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Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-17

should be good for better than u
800 per cent season provided it has
Il good line. That latter factor,
however, holds promise of being the
big brain teaser for captain John
j. McEWan, head coach, when he
goes to work next fall
Among the prizes to be garnered
from the Frosh team are two color
ed boys, one, Robinson, being a play
rr OF exceptional ability. Other
backfieid men from the rocks are
Coleman, Cheney and +. Mimnaugh,
Although the varsity line will re-
ccivc help from the freshmen, this
will be the weak part Of the 1927
team. it appears.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-17
CANADA HAS AIR FLEET
TO FIGHT FOREST FIRE

TORONTO, Ont, Dee. l77.-Rad'
aifplancS, and wireless tclcphun
out the toll of forest fires in O
tirio to Il minimum in 1926. accor
ing to bulletin issued by the Il
partinent of lands and forests.
Ontario maintains Il fleet of si
teen hydroplanes which patrol Il
timbercd areas daily says the bi
letin. Lookout towers cauipp|
with radio transmitting apparat|
and wireless telephones are locat|
at strategic points. When a bld
is reported, airplancs carry ford
rangers and fire fighting cquipmd
TO the scene of the fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-17
Naval Officer
Leaves Prison
n, United Press Leased Wire

san QUENTIN, Cal, Dee. lG
Gforgc ~ Birdsall, former ensign in
the United States navy, sentenced
to - years imprisonment for con
duct unbccoming To- an officer and
a gentleman, today was ordered re-
leased from san Quentin prison on
order Of the naval board of elem
cncy.
Birdsall has served about five
years Of his sentence at San Quentin,
having been famed cut ~ that
institution tIom Alcatra1 prison.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-17
Rec STREET CAR RIDES
GIVEN IN SEATTLE
by United Press Leased Wire

SEATTLE. Dec. 17.-Seattlc : mu-
nic.paliy operated street car system
had Is busiest day when free street
car rides We're given citizens for one
hour Is an incentive 10 early Christ
mas shopping.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-17
REFLECT LANDS
As GEAR" OF
BASEBALL REALM
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elected ear of baseball for a seven
year term ut 4 salary OF 5000 a
ycar-an increase of $4,000 over
the figure fixed when he was ap
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-17

y Detroit woman sand her hus-
band was worth $4,000 but bought
ler only one coat. Well
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-17

South Africa notified the navy de-
partmcut the other day that it had
picked up The Washington hydro
graphic messages. The L. :. :.
. Scorpion q; Con>tuutluepIe imported
that il received navigation warr-
iug> and time signals sent cut from
the Arlington radio station.
Many times following severe
storm 90: sra. much wrccka-c :
~trruu along tl. paths Of ocean
-raEyL. ,.-ler In q P.tv Submerged
~ au.>g condition. These are The
constant dread uf mariners. r>py-
staIly at night. Once seportcd -
tie HydroErapLic office IN Wash
in-tau the location 1t tie meuac.
H. distractions are maa" known
80 all ships bN radio. In addition.
lHtil tie drifting deIeliets are re-
moved, they are plotted an monthly
charts issued To mariners - thar
the ships Officers may predic; ii
cUre drifts.
On July l. Of this year, B. >roeI
cylindrical poutoouS, me"SUriu.
about 20 feet long by five feet in
diameter. were lost from barge
roar Frying Pan shoals. North Car
Gina. in the path Of coast-wise
shipping. The news WAS reIaycd to
tine HydroGraphic Offices and imme-
Giaiely broadcast To Atlantic mar
iHaF>.
Use Coast Guard Cutters
The coast guard cutters We're sem
on Tie trail ot the wandering pom.
tooHS and succeeded IN sinking i
~ eunfire. The rest have hc.n
scattered To the east and north b. /
ne Gulf Stream. Occasionally tLeg
are reported 10 the photographic
office and Immediately war ships
and cutters are sent on the trail.
During the Florida hurricane i
floating target raft broke loose from
a mine sweeper near the Bahamas
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-08
ELKS SCORED ANOTHER
SUCCESS WITH BALL

Further glory on New Years eve
was added to the already inviable
reputation of Flagstaff Elks as royal
entertainers when their annual ball
surpassed in brilliancy all their other
events of this kind. The auditorium
of the Elks home was a scene of
gowns of the ladies were shown to ad-
vantage in the artistically decorated
setting. Purple and white crepe
streamers were used profusely to adj
vantage, billowing from a common
center of the ceiling to the walls,
down which they hung as a wavy
background. A unique feature was
illuminated decorated boxes on the
walls. Those on the sides were faced
with large electric-lighted" B. P. O..
rtks; in the rear just at midnight
others electrically announced, "499
wishes you Happy New Year."
The energetic committee headed by
Bill Hollar did itself proud. Mr.. Hol-
lars aides were Walter Carlson, jim
Tillman, Ross Denman and A. B. Nc
Rae, who were further helped by Bob
Cree, Jimmie Greggson, John Cow
and Bert Fair and many others too
numerous to mention.
Alex Johnston, Chester Deavcr,
Baxter Womack and George Hanley,
the popular male quartette, rendered
several appreciated numbers. Mrs.
Gertrude Beer sang q lovely solo to
the piano accompaniment played by
her son Joe.
The grand march of 154 couples,
headed by Past Exalted Rulers Henry
Albers and Loren Cress, and their
wives, started promptly at . o'clock.
Programs were given out by Marie
and Lucille TIllman. At II o'clock a
toast to absent brothers was impress
sively given by Henry Albers. At
midnight, following the Illuminated
greeting, the merry throng Joined the
bells and whistles of the city in ex-
pressing their feelings with the pass
ing Of the old year and welcoming
the new. Gay Elk caps were distri-
buted to the dancers, and tripping the
measured continued until the wee
small hours.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-08
BREAKS OUT OF JAIL
SOON THROWN BACK In

Manuel Flores, box-car robber,
broke the paddock on the window of
the women's cell at the county jail
about midnight Saturday, showed the
outside netting out and vamoosed.
Next day he was picked up at Selig-
man, where he originally was pinched,
and Charlie Murray of Williams,
special Santa Fe railway officer,
brought him back here Monday.
The box car Flores helped rob was
at Williams and he had been in jail
more than a week. It is crowded there
and he was placed in the women's
cell. The paddock OH the grating was
an old-timer and after the escape it
was discovered there had been an old
break more than half way through the
hasp.
Sheriff John Parsons and County
Ranger John Hoffman were asleep in
the Jail when Flores got away. He
covered the sound when he broke the
lock by flushing the toilet. 1t is be-
lieved he must have had stout steel
or iron bar to break the paddock.
His own story is that a friend out
side pried the netting loose and he did
the rest.
Flores and Jose Antonio Moya, his
confederate in the box car robbery,
confessed on Monday to shciiff's Of
ficers that they did the robbery.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-08

keep the depot company. There were
congratulatory messages from Presi-
dent w. B. Storey of the Santa Fe
and Gov. G. w. P. Hunt AS nearly
accurate as could be compiled were
the lists of those now here who
came in the late seventies and early
eighties; of those who came over the
old Atlantic & Pacific R. r. in the
eighties and nineties, and of those
now in business here who came later.
It is difficult for the layman to
describe the depot in a manner APP
preaching the technically correct.
The waiting rooms are wainscoted
high with light-colored pressed brick.
Above that the plastering is tinted
brown.
In the main waiting room the
arched dark -beamed ceiling is frescoed
jazzily around the edge, blending into
lighter colors at the top in the cen
ter.
The lights are concealed in urn-ike
affairs set high around the walls in
inches. The double seats of dark ma
hogany are surmounted with wrought
iron standards, each bearing an an
tique design electric lantern.
In the ladies' waiting room the
walls are in lighter tone, the lighting
indirect from fixtures suspended from
the ceiling, and there is a big fire
place at one end, and numerous COM
Portable chairs.
The building is steam heated.
Floors are concrete, dark brown, in
csouora tila affncf
The ticket office is finished hand
somely in dark wood, with sky
light over the telegraph table.
At the rear of the ticket office,
from main waiting room to baggage
room, is a corridor floored and walled
in dark-brown concrete, squared in
tile effect. The large baggage room
is finished entirely in light green.
Among the Santa Fe officials here
for the opening were:
w. K. Etter of Los Angeles, gen
eral manager coast lines.
j. P. McCully of Winslow, division
superintendent.
Continued on Page Three)
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-08
COUNTY KITTY CLAWED
NEW YEAR POKER GAME

County treasury was enriched on
Tuesday when Judge ? r. Jones in
superior court fipe8 ssve r gamblers
who were rounded up last Friday
night by Deputy Sheriff Harry
Greene and Night City Marshal
Claude Tackitt ir raid on a building
at South San Francisco and Dupont.
The officers were hot after two men
who had just held up Juan Rodriguez
and relieved him of a small amount Of
money and couple checks, when they
invaded the gambling room, where
chips were piled high and action
lively.
One of the checks Rodriguez had
just lost was in the game. But all Of
the men professed dense ignorance of
the transactiontin which Rodriguez
lost lit. One of the men, however.
Ponsenio Herdio, had a six-gun and
was suspected of being one of the
bandits.
The men confessed to gambling and
were fined as follows: Carlos San
chez, who ran the game, $3.50 and so
days in jail; Esteyan Alfero, S100
and so days; Juan Roja and Jose
Guzman, each $100. The two last
named were released on payment of
$25 each, the balance of their fines
being suspended.
Herdio was fined $40 for toting a
gun.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-08
PAY DELINQUENT TAXES
FIRST is PROPOSED LAW

That the state law be amended to
provide that any and all taxes paid
should be applied on the oldest of de-
linquent taxes, and not to taxes for
the current year, is suggested by S.
P. Applewhite, president of the Co
chisc County Taxpayers association,
in letter received by County Attor-
ney James v. Robins.
Apnlewhite states that the delin-
quent taxes in Arizona at the end Of
the fiscal year, June 30, 1925, amount
ed to $3,939, ,57005, and that Maricopa
county leads the list with delin-
quency Of 80 per cent, amounting to
81 ,533, ,437.83. Apache county is in the
best shape of all in the state, having
a delinquency of only one per cent.
Cochise county has an eight per cent
delinquency.
ApplewElite makes the suggestion
that when notices are sent out on
current taxes that all delinquent taxes
should be added TO the notices. He
condemns the practice Of permitting
delinquent taxpayers to pay current
taxes.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-08
COTTON MADE SECRETARY
OF STATE TEACHERS BODY

G. f. Rose, city superintendent of
schools Of Tucson, was elected presi-
dent by the Arizona State Education
association, which closed its first an
nual delegate assembly at Phoenix
last Wednesday. j. O. Mullen, city
Of schools at Jerome
was elected vice-president, and w. T..
Machin, principal of the Creighton
district schools near Phoenix, was
elected secretary and G. E. Rowe,
principal of Tempe high school, treas
urer. Immediately upon the dismissal
of the meeting the State Administra-
tors association was called to order
by Mr.. Patterson, principal of the
Tucson high school. G. H. Madden,
superintendent Of schools at Winslow
was chosen president Of the associa-
tion for the coming year; Miss Cole
man, principal of the high school at
Prescott, was elected president
of the association, and DR.. F. A. Cot
ton, president of the Northern Ari-
zora State Teachers college at Flag
staff, was elected secretary.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-08
FEDERATED CHURCH NEW
BUILDING DEDICATED BY
BISHOP CHARLES W. BURNS

The formal dedication of the new
annex of the Federated church was
solemnized last Sunday during the
morning service, Bishop Charles Wes-
ley Burns of San Francisco, bishop of
the Methodist church on the Pacific
coast, officiating.
These representatives Of the Fed
eration-A. w. Brown, Methodist;
Dr.. NJ. G. Fronske, Presbyterian; w.
H. Hudgens, Baptist; DR.. f. A. Cot
ton, Congregationalist; Chester Dea-
yer, Evangelical Lutheran, and Rev.
H. F. Softley, representing the church
at large-gave the building to the
bishop for dedication. The bishop in
the dedication service was assisted by
Rev. A. L. Baker of Phoenix, with re-
sponses given by the congregation
led by the above named representa-
tives of the federation. The social
dedication, arrangement for which are
pending, will take place later in cele-
bration of the ten years federation.
Rev. Burns gave the morning adj
dress with the text, ut Might Have
Been Sold" emphasizing the spiritual
and qualitative values of life as su-
perior to the money and quantitative
values.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-08
OPENING NEW DEPOT HELD
TUESDAY AND NOW IN USE

When every whistle in town began
to blow at three o'clock Tuesday aft
ernoon, the hour set for the formal
opening of Flagstaff's beautiful new
depot, hundreds of Flagstaff people
already had gathered there to inspect
it and meet the visiting officials of
the Santa Fe railroad. And for two
hours as fast as people left others
took their places and jammed the big
waiting rooms, until it is doubtful if
a hundred of our people failed to be
there.
That they are pleased with the rail-
roads gift to the town was manifest
in their expressions as they noted the
richness and artistry of the appoint
mentS and the evidence on every hand
that the aim had been not only to
give us the best but to provide the
utmost comfort of the patrons.
There were more than dozen gem
eral and division officials of the
Santa F'e here, all of them highly
pleased with the new building and
with the plentiful evidence Flagstaff
people gave of their appreciation.
|. B. Koch, vice-president and gen.
era manager OF Lne Arizona LUMBER
& Timber Co., who had been requested
by General Manager w. K. Etter of
the railroad company to make the ar
rangements for and be master of
ceremonies at the reception, handled
the whole affair smoothly and in good
taste. In the main waiting room Mrs.
/. r. Waters with violin and Miss
Catherine Beckwith at the piano pro-
vided music. Young ladies' at a table
nearby served punch and cakes and at
another table in the adjoining
women's waiting room a committee of
ladies handed out souvenir folders.
On these latter was printed the
roster of general officials of the rail-
way company and the American Elk
press company and of the local depot
staff. On opposite pages were illus
trations contrasting conditions in
180 and now, one of the new
depot and the other of a passenger
train in 1880 entirely hiding behind it
the depot then here Evidently there
were very few other buildings then to
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-08
U. S. MARSHAL WANTS
REFUND FROM COUNTY
OF JAIL BOARD MONEY

County authorities all over the
United States are protesting in vain
against the arbitrary attitude of the
United States marshals, wlfo fill the
various jaiis full of federal prisoners
and refuse to pay more than rs cents
a day each for their board
In this county until Sheriff John
Parsons announced few months ago
that he would take no federal pris-
oners, the county was steadily losing
money on them. Sheriff Parsons
says it costs dollar day to keep
them in the Jail here and he'll be
hanged If he's going to accept u. S.
prisoners at the rate of 10 cents a
day.
The sheriff and county supervisors
were much amused Monday upon re-
ceipt of a letter from George A.
Mauk, y. S. marshal for Arizona,
demanding a refund from this coun-
ty of $30.75 for the quarter ending
June 30, last. Sheriff Parsons had
sent Marshal Mauk a bill for extra
board for federal prisoners up to that
time and received a check In the
letter received Monday Mr.. Mauk de-
manded the return Of the money, and
asserted payment of more than 70
cents day was in violation of the
contract the United States has with
this county.
County Attorney Frank Harrison
advised that this county keep the
money, as it is entitled to it, and as
no such contract as Mr.. Mauk alleges
exists or was ever made.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-08
SUPERVISORS REAPPOINT
EMPLOYEES FOR THIS YEAR

No changes were made in the per-
sonnel Of county employees at the an
nual meeting of the county board of
supervisors, held at the courthouse in
Flagstaff on Monday, except indirect
" in the case of the probation
truant officer for Flagstaff, j. D.
jackson, as noted in another article.
DR.. Felix Manning, county health
officer, holds over for 1926, his ap-
pointment for this year virtually hav-
ing been made month ago when it
was arranged to have him devote
practically all of his time to county
work
The other employees were unani-
mously reappointed, as follows:
Joe B. Rickel, clerk of the board of
supervisors; Mrs Ida Morris, assist
ant clerk; Wilbur Wellington, jani-
tor of courthouse; j. w. Byron, SUI
perintendent county hospital; Mrs. j.
w. Byron, matron county hospital
Dan Martinez, county interpreter
Capt. j. B. Wright, county engineer;
Bert Lauzon, custodian Bright Angel
trail; c. H. Moon, custodian Lees
Ferry; C. w. Knight, county mechan-
ic; George A. Cameron, assistant
county mechanic; Fred Russell, man.
ager county garage; George Barnes,
probation officer at Williams.
All the members of the board were
present-Chairman Joe Kellam and
Bob Taylor of Flagstaff and Alfred
Skeels of Williams.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-08
SALARY OF j. D. JACKSON
CUT TO DOLLAR A MONTH
AND THAT MEANS TROUBLE

The salary of ]. d. jackson, for
several years Flagstaff attendance
and probation officer, was on Monday
reduced to 81 month by the county
board of supervisors, who at the same
time took action prohibiting the sal
airy being made up to higher amount
from the school funds.
1t is reported that Mr.. Jackson will
continue the work of the dual office
as usual in the belief that the board
will rescind Mondays action or will
be decided without authority to take
the action they did. Judge J.. e. Jones
appointed Mr. Jackson probation Off
Ger and Mrs. Charlotte AclSer, county
superintendent of schools, appointed
him attendance officer 1t is re-
ported that both have exclusive rights
of appointment for the respective po-
sitions, that both are satisfied with
Mr.. Jackson's work and are standing
by him.
Whether one side or the other in
the controversy yields, and thus set
ties it, or a resort will be had to the
courts, is something for the future to
reveal. Mr. Jackson has held the po-
sition for the past six years or more.
Up to now the salary for the dual
office was paid from two funds, the
probation part by the supervisors, at
the rate of S65 a month, and the
school attendance part from school
funds, at the rate of $65 a month.
The board in reducing the salary
for the probation duties to dollar a
month, which was done on motion of
Bob Taylor and second of Chairman
Joe Kellan, stipulated farther that
in the future no additional salary
shall be paid anyone holding the po-
sition except with the consent and ap-
proval of the supervisors. Alfred
Skeels, the third member, voted to re-
tain Mr.. Jackson and says he believes
it may develop the other two NOM
bers went beyond their authority in
cutting the salary, in as much as the
board has not the appointive power.
The salary cut was ordered follow
ing consultation with County Attor-
ney Frank Harrison, who advised that
where the school census is less than
1000 the state law states that the sal
airy of the probation officer must all
be paid from the general county fund.
The board on Monday endorsed re-
appointment of George Barnes proba-
tion officer at Williams, the salary
continuing as before.
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-08
ROTApy11 S ANNUAL FROLIC
GlyzE GLOOM THE collie

Early in the evening, Toastmaster
Koch, whose fertility in inventing
stunts is surprising, read this tcle-
gram: From Mormon Lake Ranger
Station, to |. B. Koch, master Of cere-
monies, Rotary festivities: Bridal
party of four just leaving station to
celebrate with you tonight stop due to
heavy condition of road may be few
minutes late stop if possible hold up
banquet until their arrival stop our
bond of friendship viii be more tight
ly cemented if you will accede to this
request" (Signed) Bullet Popgun,
ranger at Mormon Lake" Then TO
the strains of Lohengrin, the bridal
party marched in. The "bride" was
Mrs. Ray Babbitt and the bride
groom" AL Sanford, their attendants
Mrs. All Sanford and Ray Babbitt. 1t
was well worth while awaiting the
arrival of the party, especially so TO
Mr.. Koch, who kissed both bride and
bridesmaid.
The women marched, led by Rotary
ann Fronske, while Santa Fie railway
officials, several of whom were guests
Of honor, judged the costumes. They
awarded the prizes to Mrs. w. M.
Cady Jr. for the most original and
Mrs. Ray Babbitt for the most beau
tiful. Mrs. Babbitt was bride and
Mrs. Cady a plentifully poppy plan
tation darkey. The delightful manner
in which the ladies reciprocated for
the prizes made the male part Of the
audience so envious that the toast
master almost lost his job.
President NJ. G. Fronske led the
men in march and Mrs. Fred Hanna
and Mrs. Tom Stahl, wives of Santa
Fe railway guests, did the judging,
Billy Switzer getting the prize as the
homeliest made-up and Grady Gam
mage as the most homeliest.
Cottonballing, confetti throwing, va
rious other pranks followed one an
other kaleidoscopically.
1t was a rare good time.
The Waters orchestra furnished the
music.
Visiting Rotarians: Fred Hanna Of
Williams, C. B. Winn of San Bernar-
dino, Alfred Skeels of Williams.
The total attendance was about 200,
The Coconino sun., 1926-01-08

Fun was king and Merriment queen
Tuesday night at the Rotary clubs
annual costume ball and dinner at
the WoInan's club. These two SOW
ereigns ruled with fine impartiality
until midnight, then abdicated in fa-
vor of Morpheus; their subjects rather
unwillingly, it must be confessed,
submitting to the. new regime.
Any attempt to describe the affair
in detail is hopeless. Things moved
too fast and any sensible person who
loves fun and merriment naturally
would be too busy attending them to
bother with pencil and paper and take
the notes necessary to describe things
in detail
The hall and tables were beautifully
decorated. The costumes were va
riously novel and numerously intrigue
ing. Formality was laid aside and
pep and Joy replaced it.
/. B. Koch, who had overseen all
arrangements, was toastmaster dur
ing the dinner and master of cere-
monies throughout the evening.
President Mart Fronske assumed the
gavel long enough to have the visit
lilR 1SOCdTId1S IHtEOuuCG LHSHlSGlNSS
and to have Henry Albers read let
ter from Secretary Ed Byers of Will
liams Rotary, announcing that club
viii be here in strength next Tuesday
to put on the program. kilograms
were read from District Governor
Lester Ruffner and Dr.. e. S. Miller.
Among the features were special
dances by young women from Flag
staff Teachers college, solo dances by
Miss Georgialee Coffee and Miss
Mary Cockerham, vocal solos by Miss
Juanita Milliken, who played her own
piano accompaniment; vocal solos by
Bill Cady Jr., with Mrs. Cady at the
piano; chorus singing with various
leaders, including Tom Bellwood, Bill
Cady, George t. Harrington, Mr. and
Mrs. Pat Moran, Miss Elsa Myers
and Fred Breen; a screaming vocal
solo by that celebrated female imper-
senator, Joe Riekel.
In the fat mans race, contestants
were G. 3. Wilson, Pat Moran, Loren
Cress, Paul Coffin, Paul Morton and
Fred Breen. Fred got the decision.