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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-20
TOUGH BANDITS
AT CHICAGO ART:
BOYS In Teens
Police Solve Long List OF
Safe CraCking-0ldeSt
Is Only Sixteen.

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, March 20.-Several
weeks ago, four boys ranging in age
from 10 to Is, sat in a picture show,
rnunching jelly beans. 1t was a crime
picture. The boys rooted for the
safecracker.
"Say, Bob" said Paul Gershak,
16, to Robert Paul, 10, faint it the
berries how them guys get away
With that stuff. It's easy to get one
or them drills and the coppers
couldn't get you in month of Sun
days"
Police Spur1ed
Several days ago, Police Captain
Condor called a special meeting Of
detectives.
Men" he said, there's a tough
bunch of safeblowers working the
district. Seventeen jobs in the last
three months. Get out Of here and
get busy"
Later Sergeants Gilholly and Fred
Mundt passed an alley as four boys
emerged.
''What are you doing out so
early?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-20
GIRL, 19, is MISSING
Miss CeciIe Kramer Sought by Pc
Iice-Failed to Return.

Police havei been asked to search
for Miss Cecile Kramer, 10, of 1850
Climber St. missing from her home
since March 16. She is 5 feet
inches tall and weighs 155 pounds.
She has brown eyes and black hair.
Her mother told police she failed to
return home after going to work.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
LOOKING AFTER OUR PROSPERITY


Of late years people realize that forest fire is
burning up valuable property which partly be
longs to them and are interested in seeing the
destruction stopped. 1t has not been many years
since the ordinary good citizen would pass a
forest fire in the inepient stage when with small
effort he could put it out. If he happened to
think of it he might report it in rather pleased
way to the forest authorities indicating that he
was glad to see the suckers work 1t has taken a
lot of education to bring about the idea that he
was materially assisting in burning up his own
property; that he was part of the government
and part of the loss was charged up to his ac-
count. All good citizens materially interested
in helping to put out fire in the town where they
live. 1t may not be their own property but they
realize the damage it is doing and that it affects
them indirectly. Forest week should do much to
interest our people in our forests, one of the
greatest assets of the west. 1t is not a pet
theory or fad of few but good hard business in
which all are directly indirectly very much in
terested. If there is too much theory and vision
ary ideas connected with the conduct of the busi-
ness, now is the time to suggest the facts and
point them out. The forests are our property and
should be looked after with just as much honest
earnestness as we do our water supply.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
CHUBBIE DREAMS OF FLAGSTAFF

"-and Chubbie may dream in the shade of
green trees of trying daySon the blazing desert" "
Only New York reporter who never has seen
Flagstaff Arizona, with its tall pines, grass COW
cred foothills and San Francisco Peaks reaching
skyward 1851 feet like>a silent sentinel guard
ing the northern plateau, could write of Flag
staff's blazing desert. If any portion of Arizona
is not desert, that portion is Flagstaff in the
heart of Arizona's timberland.
Chubbie now is grazing at Rest Farm, New
York. dreaming, perhaps, of his Flagstaff friends
and his masters in the American Express COM
pany. Chubbe has missed not day during the
last twenty-five years while working for the COM
pany. He pulled his wagon in rain and snow and
sun, he delivered uncounted packages on week
days and holidays He did as he was bid so faith
fully that Flagstaff, when his declining horse
years were reached decided to give him an earthly
rest until he should pass to the Happy Grazing
Ground. Citizens and the express company con-
tributed to his 3000-mile journey east to Rest
Farm of the Horse Aid society in Milwood
Perhaps Chubbie would have preferred to re-
main in Flagstaff. There he could have en-
ioyed the clear air whispering through the pines
and receive kindly pat from an old friend. And
the grass is Just as green in Flagstaff as at Rest
Farm But whether Flagstaff or New York,
Chubbie is enjoying a we'll earned rest. Few men
work twenty-five years without missing day for
merely board and lodging, and few men, also,
grant such faithful friends as Chubbie a few
months of grace before their days close. Flag
staff is proud of Chubbie and Chubbie is proud
Of Flagstaff. So are we.
"-and Chubbie may dream in the shade of
green trees of happy days in Flagstaff. Tucson
Star.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
THE UNLUCKY FAILURE

Some men are lucky and some men not.
Some men are successful in business and some
men are not Give two men an equal opportunity
and one wins out and the other is a failure The
failure will usually cuSS the successful man and
lay his success all to luck. That's human nature,
but it isn't fair nor square. Both men may have
worked equally hard, but one had the courage OF
his convictions, took responsibilities, used fore
sight and was willing to wait reasonable time
for results He put his profits back into his busl-
ness to better serve the people who patronlzed
him. He believed in building up the business
that was bringing him his profits. He passed up
the "get-rich-quick" schemes invented to take his
profits away from him and his home town. He
had foresight enough to see that II his home
town built up he would build up with It, 1t there
were improvements to make in his home town he
realized that his business would be improved along
with the rest, that he would get his prorata
share of the improvements In the increased val
uation of his property. Sometimes 1T came hard
to kick in and pay his share, but he had confl-
dence in getting it all back the town built up,
with good interest on the money He didn't bank
on any 'luck strike and put his money on the
"high card" He bet the town would grow and
bought property. He knew that majority OF
the business men in the town who were getting
along on similar basis, were not playing poker
when they went into business in the place. The
other fellows were getting along and were pros
porous. They were helping the town to grow
and were good ordinary prosperous citizens. None
OF Lnem nad dIteInpteuzCo puy ehS Dloohiyn
Bridge" the Masonic Temple or money max
ing machine, and, most of them even refused to
buy stock in any of PonZTS concerns wherein ne
returned big interest your money for short
time then kept the principal Real business men
know they are not running gambling concern
and do not expect to get rich quick. They know
that they must rob some one if they do and II
they keep it up any length of time. They don't
want any real estate either for the suckers to get
hold Of The men who own real estate own
root hold" in the town. 1t is true that many
"root-holder' does not realize the necessity OF
watering his holdings, but those with little fore
sight do. They know that the Irrigation" of
their property costs money and also that it will
be dead loss without it. The poor unlucky
failure" feels that the rest of the people should
bring him up free of cost to the mental level OF
those who are willing to pay and work.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
MUFFING OUR OPPORTUNITY

We note that Secretary Work is leaving Wash
ington tomorrow to make SWING around the clr-
cle visiting Yuma and Boulder Canyon damslte
We have been wondering why 1T is that all the
big tops so studiouSly avoid taking squlnt at the
Glen Canyon damsite. 1t is dam site more beau
tifu economical and serviceable than the political
damsites down the river. We believe that we are
a heap more liberal than these government tops
are; we do not condemn them without seeing
them, but they apparently are condemnng the
Glen Canyon damste without even taking the
trouble of looking it over In our estimation the
government will never build the Boulder Canyon
dam and the proposed S125,00OO0O Will not be-
come bonded Indebtedness against the country
merely for the purpose of backing river up
against itself so that future generations Will have
to dig up hundreds of millions to rectify the mis-
takes made in this generation. If eastern con-
oresSnnen were as converSant with the proposition
as are the people in the southwest, Los Angeles
would not come within forty rows of apple trees
of putting over this big scheme Of attempting to
develop Los Angeles at the expense OF the rest OF
the southwest Unfortunately, Arizona has been
out on a limb She has gained the reputation OF
being against everything and demanding every
thing. If Arizona had ratified the compact it
would at least have expressed willingness to get IN
with the rest of the states on general division
of the upper and lower basin. The fight against
Los Angeles would have been just the same as it
is now, but we would have had the political sup
port of the other states in preventing her gobbing
UP the whole works with her. pOlltlcal and IMAM
cal lobbists., The apparent conciliatory gestures
made by Los Angeles for conferences with Ari-
zona" were only for political effect and Arizona
muffed the opportunity to take advantage OF these
much heralded notices to the world" of their wish
to be SO fair with Arizona. Arizona can not af-
ford a lobby in Washington of the kind necessary
to show the whole game up and convince congress
men of what is going 'way out here in the
west" Then too we have the "Hi-Liners' Canal
Company with its hashish dream that would
bankrupt the world with its 100-mie tunnels and
syphons to suck the water from the clouds
Dreams are pleasant, but such financial nightmare
as they propose only adds to the mystifcation of
eastern congressman and further clouds the situa-
ton.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23

that the people of this state do not
want to lose the vast benefits of the
river to others, that ALL OF THEM
are not responsible for the five years
of pickering and needless delay in
reaching an agreement with the other
states Not only should these mes
sages go to this states representa-
tives, but the congressman Of other
states should be told that vote for
the bill is a ballot for passing the
sentence Of obscurity upon state
for all time, and taking its greatest
resource away.
A case similar to the Colorado dam
project is up at Washington now.
The federal power commission has
been asked to give permit to a pri-
vate concern to harness the power Of
a big waterfall in stream within
Kentucky's borders, the lower waters
of which are navigable. The state Of
Kentucky wants the falls to remain
intact as a scenic asset, but the gov
ernor recently said his people were
at the mercy of the commission, and
could do nothing at ALL IF the com
mission grants the permit" he said,
''the falls win be lost to US" One
can see wherein that case parallels
that of Arizona, which, should it come
to a showdown, can interpose no eff
feetive objections to development of
the Colorado by federal sanction.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
OUR GOVERNMENT
prescott Journal-Miner)

F1is democratic-repreSe form
Iof government has LENT itself to the
/ tfashioning of vociferoTE minorities
which in truth do the governing. The
principle Of the majority rule goes
only to the selection of the men who
administer the government.
Policies and programs aFeF formed
on the basis of the prejudices, as
pirations and whims of extremely
small groups. 1t is seldom that an
issue arises that brings the thoughts
of a substantial majority into line so
they can be directed at the governing
officers to cause them to act.
| OF all the ninorities, the most bold
and aspiring is that of the Anti-Sa-
loon league, an organization with
numbers of well paid employees who
are interested in retaining their jobs.
/ This league has long intimidated con-
gress but it remained for the current
! investigation of enforcement of pr0hi-
bition by senate committee to bring
out the true picture of its insufferable
pride.
We learn from the dispatches of
/ Friday that this organization has be-
gun discussing the removal of AS
sistant Secretary Andrews and others
in the enforcement division.
Should the Prescott chamber OF
commerce meet and solemnly discuss
kicking the attorney general OF Ari-
zona out of office, there would be no
more cheek displayed by a minority.
+ Or to bring the parallel closer to
home, imagine any five of our citizens
consulting whether or not to remove
summarily an officer of Yavapal
county.
If it is true, as we contend, that
the sole remaining function of the
majority of American citizens is to
elect the officers who shall govern
the country, this Anti-Saloon league
move appears to be usurpation OF
that last shred of citizen dignity from
us. To permit this group or any
group to dictate to the government
whom it shall appoint, is to leave the
people of the United States naked OF
power, and heaven knows we nave
little enough leftsto cover us.
1t would not be so bad II Genefai
Andrews had been found grossly IN
competent, plainly out of sympathy or
| crininally negligent of his duties.
There would have been some excuse
for the demand Of indignant and
Hrighteously excited citizens IN the
person of league leaders for removal
of this man. But all that rasped the
dry contingent was that General An
drews did not think exactly as they
ibid. He had the hardihood to differ
+ in opinion, and thereby discounted IN
the narrow minds of these tanatic
prohibitionists, every iota of the good
work he has been doing toward lifting
enforcement out Of muck of poll
tics, incompetence and downright
corruption. Little as the journal
Miner sympathizes now with the en-
forcement of the prohibition law as
we have had it given forth from
Washington and from the countries
it rejoiees in the benefits that Gen
eral Andrews has conferred on a diff
ficult situation. We believe in obey
ing the law and in enforcing 1t and
in retaining the right to change 1t OF
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
ARIzoNA's INTEREST At STAKE
(Pfescott COurier)

I
The Swing johnson bill, which
would appropriate $125, 100000 for
1.-THE construction of a dam at Boulder
Canyon, is the gravest measure Ari-
zona has confronted since it became a
state
The bill is NOT a joke.
It has the Endorsement of the presi-
dent of the United States and Secre-
taries Hoover and Work
| In brief, it proposes to protect the
rights and aid the prosperity of six
Colorado river basin states, leaving
Arizona entirely out, and nobody but
ia sirnpleton will contend the federal
government cannot do what the pro-
position calls for and, if congressional
Sanction is given, WILL do it.
The federal government is concern
ed only in flood protection, and Ari-
iona nor no other state can keep it
from building dam to store the
streams waters. The United States
government in such circumstances
would recognize no states, but would
strive to benefit section of the ma
ton; it is not interested in the states
themselves or their quarrels.
And, if the dam should be built,
there is no power under the sun to
hinder southern California in any eff
forts it might make to take ALL the
power and ALL the water it wants,
leaving Arizona NOTHING at all.
Once the waters are diverted below
the dam into reclamation uses on the
California side, and the power spoken
for, the Colorado river question will
be solved, insofar as Arizona is con-
cerned, for the state will be LEFT
|OUT entirely, The long established
law of prior right viii see to that.
The river question has been made a
political issue by some men, who
have clamored for all of the benefits
for this state, thinking the voters
might believe such possession in some
way might be gained. While the
racket of politics has been filling the
air, stalemate has been laid across
the important question, matters have
reached such status that Arizona is
on the verge Of losing EVERYTHING
and California gaining ALL.
But nothing can be gained by
pointing the finger of guilt at the OBJ
structors. When a grave danger
threatens state, its citizens should
unite to keep it off. The peril is here;
it must be thrown back--if it can be.
The man who fmagines the adop-
tion by congress of the Swing John
son bill could be nullified by a court
action, either is ignorant or misin-
formed. He can ask any able lawyer
and get the alarming answer. The
river DOES NOT belong to Arizona,
and this state cannot control ii.
/ The people of Arizona should bonn
bard congress with protests against
the measure which promises to rob
them of what some have termed
"God-given rights" in the Colorado.
The congressman should be informed
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
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THE HUMAN SIDE
OF LIFE
WORKED TOO WELL
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George Eastman, the Hollywood
contractor, keeps the highways dotted
with trucks, and many of his drivers
work in the small hours of the morn
ing. 1t so happens that two of them
roomed in a house where the sun
poured in during the late afternoon
when the two men wanted to sleep
and they finally devised a plan to
get their much needed rest--a coat of
black paint over each of the Offend
ing windows.
When they woke up, however, they
discovered to their alarm that they
had only five minutes in which to get
to work, and they were rather
sheepish pair when they reported for
duty a full fifteen minutes late.
ooh, well" grinned one Of the men
before the foreman had chance to
speak, ''it's only a few minutes and
It's the first time it's happened"
Few minutes nothing!" roared the
boss. "Where were you Monday and
Tuesday? ?"
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
WELL. WIG NEEDS rHE MONEY
(Prescott Courier)

(RreScOCJ. OOufleF1
Fred 7. Golfer, president Of the
High Line Canal association, made
out "his case" and sent it to Senator
Cameron, who read the long statement
into the Congressional Record.
A number of the statements, print
ed in the government printing office
at Washington, were placed in frank
ing envelopes Of the senator, and
mailed out without cost. This is GUS.
tomary, and perfectly proper-but
they were mailed from Phoenix, and
by the state highway department.
Thus, the road department not only
is boosting the high line canal and its
proposal for a fund of $1,000,000, to
be supplied by the taxpayers of the
state for Investigating the river"
but is sending along the name Of
Senator Ralph Cameron at the same
time.
This should be brought to the at
tention of Governor Hunt, so he can
at once silence another whisper which
might be breathed in regard to COM
bination which he and the senator
have been accused Of being in, rumors
which he recently set at rest with a
vehement denial.
Speaking of the big fund the
Canalers want, what has the Colorado
river been doing that calls for an Gin
vestigation ?"
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
WOOL GROWERS AGAINST sTANFIELD Law

The Arizona Wool Growers association recently
held a meeting of that organization and went on
record as decidedly against the Stanfield bill
which proposes to put grazing on the public do
main under the direct supervision Of the secre-
tary of the interior and will ask that Arizona be
excluded from the provisions of the proposed law.
Wyoming went on record as against the law and
asked that Wyoming be excluded at the time "a
hearing was held before the National Wool Grow
ers' association. Both Arizona and Wyoming
sheecmen declare that the new law will create
another bureau, penalties and fines, without Civ
ing stockmen any additional advantages. Some
are unknd enough to say that Senator Stanfield
framed the bill in his own interests in Oregon.
However, Secretary F. r. Marshall of the Ma
tional Wool Growers association wires from
Washington that there is no likelihood Of the bill
passing the lower house at this session of con-
gress.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
OH. ROMEO.

He was very shy young man, and
although Ermyntrude had presented
him with innumerable opportunities
for declaring his love in practical
fashion, he could never summon up
sufficient courage to take advantage
of them.
They were sitting as usual one eve
ning-she on the sofa, he on~a chair,
with the usual half-hour intervals be-
tween remarks, when the climax was
reached.
isn't it funny" she said, that the
length of a mans arm is the same as
the circumference of a girls waist y
'Is that so?" said he, mildly in
terested. what do you say we get a
piece of string and see if it's right? 2"
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
THE REVERSE TWIST

She was a pretty chorus girl,
Her Ma went with the show
To look out for her daughter;
The papers said twas so!
Daughter had a wealthy Johnny
And got her Ma another.
| should call it daughter
Looking out for mother.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
ARE OUR SENATORS ASHAMED?
(HoIhrOok Trihunel

AS an outgrowth of the secret bal
lot resulting in the confirmation Of
Thos. F. Woodlock as member of
the Interstate Commerce commission,
it is proposed to institute a phase Of
the Australian ballot system to inn
pose greater secrecy as to executive
session action. Each senator is to be
supplied with ballot on which will
be checked Yes" or mo" and dropped
in ballot box without any signature
or mark of any kind.
-oOo-
Teacher: "Where was the Declara-
ton of independence signed?"
Tonlmie: AT the bottom"
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
Jokes

Simpkins considered himself hui
morist. He sent a selection of his
original jokes to the editor of news
paper and confidently awaited re-
mittance. His excitement ran high
when he received letter, obviously
from the newspaper office.
He opened it with feverish haste.
There was no check, however, just a
small note as follows:
"Dear sir: Your jokes received
Some we have been before, some we
have not seen yet.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23

While we have not the slightest desire to pre-
vent any one from running for office we do not
believe it is our fault if they desire to run-at
least not sufficiently to publish free all the splen-
did ability and love they profess for the general
public, not to say the salary connected with the
office which is chasing them around so fast they
are unable to open their wallet to pay for adver-
tising.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
THE SILVER LINING

Two itinerant colored cooks had
been lured from their homes and
regular jobs to take service at So
called winter resort.
Huh" grunted the pessimistic one.
can dey calls dis a winter reso't!
Jes' look at all dat snow fallin'."
"Chuff, boyl' retorted the optimist.
"Dat amt snow. OATS frozen sun
shine"
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
TRANSFORMATION

Innocent, guileless and handsome was
Kitty
When she left Hicktown for the big
city.
Soon she began using lipstick and
paint,
Eyebrow pencil and other things
quaint.
Now-well, dammit, she's just twice
as pretty!
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
A RISING MARKET

The stock broker was very i'll and
at times delirious. In one Of his lucid
moments he asked the nurse what the
last reading had shown his tempera-
ture to be.
Zone hundred and one," replied the
nurse.
"Good," said the patient. "When it
gets to 1919, SELL"
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
NOT FORGOTTEN

Blackstone: "Was he mentioned III
the will at all 2"
Webster: "You bet; and he's still
sore at the names he was called"
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
WITH ADDENDA

Husband: I'm telling you this in
strictest confidence, and / don't want
you to repeat word of it.
Wife: my dear! AS though | mere
" repeatedw
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
THEIR DOOM

"Do you know where the little boys
go who don't put their Sunday school
money in the plate?"
"Yes-to the pictures"
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23

number of complaints have been received
relative to Governor Hunts thanksgiving procla-
nation because the drought was broken. The
grouches complain that the drought was not suf-
ficiently broken in some places and in others it
was too badly broken. However, some people are
never satisfied no matter what you do for them.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23

A postmaster back east has shown his great
desire to serve his patrons by instructing mail
carriers to give one short ring when they deliver
a bill and three long ones when they deliver a
love letter.
The Coconino sun., 1926-04-23
A PURSUIT

Black: You say Smiths wife caught
him at the stage door,"
Brown: "No. That's where she dis
covered him."