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The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
Nearly Million Rodents
Range Pests In May

To date in Arizona the stockmen,
in their war against rodent pests,
have cleared over one million acres
of prairie dogs and are now grow
ing 162,000 more tons of grass to
the land cleared, D. A. Gilchrist,
rodent control leader, states in his
report for the month of May.
During May the operations were
carried out against prairie dogs,
rabbits and pocket gopher prests in
Apache, Coconino, Greenless, Mari
copa, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Yava-
pal and Yuma counties; the land
covered aggregating over 100000.
In the work against the rodent
pests, which was conducted by 176
farmers and stockmen cooperating
with government and state officials,
over $4,000 quarts of poisoned bait
was used, with the result that
about 100000 rodents were EXTERN
mated during the month.
The main drive during May was
the prairie dog pest at Springer
vile, st. Johns, Snowflake, Flag
staff, Ashfork, Seligman, Williams
and Prescott. Last season the
farmers and stockmen developed
over 100000 worth of crops and
range grasses by controlling the
rodents which were destroying the
crops and ranges.
The work in Pima, Cochise, San
ia Cruz, Graham, Greenlee, Gila
and Maricopa counties was inspect
ed during May and plans made fol
seeing each project through to {
successful conclusion.
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
Large Acreage Will
Be Sold By Sheriff

PHOENIX Approximately 12,-
900 acres of land in Apache coun-
ty under the Lyman dam propect
will be sold within so days by the
sheriff to satisfy judgments which
will be obtained within a few days
by the state on mortgages given
to the state to secure loans on the
lands.
The judgments in the cases
brought by the state to foreclose
the mortgages on the lands will be
issued next week by judge A. S.
Gibbons of Apache county, it was
announced this week by John w.
Murphy, attorney general. One
hundred four cases were filed
about the first of the year by him.
The loans on which the mort
cages will be foreclosed amount to
about $500,000. The sale of the
property involved, consisting of
farm lands near st. Johns, will
not be made until 30 days after
judgment has been obtained.
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
Arizona Sheep Drives
Taking Profits In The
Rains OF This Year

PRESCOTT - Arizona stOckmen,
owning more than a million head
of sheep, will save on both ends of
their annual spring "drive" from
the deserts of southern Arizona to
the high mountain plateaus of the
| north, because of the unprecedent-
ed spring rains this year.
Leaving the lowlands two weeks
beyond the usual date, May Is, the
herdsmen use up the abundant feed
there and give the mountain pas
lures fortnight's more growing
season which forest service offic-
ials say will greatly increase the
quality of grass.
Surplus herds on the northern
forest grazing areas during the last
| few years have resulted in some
| damage to the grass. Stockmen
have been pressed by the forest
service to reduce their herds and
thus give the range a chance to
recuperate. This season presents
the opportunity.
Cattle-sheep wars of a past gen
Grafton have been settled for all
time by the creation by law of
'drive ways" These long lanes,
running north and south, provide
four passageways across recogniz-
ed cattle ranges for the sheep on
their twice a year journeys from
! the mountains to the plains and
back.
The dates on which the drive
ways are used are regulated to
meet the requirements of feed,
lambing and shearing. The forest
service has in charge the regula-
ton of the movements of sheep,
and the driveways are so located
as to Nsize and direction as to pro-
vide feed for carrying the great
bands of sheep as they make their
month-long trips.
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
Ancient Indian Pueblo
Ruins Are A Veritable
Mine For Ethnologists

FLAGSTAFF-S all over
the United States are deeply in
terested in the excavations now
being made in the ancient Indian
ruins six miles east of Flagstaff.
DR.. J. Walter Fewkes, head of
the department of ethnology of
Smithsonian Institution, Washing
ton, D. c., and his field man, John
H Harrington, with their assist
ants have in the two weeks they
have been here exhumed 80 or
more skeletons of these ancient
pueblo dwellers in the cemetery
just east of the pueblo ruins. Most
of them are in good state of
preservation, though there was so
much rain this spring and so much
moisture remaining in the ground
that as each skeleton was uncover
ed it was allowed to remain until
the sun and air had thoroughly
dried it. Otherwise, if handled
wet, the bones would have fallen
to pieces.
DR.. Fewkes will stay here at
ruins "Elden House." They had
earlier been christened sheep
House" by DR.. H. A. Cotton of the
University of Pennsylvania. The
ruins antedate the famous cliff
dwellings in Walnut Canyon, 19
miles southeast of Flagstaff
though they were populated by
the same tribe, the Hopis. AS told
in The Sun last week, the ruins
will be reconstructed by the Uni
ted States government, under the
direction of DR.. Fewkes.
DR.. Fewkes will stay her al
least two months longer and con
tinue the exploration of the ruins
He may stay until winter.
One of the Indians was shown
to have died a violent death, prob
ably in war. His skull had been
pierced by an Indian arrowhead.
Dr. Fewkes believes these In
dians were crowded out of their
home here by Navajos and Apach-
eS
The theory that some have that
the Indians were driven out by the
volcanic disturbances that once
upon a time tipped things all gal
ley -end-west here and spilled red
hot ashes and hotter lava al
around, seems to have no founda-
tion. For the Indians who built
the Elden House ruins used lava
along with other stones in build
ing their pueblo homes.
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
First Car OF Melons
Shipped Eas st By
Santa F e Railway

PHOENIX-The first carload of
Salt River valley cantaloupes
started for Chicago and the east
ern markets last Saturday night.
The shipment was made by the
S. A. Gerard company over the
Santa Fe lines.
Heavy shipments will start
around July 1.
Both the Santa Fe and South
ern Pacific railroads have made ex-
tensive preparations to handle the
crop. Last years total of 1855
carloads shipped is expected to be
greatly increased. A total of 6,01S
acres were planted this year as
compared with 4,902 last season.
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
Frontier Days Rail
Rates To Prescott
Announced By Roads

Special round-trip excursion
fares to Prescott for the annual
Frontier Day celebrations, July 3,
4 and 5, have been announced by
the Santa Fe railroad, effective
June 20 to July 5, with a final re-
turn date of July z.
The Frontier Day celebration has
entirely outgrown every semblance
to a local or county affair and is
generally known throughout the
southwest. Prescott is known as
the Cowboy Capital of the World" ;"
and hundreds of people attend the
celebrations there during the July
holidays each year.
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
ARIZONA FIREMEN
PICK PHOENIX FOR
NEXT CONVENTION

PRESCOTT, Ariz.-W. J. Nemeck
Douglas fire chief, was elected
president of the Arizona Firemen's S
association here Saturday after
noon and Phoenix chosen as the
1927 convention city.
This years convention, which
ended Saturday, after 3-day ses-
sion, topped off it's activities fit
tingly with smoker" at the fire
hall.
Herbert Reggin, chief of the Pres
cott department, was elected first
vice-president; Chief O. w. Gildow
of Kingman, second vice-president; !;
Ralph ing, of Tucson, secretary; j.
Earhart of Phoenix and John Let
son of Lowell, members of the exc
cutive committee; and G. A. Cox,
Glendale, sergeant a farms.
Date for next years convention
will be named later by the execu-
tive committee.
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18

ling or drinking and no disputes
over the awarding of the prizes.
The Indians seemed to fully appre-
ciate the event, which really was
in their honor, and did everything
they could to make it a success
and to entertain themselves and
their white neighbors.
Memorial day was celebrated at
Tuba City this year for the first
time. The Navajos have a super
stitious dread of being anywhere
near dead people or graves. But
under the coaching of Mr.. Walker
and his assistants, appropriate
exercises were held and the graves
decorated and the Indian childrtn
taking part in the ceremony went
through it all in fine style.
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18

out Superintendent c. L. Walkers
instructions. They made fine ush-
ers and couriers.
There was a concert by the In
dian school band, a big barbecue,
moving pictures two nights. show
ing "The Heritage of the Desert"
and THE Covered Wagon; horse
races, a chicken pull, athletics of
all kinds.
This was the first affair of the
kind in the Navajo country, and
Superintendent Walker, who plan
ned and gave the affair, and who
was in Flagstaff on Monday, said
that it was such a success and
was so thoroughly enjoyed by
everybody that it will by no means
be the last There was no gamb-
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
NAVAJOS HAD REGULAR
TIME AT TUBA SUNDAY

Navajo and Hopi Indians at Tuba
City had the time of their lives
there Sunday at the biggest affair
at which they ever officiated =
their picnic and field day. There
were 1000 Indians present and
about 500 whites. The utmost
order prevailed throughout the
day, the Indianboys making them
selves generally useful in carrying
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
Expensive Kitten
Killed By Hunters

PHOENIX = The dressed and
mounted pelt of a mountain lion
that cost Arizona stockmen $14,-
300 according to the estimate of
NJ E. Musgrave, of the govern
ment's biological survey, and the
state treasury more than $3.50 in
taxes that would have been col
lected on cattle killed by it, was
on display here last week.
M. G. Gusman, hunter for the
survey, killed the kitten which
Musgrave estimated to be II years
old-about 40 miles north of here
at the head of Lime creek. Mus
grave said he had trailed the ami
NAL many times.
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
FOREMAN IN PACKING PLANT
VICTIM OF FATAL ACCIDENT

PHOENIX - The body of c..
Brown, 35, fireman of the sausage
making department at the Arizona
Packing plant, was found with the
head wedged between a floor and
an elevator beam last week. The
head was almost decapitated from
the body.
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
SETS SCENE RECORD

Al Green and his First National
company, which made Irene" Col
leen Moore's latest starring vehicle,
which plays at the Acme Theatre
Monday and Tuesday, set up rec
ord of 1872 scenes, many of which
were exceedingly difficult to regis
ter. Adv.
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
Phoenix 1927 Meeting
Place For |. O. @. F.'s

Grand Lodge, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, will hold it's con-
vention next year in Phoenix, the
choice of place having been made
at the meeting held during the first
three days of this week
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
FOR COUNTY RECORDER

wish to announce my candidacy
for denomination to the office of
County Recorder, Navajo County,
subject to the Democratic primar-
les, September Z, 1926. The sup
port of the Democratic voters will
be appreciated.
LUCRETIA w. FLANAGAN,
Present Incumbent
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
FOR SUPERVISOR

wish to announce my candidacy
for Supervisor, from the Winslow
District, subject to the action of
the Democratic Primary to be held
on September 6, 1926.
FRANK RILEY.
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
FOR SHERIFF

1 hereby announce my candidacy
for Sheriff of Navajo county, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primaries to be held on September
Z, 1926. The support of the Dem
ocratic voters will be appreciated.
C.. G.. (H.) PAYNE,
WinS1oW Arizona
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Payable in advance announce
ments of candidates will be pub
Iished under this heading until the
date of the Primary election, at the
following rates:
State and County Office $500
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The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
FOR RECORDER

I wish to announce my candi-
dacy for County Recorder, of Nav
ajo County, subject to the action
of the Democratic Primaries, to be
held on September 7, 1926. The
support of my friends will be ap-
preciated.
MA DILL LEErNIEV
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
FOR SUPERVISOR

l wish to announce my candidacy
for Supervisor from Winslow Sup
ervisoral District No. 2, subject to
the action of the Democratic pri-
maries to be held September Z,
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18
A. 7. & S. T. TRAIN
SCHEDULE
ARIZONA
WINSLOW

End Sec No 8 6:55 p. m. 1905 p. m
End section No. 8 carries Phoenix
Sleeper: due out 7:05
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18

GEORGE J. SCHAEFFER,
Present County Treasurer.
The Winslow mail., 1926-06-18

MABEL KEENEY,
Winslow, Arizona, May 4, 1926.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-12
HOUSE PASSES BIG
RECLAMATION BILL;
OFFICIALS ASSAlLED.
(By Dispatch A. r. Wirel

failing to carry out reclamation
laws as Interpreters py congress.
The total amount carried in the
bill is $226,473, 900. That is reduc-
tion of $7,70O,OO0 in current APP
propriations. A part of that decrease
was in funds allotted to reclamation
work, the appropriations sub-com-
, mittee which drafted the bill explain
ing that was effected by re-appro-
priating approximately $3,O0O,000 of
reclamation funds now available but
unexpended.
All appropriations recommended by
the committee for irrigation and rec
without change.
A major part of the total funds
carried, $193, ,s21, 900 is for the pen-
sion office.
The bill carries $3,69S,OO0 for the
national park service. That amount,
$4SO,OOO above the current appro-
priation, is to carry out road con-
struction in national parks author
lied by the last congress.
The bureau of Indian affairs
would receive $11, $685., 900, while the
geological survey would be allotted
$1,757,OOO.
A section was eliminated on mo-
tion of Representative Simmons, re-
publican, Nebraska to give the sec
retary of the interior wide dis
cretion in extending to settlers on |
reclamation projects time in which |
to repay the government for con-
struction and maintenance work.
Representative Hayden, democrat,
lost an effort to have $40O,- +
300 appropriated for road leading
INTO the Grand .capYon national park. I
A provision also was eliminated to
$635,OOO for the Orland,
Calf, project, pending an adjust
ment of water rights in Stony creek.
The $1,700,0O0 carried for the AL
aska railroad and $1S,7OO for Mount
Mckinley national park, were attack
ed by Representative Treadway, re-
publican, Massachusetts but were
passed as reported.
Representative Taylor, democrat,
Colorado, succeeded in eliminating
section to limit expenditure of funds ]
FOR road construction in Rocky II
Mountain national park pending the
3edeing by the state of exclusive
over the park. to the
federal government.
The Hawaiian appropriations were
,ccepted as reported.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-12

The demonstration began when an
American named Lambert, employed
by the Peruvian delegation aboard
the transport Rimac, came ashore this
morning to sell copies of the news
paper published aboard the Rimac.
Near the residence reserved for the
American delegation, ihe was stopped
by group of Chileans On learning
that he was an American, the crowd,
which increased rapidly, raised loud
protests against what they termed
American participation in Peruvian
propaganda
An American photographer attempt
ed to make a picture of the scene,
but was prevented by the Chileans
who said they feared the photographs
would be used for Peruvian propa-
ganda.
The crowd dispersed when police
1t is reported, however,
that William G. Dennis of the Amer
lean delegation, was addressed in a
manner by Jorge Silva,
head of a local patriotic society,
when Dennis passed while the dem,
onstration was at it's height.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-12
PARLIAMENT OF
FRANCE MEETS
AGAIN TODAY

PARIS, Jan. 11.-Parliament, which
will meet tomorrow for the regular
session of 1926, will find on the call
endar the same important subjects as
We're left in suspense when the house
adjourned for the holidays-the bud
get, financial restoration electoral
reform and ratification of the Locar-
no pact.
The situation as respects the gov
ernment will be the same. Knowing
the victory of Premier BRAND over
the dissident radicals just before the
end of the last session, Influential
members of the cabinet for the past
two days have been active in the
lobbies of the chamber advocating
postponement of action on electoral
reform which is one of the principal
features Of M. Brands program.
The radical members of the finance
remain hostile to the gov
eminent measure for financial res
-oration. They received NJ. Boumer's
explanation Of his projects before the
finance committee this afternoon
With significant coldness.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-12
STUDENT BADLY
HURT In PARTY
ON new YEARS

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 11.-Charles
Nicholas Kessler Jr., of Los Angeles,
student at the University of Penn
sylvania, who is in the Polytechnic
hospital with broken back, is eX-
pected to tell tomorrow of the fight
in which he is said to have been a
participant at a New Years party.
He was reported to be doing nice
ly' tonight and his condition showed
slight Improvement.
The fight is believed to have start
ed over a girl. Several university
students and a number of women
attended the party, at which the po-
lice say drinking occurred.
Police announced that eight girls
and seven young men had been ques.
toned at length today regarding the
party, all of whom are reported. to
have attended it.
Kessler's father arrived from Los
Angeles several days ago to assist in
the investigation. Physicians said to-.
: "ht that if the youth RECEIVERS it
will be necessary to keep him in a
plaster cast probably a year.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-12
CHANGE IN. TAX
BILL ACCEPTED
in THE SENATE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Vital rate
reducing provisions of the house rev.
enue bill, including the important in
come tax schedules, were accepted
| today by the senate finance commit
| tee in rejecting ;ne democratic pro-
gram calling for total tax reduc-
ton of $5OO,O0O OO0 Bipartisan sup
port was given the reductions in nor
NAL income tax rates and the in
creased personal exemptions approved
by the house measure, and to some
alterations voted in the bill, but the
committee divided on strict party
lines on the three propositions by
which the democrats planned to in
crease the total reduction by $17O,O00-
900 over the $3.50, 100000 already pro-
vided for
The following changes in the non
partisan house bill were ordered:
Repeal of the capital stock levy of
81 for each $1,000 Of stock in excess
of $4,000. M
Increase of the corporation tax
from 1914 pier cent to 13 per cent on
taxes paid in 1926 and to 1917 per
cent thereafter.
Increase of the admission tax ex-
emptions to apply to tickets costing
rs cents or less, instead of SO cents,
the present limits
Elimination of the house provision
allowing exemption from the admis-
sion tax on tickets sold for the
spoken drama"
Restoration to the bill of a two
per cent tax on automobile trucks.
The house had voted to repeal the
three per cent levy on trucks.
Further reductions. in the taxes on
cigars selling for five, eight and fif-'
teen cents. ,At
Increase by double the tax apply
ing on foreign built yachts and mot
or boats. tsEta
The following provisions of the
house bill were accepted:
Reduction in the normal income
tax from 2 to 1h per cent on the
first $4,000 of taxable income, from
4 to per cent on the next $4,000 in
come and from to 5 per cent on
the remainder.
Reduction in the maximum surtax
rate fro mao to 20 per cent with
of the surtax rates
applying on incomes between $44,-
900 and 100000 above which the
maximum apply f~U
Increase in the personal exemp-
ions from $1,000 to $500 for single
persons and from $25O0 to $4,000
'or married persons.
Reduction of the automobile pas
jenger car tax from five to three
,er cent. s.
Repeal of the excise taxes on
Continued From Page Five)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-12
INVESTIGATION
OF APRIL FARM
COLONY OPENS

ALLENTOWN, Pa, JAN IA de-
termined effort was launched today
by District Attorney Orren e. Boyle
to tear aside the veil that surrounds
Charles Garland, eccentric millionaire.
who make up the colony that in
farm in lower Milford township, 70
miles south of this city
Garland was placed under arrest
today on charge involving the
parentage of child born on July 4,
last, to Bettina Hevey, a member of
the colony. Garland had been named
as the father of the baby in the
death certificate issued after the child
died on October II. The authorities
intended also to arrest the Hevey
woman, but when the officers ar
rived at the farm she was missing.
The charge against Garland is adult
cry
When the warrant was read to
Garland he made no comment other
than to say 'tAll right, I'll go with
you" He borrowed a dollar from
another member of the colony At
Quakertown, the party stopped while
Garland transacted some business at
a bank.
He refused to commit himself when
taken before the district attorney for
questioning. He was then taken be-
fore Alderman Bower. The district
attorney was satisfied oallow Gar
land his freedom on bail of $500 for
a hearing on Saturday afternoon,
January 23, but the defendant said
he had nothing less than thousand
dollar certified check with him and
posted this for his appearance at the |
hearing.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-12


COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 11-Investiga-
tion of alleged liquor law violations
and Communistic agitation among the
Ohio State University faculty and
students today lost itself in a maze
of vague rumors.
S. A. Probst, deputy state prohibi-
ton commissioner, star witness be-
fore the university investigating COM
mittee, admitted at the hearing that
with the exception of Dabney Horton
former instructor at the university,
he never has known definitely of q
member of the university faculty or
student body who has violated the
prohibition laws.
1t was Probsts report, following
arrest of Horton a month ago for
liquor law violations, that alleged
drinking parties Were prevalent at
the university among faculty MEM
bers and students and that the school
was a hot bed of communism and
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-12

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE an
nual interior department appropria-
tion bill carrying approximately ST.
100000 for reclamation work the
next fiscal year was passed by the
house today without a record vote
Western members attacked various
selections of the measure and in
general instances succeeded either
in amending or eliminating features
Objectionable to them. 1t is expected
several proposals rejected by the
house will be advanced again in the
senate, to which body bill now
goes.
In the general debate several house
members attacked Secretary Work
and Director Mead of the reclama-
tion service for their administration
of reclamation projects.
Both officials were assailed for