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The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
BUM CHECK ARTIST
CAUGHT AT KINGMAN

Deputy Sheriff Frank Gully on
Monday evening arrested4Frank Wood
of Adelanto, Calf, on suspicion
aroused by Woods action in trying to
sell Studebaker coupe. The sheriff's
office held Wood and made inquiries
in California and found that Wood
had paid $120 as down payment on
the coupe in Los Angeles and that
there was balance due Of $276.
It was also found that Wood had
written worthless checks amounting
to $3.50 against an account Of $3.50
in the Victorville First National bank.
The down payment check he gave to
the automobile dealer was returned
because of lack Of funds and eventual
ly led to his detention, although the
real reason Of his arrest, was the
vigilance of the Mohave county
sheriff's office. Sheriff Mahoney is
holding Wood in the county jail until
extraelition papers can be obtained
and one of Sheriff w. /. Traeger's
deputies can come after the offender.
Wood proved himself thorough
crook when he topped off his other
money making schemes by borrowing
several dollars from unsuspecting
residents of Kingman, whose names
are withheld.-Kingman Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
INSTRUMENTS
RECORDED
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Notice of sale in bulk-Thos. 0. In
gledew to Williams Motor Co. Record
ed December 26. Garage accessories.
Bill of sale-T H. Wagner to r.
w. higgins. Recorded December 26.
Livestock.
Warranty deed-T. H. Cureton and
wife to Russell Miller and wife. Re-
corded December 26. Lots in Williams.
Bill of sale. G. Tillman to Com
nercial Securities Corp. Recorded
December %. Assortment of cars.
Warranty deed-R. L. VanDeren
and wife to J.. T. Farley ct al. Re
corded December 20. Two acres in
section 7, township II north, range 6
east.
Quit claim deed-C. NJ Kecney to
MABEL Keeney. January 2. Part sec
tion 5, township 23N., range east.
Deed-Urban j. Lewis to Mary Mil
dred Lewis. January Q, Lots in Flag
staff.
Patent United States to Leroy
Berkett. January 4. Part section IS,
township 14N., range east.
Warranty deed-Leroy Berkctt to
Grace E. Long. January d. Part sec
tion 36, township 14N. range 8 cast
Quit claim deed-Leroy Bcrkett and
wife to Grace E. Long January a.
Forest allotments and water rights.
Certificate Of partnerships. S.
Breen, C. S. Dingle and J.IF. Schmidt
January 4. Schmidt Jewelry Co.
Lease A. Cross and wife to
Claire G. Knox. January A. Ideal hotel
Certificate Of partnership-R. A.
Sarver and G. M. Hunter, Williams
Motor Co. January 5.
Bill of sale-Urban ]. Lewis to F.
S. Breen. January 6. Interest in Jewel
ry Co.'S stock of goods.
Urban j. Lewis to F. S. Brcen. Jan
uary 6. Interest in Drug Co.'S stock OF
goods.
Warranty deed-T. E. Pollock Inv.
Co. to H. S. Crum January 7. Part
sections 25 and 20, township 22N.,
range 3 east.
Agreement-W. w. Perkins and
wife to Clear Creek Cattle Co. Jan
uary 8. On personal property.
Notice of mining location-Aela
Seegmillcr and u. H. Morris. January
8. Silver Phantom.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
CYRUS Fl. X. CURTIS,
WEALTHIEST NEWSIE,
DONATES TO CHEST

Cyrus H. K. Curtis, head of the
Curtis Publishing company and "rich-
est newsboy in the world" sold Sat
urday Evening Posts to directors of
the chamber Of commerce at Phoe-
nix and gave his entire days sales to
the community chest, to launch the
annual campaign for funds of the lat
ter organization, here this afternoon.
Mr.. Curtis passed among the direc-
tors with his magazine bag at din
ner given at noon Wednesday. Direc-
tors complained that che wasn't par
ticular as to change" One dollar was
the minimum price for the famous
nickel periodical and quite number
Of "cartwheels" rolled into the COM
munity chest as result of his eff
forts.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
DISCOVERER OF NATURAL
BRIDGE Is FOUND DEAD

David Gowan, aged about 90, dis
coverer of the world famous Natural
bridge in Gila county, is dead.
The well known pioneer died about
two weeks ago, though the fact was
only learned few days back when
Jim Kline, deputy sheriff, Payson,
paid his regular two weeks visit to
the old man.
Failing to find Gowan in his little
cabin in the Matatzal mountains, Mr.
Kline looked around and secured the
help Of a posse, which found the body
in Deer creek. The remains were
buried just where they were found.
Despite innumerable offers from
his relatives, David Goodfell0w Sr.,
nephew; Lilliaa Goodfellow, niece;
David and Harry Goodfellow, grand
nephews, and A. M. Oglivie, nephew,
the old man insisted on living alone in
his little cabin in the mountains and
continuing his lifetime occupation of
prospector.
The two families of his relatives
are living on land homesteaded by the
deceased and given to them.
Mr.. Gowan was the discoverer of
the well known Gowan gold mines on
the East Verde which we're worked in
the early days.
The deceased, who is Of Scottish
descent, was born on the Bay of Ben
GAL India, about SO years ago. His
precise age is now known, though
when he entered the county hospital,
February 18, 1925, his age was given
as 81 years. His presence in the hos
pital was due to old age and generally
weakened condition. He left the hos
pital in April.
For years he worked as sailor and
came to Arizona in the very early
days. He discovered Natural bridge
in 1873. He was well known to the
old-timers of the county, all of whom
will miss him greatly.
The old man had a very keen sense
Of humor and his fund of good stories
seemed never ending. While in the
hospital he used to convulse his hear
ers by his tales of days long forgot
ten.
Ore Of the stories related to the re-
Tnovai Of a lady of Pine in the face
Of an Indian raid of that district
IUOQSit WdllCQ tlldk LliC iGh utCli HGlC z
coming, the lady insisted she would
only be moved on her feather bed. She
was not sick, but assumed an ailment
despite the fact that the only pos
sible means of transport was by horse.
Anyway, the lady would not bulge
from her views. So the men placed
the feather bed on a horse and put
her on top. Just at this moment the
Indians came, and Mr., Gowan used
to say, the feather bed burst and
there was no way of telling which was
feathers, whites, horses, Indians or
anything else. The whites escaped,
however, said Mr. Gowan, whose YER
sion Of this story never varied.
The deceased introduced the first
flock of sheep to Gisela and went
through the first Indian raid.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
AMERICAS HOME ADVAN-
TAGES UNPARALLELED

As the year 1925 drew to a close
the United States stood as the worlds
most prosperous nation. Less than
150 years after the founding of our
government we have outstripped in
spiritual and material progress, every
other country on the globe.
The outstanding feature of our
government which every. American
should appreciate is the opportunity
which it offers to exercise individual
initiative, enterprise and ability to
develop ideas along any line of honest
endeavor.
This is not land of privileges for
few and oblivion for the many. Any
man who has energy and perseverance
can rise from the lowest to the high
est position in industry, religion or
whatever his choice may be- Each
man and woman has the opportunity
for a fair start regardless of the han
dHaps or disadvantages of ancestors.
1t is no wonder that nation where
every family can set its own goal to
strive for without hindrance from
either political, religious or social
sources, should have developed in a
manner unparalleled in the worlds
history
As the family of plain John Smith
gathers around its bountifully filled
Christmas or New Years dinner table,
it should bear in mind these facts.
The Smith home will be typical of
millions of other American homes. It
will be warmed by modern heating
plant. Dinner will be cooked on an
efficient stove which in many in
stances will be heated by gas or cleo
tricity.
I Water for the table will come
through modern plumbing from sani-
tary sources which furnish an unend-
ing stream for all household purposes,
including the modern bathroom which
has placed American homes head and
shoulders above those Of other nations.
Music during the meal may be fur
nished by a piano, photograph, or the
more modern radio which will bring
to the dinner table the opera, news,
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
SAYS EDITORS GIVEN
SHORT END BY U. S.

Printers and editors are given a
cold deal by the United States govern
ment, notwithstanding it almost abso-
lutely depends upon the press for pub
licity. 1t was through the press that
the sale of liberty bonds, savings
stamps and thrift stamps was brought
about, and many q paper did not re-
celve q cent for it. They published
column after column for Uncle Sam.
When it comes to taking thc census
of this great country the press falls
Il in line and helps out the government
and it does rot exact a farthing for
lit. When the postoffices were made
1 savings repositories the papers car
ried the story without price. When
the income tax was placed uron the
! people the press told the people how
and why they should pay it. And up
to this good day the government
sends out matter relative to the in
come tax which the papers, print as
! free as the air we breathe, helping
| Uncle Sam to nut his business before
the people of the union.
! How has the government helped the
| printer? That question has remained
! unanswered and will until there is q
enactment of laws that will not place
the printing offices III competition
! with Uncle Sam.
The rate of postage on newspapers
recently passed is not SO much; none
of the newspapers arc kicking SO far
as we know; they stand for every
thing that is right and are willing and
ready to help Uncle Sam make the
postoffice department paying in
stead Of a losing proposition. But
Uncle Sam has so fixed the postal
law that post card (not a postal
card) will have to carry two-cent
stamp instead of one.
This will hurt the printer from the
fact it will curtail the selling Of post
card views and other kinds Of post
cards and the demand being less
probably win cease altogether. the
printer loses the business. Then Uncle
Sam goes in direct competition with
the printer man in furnishing prii.-cd
envelopes to a customer at a much
lower price than the envelopes cost.
In fact the government loses on the
proposition, for good envelopes can
not be purchased for S1.92 per thou
sand, by the printer.
The government will print and de-
liver to q customer stamped envelope
for $21.92 a thousand. Why can't it
refuse to print the envelope, but sell
the customer any quantity he wants
Of slammed envelopes, and the GUS
toner take the same to the printer TO
get his card printed thereon? If the
government can consistently 60 into
the printing business for the people
why cannot it go into any other line
and furnish the people hardware,
etc. ? Why single out the printer;
why discriminate
The government shonld or does
know that it is usually the case that
where it furnishes printed envelopes
the man or the firm, or corporation,
is able to nay more for them. They
are not helping the poor man, but it
is making the printer a poorer man.
We are eandidly Of the opinion the
United States gU-crurrmt IS -eerking
against its best fricnd5.-Belz0ni
(Miss) Banner.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15

music or lectures from points which
may be actually thousands of miles
distant. In the evening the home will
be flooded with light through press
ing button; and the telephone, that
indispensable article to the American
family, will offer communication with
loved ones or friends who may be in
the next city block or 5000 miles
across the continent.
After dinner the family will prob
ably take out the automobile, whether
lit be a 5000 secondhand flivyer or a
$4,000 enclose palace on wheels,
and go for a SO or 100-mile ride over
paved highways, or to some play or
entertainment, as the mood strikes
them.
Chance, which in the past wrecked
Athe happiness and future prospects of
so many families and industries, has
been largely eliminated in the Ameri-
can home through modern insurance
methods which have seen their great
est development here in order to take
care of the varied needs and require
ments of American family and busi-
ness life.
This is not an overdrawn picture.
1t is typical of the average home in
every town, village and city in the
United States. 1t is 50 commonplace
to most of us that we are prone to
forget the background of sound gov.
ernment which has made it possible,
But at this season of the year, wher
it is the endeavor Of all the world to
appreciate the blessings it has receiv-
ed, it is we'll for US in this nation to
be doubly grateful for the opportuni-
ties which we have.
Each Of us, individually, should de-
termine in our own minds to see that
the structure founded by the fathers
of this country is not weakened, but
made stronger with age; and that the
opportunity and freedom guaranteed
to the individual and industry under
our constitution, is not curtailed or
destroyed, but enlarged and strength
ened.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
MEN TO LOOK
ALIKE IF FAIR SEX
RETAINS SMOKE HABIT

Fl New York.-Women,. if they con-
tinue to smoke, will look like men,
Joseph Byrne, managing director of
the National Beauty Shopowners con-
vention said. The tobacco face is be-
coming more common among women,
he added
Features of women who smoke, =
he said, "grow sharper as the rico-
tine habit grows upon them. The
skin Becomes taut and salIow. The
lips lose their rosy color. The corners
Of the mouth show wrinkles. The
lower lip shows tendency to project
beyond the upper lip. The eyes ac-
quire stare and the lips rise and fall
more slowly"
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
NEW INDUSTRIAL COMMIS-
SION ON JOB FEBRUARY

The Arizona Industrial accident
commission, administrator of the new
workmen's compensation law upheld
by the state supreme court, will begin
its work on Monday, February /,
Governor Hunt announced.
Before that date third member of
the commission, a republican, will be
appointed BY the governor. The gov
ernor also will name a warden for
the Arizona state prison to replace
Robert 3. Sims who will be one of the
industrial accident commissioners.
The second member of the commits
sion will be Cleye VanDyke of Miami.
The date for the beginning of the
administration of the law was set
ahead three weeks by the governor to
permit the selection and preparation
of offices for that body. 1t is not be-
lieved that room in the capitol build
ing can be found for the, commission
and that it will be compelled to seek
offices in the business section Of
Phoenix.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
FOR TUNEFUL SLUMBER

Musical Instruments For Sale
Full sized white iron bed with good
springs. Reasonable. Phone 1106.
For Sale-Second- brass beds,
springs, mattresses, rugs and other
bedroom furniture Telephone 1910.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
SWEET POTATOES PAY
BIG ON OAK CREEK

Sweet potatoes have given return
Of over $500 an acre on the Frank
Jordan ranch on Oak creek, south Of
Flagstaff. Three acres have cropped
20 tons of product of fine quality, sell
ing at four cents a pound.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
ONLY FATAL

Doctor (to Atchison DinPe) "What
did your father die Off"
Dinge: "Ah don't know, boss, but it
wasn't nothin' serious"
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
LATE DISCOVERY

7 once loved young girl, but, alas
she wasn't made for me-
"Then you didn't marry herr"
Eyes / did That's why I know"
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15

Emerson second grade pupils
neither tardy nor absent last month:
Orinn Compton, Dennie Harrington,
Verta Pattee. Third grade: Eliza
beth Boyd, Ralph Cameron, Claire
Campbell, Frank Compton, Fletcher
FairchiId, Sibyl Kraus, Emerson Mil
Ter, Hazel PAYNE, Thaysen Schwalbe,
Earl Pattee, Earl Petty.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15

Miss Lotta Beal and Kenneth X
Gillette married at home of brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Beal.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15

At the territorial fair, I. E. Pol
lock of Flagstaff got first prize for
best driving teara, J. N. Piper took
several prizes in the running races
and |. T. Wheeler's horse a first prize.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15

Fred Caring in from Tuba City, for
warding supplies out fer the Indian
school.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15

Get your Job Printing at The Sun
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15

E. S. Greenlaw of Mexico City,
Mexico, here spending a few days
with friends.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15

January 2 was 20 below zero, next
two days five below, January 5, two
below, January s, five above.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15

Work would be a lot of fun if it
wasn't a necessary evil.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15

julius Herman and wife leave for
three months visit in Germany.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
COUNTY CHRONOLOGY

Compiled from the Files Of The !
Coconino Sun, Twenty Years
Ago This Week.
, A q. n A. &. q. n. a. = n. n n n n 1.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-14
Rules for Health
By DOUGLAS MALLO4-H

THE rich are not the rich in wealth,
For richer he who's rich 10 health.
Whatever goods you buy or sell.
Who would stay rich must first stay
well.
Man learns no wisdom In the schools
More wise than these ten simple rules:
l. Who works indoors, outdoors
must play,
And walk at least q mile a day.
2. Closed windows always are a sin,
So let little outdoors in.
8. And, IL indoors by day you keep,
Then out-of-doors you ought to
sleep.
4. The hours to spend in slumber
then
For elders eight, for children ten
5. Eat slowly, not too much of meat,
And something rough as we'll az
sweet.
8. Use water freely, it's about
Our greatest boon, inside or out
z. And walk and stand and sit erect:
1t helps your health and self-re-
spect.
8. Breathe deeply, keep your mind
serene,
And keep both mind and body
clean.
9. Avoid the folks who cough and
sneeze
Or violate such rules as these.
10. The tenth rule Is of all the gem:
Be moderate In all of them.
(9 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.f
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COMETHING TO THINK
~ ABOUT 81 F. A. WALKER

wither like leaves In the frosty air of
autumn.
Some were cast for leading parts,
but the great majority forgot their
lines, faitered and failed at the cru
cial moment, though clad in fine linen
and royal purple.
1t Is not the man who succeeds In
attaining wealth, or the woman who
excels In dressing her hair and en-
circling her shapely neck with price
less diamonds and pearls who shall
sit In the cool Of the day among the
true victors, but the lowly who have
striven to make others happy and
through trial and tribulation kept the
faith.
The gentlefolk, the charitable and
kindly are the true victors.
Their names are not blazed before
an applauding and forgetful world.
But Instead, the good they have done,
the heavy burdens they have lightened
for fellow travellers have blazoned
their remembrance in imperishable let
tiers In myriad homes and hearts and
made life for the unfortunate peren-
nal spring.
Possibly you may be on speaking
terms with such persons, but If you
are not seeking them out, cultivate
their companionship and initiate In so
far as you are able their adorable at
tributes.
You will know them by the light in
their eyes, the smile ON their faces,
their gentle demeanor and their softly
modulated voices that never irritate
or hurt
"a by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
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UK ELY asked the Hotel Stenog-
~ rapher, why don't you run for
alderman in our ward"
"Aw, | Dunno" said the House De
tective. IF they want me, let 'em
ask me-"
Kelly" suggested the girl, "that's
fat job. The fatter the job the less
likely it will be to run after you. Fat
jobs, like fat people, get winded easily
and they never chase any one very far.
Il do not know what this town Is
coming to, Kelly Last year four al
dermen on the city council were not
Irish. The next thing we know they
will elect Cinnamon or something.
1T Is high time that stalwarI Amer
leans were aroused to their sense of
duty to the republic and took Office
again. So long as we Irish can CON
troll the contracting business and be
aldermen we need not worry about
who writes the nations songs.
"But sitting still and waiting for a
fat job to drop In your lap like Dead
Sea fruit, as the poet put it, Is the
bunk. At the Battle of Waterloo Ma
poleon said to his guards, up guards,
and at EN-, and they upped and atted
EN-. That's the way to get things,
Kelly, and it's getting things that
counts, not just wanting them.
Il have known girls who went dippy
In the bean over some John and sat
around and waited for him to ask
them while some other girl ponged
and jonged, by hustling for him and
not waiting.
But ] guess there are people just
born to be cops and get fallen arches,
while others whose destiny Is to be
born of honest Irish parents and grow
up to be alderman and wear two
quart hat on st. Patrick's day. Maybe
you are right In not going after 1t
for you certainly would look funny
In a high hat"
Copyright by the Mcknight Syndicate Ino.)
n
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THE TRUE vICTORS

A FTER all that is said and sung
"A about those oft heralded persons
whose names appear with frequency
on the most conspicuous pages of our
newspapers and magazines, it Is ques-
tionable, whether in the stern battles
Of life they are true victors.
While they wear their laurels with
becoming modesty, you will find, If
you question them in their more seri-
GUS moods that they are not at all
satisfied with the distinction which is
so generously accorded them.
The glare of the lime-llght hurts
their sensitive eyes and destroys their
peace. 1t robs them of the sweet
quietude of home which to them is
dearer than praise.
At change of the wind or the burst
Of a storm, their names sometimes
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The navy. Out of trouble again, and
getting famous.
He turned his hand to writing and
had story accepted and was made
a magazine editor-then was arrested
for melting a riot In the city. When
he got out of that scrape, he began
writing sensational serials for news
papers, turning out some four hun
bred thrillers. And then he began
another political party semi-secret
society called the know Nothings"
because that was their answer to all
questions about themselves). Judson
served through the Civil war as a
scout with the Indians, was wounded
20 times, and was made a colonel.
He ended his career In 1885,
10 by George Matthew Adams)
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steps. But young Judson upset these
nice plans by running away to sea
when he was thirteen And it wasn't
so long after this when, single-handed,
he rescued boat full of people who
had been run down by ferry. He
was stationed on ship in the East
River, N. Y. at the time. His bravery
caused such stir he was appointed
MILDLY by President Van Buren,.
Out of trouble, you see, and a hero.
Then into it again. The other mid
dies, being Annapolis gradual
wouldn't eat with a fellow who had
been an ordinary seaman-caste was
very important then-so Judson chal-
lenged the whole bunch to duel and
came away unscathed and with the
reputation of being the best shot In
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ROSETTES DECORATE DRESSES;
PASTEL VELVET RIBBON POPULAR

piled about the circular edge Of the
skirt to form scalIops. A second row
fianked these at the top so that conn
plicated effect was attained. resolving
into scallops about the lower edge as
well as outlining the shirred border az
the top. where 1t met the dress
A look into the book Of milli-
merry prophecy reveals future In
which pastel color is to play leading
role. Nor are we to be kept waiting,
for a realization of this promise. for
the first between-now-and-sprlng hats
bring a message OF color loneliness
In the mid-season chapeaux of
faille, taffeta. felt and velvet also