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The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
INTERESTING CONVENTION
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
OF STATE ENDED SUNDAY

Beginning last Thursday and last
ing through Sunday, June 10, the
delegates from every Christian En-
deavor society in Arizona gathered at
the Federated church and enjoyed an
extensive program of various inter
ests. Every hour, day and evening"
was crowded with meetings.
The midwest secretary, Harold
Singer of Oklahoma City, but born
and raised to manhood in Arizona
conducted as successful a convention
as the Union has experienced. Hec-
tor Stewart of Tucson was the retir-
ing president and gave lavishly Of
time and effort to make the conven-
tion a success. Miss Gladys Cory,
Phoenix, was the spirit behind the
scenes who made the convention pro-
gram go smoothly and enjoyably.
Cecil Jeffries Of Los Angeles captured
everyone's heart with his inspiring
way of conducting the music of the
convention. DR.. Hicks of Los An
geles and Rev. Prichard of Redlands,
Calf; Rev. w. L. Martin of Glen
dale, Rev. B. Y. Pendleton of Phoe-
nix, Mr.. Hartsough of Phoenix and
others conducted classes and gave in
spirational addresses. f. w. Perkins
welcomed the delegates to the city,
Rev. Softley to the church, and 7. O..
Bellwood to the convention at the
opening dinner Thursday.
The recreational features of the
convention included a bonfire and yes
per service on the rim of Walnut
Canyon, Thursday; a trip to Lake
Mary on Friday, trip through the
saWmills on Saturday, and Sunday
sunrise service on San Francisco
Peaks boulevard, where seventy Wor-
shipped God in the early morning as
the sun rose and from Doyle saddle
the delegates could catch the inspira-
tion of the wide-flung scenery, includ-
ing seven states.
The delegates were especially in
debted to the fine spirit displayed and
the lavish hospitality and the untiring
efforts Of Flagstaff people on their
behalf under the leadership of Dean
T. O. Bellwood, Mrs. P. H. Harley,
Miss Sybil Jacobs, A. Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Womack, Jean Womack, the
ladies of the Woman's society, the
pastor and church officers.
The Saturday night banquet, which
included the business session of the
convention, was featured Dy several
unique stunts, among which the Wins
low delegation, the Tucson and the
Phoenix groups displayed their his
trionic art. The society officers were
represented by Harold Singer and
Cecil Jeffries in an amusing imper-
sonation.
The president-elect is Miss Ruth
Gilbert of Phoenix. Local members
elected to offices were Miss Sy bill
Jacobs, northern district, Miss Euniee
Burman, junior work, and A. Brown,
adult work.
Flagstaff holds the unusual honor
of capturing the registration award
for the fourth time in five years and
was accorded the loving cup as a tes-
timonial.
The many delegates all voted that
Flagstaff had the best convention
ever held and gave them the best time
! they ever enjoyed.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24

away" some one said. Curley then
saw Parsons face under the steering
wheel. George Cravey, trail foreman,
came up. The gun met him face to
face.
Neither Ennis nor Cravey could get
into the fight satisfactorily, the two
desperate men-one trying to kill, the
other fighting for his life-were
weaving around so. Curley ran to the
garage for his gun. Then he heard
three shots. Then five more.
The first three were fired in the
car, by Kimes at Parsons, but the
latter had kept the muzzle of the
wicked gun deflected from himself and
the shots went into the rear of the
car.
Before Curley got back, Kimes was
outside the car and running. This was
the first time Parsons had chance
to grab for his own gun. He fired
twice at Kimes. Kimes turned and
fired three times at Parsons.
Parsons ordinarily is dead shot.
But his hands were torn by the ham
mer of Kimes' gun and bleeding and
he was almost all in.
Straight up the hill near John
Verkamp's store went Kimes, and over
the edge Of the rim.
Within 10 minutes 80 or more
armed men, Grand Canyon residents,
most of them carrying rifles, were
being deployed along the rim path
and into flat semi-circle reaching
from Ell Tovar hotel to Yavapai Point.
Ennis and Cravey started tracking
the bandit. Finally they found among
the myriad of other tracks some they
thought were his. Down over the rim
they went. Then they found where he
had dug his heels into the steep slope,
loosening the gravel. Three hundred
feet down-as far down as they could
go without falling several hundred
Continued on Page Six)
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
This Brand of "Ted"
Had Potent Qualities

81 was full of that stuff called tea
Judge" was the explanation given
Justice Of Peace Harry Richwine
Monday morning by Charley Mack,
colored Charley was arrested Sun
day afternoon at the depot by Con-
stable "Bum" Black for being drunk
and disorderly. Charley is a porter
at one of the local hotels and it is
said that he became SO enthused in
getting patronage that some offense
was taken by those whom he attempt
ed to carry bodily to his hotel.
When questioned further by JUS
tice Richwine as to just what brand
Of "tea" he had imbibed he replied
that it was this stuff called "te-te-te-
te 'Do you mean tequila 2"
asked the Justice "That's the stuff, :"
enthusiastically replied Charley.
Better use Orange Peloe next time, !"
said the judge.
Just to see that Charley keeps the
straight and narrow path he was
fined s5 with 30-day suspended jail
lsentancc.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
MRS. ]. C. DOLAN AND
CHILDREN AT HOME HERE

Mrs. Joe C. Dolan and daughters
Helen, Mary Virginia, Teresa and
Anne, and her sister, Miss Nina Clark,
have taken the Al Sanford home for
the summer. They arrived by motor
Friday afternoon from Los Angeles,
accompanied by their brothers, Ed P,
Clark and j. M. Clark, who returned
Tuesday to Los Angeles. Mr.. Dolan,
who met his family here Friday, on
Monday returned to his box factory
at Phoenix. FL Clark enjoyed meet
ing many of his told time friends
mere. He and Mrs. Clark have two
children now. He manages Mr..
Dolan's Los Angeles lumber yard j.
M. Clark is a student at Catholic
college in San Francisco and this is
his first vacation in eight years. He
is studying for the priesthood and has
six more years of school.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
Gould Deals Summary
Death to GrGsshOppers

The position of Lee F. Gould as
county farm agent is an administra-
tive one but occasionally for demon
stration purposes it resolves itself in
to an executive job, in this case also
that of executioner.
This season happens to be one un-
usually full of grasshoppers.
Saturday Mr. Gould gave a demon
stration on the farm of j. A. Boswell
in Black Bill park, where the hoppers
seemed to be most abundant. Perched
apon the back of the seat of the
farmers truck, with large family
washtub of poisoned grain in his lap
with broad arm motions he dealt
handfuls of death to the hoppers as
the car slowly moved across the
wheat field. One. of the nice features
of the process was that the grasshop-
pers which failed to get any grain,
dined on their quicker brothers and
Immediately ceased to be.
That Mr.. Gould's duties are not
quite understood is proven by a tele-
phone call from a distant ranch Mon
Zday asking him to come out after SIX
in the evening and kill grasshoppers
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24

Several days ago Bert Lauzon, Gus
todian of Bright Angel trail and con-
stable at Grand Canyon, received
word from the sheriff's office at Ok
mulgee, Okla, that five men, travel
ing in Buick, a Packard and a
Studebaker, would be at Grand Can
yon around or just after the goth to
get the payroll. Bert Immediately
wired for more details and got pic
lures, names and descriptions of the
men-Kimes, two Carrots, Whitehead
and one other. Bert let the park Of
ficials know of the intended hold-up
and about the descriptions, and kept
watch
Yesterday morning before IL a
Buick sedan drove into Grand Canyon
national park. Leo Smith at the reg
istry office recognized Kimes at once
from the description. He notified
Lauzon. The sheriff's office at Flag
staff was called. But Sheriff Parsons
was already at Grand Canyon.
AT 2:30 yesterday afternoon Par
sons, who had been got hold of, went
to one Of the Bright Angel cottages
and found Kimes. He told him he
wanted him to go to the administra-
tion building with him. They got into
the Keadys' Buick car.
Going down the hill from Ell Tovar
hotel, Kimes said, 'sThe brakes won't
hold" and thus allayed any suspicion
until he had shot some distance past
the building. Then he stopped the car
with the emergency brake and as he
came up from it he had AS Colt in
his right hand.
Parsons grabbed the hand and gun.
For Is minutes they fought, all over
the car, in both seats, on the floor.
Curley Ennis, garage foreman for the
Fred Harvey company, happened
along. He saw there was a fight.
He thought it was two drunks. He
looked into the car and the muzzle of
the As swung into his face. "Get
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
AYERS INDIAN LIBRARY
LARGEST In WORLD DEAN
LOCKWOOD TOLD HIRAMS

"reminiscences about Edward Ever
EFT Aver, recently deceased, founder
of the Arizona Lumber & Timber Co.
meeting Of the Hiram club by Dean
Lockwood of the University Of Ari-
zona. Many Of his hearers had known
Mr.. Aver and to them Dean Lock
woods interesting talk was of double
interest.
Dean Lockweod's subject was
Books" and his turning to Mr. Aver
was because of the latter's wonderful
library, most complete in the world in
its books on Indians and on the Philip
pines.
Mr.. Aver came to Arizona as a
corporal in the regular army in 1862,
on service at Tucson and later taking
some men to mines in that vicinity
for guard duty. Uneducated and not
used to reading, he got hold Of Pres
colts history of Mexico, in three vol
umes and began reading it to kill
time. Soon he was absorbed, and
read and re-read it. Mustered out in
Chicago in 1864 and passing a book
store he went in and asked if it had
Prescott's History of Mexico. 1t had
five-volume set of histories of Mex
leo and Reru The price was $3.50
Aver was greatly disappointed 81
didn't suppose they would cost more
than three or four dollars" he said
"If you'll let me have one Of the books
I'll pay you three dollars and will buy
the others, one month"
young man." the dealer said, 'you
take the set. Pay three dollars now
and three month Aver took the
books to his home at Harvard, ILL.,
He came back to Arizona in the
early sos, building the largest saw
mill-now owned by T. A. and Nj. j.
Riordan--in the southwest in Flag
staff and saving ties for the Atlantic
& Pacific-now the Santa Fe-rail-
way, then building. He furnished
practically all of the ties for other
railroads then and later building in
the southwest.
Ayers habit of reading, formed in
his desert camp, never broke. He be-
gan to collect everything written
about the Indians. One of the several
plans on which he based his collecting
was to discover if possible just who
was the first white man in each sec
tion of the United States, what tribes
of Indians lived there, just how they
and the first whites got along, etc,
tracing from that point on the evo-
luton in population in that section
in so far as it had anything to do
with the Indians.
Deweys victory started Aver col
lecting every manuscript and book of
value relating to Philippine history
and its literature, and that collection
is also the largest in the world.
Continued on Page Three)
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
STATE HAD
J PLEASANT
s:TING HERE
Oh
PROFITABLE AN
THREE DAY ME

Lumbermen of Arizona and their
guests from the surrounding states
derived much profit and real pleasure
from their three day annual conyen-
tion in Flagstaff and Grand Canyon.
1t was the eighth annual convention
of the Lumbermen's club of Arizona.
The arrangements and entertainment
were by the three big northern Ari-
zona lumber manufacturers-the Ari-
zona Lumber & Timber Co. of Flag
staff, the Cady Lumber corporation Of
Flagstaff and McNary and the Sagi-
nav & Manistee Lumber company of
Williams.
The first session was Thursday
night at Hotel Monte Vista, head
quarters.
Friday was taken up entirely with
pleasure and sightseeing trips to the
various scenic points of interest in
and around Flagstaff, including a trip
over the Arizona Lumber & Timber
company railway into the logging
district about Is miles southwest of
the company's plant in Flagstaff. The
journey was on improvised observa-
tion cars, ordinarily used in trans
porting logs to the mill.
While at the logging camp, the
visiting delegates were initiated into
the routine Of saving and telling the
giant Arizona yellow pine trees, and
loading the logs on flat cars which
move them to the mill in Flagstaff.
Promptly at noon the visitors, in
Guiding several score Of ladies', sat
down to a lumberjack's dinner served
in two cars. Then saving and cut
ting demonstrations were staged, as
we'll as several impromptu contests
between California and Arizona dele
gates.
Continued on Page Three)
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
TWO DESERT ACRES SUMS
RAYS HAVE MORE ENERGY
THAN COLORADO RIVER

If the solar energy directed upon
; two acres of our desert could be har-
messed and utilized it would furnish
more power than can be developed
from the Colorado river
This interesting statement was
made at Tuesdays Rotary meeting by
DR.. Y. NJ. Slipher, director of Lowell
observatory, Flagstaff.
DIR. Slipher had been asked to speak
on the Colorado river problem and by
way of preface called attention to our
dependence upon the sun for practic-
ally everything we, use and enjoy.
The greatest problem of today is
how to harness solar energy, he said.
About five million horsepower of
electrical energy could be obtained
from the Colorado river. Of its kind
it affords a bigger problem for this
nation than ever before contemplated
on earth
Therefore, this development should
not be left to hazard or chance.
There is enough power for all, if we
only could get together. The PROPOSE
ton now is a football of politics.
DIR. Slipher, who is a member of the
executive committee of the citizens
statewide Colorado river association,
said he would like to see commits
sion appointed of the nations best in
tellect Then tests of the rock forma-
tion at various dam-sites should be
made by the u. S. bureau of stand
ards, and other Investigations made
to determine which is the most feast
Bile site for the first dam. He said he
believed, if it proves in other ways
feasible. that the first dam should be
built up the river.
Several commissions, mostly hand
picked, have been appointed, DR..
Slipher said; but the least said about
some of them the better.
The speaker said it would be well
the next time a local person sees
Grand Canyon to remember that 1T
was formed by the Colorado river;
that that energy whish we might be
using now is going to waste. He ad-
vised all to get informed about the
river, so that we may be able to ex-
press our ideas intelligently to others.
We have the opportunity here and at
Grand Canyon to talk about river de-
velopment to people of great lnflu-
ence from all over the country We
should also keep in touch on the mat
ter with congressman in our former
home states. All this to help provide
that the problem is really threshed
out in common-sense, practical way.
Referring in the first part of his
talk to the suns Importance IN our
daily lives, DR.. Slipher said it is not
strange that early peoples were sun
wcrshippers; it is more strange that
so many of US of today are indiffer-
ent to the sun, its beneficient influ-
ence in our lives, its magnificence,
the beauty of its rising and setting.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
COUNTY ATTORNEY WILL
START SUITS FOR BACK
TAXES IN NEAR FUTURE

With approximately S66,000.00 un-
collected taxes in Coconino county, ac-
cording to compilation made by Joe
Higginbotham, county treasurer, eff
forts are to be made just as soon as
the delinquent tax law goes into ef-
feet to start suit for back tax pay
ments. Delinquent taxes for the past
five years run as follows: 1922, 3d.
817. 1928, S6,915.37; 1924, S7,348.-
85; 1925, S16,103.63 and 1926, $780,
.791.76.
Just when the delinquent tax list
will be delivered into the hands Of
County Attorney II. NJ Gold has not
been stated, but Mr.. Gold says that
he will personally undertake collec-
ton of all back taxes.
The delinquent tax law passed by
the last legislature states that the de-
linquent taxes shall be collected in
alphabetical order. Mr.. Higginboth-
am, commenting on this phase of the
law said: "This is going to hit a good
many of those who are absolutely not
in q position to pay. There are many
of the small ranchers hereabouts who
have not had a paying crop IN the
past three years. but the law says
they must pay or go under sheriff {; s
SALE A great many Of these small
ranches can not be sold for high
enough price to clear the taxes"
Mr.. Higginbotham believes the de-
Iinouent tax law should be more al
truistic and that the personal element
should enter into it more than it does.
Coconino county is next to the low
est in the IA counties for uncollected
taxes. Apache county is lowest with
S47.537.OO. Maricopa county heads the
list with over million dollars Of de-
lin0uent taxes.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
COMPANY | WILL BE
MUSTERED OUT UNLESS
PERSONNEL INCREASED

Unless the Flagstaff unit of the
national guard, infantry company /
soon shows decided improvement il
will be mustered out.
This was the warning given al
Tuesdays Rotary meeting by Col. E.
j. Boyer of Phoenix, regular army Of
ficer detailed to national guard units
in this section.
Col. Faulkner inspected the local
company last month, Col. Boyer said
sud gave it an unsatisfactory rating
Another inspection will be made next
month and unless it is found that not
able Improvement has been made by
then, mastering out will be the only
alternative
This is in line with the action al
ready taken in connection with four
national guard units in the south part
of the state, three in Phoenix.
Captain John Matthews, command
er of the battery, is a good man, Col.
Boyer said. But he cannot do it all.
Flagstaff people generally must take
greater interest, stimulate enlistment
and bring the unit up to the required
strength if it is to be maintained. The
unit has not been at satisfactory
strength for the last three years, he
said.
The United States has very small
standing army, he said. The national
guard really is its first line defense
troops.
The local armory cost $4,000, Col.
Boyer said. 1t has better than regu-
lar army equipment, valued at $10,-
900. Members get a days pay for
each hour and half drill. The money
coming to the community in this way
amounts to about a thousand dollars
a month.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
MEMBERS OF LOCAL KAYPEE
LODGE VISIT AT WILLIAMS

"A dozen members Of the local
Knights of Pythias were guests of the
Williams lodge Monday evening. An
interesting and delightful time was
reported The Williams lodge put on
work in the rank of esquire Those
who went: v. T. Furman, G. r. Hanna,
Phil Ellsworth, William Hicklin, Dan
Williams, Frank NJ. Gold, Frank Su-
fea, John Matthews, j. c. Clarke, Ed
ward FitzGerald, R. L. Sellers and H.
ar. Richwine.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
LOST HIS BAIT

r. k. Duffy of Clarkdale was in
the city Sunday r. K. was very much
disappointed in his trip. He had his
mind all made up for batch of cat
fish casting but on arrival here found
that all the mice he brought along
for bait had gnawed their way out Of
the bait box. Mr.. Duffy is always
original in his ideas, also set in his
ways, consequently refused to tease
the catfish unless he could do it with
his own bait.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24

GUESTS OF LINDEMANNS

The P. J. Lindernann home on Sat
urday evening was the mecca for
guests from several directions. Mrs.
Lindemann's sister, Mrs. M. j. Moran,
and daughters Marguerite and Patty
arrived from Deming, N. NJ, to spend
the summer. Miss Marguerite will
take post graduate work at college,
She has just completed her second
year of teaching at San Antonio. Miss
Patty will take high school work.
Mrs. Laura B. BrindIey and daugh-
ters, Frances and Freda Bell, came
the same day from Chloride and will
attend college.
Miss Mary Friend Of Logansport
Ind.,- stopped off for short visit al
the Lindemann home en- route to the
coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindemann on Sun
day were hosts at an all-day picnic
for their guests at Clay Park
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
SELLING COOL AIR

F. E. Dousette, northern route path
finder for the Arizona Republican and
the vet who edits the American Leg
ion page for that publication, was in
the city Monday on his way to the
famous Hannagan's Meadow celebra-
ton on the Coronado highway near
Springerville. Dousette is wholesal-
ing northern atmosphere to southern
buyers and is doing splendid busi-
ness.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
Gov. Hunt Expected
In Flagstaff Today

Governor Hunt, who has been MAX
ing a tour Of Utah and the northern
Arizona strip, with the legislative
committee appointed to confer with
other states on the Colorado river
question, is expected to arrive in the
city today from Lees Ferry.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
LEBARON REFUSED PERMIT
FOR MORMON LAKE LINE

Application for certificates Of CON
venience and necessity requested by
Goodman Brothers of Tucson and Don
C.. LeBaron of Flagstaff We're dis
missed by the state corporation com
mission at the request Of the petition
ers. Hearings on the two petitions
had been set for the morning of June
21. The Goodman brothers wanted te
operate a motor stage service be-
tween Tucson and st. Mary's hospita
and between Tucson and the Mission
swimming pool. LeBaron wanted tc
operate stage between Flagstaff ano
Mormon Lake via Lake Mary.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24

This hour was chosen because the
farmer was so busy he couldn't give
any other hour to watch Mr.. Gould
kill hoppers.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24

Jerry johnson. custodian at Lees
Ferry. was a visitor in Flagstaff on
1uesdity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-11-29
SOUTHWEST BANS BANDIT LEADERS;
 BUT SMALL BANK ROBBERIES GO ON


 OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. Nov. 29-Although the three large gangs of bank robbers have been disorganized by arrests and con- victions, bank robberies are in creasing in the southwest. dne to the operations of "indeperl- ent" bandits.
 The 'independents,'' going in groups of two or three. rob only the smell banks and usually get comparatively srhall amounts If money. Most of these robbers se- lect banks fin territory with which they are familiar.
 Records of the state bureau for criminal Identification show that more banks have been robbed in Oklahoma in the last two years than in the five years preceding, But the amount of money stolen has not shown a proportionate increase. When the large gangs semono olised'' the field. they chose the large banks, in which the plunder would be commen- gurate with the possible penalty.
 The independent" bandits are es bold as those who followed
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-11-29
HUGE LIQUOR DIST|LLERY
 IS REVEALED
Explosion in Holly W ood
 Mansion Discloses Big Liquor Joint

HOLLYWOOD, Cal. Nov. 29.--- An explosion, heard for many blocks, revealed what was sup posed to have been an unoccupied mansion in the exclusive resi- dential section, but in fact a huge illicit liquor distillefy.
 The police found that 12 of 20 rooms had been used for the manufacture and storage of whis- key. The police expressed opin- ion that the explosion has cut off one of Hollywood's pr;ncipa, sources of liquor
 Two enormous stills. 200 cases of finished product and 400 gal Ions of mash were found by the police. It is estimated that the market value of the whiskey is S19,o90. The damage caused by the explosion is estimated at s50,00O