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The Coconino sun., 1926-10-01

Miss Margaret Stewart, secretary of the local
chamber of commerce, is greatly pleased at the
many complimentary notices being received from
papers over the state congratulating the cham
ber on the good publicity work it is doing for
Flagstaff and northern Arizona. We can say the
members of the chamber are live bunch with
an enthusiastic secretary to carry on. Instead
Of standing around and asking each other ''Why
somebody don't do something about it." they are
doing things which count every day.
Joe Pies was elected the head of the K. P.'s in
New Mexico recently This name fits in with the
army designation of "K p kitchen police, but
the kitchen police didn't make 'pies"-it was
the Knights of Pythias. While Odd Fellows are
not all peculiar, not all Masons can wallop mortar
around with troWel. Bet Joe don't write on the
crust
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-01
Both"
StOppage
Terrible Threat

Nov, Willie," said the teacher, "if
you aren't good boy I'll make you
stay after school and learn the names
Of all the premiers of France since
1926"
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-01

albuquerque is showing some signs of coming
to- life. The locks on the city managers door
were changed in an attempt to keep him out of
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-01

Dempsey may like music but not the Tunney
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-01

According to the experts the cost of living has
been reduced 3D. per cent since November, 1926
which gives us just that much more to spend for
gasoline.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-01

The New York Times in a recent editorial talks
about Republican Metaphysicians." If Senator
Reed hears about this there will be another in
vestigation.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-01
Our Flexible Langnape

The Doctor: "Your system is en-
tirely run down-you need a rest"
The Patient: "Well, I guess I'll
wind up my business and stop work
ing"
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-01
INTELLIGENT AND CONSTRUCTIVE WORK

INTELLIGENT AND CONSTRUCTIVE WORK
The Flagstaff chamber of commerce has
mailed missionaries to several hundred house
wives asking the why they send money away to
the mail order houses The chamber will attempt
to have the local merchants remedy any possible
evils of home-buying when the answers are
received This appears to be the most intelligent
and constructive step in the anti-mail order cam
paign that we've observed.-Mami Bulletin.
OUR LAST BATTLES
Miss Estelle Taylor, whose husband, Mr. Jack
Dempsey. was formerly champion heavy weight
"socko exchanger of the world. announces that
her married husband, though going under de
plomed" name, was not totally destroyed by this
Tunney man, who hitherto has been working with
the IT, S. marines. Stella thought her meal
ticket could not be out-punched.
It's always one thing after another. Just as
we had hopes of getting the Hall-Mills murder
case off the front page again, comes the word
that the Tennessee supreme court is liable TO re-
verse the Judgment in the Scopes case so that
we may have to go through all of that evolution
thing again.
The democratic campaign handbook accuses
the republicans of being morally and lntellectu-
ally bankrupt. The republicans reply is that II
this is true it proves that it doesn't take much TO
beat the democrats
Just think how education has advanced. It
used to be few years ago that the fellow VINO
could make out the French names in the hotel
bill Of fare was regarded as real man OF the
world.
It is stated that the first katydid has been
heard in New York and that the first frost will
come September 80 Imagine the nerve OF
katydid trying to get itself noticed in New York
City.
President Coolidge planned his return trip to
Washington SO that he would pass through New
York by daylight and we don't blame him. That's
no place to be after dark.
If we will only cancel the debt which France
owes us the French no doubt will be willing to
cancel that part of the German reparatlons which
they can't collect anyhow.
Tests have been made which are said to prove
that airplanes can make it rain. But the cheap
est and most effective way to get a shower is to
plan for picnic.
It is said that over $141, 100000 was spent for
beautifiers in the United States last year. And
the next question naturally is, how much of it
was wasted?
The New York Times in a recent editorial talks
about Republican Metaphysicians. If Senator
Reed hears about this there will be another in
vestigation.
--O--
According to the experts the cost of living has
been reduced 3D. per cent since November, 1925,
which gives us just that much more to spend for
gasoline.
albuquerque is showing some signs of coming
to- life. The locks on the city managers door
were changed in an attempt to keep him out of
office.
The fellows who are attempting to assassinate
Mussolini seems to be bum throWers.
The mysterious Mrs. X' equals an amazing
amount of front page dope.
Dempsey may like music but not the Tunney
kind.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-01

Sterling: "Say, Bob, did you ever
get fired?"
Bob: well, not exactly, but one
morning when / came down to work
they had somebody else there in my
place"
The Washington times., 1926-07-27

- -

York city according to Mutt. More
than 80 per cent Of the supply avail
able for the Illicit trade IS smuggled
into United States, little being d.
yerted from legitimate sources.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
VIC 7 I'M ROUTS
HOLD-UP MEN


After the liveliest sort Of battling
for more than IS minutes, Richard
A. Shreve. jr., proprietor OF a gaso-
line filling station on the Wash.
ington Boulevard at Colmar Manor,
just above Cottage City, routed two
masked men who attempted to rob
him as he opened his station early
today.
Shreve reported to Deputy Sheriff
Tom Garrison that, as he was
about to open the door Of his office
the two men jumped from behind
the little building and tried to
overpower him.
Shreve got hold of one of them
by the throat, but his grasp was
loosed when the other bandit hit
him on the head with a blackjack.
The blow stunned him for only a
moment, Shreve said, and he con-
tinued the battle. Finally, fright.
ened because Of the probability that
the noise Of the tussle would at
tract persons to the station, the
masked men fled.
There was more than 5000 in a
small safe in the office, but moth
ing was taken.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
MA FERGUSON
TQPAT BET
b InternatiOnaI News Service

AUSTIN. Texas, July 27.-The
announcement Of Gov. Miriam A.
Ferguson that she would keep her
word and resign as the States
chief executive, but not until
November i, today aroused the ire
Of Attorney General Dan Moody,
who defeated Mrs. Ferguson IN SAT-
urday's primary for the Democratic
nomination for governor.
Early In her campaign Governor
Ferguson declared she would re.
sign lie Moody received one more
vote than she. providing he would
resign az Attorney General II she
defeated him BY not less than $4,000
votes. Moody accepted her cnal-
Ienge.
Announcing her intention to re-
sign. Mrs. Ferguson said:
sssI had hoped to be relieved from
the duties OF office earlier than
November but on account OF un-
finished departmental business !
win not resign until incompleted
matters pertaining to the office are
disposed Of.
she would convene an extraordinary
session OF the legislature sep
tember Is.
Ii was the postponement OF her
RESIGNATION that aroused the ire Oh
Ban Moody. He believes that his
election bet should be paid fortn-
with. Moody today made public the
following statement:
stI have read the proclamation
and the statement Of the governor.
Her challenge was accepted by me
in good faith and had the result
of the election been different my
resignation would now be IN tne
hands Of the governor.
when the people voted they
Ivnew &c the challenge and its &C
centance and the result constitutes
an expression OF their desire Tor
an immediate resignation.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
To OFFER
VARIETY

A combination food, health and
beauty show and carnival will be
held in the Washington Auditorium
August IL to 81, John J. Mullane,
general manager, has announced.
The carnival part of the exposition
will be under the direction of more
than a dozen civic and fraternal or
CARNATIONS in Washington, Mary
land and Virginia, including the
Clarendon Fire Department. Clar-
endon, Va; Arlington oLdge Of
endon, Va; Arlington Lodge of
lumbia Social Club, this city; Mar
tins Addition Fire Department,
Chevy Chase; Capital Forest No.
1O4, of Tall Cedars of Lebanon;
Improved Order of Red Men; Ladies
of Oriental Shrine Of North Amer
lea.
Three big contests will be held
during the show, fiddlers, harmonica
and Charleston contests. Valuable
prizes will be awarded to the win.
ners.
Fraternal organizations are enter.
ing carnival booths to raise money
for their individual needs. These
organizations plan to operate more
than a score of games Of science.
The auditorium management an
nounces the installation Of a new
cooling system which will make the
auditorium many degrees cooler In
side than out.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
NEW KIDNAP ms
CLUE PR0BED

Los ANGELES. July Chief
OF Detectives HERNIA Cline left
hurried today for Carmel.by-the-
Sea, where Deputy District Attorney
Joe Ryan is reported to have un-
covered the hottest" lead in the
entire investigation Of the Aimee
Semple Mcpherson case.
Apprised Of the new development
in the case. Mrs. Mcpherson sent
one of her attorneys to confer with
District Attorney Reyes.
I'VE discussed the new informa-
ton said to have been obtained
by Deputy Ryan in the north" was
the only statement the evangelist's
attorney would make after the con-
ference.
Mrs. Mcpherson denied any one
had rented q bungalow for her at
Carmel. She declared she had not
been In Carmel for at least five
years.
1T Is terrible. the way these
papers," the evangelist declared.
Zone can't believe word of It
because It isn't true. My story
still remains true and unshattered.
"If a woman and a grocer saw
me. as they claim, why didn't they
report to the officials and collect
the $4,000 reward?"
Mrs. Mcpherson reiterated that
she knew nothing Of Omissions
whereabouts since his connection
with Angelus Temple was term
mated some months before she dis
appeared.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
FENNING NOT IN
GAVVLER FIRM

Denial that Commissioner Fred
erick al. fleming is financially IN
terested in the firm Of Joseph
Gawler's Sons, undertakers, was
voiced today by Walter A. Gawler.
Mr. Gawler denied that Commits
sioner Fenning has profited through
his ownership OF q share Of stock
in the company.
Commissioner Jennings connec-
ton with the undertaking firm was
the subject to close investigat ton
during the recent impeachment
hearings before the House judiciary
Committee and during the inyesti-
cations by the District subcOmnait-
tea and the Veterans Committee.
Mr.. GawIer today made public the
following statement regarding the
Commissioner business dealings
with the company:
editor Of The Times:
"In the recent newspaper ar-
counts Of Commissioners Fenning =
resignation, accounts containing q
resume Of the entire proceedings,
reference II again made to his
being Financially interested IN
Joseph GaWIer's Sons, incorporated.
During the hearings before the
Judiciary Committee, the following
facts were made perfectly plain,
but, In reporting the testimony,
were either omitted or inconspicu-
ousIy treated. They have not been
presented to the public in such a
way as to place Mr.. fleming and
ourselves In the proper light re-
garding his connection with this
company. The facts are as follows:
"Mr. Fennfng has been our at
toruey for about lis years. We were
Incorporated under the laws OF
Virginia, November I, 1915, the n
corporators being Charles j. Cav
Ter. Alfred p. Gawler. and Walter
A. GawIet.
"In 1919. upon the death of
Charles j. GawIer, 1t became nec-
essaary to elect another director
and the law required him to be q
stockhoIder OF record. This was
complied with by electing MIR.
Fennine to whom was issued one
share Of stock which he Immediate
Iy endorsed to Alfred B. and Wal.
ter "A. Gawler who own all the
stock, jointly.
"Mr. Fenning has never received
any return from the share Of
stock in his name, nor has he re-
ceiYed anything as commission on
any funerals conducted for him by
us. We do not pay commissions to
anyone.
'Repeatedly the misstatement has
been made that Joseph Gawler's
Sons have conducted a large and
profitable business In connection
with funerals Of Mr.. fleming s
wards. The truth is that over a
period of 90 years, we have con-
Quoted never more than an average
of five such funerals a year at an
average cost of 1882 per funeral.
A mere statement of this truth
should be sufficient to set at rest
for all time the allegation that this
company has been profiting by
business with Mr.. fleming, just as
the statement we have above made
shows conclusively that Mr.. Fem
ming in no way profited from any
funerals conducted by US"
The Washington times., 1926-07-27

IlldA ~ POE CtlAAS OAzkAASls g~NRRS-S
able for the Illicit trade IS smuggled
into United States. little being d.
Yerted from legitimate sources.
Evidence Against Syndicates
Officials have evidence Of opera
ton of several international dope"
smuggling syndicates. Mutt dis
closed that some of the dope rings
have highly efficient distributing
organizations, although he said that
most Of the drugs reaching the
market is handled by small ped
dlers.
Headquarters of some OF the
smuggling syndicates are said to
be located in underworld dives of
London, Paris and Havana, the
higher ups" virtually being safe
from molestation by the American
authorities.
AS a rule drugs are smuggled into
this country by experts posing as
business men or society women.
They employ the best accommoda-
tions on the big transatlantic
liners.
Mutt said that border smuggling
is relatively unfmportant, although
some dope comes into the country
overland from Canada and Mexico.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
N|AKING
TRAINS SAFE

Installation Of automatic train
control devices on the nations rail.
reads il proceeding as expeditiously
as possible, in accordance with
orders Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, w. J.. Harahan. presi-
dent of the Chesapeake & Ohio, and
chairman OF the automatic train
control committee of the Association
of Railway Executives, said today.
In compliance with the first order
Of the commission, SO per cent Of
the work on 45 roads has been
either completed or is under way
Harahan said. Up to-. July 1, out
of TITO miles Of track. train con-
troll devices are either in actual
operation or under construction on
Z 1903 miles Of track.
The installations are subject TO
approval by the commission.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
GALE SWEEPS
FLORIDA
By International News Service

BY INTERNATIONAL NEWS 6CKV1CS
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. July 81.
Hurting itself out OF the south
eastern seas a near hurricane to-
day had cut off most Of the lower
east coast of Florida from com.
munication with the outside world,
and had wrecked damage as yet
unestimated.
The storm blowing In from the
Bahama Islands late yesterday fell
with terrific force on the lower
coast cities from Fort Pierce to
Just below Miami, 120-mile strip
of seaboard.
ray, Boca Ration, Fort Lauderdale,
Miami Beach, Coral Gables and
Florida City on the extreme eastern
tin of the Florida peninsula all felt
the tropical gales.
Palm Beach is entirely cut off
from outside communication. Com
mercial telephone and telegraph
connnanies' wires have been blown
down and work Of restoring them
is hampered by piled up debris,
according to their reports here
today.
windows in telephone exchange
buildings near Palm Beach were
blown in by the wind, a report
stated Just before wires into that
city were destroyed.
Intermittent communication was
established between this city and
Miami today by telegraph COM
panies routing their wires from
here to Atlanta then, back to Flor
ida, on the west coast Of the PENN
suIa and the State via Punta Rassa
and Key West.
The storm is moving northward'
according to reports by the weather
bureau and telephone companies
here
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
RUSSO lSH CLASHES
KILL TWO, ONE DYING

LONDON. July 27.-Polish guards
an the RussorG alician frontier to.
dav shot and killed one Of q band
of Ukrainian deserters from the
Russian army who were trying to
sin across the border, according
Ia Central News advices from War
AS q result Of yesterdays clash
with Russian soldiery. one Polish
soldier is dead and another -
dviT1r 1t was stated that the
Poles fired at the Russian first,
who replied with hand grenades.
The Russians, however, Were
driven back.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
WINS
RUM PACT
BY international News Service

LONDON, July 27.-General An.
drews, American prohibition direct
or. and officials of the British gov
eminent have completed q new
agreement for the administration
of the Anglo-American treaty for
the checking OF rumvrunning into
the United States, it was announced
today.
Both General Andrews and the
British officials declared that while
the agreement is an informal one
that it is entirely satisfactory and
nrovides a working arrangement
for cooperation under the existing
treaty.
Further formal announcement
concerning the agreement is ex-
pected after the House OF Com
mons has convened.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
O. RoBERT s. THoRNBURG

0y 0O09n4 - 41OAN Dur
Despite about 5000 arrests
and nearly as many convic-
tions for violations of the
Harrison anti-narcotic act In
the year ending June 80, from
1900 to 10000 dope ped
dlers are operating in the
United States. This estimate
was made today following a
survey by Col. L. G.. Mutt,
head of the Governments mar
cotic division.
Reduction In Addicts
Mutt said that there probably
are $4,000 addicts in the country
today, some reduction from a
year ago.
The Federal survey disclosed
that conditions are improving and
that habit-forming drugs are be-
coming increasingly difficult TO
obtain.
A checkup of Federal prisons
showed that about one-third of the
inmates were sentenced for viola
lions of the Harrison law. Ninety
six per cent of the 5000 arrested
were convicted. Arrests and con-
victions took place in more tan
half of the reported violations.
Prices for narcotics are going
higher and higher, now averaging
over 81 grain.
Dope" smuggling centers in New
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
MANY WALK TO WORK
WHEN CARS ARE TIED UP

Street car traffic on Fourteenth
Street Northwest was tied up 20
minutes during the morning rush
hour today when a Capital Traction
Company car pulled a plow" in
the H Street crossing,
Hundreds of Government en-
ployes completed their trip on foot
and as a consequence were late
to work.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
A BATHING NYMPH

a BATHING NIMPH
MANY A BEACH became popular and
therefore prosperous because Of suits like
that above, worn by nymphs. It is the
well-known one-piece, still popular in Amer
lea, but on the wane III France, where the
trend Of style follows those set by Deau-
VILE
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
SIMPLE RI 7 { s
FORL|NCOLN
Nv International News Service

MANCHESTER, VT, July IL
Simple funeral services. 1t was an
nounced today, will be held here o.
Wednesday for Robert T. Lincoln,
last member Of the family of the
martyred President, who passed
away at his summer home yester-
day.
The services will be attended by
the family only.
The body, it was stated, will be
placed in ! vault at Dellwood ceme-
terry to be taken later to Spring.
field, ILL.,, for burial in the tomb
with Abrah4Sn Lincolns -
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
Sunday Schools at Glen echo

The annual excursion Of the
combined Sunday schools of Ma
tivity, Resurrection and Annuncia-
ton chapels II being held today
at Gen Echo. The Rev. Enoch III.
Thompson Is In charge.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
$55, 900 Gems Stolen

LONDON, July 27.-saul New
hurry. a Chicago merchant. who
has been visiting Sydney, Aus
tralia, with his wife, has been
robbed of $65, 900 worth Of jewels,
taken from his hotel room, accord
ing to a dispatch to the Evening
News.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
This Pilot Won t StarDe

GEORGE H. BUCK, mail pilot on the Washington
and Idaho air mail route is fully equipped to meet
the dangers of hunger and thirst his perous route
should he happen to fall in the barren desert wastes
of that region.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-06

Central, Reading, Wabash common,
Delaware and Hudson, Southern Rail
way and several others moved up 2
points or more.
Most of the commodity markets
lost ground. May and July wheat
futures closed about &c and 3Ac a
bushel higher, respectively, with
smaller changes in other active OPP
tions. Cotton. closed to- II points
lower and coffee sold off ii to "a
points. Raw sugar dropped 1882 of
cent a pound, and moderate recess
sions took place in the futures.
Call money held steady ait Az per
cent. Time money and commercial
paper rates were unchanged.
Foreign exchanges were firm De-
mand sterling and French francs held
steady around $4.S519 and 3.73 cents,
respectively. Danish kroner and Po
lish zlotys were substantially higher.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-06
SENATE MEASURE
HAS A new PLAN
ON RECLAMATION
(Ry Dispatch A. P. wireN


WASHINGTON, March 5.-A $780,
900 experiment designed to- solve
the problem of how properly to
settle federal reclamation projects
after the government has built them
would be authorized in a bill pre-
pared by the interior department and
introduced today by Senator Kend-
rick, democrat, Wyoming.
The measure, a compromise be-
tween western Senators, who want
exclusive federal control of reclama-
tion, and the interior department
which has advocated state financing
of settlers, would operate for three
years on not more than two reclama-
ton projects of not more than 100
farms of 160 acres each. 1t would
limit entry on the projects to set
tiers who have years farming ex-
perience and who have $1,000 with
which to begin operation. The sec
retary of the interior would then
be authorized to advance to each
settler a maximum of $4,000 for
permanent improvements and live
stock, the amount not to exceed so
per cent of the security.
Secretary Work in statement is
sued after the bill was introduced
said that if federal aid is supplied
to promote settlement, it should be
tentatively, cautiously and intel
ligently applied, until a working
scheme has been evolved"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-06
DUN's REPORT
(Rv Disnatch A. P. Wirel


NEW YORK, March 5.-Dun's to-
morrow will say:
without anything in commercial
news to precipitate it, drastic and
sweeping break occurred in stock
prices this week. The decline was
extended by an adverse ruling in a
railroad merger case, and all leading
speculative markets were affected by
the unsettlement in securities. The
street on Thursday, when there was
a substantial recovery from the
earlier depression, was welcomed in
all quarters. In trade circles the
fact was stressed that the funda-
mental situation remains sound, with
employment of workers and the pub
lie buying power holding at high
levels, and that reports of burden
some supplies of goods are still the
conspicuous exception. AS spring
draws nearer, interest in needs for
the new season tends to broaden and
there is a quickening Of demand in
some channels, thought with no de-
parture from conservative action.
Purchasing only for we'll defined re-
strictly adhered to in nearly all in
stances, but the frequent repeating
of moderate sized orders makes up
a very large aggregate of transac-
tions
Weekly bank clearings $10,796,488,-