract covering future
sales of water to the company. 1t has saved the
city many thousands of dollars, and many more
thousands in future revenue have been added by
this care and insiStence that Flagstaff get
generously reasonable deal with the railroad.
Council also has saved many thousands IN award
ing the contracts for the new work. Keeping tne
total 5000 under the amount OF bonds author
ized and at the same time making sure that we
are getting the best material for the purpose and
will get honest work is going some flagstaII
has business administration.
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-10
KEEP LOWELL OBSERVATORY HERE

In our news column this week there is an in
teresting story of the litigation pending as to
whether the will of the late Dr. Percival Lowell
is to be so construed legally as TO keep the cele-
brated observatory he founded here for all time
or to leave it possible for some future body of
trustees to abandon, sell or remove it to some
other location.
All who knew Dr. Lowell know his earnest de-
sire that Lowell observatory should always re-
main in Flagstaff and continue its important
work during ali the years to come. He regarded
it first as a monument to astronomical science
and second as a monument to himself and his
aristocratc name and family, one of the Oldest
and most famous in America
His widow, Mrs Constance S. Lowell is firmly
resolved to do everything legally within her power
to establish beyond any question of doubt that
Lowell observatory shall remain where it is and
continue the work it was built for and is doing
It was her husbands wish, to. carry out which he
made ample provisions in his will. That it was
his wish is her guide in the fight she now is
making.
Of course, it might be that no board of trus-
tees would ever wish to abandon OF remove the
observatory. But until it is established by de
eision of the supreme court, where the matter
now rests that the observatory cannot be remoy-
ed or abandoned it is not safe against one or the
other The only safe and sure way is to settle
the question and for all time A
The observatory was established here after
visits had been made to many other parts of the
world This was selected as to best site, permit
ting greatest visibility. Removing the 0bserva
tory would be great expense without commen-
surate advantage It's abandonment, considering
the valuable work it is doing, particularly IN
study of the movements and conditions in 0u1
own solar system, and the valuable discoveries
frequently being made there, would be a loss to
astronomical science. Either abandonment or re-
nloval would also be great loss to Flagstaff AND
to the whole state of Arizona.
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-10
WILL ACT ON MUSCLE SHOALS

Whether it likes it or not, congress will be
obliged to pass judgment on the Muscle Shoals
program at the next session. Furthermore, the
desire to dodge this issue, which is admittedly
prevalent in certain quarters, will be made harder
by reason of the fact that to the congress the
president will transmit a report of the special
commission which is already appointed to investi-
gate this subjectain all its phases. To that com
mission he has named former Representative
John C. Mckenzie of Illinois, former Senator
Nathaniel B. Dial of South Carolina, Professor
Harry A Curtis, Yale university, William McClel-
Ian, New York city, and Russell r. Bower OF. the
Farm Bureau federation. I
Muscle Shoals. TO the farmers of the nation,
means an opportunity for agricultural develop
ment. The presidents attitude is that this is a
particular side of the subject which deserves
careful study, and support in. the event Of the
farmers conjectures proving to be Justified, For
that reason he will accompany the report of the
Muscle Shoals commission with strong sustain
ing message calling for action and decision.