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The Washington times., 1926-06-04
WiIIea n Shell Blast

WARSAW. Tune dental
explosion Of shell resulted "a the
death 81 civilian here today. Sew
eral others were injured. No sign1ki-
cance Is attached To the episode.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
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Evening star., 1926-12-14
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Evening star., 1926-12-14
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Evening star., 1926-12-14
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Evening star., 1926-12-14
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Evening star., 1926-12-14
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Evening star., 1926-12-14
Books for Young Folks

Adventures of Huckleberry
Adventures of Tom Sawyer, $2.5O
fvanhoe. by Sir Walter
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King Arthur and His
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Evening star., 1926-12-14
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The Winslow mail., 1926-07-30
Rotarians Decide
Council Mayor
Plan is the Best

With four judges voting for the
negative and one in the affirmative,
Wednesdays meeting of Winslow
Rotary was enlivened by debate
on the best form of government
suited to Winslow. The question
was Resolved that the Council
Manager Plan is best suited to the
City of Winslow." C. L. Murphy
and G. L. Giragi argued in the af-
firmative, while Rev. VIM. Hessell
and A. J. Renaud upheld the mega
tive. Ten minutes was allotted each
speaker to side and the Rotarians
spent an interesting hour listening
to arguments pro and con, the
judges deciding that the mayor
council plan was the best suited to
Winslow due to the affirmative not
having presented argument as to
costs. Judges were Dewey McCau-
ley, DR.. G. P. Sampson, V. o. Wal
lingord, of Phoenix, Doc G. G. Ba-
zell and J. A. Greaves.
The Rotarians talked over plans
of an overnight hike being ar
ranged by the boys work commit
tee. Frank Carr, Rotarian of Okla
homa City, and V. o. Walingford,
of Phoenix, and G. L. Murphy, of
Winslow, were guests.
The Winslow mail., 1926-07-30
STATE BANK EXAMINER GETS JUDGMENT
AGAINST T. M. OUEBEDEAUX ON AZTEC
STEEP CASE RESULT OF BANK FAILURE

Following trial lasting almost a
week in which A. T. Hammons, su-
perintendent of banks of Arizona,
as ex-officio receiver of the Bank
of Winslow has brought suit
against T. M. Quebedeaux, jury
in the Federal court in Prescott
Wednesday returned verdict in
favor of the state bank superin-
tendent and against Quebedeaux in
the sum of more than $4,000.
History of the Case
When The Bank of Winslow was
taken over by Mr.. Hammons, GER
tain promissory notes were found
in the files in the aggregate sum
-, about $35, 100000, signed aztec
Sheep Company, by T. M. Quebe-
deaux." These notes were turned
over to Sapp & Mclaughlin, attor-
neys for The Bank of Winslow in
October, 1925, for suit and suit was
Immediately brought upon these
notes against Mr.. Quebedeaux, al
leging that he was doing business
under the name of Aztec Sheep
Company and that he was the own
er of the sheep and also the party
liable under the notes. The sheep
were attached under this suit by
the sheriff of Apache county. Mr..
Quebedeaux filed a re-delivery bond
and recovered the possession of
the sheep and he then filed an af-
fidavit in the Superior Court at
Holbrook asking that the case be
transferred to Federal Court as he
is now a resident of the state of
New Mexico.
Taken to Federal Court.
The case was then transferred to
Continued on Page 6, Section y
The Winslow mail., 1926-07-30
GOV. G. w. P. HUNT
TO ADDRESS LOCAL
VOTERS SATURDAY

Winslow will be the scene this
week of more or less political war
fare, for Governor Geo: w. P. Hunt
candidate for reelection, will speak
tomorrow night at the city hall,
closely following E. E. Ellinwood,
also a candidate for the governors
seat, who will speak at the same
place tonight.
Gov. Hunt is on his northern
tour and will speak in all towns OF
any size in this part of the state,
before he returns to his headquar-
ters in Phoenix. He spoke last
night in Flagstaff. and will speak
in Holbrook Monday, in all prob
ability.
1t is interesting that the two
Democratic candidates for the high
est state office should so closely
cross each others path in Winslow
and should serve as a barometer tC
their followings here.
The governor is basing his race
on his past record, with a cam.
paign slogan of "Stand By the Mar
Who Stood by Arizona" ''Not how
Long One Has Served, But How
Well" is another phrase being uset
in Hunts campaign for re-nomina-
ton.
The Winslow mail., 1926-07-30

, A company controlling $4,000
acres of land owned and controlled
by the Babbitt interests, of Flag
staff, has been formed known as
the Sunshine Oil & Gas Company,
and the site of the well will be $500
feet south of Sunshine Station, %
miles west of Winslow, on the
Santa Fe. This is the most favor
able spot for carrying on the de-
velopment work, Ryan said here
yesterday, in making the announce
ment, and it is here that he is GER
tain that somewhere between the
depth of 2600 and 2700 feet the Da-
kota sands-the same as encoun-
tered at Moab, Utah, at POPS feet
will be found as the Winslow
structure is some 900 feet higher
than that at Moab, Ryan said.
The structure is what is known
as the Pennsylvania limestone
structure, and according to Ryan,
who is an experienced oil man, for
merly of Tulsa, Okla, and a geolo-
gist of note, being credited with
having discovered several fields,
oil will be found beyond doubt.
To prosecute the work the Bah
bitt interests have pooled $4,000
acres of land which has been turn
ed into the company, while some
$4,000 has also been raised by the
Rabbits and their friends in Flag
staff to start drilling, provided the
balance Of $4,000 can be pledged.
OF this, $4,000 has been pledged
from Phoenix, while the remainder
is expected to be raised in Wins
low and Flagstaff. Following this
the company will be incorporated
and only $4,000 more in stock sold,
making $4,000 shares of stock all
told to be outstanding, with which
to prosecute the wildcat operation.
The company will be capitalized at
$1,000,000.
The Winslow structure, which
lies near Canyon Diablo, is only
one of the largest in this section,
Ryan declares, the other lying IA
miles to the north toward the Utah
line, most of the land interests also
being owned by the Babbitt inter-
ests and other large land owners
in the northern part of the state,
while other land is still government
and Indian reservation.
Speaking of the possibilities of
oil here, Mr.. Ryan in an interview,
said:
81 know there is oil here. have
been in the oil fields all my life
and when I see the indications |
know them. They are here.
81 sincerely believe this will
prove to be one of the biggest oil
fields in the whole country" Mr..
Ryan declared. "And you may say
that there will be drilling done
here for oil, and before very long
at that"
Continued on Page s, Section u
The Winslow mail., 1926-07-30
Vote Registration
Reaches Total of
$40; Dems Leading

Although it is expected that this
year will bring larger registra-
ton in Arizona than ever before,
only $40 registrations of prospec-
tive voters have been turned in to
Mrs. Lucretia w. Flanagan, county
recorder. OF this number 722 gave
their party affiliation as Democrat
ic, with 248 Republicans.
Mrs. Flanagan stated that regis
trars in various communities are
busy every day registering voters,
so that there is no way of keeping
an absolutely correct tabulation
from day to day, but the number
already registered is undoubtedly a
great deal larger than that now in
her hands, and that the, many i'm
portant issues to be decided in No
vember will be the cause of heavy
registration before the registers
close next month
The Winslow mail., 1926-07-30
TOOL THEFT
STUMBLING BLOCK
FOR AUTO THIEF

Detective stories wherein the vii
lain makes a tiny slip that undoes
much planning had a local exem-
plification this week when Sunday,
c. w. Harp and J. E. Walker,
Winslow officers, arrested l.. N.
Hudson alias Fred Fl. Schwartz,
after a call from Holbrook report
ed that he had borrowed tire tools
and failed to return them. Harp
and Walker stopped Hudson on the
highway east of Winslow, and in
questioning him about the tire tools
found that he had no certificate OF
ownership on the car he was driv-
ing.
A wire was dispatched to the
frim whose name appeared on pa
pers inside the car, but before any
reply had been received, Hudson
confessed that he had rented the
car from firm in Denver, and
that he had skipped" with the in
tention of hiding in some coast
city.
Had the HolbroOk garage not
telephoned about the tools, it is
almost certain that Hudson would
have made good his escape with
the car, for no alarm had been
sent out from Denver, and Hudson
had already gotten over one state
line unquestiOned.
Hudson rented the car, Chrys-
ler roadster, from a rent service
garage in the Colorado metropolis
a week ago Monday, arriving in
Holbrook Sunday last, almost 6
week later. Having a flat tire, anC
not wishing to be questioned, he
parked his car behind building
and entered a garage to borrow
tools. When he did not return ir
a reasonable length of time the
garage man became suspicious
and on making an Investigation was
| just in time to see the machine
leaving Holbrook.
The call to Winslow officers ant
the subsequent arrest of Hudson
followed.
When questioned concerning hi:
ownership papers, he stated tha
he had left them in his home il
Ohio. Early Monday morning, how
ever, he admitted the theft of tn,
roadster.
Agent Thomas of the U. S. De
partment of Justice at Phoenix, ar
rived here Tuesday and took
statement from Hudson, who i
charged with violation of the Dye
Act. Trial will occur either il
Prescott or Phoenix 1t is believed
the accused man will plead guilty
The Winslow mail., 1926-07-30
COUNCIL ADOPTS
CITY BUDGET FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1926

For the second time in two sue
cessive years, the budget of the city
of Winslow, as laid out by the city
council, was adopted without dis
sent in it's entirety.
The adoption of the budget took
place at the recessed meeting of
the council held Monday night at
the City Hall. Only one item was
questioned by the tax department
of the Santa Fe, and as no real OBJ
lection was made to this the budget
was approved unanimously.
The praiseworthy attention to
economy shown by the council and
by City Clerk Murphy has resulted
in reasonable budget, with a
smaller sum to be raised by direct
taxation than before, and with a
corresponding decrease contem-
plated in city taxes.
AS the item of a new fire truck
| for WinslOw was also included in
! the budget, it was proposed by eX-
mayor Douglas that the city should
proceed at once to buy this truck,
DuL IuS HIOLIOh was toOACN w q
vote of three to two.
Reports of two city businesses,
the gas plant and the municipal ice
delivery service, showed very graft
fying results. A very small net
profit on the gas plant operation
was particularly pleasing, mas
much as the old plant customarily
operated with deficit of from $4,-
900 to $4,000 per year. Two months
operation of the ice service result
ed in a substantial sum to go into
the city general fund, besides hav-
ing accomplished a material de-
crease in the price of ice. Details
of both accounts will be found else
where in this issue.
VIII Enforce Sidewalk Law,
Continued ignoring of the side
walk ordinance has aroused the
council to determination to en-
force it to the letter, and Officers
have been instructed to notify al
who have not complied with the or
dinance that they will be prosecut
ed unless the law is obeyed.
New Charter Complete.
Two copies of the complete new
city charter, as recommended b!
the board of freeholders, were
shown to the council, and G. T
Stevens. secretary of the board
Continued on Page 8, Section y
The Winslow mail., 1926-07-30
COMMERCIAL CLUB
WILL PREPARE FOR
YEARS ACTIVIT les

When the city council, at their
meeting Monday, voted a sum of
$1,000 to be used by the Winslow
Commercial Club in stimulating i'm
migration and promoting Winslow
they gave added stimulus and pro-
mise of useful life to this organiza-
ton, and at the same time made an
investment that will be returned in
added wealth, in the opinion of Of
ficers of the club, many of whom
gathered at the City Hall Monday
night in anticipation of the appro-
priation and to express their ap-
probation for the action of the
council.
While the club has been active
since it's reorganization, it has not
as yet staged it's membership drive,
but during the coming week a gen
eral meeting will be held to organ
ize a membership committee, plan
the drive, and draw up and approve
preliminary folder to be used in
answering the inquiries received
by the secretary concerning Wins
low and surrounding country.
1t is considered possible to raise
sum at least as large as that ap-
propriated by the council, and a
budget will also be laid out at next
weeks meeting. With the sum al
ready available, and with what will
be raised in addition, publicity
work of great value to Winslow and
to Navajo county is made possible
and will be under way in a. short
time.
Health seekers, home seekers and
people wishing to open businesses
in Winslow form the bulk of the
inquirers after information. OF
the two former classes, all will be
given information desired, and urg-
ed to see for themselves what Wins
low has to offer, but no business
man who proposes to locate here
will be encouraged in his plan un-
less local conditions warrant an ad-
ditional business of the nature con-
sidered. The board of directors
will act as an unofficial jury in
these matters.
Winslow needs new business
and is large enough to support
more stores.
The plans that have been made
by the club are tentative and sub
ject to change, and the officers
would appreciate any suggestion
that any citizen of Winslow has tC
offer. Although named as the
Commercial Club" for want OF {
title more truly indicative of its
nature, the organization is planned
by Winslow citizens, and it is the
intention of the club to be made
up of Winslow citizens in all walk:
Of life, and not strictly Of loca
| business men.
The Winslow mail., 1926-07-30
E.E. ELLINWOOD
WILL SPEAK In
WINSLOW TONITE

E. E. Ellinwood, candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
governor, will speak in Winslow
tonight, arrangements for the can
didate to appear here and discuss
the issues of the campaign having
been perfected yesterday.
Mr.. EllinWood, who is on a tour
of Northern Arizona, spoke in Hol-
brook last night to a record-break-
ing crowd, and prior to that spoke
to large crowds in st. Johns anc
Springerville and other cities anc
towns along the route. He is ac-
companied by a party, among them
several prominent speakers VINO
will also have few words to saV
relative to the issues at stake, an
among them will be Judge Alfred
Franklin, well known Democratic
leader of Phoenix.
Mr.. Ellinwood has been drawinT
large crowds everywhere he has
spoken since he started on his
present campaign tour, and mas
much as he will have somethir
important to say to the Democrat
voters of Winslow, the City Hal.
where the speaking program viii
take place, is expected by local
Democrats who have made the ar
rangements, to be crowded to CAP
acity.
The Santa Fe Indian band vii
play several selections before tie
speaking begins promptly at 800
o'pIOck
The Winslow mail., 1926-07-30
STREET DEPT. TO
IMPROVE STREETS
IN CITY LIMITS

Road improvements inside the
city limits that have been needed
for some time are under way now
and in short time the extremely
rough spots at the end of the pave
ment on the highways just inside
the city limits will be in the best
of condition, following instructions
given city engineer Stanley Wat
kins by the council at their meet
ing Monday night.
Third Street on the east end and
on Second street to the west, from
Bazell motor camp ground to the
roundhouse, will be resurfaced.
Watkins issued a call for bids on
material this week, and with his
assistants is now doing the neces-
sary preliminary work.
These pieces of road have need
ed attention for some time. The
highway beth east and west is in
good condition and the pavement
is perfect, but the spaces between
the state highway and the city
streets have spoiled the effect.
This improvement is only a part
of the program that has been insti-
tuted under the regime of the new
engineer. Following the rains this
week the street crew has been busy
grading the streets, and Third
Fourth, Aspinwall and cross streets
have been smoothed out and great
ly improved with a few days of Ia
Dor.
The new scarifier that has been
ordered to augment the city's grad
er will add to the efficiency of the
street department ,and will helT
make Winslow's streets more pleas
ant thoroughfares.
The Winslow mail., 1926-07-30
INDIAN TRADER
BOOSTS WINSLOW
ROAD TO ORAIBI

Lorenzo Hubbell, Jr., we'll known
wholesale Indian trader, who spent
several days in Winslow this week
on business connected with his To-
cal establishment, reported that
the road, especially the high line,
leading from Winslow to Leupp
and on to Polacca and Oraibi,
where the Hopi Snake dances are
held each year, are in fine shape,
and will remain so, in spite of the
rains which are bound to occur
Mr.. Hubbell stressed the point
that Winslow should get busy and
inform the people who intend to
visit the reservations to witness the
snake dances, that the only logical
and safe route to travel is what is
known as the "high line" out of
Winslow-that is the cutoff from
the Old Trails opposite Sunshine
station, leading due north. The
lower, or river route, is also fine
road in dry season, Mr.. Hubbell
said. but in order to be safe all
travellers should take the nighttime
route.
This is the only safe route dur
ing the rainy season, he said, as on
the route further east from here
due to several large washes, it is
almost impossible to pass should a
rain occur. The Winslow cham
Der of commerce is preparing to log
the route from here to the reser-
yation between now and the time OF
holding the snake dances in August
which it will broadcast all over the
state
The Winslow mail., 1926-07-30
GAS PLANT PROFIT
MEANS SAVING FOR
WINSLOW PEOPLE

A statement of gas plant opera
tion for March, April, May and
June of 1926 is the first anounce-
ment that the new plant, which
opened in January, has JUSTIFIED
the faith of the people who voted
the bond issue that built the new
gas house. After only six months
of operation, the report shows that
the last four months have shown a
profit instead of the deficit pre-
dicted by those who opposed the
city administration when the plant
was proposed. A complete recap1-
tulation of gas plant figures ap-
pears in this issue of The Mail.
The profit is almost infinitesl-
NAL, but when the full burden that
falls on the new plant is taken in
to consideration, it will be seen
that the earnings have been graft
flying. Capable plant management
by Bert Steinert and careful ad-
ministration in the city hall are
given credit for the good record.
First, the receipts from the new
plant must provide sum to re-
deem the bonds at the time OF their
maturity, and pay interest on the
bonds over this period. A sinking
fund is also provided that will
build a new gas plant by the time
the present plant has deprecated
to the point of dangerous ineffici-
ency. Figuring the depreciation
over a period of thirty years, the
| report shows that at the end oi
that time the City of Winslow will
have sum exceeding $80,00O.O(
with which to build new plant
which will be unencumbered by
| debt.
Operating expenses also come ou
of the receipts. By accomplishing
this, the new plant will have paiC
for itself and it's operation, anC
will have provided a sum to built
better plant when it's own useful
ness Is over.
But this is not all the financia
burden the new plant has shoulder
ed. 1t is also laying aside funt
to redeem the bonds which wer'
voted to build the old gas plant
and is paying interest on this debt
When all this is taken into con
sideration, it is plain that the ap
parently ridiculous net profit o
$1.97 for four, months does not tel
the whole story of the plants eff
cheney or its worth. Sooner o
later the debt on the old plan
would have to be met by the tax
payers This sum is saved them b
the new plants earnings.
The increased use of gas ha
been noticeable during recen
weeks, and with the installation c
new gas-burning conveniences
the city, the product of the plan
will be in greater demand. Cor
nections in the residential district
are also on the increase, and tn
plant can supply supply the in
creased demand without additions
cost Of operation.
The Winslow mail., 1926-07-30
Babbitt Interests Pool $4,000 Acres Land for
Drilling p Miles West Of Winslow, ON Struc-
ture Pronounced by Geologist as the Big
gest One Known in the United States
SUNSHINE OIL AND GAS co. IS FORMED

That drilling for oil, on one of the largest oil
structures in the United States claimed by E. c.
Ryan, we'll known geologist, to exist 20 miles west
of Winsow will be started as soon as standard rig
can be placed on the ground, was the announcement
made here yesterday by Ryan, who, with James Bah
btt, of the Babbitt interests, of Flagstaff in
Winsow arranging for finances which will be pooled
with funds pledged in Flagstaff Winslow and Phoe-
nix to drill the we'll
The Winslow mail., 1926-07-30
WILL DRILL FOR OIL HERE
NAVAJO COUNTY
ABSTRACT SHOWS
$36O,OOO DECREASE

A decrease in the taxable valua-
ton of Navajo county of over $780,
900 is shown by the abstract of the
assessment rolls completed last
week and filed with the State Tax
Commission, a copy of which was
received from the office of the
Board of Supervisors in Holbrook
this week.
With last years assessed valua-
ton totalling $11 1,188,394, the valu-
alton for the taxable period of 1925
this year is $10,828,373, most of
this loss having been taken in re-
duction of the valuation of the
Apache Railway company, the bal
ance of the loss being taken up in
livestock and farming lands.
An increase in city property and
improvements is noted, mostly COM
Continued on Page 8, Section u