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The Coconino sun., 1926-02-12
MRS. BURMAN HOME

Mrs. John Burman with her daugh-
ter, Christine, returned recently after
an absence of seven weeks. Mrs.
Burman went to Nashville, Tenn, to
see her mother, who is in poor health.
On the way home stops were made at
Memphis, and other cities, Several
days were spent with friends in
Douglas, where Mr.. and Mrs. Burman
lived for six years. With Mrs Bur
man on her return was an orphan
nephew, Thomas Holland, vino will be
one of the family and accompany Mrs.
Burman the last of the month when
she goes to upper Oak Creek to begin
the school term.
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-12
MAGGIE JIGCS HAS SOME
POLITICAL DILEMMAS
February 6, 1926
Editor Coconino Sun,
Dear Mr.. Breen:

February 6, 1926
Editor Coconino Sun,
Dear Mr.. Breen:
1 | know you will be surprised to re-
ceive this long letter from me as my
god father has given the public the
impression that 4 am primarily and
primitively a woman of action But
| have an active mind as well as an
agile biceps. While my rolling pin
has already performed It's conven-
tional morning function and the fra
GRANGE of corn beef and cabbage per-
meates the air | will set down some
I of the weighty thoughts which ac-
cUmulated while said menial tasks oc-
cupied my time.
Not that / have any criticism of
Jiggs as an office holder-no man
could have displayed more political
acumen-perhaps | may be credited
with this superiority so displayed
but that | believe that there are many
women in our city who are well quail
fled to carry on in political life.
Jiggs is the dearest and most Won
derYu man that | know: is there a
wife who has devoted more time or
attention to the training Of her hus-
band than | have? | do not wish to
give the impression that | am critical
Of any man in office at the city hall
or at the courthouse.
But rumors, at first hardly voiced
above a whisper, bat growing in num-
Der and volume, are reaching my ears
that we women should have places on
the city council Election is in May,
is it not? How shall we go about it
if sentiment increases 50 as to no
longer permit of its being ignored?
The state federation of woman's
clubs which convened here last sum-
mer passed a resolution pledging sup
port to any worthy woman running
for office.
Several likely candidates have been
brought to my attention. Executive
ability and diplomacy to a marked de-
gree have been in evidence in local
organizations of women, and commit
tees upon which both men and women
have worked, have performed credit
ably.
Mentioned in my hearing was the
name of one woman who has shown
remarkable traits of political sagac-
ity; she served for don't know how
long on a county central committee
and / never once heard that she did
not do her part or that, in 50 doing,
she created any commotion such as
house-bound women are supposed 20
exhibit under stress.
Another who has repeatedly been
suggested for the office Of mayor,
usually says it with flowers, but she
has a way with her that would per-
nit the concealment Of brlckbat5
among the posies with a pleasant
lCnntinned ON Pace TWO
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MAYBE LEE REALLY HAS
FOUND THE POT AT THE
FOOT OF THE RAINBOW

Listen to couple of old-time pros
pectors gassing while they lean
against the sunny side of building
on Front street in most any town in
Arizona and you will hear specua-
tions concerning the location of some
lost mine. There is no more intrl-
guing pastime which gives greater
return of romance.
Forty years ago stage driver ply
ing between Fort Defiance and Hol-
brook made a trip off somewhere on
the reservation" and found a fabulous
ly rich gold-bearing ledge. Forsaking
his regular occupation he outfitted a
pack train, took two companions with
him, and disappeared. Many false
clues in which figured Indians as
guides, both honest and dishonest,
lured adventurous ones into the desert
in hope of at last finding the lost
treasure.
Stating that he had located it and
showing gold-flecked samples to sub
stantiate his assertion, George Lee,
from Somewhere on the reservation,
appeared in town this week. He tells
how, aided by an Indian, he found
''The Lost Mine" and that there also
he found the bones Of three persons,
an old butcher knife and other objects,
adding weight to his belief that he
has found what for so many decades
was lost.
More than one Flagstaff citizen
had made an expedition in its search
and at least two hard headed business
men were planning another trip for
the near future. And they were
among the first to congratulate
George Lee on his evident success in
beating him to it.
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FLAGSTAFF TUTORS BEAT
GILA COLLEGE. F. H. S.
FLOCCED TOWN TOSSERS

Saturday night two basketball
games of unusual interest were play
ed at the college the decision as to
the victor in each case being made
during the last two minutes of play
with a margin of single field goal
marking the victor from the van
quished. In the first game the Town
team attempted to down the fast pass
ing Flagstaff high school team and
at the end of the half it looked as if
they would have an easy time in do
ing it as the score stood 10 to IL in
the towns favor. The tendency to
foul, however, cost them two players
in the second half, and, coupled with
the lack of condition and the superb
passing attack Of the high school lads,
cost them the game by the scant mar
gin of two points. Heclerick was
high point man for the Town, with
nine to his credit, while Captain
Runke gathered II points for his
team. The score: 28-26.
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MINING MEN HEr'y 20
INSPECT NAV, = COPPER
co. CLAIMS; MAY BUY

Two men from Santa Rita, N M,
who say they represent the Guggen-
helm interests operating a mine there
and at which they work arrived here
the first of this week and, acc3mpan-
led by Charles David and William
Babbitt and Edward C. Ryan, the oil
man, went out to the old Navajo Cop
per Co. mine or the reservation north
east of Flagstaff.
One Of the visitors, whose name is
Fleming, says that he used to punch
cattle through this section and that
18 years ago he noted the huge sur
face deposits Of Iow-grade copper
there and reported them to eastern
mining capitalists, without result. He
is supposed to be making the inyesti-
cation now in the interests of the
Guggenheims with q view to possibly
buying up the property. The patented
claims were put up as collateral for
the bonds with which the Navajo
Copper Co. obtained money for equip
nent and operation until its failure
several years ago. The unpatented
claims are mostly owned by David
Babbitt, Mrs. John Francis and the
George Babbitt estate.
Some Of the best informed people
here, who have had most to do with
the old Navajo Coppr Co, are strong
in their faith that some day the prop
cial!y il a railroad is ever run in to
tap the extensive copper, coal and
iron deposits abounding on the reser-
walton.
In this latter connection there is
afloat a persistent rumor, impossible
SO far to verify, that a surveying
party is now in the neighbSrhood of
the Gap running lines for some con-
templated development. One story,
more circumstantial than any of the
others, is that the old Denver 4 Rio
Grande survey is being re-run with
the idea Of building railroad from
the Santa Fe at Cliffs across the
Colorado river near Lees Ferry to
connect with the Rio Grande Western
in Utah. Another conjecture is that
it is a proposed line to connect the
Pennington, n. NJ. country with the
Arizona reservations mineral deposits
and the Santa 7Fe railway at Flag
staff. Still another story is that it is
q party of men looking for oil seeps
and tying themselves in as they go
along by roughly run survey line.
Whether there is oil on the Painted
desert or not, there is mineral In such
abundance that some of these days
there will be a railroad built to them
from Flagstaff. The development Of
the Colorado river and plenty OF
cheap power might bring the railroad
almost at once.
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HELPFUL HINTS HOW BEST
TO TRAIN CHILDREN GIVEN
PARENTS BY DR.. BARKER

DIR. Charles z. Barker, of Grand
Rapids, Mich, who spoke four times
in Flagstaff yesterday, each time to
highly appreciative audiences, it is
believed by those who heard him
did a vast amount of good.
Physician and health specialist, his
special study of the training of chill
dren, with particular reference 10 the
influence on their after lives of vio-
lation or observance of fundamentals
Of sex hygiene, equips him to advise
young men and women and their par
ents on matters on which most of
them are likely to be either ignorant
or uncertain how best to use their
knowledge.
DR.. Barker, who during the presi-
dency of Vim. II. Taft was his per-
sonal physician and health advisor
and who during the last few years
has lectured under the auspices of In
ternational Rotary, was brought to
Flagstaff at the instance Of the Flag
staff Rotary club. He arrived yester-
day morning from Phoenix, where he
spoke and of which Rotary club he
has for some time been an honorary
member.
In the morning at the high school
DR.. Barker spoke to students of all
the schools and many adults on "How
to Make the Most Out of Life" At
noon he spoke at the Rotary club
meeting on Rotary By-Products At
$3.50, at the Woman's club, his aud
ience, women and girls, Dr. Barker's
topic was "a Mothers responsibility
to Her Daughter" and at night at
Ashurst auditorium, before a male
audience, the subject was "a Fathers
Responsibility to His Son."
To the women, DR.. Baker said, in
part:
Perhaps you may not agree with
me, but | believe it is the clear, un-
mistakable duty of every mother,
from the time the child is able to un-
derstand down through the growing
years, to teach obedience in the home.
As the years come and go, my con-
viction is strengthened that the one
biggest menace ahead of this country
lies in the fact that so many of our
fathers and mothers are allowing
their children to grow up having their
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RESERVOIR WORK TO
RESUME IN MARCH

City council meeting Monday night
was largely devoted to settlement
with water development contractors.
R. Z. Mcdonnell of Burns & McDon-
nell, our consulting engineers for the
water development, came from his
Kansas City office accompanied by
w. E. Flynn, engineer in charge DUR
ing the last several months of the
work. r. f. O'Brien Of Cook &
.O'Brien, who. built the springs to
reservoir road and dug the trench
for the pipeline got here from Kan
sas City on Saturday. Ernest F..
Bent, head of the Bent Concrete Pipe
Co. Of Los Angeles and Harry Tellyer,
superintendent for that company in
charge of pipe construction and lay
ing here, We're also on hand.
Everything under discussion was
amicahly arranged Cook & O'Brien
were allowed a payment Of $4,000 and
there is $4,000 more to be paid upon
completion of their part of the work.
There are some minor says still to be
removed from the pipe line and this
will be done as soon as weather per-
mits.
C. f. Greene of Los Angeles, reser-
voir contractor, failed to be at the
meeting, though his presence was
much desired. Mr. Mcdonnell said he
would see to it that Mr. Greene was
back on the reservoir job just as soon
as danger of heavy freezing is past,
probably by the middle of March, and
that the new reservoir is done by the
time it is needed. 1t is estimated that
it will take between two and three
months to finish the reservoir.
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(own way. Statistics and observation
seem to indicate that lawIessness,
especially among young people, is on
the increase, and our juvenile court
Judges are unanimous in their opin-
ion that the principal cause for this is
laxity in home discipline.
Il hope that we are realizing the
utter absurdity of the dangerous doc
trine, advocated in some quarters in
recent years, that children should not
be punished, but rather should be
ruled by reason. That idea does vio-
lence to all the experience of man
kind in our progress towards bet
ter, higher civilization. God always
Furnishes any violation of His laws,
and it has only been by this ladder
of discipline that the human race has
been able to reach its present height
Let US not, then, forsake this safe
and wise path as we deal with those
whom God has placed under our care
for their growth and development.
Il trust you will not make the mis-
take of supposing that | am making
a special plea for corporal punish
ment, for as matter of fact, l do
not believe in that form of punish
ment-usually-with some children
the use of the "rod," wisely admins
tered, is highly beneficial. The wise
mother will study carefully the nature
and disposition of her child in order
to find out just what particular form
of discipline is most likely to pro-
duce the best results in dealing with
that particular child. For example,
if the child is inclined to be high
strung and nervous, an excellent form
of punishment IS to send her to bed
for while. She will get up from the
bed of punishment, not only wiser,
but a healthier child.
Permit me here to drop a word Of
caution; you should never punish
your child when angry. In that condi-
ton of mind you cannot think wisely,
you are apt to magnify the offense,
and furthermore, the child always will
resent your discipline under such con-
ditions. Wait until the fit of anger
has passed away, and then if the child
has really broken a law, plan the pun
ishment and do your duty!
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MISS HELEN DILLMAN
BRIDE A. j. M'DONOUCH

A quiet wedding which came as a
surprise to all but a few intimate
friends of the bride was that of Miss
Helen Dillman, daughter of Mrs. Gus
Dillman, and Arthur James McDon-
ough, which was solemnized at 7:30
Ion Sunday morning at the Church of
the Nativity, Rev. FIR. E. Albouy of
ficiating. The ceremony was a SIM
pie one performed in the presence Of
the brides mother with Miss Zella
Jones as bridesmaid and Ray Brahm-
steadt as best man.
A wedding dinner was served at
noon at the home of the bride. Be-
sides the wedding party covers were
laid for Miss Bertha Campbell; Miss
Estelle Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Balzar
Hook and Albert Dillman.
The bride, daughter of one Of Flag
staff's pioneer families, has lived here
all her life and has many friends who
will be glad to know of her happiness
and regret that her husbands work
will take her away from home tenn
porarily.
The groom is Santa Fe railroad
man whose duties for several years
have brought him to Flagstaff for a
month or two as relief at the depot.
At present he is taking the place of
Mr.. Travis, who is in Los Angeles,
and on whose return he will be trans
ferred. 1t is the wish of both Mr..
and Mrs. McDonough to be perman-
emily stationed here and the desire is
echoed among their many friends.
Pending more definite plans the
young couple will be with the brides
mother.
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TEACHERS TAKING
OUR SCHOOL CENSUS

Teachers in Flagstaff's high and
grade schools began last Saturday
and tomorrow will finish taking the
census of all people of school age.
This is in accordance with the state
law enacted by the last legislature re-
quiring that once each year, on the
first and second Saturdays Of Feb
ruary, the teachers are to take the
census of all persons between the
ages of five and twenty-one and that
the work be done without remunera-
ton.
Accordingly, the teachers of Flag
staff were allotted certain streets and
last Saturday began the work, get
ting most Of it done
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-12
WELL KNOWN SANTA FE
MAN CALLED BY DEATH

The many friends along the Santa
Fe railroad will learn with deep re-
gret of the death of w. F. Taliafero
at his home in Topeka, Kan, last
week. He had been i'll the past sew
eral years with leaky heart, but un-
til two months ago he was able to
be about and attend to his duties with
the land department of the Santa Fe
Pacific railroad, having occupied the
position of assistant t oHowel Jones.
Mr.. Taliafero came to the Santa Fe
as chief clerk for A. G. Wells, who
was then general superintendent Of
the coast lines, and was later assigned
to the land department, During his
years in that department he met and
made friends Of thousands of people
along the railroad, wherever interest
in land or other matters might arise.
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Mrs. H. c. METZ TO BUILD.
D UPLEX APARTMENTS

Mrs. H. C. Metz let the contract
this week to N. P. Agren for two du-
plex apartments which she will build
on lots just east Of her home on
West Cherry street One will front
the north and one the east. One du-
plex will consist Of three roomed
apartments with screen porch and the
other will have four rooms on a side.
Mrs Metz will expend about $4,000
on the four apartments, which will be
Of substantial structure, plastered
throughout, with hardwood floors,
modern built-in features, and ivory
tinted finish inside. 1t is probable
that they will be ready for occupancy
about the first of May.
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MAY ORGANIZE COMP ANY
TO DRILL FOR OIL IN
VICINITY CANYON DIABLO

Daily reconnaissance trips are being
lnade from Flagstaff into desert re-
gions easterly from here looking for
oil indications. The inspiration is the
| firm belief of Edward G. Ryan, the
lwell-lsnown oil prospector, that there
lis tremendous oil field in the Can
Won Diablo section.
Accompanied by Charles j. and
William Babbitt, Mr.. Ryan has ex-
plored many square miles of the
desert country and from each trip re-
turns more convinced than ever that
the oil is here. He declares the sur
face Indications are identical with
those in the most productive Okla
honIa regions.
Mr. Ryan first noted these surface
indications last fall from the train
on his first trip through here. He
was on his way to the coast, but inn
pressed with what he saw from the
car window between Canyon Diablo
and Flagstaff, got off here to inves-
tigate. After several trips out on
the desert he declared there is oil
here. Then he went to New York
city in the hope Of interesting bankers
in company to drill for oil. He re-
turned here about two weeks ago and
the preliminary steps to organize a
company are being taken.
Mr. Ryan believes the oil doesn't
extend far east of Canyon Diablo. He
believes there is much more oil close
to Canyon Diablo than there is 80
miles or more east of it. He also
scoffs at the notion that Meteor
mountain crater was caused by the
fall of d huge meteor which imbed-
ded itself in the earth. The crater,
he declares, was caused by a gas
blowout and by nothing else.
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TO BUILD TWENTY new
CITY PARK COTTAGES

City council Monday night author
lied Dir. Z. S. Flett, chairman of the
dark committee, to contract for the
erection of 20 more cottages in the
tourist camp grounds and this will be
attended to at once so they will be
ready when the spring tourist rush
begins. DR.. Flett handled the erection
of the additional cottages last spring
and did such good job of it that
when on Monday night he asked that
he be allowed to do more building
this spring his fellow members of
council unhesitatingly told him to go
right to it.
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SUPERVISORS FAVOR
GLENN CANYON DAM

: Coconino county board Of SUI
: pervisors accurately reflected
:. general public opinion in this
!. county when, on Monday, the
:. following telegram was sent to
: Congressman Carl Hayden and
: Senator'S Ralph Cameron and
:. Henry +. Ashurst Of Arizona
: and C. +. LaRue, engineer Of the
: u. S. geologic survey:
!. Oppose naturalization Colo
. RADIO river. Enact legislation
!. authorizing first development at
!. Glen Canyon, endorsed by Edi-
: son company and all impartial
: engineers as the feasible site for
!. power, water storage and flood
: control.
!. BOARD Of Supervisors
. "Coconino COUNTY"
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CARS COLLIDE

Understanding the speed of his
Ford truck resulted in collision
Wednesday morning at the intersec-
ton Of Leroux street and Aspen
avenue, when Charles Priest jammed
into the car being driven by Mrs.
Loran Savage, as Mrs. Savage was
rounding the corner. The other car
connected at right angles, smashing
the running board of the Savage car
and receiving a collapsed front wheel
and bent front axle.
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WE'RE FOURTEEN
ON SUNDAY

: Fourteen years ago next Sun
!. day Arizona became state.
: Since it was during the admin
: istration of Abraham Lincoln in
!. 1863 that it was elevated to the
:. rank of territory, sentiment was
!. strong that the final attainment
: of statehood occur on Lincoln's
: birthday. An expectant popu-
: lace, ready with plans for cele-
!. bration, was forced to wait dur
!. ing, two days of official red tape
: in Washington until the four
!. teenth, when President Taft at.
!. last signed the BILL The flag
!. which floated over the capitol on
!. that day is now in Flagstaff at
; the home Of B. A. Cameron.
!. There will be general observance
!. of Admission day next Monday
: through the city schools.
!. :. :. ;. !. :. :: : :. !. :. :. :. :: + !.
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"MARGOT" ASQUITH'S
CHILDREN LIKED us

Princess Bihesco and her brother,
Anthony Asquith, daughter and son
of former British Premier Asquith
and his wife, Margot Asquith, the fa-
nous authoress, spent Monday night
in Flagstaff. They ares travelling over
land with maid and chauffeur from
the coast to Washington, D. C. The
princess freely expressed her appre-
citation of our scenic wonders, having
just returned from Grand Canyon by
way of the Painted desert.
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CLEANING GARAGE FLOOR
WITH GASOLINE; FLAMES

Fire in the rear of the Pilkington
Motor Co. garage last Friday after
noon was quickly put out with chemi-
Gals by the fire department.
It was lively, spunky blaze while
it lasted The men in the machine
shop end of the building got house,
cleaning spasm and were using gaso-
line to cut the grease off the cement
floor. Just how the gasoline ignited
no one seems to know, but it did
ignite. Perhaps in scraping the floor
spark was struck.
The most damage was done to Pat
Murphy's Buick sedan, the top Of
which was badly burned. Tex Haught
of Grand Canyon had a Chevrolet
touring car in the shop, but it es-
capped with no damage of consequence.
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TOM PULLIAM HAS
BIRTHDAY CALLERS

Learning that yesterday was his
natal day many friends of Tom Pul-
liam dropped IN To wish him many
happy returns. They we're greatly
pleased at his satisfactory progress
since his return home This will also
be good news to his many friends at
a distance who would have liked to
have attended his informal reception.
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-12
MASONS OF ARIZONA
ELECT n. c. BLEDSOE

Tucson, Feb. 10.-Dr. N c. Bledsoe
of Bisbee was elected grand master of
the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge
Free and Accepted Masons at their
meeting which came to a close We'd
nesday afternoon.
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keeper, C. +. Deaver; Scorer, r. r.
Powers.
ella college went down to defeat
at the hands of Coach Jessuppe's
hard-playing Lumberjacks. The de-
feat was not one TO feel ashamed of,
however, the score showing but two
points difference between the teams.
At the half the score stood II to IL,
and that's the way the game looked
Gila excelled in passing but were
unable to hit the basket, while Flag
staff's passing was at times poor but
when they did get going they were
able to put the ball through the net,
which is what the game is for
Rough, hard tactics were used
throughout the game by both teams.
Two Gila men paid the penalty for
four personal fouls and watched the
remainder of the game from the side
lines while Detloff, Flagstaff center,
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FEMININE VIEWPOINT

A little girl ran INTO the house
crying bitterly, and her mother asked
her what was the matter.
BILLY has broken my dolly" she
sotbed
~How did he break it asked her
mother.
Il hit him on the head with it, :"
was the answer.
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GOOD MATCHES

Customer: "But if you are selling
does your profit come in?
Assistant: Eve make our profit out
of repairing them"