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The Coconino sun., 1925-05-08
BUSINESS WOMEN HEAR
LOCALLY WRITTEN PLAY;
TALK OF LITTLE THEATER

A clever original skit, written by
Miss Dorothy Jake and realistically
acted by herself, Miss Agnes Lynch,
Miss Louise Switzer, Miss Mary Con-
rard and Mrs. Lura Briscoe, was given
much praise by the audience of 81
business and professional women and
guests at their second dinner meeting
in the Rotary room Tuesday evening.
Upon demand that the author appear
Miss Jakle humorously explained the
cast as including Ethel Barrymore,
Gloria Swanson, Norma Talmadge,
Billy Dove and Charlie Chaplin.
The new club song composed by
Mrs. Estelle Bjerg met with approval.
After the unusually acceptable dinner
committees were announced: Lectures,
Miss Lintz, Mrs. Bjerg and Mrs. Hall;
membership, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Al
bers and Zella Jones; employment
Mrs. Acker, Mrs. Kelly and Miss
Moritz.
Roll call brought out many express
ions of opinion humorous and other
wise. Miss Costigan expressed the
hope of working up a Little Theater
movement here. Tentative plans for a
club orchestra were made Mrs.
Charles Lehr, assisted by Mrs. Grover
Jones, Mrs. Betsy Fransen, Mrs. Will
liam Pace, Mrs. E. G. Mills and Mrs.
Eula Wyatt were responsible for the
much appreciated dinner
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Bon,bay--Where the Dead Are Fed to the Flames
and VuLtures
s. BreesT Tw wntydghth n yn Aoundth


make the great gorge" and he ex-
claimed with great reverence: "My
Gawd! 1t must have been a govern
ment job"
am not sure the fellows now
building and repairing are gaining or
the wear and tear of the place or not
but really think improvements are
gaining gradually. Labor is cheap
here and of course a few generations
one way or the other do not count in
completing a job.
In the native sections the sidewalks
are not especially useful except for
Sacred cows" and places to dump
dirt, rock, cement and other stuff to
be used in repairing the streets or
some building The middle Of the
street is usually used for all traffic,
foot, OK, horse, auto and two-story
street cars. The auto driver must be
good one to miss pedestrians and
turn into narrow streets badly con-
gested. His honk, honk, honk gets
monotonous at times, but there seems
to be an understanding that accidents
must be avoided even if inconvenient
1t rather impresses one as different
from our cities where the auto driver
seems to take the attitude: "To hell
with all others; get out of my way.
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THIS BEAR WAS AN OLD
WHOPPER, BREAKS RECORD

Pronounced by two Smithsonian
scientists at Holbrook of record size
was bear skin measuring 10A x9
feet brought into town Saturday by
F. N. Sanderson of Whittier, Calf.
uncle of Clarence Sanderson, Spring
Valley rancher, who was a member
of the party which was piloted by
Charles Miller, big game hunter and
guide, and Ted, the start dog, and his
helpers and apprentices, Smut and
King.
The successful 15-day hunting trip
took place on the headwaters of the
Cibicue river under the rim near
Heber Headquarters were estab-
lished at the O-W ranch. In the cap.
ture of the big fellow three hours of
baying and trailing were required
the latter made interesting in that the
eight-inch tracks, as big as dinner
plate, were in the snow and visible
to humans as well as trailing dogs.
Miller had a final lead of only 10 feet
when the big brute plunged from the
thicket to meet a bullet in the heart
from +. NJ. Sanderson's rifle. Mr..
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MOVEMENT FOR LITTLE
THEATER;; MEETING AT
ORPHEUM ON MONDAY


The Little Theater movement for a
long time has been of great interest
to Miss Mary Costigan, who this win
ter met several men and women emf
nent in theatrical circles. She looked
up others and had the pleasure of see
ing in San Antonio "Judge Lynch"
the Belasco prize play for 1924. She
came back enthused with the convic-
ton that Flagstaff as we'll as other
small communities may have Little
Theater.
1t is realized that much talent of
various kinds lies dormant, which by
trained direction might be developed
for the pleasure Of the individual and
advantage of the town. She met di-
rectors this winter who might con-
slider spending the summer here to
mutual advantage and whose services
and advice would be valuable in dis
covering our possibilities, dramatics
literary, musical and artistic, fol
writing, staging, directing and pro-
ducing plays.
Miss Costigan has often heard the
opinion expressed that it would be
pleasant to break the monotony of the
long winter by presenting two OF
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GOLF CLUB NOW PLANS
new CLUB HOUSE WITH
PERMANENT CARETAKER

At a meeting of Flagstaff Golf club
members at the Arizona Central bank
Tuesday night everything was found
progressing in the most satisfactory
manner. The grounds are just about
ready, the memberships have been
coming in rapidly and it was decided
that on June Is initiation fee will be
advanced to $50 providing the mem
bership limit of Is has not been
reached by then.
Save SIS by getting in now.
Plans were made preliminary to
building a clubhouse, with toilet con-
veniences, and to employ caretaker
for the house and grounds. Discus
sion was favorable to the purchase of
a motor roller to keep the grounds
smoothed out, as it has been found
that horses dragging roller leave
the ground in about as bad condition
as before.
Members are laying in their supply
of clubs and balls and within very
few days now golf will have become
an established pastime. This is some
thing we have long talked of and
waited for and congratulations are
due the officers and few original
members of the new organization for
the energetic and capable way they
have pushed things along, with the
least possible delay, to assure the
complete success Of the undertaking.
Golf news will soon be weekly fea-
ture in The Sun.
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and Futures

gateway memorial has been erected
in memory of Queen Victoria or some
relative of that famous family. 1t
offered no shade or rest, but is an
imposing gateway A drive by auto
about the city disclosed again the re-
markable span between civilization
and the utter lack of it-atl conglom-
erately mixed in one street.
It's what one might call grad
uated society,"" from soda to hook, or
from Alpha to Omega. However, l
saw no men used as oxen or horses
on rickashas, though in the construc-
tion of some buildings, humans were
used instead of, steam hoists and in
the handling of crushed rock and
paving materials, the Indian women
with rings in their noses did the work
of carriers, packing the stuff around
in baskets.
Repairing and construction work
seems to be going on here in Bombay
just as lively as in most all other
cities we have visited. / am not cer-
tain whether it is because the work
started in B. C. does not wear out
before the job is completed A. d. You
get the idea-like the fellow from
down east who was told when visiting
the Grand Canyon for the first time
that "it took over million years to
The Coconino sun., 1925-05-08
GUN CLUB PREPARING
FOR BIG STATE SHOOT

Flagstaff Gun club met Monday
night at the offices of Attorney f..
M. Gold, secretary of the club, and
discussed arrangements for the COM
ing state tournament, to be held here
June 81, %, and %.
President W. B. Raudebaugh APP
pointed the following committees:
Banquet, Loren Cress, Joe Schmidt,
Clarence w. Sullivan; program, Ed
Babbitt, DR.. G. w. Hendrick, Charles
w. Ishan; rooms, DR.. v. S. Mcclure,
Frank s. Goodman, Del Strong; tro-
phies, w. B. Raudebaugh, F. NJ Gold,
Ray H. Downer.
In regard to concessions at the
grounds, Mr.. Downer offered $25 for
them. the -$25 to go to the local
woman's organization that makes the
successful bid to help pay it.
The shoot this year will draw a
much greater attendance than last
wears, though the one last year was
successful in that and every other
respect. But this year it is expected
there will be large contingents from
Utah, Nebraska and California, while
the Colorado contingent will have sew
eral more people than came from
there last year.
Every Sunday between now and
the date Of the state tournament
there will be shooting at the local
traps except on June IA, when the
local men will attend the registered
shoot at Williams.
The Coconino sun., 1925-05-08
SPROUT OR PAY

Secretary Tom L. Rees of the
Elks is sending letters to all mem
befs of the local lodge advising
them of the action taken at Tues
day nights regular meeting re-
questing no more shaving of faces
until after the Elks 49er celebra-
ton the week of July 4.
This is not an order, but re-
quest. Frequent hirsute crops will
help tremendously to advertise the
celebration and it is hoped that all
Elks will comply with the request.
Those who do not will be gently
asked to pay fine of -$25. Exalted
Ruler Frank Harrison, whose legal
duties, including those of county
attorney, make the thought of
beard seem derogatory to court
discipline, voluntarily paid $25 yes
terday mornings Attorney C. B.
Wilson, actuated by like qualms,
says the lodge will get his $25,
pronto.
Most Of the fellows are already
under way, weighted down with
their strange ornaments.
The Coconino sun., 1925-05-08
BOMBAY, INDIA
March no. 19


Having stopped along couple days
in the Indian ocean we awakened in
Bombay at daybfeak Saturday morn
ing and took up deep damp position
about three miles out in the harbor
where we could get a beautiful view
of the shore line.
The climate here is not refrigerated
in the least, and near as can learn
from the six-day stay, they only have
two seasons-July and August.
Whichever month they happen to be
using is hotter than the other. The
natives dress as though they had at
tended a vast strip poker" party
where each one was a hard loser.
Many wear very, very narrow "gee
string" and the turn of another losing
card would completely wreck one Of
the city ordinances which insinuates
that toe ring can be construed to
mean that any said person SO ap-
parelled is too utterly negligee. 1t
is not always because the native is
too poor but more because of his in
clination, knowing that his complex
ion cannot be ruined
Showing off in tender we landed
at the dock, where four or five-story
The Coconino sun., 1925-05-08
FLAGSTAFF WON FROM
SELICMAN In FIRST
OF SEASONS GAMES

The local nine began the season
with a bang when they met and de-
feated Seligman at City Recreation
park last Sunday.
Gibbons took the mound for Flag
staff and Bayard for the visitors.
Flagstaff won with steady, conserva-
tive baseball. The visitors showed
good form for the larger part of the
game, but with the local boys hitting
in fine style, the opponents fielding
could not match up. In the eighth
every man of the Flagstaff lineup
came to bat.
In the eighth Mccormick replaced
Gibbons and pitched four strikeouts
with two hits in the last two innings
Gibbons, in pitching seven innings
got three strike-outs and allowed only
four hits. Bayard, for the visitors
got six strike-outs but let the local
boys get IA good hits.
The first inning gave the fielders a
chance. Both pitchers depended or
support and except for an overthrow
which allowed a two-base hit by Mon
tano. to lengthen into a homer, both
mines played good ball. Neither
scored in the second but in the third
r. Burns took. hit from the visitors
and, followed by Montana. who also
found the pill, they made the next
two scores of the game. In the
fourth the local boys again scored
two runs while Gibbons and his eight
supporters kept the bases clear. In
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NATIONAL WEEK PROGRAM
MUSIC SECTION SPONSOR

The Music section of the Woman's
club sponsored for national music
week the entertainments. at the Or
pheum on Wednesday and Thursday
nights, arranged by Mrs. Jack Nit
cheH. An interesting and valuable
picture by Mrs. Wallace Reid was
shown both nights.
Local talent programs were given
before the picture was shown:
Wednesday night as follows, violin
solo by Mrs. /. R. Waters, vocal trio
by Mrs. G. A. Pearson, Mrs. Lorna
Jessup and Miss Selma Aas; dance,
Miss Georgialee Coffee; song, Will
liam Cady Jr., and two numbers by
the Music section chorus.
Thursday nights offering was a
pianoetrio, by Mrs. r. G. Stevenson,
Mrs. R. J. Connor and Mrs. John Yer
kamp; Mrs. F. E. Wells sang "Ave
Maria" with violin obligato by Mrs.
/ R. Waters, Mrs. r. G. Stevenson
at the piano; reading, Catherine
Hillebrandt; vocal solo, Mrs. John
Verkamp; solo dance, Georgialee
Coffee, and song by the club chorus.
The Coconino sun., 1925-05-08
WHISKERINOS AND ALSO
WHISKERETTES NOW THE
ELKS OGERISH ORGY
All! Them whiskers ?

Ali Them WhlskerS
See them luxuriantly sprouting on
scores of manly physiogs hitherto un-
adorned or unblemished, whichever
way you want to look at it.
Here the whistling of the captious
wi-i-i-inds through them.
See the poor coots scratch as the
hirsute sprouts double back and try to
get the outer end into the roots.
And hear the BARRIERS howl, discon-
solately, as their revenue dwindles,
dwindles.
For the Elks at their meeting Tues
day night said, Lets go from here!"
Paraphrased in our versatile and cute
way, it is "Let 'em grow from now"
1t will cost any Elk thousand dol
lars if he disregards the edict and
shaves betwixt now and July A. 1t
may cost him his happy home if he
don't. But then, if the wimmen folks
can't stand a little tickling they can
go to thunder. Our dog will remain
faithful as long as he knows who
we are.
Yeah, boz Wear your big hat and as
big beard as nature grudgcs you
until the Elks big 49er celebration is
over. While the Elks have sort Of
monopolized the ten-gallon purple
banded hats, reminiscent of the days
of prairie schooners and other schoon-
ers that foamed, there is no ban on
non-members wearing all the whiskers
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MISS COSTIGAN HOME
HEALTH MUCH IMPROVED

Miss Mary Costigan, accompanied
by Mrs Andy Samsky, arrived over
land Friday night from Phoenix, hav-
ing very fine trip. Miss Costigan
looks fine and says that she is full
of pep and ready to jump into work.
After her long absence among peo-
pie of other cities she is very glad to
be back and finds the openhandedness
and friendliness Of home folks to be
appreciated She says that small
nephew Bill is a -superRotarian in
his inveterate boosting of everything
in Flagstaff and made a name fol
the civic greatness thereof. She has
booked many fine pictures for the
coming season and by June expects to
increase her orchestra with cello
and either a flute or clarinet.
The Coconino sun., 1925-05-08
INSPIRATIONAL TALKS
ON ROTARY PROGRAM

After the new president, Dr. NJ. q.
Fronske, called the Rotary club meet
ing to order on Tuesday, Tom Bell
wood, chairman for the day, took the
gavel and presented fine inspira-
tional program.
President Fronske announced that
new committees would not be named
until the next meeting. He appointed
Ray Babbitt sergeant for the
next six months and then sent him
scurrying here. and there collecting
fines.
Cigars in honor of a recent birthday
that happened and occurred to Ed
Babbitt were passed by the gentleman
last named, the set-up setting him
back considerable financially.
The president announced that the
next meeting will be next Tuesday
evening at $50 at City Recreation
park clubhouse, the picnic supper, at
which Rotaryanns and guests are eX-
pected, to be followed by council
fire meeting in front Of the club
house, it being a Boy Scout camping
rally. r. NJ. Gassman will be chair
man of the meeting and eating.
Colonel Greeley, chief of United
States forestry, of Washington, d
c., will be the principal speaker.
The retiring officers were asked to
stand and each was fined, to get even.
Former Secretary Frank Chisholm
read the financial statement for the
past year, showing conditions in that
respect very good.
Chairman Tom had the latest-born
Rotarians lead off in the program
R. M. Gassnnan reading the preamble
to Rotary Code of Ethics, Ralph
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ROTARY CLUB HOST AT
BIG SCOUT CAMP RALLY
CITY PARK TUESDAY EVE

Next Tuesday night, beginning at
$50, will be lively, happy time at
the clubhouse at City Recreation park.
Flagstaff Rotary club is to hold its
regular meeting there and has in
vited all Of the members of the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce, with their
ladies, the members of the Boy Scout
council and ladies and the members
of the Boy Scout committees of the
various local organizations and their
ladies along with all Flagstaff Boy
Scouts and their parents to join
them. 1t is Scout rally, preliminary
to the summer encampment Of local
boy scouts at Mormon lake June
14-24
Each family is requested to bring
picnic eats for themselves and guests.
There will be a program provid
ing addresses, a lot of good fun and
music. 1t is being arranged by l. B.
Koch and r. NJ Gassnan, the latter
chairman for the occasion. The Scout
stunts will be under supervision Of
Scout Executive Mccormick. One Of
the SPEAKERS will be Colonel Greeley,
chief of the y. S. forest service,
Washington, ID. c.
1t will be royal good time. So
come out and along prepared to en-
JOY it
The Coconino sun., 1925-05-08
FLAGSTAFF HARD HIT
BY MONEY SCARCITY IN
FOREIGN WOOL MARKETS

Just as conditions seemed brightest
in years for the local sheepmen, prices
have taken a tremendous drop due to
lack of foreign purchase money,
especially in France, and no one can
predict with any degree of certainty
when they will strengthen.
The brightest spot, for sheepmen
of the United States, is that our pro-
tective tariff stood as wall against
a. drop Of II to Is cents lower than
tie present low prices.
The statistics following are given
on good authority and should be in
teresting to our readers, so much of
Flagstaff's prosperity depends upon
the Well-being of the sheepmen.
Great Britain produces one and a
quarter billion pounds of fine wool
year, or about half of the wool pro-
duction of the world, thus practically
being able to control the wool mar
ket of the world Much Of the carpet
wool comes. from China and India.
The United States produces 325
million pounds a year and normally
uses $50 million a year Most Of that
we don't produce we import, the fine
from Australia and South Africa, the
coarse from South America and New
Zealand.
Thus it follows that our prices are
pretty much governed by those of
foreign wool.
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NEATHERFORDS SEEK TO
ENJOIN MRS. HALL FROM
OCCUPANCY OF HOTEL

Arguments Of counsel were heard
on Wednesday bF Judge j. ID. Jones in
superior court on the application by
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Weatherford
for Injunction against Mrs L. r, Hall
in an attempt to dispossess Mrs. Hall,
lessee of the Weatherford hotel,
property of the plaintiffs.
Mrs. Hall leased the Weatherford
hotel five years ago, the term Of lease
beginning May T. She recently re-
newed for another five years, both
she and Mr. Weatherford signing the
renewal lease. Theirs, itis said, were
the only two signatures on the pre-
ceding lease.
Plaintiffs claim in their request for
injunction that the hotel is com-
munity property and that inasmuch
as Mrs. Weatherford didn't sign the
lease it may be set aside. 1t is un-
derstood that if plaintiffs succeed in
their attempt to get control Of the
hotel Mr.. ard Mrs. Hugh Weatherford
viii have charge of it.
C. b. Wilson, attorney for Mrs.
Hall, filed demurrer to the injunction
and announced that if the demurrer is
denied he will ask for jury trial.
Judge Jones will announce his de-
murrer on Monday. L. S. Clark Of
Phoenix is plaintiffs attorney.
Since Mrs. Hall has had charge Of
the hotel she has made many inn
-provements and has greatly popular
lied it.
The Coconino sun., 1925-05-08
INDIANS ACTIVE

The Lasky activities at Red Lake,
incident to the filming of "Wild
Horse Mesa" are attracting many
visitors this week. Ike Smith was
out there Tuesday helping round up
horses into canyon ready for the
stampede scene. Wednesday there
was an Indian celebration with chick
en- pulling and pony races. Some who
were there were Mrs. Lee Doyle, Miss
Kathryn Beckwith, Oliver Allsup
Miss Lorraine Allen, Roy George, A.
w. Carson, Miss Doris Crump, Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Bate and two children,
Earl Greene, Mr.. and Mrs. Sweetman.
The Coconino sun., 1925-05-08
STANLEY WATKINS HAS
LAKE MARY CAMP AGAIN

Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley e. Watkins
have leased Lake Mary camp for the
summer, taking charge on May ].
Stanley had the lease on the camp
summer before last and did much to
improve and popularize it. The owner,
All Sims, since deceased, leasedN the
camp last year to L. G. Lashmet. The
latter continued improvements and
began construction Of large stone
community house, which, it is under
stood, Mr. Watkins will complete.
Stan few months ago married a
charming young woman who is being
welcomed here by his many friends.
The Coconino sun., 1925-05-08
HANDSOME ADVERTISING
BOOKLET PUBLISHED BY
THE CHAMBER COMMERCE

Flagstaff Junior Chamber of Com
merce members are proud of the
handsome new 16-page and cover adj
vertising booklet just printed and now
ready for distribution from the office
of Secretary Frank A. Miller in the
T. E. Pollock building. If you want
some of these booklets to send to
friends, you may get them from him.
But don't get them to throw into
some drawer. They cost something
like thousand dollars and their pur-
pose is to advertise Flagstaff, its
scenic beauties, its wonderful climate
and water, the many advantages and
attractions it offers visitors and those
who possibly may locate here. The
booklets cannot do their work unless
they reach these outside people.
The Sun also is proud of these
booklets, of which $4,000 have been
printed on our presses. On the front
cover is four-color picture Of San
Francisco peaks in one of their best
looking moods, cameraed by Carl
Mayhew when he had just the right
artistic mood to get the best possible
picture.
The book is filled with interesting
and Informative matter descriptive OF
our resources and home advantages
and many attractions for the visitor
and tourist. There is wealth of
illustrations, also from Mayhem
photos, that adds greatly to the adj
vertising punch of the book. For
however clearly one may describe a
scenic point, it takes picture to
really tell the story. Out here, where
so many things surpass all power to
describe in words, pictures have to be
relied on.
There is no advertising in the book,
and in that is is novelty. All of the
space is taken up with matter of
vital interest. Those who contributed
so literally to defray the cost asked
for nothing in return except effective
advertising of the town and county as
a whole. They realize that as Flag
staff grows we. all benefit.
The Coconino sun., 1925-05-08
FRUIT IN UPPER OAK
CREEK HIT BY FROST

Assessor William Beeson went to
Sedona Monday, by way of Oak Creek
and returned up the Schnebly grade.
He reported road work going on in
several places in the canyon and drag
ging and scraping on the road on the
rim. These roads will be in better
condition than ever before when they
are ready for the heavy summer
travel. Fruit trees in Upper Oak
Creek were badly hit by the late
freeze but the trees in Lower Oak
Creek escaped.
The Coconino sun., 1925-05-08
J. e. TREAGLE IS THE
COUNTY MEAT INSPECTOR

County board of supervisors at
their regular monthly meeting on
Monday appointed J.. e. Treagle coun-
ty meat inspector, to begin at the
work June Is.
The board continued its meeting
Tuesday morning to complete the sale
of the Williams high school bonds.
All of the members were present at
Mondays meeting-Chairman Joe
Kellam and Bob Taylor of Flagstaff
and Alfred Skeels of Williams.
The Coconino sun., 1925-05-08
MRS. L. w. MOORE DEAD

Friends of Mrs. L. w. Moore, for
merly Miss Ethel Stevens, will be sad
dened to learn of her death on April
25 at her home in Branson, Mo. Mrs
Moore was a popular teacher at Parks
in 1917, Garland Prairie in 1918, and
again at Parks until 1920, when she
was married to Mr.. Moore in Needles
She had been i'll for several years. She
loved Arizona and hoped to return
here.