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The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
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Warranty deed-John c. Kelly to
Dan Williams, lots in Flagstaff.
Warranty deetl-R e. Taylor and
wife to DR.. r. o. Raymond, property
III Flagstaff
Warranty deed-Lillian Friedlein to
NJ. Randolph Whitcomb, township
property.
Warranty deed-Jennie l.. Barnes
and son to V. u Craig, Williams
property
Warranty deed. G. Brown and
wife to Carl Mayhem and wife, town
ship property.
Warranty deed--Arizona Lumber q
Timber CO. to H. P. Anewalt, town
ship property.
Quitclaim deed-George Babbitt In
vestment Co. to DR.. X. 0. Raymond,
Flagstaff property,
Quitclaim deed-Philomena Babbitt
to Dr.. r. 0. Raymond, property in,
Flagstaff.
Deed-Fort Dearborn Trust and
Savings bank to Saginaw & Maristee.
Lumber Co., township property.
Deed-James A. Lamport to Carl
Mayhem and j. c. Brown, township
property.
Affidavit of Labor--Little Beauty
Placer claim by Al Ray
Affidavit of Labor-Henry Ford
Group by r. H. Marine.
Affidavit of Labor-Camp, Eastern
Star, Inspiration, Buster, Dutchman,
Ray and Clark, by Walter B. Hyde.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Ho,u Indians Make 441h-
VoIstead ENhiLerator

pit is about one-half full: Fire wood
is gathered and piled into the pit.
Who should light the fire? To a
white man such question would be
immaterial. Not so with the Supai
Indian, however, for certain tribal
customs have been handed down that
govern precisely who shall and shall
not light the fire in the "mescal" pit.
1t is an ancient belief among the Su-
pals that the fire shall be started only
by members of their tribe whose
birthdays occur III summer. It is ac-
cepted as a fact that if one born in
winter should start the fire, the
"veyel" would never cook but instead
would look whittier rather than the
customary brown, roasted, color. The
fire is kept burning until the pit is
assured of plenty of heat and plenty
of smoke"
When the fire is finally allowed to
burn down one Indian lamps the
rocks. This is done by taking a
rounded boulder weighing fifteen or
twenty pounds and repeatedly throw
ing it in the pit until the ricks are
thoroughly packed with a uniform
slope to the center. The heat from
the pit necessitates fast work on the
part of the tamper. The large rock
is then thrown away and the ''veyel"
placed into the pit to roast.
The plants are put into the pit bot
tom side up. This, according to the
Indians, assures more steam and bet
ter cooking. When all Of the ''veyel'
has been placed in the pit, the top is
covered with hay or sack and final
ly covered with dirt and allowed to
roast for thirty-six or forty-eight
hours.
The Indians paint their faces with
oxide of iron (hematite or lomonite),
SO as to insure a thorough roasting
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
UNIFORM TRAFFIC LAW
FOR STATES PLANNED

The legislature of every state III
the union will have before it this
year and next series of uniform
model laws that will make motoring
easier and safer
These laws are the outgrowth Of
the national conference on street and
highway safety at Washington, at
which Secretary of Commerce Hoover
urged their enactment in all the
states.
They are based on a survey of ac-
eidents and faulty driving methods,
made by the National Safety Council,
and are practically the recommended
tions of this organization put into
legal form.
Subjects Covered
The laws would cover provisions for
uniformity in
!. Speed regulation.
2. Protection of school children.
3. Fines and other forms of pun
ishment.
4. Grade crossing rules.
5. Brake inspection and regulation.
6. Proper driving methods.
7. Rights of way at crossings and
on highways.
s. Signalling systems.
8. Street car and pedestrian traffic.
10. Traffic control.
II. Testing owners and operators.
H. Parking.
Surveys Show Need
Several surveys made by the Ma
tional Safety Council and other or
ganizations, on the traffic situation
in this country, point to the necessity
of uniform laws for all the states.
They stress the large number of ac-
cidents due to ignorance of local laws
and conditions, and the growing con-
gestion from increased traffic.
The entire group or uniform laws
would result in safer and smoother
motoring conditions throughout the
country. They would make street
crossings safe for pedestrians as well
as drivers.
They would help open up the
crowded downtown streets of large
cities. And they would save time and
money, as we'll as life, in the uniform
and methodical regulation of motor
ing.
Governors of the various states,
large and small national organizations
and influential individuals are back
ing Hoover in this campaign for
uniform motoring code.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
THREE YAVAPAI COUNTY
PIJNCHERS WIN CONTESTS

Three Yavapai county cowboys
were crowned champions in three
events of skill and daring when the
Prescott Frontier Days celebration
was ended Monday night, wrestling
the titles from men who give their
entire time to arena contests and who
played hard and rode fast and well
for the honors, to say nothing of the
fat purses which went with them.
Lawton Champie, from the Castle Hot
Springs country, carried off the
broncho busting medal and $500,
which Tommy Scarlet, Hollywood
rider, carried out of the country last
year; Jim Gardner of the Horseshoe
outfit in the Sycamore district bagged
a cool thousand for the fastest aver
age in the steer tying breakaway,
and Omar Maxwell, raised on the
Diamond Two at Kirkland and now
one of the Minotto men on the Z-Bar,
romped home with the calf tying
championship and $500 purse. Max
wells average time for the four days
was 25.5 seconds, while Gardner
chalked up an average of Z 4-5 sec
onds for the breakaway.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
FREE LECTURES ON THE
MAKING OF CANYON

During the remainder of the sum-
mer season, there will be given each
evening in the Public Auto Camp at
the Grand Canyon, lecture entitled,
The Making of the Grand Canyon"
it was announced by j. r. Eakin, SUI
perintendent of Grand Canyon Ma
tional Park, last week. According
to Mr.. Eakin, this will be given by
Park Ranger G. E. Sturdevant, who
is graduate geologist of the Uni
versity of Arizona, and who has spent
over year collecting material on
which to base his talk.
Mr.. Eakin also announced that Ma
ture Guide Trips are now being con-
ducted daily along the canyon rim.
These educational features are pro-
vided free of charge to the public by
the National Park Service, and all
park visitors are urged to avail them
selves of these services while in the
park.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09

The "mescal" with its interesting
ancient and modern history, is a spe-
cies of agave that grows everywhere
in the canyon.
The early explorers noted blackened
ruins of circular pits where the an
cient Indians had roasted the ines
cal.' That the modern trails in the
Grand Canyon are merely improve
ments on those used by the ancient
Indians is evidenced by the occur
renee of these pits along practical
ly every trail. These ruins were and
are undoubtedly the incentive that
caused many an uninitiated tourist to
return home with blistered hands ill
rewarded for his efforts in collect
ing jewelly, pottery and Indian trim
kets.
The Supai Indians, dwelling in
Havasupai Canyon, in Grand Canyon
National park, are one of the few re-
naming tribes that still use this
plant for food. The plant is more
familiar to them under the name OF
''veyel"
The "veyel' is gathered in the
spring after the bud is started. The
plant is cut off close to the ground
and the leaves trimmed off except the
asparagus-like tender leaves near the
protruding stem. Considerable pre-
caution is necessary in gathering and
trimming the "veyeP' as the sharp
denticulated structure and spires on
the leaves may cause great bodily
discomfort. The "veyel" resembles a
pineapple to some extent at this
point in its preparation.
When a sufficient supply is gather
ed roasting pit is prepared. This
is about three and one-holf feet deep,
two feet wide, and three feet long.
The sides are walled up and rounded
water worn rocks thrown in until the
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
GRAND CANYON TRAVEL
BREAKS ALL RECORDS

All records for monthly travel to
Grand Canyon National Park were
broken. during June when a total of
23, ,602 people entered the park, ac-
Ecording TOD. r. Eakin, superintendent.
of the total, 21,528 were registered
on the south rim and 2,0734 on the
north. Travel to the south rim show
ed slight increase over last year,
while that on the North rim was an
increase of 81 per cent over last years
figure. Travel by rail to the south
rim showed decrease, while on the
north rim this same class of travel
more than doubled The total rail
travel on both rims showed a decrease
while auto travel increased II per
cent.
It is expected that the present
month will break all July travel rec
ords. The feature of the months
travel, wilk be the visit of the Crown
park. The party will arrive on the
north rim on July 18th. The 14th
will be spent in viewing the wonders
of this section of the park, including
the Kaibab forest and the hundreds
of wild deer to be seen with but lit
tie effort. On the 18th, they viii
start the trip across the canyon, the
route being over the Kaibab Trail,
including the Yaki Section, which was
completed year ago. The night will
be spent at Phantom Ranch in the
bottom of the gorge, and the party
will arrive on the south rim about
noon of the 10th. They will spend
the afternoon sightseeing and leave
the same evening for Mesa Verde Ma
tiona na1Ir
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
STARTS A BULLFROG
POND; RAISES TOADS

How the inability of an individual
in New Orleans to distinguish be-
tween a toad and a bullfrog wrecked
a budding California industry, is re-
lated in a letter received by the State
Department of Agriculture from Prof
Silas Wentworth of Los Gatos, Calf
He writes in part:
"At Los Gatos a company was
formed to propagate frogs for the
market. A shipment of the American
bullfrog was ordered from New Or
leans. Ponds were built, the eggs
gathered and distributed and several
million tadpoles obtained.
""The company borrowed a large
sum of money to build netted run
ways and more land was purchased
to keep the millions of young. An
estimate showed that the company
would market at least 100000 dozen
frogs. Agencies were established in
all of the larger cities. An adver-
Using campaign was just about to be
launched when it was discovered that
the stock sent from New Orleans was
toads instead of frogs and the COM
pany went "broke."
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09

of the 'veyel." The iron pigment is
not removed until the ''veyel" has
been tasted and found quite palata-
BILE. This is ascertained by one Of
the old members Of the tribe who acts
as official faster. One of the ''veyel"
is removed from the pit. Members Of
the tribe standing around can soon
tell the condition of the edibes by
merely observing the taster's face.
They are finally removed from the
pit and served to the tribe. The bot
ton part is sliced and cut into small
portions. These are chewed and the
sweet syrup-like juices extracted, The
upper part is sliced, dried and served
as d sweet bread. The tender aspara-
gus-like leaves are ground into a
meal and placed on a woven frame
to dry. The frame is made from the
dried stalk that shoots up in the
spring of the year. The meal is then
placed in containers until it is needed
as a sweet cake flour. When needed
it is soaked in water for few mf1f=
utes and mixed with corn meal. The
sweet cakes made from this mixture
are one of the choice dishes of the
Supai Indians.
Although the custom Of roasting
the ''mescal" is still prevalent among
the Supai Indians, it is feared that
another generation will find it a lost
art; with the purchasing power OF the
dollar familiar to them and where a
can of beans may be purchased for a
few cents, the incentive that has
formerly caused the Indians to per-
form the arduous labors attached to
roasting the "mescal" will be lacking.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
j. j. WALDF1AUS

on July / only three with sufficient
signatures to initiate them had been
filed.
They are the initiated constitutional
amendment to limit state officials ex-
cept treasurer and the judiciary and
legislators to two consecutive terms,
the initiated bill to substitute a tax
based on weight Of car for the
present car tax, and bill for financ-
ing the state highway department.
A total Of five bills will be pre-
sented to the people for their vote.
One constitutional amendment one
referred measure by the Legislature,
one referendum and two initiated
bills.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09

WEARS ago, Studebaker
L started to work to this goal
the manufacture Of a car Of superb
quality on the One-Proit basis
that won the world to Ford in
the loW-price field. K.
To gain it, we plowed the earn
ings of years back into our busi-
ness. We declared only reason
able dividends. We used more
than half of all earnings to de-
velop plants and machinery that
stand out today as world models
AS a result we have one hundred
million dollars in net assets con
centrated on the economical pro-
duction Of One Profit Stude-
bakers.
We have achieved this without eX-
pensive financing, mergers or other
methods which increase overhead.
tudebaker has not dollar of bonded
debt nor any bank loans.
Studebaker's Unique Facilities
Few motor car manufacturers !"
have foundries, forges, etc, to make
their own engines-yet one-fifth of
an automobiles cost is in the engine.
Even fewer build their own bodies
yet one-third of cars cost is in the
body.
Studebaker builds all it's own bod
les, all engines, all clutches, gear sets,
springs, differentials, steering gears,
brakes, axles, gray-iron castings and
drop forgings.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
124 YEAR. OLD WOMAN
DIES INsALBUQUERQUE

Never i'll in her lifetime, nor prior
to her death, and strict vegetarian
for the past 20 years, Mrs. Josefina
Perea died at Albuquerque Saturday
morning at the age of 124 years. Mrs.
Perea was born in Old Albuquerque
in 1902. Her husband was killed by
Indians so years ago near Dodge
City, Kan, while bringing supplies
from Kansas City in a covered wagon.
She is survived by one daughter.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Unit-Bttilt construction

studebal<er facilities result, too, in cars
designed, engineered and built as units.
The hundreds of parts in a Studebaker
function as a smooth-working unit,
resulting in scores of thousands Of miles
of excess transportation, greater riding
comfort and higher resale values.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
FIVE MEASURES FOR OUR
VOTES ON NOV. BALLOT

Only three proposed initiative
measures and constitutional amend
ments were filed to be placed on the
ballot at the next general election, it
was announced.
It was generally rumored that
twelve or thirteen such measures
would be initiated but at midnight
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
JEROME BABY is THROWN
FROM CAR AND DROWNED

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. +.
B. Wagg of Jerome was drowned in
Phoenix Sunday in an irrigation ditch.
The child was thrown into the ditch
by the impact when the Wagg car
struck another.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
One,Proft Value

These facilities enable Studebaier to
manufacture quality cars on a One-Proft
discriminating outside profits. The
savings thus effected are passed on to
Studebaker owners in the form of higher
quality and lower prices.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Alevays kept ,.b-to,date

Direct manufacturing control enables
Studeballer to keep cars constantly up-to-
date. We add Improvements regardless
of the calendar-we do not save them up
for spectacular annual announcements
which make cars artifcially obsolete
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
In the Spring

'I wonder what is wrong with my
watch 2" said the father. Possibly
it wants cleaning"
"Oh, no daddy" said his little son.
at is quite clean. l had it in the
bath room yesterday and l washed the
whole works"
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Worlds most powerful car
of its size and weight at a
One,Proft price-$1195

More power at less cost-according
to the rating Of the Society of Automotive
Engineers, the Standard Six is the worlds
most powerful car OF its size and weight.
Twenty-eight makes Of hve-passenger en-
closed models, which cost from 500 to
$1,000 more than the Standard Six Coach,
have less rated horsepower.
Finer body construction, first grade
northern white ash and hard maple are used
in the body frames Body joints are NOR
tised, tenoned, glued or screwed.
Costly alloy steeJs s-we pay premium
to secure stecls OF extra quality. A bar OF
Studeballer steel the diameter Of dime viii
stand greater strain than a bar Of ordinary
steel the diameter of q dollar This insures
greater dependability with longer life and
lower upkeep costs.
Completely machined crankShaft "a
feature usually found only in the highest
priced cars 1t costs Studebaker 100000
year to perform the extra machining But
it reduces engine vibration to a minimum
and thereby produces notable snoothness Of
engine operation.
Automatic spark control regulated by
the speed of the engine The spark lever is
thus made obsolete and is replaced on the steer
ing wheel by the safety Lighting control.
CoincidentaI lock to ignition and steer
ing gear. A single key operates this lock as well
as the lock on the door and spare tire carrier.
Durable finish the result OF more than
20 painstaking operations.
Waterproof ignition even the spark
plugs are protected from moisture by rub
Der shields.
Oil drain Vc!se is conveniently located
under the hood. Oil may be drained with
out getting under the car.
Complete equipment includes gasoline
gauge on dash, automatic Windshield cleaner,
rear-view mirror, dome light, attractive
cowl lights, stop light air cleaner, oil and
gas filters.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Stndebaker Standard
Six Coach

$40 Under Studehaker's
- fair and liberal Budget
TO. =. factory Payment Plan, this
Coach may be purchased out of income
at tine-payment rates as low as any
known to the motor world
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09

Any man can ret ahead, if he has
i head and uses it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-10
SELLING LIGHT PLANTS

We hope our city officials will go powerful
slow on the proposal made them by the Geor-
yia Railway & Power Company. for the sale
of the light and gas plants. They may not be
all they should be- but they are an asset of
great value to the city---and will increase in
value with the passing years. Mark that
down.-Cartersville News-Tribune.
A favorite diversion in all sections of the
State right now seems to be selling publicly
owned electric and gas plants to private inter-
ests. This has been done very generally in
Southeast Georgia. There are some cities still
considering the plan. The warning of Editor
Fleetw ood may be interesting. = Savannah
Press.
The warning of Editor Fleetwood is not only
interesting but extremely time. The city
owned plant properly managed, and every
town has capable citizens and patriotic ones,
who can afford to give their town some of their
valuable services, especially when so import
ant an asset is in question. Here in Fitzgerald
we have we'll managed plant making money
for the city, giving current at reasonable rates
(they could be lower, without injury to the
plants usefulness) and one of the best lighted
towns in Georgia. current and maintenance o.
public lighting being furnished free by thu
city plant. The town that has well managed
lighting plant should hold on to this asset, ant
if power is needed, increase its capacity fo
the common good.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-10
NATIONAL EGG LAYING
CONTEST FOR GEORGIA


Georgia is to have a hundred pen
National Egg Laying Contest start.
ing November 1st. 1905. The CON-
test will be conducted by the State
College of Agriculture 1t Alnv.ls,
Georgia. Entry fees are $4,000 for
each pen of ten birds. Applications
should be made at once to the Poul-
try Division, Georgia State College
of Agriculture, Athens, Georgia.
Other laying contests have demon
strated the fact that the South offers
wonderful opportunity. for economi-
cal egg production. Georgia will now
be in position to show her own peo-
pie and demonstrate to the world that
Georgia and the South offers every
advantage for profitable poultry pro-
duction.
This contest is being financed by
owners of the Atlanta Journal who
will give $4,000 week for five
years to help defray operating ex-
penses.
The Georgia Railway and Power
Company, the Coca-Cola Company
and an anonymous contributor have
given $5000.00 each ito build first
class plant.
These leaders of industries have
noticed the growth of the poultry in.
dustry in the South and the possibili-
ties for real constructive expansion
and are, therefore, generously con-
tributing financial and moral support.
No other Agricultural enterprise in
the South has ever been given great
er recognition or endorsement ',.''-'
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-10
HITTING THE MAIL ORDER GENTS IN
THEIR SOFT SPOT.

Oftimes local dealers advertise their mer-
chandise with their prices compared with mail
order house prices ii parallel columns. The
price, in every instance, of the mail order mer-
chandise, with carriage added, is greater than
the delivered price of the local dealers offer
ing.
Here is the proper method of combating
the mail order gentlemen; meeting them on
their own ground and vanquishing their spe-
cious arguments and comparative prices.
1t has always been the Leaders belief that
no merchant who cared to take the time and
trouble to study mail order methods need fear
mail order competition. The dealer-by mail
is at every disadvantage including the chief
est one of all-lack of personal contact the
trump card of the local merchant. The great
Chicago firms have built their business on two
cardinal principles-price and service. AS to
the service, the utmost stretching of point
in order that a customer may be pleased
there is no doubt; the mail order gentlemen
go out of their way to serve.
But the local dealer. with the advantage of
personal contact, can if he will, give this same
glad and cheerful attention to customer needs
and complaints, and do it as were it per-
sonal favor. In the matter of price. he has
nothing at all to fear from the mail merchant
providing he takes the trouble to educate his
potentiaL Lcustomers by the proper sort of ad-
vertising, such as the parallel price compari-
sons mentioned here.
Civic loyalty. of course, should prompt a
man to buy in his home town. If that isn't
enough it is the merchants task to show him
wherein he can serve his own selfish interest
best by home buying. Mail order merchan-
disc is not as cheap in the end as the home
purchased kind; but the average customer
needs to be shown.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-10
A REAL ESTATE BARGAIN

Fifty-nine years ago your Uncle Samuel
made great business deal-the purchase of
Alaska. e'.'
President Grants administration bought
Alaska from Russia by treaty. paying only ST.
100000 to add 400 square miles of terri
tory TO American possessions.
In these SO years the purchase has yielded
more than $5O0,0O0,000 in cash returns. A
single gold prospector, with capital of grub
stake, pick and shovel. has taken out as
much as the original purchase price.
In 1925, the yield for America was $5,042,-
1862 in gold and silver and $55, ,440,645 in gen.
eral merchandise. The total for the fiscal
year was $71,o42,862 or just 53.s42, 1862
more in one year than the whole territory
originally cost.
The seal Weld from the Pribilof Islands
alone nets more than 100000 a year. There
are both placer and lode mining for gold and
silver. Oil is being hunted in various sections,
but yet has not been developed. The sal
mon, hahbut and other fisheries are of great
value.
All of which proves the transaction was one