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The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
PEARSON SAYS BEETLES
PEST KAIBAB FOREST; ARE
COLLECTING FAWNS THERE

G. A. Pearson, chief of the forest
experiment station at Fort Valley re-
turned Monday from a nine-day trip
in the Kaibab forest, A party of
scientists, composed of DR.. B. E.
Craighead of the bureau of entomoI-
ogy, DR.. Krans of the University of
Wisconsin and Mr.. Pearson went into
the Kaibab to make an inspection of
the damage done yellow pine by the
bark beetle.
Going to Bright Angel in car, the
party shouldered packs and hiked to
the far rim of Grand Canyon, stop
ping at the bureau of entomology
camp at the head Of the Bright Angel
creek. A day and half was required
to walk across.
The bark beetle was found to be
killing pines of any size larger than
four inches diameter. Boring a long
furrow beneath, the bark, the adult
beetle deposits eggs which later hatch
into larvae. The larvae work out
laterally, stopping natural food circu-
lation in the tree, resulting in the
trees destruction. Estimates proved
10 per cent of the trees were killed by
the bark beetle, gigantic loss in tim
Der.
The government has crew at work
cutting the infested trees, peeling the
bark and destroying the pest. All
precaution possible to prevent the in
sect from spreading is being taken by
the government.
Deer are still on the increase in the
Kaibab, according to Mr.. Pearson.
Private enterprises have captured IT'S
fawns so far this spring, a special
trained dog being used for that pur-
pose. The fawns are bottle-fed, and
are quite tame three days after their
capture.
Range is very fine on the Powell
and Dixon forests in Utah, according
to Mr.. Pearson, grass being knee high
in many places. The altitude is around
5000 feet, which accounts for the good
growing conditions found there.
Mr.. Pearson returned via Cedar
City and Barstow.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
HERBERT P. ASSELIN LAID
AT REST YESTERDAY

Flagstaff people were deeply griev-
ed Tuesday morning upon learning
that Herbert P. Asseiin, for many
years prominent and respected citizen
of this community, had passed away
during the night. Though for several
days it had been realized that his i'll
ness was incurable and that death
was a matter of only short time, his
friends found it hard to realize their
loss.
Mr.. Asselin had been afflicted with
headaches during the last six months
or more, their frequency and severity
steadily increasing. But he kept at his
work in the accountancy department
at Babbitt Bros. Trading company
general offices, also faithfully attend
ing to his duties as member of Flag
staff city council, of which he became
a member at the last city election. On
June 13 he gave up for day, but the
next morning went to work as usual.
On June 20 he entered a hospital in
Albuquerque. While his symptoms
indicated brain tumor it could not be
diagnosed as that with certainty. In
the meantime, becoming much worse,
he returned home two weeks ago to-
day.
Since then he was visited by more
and more frequent spells of coma, but
in the intervals recognized most of
those who called to see him and knew
and felt the comfort of his wis
presence up to the last lapse from
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The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
ASK JUDGE TO IGNORE
THE VERDICT OF JURY in.
WEATHERFORD-HALL CASE

Motion has been filed by plaintiff
attorneys, E. S. Clark and Frank Har-
rison, in the Weatherford- Hall case
asking Judge j. E. Jones Of superior
court to set aside the verdict rendered
by the jury last Friday.
The plaintiff seeks to break the new
five-year lease to the Weatherford
hotel given to Mrs. L. r. Hall on the
ground that it is community property
and the lease was signed only by
John w. Weatherford and not by Mrs.
Weatherford.
The case occupied nearly all of last
week, mainly in arguments between
attorneys. C. B. Wilson represents
Mrs. Hall. The jury was out only a
short time. Contention of plaintiffs
attorneys is that the question at issue
is on point of law and it is within the
province of the judge to ignore the
jury's verdict.
IN case Judge Jones, who has taken
the matter under advisement, does
not decide to ignore the verdict, the
case will be taken by plaintiffs to the
supreme court.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
HAYDEN TOLD ROTARY
LEE FERRY BRIDGE WILL
BE FLAGSTAFF BONANZA

Flagstaff Rotary club enjoyed the
Craftsmanship of a good-looking Wis
iting Rotarian on Tuesday-Harry
Tellyer of San Diego, superintendent
of the concrete pipe plant making
tubes for the new springs to reservoir
line, being the man President Mart
F'ronske picked on.
Truth compels the unwilling admis-
sion that Harry made good, and so
did all those on his program-Con-
gresham Carl Hayden of all Arizona,
DR.. Tex Mackey and Pat Moran.
Mr.. Hayden described the trip of
the congressional committee that Wis
tied Flagstaff a few days ago, their
visits to the various western national
parks and the Improvements being
made. The park service, he said, real
ICES its responsibility to the people
and that the parks are the peoples
national Fairgrounds.
Improvements in any one park, he
said, increase attendance in all. The
many Improvements being made will
vastly increase tourist travel to the
west.
Mr.. Hayden stressed a To;nt of pc
culiar interest to the people of Flag
staff. He was told by the state en-
g1neer OF Utah that whereas in Ari-
zona most of the federal aid and other
funds had been applied to two east
and west routes across state, paral.
leling the Santa Fe and Union Pa
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17

Soc. c. E. Followed by general dis
cussion.
Saturday Morning
500 a. m, Trip of inspection to
Flagstaff Waterworks Project and
San Francisco Mt. Boulevard.
200 p. m. A Proposed Highway
Program for Arizona--W. w. Lane,
Assoc Mem. Am. Soc. C. E.
2:45 p. m. General Discussion of the
County Highway Location and Con-
struction-Capt. j. B. Wright, As
soc. Mem. Am. Soc. G. E.
$500 p. m. Sewerage System of New
Westminster, B. Capt. j. w. B.
Blackman, M. Am. Soc. C. E.
8:45 p. m. Losses of the Ground
water Supply Through Transporta-
ton of Trees and Salt Grass-Prof.
G. E. p Smith, NJ. Am. Soc. C. E.
Sunday Morning
1880 a. m. Drive to Grand Canyon.
1900 p. m. Luncheon at Ell Tovar
hotel.
100 p. m. Drive to points along the
rim of the Grand Canyon.
1880 p. m. Round Table discussion
of the Colorado river problems.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
DRAWING A MORAL FROM
HORNED TOAD'S ATTACK
ON CONCRETE PIPE MAN

Look out now, old timer, we are
about willing to bet our shirt that
you are going to say horny toad
never did bite anything bigger than a
fly or a red ant. But listen, we have
the word of very reliable man who
knows Of one that did
Harry Tellyer, engineer in charge
of the city water concrete pipe line
works, met up with one of these des-
perate toads last week. Mr.. Tellyer
picked up the froggie, as he had done
to others mant times before, when all
of sudden without warning the beast
grabbed Harry's finger.
Now Mr. Tellyer was surprised,
about as much so as the bulldog was
when a jack rabbit chased him. Being
a scientific man he never complained.
He released the horned toad from his
hand and let him hang to his finger,
the toad showing no inclination to let
go Mr. Tellyer continued on his tour
Of inspection down the pipe line, the
toad hanging on for nearly a half
mile. He said that though the toad
was not large, he succeeded in draw
ing blood from the finger.
Harry believes the high altitude
here was responsible for the toAd's
ferocity. If this is the case VIC must
go easy before completing the San
Francisco boulevard. Think of the
many Flagstaff homes that would be
wrecked when henpecked husbands
went up on the peaks for a weekend
trip and came home and beat up their
wives.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
NEW LIVESTOCK CODE NOT.
YET Law; COUNTY MEAT
INSPECTORS HAVE NO JOB

The new livestock sanitary code
adopted at the last session of the
state legislature has been killed until
the time of the next general election,
at least, and while meat inspectors
were appointed by the boards of SUI
pervlsors of the various counties to fill
the new positions created under the
new statute, the appointees have never
gone to work. Jim Treagle was the
appointee in this county.
Secretary of State Kerby says that
enough signatures have been filed
against the law, known as senate bill
103, to defeat it for the time being
and it twill not go into effect and be-
come a law until referred to the cleo
tors at the next general election, No
vember 2, 1925 and approved by a
majority of the votes cast thereon and
upon proclamation of the governor,
and not otherwise.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17

This, it is believed will be followed
with summer meetings in the north
each year hereafter.
Flagstaff offers much of especial
attractiveness to the engineers this
year, especially the city waterworks
development now going on.
The committee on arrangements
and entertainment for the meeting
are: Frank r. Goodman, chairman;
Capt. ]. B. Wright both of Flagstaff,
and Donald A. Dudley.
The president of the Arizona sec
ton is G. E. p Smith and the secre-
tary, w. E. Dickinson, both of Tucson.
There win be at least 40 members
of the section at the meeting and
most of those who are blessed with
wives are bringing them along to en-
JOY with them our climate and scenery.
Following is the program:
Friday Afternoon
200 p. m. Drive to points of in
terest near Flagstaff.
600 p. m. Reception and informal
dinner.
500 p. m. Flagstaff Waterworks
Project-R. E. Mcdonnell, NJ. Am.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
LIGHTNING KILLED TWO
HORSES, DRIVER IJNHURT

Preston Mercer, brother of Everett
Mercer, rodent determination leader of
this district, had a narrow escape last
week while helping Jack Walker move
house near Kelly Tanks, east of
Flagstaff. In the afternoon a thunder
storm came up and young Mercer
started to unhook his three horses
from a wagon. Just as he dropped
the tugs of the middle horse a blind
ing flash came. The two outside
horses stood stock still just an in
stant, then pitched forward, dead.
Mercer said he could feel no shock
whatever, but he could detect a pc
culiar odor of ozone and was conscious
of flash of light or fire.
1t seems that horses are more sus-
ceptible to lightning than, man. A
number of instances in the past two
years seem to bear out this statement.
Several horses have been killed while
the driver nearby was uninjured. II
is possible that the greater bulk of
the horse tends to attract the light
ming and intensity it upon him, rather
than on the driver. At any rate the
mortality among men is slight as
compared with losses among range
stock and horses.
Young Mercer thinks he is pretty
lucky. He does not want the good
luck to break Hereafter" he said,
"I'm going to carry rabbits foot and
a pocket full of horseshoes whenever
a storm comes up. Who knows-may-
be sometime the lightning may take
me for a horse"
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
BROKE ARM

]. B. Sullivan of ScottsdaIe, en-
plOyed at the new city reservoir, got
a badly broken arm when he released
the brake of a hand derrick without
removing the handle He had load
of couple hundred pounds of rock.
The handle flew around in reverse,
striking him on the right middle fore
arm, breaking both bones. He is con-
valescing at camp near the reservoir
where he and his family are located.
Mr.. Sullivan is we'll known in the Salt
River valley where for several years
he operated cotton gin and is known
as cotton expert.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
SCATTER GUN ARTISTS
Do STUFF SUNDAY

Local sportsmen oiled up cold
Betsy and smashed clay pigeons at
the local traps on Sunday. DR.. C. w.
Hendrick turned in the only perfect
score on the 25-bird event. A mer-
chandise shoot on the overhead trap
provided practice a-plenty and candy
for nearly all the shooters.
The scores out of 25 targets were:
DR.. Hendrick 25, Pete Solberg "a, Bill
Cady %, R. D. Goode 18, Ed Raude-
baugh Is. In the funny" shoot on
the overhead trap, Wild Raudebaugh
got 52x60, DR.. Hendrick 5Ox60, Pete
Solberg 37x40, Bill Cady 56x6O, Ed
Raudebaugh 51x60, r. d. Goode 15x20.
Next Sunday the Williams shooters
will come over for merchandise
shoot with Flagstaff. Shooting viii
start at 10 o'clock.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
YEA, VERIFY, IT IS UP
TO Us TO ANSWER

Did you ever notice the license tags
on tourist cars They come from the
four corners of the United States, the
provinces of Canada and from Old
Mexico. A few days ago at Maine,
Roger Birdseye counted nine cars,
each from a different state. Think of
tht far reaching advertising those
nine cars can and will do. Should we
go back east, only comparatively few
foreign cars are noticed.
Like Postum, there's reason. Here
it is.
We have something to show
folks. Something that people
want to see. We have in Coco
nino county things that can not be
duplicated by the hands of man.
We have scenery, climate and his
tOrical associations.
May and June motor traffic at Grand
Canyon exceeded the travel by rail.
Tourists are coming by thousands,
more next year than this. Good roads,
advertising, and good care taken of
them here will double the population
of Flagstaff in four years. Tourist
headquarters are made, not created.
We have the scenery; let's get the in
clination. Tie people of Flagstaff
will make Flagstaff, or not make it..
1t is up to them--no outsider will do
it for us.
albuquerque people advertise their
town all over the United States. Peo-
pie come there by the thousands.
What have they to give, or show the
public that we cannot duplicate and
enlarge upon?
They are coming-will we be ready?
"To be, or not to be, that is the ques-
tion," and the answer is up to US.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
FLAGsTAFF TRIMS WINsLoW

Flagstaff's rejuvenated ball team
on Sunday had its own way with the
Winslow Meteorites, leading all the
way and coming out with the long end
of the 144 score. Cecil Mccormick
pitched for Flagstaff during the first
seven innings, Benny Tolson going in
then to finish up.
This coming Sunday we play the
Prescott WOW league team at Pres
colt. Tolson will hurl,
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
SWITCHING AROUND

Another round of pussy-wants-a-
corner was played at the county court
house Saturday when to accommodate
the overgrown records of the county
recorder, Mrs. Ana Frohmiller, county
treasurer, traded offices with Howard
Marine. With their deputies, Misses
Mary Francis jake and Marion Wal
lace, they spent busy day transfer
ring their office equipment to their
new quarters,
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
FACTS ABOUT
COCONINO COUNTY
AUTOMOBILES

Facts about Coconino county au-
tomobiles, as gathered from Coun-
ty Assessor Billy Beeson, are in
teresting. Here are a few:
More than 700 people in this
county who own automobiles own
no other personal property.
There are more than 500 people
in this county who own automo-
biles but do not own homes.
SO far this year 1721 owners
have licensed cars. The total for
the whole of last year was only
1864.
Partly due to tendency now to
buy more expensive cars, the gain
in automobile valuation for taxa
ton at the end of last week was
$4,000 higher than at the same
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17

Older residents of Flagstaff we're
pleased to listen Sunday morning to
"a sermon preached by Rev. Thomas
Moffett, minister here 80 years ago.
Rev. Mr.. Moffett, who always has
been interested in the progress of
Flagstaff, stopped off from Friday to
Monday on the way from his home in
New York to Santa Barbara to inves-
tigate the condition, since the quake,
of his property there.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17

Mrs. Floyd Longley and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Hilton of Williams were
candidates for initiation at Eastern
Star lodge Tuesday night. There was
large attendance of members and
visitors who enjoyed the social eve
ming and refreshments,
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
CONVENTION ENGINEERS
OF ARIZONA TODAY TO
SUNDAY IN FLAGSTAFF

For the first time in its history the midsummer
meeting OF the Arizona section of the American Society Of
and Flagstaff the place chosen the time today tomor
row and Sunday, headquarters the Hotel Weatherford
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17

H. ]. McClung, president of the
Arizona Central bank, was up from
Phoenix for few busy hours few
days ago.
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
WILD MAN GOES BACK
TO GRAND CANYON

j. H. Wiegand of Phoenix is going
to the Grand Canyon. His wild man
days are over. Mr.. Wiegand was DIR.
Vaughn McGuire's wild man during
the '49 celebration. Now he wants to
see his native haunts. "They said |
was captured at the Canyon and /
want to see the place. If the Canyon
is half as wild as Doc made me ap-
pear | want to see it" He shook his
necklace of human bones and de-
parted
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-17
LOCKE, THE MAP MAKER HERE

Harry Locke, the famous automo-
bile road map maker who has many
a good map Of the southwest to his
credit, was in Flagstaff yesterday, ac-
companied by Mrs. Locke. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry only discovered each other
about year ago and now he is show
ing her over some Of the roads he has
mapped Old friends will please take
notice and not get too voluble CON
corning old times, especially when Mrs.
Locke is present. The good old days
when the boys used to SNOWFALL each
other in Phoenix during August are
all past and gone.
Saturday night, July IS, Yavapai
Legion No. 1T Moose lodge will hold
a froiic in Flagstaff, bringing with
them visitors from Jerome, Mayer,
C-arkdale and Prescott. The frolic
will be in Odd Fellows hall. Follow
ing. a business meeting there will be
banquet served by the women of
Mooseheart Legion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-04
SEEK men FOR
ARMY CORPS
Lack OF Trained Communi.
cation, Experts Hamper Work

WASHINGTON. Dec R-tunited
- development Boa tho network,
- army communication activities
,s-s,ut the United states has DC.
s.,,ed M an increase or nearly 500
- cant tu tho amount 10 traffic
s,naled duyins tho past year as com,
,.rea with a similar period ju i922
so,ordlng 20 tho annual report OF
Mater General G. Mex Sallsman,
..sisf signal afficrr made public here
tcdsy
"A critical situation EXIST, how.
.yer Saltrman said. Fin the proper
nape,ionlnk OF the signal corps due
= lack n trained enlisted men IN
.usneisnt numbers 20 operate and
nslntain the government radio and
,,lephene system and for operating
other signal CORPS activities q tho
array
saNsman declared that develop
rsnt o. new communication equip.
ment and appliances is being neglect
"A Tor lack Of funds. and that funds
et,icleaty spent during peace times
arr insurance taken out against
waste IN time % war.
III the signal corps IS TO keep
.hrsad OF the world IN modern
means OF communication, Il must
necessarily spend money IN the re-
seareh and development OF new
equipment and new designs Of Old
Equipment. II adequately conducted
IA time Of peace. Il can DO suhordi
natsa 10 other activities in time o.
var"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-04
ESCAPES DEATH
ON GLACIER
Man Climbs Out OF Prison
in Deep FiSsure

WINNIPEG. Dec. while pros
poctlng IN the Coast rnnEs. British
Columbia Joe Lfros fell 30 feet
down n glacier ntsure and vas i'm
prisonsd between two waib Of ICE
for more than five hours. according
to word received b. the mnna
friends here.
Lsfros. II was related, was trying
20 find n short cut across the MR
room glacier A binding snowHtorm
impaired his vision. but he strug
gled on. A finufs In the glacier
had been covered BY a thin crust
OF snow and L4fros. stepping upon
the weak covering. plunged thru.
The pack on the prospector's back
struck n ledge Of Ice about 90 feet
down In the fssure and Lefros
was suspended there. He managed
20 release his ice pick and. slowly
and with great effort. hacked ou,
steps In the ice until he regained
the top
He wab 30 exhausted by the sI-
ptrlenes that Il waa only By a SUI
premo feat Of VIII and endurance
that he dragged himself into camp
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-04
HAVE
GREAT Time
They Enjoy Selves When
Warden Loses Key

SAN HERNARDINo. CAL Dec.
A-Oh. for the life os a prisonerl
Instead or taking ht prisoners 70
Jail now, chief ot Police Tom John
son OF Arrowhead village siyca
them "a can Of angle worms and n
pole and sends them out on the
lake with instructions 60 DO nothing
but catch fish
When tho chief was crossing the
lake tho other day he leaned over
10 pluck water lily and the only
key 20 the village jail fell out Of his
pocket, into the water. A big pike
opened its mouth and the key dis
appeared down rs throat, accord
Ing 90 the chief
III ! have 20 eat every fish In
tho lake, I'll get that key back for
tho boys" chief Johnson stated 10
anxious taxpayers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-04
EXHIBIT PHOTOS
Prize Prints Are Displayed
in Public Library

A collection OF 10 noteworthy
photographs gathered from all
parts o. the world IS being dis
played in the top floor lobby OF
the Seattle public library. Fourth
ave. and Madison 81.
The exhibition comprises the
photographs submitted in an inter.
national competition conducted by
American Photography" First
prire went TO J. Ortiz Echague. Ma
ana Spain. for his ''castellano," A
seattle man, II. oulshi. won second
prize with a photograph called
THE End OF a Day" Five other
photographs by Seattle amateurs
are shown.
The collection was brought 20 Sc
a.tis By the Seattle Camera club
witch is composed chiefly OF Jap
anese residents % Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-04
There's No Such Animal

D0SEvILLE, Cal, Dec 3-"Gentemen booteggers'
IN don't exist AZ least they aren't recognized in the
court of Justice of the Peace Melville Stone Brought
before Judge Stone charge of violating the prohi-
bition law, NJ. W. William asked that he be dismissed
because he conducted himself like gentleman selling
only good liquor and keeping mice" place The court
ruled that gentleman would not engage in bootleggng
and fined William $3.50.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-04

IsLEBoRO. Ne, IN. E-Isle.
boro may lose is distinction as the
only autoleEs town IN the country
This exclusive summer rcsor,
town has a Law prohibiting automo,
biles within SO limits. However
the younger generation believes that
wealthy summer residents have nc
right 70 deprive them OF the use
OF machines and are going TO start
campaiNn 20 repeal the law and
allow automobiles In the city
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-04

fornia, presiding
state and local taxation on bust.
ness in the West VIII be taken up
al tho afternoon session. with the
main addresses coming from Or.
Paul c, Pishn. professor Of finance
AZ the University Of California. and
William Bailey. presiden, OF the Ma.
uonal Tax association.
The next day Wednesday. win b.
devoted 20 tho presidents and soc.
TctaricS Of the various chambers
represented
HeadquaFtsrs Tor the conference.
win be at Tho Olympic Hotel. under
the direction % Paul ClaKstonr. ~
san Frhaeisco. manager Of the
Western division Of the national
chamber
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-04
World Court ak
for Demo Luncheon

A special world court program
has been arranged under auspices
q the King County Democratic
dub. al Moves cafeteria. Saturday
noon. Prof. J. w. Hall OF the de-
vArsment Of Oriental languages.
rsiyeFsiiy OF Washington VIII de-
sTsr the principal address on Why
ne United States should Join the
wogld Court" The public Is in.
viist.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-04

With hut three points scored
against 4, Michigan had tho best
defensive record IN the collegiate
world. II was the only major col
leFe team IN tho country not hay
INK It's goal line crossed. quite "a
noteworthy record In these days
of open play and plenty OF acor'
ina
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-04
North End Clubs
Will Meet Monday

The regular meeting OF the As.
scciated Improvement ciubs OF the
Sorth End. will be held Monday
evening. al the Greeulake library
auditorium az 5 o'clock.
The principal speakers OF the
sytnsns viii be Judge Dykeman
and Chief OF Police severyns. Judge
Dykeman will speak on the I'm.
poftanee OF Community Improve.
neut Cluts" The chief viii speak
On The Seattle Police Depart.
nent."
The Meeting win be open to the
public