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The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
BURGLARS MADE BIG HAUL
AT RITTENHOUSE'S STORE

Burglars backed an automobile
truck up to the rear door of Billy Rit-
tenhouse's mems furnishing store at
Williams night before last and break
ing in stole 45 to so suits Of mems
clothing and lot of shoes, hats and
other sundries.
The men with brace and bit bored
holes in the door, removing a section
and reaching in unlocked the
door and tore away the wiring fas-
tened to it.
Mr.. Rittenhouse was in Phoenix on
vacation. Pete Campbell, his clerk,
closed the store at the usual time that
night. He left light burning and it
was burning next morning. The stuff
taken was carefully selected from the
best stock in the store.
Sheriff John o. Parsons and Depu-
ty Harry Greene went down from
Flagstaff yesterday morning and got
to work on the case. So far no clue
of apparent value has been found, ex-
cept that the kind of tires the truck
had was learned from their impress
in the soil behind the store
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
MAN WHO BEGGED RIDE
FROM FLEMING WRECKED
CAR; PROBABLY INSANE

! Another warning to- automobile
drivers not to pick up strangers to
give them rides was given through
George A. Fleming of Flagstaff late
/ Monday afternoon when an elderly
man he had brought all the way from
| Del Rio grabbed his wheel mile or
so beyond Bellemont, turning the ear
off the road and over twice, pinning
Mr.. Fleming beneath.
| DaZed by the suddenness of the
happening and by the shakeup, George
/ looked up from beneath the car and
saw his erst-while passenger stand
ing over him.
Help me out of this" he said,
! Now, you -
I've got you just where | want you" !"
the man shouted
| Just at that moment truck with
! two men drove into view down the
grade from the west and the man ran
| into the woods.
/ The newcomers lifted the car off
! the owner. Another car came up, one
of the men in it with a gun. A short
search was made for the miscreant,
| but, though his tracks were plainly
| to be seen near the road, they could
not be traced far into the woods.
An hour and a half later Sheriff
John o. Parsons and Deputy Harry
| Greene arrived. They made brief
search, then came back and arranged
for careful watch to be kept for the
man at points around here. So far no
trace of him has been picked up.
Mr. Fleming was asked at Del Rio
for a ride to the railroad. The man
was dressed in workman's clothes,
was large and burly, aged 60 or there
abouts, had grizzled beard. He was
given permission to ride. At the fork
in the highway at Ashfork the man
asked if he might ride on to Flagstaff
and was told he could.
The fellow was talkative. Mr..
Fleming told him to talk all he want
ed to but not to expect much in the
way of reply because he was too busy
watching the road
Coming down the slight grade APP
preaching the turn and the Thomp
son ranch west of Bellemont, as the
road leaves the timber and swings
across the flat, the stranger started
up. Mr.. Fleming asked him if he
wanted to get out. Without replying
he seized the steering wheel, throw
ing the car off the road to the right.
There is a small bank there. The car
was going at about 35 miles an hour.
1t went over twice, landing wrong
side up. The top and Mr.. Fleming's
drygoods sample cases in the tonneau
kept the weight of the car off him.
1t is a new Buick car. The
damage amounts to around $500 Mr..
Fleming, after it was righted, drove
it to town under its own power.
Mr.. Fleming can't be sure whether
the man was doped or insane, think
ing he must have been either. The
general theory is that he was insane
and suddenly got an idea that Mr..
| Fleming was his enemy.
Mr.. Fleming travels more than 3d.
900 miles year in his car, and fre-
quently has picked up fellows asking
rides, both to assist them and to have
their company. But he says he's cured
Of that. Beyond the shaking up he
was not hurt.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19

The state had several witnesses, the
defence calling none. A. j. Bright,
farmer, of Anderson Pass, was the
first witness His testimony, sum-
married.: He and his son, Archie
Bright were sitting on the stone bor-
Ger of the walk leading to Miller's
house at Canyon Lodge between II
and o'clock, noon, March 3, the day
of the killing.
Joe Secakuku, Hopi Indian dancer
and trader, was close by working with
saw and hammer making a sign. Cum
diff came from his store a short dis
tance off and asked where Miller was.
phey told him he was in his room
changing his clothes. Miller came out.
They met close to where the three
other men were and Cundiff said,
Mr. Miller, I'd like to talk TO you a
minute" They walked partly around
the building and a short distance
away, standing near Miller's automo-
bile, talking for from five to ten min
utes. The other men neither saw nor
heard any evidence of ill-feeling.
They did not hear what passed be-
tween Miller and Cundiff at the car.
The two men then returned to where
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FIVE REMAIN FOR FINALS
EXCLAMATION CONTEST

The second in the defamation con-
test series was successfully staged at
Flagstaff high school last Thursday
evening. Five winners were chosen
from the eight contestants.
Margaret Matson, Anne Jake, Mar
garet Mercer, Mildred Matson and vi
vette Wilson were the declaimers
given places in the final contest. The
judges who rendered the decision
were Mrs. Ray Babbitt, G. E. Class
of Teachers college and j. P. McVey
Of the high school.
The final contest will be held in
about two weeks under the auspices
Of the High School Drama club. An
interesting entertainment one act
play and the five readings-is being
planned. At this time the public will
be invited and prize will be pre-
sented to the winner.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
COPE PROMOTED TO JOB
in SOUTH; MERKLE HAS
HIS FORESTRY JOB HERE

With the disappointing news that
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Norton Cope are to
leave here the last Of next week for
Columbus, Ca, comes the good news
that Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Merkle, who
have lived in Williams for the last
year or so, are again locating here.
Mr.. Cope, who has for some time
had charge of lumber operations at
the local forest service office, has
been promoted to be supervisor Of the
state of Alabama forest reserve and
will be headquartered at Columbus,
Ga. He and Mrs. Cope have made a
great many friends here. He has
found time from his forest duties to
do a great deal in Boy cout work and
for a long time has been one of those
most unselfishly giving time, thought
and hard work to making scouting
here a success.
Mr.. Merkle succeeds Mr.. Cope in
Forest Supervisor Ed Miller's office.
The Merkles lived here for time a
couple years ago and he was con-
nected with the local office, then was
transferred to Williams to assist
George Kimball supervisor of the
Tusayan forest. His transfer here
is also a promotion.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
FORD TRIED BUT FAILED
TO UPSET LOCOMOTIVE
AT REORDAN TUESDAY

4 Ford coupe tried to crowd the To-
comotive on eastbound passenger
train No. off the track Tuesday
noon and fell down on the job.
The Ford was lucky; so were the
two men who had just moment be-
fore been riding in it; for that mat
ter, perhaps-for local Ford dealer
Ed Babbitt, says the late model Fords
are the fightingest darn things that
now roam our western plans-was the
locomotive, the engineer and fireman
and the innocent souls on the train
behind.
..Gordon Weggeland of Phoenix was
driving the Ford. With him was 4
hobo he was giving a ride. They got
to the Santa Fe railroad crossing at
Riordan, the highest railroad point in
the state, just as the train did. The
Ford's brakes were not working we'll
and she had the bit in her teeth.
Weggeland realized he couldn't stop
in time Nor could he beat the train
across. So he yelled to the other fell
low, and they both jumped, one from
either side of the car, leaving it to
commit suicide if it listed.
The right front half of the Ford
looked rather dilapidated after it pick
ed itself up from where the big mogul
threw it. But what was bent was
Strengthened, what was broken or lost
was replaced and in few hours it
was again on its way to Colorado. The
train stopped, the crew Investigating
to see if anyone was hurt.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
SCHOOLMASTERS CLUB MET
AND ATE HERE SATURDAY

At the mid-year meeting of the
SchoolmasteTs club of northern Ari-
zona, at Flagstaff State Teachers col
lege on Saturday representative lot
of educators Of the north half of the
state assembled at banquet in the
domestic science room at the college
and had an enjoyable and interesting
program.
J. 0. Mullen, superintendent of
schools of Jerome and president Of
the club, presided during the opening
and closing of the meeting, gracefully
turning the conduct of affairs over to
the chairman for the day, O. K. Gar
rison, superintendent at Clemenceau,
who had arranged the program and
introduced the speakers felicitiously
and with ready wit.
President r. A. Cotton of Teachers
college was the first Of these, his
topic the increased interest the col
lege is showing in athletics. DR.. Cot
ton dwelt on the importance of good,
clean, supervised sports, like football,
basketball and baseball in helping to
properly shape the character Of stu
dents. In reference to the college S
new department of physical education,
he said that it has been the experience
in eastern schools after inauguration
of similar department that the
proportion Of male to female students
steadily increased and there soon were
as many of one as the other.
Superintendent r. G. Stevenson of
Williams led in singing America.
Superintendent G. H. Madden of
Winslow, northumberland of the
club, spoke on curricular problems,
stressing the point that many things
of no use in later life are taught stu
dents in arithmetic, reading, geogra-
ply, algebra, etc
Paul Lilendjahl of Winslow sang a
Swedish song.
c. B. Schripel, principal Jerome
schools, spoke on ethics in the profess
sion, between subordinate and super
Tor and between members of the staff.
Superintendent John @. Thomas of
Flagstaff replied briefly to Mr.. Mad
den. Mr.. Thomas feels that such cur
ricular and textbook changes as
should be made will be made all in
due time.
Educators present: DR.. f. A. Cot
ton, Grady Gammage, John @
Thomas, Flagstaff; J. o. Mullen, John
B. Goodwin, Chester Wickliffe, c. b
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LITTLE JANE WARNOCK
LAID AT REST SUNDAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson Warnock
have the deep sympathy of Flagstaff
people in the loss of their little daugh-
ter, Jane, who passed away just be-
fore twelve Friday night of a viru-
lent infection Of the throat and neck
glands The little girl was taken III
Just week before her death appar-
emily with diphtheria. Though nu-
merous laboratory tests were made
the returns were always negative to
diphtheria. In spite of this, numerous
and sufficient injections of anti-tox1n
were given from the first as precau-
ton, and all measures taken TO guarc
others. A last effort was made by al
operation at Mercy hospital, but II
spite of the combined medical skill OF
Flagstaff physicians and of DR. Il.
PAYNE Palmer, Phoenix surgeon, the
little one succumbed.
Little Jane was born in Flagstaff
and, aside from two months with her
parents in Phoenix, spent her nearly
three years of life here, where many
knew and loved her. Besides hel
grieving parents there remains ut
tie baby sister, her counterpart IN
many respects, as a comfort to he1
father and mother.
Services We're held on Sunday aft
ernoon from Flagstaff Undertaking
parlors, Rev. H. f. Softley officiating
The many beautiful floral offering of.
fered mute testimony Of heartfelt
sympathy.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
FLAGSTAFF AND ALLIED
ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
UNDER new MANAGEMENT

General management and opera
tiOn of the Consolidated Power &
Light Co. of ChicagO-0wners of
the Flagstaff, Winsiow and Hol-
brook electric light and power
companies and mere than thirty
or forty other similar companies
in New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana,
Nebraska and South Dakota--has
been taken over within the last
few days by Day & thinner
man Of Philadelphia.
The latter concern has long been
long established, operating power
plants and also doing a general con-
sulting and contracting power plant
engineering business. With the
and control Of this chain
of plants, Day & Zimmerman have
also acquired a considerable financial
interest in their ownership.
1t is understood that the transfer
of management presages general ply
sical and operating improvements in
ali Of the various plants affected.
1t viii be remembered that these
plants in the states above named
were taken over the last summer by
the Consolidated Power & IAght Co
of Chicago. The ownership of the
plants is not affiliated with the Cen
eral Electric Co., but is independent
The whole thing, it is understood, has
been brought about by the desire OF
large eastern capital to invest in in
dustrial bonds, in other words is capi-
tai seeking safe and permanent in
vestment
George D. Harrington, manager OF
the Flagstaff Electric Light Co., re-
turned Wednesday from Chicago
where he for two days attended meet
ings of the various plant managers
with engineers and officials from the
general offices.
Mr.. Harrington enroute stopped for
brief visits with his sisters in Law
renee, Kan, and Kansas City.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
COLLEGE FACULTY DINNER
HAD INSPIRING PROGRAM

One of the most interesting pro-
grams ever put on at a faculty din
ner at Flagstaff Teachers college was
that Of Tuesday night, the occasion
being in honor Of the March gradual
ing class. Professor Chester F. Dea-
yer arranged the program and Pro-
fessor T. O. Bellwood was toastmas-
ter.
There We're four addresses, each in
spring and helpful The subjects
We're Northern Arizona Teachers col
iege, each speaker in turn taking one
word of the institutions name, build
ing his talk around that. In that or
der, the speakers were Grady Gam
mage, president of the colleEe;
Miss Mary Boyer of the faculty, e..
C. Glass of the faculty and President
F. A. Cotton.
Mr.. Gammage dwelt on the scenic
beauties and other superior qualities
of northern Arizona and the inspira-
ton it should be to students time to
realize that they are living among the
most marvellous scenic wonders in the
world as well as the ruins of an an
cient civilization
Miss Boyer called upon Arizona
poets to emphasize the points in her
love for this state and among them
Harrison Conrard Of this city, from
two of whose poems she quoted. Her
sympathetic reading and deft hand
ling Of her subject made deep i'm
pressicH
Mr.. Glass gave Goldsmith's descrip-
+,ov, Of 81 4bc3, on
original poem showed the improve
ment since then. He also stressed
the importance of the teaching pro-
fession and the desirability that those
who follow it love it because Of the
opportunity for helpfulness it affords.
Dr. Cotton explained the need for
the college and its scientific higher
training of teachers not only to teach
but to be we'll qualified leaders in the
communities into which they go.
Assistant Coach Lynch introduced
the members of the March class.
Some of the older members of the
faculty introduced the newer mem
bers.
! The banquet was in one of the do
nestle science rooms, under the ca
pable management of Mrs Lorna
/ Jessup. At its conclusion, faculty,
| graduates and guests adjourned to the
auditorium, where, under the leader
ship of Coach T. D. Jessuppe and
Miss Lora Maxwell, girls athletic di-
rector, several semi-athletic round
dances afforded a lot Of fun. Mr. and
Mrs. Jessuppe also gave a much APP
preciated folk dance.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19

The dead boy was Victor Lincoln,
Is, of Corning, N. Y He and his
buddy" Emory Brungess, same age,
were hiking back to Corning from a
vacation on the coast. Thirty miles
this side of Kingman they were given
a lift by Mr. and Mrs Francis Varley
of Los Angeles, travelling east on va
cation in their Studebaker touring car.
The accident occurred in the lane a
quarter of mile this side of the F..
M. Bryant store at Bellemont at $3.50
Tuesday afternoon. Varley was driv-
ing, his wife and Lincoln in The front
seat with him, the other boy in the
rear. A rear tire seemed to go flat
and the back of the car began to
sway, Varley and Brungess testified
at the inquest. Varley said he may
have put the brakes on too hard. Any
way, the rear Of the car swung to-
ward the front and it spilled all four
people into the road and went over the
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
THEY LEARNED ALL ABOUT
ST. PATRICK FROM PADRE

The Irish patron saint received
generous recognition at the Tuesday
evening dinner meeting of Business
and Professional Women Old favor
ties, such as Mother McCree, NY Wild
Irish Rose and Where the River Shan
non Flows, were sung in his honor
with Miss Elsa Myers, a new member,
to lead in chorus singing. Rev. TT.
Albouy presented thumbnail sketch
of st. Patrick's life in which the saint
was shown to have been born in Scot
land of Roman and French parentage,
that his training for priesthood and
many years Of serving mankind IN
that capacity were spent outside OF
Ireland. Though this was the scene
of long period of slavery during
his youth, it was by request that NJ, ne
was transferred to the island with
which his name is connected IN legend
and with reverence.
Mrs. Arthur McDonough was chair
man of the program which also in
cluded talks by Miss Rosa Bouton,
county home demonstration agent, and
Kelvin Henness, county farm agent.
Miss Bouton's address on Trade at
Home" was inspirational and en-
bodied in the slogan, "buy at home,
build up Flagstaff and boost Ari-
zona," stressed the value of the al
truistic spirit in striving to make our
city, our county and our state the
best in the world.
Mr.. Henness, whose subject was
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEMBERS GUESTS ROTARY

With the members of the Flagstaff
Chamber of Commerce as guests at
Tuesdays meeting of Flagstaff Ro-
tary club, Ray Babbitt, chairman for
the day, provided an interesting pro-
gram especially appropriate and han
died it to the queens taste.
The purpose of getting the two
organizations together for the
meeting, Ray explained, was to OBJ
serve the Arizona Industrial congress
'Use Arizona Products" and 'Trade
at Home" week.-Mrs. week-and to
arrive at a more complete under
standing about the functions OF the
two organizations; also to observe st.
Patrick's day.
Song Leader Tom Bellwood with
Miss Elsa Myers at the piano, called
on all who were part Irish to raise
their hands, then had them help. him
in the chorus of Back to Erin" Tom
also put through several other songs
with the help or hindrance of the rest.
Miss Mildred Whetsel of Teachers
college with four of the twenty-four
members of her Ukulele club, pleased
with several vocal and uke selections.
Her aides were the Misses Mary Will
son, Helen Wells, Margaret Conley
and Helen Runke.
Roger Birdseye, secretary Chamber
of Commerce, defined the difference
in functions of the two organizations.
The membership of Rotary being linn
tied it is not fully representative of
the community, hence it is not sup
posed to lead in community enter
pfises and movements for betterment
of the community. The Chamber of
Commerce membership is fully rep
resentative and it is designed to origi-
nate and lead in movements for COM
munity betterment However, Rotar-
ians are strongly urged in the litera-
ture and regulations Of their own or
ganization to belong to, take an active
part and in every way help the Cham
Der Of Commerce in its work.
Del Strong spoke on trading at
home and using Arizona products and
the work the Industrial congress is
doing.
Henry Albers read two brief inter-
esting articles, one showing how, at
variance with popular supposition that
young men lead in business and other
endeavor, almost all Of the worlds
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four-foot bank into the ditch on The
left side From where it began to
skid to where it landed in the ditch
was about rs yards
Varley found his wife and Lincoln
close together in the road, both un-
conscious and bleeding badly When
Lincoln revived and arose from where
he had been thrown when in attempt
ing to jump he caught his foot in the
door, he saw Varley throwing water
from canteen into Lincoln's face.
Then Mrs. Varley called her husband
to her. Varley, sent Brungess to
Bellemont for help. He soon return
ed with f. NJ. Bryant, one of the mer-
chants there.
Mrs. Varley put in a bad night at
the hospital, unconscious most of the
time. She had cut over one eye and
some minor hurts Varley had a slight
cut or bruise on his left knee. Brun-
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Three Automobile Accidents in "a Hours; 0ne Fatally
MAN WHO DETCHED
FLEMING IN JAIL

I A man who says his name is
i Frank johnson was arrested at
:. Pat McCoy's logging camp near
:. Bellemont, Wednesday by Depu-
4 ty Sheriff Harry Greene on COM
= plant of Mccoy. He was caus-
4 ing trouble and apparently is in
: sane. He was yesterday identi-
= fled by George Fleming as the
l. man who while riding with him
= ditched his car near Bellemont.
!. When George saw Johnson at the
r. jail the latter said, ''Why did you
4 try to kill me 2"
= On Mr.. Fleming's complaint
i Johnson was yesterday afternoon
: tried for insanity before Judge j.
:. L. Jones and was committed to
= the state insane asylum.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
SCOUT LEADERS TO WINSLOW

Date of the meeting in Winslow of
the executive board of the Grand Can
yon council, Boy Scouts, has been set
for March &c, announces G. b. Will
son of this city, president of the coun--
Gil. A business session of the council
is planned for the afternoon and a
banquet will be held in the evening.
A special program will be arranged
for the banquet.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
APPRAISING RANGES

Dan D. Easement, Colorado stock
man, spent couple days here this
week visiting adjacent ranges IN
company with Supervisor Ed Miller
to confer with range permittees on
national forests. He was specially
appointed by the U. S. secretary OF
agriculture to investigate range ap..
praisals and make comparisons OF
these areas over the grazing districts
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
MRS. L. r. HALL LEASING
A kINGMAN HOTEL

Mrs. L. R. Hall is making arrange
ments to take over the management
of the Beale hotel at Kingman, which
has been for years the property Of
Tom Devine, who is selling on ac-
count of i'll health Mrs. j. w. Jer-
raid who has conducted boarding
house on North Leroux for some time,
will likely lease Mrs. Halls house next
the Kinlani.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
COL. COOLIDGE DEAD

Colonel John C. Coolidge, father of
the president, died last night at 1880
o'clock at Plymouth, Vt. The news
was received over radio and reported
TO The Sun by Jack NJ. Wilson.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
ASK HABEAS CORPUS
FOR INDIAN MILLER

= Habeas corpus proceedings
/ were filed on Wednesday by w.
i +. Ferguson, who with Blaine B.
Z Shimmel is attorney for Harry
= E. (Indian) Miller, in an attempt
= to secure the release of Mr.. Mil
: Ter under bond. He was held
+ without bond last week by JUS
i tice of Peace Tom Pulliam for
= superior court in connection with
i his recent shooting of Elmer
+ Cundiff at Canyon Diablo. The
I habeas corpus will be argued be-
= fore Judge j. E. Jones Of super
: Tor court at 1870 today.
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The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
PAT MORGAN NEW HEAD
FLAGSTAFF RIFLE CLUB

Pat Morgan, the enthusiastic rifle
expert, was elected on Monday night
president of Flagstaff Rifle club. w.
S. Beard was elected vice president,
and Kelvin Henness, secretary-treas-
urer. Plans were outlined for an ac-
tive years practice on the range
northwest of City park The meeting
was held in Attorney Frank NJ Colds
office
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
RODEN DIVORCE GRANTED

W. D. Roden in superior court on
oMnday was granted an absolute de-
cree Of divorce from Garnet Roden.
Defendant offered no defense. Judge
A. S. Gibbons Of St. Johns presided.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
BG1 KILLED, THREE HURT
WHEN AUTO TURNED INTO
DITCH NEAR BEL.LElMONT

The third automobile accident within "A hours the
Flagstaff lians highway did not terminate fOrtun
atey the other twO-One young killed. two others
slightly injured and the fourth person in The car, a
woman. more seriously hurt.