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The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
GORDON m kim KILLED
HIMSELF SUNDAY; LIVED
LAKE MARY IN SUMMER

G.. Gordon McKim, lessee last sum-
mer of Lake Mary camp near Flag
staff, committed suicide by drinking
poison last Sunday night at his home
in Westwood, Los Angeles.
The McKins left here late last
summer, after letting their lease for
the camp go back to John M. Clark,
who had leased from the forest re-
serve. They returned to Los Angeles,
and then, in October word came that,
following filing of divorce suit by
his wife, McKim tried to kill himself
by drinking poison in a San Fran
cisco hotel.
A reconciliation followed, and the
suit was withdrawn McKim return-
ed here on business, and while here
furiously denied any trouble between
himself and Mrs. McKim and that he
had attempted suicide.
Mrs. McKim last week again filed
divorce suit, charging intemperance
and cruelty. McKim called at his
home seeking reconciliation and was
playing with his two little children
when the papers in the case were
served on him. Without warning he
rushed into the kitchen and drained
the poison contents of small phial.
He died before police reached the
house.
The McKims were married three
years ago. She is wealthy and edu-
Gated Usage Indian.
1t is reported that she is prostrated
as result Of her husbands tragic
death.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
Working For Money
For Oak Creek Road

Captain J. B. Wright, county en-
gineer, accompanied by supervisor
elect JOS j. Waldhaus, Arthur Young,
road engineer OF. the forest service,
and Undersheriff Durward Mckinney
drove through the snow to Prescott
and back Wednesday to keep an APP
pointment with Yavapai county Off
cials and State Engineer VIC. Le-
febvre in regard to the $4,000 ten
tative appropriation for the Oak
Greek highway made last January.
An understanding was reached and
a concerted effort will be made 10
have this agreement stand, though
there is danger of the Oak Creek
roads being sacrificed and the money
reverting to a general fund. Soon
after Christmas there will be a meet
ing in San Francisco which will have
some influence on the matter and con-
certed effort here will help to carry
the issue.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
Mrs. Matthews Heads
American Legion Aux.

Mrs. frankie Matthews was elected
president of the local unit of the Am
erican Legion Auxiliary for the next
year at a meeting last week at the
home of Mrs. G. c. Compton. Mrs.
Matthews is the mother Of Lieut..
John Matthews of this city and the
daughter Of the late S. B. Gilliland,
a Civil war veteran; and her interest
in matters pertaining to the cx-
service man proves that she will make
a good president. Already plans are
being suggested for joint installation
of officers with the local American
Legion post.
Other officers are: Mrs. C. C.
Compton, vice president; Mrs. Frank
G. Curtis, secretary; Mrs. Frank
Compton, treasurer; Mrs. Raymond !.
Prochnow, historian; Mrs. Dan Will
liams, chaplain; Mrs Frank Quirk,
sergeant-at-arms; Mrs. H. A. Burns,
Mrs Celeste l.. Moore and Mrs Frank
Quirk, executive committee.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
Fred Pipes General
Superintendent Both
Cddy Lumber Mills

Fred E. Pipes, left last Friday for
McNary to assume his new position
as general superintendent of both the
Cady Lumber corporation mill there
and its branch, the Flagstaff Lum-
Der company.
The Sun last week published the
news of Fred's promotion but in the
absence of the gentleman from town
and general lack of exact information
didn't represent his jump as high as
it actually was. In the brief interval
he was back from McNary last week
the reporter didn't connect with him,
and the information that he now has
the general superintendency of both
plants comes from others.
Mr.. Pipes will make his headquar-
ters in McNary, to which place his
family will move about the first of
next month; though he will visit
the Flagstaff plant at intervals.
The conduct of the latter, however,
is in very good hands, as Coils May
flower, formerly saw-filer for the
Flagstaff Lumber Co., has been pro-
NOTED to have charge of the local mill
and woods operations under direction
of Mr.. Pipes.
Fred was warned few weeks ago
that if he didn't stop working so hard
the first thing he knew he'd lose his
lob. He scoffed at the idea. Now he's
lost it, and though it was to accept a
better one, his family's many friends
here sorta don't cotton to the idea,
as it takes them away from here.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
RAY HAD HARD TIME
GETTING BACK HOME

Ray Brahmsteadt just did get
through Black Bill park on Wednes-
day and that is all. When he left
Tuba City it was already showing
and by the time he reached Black Bill
Park he found it 18 inches deep on
the level. He had to timber up his
shovel and biceps and triceps and va
rious other muscles before he attained
the shelter of the woods where the
drifts were more negotiable. Ray
went out on the reservation for few
days rest after a bout with the fla
He had a fine time, was guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Peasants at din
ner-but all that surplus that he ac-
cumulated sure came in handy on the
way home.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
NICE LONG WAY AROUND
TO GET SHORT WAY HOME

Carl Mayhew today faces a nice
long trip. To get from his studio
here, where he has been spending the
week, to his lodge at Oak Creek,
where Mrs. Mayhem and the kiddies
are, means wading snow-drlfts with
his lodge truck or taking train to
Prescott and thence by auto up lower
Oak Greek to his home. Travelling
almost 200 miles to get to a point
less than 20 miles away seems sorta
tough, Carl says, but he's going to
get home for Christmas if he has to
go around through the Panama canal.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
COrbett NeU State
LiUe Stock Inspector

r. B. Corbett, who has been head
of the C. O. Bar Cattle outfits for
long time, has been appointed state
live stock Inspector for this district.
Captain Roy Potter, also of Flagstaff,
will be his chief deputy. These ap-
pointments were made by the state
sanitary board. This position had
been held by Frank Gyberg, who
found his duties as head of the Fox
boro Prep school numerous enough to
keep him busy.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
December Rains Big
Boon Grazing Areas

Benefits from the December rains
are already visible across all Arizona,
according to H. B. Embach, secretary
of the Arizona Wool Growers associ-
alton. who returned to his office at
Phoenix yesterday from the southern
border counties. ;,
"I never saw the range look better"
he said, "and our report from other
counties, all the way north to Flag
staff, bear out my personal impress
sions. If cold weather holds off un-
til after the first of January, we shall
be assured of an excellent grazing
season."
The Salt River valley and as far as
can be learned, the entire central and
southern parts of Arizona had heavy
rainfall on Wednesday while it was
showing in Flagstaff.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
EATING BUFFALO
FOR CHRISTMAS

Lots of Flagstaff families fore
swore the traditional turkey for their
Christmas dinner.
And what do you think they will
replace it with
Buffalo meat! Fact.
Rabbits got in a huge old buff
bovine from the Antelope Island herd
in the Great Salt Lake, Utah. 1t
weighed 1000 pounds-540 after it
was dressed. 1t cost $275 and was
two years old.
The favorite question tomorrow
will be. "Have you eaten buffalo
today?"
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
BAN ON COTTON SEED
FROM ARIZONA, ORDER

An embargo on cottonseed to pre-
vent the importation of the pink
boil worm has been placed against
Arizona by C. H. Hecke, state di-
rector of agriculture for California,
DR.. Oscar C. Bartlett, state entomo-
logist, announced Tuesday that the
infestation had been found in only
Cochise county.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
PET COLLIE SAVES
RANCHER'S LIFE

The barking of pet collie saved
the life of Charles Service, rancher
at Chaves Pass, 33 miles from Wins
low, early Friday morning when the
Service home was destroyed by fire.
Service was awakened by the dogs
barking and scratching only a few
minutes before the roof of the house
fell in.
The loss is estimated at more than
SIS, 1000.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
CAPTAIN POTTER WILL
MANAGE HART COMP ANY

Captain Roy Potter will on the
first of the year take over the man-
agement of the Hart Cattle company,
the position left vacant by the resig-
nation of ]. j. Claunch, who is locat-
ing in California. The headquarters
ranch will be at Babbitt tanks. Mr..
Potter is now in the office of the
Arizona Live Stock and Loan associa-
ton.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24

A Joint installation of incoming Of
ficers of Flagstaff lodge F. and A. M
and Grand Canyon chapter O. E. S,
will be held on Monday evening, De-
cember 27.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Perkins and
babies were here from the Verde on
business on Tuesday. Nick is cat
tleman from that district.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
Flagstaff Looked
Fine To Fred LuSk

Fred j. Lusk dropped off here Mon
day night on his way home to Los
Angeles from Syracuse, N. Y, where
he had been at Merrell-Soule con-
vention and left again Tuesday after
noon.
Fred said if he hadn't known he
was here he would have been sure
he wasn't, so different and better
Flagstaff looks than three years ago
when he and his family moved to the
coast.
He is still boosting Kim, Nonesuch
mince meat and other Merrell-Soule
products, having charge of their dis
tribution in southern California and
this state. There are now three
daughters and one son in the Lusk
family and they are all in fine health.
Fred expects to be here once or twice
a year from now on supervising work
of his statesmen in this state.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
On Christmas
Morn
By KATHERINE EDELMAN

THE miracle is wrought again.
The Lamb of God is born
And angels sing the Song Of peace
Above the earth this morn
And echoing round the whole wide world
Their voices fill the air
And bring new hope and faith and love
To mankind everywhere.
In every heart there wakes anew
Sweet yearnngs and desires,
In every home cheer is born
Around the Christmas fires
All hate and doubt and fear have fled
All bitterness and greed,
Our JOY is now to give and serve
To fill anothers need.
would that Christmas peace and love
And all it's hope and cheer
Could live within our hearts and souls
Through every day and year
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24

Joe and Mrs. Pass, who had been
at Tuba City for the past several
months, came in this week and are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Dupree.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24

w. A. Webber returned Saturday
evening from Phoenix where he
spent a week on business, making
the trip in his Franklin car.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-03
SAFETY ADAPTATION

The prevention of accidents IS usual ly regarded
vague and casual thing. People supposed in
general way, to do what they avoid accidents.
But accident prevention is really exact science.
New York University. 1t is now going to teach
that science.
Education says the college experts is the chief
thing needed Mechanical safeguards have gone al
most far they 1t is question of deveI-
oping human safeguards. The college proposes
to train safety engineers who in turn will train great
numbers OF people to do the things necessary avoid
accident TO themselves and others.
Safety education is to be brought to everybody,
from children in the kindergarten to groWnups IN fac
tory office and home. There is no other way.
The we'll adapted to live safely in
more primitive envronmentS-in the woods in pastor
al lands the farm in the simple occupations of old
times. Our industrial development, with its fac
tories cities, railroads and swarning streets has
brought environment to which are not vet
adapted.
We dc not need quicker senses, necessarily, than
the simple savage in his wilderness the simple work
of the Middle Ages But need to learn many
thnos-new sources of danger and ways to
avoid them-and need to practise until the
ways become habit and, later instinct Then
shall be adapted to environment again, and our
seemingly complex life will be more simple and
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-03
ANOTHER WAY TO LIVE LONG

Here is another gem of wisdom from venerable
gentleman who has attained distinction by the simple
but difficult process of continuing to live. Michael
Faon aged 90 of Paterson \. J.. asked for explain
alton of his longevity, explains that he has survived
by always doing what he pleased. That includes chew
ing tobacco since he l6, and taking nip whenever
occasion afforded.
They live longest he thinks, who do what they like
eat what they like and drink what they like.
Other venerable gentlemen give precisely oppo-
site explanation, and find medical support for it. And
a matter Of common observation, there plenty
Of diving every day from doing exactly what
Mr. Falon recommends
We get far babies past their infancy but let
most of them succumb to the diseases of middle
Our "expectaon of lie has increased, yet the ct
of old age remains a mystery. The theory OF
usual endowment of vitality pretty reasonabe
yet often find men and who puny and
sckly in their youth outving those born far stronger
It seems sometimes if there may be truth in the
old notion that years actually numbered at
our birth.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-03
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD T. CARTS
Copyright, 1926. by Mcclure
Newspaper Sy11..ats
UNCLE WIGGILY AND NED
DIE S BARREL

One day Nc1die Stubtai1, the lit
tie boy bear. ambled over to Uncle
Wi4-jJv houvw stump bungalow
with jar Of honey his mother had
sent him 10 take To Mrs LougearS.
"O,h how kind OF YOU. my dear.
>aid the rabbit lady, Ana did
Your mother make this honey her
self
No, sir, mean mo-, ma am
answered NrGdic sort of ha>hful like
and standing on one toe. The bees
made the honey but MY pa he lug
it out OF hollow tree and had
moro than We Heeded - ma sent
You some. And my pa, lie got
stun- by Il hee on LIS ne>e when
he wa~ getting tie honey.
oh. | m - SORRY, >aia Ms.
Loagear<
Yes. sir, 1 mean YES ma am. 50
Wis "a. but il : done smarting now,
I guess. rumbled Ncddie for. be-
in- a bear. he had deep. rumbly
voice. Then lie started back home
to his cave in the woods where he
lived with Lis sister Beckie and his
father and mother.
Gan t You stay little while
and see Uncle WiegiIv' invited
Nurse ,.ane Fuzzy Wuzzv, who
know now much the children liked
the rabbit gentleman.
"Ob, ITO ma ann. l mean no. sir
10 I mean ma AMI can / stay,
answered Neddie :. must 90 home
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-03

aud if Nn,ld,cs ism t quick in get.
ting out Of the way tc gets Bang
on the nose. He mus practice. on
the swinging barrel to learn 10 be
quick when &c grows up to be a big
bear.
Uncle Wi"gilv went close to the
swaying HalreJ and touched it gent.
ly. 1t swung away ant then swHus
back. tapnimg the raoDjt on the
pink uos", bu, not hand enough t.
hurt him much.
II WASH { quick enough, c6uck
led MIR. LongearS. He was Just wish
ing Neddie or Beckie would come
back to let him see them practice on
the barrel when, all ut once, Uncle
Wi9gily heard grunt, and there,
beside him stood the Skillcry Seal
lery Alligator. The bad chap had
>!umped up out of the bushes.
= How are youg earS?' gargled
The Gator,
Fine, How IS your NO
quickly asked the rabbit With
that he gave eddie : barrel a push
aad then lcaped to one side. But
tile Gator lidn know enough 10
lump away. He Just stood there.
aud when the barrel swung back il
banged the Gator in the nose very
hard ker punko!
oh tolley ears. howled the
surprised bad chap. My nose
ism / NJ all we'll, no, thanks to YOU
he gargled. and then he tJopped
away.
~ good trick, Uncle Wigeiv.
shouted Neddic, returning iust then
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-03
the nose

AID practice Oh MY barrel aud
away he antbled.
When Ugcle Wiggilv came home
from the woods. his wife showed
Inn the jar Of honey Mrs. stubtail
had sent.
We s>kea Ncdd1c % Wit until
LOU came home, explained Nurse
lame. but he SAIL he L., - 20
h r.. T.. i.,,..rc on hl> 'ar~el.
raettsg 0a his i,r T.. | wonder
What he meant asked Uncle Wig
giiy. and the more he thought of II
the more he wandered Il have
heard. said the rabbit gentleman.
cwinkling his pink nose, Of bar
rel OF fun and also a barrel Of mon
keys. But NeIdie must have diff
ferent barrel than those. think
III hop over 10 his cave and sec
what i i. | may get an adventure
our Of Neddie 5 barrel.
Unrle Wiggily hoped along the
path that led to the Stubtail bear
cave. Before he arrived he heard
queer ,ound,-booming sounds as if
some one was beating drum
u won ,er if Ncddic meant h"
had to practice on a barrel drum to
be Il ,o}dicr' thought the bunny
gentleman. And whca ne reached
the front Of the cave house no one
I wa~ home But hanGi1- from d long
rope Of wild grapevine in tree
inrar the ave va, q harrel swinging
10 and fro like d rlork zen lulum.
Naw know what Nod lie 5 bar.
! rr i, said rnele N:g9lv. "IIiS
father fastened this swining bar.
rel here tor NedIie Z, hit with li-
'paws. Hara il +, h.o. Tho bare
,winas o1t and tE.4 ~"ir.,, b.tk
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-03
TEN Y EARS AGO
Sent = 1Q16

u. y Jones has accepted i posi-
len heh.ad the meat counter al Hay
ward , mrst market, MIR. Jones is
very neralar iu FL Centre.
Ms EaHeaee Langtre, Whe has
heen u daf@ty in the county assess
a1 5 office. WAS yesterday appointed
deputy ~ FaN Collector Reid and
viii ael IN That capacity during the
fall rush uf tax paving.
Miss Nattjre. who has been the
assistant to County Auditor W. d.
G@ay fat Two years, leaves this
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-03

And the little boy bear and his sis.
ter showed the rabbit how they
punched and paved the swinging
barrel to get practice III being
quick on their feet. For bears
must be quick to get away from
hunters with guns.
so MIR. Lomgears found out what
Neddie 5 barrel WAS. and if black.
board docsu take all the hard
words out of the spelling book to
throw at the chalk, ] II tell You
next about Uncle Wiggjly and the
school bug.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-03
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Sent q 1917

Mrs. Toy Q, Pyle has returned to
the valley after visit with rcla-
tiNcS at Pasadena.
Miss Ruby Gardner has purchas-
cd from e. G. Mccullough his resi-
dcncc property in Brawlcy,
Miss Eta Turbett has gone to
san Diego for a month 5 vacation.
The CalcXico Chronicle advertis-
es: MIR. J. G. Cole is advertising
for man and wife, presumably to
cook.
NJ. O. King and family have gone
to Long Beach for a month : vaca,
tom
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-03

, morning for Los. Angeles and San
Francisco. She does not plan to
return.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hill are register
"a from New York at the Barbara
'. Jrth.
}. F. Crandall is sojourning in
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-03
Friday, September 3, 1926

Italians, there was no unusual
crowd on the platform. No demon
stration Of mourning was made.
More but the undertaken and "a
repres ntative of Miss Pola Negri.
who is accompanying the body, APP
peared. Miss Negri was said to have
spent a restless night and was up
early III her stateroom.
Later this morning she will visit
the car where Valentino lies TO
to place flowers on his coffin. She
is wearing an old gown dyed black
instead of the costly mourning eos
tune in which she Travelled to New
York. her lrcscntativc said.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-03
SILENT BUILDING

Electric Weddings the thing. In a test at Wash-
ingon, made by the Bureau Of Standards, two plates
of big steel grder Joined together silently, anu
so solidly that when a crushing machine used to
test them the girder buckled while the Joint held
Electric rvets beat steal rves for strength and quiet
ness both.
SO, they say. we shall have silent construc
tion of steel buildings. Skyscrapers will rise
quietly as Solomon's Temple is famed to have risen.
That will be great boon to the nerves Of city dWeers
One-ffth Of New York City is going to vote by
machine November. And here lot of people have
been thinking it was altogether 2 machine vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-03
Looking Backward
What the Press files tell OF I'M
perial Valley for this daee
in past years.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Sept. 3, 1906

W. r. HitI. Of Rcd.and~, aud prcsi-
dent II the Fl eeutfo Laad Gem
ranv, rame in laSt cNgr4 to see
how things afe eeiHa aH - plan
tho G3mWtaH II drytIanm which
will h. pushed forward Ia Fl teutra
lust as seen ~ the eaal weather
eome~ aud 'ahas g.I Ia >eaeeel.
The Valley Mercantile eamFaay
adNeItE>e> the fet1" iH@: #9tS sHd
eapS for mon. women aH3 children
25r., silk >uitia@> l. L. s5c. pcs
yard. Youths long pnt~ ~aitS 500.
The Misses SrHIattet lett thjs
morning To ion lheir mother at san
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-03

Diego, where they will attend school
this winter.
Earl Banta left Friday iporning
to attend Washburn school in San
Jose, his mother accompanying him
as far as Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-03
Funeral Cortege
Stops In Chicago
By United Press Leased Wire

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. >. -
A Lake Shore Limited train bearing
the body of Rudolph Valentino
pulled into the Union Station here
at $50 Il. m. today.
Except for a small group mostly
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-03

An oil we'll near Ventura. the Cos
nell No. -, flowed G5iO barrels, of
oil during the first "a hours, q
state record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-12
Bic BANK MERGER
INVOLVES BILLION
Chase and Mechanics and
Metals National Firms Unite
in New York.
b. the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. February Zone of
NO largest banking mergers in Amer
can history, that of the Chase Ma
llonal Bank and the Mechanics and
Metals National Bank, involving re-
sources of over 81 900 900 900, is an
bounced. Approval of the stockhold-
orS, who meet March Is, will complete
The merger.
The amalgamated bank. TO he
known as the Chase National Bank.
VIII be second only to the National
city Bank among the financial insti-
tutionS of the country.
The new Chase Nationals resources
Of 81 .025 .943 900 will compare with
The National City's S1.275 .OS3 900.
statements as Of December 81 show.
Figures give the Chase deposits of
1896 .616.l51 and of the National City
Bank. 1921. 573,49S.
Authority in the new institution will
he divided among Albert II. Wiggin.
now president of the Chase. as chair
man of the board: Gates w. McC,ar-
raill. chairman of the board of the Nc
ChanicS and Metals. S chairman Of the
rXecutive committee. and John Nc
hugh. president OF the Mechanics and
Metals. who will be president Of the
morGed bank.
The Chase National Bank. named
for Salmon p. Chase. Lincoln's sec
rotary of the Urea sury. was founded
i'll 1877. The Mechanics and Metals
was esta bhshed in 1910.
The Chase has : branches in New
York and the Mechanics and Metals
has IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-12
COAST GUARD OFFICER
CLEARED ON 3 CHARGES
Fourth Count Against Lieut.. c. T.
Smith Probably Sustained
by Court
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. Wash. February "a
Lieut.. Carlton 7. Smith, Coast Guard
officer, was acquitted by a court-mar-
tial last night of three of four charges
of misconduct and neglect OF duty.
The court did not report its action
on the fourth charge, that of ordering
suhordinates aboard the cutter Algon-
ouin, of which he was executive Off
Ger, TO log drills which never were
held. This is taken to mean that the
charge was sustained. The verdict of
the court will be reviewed by the
CoaSt Guard headquarters at Wash
ington, ID. c.. before being made pub
lie
Lieut.. Smith was eXonerated of any
blame in connection with alleged ma
nipulation of repair bids and found
not guilty of neglect Of duty by rea-
son of failure to hold drills and of per
hitting equipment and lifeboats of the
cutter to deteriorate.
Lieut.. Comdr. William p. Wishaar,
former commanding officer of the AL
Gonquin. who assumed responsibility
for allowing a Portland repair firm to
underbid q Seattle competitor after
bids had been closed, will go on trial
TODAY