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The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09
CALL FOR BIDS
ON HOLbROOk
WINS[OWROAD

A call for bids covering extern
siye improvements on the Winslow-
Hol Tfook highway was issued this
week by State Engineer W. G. Le-
febvre, a copy OF which appears
elsewhere in this issue of The Mail.
According to the call the work
consists of approximately $500 Gu
bic yards of approach fill, 1900 Gu
bic yards of excavation structures
$50 yards of concrete, $4,000 pounds
of reinforcing steel, 100 linear feet
of timber piling, 800 square yards
of concrete paving, 100 cubic yards
of rip rap, 200 linear feet of rail
jetty, 800 cubic yards of road sur
facing and other incidental items.
Information received in Winslow
is that most of this will be center
ed on the bridge over the wash at
Vanilla, which was destroyed last
year by floods. The new bridge
is to be a reinforced concrete arch
bridge.
Besides this surfacing of certain
sections of the highway will be
done under the contract, while rip
rap will also be constructed to pro-
tect the new bridge.
When the work is finally COM
pleted, including necessary i'm
provement of several stretches
along the highway, it will give
Winslow a first class road between
here and Holbrook.
On the west, work is now in pro-
gress between the two canyons,
which will be followed by surfac-
ing of the stretch between here and
Canyon Lodge. Between Canyon
Diablo and Flagstaff, construction
work has been in progress for some
time. This stretch will be surfac-
ed with macadam, and by the time
fall arrives the National Old Trails
through this county will be in first
class shape.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09
SNOWFLAKEHOST
TO NAVAJO PIT.
A. ORGANIZATION

The town of Snowflake was host
to the Navajo County Council of
Parent Teacher Association last
Saturday, April 3, for an all-day
session.
Delegates were present from
Winslow, Holbrook, Joe City, and
Shumway. At the afternoon ses-
sion nearly two hundred persons
were in attendance.
A pleasant feature of the day
was the delicious lunch served by
the Snowflake association.
The Snowflake Junior high school
orchestra entertained with a thir-
ty-minute concert just before the
afternoon session, and numbers
were also given by a chorus of
eighth grade boys and girls. Both
organizations deserve mush credit
for their performances, and are
great asset to the Snowflake
schools.
A spirit of cooperation was evil
dent during the entire meet, and
the Navajo Council promises to be-
come an important factor in Par
ent-Teacher circles of the state.
An address of welcome was CIV
en- by Mrs. Pauline Smith of Snow
flake, and the response by Miss
Brown of Winslow. Mr.. John Bush
man of Joseph City, and Mrs. Lloyd
Henning of Holbrook, also spoke
Miss Rosa Bouton, Home Demon
stration Agent, explained the Sum-
mer Health Roundup of children
entering school for the first time
in September. This is a national
movement, recently instituted
Snowflake has already begun this
roundup, and is striving for a prize
awarded by the national associa-
ton late in the fall.
Continued on Page y
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09
CITY Gas Co.. Gets
Contract For New
Boiler For School

For the second time this year a
local organization was awarded the
contract for a public or semi-pub-
lie improvement in Winslow when
the School Board last week. select
ed the Bryan Heat Generator, Off
cred by the City Gas company as
agents, as the new heating unit for
Washington school.
The Bryan heater has more than
one angle of local interest, since
it was invented by an engineer on
the albuquerque division More
than two hundred citizens of Wins
low are stockholders in the cor
poration manufacturing the boiler,
and the fact that the heater has
been chosen over many others on
a basis of quality alone has been
very gratifying to it's local financial
hackers.
The local school board issued a
call for bids some time ago, after
the old boiler at Washington school
had become inefficient, and several
prominent plumbing and heating
corporations had made bids for the
job.
After a careful examination of
all data presented, including the
opinions of heating engineers who
were present, the school board
unanimously voted to accept the
boiler handled by the local gas
company, since it was shown to be
the most efficient.
Although it's cost was slightly
higher than many of the prospec-
tive heating plants, the difference
in the cost of maintenance and up
keep over other boilers will more
than pay the difference in first cost,
it was figured.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09
BOY SCOUT BAND
LEADERS REPORT
GOODREHEARSAL

from Frank Seigmund
and ]. P. Lee of the high school,
who are in charge of the Boy
Scout Band lately formed here are
very much encouraged, not only by
the interest taken in the organiza-
tion by the boys, but by the un-
usual talent brought to light since
the beginning of the band.
Another rehearsal was held We'd
nesday evening at the high school
and the showing made by the lads
was more than creditable, especial
1y since only few rehearsals have
been held.
There are at present fifteen boys
playing, and more are enrolled, but
their instruments have not as yet
arrived. Any local musician who
is interested is invited to attend
e,She next meeting of the band,
which is scheduled for next Tues
day evening at the high school, and
join the organization. Although it
is really Boy Scout band, anyone,
regardless of age, is asked to join.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09
NEW MOVIE SHOW
LAUGHS AT BAD
LUCK; OPENS SAT.

Tough luck is said by certain
philosophers to be a blessing in
disguise, and if there is a grain
of truth in these words, Neal Cor
nett, impresario of the new Acme
threatre is a much blessed man,
for since the plans were first
drawn for the theatres construc-
tion, Cornett's trail has been
blazed by misfortunes that would
have made Job look like the bene-
ficiary of the will of millionaire
uncle.
Opening dates have been fixed,
and even announced to the public.
and everything possible in busi-
ness full of unfortunate possibili-
ties has happened to delay the de-
but Of the new movie-show. Pic
lures already booked have been
cancelled, seats for the theater
have mythically started on their
way many times without arriving
and other mishaps too numerous to
catalog have been a part of the
days work for the prospective ex
hibitOr.
However, things have finally
"broken right" and the Acme opens
Saturday night on it's maiden voy
age to popularity.
A more fortunate selection for
an opening picture can hardly be
imagined than that which Cor
nett will first nraSant since it
combines the talents of two of the
screens most famous lovers with
story famous for over a decade.
George Barr McCutcheon's fam
Gus novel, "Graustark' is the veh-
icle, in which are displayed the
charms of Norma Talmadge and
the dramatic intensity of Eugene
O'Brien.
O'Brien's screen history has been
considerably interviewer with that
of Miss Talmadge, one of their
most notable hits" being the COM
paratively recent Secrets, ac-
claimed by critics at that time as
Miss Talmadges finest picture.
Since the release of "Graustark"
however, all critics have unani-
mously declared that this latest
joining of the two stars has re-
suited in an even greater picture
than the two have hitherto been
starred in, and wherever the pic
ture has been shown their opinion
! has been backed by public acclaim
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09
Offer To Build
Free Camp Made
By Forest Ranger

+ Winslow people who are low :
+ ers of the great open spaces" :
+ have been offered an oppor- :
+ tunity to camp under condi- :
= tions of comfort by forest {
= ranger Frank Buster, who is :
+ located at Blue Ridge ranger :
= station, about ten miles the :
= other side of BLY,, and about :
= fifty miles from Winslow.
: This region is ideal for
: camping, according to Buster.
+ region of forests and trou~
! streams offering points of in
= terest for the hiker and fish .
: erman. Under his plan, I
= place will be cleared of under Z
: growth, fenced, and will have
! numerous conveniences, such .
= as freplaces, tables and rest I
! rooms. !
7 Ranger Buster has made the !
= offer tentatively, wishing first .
: to know how many people .
T would be interested in such :
= free camp ground, and is seek :
= ing an expression of opinion :
= before starting the work. ANY .
= communications regarding the :
= proposed camp may be sent to !
= Buster or to The Mail. .
j + + j. J. + + i. j. i. 4. i. i. i. :
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09
Local Burglar
Gets Three Years

Huillermo Garcia, local Mexican
who was bound over to the super
ior court in Holbrook on the charge
of having burglarized the Hansen
home of several hundred dollars
in clothing here several weeks ago
and later the barn of Robert Fen
ton, was sentenced to serve not
less than 8 nor more than years
in the state penitentiary at Flor
ence. Sentence was imposed by
Superior Judge J. E. Crosby, at the
county seat after Garcia had ent-
cred a plea of guilty.
At the same time J. D. Arm
strong, charged with breaking into
the Liberty Theatre at the county
seat and stealing a musical instru-
ment received a sentence of 1 to
2 years in state prison.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09
COUNCIL TALKS
NEW CHARTER AT
FRIDAY MEETING

Definite action in the matter OF
changing the form of Winslow's
government from the obsolete town
charter to a modern city charter
was taken at the city council meet
ing Tuesday evening, when after
some discussion by the council the
meeting was adjourned until Thurs
day afternoon at 4 p. m. A general
mass meeting was scheduled to be
held before the resumption of the
council meeting in order to ascer-
tain whether or not Winslow peo-
pie want the towns government
changed, and should the opinion of
the meeting be favorable, the nee
essary resolution to them be pass
ed by the mayor and councilmen,
and the names of fourteen electors
placed on the ballot in the general
election, May oath.
The purpose of this committee is
to draft the new charter that must
then be passed on by a special cleo
ton and after it's ratification, it
must then be signed by the gov
ernor of the state, after which
signing it become the instrument
of government.
1t was pointed out that practi-
cally the same form of governing
body would be necessary to admin
lister the city's affairs under the
new charter as is now in effect,
that is, a mayor and supporting
body of councilmen, aldermen or
electors. However, under the new
charter, any necessary reform
would be a matter of easy adjust
ment.
Many ordinances and amend
ments appended to the present
town charter are obsolete and so
worded as to be Intellectual in case
of a contest, and the necessity of
an entirely new set of civic laws
was used as an argument for the
need of the new charter.
At Thursday nights meeting re-
ports for the year from all the
various departments of the city
were heard; from the gas plant,
from the fire department and from
the town attorney, marshal, board
of health, budget and the various
represented by city
engineer Lendecke.
Continued on Page Six
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09
GENE RAIN
FALL REPORTED
OVER ARIZONA

Arizona bid farewell to a gen
eral months drouth, especially
true of Northern Arizona, when
a general rainfall starting Sunday
in the south worked it's way north
and ended Wednesday in general
soaking of mother earth in pract-
ically every section of the state.
From Phoenix and further south
came reports that the drouth had
been broken, assuring large
water supply at Roosevelt Dam
during the coming summer.
Roads suffered considerably
Tuesday south of Prescott when
that place cut off from the south
ern part of the state due to a
slide on the new Yarnell hill sec
ton. That was cleared however
Wednesday and traffic was re-
sumed.
In the northern Arizona area
Winslow was visited by a gene
rous downpour, though not so
heavy as was reported further
west, Flagstaff reporting one of
the heaviest rains in years, and
as result all the tanks in that
part of the country have been
filled, while streams are still run
ming, insuring a good year for
stockmen. The same is true of the
country north of Winslow. it was
reported here In the vicinity of
Williams the heaviest rain of the
year fell there, while in the Hol-
brook south section they expert
enced similar downpours as the
Winslow area. Roads in northern
Arizona did not suffer materially.
No figures on the amount of
rain falling here during the past
week since the storm started has
not been available, for March thhe
total was 1.75 inches and so far
this month it is calculated this
figure has been more than duobled
The weather in the northern
part of the state has been con-
siderably cooler in the wake of the
rainstorm, and in the White Noun
tains, hundred miles south of here
fruit, including peaches and plums
are reported badly damaged as a
result in the. sudden drop of the
thermometer.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09

At Tuesday nights regular ses-
sion of the city council the city
fathers spent considerable time
discussing the proposed change
and a conference with City Attor-
ney P. A. Sawyer revealed that
the procedure involving the change
to the city form Of government
would be comparative simple
operation. This phase of the
movement had been a question in
the mind of some who were not
familiar with the proposition and
it was pointed out by the city
attorney that the change would
not involve but little red tape, but
the proposal could be included on
the regular ballot during the COM
ing city election May oath, would
entail no additional expense.
Satisfied that the change will
bring many benefits to Winslow
operating under existing state
laws pertaining to cities and CIV
ing wider scope of governmental
powers, without adding to the tax
rate, the council decided unanim-
ously to proceed with the move
ment and called mass meeting
for yesterday afternoon at the city
hall.
The meeting was attended by
large nu Der of interested tax
payers, including businessmen and
laboring men and women who have
the advancement of Winslow at
heart and two hours was spent
in the discussion of the proposed
change, Mayor Douglas and eoun-
cilmen and the city attorney par
ticipating and answering questions
The upshot of the meeting was
that Immediately following, and
in order to include the proposal
on the ballot at next months
election the city council immedi-
ately went into recessed session,
accepted the resolutions and ac-
ton of the mass meeting and
passed a resolution favoring the
proposed change, which appears in
another column of this issue of
the Mail.
This means that the next step
will be to selct a board of
freeholders, whose names will be
placed on the regular election
ballot ON May 24th next when
the election of a mayor and coun-
cilmen for the ensuing two terms
will be held, according to the
present city charter provisions.
1t will be the function of this
board to draught "a new city char
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09
Local Club Women
Attend The State
Meet In Phoenix

Six delegates, representatives
from the Winslow Woman's Club
left the early part of this week
for the State Federation Meeting
in Phoenix, April Z, 8, and 9th
where they were the guests of the
Phoenix Woman's club and the
Central District Federation during
the three day meet. Elaborating
plans both for social functions as
well as business sessions was ar
ranged by the hostesses who have
been preparing for the meeting
the past several months.
Club women from all parts of
the state gathered in Phoenix and
among the crowd of women were
many distinguished leaders in
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09
Need No Stamps
On Escrow Deeds
Rules Collector

Under the 1926 revenue law, eff
fective on March 20, no stamps will
be required on deeds in escrow filed
at the county recorders office prior
to that date, and delivered to the
grantee on and after that date, ac-
cording to John r. Towles, collec-
tor of internal revenue
This provision of the new rev.
enue law will cause a considerable
saving on real estate transactions.
Formerly stamps were required on
deeds in an amount varying with
the size of the transaction.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09

Wise Folks Find
"Mail" Want Ads
Best Salesman

= Little things count, accord
e ing to the old proverb, and ex-
= perimenters with Mail" want
= ads are beginning to realize
J that the axiom must have orr
j ginated with some classified
! ad man of the peleolithic per-
+ iod, for the neatness and dis
+ patch with which these small
+ messengers get results makes
J the proverb fit their case like
! a glove.
J For instance a Winslow man
+ advertised a house for sale.
J The paper came out Friday
J morning. Saturday the adver-
! tiser dropped into the mail" :
+ office and announced that he
! had had an even dozen calls,
J and had three live prospects.
J. His cost was less than a dol
+ lar.
J. Another advertiser wanted :
+ room. A fifteen word ad ap-
j peared in the Mail" classified
! columns. The papers were TAX
+ en- to the post office for dis
J. tribution at 9 A. M, Friday.
+ BY $3.50 A. M. four calls were
J. received, and before noon the
+ next day, nine calls.
J. An unwanted chair sat in an
= office in Winslow. Various
! methods of disposing of the
! chair brought no results. The
+ piece of furniture was adver-
+ tised in the Mail" Less than
! an hour after the paper was in
j the post office a buyer had
j laid his cash on the barrel
j. head and taken possession of
J. the chair.
+ No proverb is complete
j. without a moral. Aesop him
+ self could draw but one pos
+ sible conclusion from the fore
j going. i. e., ga CLASSIFIED
! AID IS THE BEST SALES
i MAN.
]. j. j. j. \ j. ! j. ! i i j. j. +
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09
Brotherhood Officials
In Winslow; M e ct
Local Memb ers

Winslow chapters of the B. of
L. E. and B. of L. F. and E. have
both been called for special meet
ings in the past week, the reason
being the arrival of officials of
both lodges. The B. of l.. E. held
meeting Wednesday afternoon,
and were addressed by D. E. Crane,
general chairman of the Brother
hoods of the Santa Fe coast lines,
and Representative Cooper, from
San Francisco.
c. N. Walton, general chairman
of the coast lines branch of the R.
of L. F. and E. held a special meet
ing of his order Tuesday.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09
W|NSLOW PEOPLE IN MASS
MEETING TAKE STEPS TO
REVISE TOWN GOVERNMENT
Following Action of The People, The Common Council
Takes Action to Put The Proposal Before
The People at Election, May "a

Following the movement started barely two
weeks ago for the revision of the old city charter and
substituting an up-todate city form of government
instead of the present obsolete town governmental
machinery, the people of Winslow yesterday after
noon took the initial steps looking toward this change
and their action was Immediately backed by the city
council in recessed meeting.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09
FEDERAL DRY FORCES In ARIZONA TAKE
81 STILLS AND 316 GALLONS OF LIQUOR
BY ACTIVITIES In STATE DURING MARCH

civic and social organizations of
the state.
Delegates from the Winslow
Woman's Club were, President
Mrs. Horace Evans, Secretary, Mrs.
G. F. Neill, Mrs. L. J. Ball, Mrs
Bert Saunders, Mrs. Ed Matthews,
and Mrs G. H. Madden.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09
OBSERVANCE OF
MUSIC WEEK In
ARIZONA URGED

AS further encouragement for the
observance of National Music Week
which has been set aside this year
as May to s, the following pro-
clamation was issued by Governor
Hunt from the state capitol.
Whereas, 1t has become custom
ary in states which enjoy extensive
musical development to set aside
one week in each year to be known
as Music Week. during which time
music finds fuller expression in
programs of all organizations; and
Whereas, The National Music
Week committee has decided upon
the week of May 2-8 as a suitable
time for such musical observance;
'Now, therefore, 1, George W. P.
Hunt, governor of the state of Ari-
zona, do hereby proclaim the week
of May 2-8 next, to be Music Week,
and do earnestly recommend that
all organizations cooperate in OBJ
servance of Music Week
''In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State of Arizona
to be affixed.
Done at Phoenix, the capitol,
this 26th day of March, 1926.
GEO. w. P. HUNT,
ATTEST: Governor.
James H. Kerby,
Secretary of State"
An organization has been formed
in Winslow within the Woman's
Club to see that local observance
of National Music Week is all that
it should be. Mrs. w. l.. Martens,
chairman of the music committee,
is planning a program which will
include the introduction of a selec-
tion from the classics into all jazz
orchestra programs, and will ask
all merchants and business houses
to observe in any way possible this
nationwide movement for appre-
citation of good music.
A further boost for Music Week
and its local sponsors is contained
in the news that Mayor Douglas
has issued a proclamation, desig-
mating legally the week already
named by those interested as
emusic Week" in Winslow, and
many other prominent citizens are
taking a working interest in the
movement.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-09

council in recessed meeting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-03
LESS DRINKING; STUFF
W ORSE in COLLEGES

ANDovER, Mass. May L.
There is less drinking in schools
and colleges today than hereto
fore, but what is drunk is more
injurious.
This Is the consensus among
heads of a dozen or more colleges
in New England and New York.
DIR. Alfred Stearns, head master
Of Phillips Andover Academy
finds as the result Of queries he
sent out.
"The result of my query shows
that all the colleges, with the ex-
eeption Of one. report less drink
ing among students than ever be-
FORE" said DIR. Stsarns. But
they also agree that the effect on
an individual may be worse than
formerly because OF the inferior
quality Of the stuff he gets"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-03
What Are You Doing
For Your Puny Child ?
One boy gained ii younds in 7
weeks and is now strong and
healthy.

For weak, frail, under-developed
children-and especially those
that have ricketts,, and need a sure
builder that promotes the growth
of teeth and bones, cod liver oil is
the one medicine supreme-noth-
ing helps like it.
But it is nasty and repulsive
and evil smelling and nearly al
ways upsets children's stomachs-
so now up-to-date chemists adj
wise McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Com
pounds Tablets.
Children love them as they do
candy, because they are sugar
coated and easy to take. One boy
gained liz pounds in seven
weeks, and is now healthy and
happy-thousands of other chill
dren have grown strong and
robust.
Sixty tablets for 60 cents at the
Key West Drug Co., and all drug
gists-but be sure and ask for
McCoy's - the original and
genuine.
Give them to the sickly, frail
child for 80 days, and if they
don't help-wonderfully, your
druggist is authorized to hand you
back the money you paid for
them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-03

turned out by the boys, and that,
while they are concededly not per-
feet, are splendid beginning for
better things.
The governor was also extended
an invitation to attend the closing
exercises at the school to be held
May 6.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-03
LECALS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

IN CIRCUIT COURT. STATE OF
FLORIDA, TWENTIETH JUDI
CIAL CIRCUIT. MONROE COUN-
TY.--IN CHANCEEY.
Edward n. Gamble. Complainant,
VS..
Myrtle ID. Gamble, Defendant.
1t appearing by the sworn bin
filed in the above-stated cause that
Myrtle ID. Gamble, the defendant
therein named is a nonresident of
the State OF Florida, and a resident
of Savannah, Georgia, and that she
is over the age of twenty-one
years. ii is therefore ordered that
said nonresident defendant be and
she Is hereby required to appear to
the bill of complaint filed in said
cause on or before the 4th day OF
May A. -. 1926, otherwise the al
Legations of said bill Will be taken
as confessed by said defendant.
II liz further ordered that this orr
der be published once each week
for four consecutive weeks in The
Key West Citizen. a newspaper pub
iished in said County and State.
This April 5th, 1926.
(sEALl ID z. Filler,
Clerk Circuit Court.
NLIIAM I'll. MALONE,
solicitor for Complainant.
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