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The Coconino sun., 1926-03-12
PROGRESS BEING MADE
ON BIG HOTEL PROJECT

Good progress is being made in the
matter of new big hotel for Flag
staff, on which the Flagstaff Hotel
committee, organized sometime ago,
has been working. |. B. Koch, who is
chairman of this committee, will leave
for California within the next few
days for the express purpose of meet
ing with representatives of the hotel
construction and operating companies,
ETC., and upon his return the commit
tee will probably have some informa-
tion to give to the people of Flag
staff relative to the probable realiza-
tion of their fondest hope of years, a
new large hotel for our city.
The recommendation of the Hook
enberry people as to many of the de-
tails have been accepted by the local
committee and it is expected that
hotel chain men and others
will meet in Flagstaff with
in week or two to settle on final
plans. Options for the site have been
and there is every reason to
believe that rapid progress will be
made after this meeting.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-12

Both men worked for the Flagstaff
Lumber Co. and the shooting took
place on the street in the colored
quarter east of the mill at quarter
to one.
There were a score or more nearby
witnesses. No words Immediately
preceded the shooting. Burgen had
called at the boarding house where a
friend, Ed Pleas, stayed, and the two
started for the mill. Cans came out
of his boarding house, run by Mr.. and
Mrs. jeff Mack, and when he was
about 30. feet away from it Burgen
began shooting.
With several bullets in his body,
Cans, who was a powerful, heavy-set
fellow, bent partly over, hugging him
self, and started back toward his
house. Burgen snapped the last cart
ridge, which failed to explode, then
snapped it again. This time it fired,
hitting the retreating man, who, with
out falling or speaking, kept on into
the house.
DR.. E. S. Miller was called and was
with Cans in a few minutes. While
he was making arrangements to take
him to Mercy hospital, Sheriff John
o. Parsons arrived. Cans was in too
great pain to talk much, dying soon
after the sheriff got there.
Burgen at once returned to his own
house, where he reloaded the revolver,
a cheap Harrington & Richardson.
Deputy Sheriff Art Vandevier found
him there a few minutes later and he
submitted without resistance to ar
rest. He seemed not to be excited at
all; indeed seemed to feel much bet
ter than he had before in some time,
it being reported that for several
days he had been in terror of Cans.
At the inquest at Justice of Peace
Tom Pulliam's office that afternoon
several colored men, witnesses of the
shooting, described it. Ed Pleas told
about being at Burgen's house one
night a week before when Cans came
there. Burgen told him:
"Joe, | left word for you not to
come here any more"
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-12
BROKE INTO DR.. PLOUSSARD'S
COUPE; STOLE MEDICAL KIT

DR.. Charles Ploussard is impatient
to again be on intimate terms with
his medicine case which was stolen on
Tuesday night from his coupe parked
at the Kiplani. He says that he
might as well be having the use of it
because it can be of no possible use
to anyone but a practicing physician.
He offers a reward for its return,
The thief pried open the windshield of
the car, then reached in and unlocked
the door of the coupe and ransacked
it. The doctor doesn't SO much mind
the loss of his extra shoes and rub
bers, but sure will smile broad smile
if his medicine case returns.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-12
OWNERS HERE PLANNING
IMPROVEMENTS AT MILL OF
FLAGSTAFF LUMBER CO.

A. G. McQuatters, w. M. Cady, Sr.
and James G. McNary, directors of
the Cady Lumber corporation, accom-
panied by B. G. Hawkins, Frank Me-
Quatters, Charlie Burns, and Mr. Fay
the latter the engineer working out
plans for the physical improvements
that are to be made at the sawrlill
plants both at McNary and Flagstaff,
arrived here from McNary, Sunday
night. Mr.. Watkins is vice-president
in charge Of operations, and prob
ably will have more to do with the
management of the Flagstaff unit
than any other man. He remained
here until Wednesday afternoon, when
he went to Los Angeles Mr.. Burns
will be at his home here for several
days yet before going back to Nc
Nary. The others left Tuesday aft
ernoon for Los Angeles.
Extensive repairs have been decid-
ed upon for the local plant and the
work will begin within a few weeks
and be completed, it is believed, IN
June. Among the improvements here
will be new dry kilns, making it pos
sible to care for as large an OUTPUT
with much smaller lumber yard in
vestment.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-12
PIN ROSE ON ANOTHER
ROSE AND TWO THORNS

Sid GaSSman as chairman and his
dad, r. NJ. Gassman,. whose birthday
it was, respectively furnished the pro-
gram and the smokes at Tuesdays
Rotary meeting. Both were good and
of about the same duration.
DR.. NJ G. Fronske, president, PIN
ned rose on Reub because Wisconsin
produced him when she did, and on
Bill Cady because California has taken
him away from US. Then Reub, gall
liant in spite of his many years, pin
ned his rose on Miss Selma Aas,
whose birthday it also was Reub OBJ
jects to having the tableau called
May and December, suggesting that
May and October would be more near
ly symbolical.
Bill by request sang Wild Irish
Rose in appreciation of his lapel
decoration.
Doc Tex Mackey read a poem, "a
righted by its author, j. R. Livingston
of Chloride, who received the inspira-
ton for it in a visit he made here
last year. The author describes sew
eral of our scenic attractions in a
manner that shows his deep apprecia-
ton. He concludes:
"We turn our face. our steps retrace,
Feel we have found shrine
Where all might pray, day after day,
Unto the Great Divine,
And grow in soul until the whole
Of truth God might reveal,
And grant his grace to all the race,
And we His presence feel.
Miss Aas sang in her usual charm
ing manner and then gave an encore
number, Miss Elsa Myers at the
piano.
Fred Breen told how easy it is for
man to set up in business running
a newspaper and the certainty of sue
cess in pleasing all of his readers, al
ways, never making a mistake an
enemy or cent, and always being
richly supplied with work and trouble.
DR.. +. A. Cotton told of the devel-
opment from a bootblack to one of
the most influential millionaires in
the nation of his friend Tom Taggart,
former chairman OF the democratic
national committee. The secret of the
success was his ready, pleasant smile,
unfailing courtesy and honesty. DR..
Cotton told how, after he had become
owner of two big indianapolis hotels,
he went to a lonely, almost inacces-
sible spot in the south part of Indiana
and built marvellous hotel, filling it
full and making the resort, French
Lick Springs, known the world over.
Had he come here he would have made
an even more famous and more sue
cessful resort, DR.. Cotton said, and
with our wonderful natural advan-
tages the opportunity is still oper
here to some man with the same kind
of smile and the same sort of honest
Continued on Page 15)
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-12

Chief Harry Miller was
arrested on Monday for
shooting and killing Earl M.
Cundiff at Canyon Lodge
during the week before the
complaint sworn out by the
latter's widow, Louise Gun
diff.
Mr.. Miller was taken to county Jail.
On Tuesday before Justice Of Peace
Tom Pulliam bail was denied. At the
preliminary, which likely will be held
next week, it is probable that bail
will be fixed and the defendant will
not be compelled to remain in jail un-
til the middle of summer when the
next term Of superior court will be
held.
The big Apache chief is taking the
matter philosophically, though he
doesn't care for Jail. Having always
lived out of doors, confinement is, irk-
some. But he is confident that it is
only for little while, as are his many
friends.
There are curious contradictions in
this case. This big, educated Indian is
VIGOROUSLY against killing of any
kind-even of snakes-and often has
refused to kill chickens for neighbor
housewives who wanted some male to
do it for them. A gentle character,
kindness and friendliness personified,
in Jail for killing his nearest neighbor.
But, he says, Cundiff's attack on him
from behind and attempt to shoot
him with his, Miller's own revolver
justified his shooting Cundiff after he
had wrested the gun from him.
Another curious twist is that it was
Miller who stood by, helping with in
fluence, cash and sympathy in the nu-
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-12
BROKE IN, LOTS OF
LOOT, BUT TOOK NONE

Burglars went to a lot Of trouble
for nothing Tuesday night when they
carefully broke through the locked
door on the side of Lou Wesley's ga
rage nearest his house and then, too
scared evidently to retreat through
the door they had entered, broke
through a door on the other side by
removing a latch. Louis old car and
w. G. Booker's new Chrysler, each
filled with guns and other hunting
paraphernalia, afforded the. thieves
plenty of plunder but they left with
out taking anything probably scared
away by Mr.. Booker's dog barking.
Ice recently formed at one of the
doors probably may have been what
kept them from driving away Booker's
car. LOUIS new Chrysler was still IN
care of John Pierce.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-12

The Late DR.. Percival Lowell
In cofnmemorating the birthday of
the renowned astronomer, DR.. Per-
cival Lowell, his widow, Mrs. Con-
stance S. Lowell gives on March 13
each year a student prize for scholar
ship at the Northern Arizona Teach
ers college This year the anniver-
sary March 13 falls on Saturday and
in consequence the exercises awarding
the prize will take place on Monday,
March 15 The prize is intended as
an incentive and encouragement to
scholarly attainment.
DR.. Lowell, the founder of the
Lowell observatory, was a resident of
Flagstaff from the time of the es-
tablishment of the observatory here
in 1894 until his death in 1916. He
was an intensely patriotic and public
spirited citizen and took @ deep in
terest in the affairs of the nation and
community. He believed that educa-
Continued on Page Fifteen)
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-12
FLAGSTAFF AND PHOENIX
TIED in STATE SHOOT

Phoenix and Flagstaff were the
winners in the opening shoot of the
second annual contest of the Arizona
Trapshooting league held Sunday. The
Phoenix shooters scored 23S to defeat
Yuma 220 and Flagstaff scored 233
in defeating Prescott, who scored 231
at Flagstaff
The scores Of the Prescott-Flag-
staff contest follow:
Prescott: Adams AZ, Vyne As, Bos-
ley As, Kile as, Forbing AS. Total 231.
Flagstaff: w. B. Raudebaugh At,
Cress At, Lewis AT, Ed Raudebaugh
46, Gold as, Paul Morton As, Frank
Goodman 43, Pat Morgan az, p. Sol
berg 42, r. Babbitt AZ, Dan Francis
Al Earl Slipher 80 Total first five
233.
Phoenix: Edins il. 80, Edins Sr. 50,
Truman AS, Morrell 46, Lobit As,
Heileman 45, Peters 45, Sine Al, Wat
son "a, Barney A, Collins AZ, Mills
las, Tomlinson AZ, Hoeppner 40, Lock-
hart 28. Total, first five 238.
Yuma: Morse 43, Border AZ, Adair
/ 46, Myers A, Bowers 45. Total 220.
Williams: C. Button 48, Charles
| Whitfield AZ, Albert Hudson 45, Levi
Montgomery 43, Z. w Melick Is.
Total 226.
Grand Canyon beat Williams, 228
to 226 For Grand Canyon individual
scores see Grand Canyon news on an
other page.
In two pot shoots of Is birds at the
Flagstaff traps Sunday after the con-
| test shoot was concluded, Howard
Adams and Emery Bosley Of Prescott
tied with Lewis OF Flagstaff, each
making perfect scores in the first
contest. On the shoot-off Of the tie,
| Adams made another perfect score
and Bosley and Lewis missed one bird
each. In the second shoot, which was
| for first and second prizes only Bos
! ley and Adams tied with "a, which
tie was not shot off in as much as
both were members Of the Prescott
team.
Leaving Flagstaff on their return
| to Prescott in the afternoon, the
Prescott boys stopped off in Williams
and shot off a pot shoot with the Will
liams club over the traps there. In
this contest Adams vtls high man
with "a and Bosley second with %.
In class A of the Flagstaff club
Lefty Lewis and Wild Raudebaugh are
tied for high Paul Morton sa far is
high in class B and Earl Slipher in
class G.
Next Sunday in the state tourney
we shoot against Phoenix, our oppon-
ent in the Uncle Dudley intermoun-
tain contest being Colorado Springs.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-12
CAR THIEVES NABBED HERE

Three young men were arrested
here on Monday by Deputies Sheriff
Harry Greene and Art Vandevier on
suspicion that the Chrysler sedan
they were driving didn't belong to
them. A wire to Los Angeles brought
word the car had been stolen in Pasa-
dena and department of justice man
came and took the three back. They
gave names of Jack Fitzgerald, Wall
ter Grove and Robert Buster.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-12
EDITOR GIRAGI HERE

Editor C. L. Giragi of the Winslow
Mail, and brother, George, stopped
over in Flagstaff short time We'd
nesday on their way to their new home
at Winslow from Tombstone The
boys are well pleased with their new
home and are looking forward to q
great development of the north dur
ing the next few years.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-12
DAD HART WILLING TO
BE SUPERVISOR AGAIN

L. E. "Dad" Hart has told several
friends that he will be candidate in
the primaries for the democratic
nomination for supervisor, Flagstaff
district Nc. 2. Dad was supervisor
several years ago and made a good
record and now his friends want him
to shoulder the responsibility again.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-12
WALDHAUS RESELLS
LEBARRON HOUSES

The Jack LeBarron property, which
changed hands last week, having been
purchased by JOS. j. Waldhaus, again
figures in the real estate news. Mr..
Waldhaus this week sold the larger
residence to Mrs. Lena Douglass, the
smaller to Mr.. and Mrs c. L. Dickin-
son, who are now living in it. Joe is
keeping the empty lots on which he
later may decide to build
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-12
CANS VISITED ANOTHER'S
WIFE ONCE TOO OFTEN AND
COT SIX BULLETS; DEAD

Joe Cans colored 22 years DID, died early last Friday
afternoon within half hour after Sloan Burgen also
coored emptied 32 calibre revolver into him at close
range The trouble over Burgen's young wife, a
comey wench less than half the age of her husband who
iC
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-12

George, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter 3. Niles, is having a vacation. 1t
is forced, however, mumps being the
cause.
Evening star., 1926-12-15

France. In 1906 there was an ex.
plosion in which more than 1,100 per-
sons were killed. England and
Japan also have had far greater dis.
asters than any recorded in the
United States.
Nevertheless there have been 16
major disasters in the mines of this
country this year, compared to IA
In 1925, and while they will account
for 335 to 337 of the total number
killed this year, the percentage to the
total of more than 1000 deaths will
be small. More than so per cent of
the deaths annually occurring in coal
mines are due to falling roofs.
In the Government records, kept
by w. w. Adams, statistician OF the
Bureau of Mines in the Department
of Commerce, deaths in the mining
industry are figured on a percentage
basis of coal produced. This may
sound cold.blooded to an extent, but
1t is the only satisfactory method of
comparison which has been devised
because mining is more or less of
a sporadic industry.
The fatality rate for the first 10
months OF this year in the bituminous
mines was $50 per million of tons
OF Goals produced, as compared to
3.48 in 1925, and in the anthracite
regions the death rate was 516 per
million tons as compared to cas- in
1925. OF the total deaths during the
rrst 10 months of this year 1857
occurred in bituminous mines and 361
in the anthracite digging.
AS already stated. the majority of
Evening star., 1926-12-15
SAYS EBERT "DETESTED"
VERSAILLES PEACE PACT
Writer Asserts German President
Signed Treaty Then Discarded
Pen He Used.

By che Associated Press
BERLIN, December 15.-New light
on the attitude Of leaders Of democ-
racy in Germany toward the Yer.
sailles treaty, which they feared
might wreck the republic, has been
thrown by Emil Felden in a biographi-
cal novel of Friedrich Tbert, Socialist
first president. Ebert detested the
peace pact to such an extent, Felden
says, that he signed 1t with a new
pen and penholder which he never
used again.
This is the bitter end" the stanch
advocate of the republic is quoted
as. having said when the treaty, para
graph upon paragraph, was trans.
mitted to him by wire on his silver
wedding anniversary Nav 8, 1919,
The terms cannot be fulfilled"
Ebert, Felden asserts, CROPPED for a
Evening star., 1926-12-15

mine deaths are due to falls Of roofs
and coal. Gas and dust explosions
and accidents incident to the hauling
Of coal in and out of the mines are
about on par.
Some years the explosions account
tor a greater number of deaths than
haulage accidents, and in other years
the position Is reversed. Electrocu-
tions and accidents in the handling of
explosives are the other contributing
causes to accidents.
Mine fires also take their toll from
time to time, but are not common
enough to be classified. The worst
mine fire in the history of the in
dustry occurred at Cherry Hill. ILL.,,
November 13, 1909. when 25s lives
were lost
The toll of lives taken in the mines
seems appalling, but mining Is prob
ably the only industry where COM
plete records of every accident are
kept. Perhaps If the other dangerous
Industries kept similar records. min
ing would not be the only black
beast" of the industrial world.
fCopyright. 1926)
Evening star., 1926-12-15

way out. Even Field Marshl Won Hin
denburg, it is revealed, advised against
armed resistance. Gen. Groener
said another war against the allies
would mean civil war and the destruc-
ton of the nation. Thus Ebert
signed with a heavy heart, Felden de-
clares, and could not bear the sight
of the pen with which he affixed his
signature.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
1000 DEAD, TOTAL
FOR MINES IN 1896
Years Figures Are Far From
"BIaCk" Record Made in
t.. 1907, However.
By Consol' dated Press.

~ ONAA5 Va NoSCN aSoS'
More than 1000 men have been
killed in the coal MINES or the United
States this year, but this record, de-
plorable as it is, does not constitute
the black" year of the industry. In
1907 the total number killed in the
mines was 3,242. and that was the
worst year for which any records are
available. III 1910 the number killed
was 2.S21, and the third worst year
was 1913. when 2.7S5 of the under
ground workers lost their lives.
The large number of major" eX-
plosions, In which five or more per-
sons were killed, this year has at
tracted public attention to mine disas.
ters, but while 1926 has been worse
in this respect than 1925, the chances
are that the total number of mine
fatalities will be smaller this year
than the general average. The Bu-
reau of Mines, which keeps q COM
plete record of deaths in the under
ground workings, was not organized
until 1913. Since that time there has
been L distinct improvement in the
death rate.
Most Deaths Unheralded.
The really sad part of the mine sta.
tistics is that while the major diSas-
great majority Of deaths in the mines
are unheralded and are due to work
day causes. For instance, in the
first 10 months of this year, for which
complete records are available. the
total number of deaths from all causes
was 2,018. OF this number only 307
were killed in major explosions.
The death list for the latest explo.
sion, at Francisco, Ind, has not been
completed. Taken together with an
explosion at Moundsville. w. Va, on
November Is. it may add 81 to 80 fa-
talities to the major explosion class.
The worst disaster of 1926 occurred
at Wtlburton, Okla, January 13 when
81 men were killed. The next worst
was at Clymer Pa, August 26 when
a We're killed.
The worst mine disaster in the his
tory of the United States was at
Monongah, w. Va, December 6, 1907,
when 361 lives We're snuffed out in
dust explosion. The country had
hardly recovered from this shocking
tragedy when an explosion occurred
at Jacobs Creek. Pa. in which 239
men were killed. These two major
accidents made 1907 the black year
for all time, so far as the United
States is concerned.
But far worse mining disasters
have occurred in the coal workings
of other countries. At Courrfers,
Evening star., 1926-12-15
TURKEYS Outvalue Horse.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

SptCIdI DIspdtCn 10 Ine StaT.
PHILLIPSBURG. Kans., December
1l.-Mrs. F. J. Fuller. living south of
Kirwin. brought an auto load Of tur.
keys to market. One bird alone
brought $40. One day last week n
man in Hill City offered four horses
for sale. and the four brought but
SO, the price of one turkey.
Evening star., 1926-12-15

Crepe, flat crepe. canton
crepe, all the latest fash
ION features. every pop
ular color. Specially
large size range for larger
women. Other dresses to
$3o.o6.
Putnam patriot., 1926-12-10
SPRINGS SURPRISE
Louis Elmer, For P Years Ford Distributor, Changes to
 Overland Whippet

One of the greatest surprises ta the automobile selling business of Connecticut Was experienced tbs week when announcement was made by Louis Elmer of Hartford. head of the Elmer Automobile Company thai he had severed connections with che Ford Motor Company and was eo longer to handle it's product
 Mir Elmer has for years been known as a Ford dealer of larae pra. portions He has headed eleven branches in the state including the one in Putnam which has been iakeH over bv the Place Motor Company The news chat Nr Elmer is no longer Co sell Faf3 ear caused neafly as great surprise as would the announce ment thnt Ford ears were to be no ioneer manufactured
 The reason that Nr Elmer gives for the change is that he believes the time has come when he can establish a business relationship more satisfac- tory Co him and he hopes more profit able.
 Anuouncine the severance of the Ford connection Mir Elmer also an- nounced the making of new con neetion rIe has joined forces with an old personal friend John \. Willy of the Willvs Overland He
Putnam patriot., 1926-12-10
MICHAEI CROWLEY
 IS RAILROAD MAN
por,.,ls~ C-r,ltrsy-v T. - As He Rounds Ouf g3 Years of
 Service
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 Michael Crowley. SO fi @n arr haIf-eentafv service horar rail vith A record of fftv-three veers' ee~tiru= aas service was born in Nalnale Mass. Senferher 10 1851 aud onfnr- ed service July 70 1872 as brakeman on the Narwaad Central train an the old New York and New England Rail road
 Mir. Crowley was promoted Co nas- senger conductor iust five wears later and has served in this capacity eye since with a perfect record
 Tn those days they had no air hrafe- and if was necessary 70 brake by hand Mr Crowley had four coaches te look out for He had 70 clean them outside. take care of the kerosene hghts and n the winter time had to take cure of the wood stoves in the ears
 He continued on Norwood Central train antH about 1sq0 He then ean- mercea ta5rHn from Boston Co Wilt mantle the old o'clock train and ran this traia until it was dive~tcd to fhe shore Line then ran the Air Line imiteA from Park Square Station. Nr Crowley ran this train from the time i was rHt on until Ma is f2a2. when t eas transferred to the Shore Line.
 H. inc "Ghost Train from Na-et ff fsql. until October %. 1895
 Af- e.--ltv stated "lt was always my amtt from a hay ta De rail- road u and f ' had my life to live ooer asaa would still De a railroad man
 T. HH eelI-Fnown fact on the Mid land ps that Conductor Crowley j- efe fuAent af our rules and in- sists erainmen working under him being milarlv informed as to the requirements of their duties correct ing any shortcomings they mieht have and generally making them 6rst-class trainmen
 Although Mr Crowley Is nearly 70 years of age he is a very active man and rates one hundred per cent in eff cheney. courtesy and general ability