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The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
VOLUNTEER FEREMEN
ADDED new MEMBERS
ARE TO HAVE DANCE

Our volunteer firemen will be pro-
vided by city council with waterproof
night suits, to draw on over what
ever they have under on nights when
the alarm sounds. This was decided
at Monday nights regular monthly
meeting Of council. Council also au-
thorized the purchase of q sealing
ladder by the department.
The volunteer firemen have Gone
uniformly good work for years, and
the members have been faithful and
prompt in their responses to alarms.
Our equipment is far above the grade
usually maintained by a city of this
size, and we may we'll be proud Of the
-department and its strength
The boys entirely reorganized The
department at q meeting held over the
city hall in their new club rooms last
Friday night. All members were
present. Councilman a. J. Mitchell
gave a short, interesting talk on CO.
operation and company efficiency and
assisted very much in an advisory
capacity during organization.
The membership was increased 70
twelve including Fire Chief Jack Will
SON, which makes a standard hose
company. Heretofore the company
has consisted Of seven men-not
enough to handle large fires. The in-
crease in the force will now enable
them to handle any conflagTation
without any outside assistance wnat-
ever, and they respectfully REQUEST
the people not to handle the equip
ment for although their intentions are
good, and appreciated, they usually
interfere with efficient work.
They have outlined q schedule and
plan on giving the town .ralned
| fire-fighting machine. They viii com
duct weekly fire drills in hook-ups,
scaling of buildings and chart work
showing methods Of scientific fine
/ fighting. The fire chief is confident
Inc can soon whip his boys into shape
/ ard Is anxiously awaiting the arrival
( Of the new equipment.
The members are: Jack Wilson,
chief; Claude Phelan and Carl Dick
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man, husband, father and neighbor.
He is survived by his wife and two
sons, one, Verdi, being a cadet at
West Point military academy, from
which, it is reported, he will be grad
uated in June of this year, and the
other, Roy Barnes. being married and
living in Williams. Mr.. Barnes had
been truant and probation officer at
Williams for several years and was
last week reappointed for this year
by the county board of supervisors.
He organized and conducted Barnes
band and orchestra at Williams, many
of the members Of which are School
children, with whom, because of his
genial understanding and sympathy
he was great faveFite.
Dr. Melick is one Of the best known
and most highly successful physicians
in Arizona, a genuine man and true
and ardent sportsman. Besides his
wife there are three boys in the am
mediate family-Claude, at Grand
Canyon; Dermont, who attends school
at Williams, and Earle, who works for
the Saginaw & Manistee Lumber Co.
at Williams.
The Sun joins with the many other
friends of these two men in deep
sympathy for the families of both
men and in sincere hope that DR..
Melick may speedily recover from his
injuries and be spared for many years
of active, useful life.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
TWO ME- JAILED HERE
WITH fWO GIRLS UNDER
MANN AND DYER ACTS

born in Denver, had recently lived in
Seattle, and had Travelled all over the
country. Winifred Buell., 20 said she
was born in Colorado Springs, and
also has Travelled a lot.
The girls said they were visiting n
Les Angeles when they g2t acquainted
with MAYER and Foreman, who visited
them and took them riding III Star
car. Four DAYS before they left Los
Angeles the men ACQUIRED Hudson
coach. Winifred wanted to visit hor
mother. Mrs. Lee +. frugillo. Alton,
ILL.,, and the men said they would take
her as far at least as Ell Paso, 50 they
started. Both girls said they knew
nothing about the theft of the car.
But they must have eft in hurry,
as none Of the quartette had eyca q
handbag in the way of luggage. The
men had short .38 six guns and one
had a mask. Between them they mad
$25 in bills and a large amount OF very
small change that gave the impres
sion that they might have held up
some oil station along the way.
While the girls talked readily and
seemed to take their arrest as only an
incident ia the routine of life, the men
were sullen and refused to talk. They
seemed perfectly at home in their
cells, though, giving the impression
that they were familiar with that sort
Of thing.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
BUM RADIO OUTFIT
KNOCKS JOY 0JjTA LIFE

A radio fan sends us in the follow
ing lady-like complaint against some
radio operator whose regeneratlVe set
is causing other radios to shed music
that resembles the wrecking Of a tim
shop. Art Riordan, 4 radio EXPERT in
commenting on the complaint says the
complaint is mainly correct except the
'device" suggested as q remedy l5
more costly than the original outfit
and about the only remedy wonid be
to call in an expert The disturbance
can be traced a thousand miles or
more. The writer says:
There are quite a number Of peo-
pie in Flagstaff that employ their eve
nings listening to radio music. In
cidentaIly, along with this music there
is the extreme annoyance caused by
the unshielded regcnerative sets. The
writer has been forced to quit station
after station because their reception
is ruined by these pests.
There seems to be no way OF stop
ping this disturbance. Those who
have these sets may not be aware Of
the interference they are causing and
perhaps also they do not manipulate
the sets properly and cause the an
aoyance unnecessarily with the sets
they have However there is q device
that can be put on q regenefative set
that will correct this fault. Is it too
much to ask that those favoring the
/ lregcnerative sets equip them SO
that they viii not spoil other pco-
ple's reception?
All localities are troubled in the
same way and we can not expect
Flagstaff to be the exception to the
rule. Human natme 4 not exactly
human, when It comes to spending
money and taking trouble to mako
things better for the other fellow.
4 VIII some one offer a real suggestion
i for correcting this condition? If you
can you will he famous and your name
Will be broadcast over the world, and
your name featured As real bene-
factor to mankind, that portion chat
+ IS interested in radio.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
FLAGSTAFF MARkSMEN
WIN AGAIN IN TOURNEY

Flagstaff Gun club was again Wia-
ner Sunday against its competitor IN
the Uncle Dud lntermountain states
Geographic clay pigeon tourney, a2d
now stands two won and none lost.
Our boys did better Sunday than
the week before; still some Of The Old
reliabies like the two Raudebaughs,
Loren Cress and Pete Soiberg, failed
to register among the five high guns.
Next Sunday we shoot against La
Junta, Colo. The Sunday following
we lay off, no competitor being
scheduled against US that day.
On the last Sunday of this month,
Bill Cady and Lefty Lewis wil choose
sides from among the members of the
club and at the end Of each month
thereafter, during the Uncle Dud
tourney and the state tel2graphlc
tourney, which begins in Q few weeks,
the side that gets the most men on
the five high-gua lists during the
month will dine-get that-dinei at
the expense OF the losing side
Last Sundays five high guns each
having 80 chances, were: Frank NJ.
Gold, so; Lefty Lewis, 40; BHl Cady,
As; Paul Morton, As; Joe Schmidt, %.
Last Sundays results:
Flagstaff, 237; Sterling, 206.
Phoenix, 238; Fort Morgan, 2f3.
Denver, 235; Colorado Springs, lost
by default, not shooting.
Alamosa, 237; Prescott, 234
Scottsbluff, Neb., 200; Louisville,
Cole, 208.
Next SUNDAY shooting begins
promptly at 10 a. m.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
Fatal rs Ii Is Flagstaff
WILL Insist on CrO1Ui1lg. 9.

forth more effective efforts to protect our
selves from being flooded with outsiders
who are not entitled to the benefits Of what
we pioneers have done to protect our elyslan
isolation.
Fight as we would, the Santa Fe forced q
new depot onto us, and it is understood that
there is a movement ON foot to build big
tourist hotel here.
If a new. big tourist hotel should be built
here, all we could expect would be horde OF
Wall Street Bear-Lambs to swarm here with
their predatory wealth, creating lot more
fictitious values as has been done IN Florida
and Los Angeles. None Of us could live here
happily thereafter, because no one could tell
what he had lost by not asking enough
To protect ourselves we feel it necessary
to suggest that each one should cut out his
phone. cut off his electric lights at sundown,
nav his bills on February 31st and act as
though life was Improbable up at this altl-
tude. We should tell EN- about the terrible
winters here that have frosted Esqulmos
from Alabama.
Our fight is against more people and for
more money We need the money to de-
velop the country, but Wotinel is the use OF
lot Of strange people tramplng over our do
main and laughing at us natives!
Still, if people are bound to come here I'M
invited and insist en- staying, it might be
good idea to shake hands with them.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
COUNTY LOSES MONEY FOR
ROAD TO GRAND CANYON

Washington.-The reclamation sec
tion of the interior department appro-
priation bill, carrying approximately
$7000,000 for reclamation work for
the next fiscal year, was approved
Saturday by the house.
Western members offered number
of amendments, but the majority of
them were rejected. As approved,
the whole section is subject to an
other vote by the house.
During discussion of the amend
ment, the administration of reclama-
ton projects by the interior depart
ment was subjected to scattering
fire of criticism, but the personal at
tacks made during general debate on
Secretary Work and Director Mead of
the reclamation service, were not re-
newed.
An amendment by Representative
Hayden, democrat, Arizona, TO appro-
pirate 100000 for am approach road
to Grand Canyon national park was
rejected.
The road amendment was debated
at some length.
Representative Cramton asserted
that the section of the country it
would benefit had not chosen TO enter
the agreement whereby the Bright
Angel trail in the Grand Canyon
would be turned over to the federal
government. He did not think it adj
visable that the government deviate
from its policy of not building APP
proach roads to national parks.
Mr.. Hayden contended that neither
the country through which the road
would pass nor the state was able to
finance the highway and that it was
an interstate matter.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
EIIRAM'S FIRST MEETING
NEW YEAR INTERESTING

The Hiram club held It's first meet
ing of the year Friday noon with A.
A. Johnston, the new president, IN, the
chair and Charles w. Isham as secre-
tary A number of business matters
were disposed of and activities Tor the
coming year discussed. New commit
tees were announced and Dr. +. a.
Miller was named as chairman for TO-
days meeting.
Charles HillebranG,. retiring pfesi-
dent. had charge Of the program Fri
dav and introduced Prof. e. G. Class,
the new head Of the English depart
ment OF Teachers college, who made q
splendid talk on the elevating in
fiuence Of poetry, Prof. Class talk
was we'll received by all. Tom Bell
WOOD sang a couple numbers in his
usual pleasing style, accompanied BY
Miss Selma Aas.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
LOST BROTHER FOUND

M. J. Osborne says he guesses he
was bit careless in giving his sister
his address when he moved around
over the state. He recently wrote her
so her uneasiness on his account is al
layed. He sure felt conspicuous, he
said, when he read Dr. E. S. Miller's
request for information in last weeks
Sun on behalf Of his sister and the
Red Cross. His description, ruddy
complexion and especially "that un-
ruly lock of hair which always hung
over his right eye,' amused him. He
is working as mechanic at the Pix
ington garage and plans to write
regularly to his sister in North
Carolina from now on.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
IMPROVING BARBlTTS'
STORE AT WILLIAMS

Homer Bartlett, Babbitts' expert
mechanic and electrician, is back from
Williams where he completed the re
modelling Of the meat and vegetable
apartments of their store.
The cold storage room has been
insulated with new cork hnng and
modern mechanical refrigeration IN
stalled, which insures that Constant
unvarying temperature so essential
to the proper care Of meat. Careful
attention has been given to every de-
tail 50 that meat and vegetables may
be handled with perfect cleanliness
and sanitation.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
FoRDs 4 FITTING

w. S. Beard, Ford salesman fer Che
=. D. Bat5itt Motor company reports
the sale of improved Fords since the
first of January as follows: Santa Pc
Pacific Co, touring; w. r. DeVaney,
touring; Hart Cattle CO., ranch truck;
Ralph r. Davis, light delivery; VIII
liam O'Bnen of Tuba City, coupe;
John Lugin, coupe; Babbitt Brothers,
ranch truck and light truck; J. r.
Cooper, sedan; G. w. jake, sedan;
Roy E. Burrus, coupe,
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
W. II. cox DEAD

William H (BilD Cox died on De-
cember 26th in Seattle, Wash. He is
survived by one child, daughter, now
Mrs. Charles Johnson Of 2l6 North
Mogollon street, Flagstaff. She has
the deepest sympathy of her many
friends here.
Bill, as his friends knew him, was
a resident of Flagstaff over 10 years,
but for the last few years had made
MS hcme in Seattle.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
BASKETBALL TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW NIGHT

Winslow high school boys and girls
will be here tonight to play double
header basketball games with Flag
staff high school at F. H. S. auditor
ium. Tomorrow night, the Wins,ow
boys will play the college freshmen at
Ashurst auditorium. Winslow beat
the former Normal team three years
in succession and there will be a
lively tilt this time.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
CAN'T BE DONE

Harry Howland, patent medicine
peddler, was arrested by Deputy Sher-
iff Harry Greene for transferring
California license to car he had
bought, intending to use it that way
until it came time to put on new 1926
plates. Justice of Peace George Nc
Dougall fined him $40.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
MADE IT EXPENSIVE

j. NJ. Chaves, arrested by Sheriff
John Parsons and Deputy Harry
Greene, charged with DeIng drunk and
disorderly and refusing to pay his
room rent, was given fine Of $25 or
an equal number of days in Jail by
Police Magistrate Frank NJ. Gold on
Monday morning, and paid.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15

Miss Jane Brown returned last
week from her home in the east, where
she had been for several months re-
cuperation after severe case Of flu.
Her rest proved very beneficial and
she is again busy in her office at
Emerson school looking after the
health of the school children.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
C. +. PHILLIPS ELECTED
HEAD ENCAMPMENT

Last week Pinecrest Encampnent
No. 10 elected officers as follows:
Charles E. Phillips, chief patriarch;
John Winchell, senior warden; +. G.
Mills, junior warden; J. @. Simmons,
high priest; ]. G. Clarke, scribe, and
G. w. Sullivan, treasurer.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
G. |. BARNES OF WILLIAMS
KILLED, DR.. P. A. MELlCK
HURT YESTERDAY MORN
WHEN TRAIN STRUCK CAR

George L. Barnes Of Williams almost instantly
killed and Dr. P A. Melick of Williams seriously injured
Yesterday morning Abra when southbound Grand Can
yon railroad train No II struck the in which they
were riding
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15

Mrs. Charles Lehr is chairman of
the WAYS and means committee which
is selling tickets for the picture show
on the twenty-second for the benefit
of the grand lodge fund.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
l2O CHILDREN AT
 bAPTISMAL PARTY
Gather in Honor of ReV. and
 Mrs. Blod6ett's Daughter

Betty Catherine Blodgett, daugh- ter of Rev. and Mrs. Warren M. Blodgett of 101 Monroe street. was and party given by Mrs. A. N. Abbe to 12o children of the beginners and primary departments and their par ents of the First Church of Christ Sunday school yesterday afternoon from 4 till 6 o'clock in the First Church chapel.
 Mrs. Abbe and the teachers in her department had decorated the chapel with Christmas trees and sea- sonable paper hangings. She led the children in a merry Christmas wish to their parents and friends, led them in singing Christmas carols, and showed them stereopticon pie lures of the nativity of Christ, giving personal touches on the pictures of the Holy Land from her recent trip there.
 Rev. Theodore A. Greene. pastor Of the First Church. read the Christi mas story to the children from the book, Jesus the Carpenter of Nazar- eth. Vivian Holstein recited, The Night Before Christmas, while Mrs. Abbe had the Santa Claus pictures thrown on the screen.
 A special setting was arranged for the baptism of Betty Catherine Blodgett. The children sang the first verse Of the song, T Think When l Read That Sweet Story of Old" Dur ing the singing the minister and the family, including Francis, Betty Catharine's four year old brother. took their places at the altar. The service itself was phrased in simple
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
POPULATION OF
 CITY ESTIMATED
Continued from First Page)

School age enumeration of 15,043 "' 'he close of 1919; 17,514 at the close of 1925, and 19,0o0 at the close Of 1926, an increase of 2,957, or 2G.3 per cent.
 Report of Frank J. O'Brien, clerk of the City Department of Water supply, of 5,316 active domestic water services in the city the close of 1919; 5,9S5 at the close of 1925, and 6,S29 at the close of 1926, an increase of 1,513, or 2S.5 per cent.
 Pronounced increases during the past year in school enrolment and enumeration and in domestic water services are indicative of the con- siderable population growth shown by the survey in comparison with the opening of 1926. Opening of 1927 statistics for New Britain residents engaged in gainful occupations, based on the survey, follow:
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
Domestic-pers, serv. 800 S16 Clerical work .... 1,709 1929

The estimate of 72,365 as furnish ed by the Newspaper Feature Bureau falls far short of other un- official estimates compiled in this city. The Chamber of Commerce re- gently issued survey in which it claimed population of approxi- mately S1,000.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24

Although David B. Swift, director of the science department of the senior and two junior high sschools, has been in the service of the New Britain system only short time he has gained considerable popularity with fellow instructors and students.
 He came to this city as science teacher but this year he was pro- noted to the directorship of his de- partment to succeed Harry Vessels, who was made principal of one of the junior high schools some time ago. MT. Swift has been active in promoting cheering among the stu- dents during the football season. He is well acquainted with the art and coaches the cheer leaders in his spare moments.
 He is a Bates college graduate, class of 1918, and attended Harvard Medical school and the Massachu- setts Institute of Technology for three and a half years. Before con- ing to this city he taught in Dover, N. H. for two years.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
Darien Residence Is
 Destroyed by Fire Today

Stamford, Conn, Dec. 24 R-The home of Wilson Young in the Toke- neke section of Darien was damaged by fire this morning, the loss being estimated at $20,000. The cause of the blaze has not been determined. Mrs. Aldrich, daughter of the owner of the place, and maid were the only persons in the building and they made their escape.
 The building was valued at s12,- 900 and the contents sS,0O0. In ad- diton. several oil paintings, some said to be valued at S1,000 each, were burned.
 The Darien fire department re- sponded but found the hydrants frozen and had difficulty In getting water.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
ADMITS ELOPEMENT BUT DENIES THEFT
Girl Tells Police Fathers AC-
 CuSatiOn Is Untrue

Having read In the Herald that they had been reported to the police as thieves. MT. and Mrs. Korian Badel called on Captain Kelly at po- lice headquarters late yesterday afternoon and assured him that while they had eloped to Hartford last Tuesday afternoon, they had not stolen $500 as the father of the bride reported. My father wanted me to marry man he liked, but l love Korian and that is why we ran away and got married, but I did not take any money, as my father said '' the bride said. When we read in the Herald that my father said we stole $500. we made up our minds to come right up here and explain it."
 Detective Sergeant McCue sum- moned the brides father and a con- ference was held in the detective bureau, following which the newly weds and the brides father left, ap- parently satisfied with the turn things had taken. The bride told Captain Kelly that her father had given her age to the police as 15, but she is 21, and she denied that health is not good, as her father reported. Relative to the theft of $500, she presumed her father was referring to Korian's refusal to give him money, as the husband of her sister had paid her father $500 at the time of her marriage.
 Korian is 30 years of age and a cousin of the bride. For some time he has made his home with the brides family, and his determination to win her was strengthened when her father not only objected to the match but selected another man to become bridegroom. They were mar ried in Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
Men Thought Frauds
 Declared to Be o. K.

A representative of the Connecti- cut Light X Power Go. called on Chief Hart today and informed him that the two men who were reported yesterday to be fraudulently repre- senting themselves as employees of the company, are not imposters. One of them is employed by the company and the other represents Landers, Frary &s Clark.
 Yesterday, however, the com plainant to the police said he had telephoned the lighting company and inquired about the men, with the re- suit that they were declared to be not in the employ of the company. Officer Feeney was on their trail yes terday afternoon as a result of the complaint.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
Special Notice

Barber shops will close all day Christmas day and will remain open until 9 o'clock Christmas eve.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
Revolutionary Parade
 Ground to Be a Park

Stamford, Conn, Dec. A P)-A plot of ground used in Revolutionary war days as a parade and drill field will become one of Stamford's pub lie parks. The city board of finance after deliberating until o'clock this morning voted to pur- chase from Theodore Ferris what is known as Woodside park. The city will pay sso0,OO0 for the 65 acres of land. The property has been in the Ferris family for 75 years. A previous proposal by MT. Ferris in which he offered the land to the city for s2o0,00o with the condition that his taxes be abated for the bal ance of his life, was rejected by the board.
 Money for the purchase of the park will be raised through a bond issue.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
Family Must Beat 24
 To Win This Contest

Windsor. Ont, Dec. 24 R = A Belgian family of father, mother. small girl and a baby were res cued from freezing to death yes- terday on the isolated little stretch of land in the Detroit river known as Peche island.
 Through interpreters. the care- taker of the solitary residence on the island who brought them back to the riverside, learned that they had paid 100 to be smuggled across to the American shore.
 In the darkness, they said. the smuggler landed the family on the wood strewn beach of the island, far from their expected destination, and fled.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24

words 50 that the children could un- derstand It. At the close, Le Rolle's. The Nativity" showing the shep- herds adoring the Christ Child in the manger, was thrown on the screen: and tho children sang one verse of Away in . Manger."
 After the program. tho children assembled in their Sunday school rooms for the gifts and refreshments which Mrs. Abbe furnished for them. Mrs. Frank Porter, Mrs. E. c. Good win, Mrs. William Weiant. Misses Cornelia and Bertha Chamberlain. Mrs. William D. Parker and Mrs. James Robinson were among the friends who assisted Mrs. Abbe and her teachers and officers to serve the refreshments.