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The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
W.B.A. CONVENTION
BE HELD i'm PHOENIX
ON MARCH 8 AND 9

Members of the Winslow Lodge
will attend in a body the w. B. A.
Annual Convention to be held in
Phoenix on March 8 and 9.
The attending delegates from Win
slow, Commander Helen A. Jack
son, Chief Executive, Mrs. Nellie
Eastman, and a full Guard Team,
composed of Captain Alta Turner,
Mesdames Vauhgn, Ames, Ahrens,
Hughes, Christensen, Jarman, Paw
ley, Mathewson, Shanks, Kemmis,
Hink, Barstow, Vandebur, Bennett,
Eastman and Grocer, will leave
Saturday evening on No. 8.
On the opening night there will
be public reception and banquet.
The distinguished guests and
speakers for the evening will be,
Miss Bina M. West, Supreme Com
mander of the w. B. A. Lodge,
Governor Hunt, and Frank Jeffer-
son, Mayor of Phoenix.
A banquet and ball at the Adams
Hotel are scheduled for the closing
night of the convention.
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
Local Sports Will
Construct New Golf
Course In Winslow

No more will progressive citizens
of Winslow who lean toward golf
as a pastime be forced to wend
their way to outlying pastures and
foreign courses to indulge their
craving for the sight of the white
ball in full flight, if plans now
under way materialize. For We'd
nesday night at the instigation of
Citizens Gilpin, Kline, Matthie and
Gray conclave gathered, and when
the smoke had cleared away plan
of action had been formed, its OBJ
ject being new course not far
distant from the city.
The charter membership, which
is limited to thirty, is rushing to
completion as fast as the interested
ones can unscrew their fountain
pens. The contract for construction
of the nine-hole course, which will
be located southwest Of the Harvey
House, is to be let the first of the
coming week, and within another
week sounds Indigenous to golf
will be heard in the land - the
smack of wood and iron against
gutta percha, the customary and
necessary words not heard in
Sunday School, and murky talk OF
the strange Implements and phases
of the amusement.
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
Rotarians Nominate
New Officers For Year

Nomination of a new set of Of
ficers for the year, on which cleo
tion will be held next month, were
held this week by Winslow Rotary
at their regular weekly luncheon at
Guild Hall and the following nom-
nations were entered:
For President, DR.. E. c. Gilpin;
vice president, Homer Vaughn; !;
secretary, r. NJ Bruchman; treas
urer, A. J. Renaud; board of di-
rectors, w. G. Galloway, Sam Proc
tor and P. D. Sprankle. Of the last
three names, two receiving the
highest number of votes will be
elected.
Dewey McCauley was chairman
of the day and his program con-
sisted of addresses by Sam Proc
tor on the spirit of Rotary" and
by W. T. Butler on trade talk on
plumbing, both of which were in
structive and well received by the
Rotarians.
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
INDIANS SAY
ORANGE SHOW
BIG SUCCESS
By CHARLES ERICKSON

Returning last Tuesday on train
No. 8, each ''toting' a large gunny-
sack full of delicious oranges, the
three score of Indians, consisting
of Lagunas and Hopis, will all
tell the world" that the Orange
Show, held annually in San Ber-
nardino, California, was simply a
wonderful affair and also that it
was certainly a huge success in
general this season.
Through the efforts of Ben L.
Holmes, agent in that city for the
Santa Fe and Union Pacific joint
offices, who formerly was agent in
WinsloW and other stations on our
desert" and a gentleman we'll liked
by the "Redmen," the local Indians
were prevailed upon to ''strut their
stuff in their ceremonial dances
for the last three days of the great
and nationally known citrus show
staged by the "prune pickers."
The redskins" put on two pro-
grams a day, one at 200 o'clock in
the afternoon and then again at
800 p M, which, judging from the
hearty applause given them by the
spectators, were immensely appre-
ciated. While the Laguna braves,
all 'dolled up" in beautifully color
ed costumes and handsome eagle
feathers, went over big" the Hopis
surely "shook a wicked step in
their famous Buffalo dance that
made those Charleston girls look
like ''slow motion pictures" stuff
On the evening of the 9th Chief
Continued on Page 81
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
24,O11,3O4 CARRIED
ON SANTA FE LINES
AND DNOLOSSOFLIFE|

LOS ANGELES - The Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Sys-
tenn for the years 1923, 1924 and
1925 inclusive, carried a grand to-
tai Of 24,011,304 passengers on it's
trains without the loss of a single
life of a paying passenger riding
thereon.
This startling announcement is
made by Isaiah Hale, Safety Sup
erintendent of the system, who has
been spending several weeks in
this state delivering lectures before
clubs, commercial organizations,
schools and others bodies, on means
for avoiding accidents.
The figures, just made available,
this week were given out by the
Safety superintendent before his
departure for Topeka, his head
quarters.
The total number of revenue pass
engers transportated by the Santa
Fe without the loss of single per-
son who paid their fare and board
ed one of the company's trains dur
ing the past three years was equiv
alent to carrying one-fifth of the
entire population of the United
States, stated Mr.. Hale.
On the basis of five members to
family, the passengers carried by
the Santa Fe during the three-year
period literally amounted to taking
one out of every family in the Uni
ted States for a ride on it's trains,
and arriving at their destination
without single fatality.
To handle 24,O11,3O passengers
approximately 96,045 trains of aver
age length were required. Placed
end to end these trains would reach
across the continent from Los An
geles to New York nearly five times
or nearly one half the distance
around the earth.
"These figures demonstrate with
remarkable emphasis the safety Of
travel while on a railroad train
compared with other modes of
travel, including the automobile
which is responsible for injuries
and fatalities that are appalling"
said the Safety Superintendent.
With particular reference to the
Santa Fe, Mr.. Hale said this rec
ord which is the pride of every
traffic and operating official and
employe of the system, is due to
the finest equipment that money
can buy and placed in the hands
of men who are efficient in the
handling of the trains and every
branch and department of the SER
vice. Added to this he said is the
heavy steel rails, ballasted road
bed, steel bridges and culverts,
double track and superintendent
and management of the highest eff
ficiency and order.
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
PHONE RATE
HEARING HERE
ON MARCH nth

Though there has been no Wis
ible organized effort to combat the
petition of the Mountain States
Telephone & Telegraph company
for a raise of telephone rates in
Winslow, it is reported this week
that there will be considerable op-
position with testimony offered at
the hearing to be held at the City
Hall in Winslow next Thursday.
During the past week comment
about the streets and among the
business men, many of whom claim
they never signed a petition ask
ing that the rates be raised, has
been that they do not feel that the
telephone company is justified in
asking for a raise in rates based
on their expenditures in the local
system during the past year.
At the meeting of the city coun-
Gil held here last week it was in
timated that the council would de-
mand full explanation and in
vestigation of the telephone COM
pany's claims before the commits
sion which will sit here next Thurs
day. 1t was explained, that the
telephone company has been ad-
vised, that their franchise in Wins
low has expired and Just why a
raise in rates should be asked for
at this particular time members of
the city council were at a loss to
understand.
On the telephone company's side
of the issue, as it was reported in
a copy of their petition printed in
The Mail last week, they claim that
due to expenditures of some $780,
900 in 1922 and 1928, in additions
and betterments to the outside
plant and central office equipment
in order to meet the demands of
growing telephone service, and that
further expenditures are now nee
essary, that the increase in sub
scribers and telephone service has
increased proportionately, and ex-
penses Of operation have also in
creased which justif1es their petit
ton for a raise in rates, which
they claim are now inadequate and
were instituted in 1918 and are out
of line with charges for services
now being made in other cities of
this size in the state.
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
THE STREET TAX
THAT BLOOMS in
SPRING, IRA LA!

Little yellow slips that mean a
debit of two round, shining shek-
els to every male citizen of voting
age are going the rounds Of Wins
low-street tax receipts, in a few
words, and with their advent a
doubtful honor has befallen the
Winslow Mail, for the first four re-
ceipts of this years vintage were
made out to G. l.. Giragi, G.. N.
Laws, Frank Holloway and Charles
Thomas, all of The Mail.
Several angles of confusing vari-
alton attended this fact. The
harsher minded might maintain
that it was necessary to spring a
surprise on the news-hounds and
printers in order to make a col
lection without use of firearms.
This inimical statement can be
lightly laughed off in view of the
fact that they knew it was coming,
having printed the slips in the first
place.
Modesty forbids that this writer
go any further into the remaining
reasons, all or which are cOmpl1-
mentary, having to do with the
scribes and typesetters being "lead-
ing citizens and therefore entitled
to head the procession" etc.
The remarks made by the four
gentlemen in question, when ap-
praised of the imminent deficit of
two bucks per capita, may be of
interest and to that end we pre-
sent them herewith:
Mr.. Giragi "It is a pleasure to
part with pair of plunks for such
a worthy cause"
Mr.. Laws: eff the city didn't
get it the slot-machines would"
Mr.. Thomas: cit is an outrage.
I don't even use the streets, use
the alleys"
Mr.. Holloway: ....x?;OO&6
&SSt?" IT'S -"
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
Executive Committee
Named For Community
Chest Organization

Assurance of a Community Chest
for Winslow was given by unani-
nous vote of small but repre-
sentative gathering who met at the
City Hall last Friday evening to
start the organization on it's way.
Pending more preparatory work by
the American Legion, the matter of
local hospital was put aside for
the time being.
S. w. Proctor, appointed by the
Rotary Club to call the meeting
and explain the Chest idea, took
the chair following the hospital
discussion, and after a few individ-
ual expressions of opinion, all OF
which were favorable to systema-
tized charity, vote was taken and
an organization committee appoint
ed.
Owing to lack of complete rep
resentation, the prosposed execu-
tive committee of seven was not
filled. Four appointments were
made, and the quartet selected will
name the remaining three mem
OCA AC Ot dppOAAIOO0 WS1 =
S. w. Proctor, Chas. Daze, Rev.
VIM. r. Hessell and W. B. Darling.
That the Community Chest idea
is not completely understood was
| evidenced at the meeting, and to
avoid confusion, a brief exposition
of the characteristics of such an
organization is presented herewith: +:
First, it is charity made more
efficient by system. All charities
are financed from one drive, and
from one central headquarters. Ma
tional and state charities-Boy
Scouts, Salvation Army, Red Cross,
Florence Crittenden Home and the
Orphans Home at Tucson are bud
geted. From figures given previ-
ously on these budgets an amount
for total chest fund is set, allow
ing a comfortable surplus for mis-
cellaneous charities at home. After
the drive the funds are distributed
according to the budget. In case
of shortage the funds are pro-
rated to the various beneficiaries.
Everybody gives a little-as much
as they can, bearing in mind the
fact that they are discharging their
obligation to all charities stimuli
taneously, and for the space of a
full year. There will be no fur
ther drives or solicitations for
twelve months
The advantages of such a plan
are obvious. Constant drives thru
out the year will be eliminated,
hence the percentage of the donors
/ gift that formerly went to pay ex-
penses will be diverted to the
charity to which it belongs, and
time will be saved both to those
who give their time to the good
cause, and those who give money.
The Chest secretary will have
time and power to pass on the
worthiness of all solicitations for
charity, and money that was form
erly given in a haphazard manner
will be distributed on business
| like basis.
Continued on Page 81
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
: Senator Cameron
: Denies He's Bribed
: By Navajo Indians

j. WASHINGTON = Another
i dispute took place in the SEN I
i ate Monday over an item in
j. the $425,000,000 deficiency ap- :
i preparation bill under which
+ the Navajo Indians of Arizona {
= would pay half of the $780, :
= 600 cost of a bridge across the :
= Colorado river.
= Senator Cameron, Republi-
= can, Arizona, who has led the
: fight against the item which
= has help up final approval of
: the huge supply measure, was
= taken to task by his colleague,
= Senator Ashurst, Democrat,
4 and by Senators Robinson of
j Arkansas, tn e Democratic
! leader, and Pittman, Demo-
j Nevada.
= Senator Cameron replied
+ that the measure was an "un-
i just and oppressive one" to
= the Indians and then declared
= that when senators "stand
= here and say 1 have been
: promised something by the In
= dians they say something that
= is not So"
= why should I promise the
= Indians anything?" he de-
= mand. "The Indians do not
= vote. Not a one ever has vot-
= ed for me that l know Of"
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The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
Permit Is Sought
To Fly Into Mexico

NOGALES-For the purpose of
getting permit from the Mexican
government to fly an airplane into
Mexico, Bernard Gillespie, promin-
ent sportsman of Phoenix and Los
Angeles, was a visitor in Nogales
Gillespie and Lee c. Craft, of Los
Angeles, intend to fly from Los An
geles to a point about 200 miles
south of Ajo March 1 to join a
party of Phoenicians who are to
make fishing trip to that district
Members of the Phoenix party
are to be George Peters, Avery
Corpstein, Joe O'Connell, william
Paine and William Cady, the lat
ter being connected with the Cady
Lumber company in northern Ari-
ZOna,
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
HoIbrook Too Rough;
Winslow Walks Out

Believing conditions surrounding
the game to be unfair to them
selves, and to the best interests OF
good basketball, Winslow High
last Friday night forfeited game
to Holbrook by walking from the
court while the score was still a
tie and the game in its infancy.
Crude refereeing and bl1ndness to
fouls on both sides is blamed for
the fiasco.
Previous to the boys game thel
local girls had taken close game
from the Oil City maidens, winning
bv one point, as in the game played
here against the same opponents
some weeks ago. Virginia Phillips
accounted for Is Of the locals 20
tallies.
Holbrook seemed dissatisfied with
the close refereeing in the previous
tilt, which was staged here, and the
loose manner in which Fridays
game was handled seemed to be
their dish. However, just before
the half ended, Coach Tweed called
his men from the floor. for the
game had degenerated into farce,
and real, old-time free-for-all
fracas seemed imminent.
In view of the battle with Flag
staff which is scheduled for to-
night at the Washington Auditori-
um, it was thought better to for
felt the comparatively uninportant
game to Holbrook to insure a Who'll
team and a team free from roa-llG
of conflict for tonight's scrap.
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
MUCH INTEREST In
SOUTH ROAD TO
GRAND CANYON

Considerable interest is being
displayed in Southern Arizona,
New Mexico and Texas in the re-
cent completion and logging of the
so-called Ell Paso-Grand Canyon
road through Springerville.
According to J. M. Becker, peer
of highway enthusiasts and good
roads booster in Northern Arizona,
the road is now a good highway
following completion of certain
stretches that are now traveIlable
all the year round. The road be-
came officially known on Saturday,
February Goth, when it was logged
by the automobile club of Southern
California. The task of placing of
signs along the route will be un-
dertaken at once, it is said.
This will make a very import
ant artery of travel between Ell
Paso and the Grand Canyon, pass
ing through the towns of Las
Cruces, Deming, Silver City, Alma
and Luna in New Mexico; and AL
pine, Springerville, st. Johns, Con-
cho, Holbrook, Winslow and Flag
staff, in Arizona. 1t will also form
an important loop road for the
thousands Of tourists coming out
of Ell Paso to visit the White Noun
tains of Arizona, the summer re-
creation grounds surrounding Flag
staff and the Grand Canyon, and
it will make it possible for these
vacationists to get back home to
Ell Paso and other Southern Texas
cities by continuing on via Will
liams, Ashfork then south via Pres
Continued on Page 81
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
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Boys Sign Up For
Local Scout Band

j After a week of activity by
!. Director J. P. Lee and his
+ associates in rounding up
! musical talent, real, tangi-
+ BILE Boy Scouts Band is TAX :
+ ing form here. Several boys
! have agreed to purchase in
j struments under a club offer
i of a. lower price which is
j made for an organization of
! this kind.
! Mr.. Lee is confident that he
! can scare up enough musicians
j to build a creditable band,
+ and as soon as enough horns
! and drums are unloaded here
! to make band, practice will
i start.
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The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
Jury Indicts 3 Bisbee
Men for Sale Of Opium


TUCSON-Members of the feder-
al grand jury returned an. indict-
ment this week against Charles
Martin, Mahlon P. Sheriff. and
Walter G. Keller of Bisbee, charg-
ing them with the sale and trans
portation of several cans of opium
after bringing it across the Mexi-
can border in violation of the rev.
enue laws.
The trio were arrested in Bis
bee in January and have been held
under the charges Slice chat time,
The indictment alleges that they
imported five cans of opium from
Mexico and transported it to va
rious portions of Arizona in an eff
fort to sell it.
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
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. CAMERON ASKS /.
!. BIG ROAD FUND /.

+ WASHINGTON = Authority :
+ to construct a road from the I
+ National Old Trails highway I
J. at Maine, Arizona, to the I
j. southern boundary of the :
+ Grand Canyon National Park :
+ would be given the secretary I
i of agriculture, under terms of
+ a measure introduced in the :
+ senate by Senator Cameron.
i The measure would appropri- !
i ate $650,000 for road to be E.
+ known as "The Presidents :
i Highway" 1t would make its :
! construction conditional upon I
j. agreement of Arizona to build :
! that portion of it crossing !
i state lands. "
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The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
Clarkdale Defeats
Locals In Debate

In the debate held recently in
Clarkdale between Clarkdale and
Winslow high schools, Clarkdale
defending the affirmative received
the Judges decision by unanim-
Gus vote. The question was Gre
solved that franchise be granted
to a private corporation to con-
struct and operate a power dam on
the Colorado River in the state Of
Arizona"
By virtue Of the win, Clarkdale
earns the right to meet Snowflake
in a debate at later date.
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
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Peak Reached In 3
Epidemics, Is View

PHOENIX-While the peak
: of the influenza, pneumonia
: and diphtheria cases in Ar1-
? zona has been reached, DR.. F.
n T. Fahlen, state superintend-
: ent of health, in statement
, urges cities to continue to
avoid crowds, particularly
+ where there is coughing and
: sneezing
: These diseases, according to
DR.. Fahlen, have been prevail
]. ent to agreat extent over the
: entire Uunited States during
]. the past few months. Reports
+ to the state board of health
!. for last week indicate mark
Z ed falling off in the number
+ of cases in Arizona.
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The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
Sister OF Former
Local Resident Dies

PHOENIX-Funeral services for
Mrs. Amanda Grisham Whelan, sis
ter of Mrs. Forest Robinson, form
erly of Winslow and now of this
city, were held here Monday af-
ternoon Mrs. Whelan died at San
Bernardino, Thursday, four days af-
ter Mrs. Robinson arrived there af-
ter receiving word of her sisters
serious condition. Mrs. Robinson
returned here Friday with the
body. Funeral services were read
by Rev. Walter Martin of Winslow.
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
TAX CUT SAVES
ARIZONA NEARLY
HALF MILLION

Taxpayers of Arizona are saved
nearly a half million dollars in
federal taxes as the result of the
signing of the new revenue bill by
President Coolidge this week.
A survey of decreases made by
John R. Towles, collector of inter
nal revenue for Arizona, indicates
that income taxes in Arizona will
be. reduced $256,000 with proper
tional decreases in other federal
taxes.
Increased exemptions and the re-
peal of many miscellaneous taxes
provided for in the new act are re-
sponsible for tax reductions.
Authority was received by Col
lector Towles this week to release
all tax forms. Taxpayers can now
compute their tax and file their re-
turns.
A schedule OF reductions an
nounced by Collector Towles shows
the following approximate savings
to the Arizona taXpayers
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
EARLY GOVERNOR OF ARIZONA
is DEAD BACK EAST

PHOENIX-C. Meyer Zulick, ter
ritorial governor of Arizona during
the first administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland died at Asbury Park,
New Jersey, early in the week,
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05
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: Grand Canyon Park !
: Addition Proposal :
: Is Sent T o House !

: WASHINGTON = Enlarge
: ment of the Grand Canyon and
: Yellowstone National Parks
: was urged by the interior de-
+ partment in a bill presented
+ by Chairman Sinnott, of the
: house public lands committee.
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The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05

i. Phoenix: Five miles of 10 mile
detour on Apache Trail completed,
and opened to travel.
The Winslow mail., 1926-03-05

The $256,000 income tax reduc-
tion is due to the fact that the ex-
emption allowed heads of families,
married and single persons is in
creased $1,000 and the rate de-
creased II of per cent on the
first $4,000, which is an enormous
saving to the taxpayers in the sal
aried class compared with the rate
applicable prior to 1920. In 1918,
taxpayer who had an income of
$4,000 and married, would pay
tax Of $3.50. Under the new law
the same taxpayer would pay a
tax of $1687.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-25
HOMEWOOD RACING
MUST BE BETLESS

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June 25.--With the
scheduled opening of 31-day race
meeting at the new Homewood track
but a week away, and a 100000 re
newal of the American Derby SEIZED
uled for July 10, States Attorney
Grove of Cook County has issued a
fiat ultimatum that there shall be no
betting of any form during the meet
ing.
Informed that preparations were un-
der way to open a certificate mutuel
system at the track. Grove yesterday
announced his intention to use every
weapon at his command to stop all bet
ting.
Racing is not illegal in Illinois. but
betting is he said. Il will stop bet
ting"
The prosecutor said half a hundred
policemen would be assigned to the
Washington Park course on opening
day, with Instructions to close the
plant if the laws are violated.
Grove discredited the possibility OF
successful efforts to enjoin him from
interfering at the track.