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The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
SUIT FILED AGAINST
COCONINO COUNTY

PRESCOTT-In a suit filed here
by order of Judge Jones of Flag
staff, Coconino county is being sued
by F. A. Bean of Minneapolis, for
the resulting from the loss of two
automobiles, camp and personal
equipment of party of boy scouts
who were thrown into the Colorado
river while crossing on Lees Ferry
July 16, 1928
In his complaint, Mr.. Bean al
leges that Coconino county main
tanned and operated a ferry that
was unfit, unsafe and unskillfully
handled at the well-known place of
crossing.
When the ferry precipitated the
two automobiles into the river, a
grave disaster was narrowly avert
ed by the heroic rescue work of
I. G. Cockroft. The six boy scouts
and two men accompanying them
were all rescued, but the automo-
biles and equipment were carried
down stream and never recovered
The suit, originally filed in Coco
ninO, county, has been transferred
to the local superior court owing
to the interest which the northern
county had in the case.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
Start Moving OF
Equipment 10 Build
Road At ShowIow

R. G. Thomas, road contractor of
Miami, who recently was awarded
the contract to construct IA miles
of road between Showlow and Nc
Nary on the SnOwfake-Pineto
highway, started this week to move
his equipment to Showlow in pre-
paration for starting work, despite
the fact that a heavy blanket of
snow now covers the ground in
that section.
Bids for a three-mile section of
road over the Cherry Greek hill on
the Young -Holbrook road will be
opened Monday at the office of the
bureau.
The Department of Interior ap-
preparation bill, which includes an
appropriation for proposed i'm
provements on the road to the
Grand Canyon is being debated in
Congress and no action can be TAX
en- by the office until an appro-
priation is made for the construc-
ton of the road, say officials.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
Cancel Permit OF
Williams Company
For Sale of Stock

PHOENIX-A permit issued to
the Williams River corporation au-
thorizing it to issue and sell a por-
tion of it's capital stock was ord
cred cancelled last week by the Ari-
Zona Corporation commission at the
request of officials of the company
The request was made at a hear
ing held by the commission to in
vestgate the affairs of the COM
pany. After the request to cancel
the permit was received, the inves-
tigation was halted and the hearing
discontinued, it was stated by Lor-
en- Vaughn, chairman of the COM
mission.
The Williams River corporation
had entered into contract, it was
stated, with the SoutherIin and
Barry company of New Orleans,
whereby the latter company was
to advance a certain amount of
money to the river company in ex-
change for large block of stock
of the company. The money was
to be used by the company in build
ing a dam on the Bill Williams riv-
er in northern Yuma county for
the development of power and the
irrigation of lands adjacent to the
dam.
The deal fell through, it was
stated, because the New Orleans
company was not ready to advance
the money at this time, and for
that reason, the officials of the Will
liams River corporation asked that
the permit to sell stock be can
celled.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
ALLYING ALL FEAR

George w. Sweeney, the New
York hotel man, said as he en-
barked on the Berengaria to at
tend a hotel mems convention in
Paris:
Europe can teach America very
little in the bookkeeping line. Be-
side the average American hotel
the average European hotel is like
well, like the story:
ga tourist in southern Europe
drove to pretty seedy-looking ho-
tel. The clerk assigned him a room
and he said as he started upstairs:
u" I suppose there's water in this
room of mine"
"'There was, SIR said the clerk,
but we mended the roof yester-
day '"-Exchange.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
HEELS WITHIN WHEELS

Prof. William Lyon Phelps was
talking about poor book that had
been greatly overpraised.
Criticism" he said, isn't always
unbiased Wheels within wheels,
you know. It's like the good old
story of the prisoners in Germany.
1.-TWO brothers, Tom and Jack,
were captured on the western front
and sent to Germany One wrote
home:
Dear mother here I am at last
in the beautiful German prison. 1
have a fine room, with clean Sheets,
good food and cigars. Your loving
son, Tom.
"P. S. Jack was shot yesterday
for complaining.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
Precipitation Over
Colorado Reported
AS Below Normal

Although snowfall this winter on
the Colorado river water shed has
been greater by nine per cent than
last winter, the precipitation this
year is II per cent below normal,
according to the annual snowfall
bulletin issued by the United States
Weather Bureau.
An average of 29 inches of snow
having water content of 708 ms.
covers the watershed of the river
in the state of Colorado this year,
while last year the water content
of the snow on the watershed was
6.52 inches.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
Star Wizard and Wife
Summer At Flagstaff

FLAGSTAFF-P A. E..
Douglass and Mrs. Douglass arriv-
ed overland recently from their
home in Tucson. Mrs. Douglass
is member of the local college
faculty for the spring and summer
quarters. Professor Douglass re-
turned this week to Tucson where
his duties as astronomer will re-
quire his presence until the close
of the semester, when he will re-
turn to Flagstaff. They are looking
for a house and will be located
here until the first of August.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
PAGE THREE
VERY MODERN

Miss Alice Evans of the United
States hygienic laboratory, who has
discovered the germ of sleeping
sickness, was recently the guest of
honor at luncheon in a Washing
ton hotel
After luncheon, taking coffee with
her friends in the hotel lounge,
Miss Evans studied with interest
group of aristocratic young girls
at the other end of the room.
These young girls sat in nonchal-
ant attitudes smoking cigarettes,
and their crossed knees were bare.
Miss Evans nodded toward their
bare crossed knees. "The shins of
society,"" she d.-Exchange.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA
SETS ESCOBAR HANGING FOR
JUNE 25, AT THE STATE PRISON

PHOENIX-Ramon Escobar will
be hanged in the state prison at
Florence on Friday morning June
25, for the murder of his wife,
whom he shot and fatally wounded
on November %, 1924, at the home
of her parents near Glendale.
The date Of the execution of Es-
cobar was fixed by the supreme
court and followed an opinion
handed down by the court on April
19, affirming the judgment of con-
viction of the Maricopa county su-
perior court and the death penalty
given by the jury.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
Holbrook Divided
Into Two Precincts

To expedite the election work in
Navajo county and for the conven-
ience of voters, the board of coun-
ty supervisors at their regular
meeting last week divided the Hol-
brook precinct into two voting pre-
cincts with Montana street and
Broadway as the north and south
division.
Holbrook precinct No. will take
in all that part of the town east
of Montana and Broadway, while
precinct No. will comprise that
portion west of Montana and Broad
way, south of the Little Colorado
River bridge.
At recent meeting the super
visors redistricted the Winslow pre-
cfncts, creating five precincts in
stead of three.-Holbrook Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
March Gasoline Tax
Nearly $4,000 Net

PHOENIX-The sale of 2,473,-
O64.95 gallons of gasoline in Ari-
zona during March netted a gaso-
line tax of $74,22196 according to
the monthly report of Secretary Of
State James H. Kerby issued this
week
Gasoline tax collections for the
first quarter of 1926, amounted to
$213,393.71 based on the sale of
7113,123.5 gallons for the three
months period.
In Maricopa county 1,005,493.75
gallons of gasoline were sold dur
ing March on which was collected
a tax of $30,164.81.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
MEXICAN FORESTER IN
FLAGSTAFF FOR STUDY

FLAGSTAFF--Elias Arocka, tech
nical forester under the Mexican
government forest service, has
been sent here for a two months
study of reforestation and conser-
vation methods of the United States
government, at the southwest for
estry experiment station.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
INJURY IN FALL UNDER
WAGON FATAL TO CHILD

SUPERIOR-Harol Pace, 6-year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt Pace,
who live on ranch three miles
from here, died this week of in
juries caused when he was thrown
from the seat of a wagon and run
over by it's wheels.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30

Prescott: American Smelling &,
Refining company takes over lease
on old Amazon group of claims in
southern part of this county. Prop
erty will be brought to high state
of development.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
CHAS. SIMPSON is APPOINTED
GAME WARDEN FOR FLAG

FLAGSTAFF = Governor Hunt
named Charles Simpson of Flag
staff, deputy state game warden,
his duties to start on May /. Since
wild game will never know Char
lies politics, it is presumable the
game will not care how friendly
he gets.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
LODGE AND CLUB
DIRECTORY
B. P. o. ELKs NO. 5s6

Meets every Thursday night 500
p. m. Visiting brothers especially
welcome.
A. L. THURSTON, Exalted Ruler
T. SHERWOOD, Custodian
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30
S. B. A. LODGE-SECURITY
BENEFIT ASSOCIATION

Winslow Council 2913
Meets End and 4th Wednesday at
s p. M, Community Hail. Visitors
always welcome.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30

Meets second and fourth Friday,
at 500 o'clock. Old Elk's Hall
over Central Drug. Visiting mem
bers welcome.
The Winslow mail., 1926-04-30

Get Your Printing at The Mail.
The Washington times., 1926-07-30
ARL INGTON 60 /.
NE VS. BRIEFS

ARLINGTON COUNTY, July 20.
The selection Of the engineer to
have charge of the installation OF
Arlington county,s water system
will be announced within rev
days, Commonwealth ATTORNEY VIII
liam 8. Cloth announced today.
The executive committee OF the
Lyon Village Citizens Association
has sent a letter to Governor
Harry II. Byrd outlining their rea-
sons. why they consider an investl-
cation should be made Of all phases
Of the Lee Boulevard project.
Members Of the Arlington and
Falls Church Lodges, I. @. @. ~,
will attend a special meeting aI
Leesburg tonight in the interest
Of the tri-State celebration of the
homecoming OF the grand sire,
Col. j. w. Bradford. September 70.
The Monarch Club Of Arlington
county held its weekly meeting ana
luncheon yesterday in the Clareil-
don Baptist Church, with the Kew.
Perry L. Mitchell, presiding.
DR.. j. Al. Boston, chairman Of
the membership and classification
committee, reported that at y re-
cent meeting Of the committee Y
was found there are still 9 number
The Washington times., 1926-07-30

testimony during the thres weeks
trial of Crawford on a double muir,
der charge.
Crawford wept with joy as the
verdict, freing him of responsibility
for the death of two negro convicts
at the Stanley county chain gang
camp in 1918, was read.
The Washington times., 1926-07-30
RHODE ISLAND AVENUE
WANTS BRIGHT LIGHTS

Copies of a resolution asking for
brighter lights for Rhode Island
Avenue will be sent to the District
Commissioners today by the Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens Association.
This was decided at a meeting
OF the citizens association last
night. Henry 4. Spitsberger. chair
man, declared the avenue is a
menace to traffic on account of
the "antiquated gas lights" now
on the thoroughfare.
The Washington times., 1926-07-30

Of vacancies Tor new members.
Walter Y. Varney, corporation at
.torney for the town of Potomac,
was elected member Of the club.
Plans for the annual outing 81
the Clarendon Rebekah and AT.
lington Lodges of i. 81. O.4 r. to
Chapel Point tomorrow have. been
completed according to an an
nouncement made today BY the
committee In charge of arrange
ments. One Of the palace ears of
the Washington. Nirginia and
Maryland Coach Company will
leave the Odd Fellows Temple,
Clarendon. at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1926-07-30
CHAIN GANG BOSS HELD
NOT GUILTY OF STAYING

ALBEMARLE, n. C., July 3d.
Nevin C. Crawford, former Stanley
county chain gang boss. was a free
man today, following an acquittal
last night by q jury which heard
The Washington times., 1926-07-30

The Taxi Dancer, . story
q night life, begins Monday,
August 9, in The Washington
Times.
The Washington times., 1926-07-30
With the
|Alibi Artists
Ia Cross Section Of the
| Daily Grind in Judge
SchuIdt's Court
Read EN- and Weep
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By DONALD McDOUGAL
Speeding a Little

BY DONALD N1cDUUGAL
Speeding a Little
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two girls in the car with him
when he ran across nj Street
Bridge 10 minutes after Satur-
day morning, your honor, at the
fastest clip I've seen for week,
II was ait the Georgetown end
Of the bridge, waiting for people
like that, but / thought perhaps
he'd just got thoughtless for i
minute, and q warning would do
just ais well as bringing Kim down
here, so / walked my motorcycle
out to the center Of the street
and signalled him to stop.
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his Packard all the gas she'd
take, and shot into Thirtietfl
Street. / got close enough for
pacing purposes at n Street and
kept with him at SIS miles an
hour. He aimed d left jab at
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on me while / was running
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first called to me. We were only
going Is or 80 then. so when he
hailed me, / thought he knew
about the rum. We only had q
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stopped because we ran out
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good supply
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along with, but not enough tOj
make any speed. You couldn't
get 40 miles an hour with the
little BIT of gas we had in the
tank. That's why was running
50 slow over the bridge
Counsel: "My client may have
been speeding q little. your honor,
but there's a wide difference be-
tween speed and reckIessness. /
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should ha, dismissed. He's been
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Evening star., 1926-03-13
peaceful OSTRICH"
TOPIC OF ADDRESS
Rev. Henry S. Mitchell to Speak
Before Episcopal Sunday School
Institute at March Meeting.

THE Peaceful Ostrich" is the title
OF an address to be delivered by Rev.
Henry S. Miller. vicar of Epiphany
Chapel, at the March meeting Of the
Sunday School Institute OF the Episco-
pal Church in the Diocese OF Wash
ington. which will be held in the par.
ish hall Of St. Johns Church. III near
sixteenth street, next Tuesday at s
pm. This will be the first meeting of
the institute under the newly created
department of religious education.
and Rev. DR.. w. l.. De Vries will pre-
side.
Five persons will be nominated 10
serve as members of the department.
All present will have the privilege of
making nominations and Of voting on
the candidates.
The first address on the program
will be made by Rev. Calvert L. Buck,
rector Of Christ Church, at Sixth and
G. streets southeast. His topic Will be
THE Teaching OF Church Loyalty in
the Sunday School" Mrs. Mary c. D,
johnson will tell Of the plans Of the
Blue Mountain Summer Conference.
Mrs johnson. besides being a. member
Of the department Of religious edu-
cation of the diocese of Washington,
is chairman of the committee on pro-
grams for the Summer school which
will be held in Frederick, Md. in July.
The committee in charge Of the Blue
Mountain Summer Conference is com
posed Of Episcopalans from all parts
OF the country, but primarily the con-
ference is arranged for Churchmen in
the dioccses OF Pennsylvania, Mary
land and Washington.
Evening star., 1926-03-13
DEDICATION PLANS
WILL BE STARTED
Week of Preparation to Open at
Mount Vernon Place Church
Tomorrow.

A week Of preparation for the dedi-
cation Of the Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
which will occur March 81. will
begin tomorrow. At II o'clock DR.. w.
A. Lambeth. the pastor, will preach on
Preparation for Dedication" and at
s pm. Marking Saints"
Rev. ". A. Mckee, assistant to the
pastor, will preach to the Junior
Church at II o'clock, and the Senior
League will have q debate at Gas on,
Resolved, That constitutional pro-
hibition has simplifled the temperance
problem"
The Missionary Society will meet
Tuesday at II o'clock and the
Workers Council of the Sunday
school Wednesday at pm.
A dedication banquet will be held
Saturday at pm, at the Lee House,
with d. C. Roper. former commits
sioner Of internal revenue, as chair
man. DIR. George S. Sexton. president
of Centenary College of Louisiana;
DR.. w. w. Pinson, secretary OF the
board Of missions, and former pastors
and presiding elders will speak.
Bishop Warren A. Gambler, whip laid
the corner stone Of the edifice and who
headed the commission Of the general
conference that sanctioned its build.
ing. will dedicate the church at the
morning service March 81. This ser
vice will be broadcast by station
WCAP.
At the evening service, Rev. T. D
Ellis, secretary of the board OF church
extension, will preach.
Evening star., 1926-03-13
MISSION TO REOPEN
TOMORROW MORNING
Redemptorist Fathers to Resume
Work Begun Last Year at St.
Augustine's Church.

A two-week renewal of the mis-.
sion conducted last year by the Re-
demptorist Fathers at St. Angus
tines Church. Fifteenth street be-
tween l. and NJ streets. will open to-
morrow morning at the IL o'clock
high mass. The mission will be un-
der the direction Of Fathers Holland
and McCann of Annapolis, Md.
The services in the evening, be-
ginning tomorrow at 7:45 o'clock.
and every morning at and s o'clock,
will be especially for women the en-
tire week. The closing exercises for
the women will be held next Sunday
afternoon, at which time the mission
blessing will be given.
The schedule Of services for the
men will begin Sunday evening,
March II, at 7:45 o'clock, and con-
tinue every evening thereafter at the
same hour, likewise in the morning
at and o'clock, until the end, on
Palm Sunday, when special closing
exercises will be held in the after
noon and the mission blessing i'm
parted.
a series of instructions on many
vital points of faith will he given
every morning, and a sermon on ar
important subject will be preached
in the evening of each week. A cor.
dial invitation is extended to all who
may wish to attend the services
either OF the two weeks.
Evening star., 1926-03-13
|LENTEN SPEAKERS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Senator Tyson to Talk Tues
day-Dr. Lewis Wed
nesday.

Rev. II. II. Ranck will be the speak.
er at the monday Lenten services heid
in Keith's Theater Monday at 1880
pm. W. w. Everett will preside ana
Rev. n. NJ. Simmonds will pronounce
the invocation and benediction.
This service will begin the fourth
week Of the eighth annual series or
Lenten services which are arranged
for the business men and women or
Washington each year by the Lay
mems Service Association OF the
Episcopal Church in the Diocese of
Washington, with whom the Washing
ton Federation of Churches coop
crates.
Services will be held each week day
except Saturday at 1890 pm. Tuesday
and Thursday there Will be music Tor
five minutes before the service begins.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend the services, for which there Is
no admission charge nor offering.
The speaker Tuesday will be Gen.
Lawrence ID. Tyson. United States
Senator and former Governor OF Ten
nessee Rev. II. II. Lewis will conduct
the service and Nj. O. Chance will pre-
side.
DIR. William Mather Lewis, presi-
dent OF George Washington Unive4
sity. will speak Wednesday. Rev. John
#. Huddle will conduct the service and
Commander G. T. Jewell will preside.
The speaker Thursday is unknown
10 the Lenten service audience. HUI
bert a. Woolfall is student at the
Virginia Theological Seminary, near
Alexandria. but has engaged to con
siderable extent in church and civic
activities in Washington and is the
orga nicer of the Toc.H Club OF Wash
ington. This meeting is arranged in
the hope OF securing the presence OF
young people. Rev. j. II. a. Bom'
bergerf, who is in charge Of the young
peoples work Of Epiphany Church
will conduct the service and Coleman
Jennings will be the chairman.
Rev. Thomas f. Greene, in charge
of the speakers bureau of the Amer.
ican Red Cross. who was prevented
from speaking last Thursday by i'll
ness, will make the address at the
MONDAY Lenten service next Friday
Rev. William II. Hilbish will conduct
! the service and W. o. Hiltabidle viii
preside. There will be no service Sat
| urday
Evening star., 1926-03-13
SUITS
REACH HIGH MARK.
Thirty Filed in One Day in
Two Circuit Courts
of Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, March 13.-The larg.
est number of foreclosure suits on
mortgaged property in several years
was reported as reached this week in
the two circuit courts. Approximately
80 suits were filed in one day.
Clerks of the two courts said that
during the last two weeks an unusual
number of suits had been filed. To
record the suits and prepare the
court papers it has been necessary
for clerks tc work more than an hour
overtime daily. it was said.
The majority of the suits have been
filed by building and loan associations
and mortgage companies. The same
of suits. One man was named de
fendant in more than half of those
filed yesterday and the latter part o1
last week, 1t was reported
The increase in the number of fore
closure suits gave rise to reports that
the real estate market was "glutted
and that prices soon would drop.
These reports were denied by real
estate brokers. They pointed out
that probably many Of the suits &c
foreclose were against persons who
had purchased a number of pieces OF
property Tor speculative purposes and
had been unable to meet the mortgage
payments.
Brokers said that while construction
of dwellings, had been intensive since
the postwar years, the supply OF
homes at this time was not greater
than the demand. They admitted
however. that home construction would
not be as intensive this year as last
when approximately 5000 new dwell
ingS were erected
Evening star., 1926-03-13
BIBLE SPELLERS
CONTEST MARCH 26
0Id-FaShioned Bee" Will Be
Held in Thomson Com
munity Center.

The committee on arrangements for
the community Bible spelling bee to
be held in the Thomson Community
Center. Twelfth and L streets. March
Is. at 7:45 pm. announces that the
quiz for seniors will he eliminated
and the entire evening devoted to
spelling.
This change was made in response
to the attitude of prospective con
testants who said they were willing
to spell but not TO answer general
questions.
The children Will spell words i'll
Genesis, not to exceed Seven letters:
juniors. between the ages Of II AMI
Is years. will spell the names OF
characters only, and seniors, above is
years of age. will he called upon
TO spell the first names OF localltleS
and afterward any word i'll Genesis.
Applicants are requested To state
their selection of one of the follow
ing awards. y Bible, Bible dictionary
or Bible conc ordance. If the Bible
is selected the version should be
named.
The committee has planned an in
terestipc program. which will he an
nounced soon. Arrangements have
been made for an orchestra TO rem
der selections.
Those desiring TO enter the contest
must send their names and addresses
as promptly As possible 10 room 31l
Mills Building
The committee on arrangements
consists o. Mrs Nanettc Paul, chair
man, Mrs. W. l.. Chamberlain and
Mrs. II. Moffat. Bradley.