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Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22
SUCCESS CROWNS
FIRST JUVENILE
THEATER PARTY
Club Women Gratified at
Results of Efforts to
Entertain Youngsters.

ScVcral hundred El Centre Young
! SierS, Stary eyed, jaws swinging
/ briSklv. pcrchcd on the edge of
| their seats, awaited with brcathlcss
! interest the opening of the first ap,
/ proved juvenile matinee, presented
at the Valley thcater SATURDAY. aft
c'noon under the auspices of the
motion picture committee of tn
Woman 5 Ten Thousand Club.
From III" time the KIDS reached
their places until they filed out at
IT." cnd of red letter afternoon,
they didn t miss Il trick. When
Ia" c"lorcd spot light, playing on
IA" big panaihopc which furnished
the music, changed from purple to
green. all heads promptly turned
backward Ia see what made the
light look different. When they
finished the community singing.
lead by Miss Helen Cruick shank,
th" youngsters happily appland"d
themselves. When Mrs. j. T.. Miller
Of talexieo told the story of The
Mouse Pie, - they listened with rap,
attention and paid her the compi
mcnt of perfect silence. rs the
Wooda BlcSv Studio dancers pre-.
sentcd their different numbers, they.
moved even closer to the edges of
their seats, and whispered comments
If delight and interest ,y,r. h.ar1
All together, the affair WAS AN
unqualified success.
Speaking in behalf of the motion
picturc committee which sponsnrcl
the event for the public service
group of the Woman's Ten Thou
sand Club, Mrs. Calvin G. MoasScau.
chairman, made II brief talk intro
during tn" performance. which was
made possible and successful
through the cooperation Of club
women, Herbert Norris. local man.
a2cr Of the West Coast thcatrrS,
and y Novak of the Imperial Mus
ic Co.
Large baskets Of flowers. arrang
ed by the dccoratin" committee of
which Mrs. Il. \. Che>nut is chair
man, added to the attractivcncSs Of
the theatcr. Home made candy.
provided by club women and sold
by members of the Arts and Crafts
section who. roStUmcd in cal0rful
>mockS and velvet tnmS also acted
aS nShcrs, scored Il big hil with the
kiddic
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22

approximately 1880 carloads
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Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-10

confidence of the Eskimo tribes near Reindeer lake, 900 miles north of Prince Albert, in the Province of Sas- katchewan, Canada, brought back an uncertain tale. Bishop Pascal, of the Diocese of Prince Albert, saw an Es- kimo carrying revolver and noticed that other members of the tribe seem ed to have an unusual quantity of rope.
 When he inquired they told him that a great white house" had come down from the sky, that the men in it had starved to death and that the rope had come from the house top. The Eskimos showed him brass instru- ments and hunting gear they had fashioned from metal they found on the balloon, and also cooking utensils and waterproof cloth they had taken.
 A month later Father Furquatile, another priest, brought back addition al news. The Eskimos admitted, he said, that the white men had hunted game. This angered them and they killed the white men.
 These reports stirred the recollec- tion of William Irvine, who for fifty five years had been connected with the Hudson Bay Post at Fort Good Hope. He recalled that in 1897 the post had been notified to keep watch for the balloon. One night, he said, a mysterious light passed thru the sky. The next day the Eskimos crowded the trading post seeking an explanation. They reported that strange star had passed through the heavens very near the earth and that as it passed they could hear the voices of men.
 One other subsequent report with the stamp of authenticity was made. Christian Leder, a Norwegian explor- CT, said Eskimos told they saw the balloon come from the sky and saw smoke and thunder come from strange sticks which 1.-two devils" carried. One of the devils" they killed with their arrows, but when the other made signs that he was not hostile, that he was hunting birds only, the tribesmen realized that they had killed human being and fled in fear. They saw no more of the other man.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-10
ATTEMPT WAS MADE
 MANY YEARS ACO ID
 SAIL BALLOON POLE

NEW YORK, May s. (By A. P.)-
 Regardless of the fact, Lieut.. Byrd was the first to reach the Pole by air, he probably never will be certain that he actually was the first man to fly there.
 Twenty mine years ago, with far cruder equipment than any of the adventurers this summer are taking, three Viking airmen tried to sail through the sky to the end of the earth. There is some evidence that they passed over the Pole, or very near it, although what finally happen ed must be relegated to Eskimo le- gend.
 The leader of the party was Prof. Salamon August Andree, a Swedish scientist and civil engineer interest ed in ballooning. His companions were two other Swedes, Nils Strind- berg and Knut Hjalmar Ferdinand Fraenkel. Professor Andree was con- vinced there were trade winds blow ing through the upper atmosphere from Spitzbergen, across the Pole to North America, which would carry his balloon in safety over the Polar ice cap.
 He carried the last word in scien- tifc apparatus for his day-only generation ago. In place of radio ap- paratus he carried a large quantity of bottles that he could drop overheard with messages, and a few carrier pi- geons. Professor Andree's balloon measured ninety-seven feet from top to bottom, the bag alone being sev- enty-fve feet from summit to open ing. It consisted of three thicknes- ses of silk glued together and cov- cred with five coats of varnish.
 On July 6. 1897, the party left Troudhjen, Norway. On July it pas sed the North Cape, and on Sunday, July II, at 2:3O in the afternoon, it took off from Danes Island, Spitzber- gen, with the Pole 500 miles to the north. The day was clear and a strong wind was blowing. AS the balloon started it narrowly escaped striking a rock in the Sweerenburg Sound AS it rose out of the vary ing undercurrents of air it swung about like carrier pigeon get ting its bearings, and then meeting the upper currents which Professor Andree predicted it started away at the rate of about twenty-two miles an hour.
 For an hour the balloon could be seen from shore. It was equipped to stay in the air fifty days and car ried provisions for four months.
 One carried pigeon returned a few days later with this message.
 July 13.-12:30 p. m.-S2.2 de- grees north latitude, 1855 degrees north latitude, 15.5 degrees east longi- tude. Good progress toward the north. All goes we'll on board. This message is the third by carries pigeon, An dree."
 In September, 1897, buoy which Professor Andree was to have dropped overheard when he passed over the Pole, was picked up on the shore of King Charles Island and identified by the inscription "Andree Polar Expedi. tion."
 A year later a bottle containing note number 143 was found near Vardoe in the most northeasterly part of Nor way. Nsa
 That was all Years went by with out another trace of the expedition Liberal rewards were offered by the King of Sweden for genuine relics o1 the expedition. Many parties were or ganized and spent thousands of dol lars searching the Arctic regions fol remains.
 At last, in December, 1909, friend ly Catholic priest, who had won th'
Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-10

N. Kitzmiller, Anchorage contractor and former chief of police of the h. let city, left for home this morning. Mir. Kitzmiller has just completed mak- ing a brief business trip to Seattle.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06

in the house and number of his
present colleagues, who are likewise
seeking the same advancement are
certain to be elected this fall. Among
the democrats who have been trans
ferred from the house to the senate
since Hayden was first elected to con-
gress are the. following who will be
glad to greet him as a personal
friend: Robinson and Caraway of
Arkansas; Heflin of Alabama; Harri-
son and Stephens of Mississippi; Ger
nv Of Rhode Island; Mcclellan of Ten
nessee; Shepard of Texas; Glass of
Virginia; Dill of Washington, and
Neely Of West Virginia.
Mr.. Hayden will take with him to
the senate the same industry which
he has always exhibited, the same
ability to defend the rights of his
state, the same persuasive power to
advance her best interests, all inn
proved and perfected by wide know
ledge Of the way in which the feder-
al government operates, gained by
close contact with its various branch
es. At the age of 40, in the very
prime of life, he offers talents of the
highest order for use in the service
Of the people of Arizona as their
United States senator.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06
THE AMERICAN ABROAD

President Coolidge offers the suggestion to
Americans visiting Europe and other foreign
countries that they treat the natives as they
would like to- have visitors to this country
treat the natives of this country. That
sounds fair enough. If we feel SO Nigh
ty superior it would be much more polite
to wait until we got home from the party, before
bawling out the host Many half-baked Amer1-
cans believe they have the right to represent
America so long as they have money enough to
90 abroad If you have been abroad" with some
of your fellow countrymen, you at once reallze
how much more polite the Navajo and Hopl In
dians are than some of the bunch you are hooked
up with in foreign countries One wouldn't ex-
cuse an Indian for the rudeness some of these
towering Americans" pull when among natives
of foreign countries It isn't the average Ameri-
can who does this sort of thing, but the smart
young fellow whose uncle died and took him out
of the produce or soda squirt business; or some
fellow who had an oil well squirt up in his face
by sheer accident New York City gets the dregs
coming and going from all sections. From and
to Europe. Europe and great deal OF the rest
of the world gets it's idea of who's who" IN
America from scum to scum, pretty much as real
Americans form their opinion of the natives ar
irving from other countries. Countries, like local
communities, would get along fine were it posi-
BILE for the real hearts-the real folks who work
and pray, to get together.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06
SAYS HAYDEN HAS EARNED
PROMOTION
(Phoenix Messenger)

In letters to the democratic pre-
cinct committeeman throughout the
state, Carl Hayden has formally an
nounced his candidacy for the United
States senate. Mr.. Hayden became
member of the House of Represen-
tatives upon the admission of Ari-
zona into the Union in February 1912,
and at the end of his present term
will have served continuously in that
capacity for over fifteen years. By
hard work he has earned promotion
to the upper house of congress.
That conscientious service which he
has rendered to the people of his
state has been satisfactory to them is
proven by the large majorities he has
received every two years. He has
been faithful representative, ever
attentive to the needs of his constitu-
ents, not only in committees and on
the floor of the house, but before the
departments of the government. His
voting record on important bills is ex-
cellent
Coming from a state within which
the federal government owns more
than half of the total area, Mr.. Hay
den has consistently fought to COM
pei congress to recognize its obliga
ton to contribute toward develop
ment. He has helped to. secure the
appropriation and expenditure of mil
lions of dollars in Arizona for irri-
cation projects, for roads and brid-
ges and other public improvements.
His greatest and most difficult
achievement in that respect was the
passage through the house of repre-
sentatives of the bill for the con-
struction of the Coolidge dam as part
of the San Carlos project.
Mr.. Hayden claims. no superlative
virtues but he does his own thinking
and has the power to express his
ideas in clear and forceful language.
He has never employed press agent
to sound his praises or to assert un-
due credit for his accomplishments.
His deeds speak for themselves.
1t is generally conceded that the
democrats party viii win control of
the United States senate next No
vember. Enough of the republicans
who were swept into office by the
landslide of 1920 will be returned to
private life at the end of their pres
ent six-year term to accomplish that
result. The election of one who is
in accord with the majority in the
next senate will be highly advantag-
eous to Arizona and Mr.. Hayden's
candidacy is therefore opportune.
He will be no stranger in the SEN
ate. There are now twenty-three SEN
ators with whom Mr.. Hayden served
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06
THE POLITICAL BOSS is YET WITH US

One of the arguments used by the reformers in
putting over the direct primary system was that
it would do away with the party boss. Yet, sub
sequent elections under the system have shown
that the primary is especially adapted to boss pol
tics The selecting of candidates by the primaries
is the peoples business and the old saying still
holds true that what is everybody's business is
nobody's business
The result is that the boss with his well oiled
machine is better able to function than ever be-
FORE In the old days the boss was party boss,
amenabe to party discipline and the convention,
whether boss-controlled or not, usually selected a
list of candidates which would appeal to the peo-
pie, because the first purpose was to WIN the
election and this could be done only with strong
ticket
The bosses under the primary are not partisan
but personal bosses and they rule as ruthlesSly
as any of the bosses of the departed days. In
addition to acting as the big chief the boss is
often a dennagogue as well for the reason that 1T
is the demagogue who usually wins in the pfl-
mary. Then the voters themselves get disgusted
with the way things are run and as a result the
vote falls off year by year and wonder what
is the matter. Party responsibility has given way
TO political anarchy and personal bosslsm and
nobody is any better off except the demagogues
who rule through the minority primary.
The situation was recently put in this way by
the Cincinnati Enquirer: I'm the broad view the
republican and democratic national conventions
are ilnpotent today The party discipline men
once feared and respected is no more. The pri-
mary has radically modified conditions. The pri-
mary system has effectively and effectuaAy uIl-
dermined party authority IN the United States.
With its coming the big men in political life dis
appeared Acclaimed as democratic method OF
fairness and efficiency, it in reality operates as
force for the destruction of the two-party system
in America. If this is what the people OF the
United States desire they have departed far from
the theories of Jefferson and Lincoln.-Arlzona
Republican.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06
STATE ADVERTISING
(Arizona Gazette)

The secretaries of the chambers OF
commerce of the state at their recent
meeting adopted a resolution lndors-
ing the advertising of Arizona as a
whole through a state fund. A COM
mittee composed of H. B. Watkins,
manager of the Phoenix chamber oil
commerce, Margaret Stewart, secrec
tary of the Flagstaff chamber Oh
commerce and A. H. Condron, secre-
tary of the Tucson body have been
named to draw up draft of the pro-
posed measure.
The chambers of commerce of the
state here have an opportunity Tor
ACCOMPLISHING the greatest possible
GOOD for the state. A bill acceptable
to the legislature of the state that
would appropriate a large adVertls-
ing fund to be spent for advertising
the state would bring a stream OF
investors and homemakers to every
section of Arizona.
The plan for advertising the state
at large under the direction OF the
chambers is the most plausible one
that can be suggested. 1t will insure
the equitable distribution of the adj
vertising matter. 1t will cut down the
overhead of carrying on such cam
paign to the minimum. 1t will place
the campaign in the hands of the
persons who are trained in doing the
work.
The business men of every COM
munity in the state should give these
secretaries every assistance IN for
mulating and accomplishing this
plan.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06
THE CAMPAIGN OF HON. e. S
CLARK-WHY 1T is MAKING
PROGRESS
lArizona Republican

From all sections of the state come
reports of the. surprising headWay
the campaign of Hon. q. S. Clark
for the Republican nomination for
governor is making Wherever Mr..
Clark has already appeared the en-
thusiasm is naturally higher, and the
more confident are the certain pre-
dictions Of his victory at the pri-
mary.
Democrats as we'll as Republicans
recognize his supreme fitness for the
office Of governor, and they agree
that his administration would be
creditable to the state and would COM
mand, the respect Of all whose busi-
ness would throw them into contact
with the governor.
Mr.. Clark has been resident of
Arizona for nearly forty years. For
more than half that period he has
been in the. front rank Of the MEM
bers Of the bar, of the territory and
the state. During part of that time
an appointive official position brought
him into contact with every section
of the state, contact which has
been preservedsby his extensive legal
practice.
Mr.. Clark is a student of govern
ment and has a real grasp Of the
functions of government. He lives
steady, thinks straight and talks
straight Indeed, he is generally re-
garded as a public speaker without .
peer in the southwest, convincing,
clear and never STOPPING to person
alities.
That the interests of the state with
Mr.. Clark as governor would be safe
guarded so far as a governor could
safeguard them, may be believed from
notable record he made during his
office as attorney general of the ter
ritory. Previous to that time the
great mines which largely controlled
legislatures and the taxing machin-
cry Of their counties paid but little
more taxes on their great properties,
that is, on their highly mineralized
ground than the farmer paid on an
equal area of land.
Mr.. Clark set about reform un-
der which there should be a more
equitable distribution of the burden.
A law which was forced through the
legislature at that time furnished Mr..
Clark the weapon. The law was re-
sisted but the enforcement of it was
procured by Mr.. Clark in the courts,
and there was then the beginning Of
the mines real contribution to the
support Of government No single
public service then has been OF such
far-reaching benefit to Arizona as
that ice-breaking achievement of Mr..
Clark.
Arizona is now in position in
which wisdom and diplomacy in the
direction of it's affairs must be sub
stituted for blundering and buster
ing. Mr.. Clark possesses these quail
ifications in the highest degree. He
would be prepared to meet represen-
tatives of our neighboring, states and
present our claims in such>sl way as
to secure an acknowledgement of
their righteousness. AS the respon-
sible head of the state his appeal to
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06
GOOD NATURE IN MOTORING

Now that the number of automobiles on the
streets has doubled within few years, the jams
at many congested spots have become very r.
ritating to many people who use cars. Some
folks of an impatient disposition seem to lose all
self-control Their lack of spirit of good-natur-
ed acceptance of these conditions causes many
accidents.
If they fall in behind line of cars on some
highway, they can not wait for good chance to
pass ahead but they will do so on curves or at
various unsuitable places. Then some car unex-
pectedly appears and there may be a smash. Peo-
pie are got fit to drive automobiles through
crowded towns and on congested roads unless
they have certain calm spirit of philosophy
that is willing to wait for its proper turn, and
which is not irritated by delays of some seconds
or minutes. The old proverb said that the pa
tient waiter is no loser," and it never applied
more closely to anything than to automobile
driving Newcastle Courier
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06
THE HUMAN SIDE
OF LIFE
! s*a44@**#@@@@@44+
Privileged

Privileged
1--WE went to war with Germany to
make. the world safe for democracy.
Why, then, do we not go to the rescue
of the oppressed people of India and
North Africa, who are fighting so fu-
tilely for independence ?"
The question was put to young La
Toilette, who gives signs Of efnulat-
ing the fame of the insurgent sena-
tor from Wisconsin. LaFoilette
smiled.
II think" he said, "that the story
of little. Willie covers the point.
Mother, asked Willie, you always
spank me when | eat with my knife,
but Uncle John does it when he comes
here and you never say word
Hush, dear whispered. the mother
hurriedly, Uncle John is rich enough
to eat with the coal shovel if he
chooses
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06
WHO ARE SPORTSMEN?

The word "sportsmen" today means something.
It means more each year. It implies moderation
and not butchery. 1t means one who loves not
Just the killing of large quantity of game, bat
who thrills to the concentration of keen faculties,
the perfect coordination of nerve and muscle, and
the quick action essential to the taking of game
under sportsmanlil1e conditions. 1t means one
who always has firmly fixed in the mind the fact
that the game Of today is not all his for the
taking. but he must respect it's limitations that
the, same or an even larger supply may be left for
the coming Observation-Disclosures of American
Game Protective association.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06
A DEAD GAME SPORT

Because of a fifty-cent bet with cousin who
told him he could not finish high school course
in four years. Constantine Macris, a sixteen-year-
old Greek boy living in Nogales, buckled down and
took his diploma in two and half years Then
he entered the university week contests and took
high place in various tests. He has mastered
SPANISH as we'll as English, though he did not
know<a word of either language when he came to
this country in 1928 Macris says that he just
learns fast because he takes his studies seriously
The American boy has just as good brains but
won't usually take the time to use enl.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06
REMARKS OF THE GANG
I'n'Inl''','''''''''"E

the federal government in any mat
ter touching Arizona would bear
weight and command respect.
There is something else. In every
issue that has arisen in Arizona in
volving the. question. of morals, Mr.
Clark has been found on the side of
strict mora Lsy-not a mere acquies-
cent moralist, but an outspoken cham
pion of what he believed to be right
and what events afterward proved to
be right.
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06
Soothing Effect.

Just at present "wise cracks" are
the spice of life; hence the Norman
Kerry sets are always sure to be in
teresting. The other day, after start
ing some friends toward Florida,
Kerry came to work looking even
more immaculate than usual. But the
director regarded him obviously.
"Gosh, but your suit is awful loud. /"
"All right said Kerry, "I'll put on
a muffler."
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06
Keen It In

A patient of DR.. George Deacon's
gave a dinner party in honor of sew
eral war veterans. The following day
she met the doctor and stopped to
speak to him.
"I am so sorry, DOCTOR" she said,
chat you were unable to attend my
dinner party last night. 1t would
have done you good to be. there"
at has already done me good" the
doctor replied genially. Il have just
prescribed for three of your guests. Z
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06
That What He Got

Nose and Sam had just cut nice
juicy watermelon. Being very cour-
teous, Nose held both slices out to
his companion, but TO his surprise.
Sam ignored good manners and chose
the largest slice.
Where is yo mammals, niggah?'
Nose asked Indignantly. "Why, If
you had offered to me, | would have
took de smallest piece"
"Whatcha gripin' about" returned
Sam with a satisfied air, "dat's what
you got, amt it,"
The Coconino sun., 1926-08-06
Real Problem

Little Doris Atkinson, just at the
age when she loves to romp with the
other girls, found herself, instead,
taking care of her baby sister, Muir
iel. A friendly neighhor, passing by,
paused-iong enough to ask: What
would you do without little sister 7"
"I'm not so much worried about
what I'd do without her." answered
Doris, cas- what III do with her."