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The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
ARIZONA IS SURE TRAVELLING SOME

Very few people realize how much work is be-
ing done by the state highway department Dur
ing the month of August this and other state de-
partments used 2,051 ,252,75 gallons of gasoline
which was exempted from the four cent state gaso-
line tax One can readily see that the state by
reason of the clause exemptng state officials from
paying out of the state treasury this cents ex-
else tax, has saved over $8,205.00 for the month
OF August. Had the state departments used twice
much gasoline and the exemption rate had been
put at cents per gallon, close figurer could
readily see that it would not be long before Ari-
zona could pay off the national debt
In few years this gasoline tax can be made
to pay for Arizona's navy and army and keep
them in uniforms and salaries as befits their
rank-rank as they are. Arizona is desperately
in need of large navy.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
THE HUMAN SIDE
OF LIFE
THE COUNTRY M. d.
ANSWERS THE QUIZ
I. I. 3. q !. :. :. J. !. !. !. :. :. ). :. =.

The fad for questions and answers
has reached Hopkins Four Corners
and the Country Doctor, catching on
to the "speerit of the thing" sends
US in list of his own:
@. How can doctor increase his
income?
A. Trade jobs with a bricklayer.
@. How often does patient die
in the state of New York?
A. Only once.
@. What is the best way to pre-
vent diseases caused by biting in
sects?
A. Stop biting them.
@. Where is the best place for a
doctor to get parts for his flivver :?
A. At the railroad crossing.
@. What do most doctors do with
their old, worn out clothing?
A. Wear it every day.
@. Where can physician find
A. In the dictionary.
@. How may doctor make the pa
tents mother think he is smart?
A. Agree with her on everything;
then go ahead in his own way.
@. What should a physician call
his sixth child?
A. Quits.
@. Does exercise kill microbes?
A. Yes, if they are unaccustomed
to it.
Q. What is the best use doctor
can make of his spare time?
A. What spare time?
@. What should young physician
do if patient pays his bill the day
day it is received?
A. Fall dead.
@. What is the main duty Of
doctors wife?
A. Answer the phone at 2 a. m.
and then shake him.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
GENEROUS CALIFORNIA?

California is a generous state, as is made plain
by the willingness of her representatives at the
Denver conference to give Arizona and Nevada
10 per cent of the power that might be produced
at the Boulder project-5O-5O for the two states,
or seven and one-half per cent for Arizona That
would leave California dissatisfied with only 85
per cent. And Nevada seems to think she has as
much right to the benefits of the river as Ari-
zona. 1t looks like it will be at least decade
before selfishness disappears entirely from the
World-Prescott Courier
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
Stung Before

"Distrust is bad thing" said Dav-
id May, the merchant prince who re-
Gently died in Detroit. "Misrepre-
sentation of goods is a great bust
ness evil, but in this, as in all things,
there are two sides to the story.
"There is no golden way to deal
with woman like Mrs. Brooks, who,
during trip to the country, saw her
first flock of sheep.
What's that white stuff all over
them ~ Mrs. Brooks wanted to know.
"'Why, that's WOOL replied her
companian, Whereupon Mrs. Brooks
snorted; i bet it's half cottonv"
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
Chin OFF the Old Block

Little Leslie was going to a party
at the best house in the road, and
his mother gave him a few points
about his table manners.
When, later in the evening, her son
returned she asked whether he had
obeyed her instructions.
"Oh, yes" he replied proudly
"When they offered me a second piece
of cake | said Take that beastly
stuff away!'-just the same as faith
er does"
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
Traffic Cops R-r-r-revenge

In an Ohio town parson was sum-
moned to court for driving his motor
beyond the speed limit.
"Now," said the magistrate, "you
say you were going only 18 miles an
hour, but the constable declares you
were proceeding at 80. Now, / don't
like to doubt either of you. Can you
think why he declares you were go
ing at that rate? Is there any grudge
he owes you?"
NO. replied the clergyman. "No,
| can't think of anything unless it
is that | married him three years
ago."
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
RAISING HELL AND TAXES
Tucson Starr

Relative to our recent editorial with
the above caption, The Star nervous
ly says:
Colonel Breen, as the Coconino ed
itor is known in the north (and in all
of Arizona), has tried to be face
tious, and not without cause. The
Democrats, of course, fail to see the
joke, but they will unless they watch
their step, only then the joke viii be
on them, and no one enjoys being
laughed at, especially when it comes
to politics.
Honestly, hasn't Arizona raised hell
and taxes long enough?
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

A Chicago chef says that Americans eat the
most but subsist on coarse and vulgar food like
ham, eggs, beefsteak and French friend potatoes.
1t is our guess, however, that there are certain
sections of Europe where this diet would be cor
daily received in spite of its "vulgarity" The
thing to do of is to adopt free trade stand
ards SO that our people can get better acquainted
with the refining influence of soup.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
KERRY AND CALLAHAN
prescott Courierl

1t seems to be settled that James
H. Kerby will run for secretary Of
state again, the governorship bee hav-
ing been swatted by the ones he
thought were sympathetic with his
ambitions. His opponent is expected
to be State Treasurer Callahan, who
has proved himself just as strong a
candidate as Kerby, and the race will
be watched with considerable inter-
est.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
---OJO---
RUMORS RACE ALONG BORDER
Tucson Starr

The reported death of Alfonso de la
Huerta, brother Adolfo, former pro-
visional president of Mexico, which
has been termed both the truth and
plain hokum, is another one of the
rumors that are current on the Mexi-
can-American border, and reflects in
directly the general attitude of taking
for fact unsubstantiated reports from
Mexico.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

Congressman Madden Of illinois charges that
Secretary Hoover is for the Boulder Canyon dam
in hopes of an exchange of political courtesies
which will give him the California delegation for
the presidential nomination Congressman Mad
den is not the only one who has come to that con-
cluson.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

The death of Colin Campbell Saturday was not
only loss to many friends, but distinct loss to
the industry which he was greatly instrumental
in building up in northern Arizona during the
past forty years. 1t was vast wilderness when
he first came to it. He was one of the outstand-
ing figures amongst the few sturdy pioneers who
led the way to the present development Of north
ern Arizona
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

A terrible scandal has busted out at Tucson,
according to the Star Vandals or bandits or some
one, went and robbed the 10Th hole on the golf
course of everything except the dimpe. 1t is
related that members of the club were very much
convexed and were not able to tea up when
they reached that life-saving station O. how
broken must have been their orange-pekoeI
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

Mexico is revoluting again in spots President
Gales has declared open season on revolutionists
and recently placed on exhibition thirteen dead
generals and colonels that had been executed 1t
would seem that this strenuous method would soon
eliminate the revolutionary idea.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

Taking the census in Turkey is a real cold tur-
key affair. All hands including the hired girl are
ordered to stay at home on a certain day to be
counted or suffer imprisonment. In this country
an edict closing all gasoline stations one day
would have about the same effect.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

Through the efforts of Congressman Cramton
and Senator Carl Hayden, Coconino county is to
be given another opportunity to exchange the
Bright Angel trail at Grand Canyon for million
dollar paved road from the Old Trails highway to
the rim of the Canyon. 1t is to be hoped that the
people of the county will see fit to help the gov
ernment to help them.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

We believe that with the twenty million taxes
this year Arizona can keep up it's army, but next
year this amount should be doubled in order that
we may have a navy sufficiently equipped to pre-
vent droughts
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick widow of the
late Senator Medill Mccormick announces that
she will be a candidate for the IT, S. senate from
Illinois. We fear this will prove a Ruthless on
slaught on the senate
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

At last accounts including barber shop deci-
sicns, Dempsey is not the heavyweight champion
Of the world. We have forgotten the name of the
other chap who was knocked out at the same
time.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
Poultry Problems

The girl at the boarding house
asked Slim why chicken crosses the
road. He said he didn't even know
why they crossed their legs.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

Hunters should not get the idea they are privi-
legged by reason of their hunting license to shoot
at anything not wearing red cap.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

The Colorado river conference committee has
recessed again It's wonder they wouldn't take
regular vacation for the term.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

Fanny Brice now wants divorce from Nicky
Arnstein. Fanny recently had her nose remod-
elled to spite her race
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

From July /, 1926 to July 1, 1927
the state of Virginia spent S10,000,000
on her roads.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

1t has been'a long time since Gen. Won Hinden-
burg has had his picture on the front pages of
American newspapers. He celebrated his 8Oth
birthday recently.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

Iowa now has the Mellon habit The state tax
rate has been cut again. for the third time since
1926
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

Detroit school trustees say the board has no
control over school marms knees. The average
school marm nowadays would prefer pupil over
her knees with board in her hand
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
When the Devil Was Sick

Lady: | want a nice book for an
invalid.
Librarian: Yes, madam Something
religious
Lady: "Er-no-not now. He's
convalescent.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

Well, at that, Los Angeles bandits are not as
bad as they are up at Vancouver At the Van
couver barracks there is a wailing but no gnash-
ing of teeth. A non-dietitian bandit robbed the
soldiers dentist of all the false teeth in his shop
The bandit must have been a friend of the COM
missary sergeant who had gambled off his beef
allowance.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
Ambition up-tO-date

First partner: In what position does
your son wish to enter the business?
Second partner: Well, so far as /
can make out, he wants to start near
the top and loaf upwards.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

We a-e glad to note that Norma Shearer was
q..U, married again recently at Hollywood.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
Scrambled

Batson: / understand some Of your
hens have stopped laying.
Belfry: Two of them have, any
way.
whats the cause?"
"A motor car"
A Reasonable Request
Doctor: I'm sorry, but | can not
cure your husbands talking in his
sleep.
Wife: Can't you give him some
thing to make him talk more dis
tinctly?
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
Nautical Note

Lets see," said the chatty man,
your brother went abroad on a fell
lowship, didn't he?"
NO." was the reply. "It was
cattle ship"
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

Arizona has no commission for the protection
and propagation of gold fish. Just think of that
in this enlightened age of progress
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
Quite Correct

Teacher: What is an island, John?
John: A place where the bottom
Of the sea sticks up through the wa
ter.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

The reason there are no more banks held up
in Los Angeles seems to be because there are no
more banks being established there.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

Doctor: Il will give you local an
esthetic if you think it necessary
Railroad Man: "Well, Doc. if it's
going to hurt reckon you had better
cut out the local and run me through
on sleeper"
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

Wosinel good is broadcaster when va got
/ brOnc is Al Smith.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
Truthful

Sign In restaurant:
Pies like mother used to make, SC.
Pies like mother tried to make, 10c.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
The First Back Seat Driver

Sunday school teacher: And so the
angel with the flaming sword drove
Adam and Eve out of the garden.
Little Adnock: What kind of car
did he have?
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07
No Trimmings

Choleric business man: don't know
what the modern youngsters are COM
ing to- My wretched office boys per-
sistently whistle while they work.
Second Ditto: You're fortunate.
Mine just whistle.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

The ext Colorado confab will be held at Denver
on November z
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-07

and more from the cities.
terrible scandal has busted out at Tucson,
according to the Star. Vandals or bandits or some
one, went and robbed the 10Th hole on the golf
course of everything except the dimple. 1t is
related that members of the club were very much
convexed and were not able to "tea up when
they reached that life-saving station. o. how
broken must have been their orange-pekoe!
Congressman Madden of Illinois charges that
Secretary Hoover is for the Boulder Canyon dam
in hopes of an exchange of political courtesies
which will give him the California delegation for
the presidential nomination. Congressman Mad
den is not the only one who has come to that con-
cusion.
Mexico is revouting again in spots. President
Gales has declared open season on revolutionists
and recently placed on exhibition thirteen dead
generals and coonels that had been executed. 1t
would seem that this strenuous method would soon
eliminate the revolutionary idea.
Mrs Ruth Hanna Mccormick, widow of the
late Senator Medill Mccormick, announces that
she will be candidate for the u. S. senate from
Illinois. We fear this will prove Ruthless on
slaught on the senate.
Taking the census in Turkey is a real cold tur-
key affair. All hands including the hired girl are
ordered to stay at home on a certain day to be
counted or suffer imprisonment. In this country
an edict closing all gasoline stations one day
would have about the same effect
We believe that with the twenty million taxes
this year Arizona can keep up it's army, but next
year this amount should be doubled in order that
we may have navy sufficiently equipped to pre-
vent droughts.
At last accounts, including barber shop deci-
sions, Dempsey is not the heavyweight champion
0f hq Wq have tbn IF 4bo
other chap who was knocked out at the same
time.
Detroit school trustees say the board has no
control over a school marms knees. The average
school marin nowadays would prefer pupil over
her knees with board in her hand.
It has been,a long time since Gen. Won Hinden-
burg has had his picture on the front pages of
American newspapers. He celebrated his 80th
birthday recently.
Hunters should not get the idea they are privi-
legged by reason of their hunting license to shoot
at anything not wearing red cap.
The Colorado river conference committee has
recessed again. It's wonder they wouldn't take
a regular vacation for the term.
--o--
Fanny Brce now wants divorce from Nicky
Arnstein. Fanny recently had her nose remod-
GlleQ TO spite nof race.
Iowa now has the Mellon habit. The state tax
rate has been cut again, for the third time since
1925.
We a~e glad to note that Norma Shearer was
q,.4ut married again recently at Hollywood.
-0.
Wotinel good is a broadcaster when va got
brOnc is AL Smith.
The ext Colorado confab will be held at Denver
on November Z.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-16
apparently built for success, should
no onpfank xx,ikI ho onp,y>o tive r,,ctt

apparently built for success, should
| be content with the comparative rusti-
cation Of his local practice. That
shrewd, rather aquiline face, with its
keen gray eyes, would have found it.
self more at home in wider sphere
of action, she thought-there was Just
that touch Of ruthlessness about 1t
which makes or mars captain In
the worlds affairs. She found herself
murmuring the usual conventionalities
of greeting.
"Oh, I'm very well, doctor, thank
you-Well, many people at the coun-
try club?"
The doctor sat down. "Not very
many" he said, with shake of his
head. "This failure of the Union bank
has knocked good many of the club
members sky high.
Just how did 1t happenT Miss
Cornelia was making conversation.
'Oh, the usual thing" The doctor
took out his cigarette case. "The
cashier, young chap named Bailey,
looted the bank to the tune of over
a Million"
Dale turned sharply toward them
from her seat by the fireplace
"How do you know the cashier did
it?" she said in low voice
The doctor laughed. "Well-he's
run away, for one thing. The bank
examiners found the deficit. Bailey,
the cashier, went out on an errand
and didn't come back. The method
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-16

The first Christmas in the New
woodland surely it was historic
one-was an eventful day for Column
bus and his men. They spent it in a
vain effort to save the flagship, the
Santa Maria, which had been beached
on Christmas eve. Finding that their
efforts were doomed to fail, they took
what goods they could from the ship
and carried them on board the Nina.
Since this vessel was too small to
carry all those who had been on board
the flagship, Columbus found it neces-
fort which was built on an island and
which in honor of the season was
called LIE Navidad, 'aThe Nativity"
Although Christmas was, no doubt.
celebrated by the early Spanish and
French settlers in the New world,
there is no record of any outstanding
events on that day connected with
these settlements which would make
their Christmas celebration worthy of
the Characterization Of 'historic."
Christmas must also have been a JOY
full occasion for the settlers of the
first English colony at jamestown, Va,
even amidst the privations and
troubles of the early days of that
colony. For they doubtless brought
with them the English tradition of the
Old country Yuletide with all of its
feasting and merrymaking.
Quite different was the first Christ
mas of that other English colony
founded ION the stern and rock-bound
coast" Of New England. The Pilgrim
fathers landed from the Mayflower at
Plymouth on December 81, 1920. But
Christmas day that year brought with
it no thought of revelry or gayety to
these Englishmen. This first Christ
mas day found them without shelter
from the piercing winds, since the day
before was Sunday and no one was
allowed to labor and disturb the
sanctity of the Sabbath even for the
purpose of building some sort of shell
ter from the icy blasts of a New Eng
land winter. So, instead Of observing
Christmas in any such manner as
their descendants do, these pioneers
celebrated the day with the swinging
Of axes, the telling of trees and the
clearing Of ground upon which their
rude log cabins were to stand.
When the second Christmas in New
England came around there was no
joyous celebration, for still another
reason. During the preceding year an
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-16
The Battle of Trenton

The Battle OF Trenton n
JAN christmas-day in Seventy-sx 4
~ Our ragged troops. with bayonets \
fixed, VI
For Trenton marched away n
The Delaware seei the boats below!
The light obscured by hail and snow! N
But no signs of dismay. a
Our object was the Hessian band, II
That dared invade fair freedoms land, u
!. And quarter in that place. w
Great Washington he led on, n
/ Whose streaming flag, in storm or sun, n
. Had never known disgrace. VI
In silent march we passed the night, u
Each soldier painting for the fight,
Though quite benumbed with frost. n
Greene on the left at six began, "
The right was led by Sullivan NJ
Who ne'er a moment lost. 4
. Their pickets stormed, the alarm was
That rebels risen from the dead n
Were marching into town.
Some scampered here, some scampered n
there, V
And some for action did prepare; n
But soon their arms laid down. 4
'. Twelve hundred servile miscreants, n
With all their colors, guns and tents, n
|. Were trophies of the day. VI
The frolic DER, the bright canteen, n
In center, front and rear was seen u
Driving fatigue away. N
Now, brothers Of the patriot bands,
Let's sing deliverance from the hands h
OF arbitrary sway. n
. And as our life is but span, VI
Let's touch the tankard while we can,
In memory of that day. "
Old Ballad. N
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-16
STORY FROM THE START

Defying all efforts to capture
him, after a long series of muir
ders and robberies, a super
crook known to the police only
as The Bat" has brought about
a veritable reign of terror. At
his wits end. and at the mans
own request, the chief of police
assigns his best operative, An
derson, to get on the trail of the
Bat. With her niece, Dale Og-
den, Miss Cornelia Van Gorder is
living in the country home of
the late Courtleigh Fleming, who
until his recent death had been
president of the Union bank,
wrecked because of the theft of
a large sum of currency. Miss
Van Gorder receives a note
warning her to vacate the place
at once on pain of death. Dale
returns from the city, where she
had been to hire a gardener.
Miss Cornelia tells Lizzie Allen,
her faithful Irish maid, who is
decidedly nervous, that a detec-
tive is coming that night. The
gardener arrives, giving his
name as Brooks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-16
Relics of Ice Age

J. Small lakes are most numerous in
portions of the country that were
covered by glaciers during the Ice
age They consist Of accumulations
of water from springs, or from drain
age of rainfall, .<or from infowing
streams, sometimes within hollows,
gorges and channels scooped out by
the glaciers in their movement, some
times within valleys or channels which
were more or less completely damned
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-16
Sunlight and Ricketts,

Confirmation of the medical teach
ing that sunlight is the best proven
tative Of ricketts,, the disfiguring and
Gripping bone disease of childhood,
may be found abundantly in China, ac-
cording to DR.. A. Hartman, a German
physician who has had long expert
ence in the far-eastern land. The
Chinese houses, especially of the poor
er class, rarely have glass in the win
dows, he reports, and therefore, there
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-16
Weasel Supplies Fur

Pahmi fur comes from animals Of
the weasel family. Their habitat is
central China. The pelt is heavy,
bright yellow and silky underfur, top
hair grayisb brown. A white line runs
down the back along the middle from
neck to tail and alcng the sides. It
is also known as Chinese marten.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-16
No Home-Made Bread

It is frequently said men run their
homes. How about homemade bread?
/ scarcely know man who does not
want homemade bread and cannot get
it; the bakers have persuaded the
women that bakery bread is better, as
BARRIERS have persuaded them about
bobbed hair. And. look at the clothes
the man milliners have persuaded the
women to wear.-E. w. Howe's Month
ly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-16
ExclusiueIy American

The schooner and the clipper were
both planned and built in this coun-
try The first one was built and
launched about 1713 or 1714 by Cap
tain. Robinson of Gloucester. The
Baltimore clippers were launched at
about the same time. !
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-16
AIdinos Among Birds

Instances of albinism among birds:
are not rare. The phenomenon is due
to the absence of the normal coloring
matter from the deepest layer of the
skin. and the hair or feathers are sim
iIarly affected.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-16

is nothing to prevent the ultraviolet
rays, which cannot penetrate ordinary
glass, from pouring into the houses.
Cases of ricketts, are exceedingly rare
among the poorer Chinese in spite of
the malnutrition and lack of santa
ton all too prevalent among them.