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Evening star., 1926-11-21
DOCTOR SAYS EXERCISE
KEPT JUNGLE JOE" FIT
All Organs Were Sound at Death
and Body Just Wore Out,
Physician Relates.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DANVILLE, ILL.,, November 20
Simple daily calisthenics kept Joseph
g. Cannon in health and undoubtedly
prolonged his life by many years. &C
cording to DR.. c. e. Wilkinson, family
physician.
In the last hours before his death
at 80 the statesman sat up in bed, the
doctor related, and went through the
movements of his arm exercises.
Uncle Joe never was a man OF ro'
bust physique, members of his family
said and it was only by exercise that
he kept fit. Aside from walking he
took his exercise in daily drills of
bending his body and his arms and
legs.
He died a perfect DEATH" said Dr.
Wilkinson. There was not an un,
sound organ in his body. He lived
until his body just wore out and
ceased to function"
Evening star., 1926-11-21
Student Sinners Listed for Prayers
Intended to Save Their Souls in Texas

Coney said one student became angry
because the union was praying for
him and because his name had been
given to a coed friend He finally
capitulated, however, the speaker
said.
Coney said 10000 Christian students
in the State had adopted a system
of daily prayer and challenged Texas
communities to join them. The con.
vention accepted the challenge, urg-
ing Baptist churches to join praying
students in a spiritual renaissance.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
Rv the Associated Press.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, November 20.
Lists Of sinners" among students at
BAYLOR University. Baptist College OF
Waco, Tex, are used to persuade "un-
saved souls" into the church, john
Coney, a student told the Texas Bap-
tist convention here today.
A nIan of organized and persistent
nraver to induce the churchless ones
into the fold has been followed. Each
member Of the Baptist Students Un-
ion takes a quota Of names to pray
for daily.
Evening star., 1926-11-21

Greater London has $500 miles of
streets, and their upkeep costs about
$4,000, 900 year.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
"SHlRT-TAIL" PARADERS
HAIL NEW TEXAS ROAD
Town Takes Holiday to Celebrate
Authorization of Rail-
way Line.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHILDRESS. Tex, November 90
"Shtrt-tail' parades by staid and
respectable citizens are one Of the
phenomena Of rev railroad building
in Texas
When news was received here of
the interstate Commerce Commits.
slon's order authorizing the building
of 202 miles Of West Texas Railroad, j,
with Childress as a terminus, this
town exploded into one of those toy.
ful exhuberances likened by old resi-.
dents TO celebrations attending rail-
road pioneering of so years ago.
a high school foot ball game was
on when the news was received, and
the entire town closed up and went
to the game. Business men and their
wives disported themselves as school
kids" in a gridiron parade, in which
the students pulled their shirt tails
out in the manner Of college celebrants.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
CHURCH BANS TATTLING.
Pledge to Avoid It, and Other Acts,
Required of Members.

HOUSTON, Tex, November 20 Ao).
An ultimatum demanding that the
5.O22 members of the First Baptist
Church here repledge themselves to
avoid "tattling. backbiting, unright
eous anger and intoxicating drinks.
or consider themselves out of the
church, has been issued by the church
membership.
A resolution passed by the church
asking for these pledges states that
only those signing up before Janu-
ary /, 1927, constitute the member
ship of this church."
A clubhouse to cost half a million
dollars is projected by the women 8
clubs Of Houston.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
california Fig Syrup"

When your child is constipated, bill
ious, has collie, feverish-breath, coat
ed tongue, or diarrhea, teaspoon
ful of genuine California Fig Syrup
sweetens the stomach and promptly
cleans the bowels OF poisons, gases,
bile, souring food and waste. Never
cramps or overacts. Children love its
Evening star., 1926-11-21

delicious taste.
Ask your druggist for genuine
California Fig Syrup which has full
directions for babies and children of
all ages plainly printed on bottle.
Motherl You must say California"
or you may get an imitation fig
syrup.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
ASKS ALIMONY CUT
AND CUSTODY OF CHILDREN

Circumstances that are reliably re-
ported to alter cases may also alter
judgments after the cases have been
tried. according to move started IN
superior court at Prescott by George
C. Wolfe, Flagstaff automobile me-
chanic. Wolfe asks that alimony
which he was ordered to pay In 1922
be reduced from $50 month and
that children awarded in the divorce
suit of his wife be taken from her
by reason of her alleged association
with unworthy persons, and given to
him.
Wolfe recites in motion to modify
the Judgment that he was not IN the
financial position he used to be.
Working as garage mechanic last
October he was unable to meet all
nony payments, was arrested ana
hailed before the court at Prescott and
as a result lost his job. Since then
he has bought on credit small auto
mobile wreeking business in Flag
staff and through it is living what
he calls a hand-to-mouth existence.
AS to the wife who was, Wolfe de-
clares. she has admitted immoral
nersons to her house and hence for
feited the right to be the custodian
of the minor children. If the young
sters are given to him, he says, ne
will turn them over to his relatives
living in Coconino county who Will
take good care of them.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
''VICIOUS ALIENS''
DENIED ENTRY TO
MEXICO BY ORDER

Vicious foreigners will be refused
admittance into Mexico, from the
United States.
That is the order which has just
been issued by the department of the
interior at Mexico City, according to
a bulletin received by Juan Evaristo
Anchondo, Mexican consul at Tucson.
"The department Of the interior has
sent a circular to the immigration
agents on the northern frontier, in
which they are instructed under no
circumstances to permit the entry of
vicious foreigners into the national
territory" the bulletin says.
ITO carry out this order, the agents
will take all the measures that may
be necessary, and viii refuse admit
tance to vicious persons.
'This order is prompted by the fact
that it has been observed that humid
reds of individuals, coming from vari-
Gus North American cities, pass to
Mexican cities on the border solely
with the object of giving themselves
up to vices"
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
BOULDER CANYON DAM is
APPROVED IN COMMITTEE

Recalling the cost of the project
had been estimated at S125,OOO,00O,
Ito be advanced by the government
and repaid by the communities con-
|cerned with four per cent interests he
Isaid, at has been conservatively es-
|tablished by the government engln-
|eers that the total cost can
Ieasily be returned to the government
from the sale of water and power
lwell within a period of fifty years. "
Arizona, which has not ratified the
colorado river compact entered into
Iby the states interested in the de-
lgelopment of the stream, he declar-
led, is not punished in any way by
1.-THE BILL"
81 have been pressing thtis matter
before congress and the federal gov
|ernment for number of years." he
said, "and the situation now looks
very favorable.
"My bill carried into legislative
enactment the recommendation OF
the government engineers for solu-
ltion of the river problems of the
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
SECOND CHINESE TONG
MAN SENTENCED TO
DEATH AT KINCMAN

Convicted almost without defense
Of first degree murder in connection
with the death of Tom King, Chinese
restaurant keeper, October 20, two
of five Chinese on Tuesday faced the
death penalty as it is executed in
Arizona from the scaffold at the
state penitentiary, Shu Chin and B.
Y. Sam, the former Monday and the
latter Friday, have been found guilty
of Staying the Chinese who was a
member of an opposing tong.
Two outstanding phases of the
trial Of the two were drawing interest
today. One was the fact that L. l..
of the states case in Sans case
Wallace, of defense counsel has offer
ed virtually no defense. At the close
Wallace moved for a continuance and
was refused it, Monday he made a
brief plea to the jury for mercy and
seemed content to let the case go to
the jury with that.
The other singular angle of the
affair is the continued absence of
Don On, American born Chinese, and
the states chief witness. On disap-
pSdIGU IlySI6IlOuSIy ldoI IueSudy al :
ter wiring his grandfather at San
Francisco that he feared for his life.
On was the only witness of the muir
der which took place in Kings place
of business.
The case of the three alleged tong
gunmen was given to the jury of the
Mohaev county superior court We'd
nesday afternoon with the defense Of
fering no testimony, but voicing pro-
tests which indicated a reversal of the
decisions may be sought in the state
supreme court.
The testimony of the prosecution
was about the same as in the two
previous cases, except the testimony
of Frank Craig, white man, who
claimed to have witnessed the shoot
ing of Tom King, a Kingman restaur-
ant owner, while putting some milk
in refrigerator. He claimed the
three Chinese on trial did the actual
killing of King.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
CHRISTMAS, NOT XMAS

From New York comes anounce-
ment that fight is again under way
to bring about the use of the word
Christmas, rather than the muchly
used XMAS. Some prominent church
mems names have become identified
with the movement, and there is ev-
cry indication that there will always
be more respect for the use of the
full word. There has for long been
such battle waged within this ma
ton. There are many newspapermen
and printers who have firmly declared
to the world that the usage of the
word XMAS" came through what
was regarded as typographical neces-
slty. That IS, in any certain size al
type, there can be but so many letters
and spaces, IN a newspaper, or a mag
azine column which is of a certain
width and cannot be varied. Thus, it
was argued, the newspaper man writ
ing headlines and the printer trying
to set those headlines, could not get
the word Christmas into some sizes
of type and therefore shortened the
word to XMAS. No doubt some of
those who are most interested in see
ing the word Christmas used in its
entirety have heard just such a story,
and firmly believe it.
Such is not the case. Most news
papers seek to use the word Christ
mas wherever it is possible. Others
have the rule that XMAS must not
appear in their columns. Christmas
is truly beautiful word The short
er XMAS is not pretty word. While
Christ" composes the first part Of
the word, what person has ever been
heard to pronounce it that way, when
used in the word Christmas. So that
while the spelling of it in print may
be much better as Christmas, the pro-
nunciation gives no more to the word
Christ" than does the simple x IN
print.
Sad to say, for those who so firmly
believe that the printed word was re-
sponsible for the abbreviation of
Christmas to XMAS, they are most
awfully mistaken. "X," as an abbre-
Walton of Christ, has history that IS
almost as old as that of Christianity
itself. Dictionaries and encyclope-
dias include the abbreviation XMAS
as a recognized one, not stigmatized
by the attendant note of colloquial or
vulgar. In the catacombS, where the
inscriptions were shortened by the
necessity of space, much as in the
newspaper column, x is used as an
abbreviation, standing for Christos,
the first letter being chi. To the
Greek student, or the student Of
Greek, that becomes quite plain, "X''
being Chi in the Greek.
In primitive Christian drawings,
Christ was represented as the, or by
the fish, as play upon the initial
letters of the Greek words for Jesus
Christ, Son of God, Saviour, which
spelled "ichthus," meaning fish. The
sanction of ancient usage unquestion-
ably supported the use of the Greek
chi or "X' as standing for or mean
ing Christ. Thus does another well
found automatic belief that the print
ed word brought on the use Of the
short word XMAS come to grief. The
we'll bred will whenever possible use
the word Christmas, rather than the
abbreviated XMAS. The religious per-
son will no doubt regard the use Of
the abbreviation almost fanatically.
There is an appeal in the use of the
full word. Use it, indeed, but blame
not the modern press for the origin
of usage so many centuries old.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
Joseph Fish, Early
Settler, Is Dead

Joseph Fish, one of the early sett-
lers of Snowflake, died at his home
in Enterprise, Utah, Dec 10, 1926,
at the age of 86 years. He was born
in Illinois June 27, 1840, and had a
vivid recollection of the prosecutions
and hardships that his people under
went in that early day He was six
years old when his parents were ex-
lied from Nauvoo. Not having q
team, the Fish family did not go i'm
mediately to Utah but worked for a
livelihood in Iowa for three or four
years, then they took up the road 20
the west, arriving at Salt Lake City
August 20, 1850. They located at
Centerville, IL miles north of Salt
Lake City. 1t was here that young
Joseph, at the age Of 10, met Silas S.
Smith and Jesse n. Smith while at
tending school and friendship began
which was to prove life long.
Two years later the Fish family
moved to Parowan, Utah, where they
located.
Here Joseph grew to manhood and
participated in the hardships of pio-
neering, exploring, fighting Indians,
subduing the soil, etc. He worked at
various occupations; farming, stock
raising, carpentering, numbering, store
keeping, and school teaching. lie
made Parowan his home for about rs
years.
In 1879, in company with Jesse N.
Smith, John r. Hulet, Smith D. Rog-
ers, and others, he left Parowan and
moved to Snowflake, where he ar
rived January 16, 1879.
His knowledge of working timber
was a great help to the early settlers
of Snowflake. He made the first
shingles used here and assisted in
building many of the earliest log
houses of the Snowflake Her
aid.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
THIRTEEN INDICTED FOR
WINSLOW BANK FAILURE

Tom NJ Quebedeaux of Santa Fe,
New Mexico, former president Of the
defunct Bank Of Winslow, and from
one to thirteen others were indicted
Saturday by the Navajo county grand
jury, in connection with the failure
of the institution October 4, 1924.
The indictments were returned
shortly after five o'clock before Su-
perior Judge ]. e. Crosby and war
rants for those named were to be
turned over to Sheriff Divelbess at
once. At late hour Saturday night
Diyelbess said that he had received
only one warrant to serve, although
there were reports that thirteen 9TH
ers beside Quebedeaux had been
named
The names will not be made public
until all those indicted have either
made bond or been apprehended.
Quebedeaux voluntarily appeared
in court as soon as he learned Of his
indictment and furnished bond of
$4,000 on two counts charging false
entries. A count of embezzlement,
and another Of receiving deposits
when he knew the bank was insolvent,
were also returned against him.
The indictments were returned by
the grand jury following an investi-
cation started last Wednesday in
which score Of witnesses, mostly
from Winslow were heard. Among
the witnesses were A. T. Hammons,
state superintendent of banks, S. b.
Smith, special deputy, who had been
in close touch with the affairs of the
receivership, j. R. Davis, of the bank
ing department, and others.
Although the indictments are secret
and the names will not be made pub
lie until those named have been re-
turned in court, rumors flew thick
and fast in Winslow when it became
known that the grand jury had made
its report.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24

The Swing-Johnson Boulder cam
yon dam was approved Wednesday
by the house irrigation committee.
Action ordering a favorable report
on the measure came at an executive
session and after nearly three years
of consideration. The measure would
provide for flood control, irrigation
and power dam at Boulder canyon, on
the Colorado river, and for construct
ion of an all-American canal to link
the Imperial valley, in California,
with the river.
The government would be called
for the work, the amount to be re-
paid later from the sale of power to
be generated at the dam.
The bill also would put into eff
feet the Colorado river compact,
which has been agreed to by all states
in the rivers basin except Arizona.
Approval of the long pending meas
ure brought a statement of gratifi-
cation from its chief sponsor in the
house, Representative Swing, repub-
ican, California.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
Arizona Mother
Goose Rhymes

Published by Pay'n Takit stores to
be distributed to the children of Arl-
zona. The purpose is to advertise
Arizona, Arizona products, Arizona
climate, and incidentally, to tell the
children about Pay'n Takit stores
and their method of doing business
and especially that they cater to the
children's trade.
The rhymes and verses are by Miss
Florence M. Treat, a resident Of
Phoenix, and a daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. ]. G. Treat Of that city. Miss
Treat, though a native Of the Buck
eye state, is a loyal Arizoran, as you
will find in reading her verses in
which she says, ARIZONA makes
boosters, Of whom am one" She is
college graduate, has been inter-
ested in school work, Travelled con-
siderably, written verses and short
stories for travel journals, taken
part in many community pageaats,
etc.
The illustrations and sketches are
by B. f. Cogswell, who is the head
of the Pay'n Takit studio and sign
department and resident of Phoenix
for the last several years, though or
iginally from New York.
The booklets will be distributed
through the Pay'n Takit Stores to the
children or parents of children
Christmas week, beginning Decem-
Der 2Oth. Anybody desiring copies te
send to little friends Back East"
may call at Pay'n Takit Stores or
write advertising department, Pay'n
Takit Stores company, Phoenix.
The printing was done by the Bow
er company Of Phoenix and the en-
craving by Phoenix Arizona Photo
Engraving company. Pay'n Takit
expects to distribute not only In
Phoenix and surrounding territory,
but also in the outlying towns IN
which are located Pay'n Takit stores
such at Prescott, Tucson, Flagstaff
and Winslow.
The little booklet contains the
Arizona Primer; verses which make
up an Arizona menu; The Story of
Polly and her Friends in Arizona;
tells you how the COW actually jump
ed over the moon; gives an interest
ing map of Arizona; has many char
acteristic sketches of Arizona; and
many other interesting bits, all about
Arizona and something about the
Pay'n Takit stores.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
Jiggs, Maggie and
Dinty at OrphezInl

Those folks who attend the thea
tire and keep apace with the latest
doings in the world of amusement, no
doubt will be elated to know that
the next attraction at the Orpheum,
Tuesday night, December % IS
"Jiggs, Maggie and Dinty." Based on
the ever hilarious and always en-
ioyable. creations of George McMan-
us, Bringing Up Father" this new
est cartoon offering once more IN
troduces in the flesh that trinity of
favorites and immortals, Jiggs, Mag
gle and Dinty. They are reported
this season to be in their best hilar-
ious element with their vehicle de-
scribed as musical comedy innova-
ton according to sincere dramatic
criticism. Jiggs, as before, gets him.
self into all sorts of scrapes. lnno-
Gently, of course, but scrapes they
are lust the same. How he extricates
himself, his unselfish manner of
bearing all the blame, his fidelity
toward his kin and supposed friends,
the contrition Of his shrewish wife,
Maggie, and hundreds of other irres-
istible periods of genuine laughter,
gayety and happiness, is satisfac-
torily and amusingly set forth in the
production. If you have worshipped
at the shrine of Jiggs, Maggie and
Dinty in the past, felt the influence
Of their refreshing humor and en-
loved their antics you are bound to
endorse them again on this occasion.
Song hits that jingle, melodies that
linqer. elaborate and intelligent cos
tuning, splendid scenic adornment
and champion chorus OF real Amerl-
can beauties are among the other
good things promised.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
BY PRESCOTT VETERANS

Officers for the coming year OF
the Bucky O'Neal post No. 541, Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, have been
elected. They are: John H. Beckman
commander; Charles G. Fogle, jun
ior vice commander; John j. Hen
messy, quartermaster; John L. Sulll-
van, Judge advocate; George Matern.
chaplain; Jacob Young, officer OF
the day; w. A. Napier, Arthur F. j,
Karigan and Gustave H. johnson
trustees. Commander Beckman ap-
pointed John Edward Price, post ad-
iutant. Michael Rabbit has been
given an honorary membership for
life in the Bucky O'Neal Post, V. F
W., for the past services rendered the
post.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
VINOL GIVES GIRL
APPETITE AND STRENGTH

my 10-year-old daughter was weak
and had no appetite. Since giving her
Vinol, she has an amazing appetite
and strength Mrs. W. Joosten. The
very FIRST week they take Vinol,
children begin to feel stronger, eat
and sleep better. A simple strength
ening iron and cod liver compound in
use for over % years for rundown
men and women and weak children.
Contains no oil-pleasant to take
Breen-Dingle Drug Co.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
COMPANY ORGANIZED TO
BUILD 100000 HOTEL
STRUCTURE In PHOENIX

Plans are now under way for the
erection of a first-class hotel building
in Phoenix at a cost of 100000. The
Royal Hotel company filed its articles
of Incorporation with the corporation
commission Tuesday.
Plans call for the erection of a first
class fire proof hotel Of 185 rooms.
The project will be financed by Cali
fornia capital
The company holds options on two
different sites in the city and will,
within short period, exercise one Of
the options.
Construction of the new hotel, it
was stated, will commence immediate
ly after the site for its location has
been secured, and it is planned to
have the hotel open for business with
in eight or nine months after con-
struction begins.
The incorporators of the Royal Ho-
tel company were H. M. Van Den
burgh and Burt Mcdonald, both of
Phoenix, and S. j. Walling of Cali
fornia. The capital stock is 100000
divided into shares of 800 each.
The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
SUNDAY LETTUCE
SHIPMENTS REACH
TOTAL, OF 11O CARS

More than 100 cars sof winter let
tuce rolled out of the Salt River val
ley to the world at large, Sunday,
bringing the seasons total shipment
to ITO cars.
Altogether 10 cars were shipped
out during Sunday, 70 over the Santa
Fe line and 40 over the Southern Pa
cific.