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Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-08

Fred Shedd Of Phoenix, Arizona.
has Just purchased 1000 acres of
laud in the Salt River valley.
Ell Mclean. Fallon, Nevada, eS-
hiA''s - head Of lettaca that weighs
four and onc-fourth pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-08
SAN GARRIEL FIRE
IS UNDEE CONTROL
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANIELES, juno 5. = Tie
serest fire which has been bnrninq
at Fish Forks IN San Gabriel car.
Ven for the past twenty four hours
5 under control, United states for
estr'r officials anno&ncea today.
Although reports fre:a tie fire
one have been meager because Of
Is difficult accessibility. mea in
thc forestry service flew over thy
t#se in an airriauc and declared
there was no DANCE o. tire flamc8
spreading.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
BIG TIMBER RESOURCES
OF THE SOUTHWEST

Few people realize as they cross
New Mexico and Arizona on the
transeontinental trains that either OF
these states contain an appreciate
acreage of forest lands, states Log
ging Engineer Duncan H. Lang of the
forest service, yet nearly one-fifth OF
the gross area of these states IS for
ested with pine or pinon and juniper
woodlands.
Beginning in the Black range, west
of the great Elephant Butte dam, and
extending westward to the Grand
Canyon and across into the kaibab
country, there is approximately four
million acres of timbered land, chiefly
yellow pine, the principal lumber tree
of the southwest. This vast expanse
of forest is said to be the most ex-
tensive unbroken body of western yell
low pine timber in the United States.
The national forests of Arizona,
comprising some twelve and one-half
million acres, contain over IL billion
feet Of timber, and those of New
Mexico, over eleven million acres, and
contain over IL billion feet of timber
There are also other extensive tim
Der holdings situated on the Indian
reservation, public domain, state and
private lands. The total tlmbereo
area of these states comprise about
|361s million acres, estimated to con-
tain approximately 81 billion feet Of
saw timber and So million cords OF
wood. The timber resources of the
southwest, although not approxlma-
ting that Of the Pacific coast region
is of immense Importance in the eco
nonic and industrial life of. the re.
gion, although the local timber cul
does not supply all Of the timber USED
at home, it is believed thatslf AL OF
the forests of the state were kept pro-
lucing up to their maximum capacity
that they would, under proper man
agement, meet the present demand.
About 81 thousand acres is cut over
each year, according to Mr.. Lang, ano
in 1924 there was cut 142 million
board feet in Arizona and 126 million
in New Mexico. In 1922, the latest
United States census figures estimate
that 400 million board feet of timber
was used in these two states.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
TUESDAY WAS MOTHERS
DAY AT ROTARY CLUB

Mothers day was observed Tues
day in the short but inspiring pro-
gram arranged by Earl G. Slipher,
chairman for the day, who got the
gavel right after President Ed Miller
called to order.
Miss Selma Aas sang, accompanied
on the piano by Miss Elsa Myers, and
the hearty applause they won was
duplicated a short time later at the
conclusion of the address by State
Senator Walter Runke, whose splen-
did tribute to motherhood touched a
deeply responsive chord in the hearts
of his hearers.
Then Earl turned the gavel over to
DR.. Tex MRckey, sales manager for
the community hotel drive, who
launched out into the hotel program
for the day, nearly all of the X sales
men being present
President Miller announced the fol-
lowing committees for the ensuing
club year:
Boys worE-Gus Pearson, Chas.
Ploussard, Ed Albouy.
Business methods-Henry Albers,
Geo. Harrington, Ed. Babbitt.
Civic welfare-Ray Babbitt, Henry
Softley, Joe Schmidt.
Classification (or Membership
Pat Moran, C. B. Wilson, Sid Gass-
man.
Rotary education-Earl Slipher,
Mart F'ronske, L B. Koch.
Entertainment-I. B. Koch, Tex
Mackey, Ray Simpson.
Luncheon--Joe Wilson, Burt Cam
eron, Spence Dingle.
Program-John Thomas, Henry Al
Ders, Art Riordan.
Publicity Mop Wringers) = Fred
Breen, Del Strong, Joe Wilson.
Resolutions w. H. Switzer, Fas-
sett Cotton. r. NJ Gassman.
Fellowslip-Loren Cress, chairman,
w. H. Softley, X. K. Henness, Fas-
sett Cotton, B. Cameron, Paul Nor
ton. C. B. Wilson, Ralph Davis.
Song leader-Tom Bellwood.
Sergeant Ralph Davis.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
$l36, 10000 for New Hotel at Moor Yesterday
SNO.$ LAKE WON
MUSICAL CONTEST

The musical contest between the
northern Arizona high schools under
the auspices of Flagstaff Teachers
college at college auditorium last Fri
day was an unusual success. There
were 80 out Of town contestants and
guests, and Andy Devine, one of the
college students is credited with hav-
ing housed them all and looked after
their every comfort.
Cornet solos - Marlin McLaws,
Snowflake, first; Jack Udall, Eagar,
second; Marian Whiting, st. Johns
third
Violin -Millard Kartchner,
Snowflake, first; Beryl Hammond,
Winslow, second; Bonna Hoyt, Snow
flake, third.
Voice solos-Ruth Sullivan, Flag
staff, first; Adele Hunt, Snowflake,
second; Garland Bushman, Snowflake,
third.
Clarinet solos-Kenneth Lebsch,
Williams, first
Piano solos-Claire Glasser, Snow-
flake, and Doris Duffield, Williams,
tied for first; Catherine Miller, Flag
staff, and Glennie Smith, Snowflake,
tied for third.
Instrumental trio - Finder, Will
liams, first.
Boys quartette-Peterson, Becker,
Gardner and Bushman of Snowflake,
first.
Girls quartette - Misses Hunt,
Smith, Kartchner, Bushman of Snow
flake, first; Misses Bryan, Sullivan,
Moyer, Meyer of Flagstaff, second.
Mixed quartette-Messrs. Hunt and
Bushman, Misses Decker and Card
ner of Snowflake.
Bows chorus Snowflake won first.
Girls chorus-Snowflake won first,
Flagstaff second, Kingman third.
Mixed chorus Snowflake first,
Williams second, Winslow third.
Orchestra Williams first, Wins
low second.
Band-Eagar first, St. Johns sec
ond.
Miss Selma Aas, music supervisor
at Flagstaff will take charge of the
prizes to be given the winners.
J. R. Crandell, music supervisor at
Snowflake was elected secretary and
authorized to take charge of next
years program.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
FIREMAN'S CARNIVAL
OPENS HERE MONDAY

Next week, all the week, beginning
Monday, is the Fireman's carnival,
sponsored by the local volunteer fire
department, the profits from the week
to go toward the new firehouse the
boys hope before long to build on the
site they some time ago leased from
the county.
The Copper State shows furnish all
of the attractions. This carnival
company, which showed last week at
Ashfork and is this week at Williams,
has lot of clean amusements, IN
cluding riding devices for the chill
dren, numerous circus sideshows, ath-
letic stadium and Griffith's celebrat-
ed Omaha Indians direct from Holly
wood. There are Is high-class at
fractions. There will also be ladies'
popularity contest and numerous
other features. Every person con-
nected with the carnival is resident
of Arizona. Band concerts will be
given daily. Boxing and wrestling
events are scheduled as regular fea-
lures. One of the star attractions Is
the deep sea horse, on exhibition Tor
the first time. Mephisto, hte fire-eat-
er, Hawaiian musicians and other
vaudeville stunts round out the bill.
The firemen hope to realize a sub
stantial sum from the carnival.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14

campaign office today from L. d.
Barr, director of AIameda's hotel
campaign, they have raised their
quota, amounting to $285,000 Mr..
Barr made the initial visit to Flag
staff in the interests of the Hook
enbury system when Flagstaff's hotel
project was first considered. His
wire reads, Believe Flagstaff can 90
over. big. Closed Alameda tonight
with two hundred eighty five thous-
and dollars on guarantee OF two nun
dred thousand. Signed Louis d. Barr,
Western Manager, The Hockenbury
System Inc"
Several other expressions of finan-
cial assistance as well as best wish
es in the interests of our new hotel
have been received, one from III. j.
McClung, president of the Arizona
Central bank. His telegram is as
follows: Regret exceedingly that I
am unable to attend your meeting
this noon as | had planned. The Ari--
zona Central bank is greatly inter
ested in and is ready at all times TO
support in substantial manner any
improvement or enterprise that is for
the best interests of the town Of
Flagstaff. To maintain its relative
position with other towns in the state,
Flagstaff must provide ample and
satisfactory hotel accommodations,
for in no other manner can she at
tract the attention and patronage of
us<a growing community of which the
entire state can be proud. The sub
scIiption which will be turned in by
our Mr.. Haight is accompanied by our
sincere best wishes 1or the success of
your undertaking. Signed, Arizona
Central bank, II. ]. McClung, rresi-
dent"
Another letter mas been received
from Jimmie Lewis, now of LaMesa,
Calf, but still a property owner in
Flagstaff. In speaking of this let
ter Wednesday noon, I. B. Koch said,
"Due to the fact that Mr.. Lewis
owns home in Flagstaff, he is ma
turally interested in seeing a new ho-
tel go up here, for as he says, it
will help very materially in increas-
ing the valuation of his property.
This is only logical bit of reason
ing" continued Mr.. Koch, for it is
easy to understand why i new hotel
here in Flagstaff viii do great
things for property values here"
II certainly am interested in see
ing the nice little town of Flagstaff
have a good, up-to-date hotel" reads
the letter from E. L. O'Malley, of the
O'Malley Lumber company Of Phoe-
nix. Il think all Of US down here
in the valley would find an oppor-
tunity to spend more time during the
summer at Flagstaff if we had 4 real
good place to go to, even though our
families were in California. |, my
self, much prefer to be up among the
pines for few days than over at
the seacoast.
(ConCnued on Page Twelve)
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
DeVaney as his teammates, with a
total sales report of $1,000

DeVaney as his teammates, with a
total sales report of $10,40O
Aside from personal subscriptions
and considering only actual sales, we
find f. K. Browning, Group 1, Divis-
ion "a" in first place; C. w. Isham,
Group 10, Division 3D. second, and
Del Strong, Group IL, I'D" Division,
third.
With the sales organization of the
hotel campaign we'll under way and
accomplishing excellent results and
practically a one hundred per cent
attendance at the daily luncheons in
the Woman's club, it looks as il
Flagstaff's new hotel would soon be-
come reality.
At closing time Thursday night,
there were $50 stockholders recorded
with more to come, according to the
enthusiastic reports of the statesmen.
With such a fine representation as
this of people definitely interested in
the success Of Flagstaff's new hotel,
there is no doubt as to the city's
prosperous future.
According to L. A. Webster, di-
iGCboI Vi LilG CdiupdlSIl, JllbA di1NG III
going along in fine shape. eve have
had very few cards turned back, ?
said Mr.. Webster, "and the statesmen
have told me personally, that in the
majority of instances where they
have been refused, it has been pri-
marily because the person was not in
position financially to subscribe;
however, they all realized the great
Importance of a new hotel for Flag
staff.
"Another thing that should be thor
oughly understood" continued Mr..
Webster, is that there is nothing
held back in these daily reports; they
are absolutely up to the minute and
the total as given includes every sale
that has been made up to noon of the
day the report is recorded"
According to a wire received at the
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
LAMSON SUMMER SCHOOL
OPENING HERE MONDAY

Colonel Z. M. Lamson, accompanied
by his wife and little granddaughter,
jamie Weatherford, arrived in their
car the first of the week from Phoe-
nix and will have the Northern ARR
zona Lamson Summer Business Col
lege on South Sitgreaves street open
and busy next Monday morning,
teaching bookkeeping, typewriting,
etc. June 1, Miss McClaughey, head
Of the stenography department, will
be here from Phoenix. From indica-
tions enrolment will exceed all ex-
pectations, especially in stenography.
There will be class-work from nine
to four and evenings and in addition
there will be great deal of person.
al instruction, especially in bockkeep-
ing and typewriting
Equipment for the new summer cot
tage which will very perhaps
this fall-become a Year. round IN
stitution has been coming in all the
week. All Of the equipment is entire
" new. None Of it was brought from
the Lamson Business college at
Phoenix, for this is the busiest year
they ever have had there and none Of
the quipnent could be spared. Colo
mel and Mrs. Lamson's daughter, Mrs.
Weatherford is in charge Of the
Phoenix school
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
COMMITTEES WORKING
HARD ON GRAND LODGE
PLANS; ALL SHOULD HELP

Members Of Flagstaff Lodge no II,
|. @. O. z. are now making definite
plans and arrangements for the grand
lodge session here June 7, 8 and 8.
At a recent meeting of the committee
on arrangements the following COM
mittees Were appointed:
Motorcade: c. w. Lehr, J. S. McIll-
waine, Joe Wyatt; decorations: c. w.
Sullivan E. c. Mills, j. R. Cooper,
j. W. Etter; general utility: Horace
Wyatt, T. F. Compton, c. E. Phillips;
reception: F. NJ Gold, A. A. Foster,
Mrs. Emma Lehr, Mrs. j. C. Clarke,
Mrs. Betsy Fransen, c. W. Lehr, Miss
Rebecca Spear; publicity: O. C. Comp
ton J. L. McIllwaine, J. c. Clarke.
"A conservative estimate of the
number OF Odd Fellows together with
Encampment members and Rebekahs
that viii attend grand lodge is 500,
SO it means lot of work to accomo-
date and entertain this number. The
Odd Fellows are asking no financial
aid whatever from the people of
Flagstaff. The merchants and others,
however, viii be called upon to CO.
operate with them in decorating
streets and places Of business in keep
ing with the occasion, and of course
it is expected that the people will put
forth every effort to see that these
people are well entertained.
The housing of the visitors is one
of the big problems and canvass
for rooms will be made at very
early date, but in the meantime
if anyone has a room or rooms that
they can spare during these days
kindly list them with F. NJ Gold, at
his law offices in the Babbitt build
ing.
The Odd Fellows havG been very
quiet about this session, but they will
be heard from from now on. Tire ses-
sion viii be a great advertising med
ium for Flagstaff as delegates viii
come from every part Of the state
and carry back with them their inn
pressions of Flagstaff Let's all get
behind the Odd Fellows and make
the grand lodge session a big success.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
DE LESCAILLE BUILDING
new STORE NEAR PARK

Ray DeLescaille is making big i'm
provements at his fine place at the
entrance to City park, west end of
Birch avenue. Looking over the i'm
provements gives one an idea how
and why and where this young man
has been able to claim during the last
few months that he was busy.
The new store building at the rear
of his property and which faces the
park was built entirely by him. 1t is
double boarded and papered outside
the studding and heavily sheathed in
side, insuring warmth. Frank Stein
is now painting it.
Ray has had Ed Raudebaugh build
a wide sidewalk along the west END
of the property and concrete curE
and gutter, with parkway. A con-
crete-wailed, red-cinder graded drive
way from the south to the west side
permits cars to drive in either way
Groceries and tourist supplies will be
stocked in a short time to adequately
meet the needs of campers.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
MRS. MATILDA WISEHART
WILL BE BURIED TODAY;
DIED MONDAY in PHOENIX

Mrs. Matilda C. Wisehart, one of
Flagstaff's pioneer : women, died
Tuesday evening at the Deaconess
hospital, Phoenix.
The news of Mrs. Wisehart's death
was a great shock to hundreds here,
many of whom had known and loved
her for years. She had been in fail
ing health for some time and q few
weeks ago became seriously i'll. After
a succession of set-backS it was de-
cided that the lower altitude might
be beneficial and for a few days after
she had been taken to Phoenix re-
ports of her condition were so encour-
aging that it was believed she would
recover. Then came the news of her
death.
Mrs. Wisehart was born January
18, 1850, in Wayne county, Indiana,
and lived there until 1895, when she
came to Flagstaff, since then making
her permanent home here, though for
short periods she lived in Phoenix
and Williams.
Mrs. Wisehart, ready with helpful
sympathy, of energetic nature and
keen mind, had much to do with the
development and spreading of good
influences in the community She was
a lifeling member of the church and
lived a true christian life of which
death is the coronation.
Two children survive-Fred w.
Smith, prominent resident of Phoenix
and Mrs. Bertha S. Kennedy, now
and for several years the beloved and
talented principal of Emerson gram
mar school, Flagstaff. There also are
seven grandchildren who loved Mrs.
Wisehart devotedly. They are John
Kennedy, teacher at Winslow, Mrs.
Ralph Collins of Los Angeles, Mrs.
Roy Richards, Albert Smith, Miss
Bernice Smith, Miss Helen Smith and
Edwin Smith, all of Phoenix. The
services will be at 10 this morning,
in Phoenix, and interment will be
there. Rev. H. F. Softley of Flag
staff will conduct the services. He
and Mrs. Kennedy went to Phoenix
on Wednesday.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
MANY FLAGSTAFFIANS
WENT TO GAP SUNDAY

Twenty-Five or thirty automobiles
loaded with Flagstaff people drove to
The Gap Saturday afternoon and
Sunday to visit the Paramount Pic
lures company now there filming
"The Last Frontier" Though the
sky was heavily clouded and it
stormed at noon, preventing Shoot
ing" the several hundred people TAX
ing part were all in costume and the
visitors had good time and an eye
full.
There are $50 Navajo Indians in
the picture and a lot Of Flagstaff peo-
pie taking the part Of the pioneers
of The early days who came in and
settled up the west. The latter were
picturesquely garbed in Days Of 40"
costumes, of which there are plenty
here since the celebration last Fourth.
There are many covered wagons,
four-horse and four-mule drawn, q
company of U. S. cavalry, scouts,
cowboys and al the other human ac
cessories. Bill Boyd, formerly Of
Flagstaff, who has the male lead, re-
splendent in white buckskin fringed
suit, with high boots, sombrero and
WlChSu 4oON1tlS oAA- hil, VII ipCLNaisAS y
fills the eye and mind in his role.
Jack Hoxie, with even more fringe on
his white buckskin duds, and his big
white horse, makes you think Buffalo
Bill has come back to life.
Boyd met lot Of his Flagstaff
friends Sunday and was happy in res
newing old acquaintance. He said
he for long time had longed to
come back here and only a few weeks
ago told Tommy Dent, who visited
him in Hollywood, that he wanted to;
and when notified that the company
was to come here instead of Wyo-
ming for the filming it hit him just
right. Bill married q screen favorite
about four months ago, so his desire
to hang around here is tempered by
anxiety to get back to her
The last of this week some of the
troupe go to Houserock valley to
"shoot" some Of the buffalo.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
EVANS SUMMER SCHOOL
FOR BOYS is REOPENED


Colonel--have to call him that just
because he says he amt, never was
and never will be-H. d. Evans came
up from the south the last of last
week, and is busy at his summer
school for boys northwest Of town
He brought some boys with him and
lot more are coming in a day or so.
Right along now is examination time
and the young men-sons Of wealthy
men and most of them easterners
are too busy to see much Of the many
things we have around here to see.
But one young man who summered
last year in Colorado Springs has seen
enough already to declare with en-
thusiasm tnat the place isn't
patch on Flagstaff for scenery and
climate.
Mr.. Evans says the really hard
work Of the school will begin about
the first Of June.
Usually the boys have come up
from his school at Tucson on horse
back. Even last year they did. But
times have changed, and now The
horses have been discarded and
there is fleet Of a dozen or more
cars besides Mr. Evans own.
The Coconino sun., 1926-05-14
WILLIAMS WON THREE
SCHOOL TRACK MEET

Williams high school won the tri-
angular track and field meet at Will
Jams last Saturday with As 1-2 points.
Flagstaff was a high close second
with score of AZ SO points and
Kingman third with % 2-3 points.
Great interest has been shown in
track this year and a good crowd
was out to watch the athletes per-
form. This meet was arranged as
more of practice affair for the
northern Arizona meet to be held in
Flagstaff next week, but it is hoped
to be. made an annual event, rotating
between the three schools. Kingman
has invited Williams and Flagstaff
to come there next year.
Although the records made were RAJ
ther low most of the races were
close and exciting and the winner
was in doubt up until the final event.
Results:
100-yd. dash: Miller W., first;
Shull, K. second; Hobbs, F., Prochnow
F., Lebsch, W., tied for third. Time
1914
Pole vault: Runke, f., Hobbs, f.,
tied for first; Tarr, K, Lebsch, w,
Prochnow, f., tied for second. Height
ft. 9 in
Mile run: Slipher, f., first; Tarr,
K, second; Anderson, F., third. Time:
5:56.
Shot put: Miller W., first; Heard,
W., second; Anderson, F., third. Dis
tance, 35 ft. 1-2 in.
High jump: Heard, W., first;
Lebsch, W., Koch, F., Cree, F., Bon
ELI, K, tied for second. Height a
#. 8 in.
22O-yard dash: Shull, K, first;
Miller, W., second; Lebsch, W., third.
Time, 24.1
12O high hurdles: Hobbs, r., first;
Blair, K, second; Harris, X, Perkins,
W., Anderson, F., tied for third. Time,
20.8.
Discus throw: Lebsch, W., first,
Miller, W., second; Pixies, K, third.
Distance, 81 ft.
44O-yafd dash: Harris, K, first;
Shull, K, second; Simmons, W.,
third. Time, 55.4.
Board jump: Hobbs, f., first;
Lebsch, W., second; Prochnow, f.,
third. Distance, 18 ft. IL in.
Javelin throw: Prochnow, f., first;
Lebsch, W., second; Cox, W., third.
Distance, 113 Fl. 10 in.
880-yard run: Miller, w, first;
Harrison, F., second; Blair, K, third.
22O-yard low hurdles: Hobbs, F.,
first; Chapman, K, second; melick,
W., Lebaron, F., tied for third. Time
30:8.