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Evening star., 1925-09-30
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KeiatieRshiRs
George Washington was the
Father of His Country
"Hs was answered Senator Scr
ghum, ''and 1 henor him as such,
even IL he couldn't fiRd 2 means to
prevent relations from quarreling with
one another"
Evening star., 1925-09-30

in Missouri, though this is not yet
settled.
1t is the West, therefore, which
turned its back on the Democrats in
the national elections a year ago,
which may upset the apple cart for
the Republicans in the senatorial cleo
tions and the congressional elections
next year.
Down In Alabama the number of
candidates for the seat in the Senate
now held by Senator Underwood con-
tinues to mount. The announcement
Of Senator Underwood that he will not
seek reelection to the Senate brought
out several announcements. Col. l.. B.
MusErove, 9 candidate against Senator
Underwood when Senator Underwood
ran for the noWination in 1920, is
opening headquarters about the State,
and so is J. II. Bankhead, son of the
late Senator and a brother of Repre-.
sentative William B. Bankhead. Mus
grove ran as q dry" against Mr.. I'm
derwood, and had support of the Anti
Saloon League In 1929. Bankhead was
a tentative candidate for the Senate
against Senator Helm in q previous
election, but did not become an active
candidate Tor the nomination. What
Senator Helm has to say in the mat
L0F ~ s&Rscteo 10 nave an 1mporta MT
bearing On the coming fight for the
noMtnation. Also, the friends of SEN
stor Underwood win have something
to say in the matter.
i
The coming session of Congress is
likely to be one long political discus
sion, with action on various measures
interspersed. The Democrats are
aeuring on making the issues in
this session fer the congressional cleo
Evening star., 1925-09-30

Q. Could not rubber be raised in
the Philippine Islands to relieve the
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
SOMETHING
BUT THE TRUTH

A very interesting illustrated
story of a walk from Flagstaff
across the Painted Desert, written
by a Miss ~Cockroft, is published in
the last issue of the Wide World
magazine. Miss Cockroft is sis
ter of j. G. Cockroft who for a
time was stationed at Lee Ferry as
custodian for the Southern Cali
fornia Edison Co. during the sur
vey that company was making of
the Colorado river.
Aside from the fact that Miss
Cockroft didn't walk across the
Painted Desert at all, but made the
trip out and back in a taxi, and
apart from the fact that the Indian
Photograph Illustrations were not
from her camera but from that of
J. C. Clarke of Flagstaff and were
given by him to her brother WHO
requested them as souvenirs; and
considering the little technicality
that they were not taken at Cam
eron at all, but one was taken 20
miles from there and the other
more than hundred miles from
there, the rest of the tale, if any,
may be fairly authentic.
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
FLAGSTAFF GOLF CLUB
LENGTHENS COURSE

Flagstaff Golf club at a well-at-
tended meeting at the. Arizona Central
bank on Friday night practically COM
pleted the organization. Memberships
are coming in rapidly. 1t has been
decided to limit membership to rs.
With President E. A. Haight and
Secretary v. S. Mcclure, the folloy-
ing were chosen as the other members
of the board of directors: T. A. Stahl,
P. H. Nelson, Dr. A. ]. Mackey, T.
A. Riordan and Ray Babbitt. Other
committees are:
Incorporation: Frank Harrison, c..
B. Wilson, Charles w. Isham.
Grounds: Joe P Wilson, Frank Rich
mond, Ray DeLescailles, John G. Yer
kamp. Membership: j. C. Brown, Carl
Mayhem, Sid Gassman.
During the last few days, changes
were made in the plans for the nine
hole course, on which work is rapidly
being pushed, by making it more than
quarter-mile longer. 1t is to be
something over one and half miles
in length. 1t is believed that the
course will be ready for playing with
in two weeks.
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24

like September Morn-though this
was in the month of February.
The city of Batavia, with its 100000
population, is about five miles inland,
connected up with paved auto roads
and canals deep enough for all small
boats. There are also steam and cleo
trio railroads to Batavia and other
parts of the island. The little steam
engines are nifty and efficient. The
railroads are across between our mar
row gauge and standard gauge roads.
Travel is reasonably comfortable.
Our first trip out was by rail to
Buitenzorg, the official capital of the
island of Java,nabout two hours ride
from Tandjong Prick, our landing
place. The trip was most interest
ing one and gave US our first glimpse
of Java as is. There were coconut
and banana groves as far as one could
see through the dense tropical foliage,
with fruit trees mingled in here and
there. In small clearings were small
patches of tapioca in all stages of
growth. / know Ray Babbitt would
be surprised to see so much of his fa-
vorite fruit under cultivation here.
Further along were terPaced rice
fields, which resembled the handiwork
of some landscape artist. Both sides
of this quite extensive valley were
terraced to the hill on either side, CIV
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
WORK SOON BEGINS ON
MRS. HALLS APARTMENTS

Bids will be opened in a few days
on the new store, apartment and
hotel building to be erected by Mrs.
L. r. Hall at the corner of Leroux
street and Aspen avenue and work
will begin very soon, probably within
the next two weeks.
This two-story and basement build
ing will greatly improve the appear
ance of the downtown section and
will help solve the housing problem.
1t will have nine apartments and
four or five single rooms. Size will
be SO feet on Leroux and 105 on
Aspen. 1t will be pressed brick with
ornamental Spanish facade. The first
floor will contain two stores, one
5Ox8O feet to be occupied by the j.
C. Penney company.
Work on the new wholesale grocery
building of the Central Commercial
company is going ahead rapidly and
it will not be long before the stone
walls are up and the roof on. The
new department of physical educa-
Continued on Page Two)
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
JUST ESCAPED DEATH
FROM FALLING TREE

By matter of inches and split
second, four Flagstaff people missed
death on Sunday on the Flagstaff
Fort Valley road.
They were Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
("Moqui') Travis, her mother, Mrs.
Mamie Davis, and Joe Sheehan, all of
Flagstaff. They were returning from
Fort Valley in Mr. Travis new Chew
rolet coupe. At the bottom of the
long grade Mrs. Travis noticed a big
dead pine tree near the road swaying
in the wind; then saw it begin to fall.
1t was too late to stop, though the
car was slowing when the tree struck
directly across the road not more than
a foot in front of the car The front
wheels bumped across the 18-inch
trunk, just as it rebounded, and the
car hung there, resting on the foot
boards. E. A. Haight, cashier of the
Arizona Central bank, was not far
away when the accident occurred and
soon reached the scene.
Mr.. Travis came to town and got
helpers to get his car out of the en-
brace of the lonesome pine. There was
no damage to the car except slight
dent in one running board and a pune
tured tire
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
REV. ]. W. SAUNDERS Is
CALLED TO CALIFORNIA

Rev. and Mrs. James w. Saunders
will leave in few days for Cali
fornia, where Mr.. Saunders has been
called to take charge of church.
Mr.. Saunders has been minister OF
the Christian church of Flagstaff for
the last two years, during which he
has built up the membership and
greatly strengthened the church. At
the same time he has made many
warm friends in all denominations by
his pheasant manner and keen mind.
A few months ago he married Miss
Ardelle Switzer, a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Switzer of this city,
who had lived here all of her life and
will be greatly missed here.
The Sun joins with the many other
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders in
the hope that their life in their new
home may be pleasant and that be-
fore long they will return here.
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
MOVIE PEOPLE HERE
TO FILM LANE GREY'S
WHITE HORSE MESA

Director Griffith of the Famous
Players-Lasky moving pictures cor
poration arrived Wednesday with sew
eral of the executive staff and play
,ers and a carload of equipment, in
cluding seven trick horses, to be used
in filming Zane Grey's magazine
story, "White Horse Mesa" at the
mesa, Grand Canyon, Red Lake and
Kaibito.
One of the advance men was here
last week and with Lee Doyle of this
city, who has charge of outfitting and
transportation, visited Red Lake and
Grand Canyon. At the latter place,
Emory Kolb was asked to arrange for
the rescue of a horse and rider fol-
lowing a high dive off a cliff into
the Colorado river. Mr.. Kolb, how
ever, advised them that the water at
Grand Canyon is too high just at
present, and the dive had better be
taken from a point farther up the
river where he has in the past Swum
animals across.
Jack Holt, Billie Dove, leading lady,
and Noah Beery are among the stars
who will take part in the picture, the
filming of which is expected to take
several weeks.
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
LEAVING ON AUTO TOUR
FOR EASTERN CANADA

With their objective Cobourg, On
tario, Canada, Miss Miriam Lightburn
and her mother, Mrs. r. E. Lightburn,
will leave early Sunday morning by
automobile, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter McVey who are return
ing to their home in Peoria, Hi,
where Mrs. McVey's father is i'll. The
Lightbuln car is cut down in true
Pullman style, and completely out
fitted for camping, including auto
tent. The trip will be leisurely one
including visits with friends and rela-
tives along the way. Mrs. Lightburn's
Oldest sister in Canada is in poor
health. With her lives another sister,
Mrs. j. E. Pettigrew, who once made
Flagstaff her home. Miss Lightburn
and her mother will return here in
the fall after which they will visit in
California. They have rented Their
home here to Carl Smith, Santa Fe
freight agent, and Mrs. Smith, who is
on the nursing staff at Mercy hos
pital
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24

ing it more the appearance of vast
country estate arranged for beauty
rather than utility and profit.
The people here seem to greatly
favor rice and fish as food, much as
they do in China and Japan. The
color, stature and appetite of this
sawed-off race is SO similar that one
is convinced they are cousins of the
Japs, Filipinos and Cinnamon. Either
their forefathers or the climate has
had much to do in bringing about this
similitude
Back under the dense foliage could
be seen bamboo, thatched-roof huts of
the natives. The average native is
not very strong on fixing up his resi-
dence. The huts are built on the
ground and as rains are frequent, the
front yard resembles an old time yard
used by the great American pig.
However they do not need walks since
they go barefooted almost entirely.
Even the walters in the Hotel des In
dps are all hoof-free of shoes.
Amongst natives shoes almost amt
The Mocha and Java coffee mines
are further away and up in the noun
tain districts, well back from the sea,
where great quantities of rice is
raised.
The frequent rains here keep the
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The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
MR.. AND MRS. JOE JACKSON
NARROWLY ESCAPE DEATH
WHEN CAR TURNS OVER

Mrs. J. D. Jackson is under the
care of a nurse at her home, suffering
from painful injuries to her sides,
scalp wounds and general bruises,
but congratulating herself that she
and Mr.. Jackson were not fatally in
jured in the wreck that befell them
Sunday afternoon about 65 miles this
side of Albuquerque, as they were re-
turning from a two weeks visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 0. Cook and Mr. and
Mrs. Archie Hogan in Albuquerque.
Noticing that the front door of the
car was not tightly closed, Mr.. jack
son, who was driving at speed of
about 25 or 80 miles, reached over to
close it, holding the wheel with but
one hand. Some unevenness of the
road Jared his hold on the wheel,
causing the car to swing around IN
the opposite direction. 1t turned
over twice, landing right side up
again. In t's> process Mrs. Jackson
received her injuries, Mr.. Jackson
was bruised and the top of the car
and windshield wrecked.
Mrs. Jackson, with the assistance of
passers-by, reached the railroad and a
hospital at Laguna, arriving home
Monday morning. She was met at the
train by DR.. Fronske and Mrs. G. p.
Hanna.
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
SALARIES AND FACULTY
REQUIREMENTS RAISED AT.
TIE TEACHERS COLLEGE

At the meeting of the boafd Of edu-
cation of the state teachers college,
held here last Saturday, among the
important decisions was to increase
both salaries of the faculty members
and the requirements; also to greatly
extend the curriculum. All three mem
bers- of the board were present-C. o..
Case of Phoenix, state superintendent
of public instruction; Secretary James
Kennedy of Williams and Sam Proctor
of Winslow.
The first decision was to increase
the salaries of the instructors and
raise the maximum salary. In con-
nection with this the standard of
scholarship of the instructors, was
raised in the following manner: Each
regular departmental instructor
should have at least masters degree
in standard teachers college or in
the department of education of a
standard college or university. Critic
Continued on Page Two)
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
LEE CARRON HOLDING HIS
OWN; UNDER KNIFE AGAIN
YESTERDAY M0RNIN G.

Lee Carron underwent a second
operation yesterday morning at Mercy
hospital-and though he was reported
to be very weak at eight o'clock this
morning, just as The Sun goes to
press, he is holding his own. The
operation was performed by DR.. E.
Payne Palmer of Phoenix, called here
for that purpose. 1t was DR.. Palmer
who performed the original operation
on Mr.. Carron four weeks ago for
appendicitis. This operation was for
secondary multiple abscess of the
liver. The patient was too weak to
permit of the administering of gen
eral anaesthetic, and local anaesthesia
was resorted to. As part of the
operation about pint of saline solu-
ton was injected into the patients
veins.
Last week the patient seemed to be
gaining, but on Saturday night ne
became very much worse.
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
FLAGSTAFF HOWITzER
COMPANY INSPECTED
SUNDAY; GOOD SHAPE

Flagstaff howitzer company, Ari-
zona national guard, was officially
inspected on Sunday by Colonel Power
Conway, commanding the 158th in
fantry; Lieut-Col Harry B. Embach,
Major Olson of Denver, u. S. army
inspector.
They found conditions very good,
better than in some time Enlistment
is up to quota and men and equip
ment went through the ordeal in fine
style. Lieutenant Hendrick, in charge
of the company, was unable to be
present, having been given leave two
weeks before for so days because of
the illness of a relative, which called
him to Louisiana, his former home.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Embach says the
inspection at various guard points in
the state to date has been more than
usually satisfactory. Enlistment is
greatest in the history of the state ma
tional guard.
Flagstaff has been unfortunate, in
a way, in that there has had to be
such frequent changes of officers,
those in charge successively having
been called away to other points by
their regular work. However, the
quality of the work has not suffered.
The official roster for the company Is
not complete, but it will be within a
short time, it is hoped. Regulations
require that a captain be in charge
and it is believed that detail will soon
be taken care of.
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
Fehrlaru 10. 1925

FEBRUARY III, 1870
This IS Tandjong Prick. If you
don't believe it come out and look at
the burned place yourself.
"Poekoel berapa makan?" is an all
important question here-it means in
Malay-"At what time is dinner?"
When we steamed up to this port,
one tug grabbed the ship by the bow
and another by the stern and started
off in opposite directions at right
angles in order to swing the big boat
into the dock back end first so there
need be no confusion in leaving the
place when we were ready to start
out to sea again. The name of the
dock is the "Nederlandsche Stoom-
vaart Maatschappy." l presume this
dock was selected because the length
of the name about fits the length of
the boat.
This is the land of Mocha and Java
and the people are about that color.
| didn't take snap judgment on color.
Most of the natives seem to be proud
of their color and do not attempt to
cover it up to any marked degree.
The weather here is conducive to a
very negligible quantity of clothes
and most of the natives take advan-
tage of it; in fact, along the numerous
canals, children from the milk age up
to ten or twelve years, roam around
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
COL. EMBACH SAYS
NO SPECIAL SESSION

Lieut.-Col Harry B. Embach, sec
retary of the Arizona Wool Growers
association and representative in the
state legislature from this county, ar
rived with his family in Flagstaff on
Friday, spending the weekend visit
ing with DR.. and Mrs. M. G. Fronske
and driving back to Phoenix on Mon
day.
Col. Embach is another member of
the state legislature who does not be-
lieve Governor Hunt will call a spe-
cial session.
The colonel came up in connection
with the u. S. army inspection of
Flagstaff howitzer company, Arizona
national guard, which was made on
Sunday. He and his family will be
here again the first of May, to make
this their home during the summer.
He had intended building home in
Phoenix on the 10-acre tract he re-
Gently bought there, but found legis
lative and other work took SO much
time during the spring that he could
not get-to it. He will build there this
fall, however
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
ARIZONA CENTRAL BANK
ELECTS DIRECTORS AND
OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR

The annual stockholders meeting
of the Arizona Central bank was held
in Flagstaff on Tuesday for the pur-
pose of electing officers and direc-
tors for the ensuing year and the
transaction of the usual routine busi-
ness incident to such a meeting.
The present directors were reelected
with one exception. H. H. Watkins,
formerly of Kingman, now living in
Pasadena, declined reelection on ac-
count of the fact that because of his
change of residence, he felt that
someone in closer touch with Arizona
conditions and affairs should be
chosen. E. A. Haight, cashier of the
bank for the past three years, was
elected to the place on the board for
merly held by Mr.. Watkins, making
the board membership as follows:
Frank C. Brophy, H. j. McClung, NJ
|. Powers, c.. ]. Walters, C. B. Will
son, J. P. Wilson and E. A. Haight.
The board of directors organized
Immediately following their election
and selected these officers for the
bank and its various branches-H. J.
McClung, president; ]. P. Wilson
vice-president; C. ]. Walters, vice.
president, and manager Kingmar
branch; E. A. Haight, cashier; P. H
Nelson, assistant cashier; w. L. Lind
| blon1, manager Williams branch; c.
A. Warren and H. L. Horner, assist
ant managers Kingman branch; w
H. Long, manager Oatman branch
and J. H. Brown, manager McNary
branch.
The only change in the above is ir
the title of c. j. Walters, he being
advanced to ce-presidency, in ad.
dition to being manager of the King.
man branch of the bank. Mr.. Wal
ters was resident of Flagstaff fol
a number of years as an officer o1
the Citizens bank and his friends here
will be gratified to learn of his pro
motion.
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24

DR.. A. j. Mackey, chairman of
Tuesdays Rotary meeting, put on a
.snappy and highly interesting pro-
gram. After prefacing it by short
talk on Texas, he devoted all the rest
Of It to Flagstaff.
Texas came into it because it is
Tex's home state, and Tuesday being
April 2lst, the day Texas obtained its
independence, naturally it was much
in Tex's mind He said his grand
father was two days from the Alamo
and while puzzling over what to have
on Tuesdays program he wished his
grandfather had got there
President C. B. Wilson called the
meeting to order and set some of
the members back a few for misbe-
havior. Pat Moran was sergeant-at-
arms pro tenn, the exercise helping
him greatly to reduce.
President Wilson had the plans for
Flagstaff's new depot and the letter
regarding same received recently by
i. B. Koch from General Manager Et-
ter of the railroad company passed
around for the members to see.
That Lee Carron was better, was
announced by Mr.. Wilson. He also
said that Ed Miller will soon be Back,
well, from Pasadena.
Mr.. Whitbeck, an official of the Ma
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
new GYM AT TEACHERS
COLLEGE MEANS ADDED
DEPARTMENT in SCHOOL

Flagstaff teachers college physical
education building will be under con-
struction by June /, and will house
the new department of physical edu-
cation, health and coaching.
Plans for the building were pre-
sented Saturday to the board by Mr.
Lescher, representing Lescher & Ma
honey, architects of Phoenix. The
plans are for a building of three
stories, one being a basement where
the swimming pool, rs feet by 25 feet,
will be located. On this same floor
will be located both boys and girls
showers, locker rooms and toilets.
There will be accommodations for
both home and visiting bah teams.
There will also be ample seats and
standing room to accommodate large
crowd to witness swimming contests
and other aquatic events.
The main floor will be large enough
to have regulation maximum col
lege basketball court 80 feet by go
feet, with seating space to take care
of several hundred spectators and
standing room for many more. On
this floor will be special equipment
rooms where the movable gymnasium
equipment will be stored.
Only really up-to-date gymnasium
equipment will be installed, some of it
being permanent and fixed to the wall
and ceiling while the rest will be
stored in the rooms mentioned above.
The upper story will be in form of
a balcony, built in such a manner
that the playing floor below may be
seen from every part of it and will
seat nearly 500 spectators. On this
upper floor will be located the offices
of the directors and instructor. The
building will be placed south of the
administration building and east Of
the presidents cottage, and will be
known as the physical education
building. Work will commence on
the construction June first, and If
plans work out, it will be ready for
use for the fall quarter.
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24

DR.. McMullen's reasons for resig-
nation are stated in his letter to the
board, which is included in this story.
The resignation was a surprise to the
board and an especial surprise to Dr.
Cotton, who on Monday told a repre-
sentative of The Sun that it also was
a disappointment to him, because he
had looked forward to the return of
Dr. McMullen and to his own release
from the responsibility. DR.. Cotton
a year ago gave up the presidency. of
the State Normal school at Lacrosse,
Wis, intending to go into business.
But Dr. McMullen, desiring a years
leave of absence, and having known
DR.. Cotton for many years, persuaded
him to come here for the year.
Dr.. Cotton announces that he has
taken the appointment by the Normal
school board under advisement. Pres
sure is being brought to bear on him
to remain here and it is believed he
will consent to for another year, at
least.
Flagstaff people and those of
northern Arizona generally will re-
ceive this first announcement of the
change in the presidency of the school
with mixed feelings. DR.. and Mrs.
McMullen have hundreds of sincere
friends and admirers here who had
looked forward to their return Dr.
The Coconino sun., 1925-04-24
ELI GICLAS TO UNDERGO
OPERATION NEXT WEEK

Word was received by !. B. Koch Of
this city from Mrs Eli Giclas, in Cali
fornia with her husband, who is Ill
with cancer, that he will go under the
knife during this coming week. Mr..
Giclas few weeks ago had been to
see the Drs. Mayo at Rochester, Mimi,
but they decided not to operate.
Mr.. Giclas has been i'll for several
months. He has lived here for many
years and is widely known all through
this county. His friends are sincerely
hopeful that he may come through
next weeks ordeal in fine shape.