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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
Personal
Mention
TO VISIT PRESCOTT.


James Bianconi, manager of the
local Pay n Takit store, accom-
panied by his wife, are to be, the
guests of her relatives in Prescott,
Saturday and Sunday. "
GUESTS AT FOUTS HOME. r
Christmas guests at the H. J..
Fouts home at Cottage s, South
side, are Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w Kfles,
of Berkeley, Calf, who WillF ar
rive today.
FROM HOLBROOK.
Mrs. w. w Franklin and chill.
dren drove down from Holbrook
yesterday afternoon for a short
visit in Winslow. @
HOLBROOK ATTORNEY HERE. :
Attorney Thorwald Larson, of
Holbrook, was among the many
business visitors in Winslow yes
terday afternoon
FROM HOLBROOK. ASA
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo ]. Schaefer, of
Holbrook, visited in Winslow yes
terday.
FROM SOUTH DAKOTA
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Rasmussen
and sons, and Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Hald and daughter, of Viborg,
South Dakota, arrived in WinsloW
yesterday evening for a visit with
John L. Burns. The party is en- :
route to Southern California, and
report the roads in Kansas, Colo
rado and New Mexico in fair con-
dition despite the heavy rain and
snow.
GOES TO OKLAHOMA
Ray Mitchell left today for Al
tus, Oklahoma, to spend the holi-
days with his parents. "a.
FLAGSTAFF VISITOR au5
j. A. Peterson went to Flagstaff
yesterday on business.
VISITS FAMILY
j. F. March has gone to Los An
geies to spend the holidays with his
family.
ALBUQUERQUE VISITORS
Mrs. AL Roush and daughter,
from albuquerque, spent yesterday
visiting engineer Riley Walcott and
wife and family. They will leave
today for Phoenix.
VISITS ON COAST
G. r. Regan has gone to Los An
geles to visit over the Christmas
holidays.
REV. MARTIN RETURNS
sReF,EW.AL. Martin is agains home
and will spend Christmas with his
family Mrs, Martin and Miss Ade-
laide. F:n
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
BY LILLIAN WHITESHDE

Everything is now in readiness
for tonight's municipal Xmas
mas celebration, when the kids of
Winslow and from far and near
will gather downtown around the
big pinon pine and receive from the
hands of Santa Claus himself a
gift AS usual all the youngsters
are eager for the hour of the ritual
to come, and a huge crowd is ex-
pccted to be on hand to make Santa
hump himself i'll the distribution
The tree was set up Wednesday
afternoon, soon after it's trip down
from its native home in the noun
tains to the south. City Employees
yesterday strung the gaily color
cd lights that will festoon the tree,
and other decorations will be plac-
ed today.
Traffic makes a wide swing at
the corner of Second and Kins-
Sley, for an Offense against the
municipal Christmas Tree is an Of
fense against Saint Nicholas him
self, and even motorist has hopes
for Christmas which he fears to
place in jeopardy by flouting
Of the old saints majesty.
Santa Claus has obligingly pro-
missed to stop in Winslow long
enough to distribute the gifts that
have been made ready for the fes-
tival Every child knows that
even Santa Claus couldn't carry
everything at one! load, SO all
through the year the merchants s
in every city act as his represen-
tatives. Local business men have
been more than willing to lend
Santa Claus every; possible help,
and they have made it possible for
every boy and girl to have a pack
age Of l. IL
But that would be telling. Be on
band, then, and you can find out
for yourself.
The festivities start promptly at
o'clock this afternoon?
Arrangements were completed
last night by Stanley e. Watkins
and G. H. Madden, Of the city COM
Inittee, to have music furnished by
the. newly organized high school
band
The high school Glee Club sing
ers will join with choir members
from various churches in singing
Christmas carols.
Santa Claus will approach the
tree from the east riding a gaily
decorated auto. Gifts of gauze
stockings, 500 of them, will be TAX
on to the tree on the city fire
truck. Upon the arrival of Santa
and his retinue of helpers the
children will form a line and re-
ceivc the gifts.
Through mistake, several
school teachers are said ito have
given the time for the party as
! seven o'clock tonight, but ii. was
. definitely stated last night that
the affair would start promptly at
three in the afternoon.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
Famous Civil War
Rag Money" Found

MESSILA, N. M, Dec. % (AP)
A rare piece of rag money" OF
Civil war days has just been dis
covered in this little town near the
Mexican border.
The yellowed scrap of cloth was
found by souvenir hunter in Z.
budget of old documents and is the
only specimen of it's kind known
to exist west Of the Missipi river.
It's face value was So and it was
printed when Confederate troops
occupied the town in the early
years of the war.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
MUNICIPAL Tree
CELEBRATION IS
SET FOR 3P. M.
++++. = + ! + + + i. i. I. + !.

1880 + + *#+ +
+ Time: To-day at 300 p. m. +
( Place: Kinsley and Second +
: Music: High School Band. J.
T Singing: High School Glee +
+ club and n1assed church choir +
+ singers. +
! Guest Of Honor: Santa Claus. +
+ Other Guests: Every child in +
+ Winslow who can possibly be +
: present, =
+ Souvenirs: Free gauze stock i.
= ings loaded with Christmas +
j Goodies. i
+ 1. + 1. I. + = J. i. i. + ]. !. j. j.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
Father and z Sons
Killed in Shooting

WICHITA FALLS, Texas, Dec.
22 (AP)-A father and his two
sons were dead tonight following
a shooting at their farm near Dc
vol, Oklahoma, according to adj
vices to the Wichita Falls Record
News.
The dead arc: j. E. Willis, IA
farmer, and his sons, Jasper Willis,
and James w, Willis.
Officers found James Willis dead
i'll granary near the home, and a
shotgun was by his body
The aged mother of the two boys
was a witness of the tragedy.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
NEW ATHLETIC RULE

TUCSON, Dec. 23 = Compulsory
training for all Freshmen and So
phomores at the university will
be a part of next years program
Athletic classes will be held
twice a week and the military
classes three times a week as usu-
al. This will give the underclass-
men an hour of physical training
each day. .
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
Playground Awards
Go To Middle West


NEW YORK, Dec. ,23 (AP)-High
est awards in the national play
ground Identification contest
among 1S9 communities in the U.
S. and Canada have been won by
Green Bay, Wisconsin, LaPorte,
Indiana, and Stillman Valley, Illi-
nois. The playground and Recre-
alton Association which admins
tered thes competition, has annodnl
ced 80
The Harmon Foundations which
offered the prizes, will shortly for
ward checks of $500 each to the
Green Bay Park Department, the
Laportea Board of Education, and
the Stillman Valley Community Of
the winning Fairgrounds.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
PRESCOTT VISITOR HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Hitchcock
and children arrived Thursday
morning from Prescott to spend
the Christmas holidays here the
guests of w. D. Hitchcock and fam
ily
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

actions areSnfedicated upon the ef-
feet the action will have upon the
Swing-Johnson BILL" Mccfuskey
commented:s:5s..sIt is almost impos5
sible, to get from the California
comniittee the admission OF any
fact bearing upon the Colorado
river situation." @#
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

ConstantinopIe claims 20 of the
newspapers published in Turkey.
The total daily circulation through
out Turkey is given as III 400 cop
les
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

Frank w. Buster, Forest Rang
er at BLY,, has resigned to take eff
feet January 1st. He will go on
the road as salesman for a Phoe-
nix firm. His successor has not
yet been selected.
S. Demmon, of Holbrook, was in
Flagstaff today.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
CHESTS FROM EL PASO.

Another arrival for the Christ
mas holidays in Leo Murphy, of
FL Paso, Texas, who came in last
night and will spend the next few
days here with Mrs. Murphy, who
is visiting her father, w. D. Hitch
cock and family.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

The bicycle is holding its own in
Tokyo. The number increased
from 1920 in 1912 to 177,713 in
1926.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Clean, well-heat-
ed, modern rooms, hot and cold
water. Rent reasonable, by week
or month. Phone sc or call at Del
Mar Hotel IF
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

FOR RENT room furnished
house; modern; close in; garage;
phone ~. Dec-23- -24-25
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

FOR RENT-2-room apartment,
lights and water included with
rent. 209 West Aspinwall.
D22tf
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

FOR SALE-Four lots on cor
ner. Cheap for cash. Phone 1876.
D19tf
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

A mummified horse, the first
known to history, was unearthed
recently in Egypt. 1t is more than
16 hands tall and estimated to be
about $500 years old.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

Heating a large university. Yale
last year used 25,7S2 tons of coal.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
BIG FLOW OF OIL

LARAMIE, Wyo., Dec. % (AP)
The Continental Oil company's
new well at Walden, Colorado, 60
miles southwest of here, is MAX
ing 4O,OOO,O00 to 5O,OOO,O0O cubic
feet OF gas and from $50 to 400
barrels OF oil, according to word
received today.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-A large assortment
of Christmas cards at Winslow Mail
office.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

Tucson-Carload of cactus ship
ped to Palm Beach, Florida.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
Next COconillo
Officials Cause
Much Comment


FLAGSTAFF, Dec 23.-Several
names are being bruited about as
the probable appointees of the
newly elected board of supervisors
which will take office January. /,
Jake Thomas seems to be pretty
certain of the appointment as sec
retary of the board. DR.. Manning
will retain his position as county
health officer. Willard Woofing-
ton will continue to be care-taker
of the court house.
jim Fry will be superintendent
of the county hospital. Other posi-
tions are still the subject of dis
cussion.
Schools closed here at noon to-
day, with exercises and. trees for
the little ones. Most of the teach
ers are remaining in Flagstaff
for the vacation. Miss Bigham, Of
the high school, will spend the
vacation in Los Angeles, accom-
panied by her mother Miss Luel-
Ia Hager will also visit the South
ern California metropolis. Miss
Gertrude Smedley will go to st
Johns to spend the. holidays with
her mother The Misses Louise
Wild, Dorothy Ford and Ruth
Bowman left on No. g. this after
noon for Phoenix.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution have organized a chap
ter in Flagstaff. Mrs. &c. Sliph-
er is regent, and about sixteen
members are already enrolled.
Mrs. Margaret Fay gave a de-
lightful dinner party last night in
honor of Miss Gertrude Smedley.
Other guests were the Misses En-
ma Vanservoert, Agnes Lynch, and
Alma Acker.
.
The Misses Minnie and Mabel
Benson who have been teaching at
Florence, and Miss Bessie Benson,
who is employed in the Phoenix
schools, will spend the vacation
at their home here.
Information charging. Charley
Hall (colored) with the murder of
Charles Pleasant (colored) was
filed with Tom l.. Rees,. clerk OF
the court here today. Hall has
been under arrest since the kill
ing last October, and will be tried
at the next session Of court, prob
ably in January =.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

FOR SALE-$135 cash takes
powerful BIG SIX STUDEBAKER
seven passenger closed car lots of
accessories fair tires and in per-
feet running condition. Will DEM
onstrate. Apply RELY care MAIL
CT 219 West Elm Street, Winslow.
WANTED - Experienced dining
room mattresses and lunch coun-
ter girls for the new Monte Vista
Hotel dining room and coffee shop.
Telephone to Mr.. Hamilton, man
ager, Flagstaff, .1S5. D24-25-26
LEFT at Mail office yesterday,
small bundle, containing Crepe
Silk, Organdy, Hair Net and thread
Owner please call.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
HOME FOR HOLIDAYS.

Hun IL EOh IVLLDAI De
Miss Agnes Thornton, who is at
tending business college in Los
Angeles, was a passenger on num-
Der % last night, and will spend
the coming holiday season here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
r. Thornton and family.
MOSS SISTERS RETURN.
The Misses Velma and Wilma
Moss, students at the Efficiency
Business College in Los Angeles,
are here to spend Christmas and
the following week. with their
father.
DIR. SAMPSON IMPROVES.
Friends of DR.. G. P. Sampson,
who was injured some time ago
when struck down by an unknown
driver, will be glad to know that
the Doctor is improving rapidly,
and was feeling better yesterday
than he has since his injury.
VISIT ON COAST.
Mr. and Mrs. e. H. Black will
spend the Christmas and New
Year holidays in San Francisco,
with friends and relatives.
WILL VISIT IN PHOENIX.
w. D. Northen, contractor on the
new Opera House theatre building
On Kin3ley avenue, and Mr.. Mus
grave, Fuller brush man, left yes
terday for Phoenix where they
will spend the holidays.
w. d. HI. MEETS
The w. D. H. club held its month
ly meeting last night A feature of
the session was an initiation of
new apprentice boys. Following
the business transactions, a radio
concert was enjoyed and refresh
ments served. Those initiated into
the club were B. L. Warner, r. J..
Marks, w. 0. Miley, M. Sandoval,
Jr.., Ray Hancock and p. A. RhOtOn
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

Mrs. Margaret Fay gave de-
lightful dinner party last night in
honor of Miss Gertrude Smedley,
Other guests were the Misses En-
ma Vanservoert, Agnes Lynch, and
Alma Acker.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

The Misses Minnie and Mabel
Benson who have been teaching at
Florence, and Miss Bessie Benson,
who is employed in the Phoenix
schools, will spend the vacation
at their home here.
Evening star., 1926-05-30

behind. The beggar faded back into
the shrubbery. Vincent eased the col
lar about his neck. He stepped from
the path to the steep bank at the side
Of the bridge and climbed down the
soft earth to the bottom.
Vincent was holding the pistol in
his right hand. studying 1t in the
gloom. Perfect silence surrounded
him. He could neither see nor hear
the beggar, who stood not 10 feet
away from him. Vincent shivered.
He felt his mouth pulling itself into
queer shapes. He wanted Katherine
to help him do this thing. He wanted
her to tell him It was all right and
very sensible. His fingers trembled
as he pushed the safety catch aside.
He raised the pistol. and It
glinted an instant.
"Now. what are you going to do
that for?" -
vincent started. "who-who Is
that?" He pointed the pistol.
Don't point It at me-" said the beg.
gar. II asked you friendly Ques.
ton" Vincent saw him as he stepped
forward from the shadows. He recog.
nixed the red.haired man to whom he
had given his money and his yalu.
ables.
"What are you doing here7" asked
Vincent.
him. =
Evening star., 1926-05-30

he at once alluded to the custom.
which prevailed among the Greeks, OF
honoring the graves Of their dead
with chaplets Of laurel and flowers,
As commander.in-chief Of the G.. A.
R., he Immediately issued the order
for the annual decoration Of the
graves Of the loyal deceased. He also
interested himself in getting the bill
through Congress-, setting apart a day
for the honoring Of the graves of dead
soldiers as a legal holiday, and he
succeeded in accomplishing this de-
sign Of his patriotic heart"
Decoration day was the appellation
used for some years following Gen.
Logan's order, but today 1t is national
ly referred to as Memorial day.
Today the Grand Army Of the Re.
public will have charge Of the Memo
rial day exercises at Arlington.
President Coolidge Is scheduled to
deliver the principal address at the
great amphitheater within the shadow
Of that national shrine-the tomb of
the Unknown Soldier.
To the sad roll of muffied drums
the remaining veterans Of the Ma
tion's conf1icts-World War, Spanish
American and Civil Wars-will journey
to the vast area of graves and honor
the memory Of those "buddies" who
have passed on.
Evening star., 1926-05-30

coming back into his face. He could
not move. He could not speak again.
He stood and watched the pillow mov-
ing. back and forth, back and forth.
His mind was slow and infinitely pain.
full. He did not know what to do.
Then Katherine sobbed audibly and
broke the spell. He walked around
the bed and got to his knees at her
side. He put his hand on her bare
shoulder.
Katherine . dearest. dear, lear
est ;" She pressed her face
into the pillow. She Rugged it to her
to him and he said them, kneeling
there on the floor. his arms out on
the bed. his fingers interlaced.
You mustn't feel bad. dearest. You
mustn't You have your life
before you. dear. / am old. You
mustn't think of me. You mustn't
feel that you have done any
thing wrong. It's-your life, your
life. Don't you see? You mustn't be
sorry :, :" TIe could not argue
for himself. He untwined his fingers,
reached out one hand to put 1t on top
Of hers, hers that was smooth and
firm. I'VE have been friends kath.
crime. We must understand each
=
l understand that. / want to make it
easy for you :" He realized
that he had no idea what was in his
mind. He stopped. took his hand
away from her. tapped his fingertips
on the coverlet and stared at them.
He saw her arms about the pillow
loosen slowly, her head raise itself an
inch or two. Then suddenly she was
in his arms, one of. her arms about
his neck. her head bent down against
his chest so that he saw only the back
Of her neck. And that he saw dinly-
blurred. He heard her voice.
II thought you had-killed your.
SELF" she said in a voice so tiny he
could scarcely distinguish the words.
He patted her shoulder very softly.
She tightend her grip on him con-
vulsively. "Oh. Vim. Vim, VIM"
All at once her body was limp. Her
hand slid from the back of his neck
He lifted her from the floor and laid
her on the bed. He strobe into the
bathroom, ran cold water on a towel,
and came back to bathe her face that
was puffy and red with her crying.
Ever so gently, he smoothed her fore
head. He talked to her softly.
There, now. Katherine. There.
now Don't worry about me.
It's your life. your life
What happens to me doesn't matter.
Evening star., 1926-05-30

You're young, dearest. You must
live your life. I'm getting old and
tired Of it There, now.
Her eyes opened suddenly. They
opened much too wide and stared at
Where's--the-pistol she asked.
you took it with you when you
went out. You did" Vincent saw fit
to say nothing. She went on. And
suddenly 1 knew you had taken the
pistol with you. And / couldn't get
up to come in here and look.
couldn't move. Oh, for the longest
time" She twisted her body so that
her nose bent itself against the pillo s..
And finally came in here and the
drawer was open. And the pistol was
gone. And you We're gone :"
4 sob caught her voice and broke it
| in the middle. She cried cofvulsively.
She pulled her hands away from him.
pressed her fists against her eyes.
Vincent felt his cheeks twitching, his
eyes aching.
There, now :" he whisper
ed But only he could hear it. Kath-
crime was speaking again. Into the
pillow-through lips that were pouted
out and wet:
Il thought you had gone to kill
yourself. And then / knew had been
crazy. knew l could never love any
one else. I knew I would love you
-always-always. Whether
you were alive--or dead
Vincent Hall did an ungallant thing.
He got up and walked away from her
He went to the mantelpiece on the
other side Of the room, crooked his
arm on it, and buried his face in his
X X y :.
TT was the middle of night about
week later. Vincent was sleeping
soundly with his mouth Just comfort
ably open. He became conscious of
the fact that something had him Ivy
the elbow. He grunted, closed his
mouth, tried to roll over and shake off
whatever it was. Then he heard
Katherine speak his name. lie opened
his eyes.
win, there's a burglar downstairs"
He reached out and snapped on the
bed lamp, sat up in bed and rubbed
his forehead.
"What?"
There's a burglar downstairs. I've
Evening star., 1926-05-30

May afternoon. He smelt the heavy
perfume of the flowers in the church.
He saw a flash Of the minister in his
white surplice-and just a glimpse Of
Katherine at the corner Of his eye
Four years. after all, that
was more than rnnst men got. Four
perfect years t.e pictured Katherine
there at her end of the dinner table,
straight and young, her lips smiling at
him. AS he would never see her
again.
Something must be done about It.
He must not stand in her way. She
was made to love and to be loved. He
could not hold her. He tried to think
of life without her, but his tmagina-
ton failed him.
Since their marriage they had not
been apart "a hours on end. He had
built everything about her. had taken
her friends for his own, had allowed
himself to become utterly dependent
upon her He saw her face,
her eyes laughing up at him as she
kissed him under the chin--as she
never would again: as she had prob
ably kissed Phil Cakes. Though he
could not believe that. He could not
see her kissing Phil Cakes
Something must be done. He might
go to live in the house in Greenwich
by himself. But he couldn't do that
without Katherine. Not in that house
they had built for their children when
they should have children! Not there
Evening star., 1926-05-30
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! been listening to him for a long time.
He's in the dining room at the silver" "
Katherine was sitting up in her bed
with the clothes pulled up about her
neck.
Go to Sleep" said Vincent. Bur.
glars don't rattle silver"
| This one does" said Katherine.
his slippers. He stood beside his
wife's bed and listened. He heard
nothing.
| You're a funny old thing" he said.
'I1l bet you $40 there's no burglar
down there" He took his bathrobe
from the foot Of his bed and wriggled
into it. He went to the door and
turned the key in the lock.
| ''Oh, don't go down. said Kath-
crime.
"Of course I'll go down." Vincent
said. What did you wake me up for,
| if you didn't expect me to go down?
III be back in a minute" He opened
the door and made his way down the
mercifully drugged with sleep and un.
afraid. In the hall of the drawing
room floor he felt convinced of his
rightness about the burglar. There
was nothing to be seen or heard, no
! light
| Just TO make sure, he picked his
way into the dining room. slid his
hand across the paneled wall until his
fingers came to the light button. He
pressed it.
"Sticll 'em up" said q voice from
behind him. Vincent leaped perhaps
only 6 inches or SO from the ground;
he stuck 'em up as high as they would
go and turned slowly around. He
| found blush, businesslike automatic
pistol staring him in the chest. Be-
| hind the pistol crouched a man. a
long, droop- op-shOuldered man in ragged,
dirty clthes, uncut red hair in dis
heveled mass on his head cascading
down over his ears.
Vincent Hall laughed suddenly and
started to let his arms down. The
man Strengthened the pistol.
Keep 'em up Vincent corrected
the error, but continued to laugh.
The burglar didn't seem to see the
humor of the situation.
Have you come back for the watch
and chain?" Vincent asked. The bur-
glars face changed. His eyes ex-
pressed puzzlement. Vincent was
compelled to throw out another hint.