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The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16

The local executive committee of
more than 20 Flagstaff business and
professional rlen are having frequent
conferences with Mr.. Webster OF
Harrisburg, Pa, representing the
Hockenberry hotel people. He is here
to direct the financial drive for the
hotel and has opened campaign head
quarters in the C. A. Clark & Co.
store building on Leroux street.
Architects plans are expected here
this week from the H. L. Stevens Co.
Of San Francisco, who have built
more than 60 hotels in this country.
Many preliminary details have
been settled
The hotel will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $250,000.
1t will be located on the five north
and south lots on the northeast cor
ner of San Francisco street and As
pen avenue The north end of the
westerly lots in this group is covered
by the postoffice building and the
owners are the Riordan and Babbitt
interests, the former being sole owner
Of the unimproved southern parts of
the lots. The easternmost lot is
owned by The Coconino Sun and oc-
cupied by it's building.
The hotel will cover practically all
Of this site. Whether it VIII be built
only to or extend over the postoffice
still is to be decided, but the postof-
flee is included in the site.
At the corner the hotel will be
either four or five stories.
There will be rs rooms, 10 per cent
Of them with bath and the balance
with washstand and toilet.
On the main floor there will be
dining-room, kitchen, ballroom, lobby
and offices, store-rooms, etc.
There will be a basement under all
of the building.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
IN FROM LEES FERRY RESORT

Mrs. Sid Wilson and little daughter
Marcy Jean, accompanied by Dan
Thomas drove in the last of the week
from Lees Ferry, where the Wilson
& Clark tourist resort, Across Inn,
is located. Skipper Clark and Bob
Mathy are conditioning their motor
boat for trips up the 80-mile stretch
of the Colorado river to the foot. OF
Rainbow canyon from which the short
hike to Rainbow Bridge can be made.
Mr.. Thomas and his sister, Miss Mar
garet Thomas, an artist from Colo
RADIO, are guests at the Wilson home.
Miss Thomas is painting a picture Of
a characteristic bit Of scenery there,
"The Chief"
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
MEN ARE MASTERS OF OWN
DESTINY ROTARIANS TOLD

Professor E. C. Glass of Teachers
college was the principal speaker at
Tuesdays Rotary meeting, his mes
sage one Of optimism and faith in the
ability of humankind ultimately to
overcome the various social, economic,
religious, educational and health ham
dicaps under which it suffers and
bring itself to perfection. He based
his address on the bible story of Job
and H. G. Wells recent novel in
which the author creates a modern
Job, surrounds him with all discour-
agements and afflictions except death
and then brings him out triumphant
over them all.
Mrs. Tom Bellwood and Miss Naomi
Dinsmore, with Mrs. Lorna Jessup ac-
companying on the piano, gave two
spirited violin duets, the second as
encore.
Doc Charlie Ploussard was chair
man of the day, and handled the pro-
gram far more smoothly and in
soucantly than one would expect of a
young dad. He brought the little
lady who prodigies around his and
Mrs. Ploussard's home in for the
W oCCJ dllt Sic WaFCO i'll
hands impartially at them all.
Fred Breen talked about the pro-
gram to be put on next week at the
district conference in Nogales and
gave the members another hunch that
they'd better be there.
President M. G. Fronske opened and
closed the meeting. He said meeting
after next will be in the evening, un-
der leadership of Pat Moran, with
many employees of members present.
Miss Elsa Myers played the accom-
paniments to the tunes led by Tom
Bellwood to keep the gang good
humored while Dayt Draine, sergeant
alarms protein, followed his nefari-
Gus trade.
Guests: Mrs. Bellwood, Miss Dins-
more, Mrs. Jessup, Miss Myers, Mr..
Glass, DR.. Felix Manning, w. S.
Beard, Bob Waldraven, Mr.. Webster
of Pennsylvania.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16

was running full. IF this new supply
pipe line hadn't been finished last
fall we would have profited nothing
by the extra moisture, as the old pipe
line was so small and in such bad
condition that it wouldn't carry water
as fast as we normally use it.
Considerable water has gone to
waste during the storms. Screens
We're put in the big flow-line to keep
loose petrolastic, drippings from the
sealing of the joints in the concrete
main, from coming into the reservoir
and thence into the town lines where
it would clog up and stop the meters.
These screens, with the heavy flow,
have been catching lot of petrolastic
and elogging, making the water over
flow at the intakes and pour off down
the mountainside. The line has been
patrolled to keep the screens as free
as possible from petrolastic. Before
long all that will come loose will be
washed into the screens and cleaned
out, that source of trouble thus auto
matically stopping.
Contractor Greene has resumed
work on the new reservoir, which it
is hoped will be completed within two
months. The new financial arrange
ment with the Santa Fe railroad does
not go into effect until the new reser-
voir is in use, so instead of paying
20 cents a thousand gallons the rail-
road is still getting 100000 gallons
day free and what it uses above
that at nine cents a thousand gallons.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
NO MATTER HOW BRIGHT
SUN SHINES HERE YOU
CAN'T SEE 1T FOR SNOW

Flagstaff business men were some
disturbed last Friday when they read
in the FL Paso Herald that the Old
Trails highway between Flagstaff
and Williams was closed by snow. AS
there wasn't a single flake of snow
on that road, and hadn't been more
than three or four inches at any time
during the winter, they felt that the
Herald was just a wee bit in error. A
wire was sent the Herald by P. j.
Moran, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, correcting the statement.
Our people are curious about the
source of this NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
it originated with the southern Ari-
zona and northern New Mexico group
who persist every winter in spreading
misinformation of this sort.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
PROPRIETOR DISORDERLY
HOUSE GOT THE LIMIT

Luciano Lopez, accused of running
a disorderly house on East Benton
avenue, and who after several of the
habitues had been penalized announc-
ed that he wanted trial by jury, got
it Monday before Justice of the Peace
Tom Pulliam. The jurymen-C. l..
Fleck, Joe F. Schmidt, Walter Ben
nett, Gene Phelan, C. S. Mccormick
and Del Strong-found him guilty
and Justice Pulliam gave him six
months in jail and $500 fine.
Lopez is believed by sheriff's Off
GERS to have a Denitentiary record.
One of Lopez's witnesses, a comely
young woman, Genevieve Padilla, who
had been arrested at his place some
time ago and "floated" out of town,
came back recently and got married,
her main purpose in matrimony, ap-
parently being to escape the atten-
tion Of the officers. She demurely
testified for Lopez and then, despite
her being married, City Marshal Jus
tin r. Cooper and Deputy Claude
Tackitt invited her to go with them to
city jail and serve out the old SEN
tence She lost her occurrences right
then and swore, bit, kicked and clawed
something marvellous, proving that
she was lady. She's in Jail and will
stay there this time.
H. L. Russell was Lopez's attorney,
County Attorney Frank Harrison
prosecuting Cooper and Tackitt and
Deputies Sheriff Harry Green and
Art Vandevier were witnesses for the
prosecution.
The officers are pleased with the
sentence Justice Pulliam imposed,
feeling that if real penalties are given
it will not take long to clean out sew
eral undesirable places and make con-
ditions more nearly decent.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16

City council Monday night lifted
the ban on using city water for wash
ing cars and on lawns, etc. The mills
were granted use of water and several
days ago the Santa Fe railroad COM
pany resumed getting water for en-
gines here and a few days later began
arrangements to haul it to Grand
Canyon as formerly.
During several days LAST week dur
ing the rains the inflow at the reser-
voir at times increased to rate in
excess of six million gallons a day.
Even week ago yesterday the
reservoir wasn't half full and so the
rate of daily increase, it will be
seen, has been high.
Scarcity of water in future for a
good many years is now over, for be-
fore the big summer flow from the
springs begins the new so million
gallon reservoir should be completed,
practically doubling our storage. 1t
would have been finished in plenty of
time to prevent any waste but for the
unprecedented flow Of the last two
weeks. 1t was not anticipated that
under any conditions whatever could
the present storage capacity be taken
up before late June or July.
But the heavy rains ana warm
weather in the big water reserve up
in the mountains provided a great
deal more water than usual at this
season. And the new concrete noun
tain-to-reservoir flow-line brought it
all down. The 15-inch pipe at times
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
GUS SAUER HURT WHEN
HIS HORSES RAN AWAY

Gus Sauer was pretty generally
shaken up and rib or two probably
fractured Monday about noon when
the team he was driving became
frightened at the county road caterpil-
lar as it passed near the Riordan
railway crossing. The horses plunged
down the embankment and overturned
the wagon, pinning Mr.. Sauer under
meath. Vernon Willis and E. T. Nc
Gonigle were passing and brought the
injured man to his home here in town
where a doctor strapped his ribs and
chest. He received a thorough shak-
ing and his back was wrenehed. Mr..
Sauer has a ranch near there and was
doing hauling when the accident oc-
Cured
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
GEORGE ATTERBURY
NEW COUNTY JAILER

George Atterbury began his new
duties as county jailer and deputy
sheriff the first of the week in the
place Of Bob Irwin, who resigned to
enter the wood business. Bob has
large contracts and wood in the for
est near Williams with which to fill
them and felt that the proposition
promised too great profit for him
to pass up. George will make a good
officer, something he's served very
satisfactorily at numerous times be-
fore.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
FIND PREHISTORIC CAT
TRACKS ON OAK CREEK

Overlaid by more than 100 feet Of
sedimentary material, great cat
tracks, estimated to be more than
100000 years old by Prof. H. H. Min
ninger Of Mcpherson college, MePher-
son, Kan, today were to yield to the
chisel of modern man for research
purposes.
The tracks were found in white
limestone, and about so of them are
visible, Professor Ninninger reported
here yesterday He made the discov-
ery 25 miles from here in canyon
running into Oak Greek.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
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ASHURST GETS
PENSION INCREASE
SPANISH WAR VETS

: Adjutant Howard Marine is in
! receipt Of a telegram from Sena-
: tor Ashurst telling of the pas
: sage of the house bill granting
: pensions and increase of pen
!: sions to soldiers and sailors of
! Spanish-American war and Phil
I ippine insurrection. The bill
I: passed both house and senate
: unanimously, without amend
! ment. Senator Ashurst stated
! that he took much pleasure in
). supporting the bill. 1t now awaits
! the signature of President Cool
: idge.
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The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
MRS. JACK PARSONS
MOTHER DIED FRIDAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Fl. Simpson are
expected home this week from Lub-
book, Texas. They drove there to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Parsons, for
merly of this city. Jack, who used to
be connected with the j. c. Penney
store here, is manager of the Penney
store at Lubbock and Mr.. Simpson is
part owner. Mrs. Parsons mother,
who was visiting her dauehter at
Lubbock, died there last Friday.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
K. OF P.'S ELECT FLAG
STAFF MAN TO THE
GRAND LODGE OFFICE

Thomas H. Bate of Prescott was
elected grand chairman Of Arizona
Knights of Pythias at Phoenix at
the state convention of the or
der. Other officers: Vice chancellor,
Harry E. Wootem, Bisbee; prelate,
J. H. Smith, Kingman; keeper of
records, John D. Loper, Phoenix; mas
ter Of exchequer, James N. Hall,
Prescott; master Of arms, Thomas
Opie, Globe; inner guard, H. r. Sisk,
Nogales; outer guard, J. G. Clarke,
Flagstaff, and trustee, Clarence Ice,
Phoenix. Loper has held the same
office 25 years.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
OUR 'WORSHIPFUL MAYOR
TAKES FLAGSTAFF VIEWS
FOR LONDON NEWS AGENCY

1t goes agin the grain with US red
blooded Arizonans to have to be so
darned obsequious to any Of our Off
cials, but since the style has been set
in dear oil Lunnon, where so many of
our styles come from and are adopted
except that promulgated by the prince
Of Wales to fall off his horse every
day, which no Arizonan can do if he
tries, we suppose we'll have to follow
suit.
"His Worship the Mayor"
Hully gee! That's the greeting on
a letter received here last week by
Mayor Loren w. Cress from the Ex-
elusive News Agency of London.
So we're dropping our usual forms
you oil son-of-a-gun"- such
like ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS terms.
Good morning, Your Worship,
how's your worshipful stomach and
all the other worshipful integuments
and appurtenances of your worshipful
anatomy, this morning, worshipful
sir ?"-just like that, we say it now,
according to how much time we have
before we have to dodge his tailor's
goose and gittoell away from his vi
cinity.
The letter said:
Dear Sir:
We are desirous of illustrating an
article on the prosperity and CONNER
cial possibilities of Arizona, and wish
if possible to include one or two good
recent photographs of your city.
In the ordinary way we should
probably write to the Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, but as we do
not know whether there is a Chamber
of Commerce in Flagstaff, we are
communicating with you, hoping that
you will be so good as to pass our
request over to the best local pho
tographer, who might perhaps send
us the pictures direct.
If he will do this, a cheque in pay
ment will be sent to him by return
Of post.
We might mention that our own
correspondents, in New York city, VIZ.
the Publishers Photo Service, and the
American Photo Service with whom
we have already been in communica-
ton respecting this matter) have un-
fortunately informed us that they are
unable to furnish US with pictures of
Flagstaff.
Trusting that you will be able to
give this matter your immediate at
tention, as the views are urgently
wanted.
Yours faithfully,
THE EXCLUSIVE NEWS AGENCY
(Signed) VIM. Martin Hurst
To His Worship the Mayor,
Flagstaff, Ariz., U. S. A.
Needless to say, after getting a let
ter like that, the worship-ful mayor
and His Reverence st. Patrick Moran,
president of the Chamber Of Com
merce, and His Right Symbolical Ex-
cellency, Roger Birdseye, secretary Of
the Chamber, all got busy taking pict-
ehers Of FLAGSTAFF and they're going
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
MISSIONARIES ASSIGNED

Presbytery of northern Arizona re-
Gently met at Fort Defiance at which
routine church matters we're dis
-cussed. These several missionaries
were returned to their stations:
Rev. A. T. Locker to Leupp; Rev
F. G. Mitchell to Ganado; Rev. j. But
Ter to Tuba till September 1, then to
Kayenta for balance of year; Rev. H
+. Softley to Flagstaff; Rev. j. K
Smith to Fort Defiance.
A new pastor is expected soon fo1
the Springerville church. To the deer
regret of all interested, d. K. Ward
expects to leave Indian Wells, July l,
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
AT LODGE CONVENTIONS

Claude Knight and ]. G. Clarke,
delegates from the local Knights of
Pythias lodge, and Mrs. j. G. Clarke
and Mrs. w. B. Raudebaugh, dele
gates from the Pythian Sister lodge,
were in Phoenix Monday and Tues
day at state conventions of their or
ganizations. Claude Knight brought
home with him his father-in-law,
Robert Mitchell, who viii stop off to
see his daughter short time before
proceeding to his home in New York.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
GROSS mo. HAVE DUPLEX

L. A. Cross this week purchased the
old Hocksworth house on West Birch
avenue and has started work to con-
vert it into two modern flats. Though
this is one Of the first residences
erected in Flagstaff it is one of the
most substantial. 1t had been occu-
pied by the j. w. Etter family. They
moved on Monday to the Frank Fair
child house, which they expect to pur-
chase.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
BOY SCOUTS, LISTEN

All scouts of Flagstaff are to meet
in front of the court house after
school on next Wednesday afternoon
to help in the cleanup campaign.
Report at once to the court house
after school to Scout Executive Valid
raven, who will give instructions as
to what is to be done.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
NEAR WATER FAMINE OVER
HAVE MORE THAN CAN USE

Plenty of water, everybody! Wash cars your
lawns all want The 50mion gallon
OverflOwing The old fivemlOn gallon filling the
verge OF water famine for the last two within three
our water supply increased from about three
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
ALMC : { READY TOLAUNCH
CiSPAIGN FOR NEW HOTEL
1927 tourist season.

Indications that in June ground will be broken for Flag
safs big hotel in which it will be enclosed before win
campeted before the BEGINNING of the 1927 tourist
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
BUICK AGENTS
TALK ON ORPHAN
AUTO PURCHASES

The Southern Arizona Auto COM
pany, Buick agents, have the fol-
loving to say about the Buick auto
mobile:
'.You enjoy complete motoring sat
isfaction when you own a Buck.
You take pride in the fine appear
anceof your car. You appreciate its
thorough comfort, its power, speed,
dependability, long life, and econ
omy. And in addition you are COM
pletely free from worry about your
car becoming an orphan"
''Few of us can afford to lose
several hundred dollars and yet that
is what happens to many motorists
who do not choose their /cars wisely.
The maker goes out of business, the
car becomes an orphan" and has
absolutely no market value This
loss is bad enough but added to it
is the heavy expense of upkeep,
which mounts surprisingly on an
orphan" car, owing to the difficulty
of getting parts and experienced
service.
''rhis possibility of loss and in
convenience is entirely removed
when you you buy a Buick. You
your motor car investment. A study
of the pictures and their captions
on this page will show you that
other motorists have given serious
thought to the orphan" car prob
lem and have solved it by purchas-
ing a Buick"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
FIRE CHIEF NEMECK HAS BEEN
ON JOB JUST IL YEARS TODAY

Being a fire chief for II years is
not exactly an easy task but Chief
William j. Nemeck of Douglas who
has held that post in this city for
just that length of time, has not
only made good but he thoroughly
enjoys his work.
And today he is observing his 18th
anniversary, for it was on January
81, 1909, that he was installed as
chief of the local department by the
late Mayor w. A. Green Since that
date, he has striven diligently to fill
his position and to serve faithfully
the public of the city. Today, al
though not presiding over a mann
moth fire department, Chief Nemeck
nevertheless has the comforting and
proud distinction of knowing that he
has made the Douglas department as
fine as any in the country for it's
size. And in doing SO, he has won
the respect and confidence of his men
and kept Douglas free from the many
great ravaging fires which usually
sweep city during the course of
score of years.
The local chief was first appointed
a fireman in Joliet, Ill, on May Is,
1895, and served in that city until
the fall of 1900, when he resigned
due to his poor health. His physician
advised him to seek a different cli-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31

mate and he headed for Arizona. ar
irving in Bisbee in January, 1901 lie
was given position in that city by
the Copper Queen with instructions
to see that all the fire apparatus of
Bisbee was in working order at ali
| times. The fire department in the
mine city was a volunteer organiza-
ton. At the first meeting of the
city council in Bisbee after his ar
rival, Nemeck was appointed fire
marshal and he held that office until
January 1906, returning then to Jo-
liet where he again joined the fire
department of that city.
During October 1907, however, he
received a letter from a friend In
Douglas, suggesting that he make ap-
plication for the position of chief in
this city, as a paid fire department
was to be installed here.
For various reasons, Nemeck did.
rot care to leave Joliet at that time
SO he asked w. w. Armstrong, an ex-
chief of the Joliet department, if he
would care to consider the Douglas
position. Armstrong expressed an in
terest in the job here and through
4iio e'iPAAO1IlOIl, was SlNen Tie DOUG
las fire chief office.
In January, 1909, however, Arm
strong was appointed chief of the Ell
Paso fire department through recon-
mendation of Chief Mcgee of Dallas,
Texas. Soon after that, Nemeck, who
was still in Joliet, received q wire
from City Clerk Tom Daley of Doug
las, asking if he would come to this
city at once and take charge of the
local department. Nemeck this time
accepted the Douglas offer and, ar
irving here on January 81, 1909 was
as chief that very day.
The local chiefs first five years
as fireman We're under one of the
BEST known fire chiefs in the coun,
Try at that time, one John D. Paige,
If Joliet, I'll.
For several years after coming to
Douglas, ChieS Nemeck represented
his state at the conventions of In
Fire Chiefs association |
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
LEGAL NOTICES

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT, In the
County of Cochise, State OF Arizona.
Tn the matter of the estate of w.
w. House, Deceased.
ORDER no SHOW CAUSE WHY Or
DEL: OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
SHOULD NOT BE MADE.
1t Appearing to This Court, by the
petition this day presented and filed
by Ashley b. Packard, Administra-
tor Of the Estate Of w. w. House.
deceased, that it is necessary to sell
the whole or some portion of the
real estate of said decedent to pay
the debts of decedent and the ex-
penses and charges of administra-
ton.
IT is THEREFORE, ORDERED BY
THIS COURT: That all persons in
terested in the. estate of said deceas-
ed appear before the said Superior
Court on Tuesday the End day Of
March, "A. D. 1926, at the hour Of
1000 o'clock a. M, of said day. at
the court room of said Court, at
the court house in the City of Tomb
stone, Cochise County, State of Arl-
zona, to show cause why an order
should not be granted to said Ash
lev B. Packard, Administrator, to
sell so much of the said real estate
as shall be necessary and that a
copy of this order be published four
consecutive weeks in the Douglas
Daily Dispatch, a newspaper printed
and published in the said County Of
Cochise
Dated January %, 1925.
ALBERT M. SAMES,
Judge of the Superior Court
First publication Jan. 81, 1925.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31

and those of the Pacific Coast Fire
Chiefs association, being vice. -presi-
dent at various times of each of
these organizations. At present he
IS secretary-treasurer of the Arizona
State Firemen's association which off,
fice he has held ever since that
group was organized
And because of his efficiency and
friendliness to everyone Chief Mem
eek has gained many friends through
out Arizona who admire him. just as
his hometown folks do, for his worth
both as fire fighter and man.