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The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
KANGAROO COURT
HAS NEW JUDGE

Chudge Archibald Octavius Ude
being out of town, Chudge Louis
lana Charlebois pronounced Char
lie Boy) viii take his place on the
bench of kangaroo court tomorrow
night.
Whereas the old judge was mean
enough, this new one will be q lot
meaner. He eats fried rattlesnakes
for breakfast every morning and
his favorite beverage is carbolic
acid. He picks his teeth with the
tail of a Gila monster. Oh, he's
meaner'neH.
1t is rumored the new judge has
list of half-hundred malefactors
who heretofore have escaped the
bleary eyes of the officers and will
have them up before him Saturday
night. The harder-boiled they
prove, the harder-boiled he'll prove.
If he don't get lot harder boiled
than-they do, we've followed the
wrong hunch in betting.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
TWAS NO WAY TO
TREAT PERFECT LADY

Marie Mcdonald, lady of leisure
who recently began inhabitating this
town, almost spoiled a perfectly good
dance in the new warehouse of the
Central Commercial Co. on Saturday
night, when she wound one leg around
Night Marshal Blacks neck and kick
ed him with the other foot dozen or
so times.
That she is a perfect lady has since
been evidenced by her quiet demeanor
during the several days she has been
in county Jail waiting the arrival of
$75 to pay the fine Police Magistrate
Sheffield imposed. When she gets
the money she will leave town; or, if
she stays, she will spend six months
in jail
Her side kick, who wasn't so pif-
flicated, was floated out of town.
When City Marshal Cooper and
Night Marshal Black started in to ar
rest Marie, who was cutting up high
didoes in the middle of the floor, she
tried to bite Cooper, then tangled
Black up as above described.
During the process of the removal
of the girls, o. Logan and Milan Rup-
pert chiyalrously interfered to prevent
the officers carrying out their design.
''They don't do that to ladies where
came FROM" Rupert announced so
he and Logan were taken thence, too.
Logan, under suspended sentence in a
booze case, was fined SIS and given a
30-day suspended Jail sentence by
Sheffield and then Judge Jones in
CIR Mt h RI
manding that he get some competent
person to take care of his motherless
children, then appear before him again
next Monday morning for further adj
vices. Judge Jones' interest in the
matter was largely because after Lo-
gan was arrested a bottle of booze
was found in his auto truck Logan
says it wasn't his.
Sheffield fined Rupert $50 and it
was paid.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26

"We wanted a good excuse to build
your road" Mr. Cranton said, "and
so we proposed to acquire title from
you to the trail and start off with a
hundred thousand dollars in building
the approach road. We knew that
would mean the taking over by con-
gress of the building and maintenance
of that approach road. If the county
had given up that trail, netting the
county not more than $4,000 a year,
we would have spent 100000 to
100000 on the approach road.
"But," he continued, eff we depart
ed from our custom and built the APP
proach road without such cooperation
on the part of the people Of this coun-
ty, where would it end? Then other
national parks would demand like
treatment.
Except as the chance is given us
by you by turning the trail over to
the government our hands are tied.
Continued on Page Sixteenl
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
PET BEAR KILLED BY
NONRESIDENT; AUT HOR
ANGRY; WILLARD PEEYED

A 300-pound bear was killed few
days ago within four miles Of Flag
staff. After receiving three rifle bull
lets and it finally was dispatched by
being clubbed in the head with rifle
butt. j. Y. James fired the bullet that
arrested the big lady in her depreda-
tions upon a few stray sheep. His
companions, r. NJ Horton, vacation
ist from California, and r. d. Adams
of Adams cafe, came to his assistance
in carrying the huge carcass. the half
mile to the car. They were3in the vi
cinity of Harrison Conrard's her
mitage, Robbers Roost.
After the above was written State
Game Warden Willard appeared on
the scene and helped Deputy Game
Warden Jack Fuss handle the situa-
ton. James, being nonresident who
had been hunting under resident Ii
cense, was given the alternative of
$40 for nonresident license or going
before Justice of the Peace Pulliam.
He chose the former.
The bear killed was a pet of Har-
rison Conrard, the author, and had
called on him nearly every day for a
year. Conrard is highly incensed over
the matter and feels badly over the
cubs, which now may die.
Mr.. Willard said yesterday that peo-
pie should be very careful not to kill
brown bears. They are harmless to
people and stock. "If you could go
out here any time and see bears, as
they do in the Yellowstone" he said
'it would be a great attraction and
would enhance the interest this sec
ton has for tourists"
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
SENATOR w. w. PACE A VISITOR

Hon. w w. Pace, former state
senator and oftimes mentioned as a
possible candidate for governor on the
democratic ticket, accompanied by
Mrs. Pace and son, Roy, were in Flag
staff couple days the first of the
week. They have been making trip
through the northern part of the state
previous to going to Salt Lake City
for visit to other members Of the
family. Senator Pace is one of Ari-
'zona's best, big broad-minded men, one
of the old time pioneer variety who
thinks more of the welfare of his
state than he does Of its political
complexion. t
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26

Howard Adams of Prescott got the
class C medal, Dr. Dumas of Clepen-
ceau, member Jerome club, second.
Nate Bankhead got the d medal, Kile
of Prescott second.
Tom Edens of Phoenix won the
doubles. He also won the Arizona
Sportsman's association medal in
events and on Sunday, breaking all
of his so targets.
Mondays Class A trophy was tied
for by Cady, Bungay and Peters, each
with 90, and the other two abdicated
in favor of Bungay. Ed Raudebaugh
of Flagstaff copped in B class, DIR.
Dumas in class C and Kile in class D.
Cobb, the Ell Paso Remington man,
won the professional trophy.
Bostick, San Francisco professional,
hero of the badger fight, could hardly
believe his ears when told that he had
won the 5000 trap gun ratified, the
drawing for which was made by w. E..
Mullen of Ray shooting hole through
revolving target on the outer edge
Continued on Page Three)
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
WORSE THAN OLD ROME'S
BESTIALITY SHOWN HERE
in BADGER FIGHT MONDAY

Deliberately ignoring general
awakening public sentiment against
such brutality and despite the protests
of the more humane among them,
shooters in the state amateur trap
shooting contest being held here this
week held badger and dog fight on
Monday night in the Rotary room at
Weatherford hotel.
Not in years has such an instance
of brutality and unlicensed bIood-lust
occurred in Flagstaff. 1t is too
bad to give it publicity and thus sully
the fair name of Flagstaff; but des-
perate conditions need desperate
measures; to cancer must be applied
the knife. Miscreants who partook in
this bestial so-called sport must be
shown up, or,-who can tell ?-badger
and dog fights may become as fre-
quent here as bull fights in old Spain
or tiddle-de-winks among the members
of the state democratic central com
mittee.
The disgraceful thing had its in
ception in the room at the Weather
ford occupied a. few minutes at a time
by Joe Prochaska, former state game
warden. During one of his infre-
quent visits to his room he was Wis
tied by Bill Cady of Flagstaff, H. G..
Bostick, professional shot ef San
Francisco, and several others. Pro-
chaska was badly marked up, his
clothing disarranged, either the result
Of a fight he'd had or combination
of burnt cork and premeditation.
Cnveral times the argument over
the respective merits of dog and bad
ger led almost to personal encounter
The dispatation ragged all over the no.
tel, new recruits to the ranks of either
Continued on Page Two)
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
ROAD HOUSE RAIDED
AND PROPRIETOR AND
ASSISTANT IN JAIL


Just as the drouth broke in Flag
staff lot of people began rehearsing
words and music of that pathetic old
ditty, "HowfDry Am" For as the
weather man, George 7. Harrington,
started the summer rains, the sheriff,
John o. Parsons, and his deputies
closed Flagstaff's most potent source
of 10 per cent beer and 100 per cent
hooch-the road house east of town on
the former L. E. johnson place.
Closed it by arresting its proprietor,
Dominic Guisti, Italian, and his as
sistant, Dan Karnavas, Greek, both of
whom Judge j. E. Jones Of superior
court on Saturday fined and sent to
county jail, Guisti getting six months
and $500 fine and his assistant five
months and $500 fine Both pleaded
guilty to transportation of liquor.
Thus endeth, at least temporarily, a
long vigil and series of raids and
searches conducted by the patient
sheriff.
Numerous times during the last few
months searches had been made in a
house occupied by the men here in
town. Nothing doing. Then the road
house was opened and conducted rath-
er openly. The town house was closed
but the men still held their lease.
A few days ago Sheriff Parsons,
Under-sheriff Durward Mckinney and
Deputies Art Vandevier and Harry
Greene called at the road house, deter
mined this time to get the goods if it
took all the rest of the summer. They
caught Karnavas, and two quarts of
hooch. That night they raided again
and caught Guisti and quart of
booze. Saturday they raided the va
cant house here in town and got 25
cases Of 10 per cent beer, the boiler,
malt, hops, etc.
The lease on the road house is up, it
is said, in a couple weeks.
And now, in spite of the copious
rains, it's driver than ever.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26

He said that two years ago when
they visited Grand Canyon he and
Congressman Carter were impressed
with the fact that there should be a
suitable approach road to the park.
At that time it was desired, and it
still is, that before such road is
built by congressional appropriation
title to Bright Angel trail be turned
over to the government.
This not only because it is the gem
eral policy to as far as possible elm
mate private holdings in the national
Fairgrounds, but also because the
transfer Of title in the trail to Uncle
Sam would be cooperation on our part
that would furnish a reasonable ex-
cuse for building an approach road.
1t is against congressional policy to
build roads to national parks, the
speaker asserted, and it has been done
In only one instance, that of Yellow
stone national park, and in that. case
it was military road that was built.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
new RIFLE RANGE WILL
BE INITIATED SUNDAY

The Flagstaff Rifle club will open
it's outdoor range for practice shoot
ing Sunday, June 28 at 8 a. m. and
each Sunday thereafter when practic-
able. Every member turn out-and
come early. Bring your own rifle if
you wish, but Springfields will be fur
nished and they must be used when
firing for record later on.
1t was necessary to 60 into debt to
build the range, and in order to pro-
vide a sinking fund, cents shot will
be collected from each shooter until
further advised.
Visiting friends of members, and
prospective members will be welcome
and given the freedom of the range
for one day.
Each shooter will be limited to ten
shots, except that after all members
present have had their turn, another
ten rounds may be fired.
Each member will be expected to
take his turn in the nits or to furnish
satisfactory substitute.
The executive officer, w. G,
Booker, has complete. charge of the
range. He is qualified by years of ex-
perience on the army ranges to give
adequate and proper instruction in
the use of the rifle, and every mem
Der will be expected to follow his in
structions. He will appoint two or
three range assistants.
The initiation fee will be raised to
SO after July Is.
1t takes o bunch of live-wires to
keep an organization like this on its
feet. Rifle shooting has all the re-
quirements of major sport. We moi
only can have matches among our
selves and with other clubs in the
state, there are the state shoot and
the national matches. This year IL
men from each state will have the
privilege of going to Camp Perry
Ohio, to take part in the national
matches from August 22 to September
20, with all expenses paid by the gov
ernment. We may be too late this
year, but we surely can be represented
next year.
The secretary receives twice a month
the American Rifleman, and members
will be permitted to read in turn. This
magazine is the highest authority or
all phases of shooting.
The executive committee: p. D. Bah
bitt. president; P. Solberg, vice-presl-
dent; w. C. Booker, executive; +. 3
Cree, treasurer; F. A. Miller, secre-
tary.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
days class d trophy.

The A. T. A. gold medal contest
was decided only after George Peters
of Phoenix and Cady shot off tie
Each had broken 1877 out of his 200
targets. In the 25-bird ,shoot-off,
Cady broke them all, Peters losing
two of his.
Peters won other honors, however,
to console him for the loss of the
state championship medal He got the
trophy for high gun over all, having
broHen 500 out of 600 targets, Cady,
being an awful close second with 568.
Peters also copied the "all-around"
trophy-for most birds in 25 doubles,
100 handicap and 200 singles-getting
329. In this race Cady was also the
runner up, getting 324 of the $50
targets.
In Sundays contests for honors in
the various classes, Cady of Flagstaff
easily won the Glass A medal, break
ing all of the 100 targets. Craft of
Los Angeles was second. In class B
Dave Peters Of Phoenix copped the
medal, Del Morrell of Phoenix second.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
FLAGSTAFF PRINCESS
IN JAIL In OAKLAND
ON BAD CHECK CHARGE

Princess Martiana Wentworth-Ber-
telling was arrested in Oakland, Calf,
on Monday charged with passing a
worthless check on Rickel & Hilkins of
Flagstaff. Joe 3. Rickel swore out
the warrant
Mrs. Berteling refused to return
without extradition and as Governor
Hunt is out of the state it likely
will be several days before extradi-
ton papers are obtained. In the
meantime, her husband, Neil Bertel-
ing, well-known civil engineer, has
seen Mr.. Rickel and other local busi-
ness men, also alleged to be holding
checks passed by Mrs. Berteling and
against which there is said to be emo
funds in bank, in an effort to get a
Continued on Page Two)
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
LIKES IT HERE

A recent visitor who has been at
tracted by the beauties of this locality
is Mrs. Helen Ellery Sedgwick Mead.
She has been making her home hare
for the past two months and has vis-
tied all the points of interest around
here, from Grand Canyon to Rainbow
Bridge. a
Mrs. Mead is direct descendant of
William Ellery, one of the signers of
the Declaration of Independence and
also of Theodore Sedgwick, speaker of
the lower house of congress during
Washington's administration. She is
considering making Flagstaff her
permanent home and has been looking
at number of properties with that
in view.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
FLAGSTAFF BASEBALL
TEAM VS.. FOUR OTHERS
DURING CELEBRATION

Flagstaff baseball team will play
four other Northern Arizona League
teams during the big show here. Here
is the schedule:
July 2, p. M, Flagstaff VS.. Clark
dale.
July 8, 2 p. M, Flagstaff VS..
Jerome.
July A, p. M, Flagstaff VS.. Will
hams.
July 5, p. M, Flagstaff VS.. King
man.
About 25 Odd Fellows including a
degree team and ladies will attend
sessions Of the state grand lodge
which conyenes in Prescott the first
of next week.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
CHARLIE BURNS STILL
IS VERY SICK MAN

DIR. C. w Hendrick returned the
last of last week from New Orleans,
where he went with Charlie Burns,
auditor of the Flagstaff Lumber Co.
and W. NJ. Cady Lumber Co. Mr..
Burns still is in a critical condition
but it is now believed he has nerve
trouble instead of creeping paralysis
as at first feared. DR.. Hendricks
feels confident of his recovery,
though he is very sick man. His
courage is good and while he fully
realizes how sick he is, he is deter
mined to pull through. Mrs. Burns
remained in New Orleans with him.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
MISS KUNZELMAN'S
OPERATIONS SUCCESSFUL

Miss Anna Kunzelman's corrective
operations performed in Chicago sew
eral months ago under the care of the
vocational educational department of
the state board of education were so
successful that she is enrolled at
teachers college this summer and
started upon course in vocational
training that will make her self sup
porting. She does not limp at all
and is taking series of corrective
exercises under the physical instruc-
tor, Miss Lora Maxwell, which will
give her good use of her fingers, her
hand as whole being wonderfully
improved Her case is one that
arouses pleasure and wonder at the
remarkable progress of corrective
surgery.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
CONTRACT AWARDED
FOR OUR NEW DEPOT

Sharpe & Fellows were awarded the
contract for building the new Santa
Fe depot in Flagstaff, the bids being
opened Monday in Los Angeles.
There will have to be lot of fill
ing preparatory to laying new tracks
to replace those on the north side of
the present main line tracks. This
work, it is estimated, will take until
August, and then, it reported, con-
struction of the new depot will begin
and it will be completed this fall.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
LIST YOUR ROOMS

Frank Goodman is in charge of the
house toulouse canvass of the town
for the listing of all available sleep
ing accommodations during the week
of celebration. The town is being
covered as thoroughly as possible but
many were away from home when
visited. Any one who can accommo-
date with sleeping quarters please no
tify Frank Goodman or Mrs. F. M.
Gold.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
MISS COSTIGAN LEADS
IN VOTES FOR BELLE

Late yesterday afternoon the
votes cast for Belle of 40" were:
Miss Mary Costigan. 213,O0O
Miss Alice Moler.............-..151, 600
Many votes are being held back.
There is strong suspicion that sew
eral other candidates will soon
Jump into the race with many
votes. And it is known that there
are many votes for each of the two
candidates named above that are
being held out. Only a little more
than week left. Vote fast.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
CADY, GEORGE PETERS,
WADE AND EDENS WON
BIG HONORSr AT SHOOT

w M. Cady Jr of Flagstaff won the American Trap
shooters association 16yard state championship gold
medal at the annual state tournament held here Sunday
Monday and Tuesday, and also the gold medal in the first
days class shooting Charlie Wade of Williams shoot
ing from the 18yard line the state handicap cup
breaking 95 out of hundred targets Nate Bankhead of
Flagstaff both the class handicap and the first
days class trophy.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
YOUNG CHARLEBOIS
HAS NARROW ESCAPE

Lou Charlebois Jr., 13 years old,
was run over by an automobile last
Friday IN the street near his home in
Wickenburg and SO painfully injured
that he was taken to the hospital
there, where, his father reports, he
is doing very nicely. The wheel passed
directly over his head, severely cut
ting the scalp. Mr.. Charlebois doesn't
know just how the accident occurred
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
BLASTED BLAST BLASTED
LINE FOREMAN'S ! TEETH

A mis-timed blast on the upper end
of the new pipe line in process of con-
struction injured L. L. Crawford, fore
man, seriously and bruised an assist
ant pretty badly Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Crawford is in Mercy hospital in
dazed condition with bad lacera-
tion behind the ear, two teeth missing,
several knocked loose, and many
minor cuts and bruises.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
VISITING COMMITTEE OF
C0NGRESSMEN MAKE IT
PLAIN COUNTY MUST HELP
If We GET CANYON ROAD

That congress will not consider building approach
road to Grand Canyon national park until the countys
ownership of Bright Angel trail into the canyon re
quished to the u S. government either by sale or other
Wise made clear last night by Louis c. Cramton of
Michigan, chairman of the congressional appropriations
committee now visiting the various national parks Of the
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26

r. Tom Brown and son, Orville, left
the early part Of the week for Texas,
where they will buy a lot of ewes to
augment their present bands. They
will spend day or so visiting at
Uncle Toms former home in Texas,
but hope to be home in time for Che
big celebration.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26
MOVING PICTURES OF
'49 CELEBRATION TO
BE TAKEN BY PATHE

That Flagstaff's "Days of 40"
celebration, July to 5, is attract
ing pretty wide attention is evil
denced in the following telegram
received last Friday by Director
Clyde Zerby:
New York, June 10
"Clyde Zerby, Director,
Flagstaff, Ariz.
"Have assigned E. E. Kunzel-
man, Cactus Way, Phoenix, to
cover '49 celebration. Appreciate
your making these pictures exclus-
i've for Pathe News.
"COHEN
Editor Pathe News"
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-26

Card from John @. Thomas. city
superintendent of schools, who with
his family is taking a few weeks va
cation IN Harrington, Wash, says
they're having a good time and he
hopes the whisker crop is coming
along in good shape.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-26
URGES CHILDREN
PARTICIP IN
R0NSIDES FUND

Pleading that the [. s. Navy is
fostering a movement to make the
teaching of history and patriotism
more Interesting by giving the
school children of the country an
opportunity to contribute their
mite towards the rpconditioning of
the L. S. S. Constitution, Secretary
of the Navy Curtis ID. Wilbur has
written to the Boards Of Education
iii several large cities, where there
is Il rule against the collection of
funds in the schools, urging that
the children be gi:cn chance to
participate i'll the campaign.
:" 'Old Ironsidcs is of no value
except as an historical monument
and of no value as such unless the
people take an interest in it, said
the Secretary of the Navy in his
letter "With this in mind congress
has authorized the secretary of the
navy to solicit contributions for the
reconditioning Of the ship. ! be
lieve this is an opportunity in II
practical way to interest the child
rem of the country.
Bearing III mind the primary
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-26
May ASK COOLIDGE TO Use HIS
INFLUENCE TO SETTLE DISPUTE
BETWEEN Mine OWNERS, STRIKERS

\ bitter snow whipped up the.
valley today and the temperature
dropped TO about 90 degrees. caus-
ing additional suffering unong
those who have been unable to OBJ.
tain fuel and clothing
An impartial leading citizen Of
Scranton, who desires thar his idcn
tity be protected because of his con
ncction with negotiations that have
been undertaken, outlined the sitn-
alton to the UnneA Press as fol
lows:
Ninety per cent Of the miners
would like to go back to work to-
morrow because many Of the l50,-
900 WHO walked cut September !
are hungry, cold and broke. They
would be willing to accept the old
wage scale.
''But the leaders here have COM
plctc control and there is no dam
ger Of Il break in the ranks of those
on strike They will hold out as
long as they can live.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-26

maker, chief Of the bureau Of navi-
cation, informed Secretary OF tre
Navy Wilbur in his annual report
today.
"The aviation problem, techni-
callv, as to the knowledge required,
is no more specialized than the op-
Grafton Of any other type and Is
even less than the requirement IN
some of the technical branches of
the line in which specialization IS
not necessary now,' Shoemaker as
serted
Shoemaker recommended that be-
ginning with the 1926 class of the
naval academy, after the completion
Of two years of general line duties
subsequent to graduation, number
of graduates, considered by the
bureau to be the current officer
pilot requirement for the acronauti-
cal organization, be detailed to that
duty for five years. With the course
in aviation at the naval academy,
Shoemaker pointed out, the bureau
now has selective means of deter
mining the available material in
each class for detail to naval avia-
ton.