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Putnam patriot., 1927-05-13
PROPERTY DAMAGE
Loss Due To Automobile Accident.
 Increasing

rropcrty damage. only, resulted from 63.7 per cent of the 24.326 mo tor vehicles accidents reported to the state motor vehicle department in Ithe pas, year. And in 36.9 per cent of those accidents, the damage amounted to S100 or more.
 The minimum damage reqgired to be reported. under the state law, is SIC In 2,775 accidents. or l4.l per cent. of the total for the year. dama- ge Of SI0 to SEA was reported: in | ,f4S or 22s per cent: damage of S2b to Ss9 in 3, l69, or 16.1, per cent {. damage of $50 to STA and in l.9SS, or l0l per cent; damage of S75 to S100
 The accidents which resulted fatal ly to persons totalled l.2 per cent of all reported. those fatal to animals amounted to ii per cent.
 In the l5.9 per cent of the aeci- dents. personal injury. only was caused and in I'll per cent both per sonsl injury and property damage done The extent of damage done by per cent of the accidents was not reported.
 The estimated property loss in Connecticut resulting from the use of automobiles has been increasing from year to year, and for 1926 the total was s2.S9i.S46 The property damage loss for the previous year was s2.ls0.s7T. General accidents increased from 22.56s in 1925 to 24. se6 in 1926. but the number Of fa- tal accidents decreased from S4l to SO9.
Putnam patriot., 1927-05-13

One of the oldest English folk dan ees is the Abbots Bromley Horn Dan e.. held annually in England for more than 100 years. The dancers. twelve in number. al! HeH, wear deer skulls with antlers attached Many believe the dance te be survival of the Danish invasions. and the wor- hip of Thor and Odin.
Putnam patriot., 1927-05-13
New York Welcomes Spring and The Fleet

Americas Armada Comes to Anchor Tn the Hudson.- "The Spider" Is Creepy Play With the Audience Deeply InvoIvedNew Plays and Favortes Who Stay.-Margsre. Angn's "Electra."-More To.ers-And Spring Comes to the Park
 Especial Correspondence The Putnam Patriotl
Putnam patriot., 1927-05-13

Freeh children are compelled to grow up good when given che right names. according Co an old theory. Among the good names are All bert. Aiphonse. Pierre. Gustave, Char les. Paul. Henri. Louis, Jeanne Aeathe. Marie. Berthe Claire. An ne or Therese
Putnam patriot., 1927-05-13

Human beings and nearly all ami mals have but two eyelids Birds and some reptiles. however. have three. two that move up and down and q third that moves from Che in- ner corner over the eyeball
Putnam patriot., 1927-05-13

The annual number of diyns per LOGO marriages in the Unss States, according to censm as.s ties, was 35 in 1870, s1 in 1900 l, 145 in 1924. Nevada has the bi.,. est rate-1. .037 divorees a year r. only l,079 marriages; the lsvm rate is in the District of C0laz,a where there are only 26 diy9rees l,. fally per 100000 of population
Putnam patriot., 1927-05-13

Instead of imposing II jail sentence on drivers for traffic violations, B Ba~- kelley, California. has adopted the plan of locking up drivers cars for 8 period of thirty days.
Putnam patriot., 1927-05-13

An order on a local babeF t9, permanent wave was the prize Tsa by Thomas Mooney at s Isaey church social. Mir. Mooney E bla.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
Better Homes, Better Pies And .
Better Folks Week in Flagstaff

be given at 8 o'clock, but this will not
interfere with those who wish to see
the exhibits that evening.
Friday evening there will be short
entertainment, followed by dancing.
Thursday afternoon, an exhibit of
old quilts. This is going to be espe-
cially interesting, and something every
woman will want to see. Also on this
afternoon there will be a display of
homemade pies. A first and second
prize will be given for the two best
pies. Everyone is invited to- bring
homemade pie and enter the contest,
the pies to be donated to the Woman's
club to be sold to help meet the ex-
penses of the exhibit.
Friday afternoon, a display of home
made cakes, bread and rolls. There
will be first and second prizes for
cakes, prize for bread and for rolls.
The cakes, bread and rolls entered IN
contest to be donated to the club.
Friday evening prizes will be given
for best and second best homemade
cotton dresses worn at the dance. Also
a prize for the best looking home-
made shirt worn that evening.
Everyone is invited to attend the
exposition and the entertainments, the
only charges being for the card party
Thursday evening and the entertain
ment and dance Friday evening, which
will be given for the benefit OF the
building fund.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
WILLIAMS MAN GIVEN
CAMP GROUND PERMIT

At special meeting of the city
council held Tuesday night, Harold
Greene of Williams was given per-
nit to construct an automobile tour
lists camp within the city limits. The
council also endorsed Mr.. Greene's ap-
plication for a lease of the proposed
camp site from the Santa Fe rail
road.
The camp site in question is located
on the east side Of Flagstaff north OF
the Old Trails highway, just within
the city limits, near the end Of the
paving.
Mr.. Greene assured the council that
he will have first-ciass camp ground
with about rs cottages, all of Which
will be painted, electric lighted, with
running water and built in a substan-
tial and pleasing manner. He Will
not have store or service station.
Mr.. Greene has fine camp ground
a few miles west of Williams and be-
lieves he can operate the two to bet
ter advantage than one.
Mr.. Greene had negotiated with city
council for the purchase of the cot
tages in the city camp ground, but
city council has decided it will be bet
ter to keep the cottages.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
FL. CO. .SAWMILL CLOSED
WEEKSFOR REPAIRS:
THEN DAY-NIGHT SHIFTS

Flagstaff Lumber Co., local branch
of the Cady Lumber corporation, shut
down the sawmill Wednesday after
noon for two weeks or so to permit
making extensive repairs.
These largely have to do with the
logging equipment, though they in
clude new oven in the boiler room
and overhauling boilers.
The mill started in last fall with
what was believed to be enough sur
plus logs in the woods, with the regu-
lar winters cut, to permit carrying
straight on through the spring. But
superintendent Coils Mayflower kept
the saws going so fast that for some
little time past-the surplus having
been used up, and logging operations
being hampered by storms-the sup
ply at the mill has not kept it more
than half busy.
The several locomotives have been
brought in from the woods for over
hauIng-three were brought in We'd
nesday-and the leaders also. The
tractors will be gone over in the
woods. Surveyors have been in the
Mormon Lake section a week or so
laying out three miles of railroad ex-
tension into new timber, and the track
will be laid at once.
Mr.. Mayflower says that he be-
1ieves he will be all ready to go again
in couple weeks, by which time the
woods crews will have got down lot
of timber and the ground will be
dried out. When saving is resumed,
it will be on day and night shift.
In the meantime the planning mill
and box factory are running as usual,
not being affected by the repairs
needed. and most of the sawmill men
who cannot be used here on the re-
pair work are being sent to McNary
to be kept busy there until the mill
here reopens.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
SCIENTISTS WILL HOLD
1928 MEETING HERE

Flagstaff was chosen for the 1928
meeting of the southwestern division
of the American association for the
Advancement of Science at the 1927
meeting held last week in Albuquer-
que.
Dr.. v. M. Slipher, chief of staff at
Lowell observatory; G. A. Pearson,
director Southwest Forest Experiment
station, and Chester F. Deaver of
Flagstaff Teachers college, ably sec
onded by DR.. A. e. Douglass of Flag
staff and the State university, pre-
sented Flagstaff's claims. Several
other cities bid strongly for the next
convention, but Flagstaff's delegates
won out.
Letters of invitation were read
from the observatory, the forest ex-
pertinent station and Teachers college,
There soon will be a meeting here
to form a local arrangements COM
mittee to decide upon the exact dates
of the meeting, formulate plans and
gather general information for use of
the committee in charge of sessions.
1t is expected that there will be at
least so and perhaps 100 in attend
ance. There is no doubt that Flag
staff offers strong attractions be-
cause of its college, observatory and
forest experiment station, and its
archaeological and geological re-
sources, as well as its surrounding
scenery. Excursions will be ar
ranged both for their scientific in
terest and for entertainment to the
prehistoric ruins, painted desert, dino
saur tracks, petrified forest, lava
beds and other points.
Flagstaff is honored in the selec-
ton of G. o. Lampland of Lowell OBJ
servatory as chairman of the commit
tee Of physical sciences.
DR.. v. NJ. Slipher's subject at Albu-
querque was Knowing the Southwest
by It's Skies" DR.. Douglass spoke on
Cycles in Tree Growth" subject
which he spent this winter studying
and which will soon come out in book
form. Mr.. Pearson discussed eli
matte Requirements of Forest Trees
which appeared in summarized form
in last weeks Sun. l. B. Koch, vice
president and general manager of the
Arizona Lumber & Timber company
was unable to attend.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
CUTTING WITNESS TREE
REQUIRED WITNESSES TO
ESCAPE FEDERAL COURT

Lumberjacks from the Saginaw {
Manistee Lumber co., logging camp,
in the woods near Maine were here II
force the other day when two of then
number appeared before U. S. Com
missioner Tom l.. Rees. They wer,
Oliver Abercrombia and William
Asura, charged with cutting down {
witness tree, against which is {
federal statute.
The case was dismissed for lack Of
sufficient evidence, Mr.. Rees deciding
that an old blaze was not sufficient
distinguishing mark. A witness tree
is one on which there is large blaze
in which appears the surveyors To-
cation identifications.
Had the defendants been held they
would have been bound over to the
federal authorities and if convicted,
subject to heavy fine.
Omer E. German appeared as wit
ness for the prosecution, and COM
plainant in the case. He works as
government checker with the woods
crews. For the defendants, Charles
Lindstorm, William Cartner and Ed
Mccoy appeared.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
Council Backs City
Marshal Cooper In
Paddock Proceedings

The city council went on record
Tuesday night to back up City Mar
shall j. r. Cooper in any action he
might deem advisable regarding the
place of business conducted by Charley
Escoto on South San Francisco
street. This action by the council was
taken after Police Magistrate Clar-
ence Pulliam decided that Escoto's
fate was no longer in his hands, fol-
lowing the finding on Saturday, April
8, of disorderly house and liquor
selling on and in the property owned
and operated by Escoto.
Yesterday, Marshal Cooper, backed
by the councils endorsement, placed
padlocks on the doors of the restau-
rant and rooming house run by Escoto
and the places of business will be sus-
pended for a period of 80 days, unless
Marshal Cooper deems otherwise.
According to police records, Escoto
has been an old and repeated offender
of the laws. Records show that he
has been hailed into court for carrying
revolver, running disorderly house,
creating a disturbance on the streets
of Flagstaff, allowing liquor to be
sold in his place of BUSINESS and being
drunk and disorderly. 1t was because
of such record that the action Of
the council and Marshal Cooper was
taken.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
MAMMALS AFFAIR" WENT
OVER WITH A BIG FLAIR

Amateur players are always re-
ceived with appreciation at home, and
when necessary, little rough spots in
the performance are always CLOSED
over and understood, because am
ateurs are not expected to provide as
finished a performance as profession
ais.
But there was no need Of CLOSING
over anything Wednesday night at the
presentation of the comedy drama,
Mammals Affair."" by members of
Flagstaff Teachers college faculty.
Mingled with the amusement over
the funny situations revealed las the
plot developed was surprise and en-
thusiastic appreciation of the finished
work of the performers. The
characterizations were deliciously true
to the exaggerated mannerislns re-
quired by the plot and lines. They
were not easy parts. Comedy roles are
so easily over or underdrawn. The
players in "Mamma's Affair'-and
that goes for all of them-put the
tcolors on just right
All were character parts, some es-
pecially so. Miss Mildred Whetsel,
vi 1SA NAdIY LukL e11l0 AtAL9~{st N-f1tA Jay ~
Smith, tho former as the mother
pecked ingenue and the two others as
the over-fond and hypoctlrondic
mothers, handled difficult roles aex-
quisitely. Chester F. beavers inn
personation of the disagreeable young
fiancee was in character every
moment. Miss Mary G.. Boyer, the
sympathetic, witty nurse, was to the
manner born and as lovely as she
was pungently sweet. T. d. Jessuppe
as the country physician, who had to
fall into romance over his head before
he realized it meant him, got it all
across just right. R. r. Powers, the
innocently profane and blandly fool
ish, or, as J. Fennimore Cooper would
have said, natural" bell-hop, handled
his part just as the author intended
him to.
There was a very large audience
and it laughed as spontaneously and
continuously as any Flagstaff au-
dience ever laughed.
Poppy music between the acts was
furnished by Bury hall orchestra.
Miss Boyer directed the play. Miss
Ida G. Wilson was prompter. Miss
Wilson, F. C. Osborne andW. HI. Tins
lev were property managers. G. V.
Ridgley was electrician. Props were
furnished by Flagstaff Furniture CO.,
and w. H. Switzer's hardware. The
proceeds go to the faculty scholar
ship fund. .
Students at Teachers college will
have to go some to reach the mark set
by their instructors.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
I" And a Good Time Vas
Had By AL" Verdict
GiUen Firenen's Dance

Classed as an outstanding social
success the dance at the Elks' ballroom
Monday night for the benefit of the
fire department eclipsed expectations
financially and socially.
1t is the first of many such annual
affairs, according to the firemen, and
was given to buy chemical tank and
other equipment for the small fire
truck. The firemen have found there
is urgent need for auxiliary fire foam
chemical tanks and the present plan
is to purchase two units, one for each
truck. This form of chemical has been
found invaluable in fighting gasoline
and oil fires, recent case being at
the Pilkington garage when tank of
Duco paint caught fire. It was neces-
sary at that time for the department
to borrow a tank of fire foam.
The firemen wish to extend their
gratitude to everyone who helped
make the dance a success, especially
the Elks lodge which generously do
mated the ballroom and clubrooms.
They also wish to thank the following
firms for their donations of $25 each:
Flagstaff Lumber company, Arizona
Lumber & Timber company, T. E..
Pollock Investment company and Bah
bitt Bros. Trading company.
Music was by Doc Williams or
chestra. There were favors and
punch. The charleston was danced by
the Meyer twins.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

Better Homes Week is for the pur-
pose Of educating our people in the art
of building convenient, artistic and
economical homes. 1t is also call
back to the home of the interests OF
the young and old. Those promoting
this work believe that our life as ma
ton still centers about the home
which should share the benefits of all
modern inventions apd improvements
The home should not be "back num-
ber." 1t should have the latest in
modern appliances, in art and archi-
lecture.
The Woman's club is conducting g
home exposition next week, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, at the club
in observance of Better Homes Week
The merchants of the city have been
invited to make display of furnish
ings, draperies, building materials, in
fact everything of use in the home
Committees have been appointed fol
each exhibit Each afternoon there
will be a short program, with dis
cussion of some home problem. The
school is cooperating by furnishing
numbers for the programs each day
Wednesday evening, April 27, q
better homes program will be given
to which everyone is invited The
evenings entertainment will be free
and will begin at s p. III.
Thursday evening 4 card party vii
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
Florence Had Cat But
Didn't Use 1t On u. S.
Marshal George MGuk

United States Marshal Mauk drove
from Flagstaff to Prescott few days
ago with prisoner behind him armed
with a seven-shot, double action re-
volver. The weapon was not discov-
cred until the matron Of the Yavapai
county Jail searched the prisoner.
Florence Ferris Zelba, frequently in
liquor trouble here, was apprehended
on bench warrant signed by Judge
Jacobs of the United States district
court, charging her with a violation
of the national prohibition act.
81 know the lady," Marshal Mauk
said, "but / am free to say that / did
not recognize her when l saw her
sitting on a bench in the Jail at Flag
staff, clad in blue overalls, blue
denim jumper and wearing a knitted
cap. After the amount of experience
have had, ought to have seen that
she was searched before / took her
into my car, but it didn't occur to me
that woman .. Well, anyway,
I'm obliged to her for her forbear-
ance.n
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
LOOTING OF CENTRAL
COMMERCIAL COMPANY
IS BELIEVED SOLVED

A tip-off to Williams police Of
ficers has resulted in the arrest of
Augustine Vanderamuz of Flagstaff
and the placing under suspicion of two
Williams men for connection with the
robbery of the Central Commercial
company's warehouse, on Sunday
morning, April 10. All of the men
alleged to have participated in the
robbery are Mexicans.
Following a tip from a resident in
the Mexican settlement in Williams
that a quantity Of merchandise was
seen to be unloaded at a deserted
house in that district, search was
conducted of the premises and 100
pounds of sugar, 100 pounds of flour
and seven pounds of coffee were
found. Vanderamuz and his wife
were in the building at the time Of the
raid. A check-up at the Central Com
mercial company here showed that
none of the brand of flour located in
Williams had been sold for over 60
days, and also that the sugar, which
was packed 10 pounds to the sack,
had never been sold to those upoT
whom suspicion of the robbery rests.
According to the authorities, Van
deramuz and his wife were waitin
in the deserted house in Williams for
someone to come and take them I,
Flagstaff with their share Of the al
legged loot when the raid was made
Working from this angle, it if
believed that the loot recovered il
only a part of that taken from the
local warehouse and that whoever
else took part in the crime shared ir
the stolen goods. Another fact
which leads the police to believe suci
to be the case is that 72 pound boz
of coffee was stolen, whereas only
about 20 pounds was actually re-
covered, Is pounds of which was foune
in Vanderamuz' home here in Flag
staff.
Although an extensive search Of
the Mexican district in Williams wa
made by Williams officers, assisted
by Deputy Sheriff Art Vandervicr, n
trace was found of other merchandise
Vanderamuz is being held at the
county jail and will be given a. pre-
liminary hearing before Justice Of
Peace Harry Richwine next wek.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
If DOC PLOUSSARD HAD
AMPUTATED QUARTETTE
HE'D CURED THE DISCORD

That few car owners can remember
offhand the numbers of their car IL
cense was demonstrated at Rotary
Tuesday when Tom Mccullough, chair
man for the day, asked each in turn
what his was and had those who failed
to give the correct answer visited by
Sergeant-at-A Arms Ralph Davis. Tom
had the correct numbers himself, and
was able to call the bluffs of those
who pretended to know and didn't.
The most distressing part of the
program was the singing by an inn
provised quartet-Reub Gassman, /.
B. Koch, Billy Switzer and G. B. Will
son. Tom Bellwood tried to harmon
ize their drinking only with their
eyes, a job that from the start was
hopeless.
DR.. Charlie Ploussard gave very
interesting address on the progress
of surgery since long B. C. At one
time BARRIERS were the surgeons, quail
flied by their experience in healing
the cuts they made during hirsute
operations. It was. to be gathered
from Doc Ploussard's talk that he be-
lieves surgery is much farther adj
vanced now, especially since the dis
covery of things that will make the
patient unconscious and thus give him
for time immunity from worry about
what it all will cost.
Miss Selma Aas, with Miss Elsa
Myers at the piano, sang delightfully."-.
Secretary Art Riordan announced
that attendance at the first two
Rotary meetings this month had been
100 per cent, and asked everyone for
the love of Mike to make the months
attendance perfect.
Fred Hanna of Phoenix was the
only visiting Rotarian. Guests: Miss
Aas, Miss Myers, Lupton A. Wilkin-
son of New York, Hal Lockhart, Tom
Murray and George Becker of Phoe-
nix, Orirn Compton, Tom Stahl, G.
w. Edmondson of Chicago.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
LUMBER AND RAILROAD
OFFICIALS HERE MONDAY
In MEETING ON RATES

AT melting in Flagstaff on Mon.
day between prominent lumbermen
of this section and Santa Fe railway
officials, agreement was reached on
a readjustment of freight rates or
eastern shipments of lumber.
Heretofore there have been several
tariffs in effect, resulting in much
confusion. The new tariff zones the
east, and shipments made from Flag
staff and Williams will get uniform
tariff rating, in conformity to desti-
nation zones, and this rating will be
uniformly 19 cents lower than the rate
on through shipments east from Cali
fornia.
The lumbermen here were: I. B.
Koch, vice-president and general
manager Arizona Lumber & Timber
Co., of this city, at whose office the
meetings were held; R. A. Nickerson,
manager of the Saginaw & Manistee
Lumber Co., of Williams; Luis
Wuichet of Chicago, head of the lun-
Der company that bears his name;
w. G. Ramshaw, general sales agent
of the White Pine Lumber Co., of
Bernallilo, N. NJ, and E. w. Hohen-
haus, travelling manager of the Nc
Kinley Land & Lumber Co., of AL
buquerque.
Santa Fe officials here were Fred
Hanna, general freight and passenger
agent for Arizona; Tom Murray, as
sistant general freight. and passenger
agent for Arizona, and C. W. Ed
mondson of Chicago, chief rate clerk.
Messrs. Hanna and Edmondson
were accompanied by their wives.
While the principal business was
transacted on Tuesday, most of the
visitors remained here next day.
Mr.. Wuichet had been here since
early last week.
The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22
DR.. Y. vi. SLipher Is
Member of NeW
RiUer Committee

Dir. ". M. Slipher of Flagstaff was
one Of the five men elected to the ex-
ecutive committee of the Arizona
Colorado River Development associa-
ton at a meeting of its officers and
directors Saturday. An account of
the Saturday session, appearing in the
Arizona Republican, enormously gave
the name as DR.. L. E. Stephen.
DR.. Slipher, intensely interested in
the subject, has devoted much time
in research work, studying the posi-
bilities of development of Colorado
river projects, and his presence on
the executive board is considered val
liable to the state.
The Coconino representative, to-
gether with Thomas E. Norris, Pres
cott; Frank McGrath, Clifton, and
Dwight B. Heard, Phoenix, was elect
ed Saturday by the board of directors
to serve with previously elected Of
ficials on the executive committee Of
the association in preparing definite
Colorado river bill which will be in
troduced at the next session of con-
gress.
DIR. gSlipher was unable to attend
Saturdays meeting. Flagstaff, how
ever, was represented by c. B. Will
son and Frank Goodman, both Of
whom assisted in the organization of
the association several weeks ago.