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The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29
Cameron Tells Senate HOU He
Built the Railroad to Grand Canyon

This is a part of the stuff that
Senator Ralph Cameron had the mon
umental nerve to tell on the floor OF
the United States senate. It's a part
of the Congressional Record. Read
it, old timers, and wonder.
"In the opening part of his address,
Senator Cameron told of his arrival
more than 40 years ago at the town
of Flagstaff, of the hardships of his
life as a scout and prospector in
the wild Grand Canyon country, Of
the stalking out of his mining claims
there, Of the building of the first
shack on the rim of the great chasm,
of the building of the first wagon
road from the Santa Fe railroad to
the canyon, of how Bucky O'Neil, the
great pioneer, soldier and patriot
and he constructed the first railroad
from Williams to the Grand Canyon,
and how the powerful Santa Fe rail
road company entered the field, deter
mined to crush the pioneers in or
der to obtain control of the new rail-
road and the surrounding country.
The address of Senator Cameron
continues:
ssThey say I had no mining claims,
Mr.. President, my associates and
owned and operated mines in the
canyon for more than 13 years. We
realized only fair profit because of
the crude transportation facilities
and hazards in getting ore out of the
canyon. Consequently, built the
Bright Angel trail at an expense of
something like 100000, for the one
purpose of furnishing the needed bur-
ro transportation for the ores from
the mines below. As the builder Of
the Bright Angel trail from the rim
to the bottom of the canyon, natural
" / have considerable pride The
history of the fight that followed be-
tween myself and the Santa Fe rail-
road company over this trail is well
known to every Arionan."
Captain John Hance used to tell
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Tuesday, II personally consider Flag
staff the ideal location for this hos
pital and in cooperation with DR.. w.
A. Gekler, also a member of the
board, we have made our final de-
cision in favor of this city,"
DR.. Gekler, medical director of the
Albuquerque Sanatorium, formerly
medical director of the Cook county
(Chicago) tuberculosis hospital, and
also on the staffs Of the tuberculosis
League hospital of the National Tu-
berculosis association, Indiana lnstl-
tute and Fitzsimmons hospital, the
largest tuberculosis hospital in the
world at Denver, sent the following
wire to Mrs. Moran this week:
Consider Flagstaff best pos
sibIe location for children's hos
pital. Do not think better place
can be found"
According to Mrs. Moran, the or
ganization will take immediate steps
to raise funds throughout the coun-
try. the national campaign to begin
in Arizona on account OF the hospI-
tai being located in this state The
total amount to be raised is $4,000
900, one million of this to be spent
III actual COHSJEuCLlOIl anu aCuG Oeii-
ance to be placed in an endowment
fund for the maintenance of the in
stitution.
The local board, composed of men
and women of this particular section,
will have charge of the affairs Of the
hospital and will work in conjunction
with the national trustees and the
medical director. 1t is reasonable to
believe that work will commence on
the hospital within the next six
months.
In considering the establishment Of
this institution at Flagstaff, Director
General Frank T. Hines of the Unit
I'd States Veterans bureau says, 1T
is difficult to be brief on this sub
Ject and my heart is set on its ulti-
nate success. There is no problem
,efore the American people more i'm
)ortant than the health of its child
zen, and any plan which has for its
primary motive their education and
he maintenance of their good health
.annot but receive the personal en-
lorsement of every American citizen.
II am sure that from the stand
joint of humanity, and of our nation
i welfare, | can personally endorse
our great undertaking"
In speaking of tho work of the hos
Continued on Page FiYe)
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length. and Is inches aperture. Only
the essential parts of the mountings
for the instruments were taken up
the mountain, tree stunps being util-
lied for the necessary supports for
the telescope.
The observers have wonderful
view of the surrounding country by
day, and at night of the lights of
Flagstaff, Winslow, jerome, Will
liams and other towns. The trip which
is being made at all hours of the day
or night, takes about an hour. 1t is
an interesting fact that night tenn
peratures on the summit are no cold
er than in Flagstaff at night, the
coldest spot between there and town
being between the boulevard and
town. During the middle of the day
the suns rays seem to be just as
warm and even more penetrating
than in Flagstaff.
On Monday afternoon, DR.. and
Mrs. Coblenz, Mr.. and Mrs. Lamp
land and Mrs. Percival Lowell made
the trip to the top Of the peak.
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Thus ends the friendly contest be-
tween this city and Colorado Springs,
the two cities left by the committee
on site after numerous others had
one by one been eliminated.
Securing this great hospital for
Flagstaff is signal victory for
Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce, a
high compliment to the organization
and to the ability of the two men
DR.. NJ. G. Fronske and P. ]. Moran,
president Of the Chamber-who were
sent to Oklahoma City few weeks
ago to attend meeting of the COM
mittee and lay the climatic and other
advantages of Flagstaff before the
members. The credit for this achieve
ment is also largely due to Miss Mar
garet Stewart, the live secretary Of
Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs. Moran arrived in Flagstaff
last Friday from Colorado Springs,
where she had been for several days
making q general survey of that city
and looking into it's claims for pref
erence as the site for the hospital.
She has been taken to several Of the
locations under consideration as pos
sible sites for the institution.
Joe Kellam has offered to give,
free and unencumbered, 100 acres
of convenient timbered and
northwest of Flagstaff for site
for the sanatOrium.
Ray Babbitt has made a SINH
lar offer of 160 acres at the foot
of Eden mountain, near Mrs.
Greenlaw's. This is known as
the 'Oid Elden pasture"
A hundred acre tract on the main
highway just west of the Arizona
Lumber & Timber Co. mill is also be-
ing considered. This is government
land and undoubtedly can be secured
without cost.
Mrs. Moran and DR.. Gekler were
empowered to select the city, anC
chose Flagstaff. A committee 0.
physicians, experts on children's dis
eases and especially tuberculosis, vii
select the site here.
1t is said on good authority
that there will be about Is physi-
clans and 100 nurses connected
with the institution and stationed
here, besides many attendants,
and that the opening of the san
itOrium will automatically in
crease FIagstaff's population by
from 1000 to 1000 people.
"As one Of the national officers
this institution" said Mrs. Moran
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29
INDIANA MAN AND WIFE
ESCAPE SERIOUS INJURY
WHEN TRAIN HIT THEIR
CAR AT BEAVER STREET

bruises, though both were suffering
considerably from shock.
Adler was around town in few
hours. His wife, whose back was
badly wrenched, stayed in the hospi-
tai two or three days.
M. J. Pilkington, Buick represen-
tative had the car taken to his place.
All the glass in the windshield and
front doors was shattered, none back
of that being cracked. The sill under
one side of the body was splintered
and the battery knocked out and
smashed, and altogether the car is
pretty much of a wreck.
Felker says the engine men neither
whistled nor rang the bell. The Adj
lers had given up their home in the
east and with the Felkers were on
their way to Los Angeles, where they
may locate. Mr.. Adler is about 40,
and his wife a few years younger.
Had the train been going as fast
as many of the trains do when they
hit that crossing, there is little doubt
both people in the car would have
been killed. There is no watchman
at the crossing at that time, nor any
time during the night after 5 pm,
the only protection automobile driv-
ers having against trains from the
west, the approach of which is hid
den by buildings until they are close
to the crossing, being small luminous
crossing signs at either side of the
right of way.
}. K. Janeway was engineer of the
train, Folsom the conductor.
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ALMOST HUMAN MACHINE
AT PEERLESS BAKERY

The Peerless bakery proprietors
wish their patrons to visit them
Monday afternoon between the hours
of 2 and 3 to inspect their plant and
to see in action the newly installed
Battle Greek automatic electric bread
wrapping machine.
This bakery, in keping with the
most modern and up to date method
of producing the highest grade bakery
products and to keep pace with their
rapidly growing business, has Just in
stalled this labor saving apparatus:
Seeming almost to show intelli-
gence this compact and complicated
mechanism turns out 1400 loaves of
bread an hour, ready for delivery in
Theoretically sealed packages. The
loayes are fed by hand into the ma
chine which automatically cuts the
waxed paper, folds it around the loaf
and takes it by travelling conyeyor
for distribution.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29
MAYHEW'S OAK CREEK
LODGE TO HAVE MANY
BIG IMPROVEMENTS

Carl Mayhem tore himself away
from his main interest in life since
last spring-Oak Creek Lodge long
enough to come to town this week
and complete the sale of his home on
North Beaver street to DR.. Charles
Ploussard. Carl can't be bothered
with town residences and now he is
practically free to desote his enthu-
siasm and energy tosimproving and
beautifying his canyon resort. He
will make additions for private liv-
ing quarters where he plans to have
an all-around year home. He will
install heating plant and a water
bic the bedroom capacity and in 9TH
er additions convert the hostelry into
twice its present capacity. Of spe-
cial pleasure to Carl will be the car
rying out of landscaping, an ambi-
tious and well planned project.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29
ASK QUEEN MARIE TO
STOP AT FLAGSTAFF

Wired invitations from the Cham
Der of Commerce, Mayor |. B. Koch,
Senator Ralph H. Cameron and Cow
ernor George w. P Hunt and Presi-
dent Grady Gammage, have been sent
to Ira Nelson Morris, Charge daft
faires of Roumania, asking that the
royal party stop in Flagstaff en-
route to the Grand Canyon, in or
der that Queen Marie may give in
ternational recognition to the nation
al hospital for tuberculous children.
The queen is expected to be going
through this section about November
Is on her way to Grand Canyon, and
at the suggestion of Mr.. Koch, she
has been asked to detrain in Flag
staff, motoring to Grand Canyon af-
ter she has officially presided at the
installation service of the hospital.
1t is the desire of the national
board of trustees and the local
Chamber of Commerce to officially
appoint Queen Marie as member
of the international board of the
hospital when she is mere in Flag
staff. Inasmuch as this project IS OF
great consequence to all, it is only
fitting and proper that our royal yIs-
itor be given an opportunity of
taking part in this wonderful phil
anthropic movement.
As yet, no word has been received
from the royal party, but this is ex-
pected most any time.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29

Lowell observatory heS Just in
stalled upon the summit OF one of the
San Francisco Peaks at an altitude
of II 500 feet an auxiliary observing
station which is expected to supple
ment in important ways Martian and
other planetary studies. At that high
elevation the thinner air is free from
unfavorable conditions of lower alti-
tudes.
The San Francisco Mountain boule-
ward Co.'s excellent road has
made it possible to convey the instru-
ments and needed materials to FIRE.
mont saddle. Ramon Aso assisted
the undertaking by furnishing pack
mules and burros to carry the appa-
ratus from the saddle to the summit
A trail about a quarter of mile long
from the saddle to the top of Schulz
peak, locally called "Baby Face" was
surveyed by Stanley Sykes and E. c..
Mills, and built by Everett Myers, as
sisted by crew of laborers.
The chief instrument taken up is a
reflecting telescope of 10 feet focal
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29

That both were not killed was
little short of miracle when
the second section of east-bOund
passenger train No. 4 struck a
Buick master six sedan contain
ing a man and his wife at the
Beaver street crossing, Flag
staff, at 6:55 Monday morning.
The train was coming down the
hill under control and slowly when
the car drove from the north on to
the track directly ahead of it. The
tender struck the left rear wheel and
showed the car about 80 feet and
over on. to the other track.
Both occupants of the car, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Adler of East Chicago,
Ind. were found lying on their faces,
unconscious, under the right front
wheel of the ear by Anton Felker,
Adler's partner, who with his wife
and son in another Buick sedan had
made the crossing just ahead of the
Adler car.
Felker called people from the train
to help him lift the wrecked automo-
bile off the injured people VIM.
Truckee, night operator at the Santa
Fe depot, at once phoned DIR. M. G..
Fronske, who notified DR.. Charles
Ploussard of Mercy hospital, who was
soon at the scene of the accident and
had the Adlers taken to the hospital,
where it was found that they were
not injured beyond numerous painful
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29
FLAGSTAFF GETS $5,OOO,OOO SANlT0RlUM
HIRAMS ARE TOLD ABOUT
REFERENDUM MEASURES

With DR.. E. A. Miller welding the
forceps as chairman of the day, the
Hiram club at its lunch last Friday
enjoyed a good deal of painless ex-
traction" in this case, of information,
which proved to be of great interest
TO members and guests.
Tom Mccullough, president Flag-
staff Game Protective association,
gave an interesting talk on amend
ment No. 302, which paves the way
for a revision of the state game laws
to conform with present day condi-
tions. Tom gave a number of good
reasons why everyone interested IN
game conservation should vote fav-
orably on the proposed amendment.
State Senator Walter Runke, call
ed upon to discuss the so-called "auto
tax reduction BILL" amendment No.
306, called attention to some very
undesirable features of this bill and
gave good reasons why it should be
defeated.
Guests in addition to those mem
toned included DR.. Fronske, who
talked briefly, Mrs. May B. Moran,
here in connection with selection of
a site for the children's sanitorium
P. j. Moran, Del Strong, Orinn Comp
ton and Miss Margaret Stewart OF
the Chamber of Commerce.
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GEORGE FLEMING OPENS
NEW STORE TOMORROW

George A. Fleming tomorrow is op-
ening his new stationery store in the
corner of the Bank hotel across from
the depot. This is one of the most
elegantly equipped little stores in
town. Every needed fixture, shelf
and show case is there, all in Italian
brown finish. Every available space
IS glassed and the big street show
windows give bounteous light. Wood
work is done in tones Of old French
ivory. George has spared no effort
or expense to make his little shop a
credit to the town.
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how he dug the Grand Canyon and
built up the San Francisco Peaks
with the rocks and dirt. But how
old Cap. Hance would laugh along
with the other pioneers who knew
the facts could they read this ex-
pose of Cameron's.
Selling his Bright Angel trail to
the Santa Fe for $4,000 seems to
have been only small change for SEN
ator Cameron, the poor boy who went
back and relocated his political
claims to his Bright Angel financial
trail.
This poor boy has even had the
funds Of the Millionaire Stetsons to
pay press agents showing how poor
he is.
He had plentv of money to hire
lawyers to handle his end of the case
brought against him.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29
AUTOS FOUGHT

Tex Rawson and Jim Tillman in
answer to an S. O. S. drove Is miles
out on the Mormon Lake road Mon
day night and reached town in the
wee hours with principals in an auto
collision They were Ranger w. j.
Brown of Long Valley whose Over
land had been disputing the road
with an Oakland driven by w. G.
Williams and Joe Hindlar of Globe.
Binding headlights are offered as
the cause Of the mishap, which ampu-
tated wheel from the rangers car
and put the other out of commission.
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Here's Line of March
For Big Stunt Parade
TOMORROW Afternoon

Prizes for the Flagstaff Teachers
College Home Coming Day stunt
parade were announced by Tom O.
Bcllwood, chairman of program, on
Tuesday. Five dollars will be first
prize for the best float representation
in the parade. Four dollars is Of
fered for the best stunt carried out.
One boy and one girl at the college
will be awarded college annual
for the best character representation.
The parade will start promptly at
IL o'clock noon from the administra-
tion building and will follow down
Milton road, turn left on Beaver
street by the Central Commercial Co.
cross railroad tracks and turn
right down Railroad, turn left at
Waldhaus garage, up Agassiz and
turn left on Birch, past court house,
down Birch and turn left on Beaver
by wood yasd, down Beaver one block,
turn left on Aspen, street past Or
pheum theatre, Weatherford hotel
and Arizona Central bank and come
to halt at Breen-Dingle drug store
corner where the stunt program will
take place.
After the stunt program the pa
rade will return to the college by
San Francisco street, Railroad ave-
nue. and Beaver street.
Clarence Pullism and Durward
Mckinney will be marshals of the
day to keep order in the crowds and
direct the line of march.
All of the clubs and classes at
the college as well as many of the
business houses will be represented
in the parade and stunt program.
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D 0 o o o o {
9 FLAGSTAFF INVITATION /,
: TO ROUMANIA'S QUEEN +,
Western Union


o Era Nelson Morris
o Charge d-Affaires of Roumania
0 Hotel Ambassador,
o New York City.
o The citizens of Flagstaff cor
o daily invite and respectfully
o urge Queen Marie and party de-
train at Flagstaff going by mo-
tor from here to Grand Canyon
0 over what is generally considered
most unique and beautiful coun-
o try over edge of Painted Desert
0 and embracing views which in
magnificence and distinctiveness Z
. it is difficult to find elsewhere
in our country. The trip is over
) good road, involves from three to
four hours, and party would ar
rive at Grand Canyon at practic-
ally the same hour as they would
if going by train. We would APP
. preciate consideration of this
suggestion and your telegraphic
response of final decision to our
0 Chamber of Commerce.
o I. B. KOCH, Mayor of Flagstaff"
o
o o 0 o o o o o 0 o 0
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29
AUTO COLLISION ON
FORT VALLEY ROAD

Mrs. Ed. Oldham in her Durant,
and Bucko Sisk in his big taxi, tried
to pass without enough leeway Sun
day morning on the Fort Valley road
just beyond the Lockett ranch, caus-
ing considerable damage to the Old
ham car, though no one was injured.
The Durant with bent axle, left the
road at right angles. Mrs. Oldham
was accompanied by her children,
Bucko by Eastburn Smith.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29
DIR. MCGUIRE AT HOSPITAL

DR.. Vaughn S. MCGUIRE was taken
to Mercy hospital Tuesday evening
with a hard attack of influenza. He
was a pretty sick man for a while,
but is on the road to slow recovery
now. Mrs. Mcclure, who was taken
sick with the same trouble, though
not so seriously, is improving.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29
MONTE VISTA HOTEL
NEWS

o The progress of the hotel 8
D building is apparent to all and {
O there is nothing as yet that has G
o transpired that is likely to corr Q
O flict with the opening of the in G
o stitution on New Years day. {
o The elevator is now operating c
o and with the careful insulating c
O work which was done in the in {
O stallation it is as nearly noiseless c
0 as is possible for elevator to be. c
o The floor has already been laid c
o in the kitchen, and the kitchen c
o layout which is being manufac- c
0 tured by the Dorris-Heyman Fur c
o niture CO. in Phoenix, will be G
o installed before very long. Plas- 9
O tering is being carried on on the c
0 upper floors. G
o The coffee shop equipment is 9
o being manufactured in San Fran c
o cisco and the coffee shop when 9
O completed will be most attract {
0 i've and comfortable place. {
O Equipment and decorations for c
o some of the shops which have {
o already been leased will be be- c
o gun to be installed within the {
o next week or two, and these
O shops will be most attractive and {
0 up-to-date
o It is Superintendent Gramling's {
O intention to have the building {
o entirely enclosed as to doors, win {
O dows and sky-lights by the end of c
o the present week, so that storms {
O will not cause any damage or c
o interruption in the interior work. {
o The completion of the sample c
o rooms on the ground floor east c
o end of the building is now be- c
o rushed and these will be most at c
o tractive and comfortable for the G
O display of wares by statesmen to
o guests Of the hotel and yet can {
o be reached from the street direct c
O without entering thorugh the lob {
o by. They will be so situated that {
o trunks and boxes can be unload {
o ed and reloaded conveniently.
o About the opening ceremonies:
o On December 30 the H. L. Stew {
o ems engineering company, which (
o is constructing the building will, {
8 as is customary with them in all {
O of their iSbs, give dinner to the {
o superintendent of construction {
o as well as the men who helped {
o him in his work on the building, {
o or in other words, to their own
O superintendent and employees. {
o On the following night, Decem- {
O Der 81, the operating compuny,
8 as is also customary, will give {
o a banquet to the officers of the
3 hotel company and their friends.
O This is New Years eve. But the {
Q banquet and accompanying cere-
o monies which follow will not in {
o any way interfere with the dance
O and festivities which it has al {
o ways been the custom Of the Elks
o lodge to give on this last day Of
0 the year.
Q The formal opening of the hotel
o to which all stockholders and (
Q their friends, and in TACT all Of (
q the citizens Of Flagstaff, may (
o make comfortable and thorough /
o inspection of the hotel through {
o out and at the same time enjoy |
o a dance and other entertainment (
o in the evening. However, full |
o particulars regarding this will ,
be given later.
o /. B. KOCH, President. I
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29

Ed Babbitt is down town now after
being confined at home altogether too
long with a tough and persistent va
riety of flu. Ed is frankly express
ing peeve because it was reported
that he had been hunting in the Kai
bab, when said cold arrived before he
ever left town and he never did get
that deer that he was credited with.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29

Cecil Richardson returned yester-
day from Berkeley where he spent a
month in a hospital for treatment of
a knee injured several years ago at
football. He returned to his studies
at college.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29

Pete Elms, manager Rabbits
hardware department, accompanied
by Mrs. Elms and son leaves Sunday
morning for a months vacation at
Tyler, Tex. They are driving. Levi
Montgomery, Pete's first assistant,
will be in charge.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29

Mrs. John adler Of East Chicago,
Ind, at Mercy hospital as a result
of Monday mornings automobile
train accident, is improving. The
others Of the party have gone on to
their destination, Los Angeles.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29

The l-year-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Greenboat was drowned on
Saturday in an irrigation ditch on
the Joe Ellis ranch near Camp Verde.
The little one crept to the canal ard
fell in. Doctors and neighbors work
ed for hours in a vain attempt to
resuscitate the child.
The Coconino sun., 1926-10-29
This City Endorsed By
Committee of National
Sanitorium Tuberculous
Children AS Ideal Site
A Million for First Buildings, FiUe Million
for EndOIUneNt
Believed Actual Construction VIII Begin
Within Six Months
Free Sites Are Offered BY Public Spirited
FLAGSTAFF Citizens

Flagstaff site for the $5OOO0O0
sanorium for tuberuar children announced on Tuesday
the Flagstaff Rotary club meeting by Mrs May Benjamin
Moran Pittsburgh Pa executive secretary of the National
Sanitorium for Tubercuous Children.