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The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
THESE HARVEY TOURS
SOON TO HIT Us

At the Hopi snake dance were three
Packard straight eights and Gra-
ham baggage truck carrying spe-
cial party with their baggage from
Santa Fe, N. NJ. The cars were a
part of the optional automobile tours
equipment of the Santa Fe railroad
Fred Harvey companies in use in their
optional detours in New Mexico. They
arrived at Hoteyille on the evening
before the dance, spent next day
there, then, by way of Coal Canyon,
Moencopi and Tuba, came to Flag
staff, where they stayed that night,
leaving next morning for Gallup.
The fine manner in which the tours
are being conducted by the Santa Fe-
Harvey systems and the provisions
made for the comfort and pleasure OF
those taking the optional side trips
was evident. Nothing of this kind
has ever before been established on
such a large plane by any railroad,
and the most interesting feature about
ito us-is that the companies plan,
as soon as hotel accommodations here
are adequate-which will be well be-
fore the beginning of the next tour
ist season-to inaugurate similar OPP
tional automobile tours through the
scenic country surrounding Flagstaff.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
FLYING SQUADRON CoMING

Two mass meetings III support OF
constitutional government will be held
in the county court room on Septem-
Der 9 and 10. under the auspices of
the Flying Squadron foundation in
cooperation with the churches. The
first speaker will be Colonel Alfred
L. Moudy of Waterloo, Ont. who is
an educator, lecturer and soldier. He
was lieutenant-colonel in the 15Oth
field artillery and served on the Mex
ican border and in the World war.
The last two speakers will be Hon.
Oliver Wayne Stewart of Chicago, II
linois and Miss Norma G. Brown of
Bloomington, Illinois. president and
vice-president respectively of the Fly
ing Squadron foundation. Mr.. Stew
art was former member of the Illi-
nois legislature and has taken part
in other public work. Miss Brown is
an ordained minister having filled
her fathers pulpit at the age of fif-
teen. .M a
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
]. W. WEATHERFORD is
SUPERVISOR CANDIDATE

J. w. Weatherford, a resident of
Coconino county for nearly 40 years,
is candidate for supervisor in dis
trict No. / and is asking the demo-
cratic voters in district No. 1 to nom
mate him on September at the pri-
maries. Mr.. Weatherford says that
he has no personal ak to grind but
thinks that if he can help Coconino
county he will do himself some good.
The greater part of the money of the
county is spent on roads. Mr.. Wealth
erford knows road building. He knows
taxable values in the county and does
not necessarily have to learn the de-
tails of the office. Mr.. Weatherford
says that if the people of this county
want him for supervisor he will give
them his time and make them a real
supervisor.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
SAYS FLAGSTAFF LUMBER
co. MILL SOON WILL BE
WORKING NIGHT SHIFT

James A. Robson, secretary and
auditor of the Cady Lumber corpora
ton, came up Sunday from McNary,
accompanied by Mrs. Robson, and
they are staying for a few days at
the Commercial hotel.
Mr.. Robson is here IN connection
with the merging of the Flagstaff
Lumber company into the Cady Lum-
Der corporation, the stock ownership
of the former now having been fully
acquired by the latter. When the few
details still left to be ironed out are
taken care of, the local branch will
be called Cady Lumber corporation,
Flagstaff branch.
Mr.. Robson said a few days ago
they took their first lumber from the
new dry kilns at McNary, and it came
out in fine shape Trying. the kilns
out for the first time involved con-
siderable problem of how much heat
to apply without checking the lumber.
Apparently they hit it just right the
first time.
Mr.. Robson said that very likely
within the next month or so the Flag
staff mill will begin on night shift.
They now are trying out tractors In
the woods here, to use instead of hor-
ses, and are pleased with the results
thus far, believing they will prove
faster and much more economical
than horses. A large tractor snakes
the trees out to central point, where
they are sawed into logs and loaded
on to the cars. A smaller tractor
punches the loads for the big fellow.
One advantage of tractors is that
they can be worked in mud or snow,
many times under conditions that a
horse can't work in. About the only
time one of them balks is when. it gets
on top of a good-sized slippery rock,
and then considerable maneuvering is
necessary to get it Strengthened out
under headway again.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
MONEY AND BONDS CACHED
STOLEN; TWO ARRESTED

James F. Mcclure and Dick Troxel
men about town, who admit part Of
the charge against them and plead
in excuse that they were drunk, were
arrested night before last by Night
Marshal Claude Tackitt and jailed in
connection with the robbery couple
hours before of Jim McCann, mayor
of the southside, Flagstaff.
The two claim Jimmie Gallagher
told them McCann kept his money in
Montgomery Ward catalog under
his cot in the shack in which he lives
in the Lipp group on West Phoenix
avenue.
Early in the evening Gallagher
with his car took McCann riding. The
two others called at the Blackwell
secondhand store. MCGUIRE asked
for a pinch-bar, saying he was going
to do some high-jacking" and wanted
it to pry off lock. Not finding a
bar, they bought pair of blacksmith
pincers.
Arrived at McCann's shack, Troxel
entertained some Swedes who live
near there and Mcclure pried off the
lOCht cHLGICut anu SOOAt Cc114AC O0b With
the catalog under his arm, shouting,
"I've got the DOPE" and something
more to ths>~fect that he was slick
yegg. Troxel warned him to keep
his mouth shut.
The two left, and then the Swedes,
seeing the shack had been broken in
to, chased but failed to catch them.
Eventually, after pouring some whis-
key on a goats tail, to give it "high
life," and playing few other pranks,
they got back to the south San Fran
cisco street rooming house where
they and Gallagher live.
The men claim they can't remember
anything about the $50 in cash and
$500 in negotiable bonds McCann is
said to have hidden in the pages of
the catalog, although they do remem-
Der everything up to the time they got
the catalog.
Mcclure is a former service man
who until recently was at Fort Whip
pie, Prescott. Troxel as from the
south part Of the state. Under an
other name he was arrested in a gam
bling house raid here just before the
"Days of 40" celebration and paid a
fine.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
JIMMIE BABBITT
NOW is A LAWYER

James Babbitt received word day
before yesterday that he had passed
his California bar examinations and
was admitted to the California bar.
He expects to leave in about a week
and go to Los Angeles where he will
practice. Jim went to Santa Clara
college and Georgetown university
but took his law work at Loyola col
lege in Los Angeles, where he made
an exceptional record, ,.takaing practl-
cally four years of law in two. He
took his bar examinations this spring
before he came to Flagstaff.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
FLAGSTAFF POSSIBILITIES
DISCUSSED AT ROTARY

Flagstaff, its advantages, possibil-
tiles and what is being done and
should be done to capitalize them to
the fullest extent were discussed
from various angles at Tuesdays Ro-
tary meeting, in program arranged
by Ed Babbitt, chairman for the day,
and presided over by him with the
parliamentary ability of the chairman
of national political convention.
Ed was backed up by Vice-Presi-
dent Tex Mackey, who opened and
closed the meeting with jocular sever
ity, fining numerous victims, espec-
tally following the reading of petit
ton asking for holiday during the
hunting season signed by several
members who wouldn't know rabbit
from quail The request sat we'll
enough on Tex digestion, but in the
petition was a severe structure on the
law-abiding characteristics of Tehan-
ners in general that he couldn't ig-
more and be true to the Alamo.
Frank Goodman, Flagstaff city en-
gineer, and chairman of the Chamber
of Commerce membership drive, said
the palu~up memberships Ildl AL-
creased from 80 to go, and should
reach 200, because every business man
and property holder is being greatly
benefited through the activities Of the
Chamber and will be more and more
in the future provided the organiza-
ton is given the proper financial
backing.
Since June /, Miss Margaret Stew
art, secretary, has received 1,025 per-
sonal office calls, 993 phone calls, has
mailed 5000 pieces of mail matter and
distributed much advertising material.
Fifty-three organizations have been
invited to hold their annual conven-
tions here next year and so far three
have accepted.
Mr.. Goodman spoke of the cleanup
campaign just being started by the
chamber.
He spoke of future developments of
Oak Creek as resort, and said plans
are now being considered for putting
in a hotel and general tourist resort
there to cost between two and three
hundred thousand dollars.
Mr.. Goodman called attention to
the Importance of seeing to it that
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The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
HUNDRED PER CENT LIST
C. OF c. Is GROWING FAST

At the present time the following
firms have a one hundred per cent
membership in the Chamber Of Com
merce: Arizona Central bank, Or
pheum theater, Coconino Sun, Postal
Telegraph & Gable company, Western
Union, Ideal hotel, Dresswell shop,
Pay N Takit store No. 18, Little Col
orado trading post, Pine hotel, Rickel
& Hilkins, M. & M. grocery, Union
Oil company, the Art shop, Arizona
Lumber & Timber company, Wilson
& Coffin, Weber Bros, Flower shop,
New York Life Insurance company,
Electric grill, Flagstaff Independent,
Flagstaff laundry, Foster & Kleiser,
w. B. Raudebaugh, D. D. Bootery,
Flagstaff Vulcanizing shop, Breen-
Dingle Drug company, Lightning De-
livery.
Each one of these firms has been
sent an official letter, signed by the
board of directors stating that they
are one hundred percent members of
the Chamber of Commerce. In order
to have this class of membership, ev-
cry member of the firm must belong
to the Chamber, or else the firm must
take out firm membership which
costs $25 year.
At the close Of the membership
campaign OF the Chamber OF Com
merce, official membership letters will
be issued to all firm members to
frame and place in conspicuous
place in their establishment. 1t is
felt that these public announcements
of membership will be decided help
to the various firms in the city not
only to show that they are boosters
for Flagstaff, but also for the reason
that when they are asked for contrl-
buttons to various movements, they
can direct the solicitors to the Cham
Der of Commerce, before contributing.
The better business bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce is continually
working on the regulation of pronlis-
cuous solicitation in Flagstaff, and
they feel that since organization they
have been the means of saving many
dollars to the people of our city.
Their work is growing in volume ev-
cry week and gives promise of being
one of the biggest functions of the
Chamber of Commerce.
At the close of the membership
campaign in September, the Chamber
of Commerce will have a general
meeting of all members. This will not
be entirely business gathering but
the program will also include stunts"
and various forms of entertainment.
The following letter was received
by the Chamber of Commerce from
the local office of the Postal Tele-
graph & Cable company relative to
their recent opening which was spon-
sored by this organization:
''In behalf of the Postal Telegraph
& Cable company, we wish to express
our appreciation to the Chamber of
Commerce of Flagstaff, for the per-
feet manner in which our formal open
ing of our quarters in the new David
Babbitt building was arranged. Our
opening was a success in every de-
tail We were well attend from eight
o'clock in the morning until nine
o'clock that evening. We owe much to
the Chamber of Commerce and we
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
VICTIM TRAIN WRECK
WAS SISTER MRS. IDA
MORRIS OF FLAGSTAFF

Mrs. Marion Hansen, killed in a
Santa Fe railway wreck near Tho
reau, N. NJ, Wednesday morning, was
the sister of Mrs. Ida Morris, of
Flagstaff, assistant clerk county
board of supervisors. Mrs. Morris
left Wednesday night for New Mex
leo.
Mrs. hansen was married only
about two months ago. She had visi-
ted here several times lately, making
many friends. Her husband is a
bridge foreman for the railway COM
pany. She was asleep in one of the
cars when the wreck occurred and
her body was found Underneath the
wreckage of three cars.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
ANOTHER WARNING, LOOK
OUT FOR SOLICITORS NOT
RECOMMENDED BIZ c. OF c.

The following letter to Sheriff J o.
Parsons is self explanatory In this
connection, solicitors for the associ-
alton recently requested permission
from Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce
to solicit here. They were requested
not to at present until the proposed
community chest plan is worked out,
when it is hoped to combine all char
table propositions in one annual
drive.
Tucson, Ariz., Aug. "a, 1926.
Sheriff,
For several weeks as our superin-
tendant, Rev. H. E. Middleton has
been soliciting in the northern part
of the state he has been told wonl-
an has been there recently soliciting
funds for the home.
"She registered at Holbrook June 1
as Virginia Rose, is described as
woman about 40 years old, dark hair,
probably blue eyes, wearing dark
dress. She is soliciting funds for the
Arizona Children's home and sub
scriptions to the Arizona Children's
Home News.
"Th1s woman has never been en-
ployed by the home in any capacity,
nor are the funds she is soliciting ba-
ing turned into the treasury Of the
Arizona Children's home.
''We are most anxious that this
person be located and brought to JUS
tice and are offering a reward of $50
for her capture and conviction.
Yours very truly,
MRS. F. M. CAMPBELL,
Secretary"
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
FIRE DESTROYED THREE
F. l. co. WAREHOUSES;

Fire destroyed three box factory
warehouses at the Flagstaff Lumber
Co. mill last Friday a half hour be-
fore noon, doing damage estimated at
$4,000. 1t was extremely fortunate
that the light wind prevailing was
blowing away from the main mill
plant, else it is probable that the en-
tire plant would have been destroyed.
1t is believed that the fire was
caused by a cigarette thrown aside
by an employe. While there is a
strict order against smoking any
where in or about the plant, in the
warehouses it was impossible to keep
all the employees under surveillance
and entirely prevent smoking.
Six hundred and seventy-five thou
sand feet of lumber stored in the
warehouses was destroyed, 10000
feet of which was boards, the balance
manufactured box shocks. Along with
this two mailing machines were lost.
Though the city fire department
was on the job without delay, and all
of their lines of hose as well as the
mill lines were turned on the fire,
there was no chance of saving the
buildings, which were completely de-
stroyed. An even million gallons of
water was used on the fire.
The burned buildings had a total
floor space of 81 500 square feet. The
oldest was built in 1911, the last a
couple years ago.
in addition to the actual physical
loss, the fire seriously handicapped
the company's business, making it
impossible to fill many of its orders
at least until the new buildings and
mailing machinery are ready, which
will be as soon as possible, Superin-
tendent Fred E. Pipes already having
had plans drawn and arrangements
made to at once rebuild. The insur-
ance adjuster. was here the first of
this week going over the loss claims
with Mr.. Pipes and j. A. Robson,
secretary of the Flagstaff Lumber
company. The insurance on the mill
plant is carried in IL different COM
panies. The policies of two of these
companies would have lapsed at noon
on the day of the fire, just % min
utes after the fire alarm sounded.
The first buildings to replace those
destroyed will be two, each 15O by 5O
feet.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
ALL TEACHERS APPOINTED
.FOT= OUR CITY SCHOOLS

All the teachers for the Flagstaff
city schools have been appointed and
will be here in time for the opening
of the schools on September 30, an
nounces John @. Thomas, superintend-
ent.
The following is a complete list of
the faculty members:
High school faculty: ]. @. Thomas,
superintendent city schools and prin
cipal high school; j. p. McVey, as
sistant principal and mathematics; H.
A. Lockhart, science; w. H. Preston,
athletic coach and manual training;
Olive McNerney, languages and girls
athletics; Eunice Jones, English and
history; Pauline Bigham, English and
social science; Gladys Culver, domes-
tic science; Jesse Z. Allen, CONNER
cial work
Mr.. Allen is a graduate of South
west State Teachers college, Spring
field, Mo. He has been selected to fill
the vacancy made by the resignation
of Mr.. Parry, who had charge of che
commercial work here for the past
three years. Mr.. Parry has accepted a
similar position in one of the Cleve-
land high schools.
Miss Pauline Bigham will fill the
vacancy made by Miss Louise Snyder,
who is planning on post graduate
course at Stanford, Calf. Miss Big
ham has had three successful years
of teaching in Gooding, Idaho She
is the sister of Miss Lucille Bigham,
the efficient art teacher of our city
schools for the past two years. Miss
Bigham holds q degree from Oberlin
college, Ohio.
H. w. Micke is returning to take
charge of the eighth grade work in
the high school building.
Emerson school faculty: Mrs. Ber-
tina S. Kennedy, principal Mrs.
Kennedy has served in this capacity
for several years and has succeeded
in building up the standard of the
grade school work Charles Fillerup,
seventh grade and manual training;
Miss Ruth Dotson, sixth grade; Miss
Lura Kinsey, fifth grade; Intermedi-
ate grades-Ruth Bowman, who has
been transferred from Brannen
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The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
COL. *RRY EMBACH PULLS
TOM NIX STUNT In CAMP

It may have been the result of the
Hoot Gibson picture night before last
or it may have been the sweet mem
ory of Tom Mix, anyhow Lieutenant
Colonel Harry Embach yesterday
saved a part of the regimental ma
terial when he dashed madly after a
runaway mule which was hitched to
machine gun, halted the mule and
saved the gun. This by-play by
Lieutenant Colonel Embach was OBJ
served by large and appreciative
audience.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
FORMER FLAGSTAFF MAN
DROPPED DEAD WINSLOW

Ernest A. Bogue dropped dead in
the lunch room at the Harvey house
in Winslow at three o'clock Wednes-
day morning. He was an employe of
the railroad and had just finished his
breakfast AM was starting to work
when, as he crossed the room to pay
the cashier, lie fell. He formerly
lived in Flagstaff, having been sec
ton foreman here a long time ago.
Since then he has been employed as
brakeman and conductor. He was one
of the early members of the Elks
lodge here. The cause of death sup
posedly was heart failure.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
SENTENCED ON BAD CHECKS

Joe D. Robertson of Mesa, "a years
old, brought back from Ash Fork last
week by Deputy Sheriff Bill Smith,
pleaded guilty before Judge J. E.
Jones in superior court on the charge
of passing bad checks here a little
more than a month ago. He was
sentenced to 90 days in county Jail
and to pay fine of 500. So far he
has not succeeded in getting the mon
ey from his people to pay the fine.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
NEARLY THREE THOUSAND
AT THE HOPl SNAKE DANCE

With ideal weather, the nearly 5000
white people who attended the Hopi
Indian snake dance at Hoteville Sat-
urday had comfortable time of it.
There were more cars stuck on sand
hills this year than usual, because,
owing to a cloudburst Thursday or
Friday a few miles north of Leupp
there was an extensive lake covering
the road. The soil there when wet is
extremely affectionate. A few who
ventured through emerged wiser.
Many who detoured over new road
and up sand hill had to join forces
and push their cars up. Those who
kept on the old route and detoured
the temporary lake had no trouble at
all. Those who went by way of Tuba
City got stuck on the sand-hill west
of there, but true to his promise, Sup
erintendent L. A. Walker of Tuba
City had lot of Indians stationed
there and it was merely case of
steering and being pushed. Some of
those who returned that way next
day, when there were no Indians on
hand, got stuck going down hill, but
there were plenty of cars on the road
and mutual help soon solved all diff
ficulties.
Probably a half or more of those
who went to the dance via Flagstaff
went or returned via Tuba City, tax
ing in Coal Canyon and Moencopi
village near Tuba. Those who haven't
seen Coal Canyon should. It is mar
velously beautiful. So is Moencopie
Wash, where the village is located.
Most of those returning that way
when they got to Coal Canyon stopped
and had oysters on the half shell.
Anyhow, they got the half shells, for
the slopes into the canyon have car
loads of oyster shells mixed into the
soil.
Several of the cars returned by way
of Blue Canyon and Tuba. This is
a longer route than by way of Coal
Canyon, and there is a lot of sand
there, making it wise for several cars
to go together.
The dance was as picturesque as
ever. The members of the snake clan
looked unusually determined when
they appeared and somewhat as if
they were sore about something.
They all were sore before the dance
was over, because several of the
snakes they released headed for the
spectators sitting several deep all
around and there were many out
bursts of screams and daughter. The
Indians don't appear to see why when
they carry three or four-foot rattlers
in their mouths the whites should get
tumultously explanatory when one of
the pets tries to escape via pants
leg or skirt. The ceremony being re-
ligious, the Indians regard such out
bursts in the same light as we would
similar ones in one of our churches
during devotional exercises.
One of the dancers lost his temper
over the way a male spectator lodged
an on-coming reptile, and wound the
reptile around the spectators neck.
There were sixteen of the snake
clan and six of the antelope clan in
the dance and about so snakes, most
of them rattlers. No one was bitten.
Any attem5t to give the names of
the Flagstaff people who attended
the dance would be calamatitious, be-
cause some would be overlooked. If
you don't believe that would be ca
lamity for the writer, try it once
yourself and see what happens to you.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
SUPREME X. OF P.
REPRESENTATIVES, HERE

J. A. Gilbert, supreme Representa-
tive of the Knights of Pythias for
Arizona, stopped off here yesterday
on his way home to Phoenix from at
tending session OF the supreme
lodge in Chicago. He reports most
successful convention and the order
prosperous. The supreme grand lodge
made an appropriation for tubercu-
lar hospital in the southwest, the To-
cation to be decided upon ltaer by a
committee appointed for that purpose.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27
To Flagstaff Citizens

The Chamber Of Commerce is engaged in the good
work of sponsoring and putting through III our city
general cleanup At meeting Of The City Council Mon
day evening the action Of the Chamber endorsed to
the fullest extent and the cooperation of the Council
gladly pledged to the good work. Under the city form
of government which becomes effective next month"; it is
the hope of the Council that beginning with Arbor Day
next year, may institute by the additional powers
given to the Council under city form of government
tree-panting campaign in city, and also under city
ordinances systematic regular cleanup of streets and
alleys which will make Flagstaff than ever beau
tifu Let support the Chamber Of Commerce program
for the cleaning up Of yards and empty lots.
l. B. KOCH,
Mayor
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-27

L. C. Boggs, extension poultryman
of the University of Arizona, and
County Farm Agent K. K. Henness,
will conduct poultry culling demon
stration Tuesday morning, August 81,
at 10 O'Clock on the Floyd COPELAND
ranch in Black Bill park. General
problems coming up before the poul-
trymen of this county will be dis
cussed and all poultrymen desiring in
formation should be present.